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The original documents are located in Box 63, folder "Vice Presidential Selection - 1974" of the Philip Buchen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Digitized from Box 63 of the Philip Buchen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Vice President Monday 8/26/74 3:10 Charlie McWhorter (VP of AT&T) and a good friend (212) 393-4459 of Tom's said he wanted to get a thought to someone but didn't know to whom it should go -- usually talks to Tom, but since, he's away, wondered what we would suggest. Said there is a constitutional requirement that the Vice President preside over the Senate -- but the VP seldom does the one job he's supposed to do. Charlie is suggesting that that requirement should be eliminated as a part of the overall handling of what the Vice President ought to do. Wondered if you would have a few minutes to talk with him about this. PORD - LIBRARY STY019 ] THE WHITE HOUSE GERAL FORD LIBRARY WASHINGTON Governor Bond of missouri caled to ask That The President be apprised of his Strong support of I gov. Rockyeller for his - President \ THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Loonard Evans of "Tuesday Chicago Black American supp. -recommends Percy for V-P / B. FORD LIBRARY - V-P STATES POSTA ® MGMWSHT HSB 2-033672E220 08/08/74 ICS IPMBNGZ CSP western union Mailgram UNITED * SERVICE U.S.MAIL 5137919140 MGM TDBN CINCINNATI OH 100 08-08 0155P EDT ******* ZIP 20504 THIS MAILGRAM WAS TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BY WESTERN UNION TO A POST OFFICE NEAR YOU FOR DELIVERY PHILIP W BUCHEN OFFICE OF TELECOMMUNICATION POLICY ROOM 740 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT WASHINGTON DC 20504 DEAR PHIL, VERY MUCH HOPE YOU WILL STRONGLY URGE SELECTION OF ELLIOTT RICHARDSON AS VICE PRESIDENT. HE IS THE RIGHT AGE, HAS UNEQUALED EXPERIENCE IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND HAS ONE OF THE FINEST IMAGES IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TODAY. HIS APPOINTMENT WOULD BE A LONG STEP TOWARDS REBUILDING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE GOVERNMENT, KINDNESS PERSONAL REGARDS IN THIS MOST TRYING TIME. DONALD $ SHAFER WATKINS MFG CO 11679 DEERFIELD RD CINCINNATI OH 45242 14802 EDT MGMWSHT HSB GERALD N. FORD UNITED 5241 (R2-74) REPLY BY MAILGRAM SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR WESTERN UNION'S TOLL - FREE PHONE NUMBERS 3 5 V-P The White House 2 Washington WHC115 WAB140(1115)(2-020137E221)PD 08/09/74 1115 4 ICS IPMBNGZ CSP 5 1974 AUG 10 AM 8 27 5123493743 TDBN SAN ANTONIO TX 12 08-09 1115A EDT 7 PMS MR PHILIP BUCHEN ASSISTANT TO VICE PRESIDENT GERALD FORD WHITE HOUSE 10 WASHINGTON DC 11 COMPANY, 12 I WANT TO URGE THE NOMINATION OF GEORGE BUSH FOR VICE PRESIDENT. 13 JANELLE H MCARTHUR REGISTER 14 15 NNNN STANDARD 16 17 LIBRARY BERALD F Tels THE is 18 19 PRINTED 20 weer 22 23 24 25 26 Date White Mashington WHC115 WAB140(1115)(2-020137E221)PD 08/09/74 1115 ICS IPMBNGZ CSP - 1974 AUG 10 AM 8 27 5123493743 TDBN SAN ANTONIO TX 12 08-09 1115A EDT PMS MR PHILIP BUCHEN ASSISTANT TO VICE PRESIDENT GERALD FORD WHITE HOUSE 10 WASHINGTON DC 11 12 I WANT TO URGE THE NOMINATION OF GEORGE BUSH FOR VICE PRESIDENT. JANELLE H MCARTHUR 15 NNNN 16 S. FORD LIBRARY 17 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 LAW OFFICES ALLAN A. HERRICK HERRICK, LANGDON, BELIN & HARRIS HERSCHEL G. LANGDON AREA CODE 515 DAVID W. BELIN 300 HOME FEDERAL BUILDING TELEPHONE CHARLES E. HARRIS 288-7071 RICHARD G. LANGDON DES MOINES, IOWA 50309 ROBERT H. HELMICK PHILIP C. LOVRIEN JOEL D. NOVAK JEFFREY E. LAMSON EDGAR H. BITTLE FREDERICK C. BLACKLEDGE August 10, 1974 DWIGHT BROOKE COUNSEL Philip Buchen, Esq. The White House Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Buchen: Enclosed is a copy of my August 10 correspondence to Presi- dent Ford. I know of the great reliance that President Ford places upon your overall ability and judgment. I also know of your outstanding ability through my wife's family in Grand Rapids (Philip Newman) and extend to you my best wishes for success in the new Ford administration. Sincerely, David W. Belin DWB:cs Encl. joi This LAW OFFICES ALLAN A. HERRICK HERRICK, LANGDON, BELIN & HARRIS HERSCHEL G. LANGDON AREA CODE 515 DAVID W. BELIN 300 HOME FEDERAL BUILDING TELEPHONE CHARLES E. HARRIS 288-7071 RICHARD G. LANGDON DES MOINES, IOWA 50309 ROBERT H. HELMICK PHILIP C. LOVRIEN JOEL D. NOVAK JEFFREY E. LAMSON EDGAR H. BITTLE August 10, 1974 FREDERICK C. BLACKLEDGE DWIGHT BROOKE COUNSEL The Honorable Gerald R. Ford The President of the United States The White House Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. President: This letter has a three-fold purpose: First, Connie and I want to congratulate you on becoming our President. We know you will do an outstanding job! Second, as I have done in the past, I thought I should give you some preliminary observations concerning your first speech immediately after being sworn in as President. I can describe it in one simple word: SUPERB! And finally, I thought you would be interested in my personal comments concerning the name of one person whom the national media have mentioned as being possibly considered for the important office of Vice President. This is Governor Robert D. Ray of Iowa, whom I know both as a man and as an effective political leader. One of the reasons that I believe Bob Ray merits strong consideration is that he has many of the same qualities that you have: Absolute integrity, extremely fine relations with the working press, the respect of his peers, a tremendous following among the voters, and last, but surely not the least, a very lovely wife and family. Equally important, I believe he has a number of very important assets that are not shared by the other people who have been mentioned in the national news media as being under possible consideration. Let me state just a few of these: SERIAL FORD LIMITED The Honorable Gerald R. Ford -2- August 10, 1974 Bob Ray is relatively young--only 45 years old. He is wholly untar- nished from any connection with the Nixon administration. He has a tremendous broad base of support. He has won three elections in a row for Governor and in the 1972 election, he not only ran ahead of President Nixon in Iowa but he carried every single one of our 99 counties. In the most recent state-wide poll of approval ratings, Bob Ray showed an 82% rating--surely this is not shared by very many Republicans prior to August 9. Bob Ray is pragmatic and program oriented. In part, this stems from his background as an Iowa State Republican Chairman and a former National Chairman of the State Chairmen. Philosophically, Bob Ray can be categorized as middle of the road. From your personal standpoint as well as the standpoint of the GOP, I believe that philosophically the best possible choice would be someone in the middle of the road to the right of Senator Percy and to the left of Governor Reagan. I also believe there would be many advantages in having the choice made from among the nation's governors. Bob Ray is "Mr. Clean" in Iowa Republican politics. He is very highly respected among the other governors and is presently serving on the Executive Committee of the National Governors Conference as well as the Executive Committee of the Republican Governors Conference. He is also on the Executive Policy Committee of the Republican National Committee. And above all, Bob Ray is extremely hard working and capable and has tremendous ability to work with others as well as an extremely fine rapport with the press. For instance, I think that you could call John Lindsey of Newsweek, Godfrey Sperling, Jr., of the Christian Science Monitor, Loye Miller of the Knight newspapers, Tom Petit of NBC, or Greg Wyerzinsky of the Chicago Bureau of Time, and you would find that they all have a great deal of respect for Governor Ray. From our conversations in the past, including my service with you on the Warren Commission, I know how sensitive you are to the import of the position of Vice President. There is no doubt in my mind that Governor Ray has the ability and personal qualities which are so important for this vital office. To be sure, some of the other people whose names have been mentioned share many of these qualities. The Honorable Gerald R. Ford -3- August 10, 1974 But if you want the rare combination of a relatively young, highly successful, pragmatic political leader who works to get things done by bringing people together, who would have an extremely broad base of support within the Republican Party and within the total national electorate, who would be a tremendous team player working in your administration, I cannot think of any person who would fit the bill as well as Governor Robert D. Ray. I will be calling Mrs. Leonard on Monday or Tuesday to try and arrange for an appointment to visit with either you or someone on your staff concerning Governor Ray, and be available to answer any questions that might arise. Again, our congratulations and best wishes and prayers for your success. Sincerely, of Alive David W. Belin DWB c.c. Robert Hartmann C.C. William Seidman C.C. Philip Buchen R. FORD LAW OFFICES HERRICK LANGDON BELIN & HARRIS 300 HOME FEDERAL BUILDING DES MOIN.," U.S POSTAGE AUG10'74 S DES MOINES, IOWA 50309 111 13 : IOWA METER MD.347478 Via AIRTMAIL PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL Philip Buchen, Esq. The White House Washington, D. C. 2 3 4 5 N-B 6 The White House 1 Washington 2 3 WHB095(1013) (2-007302E224)PD 08/12/74 1013 4 5 ICS IPMBNGZ CSP 1974 AUG 12 AM 10 26 6 7 7135234875 TOBN HOUSTON TX 43 08-12 1013A EDT 8 PMS PRESIDENT JERALD FORD, ATTN PHIL BUCHEN 9 WHITE HOUSE DC 10 11 I ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER GEORGE BUSCH FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT 12 13 HIS APPEAL TO THE YOUNG VOTERS IS so STRONG AND THIS IS so NEEDED 14 BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 15 16 JANE 0 WAINRIGHT CHAIRMAN PRECINCT 227 1917 SHARP PLACE HOUSTON 17 TEXAS 77019 18 NNNN 19 20 21 22 FORD LIBRARY STATES FORM FORM 0805 PAINTED BY THE STANLARD 23 24 25 26 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 WHB095(1013) (2-007302E224)PD 08/12/74 1013 4 5 ICS IPMBNGZ CSP 6 7135234875 TDBN HOUSTON TX 43 08-12 1013A EDT 7 8 PMS PRESIDENT JERALD FORD, ATTN PHIL BUCHEN 9 WHITE HOUSE DC 10 11 I ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER GEORGE BUSCH FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT 12 HIS APPEAL TO THE YOUNG VOTERS IS so STRONG AND THIS IS so NEEDED 13 14 BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 15 16 JANE 0 WAINRIGHT CHAIRMAN PRECINCT 227 1917 SHARP PLACE HOUSTON 17 TEXAS 77019 si 18 DEPARTMENT FORD NNNN 19 20 LIBRARY FORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY, U. $, U.S.A. 21 22 23 24 25 26 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 WHB095(1013) (2-007302E224)PD 08/12/74 1013 4 5 ICS IPMBNGZ CSP 6 7135234875 TDBN HOUSTON TX 43 08-12 1013A EDT 7 8 PMS PRESIDENT JERALD FORD, ATTN PHIL BUCHEN 9 WHITE HOUSE DC 10 11 I ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER GEORGE BUSCH FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT 12 HIS APPEAL TO THE YOUNG VOTERS IS so STRONG AND THIS IS so NEEDED 13 14 BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 15 JANE O WAINRIGHT CHAIRMAN PRECINCT 227 1917 SHARP PLACE HOUSTON 16 17 TEXAS 77019 18 NNNN 19 FORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY, U. S.A 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ROBERT L. WISE wise AND WISE LAW OFFICES 2 Riedesel Avenue 79 MILK STREET Cambridge, Massachusetts BOSTON, MASS. 02109 (Home) August 12, 1974 Mr. Philip Buchen The White House Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Buchen, May I take the liberty of writing you in the belief that President Ford may wish to consider for the Vice Presidency persons not presently active in government office or "politics" otherwise ,but who may possess invaluable potential not only in the current "transition" but particularly for the forthcoming Presidential election. I suggest the name of David Rockefellar II, son of David Rockefellar, President of the Chase National Bank, New York City. I have talked to David Rockefellar II about engagement in public life generally and the holding of public office in Massachusetts and in this he is definitely interested. If this suggestion warrants further thought, Mr. Rockefellar's background, his activities and interests in public affairs since his graduation from Harvard College and his possible worth as a teammate to the President, in joint benefit to the United States, should be readily determinable. Mr. Rockefellar resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He may also be reached through the office of the Boston Partners, One Boston Place, Boston. Mr. Rockefellar has no knowledge of this letter. Respectfully yours, Hey Wer Henry Wise 38 FORD JIBRARY HW/jg copy also sent c/o: Domestic Council Committee on the Right of Privacy Henry Wise WASHINGTON c Thomas Paine, We hold these Truths 79 Milk Street Boston, Mass 02109 POSTAL U.S. 12 . SERVICE. PM AUG MAO21 020 MA UNITED STATES VS. 40c 1976 UNITED STATES 10c ST Mr. Philip Buchen, Director Domestic Council Committee on the Right of Privacy CERTIFIE U+ Senate Building Washington, D. C. No. 22271 MAIL Executive office Blug Wishingt ton, DC PERSONA L AUG 9 61974 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 8/12/74 5:15 p.m. Abbott Washburn called to say that he didn't see Governor Scranton's name on any of the lists for Vice President. He wants to suggest that it be put on for the following reasons: 1. Younger than Rockefeller 2. Just great in the international area, which would balance off the President 3. Tremendous administrator BERALD B. FORD George W. Loomis 1200 Bank of Lansing Building Lansing, Michigan 48933 August 12, 1974 Dear Phil: Since Friday, August 9, 1974, I have been giving particular attention to what is being thought and said about (i) the granting of immunity to ex- President Richard M. Nixon and (ii) the picking of a new Vice President. Although the American people may be gen- erally and properly opposed to criminal prosecution of a man whom they elected to the Nation's highest office, I believe that final decision on the granting of immunity to RMN must be deferred until after there is careful determination of all material legal questions (including questions involving the rights of others who have been accused or convicted