As agreed upon during Donald Nixon’s fundraising trip to the DR in October 1969, Nixon upped the Dominican sugar quota was increased from 458,000 to 515,000 tons. And two veteran Republican campaigners, Clifton White and ex-Representative Donald “Buz” Lukens, went to Santo Domingo during Balaguer’s election campaign that took place May 16, 1970 – and the big important rallies supporting the convention was on the night of March 28, 1970.
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