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Appealed

Hardin's decision was quickly
appealed by the dairymen, who
went straight to the top, meeting
with Nixon on March 23. Two days
later, Harden reversed his earlier
decision and the milk price
"supports were raised. The following
day-March 26-one dairy farmer
association gave $25,000 to a
Republican committee, and, shortly
thereafter, the D.C. front groups
were set up to conceal the size and
source of future donations by the
dairymen to Nixon.