MSS-378
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Overview of the Collection | |
| Creator: | Smith, Alice N. (Alice Nelms), 1928-2011 |
| Title: | Alice Nelms Smith Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1944-2003 |
| Bulk Dates: | 1952-1960 |
| Quantity: | 19 Boxes (16.58 Linear Feet) |
| Abstract: | This collection houses correspondence, reports, speeches, press releases, newspaper clippings, photographs, campaign logs, schedules, notes, promotional items, memorabilia, and other materials documenting Alice Smith's involvement with Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1952 and 1956 Presidential campaigns and subsequent service as President; the 1960 Republican National Convention; Richard M. Nixon's unsuccessful 1960 Presidential campaign against John F. Kennedy and Nixon's later service as President; and the 1990 Eisenhower Centennial. It has been divided into eight series. |
| Identification: | MSS-378 |
| Language: | Material in English |
| Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist! |
Alice Nelms Smith was born to Vernon Bonnyfield Smith (1897-1977) and Virginia May (Overstreet) Smith (1905-1946) in Charlestown, West Virginia on June 19, 1928. She had two brothers, Stanford Bonnyfield Smith (1926-1992) and Addison F. Smith (1931-). The family moved to Denver, Colorado in the 1940s and Alice Smith graduated from the University of Denver with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism in 1950. She went on to work as one of the early female newscasters in New Orleans and on Arthur Godfrey's television show in New York City.
In 1952, Alice Smith joined Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidential campaign staff. She traveled approximately 51,000 miles by air and rail with the campaign, visiting 232 towns and cities in 45 states. After Eisenhower won the election, Smith became an appointment secretary at the White House. Her office opened onto the Oval Office and many of the dignitaries who visited the White House to speak with Eisenhower waited for their appointments with her. Smith left her position in 1955 in order to "go home to Denver to lead a normal life." She returned to Washington in 1956 to work on Eisenhower's re-election campaign.
In 1960, Richard M. Nixon recruited Smith to work on his presidential campaign against Democratic hopeful John F. Kennedy. In this position, she coordinated Nixon's appearances and the schedules of such prominent individuals as vice presidential candidate Henry Cabot Lodge, sitting President Dwight D. Eisenhower, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, and Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater. Smith later worked on Texas Senator John Goodwin Tower's campaigns for office.
Alice Smith moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1970, where she wrote extensively about her work with Eisenhower and Nixon. She died on November 9, 2011 and is buried with her parents in Denver's Fairmount Cemetery.
This collection houses correspondence, reports, speeches, press releases, newspaper clippings, photographs, campaign logs, schedules, notes, promotional items, memorabilia, and other materials documenting Alice Smith's involvement with Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1952 and 1956 Presidential campaigns and subsequent service as President; the 1960 Republican National Convention; Richard M. Nixon's unsuccessful 1960 Presidential campaign against John F. Kennedy and Nixon's later service as President; and the 1990 Eisenhower Centennial.
Series I: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Campaigns houses schedules, correspondence, reports, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other materials documenting Eisenhower's 1952 and 1956 campaigns. The majority of the materials show the 1952 campaign, including Eisenhower's whistle-stop tour of the United States on the "Look Ahead, Neighbor" Special and Nixon's "Checkers Speech" (in which he defended his use of his expense fund). Also included are items documenting the 1956 Republican platform, the 1956 Republican National Convention, and election night in 1952 and 1956.
Series II: Dwight D. Eisenhower's White House includes correspondence, staff lists, newspaper clippings, press releases, photographs, and other materials documenting such subjects as Air Force I (Columbine), Eisenhower's and Nixon's 1954 and 1957 inaugurations, White House visits of such dignitaries as Winston Churchill and Syngman Rhee, the Summer White House, and Christmas at the White House. Also shown are such contemporary events as the release of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine, statehood for Alaska and Hawaii, Josef Stalin's death, and events in the Middle East.
Series III: Republican National Convention houses newspaper clippings, photographs, promotional materials for the Nixon-Lodge ticket, a copy of Nixon's acceptance speech, and other items documenting Nixon's selection as the 1960 Republican Presidential candidate. Series IV: Richard M. Nixon's Presidential Campaign Against John F. Kennedy includes speeches, press releases, schedules, publications, correspondence, notes, memorandae, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other materials documenting Nixon's unsuccessful 1960 Presidential campaign. Of note are a copy of Bob Haldeman's Advance Man's Guide, a complete set of campaign logs, and five spiral-bound notebooks containing notes made by Alice Smith during the campaign. These notebooks cover the campaign from August 10 until election eve on November 7.
Series V: Richard M. Nixon's White House is comprised of speeches, clippings, photographs, and other materials documenting Nixon's term as President, including his 1968 Presidential campaign with Spiro Agnew, trip to China, and resignation.
Series VI: Other Papers houses correspondence, photographs, monographs, and other papers. Many of these items document the 1990 Eisenhower Centennial. Also included are Alice Smith's recollections of her time in the White House and working on Eisenhower's and Nixon's campaigns, digitized news coverage of D-Day, materials showing an atomic bomb test on Bikini Atoll in 1946, campaign materials promoting George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle, and items regarding a trip Alice Smith took to Cuba in 1954. Series VII: Document Lists consists of copies of Smith's itemized register of her collection.
