Vice-President Richard M. Nixon is the man best equipped to meet the challenges that lie ahead for the next resident of the United States, Sen. George Aiken (R-Vt.) told a standing-room only gathering in the Quincy house Dining Room last night before found One of the Great Debate.

In an address sponsored by the young Republicans and Students for Nixon, Alken said the three greatest problems awaiting the next President are foreign policy, internal security, and economic and social progress. To problems, Nixon brings "leadership, understanding, experience, courage and vision," Aiken declared.

"The struggle for uncommitted countries is going on now, on political, social, and economic grounds," Aiken said and the next President will have task of trying to win the developing nations of the world. Still, "all we can do to befriend foreign countries will be to no avail if we do not maintain sufficient strength in this country to fight off nations wishing to destroy us and our form of government," he contended.

At home, the U.S. must be prepared to meet the shock to the economy that would result from general disarmament, Aiken warned. He had praise for the Elsenhower Administration's program of flexible farm price supports, and for limited Federal spending, "although the President may have erred on the side of caution a few times."

Nixon is "the best-prepared Presidential candidate either party has had in many years," Aiken claimed. "The next President should not have to take a brain trust around with him to do his job properly."

Of last night's televised debate, Aiken remarked, "Tonight we will have to be content with a debate between Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Nixon. We will have to wait for the debate between Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Johnson."