European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              The stars and stripes Page f 2 parties choices leave voters apathetic m. M  pm mntmim4ftaei i nor Trimn inn Mem Tutu my 1 a m Mikl a. Its a a f Llain he Suav a menu 44a Bev taken major a Call for a Rockefeller Fanny Sitkei with Tow fan fare but just As a fully some a portent demo be Flora Lewis la or had not been sleeping we former president Dwight d. Eisenhower s Early endorsement of Richard m. Nixon for the re r Vani nomination is among Ivy we h Umo ii in in other things belated repayment Strous. For an extraordinary sacrifice Nixon made for him in 1960. I sacrifice secret until now May Hava Cost Nixon the presi Dency that year. Nixon s refusal in 1960 to let. Pain aggressively for was tagged la political boo boo of All time anguished tries of where s citing Ike s known heart Condi Tion Snyder begged Nixon to discourage an Effort which could i the doctor s opinion be Dis yera lasers bombarded g0p headquarter but Merit unanswered. Failure to Capi alive on Eisen. Veil political 5 a fact a in now be n darned that Oward asked scheduling health i0r the 5ake a a a perhaps his life. At the same time Mamie Eisenhower telephoned Pat Nixon to express the Hope that Ike s eagerness for a vigorous Campaign swing would be restrained by Nixon. Eisenhower himself did not know until Long afterwards Why his vice president apparently re buffed him and confided it to a reporter while campaigning for Nixon in his 1962 California gubernatorial race. The reporter was Earl Mazo who reveals the incident in a forthcoming Book written in collaboration with former White House aide Stephen Hess titled Nixon a political portrait Harper & Row. What actually happened at the White House luncheon meet ing oct. 31," Mazo and Hess write would have been sensational news at the time. The lunch started on i not of High optimism. Eisenhower in a bouncy mood declared he now was a Soldier in the ranks ready and willing to undertake any assignment the new commander Nixon proposed. Hall Campaign chairman Leonard Hall cheerfully acknowledged that was what he had hoped to hear. But As Hall proceeded to re View the projected Eisenhower itinerary Nixon asked if he might interrupt. Quietly he expressed gratitude for All Eisen Hower already had done in his behalf. And suggested the president now could be most helpful by concentrating during the remaining Campaign Days on a couple of previously scheduled appearances and an election eve broadcast to the nation. As virtually everyone in the room gasped the Book says Nixon added that he had Given the opinion expressed in the columns and cartoon on this Paga represent View of the Star and stripes i Tieff of of the soued states government. Considerable thought to the idea of a massive politicking drive by Eisenhower and concluded it might not be proper for the president. The White House session which had begun with such enthusiasm and ebullient optimism ended in an Aura of gloom. When Nixon left Eisenhower beckoned Hall to one Side and asked what was disturbing the vice president. Hall irked to the Point of despair shrugged. Eisenhower clearly puzzled and upset wondered whether his vice president wanted to become president badly enough. Eisenhower and Hall were unaware of course of the conversation Nixon had had earlier that morning with maj. Gen. Snyder and a Telephone Call very late the night before from mrs. Eisenhower. Early the next Day Snyder called Nixon to request a private visit before the White House luncheon. It was then that the doctor told Nixon that Eisenhowe e Well and that a sudden surge of physical activity such As an aggressive Campaign schedule might be disastrous. Snyder then joined Mamie Eisenhower in ask ing Nixon s cooperation for the Sake of Eisenhower s wife and perhaps his  although he was More anxious than anyone for the lift an Eisenhower swing would give his election chances the Book re counts Nixon had decided immediately after the Mamie Eisenhower Call that the president s barnstorming plans would be nullified. And As he entered the White House that midday his biggest problem was How to Dis Suade the president gracefully. Neither Ike nor Nixon Ever enlightened Hall or other gop moguls. Some including Hall never forgave Nixon. Eight years later Hall privately listed his sur prise that climactic Day at the White House As among his Rea sons for opposing Nixon s 1968 bid for the nomination. C North american newspaper Alluna