of criminal offenses committed on behalf of the Nixon Administration) and full disclosure to the American people of the extent to which RMN's activities may have violated the law. The extent of possible violations should be determined by the completion of a thorough investigation by the Special Prosecutor and his staff and need not embrace a soul-cleansing Nixon confession which some persons are currently demanding. There are assets and liabilities associated with every candidate for Vice President. Therefore, final selection must be made upon the basis of compar- isons of respective net worths. My preliminary con- clusions seem to stress Melvin Laird's liabilities rather than his assets: - I fear Laird remains emotionally and intellectually committed to the concept of the Cold War. - He believes in the maintenance of military superiority by those whose FORD 4 -2- higher morality would safeguard the use of force and power only to pro- mote order, stability and a climate of freedom permitting the enjoyment of life's real values under divine creation. See A House Divided, Laird, 1962. He fervently believes that it is in mankind's best interest to entrust military superiority to the United States; but, nearly all nations are quick to entrust military superiority to their own hands and quick to distrust it in the hands of other nations. Thus, the Laird view- point frustrates willing and creative cooperation of nations in the search for permanent and universal peace. - Laird can be anticipated to encourage rather than delimit defense spending and to have the opposite attitude toward the non-defense budget. - Because Laird instinctively relys upon national rather than inter- national solutions to world problems, he has relegated the United Nations to a subordinate role in an attempt to skirt the consequences of the Afro-Asian block. - Laird was directly involved in the secret bombing of Cambodia. Miriam and I are looking forward to President Ford's talk this evening and, naturally, we shall endeavor to detect the Buchen influence. Affectionately, Trunge Mr. Philip W. Buchen c/o Office of Telecommunications Policy Room 740 Executive Office of the President E. FORD Washington, D.C. 20504 BERALD GREATY august 12 Dear air. Buchess, Suice I have learned Thru the Ww York tuies, that you are one of President Fords close advisors law writing to you (as well as to him) to ask you to Richardson as nice President. MOST favore bly Cousider Elliot 9 feel that they would walle a wouderful team both are wen of great citegrity and ability and wid the Country is their capable hands we would all have confidence. very Suicerely, BERALD n. FORD LIBRARY Curs. wany Smith HENRY WISE 423-2880 ROBERT L. WISE WISE AND WISE LAW OFFICES 2 Riedesel Avenue 79 MILK STREET Cambridge, Massachusetts BOSTON. MASS. 02109 (Home) August 12, 1974 Mr. Philip Buchen The White House Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Buchen, May I take the liberty of writing you in the belief that President Ford may wish to consider for the Vice Presidency persons not presently active in government office or "politics" otherwise ,but who may possess invaluable potential not only in the current "transition" but particularly for the forthcoming Presidential election. I suggest the name of David Rockefellar II, son of David Rockefellar, President of the Chase National Bank, New York City. I have talked to David Rockefellar II about engagement in public life generally and the holding of public office in Massachusetts and in this he is definitely interested. If this suggestion warrants further thought, Mr. Rockefellar's background, his activities and interests in public affairs since his graduation from Harvard College and his possible worth as a teammate to the President, in joint benefit to the United States, should be readily determinable. Mr. Rockefellar resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He may also be reached through the office of the Boston Partners, One Boston Place, Boston. Mr. Rockefellar has no knowledge of this letter. Respectfully yours, Hey Wister Henry Wise STATE VORD LIBRARY HW/jg copy also sent c/o: Domestic Council Committee on the Right of Privacy Heary Wise SERVICE. WASHINGTON Thomas Paine truths 79 Milk Street Boston, Mass 02109 POSTAL U.S. s. 12 -PM AUG 120 WA UNITED STATES 1974 U.S. 40c UNITED STATES 10c WHITE HOUSE MAIL RECEPTION & SECURITY CERTIFIED Mr. Philip Buchen AUG 14 1974 The White House No. 22270 Washington, D. C. Processed by: MAIL PERSONAL RETURN RECEIP. REQUESTED from the desk of Ralph L. Clark Director, IEEE - - Washington, D. C., Office date: 8-12-74 to: Mr. Phillip Buchen, Executive Director The Domestic Council Committee on the Right of Privacy Dear Phil: I feel so strongly the importance of President Ford having a strong team that I wrote the enclosed letter. I worked on a first name basis with Rockefeller when he was here in the mid-50's. Ralph Ralph L. Clark a. FORD LIBRARY RALPH L. CLARK 4307 NORTH 39TH STREET ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22207 1. FORD August 12, 1974 Dear Mr. President: I am writing this letter and sending it through Phil Buchen because I am very concerned about the future of America nad it's leadership of the forces for peace and freedom in the ' world. I believe I'm qualified to have some worthwhile opinions on the subject and I certainly have reason enough for concern in our six wonderful grandchildren. Yours must be a successful administration not only to heal the terrible trauma of Watergate but to deal with grave national issues which have been ignored in recent years for short term political ends. One of the most serious issues is the fact that at present rates of use (without the growth in demand which will continue unless drastic action is taken NOW) oil and gas reserves of the U.S. (including Alaska and the Continental shelf) will be exhausted in less than 20 years. At present prices it will cost over a trillion dollars to build facilities to provide substitutes (if it can be done at all) and in the meantime we will have to pay foreign producers nearly a trillion dollars for oil and gas from overseas. My qualifications to make such statements and some of the sources on which I have drawn are set out in the attached brief report I made to the Presidents of the countries biggest engineering societies in Chicago last week. My years of working for and with the U.S. government and the study of history and it's interactions with technology and management have convinced me that inherently the U.S. is not well organized to deal with critical long term problems like energy, natural resources and the environment and their impact on the economy and the society. To overcome these deficiencies somewhat ad hoc arrangements must be made and a great deal depends upon the training a president brings to his task. Men coming to the Presidency through the Congress generally lack experience of management of large enterprises even though they may be expert political statesmen in the highest sense of the word. Roosevelt had the combination of political training and management experience as Governor of New York and Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Truman learned management the hard way by having to wind down World War II and deal with the Korean War. Eisenhower had the management experience but lacked the political expertise which is even more essential. Kennedy was beginning to learn management but it took the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Johnson and Nixon never did learn effective top management even though Johnson inherited from Kennedy one of the ablest set of cabinet officers ever assembled in this town. The future of this country demands that you be aided by a Vice President who has broad management experience to help you deal with the biggest top management, organization and control job in the world-the efficient operation of the U.S. government. By far the outstanding candidate for this job is Nelson Rockefeller with his years of experience as Governor of New York, Chairman of Mr. Eisenhower's Committee on Government Organization, organizer and Deputy Secretary of HEW and one of the principal architects of the effective reorganization of the Defense Department in 1958. In addition he encouraged the President to establish in the mid 1950's Cabinet committees on energy, telecommunications, aviation and a number of other critical subjects. Many of these committees failed because of lack of strong presidential support but Rockefeller initiated similar studies which he supported as a private citizen after he left the government. Some of these studies turned out very worthwhile reports. The rest were terminated when he ran for Governor of New York. Rockefeller could be of great assistance in helping you deal with the tremendous problems of energy, resources and the environment which are major factors in fueling the present high rate of inflation. We think your speech after being sworn in said exactly the right things in the right way. You can be a great President but you will need all the help you can get just because the job is so big. Sincerely, Ralph L. Clark Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers DISCUSSION OF MAJOR ENERGY ISSUES FOR THE JOINT ENGINEERING SOCIETIES FORUM - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - 8/7/74 Ralph L. Clark, Director, Washington Office Thank you Paul, You gave me ten minutes and I am going to use it in a somewhat unorthodox way. First, I am going to explain how and why I am on your program today. You will then understand why I tick and be better able to judge the credibility of some of the things I am going to say. I took on the job of establishing a presence for IEEE in Washington because I thought it was a spot from which I could exert some leverage to do something about critical national problems which have been my prime interest in life since I left a very successful consulting engineering practice in 1942 to become a Navy lieutenant. I am not a stranger to IEEE or the U.S. Government. I joined AIEE 46 years ago next month and IRE 45 years ago in June. I'm a Life Fellow of the Institute and a Fellow of AAAS, the American Association for the Advancement of Science. I have been a registered Professional Engineer for 20 odd years. I first started working for or with the Federal Government 44 years ago in July in the Department of Commerce when a great engineer and moral leader, Herbert Hoover, was President. I reported for duty in Washington 39 years ago last Monday, and for most of the years since World War II, I was a GS-18 or equivalent in the U.S. Civil Service. I was retired in 1970 with 37-1/2 years Federal Service to make room for some of the new boys this administration was bringing in to do its bidding. As subsequent is TOTAL events haqedeveloped they did me a great favor. LIBRARY -2- 8/7/74 During my government career I served nine years full time in the Executive Office of the President, under Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon and as part time consultant to the Office on technical organization and management subjects for additional periods. In addition, my principal hobby for many years has been the study of history particulalry the interaction of the growth of technology with history. As a consequence I have been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations for about 20 years. I have been listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Engineering, and American Men of Science since about 1948. Now please don't feel that I have said these things in a boastful way but to establish my credentials as an expert witness and to be able to challenge you, the officers of the country's great engineering societies, to become really involved in some critical national issues. In my opinion the capabilities and the understanding of the Federal Government as a whole to deal in a comprehensive way with the interactions of the economics, technology, sociology and politics of the great issues facing us today have been progressively deteriorating for the last ten years. Further I believe that today, in relation to the issues of today, they have not been at such a low ebb since my great-grandfather's cousin, Andrew Johnson, was on trial in the Senate in 1868. As an aside, if you recall your history, the issues in the 1868 trial were very different from the kind of moral and ethical issues inherent in the Articles of Impeach- ment recently voted by the House Committee. -3- 8/7/74 Now, as Paul said, I am going to talk about the issue of energy, which should include the impact of the energy situation on the economy. To say that energy is the most important single input to driving our modern civilization and economy is a cliche, but to point out that it takes 5 - 10 calories of energy to put a calorie of food on our tables or that 5 tons of jet fuel was expended to deliver every ton of military supplies from the central U. S. to Israel during the recent war and that every citizen of the U. S. benefits from the consumption of an average of 10⁶ BTU of primary energy per day brings it right home to us. The recent report of the National Academy of Engineering U. S. Energy Prospects, An Engineering Viewpoint, is the best analysis of the current situation and the limited options open to us which has been developed to date. I would like to cite two other reports. Understanding the National Energy Dilemma prepared by the Center for Strategic and Inter- national Studies of Georgetown University, for the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy of the Congress, and Exploring Energy Choices, a preliminary report of The Energy Policy Project of the Ford Foundation. Going back to the NAE report, it says: "Basically, it would be necessary to reduce the consumption of energy voluntarily, by means of increased efficiencies and re- duced wastefulness, and to develop the fuel resources available in the United States with the best technology now available. Simultaneously, a major program would need to be pursued in research and development on advanced techniques in energy pro- duction and conservation for the future. -4- 8/7/74 Central to this report are the roles of government, industry, and the public in advancing a comprehensive energy program in the next decade. The Task Force recognizes that achieving this goal would require a series of intermingled political and social decisions by the American community. The fundamental decisions toward that end should