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Richard Nixon Presidential Library White House Special Files Collection Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description 62 15 07/12/1962 Memo Memo from RMW to Bob Haldeman about attached correspondence from Charles Edwards. 1 pg. 62 15 08/10/1962 Letter Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ross Wurm. 1 pg. Attached to previous. 62 15 n.d. Memo Handwritten note. 1 pg. 62 15 07/16/1962 Memo Memo from RMW to Bob Haldeman about Ralph Bunje. 1 pg. Attached to previous. Duplicates not scanned. 62 15 n.d. Memo Memo to state chairmen and director, Nixon for Governor Campaign, LA, California. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. 62 15 07/10/1962 Letter Letter from H.R. Haldeman to Ross Wurm. 1 pg. Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Page 1 of 3

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Page 1: White House Special Files Box 62 Folder 15 · Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description 62 15 07/12/1962 Memo Memo from RMW to Bob Haldeman

Richard Nixon Presidential LibraryWhite House Special Files CollectionFolder List

Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description

62 15 07121962 Memo Memo from RMW to Bob Haldeman about attached correspondence from Charles Edwards 1 pg

62 15 08101962 Letter Letter from HR Haldeman to Ross Wurm 1 pg Attached to previous

62 15 nd Memo Handwritten note 1 pg

62 15 07161962 Memo Memo from RMW to Bob Haldeman about Ralph Bunje 1 pg Attached to previous Duplicates not scanned

62 15 nd Memo Memo to state chairmen and director Nixon for Governor Campaign LA California 1 pg Duplicate not scanned

62 15 07101962 Letter Letter from HR Haldeman to Ross Wurm 1 pg

Tuesday August 28 2007 Page 1 of 3

Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description

62 15 07261962 Letter Letter from HR Haldeman to John Veneman 7 pgs including attachment Envelope not scanned

62 15 07201962 Memo Memo from Rose Mary Woods to Bob Haldeman about attached memo from John Veneman 2 pgs including attachment Duplicate memo not scanned Attached to previous

62 15 08081962 Letter Letter from HR Haldeman to Raymond Vandergriff 1 pg

62 15 06141962 Letter Letter from HR Haldeman to Jack Pickett 1 pg

62 15 06221962 Letter Letter from HR Haldeman to Keith Yetter 1 pg

62 15 06181962 Report Statement of John Veneman Chariman of the Ranchers for Shell Committee 1 pg

62 15 05241962 Newsletter Farmers for Nixon newsletter News for Farmers for Nixon 2 pgs

Tuesday August 28 2007 Page 2 of 3

Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description

62 15 nd Memo Handwritten note 1 pg

62 15 05221962 Letter Letter from HR Haldeman to Ross Wurm 1 pg

62 15 05211962 Letter Letter from Ross Wurm to HR Haldeman 1 pg Newspaper clipping not scanned Attached to previous

62 15 05211962 Letter Letter from HR Haldeman to Ralph Bunje 1 pg

62 15 05171962 Letter Letter from Ralph Bunje to HR Haldeman 2 pgs Attached to previous

Tuesday August 28 2007 Page 3 of 3

INTER-OFFIC E MEMORANDUM

Nixon for Gov or

B ob Haldeman Date July 12 1962To

RMW From

bi Attached C or r esp ondence from Charle s S Edwards )Su ject

Edwards Turk ey Ranch

Distribution J

RN w a s i mpress ed w i t h th es e p e opl e wh e n

h e s a w them so mayb e ve should g et some o ne to c o n t a c t Charles

IEdwards t o s ee if h e w ill b ec om e a c tive in the campaign I

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Aupat 10 1962

Dear lDaa

Attached redlwd flOIB Char1ea 8 Iclwara 18 alooa for your infonat1oa

I ure _ put thU fellow ill touch with the r = boa clurtaa tt PrimaJy Vill appreciate your checldD8 on it _wever aDd if he tt heeD contacted will 0 fol1QW thmuah RlI tmpr with the people (Tuslce7 of California) whea u _ t- aM WIlU to they have been bnuaht into the e8ipamplp

Many thankbullbull

S1DcUely

B I Bal

Mr los Wurm PO lox 3186 Modsto Campl1fonia

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101 State Chairman Jtnd Director Nixon For Governor CampaIln Los Angeles Californ1a

SlJBIDT 1n Intensif ied Cal1fornia Agr leulture and LlvetoclaDen IS Drive in support of Richard H1xon Por Governor

PROPOSAL To organize a California AgrIculture and Llvestoclalens Committee Nixon For Governor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernator ial c and Idate name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and livestockmen as Chairman VLe ClatrmaD and county or area r epr e sentatIve s

(b) to establish a com~itt8e office or desk in Sacramento probably 1r c en june tion wi th the Sacr amen to County Nixon For Governor Off lee on lith Street CT s e parate Ly if desired (no expense here)

(2) tJ pu bl l sh and d ls scrr i n ate to the editors of California nENSshypapers primarily th~ rural press weeklies through the above appoInted COLin ty or area representatives ag r rcu l tura L ard livestock news releases and newsl c t te r s d~31ing with pr ob lems in California agriculture and t h e l ive s tcc k Ln-rus tr y t oge ther with the views and positions thereon of the Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard M Nixon

(rj) th abov e news r e Le ase s and ncw s Le t te r s are to be sent out under t1e Irastbead cr (11 thE IGtterhpad of the cu~lttef to its county c~ area r0present3tives ~y mail from Sacramento OT Fairfield

(n) the ag r Jc ul tur at c xn pa i gn ne s materials arc to be prepared by Fuymcnd Vandegriff whc willtct as campaign director for this committee Mr V ande gr-Lff w i I L ar r anse 1~r the printi ng of the news releases by the pr cc e oa me th od on 01 tWttll wei-ght paper and for the clerical work of add r e s s ing tLe laquonve Lope s toge the r with their posting

(f) alI agric u l t ur a l newS reLea se s of the c ommlt te e can be screened in adv anc s cf -Lis s emina t Lci by Nixon c aruj-a i gn d Lr ec t or s in either San Fr-anc J sc o or L~3 angE-les if DeC6SSGlry but most cf me releases will be ou i Lt around a l r sa-iy estCiJlshed ~~xon positions on ag r tc ul t ure or those I+~ich will be sr bmi tte d f or -p8(1-31 c l e ar anc e by campaign headquarters

FEQUIRE0 OF NIXON feR GOVErKOH STATE CHAlRMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of the idea an d the naming of the state-wide committee its cn a irman and specific county or area committee representatIves

(b) directions to corr~ittee chairman and members and to Los Angeles staff to send agricultural issue materials and Nixon positicn statements t thE committee campaign director Mr Vandegriffj

(c) prepare news rele a se s for lac aI papers on comml ttee a pP01ntmsnts particularly for use by rural weeklies ~~ c-4I(-uI liJ--fI-ttl Clf ftL( ~4~~~middot

(d) approve the e s t imate d cost of the paper pr Lnt Lng of letterheads about 5000 sndenvelopes soft prcc e s s paper 20 weicht eat 100_

(e) approve th~ expenditure for necessary postaa8 est iDO andshyestimated $25 for stencils and ink for a total bUdget of $~25

(f) the aim of the C ommittee C ampa ign manager is to prepare at least twenty worthy news articles for dissemination which deal with agricultural i3sues and state Nixon remed1es therefor

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTEDg ~ a~~j~~bRAYM~D~ ~rWln~fiFF

Manager Solano County Taxpayers 325 San Jose Avenue Association 709 Jackson St Fairfield California Fairfield Calif HA 5-8145 HA 5-0169 Home

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SUB~T An Int naif ad C ltorni ilrlculture anc1 Live toe n Drive in support ichard HIxon Govern

PROPOSAL To organize a Callorn Agr culture and Live toeD 0 s Committee Nixon For G vernor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernatorial candldat name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and llvestockm n as Chairman Vice Chairman and c ounty or area representative

(b) to establish a committee office or desk in Sacramento probably 1n onjunction with the Sacramen 0 County Nixon Fo~ Governor Oftice on 11th Street or separately if desired (no expense here)

(c) to pUblish and disseminate to the editors of California nev shypapers prim rily the rural press weeklies through the above appointed county or area representatlves agricultural and livestoc ne~s releases and ne~sletters d~aling with problems in California agriculture and the livestock industry together with the vie~s and positions thereon of the Republican guberna~ori 1 candidate Richard M Nixon

(d) th~ above news releaSES and newsletters are to be sent out unde r the mas head J1 ( 1 the Le t t e rhe ad of the comm1ttee to its c ounty or area representatves by mall from Sacramento or Fairfield

(e) tha agricultural c1mpQign news mate 1als are to be prep red by Raymond Vandegriff who will ac t as campaign director for this committee ir Vandegriff iJl ar r anze frr the printing of the news r e l e se s by the

pr oc e s meth od on soft twenty weight p per and for the clerical work of addressing tLe 8nve10pes toge -he r with their posting

(f) all agr I cuI t ur a l news re ease s of the c omm t tee c an be screened in advanc e of dis seminat I o 1 by ixon cam aign direc t r in i ther San Franc seQ or LJs Angeles if necessary but most uf th r Ie e viII b built around already established N~xon positions un agrlcul~ure or those hich ill be sibmi t ed for special clearance by camp ign headqu ter

REQUIRED OF NIXON FOR GOVERNOR STATE CHAffiMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of trie idea and the naming of the state-wide ommltt t its chairman and specific county

(b) directions to ommittee ch irman and members and 0 Los Angeles staff to s~nd agricultural issue ma erials and Nixon position ta nts t o the committee campaign director Mr Vande riff

(c) prepare news releases for local pa~ rs on commltt e ppo1nt ant particularl~~fuse by rural veekli s ~~ c- 4I~~lt fr~ Itpoundr ~~~v~middot

Cd) approve the estimated cos of the paper printl 0 let rh ad

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RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED

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Manager Solano County Taxpayers 325 San Jose ampvenue Association 709 Jackson St Fairfield California Fai fleld Cal f H 5-8145 HA 5-0169 Home

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July 10 1962

Dear Ross

Thanks for your note of July 5th I have juat returned to the office today after a short breather but did want you to know we will try to give you answers on your three dates just a quickly as possible

Thes meeting not only have to be cleared with the candidate but also coordinated with the schedule of the other candidates so there is no conflict or overLapptng within anyone area

I hope to be able to clear the meeting with the Southern california Dairymen first and then will have our Schedule Office advise you direct in connection with the Lakeport barbecue and meeting with the vegetable grower in Sacramento

We appreciate your help Robullbullbull

Sincerely

H R Haldeman

Mr Ross Wurm Robullbull Wurm and ~soc1ate8

PO Box 630 Modesto California

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INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM

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(JCft Iv To Bob Haldeman 0 From Rose Mary Woods

Subject Attached memo from John Veneman

Distribution

RN said to forward the attached memo from

John Veneman t o you for consideration in scheduling

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IEHO TO HN

In conversation with Ross wurm he has Lnfo rme d me that thpre are exoo sures available before aricultural groups Ihe se could c worked in during the month of AUEust and ear Iy September pri or to tre kickoff of the formal canpaign

Arrancments can be made fJr apperrance s be f ore th~ fo Ll owing gr~u~Js (1) ~)outhern CaLi f or rri a dairymen ~Lt ICrotts Berry Farm or Disney l and Representation from da i ryrien from t he ent Lre southern pa r t of Ca1 ifornia () Northern Califor nia vesetable growers at Sacramento or Stockton Representatives of 3uch o omraod ity g r oupa as tomato aspar-arus sUiarheet crops and this wou Ld include West Side Delta and ~acramento valley farmers (3) Lake county barbecue at Lakenort Local Groups pronri se to turn trte entire county out fCJr mid-day barbecue

It is my opinion that w should cap i talize on the d l saenai on Pot Br-ow n has ~onCr8ted in agricultural c irc Le s I have fou nd from e xpe r ie nc e that farme ra in eneral are more i lling to c ontrLmte to campaigns and are more vocal in their discussions about poitics before STOUpS than are business or professi0nal J8ople

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June 22 1962

Dear Keith

Thanks very much for your letter of June 20th

Although did not bullbull a policy participate 1n any paid political advertising program during the primary it would be my thought something along tbb line might develop in the coming month We will certainly keep the California Farmer in mind

You are absolutely r1ght in contactina ID Warm in Modesto regarding this activity and I would suggeat you cont1Due to keep in touch with him

Thanks qain for writiDg and best regardbullbull

Sincerely

B I Halclean

Mr Keith B Yetter Director of Advertl1Dg Sale California r~r

83 Stevenson Street SaD Francisco 5 California

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Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

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MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

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Page 2 - RiUS FOR FARlIERS FOR NIXON - Iiay 24 1962

3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

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BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

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May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

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RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

Page 2: White House Special Files Box 62 Folder 15 · Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description 62 15 07/12/1962 Memo Memo from RMW to Bob Haldeman

Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description

62 15 07261962 Letter Letter from HR Haldeman to John Veneman 7 pgs including attachment Envelope not scanned

62 15 07201962 Memo Memo from Rose Mary Woods to Bob Haldeman about attached memo from John Veneman 2 pgs including attachment Duplicate memo not scanned Attached to previous

62 15 08081962 Letter Letter from HR Haldeman to Raymond Vandergriff 1 pg

62 15 06141962 Letter Letter from HR Haldeman to Jack Pickett 1 pg

62 15 06221962 Letter Letter from HR Haldeman to Keith Yetter 1 pg

62 15 06181962 Report Statement of John Veneman Chariman of the Ranchers for Shell Committee 1 pg

62 15 05241962 Newsletter Farmers for Nixon newsletter News for Farmers for Nixon 2 pgs

Tuesday August 28 2007 Page 2 of 3

Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description

62 15 nd Memo Handwritten note 1 pg

62 15 05221962 Letter Letter from HR Haldeman to Ross Wurm 1 pg

62 15 05211962 Letter Letter from Ross Wurm to HR Haldeman 1 pg Newspaper clipping not scanned Attached to previous

62 15 05211962 Letter Letter from HR Haldeman to Ralph Bunje 1 pg

62 15 05171962 Letter Letter from Ralph Bunje to HR Haldeman 2 pgs Attached to previous

Tuesday August 28 2007 Page 3 of 3

INTER-OFFIC E MEMORANDUM

Nixon for Gov or

B ob Haldeman Date July 12 1962To

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Aupat 10 1962

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101 State Chairman Jtnd Director Nixon For Governor CampaIln Los Angeles Californ1a

SlJBIDT 1n Intensif ied Cal1fornia Agr leulture and LlvetoclaDen IS Drive in support of Richard H1xon Por Governor

PROPOSAL To organize a California AgrIculture and Llvestoclalens Committee Nixon For Governor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernator ial c and Idate name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and livestockmen as Chairman VLe ClatrmaD and county or area r epr e sentatIve s

(b) to establish a com~itt8e office or desk in Sacramento probably 1r c en june tion wi th the Sacr amen to County Nixon For Governor Off lee on lith Street CT s e parate Ly if desired (no expense here)

(2) tJ pu bl l sh and d ls scrr i n ate to the editors of California nENSshypapers primarily th~ rural press weeklies through the above appoInted COLin ty or area representatives ag r rcu l tura L ard livestock news releases and newsl c t te r s d~31ing with pr ob lems in California agriculture and t h e l ive s tcc k Ln-rus tr y t oge ther with the views and positions thereon of the Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard M Nixon

(rj) th abov e news r e Le ase s and ncw s Le t te r s are to be sent out under t1e Irastbead cr (11 thE IGtterhpad of the cu~lttef to its county c~ area r0present3tives ~y mail from Sacramento OT Fairfield

(n) the ag r Jc ul tur at c xn pa i gn ne s materials arc to be prepared by Fuymcnd Vandegriff whc willtct as campaign director for this committee Mr V ande gr-Lff w i I L ar r anse 1~r the printi ng of the news releases by the pr cc e oa me th od on 01 tWttll wei-ght paper and for the clerical work of add r e s s ing tLe laquonve Lope s toge the r with their posting

(f) alI agric u l t ur a l newS reLea se s of the c ommlt te e can be screened in adv anc s cf -Lis s emina t Lci by Nixon c aruj-a i gn d Lr ec t or s in either San Fr-anc J sc o or L~3 angE-les if DeC6SSGlry but most cf me releases will be ou i Lt around a l r sa-iy estCiJlshed ~~xon positions on ag r tc ul t ure or those I+~ich will be sr bmi tte d f or -p8(1-31 c l e ar anc e by campaign headquarters

FEQUIRE0 OF NIXON feR GOVErKOH STATE CHAlRMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of the idea an d the naming of the state-wide committee its cn a irman and specific county or area committee representatIves

(b) directions to corr~ittee chairman and members and to Los Angeles staff to send agricultural issue materials and Nixon positicn statements t thE committee campaign director Mr Vandegriffj

(c) prepare news rele a se s for lac aI papers on comml ttee a pP01ntmsnts particularly for use by rural weeklies ~~ c-4I(-uI liJ--fI-ttl Clf ftL( ~4~~~middot

(d) approve the e s t imate d cost of the paper pr Lnt Lng of letterheads about 5000 sndenvelopes soft prcc e s s paper 20 weicht eat 100_

(e) approve th~ expenditure for necessary postaa8 est iDO andshyestimated $25 for stencils and ink for a total bUdget of $~25

(f) the aim of the C ommittee C ampa ign manager is to prepare at least twenty worthy news articles for dissemination which deal with agricultural i3sues and state Nixon remed1es therefor

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTEDg ~ a~~j~~bRAYM~D~ ~rWln~fiFF

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SUB~T An Int naif ad C ltorni ilrlculture anc1 Live toe n Drive in support ichard HIxon Govern

PROPOSAL To organize a Callorn Agr culture and Live toeD 0 s Committee Nixon For G vernor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernatorial candldat name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and llvestockm n as Chairman Vice Chairman and c ounty or area representative

(b) to establish a committee office or desk in Sacramento probably 1n onjunction with the Sacramen 0 County Nixon Fo~ Governor Oftice on 11th Street or separately if desired (no expense here)

(c) to pUblish and disseminate to the editors of California nev shypapers prim rily the rural press weeklies through the above appointed county or area representatlves agricultural and livestoc ne~s releases and ne~sletters d~aling with problems in California agriculture and the livestock industry together with the vie~s and positions thereon of the Republican guberna~ori 1 candidate Richard M Nixon

(d) th~ above news releaSES and newsletters are to be sent out unde r the mas head J1 ( 1 the Le t t e rhe ad of the comm1ttee to its c ounty or area representatves by mall from Sacramento or Fairfield

(e) tha agricultural c1mpQign news mate 1als are to be prep red by Raymond Vandegriff who will ac t as campaign director for this committee ir Vandegriff iJl ar r anze frr the printing of the news r e l e se s by the

pr oc e s meth od on soft twenty weight p per and for the clerical work of addressing tLe 8nve10pes toge -he r with their posting

(f) all agr I cuI t ur a l news re ease s of the c omm t tee c an be screened in advanc e of dis seminat I o 1 by ixon cam aign direc t r in i ther San Franc seQ or LJs Angeles if necessary but most uf th r Ie e viII b built around already established N~xon positions un agrlcul~ure or those hich ill be sibmi t ed for special clearance by camp ign headqu ter

REQUIRED OF NIXON FOR GOVERNOR STATE CHAffiMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of trie idea and the naming of the state-wide ommltt t its chairman and specific county

(b) directions to ommittee ch irman and members and 0 Los Angeles staff to s~nd agricultural issue ma erials and Nixon position ta nts t o the committee campaign director Mr Vande riff

(c) prepare news releases for local pa~ rs on commltt e ppo1nt ant particularl~~fuse by rural veekli s ~~ c- 4I~~lt fr~ Itpoundr ~~~v~middot

Cd) approve the estimated cos of the paper printl 0 let rh ad

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July 10 1962

Dear Ross

Thanks for your note of July 5th I have juat returned to the office today after a short breather but did want you to know we will try to give you answers on your three dates just a quickly as possible

Thes meeting not only have to be cleared with the candidate but also coordinated with the schedule of the other candidates so there is no conflict or overLapptng within anyone area

I hope to be able to clear the meeting with the Southern california Dairymen first and then will have our Schedule Office advise you direct in connection with the Lakeport barbecue and meeting with the vegetable grower in Sacramento

We appreciate your help Robullbullbull

Sincerely

H R Haldeman

Mr Ross Wurm Robullbull Wurm and ~soc1ate8

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In conversation with Ross wurm he has Lnfo rme d me that thpre are exoo sures available before aricultural groups Ihe se could c worked in during the month of AUEust and ear Iy September pri or to tre kickoff of the formal canpaign

Arrancments can be made fJr apperrance s be f ore th~ fo Ll owing gr~u~Js (1) ~)outhern CaLi f or rri a dairymen ~Lt ICrotts Berry Farm or Disney l and Representation from da i ryrien from t he ent Lre southern pa r t of Ca1 ifornia () Northern Califor nia vesetable growers at Sacramento or Stockton Representatives of 3uch o omraod ity g r oupa as tomato aspar-arus sUiarheet crops and this wou Ld include West Side Delta and ~acramento valley farmers (3) Lake county barbecue at Lakenort Local Groups pronri se to turn trte entire county out fCJr mid-day barbecue

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June 22 1962

Dear Keith

Thanks very much for your letter of June 20th

Although did not bullbull a policy participate 1n any paid political advertising program during the primary it would be my thought something along tbb line might develop in the coming month We will certainly keep the California Farmer in mind

You are absolutely r1ght in contactina ID Warm in Modesto regarding this activity and I would suggeat you cont1Due to keep in touch with him

Thanks qain for writiDg and best regardbullbull

Sincerely

B I Halclean

Mr Keith B Yetter Director of Advertl1Dg Sale California r~r

83 Stevenson Street SaD Francisco 5 California

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Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

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MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

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3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

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BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

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May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

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1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

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RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

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Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description

62 15 nd Memo Handwritten note 1 pg

62 15 05221962 Letter Letter from HR Haldeman to Ross Wurm 1 pg

62 15 05211962 Letter Letter from Ross Wurm to HR Haldeman 1 pg Newspaper clipping not scanned Attached to previous

62 15 05211962 Letter Letter from HR Haldeman to Ralph Bunje 1 pg

62 15 05171962 Letter Letter from Ralph Bunje to HR Haldeman 2 pgs Attached to previous

Tuesday August 28 2007 Page 3 of 3

INTER-OFFIC E MEMORANDUM

Nixon for Gov or

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Aupat 10 1962

Dear lDaa

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101 State Chairman Jtnd Director Nixon For Governor CampaIln Los Angeles Californ1a

SlJBIDT 1n Intensif ied Cal1fornia Agr leulture and LlvetoclaDen IS Drive in support of Richard H1xon Por Governor

PROPOSAL To organize a California AgrIculture and Llvestoclalens Committee Nixon For Governor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernator ial c and Idate name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and livestockmen as Chairman VLe ClatrmaD and county or area r epr e sentatIve s

(b) to establish a com~itt8e office or desk in Sacramento probably 1r c en june tion wi th the Sacr amen to County Nixon For Governor Off lee on lith Street CT s e parate Ly if desired (no expense here)

(2) tJ pu bl l sh and d ls scrr i n ate to the editors of California nENSshypapers primarily th~ rural press weeklies through the above appoInted COLin ty or area representatives ag r rcu l tura L ard livestock news releases and newsl c t te r s d~31ing with pr ob lems in California agriculture and t h e l ive s tcc k Ln-rus tr y t oge ther with the views and positions thereon of the Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard M Nixon

(rj) th abov e news r e Le ase s and ncw s Le t te r s are to be sent out under t1e Irastbead cr (11 thE IGtterhpad of the cu~lttef to its county c~ area r0present3tives ~y mail from Sacramento OT Fairfield

(n) the ag r Jc ul tur at c xn pa i gn ne s materials arc to be prepared by Fuymcnd Vandegriff whc willtct as campaign director for this committee Mr V ande gr-Lff w i I L ar r anse 1~r the printi ng of the news releases by the pr cc e oa me th od on 01 tWttll wei-ght paper and for the clerical work of add r e s s ing tLe laquonve Lope s toge the r with their posting

(f) alI agric u l t ur a l newS reLea se s of the c ommlt te e can be screened in adv anc s cf -Lis s emina t Lci by Nixon c aruj-a i gn d Lr ec t or s in either San Fr-anc J sc o or L~3 angE-les if DeC6SSGlry but most cf me releases will be ou i Lt around a l r sa-iy estCiJlshed ~~xon positions on ag r tc ul t ure or those I+~ich will be sr bmi tte d f or -p8(1-31 c l e ar anc e by campaign headquarters

FEQUIRE0 OF NIXON feR GOVErKOH STATE CHAlRMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of the idea an d the naming of the state-wide committee its cn a irman and specific county or area committee representatIves

(b) directions to corr~ittee chairman and members and to Los Angeles staff to send agricultural issue materials and Nixon positicn statements t thE committee campaign director Mr Vandegriffj

(c) prepare news rele a se s for lac aI papers on comml ttee a pP01ntmsnts particularly for use by rural weeklies ~~ c-4I(-uI liJ--fI-ttl Clf ftL( ~4~~~middot

(d) approve the e s t imate d cost of the paper pr Lnt Lng of letterheads about 5000 sndenvelopes soft prcc e s s paper 20 weicht eat 100_

(e) approve th~ expenditure for necessary postaa8 est iDO andshyestimated $25 for stencils and ink for a total bUdget of $~25

(f) the aim of the C ommittee C ampa ign manager is to prepare at least twenty worthy news articles for dissemination which deal with agricultural i3sues and state Nixon remed1es therefor

