After the death of Thorn Lord in 1965 he was selected as chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee where he played a significant role in planning the 1967 Glassboro Summit Conference between President Lyndon B. Johnson and Soviet Union Premier Alexei Kosygin.
He was selected as chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee. This was after the death of Thorn Lord in 1965. He played a significant role in. He was planning the 1967 Glassboro Summit Conference between President Lyndon B. Johnson. He was planning the 1967 Glassboro Summit Conference between Soviet Union Premier Alexei Kosygin.