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    "description": "This file contains:\n\nMemo from Rose Woods to RN re: memo concerning funeral arrangements (for person unnamed). 1 pg. [Memo], n.d.\n\nMemo from RN(?) to Rose Woods(?) re: memo about funeral arrangements, private papers. 1 pg. [Memo], 1/11/1973\n\nLetter from Whitter Mayor Blake Sanborn to RN apologizing for failing to meet RN on recent visit, lobbying for Whitter as possible site for Nixon Library. 1pg. [Letter], 1/9/1973\n\nCopy of letter from RN to John Nidecker thanking him for birthday poem. 1 pg. [Letter], 3/12/1973\n\nDraft of letter from RN to John Nidecker thanking him for birthday poem. 1 pg. [Letter], 3/12/1973\n\nLetter from John Nidecker to RN containing two Biblical verses, birthday poem. 4 pgs total (2 pgs. + front/back covers). Only inside 2pgs. Scanned. [Letter], 1/9/1973\n\nMemo from  Rose Woods to RN re: memo about funeral arrangements. 1 pg. [Letter], n.d.\n\nCopy of letter from RN to Charles McWhorter thanking McWhorter for letter he wrote about an RN term paper. 1pg. [Letter], 3/12/1973\n\nDraft of letter from RN to Charles McWhorter thanking McWhorter for letter he wrote about an RN term paper. 1pg. [Letter], 3/12/1973\n\nLetter from Charles McWhorter to RN wishing him a happy birthday, quoting passage about peace from 40-year old RN term paper. 1pg. [Letter], 1/1/1973\n\nCopy of letter from RN to Billy Graham thanking Graham for recent birthday greetings and friendship. 1 pg. [Letter], 1/10/1973\n\nDraft of letter from RN to Billy Graham thanking Graham for recent birthday greetings and friendship. 1 pg. [Letter], 1/10/1973\n\nCopy of letter from RN to Billy Graham thanking Graham for his grace and skill in handling Worship Service at White House the previous day. 2 pgs. [Letter], 1/22/1973\n\nDraft of letter from RN to Billy Graham thanking Graham for his grace and skill in handling Worship Service at White House the previous day. 2 pgs. [Letter], 1/22/1973\n\nMemo from Rose Woods to RN providing transcript of handwritten note given to Woods for RN by Louis (initials LCK) re: RN's Christmas gift to LCK. 1 pg. [Memo], 1/4/1973\n\nHandwritten letter from Louis (initials on stationery \"LCK\") to RN thanking RN for note, Christmas gift of music box. 1 pg. [Letter], 1/4/1973\n\nLetter explaining, describing \"Ju Yi\" -- Chinese symbol of good luck.  Likely sent from Louis (LCK) to RN as context for gift LCK gave to RN. 1 pg. [Letter], n.d.\n\nCopy of letter from RN to Edwin Sabol thaking Sabol for RN's birthday party, work Sabol did on film shown at party. 1 pg. [Letter], 1/10/1973\n\nDraft of letter from RN to Edwin Sabol thaking Sabol for RN's birthday party, work Sabol did on film shown at party. 1 pg. [Letter], n.d.\n\nCopy of memo from Rose Woods to PN, cc: Julie re: RN portrait in the National Portrait Gallery. References related letters, memos between Marvin Sadik, Leonard Firestone, Herb Kalmbach, Ehrlichman. 1 pg. [Memo], 1/3/1973\n\nMemo from Rose Woods to PN, cc: Julie re: RN portrait in the National Portrait Gallery. References related letters, memos between Marvin Sadik, Leonard Firestone, Herb Kalmbach, Ehrlichman. 1 pg. [Memo], 1/3/1973\n\nMemo from \"M\" to Rose Woods  re: telephone call from \"Loie\" concerning Rockwell portrait, Foundation Meeting, Site Selection report, Ross Perot. 1 pg. [Memo], 1/4/1973\n\nHandwritten note on torn half sheet of paper, sender and recipient unknown, containing name and address of Edwin M. Sabol. 1 pg. [Memo], n.d.",