be made this year. Now that report further says that if historical trends continue (that is, lacking a major effort at energy conservation or a severe economic collapse) by 1985 U. S. energy demand could be 58 million barrels of oil per day (MBPD) equivalent or 55% greater than 1973 consumption. Speaking strictly of oil, the report says imports will probably rise to a level of 8 to 9 MBPD by 1977 or 1978. Lumping oil and gas together, the report says: "The 1973 domestic oil and gas production of 22 MBPD equivalent cannot be maintained or increased without prodigious application or present technologies and the development of new technologies." The committee estimates that with the right incentives and for $180 billion this production within the U. S., including Alaska, could be increased to 27 MBPD by 1985. However, if we look at King Hubbert's very carefully researched studies of the probable total resources of oil and gas of the U. S. this means that supplies would be substantially depleted within 15 to 20 years from today. After considering the conservation potentials, oil and gas prospects, coal supply prospects, electricity prospects, listing important program constraints (including capital - $500-$600 billion, water, environment and manpower) the report addresses program responsibilities. It dodges the colossal governmental organizational problems but lays out a very -5- 8/7/74 good inventory of responsibilities the government would have to assume. It then says: "Once a politically defined and economically practical set of national objectives and policies are established," (and I say by whom other than the Federal Government with informed inputs by the engineers among others) "the various segments of the energy industry should be able to accelerate and expand their efforts to provide more energy supplies in the needed forms. The report then concludes in part: "Beyond 1985: Achieving the complete range of programs des- cribed in this report by 1985 is not considered by the Task Force to be of high probability. Even if it is accomplished, the United States would be buying time. For beyond 1985 looms an ominous prospect of even greater demands for energy from ever-increasing and ever-rising expectations at home and abraod. Unless innovative ways are developed for conserving and using energy and substantial new sources and new technologies are found for increasing energy supplies, the strategies presented by the Task Force would only postpone a grim future of energy scarcity." Let me turn to a different aspect of the problem presented by an article by Walter J. Levy, World Oil Cooperation or International Chaos in the July 1974 issue of Foreign Affiars and to save time I will just quote a few paragraphs from this article. Levy says: "Rarely, if ever, in postwar history has the world been confronted with problems as serious as those caused by recent changes in the supply and price conditions of the world oil trade. To put these changes into proper perspective, they must be evaluated not only in economic and financial terms but also in the framework of their political and strategic implications." He reviews recent events, then says: -6- "Meanwhile, the oil income of the Middle East producing countries has increased from $4 billion in 1970 to $9 billion in 1972, and to a presently estimated $60 billion in 1974. The oil revenues of all OPEC countries are increasing from $15 billion in 1972 to nearly $100 billion in 1974. Allowing for all their own foreign exchange requirements, OPEC producing countries will still have available surplus revenues on the order of $60 billion this year alone. And there remains a clear and present danger that under conditions as they exist now, the supply of oil from individual producing countries or a group of them to individual importing countries or a group of them might - as in October 1973 - at a time unknown, again be curtailed or completely cut off for a variety of economical, political, strategic, or other reasons." Levy discusses the changed role of the international oil companies and their vulnerability and says: "However, the international oil companies are no longer able to assure the continuity or price of regular supplies to oil-import- ing countries. And while they can hope to maintain continued preferred access to substantial production in support of their affiliates' crude requirements, even that is uncertain and con- tingent on the producing countries' self-interest in extending such offtake rights. Downstream investment in refining, marketing, and transport thus tends to become extremely risky, because the viability of such investment is predicated on secure supplies." On this point you may recall that after the President's Message of June 1973 and the lifting of restrictions on imports there was a big flurry of announcements of new refinery capacity to be built in the U. S. Much of this has been abandoned because of uncertainty over feed stacks. Levy says the problems of oil have now become matters that in many key respects can only be handled between governments. He then cites the balance of trade problem thus: "Then, in late 1973, the advance in world oil prices dictated by OPEC countries was of such magnitude that practically every importing nation was suddenly confronted with major balance- of-trade problems of immediate and continuing effect. The cost of foreign oil supplies for all importing countries will exceed -7- 8/7/74 $100 billion in 1974, compared with some $20 billion in 1972. For developing countries alone, it will jump from $5 billion in 1973 to $15 billion in 1974 - and the $10-billion increase will exceed all the foreign aid that these countries received in the previous year. Meanwhile, as noted, the OPEC producing countries will accumulate, during 1974 alone, surplus holdings of foreign exchange not needed for their own import requirements of some $60 billion -- or nearly two-thirds of the net book value of total U. S. private foreign investment." Certainly our recently growing, unfavorable balance-of-trade is due to our trading partners using all their foreign exchange to buy oil. Then Levy says: "To sum up, four elements are essential to move to a reasonable adjustment: far-reaching cooperation among the oil-importing nations, an understanding by the importing nations of the inter- ests and aspirations of the producing countries, a clear-cut (and painful) program of energy austerity by the oil-importing coun- trics, and a recognition by the producing countries that even in an austerity situation any attempt to hold prices high must result in worldwide dangers to which they could not be immune. Only with far-reaching consumer cooperation can it be expected that the producing countries will come to this necessary conclusion; at the same time cooperation without austerity will not do the job. Both are needed, and a large new dose of political will, not yet in sight, will be required to achieve them." and "Today, governments are watching an erosion of the world's oil supply and financial systems, comparable in its potential for economic and political disaster to the Great Depression of the 1930s, as if they were hypnotized into inaction. The time is late, the need for action overwhelming." The gravity of the situation is further underlined by the studies of the World Bank, reported in the Press, indicating that the positive trade balance of the Middle East oil producers will accrue over a trillion dollars by 1985 and the world monetary system will have collapsed long before that. -8- 8/7/74 Another corroberating view of the situation is the editorial The De- teriorating Energy Position, by Dr. Philip Abelson, in the July 26 issue of Science. He concludes: "Thus, despite a sharp lesson in the folly of excessive dependence on foreign sources of oil, we are now drifting into still deeper dependence with no real relief in sight. Apparently, we will have to endure a more jarring experience with crippling shortages before vigorous action can be taken." There have been over a thousand bills dealing with the energy crisis intro- duced into the current session of Congress. The Federal Energy Administra- tion has been created but the congressional conference committee emphasized that the "sole purpose" was to deal with short-term shortages. Bills have been passed accelerating R&D on solar and geothermal energy. Appropriations will provide over $2 billion for energy R&D generally with about 1/3 for non-nuclear work and an Energy Research and Development Administration will be established. But most major action is stalled by disagreements within the Congress, between the Congress and the Administration, lack of decision within the Administration, and by Watergate. The NAE Report ignores the governmental organizational question (as I said) and in my view takes an unrealistic view of the separation of responsibility between government and private industry. It also says we don't need a "wartime" crisis approach to the problem. If my grandchildren are to grow up to the kind of world I hope for them there are going to have to be a lot of changes in what we consider important in our society and economy and engineers are going to have to assume a much more active role (not leaving it all to lawyers) in shaping our future. -9- 8/7/74 I challenge the engineers to undertake a more active role immediately by informing our membership of the gravity of the situation, doing every- thing possible to alert the general public (the public has relaxed and gone back to buying these great gas hogs Detroit is turning out) and organizing ourselves to be ready to provide intelligent assistance when the dust settles in Washington. The myriad of unpassed bills will die with this Congress and the 94th convening in January will start with a clean slate and we should be ready and willing to help write some really intelligent words on that slate. FORD TERMS RALPH L. CLARK 4307 NORTH 39TH STREET ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22207 August 12, 1974 Dear Mr. President: I am writing this letter and sending it through Phil Buchen because I am very concerned about the future of America nad it's leadership of the forces for peace and freedom in the world. I believe I'm qualified to have some worthwhile opinions on the subject and I certainly have reason enough for concern in our six wonderful grandchildren. Yours must be a successful administration not only to heal the terrible trauma of Watergate but to deal with grave national issues which have been ignored in recent years for short term political ends. One of the most serious issues is the fact that at present rates of use (without the growth in demand which will continue unless drastic action is taken NOW) oil and gas reserves of the U.S. (including Alaska and the Continental shelf) will be exhausted in less than 20 years. At present prices it will cost over a trillion dollars to build facilities to provide substitutes (if it can be done at all) and in the meantime we will have to pay foreign producers nearly a trillion dollars for oil and gas from overseas. My qualifications to make such statements and some of the sources on which I have drawn are set out in the attached brief report I made to the Presidents of the countries biggest engineering societies in Chicago last week. My years of working for and with the U.S. government and the study of history and it's interactions with technology and management have convinced me that inherently the U.S. is not well organized to deal with critical long term problems like energy, natural resources and the environment and their impact on the economy and the society. To overcome these deficiencies somewhat ad hoc arrangements must be made and a great deal depends upon the training a president brings to his task. Men coming to the Presidency through the Congress generally lack experience of management of large enterprises even though they may be expert political statesmen in the highest sense of the word. Roosevelt had the combination of political training and management experience as Governor of New York and Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Truman learned management the hard way by having to wind down World War II and deal with the Korean War. Eisennower had the management experience but lacked the political expertise which is even more essential. Kennedy was beginning to learn management but it took the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Johnson and Nixon never did learn effective top management even though Johnson inherited from Kennedy one of the ablest set of cabinet officers ever assembled in this town. The future of this country demands that you be aided by a Vice President who has broad management experience to help you deal with the biggest top management, organization and control job in the world-the efficient operation of the U.S. government. By far the outstanding candidate for this job is Nelson Rockefeller with his years of experience as Governor of New York, Chairman of Mr. Eisenhower's Committee on Government Organization, organizer and Deputy Secretary of HEW and one of the principal architects of the effective reorganization of the Defense Department in 1958. In addition he encouraged the President to establish in the mid 1950's Cabinet committees on energy, telecommunications, aviation and a number of other critical subjects. Many of these committees failed because of lack of strong presidential support but Rockefeller initiated similar studies which he supported as a private citizen after he left the government. Some of these studies turned out very worthwhile reports. The rest were terminated when he ran for Governor of New York. Rockefeller could be of great assistance in helping you deal with the tremendous problems of energy, resources and the environment which are major factors in fueling the present high rate of inflation. We think your speech after being sworn in said exactly the right things in the right way. You can be a great President but you will need all the help you can get just because the job is so big. Railsh Sincerely, Clast Ralph L. Clark August 12, 1974 Dear Mr. Buchen: Since you are a close friend of Pres. Ford's, I am writing to ask you to advise Pres. Ford not to appoint Nelson Rockefeller as v.p. Rockefeller is another Nixon, doubled & redoubled; &this would be a disastrously poor choice. Nor should it be Goldwater, who is a lazy man, allergic to working. The best choice would be Lowell Weicker. и not However, whoever it is, it shouldA & must not be Rockefeller. Sincerely yours Jonathan Andersen Among other things, there is an unsavory episode in his private life & you may be sure it will be revealed by the opposition, & this is of quite recent date. FORD LIBRARY POLICY RESEARCH HUDSON INSTITUTE IN THE in THE PUBLIC INTEREST QUAKER RIDGE ROAD, CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. 