Series VIII: Memorabilia has been divided into three sub-series. Sub-Series A: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorabilia includes coins, pins, buttons, lighters, ribbons, matchbooks, and other materials documenting Eisenhower's presidential campaigns, inauguration, and time in office. Of particular note are a deck of playing cards used on Air Force 1. Sub-Series B: Richard M. Nixon Memorabilia houses pins, buttons, earrings, mugs, and other materials documenting Nixon's 1960 Presidential campaign. Sub-Series C: Other Memorabilia houses an ashtray, a coin, drinking glasses, a keychain, pins, and other materials that either relate to Smith's personal life or could not be categorized. Of particular note are a brass object apparently created by Vernon B. Smith during World War I and a 1914 Iron Cross, Second Class.
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.
One vinyl zipper pouch (item 570) used during Nixon's 1960 presidential campaign was discarded due to the plastic's deterioration and offgassing.
[Identification of item], Alice Nelms Smith Papers, MSS-378, Arizona State University Library.
Julie Montgomery donated these papers to the Arizona Collection in 2013 (Accession #2013-04724).
Alice Smith sorted the original documents in this collection by subject and housed each group in a letter-sized plastic document case. She supplemented these papers with her own recollections, information about relevant concurrent events, and photocopies of archival materials from the Eisenhower and Nixon Presidential Libraries. She then organized these cases into larger chronological groups, specifically "Eisenhower's 1952 Campaign," "Eisenhower's Inauguration," "Eisenhower's White House," "The Eisenhower Centennial," "1960 Republican Convention," and "Campaign '60, Nixon vs Kennedy." This arrangement has been retained and restored to the largest extent possible. Smith's titles have been used when available and are enclosed in quotation marks in the following container list. Additional subject categories have been created to house uncategorized materials where necessary.
In addition to creating subject categories, Smith authored an itemized register assigning a number to each original item in the collection. These numbers, however, do not always appear on the items they correspond to. They have been retained when possible; copies of Smith's full register can be found in Series VII: Document Lists.
Duplicates were weeded and preservation photocopying undertaken as necessary during processing to eliminate newsprint and mold and thus preserve the affected information. Monographs and serial publications have been transferred for consideration for addition to the cataloged book collection.
| Series I: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Campaigns | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1956 Republican Platform, 1956 August 21 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Clippings, 1952, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Eisenhower Campaign Schedule, 1952 September 2-November 4 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Eisenhower Campaign Schedule, 1952 September 2-November 4 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Campaign Schedule, 1952 September 2-November 4 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Correspondence and Other Materials Regarding Campaign, 1956 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | "The Eisenhower Campaign", 1952 (Box 1) | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | "The Eisenhower Campaign", 1952 (Box 2; Oversized Materials Removed to Box 19/OV3, Folder 1) | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | "The Eisenhower Campaign", 1952 (Box 3) | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | "The Eisenhower Campaign", 1952 (Box 4) | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Eisenhower Campaign Schedules, 1956 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Eisenhower-Nixon Promotional Materials, 1956 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Election Eve, 1952 November 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Election Eve, 1956 November 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | "General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Historic Whistle-Stop Campaign Across America", 1952 (Book 1) | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | "General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Historic Whistle-Stop Campaign Across America", 1952 (Book 2) | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | The History of the Republican Party, 1854-1956, 1956 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Ike for Four More Years by Irving Berlin, 1956 (Sheet Music) | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | The Keynoter, 1986 Winter | |||||||||
| Discusses Eisenhower's 1952 and 1956 campaigns. | |||||||||||
| 2 | 10 | Memo to Alice Smith from Estes Kefauver and Adlai Stevenson, circa 1956 | |||||||||
| 2 | 11 | "Republican National Convention", 1956 | |||||||||
| 2 | 12 | Republican Report on the 84th Congress ..., 1956 July 27 | |||||||||
