ants ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁N ure m berg ▁Tri als , ▁including ▁Hermann ▁G ör ing . ▁( He ch ler ▁recorded ▁him ▁making ▁a ▁del us ional ▁offer ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁American ▁side ▁and ▁" k no ck ▁hell ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Rus si ans .") ▁ ▁Entry ▁into ▁politics ▁ ▁Next ▁He ch ler ▁was ▁a ▁White ▁House ▁assistant ▁to ▁Harry ▁S . ▁Tr uman ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁Research ▁Director ▁for ▁Ad la i ▁Stevens on ' s ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁President ial ▁campaign . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 3 – 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁associate ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Political ▁Science ▁Association ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁He ch ler ▁then ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁Marshall ▁University ▁in ▁Hun ting ton , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁He ▁ran ▁for ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁West ▁Virginia ' s ▁Four th ▁Cong r essional ▁District , ▁which ▁then ▁included ▁Hun ting ton ▁and ▁many ▁union ized ▁mill ▁towns ▁along ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River ▁north ▁of ▁that ▁industrial ▁city , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁narrow ▁victory ▁by ▁ 3 , 5 0 0 ▁votes . ▁He ▁would ▁never ▁face ▁another ▁general ▁election ▁contest ▁anywhere ▁near ▁that ▁close . ▁ ▁In ▁Congress , ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁member ▁of ▁Congress ▁to ▁march ▁with