Oceans and Atmosphere. In 1969, Babcock, who was a close friend of Nixon, was hired by Armand Hammer's Occidental Petroleum as a vice president and as Hammer's lobbyist with access not only to the White House but also to Babcock's friend President Nixon. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention eleven times and served on the National Republican Committee in 1997 and 2000. In 1978, Babcock and his wife wrote a book: Challenges: Above & Beyond. Illegal financial support of Nixon's Watergate fund In September 1972, Armand Hammer made three illegal contributions totaling $54,000 to Richard Nixon's Watergate fund through friends of former Montana Governor Tim Babcock, who had been a vice president of Hammer's Occidental Petroleum, after which both Babcock and Hammer pleaded guilty to charges involving illegal contributions. In August 1989, George H. W. Bush pardoned Hammer for the illegal contributions to aid Nixon's re-election in 1972. Personal life and death Babcock purchased the Hauser Mansion in Helena in 1969. Built for Governor Samuel Thomas Hauser, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On April 7, 2015, Babcock died in Helena, Montana, aged 95. References External links National Governors Association Montana Historical Society Helena Independent Record |- |- 1919 births 2015 deaths United States Army personnel of World War II American Presbyterians Republican Party governors of Montana Lieutenant Governors of Montana Republican Party members of the Montana House of Representatives People from Koochiching County, Minnesota United States Army soldiers Military personnel from Minnesota Writers from Minnesota Writers from Montana People from Glendive, Montana New Right (United States)