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PROPOSAL To organize a Callorn Agr culture and Live toeD 0 s Committee Nixon For G vernor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernatorial candldat name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and llvestockm n as Chairman Vice Chairman and c ounty or area representative

(b) to establish a committee office or desk in Sacramento probably 1n onjunction with the Sacramen 0 County Nixon Fo~ Governor Oftice on 11th Street or separately if desired (no expense here)

(c) to pUblish and disseminate to the editors of California nev shypapers prim rily the rural press weeklies through the above appointed county or area representatlves agricultural and livestoc ne~s releases and ne~sletters d~aling with problems in California agriculture and the livestock industry together with the vie~s and positions thereon of the Republican guberna~ori 1 candidate Richard M Nixon

(d) th~ above news releaSES and newsletters are to be sent out unde r the mas head J1 ( 1 the Le t t e rhe ad of the comm1ttee to its c ounty or area representatves by mall from Sacramento or Fairfield

(e) tha agricultural c1mpQign news mate 1als are to be prep red by Raymond Vandegriff who will ac t as campaign director for this committee ir Vandegriff iJl ar r anze frr the printing of the news r e l e se s by the

pr oc e s meth od on soft twenty weight p per and for the clerical work of addressing tLe 8nve10pes toge -he r with their posting

(f) all agr I cuI t ur a l news re ease s of the c omm t tee c an be screened in advanc e of dis seminat I o 1 by ixon cam aign direc t r in i ther San Franc seQ or LJs Angeles if necessary but most uf th r Ie e viII b built around already established N~xon positions un agrlcul~ure or those hich ill be sibmi t ed for special clearance by camp ign headqu ter

REQUIRED OF NIXON FOR GOVERNOR STATE CHAffiMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of trie idea and the naming of the state-wide ommltt t its chairman and specific county

(b) directions to ommittee ch irman and members and 0 Los Angeles staff to s~nd agricultural issue ma erials and Nixon position ta nts t o the committee campaign director Mr Vande riff

(c) prepare news releases for local pa~ rs on commltt e ppo1nt ant particularl~~fuse by rural veekli s ~~ c- 4I~~lt fr~ Itpoundr ~~~v~middot

Cd) approve the estimated cos of the paper printl 0 let rh ad

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July 10 1962

Dear Ross

Thanks for your note of July 5th I have juat returned to the office today after a short breather but did want you to know we will try to give you answers on your three dates just a quickly as possible

Thes meeting not only have to be cleared with the candidate but also coordinated with the schedule of the other candidates so there is no conflict or overLapptng within anyone area

I hope to be able to clear the meeting with the Southern california Dairymen first and then will have our Schedule Office advise you direct in connection with the Lakeport barbecue and meeting with the vegetable grower in Sacramento

We appreciate your help Robullbullbull

Sincerely

H R Haldeman

Mr Ross Wurm Robullbull Wurm and ~soc1ate8

PO Box 630 Modesto California

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In conversation with Ross wurm he has Lnfo rme d me that thpre are exoo sures available before aricultural groups Ihe se could c worked in during the month of AUEust and ear Iy September pri or to tre kickoff of the formal canpaign

Arrancments can be made fJr apperrance s be f ore th~ fo Ll owing gr~u~Js (1) ~)outhern CaLi f or rri a dairymen ~Lt ICrotts Berry Farm or Disney l and Representation from da i ryrien from t he ent Lre southern pa r t of Ca1 ifornia () Northern Califor nia vesetable growers at Sacramento or Stockton Representatives of 3uch o omraod ity g r oupa as tomato aspar-arus sUiarheet crops and this wou Ld include West Side Delta and ~acramento valley farmers (3) Lake county barbecue at Lakenort Local Groups pronri se to turn trte entire county out fCJr mid-day barbecue

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June 22 1962

Dear Keith

Thanks very much for your letter of June 20th

Although did not bullbull a policy participate 1n any paid political advertising program during the primary it would be my thought something along tbb line might develop in the coming month We will certainly keep the California Farmer in mind

You are absolutely r1ght in contactina ID Warm in Modesto regarding this activity and I would suggeat you cont1Due to keep in touch with him

Thanks qain for writiDg and best regardbullbull

Sincerely

B I Halclean

Mr Keith B Yetter Director of Advertl1Dg Sale California r~r

83 Stevenson Street SaD Francisco 5 California

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Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

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MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

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3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

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May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

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May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

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SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

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101 State Chairman Jtnd Director Nixon For Governor CampaIln Los Angeles Californ1a

SlJBIDT 1n Intensif ied Cal1fornia Agr leulture and LlvetoclaDen IS Drive in support of Richard H1xon Por Governor

PROPOSAL To organize a California AgrIculture and Llvestoclalens Committee Nixon For Governor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernator ial c and Idate name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and livestockmen as Chairman VLe ClatrmaD and county or area r epr e sentatIve s

(b) to establish a com~itt8e office or desk in Sacramento probably 1r c en june tion wi th the Sacr amen to County Nixon For Governor Off lee on lith Street CT s e parate Ly if desired (no expense here)

(2) tJ pu bl l sh and d ls scrr i n ate to the editors of California nENSshypapers primarily th~ rural press weeklies through the above appoInted COLin ty or area representatives ag r rcu l tura L ard livestock news releases and newsl c t te r s d~31ing with pr ob lems in California agriculture and t h e l ive s tcc k Ln-rus tr y t oge ther with the views and positions thereon of the Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard M Nixon

(rj) th abov e news r e Le ase s and ncw s Le t te r s are to be sent out under t1e Irastbead cr (11 thE IGtterhpad of the cu~lttef to its county c~ area r0present3tives ~y mail from Sacramento OT Fairfield

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FEQUIRE0 OF NIXON feR GOVErKOH STATE CHAlRMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of the idea an d the naming of the state-wide committee its cn a irman and specific county or area committee representatIves

(b) directions to corr~ittee chairman and members and to Los Angeles staff to send agricultural issue materials and Nixon positicn statements t thE committee campaign director Mr Vandegriffj

(c) prepare news rele a se s for lac aI papers on comml ttee a pP01ntmsnts particularly for use by rural weeklies ~~ c-4I(-uI liJ--fI-ttl Clf ftL( ~4~~~middot

(d) approve the e s t imate d cost of the paper pr Lnt Lng of letterheads about 5000 sndenvelopes soft prcc e s s paper 20 weicht eat 100_

(e) approve th~ expenditure for necessary postaa8 est iDO andshyestimated $25 for stencils and ink for a total bUdget of $~25

(f) the aim of the C ommittee C ampa ign manager is to prepare at least twenty worthy news articles for dissemination which deal with agricultural i3sues and state Nixon remed1es therefor

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PROPOSAL To organize a Callorn Agr culture and Live toeD 0 s Committee Nixon For G vernor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernatorial candldat name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and llvestockm n as Chairman Vice Chairman and c ounty or area representative

(b) to establish a committee office or desk in Sacramento probably 1n onjunction with the Sacramen 0 County Nixon Fo~ Governor Oftice on 11th Street or separately if desired (no expense here)

(c) to pUblish and disseminate to the editors of California nev shypapers prim rily the rural press weeklies through the above appointed county or area representatlves agricultural and livestoc ne~s releases and ne~sletters d~aling with problems in California agriculture and the livestock industry together with the vie~s and positions thereon of the Republican guberna~ori 1 candidate Richard M Nixon

(d) th~ above news releaSES and newsletters are to be sent out unde r the mas head J1 ( 1 the Le t t e rhe ad of the comm1ttee to its c ounty or area representatves by mall from Sacramento or Fairfield

(e) tha agricultural c1mpQign news mate 1als are to be prep red by Raymond Vandegriff who will ac t as campaign director for this committee ir Vandegriff iJl ar r anze frr the printing of the news r e l e se s by the

pr oc e s meth od on soft twenty weight p per and for the clerical work of addressing tLe 8nve10pes toge -he r with their posting

(f) all agr I cuI t ur a l news re ease s of the c omm t tee c an be screened in advanc e of dis seminat I o 1 by ixon cam aign direc t r in i ther San Franc seQ or LJs Angeles if necessary but most uf th r Ie e viII b built around already established N~xon positions un agrlcul~ure or those hich ill be sibmi t ed for special clearance by camp ign headqu ter

REQUIRED OF NIXON FOR GOVERNOR STATE CHAffiMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of trie idea and the naming of the state-wide ommltt t its chairman and specific county

(b) directions to ommittee ch irman and members and 0 Los Angeles staff to s~nd agricultural issue ma erials and Nixon position ta nts t o the committee campaign director Mr Vande riff

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July 10 1962

Dear Ross

Thanks for your note of July 5th I have juat returned to the office today after a short breather but did want you to know we will try to give you answers on your three dates just a quickly as possible

Thes meeting not only have to be cleared with the candidate but also coordinated with the schedule of the other candidates so there is no conflict or overLapptng within anyone area

I hope to be able to clear the meeting with the Southern california Dairymen first and then will have our Schedule Office advise you direct in connection with the Lakeport barbecue and meeting with the vegetable grower in Sacramento

We appreciate your help Robullbullbull

Sincerely

H R Haldeman

Mr Ross Wurm Robullbull Wurm and ~soc1ate8

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In conversation with Ross wurm he has Lnfo rme d me that thpre are exoo sures available before aricultural groups Ihe se could c worked in during the month of AUEust and ear Iy September pri or to tre kickoff of the formal canpaign

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June 22 1962

Dear Keith

Thanks very much for your letter of June 20th

Although did not bullbull a policy participate 1n any paid political advertising program during the primary it would be my thought something along tbb line might develop in the coming month We will certainly keep the California Farmer in mind

You are absolutely r1ght in contactina ID Warm in Modesto regarding this activity and I would suggeat you cont1Due to keep in touch with him

Thanks qain for writiDg and best regardbullbull

Sincerely

B I Halclean

Mr Keith B Yetter Director of Advertl1Dg Sale California r~r

83 Stevenson Street SaD Francisco 5 California

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Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

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MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

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Page 2 - RiUS FOR FARlIERS FOR NIXON - Iiay 24 1962

3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

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May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

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May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

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1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

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SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

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Aupat 10 1962

Dear lDaa

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SlJBIDT 1n Intensif ied Cal1fornia Agr leulture and LlvetoclaDen IS Drive in support of Richard H1xon Por Governor

PROPOSAL To organize a California AgrIculture and Llvestoclalens Committee Nixon For Governor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernator ial c and Idate name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and livestockmen as Chairman VLe ClatrmaD and county or area r epr e sentatIve s

(b) to establish a com~itt8e office or desk in Sacramento probably 1r c en june tion wi th the Sacr amen to County Nixon For Governor Off lee on lith Street CT s e parate Ly if desired (no expense here)

(2) tJ pu bl l sh and d ls scrr i n ate to the editors of California nENSshypapers primarily th~ rural press weeklies through the above appoInted COLin ty or area representatives ag r rcu l tura L ard livestock news releases and newsl c t te r s d~31ing with pr ob lems in California agriculture and t h e l ive s tcc k Ln-rus tr y t oge ther with the views and positions thereon of the Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard M Nixon

(rj) th abov e news r e Le ase s and ncw s Le t te r s are to be sent out under t1e Irastbead cr (11 thE IGtterhpad of the cu~lttef to its county c~ area r0present3tives ~y mail from Sacramento OT Fairfield

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(f) alI agric u l t ur a l newS reLea se s of the c ommlt te e can be screened in adv anc s cf -Lis s emina t Lci by Nixon c aruj-a i gn d Lr ec t or s in either San Fr-anc J sc o or L~3 angE-les if DeC6SSGlry but most cf me releases will be ou i Lt around a l r sa-iy estCiJlshed ~~xon positions on ag r tc ul t ure or those I+~ich will be sr bmi tte d f or -p8(1-31 c l e ar anc e by campaign headquarters

FEQUIRE0 OF NIXON feR GOVErKOH STATE CHAlRMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of the idea an d the naming of the state-wide committee its cn a irman and specific county or area committee representatIves

(b) directions to corr~ittee chairman and members and to Los Angeles staff to send agricultural issue materials and Nixon positicn statements t thE committee campaign director Mr Vandegriffj

(c) prepare news rele a se s for lac aI papers on comml ttee a pP01ntmsnts particularly for use by rural weeklies ~~ c-4I(-uI liJ--fI-ttl Clf ftL( ~4~~~middot

(d) approve the e s t imate d cost of the paper pr Lnt Lng of letterheads about 5000 sndenvelopes soft prcc e s s paper 20 weicht eat 100_

(e) approve th~ expenditure for necessary postaa8 est iDO andshyestimated $25 for stencils and ink for a total bUdget of $~25

(f) the aim of the C ommittee C ampa ign manager is to prepare at least twenty worthy news articles for dissemination which deal with agricultural i3sues and state Nixon remed1es therefor

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTEDg ~ a~~j~~bRAYM~D~ ~rWln~fiFF

