European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The men behind the candidate by Walter r. Mears a staff writer mos l monday mornings about 10 o clock for Many months past seven men with one goal have been sitting around a conference table in a Newyork office building discussing what they could do that Clay toward making Richard m. Nixon president of the United  Calm pipe smoking Wall Street Law yer  John Mitchell presided As the High command of the Nixon Campaign talked about spending delegates and  seven men Are in charge of a Headquarters Force estimated at about 300 Peop and of a political Enterprise publicly estimated to have Cost $5 million through aug. 7.that was the Day the Republican National convention chose Nixon for the White House. Nixon men acknowledge that the real outlay May be somewhat higher than the $5 million  their Park Avenue policy Council Nixon lieutenants have debated and approved such plans As the big City big state approach already set for the fall presidential Campaign they will be wag in they have discussed the uses of Tele vision decided that Nixon shows Bestin rather informal appearances. And so they have already begun a series of broadcasts in major states in which Nix on will talk informally and answer questions put by voters. Hey have assigned staff members to research thoroughly the Public state ments of vice president Hubert h. Humphrey to provide Nixon with the Back ground he will need for a Campaign against the Man they expect to be the democratic  Minnesota sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy score an upset and win the demo cratic nomination the Nixon policy panel would face some arduous overtime. Contingency plans Are in Short Supply. To a Man. Nixon s political staff did not press delegates to pledge themselves to the candidate. As they saw it. Republicans were in a mood in which they did not want to be  no one in Nixon s shop had any Nixon s morning a Matt a Hacks doubt about the nomination. The real thrust already was. Aimed at november. Nixon has had the Honor of being nominated once an aide said. This time he wants to  the organization that is trying to help him do that is composed largely of newcomers to the Nixon ranks. These Are the key men members of the policy committee Mitchell 54, a partner in the Nixon Law firm. Typically his is a new face. He has been closely associated with the Candi Date for about two years in Law practice is More lawyer than politician. I be never held an office in the re publican Hierarchy he says. I be been associated with individual candidates and  the practice of Law has kept him on the fringe of politics and made him some contacts valuable in a presidential  moved unannounced at the time to the top of the Nixon organization Early this year after former Oklahoma gov. Henry m. Bellmon left it to � in for the Senate. Leonard garment another Nixon Law partner. He is 44, works on Media communications and almost anything else that comes his Way. Garment for example arranged a Long session in Phila Delphia at which Nixon talked a Little and listened More to a group that included civic leaders and militant negroes. They talked about City and negro problems and Nixon assistants consid ered the session a valuable move toward communication Between the Republican contender and the Black Community. I m the Utility infielder says Gar ment who once played clarinet in big name dance , Loo is new to politics. Richard j. Kleindienst 46, chief of Field operations which Means a col Lector of Delegate votes. He served in the same role in  s Campaign four years ago left to run unsuccessfully for governor of Arizona. Kleindienst contrasts the two campaigns the Goldwater hard sell a conservative drive to sign up delegates and a Low pressure Nixon  avoid 1 ruffling any political feathers Kleindienst said Nixon s Delegate Hunt had been deliberately Low keyed one of telling republicans their support would be appreciated but not pressing for vows of  major objective he says was to make sure that Nixon in his bid for the nomination did nothing that would alien ate any Republican in the final Campaign against the democrats. Herbert Klein 50, Nixon s director of communications. He is an old Nixon hand was press Secretary to the then vice president during the White House Campaign eight years ago. Klein is on leave As editor of the san Diego Union. Ii. R. Haldeman 42, a West coast advertising executive chief of staff in the Headquarters operation he was chief Nixon Advance Man in l%0. Managed Nixon s losing 19 52 Campaign for governor of California. F. Peter Flanagan. Deputy Campaign manager an investment broke with helpful contacts in the business i a abolishment. He worried about problems ranging from convention arrangements to the image presented by the workers in the Street level office of Nixon head quarters. At one Point he did t think the looked Busy or plentiful enough to con Vince passersby that something was Hap pening inside so lie went upstairs seek ing to draft More people to give the place an Aura of activity. Robert Ellsworth 42, National director of the Campaign. A lawyer and three term congressman from Kansas lie has been working for Nixon now for nearly a  divides his time Between Nixon Headquarters in Washington his Lac _ in w York and the Road. Reworked on convention  and Dele Gate  and Ellsworth had two partners in the Dele ate operation Charles k. Mcwhorter. I. A Long time Nixon aide who served As his legislative assistant during the vice presidential Days and John Sears 27. Detached