 During the spring and summer , Nixon traveled to Eastern Europe and Latin America to bolster his foreign policy credentials . He returned in August to conduct meetings with his advisers to formulate a solid campaign strategy . Two days later , his campaign manager , Gaylord Parkinson , left his position to care for his ailing wife . Political commentators speculated that the vacancy built " an element of instability " for the campaign . The position was soon temporarily filled by former Governor Henry Bellmon of Oklahoma . The next week , five staff members were fired after private investigators determined that information had been leaked to the campaigns of potential primary rivals Governors Rockefeller and Reagan . The news did not stall the progression of the campaign , and soon Nixon , Mudge , Rose , Guthrie & Alexander member Leonard Garment assembled an advertising team that included CBS Television president Frank Shakespeare . 
 During the spring and summer , Nixon traveled to Eastern Europe and Latin America to bolster his foreign policy credentials . He returned in August to conduct meetings with his advisers to formulate a solid campaign strategy . Two days later , his campaign manager , Gaylord Parkinson , left his position to care for his ailing wife . Political commentators speculated that the vacancy built " an element of instability " for the campaign . The position was soon temporarily filled by former Governor Henry Bellmon of Oklahoma . The next week , five staff members <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> fired after private investigators determined that information <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> been leaked to the campaigns of potential primary rivals Governors Rockefeller and Reagan . The news did not stall <a href='None' title='3'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='4'><mark>progression</mark></a> of the campaign , and soon Nixon , Mudge , Rose , Guthrie & Alexander member Leonard Garment assembled an advertising team <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>that</mark></a>included CBS Television president Frank Shakespeare . 
During the spring and summer , Nixon traveled to Eastern Europe and Latin America to bolster his foreign policy credentials . He returned in August to conduct meetings wit his advisers to formulate a solid campaign strategy . Two days later , his campaign manager , Gaylord Parkinson , left his position to care fir his ailing wife . Political commentators speculated that da vacancy built " an element of instability " for the campaign . Tdaposition was soon temporarily filled by former Governor Henry Bellmon of Oklahoma . Thdaext week , five staff members was fired after private investigators determined dat information done been leaked to the campaigns of potential primary rivals Governors Rockefeller and Reagan . The news did not stall no progression of the campaign , and soon Nixon , Mudge , Rose , Guthrie & Alexander member Leonard Garment assembled an advertising team included CBS Television president Frank Shakespeare .