10520 TELEX 137343 914 RO 2-0700 13 August 1974 Mr. Philip W. Buchen The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. Buchen: The last two years have been hard on politics and government. Inevitably this affects attitudes of young people. Therefore, in my opinion the national interest would be served by a Vice President highly attractive to young Americans. For this, among many reasons, my overwhelming hope is the nomination of George Bush. Yours sincerely, Guys Petermeyer C. Gregg Petersmeyer Professional Staff CGP:jfs SEAL R. FORD LISBARY 61, QUAI D'ORSAY, PARIS 7eme, FRANCE 1-11-46 AKASAKA, MINATO-KU, TOKYO, JAPAN HUDSON INSTITUTE air mail QUAKER RIDGE ROAD Nn AUG13"74 NOSANA ON CROTON: U.S.POSTAGE CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. 10520 Special Delivery N.Y 111 E 73 : ************* P.B.3487820# Mr. Philip W. Buchen The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 VETITLE 1 911110 AUG RECEIVED BELIVERY STATE MAGNINGTON, AM 14 1974 SENTION 1974 LIBITT AUG A.M. on - 1974 INFORMATION 121 Aug. 13, 1974 Mr. Philip Buchen, Director SERALD 1. FORD JURARY Domestic Conncil Com. onthe Right of Privacy Weshington, D.C. 20500 Dear Sir, I've read in the Press that you are a close friend of Pres. Ford. I am writing to you, instead of to the Pres. Ford, with the hope that my views; inse to the selection of Vice Prs, will be read + not handled as one more sfatistic in the years & mays of a goll. Let me say that my views on this matter does not deal with who Pres. Ford should select, but rather why that selection should not t must not be a Rockefeller. by reasoning is this; in the strangest + most transmatic period (hiderizably + hystrically) in our country's history, the prime need is for a continued strong chief Executive inthe White House. That would not be possible with a Rock feller as Vice Pres. For whenever Pres. Ford made a decision, the mecha would most certinly look past Pres. Forcht toward "Vice-Pres." Rockefeller for his approval. Any thought, any idea, any decision expressed by Pres. Ford would invariably be questioned by the media as - "are they his (Pres tred's) ideas? his thoughts ? 2 his decisions ? ?- "the challenge would always be there Pres.Ford would ever be fighting for his identity - his philosophy - his ad ministration. The challenge would always be - "20 Pres. Ford truly the Pres. of thell.s. -or merdy the month piece of Rockefeller? - Surely you agree min Budun, such a situation would be intelerable to the naturn, to the Presidency ,to the world. For all intents t purposes Pres. Ford must be the Pres.; there must never be any doubts (as these surely will be with a Roche feller as Vice -Pres.) - or challenges to Pres Ford's legitimacy if we are to be One nation. we must remain the Unique nation among nations + not a banana republic, we surely will allowable. become if the intolerable becomes the I urgently hope mr. Buchen, that the sense of my letter will be heard + not statistized. Thank you for your time x for reading this far. Respectfully Mr. F. Bana reachia GERALE R. FORD LIBRARY 12 welcome Lone Wantagh, 4.y. 11793 F.A. Barraveschia WANTAGH. NY 10° ANDREW JACKSON -PM) 12 welcome Love 1974 11793 wanted ny. UNITED STATES 11793 Mr. Philip Buchen, Director Domestic Council Committee on the Right of Privacy 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washing ton, D.C. 20500 STATES POSTA ® MGMWSHT HSA 1-020108A226 08/14/74 western union Mailgram UNITED SERVICE U.S.MAIL TLX LEIGH INC CPVL * 001 COOPERSVILLE MICHIGAN AUG 14 1974 ZIP 20013 THIS MAILGRAM WAS TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BY WESTERN UNION TO A POST OFFICE NEAR YOU FOR DELIVERY ATTN PHIL BUCHEN C/O UNIVERSITY CLUB WASHINGTON, D.C. 20013 PLEASED TO SEE THAT YOU ARE IN WASHINGTON HELPING JERRY, HOPE THAT YOU WILL GIVE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO GEORGE BUSH FOR VICE-PRESIDENT. MANY OF US FEEL THAT ROCKEFELLER WOULD NOT BE GOOD FOR JERRY'S ADMINISTRATION, LEIGH PRODUCTS, INC. ROBERT L. LEIGH 13:50 EDT MGMWSHT HSA FORD 5241 (R2-74) REPLY BY MAILGRAM - SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR WESTERN UNION'S TOLL - FREE PHONE NUMBERS Jerry TerHorst re 81674 Jack Anderson Column Background Sketch for Attribution On Sunday, August 11, 1974, Philip Buchen received unverified information that a copy of the so-called "Hunt Papers" had been xeroxed by an unidentified individual at a Washington, D. C., photo copy service trading as American Services and owned by one Hal O'Brien. The source advised that the Hunt Papers contained allegations relating to Governor Rockefeller's alleged use of finances to influence the outcome of the 1972 Democratic National Conven- tion. An attorney working with the Transitional Staff investigated the matter and independently determined that the Hunt Papers might have been copied before distroyed, although neither the papers themselves nor their location was discovered. That information was immediately communicated by the White House, with Buchen's concurrence, to the Office of the Special Prosecutor. The White House has no information on the Special Prosecutor's effort to date to secure the papers. Prospective Questions Question: To your knowledge, has the Special Prosecutor subpoened the records? Answer: The White House has neither requested nor received any further information in this matter from the Special Prosecutor. Question: What was the White House's source of the original information in this matter? Answer: Mr. Buchen was advised of the possibility of a copy of the Hunt Papers being in existence by an individual who identified himself as a Mr. Long. Question: Were any members of the Transitional Team advised as to the quantity of the papers allegedly involved? Answer: The attorney investigating the matter was advised that the papers consisted of eight boxes containing 7, 000 documents which information was, of course, transmitted to the Special Prosecutor. Question: Were any members of the Transitional Team advised of the alleged "Mafia Connection" with former Attorney General Mitchell? Answer: Yes, only to the extent that a portion of the papers related to that alleged connection. No details were revealed, if in fact they exist. Question: Who is the attorney referred to in the Anderson column? Answer: I don't know. Question: What prompted the Transitional Team attorney to believe that the Hunt Papers might be in existence and/or contain the Rockefeller and Mitchell information described to Mr. Buchen by Mr. Long? Answer: The Transitional Team attorney developed information independently of the original source which tended to confirm the existence of the Hunt Papers. Question: Was the President of the United States notified of this matter before the information was transmitted to the Special Prosecutor? Answer: (I suggest that the answer to this question be, "Yes, and the President of the United States immediately directed that the information be transmitted to the Special Prosecutor. 11 However, I suggest that the President's thoughts be sought). THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON August 16, 1974 The President The White House Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. President: I am taking the liberty of writing you some thoughts about the Vice Presidency only because over the past several years I have had a close association in various ways with three of the leading nominations: Nelson Rockefeller, George Bush, and Dan Evans. Obviously, this is a confidential letter. I have a high regard for all three of them and, in my judgment, you would not make a major mistake in appointing any one of them. Accordingly, this letter is simply intended to point out some differences about them which I have experienced. George, as you know, is a very personable individual who appeals to all segments of the Republican Party. In addition, he is an honorable man, with Congressional experience and likewise some understanding of the international situation as a result of his UN ambassadorship. Quite frankly, in my experience with him his one drawback is a limitation in his administrative ability. Perhaps I am more keyed to this than the ordinary person because I believe strongly that a President or potential President needs this ability more than most people realize. Nelson is an extraordinary person, a hard worker, with a facility for picking excellent personnel of the highest caliber. At the outset of your Administration I believe he would be of greater assistance in many ways than any other nominee. Once again, there is a drawback, I believe. I think he would become impatient with the Vice Presidency unless you were able to give him a great deal to do. Furthermore, in my judgment of you and him -- I would anticipate some discomfiture later on, especially if he is not busy enough with important things to do. 2 In my personal opinion, Dan Evans would work more harmoniously with you than Nelson. He is the deepest thinker of them all -- a fact which many people have missed because his work has been situated primarily in the State of Washington, far from Washington, D. C. Also, he has been a very effective administrator, combining imagination and innovation with personable workability. Of course, he has had very little international experience. In short, what I am trying to say is this: Nelson has clearly had the widest-scoped experience and at least initially would bring more to the Administration than either of the others. George is best for the party. In the long run, I think Dan would be the most harmonious working with you and a real addition in his thinking capability. Most sincerely, Bill William W. Scranton STATE FORD UNITED THE WHITE HOUSE The President The White House Washington, D. C. Kindness of Phil Buchen ASES Dear Mr. Bucken I ful like a very smell rice ~ hil please ask President Ind to consider Rochafeller as Vise President fr the reason presented in today 's editional in the hn angles Times. It migal amin you to bun I that the only other time here taken a plep like this ins in Maine, when l sent no Redon a telepam congratulating him for comething l can't now remember The be dresn't know I'm initing, my husband fries me in insking you the feel of arlive luck Deasmne OTIS CHANDLER, Publisher Dos Angeles Times ROBERT D. NELSON Executive Vice President and General Manager HARRISON GRAY OTIS, 1881-1917 WILLIAM F. THOMAS Executive Vice President and Editor HARRY CHANDLER, 1917-1944 NORMAN CHANDLER, 1944-1960 CHARLES C. CHASE, Vice President-Production ROBERT L FLANNES, Vice President and Assistant to the Publisher ROBERT C. LOBDELL, Vice President and General Counsel VANCE L STICKELL, Vice President-Sales JAMES BASSETT, Associate Editor JAMES BELLOWS, Associate Editor ANTHONY DAY, Editor of the Editorial Pages ROBERT J. DONOVAN, Associate Editor FRANK P. HAVEN, Managing Editor 6-Part II FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16, 1974 The Strength of Rockefeller President Ford is not acting hastily on his choicè office at a more vexing time-involve peacemak- for Vice President, and he is right in soliciting the ing overseas and economic dislocation at home. fullest possible counsel on whom he should nomin- Rockefeller has extensive working knowledge in ate to Congress. both areas, and a proven capacity for sound and In reaching his decision, he might also take prompt decision. Four Presidents, beginning with counsel from the first week of his Presidency-a Franklin D. Roosevelt, have given him important week that confronts him with crisis decisions on responsibilities in foreign affairs. And, certainly, his Cyprus and the necessity for early action on the 15 years as governor of New York and his service deepening economic distress at home. Both situa- as President Eisenhower's undersecretary of tions would argue strongly for the appointment of health, education and welfare qualify him both as Nelson A. Rockefeller. an administrator and as an arbiter of fiscal priori- ties. Two of the past three Presidents-Mr. Ford and The day Mr. Ford took the oath of office, we said Lyndon B. Johnson-have risen to that position in this space that no appointment as Vice Pres- from the Vice Presidency. The unforeseen can OC- ident would be more reassuring to the nation or cur, and no one can be more aware of that than generate greater confidence abroad than that of Mr. Ford. He must also be aware that the one cer- Rockefeller. We also said Rockefeller, of all possi- tainty that even a new President must confront is ble nominees, would bring the greatest strength to that exterior events-many of them unpredicta- the new Administration because of his skills and ble-will demand that he reach swift yet wise de- expertise in areas in which Mr. Ford has no match- cisions. ing experience. Mr. Ford already is feeling the onerous weight of Inevitably, political considerations will be thrust the Presidency, and it must suggest to him that on Mr. Ford in reaching his decision. But the times the man he selects as Vice President must also are such that they must not outweigh the larger have the capacity to assume the nation's highest consideration-that the Vice President must have and most demanding office. the qualifications to ascend to the Presidency, if Nelson Rockefeller clearly does-and in greater that summons should come. depth than others who are under consideration. There are other men of competence and stature The major challenges facing the new Pres- under consideration. But Rockefeller stands above ident-and none in recent history has come into them all. FORD GRAND Mr & Mrs. Morris A. Densmore at 414 South Rimpau Blvd. Los Angeles, Calif. 90020 PORTAL $.5 S. is 17 SERVICE PM AUG 006 CA H 60BV A 13c UNITED STATE 1974 SPECIAL RELIVERYATES POS USAirmail AIR MAIL WHITE HOUSE Special Delivery RECEPTION & SBC AUG 19 1974 Me. Philip Bushen Processed by: c/o The While Here Washington, D.C. -a- AIR MAIL Special Delivery Section INSURANCE 1101 IN'V - ,,, 10 q.M. 30 18Th 10 = 191110 1111 AUB