| 2 | 13 | "Richard Nixon's Dramatic 'Checkers Speech'", 1952 | |||||||||
| 2 | 14 | Suggested Presidential Itinerary and Television Appearances, circa 1956 | |||||||||
| Series II: Dwight D. Eisenhower's White House | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 15 | Account of Eisenhower's Illness, Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 16 | "Air Force One: Eisenhower's 'Columbine'", 1953-2003 (Book 1) | |||||||||
| These materials also discuss the Summer White House. | |||||||||||
| 2 | 17 | "Air Force One: Eisenhower's 'Columbine'", 1953-2003 (Book 2) | |||||||||
| 2 | 18 | "Alaska/Hawaii Added to the Union", 1959 | |||||||||
| 2 | 19 | Alice Smith's White House Pass, 1953 April 15 | |||||||||
| 2 | 20 | Biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 21 | Birthdays and Home Addresses of Various Senators and Congressmen, Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 22 | Blank Stationary, Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 23 | "A Blueprint for America's Future" by Richard M. Nixon, 1958 September 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | 24 | Cartoon Regarding Alice Smith, Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 25 | "Christmas at the White House", 1953-1958 | |||||||||
| 2 | 26 | Christmas List, 1954 December 8 | |||||||||
| 2 | 27 | Cities Visited by the Vice President [Nixon] in the United States by State, 1951-1959, circa 1959 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Clippings Regarding Air Force 1, 1953, 1990 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Clippings Regarding Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952-2000 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Committee for International Economic Growth and the Committee to Strengthen the Frontiers of Freedom Dinner, 1960 May 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Conference on Foreign Aspects of United States National Security: A Condensation of the Major Addresses, 1958 February 25 | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Congressional Medal of Honor, 1954, Undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Correspondence Between Alice Smith and White House Staff Members, 1955-1958, 1975, Undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Correspondence Between Ethel Merman Six and Alice Smith, 1956 | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Correspondence Regarding Alice Smith's Resignation, 1955 | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | "The Death of Stalin", 1953 | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | "Departments and Agencies Formed Under Eisenhower", 1953-1960 | |||||||||
| 3 | 11-12 | Dominican Republic, 1958-1960 | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | "Dwight D. Eisenhower - Religion", Undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | Eisenhower Speech to the United Nations Regarding Peaceful Use of Atomic Power, 1953 December 8 | |||||||||
| 3 | 15 | Election Eve, 1954 November 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | 16 | "The Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg", Undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 17 | Facetious Eisenhower Obituary, Undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 18 | "From Victory to Inauguration", 1952-1953 | |||||||||
| 3 | 19 | "Fun Times", 1952-1956 | |||||||||
| This folder includes information on the Summer White House in Denver, Colorado. | |||||||||||
| 3 | 20 | "Ike and JFK", 1953-1961 | |||||||||
| 3 | 21 | Inaugural Ball Program, 1953 January 20 | |||||||||
| 3 | 22 | Inauguration of Eisenhower and Nixon, 1953 January 20 (Oversized Materials Removed to Box 19/OV3, Folder 2) | |||||||||
| 3 | 23 | Inauguration Program, 1953 January 20 | |||||||||
| 3 | 24 | Inauguration of Eisenhower and Nixon, 1957 | |||||||||
| 3 | 25 | Instructions for Expenditure of Nuclear Weapons, 1958, 2001 | |||||||||
| 3 | 26 | Letter to Alice Smith from Lydia Salosnaja, 1956 March 15 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Mamie (Doud) Eisenhower, 1971, 1996 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Materials Regarding Eisenhower's Staff, 1953, 1959, Undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Memorandum of Conversation Between Eisenhower, the Foreign Minister of Iraq, the Ambassador of Iraq, and the Chief of Protocol, 1953 October 27 | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Middle East in the 1950s", 1953-1957 | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | National Conference on "The Foreign Aspects of U.S. National Security", 1958-1960 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | "Nelson Rockefeller and the Salk Vaccine", 1955 | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Notes Regarding Dwight D. Eisenhower, Undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | Notes Regarding Winthrop Rockefeller, Undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Organizations Before which Nixon Appeared, 1951-1959, circa 1959 | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | Other Materials, Undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 11 | "Oval Office Appointments", 1953-1955 | |||||||||