from the Nixon Law  soft sell then ran  a series of conversations with the men on a a John Mitchell More lawyer than politician Page 12 Robert Finch. Managed 60 Campaign h. R. Haldeman chief of staff. Legislative Jill starts Ellsworth Kleindienst we Haven t had a Bunch of hotshots running around browbeating  Herbert Klein an old hand among the newcomers. Candidate who once had a reputation for spurning advice and trying to manage his own campaigns is a listener now. He takes care of the issues and the personal appearances and we take care of running the Campaign Mitchell said. He s absolutely  said Gar ment. I be called him at Midnight at one o clock in the  likes to see the ideas and proposals of his advisers reduced ing. So memos Are the major communication with the the Telephone is always to when gun control became sue. Nixon advisers decided on the subject was in order. A talked it Over with two of tile writing idea men. Patrick Buchar a and Raymond k. Price. 37. They u out a statement advocating stiff allies for crimes committed with a bul disagreed on whether it should Ommel specific penalties or speak  All three got on the Telephone i it and a former editorial writer for these. Louis Globe Democrat and Price who once wrote editorials for the Newyork Herald Tribune Are two key men in the Nixon corps of id a men an writers. Among other Nixon aides in that de Parin it Martin anderson.50. On leaven m Columbia University economist alien Greenspan Ana author Richard Haien. Am 1 there Are  n i i other Al is Frank shakespeare./. Be fro the Columbia broadcast-1 system and Worl. On Campaign Al. A. An Robert f he. I or of  a. A a i Ca. .1 11  \ to Nixon who chose the general approach. Lawyer Leonard garment is the Utility infielder on Nixon s team. Nixon staff has made its mis one troublesome oversight Theof Baltusrol country club to Nixon belongs As the site for anew Jersey convention Park Avenue. It stemmed in Large Meas the experience of the gop four Whon Goldwater s Lom a. � a m p � 8 n enraged is and left Manv of la bucket curing the Campaign. Term Tim 1 Nixon and his men weres Sunn Nellle Campaign for Nomina ss.1h d flow w thou incident or in of nation into the race against the demo Tox Lavoil t had a Bunch of political 2. N"11\ln-k around browbeating of Saul my Tel he a few weeks ago time h. Wasi a up Waite at this i that we take a hard line  Ine Annie concern in choosing some what u l liar rum for example for the ticket Mitiu hoist. In in u Gani action had7 Idyth at to could have it i next ail � dirty l pm my and Finly v .n1? is s to policy t Lay when Kleindienst what Lall s questions about its accuracy. Finally Mitchell zeroed in on one state asked for the potential Nixon Delegate  gave it. I think that s conservative Mitchell said Well replied Kleindienst i m a conservative which leads to another Point Nixon men talk about the variety of ideological viewpoints in the inner Council. There Are All kinds of viewpoints and people said garment. There Are the pugnacious Guys and the retiring ones tie writers and the thinkers and the  Nixon has put together one of the most broadly based most comprehensive organisations i Vee or  Sai Kleindienst. It cuts across  the men around Nixon agree that the t1 he takes. Choice which meeting with delegates. The club does not admit negroes Al though Nixon said it has souk jewish  several Days the candidate faced questions about discrimination in his club replying with insistence that he is working to eliminate  could have been avoided by an Advance  have been Nixon statements his advisers would just As soon forget for example the candidate s Short lived argument that p r e s i d e n t Johnson should t appoint new justices to the supreme court. Nixon now maintains a no comment position on the Senate uproar Over Johnson s appointments the Nixon Camp has avoided the major glaring errors which Nixon has held All alone Are the Only thing that foul Den him the nomination. Lover words  is Luu . Consel in Ixos staff is i and Iii head quarters Are sprawl ii. I be main and ire a i 150 Park a Eime. A he Story Huil Iliili that once housed the american Bible society. Carved Over the or is the s age jul the Entrance of thy Iveigh  the nerve Center of the oper across the Street on the third floor fan office building where  and his deputies Are based. There is a station in Washin in. The White Blue and red building on Penn Sylvania Avenue where a Nixon Campaign committee opened its doors months before the candidate announced he was running. For purposes of symbolism that out Post is a scant Block from the White House. Ellsworth is based there so is the organi action s Effort to collect Small contributions with mailed solicitations. The men running that Effort say they have gathered More than is 3 million in Campaign donations averaging $13with a series of letters asking for advice and Money at the same time. Ling Money men get similar treatment exc it that the candidate himself signs the letters advising them that their counsel would not be unwelcome. Maurice h. Stuns t i. Director of the budget Bureau to former president Phi  p. Eisenhower. Is the he of fund . He works hit of new York. There is a u Salui Giten re  opera Lien quartered near the i Pinol. A con Gress final Liaison Effort and a sumly sex p. Aiding committee called i  ciders for  hat Girup is headed a Charies s. Kane. A  at puke l Iii Hersity sue mis of my on Nixon strength a Nilu lately faced a barrage of a Paru the stars and stripes the stars and stripes c  Titomas cd l Al lilo Nixon liw Page 13