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The original documents are located in Box D25, folder "Radio-TV News Directors
Association Dinner, Los Angeles, CA, November 23, 1968" of the Ford Congressional
Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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NOTES FOR NEWS DIRECTORS ASS'N Sat -Mori 23, 1968
Lookayeles, Calif
A NEW ERA OF GOOD FEELING WILL BE USHERED-IN IN
WASHINGTON WHEN RICHARD M. NIXON IS SWORN IN ON JAN. 20th
AS THE 37th PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. I HAVE THAT
ON AUTHORITY OF THE FAMOUS WASHINGTON POST CARTOONIST,
HERB BLOCK, WHO SAYS HE IS GOING TO BE REAL NICE AND GIVE
DICK NIXON A CLEAN SHAVE.
GERALD
IN THIS NEW SPIRIT OF BIPARTISANSHIP, WE CAN PROBABLY
EXPLET (YOUR PRESIDENT?) BILL ROBERTS, AN OLD LINE DEMOCRAT,
2/NOTES
no BE NAMED HEAD OF USIA. THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO GET RID OF
A GUY WHO'S GIVING YOU TROUBLE
AS YOU MAY KNOW, I'M
UP HERE AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR DICK NIXON. AND THAT'S A
SWITCH. I PLAYED CENTER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN WHEN
DICK WAS A SCRUB END IN WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA. YOU CAN BLAME
BILL ROBERTS FOR MY BEING SENT INTO THIS GAME AS A SUBSTITUTE
FOR DICK. IF I HADN'T SHOWN UP, HE WAS COING TO EXPOSE ME
BACK IN THE SNOW COUNTRY OF BOYNE CITY, MICHIGAN, FOR
SPENDING MY POST-ELECTION VACATION IN PALM SPRINGS.
Digitized from Box D25 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
3/NOTES
AS LEADER OF REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
I HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR THE NIXON ADMINISTRATION AND I'M
HERE TO TELL YOU A LITTLE OF WHAT TO EXPECT.
all no
reason phing
things
and
2
DICK NIXON IS OFF TO A GOOD START.
HIS FIRST APPOINTMENT
WAS TO NAME ROSE MARY WOODS, HIS LONGTIME PERSONAL SECRETARY,
AS HIS WHITE HOUSE SECRETARY. YOU KNOW THE TERRIBLE NAMES
THAT DEMOCRATS HAVE CALLED DICK OVER THE YEARS. WELL, NOW
GERALD
THINGS ARE LOOKING UP. THE DEMOCRATS HAVE A NEW NICKNAME FOR
DICK. THEY CALL HIM "ROSE MARY'S BABY. "
4/NOTES
AND NOW THAT I, HAVE DICK. NIXON LAUNCHED ON HIS NEW ERA OF
GOOD FEELING, I WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF
However before gring further
1
RADIO AND TELEVISION NEWS. THIS, OF COURSE, WILL HAVE TO BE
OFF THE RECORD. YOU'VE HEARD THE EXPRESSION... "HOW WILL
THAT LOOK IN COLD PRINT?" WELL, THE PHRASE IS WELL CHOSEN.
THERE IS SOMETHING COLD ABOUT THE PRINTED WORD, AND THIS
CONTRASTS SHARPLY WITH THE WARMTH AND INFORMALITY OF RADIO
AND TELEVISION. so YOU HAVE AN ADVANTAGE OVER THE
PURVEYORS OF THE PRINTED WORD THE ABILITY TO BRING OUT A
5/NOTES
POLITICAL FIGURE'S PERSONALITY AND TO HAVE HIM COMMUNICATE
DIRECTLY WITH THE PEOPLE.
NOW, WHAT WILL THE NEW NIXON ADMINISTRATION MEAN TO
RADIO AND TV? ONE OF THE MOST SOLEMN PLEDGES DICK NIXON
MADE DURING HIS CAMPAIGN IS THAT HIS WOULD BE AN 'OPEN'
ADMINISTRATION NOT ONLY OPEN TO IDEAS FROM THE PEOPLE BUT
OPEN IN ITS COMMUNICATION WITH THE PEOPLE. AND f SAY YOU
2 trust, thipy
WILL SEE AN END TO THE CREDIBILITY GAP. I THINK THAT IN
NAMING RON ZEIGLER AS A WHITE HOUSE ASSISTANT BUT NOT AS AN
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OFFICIAL PRESS SECRETARY, NIXON WAS SAYING THAT HE AND HIS
6/NOTES
CABINET OFFICIALS WILL BE IN DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH THE
PEOPLE THROUGH THE NEWS MEDIA.
