Second release on PN in Lexington, KY--Tuesday, Sept. 6, 1960, 1960 September 6
Scope and Contents
Richard Nixon's early political career media and press relations subseries contains clippings, correspondence, memorandums, press releases, transcripts, press kits, notes, reports, audiotapes, motion pictures, cartoons, and caricatures, 1958-1961, collected, created and used by Herbert G. Klein, and to document Nixon's relationship with the popular media (newspapers, magazines, and television) primarily during the 1960 presidential campaing. Included are reports on press coverage and biases; information on the televised Nixon-Kennedy debate and transcripts of that debate; national and local newspaper staff and circulation information; correspondence, clippings and speeches relating to Nixon and African-American relations; notes and memorandums regarding the planning and press coverage of Nixon's trip to the Soviet Union; texts of speeches made in the Soviet Union and Poland; poll results; transcripts of various Nixon speeches and remarks; and logistical information for journalists traveling with the campaign.
Dates
- Creation: 1960 September 6
Creator
- From the Collection: Harris & Ewing (Organization)
- From the Collection: Allen, William C. (Person)
- From the Collection: Fisk, Walter W. (Person)
- From the Collection: Haberman, Irving (Person)
- From the Collection: Atkins, Oliver F. (Person)
- From the Collection: Zeni Photography (Organization)
- From the Collection: Hawkins, J. Allen (Person)
- From the Collection: Jarvis, Roy (Person)
- From the Collection: Parker, Buffy (Person)
- From the Collection: Bonnay, Charles (Person)
- From the Collection: Bachrach, Fabian (Person)
- From the Collection: Rothschild Photo (Organization)
- From the Collection: Smith, Merrett T. (Person)
- From the Collection: Sullivan, Ed (Person)
- From the Collection: Klein, Herbert G. (Herbert George) (Person)
- From the Collection: Lew, Mervyn (Person)
- From the Collection: O'Neill, Dev (Person)
- From the Collection: Mattox, Warren (Person)
Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF SITE. Advance notice required for access. The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 293.66 Linear Feet (257 boxes, 1 flat file drawer)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu