European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Lazarus risen happened my by Relman Morin a staff writer the emergence of Richard As the front runner for the re publican nomination for president is a political is the Republican from his political Don t know How it Nixon his situation six years ago. Lie had lost the presidential election of1960 and the race for governor of Cali fornia in 1962. These defeats firmly stamped the loser image on Nixon causing political observers generally to write his political obituary. Then he moved from California to new York thus abandoning a political base the potential support of a big and financially Well heeled state organization. Why not Nixon himself thought he had no political future. And six years is a hurly Burly of National six years ago Long time in the , Nixon is hotter than Ever in Pursuit of the gop presidential Nomina Tion victorious in the new Hampshire primary running strongly in Wisconsin consistently Topping polls of voters and surveys of gop chieftains the acknowledged favorite of hundreds of those who will be delegates to the nominating convention. Even Richard Nixon is somewhat be with a visitor in his fifth Avenue apartment recently he said you know nobody would have dreamed a year ago that you and i would befitting Here with gov. George Romney out of it and with basically another Nixon Rockefeller confrontation coming up again. Who would have predicted that in 64? As a mater of fact who Wouldhave predicted it after "60?" this was before gov. Nelson Rocke Feller dropped out of the gop race. 13ut although he says i Don t know How it As he goes Over his Story certain key factors emerge to explain How it did. They Are the vacuum of leadership in the gop after the shattering defeat of Goldwater in 1964. The split that developed Between re publican Modi rates and conservatives in that year. Nixon s uns tinted efforts to elect re publican candidates at All Levels in1966 and his Success in fund raising for the party. The amount of regional and some times National exposure that came to him As a result of these Many appear ances. The fact that the War in Vietnam became the primary concern of in american people coupled with Nixon s knowledge of foreign affairs and his speeches and writing on recalled the gop situation after i ti4 in Hiem winds one Factor which i think brought me a Happy Nixon campaigns in new Hampshire hotter than Ever in Pursuit of the gop presidential nomination Back is that a party always looks for Aleader. Who s going to be the Leader Well then Goldwater having lost in 64,the parly any institution abhors u vacuum. And so there was nobody else on the scene except the Man who had carried the Banner in "60." the dimensions of Goldwater s defeat also played a part in Nixon s changed said i Start with one proposition had it not been for the events i Wouldhave been dead in other words had the party not split in 64, i would never have come Back because then the 64 nominee would have been the heir apparent forthe nomination in 68. Luit because of that split and that terrible defeat that the party suffered Goldwater naturally could not be considered for of. Also Start nit i one proposition had events i would had the party not split Back " it not been for have been dead. I i 6/5 / would never Page 12 come the t 4 Campaign had a destructive effector gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller at that Point because he was a part of the fight although he s recovered from Nixon campaigned in 35 states in19g4. I did it not just for Goh water but to try to save congressmen senators and governors who were going Down the tue with him Nixon Suid. Then looking to the off year elections of Ofifi although he had no staff and Little Money he set out to try to repair the disarray in his party. He estimates that he made More than 700 speeches inthe two campaigns. I had Over 200 press conferences. That did t always get National coverage but it got a lot of he urged Young men new to politics to test their wings in the pretty Good example is Young Don Rigi l of Flint Mich he s a Harvard professor Type 2k years old and he came Here to new York and i gave him a Lotof advice about Jettnie in. He attributes his Success to a great extent to what told this reporter was in Nixon s Wal Street office in a Mit talking politics. In a Little More than an hour he receive three Telephone Calls from different parts of the country. In each Case the caller was a candidate or someone running. Nixon s knowledge f 1 a situations sounded in Cyclops Case he said i think our will be so and so. These Are Points. I d suggest that you inon such and such an Issue i vulnerable on after the 1966 elections Hig lobe Democrat complied a on Nixon s efforts. It said that of 82 con i whom he campaigned. Elected along with 10 of i -10 of 12 governors. Richard h. Ambon. Pun Globe Democrat wrote i i question that Richard in ii v. Inner in Nixon himself said of in wi-1 and Chili. I never is lie has specific thoughts tin War in Vietnam. But Hehe would not disclose them Ter the Jop National convention St flu re he expects to be Noinin that it was not until after Fig elections that it occurred to Juit he might be Able to contend i gop nomination again. of the Republican gains lit apparent to me then that the lieu candidate would have Ato a n in the final election. And to that 1 Hail played a significant contributing to those gains and travelled around the country had very very warm receptions l i eased to me then that 1 Wasj St in Contention among Many of juts for the nomination he he pointed to the new stars scene then naming gov. Ronald i of California sen. Charles Percy Iris and Iov. James Rhodes of fit Ilu Hided Rockefeller and rom a Iii the potential nominees. I knew too Nixon continued Ich of them had problems in a to a Broad base of the party Lew thai my strength was Sig i \., -. The Richard Nixon the stars and stripes most 1mmkd1athly, friends h 1 Roii Witry began putting to a it is today a smooth Well i Treani action for Nixon. Of them Hoy go Learle of11 l x. Recalled How he Camelie said Nick Ruwe now a top a 1. Telephoned him from new a i i Wheiler he would Bela i i Aid 1 would Goode Arleah t ked Nick when he wanted Mart ii. A Lilli "11, there s a a i Iii Houston for new York in Mhz make that?1 " l t Brownell former attorney jul l a of those who eau i " \ " ones of president risen 1111 l and 1 to cyclopedia knowledge of local politics. The stars and stripes v he goes out of his Way to be accessible to the Correspornitmhs covering his campaigning. He chins with them on air planes and buses. Like Kennedy he has Learned about such newspaper matters As deadlines and editions and he tries to help reporters with their prob lems. Tie former vice president says he does t know if there is a new he puts it this Way "1 think i be Learned some things in Eiht years. I think i m More mature. By chaps in that sense l a his Du i irks. Tircui. 22. And Julie who Sill be 20 in july were of course Loo Yousim to help his campaigning in it to. Now they Are Bright ornaments in occasional we Ekel appearances when they Are not in school. They Sukul in receptions along with mrs. I Tui greeting people. They have an a y. Natural manner. They Are learn Tiiit Pel it. All smiles. Luie told a irv.". It s shattering to be Loid i frequently on weekend. Vv v turns to ins new York in. U slips into a smoking Jickei- and lounges m front of the iiivpl.-. I m a Mil on Luigi a. A f " the a s. This place is exp at least in Lias a fireplacehis apartment is in Ilu m us Rockefeller s but Inu Uley publicized sess.-. Ii i a i. Hi\ up w i i a. To i infer w he Rockee i a. 1 ir idea Liat 1 ir1 idol Colu is Sulls tul ins support Tliil s Nixon says. Bui on. L i c him a lace a. He i Ould then sup he discussed h i " a in on now is api