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    "ocrText": "Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nWhite House Special Files Collection\nFolder List\nBox Number\nFolder Number\nDocument Date\nDocument Type\nDocument Description\n3\n13\nn.d.\nMemo\nMemo from Rose Woods to RN re: memo\nconcerning funeral arrangements (for person\nunnamed). 1 pg.\n3\n13\n01/11/1973\nMemo\nMemo from RN(?) to Rose Woods(?) re:\nmemo about funeral arrangements, private\npapers. 1 pg.\n3\n13\n01/09/1973\nLetter\nLetter from Whitter Mayor Blake Sanborn to\nRN apologizing for failing to meet RN on\nrecent visit, lobbying for Whitter as possible\nsite for Nixon Library. 1pg.\n3\n13\n03/12/1973\nLetter\nCopy of letter from RN to John Nidecker\nthanking him for birthday poem. 1 pg.\n3\n13\n03/12/1973\nLetter\nDraft of letter from RN to John Nidecker\nthanking him for birthday poem. 1 pg.\n3\n13\n01/09/1973\nLetter\nLetter from John Nidecker to RN containing\ntwo Biblical verses, birthday poem. 4 pgs\ntotal (2 pgs. + front/back covers). Only\ninside 2pgs. Scanned.\nWednesday, October 21, 2009\nPage 1 of 4\nBox Number Folder Number Document Date\nDocument Type\nDocument Description\n3\n13\nn.d.\nLetter\nMemo from Rose Woods to RN re: memo\nabout funeral arrangements. 1 pg.\n3\n13\n03/12/1973\nLetter\nCopy of letter from RN to Charles\nMcWhorter thanking McWhorter for letter\nhe wrote about an RN term paper. 1pg.\n3\n13\n03/12/1973\nLetter\nDraft of letter from RN to Charles\nMcWhorter thanking McWhorter for letter\nhe wrote about an RN term paper. 1pg.\n3\n13\n01/01/1973\nLetter\nLetter from Charles McWhorter to RN\nwishing him a happy birthday, quoting\npassage about peace from 40-year old RN\nterm paper. 1pg.\n3\n13\n01/10/1973\nLetter\nCopy of letter from RN to Billy Graham\nthanking Graham for recent birthday\ngreetings and friendship. 1 pg.\n3\n13\n01/10/1973\nLetter\nDraft of letter from RN to Billy Graham\nthanking Graham for recent birthday\ngreetings and friendship. 1 pg.\n3\n13\n01/22/1973\nLetter\nCopy of letter from RN to Billy Graham\nthanking Graham for his grace and skill in\nhandling Worship Service at White House\nthe previous day. 2 pgs.\nWednesday, October 21, 2009\nPage 2 of 4\nBox Number Folder Number Document Date\nDocument Type\nDocument Description\n3\n13\n01/22/1973\nLetter\nDraft of letter from RN to Billy Graham\nthanking Graham for his grace and skill in\nhandling Worship Service at White House\nthe previous day. 2 pgs.\n3\n13\n01/04/1973\nMemo\nMemo from Rose Woods to RN providing\ntranscript of handwritten note given to\nWoods for RN by Louis (initials LCK) re:\nRN's Christmas gift to LCK. 1 pg.\n3\n13\n01/04/1973\nLetter\nHandwritten letter from Louis (initials on\nstationery \"LCK\") to RN thanking RN for\nnote, Christmas gift of music box. 1 pg.\n3\n13\nn.d.\nLetter\nLetter explaining, describing \"Ju Yi\" --\nChinese symbol of good luck. Likely sent\nfrom Louis (LCK) to RN as context for gift\nLCK gave to RN. 1 pg.\n3\n13\n01/10/1973\nLetter\nCopy of letter from RN to Edwin Sabol\nthaking Sabol for RN's birthday party, work\nSabol did on film shown at party. 1 pg.\n3\n13\nn.d.\nLetter\nDraft of letter from RN to Edwin Sabol\nthaking Sabol for RN's birthday party, work\nSabol did on film shown at party. 1 pg.\n3\n13\n01/03/1973\nMemo\nCopy of memo from Rose Woods to PN, cc:\nJulie re: RN portrait in the National Portrait\nGallery. References related letters, memos\nbetween Marvin Sadik, Leonard Firestone,\nHerb Kalmbach, Ehrlichman. 1 pg.\nWednesday, October 21, 2009\nPage 3 of 4\nBox Number Folder Number Document Date\nDocument Type\nDocument Description\n3\n13\n01/03/1973\nMemo\nMemo from Rose Woods to PN, cc: Julie re:\nRN portrait in the National Portrait Gallery.\nReferences related letters, memos between\nMarvin Sadik, Leonard Firestone, Herb\nKalmbach, Ehrlichman. 1 pg.\n3\n13\n01/04/1973\nMemo\nMemo from \"M\" to Rose Woods re:\ntelephone call from \"Loie\" concerning\nRockwell portrait, Foundation Meeting, Site\nSelection report, Ross Perot. 1 pg.\n3\n13\nn.d.\nMemo\nHandwritten note on torn half sheet of paper,\nsender and recipient unknown, containing\nname and address of Edwin M. Sabol. 