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by Richard Nixon


  Betancourt, Romulo, 223

  Bewley, Tom, 98

  Blaik, Earl, 417

  Blair, William, 150

  Bliss, Ray, 322

  Bobst, Elmer, 418

  Bolivia, Nixon’s trip to, 192

  Bowles, Chester, 348, 408

  Brashear, Ernest, 74

  Bricker, John, 233, 318

  Bridges, Styles, 149

  Brinkley, Dave, 382, 384, 391

  Brown, Edmund (Pat), 383

  Brownell, Herbert, 75, 89, 177;

  and Nixon’s visit with Rockefeller, 314

  Buchanan, Frank, 298

  Bullitt, William C., 53

  Bunche, Ralph, 350

  Burma, Nixon’s trip to, 201 n.

  Burns, Arthur E., 309–10

  Burroughs, Charles R., 212

  Bykov, Colonel, 57–58

  Byrnes, James F., 369, 415

  Campbell, Alex, 47, 60

  Captive Nations Resolution, 247, 250–52, 253

  Carpenters Union, 337

  Carroll, Peter, 142 Castro, Fidel, see Cuba

  Catholic University (Peru), 197, 203

  Catledge, Turner, 238

  Central Intelligence Agency, 210;

  and Cuba, 352, 354;

  Nixon’s evaluation of, 408; see also Dulles, Allen

  Chambers, David Whittaker, 2–63;

  attempts suicide, 56;

  confronts Hiss, 31–37, 41–44;

  dies, 61;

  documents produced by, 47–56;

  his last letter to Nixon, 425;

  Hiss denies charges by, 5–9, 23–29;

  indictment threatened, 58–59;

  on “Meet the Press,” 44;

  visited by Nixon, 21–23, 46–47;

  as witness, 2–5, 8, 15–18, 57–58

  Chambers, Mrs. David Whittaker, 28, 50

  Chancellor, John, 380–82

  Checkers (Nixon’s dog), 103, 115, 125

  China, Khrushchev on, 265;

  Nixon-Kennedy debates on, 345–48;

  recognition of Red China, 408

  Chotiner, Murray, 78–80, 82, 84–87, 90, 92–96, 99, 109–12, 121, 123

  Civil rights, 325, 362–63; see also Negroes

  Clay, Lucius, 89;

  wants Eisenhower to run for re-election, 162–63

  Cole, Sterling, 48

  Collingwood, Charles, 382–83

  Collins, Henry, 4, 39

  Colombia, Nixon’s trip to, 185, 208–9

  Communism: in Argentina, 189–90;

  Communist methods should not be used to fight Communism, 65–66;

  exposed by Hiss case, 61–69;

  “liberalists” and, 67;

  Nixon’s general evaluation of, 281–83, 287–91;

  in Peru, 193–206, 209, 231 n.;

  public attitude toward after World War II, 13;

  on responsibility of foreign service to fight Communism, 207;

  in Uruguay, 187–88;

  in Venezuela, 209–27, 213–32; see also Chambers, David Whittaker; China; Khrushchev, Nikita; U.S.S.R.

  Congress: function of investigative committees, 14;

  Kennedy’s opinion on, 409

  Considine, Bob, 238, 254

  Cook County, Illinois: alleged election frauds in, 391, 412, 419

  Cox, Dorothy, 56

  Cronkite, Walter, 380, 383

  Crosley, George, see Chambers, David Whittaker

  Cuba, invasion of, 352, 354, 406 n.;

  Nixon-Kennedy debate on, 351–57

  Cushing, Richard Cardinal, 421

  Cushman, Robert E., Jr., 194, 195, 197, 207, 375, 414

  Daly, John, 390

  Dannenhauer, Jane, 367

  Dannenhauer, Rita, 367, 375

  Dawes, Charles G., 131

  De Gaulle, Charles, 426

  Del Sesto, Christopher, 234

  De Toledano, Ralph, 393

  Dewey, Thomas E., 316, 381;

  advises Nixon, 232, 299–300, 364;

  and “fund,” 87, 98–99, 109–10;

  on losing elections, 387, 423 n.;

  in 1948 election, 45

  Dewey, Mrs. Thomas E., 372

  DiBetta, John, 377–78

  Diggs, Charles, 366

  Dillon, Douglas, 352, 355, 409

  Dollard, Charles, 31–32

  Donegan, Thomas, 58

  Donovan, Richard, 74

  Dreyfus, Jack, 424

  Drieske, John, 385

  Drown, Jack, 78–79, 81–82, 340, 393

  Drummond, Roscoe, 336 n.; 345

  Dulles, Allen, 21, 148;

  briefs Kennedy on Cuba, 354;

  briefs Nixon on South America, 186; see also Central Intelligence Agency

  Dulles, John Foster, 163, 172, 173, 179, 184, 237, 291;