| 4 | 12 | Photograph of Adrienne Masterson, Alice Smith, Thomas E. Stephens, Roberta Barrows, and Betty Sisk in Stephens' Office, 1953 December 24 | |||||||||
| 4 | 13 | Photograph of Air Force 1 (Columbine), Undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 14 | Photographs of Dwight D. Eisenhower, circa 1950s (Oversized Materials Removed to Box 19/OV3, Folder 3) | |||||||||
| 4 | 15 | Photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles, circa 1950 | |||||||||
| 4 | 16 | Photograph of Two Unidentified Men and One Woman, Undated (Mat Autographed) | |||||||||
| 4 | 17 | Photograph of an Unidentified Man and Woman, Undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 18 | Photographs of the White House, Undated | |||||||||
| Includes candid interior scenes. | |||||||||||
| 4 | 19 | Portrait of Mamie (Doud) Eisenhower, Undated (Autographed) | |||||||||
| 4 | 20 | Portrait of Sherman Adams, 1955 (Autographed) | |||||||||
| 4 | 21 | Portrait of an Unidentified Man, 1953 | |||||||||
| 4 | 22 | President's Committee to Study the United States Military Assistance Program, 1959-1960 | |||||||||
| 4 | 23 | President Syngman Rhee, Republic of Korea, 1954 | |||||||||
| 4 | 24 | Press Releases, 1954-1955 | |||||||||
| 4 | 25 | Racial Segregation, 1996, Undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 26 | Republican National Precinct Day Celebration, 1954 October 8 | |||||||||
| 4 | 27 | Salute to Eisenhower Dinner, 1956 January 20 | |||||||||
| 4 | 28 | "Sherman Adams: President Eisenhower's Chief of Staff", 1953-1968, 1999 | |||||||||
| 4 | 29 | State of the Union Address, 1953 February 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | 30 | Summer White House, 1953-1954 | |||||||||
| 4 | 31 | Testimonial Dinner to Honor Republican Members of Congress, 1961 June 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | 32 | Thomas E. Stephens, 1953-1959 | |||||||||
| 4 | 33 | "The White House: First Days", 1953 | |||||||||
| 4 | 34 | White House Newspaperman Telephone List, 1955 March | |||||||||
| 4 | 35 | White House Staff Lists, 1952-1954, Undated | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | "Winston Churchill", 1954 | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | "World Leaders Who Came to See President Eisenhower at the White House", 1953-1954 | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | "World Leaders", 1953-1960 | |||||||||
| Series III: Republican National Convention | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | Convention Logistics, 1960 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | Convention Promotional Materials, 1960 | |||||||||
| 5 | 6 | "Convention Time", 1960 | |||||||||
| 5 | 7 | Nixon's Acceptance Speech, 1960 July 28 | |||||||||
| 5 | 8 | "Nixon-Lodge Campaign Team", 1960 | |||||||||
| 5 | 9 | "Nixon-Rockefeller Secret Meetings and the 1960 Convention", 1960 | |||||||||
| 5 | 10 | "Nixon Capitulates to Rockefeller", 1960 (Oversized Materials Removed to Box 19/OV3, Folder 4) | |||||||||
| 5 | 11 | A Study of Rockefeller, Lodge, and Morton as Vice Presidential Candidates, 1960 July | |||||||||
| 5 | 12 | Telephone Directory and Guide, 1960 | |||||||||
| 5 | 13 | "Twenty-Seventh Republican National Convention Order of Business", 1960 July 25-28 | |||||||||
| Series IV: Richard M. Nixon's Presidential Campaign Against John F. Kennedy | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 14 | "Advance Man's Guide" by Bob Haldeman, 1960 | |||||||||
| 5 | 15 | Barry Goldwater's Schedule, 1960 | |||||||||
| 5 | 16 | "Battle Line", 1960 October 21 | |||||||||
| 5 | 17 | Campaign Logs, 1960 September-October | |||||||||
| 5 | 18 | Campaign Staff and Organization, 1960 (Oversized Materials Removed to Box 19/OV3, Folder 5) | |||||||||
| 5 | 19 | Clippings Regarding John F. Kennedy, Undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 20 | Clippings, 1960 | |||||||||
| 5 | 21 | Comments Made to Alice Smith by Campaign Coordinator Jim Bassett, 1960 | |||||||||
| 5 | 22 | Correspondence, 1960 | |||||||||
| 5 | 23 | Directory of Republican Party Officials, Federal Officials, and Nixon Advocacy Groups, 1960 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | Dwight D. Eisenhower's Schedule, 1960 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | Election Eve, 1960 November 28 | |||||||||
| 6 | 3 | Expense Account Statement, 1960 | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | "The Final Bitter and Hard Drive of the 1960 Presidential Campaign", 1960 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | Freedom Corps Proposal, 1960 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | GOP Political Calendar, 1960 October 30-November 5 | |||||||||
| 6 | 7 | Henry Cabot Lodge's Schedule, 1960 | |||||||||
| 6 | 8 | Henry Cabot Lodge's Schedule, 1960 September 16-October 31 (Photocopies) | |||||||||
| 6 | 9 | Henry Cabot Lodge, 1960-1961 | |||||||||
| 6 | 10 | I'm a-Fixin' to Vote for Nixon Sheet Music, 1960 | |||||||||
| 6 | 11 | Itineraries, 1960 | |||||||||
| 6 | 12 | John Emmet Hughes, 1960-1962 | |||||||||
