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Book draft / memoir excerpt / interview transcript
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Summary
This document appears to be an excerpt from a memoir or transcript attributed to Richard Nixon (identified by context regarding the Vice Presidency and 1960 debates). The text discusses the writing of a book chapter with H.R. Haldeman regarding the Alger Hiss case, claiming the FBI planted a fake typewriter. It further reflects on how the Hiss conviction launched Nixon's political career and how Kennedy's charisma on television cost him the presidency.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Richard Nixon | Speaker / Narrator |
The narrator ('I') describes moving from Congress to Senate to Vice Presidency and running against Kennedy, confirmin...
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| H.R. Haldeman | Researcher / Staffer |
Worked on the Alger Hiss chapter of the book mentioned; accused by the speaker of screwing up research.
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| Alger Hiss | Subject of investigation |
Found guilty of perjury; subject of a chapter in the speaker's book.
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| John F. Kennedy | Political Rival |
Referenced as 'Kennedy'; defeated the speaker in the presidential election due to performance in the Great Debates.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| FBI |
Accused by the speaker of planting a fake Woodstock typewriter in the Alger Hiss case.
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| Congress |
Political body the speaker served in.
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| Senate |
Political body the speaker served in.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (based on Bates stamp).
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Timeline (2 events)
Relationships (2)
Haldeman worked on chapters of Nixon's book.
Discusses losing the presidency to Kennedy due to the debates.
Key Quotes (3)
"The truth is, Alger Hiss found it himself. But the FBI had planted this fake Woodstock typewriter."Source
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"I had the courage of Alger Hiss' s conviction and it served as the magic carpet that transported me from the Congress to the Senate to the vice presidency."Source
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"I would have had the presidency in my pocket if not for Kennedy' s performance in the Great Debates—but only on television; I fared better on radio."Source
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chapters with Haldeman—this was not ghostwritten material because I
rewrote what they presented—and Haldeman worked mostly on the Alger
Hiss chapter.
rewrote what they presented—and Haldeman worked mostly on the Alger
Hiss chapter.
He was apparently so eager to please, though, that he screwed up
on his research. He had it that the FBI found the old Woodstock
typewriter. And the book was published that way. Then the facts came out,
the trial records and all, and we had to change it for the paperback edition.
So now it reads that the FBI was unable to find the typewriter.
on his research. He had it that the FBI found the old Woodstock
typewriter. And the book was published that way. Then the facts came out,
the trial records and all, and we had to change it for the paperback edition.
So now it reads that the FBI was unable to find the typewriter.
The truth is, Alger Hiss found it himself. But the FBI had planted this
fake Woodstock typewriter. And then the defense presented it in the trial
as what they assumed was evidence in their favor. So a least Hiss was
found guilty of perjury.
fake Woodstock typewriter. And then the defense presented it in the trial
as what they assumed was evidence in their favor. So a least Hiss was
found guilty of perjury.
That verdict added immeasurably to my political strength. I had the
courage of Alger Hiss' s conviction and it served as the magic carpet that
transported me from the Congress to the Senate to the vice presidency. I
would have had the presidency in my pocket if not for Kennedy' s
performance in the Great Debates—but only on television; I fared better
on radio. Kennedy' s charisma was the variable that none of us had
counted on.
courage of Alger Hiss' s conviction and it served as the magic carpet that
transported me from the Congress to the Senate to the vice presidency. I
would have had the presidency in my pocket if not for Kennedy' s
performance in the Great Debates—but only on television; I fared better
on radio. Kennedy' s charisma was the variable that none of us had
counted on.
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