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Rockyeller for\nhis - President\n\\\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nLoonard Evans of \"Tuesday Chicago\nBlack American\nsupp.\n-recommends\nPercy for V-P\n/ B. FORD LIBRARY\n-\nV-P\nSTATES POSTA ®\nMGMWSHT HSB\n2-033672E220 08/08/74\nICS IPMBNGZ CSP\nwestern union\nMailgram\nUNITED *\nSERVICE\nU.S.MAIL\n5137919140 MGM TDBN CINCINNATI OH 100 08-08 0155P EDT\n*******\nZIP 20504\nTHIS MAILGRAM WAS TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BY WESTERN UNION TO A POST OFFICE NEAR YOU FOR DELIVERY\nPHILIP W BUCHEN\nOFFICE OF TELECOMMUNICATION POLICY ROOM 740 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF\nTHE PRESIDENT\nWASHINGTON DC 20504\nDEAR PHIL, VERY MUCH HOPE YOU WILL STRONGLY URGE SELECTION OF ELLIOTT\nRICHARDSON AS VICE PRESIDENT. HE IS THE RIGHT AGE, HAS UNEQUALED\nEXPERIENCE IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND HAS ONE OF THE FINEST IMAGES\nIN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TODAY. HIS APPOINTMENT WOULD BE A LONG\nSTEP TOWARDS REBUILDING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE GOVERNMENT, KINDNESS\nPERSONAL REGARDS IN THIS MOST TRYING TIME.\nDONALD $ SHAFER WATKINS MFG CO 11679 DEERFIELD RD CINCINNATI\nOH 45242\n14802 EDT\nMGMWSHT HSB\nGERALD N. FORD UNITED\n5241 (R2-74)\nREPLY BY MAILGRAM SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR WESTERN UNION'S TOLL - FREE PHONE NUMBERS\n3\n5\nV-P\nThe White House\n2\nWashington\nWHC115\nWAB140(1115)(2-020137E221)PD 08/09/74 1115\n4\nICS IPMBNGZ CSP\n5\n1974 AUG 10 AM 8 27\n5123493743 TDBN SAN ANTONIO TX 12 08-09 1115A EDT\n7\nPMS MR PHILIP BUCHEN\nASSISTANT TO VICE PRESIDENT GERALD FORD WHITE HOUSE\n10\nWASHINGTON DC\n11\nCOMPANY,\n12\nI WANT TO URGE THE NOMINATION OF GEORGE BUSH FOR VICE PRESIDENT.\n13\nJANELLE H MCARTHUR\nREGISTER\n14\n15\nNNNN\nSTANDARD\n16\n17\nLIBRARY BERALD F Tels\nTHE\nis\n18\n19\nPRINTED\n20\nweer\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\nDate White\nMashington\nWHC115\nWAB140(1115)(2-020137E221)PD 08/09/74 1115\nICS IPMBNGZ CSP\n-\n1974 AUG 10 AM 8 27\n5123493743 TDBN SAN ANTONIO TX 12 08-09 1115A EDT\nPMS MR PHILIP BUCHEN\nASSISTANT TO VICE PRESIDENT GERALD FORD WHITE HOUSE\n10\nWASHINGTON DC\n11\n12\nI WANT TO URGE THE NOMINATION OF GEORGE BUSH FOR VICE PRESIDENT.\nJANELLE H MCARTHUR\n15\nNNNN\n16\nS. FORD LIBRARY\n17\n19\n20\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\nLAW OFFICES\nALLAN A. HERRICK\nHERRICK, LANGDON, BELIN & HARRIS\nHERSCHEL G. LANGDON\nAREA CODE 515\nDAVID W. BELIN\n300 HOME FEDERAL BUILDING\nTELEPHONE\nCHARLES E. HARRIS\n288-7071\nRICHARD G. LANGDON\nDES MOINES, IOWA 50309\nROBERT H. HELMICK\nPHILIP C. LOVRIEN\nJOEL D. NOVAK\nJEFFREY E. LAMSON\nEDGAR H. BITTLE\nFREDERICK C. BLACKLEDGE\nAugust 10, 1974\nDWIGHT BROOKE\nCOUNSEL\nPhilip Buchen, Esq.\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Mr. Buchen:\nEnclosed is a copy of my August 10 correspondence to Presi-\ndent Ford. I know of the great reliance that President\nFord places upon your overall ability and judgment. I\nalso know of your outstanding ability through my wife's\nfamily in Grand Rapids (Philip Newman) and extend to you\nmy best wishes for success in the new Ford administration.\nSincerely,\nDavid W. Belin\nDWB:cs\nEncl.\njoi\nThis\nLAW OFFICES\nALLAN A. HERRICK\nHERRICK, LANGDON, BELIN & HARRIS\nHERSCHEL G. LANGDON\nAREA CODE 515\nDAVID W. BELIN\n300 HOME FEDERAL BUILDING\nTELEPHONE\nCHARLES E. HARRIS\n288-7071\nRICHARD G. LANGDON\nDES MOINES, IOWA 50309\nROBERT H. HELMICK\nPHILIP C. LOVRIEN\nJOEL D. NOVAK\nJEFFREY E. LAMSON\nEDGAR H. BITTLE\nAugust 10, 1974\nFREDERICK C. BLACKLEDGE\nDWIGHT BROOKE\nCOUNSEL\nThe Honorable Gerald R. Ford\nThe President of the United States\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Mr. President:\nThis letter has a three-fold purpose:\nFirst, Connie and I want to congratulate you on becoming our President.\nWe know you will do an outstanding job!\nSecond, as I have done in the past, I thought I should give you some\npreliminary observations concerning your first speech immediately\nafter being sworn in as President. I can describe it in one simple\nword: SUPERB!\nAnd finally, I thought you would be interested in my personal comments\nconcerning the name of one person whom the national media have mentioned\nas being possibly considered for the important office of Vice President.\nThis is Governor Robert D. Ray of Iowa, whom I know both as a man and\nas an effective political leader.\nOne of the reasons that I believe Bob Ray merits strong consideration\nis that he has many of the same qualities that you have: Absolute\nintegrity, extremely fine relations with the working press, the respect\nof his peers, a tremendous following among the voters, and last, but\nsurely not the least, a very lovely wife and family.\nEqually important, I believe he has a number of very important assets\nthat are not shared by the other people who have been mentioned in\nthe national news media as being under possible consideration. Let\nme state just a few of these:\nSERIAL FORD LIMITED\nThe Honorable Gerald R. Ford\n-2-\nAugust 10, 1974\nBob Ray is relatively young--only 45 years old. He is wholly untar-\nnished from any connection with the Nixon administration. He has a\ntremendous broad base of support. He has won three elections in a\nrow for Governor and in the 1972 election, he not only ran ahead of\nPresident Nixon in Iowa but he carried every single one of our 99 counties.\nIn the most recent state-wide poll of approval ratings, Bob Ray showed\nan 82% rating--surely this is not shared by very many Republicans prior\nto August 9.\nBob Ray is pragmatic and program oriented. In part, this stems from\nhis background as an Iowa State Republican Chairman and a former\nNational Chairman of the State Chairmen.\nPhilosophically, Bob Ray can be categorized as middle of the road.\nFrom your personal standpoint as well as the standpoint of the GOP, I\nbelieve that philosophically the best possible choice would be someone\nin the middle of the road to the right of Senator Percy and to the\nleft of Governor Reagan. I also believe there would be many advantages\nin having the choice made from among the nation's governors.\nBob Ray is \"Mr. Clean\" in Iowa Republican politics. He is very highly\nrespected among the other governors and is presently serving on the\nExecutive Committee of the National Governors Conference as well as\nthe Executive Committee of the Republican Governors Conference. He\nis also on the Executive Policy Committee of the Republican National\nCommittee.\nAnd above all, Bob Ray is extremely hard working and capable and has\ntremendous ability to work with others as well as an extremely fine\nrapport with the press. For instance, I think that you could call\nJohn Lindsey of Newsweek, Godfrey Sperling, Jr., of the Christian\nScience Monitor, Loye Miller of the Knight newspapers, Tom Petit of\nNBC, or Greg Wyerzinsky of the Chicago Bureau of Time, and you would\nfind that they all have a great deal of respect for Governor Ray. From\nour conversations in the past, including my service with you on the\nWarren Commission, I know how sensitive you are to the import of the\nposition of Vice President. There is no doubt in my mind that Governor\nRay has the ability and personal qualities which are so important for\nthis vital office.\nTo be sure, some of the other people whose names have been mentioned\nshare many of these qualities.\nThe Honorable Gerald R. Ford\n-3-\nAugust 10, 1974\nBut if you want the rare combination of a relatively young, highly\nsuccessful, pragmatic political leader who works to get things done\nby bringing people together, who would have an extremely broad base\nof support within the Republican Party and within the total national\nelectorate, who would be a tremendous team player working in your\nadministration, I cannot think of any person who would fit the bill\nas well as Governor Robert D. Ray.\nI will be calling Mrs. Leonard on Monday or Tuesday to try and arrange\nfor an appointment to visit with either you or someone on your staff\nconcerning Governor Ray, and be available to answer any questions that\nmight arise.\nAgain, our congratulations and best wishes and prayers for your success.\nSincerely,\nof\nAlive David W. Belin\nDWB\nc.c. Robert Hartmann\nC.C. William Seidman\nC.C. Philip Buchen\nR. FORD\nLAW OFFICES\nHERRICK LANGDON BELIN & HARRIS\n300 HOME FEDERAL BUILDING\nDES\nMOIN.,\"\nU.S POSTAGE\nAUG10'74 S\nDES MOINES, IOWA 50309\n111 13 :\nIOWA\nMETER\nMD.347478\nVia\nAIRTMAIL\nPERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL\nPhilip Buchen, Esq.\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\n2\n3\n4\n5\nN-B\n6\nThe White House\n1\nWashington\n2\n3\nWHB095(1013) (2-007302E224)PD 08/12/74 1013\n4\n5\nICS IPMBNGZ CSP\n1974 AUG 12 AM 10 26\n6\n7\n7135234875 TOBN HOUSTON TX 43 08-12 1013A EDT\n8\nPMS PRESIDENT JERALD FORD, ATTN PHIL BUCHEN\n9\nWHITE HOUSE DC\n10\n11\nI ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER GEORGE BUSCH FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT\n12\n13\nHIS APPEAL TO THE YOUNG VOTERS IS so STRONG AND THIS IS so NEEDED\n14\nBY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.\n15\n16\nJANE 0 WAINRIGHT CHAIRMAN PRECINCT 227 1917 SHARP PLACE HOUSTON\n17\nTEXAS 77019\n18\nNNNN\n19\n20\n21\n22\nFORD LIBRARY STATES\nFORM FORM 0805 PAINTED BY THE STANLARD\n23\n24\n25\n26\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n1\n2\n3\nWHB095(1013) (2-007302E224)PD 08/12/74 1013\n4\n5\nICS IPMBNGZ CSP\n6\n7135234875 TDBN HOUSTON TX 43 08-12 1013A EDT\n7\n8\nPMS PRESIDENT JERALD FORD, ATTN PHIL BUCHEN\n9\nWHITE HOUSE DC\n10\n11\nI ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER GEORGE BUSCH FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT\n12\nHIS APPEAL TO THE YOUNG VOTERS IS so STRONG AND THIS IS so NEEDED\n13\n14 BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.\n15\n16\nJANE 0 WAINRIGHT CHAIRMAN PRECINCT 227 1917 SHARP PLACE HOUSTON\n17\nTEXAS 77019\nsi\n18\nDEPARTMENT\nFORD\nNNNN\n19\n20\nLIBRARY\nFORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY, U. $, U.S.A.\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n1\n2\n3\nWHB095(1013) (2-007302E224)PD 08/12/74 1013\n4\n5\nICS IPMBNGZ CSP\n6\n7135234875 TDBN HOUSTON TX 43 08-12 1013A EDT\n7\n8\nPMS PRESIDENT JERALD FORD, ATTN PHIL BUCHEN\n9\nWHITE HOUSE DC\n10\n11\nI ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER GEORGE BUSCH FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT\n12\nHIS APPEAL TO THE YOUNG VOTERS IS so STRONG AND THIS IS so NEEDED\n13\n14\nBY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.\n15\nJANE O WAINRIGHT CHAIRMAN PRECINCT 227 1917 SHARP PLACE HOUSTON\n16\n17\nTEXAS 77019\n18\nNNNN\n19\nFORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY, U. S.A\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\nROBERT L. WISE\nwise AND WISE\nLAW OFFICES\n2 Riedesel Avenue\n79 MILK STREET\nCambridge, Massachusetts\nBOSTON, MASS. 02109\n(Home)\nAugust 12, 1974\nMr. Philip Buchen\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Mr. Buchen,\nMay I take the liberty of writing you in the belief that\nPresident Ford may wish to consider for the Vice Presidency\npersons not presently active in government office or \"politics\"\notherwise ,but who may possess invaluable potential not only in\nthe current \"transition\" but particularly for the forthcoming\nPresidential election.\nI suggest the name of David Rockefellar II, son of David\nRockefellar, President of the Chase National Bank, New York City.\nI have talked to David Rockefellar II about engagement in\npublic life generally and the holding of public office in\nMassachusetts and in this he is definitely interested.\nIf this suggestion warrants further thought, Mr. Rockefellar's\nbackground, his activities and interests in public affairs since\nhis graduation from Harvard College and his possible worth as a\nteammate to the President, in joint benefit to the United States,\nshould be readily determinable.\nMr. Rockefellar resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He\nmay also be reached through the office of the Boston Partners,\nOne Boston Place, Boston. Mr. Rockefellar has no knowledge of\nthis letter.\nRespectfully yours,\nHey Wer Henry Wise\n38 FORD JIBRARY\nHW/jg\ncopy also sent c/o: Domestic Council Committee on the Right of Privacy\nHenry Wise\nWASHINGTON\nc\nThomas Paine,\nWe hold these Truths\n79 Milk Street\nBoston, Mass 02109\nPOSTAL U.S. 12 . SERVICE. PM AUG MAO21 020 MA\nUNITED STATES\nVS. 40c\n1976\nUNITED STATES\n10c\nST\nMr. Philip Buchen, Director\nDomestic Council Committee on the Right of Privacy\nCERTIFIE\nU+ Senate Building\nWashington, D. C.\nNo. 22271\nMAIL\nExecutive office Blug\nWishingt ton, DC\nPERSONA L\nAUG 9 61974\nRETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\n8/12/74\n5:15 p.m.\nAbbott Washburn called to say\nthat he didn't see Governor Scranton's\nname on any of the lists for Vice President.\nHe wants to suggest that it be put on for\nthe following reasons:\n1. Younger than Rockefeller\n2. Just great in the international area,\nwhich would balance off the President\n3. Tremendous administrator\nBERALD B. FORD\nGeorge W. Loomis\n1200 Bank of Lansing Building\nLansing, Michigan 48933\nAugust 12, 1974\nDear Phil:\nSince Friday, August 9, 1974, I have been\ngiving particular attention to what is being thought\nand said about (i) the granting of immunity to ex-\nPresident Richard M. Nixon and (ii) the picking of a\nnew Vice President.\nAlthough the American people may be gen-\nerally and properly opposed to criminal prosecution\nof a man whom they elected to the Nation's highest\noffice, I believe that final decision on the granting\nof immunity to RMN must be deferred until after there\nis careful determination of all material legal questions\n(including questions involving the rights of others\nwho have been accused or convicted of criminal offenses\ncommitted on behalf of the Nixon Administration) and\nfull disclosure to the American people of the extent\nto which RMN's activities may have violated the law.\nThe extent of possible violations should be determined\nby the completion of a thorough investigation by the\nSpecial Prosecutor and his staff and need not embrace\na soul-cleansing Nixon confession which some persons\nare currently demanding.\nThere are assets and liabilities associated\nwith every candidate for Vice President. Therefore,\nfinal selection must be made upon the basis of compar-\nisons of respective net worths. My preliminary con-\nclusions seem to stress Melvin Laird's liabilities\nrather than his assets:\n- I fear Laird remains emotionally\nand intellectually committed to\nthe concept of the Cold War.