| 6 | 13 | John F. Kennedy's Schedule, circa 1960 | |||||||||
| 6 | 14 | Letter to Alice Smith from Richard Nixon, 1961 | |||||||||
| 6 | 15 | List of Nixon-Lodge Speeches and Press Releases, 1960 | |||||||||
| 6 | 16 | List of Officers, Executive Committee and Members of the Republican National Committee, 1960 August 5 | |||||||||
| 6 | 17 | List of Officers, Republican State Central Committees and Members of the Republican National Committee by State, 1960 August 15 | |||||||||
| 6 | 18 | Memorandae Regarding Campaign, 1960 | |||||||||
| 6 | 19 | Memorandae, Schedules, Press Releases, and Other Campaign Materials, 1960 | |||||||||
| 6 | 20 | Nelson Rockefeller's Schedule, 1960 | |||||||||
| 6 | 21-22 | Nixon's Campaign Schedule, 1960 May 19-September 21 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | Nixon's Campaign Schedule, 1960 September 26-October 1 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2-3 | Nixon's Campaign Schedule, 1960 October 15-22 | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | Nixon's Campaign Schedule, 1960 October 15-26 (Photocopies) | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | Nixon's Campaign Schedule, 1960 October 26-November 5 (Photocopies) | |||||||||
| 7 | 6 | Nixon-Lodge Campaign Information, 1960 | |||||||||
| 7 | 7 | Nixon-Lodge Campaign Materials, 1960 (Oversized Materials Removed to Box 19/OV3, Folder 6) | |||||||||
| 7 | 8 | Nixon-Lodge Campaign Notes, 1960 August 10-September 14 (Books 1 and 2) | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | Nixon-Lodge Campaign Notes, 1960 September 14-October (Books 3 and 4) | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | Nixon-Lodge Campaign Notes, 1960 (Book 5) | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | NIxon-Lodge Press Releases and Publicity Materials, 1960 May 29-September 11 | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | Nixon-Lodge Promotional Materials, 1960 (Oversized Materials Removed to Box 19/OV3, Folder 7) | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | Nixon-Lodge Speeches and Statements, 1960 September 12-October 28 | |||||||||
| 8 | 6 | Nelson Rockefeller Poster, circa 1960 (Removed to Map Case) | |||||||||
| Jim Basset glued this poster to Smith's office door at Nixon's Chicago Headquarters as a joke. | |||||||||||
| 8 | 7 | Nomination and Election of the President and Vice President of the United States, 1960 | |||||||||
| 8 | 8 | Notes Regarding Henry Cabot Lodge, 1960 | |||||||||
| 8 | 9 | Notes, 1960 | |||||||||
| 8 | 10 | Photograph of Alice Smith Interviewing Barry Goldwater, circa 1960 | |||||||||
| 8 | 11 | Photographs of Richard M. Nixon, circa 1960s | |||||||||
| 8 | 12 | Portrait of Henry Cabot Lodge, circa 1952 (Removed to Box 19/OV3, Folder 8) | |||||||||
| 8 | 13 | President Eisenhower's Address in Support of Richard M. Nixon, 1960 October 28-29 | |||||||||
| 8 | 14 | Republican National Committee Speakers' Bureau Reports, 1960 | |||||||||
| 8 | 15 | State Chairmen for Volunteers for Nixon and Lodge, 1960 September 16 | |||||||||
| 8 | 16 | Unofficial List of Congresspeople in the 86th Congress, circa 1960 | |||||||||
| Series V: Richard M. Nixon's White House | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 17 | An Address by Richard M. Nixon, 1968 March 7 | |||||||||
| 8 | 18 | "Bridges to Human Dignity" by Richard M. Nixon, 1968 April 25 | |||||||||
| 8 | 19 | Clippings Regarding Patricia Nixon, circa 1960, 1993 | |||||||||
| 8 | 20 | Clippings Regarding Richard M. Nixon, 1960-1998 | |||||||||
| 8 | 21 | Clippings Regarding White House Tapes, Undated | |||||||||
| 8 | 22 | Election Eve, 1962 November 6 | |||||||||
| 8 | 23 | Nixon-Agnew Campaign Materials, 1968 (Paper Smock Removed to Map Case) | |||||||||
| 8 | 24 | Notes Regarding Nixon from A Hero for our Times, circa 1960 | |||||||||
| 8 | 25 | The Nixon Yearbook, 1968 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | "To Older Americans" by Richard M. Nixon, circa 1968 | |||||||||
| 9 | 2 | "President Nixon's Historic Trip to Communistic China", 1972 | |||||||||
| 9 | 3 | "Problems of the Cities" by Richard M. Nixon, 1968 August 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | 4 | Republican National Convention, 1964 (Oversized Materials Removed to Box 19/OV3, Folder 9) | |||||||||
| 9 | 5 | Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace, 1974, Undated | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | "Salute to the Senate" Republican Dinner Honoring Barry Goldwater, 1963 May 9 | |||||||||
| 9 | 7 | United Citizens for Nixon-Agnew Staff Directory, 1968 September 25 | |||||||||
| 9 | 8 | Watergate and Nixon's Resignation, 1974-1997 | |||||||||
| Series VI: Other Papers | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | 101st Congress Joint Meeting to Commemorate the Centennial of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 19900 March-April | |||||||||
| 9 | 10 | Alice Smith's Recollections: "JFK in Berlin", Undated | |||||||||
| 9 | 11 | Alice Smith's Recollections: "Kennedy's First Year in Office/TES [Thomas E. Stephens] vs. Truman", Undated | |||||||||
| 9 | 12 | Alice Smith's Recollections: "Life at the Fairfax Hotel", Undated | |||||||||
