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...House, leaving the President free to disown him if he goes too far. Thus, while White House spokesmen were still scoffing at Sputnik I as a "silly bauble," Nixon publicly proclaimed the Russian satellite a serious, important challenge to U.S. technology. He works hard with Republican National Chairman Meade Alcorn to bolster the morale of Republican organizations across the country, privately wishes that Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson would resign to help the party in the farm states. Again, it was his awareness of the Administration's political shortcomings that last week moved Nixon out front...
...campaign contributions, Porter explained, "There's no law against soliciting funds from any source, as far as I know." But when it got the news of Porter's letter-as printed in the Washington Post and Times-Herald-the Administration exploded. Republican National Committee Chairman Meade Alcorn blew hot into the White House switchboard, and the word was relayed to President Eisenhower, who reddened and snapped: "Let's check the facts on this...
...quick calls proved the story right, and Alcorn, with Ike's full endorsement, announced that the National Committee did not know beforehand of Porter's letter and would not accept the $100,000 collected at the dinner. Later, when newsmen asked White House Press Secretary James Hagerty for the President's reaction to Porter's blunder, he made a slashing gesture with the edge of his right hand against the arm of his red leather chair; Jack Porter's head figuratively rolled onto the floor. With it went the gas bill's chances...
...Adams had been doing a slow burn of his own over such Democratic slants as Harry Truman's remark that Eisenhower was a good general when he had someone else (i.e., Harry Truman) to tell him what to do (TIME, Jan. 20). Thus, when Republican National Chairman Meade Alcorn asked Adams to deliver a fund-raising speech in Minneapolis, the President's Chief of Staff sharpened his pencil and began scribbling. Result: along with Arizona's Senator Barry Goldwater, who swiped at the Democrats in Detroit, he got more newspaper space than the President...
...Growled House Speaker Sam Rayburn: "I see that the Republicans just about obliterated the Democratic Party . . . Does the White House think it can pass its program without Democratic votes?" But mingled with criticism there was plenty of praise, especially from the Republican pros. In one day Meade Alcorn got 18 pro-Adams telephone calls from national committeemen and state chairmen. And Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Richard M. Simpson, ordinarily a lukewarm supporter of Sherman Adams, was suddenly on fire. Said he: "It was the best speech of them all. We would like to use Adams any time we could...