Other allegations center on Murray Chotiner, painting him as the evil genius of the campaign.[80] Voorhis, for example, in his 1972 book, deemed himself "the first victim of the Nixon-Chotiner formula for political success."[76] Several writers, including Kenneth Kurz in his book, Nixon's Enemies,[82] and Ingrid Scobie in her biography of Helen Douglas, Center Stage,[83] describe Chotiner incorrectly as Nixon's 1946 campaign manager. Part of this inflation is due to Chotiner himself, who, in later years, lost no opportunity to exaggerate his role in the 1946 race, to the annoyance of Day and McCall.[80] According to Nixon biographer Stephen Ambrose, "Nevertheless, the legend grew.