| 9 | 13 | Alice Smith's Recollections: "My Story", Undated (Final Draft) | |||||||||
| 9 | 14 | Alice Smith's Recollections: "My Story", Undated (Drafts) | |||||||||
| 9 | 15 | Alice Smith's Recollections: Oral History Transcript, Undated (Partial) | |||||||||
| 9 | 16 | Alice Smith's Recollections: "Prelude", Undated | |||||||||
| 9 | 17 | Alice Smith's Recollections: "Starting with Eisenhower", Undated | |||||||||
| 9 | 18 | Cards Addressed to Alice Smith, 1954, Undated | |||||||||
| 9 | 19 | Clipping Regarding Al Gore, 1987 April 11 | |||||||||
| 9 | 20 | Clippings Regarding Alice Smith, 1954, 1964 | |||||||||
| 9 | 21 | Clipping Regarding the Andrea Doria, Undated | |||||||||
| 9 | 22 | Clippings Regarding Bess Truman, 1986, Undated | |||||||||
| 9 | 23 | Clipping Regarding Josef Stalin and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1986 | |||||||||
| 9 | 24 | Clipping Regarding Monroe, West Virginia, circa 1952 | |||||||||
| 9 | 25 | Correspondence Between Alice Smith and Neil M. Bush, 1988 | |||||||||
| 9 | 26 | Correspondence Regarding the Burnelli Lifting Body Aircraft, 1961 | |||||||||
| 9 | 27 | Dan Thornton Obituary, Undated | |||||||||
| 9 | 28 | "D-Day Dawns: One Hour's News Coverage", 1944 June 6 (2 CDs) | |||||||||
| 9 | 29 | "Dwight D. Eisenhower Centennial Celebration", 1990-2002 | |||||||||
| 9 | 30 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Information, circa 1990 (Oversized Materials Removed to Box 19/OV3, Folder 10) | |||||||||
| 9 | 31 | Eisenhower Centennial, 1990 | |||||||||
| 9 | 32 | Eisenhower's Legacy: The General, The President, the Public Servant, 2002-2003 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 1 | Eisenhower World Affairs Institute Information, 1990 | |||||||||
| 10 | 2 | "A First-Hand Account of Atomic Bomb Test 'ABLE,' Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands", 1946 | |||||||||
| 10 | 3 | George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle Campaign Materials, 1988 | |||||||||
| 10 | 4 | Historical Materials in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, 1989 December | |||||||||
| 10 | 5 | House of Representatives Visitors Pass, 1961 April 27 | |||||||||
| 10 | 6 | International Debutante Ball Program, 1954 | |||||||||
| 10 | 7 | Letter from Alice Smith to Louise [?], 1975 November 12 | |||||||||
| 10 | 8 | Letters from Alice Smith to Vernon B. Smith and John C. Smith, 1956-1960 | |||||||||
| 10 | 9 | Letters to Alice Smith from Arthur Godfrey and Morning TV-Radio Cast Members, 1952, Undated (Photocopies) | |||||||||
| 10 | 10 | Letters to Alice Smith from Prominent People, 1952-1969, 1990 | |||||||||
| 10 | 11 | Letters of Recommendation for Alice N. Smith, 1955 | |||||||||
| 10 | 12 | "The Man Who Beat Hitler", 1940s-1995 (Tapestry Commemorating D-Day Removed to Map Case) | |||||||||
| 10 | 13 | "Mutual Obscurity: A Drama in One Act (And a Million Scenes)", Undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 14 | "My Belief" by Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 | |||||||||
| 10 | 15 | The Nelson Rockefeller Collection, Undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 16 | Nixon Library and Birthplace Deed of Gift for Nixon Itineraries and Campaign Materials, 1993 | |||||||||
| 10 | 17 | Notes Regarding Billy Graham from The Wall Street Journal, 1984 April 18 | |||||||||
| 10 | 18 | Notes, Undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 19 | "The People in My World", Undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 20 | Photographs of Alice N. Smith, 1950s-1960s | |||||||||
| 10 | 21 | Photographs of George H. W. and Barbara Bush, 1990 | |||||||||
| 10 | 22 | Renaming Announcement for Royall, Koegel & Rogers, 1961 February 1 | |||||||||
| 10 | 23 | Signatures of Prominent Individuals, Undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 24 | Suggested Format for National TV Appearances by President Ford, Undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 25 | Trip to Cuba, 1954 | |||||||||
| 10 | 26 | "Eisenhower + Conventions", Undated (Audio Cassette Tape) | |||||||||
| 10 | 27 | Eisenhower Centennial Foundation, 1990 | |||||||||
| 10 | 28 | Eisenhower Centennial Information, 1990 (Oversized Materials Removed to Box 19/OV3, Folder 11) | |||||||||
| Series VII: Document Lists | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Collection Description, Undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 2 | 1960 Republican National Convention and Presidential Race, Undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 3 | Eisenhower Collection Catalog Summary, Undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 4 | Documents Regarding John F. Kennedy, Undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 5 | Nixon Collection Document List and 45 RPM Record, 1960, Undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 6 | White House Collection Summary, Undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 7-8 | Items 1-379, Undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 9-10 | Items 1-383, Undated | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 12 | 1-3 | Items 400-644, Undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 4 | Loose Pages, Undated | |||||||||