1 pg.\nWednesday, October 21, 2009\nPage 4 of 4\nMR. PRESIDENT:\nAs you requested, the memorandum concerning funeral\narrangements is in the middle drawer of your desk in the\nEOB office.\nrmwoods\n1/11/73\nRN:rmw\n\"Get out the memorandum re funeral arrangements - I want\nto look it over. \"\n\"Private papers -- I have decided to leave those in for their\nfinancial value but for their ediitorial judgment to Julie.\nBecause of the family things in my private papers (tapes, etc.)\nshe is the only one whose judgment I would trust.\nFile RN personal\n698-2551\nCity\nof\nWHITTIER\nWHITTIER CIVIC CENTER\n13230 EAST PENN STREET\nWHITTIER. CALIFORNIA 90602\nJanuary 9, 1973\nPresident Richard M. Nixon\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C. 20000\nDear Mr President:\nI certainly regret missing the opportunity to meet with you\non Tuesday, December 12th, following the presentation of the\ncongratulatory message of the citizens of Whittier to Mrs. Nixon.\nI wanted to take the opportunity to convey to you the strong\ndesire of our citizens to have the Richard M. Nixon Library\nlocated in your home town. The hilltop site offered by the City\nof Whittier for this facility not only provides a beautiful\nsetting, but is feasible from an engineering standpoint as\ndetermined by Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall, in cooperation\nwith Mr. William H. Harrison.\nWe are somewhat concerned by the enclosed newspaper article\nindicating that the site for this Library has been selected. It\nis our hope this is not accurate and that the Foundation give\nconsideration to the feasibility report pertaining to the Whittier\nsite.\nWe feel Whittier is the most desirable site for your Library, how-\never, we will wholeheartedly support whatever decision you make in\nthis regard.\nRespectfully BaPham submitted,\nBLAKE P. SANBORN\nMayor\nEncl.\nRECEIVED\nJAN 13 1843\n[WARNER LAMBERT\nVE 60th sill,\nMarch 12, 1973\nDear John:\nThis note is a bit delayed but my personal\ncorrespondence, as you can well understand,\noften piles up.\nI want you to know how much I appreciated\nyour birthday poem. It obviously came\nfrom the heart and it is that kind of devoted\nloyalty that has meant so much to me through\nthe years.\nWith every good wish,\nSincerely,\nThe Honorable John Nidecker\nDeputy Special Assistant\nto the President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nRNDictated, RMW:MA:mcp\nRN Tpe 3/12/73\nJohn Nidecker\nDear John\nThis note is a bit delayed but my personal correspondence,\nas you can well understand, often piles up.\nI want you to know how much I appreciated your birthday\npoem. It obviously came from the heart and it is that kind of\ndevoted loyalty that has meant so much to me through the years.\nWith very every good wish\n/\nHon John Nideches\nDeputy Special assistant\nto the President\nThe shate House\nMashington, he. C,\nJanuary 9, 1973\nDear Mr. President:\nAnd he shall judge among many people and rebuke\nstrong nations afar off; and they shall beat their\nswords into plowshares, and their spears into\npruning hooks: nation shall not lift up a sword\nagainst nation, neither shall they learn war any\nmore.\nMicah 4:3\nAnd he shall stand and feed in the strength of\nthe Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord\nhis God: and they shall abide: for now shall\nhe be great unto the ends of the earth.\nAnd this man shall be the Peace.\nMicah 5:4-5a\nAs of old, the prophet Micah named\na man who yet unborn,\nWould come to lead the earth\nin greatness though, at times,\nhe suffered scorn.\nFrom thence, across the span of ages\nno such man was\nrecognized,\nNow at this long time you're here, sir\nthe prophecy is realized.\n-2-\nIn the words that Micah wrote\nus, long ago in that\nstrange place,\nWas the telling of your stature\nwas the telling of your grace.