European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              By Relman Morin a staff writer when Richard m. Nixon lost Back to Back elections for president in1960 and governor of California in 1962, it was widely assumed that he had combat last to the end of the Trail after 16 controversial years in politics. One who disagreed was Dwight . He s too Able a Man extremely Able said the former president. It s not possible to say his career is  he thinks so. But somebody is going to invite him Back into  years later Eisenhower s pre diction came  late 1967, As another presidential election year approached surveys of working republicans on their Choice for a candidate showed Nixon s name Lead ing All the rest. The so called loser was on the Way to becoming the Winner at the polls again As he marched through the primaries to become Thetro Trunner of his party. To Many it seemed that Nixon had wrought a political Miracle. But in fact there was no mystery in his comeback. After the ideological bitterness Amon the republicans in 1964, followed by Barry Goldwater s shattering defeat forthe presidency it was Nixon who under took to pick up the pieces. He became the repair Man for his party. Through two hard years he roved the nation campaigning tirelessly for gop candidates for office. He delivered More than 600 speeches raised several Mil lion dollars in party funds and Labore to strengthen the organization at All Page 12 Levels National state and  the process naturally he Earne d the gratitude of the men for whom he campaigned and from scores of party leaders. He accumulated a Satchel Ful of political ious. When the republicans made a Strong comeback in the off year elections of 1966, Nixon was widely credited wit their Success. In a sense he came Back too. Suddenly he was in the presiden tial picture again a potential nominee in 1968. It was not the first time he had faced seemingly insuperable Odds and won through. You have to go Back 23 years. In the summer of 1945, the Republican leaders in the 12th congressional District of California confronted a problem of longstanding How to elect a con Gressman. The District was strongly  it regularly returned to Congress a Democrat Jerry Voorhis. Obviously hews popular with voters in both parties. His position looked  California leaders first offered the nomination to or. Walter Dexter a former president of Whittier College. He was unable to accept but he made suggestion. He said they might con Sider one of his former students Richar Milhous Nixon prize winning student lawyer civic Leader now a lieutenant commander in the Navy. They looked into Nixon s record an quietly talked with persons who had known him All his  was born feb. 9, 1913, in Yorba the rep Bitans Choice a up Nixon mixed music debate during High school career. In Navy during War Nixon in served in South Pacific. Fight for Linda a tiny Community not far from Whittier. His father was a Small Busi Nessman. To contribute to the family finances during his boyhood Nixon picked Beans on the ranches and Wor Kedas a janitor in a Public school a sweeper in a packing House and a Gaso line station attendant. In College he maintained a High level of scholarship through four years and had acquired a reputation As a formidable  decided to be a lawyer. In 1934, however the nation was still in the grip of the great depression. Nixon s family could not afford to Send him to la school so he applied for a scholarship at Duke University in Durham  were 44 students in Nixon s class at Duke. He said he counted 32phi Beta Kappa keys among them and commented i Don t see How i can stay on top in this  but he did. He was an Honor student and was elected president of the Duke bar association. He returned to Whittier and joined Alaw firm. Nixon quickly established him self As an attorney took positions i several civic organizations and was be ing considered for president of Whittie College. During the War Nixon first served inthe office of Price administration for about six months in 1942. He joined the Navy As a lieutenant and served largely in the South Pacific. Just before he was mustered out As lieutenant commander in 1946, the re publicans in his District in Californi asked him to be their candidate for Congress. Lie  the campaigning a series of five the stars and stripes debates was arranged Between Nixon and Voorhis. Nixon said later he considered the first debate a turning Point for him. Once that debate was Over he said i was on my Way to eventual  won by a vote of 65,586 to 49,994.Nixon was re elected to the House in 1948 and then already a Young Man Ina hurry he decided to go after the Senate seat held by Helen Gahaga Douglas a Democrat. He won by 68u, votes. Again he was accused of using unfair Campaign  what made him a National figure and a More controversial one was w Alger Hiss Case. Hiss a former government official was investigated by the House in american affairs committee in i Nixon played a leading role m the inquiry. Hiss later was convicted of a jury and served a term in  a relatively few years Nixon a came one of the Best known if not a popular legislators in Washington. He had been in the capital Only years when Gen. Eisenhower  for president on the first Ballo at Ngop convention in Chicago � asked it to nominate Nixon for v the Jhaj ident by acclamation. The a so a 7henixon was 39 when he was e dec Ltd " second youngest vice president n a lean history. John c. Brock Finkle 35 when he was elected Asj Hamm s vice president. Nixon but before the election of Kijja  himself making in Viliott % taper headlines the so called i of California businessmen Friday a 1 r a won Uphill he then turned eyes Gress seat. Senate won in 1950. Touted some $18,000 to the  was to use it As he pleased. Some bbl ican leaders called for Nixon join. This famous checkers to speech