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This file contains: John Davoren to Nixon, re: Massachusetts voters form committee, "New England Business and Industry Committee for the Re-election of the President, Richard M. Nixon." 3 pages with attachments. [Letter], 6/7/1972 Andre Sigourney to Nixon, re: Massachusetts voters form committee, "Massachusetts Committee to Re-elect President Nixon." 2 pages with attachments. [Letter], 8/18/1972 John Davoren to Nixon, re: Massachusetts voters form committee, "Massachusetts Democrats and Independents for Nixon." 2 pages with attachments. [Letter], 9/11/1972 John Davoren to Nixon, re: Massachusetts Presidential Primary Election ballot. 3 pages with attachments. [Letter], 2/8/1972

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Richard Nixon Presidential Library White House Special Files Collection Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description 24 2 06/07/1972 Letter John Davoren to Nixon, re: Massachusetts voters form committee, "New England Business and Industry Committee for the Re- election of the President, Richard M. Nixon." 3 pages with attachments. 24 2 08/18/1972 Letter Andre Sigourney to Nixon, re: Massachusetts voters form committee, "Massachusetts Committee to Re-elect President Nixon." 2 pages with attachments. 24 2 09/11/1972 Letter John Davoren to Nixon, re: Massachusetts voters form committee, "Massachusetts Democrats and Independents for Nixon." 2 pages with attachments. 24 2 02/08/1972 Letter John Davoren to Nixon, re: Massachusetts Presidential Primary Election ballot. 3 pages with attachments. Tuesday, May 01, 2007 Page 1 of 1 4 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Secretary State House, Boston 02133 John F.X. Davoren Secretary of the Commonwealth June 7, 1972 and President Richard M. Nixon White House Washington D.C. Dear Mr. President: You are hereby informed that a group of Massachusetts voters has filed with this office a non-elected political committee with the title " New England Business and Industry Committee for the Re-Election of the President, Richard M. Nixon " for the expressed purpose of re-electing President Richard M. Nixon to the Presidency of the United States in 1972. Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 55, section 3, provides that the candidate be notified by registered mail of the formation of this committee. The candidate may object in writing to the formation ) of this committee within fourteen days of the above written date. If no written objection is received the group will be deemed to be organized as a political committee and subject to the provisions of Chapter 55 of the General Laws of Massachusetts. Very truly yours JOHN F.X. DAVOREN Secretary of the Commonwealth JFXD:RSH enc. one Registered Mail Return Receipt Requested E25-4M8-70-047506 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Secretary DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS EXCERPTS from CHAPTER 55 of the General Laws as amended to January 1, 1968. Chapter 55, Political Expenses of Candidates polling place shall be hired to represent the same political party, candidate or principle. SECTION 1. "Campaign contributions", as used in this chap- Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by ter shall include all contributions of money or its equivalent imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not from individuals, political committees or others to a candidate more than five hundred dollars. or a person acting under his authority or a political committee, and without limitation, and to the extent no compensation is given or promised therefor, all of the following items:-- loans SECTION 6. No person or combination of persons, including of property; payments or promises or guarantees of payment to a corporation formed under the provisions of chapter one hundred others for the benefit of a candidate or political committee; and eighty, shall in connection with any nomination or election purchases from a candidate or committee, whether through the receive money or its equivalent, expend or disburse or promise device of tickets or otherwise, to the extent that the purchase to expend or disburse the same, except as authorized by this price exceeds the fair value of the goods sold or services ren- dered; the grantings of discounts or rebates not available to the chapter. A political committee or a person acting under the general public; and the cancellation of indebtedness; but shall not authority or on behalf of such a committee may receive money or include the rendering of services by speakers, editors, writers, its equivalent, or expend or disburse or promise to expend or poll watchers, poll checkers or others, nor the payment by those disburse the same for the purpose of aiding or promoting the rendering such services of such personal expenses as may be success or defeat of a candidate at a primary or election or a incidental thereto, nor the exercise of ordinary hospitality. political party or principle in a public election or favoring or op- posing the adoption or rejection of a question submitted to the voters, and for other purposes expressly authorized by this chap- ter subject, however, to the provisions thereof. Any individual SECTION 2. Every candidate for nomination or election to. a may make campaign contributions to candidates or non-elected public office shall keep detailed accounts of all money or other political committees organized on behalf of candidates; provided, things of value received by or promised to him or any person that the aggregate of all such contributions for the benefit of any acting under his authority, and of all expenditures and disburse- one candidate and the non-elected committees organized ments made by him or by any person acting under his authority. on such candidate's behalf shall not exceed in any one calendar Said accounts may be kept by an