Richard Nixon’s loss in the 1962 gubernatorial election in
California was more than just a simple electoral defeat. His
once-promising political career was in ruins as he dropped his
second high-profile race in as many years. Nixon, himself, rubbed
salt in his own self-inflicted wounds by delivering a growling,
bitter concession speech that made him seem like a sore loser. In
the months following his defeat and self-immolation, he left
California to move to New York so that he could work for a
prestigious Wall Street law firm. His new career only seemed to
confirm what everyone already knew: Richard Nixon was finished as a
politician. Except, he wasn’t. Nixon’s political resurrection
was virtually unprecedented in American history role, and he had
his law firm to thank for paving his way to the White House. His
role as public partner at Nixon, Mudge, Rose, Guthrie &
Alexander was the ideal platform for him as he looked to reinvent
himself after his back-to-back losses in 1960 and 1962. Nixon’s
firm gave him access to deep-pocketed clients, many of whom became
donors when he decided to take the plunge in 1968. Furthermore,
working for so many international clients allowed him to travel the
world and burnish his foreign policy credentials – a vital
quality that voters were looking for as the Cold War raged on and
the Vietnam War showed no signs of slowing down. Nixon’s time at
the firm also allowed him to build a formidable campaign staff
consisting of top-notch lawyers, researchers and writers – a
staff that did just about everything for him when it came time to
ramp up for the 1968 campaign.
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