  advises Nixon on Presidency, 161–62;

  and heart attack, 138, 141, 145–46, 149;

  and Hiss case, 6, 21, 68;

  illness and death, 240–42;

  on Khrushchev, 239–42

  Dworshak, Henry, 131

  Eastman Kodak Company, 54

  Ecuador, Nixon’s trip to, 208, 209

  Edson, Peter, 73–74

  Edwards, Willard, 396–97, 419–20

  Eisenhower, Dwight D., 82, 304, 415, 417;

  on D-Day, 199;

  decides to run in 1956, 152–64;

  first contacts with Nixon, 76–77;

  on giving up smoking, xii;

  and grandchild (David), 156–57;

  heart attack, 131–49;

  heart attack, recovery from, 150–64;

  ileitis attack, 167–70;

  and Kennedy Administration, 404–5;

  moodiness of, 153, 162;

  and 1958 elections, 233;

  and 1960 campaign, 316, 317, 321–22, 327, 330, 339, 349, 359, 364, 368–69, 373, 395;

  and Nixon “fund,” 85, 92–93, 97–101, 119–24, 126;

  and Nixon’s 1956 candidacy, 158–67;

  Nixon’s opinion of, 96, 109;

  and Nixon’s South American trip, 184–85, 209, 224–25, 228;

  and Nixon’s visit to Khrushchev, 243;

  prefers indirect approach, 160–61;

  on planning for battle, 234;

  on resigning Presidency, 171, 174–75;

  secret dinner of, 163;

  selects Nixon in 1952, 75;

  staff system of, 140–41, 158;

  stroke, 170–77;

  on succession to Presidency, 142, 168, 177–80;

  “trial-ballooning” of, 158–60

  Eisenhower, Mrs. Dwight D., xi, 136, 160, 415;

  and stroke, 171–72

  Eisenhower, John, 151, 400

  Eisenhower, Milton, 157, 160, 163, 184;

  on Russian trip, 243, 249, 262, 270

  Elections, see 1952 election; 1954 elections; 1956 election; 1958 elections; 1960 election

  Elliott, William Yandell, 238

  Estrada, Pedro, 211, 224

  Evans, Rowland, 359

  Farley, James, 98 n., 358

  Fenton, Mary, 367

  Finch, Bob, 305, 340, 349, 358, 378–81, 385, 395, 397, 403

  Flanigan, Peter, 367

  Flemming, Arthur, 367

  Folger, Clifford, 301, 302, 305, 384

  Folliard, Ed, 44

  Ford, Gerald R., Jr., 317

  Foreign service, its responsibility to fight Communism, 207

  Forrestal, James, 49

  Frondizi, Arturo, 183, 190–91

  Fuller, Lon, 297

  Gallup Polls, 159, 231, 302, 303, 309, 320, 329–30, 358, 422

  Garcia Velutini, Oscar, 214–20

  Gardner, Arthur, 352

  Gaunt, Loie, 209, 375, 414

  Germany, Khrushchev on, 268–70

  Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, 108

  Goddard, Henry W., 61

  Goldwater, Barry, 234, 318, 320, 383

  Goodpaster, A. J., 156

  Graham, Billy, 365

  Grant, Johnny
, 388

  Grassmuck, George, 374

  Green, Theodore, 347

  Griffin, Hugh, 218

  Hagerty, James, 89, 163, 166;

  and heart attack, 132, 144, 155, 156;

  and stroke, 167, 173, 175, 176

  Haldeman, Bob, 375

  Hall, Leonard W.: and Nixon’s 1956 candidacy, 164–66;

  and 1960 campaign, 294, 301–2, 305, 340, 349, 358, 375, 380, 384, 391, 395, 397;

  wants Eisenhower to run in 1956, 147, 153, 155, 163

  Halleck, Charles A., 316

  Hamilton, Bob, 92

  Harlow, Bryce, 374

  Harriman, Averell, 238, 265, 303

  Harris, Lou, 358, 382

  Hart, Ev, 338

  Hatfield, Mark O., 234, 316

  Hauge, Gabe, 374

  Hearst, William R., Jr., 238, 259

  Heaton, Leonard, 167, 171

  Hébert, F. Edward, 10, 15, 25–27, 43, 52

  Herter, Christian, 167, 184, 209, 225, 237, 400;

  and debates on China, 348;

  on Hiss case, 15

  Hillings, Patrick J., 78–79, 93–97, 117

  Hiss, Alger, 1–71;

  as bird watcher, 17, 23, 28;

  confronted by Chambers, 31–37, 41–44;

  denies Chambers’ charges, 5–9, 23–29;

  files libel suit, 45;

  Ford roadster of, 17, 28, 39–42;

  before Grand Jury, 60;

  named by Chambers in testimony, 3–5, 15–18, 57–58;

  Nixon doubts his original testimony, 8, 10–11;