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SUB~T An Int naif ad C ltorni ilrlculture anc1 Live toe n Drive in support ichard HIxon Govern

PROPOSAL To organize a Callorn Agr culture and Live toeD 0 s Committee Nixon For G vernor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernatorial candldat name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and llvestockm n as Chairman Vice Chairman and c ounty or area representative

(b) to establish a committee office or desk in Sacramento probably 1n onjunction with the Sacramen 0 County Nixon Fo~ Governor Oftice on 11th Street or separately if desired (no expense here)

(c) to pUblish and disseminate to the editors of California nev shypapers prim rily the rural press weeklies through the above appointed county or area representatlves agricultural and livestoc ne~s releases and ne~sletters d~aling with problems in California agriculture and the livestock industry together with the vie~s and positions thereon of the Republican guberna~ori 1 candidate Richard M Nixon

(d) th~ above news releaSES and newsletters are to be sent out unde r the mas head J1 ( 1 the Le t t e rhe ad of the comm1ttee to its c ounty or area representatves by mall from Sacramento or Fairfield

(e) tha agricultural c1mpQign news mate 1als are to be prep red by Raymond Vandegriff who will ac t as campaign director for this committee ir Vandegriff iJl ar r anze frr the printing of the news r e l e se s by the

pr oc e s meth od on soft twenty weight p per and for the clerical work of addressing tLe 8nve10pes toge -he r with their posting

(f) all agr I cuI t ur a l news re ease s of the c omm t tee c an be screened in advanc e of dis seminat I o 1 by ixon cam aign direc t r in i ther San Franc seQ or LJs Angeles if necessary but most uf th r Ie e viII b built around already established N~xon positions un agrlcul~ure or those hich ill be sibmi t ed for special clearance by camp ign headqu ter

REQUIRED OF NIXON FOR GOVERNOR STATE CHAffiMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of trie idea and the naming of the state-wide ommltt t its chairman and specific county

(b) directions to ommittee ch irman and members and 0 Los Angeles staff to s~nd agricultural issue ma erials and Nixon position ta nts t o the committee campaign director Mr Vande riff

(c) prepare news releases for local pa~ rs on commltt e ppo1nt ant particularl~~fuse by rural veekli s ~~ c- 4I~~lt fr~ Itpoundr ~~~v~middot

Cd) approve the estimated cos of the paper printl 0 let rh ad

estimated ncils and ink for a total

(f) the aim of the committee campaign manager is to prepare at least t~enty worthy news articles for dissemination which deal with agricultural issues and state Nixon remedies therefor

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July 10 1962

Dear Ross

Thanks for your note of July 5th I have juat returned to the office today after a short breather but did want you to know we will try to give you answers on your three dates just a quickly as possible

Thes meeting not only have to be cleared with the candidate but also coordinated with the schedule of the other candidates so there is no conflict or overLapptng within anyone area

I hope to be able to clear the meeting with the Southern california Dairymen first and then will have our Schedule Office advise you direct in connection with the Lakeport barbecue and meeting with the vegetable grower in Sacramento

We appreciate your help Robullbullbull

Sincerely

H R Haldeman

Mr Ross Wurm Robullbull Wurm and ~soc1ate8

PO Box 630 Modesto California

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In conversation with Ross wurm he has Lnfo rme d me that thpre are exoo sures available before aricultural groups Ihe se could c worked in during the month of AUEust and ear Iy September pri or to tre kickoff of the formal canpaign

Arrancments can be made fJr apperrance s be f ore th~ fo Ll owing gr~u~Js (1) ~)outhern CaLi f or rri a dairymen ~Lt ICrotts Berry Farm or Disney l and Representation from da i ryrien from t he ent Lre southern pa r t of Ca1 ifornia () Northern Califor nia vesetable growers at Sacramento or Stockton Representatives of 3uch o omraod ity g r oupa as tomato aspar-arus sUiarheet crops and this wou Ld include West Side Delta and ~acramento valley farmers (3) Lake county barbecue at Lakenort Local Groups pronri se to turn trte entire county out fCJr mid-day barbecue

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June 22 1962

Dear Keith

Thanks very much for your letter of June 20th

Although did not bullbull a policy participate 1n any paid political advertising program during the primary it would be my thought something along tbb line might develop in the coming month We will certainly keep the California Farmer in mind

You are absolutely r1ght in contactina ID Warm in Modesto regarding this activity and I would suggeat you cont1Due to keep in touch with him

Thanks qain for writiDg and best regardbullbull

Sincerely

B I Halclean

Mr Keith B Yetter Director of Advertl1Dg Sale California r~r

83 Stevenson Street SaD Francisco 5 California

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Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

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MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

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Page 2 - RiUS FOR FARlIERS FOR NIXON - Iiay 24 1962

3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

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BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

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May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

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1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

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RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

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101 State Chairman Jtnd Director Nixon For Governor CampaIln Los Angeles Californ1a

SlJBIDT 1n Intensif ied Cal1fornia Agr leulture and LlvetoclaDen IS Drive in support of Richard H1xon Por Governor

PROPOSAL To organize a California AgrIculture and Llvestoclalens Committee Nixon For Governor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernator ial c and Idate name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and livestockmen as Chairman VLe ClatrmaD and county or area r epr e sentatIve s

(b) to establish a com~itt8e office or desk in Sacramento probably 1r c en june tion wi th the Sacr amen to County Nixon For Governor Off lee on lith Street CT s e parate Ly if desired (no expense here)

(2) tJ pu bl l sh and d ls scrr i n ate to the editors of California nENSshypapers primarily th~ rural press weeklies through the above appoInted COLin ty or area representatives ag r rcu l tura L ard livestock news releases and newsl c t te r s d~31ing with pr ob lems in California agriculture and t h e l ive s tcc k Ln-rus tr y t oge ther with the views and positions thereon of the Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard M Nixon

(rj) th abov e news r e Le ase s and ncw s Le t te r s are to be sent out under t1e Irastbead cr (11 thE IGtterhpad of the cu~lttef to its county c~ area r0present3tives ~y mail from Sacramento OT Fairfield

(n) the ag r Jc ul tur at c xn pa i gn ne s materials arc to be prepared by Fuymcnd Vandegriff whc willtct as campaign director for this committee Mr V ande gr-Lff w i I L ar r anse 1~r the printi ng of the news releases by the pr cc e oa me th od on 01 tWttll wei-ght paper and for the clerical work of add r e s s ing tLe laquonve Lope s toge the r with their posting

(f) alI agric u l t ur a l newS reLea se s of the c ommlt te e can be screened in adv anc s cf -Lis s emina t Lci by Nixon c aruj-a i gn d Lr ec t or s in either San Fr-anc J sc o or L~3 angE-les if DeC6SSGlry but most cf me releases will be ou i Lt around a l r sa-iy estCiJlshed ~~xon positions on ag r tc ul t ure or those I+~ich will be sr bmi tte d f or -p8(1-31 c l e ar anc e by campaign headquarters

FEQUIRE0 OF NIXON feR GOVErKOH STATE CHAlRMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of the idea an d the naming of the state-wide committee its cn a irman and specific county or area committee representatIves

(b) directions to corr~ittee chairman and members and to Los Angeles staff to send agricultural issue materials and Nixon positicn statements t thE committee campaign director Mr Vandegriffj

(c) prepare news rele a se s for lac aI papers on comml ttee a pP01ntmsnts particularly for use by rural weeklies ~~ c-4I(-uI liJ--fI-ttl Clf ftL( ~4~~~middot

(d) approve the e s t imate d cost of the paper pr Lnt Lng of letterheads about 5000 sndenvelopes soft prcc e s s paper 20 weicht eat 100_

(e) approve th~ expenditure for necessary postaa8 est iDO andshyestimated $25 for stencils and ink for a total bUdget of $~25

(f) the aim of the C ommittee C ampa ign manager is to prepare at least twenty worthy news articles for dissemination which deal with agricultural i3sues and state Nixon remed1es therefor

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SUB~T An Int naif ad C ltorni ilrlculture anc1 Live toe n Drive in support ichard HIxon Govern

PROPOSAL To organize a Callorn Agr culture and Live toeD 0 s Committee Nixon For G vernor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernatorial candldat name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and llvestockm n as Chairman Vice Chairman and c ounty or area representative

(b) to establish a committee office or desk in Sacramento probably 1n onjunction with the Sacramen 0 County Nixon Fo~ Governor Oftice on 11th Street or separately if desired (no expense here)

(c) to pUblish and disseminate to the editors of California nev shypapers prim rily the rural press weeklies through the above appointed county or area representatlves agricultural and livestoc ne~s releases and ne~sletters d~aling with problems in California agriculture and the livestock industry together with the vie~s and positions thereon of the Republican guberna~ori 1 candidate Richard M Nixon

(d) th~ above news releaSES and newsletters are to be sent out unde r the mas head J1 ( 1 the Le t t e rhe ad of the comm1ttee to its c ounty or area representatves by mall from Sacramento or Fairfield

(e) tha agricultural c1mpQign news mate 1als are to be prep red by Raymond Vandegriff who will ac t as campaign director for this committee ir Vandegriff iJl ar r anze frr the printing of the news r e l e se s by the

pr oc e s meth od on soft twenty weight p per and for the clerical work of addressing tLe 8nve10pes toge -he r with their posting

(f) all agr I cuI t ur a l news re ease s of the c omm t tee c an be screened in advanc e of dis seminat I o 1 by ixon cam aign direc t r in i ther San Franc seQ or LJs Angeles if necessary but most uf th r Ie e viII b built around already established N~xon positions un agrlcul~ure or those hich ill be sibmi t ed for special clearance by camp ign headqu ter

REQUIRED OF NIXON FOR GOVERNOR STATE CHAffiMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of trie idea and the naming of the state-wide ommltt t its chairman and specific county

(b) directions to ommittee ch irman and members and 0 Los Angeles staff to s~nd agricultural issue ma erials and Nixon position ta nts t o the committee campaign director Mr Vande riff

(c) prepare news releases for local pa~ rs on commltt e ppo1nt ant particularl~~fuse by rural veekli s ~~ c- 4I~~lt fr~ Itpoundr ~~~v~middot

Cd) approve the estimated cos of the paper printl 0 let rh ad

estimated ncils and ink for a total

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July 10 1962

Dear Ross

Thanks for your note of July 5th I have juat returned to the office today after a short breather but did want you to know we will try to give you answers on your three dates just a quickly as possible

Thes meeting not only have to be cleared with the candidate but also coordinated with the schedule of the other candidates so there is no conflict or overLapptng within anyone area

I hope to be able to clear the meeting with the Southern california Dairymen first and then will have our Schedule Office advise you direct in connection with the Lakeport barbecue and meeting with the vegetable grower in Sacramento

We appreciate your help Robullbullbull

Sincerely

H R Haldeman

Mr Ross Wurm Robullbull Wurm and ~soc1ate8

PO Box 630 Modesto California

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INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Nixon for G ~ overnor~)

(JCft Iv To Bob Haldeman 0 From Rose Mary Woods

Subject Attached memo from John Veneman

Distribution

RN said to forward the attached memo from

John Veneman t o you for consideration in scheduling

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July 18 1962

IEHO TO HN

In conversation with Ross wurm he has Lnfo rme d me that thpre are exoo sures available before aricultural groups Ihe se could c worked in during the month of AUEust and ear Iy September pri or to tre kickoff of the formal canpaign

Arrancments can be made fJr apperrance s be f ore th~ fo Ll owing gr~u~Js (1) ~)outhern CaLi f or rri a dairymen ~Lt ICrotts Berry Farm or Disney l and Representation from da i ryrien from t he ent Lre southern pa r t of Ca1 ifornia () Northern Califor nia vesetable growers at Sacramento or Stockton Representatives of 3uch o omraod ity g r oupa as tomato aspar-arus sUiarheet crops and this wou Ld include West Side Delta and ~acramento valley farmers (3) Lake county barbecue at Lakenort Local Groups pronri se to turn trte entire county out fCJr mid-day barbecue

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JUDe 14 1962

Dear Jack

MaDy tNmka fox the e11p fr_ JOur May 19th JuDe 2M 18

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cbo1oe thtl will be 1xon or Irow the -Jorlty of wte1 vl1l __ tile via obot I would tbat DOt only the Caad1clate but our I for Ilxoa will keep )OtI aupl1e4 with bull areat 1 of _cu1al vIl1cdl will help Campl1fenia the via choice bull bull

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June 22 1962

Dear Keith

Thanks very much for your letter of June 20th

Although did not bullbull a policy participate 1n any paid political advertising program during the primary it would be my thought something along tbb line might develop in the coming month We will certainly keep the California Farmer in mind

You are absolutely r1ght in contactina ID Warm in Modesto regarding this activity and I would suggeat you cont1Due to keep in touch with him

