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Chotiner & Truth Squad Notes. [Other Document], n.d.
To: Chris Buckley. From: Shelly. Re: Humphrey's position in close to Johnson's. [Memo], 10/2/1968
To: Haldeman. From: Ellsworth. Re: TWX after Humphrey's speech [Memo], 10/1/1968
To: Key Issues Committee. From: Bob Ellsworth. Re: Points to be made. 2 pages. [Memo], 9/30/1968
To: Bob Ellsworth. From: Key Issues. Re: Proposed Statement to Charge that RN Farm Plan is "Garbage". 2 pages. [Memo], n.d.
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, & Berliner. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Truth Squads on General Polk. [Memo], 9/27/1968
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, & Berliner. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Truth Squads emphasis on high costs of Humphrey. [Memo], 9/27/1968
To: Herb Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Suggested story for the Counter Humphrey Campaign. 3 pages. [Memo], 9/27/1968
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, & Berliner. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Truth Squad on HHH and Truman [Memo], 9/25/1968
From: Murray Snyder. To: Murray Chotiner. Re: Hubert Humphrey and Harry Truman [Memo], 9/25/1968
To: Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Humphrey trying to debate Nixon. 2 pages. [Memo], 9/27/1968
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, & Berliner. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Truth Squad reply of the national television debates. [Memo], 9/27/1968
To: Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Planting ideas with the liberal columnists. [Memo], 9/27/1968
To: Haldeman, Chotiner, Counterattack Group. From: DC. Re: Attack on Humphrey for attempting to get a 3-way debate. 2 pages. [Memo], 9/23/1968
Humphrey Prods Nixon to Engage in Direct Debate. By Max Frankel for the New York Times. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 9/21/1968
To: Couterattack Group. From: DC. Re: Policies of the Johnson Administration. [Memo], 9/23/1968
To: Chotiner, Haldeman, Harlow, and Counterattck Groups. From: DC. Re: Agnes Waldron memorandum makes strong points against Wallace and Humphrey. 2 pages. [Memo], 9/23/1968
To: Pat Buchanan. From: Agnes Waldron. Re: George Wallace "Anarchy". 3 pages. [Memo], 9/22/1968
To: Chotiner, Haldeman, Agnew, and Counterattck Groups. From: DC. Re: Humphrey as "the big spender of all times". [Memo], 9/23/1968
To: Herb Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Murray Snyder response to Humphrey's charge that Nixon attacked Kennedy. Story attached. 2 pages. [Memo], 9/24/1968
Humphrey "Shooting from the Lip". By Judson Randall for unknown newspaper. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 9/22/1968
Humphrey's Vietnam Statements Adding to the Public Confusion. By United International Press. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 9/22/1968
Nixon Shows Technique in Handling Rally Dissidents. By Judson Randall for unknown newspaper. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 9/23/1968
Humphrey Said Troops Should be Withdrawn from S. Vietnam. By Michael L. Posner for unknown. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 9/22/1968
To: Herb Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Nixon didn't call Truman a "traitor" or Kennedy a "liar". [Memo], 9/23/1968
To: Herb Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Humphrey charge that Nixon campaign is encouraging people not to vote. [Memo], 9/23/1968
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, Berliner. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Humprhey's position on Supreme Court Legislation. [Memo], 9/21/1968
To: Kimball, Berliner. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: When is Humphrey going to the Farm Belt and the deep South? [Memo], 9/20/1968
To: Truth Squad & Kleindienst. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Election of Nixon might lead to aparthied in America [Memo], 9/20/1968
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, Berliner. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Ask Humphrey which issues he differs with Johnson over the past 4 years. [Memo], 9/21/1968
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, Berliner. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: HHH "I am happy to be in the presence of a good Democrat." [Memo], 9/21/1968
To: Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Questions for Humphrey. [Memo], 9/21/1968
Statement by John Mitchell against Larry O'Brien's statement that Nixon will cutback social programs such as Medicare. 2 pages. [Other Document], 9/19/1968
Humphrey Opening Speech Labelled "Irresponsible" by Nixon Political Aide. 2 pages. [Memo], 9/9/1968
Statement of Senator John Tower against Humphrey's personal attacks on the Nixon-Agnew Campaign. [Memo], 9/9/1968
Statement by Governor Spiro T. Agnew against Humphrey's Vietnam tactics. 2 pages. [Memo], 9/11/1968
Statement by George Bush on Humphrey's "fast-talk and false promise". 4 pages. [Memo], 9/13/1968
Statement by Robert Ellsworth, National Party Director for Nixon/Agnew. 2 pages. [Memo], 9/12/1968
Campaign tactics of Humphrey were attacked by Republican Leaders. 7 pages. [Memo], 9/21/1968
From: Pat Hillings. To: Bob Haldeman. Re: Agnew getting good TV coverage. [Memo], n.d.
