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Memo from Bob Haldeman to Roy Ash. RE: Reorganization of the President's Office. 1 pg. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Charlie McWhorter. RE: Reorganization of the President's Office: Brad Nash. 1 pg. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to John Ehrlichman and Pete Flanigan. RE: Governor Agnew: Recruiting. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to John Ehrlichamn. RE: Macy personnel material. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to John Ehrlichman. RE: RN Official Photograph. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Herb Klein. RE: PIO. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Herb Klein. RE: Press Communications Department. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to John Ehrlichman, Herb Klein, Ron Ziegler. RE: White House Staff Photographer. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Dwight Chapin. RE: RN Appointments: Congressman Wilbur Mills. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Dwight Chapin and Don Hughes. RE: Chicago Luncheon Enroute to CA. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to John Ehrlichman. RE: Secretary recommended by E. Brooke. 1 pg. Duplicate not scaned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Larry Higby to Bob Haldeman. RE: RN Residence--Telephones. 1 pg. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Larry Higbie. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/29/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Bob ellsworth. 1 pg. [Memo], 11/29/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Dwight Chapin. 1 pg. [Memo], 11/29/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Ron Ziegler. 2 pgs. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/29/1968
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This file contains:
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Roy Ash. RE: Reorganization of the President's Office. 1 pg. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Charlie McWhorter. RE: Reorganization of the President's Office: Brad Nash. 1 pg. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to John Ehrlichman and Pete Flanigan. RE: Governor Agnew: Recruiting. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to John Ehrlichamn. RE: Macy personnel material. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to John Ehrlichman. RE: RN Official Photograph. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Herb Klein. RE: PIO. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Herb Klein. RE: Press Communications Department. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to John Ehrlichman, Herb Klein, Ron Ziegler. RE: White House Staff Photographer. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Dwight Chapin. RE: RN Appointments: Congressman Wilbur Mills. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Dwight Chapin and Don Hughes. RE: Chicago Luncheon Enroute to CA. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to John Ehrlichman. RE: Secretary recommended by E. Brooke. 1 pg. Duplicate not scaned. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Larry Higby to Bob Haldeman. RE: RN Residence--Telephones. 1 pg. [Memo], 11/30/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Larry Higbie. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/29/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Bob ellsworth. 1 pg. [Memo], 11/29/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Dwight Chapin. 1 pg. [Memo], 11/29/1968
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Ron Ziegler. 2 pgs. Duplicate not scanned. [Memo], 11/29/1968
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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
32
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11/30/1968
Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Roy Ash. RE:
Reorganization of the President's Office. 1 pg.
32
16
11/30/1968
Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Charlie
McWhorter. RE: Reorganization of the
President's Office: Brad Nash. 1 pg.
32
16
11/30/1968
Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to John
Ehrlichman and Pete Flanigan. RE: Governor
Agnew: Recruiting. 1 pg. Duplicate not
scanned.
32
16
11/30/1968
Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to John
Ehrlichamn. RE: Macy personnel material. 1
pg. Duplicate not scanned.
32
16
11/30/1968
Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to John
Ehrlichman. RE: RN Official Photograph. 1
pg. Duplicate not scanned.
32
16
11/30/1968
Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Herb Klein.
RE: PIO. 1 pg. Duplicate not scanned.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Page 1 of 3
Box Number Folder Number
Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
32
16
11/30/1968
Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Herb Klein.
RE: Press Communications Department. 1
pg. Duplicate not scanned.
32
16
11/30/1968
Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to John
Ehrlichman, Herb Klein, Ron Ziegler. RE:
White House Staff Photographer. 1 pg.
Duplicate not scanned.
32
16
11/30/1968
Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Dwight
Chapin. RE: RN Appointments:
Congressman Wilbur Mills. 1 pg. Duplicate
not scanned.
32
16
11/30/1968
Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Dwight
Chapin and Don Hughes. RE: Chicago
Luncheon Enroute to CA. 1 pg. Duplicate not
scanned.
32
16
11/30/1968
Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to John
Ehrlichman. RE: Secretary recommended by
E. Brooke. 1 pg. Duplicate not scaned.
32
16
11/30/1968
Memo
Memo from Larry Higby to Bob Haldeman.
RE: RN Residence--Telephones. 1 pg.
32
16
11/29/1968
Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Larry Higbie.
1 pg. Duplicate not scanned.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Page 2 of 3
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
32
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11/29/1968
Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Bob ellsworth.
1 pg.
32
16
11/29/1968
Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Dwight
Chapin. 1 pg.
32
16
11/29/1968
Memo
Memo from Bob Haldeman to Ron Ziegler. 2
pgs. Duplicate not scanned.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Page 3 of 3
MEMORANDUM
November 30, 1968
TO:
ROY ASH
FROM:
BOB HALDEMAN
RE:
REORGANIZATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE:
Brad Nash
The attached rough outline comes from Brad Nash who is
an alumnus of the Eisenhower administration. It is interest-
ing to note the parallels to some of the things we have been
discussing.