| Series VIII: Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Sub-Series A: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Box | SubBox | ||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | $1 Coin Showing Eisenhower on the Front and a Bald Eagle on the Moon on the Back, 1971 (Item 128) | |||||||||
| 13 | 1 | $1 Coin Showing Eisenhower on the Front and the Liberty Bell on the Back, 1976 (Item 129) | |||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 16/OV1 | Blue Wedgwood Plate Showing a Bust of Dwight D. Eisenhower (Item 324-B) | ||||||||||
| Box | SubBox | ||||||||||
| 13 | 8 | Bracelet with "Ike" Charm (Item 137) | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Button Reading "WORKING STAFF / EISENHOWER HEADQUARTERS / NOVEMBER 4, 1952", 1952 (Item 125) | |||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 18/OV1 | Commemorative Eisenhower Plate, circa 1953 (Item 254) | ||||||||||
| Plate Reads "The President's First Birthday in the White House / 14 October 1953." | |||||||||||
| Box | SubBox | ||||||||||
| 13 | 6 | Gold Elephant Pin Engraved "'52", circa 1952 (Item 134) | |||||||||
| 13 | 1 | "Ike" Button (Item 126) | |||||||||
| 13 | 1 | "Ike - Dick" Button (Item 127) | |||||||||
| 13 | 6 | "Ike" Pin (3 Pins; Item 135) | |||||||||
| Gold pin in the shape of the word "IKE." | |||||||||||
| 13 | 4 | "IKE" Pin (2 Pins) | |||||||||
| Gold pin in the shape of the letters "IKE." Mounted on the original backing, which reads "IT'S A CINCH TO CLINCH." | |||||||||||
| 13 | 7 | "I Like Ike" Pin | |||||||||
| Gold pin depicting the word "IKE" superimposed over the United States. | |||||||||||
| 13 | 5 | "I Like Ike" Pin (Item 133) | |||||||||
| Gold button in the shape of the letters "ILIKE." The lower bar of the "L" extends under "IKE," causing the button to read "I LIKE IKE." Mounted on the original backing. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 15/OV1 | Inaugural Committee Chairman Ribbon, circa 1953 | ||||||||||
| Ribbon reads "1789-1953 / 42nd INAUGURAL / DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER / RICHARD M. NIXON / January 20th / 1953." A purple ribbon reading "Chairman" supports a gold medal showing the White House and a bald eagle. The medal reads "Inauguration of the President and Vice President" around the edge. | |||||||||||
| 15/OV1 | Inaugural Committee Member Ribbon, circa 1953 | ||||||||||
| Ribbon reads "1789-1953 / 42nd INAUGURAL / DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER / RICHARD M. NIXON / January 20th / 1953." A purple ribbon reading "Member" supports a gold medal showing the White House and a bald eagle. The medal reads "Inauguration of the President and Vice President" around the edge. | |||||||||||
| 15/OV1 | Inaugural Festival Reception Ribbon, circa 1953 (2 Ribbons; Removed from "From Victory to Inauguration") | ||||||||||
| Label holder at the top of ribbon holds a card reading "INAUGURAL FESTIVAL RECEPTION." Ribbon is pink and reads "1789-1953 / 42nd / INAUGURAL / DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER / RICHARD M. NIXON / JANUARY 20th / 1953." A round graphic reading "Inauguration of the President and the Vice President" around the edge and showing the White House and a bald eagle also appears. | |||||||||||
| Box | SubBox | ||||||||||
| 13 | 7 | Knife Presented to Alice Smith by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Removed from Letter in Box 10, Folder 10.) | |||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 16/OV1 | Lighter Commemorating Eisenhower's Presidential Campaign, 1952 (Item 130) | ||||||||||
| One side of the lighter bears a map of Eisenhower's route and reads "ROUTE OF / Dwight D. Eisenhower / REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN / AIR MILES 30,505 / RAIL MILES 20,871 / JUNE-NOVEMBER 1952;" the other side reads "Alice N. Smith." | |||||||||||
| 16/OV1 | Lighter Commemorating an "Eisenhower Dinner", circa 1953 | ||||||||||
| Lighter reads "IN REMEMBRANCE / EISENHOWER DINNER / SEPTEMBER 21, 1953 / T. A. P." | |||||||||||
| Box | SubBox | ||||||||||
| 13 | 3 | Matchbook Reading "Dwight D. Eisenhower" (2 Matchbooks) | |||||||||
| 13 | 3 | Matchbook Reading "D. D. E." (2 Matchbooks) | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Matchbook Reading "DDE" | |||||||||
| 13 | 3 | Matchbook Reading "The President" | |||||||||
| 13 | 3 | Matchbook Reading "President's House" | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Matchbook Reading "Thomas E. Stephens" (2 Matchbooks) | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Matchbook Reading "U.S.S. Williamsburg / Presidential Yacht" (2 Matchbooks) | |||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 14 | Mug, 1953 | ||||||||||
| Mug reads "Merry Christmas and a Happi [sic] New Year,""Dwight D. Eisenhower," and "Erlangen / Germany / 1953 / Marga Rindt." A portrait of Eisenhower appears above his name. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 13 | New Testament | ||||||||||