agent duly authorized thereto, year the sum of three thousand dollars. Any individual may in but the candidate shall be responsible for them. They shall be addition make campaign contributions for the benefit of elected kept separate and distinct from all other accounts and shall in- political committees or non-elected political committees organ- clude money or other things of value contributed or paid by the ized on behalf of a political party; provided, that the aggregate candidate from his personal funds, of such campaign contributions for the benefit of the political Every payment shall, unless the total expense payable to any committees of any one political party shall not exceed in any one one person is less than five dollars, be vouched for by a receipted calendar year the sum of three thousand dollars. Any individual bill, stating the particulars of the expense, and every voucher, may in addition make campaign contributions not exceeding in any receipt or account hereby required shall be preserved for six one calendar year the sum of three thousand dollars to non-elect- months after the primary or election to which relates. Failure ed political committees not organized on behalf of any candidate by a candidate so to preserve such vouchers, receipts and or candidates or political party. Any candidate may in addition accounts shall be deemed prima facie evidence of a corrupt make expenditures for the purposes of his wncampaign and may practice. make campaign contributions for the benefit of the non-elected Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by political committees organized on his behalf. Notwithstanding imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more the provisions of this section an individual of less than twenty- than one thousand dollars. one years of age shall not make campaign contributions in an amount in excess of twenty-five dollars in the aggregate during any one calendar year. Any candidate required to designate a depository for campaign funds by section seventeen and any per- SECTION 4. Every non-elected political committee shall have son acting for such a candidate or such a political committee a treasurer, and a chairman who shall, not later than thirty days shall pay for services rendered or goods sold in excess of the preceding the election in which said committee is organized to sum of fifty dollars only through or by the means of a check function, file with the state secretary, or, when organized for drawn upon such depository and bearing the legend "Campaign the purposes of a municipal election only, with the city or town Account--(name of candidate or political committee)", and shall clerk, the names and addresses of such treasurer and chairman secure the signature of the person receiving such check to the and of at least three additional members, and a statement of the following certificate to be printed on all such checks: "The under- purpose for which organized and the written consent of the can- signed affirms under the penalties of perjury that he is the named payee of this check or an authori officer thereof, that he or it didates concerned. No candidate shall give his consent to more than three such committees. Any committee organized for the performed the services or delivered the goods indicated hereon, purpose of securing the nomination and election of a candidate that the payment is for the sole purpose of paying for such goods shall state in its title the name of said candidate. In the event of or services and that no person other than the named payee has a change in such officers 'or as to such additional members, a any interest, direct or indirect, in this payment". statement of such change shall forthwith be filed as in the case Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished of the officers first chosen. The treasurer of every non-elected by impr sonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars. and of every elected political committee shall qualify for his office by filing a written acceptance thereof with the state secre- tary, or, in the case of a municipal election as aforesaid, with the city or town clerk, and said treasurer shall remain subject SECTION 8. No person shall, directly or indirectly, make a to all the duties and liabilities imposed by this chapter until his campaign contribution in any name except his own nor in any written resignation of the office or his successor's written ac- manner for the purpose of disguising the true origin of the con- ceptance is filed as aforesaid. No person acting under the tribution nor unless he makes his name and address known to authority or in behalf of any political committee shall receive the person receiving such contribution 'at the time such con- any money or other thing of value, or expend or disburse the tribution is made; nor shall any trust, foundation or associa- same or incur expenses, while it has no treasurer qualified as tion other than a political committee make a campaign contri- aforesaid, or while the name or address of any of its officers, bution unless at the time such contribution is made there is as originally or subsequently chosen, or of any such additional also made known to the person receiving such contribution the member is not filed if and as required by this section or chapter names and addresses of its principal officers. No candidate or fifty-two, as the case may be. Every treasurer of a political political committee or person acting under its authority or in committee shall keep and preserve detailed accounts, vouchers its behalf shall knowingly receive a campaign contribution, or and receipts, as prescribed for an individual candidate. knowingly enter or cause the same to be entered in the accounts Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by or records of such candidate or committee, unless the pro- imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not visions of this section have been complied with. more than five hundred dollars. Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars. SECTION 5. Political committees, duly organized, may receive, pay and expend money or other things of value for the following purposes, and no others: advertising, writing, printing SECTION 13. No officer, clerk or other person in the service and distributing circulars or other publications, radio broadcasts of the commonwealth or of any county, city or town shall, directly or other forms of publicity, hire and maintenance of political or indirectly, give or deliver to an officer, clerk or person in headquarters, and clerical hire incidental thereto, meetings, re- said service, or to any councillor, member of the general court, freshments, not including intoxicating liquors, but including alderman, councilman or commissioner, any money or other cigars and tobacco, decorations and music, postage, stationery, valuable thing on account of, or to be applied to, the promotion printing, expressage, traveling expenses, telephone, telegraph of any political object whatever. and messenger service, and the hire of conveyances and workers Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person at polling places. holding elective public office from contributing to a candidate or Such committee may contribute to other political committees to an elected or non-elected political committee. and may contribute to the personal fund of a candidate. A politi- Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by cal committee or a candidate may hire conveyances or worke a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand at primaries or elections, but not more than two persons at et dollars. SECTION 16. Except as otherwise provided herein, every sum of twenty-five dollars if the aggregate of all contributions candidate for nomination for or election to a public office, and deposited from such contributor during the preceding fourteen the treasurer of every political committee receiving, expending days exceed the sum of twenty-five dollars. If any deposits or disbursing any money or its equivalent, or incurring any represent the proceeds of borrowings, the deposit slip shall liability to pay money in connection with any nomination or elec- indicate the names and addresses of the lender, those persons tion to an amount exceeding fifty dollars during any reporting liable either primarily or secondarily for any portion of such period hereunder, shall file a statement setting forth the name borrowings and those persons providing collateral, if any, for and residential address of each contributor listed alphabetically such borrowings. in the case of an individual or political committee and the data (c) All payments for campaign purposes made by or for the required by section eight in the case of a trust, foundation or benefit of a candidate or by the treasurer of a committee re- other association and the total amount of contributions from such quired to designate a depository after the date such depository contributor and each sum of money and thing of value expended, is required to be designated which are in excess of fifty dollars contributed or promised by him or it or by a person on his or shall be made only from funds on deposit in said depository its behalf, for the purpose of securing or in any way affecting the through checks drawn on such depository and indicating that such nomination or election to office of any candidate and the name checks are drawn on the campaign account of the candidate or of the person or political committee to or by whom the payment, the political committee involved. All checks drawn on such contribution or promise was made, the name and address of the campaign accounts shall be payable either to the order of a named recipient thereof and the date thereof and, unless such expendi- payee not the candidate or treasurer or, if for no more than ture or disbursement was made to another political committee, fifty dollars, may be payable to the candidate or treasurer, ex- shall clearly state the purpose of such expenditure or disburse- cept that the total of checks payable to the candidate or treasur- ment, or, if less than an aggregate of fifty dollars has been paid er for each period under subsection (e) hereof shall not exceed or promised to him or it, or to a person on his or its behalf or five hundred dollars, and shall contain printed thereon a state- contributed, expended or promised by him or itor by a person on ment of purposes as follows:-- his or its behalf, a statement to that effect. Such statement shall also set forth the date and amount of each then existing promise PURPOSES OF PAYMENT or liability, from such candidate or committee, remaining unful- filled and in force when the statement is made, the name of the (Check One and Fill in Specific Purpose) person or committee to whom the liability exists, and a clear T.V., Radio statement of the purpose for which it was incurred. Printing Signs or Displays Such a statement shall be filed as follows:-- Newspaper Office Transfer of Funds Meetings Travel (a) By a candidate for nomination as aforesaid at a primary or Other (Specify) .caucus preceding a special state, city or town election and by any Specific Purpose non-elected political committee authorized by such a candidate, within seven days after such primary or caucus for the period Such checks shall also contain thereon for signature by the named payee, the certificate required by section six. ending on the date of such primary or caucus; (b) By a candidate for nomination as aforesaid at any other (d) No candidate or committee treasurer required to desig- primary or caucus and by any political committee within four- nate a depository for campaign funds shall authorize the incur- teen days after the date of such primary; ring of any expenditure in behalf of the