1948 SHERMAN ADAMS New Hampshire Governor Blotter EISENHOWER CHIEF OF STAFF NH

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Rare 1948 campaign blotter from former White House Chief of Staff Sherman Adams\'s successful New Hampshire Governor campaign. Label is separating from blotter.

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Llewelyn Sherman Adams(January 8, 1899 – October 27, 1986) was an American politician, best known asWhite House Chief of Stafffor PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower, the culmination of an 18-year political career that also included a stint asGovernor of New Hampshire. He lost his White House position in a scandal when he accepted an expensive fur coat.[1]

Early life[edit]

Born inEast Dover, Vermont, Adams was educated inProvidence, Rhode Islandpublic schools, graduating from Hope High School. He received an undergraduate degree fromDartmouth College(1920), having taken time off briefly for a six-month World War I stint in theUnited States Marine Corps. While at Dartmouth, Adams was a member of the New Hampshire Alpha chapter of theSigma Alpha EpsilonFraternity.[2]He then went into the lumber business, first inHeadville, Vermont(1921), then to a combined lumber and paper business inLincoln, New Hampshire. He also was involved in banking.

Political beginnings[edit]

Adams entered state politics as aRepublicanlegislator (1941–44; Speaker of the House, 1944). He served a term in theUnited States House of Representatives(1945–47), making a failed effort to capture the 1946 Republican gubernatorial nomination in New Hampshire. He lost to incumbentCharles M. Dale. Sherman Adams won the governorship two years later, in 1948.

New Hampshire governorship[edit]

When Adams took office as governor, New Hampshire was suffering post-war recession. He called for frugality and thrift in both personal and state expenditures. Retirees were (and are) a significant part of New Hampshire\'s population; Adams called for increased state aid for the aged, and for legislation which would enable the state\'sseniorsto qualify forFederal Old Age & Survivors Insurance. In 1950 he formed a Reorganization Committee to recommend changes in state operations, and he called for the legislature to act on the recommendations.

Adams\'s clipped New Hampshire twang and calls for frugality made him a virtual poster boy for Republicanbalanced budgetvalues of the time. He served as chairman of theU.S. Conference of Governors(1951–52).

1952 campaign[edit]

Adams took charge of the Eisenhower campaign in the New Hampshire primary, winning all the delegates to the national convention. He campaigned for Eisenhower across the country, was Eisenhower\'s floor leader at the convention in battling against Senator Robert A. Taft, and impressed I start with his hard work, mastery of detail, and skill in political maneuvering. He became the campaign manager for the 1952 presidential campaign, where he was always at Eisenhower\'s side. He was the obvious choice for White House Chief of Staff--and was the first person in this position to hold the explicit title of \"Chief of Staff,\" Which Eisenhower had copied from military practice.[3]

White House Chief of Staff[edit]

Eisenhower adopted the military model, which emphasize the importance of the Chief of Staff in handling all of the paperwork and preliminary decisions. With rare exceptions, anyone who spoke with Eisenhower had to have Adams\' prior approval. Adams took his role as Chief of Staff very seriously; with the exception of Cabinet members and certain NSC advisors, all requests for access to Eisenhower had to go through his office. This alienated traditional Republican Party leaders. Adams was one of the most powerful men in Washington during the six years he served as Chief of Staff. Because of Eisenhower\'s highly formalized staff structure, it appeared to many that he had virtual control over White House staff operations and domestic policy (a 1956 article inTimeentitled \"OK, S.A.\" advanced this perception). The extent of internal strife between strong willed personalities was chronicled in his 1961 memoirFirst Hand Report.Among the heated conflicts within the Eisenhower administration were the best method to handle flamboyant personalities such as U.S. SenatorJoseph McCarthy, whom Adams and Eisenhower decided to torpedo when McCarthy started attacking the U.S. Army. Adams was a frequent broker of such controversies. Adams was willing to make the partisan comments that Eisenhower stood aloof from, thus making Adams the main target of the Democrats. Adams generally stood with the liberal wing of the Republican Party, in opposition to the conservative wing of Taft and Barry Goldwater. Eisenhower often dependent upon him for the evaluation candidates for top-level appointments. Adams handled much of the patronage and appointments that Eisenhower found boring. He fired people who had to go.[4]

Movie criticMichael Medvedwrote a book on Presidential aides calledThe Shadow Presidents,that stated Adams was probably the most powerful chief of staff in history. He told of a joke that circulated around Washington in the 1950s. Two Democrats were talking and one said \"Wouldn\'t it be terrible if Eisenhower died andNixonbecame President?\" The other replied \"Wouldn\'t it be terrible if Sherman Adams died and Eisenhower became President!\"

He had a reputation for negativity, endorsing many submissions with a simple \"No\". This caused him to become known as \"The Abominable No Man.\"

Scandal[edit]

Adams was forced to resign in 1958, when a House subcommittee revealed Adams had accepted an expensivevicuñaovercoat andoriental rug[5]from Bernard Goldfine, a Boston textile manufacturer who was being investigated forFederal Trade Commissionviolations. Goldfine, who had business with the federal government, was cited for contempt of Congress when he refused to answer questions regarding his relationship with Adams.[6]The story was first reported to the public bymuckrakingjournalistJack Anderson.

Then Vice President Richard Nixon stated that he was assigned the onerous responsibility of telling Adams that he had to resign. He regretted the necessity, as Adams\' career in politics ended and he went off \"to operate a ski lodge\" without any judicial findings. Inthe Nixon Interviews, Nixon argued that he was unable to fire the White House staffers involved in the Watergate scandal, much as President Eisenhower was unable to directly fire Adams.[7]However, according toTime\'s September 29, 1958, article on Adams, the job of firing Adams actually fell toMeade Alcorn, not Nixon.[8]

Post-political life[edit]

Adams returned toLincoln, New Hampshirewhere he startedLoon MountainCorporation, today a majorskiresort. He was a member of theSociety of Colonial Warsand theSons of the American Revolution.

He died in 1986. His remains are buried at Riverside Cemetery, also in Lincoln.[5]

Family[edit]

Adams was married to Rachel White in 1923. They had one son, Samuel, and three daughters, Jean, Sarah, and Marion.[5]

See also[edit]Biography portalUnited States Marine Corps portal

List of Notable Freemasons

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