| The front of this book has "Thomas E. Stephens" engraved in gold. The flyleaf indicates that it was distributed by the Pocket Testament League. | |||||||||||
| 13 | 9 | Playing Cards Used on Air Force 1 (Columbine) (Item 502) | |||||||||
| Sub-Series B: Richard M. Nixon Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 16/OV1 | Blue Wedgwood Plate Showing a Bust of John F. Kennedy (Item 638-A) | ||||||||||
| Box | SubBox | ||||||||||
| 13 | 6 | "Kennedy for President" Button, circa 1960 (2 Buttons; Item 569) | |||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 16/OV1 | "Kennedy for President" Button on Purple Ribbon Reading "STAFF", circa 1960 | ||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 14 | Mug Reading "Campaign Planning Staff / 1960" and "Alice Smith", 1960 | ||||||||||
| Box | SubBox | ||||||||||
| 13 | 7 | Nixon-Agnew Campaign Button | |||||||||
| Button reads "United Citizens for Nixon-Agnew" and is mounted on a piece of paper advertising UCNA's election night event at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. from 8-10pm. | |||||||||||
| 13 | 6 | Nixon Button (2 Buttons; Item 505) | |||||||||
| Buttons read "Nixon" on a black background. | |||||||||||
| 13 | 5 | Nixon Earrings, circa 1960 (Item 567) | |||||||||
| Clip-on round silver earrings reading "NIXON" in the middle with silver bow at the top and blue gems defining the circle. Mounted on the original backing. | |||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | Nixon-Lodge Campaign Buttons, 1960 (2 Buttons) | |||||||||
| These buttons are not listed in Alice N. Smith's inventory of her collection. They show the names "Nixon" (above) and "Lodge" (below) separated by a band of stars. | |||||||||||
| 13 | 8 | Nixon-Lodge Campaign Button, circa 1960 (Item 502) | |||||||||
| Button shows either Nixon or Lodge depending on what angle it is viewed from. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 15/OV1 | Nixon-Lodge Campaign Button, circa 1960 (Item 504) | ||||||||||
| Button displays portraits of Nixon and Lodge in the middle. The words "Experience Counts" appear at the top and Nixon's and Lodge's names are printed at the bottom. | |||||||||||
| 15/OV1 | Nixon-Lodge Victory Night Ribbon, circa 1960 (Item 624) | ||||||||||
| This ribbon consists of a card holder and card reading "NIXON-LODGE / VICTORY NIGHT / Nov. 8, 1960 - Ambassador Hotel / LOS ANGELES, CALIF. / ALICE SMITH / 6644 / AREA 4" supporting a purple ribbon reading "STAFF." The seal of the Vice President of the United States also appears on the card. | |||||||||||
| Box | SubBox | ||||||||||
| 13 | 8 | Nixon Medallion | |||||||||
| 13 | 5 | Nixon Pin, circa 1960 (Item 569) | |||||||||
| Gold pin depicting an elephant standing on top of the name "NIXON." Mounted on the original backing. | |||||||||||
| 13 | 5 | Nixon Pin, circa 1960 (Item 567) | |||||||||
| Round pin showing the name "NIXON" in the center with a silver bow on top and blue gems defining the circle. Mounted on the original backing. | |||||||||||
| 13 | 9 | "Nixon" Plaque, circa 1960 | |||||||||
| 13 | 6 | "Pat for First Lady" Button, circa 1960 (Item 569) | |||||||||
| Sub-Series C: Other Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 16/OV1 | Ashtray Reading "München 1972", 1972 | ||||||||||
| The bottom of the ashtray depicts the Olympic rings and Munich's Feldherrenhalle, Theatinerkirche, and Frauenkirche. | |||||||||||
| Box | SubBox | ||||||||||
| 13 | 4 | Brass Object Engraved by Vernon B. Smith | |||||||||
| Three-sided brass object apparently engraved by Vernon B. Smith. One side bears the insignia of the Corps of Engineers with an inverted numeral 7 engraved to the left and "23" engraved to the right; one side reads "Vernon B. Smith;" and one side reads "World-War. / Lorraine / Argonne / Verdun / Meuse / 18-19." | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 14 | Drinking Glass Showing Republican Presidents (2 Glasses) | ||||||||||
| Box | SubBox | ||||||||||
| 13 | 7 | Great Seal of the United States Mounted on Granite | |||||||||
| 13 | 4 | Half Dollar Showing John F. Kennedy, 1971 (Item 568) | |||||||||
| 13 | 1 | Keychain Depicting the White House | |||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 16/OV1 | Lighter Covered in Rhinestones | ||||||||||
| Box | SubBox | ||||||||||
| 13 | 6 | Republican Elephant Pin Reading "Volunteer" | |||||||||
| 13 | 1 | Stick Pin Showing the Seal of the President of the United States | |||||||||
| The reverse of the seal is engraved "Reagan." | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 17/OV1 | Metal Box Showing Winston Churchill | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 19/OV3 | 12 | Needlepoint Depicting the White House | |||||||||
| World War I Iron Cross 2nd Class (4.5cm. x 4.5cm) | |||||||||||
| Although this cross lacks its original ribbon, it has been determined to be an Iron Cross Second Class because it lacks the pin or screw posts used on the Iron Cross First Class and is too small to be a Grand Cross. This item was removed from "The Man Who Won World War II" but was most likely given to Smith by her father, as Eisenhower did not serve overseas during World War I. | |||||||||||