candidate or a committee (c) By a candidate or committee required to designate a de- unless there are monies on deposit in the depository designated pository by section seventeen, upon such designation for the in accordance with the provisions of this section to the credit of period ending on the date of such designation; the campaign account of such candidate or committee sufficient to pay the amount of expenditures so authorized, together with (d) Repealed. (e) By a candidate for election as aforesaid and by every all other expenditures previously authorized and still outstand- elected and non-elected political committee for the period start- ing, or unless such candidate or treasurer files with the state ing with the date of the primary or caucus, if any, and ending secretary on the dates indicated in subsection (e) hereof a com- with the date of election within fourteen days after the date of the plete statement of all unpaid obligations then outstanding, the election. terms of payment, purpose of the expenditure by which the obli- gation was created and name and address of the person holding If the aggregate receipts or disbursements of a candidate or the obligation. political committee in connection with any reporting period here- (e) The cashier or treasurer of the bank, selected by any can- under shall not exceed fifty dollars, then no statement shall be didate or committee as above provided, shall file with the state necessary for such period, or if such a candidate or committee secretary by the fifth and twentieth of each month while such has not received, expended or disbursed any money or its equiva- account is in existence, a statement of the balance as of the pre- lent, or incurred any liability, in connection with the nomination ceding first or fifteenth of the month together with a summary of or election, then no statement shall be necessary during such re- all the deposit slips presented to the bank since the last such porting periods; however, in either case, the candidate and politi- statement with any deposit of monies to the campaign account of cal committee shall, within thirty days after the election, file a such candidate or committee, listing the names alphabetically statement stating that his or its aggregate receipts or disburse- and other data as to all donors as it appeared on the deposit ments for any reporting period hereunder did not exceed the sum slip, and a list of all the checks presented to the bank since the of fifty dollars. last such statement upon which any funds were withdrawn from Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by any such account with the names and addresses of the payees imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not and the amount of each check, and the purposes for which the more than five hundred dollars. money was paid as thereon indicated. (f) Such accounts shall remain in existence until the election and SO long thereafter as a candidate or political committee has unpaid obligations still outstanding. A candidate or the treas- SECTION 17. (a) Candidates for nomination for or election to urer of a political committee which has such obligations shall the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, file with the state secretary by the fifth of each month a sum- attorney general, state treasurer and receiver general, auditor, mary of all campaign contributions (including campaign con- United States senator and United States representative and the treasurer of each state committee referred to in section one of tributions in the form of forgiveness of indebtedness) received chapter fifty-two, and the treasurer of every non-elected politi- during the preceding month together with the name and address cal committee authorized by any of the aforesaid candidates or and all other data as to each such contributor required by section organized on behalf of a candidate for president or vice-presi- eight. dent of the United States shall forthwith upon organization or upon Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by the date for filing of primary nomination papers in the office of imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars. the secretary set forth in section forty-eight of chapter fifty- three, whichever date is the last to occur, designate as a de- pository for campaign funds of such candidate or committee a national bank authorized to transact business in the common- SECTION 23. The state secretary shall inspect all statements wealth or a trust company organized and existingunder the laws of candidates filed with him, and the clerks of cities or towns of the commonwealth. Each such candidate and the treasurer of shall inspect all such statements relating to nominations and to each such committee shall file with the state secretary a certifi- city or town elections filed with them, within thirty days, and all cate of appointment containing the name of the bank or trust other statements within sixty days, after the election to which they company so designated and the name of the candidate or politi- relate, and if upon examination of the official ballot it appears cal committee, and shall authorize the bank or trust company SO that any person has failed to file a statement as required by law, designated to submit the reports required by subsection (e). or if it appears to the state secretary that any such statement (b) Every candidate and the treasurer of every committee re- filed with him does not conform to law, or if it appears to a city quired to designate a depository shall, by the end of the third or town clerk that such statement relating to a city or town nomi- business day after receipt of any contribution deposit it in the nation or election does not conform to law, or upon written com- form received in the designated depository. No such deposit plaint by five registered voters that statement does not conform shall be made