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In early 1965, Arends was targeted for defeat for his post as the House Republican Whip by [[New Jersey]] [[Moderate Republican]]<ref>Berliner, David C. (June 3, 1973). [https://www.nytimes.com/1973/06/03/archives/frelinghuysen-moderate-republican-an-affluent-district.html Frelinghuysen: Moderate Republican]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 8, 2021.</ref> colleague [[Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.]],<ref name=wapo/> the father of Rodney Frelinghuysen. His fellow conservative colleague [[Charles Halleck]] had just been unseated by Moderate Republican then-representative [[Gerald Ford]] from the House Republican Leader position, which was attributed to backlash against Halleck's leadership following significant defeats in the 1964 elections.<ref>[https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/notablealumni/13/ Charles Abraham Halleck]. ''Maurer School of Law''. Retrieved June 13, 2021.</ref>  However, Arends had enough support within the House GOP and maintained his position by eleven votes.<ref name=wapo/>