Scope and Contents Correspondence concerning Eccles' endorsement of candidates in presidential campaigns. After Eccles' defeat for a Senate seat in 1952, he continued to support the Republican party, but then backed Democrat Adlai Stevenson in 1956. In 1964, Eccles backed Lyndon Johnson, but became disillusioned with him as the Vietnam conflict escalated. In 1968, he looked at both parties for strong anti-war candidates and was consequently disappointed with the choice between Nixon and Humphrey, although he...