MEMORANDUM
November 30, 1968
TO:
CHARLIE McWHORTER
FROM:
BOB HALDEMAN
RE:
REORGANIZATION OF PRESIDENT'S OFFICE:
Brad Nash
Dear Charles:
Thanks for forwarding the comments from Brad Nash
regarding reorganization of the President's Office.
Interestingly enough, the thoughts that he had coincide
almost directly with those RN had been developing along this
line. If what we are trying to work out now develope in
the way of manpower, I think Brad will feel that he was
responsible for instituting a major reform in government.
In any event, his thoughts were most helpful in confirming
the judgement that existed here regarding the need for put-
ting together a program staff.
MEMORANDUM
November 30, 1968
TO:
JOHN EHRLICHMAN
CC:
PETE FLANIGAN
FROM:
BOB HALDEMAN
RE:
GOVERNOR AGNEW: RECRUITING
A reminder that Governor Agnew is expecting--and eager--to
be used in the interviewing process of top-level candidates.
Since he will be using our Washington office, interviews with
him should be scheduled there even though they might involve
people who are covered by the New York screening process.
PETE:
Probably most of the people Agnew should see would be those
on your list. He could be very helpful in recruiting some of
those if we could get them down to Washington.
MEMORANDUM
November 30, 1968
TO:
JOHN EHLRICHMAN
FROM:
BOB HALDEMAN
RE:
MACY PERSONNEL MATERIAL
It was my understanding that you, or someone, had the
information that the Macy files on potential personnel
would not be available to us since they were considered
to be part of the President's personal files, which he
would take with him.
I now understand from Frank Lindsay that there is a
strong possibility that the Macy material, and his staff
and facilities, and his counsel as to procedures, may
very well be openly available to us if we ask for them.
Lindsay was going to check this out without making any
direct requests. I recognize that you may already have
this underway, but thought it would be all right to let him
go ahead. I will let you know what I find out.
MEMORANDUM
November 30, 1968
TO:
JOHN EHRLICHMAN
FROM:
BOB HALDEMAN
RE:
RN OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL PHOTOGRAPH
While RN has agreed to let Artie take some shots with the
hope of producing an official portrait, he also feels that
serious consideration should be given to using the photograph
in Salt Lake City by a Los Angeles photographer.
He also wants to be sure that we find out what the procedure
is for having his picture put in all government offices, etc.
He suggests we find out how Johnson has handled this-how
they have it framed, who takes care of it. Also, the same
picture should be supplied in quantity to him with a white
space below for autographing.
MEMORANDUM
November 30, 1968
TO:
HERB KLEIN
FROM:
BOB HALDEMAN
RE:
PIO
RNwas anxious to get a report sometime soon on how your
talent hunt for PIOs is going.
One thought that he had is that we should try to bring in
every strong Nixon loyalist in the press corps, especially
among the old timers, and put them in the key PIO slots
other than State and Defense.
He had in mind, for instance, Earl Mazo, Nat Finney,
Willard Edwards and Allen Emory. I am sure you can
think of many others.
He does seem to feel, though, that this is a good place to
use the old pros, and we should try to bring in as many of
them as we can.
State and Defense will require somewhat different type of
guys since both of them will have to function as official
spokesmen on television much more frequently. A lot of
careful thought will have to be given there. In both cases
the new Secretaries may very well have strong feelings of
their own in this regard, too.
In any event, it would be helpful to have a brief status report
as of now on how this stands.
MEMORANDUM
November 30, 1968
TO:
HERB KLEIN
FROM:
BOB HALDEMAN
RE:
PRESS COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
As you know RN is most anxious to keep the size of the
staffs in the White House and the Executive Office as small
as possible, and this applies to your department as well
as all others.
I would strongly urge that at the outset you draw up an
absolute minimum staff plan, utilizing perhaps two or
three key assistants to you and whatever secretarial and
clerical help you absolutely have to have.
RN is especially anxious that your department not grow
into a junior-grade USIA with all serts of supporting
facilities like photographers, writers, etc. As a top-level
staff function, it should be a coordinating office rather than
an operating office, since all of the general facilities are
available through other offices or agencies.
MEMORANDUM
November 30, 1968
TO:
JOHN EHRLICHMAN
CC:
HERB KLEIN
RON ZIEGLER
FROM:
BOB HALDEMAN
RE:
WHITE HOUSE STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
After considerable discussion, RN has decided that there
will not be an official White House Staff Photographer.
He points out that USIA has still and film coverage of White
House activities, and that on anything they are not covering,
we can use one of the wire service photographers or a free
lance photographer and buy the pictures from him that we
want.
He also wants Herb to keep a close eyeomn the agency PR
staffs and make sure theydio not load up with a bunch of
staff photographers, following the same theory.
He is anxious that we look for other similar symbolic
indications of a lean staff, which he feels to be very
important.
MEMORANDUM
November 30, 1968
TO:
DWIGHT CHAPIN
FROM:
BOB HALDEMAN
RE:
RN APPOINTMENTS: Congressman Wilbur Mills
Congressman Wilbur Mills will be in the office with Bryce
Harlow on Wednesday, and RN will be seeing him at that
time.
