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1952 Campaign - Nixon Specific (2 of 2)


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    1952 Campaign - Nixon Specific (1 of 2)

    Manuscripts

    Includes some news photographs of the Nixons, telegrams, itineraries, (1952) campaign speeches by Nixon, several Congressional Quarterly Weekend Reports, news clippings, and eight check stubs - Reimbursement of expenses during the period Aug. - Oct. 1952. The amounts of the checks ranged from $46 to $154. Split into two folders.

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    1952 Campaign (2 of 3)

    Manuscripts

    Includes booklet The Republican Party and the Negro: Facts for Party Speakers and Workers; newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, itineraries, a 30-page survey of press coverage of Richard Nixon (1952), Nixon speeches, a packet containing an invitation to the January 1953 inauguration of Eisenhower and Nixon, correspondence from Gladwin Hill of the New York Times to Bassett, and a copy of Nixon speech of Sept. 23, 1952 ("The Checkers speech"). Split into three folders.

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    1952 Campaign (1 of 3)

    Manuscripts

    Includes booklet The Republican Party and the Negro: Facts for Party Speakers and Workers; newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, itineraries, a 30-page survey of press coverage of Richard Nixon (1952), Nixon speeches, a packet containing an invitation to the January 1953 inauguration of Eisenhower and Nixon, correspondence from Gladwin Hill of the New York Times to Bassett, and a copy of Nixon speech of Sept. 23, 1952 ("The Checkers speech"). Split into three folders.

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    1952 Campaign (3 of 3)

    Manuscripts

    Includes booklet The Republican Party and the Negro: Facts for Party Speakers and Workers; newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, itineraries, a 30-page survey of press coverage of Richard Nixon (1952), Nixon speeches, a packet containing an invitation to the January 1953 inauguration of Eisenhower and Nixon, correspondence from Gladwin Hill of the New York Times to Bassett, and a copy of Nixon speech of Sept. 23, 1952 ("The Checkers speech"). Split into three folders.

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    Nixon 1956 Campaign

    Manuscripts

    Includes a 1956 booklet titled, "The Second Man," (a critical look at Richard Nixon) published by Americans for Democratic Action, memos (one angry one to Bassett about photogs), news releases, a sheet of campaign song lyrics provided by Womanpower for Eisenhower, telegrams, a small campaign poster, invitation cards for the 1957 Inaugural, several Republican National Committee booklets related to the 1956 campaign, a New Yorker article of 10/13/56, an entire issue of Time (news magazine) for 11/12/1956, the election issue, with the cover story "The Winners." A red binder contains "1956 Nixon Campaign Diary of James Bassett--Aug. 31 - Sept. 24." Large file.

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    Nixon Vice Presidential Campaign

    Manuscripts

    Includes "Nixon Traveling Staff" bios (Bassett, Herb Klein, Rose Mary Woods, etc.), memos, a copy of 1956 Republican Platform, news releases, a copy of 1956 Republican Speaker's Handbook, speech texts, a copy of B'Nai B'rith Messenger (Sept. 7, 1956), one "pin-up" style post card with written message sent to Bassett by Bill Theis (Nov. 1956), etc.

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