\nSo I greet you on your Birthday\nwishing joys that shall not cease,\nMay God in His great wisdom bless you,\nRichard Nixon, man of peace.\nJohn John E. Nidecker\nHAPPY BIRTHDAY,\nThe President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nMarch 12, 1973\nDear Charlie:\nYou have already received a reply to your\nvery thoughtful letter of January fourth but\nI did not want this opportunity to pass without\nadding an additional personal note.\nWhen I wrote that term paper so many years\nago I had no idea that 40 years later someone\nmight think it worthy of comment.\nAs we go through life we sometimes lose the\nvision which burns brightest in most of us\nwhen we are very young.\nIt is good to be reminded of that vision as\nyou did so thoughtfully in your letter.\nWith best wishes,\nSincerely,\nMr. Charles K. McWhorter\n195 Broadway\nNew York, New York 10007\nRNDictated:RMW:MA:mcp\nRN Tape 3/12/73\n-Charlies-M- - Charlie McWhorter\nDear Charlie\nYou have already received a reply to your very thoughtful\nletter of January 4 but I wanted to did not want this opportunity\nto pass without adding an additional personal note.\nWhen I wrote that term paper so many years ago I did-not---\nrealize-that- - had no idea that 40 years later someone might think\nit worthy of comment.\nAs we go through life we sometimes lose the vision which\nburns brightest in most of us when we are very young. -It-is good-\nto be reminded-of -\nIt is good to be reminded of that vision as you did so\nthoughtfully in your letter.\nnich best wishes, Sincerely,\nFYI - A reply is being prepared\nCharles K. McWhorter\n195 Broadway\nNew York, N.Y. 10007\nPhone (212) 393-4459\nJanuary 4, 1973\nHon. Richard M. Nixon\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nDear Mr. President:\nThe occasion of your 60th birthday is a memorable\nevent for many reasons. For those of us who have been\nprivileged to observe first hand your dedication and commit-\nment, it provides a special measure of pleasure and satisfaction.\nNearly 40 years ago a young man at Whittier College\nwrote as follows:\n\"I vision a world in which there are no walls\nbetween nations, no racial hatreds, no armaments;\nI see a world in which each nation produces the\nbest it can in the field of economics, art, music,\netc.; I see a world where men and women of all\nnationalities, travel together, eat together, even\nlive together. I see a world which cooperates,\nwhich strives upward to the final, highest values\nof life.\nI realize my picture is idealistic; that it is a\n'Utopia'. But I know that what I picture is\npractical; it is what the world wants; it is the\nconcept of the greatest man the world has ever\nknown. \"\nI would like to extend to that young man, on whose\nprincipled and highly motivated judgment SO much depends, my\nwarm good wishes for a Happy Birthday.\nAs ever,\nCharle\nCharles K. McWhorter\nJanuary 10, 1973\nDear Billy:\nSteve Bull relayed to me your birthday greetings\nand I wanted to tell you how much I appreciated\nyour remembering me.\nI realize that I am now getting to the age where I\nsometimes may not want to be reminded of how\nold I am I On the other hand, to hear from a good\nfriend is one of the greatest dividends a man gets\nby having a birthday.\nYour friendship and support over the years,\nthrough good times and bad times, has been a\ngreat source of strength for me. I shall look for-\nward to seeing you at the Inauguration.\nWith warmest regards,\nSincerely,\nReverend Billy Graham\nMontreat, North Carolina\nRN dictated/ma\nRN Tape 1/10/73\nBilly Graham\nDear Billy\nSteve Bull relayed to me your birhday greetings and\nI wanted to tell you how much I appreciated your remembering me.\nI realize that I am now getting to the age where I\nsometimes may not want to be reminded of how old I am !