Buzhardt stayed active in Republican party politics in South Carolina , serving as Marshall Parker 's campaign manager for the latter 's unsuccessful bid for US senator in 1968 . That year , Buzhardt was named as an alternate delegate to the Republic National Convention , which would nominate Richard Nixon for the presidency . After the Republican victory in November , incoming Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird tapped Buzhardt for his staff
Republic National Convention
1968 Republican National Convention
J. Fred Buzhardt