With the primary completed , Chotiner 's attention turned to the 1952 Republican National Convention in Chicago . While the California delegation was pledged to Governor Warren , ( who hoped to gain the Republican nomination for president in a brokered convention ) , the strategist realized that Nixon 's best chance for advancement was in the nomination of General Dwight D. Eisenhower , who was in a close battle with Senator Robert A. Taft for the party 's nomination
1952 Republican National Convention
1952 Republican National Convention
Murray Chotiner