Thanks qain for writiDg and best regardbullbull

Sincerely

B I Halclean

Mr Keith B Yetter Director of Advertl1Dg Sale California r~r

83 Stevenson Street SaD Francisco 5 California

ee r Mr Robullbull Wunt

Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

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MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

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3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

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BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

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May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

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1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

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RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

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SlJBIDT 1n Intensif ied Cal1fornia Agr leulture and LlvetoclaDen IS Drive in support of Richard H1xon Por Governor

PROPOSAL To organize a California AgrIculture and Llvestoclalens Committee Nixon For Governor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernator ial c and Idate name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and livestockmen as Chairman VLe ClatrmaD and county or area r epr e sentatIve s

(b) to establish a com~itt8e office or desk in Sacramento probably 1r c en june tion wi th the Sacr amen to County Nixon For Governor Off lee on lith Street CT s e parate Ly if desired (no expense here)

(2) tJ pu bl l sh and d ls scrr i n ate to the editors of California nENSshypapers primarily th~ rural press weeklies through the above appoInted COLin ty or area representatives ag r rcu l tura L ard livestock news releases and newsl c t te r s d~31ing with pr ob lems in California agriculture and t h e l ive s tcc k Ln-rus tr y t oge ther with the views and positions thereon of the Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard M Nixon

(rj) th abov e news r e Le ase s and ncw s Le t te r s are to be sent out under t1e Irastbead cr (11 thE IGtterhpad of the cu~lttef to its county c~ area r0present3tives ~y mail from Sacramento OT Fairfield

(n) the ag r Jc ul tur at c xn pa i gn ne s materials arc to be prepared by Fuymcnd Vandegriff whc willtct as campaign director for this committee Mr V ande gr-Lff w i I L ar r anse 1~r the printi ng of the news releases by the pr cc e oa me th od on 01 tWttll wei-ght paper and for the clerical work of add r e s s ing tLe laquonve Lope s toge the r with their posting

(f) alI agric u l t ur a l newS reLea se s of the c ommlt te e can be screened in adv anc s cf -Lis s emina t Lci by Nixon c aruj-a i gn d Lr ec t or s in either San Fr-anc J sc o or L~3 angE-les if DeC6SSGlry but most cf me releases will be ou i Lt around a l r sa-iy estCiJlshed ~~xon positions on ag r tc ul t ure or those I+~ich will be sr bmi tte d f or -p8(1-31 c l e ar anc e by campaign headquarters

FEQUIRE0 OF NIXON feR GOVErKOH STATE CHAlRMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of the idea an d the naming of the state-wide committee its cn a irman and specific county or area committee representatIves

(b) directions to corr~ittee chairman and members and to Los Angeles staff to send agricultural issue materials and Nixon positicn statements t thE committee campaign director Mr Vandegriffj

(c) prepare news rele a se s for lac aI papers on comml ttee a pP01ntmsnts particularly for use by rural weeklies ~~ c-4I(-uI liJ--fI-ttl Clf ftL( ~4~~~middot

(d) approve the e s t imate d cost of the paper pr Lnt Lng of letterheads about 5000 sndenvelopes soft prcc e s s paper 20 weicht eat 100_

(e) approve th~ expenditure for necessary postaa8 est iDO andshyestimated $25 for stencils and ink for a total bUdget of $~25

(f) the aim of the C ommittee C ampa ign manager is to prepare at least twenty worthy news articles for dissemination which deal with agricultural i3sues and state Nixon remed1es therefor

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PROPOSAL To organize a Callorn Agr culture and Live toeD 0 s Committee Nixon For G vernor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernatorial candldat name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and llvestockm n as Chairman Vice Chairman and c ounty or area representative

(b) to establish a committee office or desk in Sacramento probably 1n onjunction with the Sacramen 0 County Nixon Fo~ Governor Oftice on 11th Street or separately if desired (no expense here)

(c) to pUblish and disseminate to the editors of California nev shypapers prim rily the rural press weeklies through the above appointed county or area representatlves agricultural and livestoc ne~s releases and ne~sletters d~aling with problems in California agriculture and the livestock industry together with the vie~s and positions thereon of the Republican guberna~ori 1 candidate Richard M Nixon

(d) th~ above news releaSES and newsletters are to be sent out unde r the mas head J1 ( 1 the Le t t e rhe ad of the comm1ttee to its c ounty or area representatves by mall from Sacramento or Fairfield

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pr oc e s meth od on soft twenty weight p per and for the clerical work of addressing tLe 8nve10pes toge -he r with their posting

(f) all agr I cuI t ur a l news re ease s of the c omm t tee c an be screened in advanc e of dis seminat I o 1 by ixon cam aign direc t r in i ther San Franc seQ or LJs Angeles if necessary but most uf th r Ie e viII b built around already established N~xon positions un agrlcul~ure or those hich ill be sibmi t ed for special clearance by camp ign headqu ter

REQUIRED OF NIXON FOR GOVERNOR STATE CHAffiMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of trie idea and the naming of the state-wide ommltt t its chairman and specific county

(b) directions to ommittee ch irman and members and 0 Los Angeles staff to s~nd agricultural issue ma erials and Nixon position ta nts t o the committee campaign director Mr Vande riff

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Dear Ross

Thanks for your note of July 5th I have juat returned to the office today after a short breather but did want you to know we will try to give you answers on your three dates just a quickly as possible

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Dear Keith

Thanks very much for your letter of June 20th

Although did not bullbull a policy participate 1n any paid political advertising program during the primary it would be my thought something along tbb line might develop in the coming month We will certainly keep the California Farmer in mind

You are absolutely r1ght in contactina ID Warm in Modesto regarding this activity and I would suggeat you cont1Due to keep in touch with him

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Mr Keith B Yetter Director of Advertl1Dg Sale California r~r

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Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

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MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

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3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

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BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

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May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

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RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

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101 State Chairman Jtnd Director Nixon For Governor CampaIln Los Angeles Californ1a

SlJBIDT 1n Intensif ied Cal1fornia Agr leulture and LlvetoclaDen IS Drive in support of Richard H1xon Por Governor

PROPOSAL To organize a California AgrIculture and Llvestoclalens Committee Nixon For Governor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernator ial c and Idate name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and livestockmen as Chairman VLe ClatrmaD and county or area r epr e sentatIve s

(b) to establish a com~itt8e office or desk in Sacramento probably 1r c en june tion wi th the Sacr amen to County Nixon For Governor Off lee on lith Street CT s e parate Ly if desired (no expense here)

(2) tJ pu bl l sh and d ls scrr i n ate to the editors of California nENSshypapers primarily th~ rural press weeklies through the above appoInted COLin ty or area representatives ag r rcu l tura L ard livestock news releases and newsl c t te r s d~31ing with pr ob lems in California agriculture and t h e l ive s tcc k Ln-rus tr y t oge ther with the views and positions thereon of the Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard M Nixon

(rj) th abov e news r e Le ase s and ncw s Le t te r s are to be sent out under t1e Irastbead cr (11 thE IGtterhpad of the cu~lttef to its county c~ area r0present3tives ~y mail from Sacramento OT Fairfield

(n) the ag r Jc ul tur at c xn pa i gn ne s materials arc to be prepared by Fuymcnd Vandegriff whc willtct as campaign director for this committee Mr V ande gr-Lff w i I L ar r anse 1~r the printi ng of the news releases by the pr cc e oa me th od on 01 tWttll wei-ght paper and for the clerical work of add r e s s ing tLe laquonve Lope s toge the r with their posting

(f) alI agric u l t ur a l newS reLea se s of the c ommlt te e can be screened in adv anc s cf -Lis s emina t Lci by Nixon c aruj-a i gn d Lr ec t or s in either San Fr-anc J sc o or L~3 angE-les if DeC6SSGlry but most cf me releases will be ou i Lt around a l r sa-iy estCiJlshed ~~xon positions on ag r tc ul t ure or those I+~ich will be sr bmi tte d f or -p8(1-31 c l e ar anc e by campaign headquarters

FEQUIRE0 OF NIXON feR GOVErKOH STATE CHAlRMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of the idea an d the naming of the state-wide committee its cn a irman and specific county or area committee representatIves

(b) directions to corr~ittee chairman and members and to Los Angeles staff to send agricultural issue materials and Nixon positicn statements t thE committee campaign director Mr Vandegriffj

(c) prepare news rele a se s for lac aI papers on comml ttee a pP01ntmsnts particularly for use by rural weeklies ~~ c-4I(-uI liJ--fI-ttl Clf ftL( ~4~~~middot

(d) approve the e s t imate d cost of the paper pr Lnt Lng of letterheads about 5000 sndenvelopes soft prcc e s s paper 20 weicht eat 100_

(e) approve th~ expenditure for necessary postaa8 est iDO andshyestimated $25 for stencils and ink for a total bUdget of $~25

(f) the aim of the C ommittee C ampa ign manager is to prepare at least twenty worthy news articles for dissemination which deal with agricultural i3sues and state Nixon remed1es therefor

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTEDg ~ a~~j~~bRAYM~D~ ~rWln~fiFF

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SUB~T An Int naif ad C ltorni ilrlculture anc1 Live toe n Drive in support ichard HIxon Govern

PROPOSAL To organize a Callorn Agr culture and Live toeD 0 s Committee Nixon For G vernor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernatorial candldat name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and llvestockm n as Chairman Vice Chairman and c ounty or area representative

(b) to establish a committee office or desk in Sacramento probably 1n onjunction with the Sacramen 0 County Nixon Fo~ Governor Oftice on 11th Street or separately if desired (no expense here)

(c) to pUblish and disseminate to the editors of California nev shypapers prim rily the rural press weeklies through the above appointed county or area representatlves agricultural and livestoc ne~s releases and ne~sletters d~aling with problems in California agriculture and the livestock industry together with the vie~s and positions thereon of the Republican guberna~ori 1 candidate Richard M Nixon

(d) th~ above news releaSES and newsletters are to be sent out unde r the mas head J1 ( 1 the Le t t e rhe ad of the comm1ttee to its c ounty or area representatves by mall from Sacramento or Fairfield

(e) tha agricultural c1mpQign news mate 1als are to be prep red by Raymond Vandegriff who will ac t as campaign director for this committee ir Vandegriff iJl ar r anze frr the printing of the news r e l e se s by the

pr oc e s meth od on soft twenty weight p per and for the clerical work of addressing tLe 8nve10pes toge -he r with their posting

(f) all agr I cuI t ur a l news re ease s of the c omm t tee c an be screened in advanc e of dis seminat I o 1 by ixon cam aign direc t r in i ther San Franc seQ or LJs Angeles if necessary but most uf th r Ie e viII b built around already established N~xon positions un agrlcul~ure or those hich ill be sibmi t ed for special clearance by camp ign headqu ter

REQUIRED OF NIXON FOR GOVERNOR STATE CHAffiMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of trie idea and the naming of the state-wide ommltt t its chairman and specific county

(b) directions to ommittee ch irman and members and 0 Los Angeles staff to s~nd agricultural issue ma erials and Nixon position ta nts t o the committee campaign director Mr Vande riff

(c) prepare news releases for local pa~ rs on commltt e ppo1nt ant particularl~~fuse by rural veekli s ~~ c- 4I~~lt fr~ Itpoundr ~~~v~middot

Cd) approve the estimated cos of the paper printl 0 let rh ad

estimated ncils and ink for a total

(f) the aim of the committee campaign manager is to prepare at least t~enty worthy news articles for dissemination which deal with agricultural issues and state Nixon remedies therefor

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED

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July 10 1962

Dear Ross

Thanks for your note of July 5th I have juat returned to the office today after a short breather but did want you to know we will try to give you answers on your three dates just a quickly as possible

Thes meeting not only have to be cleared with the candidate but also coordinated with the schedule of the other candidates so there is no conflict or overLapptng within anyone area

I hope to be able to clear the meeting with the Southern california Dairymen first and then will have our Schedule Office advise you direct in connection with the Lakeport barbecue and meeting with the vegetable grower in Sacramento

We appreciate your help Robullbullbull

Sincerely

H R Haldeman

Mr Ross Wurm Robullbull Wurm and ~soc1ate8

PO Box 630 Modesto California

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In conversation with Ross wurm he has Lnfo rme d me that thpre are exoo sures available before aricultural groups Ihe se could c worked in during the month of AUEust and ear Iy September pri or to tre kickoff of the formal canpaign

Arrancments can be made fJr apperrance s be f ore th~ fo Ll owing gr~u~Js (1) ~)outhern CaLi f or rri a dairymen ~Lt ICrotts Berry Farm or Disney l and Representation from da i ryrien from t he ent Lre southern pa r t of Ca1 ifornia () Northern Califor nia vesetable growers at Sacramento or Stockton Representatives of 3uch o omraod ity g r oupa as tomato aspar-arus sUiarheet crops and this wou Ld include West Side Delta and ~acramento valley farmers (3) Lake county barbecue at Lakenort Local Groups pronri se to turn trte entire county out fCJr mid-day barbecue