\n- He believes in the maintenance of\nmilitary superiority by those whose\nFORD\n4\n-2-\nhigher morality would safeguard the\nuse of force and power only to pro-\nmote order, stability and a climate\nof freedom permitting the enjoyment\nof life's real values under divine\ncreation. See A House Divided,\nLaird, 1962. He fervently believes\nthat it is in mankind's best interest\nto entrust military superiority to\nthe United States; but, nearly all\nnations are quick to entrust military\nsuperiority to their own hands and\nquick to distrust it in the hands of\nother nations. Thus, the Laird view-\npoint frustrates willing and creative\ncooperation of nations in the search\nfor permanent and universal peace.\n- Laird can be anticipated to encourage\nrather than delimit defense spending\nand to have the opposite attitude\ntoward the non-defense budget.\n- Because Laird instinctively relys\nupon national rather than inter-\nnational solutions to world problems,\nhe has relegated the United Nations\nto a subordinate role in an attempt\nto skirt the consequences of the\nAfro-Asian block.\n- Laird was directly involved in the\nsecret bombing of Cambodia.\nMiriam and I are looking forward to President\nFord's talk this evening and, naturally, we shall endeavor\nto detect the Buchen influence.\nAffectionately,\nTrunge\nMr. Philip W. Buchen\nc/o Office of Telecommunications Policy\nRoom 740\nExecutive Office of the President\nE. FORD\nWashington, D.C. 20504\nBERALD\nGREATY\naugust 12\nDear air. Buchess,\nSuice I have learned\nThru the Ww York tuies,\nthat you are one of President\nFords close advisors law\nwriting to you (as well as\nto him) to ask you to\nRichardson as nice President.\nMOST favore bly Cousider Elliot\n9 feel that they\nwould walle a wouderful team\nboth are wen of great citegrity\nand ability and wid the\nCountry is their capable hands\nwe would all have confidence.\nvery Suicerely,\nBERALD n. FORD LIBRARY\nCurs. wany Smith\nHENRY WISE\n423-2880\nROBERT L. WISE\nWISE AND WISE\nLAW OFFICES\n2 Riedesel Avenue\n79 MILK STREET\nCambridge, Massachusetts\nBOSTON. MASS. 02109\n(Home)\nAugust 12, 1974\nMr. Philip Buchen\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Mr. Buchen,\nMay I take the liberty of writing you in the belief that\nPresident Ford may wish to consider for the Vice Presidency\npersons not presently active in government office or \"politics\"\notherwise ,but who may possess invaluable potential not only in\nthe current \"transition\" but particularly for the forthcoming\nPresidential election.\nI suggest the name of David Rockefellar II, son of David\nRockefellar, President of the Chase National Bank, New York City.\nI have talked to David Rockefellar II about engagement in\npublic life generally and the holding of public office in\nMassachusetts and in this he is definitely interested.\nIf this suggestion warrants further thought, Mr. Rockefellar's\nbackground, his activities and interests in public affairs since\nhis graduation from Harvard College and his possible worth as a\nteammate to the President, in joint benefit to the United States,\nshould be readily determinable.\nMr. Rockefellar resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He\nmay also be reached through the office of the Boston Partners,\nOne Boston Place, Boston. Mr. Rockefellar has no knowledge of\nthis letter.\nRespectfully yours,\nHey Wister Henry Wise\nSTATE VORD LIBRARY\nHW/jg\ncopy also sent c/o: Domestic Council Committee on the Right of Privacy\nHeary Wise\nSERVICE.\nWASHINGTON\nThomas Paine\ntruths\n79 Milk Street\nBoston, Mass 02109\nPOSTAL U.S. s. 12 -PM AUG 120 WA\nUNITED STATES\n1974\nU.S.\n40c\nUNITED STATES 10c\nWHITE HOUSE MAIL\nRECEPTION & SECURITY\nCERTIFIED\nMr. Philip Buchen\nAUG 14 1974\nThe White House\nNo. 22270\nWashington, D. C.\nProcessed by:\nMAIL\nPERSONAL\nRETURN RECEIP. REQUESTED\nfrom the desk of\nRalph L. Clark\nDirector, IEEE\n-\n-\nWashington, D. C., Office\ndate: 8-12-74\nto: Mr. Phillip Buchen, Executive Director\nThe Domestic Council Committee on the Right\nof Privacy\nDear Phil:\nI feel so strongly the importance of President\nFord having a strong team that I wrote the enclosed\nletter.\nI worked on a first name basis with Rockefeller when he\nwas here in the mid-50's.\nRalph\nRalph L. Clark\na. FORD LIBRARY\nRALPH L. CLARK\n4307 NORTH 39TH STREET\nARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22207\n1. FORD\nAugust 12, 1974\nDear Mr. President:\nI am writing this letter and sending it through Phil Buchen because\nI am very concerned about the future of America nad it's leadership\nof the forces for peace and freedom in the ' world. I believe I'm\nqualified to have some worthwhile opinions on the subject and I\ncertainly have reason enough for concern in our six wonderful\ngrandchildren. Yours must be a successful administration not\nonly to heal the terrible trauma of Watergate but to deal with\ngrave national issues which have been ignored in recent years for\nshort term political ends.\nOne of the most serious issues is the fact that at present rates of\nuse (without the growth in demand which will continue unless\ndrastic action is taken NOW) oil and gas reserves of the U.S.\n(including Alaska and the Continental shelf) will be exhausted in\nless than 20 years. At present prices it will cost over a trillion\ndollars to build facilities to provide substitutes (if it can be\ndone at all) and in the meantime we will have to pay foreign\nproducers nearly a trillion dollars for oil and gas from overseas.\nMy qualifications to make such statements and some of the sources\non which I have drawn are set out in the attached brief report I\nmade to the Presidents of the countries biggest engineering societies\nin Chicago last week.\nMy years of working for and with the U.S. government and the study\nof history and it's interactions with technology and management have\nconvinced me that inherently the U.S. is not well organized to deal\nwith critical long term problems like energy, natural resources\nand the environment and their impact on the economy and the society.\nTo overcome these deficiencies somewhat ad hoc arrangements must be\nmade and a great deal depends upon the training a president brings\nto his task.\nMen coming to the Presidency through the Congress generally lack\nexperience of management of large enterprises even though they may\nbe expert political statesmen in the highest sense of the word.\nRoosevelt had the combination of political training and management\nexperience as Governor of New York and Assistant Secretary of the\nNavy. Truman learned management the hard way by having to wind down\nWorld War II and deal with the Korean War. Eisenhower had the\nmanagement experience but lacked the political expertise which is\neven more essential. Kennedy was beginning to learn management but\nit took the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Johnson\nand Nixon never did learn effective top management even though\nJohnson inherited from Kennedy one of the ablest set of cabinet\nofficers ever assembled in this town.\nThe future of this country demands that you be aided by a Vice\nPresident who has broad management experience to help you deal\nwith the biggest top management, organization and control job in\nthe world-the efficient operation of the U.S. government.\nBy far the outstanding candidate for this job is Nelson Rockefeller\nwith his years of experience as Governor of New York, Chairman of\nMr. Eisenhower's Committee on Government Organization, organizer and\nDeputy Secretary of HEW and one of the principal architects of the\neffective reorganization of the Defense Department in 1958. In\naddition he encouraged the President to establish in the mid 1950's\nCabinet committees on energy, telecommunications, aviation and\na number of other critical subjects. Many of these committees\nfailed because of lack of strong presidential support but\nRockefeller initiated similar studies which he supported as a\nprivate citizen after he left the government. Some of these studies\nturned out very worthwhile reports. The rest were terminated when\nhe ran for Governor of New York.\nRockefeller could be of great assistance in helping you deal with\nthe tremendous problems of energy, resources and the environment\nwhich are major factors in fueling the present high rate of\ninflation.\nWe think your speech after being sworn in said exactly the right\nthings in the right way. You can be a great President but you\nwill need all the help you can get just because the job is so big.\nSincerely,\nRalph L. Clark\nInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers\nDISCUSSION OF MAJOR ENERGY ISSUES FOR THE JOINT ENGINEERING SOCIETIES\nFORUM - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - 8/7/74\nRalph L. Clark, Director, Washington Office\nThank you Paul, You gave me ten minutes and I am going to use it in a\nsomewhat unorthodox way. First, I am going to explain how and why I am\non your program today. You will then understand why I tick and be better\nable to judge the credibility of some of the things I am going to say.\nI took on the job of establishing a presence for IEEE in Washington\nbecause I thought it was a spot from which I could exert some leverage to\ndo something about critical national problems which have been my prime\ninterest in life since I left a very successful consulting engineering\npractice in 1942 to become a Navy lieutenant.\nI am not a stranger to IEEE or the U.S. Government. I joined AIEE\n46 years ago next month and IRE 45 years ago in June. I'm a Life Fellow\nof the Institute and a Fellow of AAAS, the American Association for the\nAdvancement of Science. I have been a registered Professional Engineer\nfor 20 odd years.\nI first started working for or with the Federal Government 44 years\nago in July in the Department of Commerce when a great engineer and moral\nleader, Herbert Hoover, was President. I reported for duty in Washington\n39 years ago last Monday, and for most of the years since World War II, I\nwas a GS-18 or equivalent in the U.S. Civil Service. I was retired in 1970\nwith 37-1/2 years Federal Service to make room for some of the new boys\nthis administration was bringing in to do its bidding. As subsequent\nis\nTOTAL\nevents haqedeveloped they did me a great favor.\nLIBRARY\n-2-\n8/7/74\nDuring my government career I served nine years full time in the Executive\nOffice of the President, under Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon\nand as part time consultant to the Office on technical organization and\nmanagement subjects for additional periods.\nIn addition, my principal hobby for many years has been the study of history\nparticulalry the interaction of the growth of technology with history. As\na consequence I have been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations\nfor about 20 years. I have been listed in Who's Who in America, Who's\nWho in Engineering, and American Men of Science since about 1948.\nNow please don't feel that I have said these things in a boastful way\nbut to establish my credentials as an expert witness and to be able to\nchallenge you, the officers of the country's great engineering societies,\nto become really involved in some critical national issues.\nIn my opinion the capabilities and the understanding of the Federal\nGovernment as a whole to deal in a comprehensive way with the interactions\nof the economics, technology, sociology and politics of the great issues\nfacing us today have been progressively deteriorating for the last ten\nyears. Further I believe that today, in relation to the issues of today,\nthey have not been at such a low ebb since my great-grandfather's cousin,\nAndrew Johnson, was on trial in the Senate in 1868. As an aside, if you\nrecall your history, the issues in the 1868 trial were very different from\nthe kind of moral and ethical issues inherent in the Articles of Impeach-\nment recently voted by the House Committee.\n-3-\n8/7/74\nNow, as Paul said, I am going to talk about the issue of energy, which\nshould include the impact of the energy situation on the economy. To say\nthat energy is the most important single input to driving our modern\ncivilization and economy is a cliche, but to point out that it takes\n5 - 10 calories of energy to put a calorie of food on our tables or that\n5 tons of jet fuel was expended to deliver every ton of military\nsupplies from the central U. S. to Israel during the recent war and that\nevery citizen of the U. S. benefits from the consumption of an average of\n10⁶ BTU of primary energy per day brings it right home to us.\nThe recent report of the National Academy of Engineering U. S. Energy\nProspects, An Engineering Viewpoint, is the best analysis of the current\nsituation and the limited options open to us which has been developed\nto date. I would like to cite two other reports. Understanding the\nNational Energy Dilemma prepared by the Center for Strategic and Inter-\nnational Studies of Georgetown University, for the Joint Committee on\nAtomic Energy of the Congress, and Exploring Energy Choices, a preliminary\nreport of The Energy Policy Project of the Ford Foundation.\nGoing back to the NAE report, it says:\n\"Basically, it would be necessary to reduce the consumption of\nenergy voluntarily, by means of increased efficiencies and re-\nduced wastefulness, and to develop the fuel resources available\nin the United States with the best technology now available.\nSimultaneously, a major program would need to be pursued in\nresearch and development on advanced techniques in energy pro-\nduction and conservation for the future.\n-4-\n8/7/74\nCentral to this report are the roles of government, industry,\nand the public in advancing a comprehensive energy program in\nthe next decade. The Task Force recognizes that achieving this\ngoal would require a series of intermingled political and\nsocial decisions by the American community. The fundamental\ndecisions toward that end should be made this year.\nNow that report further says that if historical trends continue (that is,\nlacking a major effort at energy conservation or a severe economic\ncollapse) by 1985 U. S. energy demand could be 58 million barrels of oil\nper day (MBPD) equivalent or 55% greater than 1973 consumption. Speaking\nstrictly of oil, the report says imports will probably rise to a level\nof 8 to 9 MBPD by 1977 or 1978. Lumping oil and gas together, the report\nsays:\n\"The 1973 domestic oil and gas production of 22 MBPD equivalent\ncannot be maintained or increased without prodigious application\nor present technologies and the development of new technologies.