\nOn the other hand, to hear from a good friend is one of the\ngrakxx greatest divide nds a Iman gets by having a birthday.\nYour friendship and support through - over the\nyears, through good times and bad times has been a great\nsource of strength for me. I shall look forward to seeing you\nat the Inauguration.\nWith warmest regards,\nSincerely,\nJanuary 22, 1973\nDear Billy:\nIt is always a treat to see a real professional in\naction. Perhaps as a religious leader this kind of\ncharacterization is not one that would seem to be\ncomplimentary. But when I saw the way you handled\nthe Worship Service at the White House yesterday I\ntold a family group who were gathered together later\nthat only you could have made the decisions on the\nspot which saved what might have been otherwise a\nsomewhat embarrassing situation.\nFirst, Rabbi Magnin cut in with his remarks before\nthe Mormon Choir had a chance to sing the Lord's\nPrayer. You came back brilliantly afterwards with\nyour comment to the effect that you wanted to have\nmore time lapse between his talk and yours. This\ngave the audience an opportunity to hear the Choir\nsing their two splendid numbers. Otherwise, we\nwould have missed one. Then when the Rabbi's\ntalk went a bit longer than was programmed you\nproceeded to cut yours down and still made your\npoints so powerfully that the whole occasion had\ncontinuity, inspiration and cohesion.\nAs we begin the next four years this gives me an\nopportunity to put in writing what I have often said\n2\nto you personally -- I shall be eternally grateful for\nyour friendship and your support and your prayers\nover the years.\nPat joins me in sending our best wishes to Ruth and\nto you,\nSincerely,\nThe Reverend Billy Graham\nMontrest, North Carolina 28757\nRNDictated:RMW:mcp\nRN Tape - 1/22/73\nBilly Graham -- date it the 22nd of January\nDear Billy\nIt is always great to see a real professional in action.\nPerhaps as a religious leader this kind of characterization\nis not one that would seem to be complimentary. But when I was the\nsaw the way you handled the Worship Service at the White House\nyesterday I told a family group who were gathered together later tla t\nonly you could have made decisions on the spot which saved what\nmight have been otherwise a somewhat embarrassing situation.\nFirst, Rabbi Magnin cut in with his xxxxxxxxxxxxx\nremarks before the Mxxxxxxxxxxx Mormon Choir had a chance to sing\nthe Lord's Prayer. You came back brilliantly afterwards with your\ncomment to the effect that you wanted to have more time lapse between\nhis talk and yours. This gave the audience an opportunity to hear the\nChoir sing their two splendid numbers. Otherwise, we would have\nmissed one. Then when the Rabbi's talk went a bit longer than was\nprogrammed you proceeded to cut yours down and stillxmakex made your\npoints so powerfully that the whole occasion had continuity, inspiration, and\ncohesion.\nAs we begin the next four years this gives me an OCCUSION\nopportunity to put in writing what I have often said to you personally --\nI shall be eternally grateful for your friendship and your support and\nyour prayers over the years.\nPat joins me Sincerely, in sending our\nRN\nbest wishes to\nRuth? and to\nyou,\nRN dictated\n(Copy of handwritten note)\nLCK\ngel\nJanuary 4, 1973\nDear Mr. President,\nThank you for the unique music box you sent me\nfor Christmas. It is a lovely gift. Also, I would like\nto express my thanks for your note which was more than\ngenerous in expressing your kind sentiments toward me.\nMay this New Year bring you all your heart\ndesires.\nSincerely,\n/s/\nLouis\n(He gave this to me (along with the attached background on\nthe \"Roo-E\" he gave to you and which you have on the table\nbehind your desk in the Oval Office) when he was going through\nWashington on Friday.)