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June 22 1962

Dear Keith

Thanks very much for your letter of June 20th

Although did not bullbull a policy participate 1n any paid political advertising program during the primary it would be my thought something along tbb line might develop in the coming month We will certainly keep the California Farmer in mind

You are absolutely r1ght in contactina ID Warm in Modesto regarding this activity and I would suggeat you cont1Due to keep in touch with him

Thanks qain for writiDg and best regardbullbull

Sincerely

B I Halclean

Mr Keith B Yetter Director of Advertl1Dg Sale California r~r

83 Stevenson Street SaD Francisco 5 California

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Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

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MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

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Page 2 - RiUS FOR FARlIERS FOR NIXON - Iiay 24 1962

3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

(

BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

- -~---~----~-------------------------lt1

May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

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RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

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TOI tate Cha1r an And Dlr tor Ixon For Governor C p liDLos Angela s CaJiornl

SUB~T An Int naif ad C ltorni ilrlculture anc1 Live toe n Drive in support ichard HIxon Govern

PROPOSAL To organize a Callorn Agr culture and Live toeD 0 s Committee Nixon For G vernor

(a) to have the State Chairman or gubernatorial candldat name a committee of prominent California agriculturalists and llvestockm n as Chairman Vice Chairman and c ounty or area representative

(b) to establish a committee office or desk in Sacramento probably 1n onjunction with the Sacramen 0 County Nixon Fo~ Governor Oftice on 11th Street or separately if desired (no expense here)

(c) to pUblish and disseminate to the editors of California nev shypapers prim rily the rural press weeklies through the above appointed county or area representatlves agricultural and livestoc ne~s releases and ne~sletters d~aling with problems in California agriculture and the livestock industry together with the vie~s and positions thereon of the Republican guberna~ori 1 candidate Richard M Nixon

(d) th~ above news releaSES and newsletters are to be sent out unde r the mas head J1 ( 1 the Le t t e rhe ad of the comm1ttee to its c ounty or area representatves by mall from Sacramento or Fairfield

(e) tha agricultural c1mpQign news mate 1als are to be prep red by Raymond Vandegriff who will ac t as campaign director for this committee ir Vandegriff iJl ar r anze frr the printing of the news r e l e se s by the

pr oc e s meth od on soft twenty weight p per and for the clerical work of addressing tLe 8nve10pes toge -he r with their posting

(f) all agr I cuI t ur a l news re ease s of the c omm t tee c an be screened in advanc e of dis seminat I o 1 by ixon cam aign direc t r in i ther San Franc seQ or LJs Angeles if necessary but most uf th r Ie e viII b built around already established N~xon positions un agrlcul~ure or those hich ill be sibmi t ed for special clearance by camp ign headqu ter

REQUIRED OF NIXON FOR GOVERNOR STATE CHAffiMAN ANDOR DIRECTOR

(a) approval of trie idea and the naming of the state-wide ommltt t its chairman and specific county

(b) directions to ommittee ch irman and members and 0 Los Angeles staff to s~nd agricultural issue ma erials and Nixon position ta nts t o the committee campaign director Mr Vande riff

(c) prepare news releases for local pa~ rs on commltt e ppo1nt ant particularl~~fuse by rural veekli s ~~ c- 4I~~lt fr~ Itpoundr ~~~v~middot

Cd) approve the estimated cos of the paper printl 0 let rh ad

estimated ncils and ink for a total

(f) the aim of the committee campaign manager is to prepare at least t~enty worthy news articles for dissemination which deal with agricultural issues and state Nixon remedies therefor

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED

J _J d~ ~Jj RiY~D E~VANDEl~FF

Manager Solano County Taxpayers 325 San Jose ampvenue Association 709 Jackson St Fairfield California Fai fleld Cal f H 5-8145 HA 5-0169 Home

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July 10 1962

Dear Ross

Thanks for your note of July 5th I have juat returned to the office today after a short breather but did want you to know we will try to give you answers on your three dates just a quickly as possible

Thes meeting not only have to be cleared with the candidate but also coordinated with the schedule of the other candidates so there is no conflict or overLapptng within anyone area

I hope to be able to clear the meeting with the Southern california Dairymen first and then will have our Schedule Office advise you direct in connection with the Lakeport barbecue and meeting with the vegetable grower in Sacramento

We appreciate your help Robullbullbull

Sincerely

H R Haldeman

Mr Ross Wurm Robullbull Wurm and ~soc1ate8

PO Box 630 Modesto California

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1

Jabullbull

JOd ~ 10 Dlek lixtna ~ __as- fna OIl aptftltulal

We will wrllt out all tbne f weaa 1ft t dule ill witb t1l1a

we ial wiCla tat- ow et ill CIaU

lDetAMatall _ _t aJMaa of ow u eo-ty I oal W bull ot _ to 1_ thnvP it 1 _itiDa daia but 1t oenafa17 I_Ita 11

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INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Nixon for G ~ overnor~)

(JCft Iv To Bob Haldeman 0 From Rose Mary Woods

Subject Attached memo from John Veneman

Distribution

RN said to forward the attached memo from

John Veneman t o you for consideration in scheduling

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July 18 1962

IEHO TO HN

In conversation with Ross wurm he has Lnfo rme d me that thpre are exoo sures available before aricultural groups Ihe se could c worked in during the month of AUEust and ear Iy September pri or to tre kickoff of the formal canpaign

Arrancments can be made fJr apperrance s be f ore th~ fo Ll owing gr~u~Js (1) ~)outhern CaLi f or rri a dairymen ~Lt ICrotts Berry Farm or Disney l and Representation from da i ryrien from t he ent Lre southern pa r t of Ca1 ifornia () Northern Califor nia vesetable growers at Sacramento or Stockton Representatives of 3uch o omraod ity g r oupa as tomato aspar-arus sUiarheet crops and this wou Ld include West Side Delta and ~acramento valley farmers (3) Lake county barbecue at Lakenort Local Groups pronri se to turn trte entire county out fCJr mid-day barbecue

It is my opinion that w should cap i talize on the d l saenai on Pot Br-ow n has ~onCr8ted in agricultural c irc Le s I have fou nd from e xpe r ie nc e that farme ra in eneral are more i lling to c ontrLmte to campaigns and are more vocal in their discussions about poitics before STOUpS than are business or professi0nal J8ople

r ohn I Ven pman

~ i1~

if if ~ii~ 1 n [- J (- middotmiddot1 i~ middot r- f-~~ if 4 a ~ IE I t 1a 1 11 1 IItmiddot

If it- r tlJi rj Jil ~1 ~ s 1 5tl 111 Ii -11

~ Ii t ~ - Ii ~ if 1111 r lr~1 ~middot1 1- middot ilmiddot bull t middot1~lt itl Ii f

ps rH~ ~Dr ~l J bullbullflt

~ a ~ ~wlr ~r tt I lt~~l - rEi it If i ~ lit fl1i 1 ~

wg I f~ f f middot I Ita i iIII i t

bull

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JUDe 14 1962

Dear Jack

MaDy tNmka fox the e11p fr_ JOur May 19th JuDe 2M 18

I bull ectal17 liked You pl 110M of w people _ of the time

cbo1oe thtl will be 1xon or Irow the -Jorlty of wte1 vl1l __ tile via obot I would tbat DOt only the Caad1clate but our I for Ilxoa will keep )OtI aupl1e4 with bull areat 1 of _cu1al vIl1cdl will help Campl1fenia the via choice bull bull

KlDd r aM bet viababullbull

1Rcerelybull

bullbull I Baldp

Hr Jack r1cketc Callfora1a r 83 ItfteUOIl creet leD rncuco 5 Ca11fonala

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June 22 1962

Dear Keith

Thanks very much for your letter of June 20th

Although did not bullbull a policy participate 1n any paid political advertising program during the primary it would be my thought something along tbb line might develop in the coming month We will certainly keep the California Farmer in mind

You are absolutely r1ght in contactina ID Warm in Modesto regarding this activity and I would suggeat you cont1Due to keep in touch with him

Thanks qain for writiDg and best regardbullbull

Sincerely

B I Halclean

Mr Keith B Yetter Director of Advertl1Dg Sale California r~r

83 Stevenson Street SaD Francisco 5 California

ee r Mr Robullbull Wunt

Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

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MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

- MORE shy

Page 2 - RiUS FOR FARlIERS FOR NIXON - Iiay 24 1962

3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

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BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

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May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

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RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

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V

July 10 1962

Dear Ross

Thanks for your note of July 5th I have juat returned to the office today after a short breather but did want you to know we will try to give you answers on your three dates just a quickly as possible

Thes meeting not only have to be cleared with the candidate but also coordinated with the schedule of the other candidates so there is no conflict or overLapptng within anyone area

I hope to be able to clear the meeting with the Southern california Dairymen first and then will have our Schedule Office advise you direct in connection with the Lakeport barbecue and meeting with the vegetable grower in Sacramento

We appreciate your help Robullbullbull

Sincerely

H R Haldeman

Mr Ross Wurm Robullbull Wurm and ~soc1ate8

PO Box 630 Modesto California

(

1

Jabullbull

JOd ~ 10 Dlek lixtna ~ __as- fna OIl aptftltulal

We will wrllt out all tbne f weaa 1ft t dule ill witb t1l1a

we ial wiCla tat- ow et ill CIaU

lDetAMatall _ _t aJMaa of ow u eo-ty I oal W bull ot _ to 1_ thnvP it 1 _itiDa daia but 1t oenafa17 I_Ita 11

t~

M aw

lola G vsbullbullbull 6CO Caltollda

INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Nixon for G ~ overnor~)

(JCft Iv To Bob Haldeman 0 From Rose Mary Woods

Subject Attached memo from John Veneman

Distribution

RN said to forward the attached memo from

John Veneman t o you for consideration in scheduling

~IL - Uk ~~ T3-R~lk

4pound ~~ CUJ)V~ em r

JU~ 1962

~dr-v~~-A

c0-amp~~ampu7d~ ~

~~ ~p~ r ~Lr r~~ lJJt ~ ~ tfrA ~

YIL1~c)

~~

July 18 1962

IEHO TO HN

In conversation with Ross wurm he has Lnfo rme d me that thpre are exoo sures available before aricultural groups Ihe se could c worked in during the month of AUEust and ear Iy September pri or to tre kickoff of the formal canpaign

Arrancments can be made fJr apperrance s be f ore th~ fo Ll owing gr~u~Js (1) ~)outhern CaLi f or rri a dairymen ~Lt ICrotts Berry Farm or Disney l and Representation from da i ryrien from t he ent Lre southern pa r t of Ca1 ifornia () Northern Califor nia vesetable growers at Sacramento or Stockton Representatives of 3uch o omraod ity g r oupa as tomato aspar-arus sUiarheet crops and this wou Ld include West Side Delta and ~acramento valley farmers (3) Lake county barbecue at Lakenort Local Groups pronri se to turn trte entire county out fCJr mid-day barbecue

It is my opinion that w should cap i talize on the d l saenai on Pot Br-ow n has ~onCr8ted in agricultural c irc Le s I have fou nd from e xpe r ie nc e that farme ra in eneral are more i lling to c ontrLmte to campaigns and are more vocal in their discussions about poitics before STOUpS than are business or professi0nal J8ople

r ohn I Ven pman

~ i1~

if if ~ii~ 1 n [- J (- middotmiddot1 i~ middot r- f-~~ if 4 a ~ IE I t 1a 1 11 1 IItmiddot

If it- r tlJi rj Jil ~1 ~ s 1 5tl 111 Ii -11

~ Ii t ~ - Ii ~ if 1111 r lr~1 ~middot1 1- middot ilmiddot bull t middot1~lt itl Ii f

ps rH~ ~Dr ~l J bullbullflt

~ a ~ ~wlr ~r tt I lt~~l - rEi it If i ~ lit fl1i 1 ~

wg I f~ f f middot I Ita i iIII i t

bull

(()~) =~ -~J-~i ---~~

JUDe 14 1962

Dear Jack

MaDy tNmka fox the e11p fr_ JOur May 19th JuDe 2M 18

I bull ectal17 liked You pl 110M of w people _ of the time

cbo1oe thtl will be 1xon or Irow the -Jorlty of wte1 vl1l __ tile via obot I would tbat DOt only the Caad1clate but our I for Ilxoa will keep )OtI aupl1e4 with bull areat 1 of _cu1al vIl1cdl will help Campl1fenia the via choice bull bull

KlDd r aM bet viababullbull

1Rcerelybull

bullbull I Baldp

Hr Jack r1cketc Callfora1a r 83 ItfteUOIl creet leD rncuco 5 Ca11fonala

(

June 22 1962

Dear Keith

Thanks very much for your letter of June 20th

Although did not bullbull a policy participate 1n any paid political advertising program during the primary it would be my thought something along tbb line might develop in the coming month We will certainly keep the California Farmer in mind

You are absolutely r1ght in contactina ID Warm in Modesto regarding this activity and I would suggeat you cont1Due to keep in touch with him

