On a four-day airborne invasion of Texas, the Dakotas and Missouri, winding up last week in St. Louis, Vice President Richard Nixon flashed a preview of the intensive, fast-paced campaign he plans to undertake in mid-September. It was a strenuous sample: 18 speeches in six cities, mercilessly crowded schedules, jostling crowds, exploding flashbulbs, endless lines of hands to be shaken. In Minot, N, Dak., trapped on an auditorium stage, he even bowed gracefully to that inescapable insigne of presidential candidates, an Indian war bonnet. Seasoned Campaigner Nixon liked what he heard and saw. The crowds were bigger and more enthusiastic...
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