Sold – Nixon Says Americans Need Supervision Rather Than Leadership
In a telling statement to old political foe Governor Pat Brown, he states, “What this country needs more than a good President is a good baby sitter!” .
Back in 1950, Richard Nixon was running a smear campaign against Helen Gahagan Douglas – who he disparagingly called “the pink lady” – for a seat in the U.S. Senate, and Edmund G. “Pat” Brown was feeding leaked letters to the press, branding his opponent for California attorney general a cynical...
Back in 1950, Richard Nixon was running a smear campaign against Helen Gahagan Douglas – who he disparagingly called “the pink lady” – for a seat in the U.S. Senate, and Edmund G. “Pat” Brown was feeding leaked letters to the press, branding his opponent for California attorney general a cynical opportunist. Both ploys worked, and Senator Nixon and Attorney General Brown began their marvelous ascent to better things, to the tops of their respective spheres. Nixon was soon Vice President under Eisenhower, and in 1958 Brown was elected Governor of California. In 1962 the two men ran against each other for that office, with Brown the victor.
In this fond yet revealing letter, Nixon recalls their shared political history, and jokes, one pol to another, that maybe what the country needs isn’t a president, but a baby sitter!
Typed Letter Signed as President on White House letterhead, Washington, November 16, 1972, to Brown. “Your thoughtful note of November 16 brought back many memories of those years we have met on the campaign trail – going clear back to 1950 when I was elected to the Senate and you were elected Attorney General. Incidentally, many might say that what this country needs more than a good President is a good baby sitter! Pat joins me in sending our best to Bemice and to you.”
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