Thanks qain for writiDg and best regardbullbull

Sincerely

B I Halclean

Mr Keith B Yetter Director of Advertl1Dg Sale California r~r

83 Stevenson Street SaD Francisco 5 California

ee r Mr Robullbull Wunt

Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

(

MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

- MORE shy

Page 2 - RiUS FOR FARlIERS FOR NIXON - Iiay 24 1962

3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

(

BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

- -~---~----~-------------------------lt1

May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

(

RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

Page 11: White House Special Files Box 62 Folder 15 · Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description 62 15 07/12/1962 Memo Memo from RMW to Bob Haldeman

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INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Nixon for G ~ overnor~)

(JCft Iv To Bob Haldeman 0 From Rose Mary Woods

Subject Attached memo from John Veneman

Distribution

RN said to forward the attached memo from

John Veneman t o you for consideration in scheduling

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July 18 1962

IEHO TO HN

In conversation with Ross wurm he has Lnfo rme d me that thpre are exoo sures available before aricultural groups Ihe se could c worked in during the month of AUEust and ear Iy September pri or to tre kickoff of the formal canpaign

Arrancments can be made fJr apperrance s be f ore th~ fo Ll owing gr~u~Js (1) ~)outhern CaLi f or rri a dairymen ~Lt ICrotts Berry Farm or Disney l and Representation from da i ryrien from t he ent Lre southern pa r t of Ca1 ifornia () Northern Califor nia vesetable growers at Sacramento or Stockton Representatives of 3uch o omraod ity g r oupa as tomato aspar-arus sUiarheet crops and this wou Ld include West Side Delta and ~acramento valley farmers (3) Lake county barbecue at Lakenort Local Groups pronri se to turn trte entire county out fCJr mid-day barbecue

It is my opinion that w should cap i talize on the d l saenai on Pot Br-ow n has ~onCr8ted in agricultural c irc Le s I have fou nd from e xpe r ie nc e that farme ra in eneral are more i lling to c ontrLmte to campaigns and are more vocal in their discussions about poitics before STOUpS than are business or professi0nal J8ople

r ohn I Ven pman

~ i1~

if if ~ii~ 1 n [- J (- middotmiddot1 i~ middot r- f-~~ if 4 a ~ IE I t 1a 1 11 1 IItmiddot

If it- r tlJi rj Jil ~1 ~ s 1 5tl 111 Ii -11

~ Ii t ~ - Ii ~ if 1111 r lr~1 ~middot1 1- middot ilmiddot bull t middot1~lt itl Ii f

ps rH~ ~Dr ~l J bullbullflt

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wg I f~ f f middot I Ita i iIII i t

bull

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JUDe 14 1962

Dear Jack

MaDy tNmka fox the e11p fr_ JOur May 19th JuDe 2M 18

I bull ectal17 liked You pl 110M of w people _ of the time

cbo1oe thtl will be 1xon or Irow the -Jorlty of wte1 vl1l __ tile via obot I would tbat DOt only the Caad1clate but our I for Ilxoa will keep )OtI aupl1e4 with bull areat 1 of _cu1al vIl1cdl will help Campl1fenia the via choice bull bull

KlDd r aM bet viababullbull

1Rcerelybull

bullbull I Baldp

Hr Jack r1cketc Callfora1a r 83 ItfteUOIl creet leD rncuco 5 Ca11fonala

(

June 22 1962

Dear Keith

Thanks very much for your letter of June 20th

Although did not bullbull a policy participate 1n any paid political advertising program during the primary it would be my thought something along tbb line might develop in the coming month We will certainly keep the California Farmer in mind

You are absolutely r1ght in contactina ID Warm in Modesto regarding this activity and I would suggeat you cont1Due to keep in touch with him

Thanks qain for writiDg and best regardbullbull

Sincerely

B I Halclean

Mr Keith B Yetter Director of Advertl1Dg Sale California r~r

83 Stevenson Street SaD Francisco 5 California

ee r Mr Robullbull Wunt

Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

(

MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

- MORE shy

Page 2 - RiUS FOR FARlIERS FOR NIXON - Iiay 24 1962

3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

(

BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

- -~---~----~-------------------------lt1

May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

(

RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

Page 12: White House Special Files Box 62 Folder 15 · Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description 62 15 07/12/1962 Memo Memo from RMW to Bob Haldeman

INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Nixon for G ~ overnor~)

(JCft Iv To Bob Haldeman 0 From Rose Mary Woods

Subject Attached memo from John Veneman

Distribution

RN said to forward the attached memo from

John Veneman t o you for consideration in scheduling

~IL - Uk ~~ T3-R~lk

4pound ~~ CUJ)V~ em r

JU~ 1962

~dr-v~~-A

c0-amp~~ampu7d~ ~

~~ ~p~ r ~Lr r~~ lJJt ~ ~ tfrA ~

YIL1~c)

~~

July 18 1962

IEHO TO HN

In conversation with Ross wurm he has Lnfo rme d me that thpre are exoo sures available before aricultural groups Ihe se could c worked in during the month of AUEust and ear Iy September pri or to tre kickoff of the formal canpaign

Arrancments can be made fJr apperrance s be f ore th~ fo Ll owing gr~u~Js (1) ~)outhern CaLi f or rri a dairymen ~Lt ICrotts Berry Farm or Disney l and Representation from da i ryrien from t he ent Lre southern pa r t of Ca1 ifornia () Northern Califor nia vesetable growers at Sacramento or Stockton Representatives of 3uch o omraod ity g r oupa as tomato aspar-arus sUiarheet crops and this wou Ld include West Side Delta and ~acramento valley farmers (3) Lake county barbecue at Lakenort Local Groups pronri se to turn trte entire county out fCJr mid-day barbecue

It is my opinion that w should cap i talize on the d l saenai on Pot Br-ow n has ~onCr8ted in agricultural c irc Le s I have fou nd from e xpe r ie nc e that farme ra in eneral are more i lling to c ontrLmte to campaigns and are more vocal in their discussions about poitics before STOUpS than are business or professi0nal J8ople

r ohn I Ven pman

~ i1~

if if ~ii~ 1 n [- J (- middotmiddot1 i~ middot r- f-~~ if 4 a ~ IE I t 1a 1 11 1 IItmiddot

If it- r tlJi rj Jil ~1 ~ s 1 5tl 111 Ii -11

~ Ii t ~ - Ii ~ if 1111 r lr~1 ~middot1 1- middot ilmiddot bull t middot1~lt itl Ii f

ps rH~ ~Dr ~l J bullbullflt

~ a ~ ~wlr ~r tt I lt~~l - rEi it If i ~ lit fl1i 1 ~

wg I f~ f f middot I Ita i iIII i t

bull

(()~) =~ -~J-~i ---~~

JUDe 14 1962

Dear Jack

MaDy tNmka fox the e11p fr_ JOur May 19th JuDe 2M 18

I bull ectal17 liked You pl 110M of w people _ of the time

cbo1oe thtl will be 1xon or Irow the -Jorlty of wte1 vl1l __ tile via obot I would tbat DOt only the Caad1clate but our I for Ilxoa will keep )OtI aupl1e4 with bull areat 1 of _cu1al vIl1cdl will help Campl1fenia the via choice bull bull

KlDd r aM bet viababullbull

1Rcerelybull

bullbull I Baldp

Hr Jack r1cketc Callfora1a r 83 ItfteUOIl creet leD rncuco 5 Ca11fonala

(

June 22 1962

Dear Keith

Thanks very much for your letter of June 20th

Although did not bullbull a policy participate 1n any paid political advertising program during the primary it would be my thought something along tbb line might develop in the coming month We will certainly keep the California Farmer in mind

You are absolutely r1ght in contactina ID Warm in Modesto regarding this activity and I would suggeat you cont1Due to keep in touch with him

Thanks qain for writiDg and best regardbullbull

Sincerely

B I Halclean

Mr Keith B Yetter Director of Advertl1Dg Sale California r~r

83 Stevenson Street SaD Francisco 5 California

ee r Mr Robullbull Wunt

Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

(

MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

- MORE shy

Page 2 - RiUS FOR FARlIERS FOR NIXON - Iiay 24 1962

3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

(

BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

- -~---~----~-------------------------lt1

May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

(

RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

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July 18 1962

IEHO TO HN

In conversation with Ross wurm he has Lnfo rme d me that thpre are exoo sures available before aricultural groups Ihe se could c worked in during the month of AUEust and ear Iy September pri or to tre kickoff of the formal canpaign

Arrancments can be made fJr apperrance s be f ore th~ fo Ll owing gr~u~Js (1) ~)outhern CaLi f or rri a dairymen ~Lt ICrotts Berry Farm or Disney l and Representation from da i ryrien from t he ent Lre southern pa r t of Ca1 ifornia () Northern Califor nia vesetable growers at Sacramento or Stockton Representatives of 3uch o omraod ity g r oupa as tomato aspar-arus sUiarheet crops and this wou Ld include West Side Delta and ~acramento valley farmers (3) Lake county barbecue at Lakenort Local Groups pronri se to turn trte entire county out fCJr mid-day barbecue

It is my opinion that w should cap i talize on the d l saenai on Pot Br-ow n has ~onCr8ted in agricultural c irc Le s I have fou nd from e xpe r ie nc e that farme ra in eneral are more i lling to c ontrLmte to campaigns and are more vocal in their discussions about poitics before STOUpS than are business or professi0nal J8ople

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JUDe 14 1962

Dear Jack

MaDy tNmka fox the e11p fr_ JOur May 19th JuDe 2M 18

I bull ectal17 liked You pl 110M of w people _ of the time

cbo1oe thtl will be 1xon or Irow the -Jorlty of wte1 vl1l __ tile via obot I would tbat DOt only the Caad1clate but our I for Ilxoa will keep )OtI aupl1e4 with bull areat 1 of _cu1al vIl1cdl will help Campl1fenia the via choice bull bull

KlDd r aM bet viababullbull

1Rcerelybull

bullbull I Baldp

Hr Jack r1cketc Callfora1a r 83 ItfteUOIl creet leD rncuco 5 Ca11fonala

(

June 22 1962

Dear Keith

Thanks very much for your letter of June 20th

Although did not bullbull a policy participate 1n any paid political advertising program during the primary it would be my thought something along tbb line might develop in the coming month We will certainly keep the California Farmer in mind

You are absolutely r1ght in contactina ID Warm in Modesto regarding this activity and I would suggeat you cont1Due to keep in touch with him

Thanks qain for writiDg and best regardbullbull

Sincerely

B I Halclean

Mr Keith B Yetter Director of Advertl1Dg Sale California r~r

83 Stevenson Street SaD Francisco 5 California

ee r Mr Robullbull Wunt

Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

(

MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

- MORE shy

Page 2 - RiUS FOR FARlIERS FOR NIXON - Iiay 24 1962

3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

(

BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

- -~---~----~-------------------------lt1

May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

(

RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

Page 14: White House Special Files Box 62 Folder 15 · Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description 62 15 07/12/1962 Memo Memo from RMW to Bob Haldeman

~ i1~

if if ~ii~ 1 n [- J (- middotmiddot1 i~ middot r- f-~~ if 4 a ~ IE I t 1a 1 11 1 IItmiddot

If it- r tlJi rj Jil ~1 ~ s 1 5tl 111 Ii -11

~ Ii t ~ - Ii ~ if 1111 r lr~1 ~middot1 1- middot ilmiddot bull t middot1~lt itl Ii f

ps rH~ ~Dr ~l J bullbullflt

~ a ~ ~wlr ~r tt I lt~~l - rEi it If i ~ lit fl1i 1 ~

wg I f~ f f middot I Ita i iIII i t

bull

(()~) =~ -~J-~i ---~~

JUDe 14 1962

Dear Jack

MaDy tNmka fox the e11p fr_ JOur May 19th JuDe 2M 18

I bull ectal17 liked You pl 110M of w people _ of the time

cbo1oe thtl will be 1xon or Irow the -Jorlty of wte1 vl1l __ tile via obot I would tbat DOt only the Caad1clate but our I for Ilxoa will keep )OtI aupl1e4 with bull areat 1 of _cu1al vIl1cdl will help Campl1fenia the via choice bull bull

KlDd r aM bet viababullbull

1Rcerelybull

bullbull I Baldp

Hr Jack r1cketc Callfora1a r 83 ItfteUOIl creet leD rncuco 5 Ca11fonala

(

June 22 1962

Dear Keith

Thanks very much for your letter of June 20th

Although did not bullbull a policy participate 1n any paid political advertising program during the primary it would be my thought something along tbb line might develop in the coming month We will certainly keep the California Farmer in mind

You are absolutely r1ght in contactina ID Warm in Modesto regarding this activity and I would suggeat you cont1Due to keep in touch with him