  Nixon’s general comments on Hiss case, 61–71;

  tried and sentenced, 61;

  why he joined Party, 66–67;

  Woodstock typewriter of, 51, 59–60

  Hiss, Mrs. Alger, 4, 23, 57;

  testifies before Nixon, 37

  Hiss, Donald, 4

  Hobby, Mrs. Oveta Culp, 370

  Hodges, Luther, 366

  Hoffman, Paul, 108

  Holaday, William, 173

  Holcomb, Grant, 382, 384

  Holeman, Frank, 371

  Holmes, Justice Oliver Wendell, 6

  Hoover, Herbert, 62, 90, 316;

  and Nixon-Kennedy meeting, 403–4

  Hoover, Herbert, Jr., 148, 158

  Hoover, J. Edgar, 5, 352

  Hopkins, Lindsey, 418

  Hughes, Don, 195, 197, 204–5, 216, 220, 226, 331, 340, 364, 367, 373, 374, 377–78, 384, 386, 387, 403, 405, 414, 417

  Hughes Tool Company, 398

  Humphrey, George, 138, 141, 145, 163

  Humphrey, Hubert, 238, 306

  Humphreys, Bob, 100

  Hunter, Ralph, 375

  Huntley, Chet, 391

  Hutcheson, Thad, 370

  Iowa School for the Deaf, 333

  Iran, 266–67

  Jackson, Henry M., 366

  Johnson, Lyndon, 179–80, 306, 365, 366;

  arranges 1960 special session, 312;

  nominated, 312–13

  Johnson, Roger, 418

  Johnston, Vic, 164

  Jones, W. Alton (Pete), 384 n.

  Judd, Walter, 316;

  considered as Vice Presidential candidate, 317

  Justice, Department of, in Hiss case, 47, 51–52, 56–60

  Kaplow, Herb, 220, 328, 388

  Katcher, Leo, 74, 81

  Kaufman, Samuel H., 61

  Kennedy, John F.: advises Nixon to write book, xi;

  campaign, strengths and weaknesses of, 306–8;

  inaugurated, 416–17;

  meets Nixon after election, 403–10;

  1961 visit to Venezuela, 223 n.;

  with Nixon in Congress, 298–99;

  on President and Congress, 409;

  and succession to Presidency, 179–80;

  on U-2 incident, 311, 345;

  on U.S.-U.S.S.R. competition, 336; see also Cuba; 1960 election

  Kennedy, Joseph P., 404, 419–21

  Kennedy, Robert, 323, 365;

  and King case, 362, 403

  Kersten, Charles J., 20

  Key, William, 187, 195, 197, 221, 222

  Khrushchev, Nikita: belabors Nixon on Captive Nations Resolution, 250–52, 253;

  discusses Soviet military power, 264–66;

  Nixon prepares for meeting with, 235–46;

  with Nixon at Exhibition, 252–60, 262;

  with Nixon at his dacha, 262–71;

  Nixon’s evaluation of, 271–74;

  Polish visit of, 284, 285

  Killian, James, 173

  King, Martin Luther, 362–63, 403

  Kirwan, Michael J., 48

  Klein, Herb, 305, 362, 380, 385, 390, 395–97, 403, 410

  Knight, Jack, 75

  Knowland, William, 89, 124

  Kozlov, Frol R., 236–37, 246, 261, 262, 265

  Kuznetsov, Vasily, 262

  Labor unions: in 1959 steel strike, 304, 305;

  in 1960 election, 366;

  Nixon’s addresses to, 152, 331–32, 337

  Lahey, Ed, 9

  Lange, Oskar, 284–85

  Lansing, Robert, 146

  Larrazabal Ugueto, Wolfgang, 222, 226–27

  Latin America: Communist high command in, 212;

  dictators in, 191–92, 228, 229–30;

  military assistance to, 208–9;

  Nixon’s recommendations on, 229–30;

  Nixon’s trip to, 183–234;

  university administration in, 196; see also Communism; Cuba; other specific countries

  Lawrence, David, 359, 422

  Levine, Nathan, 50

  Lewis, Keith, 54

  “Liberalists,” 67

  Lindley, Ernest K., 359

  Lippmann, Walter, 174, 238

  Lleras Camargo, Alberto, 185, 208

  Lodge, Henry Cabot, 163, 228, 409;

  chosen as Vice Presidential candidate, 317–18, 320;

  in 1960 campaign, 330, 349–51, 361, 364, 365, 373, 395, 419;

