Category Archives: Richard Nixon

TV Writers Go on Strike Over Residuals

“I Wish He'd Finish His Cartoon Before He Takes His Coffee Break.”View this photo Akron has slipper sox! President Eisenhower, the man of the decade, according to a Gallup poll, goes bird hunting. A radioactive waste disposal company in Long … Continue reading

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Suspect Held in Girl’s Abduction, Killing

Art Buchwald talks to Gregory Corso on the rise of the Beats. "This is going to be a great age," Corso says. "I can feel it. If we can only get some beatniks in the armies of the world we … Continue reading

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Hundreds Search for Missing Girl

  Times editorial cartoonist  Bruce Russell on Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Republican Vice President Richard Nixon in the New Hampshire primary.   Mary Lou Olson, 10, vanishes after leaving her home at 1120 E Avenue, National City. Although … Continue reading

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Nixon’s Role in Settling Steel Strike

  Tony Perkins — Hollywood's mixed-up young movie star! And why does Jerry West go to pieces against a mediocre team? Jan. 5, 1960: The Times publishes what’s known in the trade as a “tick tock” on Vice President Richard … Continue reading

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 4, 1960

'Blacklist' Charge Brings an Answer     The controversy over Hollywood's real or fancied "blacklist" has had more than a decade to smolder down to embers, but it's still burning.     The issue is kept alive by extremists.  But occasionally, it's … Continue reading

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Nixon Flight Sets Record

Aided by a strong tailwind, the American Airlines 707 carrying Vice President Nixon makes the trip from Los Angeles to Washington-Baltimore Friendship Airport in 3 hours, 39 minutes, a new record for a commercial aircraft.     Jan. 4, 1960: … Continue reading

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Kennedy Makes It Official

If elected, Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) , 42, would be the second-youngest president (after Theodore Roosevelt) and the first Roman Catholic in the White House, The Times says.  Vice President Nixon has no comment on Sen. Kennedy’s announcement. Jan. … Continue reading

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Kennedy to Enter Presidential Race

  Jan. 2, 1960: Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) is expected to declare himself a candidate in the 1960 presidential race.

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Predictions for Presidential Race

“Who Will Be Elected President in November?” Our future president hosts the warm-up to the Rose Parade! Vice President Richard Nixon, the Rose Parade grand marshal, with Rose Queen Margarethe Bertelson and her court at Wrigley mansion. Pat Nixon is … Continue reading

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Predictions for the 1960s

Dec. 27, 1959: The Times leads with the Nixon-Rockefeller story.    Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) expresses strong support for Nixon.   Times Political Editor Kyle Palmer, as to be expected, is all for Nixon.   Nixon calls for job training … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 26, 1959

Paper in a Trash Pile     Another frantic call came into the county sanitation office the other day.  This time it was a woman on the west side excitedly reporting she'd inadvertently discarded her divorce papers in the trash can.  … Continue reading

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 26, 1959

Tipping Tip: Don't Forget Your Barber     As we approach the turn of a new decade, the soundest advice I can offer you for a long, full life is never lie to your doctor or your lawyer.     And above … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 25, 1959

  Ribbing St. Nick     In December, 1823, Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) wrote a poem titled "A Visit From St. Nicholas" which, as everyone knows, began: 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 21, 1959

   Death in December     The National Safety Council has focused its apprehension this Christmas on the office party.  Before me as I write this is its Drinking and Driving Fact Sheet, a sobering document.    It begins, "During 11 … Continue reading

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Antiwar Film Premieres Around the World

  Stanley Kramer's “On the Beach” opens in 18 countries. "Linus Pauling, a Nobel Prize winner: 'It may be that someday we can look back and say 'On the Beach' is the picture that saved the world." The movie that … Continue reading

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December 17, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

We Have Living Dead Living in Red China Historically, war is a cold fact of life. And one of its most terrifying aspects is that some men conscripted by their nations to fight are swallowed up and lost in its … Continue reading

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Shooting Victim’s Father Accused of Seeking Revenge

  Tony Reno says he was attacked by Fred Whalen, the father of shooting victim Jack “the Enforcer” Whalen. Dec. 16, 1959: Vice President Richard Nixon holds a wide margin among Republican voters over all other GOP contenders in the … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 2, 1959

  Oath Era     Harvard and Yale, you may have read, withdrew recently from the federal student loan program in protest over the required loyalty oath.  Their action meant a substantial sacrifice, involving more than $500,000.  It also brought into … Continue reading

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Nov. 27, 1959

  Baby Given Away by Unwed Mother     Yesterday was Thanksgiving but the girl who wandered timidly into my office wasn't giving thanks.     Her green eyes were rimmed with red as she sat down.     "The lady in the … Continue reading

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November 25, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Vice President Richard Nixon will be grand marshal of the Rose Parade! There Must Be Some Kind Answer to This (News item) Mrs. Carol Carpenter, 19, was arraigned in Los Angeles Municipal Court yesterday on felony child-desertion charges . . … Continue reading

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