Thanks qain for writiDg and best regardbullbull

Sincerely

B I Halclean

Mr Keith B Yetter Director of Advertl1Dg Sale California r~r

83 Stevenson Street SaD Francisco 5 California

ee r Mr Robullbull Wunt

Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

(

MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

- MORE shy

Page 2 - RiUS FOR FARlIERS FOR NIXON - Iiay 24 1962

3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

(

BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

- -~---~----~-------------------------lt1

May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

(

RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

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JUDe 14 1962

Dear Jack

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I bull ectal17 liked You pl 110M of w people _ of the time

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June 22 1962

Dear Keith

Thanks very much for your letter of June 20th

Although did not bullbull a policy participate 1n any paid political advertising program during the primary it would be my thought something along tbb line might develop in the coming month We will certainly keep the California Farmer in mind

You are absolutely r1ght in contactina ID Warm in Modesto regarding this activity and I would suggeat you cont1Due to keep in touch with him

Thanks qain for writiDg and best regardbullbull

Sincerely

B I Halclean

Mr Keith B Yetter Director of Advertl1Dg Sale California r~r

83 Stevenson Street SaD Francisco 5 California

ee r Mr Robullbull Wunt

Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

(

MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

- MORE shy

Page 2 - RiUS FOR FARlIERS FOR NIXON - Iiay 24 1962

3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

(

BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

- -~---~----~-------------------------lt1

May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

(

RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

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June 22 1962

Dear Keith

Thanks very much for your letter of June 20th

Although did not bullbull a policy participate 1n any paid political advertising program during the primary it would be my thought something along tbb line might develop in the coming month We will certainly keep the California Farmer in mind

You are absolutely r1ght in contactina ID Warm in Modesto regarding this activity and I would suggeat you cont1Due to keep in touch with him

Thanks qain for writiDg and best regardbullbull

Sincerely

B I Halclean

Mr Keith B Yetter Director of Advertl1Dg Sale California r~r

83 Stevenson Street SaD Francisco 5 California

ee r Mr Robullbull Wunt

Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

(

MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

- MORE shy

Page 2 - RiUS FOR FARlIERS FOR NIXON - Iiay 24 1962

3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

(

BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

- -~---~----~-------------------------lt1

May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

(

RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

Page 17: White House Special Files Box 62 Folder 15 · Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description 62 15 07/12/1962 Memo Memo from RMW to Bob Haldeman

Statement of John V Newman Chairman Statewide Ranchers for Shell Committee

61862

Ranchers for Shell are joining with our friends in the

~armers for Nixon group to work together for the elctien

of Nixon and Chris topher in November

Nixon and Christopher offer the people of california a

trained and experienced management team that will create

a favorable economic cltmate for business labor and agriculshy

ture as well as restore fiscal responsibility to our state

government Pat Brown has already proven that he can

accomplish none of these things

We had a spirited and well fought primary Mr Nixon won

It is that simple 1 am sure that Mr Nixon knows of and

respects the thinking of the many hundreds of thousands of

Californian who voted for Joe Shell Any difference

remaining will be worked out within the framework of the

Republican Party

(

MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

- MORE shy

Page 2 - RiUS FOR FARlIERS FOR NIXON - Iiay 24 1962

3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

(

BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

- -~---~----~-------------------------lt1

May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

(

RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

Page 18: White House Special Files Box 62 Folder 15 · Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description 62 15 07/12/1962 Memo Memo from RMW to Bob Haldeman

MODESTO CALIFORNIA P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

FARIDERS FOR DIXDD A NONmiddotPARTISAN GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON fOR GOVERNOR

Hay 2L( 1962

NZIS FOR FARLLERS FOR Nr~OI~CO-CHAIRMEN

J L SULLIVAN Yuba City The foLLowfng statenerrt reGarding the agricultural problems HARVEY A LYNN of California was released by Dick Eixon after consultation Arlington with the statewide Farmers For Nixon COJildittee W B CAMP Bakersfield

The Brovm Adoinistrationts record in a~riculture favors one ~~~~~DF HANSEN corunodi t y-o-the political ~)1U1 I propose to replace this S V CHRIS bitter fruit vdth an eigJ1t-point action progr-an that will S~Ii~as T1ERSON benefit both the California faraer and consuner BRUNEL CHRISTENSEN Likely California I s agriculture and its allied Lndus t r Les add (~12 JOHN SPARKMAN billion annually to our states total economic product For Poway every hundred wor-ker-s on the farn there are 263 others who EARL S SMITTCAMP are directly dependent upon a0riculture Clearly what happensClovis to farming is of concern to every Californian Agriculture KEITH REEVE is Californias nw~ber one industry and we all have a majorTracy

stake in its prosperity and Growth WARREN BROCK EI Centro

1 To restore the farmerts confidence in his goverruJent I will replace Drown I s political appointees with nen of quality and experience who are thorou~hly verse~ in the complex probshylems of our states agriculture

Brown has aade three consecutive politically-inspired partisan appoint~ents to the key position of Director of Agriculture

First there was -illia-] T~arne a nan who had spent the previous decade out of the country and who had not been near California farm probLeus sinc e the ilid-30 s Br-own later allowed 1illiam -Tarne to try to kidnap the State Depar-tnerrt of AGriculture and bury it in his bureaucratic laze even t hough the Legislashyture had s)ecifically directed otherwise It was only the united and spontaneous opposition of all farm Groups across the State that blocked this self-serving move

Next cane James Ralph a newcomer- to California who was fired by the national administration for being involved in the Billy Sol istes scandal

And now there is Charles Paul another newcomer who was picked for purely political purposes over the heads of better qualishyfied career Den and faro leaders

2 I wiLl support a Federal n inimurraquo wage for agriculture and fill cppcs e a California manimun HaGe law for farn wor-ker s Such a California statute liould only serve to put California agriculture in a position where it could not possibly coopete with states that are currently payin~ far less for faro labor

- MORE shy

Page 2 - RiUS FOR FARlIERS FOR NIXON - Iiay 24 1962

3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

(

BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

- -~---~----~-------------------------lt1

May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

(

RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

Page 19: White House Special Files Box 62 Folder 15 · Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description 62 15 07/12/1962 Memo Memo from RMW to Bob Haldeman

Page 2 - RiUS FOR FARlIERS FOR NIXON - Iiay 24 1962

3 I will work to see that suppleoental supplies of forei~n labor are available when there is a shortage of ~ualified domestic farm labor There are ti~es at the peak of harvest when forei~n labor is necessary to gather in its crops Brov1n has given the silent treat~ent to the need for such supplemental labor even at times when the need for such assistance has been certified to by members of his own cabinet

Br-own and ilembers of his staff have joined with such persons as former U S Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry Bolleuan in adding harassshying restrictions to the use of suppleoental labor Holleman is another man who was caught wLt h his plan greased by Billy Sol 3stes

There are many fine farra organizations in our state that 1amp ve wor-ked diliGently to insure themselves of an adequate supply of donestic labor I Hill encourage these voluntary Iarri groups in their activishyties in setting up referral offices and in their efforts to use domesshytic labor to the fullest extent

4 I will use my experience in international affairs to find ways to increase our far-n exports Californias agriculture is based on specialshyty crops Only about 1~)1 of our far-m Lncome is from Federal sub s Ldie s There is a very real danger that these unsubsidized crops with little political weight on the national scales could be put on the auction b Lock under the new international trade agreerlents pr-ogr-am Brown has no exper Lenc e in international negotiations iior-eover- he is under pressure fr-ozi his party in Jashington His typical response has again been to call do-nothing me et Ings He need a governor who will stand up and fight for Californias products I Hill use my kn owledge of the international bar-ga in ing table to see that the Ior-e i n mar-ket for our c ornioddt Les is not traded away by State Departoent negotLators

5 I 11ill oppose all Federal atteopts to impose the 160-acre limitashytion on State financed water projects The 160-acre limitation was originally designed to assure equitable ~istricution of Federallyshyowned and Federally-rec12imed land To use it as a political instrushyment for expropriation is noth In but a cynical s cheae BroM1 has t81~ed out of both s ides of his nout h on the 160-acre limitation wh ile his left vJing California Deraocr-at i c Council has handed out the party line to support this outnoded concept

6 I will see that the voices of all coramod i ty groups are fully and equally heard California is the greatest agricultural producing state in the nation This vlealth-creating pouer steus from 11Ore than 200 crops aany ofwhich comprise the bulk of United States production Cotton grower-s dairynen at ocknan fru it and vegetable Iar-ner-s-o-alJ must be able to present their distinct and speci81 probleos to a Governor who will not play favorites

7 One of my first acts as Governor 11ill be to work toirar-ds restoring the State Board of Agriculture to its Icrme r outstanding ~)osition in the nation Dow it is composed of eight menbers of Brov1ns political par-t-y and one traditionally ac adeo i c zppo intnerrt For s orie tine a tacit r-equ i r-ement for appo irrtnerrt to this Board Has membership in the California Denocrat ic Farmers Congr-es s a Janas Ralph partisan innovashytion

8 Finally I will replace indecisions with the strong leadership our State so desperately needs in all agricultural areas

(

BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

- -~---~----~-------------------------lt1

May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

(

RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

EXBROOK 2middot5673

Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

Page 20: White House Special Files Box 62 Folder 15 · Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description 62 15 07/12/1962 Memo Memo from RMW to Bob Haldeman

BOB HALDEMAN

May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

- -~---~----~-------------------------lt1

May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

(

RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

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May 22 1962

Dear 10bullbull

Tbanlta for your note of May 2lt and for endtDa aloUl the clipping about laymorac1 Banaen I will certainly how it to Dick Aa you know from copy of my letter to Mr Halllen the other day are geina to work towarda ettina up a et1na of hia group with Dick hartly after the primary

Be t reaarda

WIN WITH HIXON

B a Haldeman

Mr Ilo Wurm larmer for lUxon PO Box 3186 MocIeto I Camplifom1a

MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

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May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

(

RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

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MODESTO CALIFORNIA

P O Box 3186

Phone 523-1958

A NON-PARTISAN

CO-CHAIRMEN

J l SULLIVAN Yuba City

HARVEY A LYNN Arlington

W B CAMP Bakersfield

RAYMOND F HANSEN Norwalk

S V CHRISTIERSON Salinas

BRUNEl CHRISTENSEN likely

JOHN SPARKMAN Poway

EARL S SMITTCAMP Clovis

KEITH REEVE Tracy

WARREN BROCK EI Centro

FARmERS FOR DIXDD GROUP OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS SUPPORTING THE CANDIDACY OF DICK NIXON FOR GOVERNOR

May 21 1962

Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR GOVERNOR 3908 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 5 Calif

Dear Bob

Thought you would be interested in this

clip which the candidate might ~ike to see

Hansen is one of our Farmers For Nixon as you

recall and he was impressive at our Fresno

meeting

Cordially

~ftvvh( Ross Wurm ~

RWlg attc

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May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

(

RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

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May 21 1962

Dear lph

Thanks very much for taking the time to write _ a fully a you did in connection with UIIII8r and fall campaiampD plana relattna to aariculture

We will certainly conI ider your IUSletiona carefully in pot-prtampry plaDll1namp and appreciate hav1Damp your tbOuaht on thia important arebullbull

1 will be talkiDa with you tD more detail bullbull we get into this progr41llll1namp after June 5th

Belt regards

Mr lalpb B Bunje World Trade Center rerry BuildiDg San francilco 11 California

WIN WITH MIXON

H I Haldeman

(

RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

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RALPH I IUNJE WORLD TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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May 17 1962

Mr H R Haldeman Campaign Manager Nixon For Governor 3908 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles 5 California

Dear Bob

It was real nice to see you last Friday in Los Angeles You asked me to submit some suggestions to you with respect to the summer and fall campaign as regards agriculture

I think it is essential that the fall and summer plans include trips by Mr Nixon through the agricultural areas stopping at some of the small communities in and around the larger cities in the agricultural areas This can be done by bus and would enable us to encourage participation by farmers and those connected with farming in the areas that would be covered Such tours would lend themselves for comshyments and observations on such things as agricultural labor the price of agricultural commodities pictures with local non-political agricultural leaders contacts with ethnical groups as Japanese Armenian Hindu Portuguese and others contacts with editors and publishers of small dailies and weeklies The timing of such trips might be best suited to harvest operations and should be planned in advance to enable contacts to be made with agricultural leaders

Of any liabilities that might arise I can think of only two at the present time - one being that it would tend to take the candidate away from the large metropolitan areas and there may be instances in which organized labor might attempt to emshybarrass the candidate on such a trip I think the latter is a calculated risk that we can deal with if such a situation should arise Maximum time allowed to do campaigning north of the Tehachapis should not exceed twelve days - minimum time would be six days Outdoor picnics and barbecues could be used to attract large audiences where appropriate

RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm

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RALPH B BUNJE WORLO TRADE CENTER FERRY BUILDING

SAN FRANCISCO 11 CALIFORNIA

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Mr H R Hal deman 2- May 17 1962

So much for this falls campaign suggestions We hope that you will give us consideration I shall be pleased to cover it in more detail with you as the campaign moves along

RBBlmw

cc Mr Ross Wurm