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...Fuller, a Nixon advisor in a Faculty full of Kennedy supporters, organized "Scholars for Nixon" last summer in an effort to encourage support for Nixon among professors and to forward to him their thoughts on national problems. Because of the established success of the Democrats' use of academic advisors, any move by the Republican Party to organize a similar group was bound to be hit with charges of "reactionary" or "imitative...
...Although Fuller denied the "reactionary" charges, the chronological order of each party's initiative in seeking professorial advice is revealing. The Scholars group stems from concern by Nixon and men like Fuller over the lack of academic participation in the present administration. "There has been a dropping off of the use of academic people under Eisenhower and we wanted to do something about it," according to Fuller. Democrats will go on to say that the GOP was mostly concerned with the prestige gained by the Demarcates through rubbing elbows with college professors and that the move was a reaction...
...chairman of the Scholars for Nixon attributes the growth of the group of the group to positive moves by the scholars themselves, by Nixon and by the Republican National Committee. "It has nothing to do with the Democrats' advisory boards," Fuller declared...
...prominent names for the candidate (which it is), the Scholars are an indication that Republicans will now make more use of academic advice--whether or not they credit the opposition with the idea. Regardless of the outcome of Election Day, some similar group will remain in the GOP. Whether Fuller remains active on such an academic advisory board is another story. A one-time Democrat, he has aligned himself only with Nixon and not necessarily with the Republican Party. "If the Democrats come up with another platform like the 1960 one, I'll stay with the Republicans," he added...
...Duke University Law School Fuller taught young Nixon in class, but his alliance with the Vice-President as a political associate and advisor dates back only two years. When Nixon was visiting the Harvard Business School to speak Fuller met him and asked the Vice-President to address the Law School faculty. Since then the traditional Democrat has been for Richard Nixon...