Wanted: Bright Young Man

Eisenhower had some ideas about the sort of fellow he wanted for a running mate: a young, "forward-looking" man, and someone who would help him get along with Congress. Among others, he considered Senators Knowland and Nixon, Governors Warren, Sherman Adams (New Hampshire), Val Peterson (Nebraska), Dan Thornton (Colorado). Brother Milton Eisenhower plugged for Taft; although Eisenhower advisers thought that Taft 1) would be bad for the ticket, 2) would not accept anyway. Eisenhower left the final decision to a meeting of his advisers, presided over by Herbert Brownell, at the Hilton, on the afternoon of his nomination. The meeting quickly settled on California's Richard Nixon.

No deal was involved. Nixon was a logical choice for a number of reasons: he is young (39), personable, a vigorous campaigner, vote-getter and money raiser who has inspired thousands of young businessmen in California to work for the Republican Party. He has an excellent record on two of the main G.O.P. campaign issues: Communism and corruption in government (see box).

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