Eisenhower Nixon dilemma mirrors FDR era politics
Washington readers learn how Eisenhower weighs Nixon as a running mate amid silent support and rival Harold Stassen. The piece compares Ike's tactics to FDR's, noting Wallace’s loyalty, the party bosses backing Nixon, and Roosevelt’s cautious guidance on the ticket.
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Bob Hannegan
Harry Truman
William C. Douglas
Stassen
Eisenhower
Jim Hagerty
Hagerty
Murray Chotiner
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White House
Governor Knight Welcomes Delegates in San Francisco
Governor Knight hailed President Eisenhower as the leading statesman of our times and urged California Republicans and independent Democrats to back Eisenhower’s 32 electoral votes. He offered no Nixon endorsement beyond supporting Nixon as the President’s choice if asked. Knight criticized Estes Kefauver as Stevenson’s running mate choice and called Kefauver’s selection a deal and a staged production.
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Tennessee
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
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John. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Stevenson
Nixon Faces Backlash from Eisenhower Inner Circle
The piece details political friction within the Eisenhower era, noting that party bosses especially on the Taft wing oppose Nixon. It cites Sherman Adams Milton Eisenhower Harold Stassen and Len Hall as central figures, describing backroom pressure and doubts about Ike's decisive support for Nixon.
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Old Guard
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Earnings Slide Mirrors Steel Strike in July Report
Philadelphia and Albuquerque figures show PRR earnings for July at 285,079 dollars, down 3,321,039 from 1955, with seven month total of 22,452,019 dollars, reflecting steel industry slowdown. The railroad notes effects from the July 1 steel strike and a gradual post strike recovery.
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