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To: H.R. Haldeman From: Fred Malek RE: "Dick Richards Assignment." 2pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/28/1971
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6/28/1971
Campaign
Memo
To: H.R. Haldeman From: Fred Malek RE:
"Dick Richards Assignment." 2pgs
45
35
6/28/1971
Campaign
Memo
To: H.R. Haldeman From: Fred Malek RE:
"Dick Richards Assignment." 2pgs
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Page 1 of 1
MEMORANDUM
DETERMINE
TO BE AN
ADMI
PKING
THE WHITE HOUSE
E.O. 120-5. Section 6-102
By CmP rise
, Date 6-6-80 WASHINGTON
CONFIDENTIAL
June 28, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
FRED MALEK FredMalek
SUBJECT:
Dick Richards Assignment
As you know, Harry Dent wishes to use Dick Richards for liaison activities
with the Republican Party in the Western States. Harry envisions this
work extending 4 - 6 months at which time Richards would most likely
join the campaign staff. The question before us is how Richards can be
compensated for his efforts.
We can probably arrange for the RNC to continue to pay Richards for
this period. It would, of course, be a burden, but they could manage.
Another alternative would be for the Citizens Committee to pay him,
but his salary ($35, 000) plus travel would be a strain on their budget.
The third alternative is to have the Department of the Interior give him
a consulting contract to conduct a study of some sort in the Western
States. We could do this in such a way that it would be a plausible and
worthwhile study. Under these arrangements John Dean advises that
Richards would be under the Hatch Act only on those days he actually
works on the contract. This would give us great flexibility since it would
be difficult for an outsider to determine what days he is working on the
contract. Then, too, only the head of the Department can bring charges
on violations of the Hatch Act. Thus, John really isn't concerned about
the legal ramifications of moving in this direction.
The real problem here is possible adverse press reports. It is likely
that someone from the press will discern what is happening and write a
negative column on it. Of course, we will have a plausible justification
for our position, but nevertheless we could be made to look bad to a
segment of the public.
The real issue then is whether it is worth taking the risk of adverse
publicity from an Interior contract to save the $20,000 in contribution
funds that it would take to finance Richards for 6 months. My own feeling
- 2 -
is that we generally bend over backwards on these things, that any pub-
licity would be relatively minor, and that we should take the risk and
enter the Interior consulting contract.
Please indicate your guidance below:
Use Interior consulting contract
Keep on RNC roles
Place on Citizens Committee
Do not proceed at all
Other
DETERMINED TO BE AN
ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING
THE WHITE HOUSE
E.O. 12065, Section 6-6-80 6-102
WASHINGTON
By
Emprise
NARS,
Date
June 28, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
FRED MALEK
SUBJECT:
Dick Richards Assignment
AS you know, Harry Dent wishes to use Dick Richards for liaison activities
with the Republican Party in the Western States. Harry envisions this
work extending 4 - - months at which time Richards would most likely
join the campaign staff. The question before us is how Richards can be
compensated for his efforts.
We can probably arrange for the RNC to continue to pay Richards for
this period. It would, of course, be a burden, but they could manage.
Another alternative would be for the Citizens Committee to pay him,
but his salary ($35, 000) plus travel would be a strain on their budget.
The third alternative is to have the Department of the Interior give him
a consulting contract to conduct a study of some sort in the Western
States. We could do this in such a way that it would be a plausible and
worthwhile study. Under these arrangements John Dean advises that
Richards would be under the Hatch Act only on those days he actually
works on the contract. This would give us great flexibility since it would
be difficult for an outsider to determine what days he is working on the
contract. Then, too, only the head of the Department can bring charges
on violations of the Hatch Act. Thus, John really isn't concerned about
the legal ramifications of moving in this direction.
The real problem here is possible adverse press reports. It is likely
that someone from the press will discern what is happening and write a
negative column on it. Of course, we will have a plausible justification
for our position, but nevertheless we could be made to look bad to a
segment of the public.
The real issue then is whether it is worth taking the risk of adverse
publicity from an Interior contract to save the $20,000 in contribution
funds that it would take to finance Richards for 6 months. My own feeling
- 2 -
is that we generally bend over backwards on these things, that any pub-
licity would be relatively minor, and that we should take the risk and
enter the Interior consulting contract.
Please indicate your guidance below:
Use Interior consulting contract
Keep on RNC roles
Place on Citizens Committee
Do not proceed at all
Other