\nRmWoods\nIf not ot the how W.H. would like has to wife\nWe contd him aftend Climits JnoP See if he +\nIII\nJan. 4.1973.\nDear me. President,\nThank you\nfor the unique music box\nyou sent me for chintmas\nIt is a lovely gift Also,\n2 would like to express my\nthanks for your note which\nwas more than generous in\nexpressing your kind senti-\nments toward me.\nmay this new year\nbring you all your heart\nclienes\nfuncisly\nhave\n\"JU YI\"\nThe \"Ju Yi\" or \"Roo-E\" ( 20 ) in China is a symbol of\ngood luck. Literally, the words mean in Chinese your\nheart desires\" or \"to your heart's content¹.\nThere is no doubt that the original significance of the\n\"Ju Yi\" has been lost long ago, although a bone scepter of\nnot unsimilar shape, now in the British Museum and attributable\nto the Shang Dynasty (1766-1122 B.C.), appears to be connected\nwith divination of the stars during sacred rites dedicated to\nthe God of Agriculture.\nLater, with the advent of Buddhism in China, the \"Ju Yi\"\nassimilated Buddhist emblems and is often shown in portrayal\nas a double-curved scepter carried by certain Buddhist Deities.\nHence, it became the symbol of Buddha and his doctrine.\nThe finest \"Ju Yi\" were made of white or green jade, preferably\ncarved from one piece of material. However, a great variety of\nother substances have also been used, such as rhinoceros horn,\ngold, silver, rock crystal, et cetera, although the majority of\nmore recent specimens are carved out of sandalwood, ornamented\nat the two ends and in the middle with jade. Oftentimes, the\ncalligraphic words of good luck are incised on to the end piece\nof jade. At other times, a recital of an important event is\ncut into the jade to serve as a reminder of the occasion.\nJanuary 10, 1973\nDear Mr. Sabol:\nWhen one reaches the age of 60 he has been\nsubjected to a great number of birthday parties.\nCertainly no one could have had a better party\nthan I had last night and what really put the\nfrosting on the birthday cake was the hilarious\nfilm which Rowan and Martin participated in and\nwhich featured football goofs over the years.\nPaul Keyes told me of all the work you did to\nhelp with this film and I want you to know how\nvery grateful I am for the part you played in\nmaking my 60th birthday one of the very best.\nWith best wishes,\nSincerely,\nMr. Edwin M. Sabol\n230 N. 13th Street\nPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19107\nRN dictated/RMW/ma\nDear\n:\nWhen one reaches the age of 60 he has been subjected\nto a great number of birthday parties. Certainly no one could have\nhad a better party than I had last night and what really put the f rosting\non the birthday cake was the hilarious film which Rowan and Martin participated\nin and which featured football goofs over the years.\nto with locate this film and I want you to know how very grateful I am for the\nPaul Keyes told nkyxxxx me of all the work you did to help\npart you played in making my 60th birthday one of the very best.\nWith best wishes,\nNFL\nEdwin m. Sabol\n230 n.13±SL\nPhila 19107\nJanuary 3, 1973\nMEMORANDUM\nTO:\nMrs. Nixon\ncc: Julie Nixon Eisenhower\nFROM:\nRose Mary Woods\nRose\nRE:\nPortrait of the President in the National\nPortrait Gallery\nI have not seen or heard of any report you may have gotten from\nClem Conger so decided to let you have the material I found on\nthis matter:\nI am attaching a letter from Mr. Marvin S. Sadik to John\nEhrlichman and John's answer telling him he will do what he can\nto find a donor or donors.\nThe memorandum to Leonard Firestone from Herb Kalmbach\nexplains further the matter in which this portrait was paid for by\nthe Foundation and given to the National Portrait Gallery.