  pledges Negro in Cabinet, 350–51, 365, 419

  Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 165

  Lowe, Allan, 119

  Loyalty screening, value of shown by Hiss case, 63

  Lubell, Samuel, 359

  Luce, Clare Booth, 209

  Lucey, Charles, 357

  Lungren, John C., 331

  McClellan, Chad, 237

  McDowell, John R., 15, 17, 28, 31–37

  McElroy, Neal, 173

  McGill, Ralph, 342

  McGuire, Perkins, 418

  Machinists, International Association of, 331–32

  McKay, Douglas, 91–92

  McKillips, Charles, 15

  Macmillan, Harold, 239

  McNey, Mrs. Mary, 377

  McVey, Betty, 367

  Mandel, Ben, 8, 15

  Marbury, William, 50

  Martin, Joseph W., Jr., 90

  Matthews, Marilyn, 414

  Mattingly, Thomas M., 138–39

  Mazo, Earl, 393, 415

  Mikoyan, Anastas I., 236–37, 258, 261–64, 266;

  on Stalin, 264

  Milburn, Thomas W., xiii

  Miller, Bunny, 404

  Miller, William, 367

  Missiles, Nixon’s and Khrushchev’s conversation on, 264–66

  Mitchell, James, 152, 304, 305, 367;

  rules self out as candidate for Vice President, 317

  Mitchell, Stephen, 82, 103, 115

  Mohammed V, King of Morocco, 170–71, 174

  Montevideo Pact, 191

  Morgan, Ed, 390

  Morton, Thruston, 312, 316, 323, 358, 372, 375, 400;

  considered as Vice Presidential candidate, 317

  Mosher, Clint, 101

  Muller, Merrill, 384

  Mundt, Karl, in Hiss case, 7–9, 11, 42;

  and “fund,” 82, 88

  Munoz-Marin, Luiz, 227, 420 n.

  Murphy, Thomas, 30 n., 38 n., 61 n.

  NATO, 172–75

  Neale, Bob, 406

  Negroes, 421;
r />   King case, 362–63, 403;

  Lodge pledges Negro in Cabinet, 350–51, 365, 419

  Nelson, Drusilla, 131

  New York Herald Tribune, on “fund,” 85–87

  New York Philharmonic Orchestra, 209

  New York Post: on “fund,” 80–81;

  wants Nixon as President, 174

  New York Times, 359

  Newman, Chief, 402

  Newsweek, 359, 396

  Newton, Carroll, 345

  1952 election, 300;

  Convention, 75, 300;

  Eisenhower’s reaction to “fund,” 85, 92–93, 97–101, 119–24, 126;

  Nixon’s TV broadcast on “fund,” 98–125;

  Stevenson in, 90, 106;

  three great issues of, 76

  1954 elections, 152, 301

  1956 election: Eisenhower’s decision to run, 152–64;

  Nixon’s decision to run, 158–67;

  rumors of “fund” in, 127

  1958 elections, 184, 232–34, 301, 302

  1960 election: alleged vote frauds in, 391, 395, 406, 411–13, 419;

  China policy debated, 345–48;

  Cuban policy debated, 351–57;

  Democratic Convention, 312—13;

  economic factors in, 309–10;

  election returns and Nixon’s concession, 376–99;

  Kennedy’s campaigning in, 335–36, 358, 363, 365, 396;

  Lodge pledges Negro in Cabinet, 350–51, 365, 419;

  Nixon presides over counting of electoral votes, 415–16;

  Nixon’s general analysis of election, 418–23;

  Nixon’s illnesses in, 326–28, 330, 331–32, 340–41;

  Nixon’s return to Washington after campaign, 398–403, 410–11;

  Nixon’s preparation for, 301–9;

  polls in, 309, 320, 329–30, 358–59, 381, 382, 407, 422;

  religion in, 307–8, 317, 327–29, 353, 364–68, 392–93, 421;

  Republican Convention, 313, 316–20;

  “rump” congressional session during, 312, 324;

  statistics on, 411–12;

  U-2 and, 311, 345; see also Rockefeller, Nelson; Television debates

  Niven, Paul, 388

  Nixon, Don, 398

  Nixon, Pat, 46, 48, 83, 88, 128, 172, 204, 403, 406, 414–15, 417, 424;

  in Burma, 201 n.;

  and heart attack, 133–34, 141, 144;

  in 1952 campaign, 75, 78, 87, 93, 104, 112–13, 118;

  in 1960 campaign, 321, 374, 377, 379, 386–90, 392, 398–401;

  in Poland, 283–84;

  on Russian trip, 242, 247, 263, 266–68;

  on South American trip, 187–90, 194, 197, 214–20, 224, 227–28

  Nixon, Richard M.: accused of bribing Soviet citizens, 249, 279–80;

  on atomic test ban, 269–70, 361;

  in Burma, 20 n.;

  on civil rights, 325, 362–63;

  decision to run again for Vice President, 158–67;

  on decision-making, 200;

  on dictatorships in South America, 191–92, 228, 229–30;

  early history of, 12, 295–97;

  on effects of photography, 135;

  and Eisenhower’s heart attack, 131–64;

 

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