-3Russia has shot off two atomic explosions. The President said they
were doing just what they said they would do.
Nixon statement about someone in State Department sabotaging
effort be reporting on mail on Quemoy. President will refer to
Dulles statement.
Campaign plans - California is announced, There is no complacency
or anything like that. Stress economic record - pushing ahead in

new fields of science - keeping the peace.

To the President's mind

record gives Republicans right to be very satisfied if not boastful.
Mentioned getting government out of business.

Maine, If it comes up President will say we did take a beating, but
if every registered Republican had voted there would have been
different story -- ought to be a lesson to all states,
Reference to the President's two letters on right-to-work law.
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Intimation is that Saturday a satellite will be launched by the
Russians from China. Story was given out by State to minimize
effect.
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- President brought up to date on most recent failure.

NASA - FIRST DAY OF OPERATION, Work is going forward on
first Executive Order transferring functions to new agency. General
Doolittle and Mr. Burden are seeing on their own initiative whether
Attorney General sees any conflict of interest with their jobs and
work on Agency.

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Defense Program. President was reminded of several orders that
have been issued, Program is under consideration at all times.

The President in talking about use of scientists in missiles and

satellites said he sometimes felt we were using too much of our
scientific talent in this area -- that more of it ought to be directed
to medicine, etc,

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