Nixon on Triumphant Tour Calls for Shared Prosperity
Nixon toured Pennsylvania and New Jersey drawing thousands at seven shopping centers. He urged federal help for the poor and rural Americans, contrasted “privileged” life with national duty, and quoted Theodore Roosevelt on shared prosperity. He clashed briefly with Wallace supporters at a Levitown rally and pledged support for projects like Progress Plaza in North Philadelphia.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Levittown
Wallace
Nixon
Stand Up For
America
Pennsylvania
White House
Leon Sullivan
Zion Baptist Church
Progress Plaza
Philadelphia
Hubert Humphrey
Sullivan
Clifton Heights
Humphrey Campaign Gains Momentum in California
National campaign co chairman Fred Harris told about 200 state party leaders in Los Angeles that Humphrey is catching Nixon in the California race. Don O'Brien will be Southern California adviser, with Stan Griegg handling the Northern California post. Harris praised Cerrell, Winner and Associates, and noted ongoing organization talks as the campaign signals start of a new push.
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Hubert Humphrey
California
Richard Nixon
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Los Angeles
Harris
Don O’brien
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Nebraska
South Dakota
Humphrey
Lawrence O’brien
Washington
Stan Griegg
Iowa
Century Plaza Hotel
Edmund G. Brown
Chet Holifield
George Brown
Charles Wilson
U.S
Lloyd Hand
Rafer Johnson
Kenneth Hahn
Joseph R. Cerrell
Cerrell
Winner and Associates
Truman advises Democrats and backs Humphrey
The briefing describes Harry S. Truman offering blunt counsel to Democratic candidates and praising the field led by Humphrey and Muskie. Truman, upbeat about the party’s chances, predicts victory and defends his choices as the group moves to shape the 1968 campaign.
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King of Prussia
Richard M. Nixon
J. D. Williams
Organization For
George Wallace
Strom Thurmond
Howard
Bo) Calloway
Calloway
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Bo Calloway
Law and Order
N.H
Concord
Paul Scott Mowrer
New Hampshire
BankAmericaid
E. Broadway
Long Beach Ee
Truman
Muskie
Louisville
Hoffa
Boston
API
F. Lee Bailey
James Hoffa
Andrew J. Tunney Jr
Bailey
Novelist Jackson
New York
Nyts
Charles Jackson
St. Vincent's Hospital
Chelsea Hotel
Walkers
Long Beach
Victoria
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