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From an Ad Man to a Political Writer in Houston
An inner office memo recounts Dick Hurst meeting Sen. John F. Kennedy in Houston as Kennedy's campaign stops included arrivals, press credentials, and a parade to Rice Stadium. Hurst describes networking with Ben Kaplan, Mayor Louis Cutter, and other officials, selling Houston and Texas to national reporters, and missing Kennedy’s ad opportunity. He muses about Nixon and the GOP’s campaign money.
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