\nPersonally, I can't believe the President saw and approved the\nportrait but that is what John Ehrlichman told Herb Kalmbach as\nyou will note on the marked paragraph of page two of the February\n10th memorandum.\n(Of course, the information in the next to the last paragraph is\nnot correct - the President sat for this portrait in the transition\nperiod between the election in November 1968 and the Inauguration\nin January 1969).\nIt seems to me that we need someone with a bit more judgment in the\nmatter of paintings selecting the ones of the President and particularly\nhis formal one. The President likes the one that is in my office\nwhich was done by Bud McNelly but that-was one done only for a\nsample and done in a great hurry. McNelly will be sending in\nsome others later and I hope the two of you will look at his\npaintings before anyone is given the commission for the official\nportrait. I personally do not think Andrew Wyeth is a good portrait\nartist - i.c., the one of General Eisenhower in the President's\noffice in San Clemente.\nJanuary 3, 1973\nMEMORANDUM\nTO:\nMrs. Nixon\ncc: Julie Nixon Eisenhower\nFROM:\nRose Mary Woods\nRosto\nRE:\nPortrait of the President in the National\nPortrait Gallery\nI have not seen or heard of any report you may have gotten from\nClem Conger so decided to let you have the material I found on\nthis matter:\nI am attaching a letter from Mr. Marvin S. Sadik to John\nEhrlichman and John's answer telling him he will do what he can\nto find a donor or donors.\nThe memorandum to Leonard Firestone from Herb Kalmbach\nexplains further the matter in which this portrait was paid for by\nthe Foundation and given to the National Portrait Gallery.\nPersonally, I can't believe the President saw and approved the\nportrait but that is what John Ehrlichman told Herb Kalmbach as\nyou will note on the marked paragraph of page two of the February\n10th memorandum.\n(Of course, the information in the next to the last paragraph is\nnot correct - the President sat for this portrait in the transition\nperiod between the election in November 1968 and the Inauguration\nin January 1969).\nIt seems to me that we need someone with a bit more judgment in the\nmatter of paintings selecting the ones of the President and particularly\nhis formal one. The President likes the one that is in my office\nwhich was done by Bud McNelly but that was one done only for a\nsample and done in a great hurry. McNelly will be sending in\nsome others later and I hope the two of you will look at his\npaintings before anyone is given the commission for the official\nportrait. I personally do not think Andrew Wyeth is a good portrait\nartist - i.e., the one of General Eisenhower in the President's\noffice in San Clemente.\nRMW\nJanuary 4, 1973\nSpl\nTelephone call from Loie\nShe wondered if the material had arrived regarding the Rockwell\nportrait. I told her it had and that you had sent a memo to\nMrs. Nixon about it.\nShe said they are talking about having a Foundation Meeting in\nWashington during the Inaugural Events -- probably on Friday\nthe 19th -- and the report about the Rockwell transaction will be\na part of the Foundation Report -- she thought if you get any\nreading on what they might want to do about the Rockwell thing\nyou might let her know so Mr. Firestone can be guided\naccordingly in his report.\nEd will be scheduled to make the Site Selection report and she\nsaid there will be a motion to choose the Camp Pendleton site.\nShe also wondered if you had any reading on Ross Perot.\nHe is a trustee of the Foundation but has taken no interest in\nthe Foundation part -- he has invited the Firestones to dinner on\nthe 20th prior to the Ball in honor of Clements, Armstrong and\nBush.\nIf they have the Foundation meeting on the 19th Loie will come\nback -- otherwise she was not planning to come to the\nInauguration.\nM"
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