said not one cent of the $18,000 in other Rowney of that Type Everto me for my personal use. Every in of it was used to pay for political inset that i did not think should be de to the taxpayers speech kept Nixon on the ticket. Benhower made greater use of his president than any previous chief live. He sent Nixon As his personal to 56 countries. Chaps the Best remembered of these Els was the one that brought about famous Kitchen debate with so Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev at Merican exhibit in Moscow in 1959.argued ideology in a Model of an can Kitchen. On Apap bitter hour came in 61 As he emptied desk in defeat. Nothing so enhanced Nixon seas the Way he hand cd himself"8 Eisenhower s three illnesses. The a heart attack struck the presi n the Early hours of sept 24, 1955. Is Book six crises Nixon has de his reaction when he heard the hat i thought of. Was not the Rit Wenis i would have if 1 become president but How i could Andle my immediate Respo Sibil is a Vio e president who was now. At from the presidency " on presided Over a Cabinet meet fail is later and sent Eisenhower a Surg message the team 1968 was functioning  1960. The republicans nominated Nixon for president and two week Slater the democrats nominated John f. Kennedy. Soon the question of a debate arose. ,., _ debating was a Nixon speciality. But in the Campaign of i960, it turned out Tobe a two edged sword. Kennedy said later he could not have won the presi Dency if his debates with Nixon had not taken  years later Nixon ran for Gover nor of California against the incumbent Edmund g. Pat Brown. He lost. What had amounted to Nixon s conces Sion of defeat to Kennedy m 1960 had been smiling Graceful in the spirit Ofa Good loser. But his valedictory after the California defeat was an astonishing exhausted from the Campaign an shocked by his defeat Nixon appeared before about 100 reporters and the i cameras on the morning after the elec Tion and said bitterly you won t have Nixon to kick around any longer be cause gentlemen this is my lust press a none Enron s political obituaries of Nixon appeared in the immediate after math. However David Lawrence e Washington columnist wrote a Berichard Nixon has nine political lits feb 1 of this year Nixon announced that he was a Eandula to for the nomination for president inn g opened his Campaign in Mai Ches unil with a statement to rep Niteis gentlemen this is not my last press a a Fowee the the Republican s Choice. Mrs. Richard m. Nixon known to millions of americans As Pat is waging her seventh arduous Politica Campaign at her husband s Side. She s still basically a shy woman but dedication to her Man and Iron self discipline have made her a skilled trouper of the Campaign circuit. This year for the first time she has the Welcome com Pany of her two daughters Patricia 22, and Julie 20, whom she has carefully kept out of the political hurly Burly in the  Nixon is now 55 but looks at least a decade younger. The Only sign of mid dle age is a fading of her Auburn hair to a lighter Shade. Asked her secret she replied with a laugh i Don t have time to get  her non political years in new York mrs. Nixon worked four full Days week As a Volunteer in her husband s Law firm office. She loves to dance Andon occasion has improvised picnics on a hotel room floor. While in the City she took advantage of musicals operettas Ballet concerts she does t care for music too modern or too heavy and Art exhibits she does t like the abstract describing herself As a do it yourself person mrs. Nixon does her own hair on Campaign trips packs her husband s suitcases and always gives him a care Ful once Over to be sure he looks his Best in  friends say mrs. Nixon is a self less person not a wife who demands alot of  her husband s career comes first in her life and she has said to friends what she wants most is for her husband to be  Ohe told a recent interviewer she deliberately stayed Home in new Yor City Over the Christmas holidays when her husband went to Florida to decide whether to run because i had some doubts. Not about Dick but about whether he should go through it  but after the decision was made. Pal told her husband "1 know what you Ara asking us to do and what Yov Are asking of yourself. I la go along with it. I want you to  one ground Rule mrs. Nixon has  for this race is that her husband a take off two or three Days a week fro Active campaigning. Some observers think this might be to his advantage since in the past he has become noticeably testy and impatient when fatigued a habit that did t help his press relations. To reports that he is a new Nixon his wife says he s not  More  she was born March 17, 1913, in Ely,nev., the daughter of an a prosperous Gold Miner named William Ryan. When she was a year old the family moved to California where she grew up on a pro Duce farm. After graduation from High school she went to new York and worked As an x Ray technician in order to save up Money for College. We had fun she recalls. I went out with All the Young  when she had enough Money saved she returned to California and attended the University of Southern Cali fornia. She worked in a department store to put herself through school. After College she took a Job teaching commercial subjects at Whittier calif., High school. There she became inter ested in a Little theater group and met a fellow Amateur actor named Dick Nixon. He proposed on their first Date but it took him two More years to con Vince Pat that he meant it. They were married in a Quaker Cere Mony at Riverside calif., june 21, 1940, and moved into a two room  remained tight for the Nixon through his Early career As an attorney and later As a congressman and sen Ator in expensive Washington lip up the stars Pat Nixon Here getting honorary degree says she has no time to get  and stripes Page 13