or received to the credit of any account designated to law, or that any person has failed to file a statement required as provided for in this section unless such deposit shall be ac- by law, the state secretary or city or town clerk, as the case may companied by a deposit slip containing for each contribution in be, shall in writing notify the delinquent person. Such complaint excess of the sum of twenty-five dollars the name and address of shall state in detail the grounds of objection, shall be sworn to by the contributor in the case of an individual or political committee one of the subscribers, and shall be filed with the state secretary and in addition in the case of a trust, foundation or other associa- or with the proper city or town clerk within forty days after the tion the data required by section eight; provided, that such infor- election in question, or within ten days after the filing of a state- mation shall also be listed for each contribution of less than the ment or amended statement. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Secretary State House, Boston 02133 John F.X. Davoren Secretary of the Commonwealth NM August 18,1972 President Richard M. Nixon White House Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. President: You are hereby informed that a group of Massachusetts voters has filed with this office a non-elected political committee with the title "Massachusetts Committee to re-elect President Nixon" for the purpose of re-electing Richard Nixon President of the United States. Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 55, section 3 provides that the candidate be notified by registered mail of the formation of this committee. The candidate may object in writing to the formation of this group within fourteen days of the above written date. If no written objection is received the group will be deemed to be organized as a political committee and subject to the provisions of Chapter 55 of the General Laws of Massachusetts. Your attention is called to the fact that no candidate shall give his consent to more than three such committees. At this date there is one committee on file, namely; New England Business and Industry Committee for the Re-election of President Richard M. Nixon. Very truly yours JOHN F.X. DAVOREN Secretary of the Commonwealth Andre Supervisor By andre R. Sigourney fo R. Public Records ARS/kmh enc. Registered mail Return Receipt Requested THE WHITE HOUSE Washington Date 8/28/72 TO: David Wilson Copy sent to for Adams for handling 8/28 Drw Noble Melencamp ,4R The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Secretary State House, Boston 02133 John F.X. Davoren Secretary of the Commonwealth September 11. 1972 President Richard M. Nixon White House Washington D.C. Dear Mr. President: NM You are hereby informed that a group of Massachusetts voters has filed with this office a non-elected political committee with the title "Massachusetts Democrats and Independents for Nixon " for the purpose of re-electing Richard Nixon President of the United States. Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 55, section 3 provides that the candidate be notified by registered mail of the formation of this committee. The candidate may object in writing to the formation of this group with in fourteen days of the above written date. If no written objection is received the group will be deemed to be organized as a political committee and subject to the provisions of Chapter 55 of the General Laws of Massachusetts. Very truly yours. Secretary of the Commonwealth JFXD/jmh enc. Registered mail Return Receipt Requested THE WHITE HOUSE Washington Date 7/14/72 TO: Dan Wilson Noble Melencamp EXECUTIVE N.R. PL/nan, Richard PL/S721 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAVIN STATE HOUSE. BOSTON JOHN F. X. DAVOREN SECRETARY OF STATE February 8, 1972 Honorable Richard M. Nixon wn Office of the President Executive Mansion 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D. C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: As Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, I hereby advise you that your name is to appear on the Massachusetts Presidential Primary Election ballot as a candidate for President of the United States. This election is to be held April 25, 1972. Under the terms of the Massachusetts statute, it is incumbent upon me as State Secretary to place on our presidential primary ballot the names of those persons whom I shall have determined to be "generally advocated or recognized in national news media through- out the United States" as potential candidates for President. In compliance with this law, I have deemed you to be a presidential candidate. The provisions of this same act provide that your name be removed from this ballot upon your filing an affidavit with the Election Division of my office specifically asserting it is your desire to have your name withdrawn. This affidavit must be signed, authorized and received in this office no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 15, 1972. Sincerely yours, Secretary of the Commonwealth JFXD/vh THE WHITE HOUSE Washington Magned Date 2/10/72 TO: Copirs sent to Rose Mary Woods and to Jerry Warren Noble Melencamp Sent to J. Magruder, H. Flemming 2/10/72 COMMONWEALTH of MASSACHUSETTS WITHDRAWAL OF NOMINATION To be received by the Secretary of the Common- wealth no later than 5 p.m., February 15, 1972. The undersigned, having had his (her) name placed on the Massachusetts ballot as a candidate for the office of President of the United States under the party or political designation of (Designation) hereby requests that his (her) name be withdrawn from such nomination. (Signature) (Residence) (City or Town) (State) 19 (City or Town) (State) (Date) Personally appeared the above named and acknowledged the foregoing request by him signed to be his free act and deed. Before me, Notary Public