\"\nThe committee estimates that with the right incentives and for $180\nbillion this production within the U. S., including Alaska, could be\nincreased to 27 MBPD by 1985. However, if we look at King Hubbert's\nvery carefully researched studies of the probable total resources of\noil and gas of the U. S. this means that supplies would be substantially\ndepleted within 15 to 20 years from today.\nAfter considering the conservation potentials, oil and gas prospects,\ncoal supply prospects, electricity prospects, listing important program\nconstraints (including capital - $500-$600 billion, water, environment\nand manpower) the report addresses program responsibilities. It dodges\nthe colossal governmental organizational problems but lays out a very\n-5-\n8/7/74\ngood inventory of responsibilities the government would have to assume.\nIt then says:\n\"Once a politically defined and economically practical set of\nnational objectives and policies are established,\" (and I say\nby whom other than the Federal Government with informed inputs\nby the engineers among others) \"the various segments of the energy\nindustry should be able to accelerate and expand their efforts\nto provide more energy supplies in the needed forms.\nThe report then concludes in part:\n\"Beyond 1985: Achieving the complete range of programs des-\ncribed in this report by 1985 is not considered by the Task\nForce to be of high probability. Even if it is accomplished,\nthe United States would be buying time. For beyond 1985 looms\nan ominous prospect of even greater demands for energy from\never-increasing and ever-rising expectations at home and abraod.\nUnless innovative ways are developed for conserving and using\nenergy and substantial new sources and new technologies are\nfound for increasing energy supplies, the strategies presented\nby the Task Force would only postpone a grim future of energy\nscarcity.\"\nLet me turn to a different aspect of the problem presented by an article\nby Walter J. Levy, World Oil Cooperation or International Chaos in the\nJuly 1974 issue of Foreign Affiars and to save time I will just quote a\nfew paragraphs from this article. Levy says:\n\"Rarely, if ever, in postwar history has the world been\nconfronted with problems as serious as those caused by recent\nchanges in the supply and price conditions of the world oil\ntrade. To put these changes into proper perspective, they\nmust be evaluated not only in economic and financial terms\nbut also in the framework of their political and strategic\nimplications.\"\nHe reviews recent events, then says:\n-6-\n\"Meanwhile, the oil income of the Middle East producing countries\nhas increased from $4 billion in 1970 to $9 billion in 1972, and\nto a presently estimated $60 billion in 1974. The oil revenues\nof all OPEC countries are increasing from $15 billion in 1972 to\nnearly $100 billion in 1974. Allowing for all their own foreign\nexchange requirements, OPEC producing countries will still have\navailable surplus revenues on the order of $60 billion this year\nalone. And there remains a clear and present danger that under\nconditions as they exist now, the supply of oil from individual\nproducing countries or a group of them to individual importing\ncountries or a group of them might - as in October 1973 - at a\ntime unknown, again be curtailed or completely cut off for a\nvariety of economical, political, strategic, or other reasons.\"\nLevy discusses the changed role of the international oil companies and their\nvulnerability and says:\n\"However, the international oil companies are no longer able to\nassure the continuity or price of regular supplies to oil-import-\ning countries. And while they can hope to maintain continued\npreferred access to substantial production in support of their\naffiliates' crude requirements, even that is uncertain and con-\ntingent on the producing countries' self-interest in extending\nsuch offtake rights.\nDownstream investment in refining, marketing, and transport\nthus tends to become extremely risky, because the viability of\nsuch investment is predicated on secure supplies.\"\nOn this point you may recall that after the President's Message of June\n1973 and the lifting of restrictions on imports there was a big flurry of\nannouncements of new refinery capacity to be built in the U. S. Much\nof this has been abandoned because of uncertainty over feed stacks. Levy\nsays the problems of oil have now become matters that in many key respects\ncan only be handled between governments. He then cites the balance of\ntrade problem thus:\n\"Then, in late 1973, the advance in world oil prices dictated by\nOPEC countries was of such magnitude that practically every\nimporting nation was suddenly confronted with major balance-\nof-trade problems of immediate and continuing effect. The cost\nof foreign oil supplies for all importing countries will exceed\n-7-\n8/7/74\n$100 billion in 1974, compared with some $20 billion in 1972.\nFor developing countries alone, it will jump from $5 billion\nin 1973 to $15 billion in 1974 - and the $10-billion increase will\nexceed all the foreign aid that these countries received in the\nprevious year. Meanwhile, as noted, the OPEC producing countries\nwill accumulate, during 1974 alone, surplus holdings of foreign\nexchange not needed for their own import requirements of some $60\nbillion -- or nearly two-thirds of the net book value of total\nU. S. private foreign investment.\"\nCertainly our recently growing, unfavorable balance-of-trade is due to our\ntrading partners using all their foreign exchange to buy oil.\nThen Levy says:\n\"To sum up, four elements are essential to move to a reasonable\nadjustment: far-reaching cooperation among the oil-importing\nnations, an understanding by the importing nations of the inter-\nests and aspirations of the producing countries, a clear-cut (and\npainful) program of energy austerity by the oil-importing coun-\ntrics, and a recognition by the producing countries that even in\nan austerity situation any attempt to hold prices high must result\nin worldwide dangers to which they could not be immune. Only\nwith far-reaching consumer cooperation can it be expected that\nthe producing countries will come to this necessary conclusion;\nat the same time cooperation without austerity will not do the\njob. Both are needed, and a large new dose of political will,\nnot yet in sight, will be required to achieve them.\"\nand\n\"Today, governments are watching an erosion of the world's\noil supply and financial systems, comparable in its potential for\neconomic and political disaster to the Great Depression of the\n1930s, as if they were hypnotized into inaction. The time is\nlate, the need for action overwhelming.\"\nThe gravity of the situation is further underlined by the studies of the\nWorld Bank, reported in the Press, indicating that the positive trade\nbalance of the Middle East oil producers will accrue over a trillion dollars\nby 1985 and the world monetary system will have collapsed long before that.\n-8-\n8/7/74\nAnother corroberating view of the situation is the editorial The De-\nteriorating Energy Position, by Dr. Philip Abelson, in the July 26 issue\nof Science. He concludes:\n\"Thus, despite a sharp lesson in the folly of excessive\ndependence on foreign sources of oil, we are now drifting\ninto still deeper dependence with no real relief in sight.\nApparently, we will have to endure a more jarring experience\nwith crippling shortages before vigorous action can be taken.\"\nThere have been over a thousand bills dealing with the energy crisis intro-\nduced into the current session of Congress. The Federal Energy Administra-\ntion has been created but the congressional conference committee emphasized\nthat the \"sole purpose\" was to deal with short-term shortages. Bills have\nbeen passed accelerating R&D on solar and geothermal energy. Appropriations\nwill provide over $2 billion for energy R&D generally with about 1/3 for\nnon-nuclear work and an Energy Research and Development Administration will\nbe established. But most major action is stalled by disagreements within\nthe Congress, between the Congress and the Administration, lack of decision\nwithin the Administration, and by Watergate.\nThe NAE Report ignores the governmental organizational question (as I said)\nand in my view takes an unrealistic view of the separation of responsibility\nbetween government and private industry. It also says we don't need a\n\"wartime\" crisis approach to the problem. If my grandchildren are to grow\nup to the kind of world I hope for them there are going to have to be a\nlot of changes in what we consider important in our society and economy\nand engineers are going to have to assume a much more active role (not\nleaving it all to lawyers) in shaping our future.\n-9-\n8/7/74\nI challenge the engineers to undertake a more active role immediately\nby informing our membership of the gravity of the situation, doing every-\nthing possible to alert the general public (the public has relaxed and\ngone back to buying these great gas hogs Detroit is turning out) and\norganizing ourselves to be ready to provide intelligent assistance when the\ndust settles in Washington.\nThe myriad of unpassed bills will die with this Congress and the 94th\nconvening in January will start with a clean slate and we should be\nready and willing to help write some really intelligent words on that\nslate.\nFORD TERMS\nRALPH L. CLARK\n4307 NORTH 39TH STREET\nARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22207\nAugust 12, 1974\nDear Mr. President:\nI am writing this letter and sending it through Phil Buchen because\nI am very concerned about the future of America nad it's leadership\nof the forces for peace and freedom in the world. I believe I'm\nqualified to have some worthwhile opinions on the subject and I\ncertainly have reason enough for concern in our six wonderful\ngrandchildren. Yours must be a successful administration not\nonly to heal the terrible trauma of Watergate but to deal with\ngrave national issues which have been ignored in recent years for\nshort term political ends.\nOne of the most serious issues is the fact that at present rates of\nuse (without the growth in demand which will continue unless\ndrastic action is taken NOW) oil and gas reserves of the U.S.\n(including Alaska and the Continental shelf) will be exhausted in\nless than 20 years. At present prices it will cost over a trillion\ndollars to build facilities to provide substitutes (if it can be\ndone at all) and in the meantime we will have to pay foreign\nproducers nearly a trillion dollars for oil and gas from overseas.\nMy qualifications to make such statements and some of the sources\non which I have drawn are set out in the attached brief report I\nmade to the Presidents of the countries biggest engineering societies\nin Chicago last week.\nMy years of working for and with the U.S. government and the study\nof history and it's interactions with technology and management have\nconvinced me that inherently the U.S. is not well organized to deal\nwith critical long term problems like energy, natural resources\nand the environment and their impact on the economy and the society.\nTo overcome these deficiencies somewhat ad hoc arrangements must be\nmade and a great deal depends upon the training a president brings\nto his task.\nMen coming to the Presidency through the Congress generally lack\nexperience of management of large enterprises even though they may\nbe expert political statesmen in the highest sense of the word.\nRoosevelt had the combination of political training and management\nexperience as Governor of New York and Assistant Secretary of the\nNavy. Truman learned management the hard way by having to wind down\nWorld War II and deal with the Korean War. Eisennower had the\nmanagement experience but lacked the political expertise which is\neven more essential. Kennedy was beginning to learn management but\nit took the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Johnson\nand Nixon never did learn effective top management even though\nJohnson inherited from Kennedy one of the ablest set of cabinet\nofficers ever assembled in this town.\nThe future of this country demands that you be aided by a Vice\nPresident who has broad management experience to help you deal\nwith the biggest top management, organization and control job in\nthe world-the efficient operation of the U.S. government.\nBy far the outstanding candidate for this job is Nelson Rockefeller\nwith his years of experience as Governor of New York, Chairman of\nMr. Eisenhower's Committee on Government Organization, organizer and\nDeputy Secretary of HEW and one of the principal architects of the\neffective reorganization of the Defense Department in 1958. In\naddition he encouraged the President to establish in the mid 1950's\nCabinet committees on energy, telecommunications, aviation and\na number of other critical subjects. Many of these committees\nfailed because of lack of strong presidential support but\nRockefeller initiated similar studies which he supported as a\nprivate citizen after he left the government. Some of these studies\nturned out very worthwhile reports. The rest were terminated when\nhe ran for Governor of New York.\nRockefeller could be of great assistance in helping you deal with\nthe tremendous problems of energy, resources and the environment\nwhich are major factors in fueling the present high rate of\ninflation.\nWe think your speech after being sworn in said exactly the right\nthings in the right way. You can be a great President but you\nwill need all the help you can get just because the job is so big.\nRailsh Sincerely, Clast\nRalph L. Clark\nAugust 12, 1974\nDear Mr. Buchen:\nSince you are a close friend of\nPres. Ford's, I am writing to\nask you to advise Pres. Ford not\nto appoint Nelson Rockefeller as\nv.p.\nRockefeller is another Nixon,\ndoubled & redoubled; &this would\nbe a disastrously poor choice.\nNor should it be Goldwater, who\nis a lazy man, allergic to working.\nThe best choice would be Lowell\nWeicker. и\nnot\nHowever, whoever it is, it shouldA\n& must not be Rockefeller.\nSincerely yours\nJonathan Andersen\nAmong other things, there is an\nunsavory episode in his private\nlife & you may be sure it will be\nrevealed by the opposition, & this\nis of quite recent date.