Please check arrangements with Harlow.
MEMORANDUM
November 30, 1968
TO:
DWIGHT CHAPIN
DON HUGHES
FROM:
BOB HALDEMAN
RE:
CHICAGO LUNCHEON ENROUTE TO CALIF.
RN's present plan is to stop for lunch in Chicago on the
way to California, and to have Clem Stone set up a
luncheon for him.
He suggests that Stone invite publishers and editors and
top supporters.
I think this should be checked out for one final shot on
Monday morning, and then implemented.
MEMORANDUM
November 30, 1968
TO:
JOHN EHRLICHMAN
FROM:
BOB HALDEMAN
RE:
SECRETARY recommended by E. Brooke
RN is extremely anxious that you move quickly on the
Secretary recommended by Ed Brooke. He suggests that
if she has the proper appearance as well as skills she should
be used in Chapin's office, or some other equally important
and visible spot.
He does not want her used in the secretarial pool, nor as
a receptionist.
MEMORANDUM
November 30, 1968
TO:
BOB HALDEMAN
FROM:
LARRY HIGBY
RE:
RN RESIDENCE - TELEPHONES
After some more detailed analysis, the WHCA has discovered
that this is the way RN's apartment really is.
I do not think we really should make any changes.
MEMORANDUM
November 29, 1968
TO:
Larry Higbie
FROM:
Bob Haldeman
Will you please solve the television problem
at 1202 in the following manner:
Ask them to take the RCA set back, to put
the Motorola set back where it was and to set up an external
antenna of some kind so that we get a decent picture. Well
then be all set.
HRH
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November 29, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Larry Higbie
FROM:
H. R. Haldeman
Will you please check with Frank Lincoln and ask whether
we have gotten the galley proof of the Brookings Institution study en-
titled "Agenda for the Nation" . It was my understanding that this proof
was to be delivered to us by November 1.
Also, please find out if additional copies are available.
If the proof has been delivered, find out where it is and
ask them to get it up here unless someone needs it down in Washington.
HRH
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MEMORANDUM
November 29, 1968
TO:
Bob Ellsworth
FROM:
Bob Haldeman
As you know, RN is most anxious to keep the White
House and Executive Office staffs down to an absolute ninimum
level.
With this in mind, I would suggest that you acquire
only a very small personal staff as you start out on your new
assignment. In view of the fact that a great deal of your work
will be on ad hoc project basis, I would think you could acquire
assistance from each particular project by using detailed personnel
from one of the other agencies or departments and this would be
much more desirable than building a large outgoing staff.
Please don't make any specific staff commitments
until we have a chance to talk about this and to discuss salary
levels.
HRH:
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MEMORANDUM
November 29, 1968
TO:
Dwight Chapin
FROM:
Bob Haldeman
As of now, you should be planning your appointments office
staff on the basis of one assistant to you and one executive secretary.
You may possibly have to add an additional clerk, but at this point, I
don't think so and this position is not approved.
You will find that when we move to the White House, the
great bulk of detail work that you are now struggling with can be
handled by the mail room and other general staff facilities
.
Since the President Elect is most anxious to move in
the smallest possible White House staff, please do your planning on
the basis outlined above.
H. R. H.
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MEMORANDUM
November 29, 1968
TO:
Ron Ziegler
FROM:
Bob Haldeman
I know you're doing considerable thinking about the structure
of the White House press staff and that you have been strongly influenced
by the Teddy White memorandum.
Also, please be even more strongly influenced by the very
positive determination by the President Elect to take into the White House
the very smallest possible staff.
In my opinion, you will have to have two deputies to yourself
both of whom can be interchangeable with you in your function. I don't
personally believe that anyone you now have on staff meets this qualifica-
tion.
Teddy's idea of one of these deputives being solely concerned
with television is probably a good idea, although he should be a little
more general than that.
I wouldn't worry about the foreign press deputy, at least at
the outset, nor for the magazine and scholarly book people. You will
need, of course, several secretaries. I would suggest not more than
five and probably a couple of staff assistants.
This would make your office approximately the same size
as that of George Christian. I 'm not really sure it needs to be that
big and I would suggest you go slow on adding secretaries until you know
you have to have them.
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As you probably know, there is a telegraph and travel service
as a part of the permanent staff. They provide all the help you need
in the way of arranging airplanes, transportation, baggage, hotel
accommodations, press rooms and filing facilities on the road. They
also handle all baggage, etc. for the entire White House staff. They
run the mimeograph and other such things on the road, so all of that
is taken care of for you.
While you're in the White House, the general clerical pool
also takes care of handling preparation and duplication of press releases
and other material which you need to put out.
In summary then, go ahead with putting your plan together,
but do it on the basis of starting with the absolute minimum number that
you feel you can work with. We can always add people if we absolutely
have to. It's hard as the dickens to get rid of some who are already
there, and you do have extensive staff backup facilities available to you.
H. R. H.
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