OF COURSE, I THINK NEWSMEN HAD MORE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT
THAN THE CREDIBILITY GAP, UNDER THE OUTGOING ADMINISTRATION
THERE ARE OTHER SERIOUS THREATS TO FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
LIKE THE CURRENT FCC INVESTIGATION INTO, RADIO AND TELEVISION
Fronkly 2 mad to bid my Democratic colleagnes the complained about what alligeng my
NEWS COVERAGE OF THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN CHICAGO. I
PERSONALLY AM APPALLED AT HINTS OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL OVER
By
THE EDITORIAL JUDGMENT OF NEWSCASTERS IN COVERING THE NEWS
I WOULD VIGOROUSLY OPPOSE ANY SUCH ACTION. IN FACT, I
was AM better Them There
7/NOTES
MORE DISTURBED BY THE ROUGH TREATMENT ACCORDED NEWSMEN IN
CHICAGO THAN I AM BY THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE KIND OF NEWS
COVERAGE GIVEN THE CONVENTION BY THE NETWORKS.
AND THAT
REMARK CONTAINS ABSOLUTELY NO PARTISANSHIP. BUT I WOULD
REMIND YOU THAT BECAUSE OF THE DRAMATIC NATURE OF ELECTRONIC
both as to time of content
very
NEWS COVERAGE, PEOPLE IN RADIO AND TV HAVE A SPECIAL
1
A
RESPONSIBILITY TO EXERCISE GOOD JUDGMENT AND RESTRAINT. I
THINK YOU KNOW THAT. Whitney Jonny
WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCIES,
8/NOTES
LET"S GET ONE THING STRAIGHT. IT IS A GROSS DISTORTION FOR
ANYONE TO IMPLY THAT AGENCIES LIKE THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION ARE GOING TO DO ANYTHING LESS UNDER PRESIDENT
NIXON THAN TO ENFORCE THE LAWS AS WRITTEN BY THE CONGRESS.
WHEN DICK NIXON PLEDGED AN END TO 'HEAVY-HANDED, BUREAUCRATIC'
REGULATION OF INDUSTRY, HE WAS SAYING THE LAWS WILL BE FAIRLY
AND FIRMLY ENFORCED BUT THERE WOULD BE NO HARRASSMENT OF
INDUSTRY BY THE GOVERNMENT. THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE
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BETWEEN BALANCED ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS AND WHAT I CALL
9/NOTES
HARRASSMENT AND I THINK THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT DICK NIXON
as a postacript
WAS TALKING ABOUT. ANOTHER WAY TO PUT IT IS THAT THE
REGULATORY AGENCIES WILL NOT BE USED FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.
BEFORE I TALK FURTHER ABOUT THE NEW NIXON ADMINISTRATION
AND PROSPECTS FOR ITS PROGRAM, LET'S TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT
THE NOV. 5 ELECTION.
THE SURPRISE IN THE ELECTION RESULTS IS NOT THAT DICK NIXON
WON---BUT THAT HE CAME so CLOSE TO LOSING.
IT IS SAID BY MANY THAT MR. NIXON DOES NOT HAVE A
MANDATE. I MAINTAIN THAT HE DOES. HE HAS A MANDATE FOR
NOTE CARDS Los ANGELES
Nov. 23, 1968
Congress of the United States
Office of the Minority Leader
Herald R. 3rd
house of Representatives
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Expert study groups.. Laying groundwork Already has
foundation in the work of the Coordinating Committee which
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RADIO-TV NEWS DI ECTORS.
Compliment to Bkll Roberts -- isn't he the president?
Man who asks the sharp questions.
Informality of radio-tv as compared to cold print of
newspapers Meet the Press -- Face the Nation -- Issues and
Answers -- bring out a political figure's personality.
A
chance to communicate directly The Ev and Gerry show --
your regular sessions with John Rhodes -- a free and easy (?)
exchange between members of Congress and correspondents.
What does new administration mean to Radio-tv? Freedom of
Information Congressional Reorganization (which you supported)
has clause dealing with radio-tv coverage of House committees.
Nixon
A credibility gap problem inherited from LBJ. By
not naming Ron Zeigler as official "press secretary, 11 Nixon
obviously moving to take on that communicating role
Probably
more news conferences
Perha's go back to FDR days of
regularly scheduled sessions
Close election -- rapport.
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Assess elections, especially House races. Why didn't you
take the House?
Outlook XX for combinations of Republicans and,
say, middle-of-road Democrats For instance, Allan Cranston,
in first Washington news conference, said would support Nixon on
central city program wilth tax concessions etc
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