\nFORD LIBRARY\nPOLICY RESEARCH\nHUDSON INSTITUTE\nIN THE in THE PUBLIC INTEREST\nQUAKER RIDGE ROAD, CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. 10520\nTELEX 137343\n914 RO 2-0700\n13 August 1974\nMr. Philip W. Buchen\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nDear Mr. Buchen:\nThe last two years have been hard on politics and\ngovernment. Inevitably this affects attitudes of\nyoung people. Therefore, in my opinion the national\ninterest would be served by a Vice President highly\nattractive to young Americans. For this, among many\nreasons, my overwhelming hope is the nomination of\nGeorge Bush.\nYours sincerely,\nGuys Petermeyer\nC. Gregg Petersmeyer\nProfessional Staff\nCGP:jfs\nSEAL R. FORD LISBARY\n61, QUAI D'ORSAY, PARIS 7eme, FRANCE\n1-11-46 AKASAKA, MINATO-KU, TOKYO, JAPAN\nHUDSON INSTITUTE\nair mail\nQUAKER RIDGE ROAD\nNn AUG13\"74 NOSANA ON CROTON:\nU.S.POSTAGE\nCROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. 10520\nSpecial Delivery\nN.Y\n111 E 73 :\n*************\nP.B.3487820#\nMr. Philip W. Buchen\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nVETITLE 1 911110 AUG RECEIVED BELIVERY STATE MAGNINGTON, AM 14 1974 SENTION 1974\nLIBITT AUG A.M. on - 1974 INFORMATION 121\nAug. 13, 1974\nMr. Philip Buchen, Director\nSERALD 1. FORD JURARY\nDomestic Conncil Com. onthe Right of Privacy\nWeshington, D.C. 20500\nDear Sir,\nI've read in the Press that you are a close\nfriend of Pres. Ford. I am writing to you, instead\nof to the Pres. Ford, with the hope that my views;\ninse to the selection of Vice Prs, will be read +\nnot handled as one more sfatistic in the years\n&\nmays of a goll.\nLet me say that my views on this matter does\nnot deal with who Pres. Ford should select, but\nrather why that selection should not t must not\nbe a Rockefeller.\nby reasoning is this; in the strangest + most\ntransmatic period (hiderizably + hystrically) in our\ncountry's history, the prime need is for a continued\nstrong chief Executive inthe White House. That would\nnot be possible with a Rock feller as Vice Pres. For\nwhenever Pres. Ford made a decision, the mecha\nwould most certinly look past Pres. Forcht toward\n\"Vice-Pres.\" Rockefeller for his approval. Any thought,\nany idea, any decision expressed by Pres. Ford would\ninvariably be questioned by the media as - \"are\nthey his (Pres tred's) ideas? his thoughts ?\n2\nhis decisions ? ?- \"the challenge would always\nbe there Pres.Ford would ever be fighting for\nhis identity - his philosophy - his ad ministration.\nThe challenge would always be - \"20 Pres. Ford\ntruly the Pres. of thell.s. -or merdy the month piece\nof Rockefeller? - Surely you agree min Budun,\nsuch a situation would be intelerable to the naturn,\nto the Presidency ,to the world.\nFor all intents t purposes Pres. Ford must be the\nPres.; there must never be any doubts (as these\nsurely will be with a Roche feller as Vice -Pres.) - or\nchallenges to Pres Ford's legitimacy if we are to\nbe One nation.\nwe must remain the Unique nation among\nnations + not a banana republic, we surely\nwill allowable. become if the intolerable becomes the\nI urgently hope mr. Buchen, that the sense\nof my letter will be heard + not statistized.\nThank you for your time x for reading this\nfar.\nRespectfully\nMr. F. Bana reachia\nGERALE R. FORD LIBRARY\n12 welcome Lone\nWantagh, 4.y. 11793\nF.A. Barraveschia\nWANTAGH. NY\n10° ANDREW\nJACKSON\n-PM)\n12 welcome Love\n1974\n11793\nwanted ny.\nUNITED STATES\n11793\nMr. Philip Buchen, Director\nDomestic Council Committee on\nthe Right of Privacy\n1600 Pennsylvania Ave,\nWashing ton, D.C. 20500\nSTATES POSTA\n®\nMGMWSHT HSA\n1-020108A226 08/14/74\nwestern union\nMailgram\nUNITED\nSERVICE\nU.S.MAIL\nTLX LEIGH INC CPVL\n*\n001 COOPERSVILLE MICHIGAN AUG 14 1974\nZIP 20013\nTHIS MAILGRAM WAS TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BY WESTERN UNION TO A POST OFFICE NEAR YOU FOR DELIVERY\nATTN PHIL BUCHEN\nC/O UNIVERSITY CLUB\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20013\nPLEASED TO SEE THAT YOU ARE IN WASHINGTON HELPING JERRY,\nHOPE THAT YOU WILL GIVE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO GEORGE BUSH\nFOR VICE-PRESIDENT. MANY OF US FEEL THAT ROCKEFELLER WOULD NOT\nBE GOOD FOR JERRY'S ADMINISTRATION,\nLEIGH PRODUCTS, INC. ROBERT L. LEIGH\n13:50 EDT\nMGMWSHT HSA\nFORD\n5241 (R2-74)\nREPLY BY MAILGRAM - SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR WESTERN UNION'S TOLL - FREE PHONE NUMBERS\nJerry TerHorst re 81674 Jack Anderson Column\nBackground Sketch for Attribution\nOn Sunday, August 11, 1974, Philip Buchen received unverified information that\na copy of the so-called \"Hunt Papers\" had been xeroxed by an unidentified\nindividual at a Washington, D. C., photo copy service trading as American\nServices and owned by one Hal O'Brien. The source advised that the Hunt\nPapers contained allegations relating to Governor Rockefeller's alleged use\nof finances to influence the outcome of the 1972 Democratic National Conven-\ntion. An attorney working with the Transitional Staff investigated the matter\nand independently determined that the Hunt Papers might have been copied\nbefore distroyed, although neither the papers themselves nor their location\nwas discovered. That information was immediately communicated by the\nWhite House, with Buchen's concurrence, to the Office of the Special Prosecutor.\nThe White House has no information on the Special Prosecutor's effort to date\nto secure the papers.\nProspective Questions\nQuestion: To your knowledge, has the Special Prosecutor subpoened the records?\nAnswer: The White House has neither requested nor received any further\ninformation in this matter from the Special Prosecutor.\nQuestion: What was the White House's source of the original information in\nthis matter?\nAnswer: Mr. Buchen was advised of the possibility of a copy of the Hunt Papers\nbeing in existence by an individual who identified himself as a Mr. Long.\nQuestion: Were any members of the Transitional Team advised as to the quantity\nof the papers allegedly involved?\nAnswer:\nThe attorney investigating the matter was advised that the papers\nconsisted of eight boxes containing 7, 000 documents which information\nwas, of course, transmitted to the Special Prosecutor.\nQuestion: Were any members of the Transitional Team advised of the alleged\n\"Mafia Connection\" with former Attorney General Mitchell?\nAnswer: Yes, only to the extent that a portion of the papers related to that\nalleged connection. No details were revealed, if in fact they exist.\nQuestion: Who is the attorney referred to in the Anderson column?\nAnswer:\nI don't know.\nQuestion: What prompted the Transitional Team attorney to believe that the\nHunt Papers might be in existence and/or contain the Rockefeller and\nMitchell information described to Mr. Buchen by Mr. Long?\nAnswer:\nThe Transitional Team attorney developed information independently\nof the original source which tended to confirm the existence of the\nHunt Papers.\nQuestion: Was the President of the United States notified of this matter before\nthe information was transmitted to the Special Prosecutor?\nAnswer: (I suggest that the answer to this question be, \"Yes, and the\nPresident of the United States immediately directed that the information\nbe transmitted to the Special Prosecutor. 11 However, I suggest that the\nPresident's thoughts be sought).\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nAugust 16, 1974\nThe President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Mr. President:\nI am taking the liberty of writing you some thoughts about the\nVice Presidency only because over the past several years I have\nhad a close association in various ways with three of the leading\nnominations: Nelson Rockefeller, George Bush, and Dan Evans.\nObviously, this is a confidential letter.\nI have a high regard for all three of them and, in my judgment, you\nwould not make a major mistake in appointing any one of them.\nAccordingly, this letter is simply intended to point out some\ndifferences about them which I have experienced.\nGeorge, as you know, is a very personable individual who appeals\nto all segments of the Republican Party. In addition, he is an\nhonorable man, with Congressional experience and likewise some\nunderstanding of the international situation as a result of his\nUN ambassadorship. Quite frankly, in my experience with him his\none drawback is a limitation in his administrative ability. Perhaps\nI am more keyed to this than the ordinary person because I believe\nstrongly that a President or potential President needs this ability\nmore than most people realize.\nNelson is an extraordinary person, a hard worker, with a facility\nfor picking excellent personnel of the highest caliber. At the outset\nof your Administration I believe he would be of greater assistance\nin many ways than any other nominee. Once again, there is a drawback,\nI believe. I think he would become impatient with the Vice Presidency\nunless you were able to give him a great deal to do. Furthermore, in\nmy judgment of you and him -- I would anticipate some discomfiture\nlater on, especially if he is not busy enough with important things to do.\n2\nIn my personal opinion, Dan Evans would work more harmoniously\nwith you than Nelson. He is the deepest thinker of them all -- a\nfact which many people have missed because his work has been\nsituated primarily in the State of Washington, far from Washington,\nD. C. Also, he has been a very effective administrator, combining\nimagination and innovation with personable workability. Of course,\nhe has had very little international experience.\nIn short, what I am trying to say is this: Nelson has clearly had\nthe widest-scoped experience and at least initially would bring\nmore to the Administration than either of the others. George is\nbest for the party. In the long run, I think Dan would be the most\nharmonious working with you and a real addition in his thinking\ncapability.\nMost sincerely,\nBill\nWilliam W. Scranton\nSTATE FORD UNITED\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nThe President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nKindness of Phil Buchen\nASES\nDear Mr. Bucken\nI ful like a very smell\nrice ~ hil please ask President\nInd to consider Rochafeller as\nVise President fr the reason\npresented in today 's editional in\nthe hn angles Times.\nIt migal amin you to bun I\nthat the only other time\nhere taken a plep like this\nins in Maine, when l sent\nno Redon a telepam congratulating\nhim for comething l can't now\nremember\nThe be dresn't know I'm\niniting, my husband fries me in\ninsking you the feel of arlive luck Deasmne\nOTIS CHANDLER, Publisher\nDos Angeles Times\nROBERT D. NELSON\nExecutive Vice President and General Manager\nHARRISON GRAY OTIS, 1881-1917\nWILLIAM F. THOMAS\nExecutive Vice President and Editor\nHARRY CHANDLER, 1917-1944\nNORMAN CHANDLER, 1944-1960\nCHARLES C. CHASE, Vice President-Production\nROBERT L FLANNES, Vice President and Assistant to the Publisher\nROBERT C. LOBDELL, Vice President and General Counsel\nVANCE L STICKELL, Vice President-Sales\nJAMES BASSETT, Associate Editor\nJAMES BELLOWS, Associate Editor\nANTHONY DAY, Editor of the Editorial Pages\nROBERT J. DONOVAN, Associate Editor\nFRANK P. HAVEN, Managing Editor\n6-Part II\nFRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16, 1974\nThe Strength of Rockefeller\nPresident Ford is not acting hastily on his choicè\noffice at a more vexing time-involve peacemak-\nfor Vice President, and he is right in soliciting the\ning overseas and economic dislocation at home.\nfullest possible counsel on whom he should nomin-\nRockefeller has extensive working knowledge in\nate to Congress.\nboth areas, and a proven capacity for sound and\nIn reaching his decision, he might also take\nprompt decision. Four Presidents, beginning with\ncounsel from the first week of his Presidency-a\nFranklin D. Roosevelt, have given him important\nweek that confronts him with crisis decisions on\nresponsibilities in foreign affairs. And, certainly, his\nCyprus and the necessity for early action on the\n15 years as governor of New York and his service\ndeepening economic distress at home. Both situa-\nas President Eisenhower's undersecretary of\ntions would argue strongly for the appointment of\nhealth, education and welfare qualify him both as\nNelson A. Rockefeller.\nan administrator and as an arbiter of fiscal priori-\nties.\nTwo of the past three Presidents-Mr. Ford and\nThe day Mr. Ford took the oath of office, we said\nLyndon B. Johnson-have risen to that position\nin this space that no appointment as Vice Pres-\nfrom the Vice Presidency. The unforeseen can OC-\nident would be more reassuring to the nation or\ncur, and no one can be more aware of that than\ngenerate greater confidence abroad than that of\nMr. Ford. He must also be aware that the one cer-\nRockefeller. We also said Rockefeller, of all possi-\ntainty that even a new President must confront is\nble nominees, would bring the greatest strength to\nthat exterior events-many of them unpredicta-\nthe new Administration because of his skills and\nble-will demand that he reach swift yet wise de-\nexpertise in areas in which Mr. Ford has no match-\ncisions.\ning experience.\nMr. Ford already is feeling the onerous weight of\nInevitably, political considerations will be thrust\nthe Presidency, and it must suggest to him that\non Mr. Ford in reaching his decision. But the times\nthe man he selects as Vice President must also\nare such that they must not outweigh the larger\nhave the capacity to assume the nation's highest\nconsideration-that the Vice President must have\nand most demanding office.\nthe qualifications to ascend to the Presidency, if\nNelson Rockefeller clearly does-and in greater\nthat summons should come.\ndepth than others who are under consideration.\nThere are other men of competence and stature\nThe major challenges facing the new Pres-\nunder consideration. But Rockefeller stands above\nident-and none in recent history has come into\nthem all.\nFORD\nGRAND\nMr & Mrs. Morris A. Densmore\nat\n414 South Rimpau Blvd.\nLos Angeles, Calif. 90020\nPORTAL $.5 S. is 17 SERVICE PM AUG 006 CA\nH\n60BV\nA\n13c\nUNITED STATE\n1974\nSPECIAL RELIVERYATES POS\nUSAirmail\nAIR MAIL\nWHITE HOUSE\nSpecial Delivery\nRECEPTION & SBC\nAUG 19 1974\nMe. 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