 from UCLA in 1948, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.At UCLA, he met John Ehrlichman, who became a close friend and colleague in the Nixon administration.In 1949, he joined the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency, where he worked for 20 years in both Los Angeles and New York City; other employees of this firm during this period included Ronald Ziegler, who went on to serve as White House Press Secretary in the Nixon administration.