Evening star., 1960-09-30
DINNERS
Republican Leaders
AssoiI Kennedy
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minor role in administration
affairs, the President said the
nominee has been Invaluable"
to him and had participated in
hundreds of important delib-
erative proceedings of the cabi-
net, the National Security
Council and other agencies of
the Government.
"As a person ready to enter
the duties of the presidential
Office" said Mr.. Eisenhower.
Dick Nixon has the broadeSt
and deepest preparation and
experience of any man I know" :"
He said the Vice President
possessed "a vast richness Of
experience in domestic affairs,
foreign affairs and pArson-to-
person diplomacy" In his
travels abroad as the Presi-
dents representative, Mr.. Eli
senhower added. the Vice Presi-
dent had been extraordinarily
successful"
The reference to Mr.. Nixon'S
role in the affairs of the Gov
ernment was obviously intended
to take the Republican nominee
of a spot he was placed on by
one of the Presidents replies
to a question at recent news
conference At the time Mr.
Eisenhower was asked about
major decisions in which the
Vice President had participated
and he suggested he be given a
week to think of one.
Since then the Democratic
campaigners have made much
of the point, seeking to dis
parage Mr.. Nixon's claim tc
experience as one Of the major
reasons why the Republican
ticket should be elected.
The dinners brought expires.
sions from all elements of tht
party-Gov. Nelson A. Rocke.
!feller of New York, Senator
Goldwater Of Arizona, the
leader of the conservative wing
former New York Gov. Thoma.
E. Dewey and others.
Blasts at Kennedy
Along with praise of the Re.
publican ticket of the Vict
President and Henry Cabot
Lodge, the President and Others
turned loose a barrage of criti.
cism of Senator Kennedy.
On the theme that expert
enced leadership is needed il
the White House, the Presiden
said this was not proved by q
mere whirling across the public
stage in a burst of glib ora
tory"
} Taking note of Senator Ken.
nedy's oft-repeated criticism
of the administration, the Pres
ident added:
I'VE do not want Leadership
that sees only dark continent
5 of despair in American life
leadership that has stultifyinI
, preoccupation with our faults.
; The President, who described
; Mr.. Nixon as "a good friend o
. mine," also had high praise TO
Mr.. Lodge and his work as tn
, United States Ambassador a
/ the United Nations. He sail
both were men of capacity.
He applauded Mr.. Lodge
} stout and skillful" representa-
: tion of this country's interes
? at the U. N. and said his wor
had brought growing respec
and admiration for this grea
international institution"
The Vice President spoke i
Boston, in his running mate
home State, and Mr.. Lodg
spoke from Los Angeles in tn
G. o. P. presidential nominee
home State.
In his address, Mr.. Nike
acknowledged the accolade frol
n Mr.. Eisenhower, and the
4 launched a direct attack on h
. rival.
He assailed as "a monumer
4 tai failure" for Senator Kel
II nedy the record Of the Augu
session of Congress, and laSht
out at the Democratic nom
"a nee's criticism Of the admin
,t istration's shortcomings.
- Now the opposition has g
!, to find fault, so they fail aw;
~ at the idea that peaceful al
= prospering America has sto,
still these last eight years.