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OCR Page 1 of 50THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 23, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM: Leonard Garment
As requested by John Ehrlichman, the attached list of suggestions
runs the gamut from the possible to the implausible. It's a fairly uncri-
tical (some pending, some new) mixture of events and personalities from
which selections can be made that can help define the kind of tone and em-
phasis you want to convey for the foreseeable future.
The emphasis in this list is on minority ties. More work is needed
on the economically left-out (the unemployed), the aging, and youth. I
will have additional suggestions in these categories later on.
1. Farmer's departure. A visit with the President; an exchange of
letters; a Richardson statement; a Farmer press conference (but away from
the White House). Plus: The opportunity to make clear that Farmer's de-
parture is not the result of our displeasure or his anger. Minus: Some
half-way critical or ambiguous answers (by Farmer) are likely to produce
the news lead. On balance: important to do.
2. Meeting with civil rights leaders. Farmer's departure could be
coupled with a private meeting (or an informal and small dinner) with the
President and three or four of Farmer's old friends in the civil rights
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