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OCR Page 1 of 43POLITICAL MEDIA ANALYSIS
October 13, 1972
(25 days THE to "PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
VIETNAM - The peace rumors have cooled a bit on the return of Henry
to Washington, and the chilly atmosphere that remains at Paris. President
Thieu is becoming a focus of the television news -- his opposition to a
coalition played up and he is being singled out as the major point of
disagreement, blocking the road to peace. Last night's TV was neither
favorable to Thieu, nor to the South Vietnamese who's re-taking of a
hamlet, with air power predominant, was played on some nets for the second
night in a row. Also, House study condemning the Phoenix program was
given some TV mention very negative -- and McGovern is using a tape
of an alleged veteran talking candidly about the impace of napalm on animals
and people. It stunned a Minnesota student audience into silence.
POLITICS The President's visit to Atalnta was the dominant political
story of the day. All three nets, leading one, very favorable footage, very
favorable wire copy and press reports. Good picutres. Further, two nets
did reports on Georgia Senator race which showed Thompson hugging RN's
coattails and everybody running away from George McGovern. One negative
was that the nets unlike McGovern's big rallies all mention or devote
some attention to our advance planning to get out the crowds etc. Double
standard
Rat at work. Win had they 25 years Beatem
MCGOVERN Much less coverage than the President, but he got some
television out of Boston, and some wir copy out of Minnesota. One imagines
that his tape of U.S. ex-GI's revelations about the impact of napalm will be
gobbled up by the networks. His speech in Boston was somewhat defensive
responding to our charge of "surrender" he says RN favors surrendering
POWS to four more years of captivity. Both Veep and Johnson of the
veterans group got good wire copy attacking McGovern on his amnesty
position. McGovern being credited with huge crowds -- again, no mention
of his advance work. This morning Veep has good wire story quoting
Humphrey against McGovern in Oklahoma.
C&N&
OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST Tribune has poll showing RN not doing so
well in convincing voters of his success against inflation another argument
for making this election hinge, not upon our role in handling inflation and
Cayret
unemployment, but upon McGovern, his radicalism and competence.
Trib
incidentally should be singled fout for high marks for fair coverage to RN
They have done us justice every day. (Put Publubusor
Cardinal Krol has front-page story in Philly, which says Polish Government
wants RN re-elected.
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