Evening star., 1962-03-14
Nixon Tells of 81 Call
Quit GO. P. Ticket

Mr.. Nixon said, II could sense
: Immediately that Dewey die
! not have his heart in what he
had to tell me-"
He quoted Mr.. Dewey as say
ing that there had just been
+ raeeting of all Gen. Eisen-
r hower's top advisers. Mr.
Dewey, he said, went on:
They have asked me to tel
you that it is their opinion that
} at the conclusion of the broad
cast tonight, you should sub
NIT your resignation to Eisen-
hover. AS you know, I have
not shared this point Of view
but it is my responsibility tt
pass this recommendation or
to you"
Hedges on Eisenhower View
Mr.. Nixon said he was "si
shocked by what he said thai
I could not say a word for sew
eral seconds"
Finally" he relates, Il col.
lected my thoughts and said
What does Eisenhower Want
me to do?'
Dewey hedged at this point
He said he did not want to give
the impression that he hao
spoken directly to Eisenhower
or that this decision had beer
approved by Eisenhower. But
he went on to say he was sure
that, in view of the close re-
lationship between those with
whom he had talked and Eli
senhower, they would not have
asked him to call unless this
represented Eisenhower's view
as well as their own"
Mr.. Nixon writes that he sale
"it's kind of late" to pass or
such a recommendation since
he had already prepared hi
television remarks and it woulC
! be difficult to change them. Mr.
Dewey, he added, suggested h
; should go ahead with his ex
planation of the fund, which
! had been raised by some Of Mr
Nixon's California friends TO
political expenses while he wa
in the Senate.
He said Mr.. Dewey suggested
he should say that, while HI
felt he had done nothing wrong
he did not want his presenct
on the ticket to be a liabilit!
to the Eisenhower crusade anC
was submitting his resignation
to the general.
ExplOdes on Phone
LAS he continued to tall
along those lines" Mr.. Nixol
writes, II looked at my watcl
and realized that I had only
a half hour left to get cleaned
up and to read over my note
before I had to leave for tht
studio.
What shall I tell them yol
: are going to do?' he asked.
MY nerves were frayed to
fine edge by this time and
exploded, Just tell them
; haven't the slightest idea as t,
: what I am going to do and i
; they want to find out they''
better listen to the broadcast
5 And tell them I know some
! thing about politics, tool
: slammed the receiver down .
! In .the few minutes left t
5 him before going to the studio
: Mr.. Nixon relates, he decide
l he would ask listeners to SEN
wires to the Republican Ma
tional Committee Sayin
: whether he should stay on tn
l ticket or get off.
AS he left for the hotel, tn
former Vice President said, II
seemed like the last mile" 1
the studio, just before he wen
! on the air, he turned to hi
l wife Pat and said, Il just don
Z think I can go through wit
this one" and she replied, 20
= course you can"
Dictates Telegram
After he talked about hi
finances, interspersed wit
comments on his wife's goo
Republican coat" and Checker
the dog sent to his daughter
> by a Texan, Mr.. Nixon wen
e back to the hotel to await tn
= verdict.
When no direct word cam
: from Gen. Eisenhower and tn
. wires carried stories that tn
< general had said he would nc
v make a decision until he ha
= seen his running mate face
= face, Mr.. Nixon said, he de
manded: What more can h
n possibly want from me?" H
= said he told everyone in hi
= room he would simply reSig
), rather than go through tn
|. stress of explaining the fun
: again. 1t was then he dictate
t a telegram of resignation.
S Matters were smoothed owe
and the next day Mr.. Nixo
: flew to Wheeling, w. Va,
S meet Gen. Eisenhower and re
e ceive his greetings: You're m