Despite stories to the contrary, it is highly unlikely Rockefeller will enter the New Hampshire primary. Reason: Rockefeller planned instead to stay out and throw resources into a powerful write-in campaign. Now chances are both Rockefeller and Nixon will skip it and let it remain a write-in affair, with Nixon pitting his control of party organization against Rockefeller money…. Joe Martin reportedly making pro-Rockefeller noises, in bitterness over Nixon’s behind-the-scenes part in his ouster as minority leader.
Senator Smathers, who garnered conservative contributions in his election battle against Claude Pepper, now playing active part in fight against Strauss, also favoring heavy-spending Liberal measures…. John Kennedy emphasizing his Liberal bent in Michigan tour: “The Democratic Party needs a Liberal candidate. I can’t imagine the party nominating a conservative.”… Another, less publicized reason why General de Gaulle vetoed San Francisco as possible Summit site: He feared a softening in U.S. public opinion à la Mikoyan would accompany Khrushchev visit to States.




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