From: Pat Hillings. Re: Suggested statement by Agnew for Wednesday Sept. 11. [Memo], n.d.
From: Price. To: HN. Re: Humphrey Attacks-- FYI [Memo], 9/21/1968
US Rep George Bush Statement on Humphrey. Not scanned. [Other Document], n.d.
Sears for Agnew from Safire. Re: Humphreys policital flip-flop and "playing both ends against the middle". [Memo], n.d.
Agnew Speech at Rochester, New York. 5 pages. [Other Document], 9/12/1968
Agnew charges Humphrey on being "soft on communism". [Other Document], 9/12/1968
To: Haldeman. From: Chotiner. Re: John Mitchell and Pete Flanigan. [Memo], n.d.
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Chotiner & Truth Squad Notes. [Other Document], n.d.
To: Chris Buckley. From: Shelly. Re: Humphrey's position in close to Johnson's. [Memo], 10/2/1968
To: Haldeman. From: Ellsworth. Re: TWX after Humphrey's speech [Memo], 10/1/1968
To: Key Issues Committee. From: Bob Ellsworth. Re: Points to be made. 2 pages. [Memo], 9/30/1968
To: Bob Ellsworth. From: Key Issues. Re: Proposed Statement to Charge that RN Farm Plan is "Garbage". 2 pages. [Memo], n.d.
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, & Berliner. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Truth Squads on General Polk. [Memo], 9/27/1968
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, & Berliner. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Truth Squads emphasis on high costs of Humphrey. [Memo], 9/27/1968
To: Herb Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Suggested story for the Counter Humphrey Campaign. 3 pages. [Memo], 9/27/1968
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, & Berliner. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Truth Squad on HHH and Truman [Memo], 9/25/1968
From: Murray Snyder. To: Murray Chotiner. Re: Hubert Humphrey and Harry Truman [Memo], 9/25/1968
To: Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Humphrey trying to debate Nixon. 2 pages. [Memo], 9/27/1968
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, & Berliner. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Truth Squad reply of the national television debates. [Memo], 9/27/1968
To: Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Planting ideas with the liberal columnists. [Memo], 9/27/1968
To: Haldeman, Chotiner, Counterattack Group. From: DC. Re: Attack on Humphrey for attempting to get a 3-way debate. 2 pages. [Memo], 9/23/1968
Humphrey Prods Nixon to Engage in Direct Debate. By Max Frankel for the New York Times. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 9/21/1968
To: Couterattack Group. From: DC. Re: Policies of the Johnson Administration. [Memo], 9/23/1968
To: Chotiner, Haldeman, Harlow, and Counterattck Groups. From: DC. Re: Agnes Waldron memorandum makes strong points against Wallace and Humphrey. 2 pages. [Memo], 9/23/1968
To: Pat Buchanan. From: Agnes Waldron. Re: George Wallace "Anarchy". 3 pages. [Memo], 9/22/1968
To: Chotiner, Haldeman, Agnew, and Counterattck Groups. From: DC. Re: Humphrey as "the big spender of all times". [Memo], 9/23/1968
To: Herb Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Murray Snyder response to Humphrey's charge that Nixon attacked Kennedy. Story attached. 2 pages. [Memo], 9/24/1968
Humphrey "Shooting from the Lip". By Judson Randall for unknown newspaper. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 9/22/1968
Humphrey's Vietnam Statements Adding to the Public Confusion. By United International Press. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 9/22/1968
Nixon Shows Technique in Handling Rally Dissidents. By Judson Randall for unknown newspaper. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 9/23/1968
Humphrey Said Troops Should be Withdrawn from S. Vietnam. By Michael L. Posner for unknown. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 9/22/1968
To: Herb Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Nixon didn't call Truman a "traitor" or Kennedy a "liar". [Memo], 9/23/1968
To: Herb Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Humphrey charge that Nixon campaign is encouraging people not to vote. [Memo], 9/23/1968
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, Berliner. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Humprhey's position on Supreme Court Legislation. [Memo], 9/21/1968
To: Kimball, Berliner. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: When is Humphrey going to the Farm Belt and the deep South? [Memo], 9/20/1968
To: Truth Squad & Kleindienst. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Election of Nixon might lead to aparthied in America [Memo], 9/20/1968
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, Berliner. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Ask Humphrey which issues he differs with Johnson over the past 4 years. [Memo], 9/21/1968
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, Berliner. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: HHH "I am happy to be in the presence of a good Democrat." [Memo], 9/21/1968
To: Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re: Questions for Humphrey. [Memo], 9/21/1968
Statement by John Mitchell against Larry O'Brien's statement that Nixon will cutback social programs such as Medicare. 2 pages. [Other Document], 9/19/1968
Humphrey Opening Speech Labelled "Irresponsible" by Nixon Political Aide. 2 pages. [Memo], 9/9/1968
Statement of Senator John Tower against Humphrey's personal attacks on the Nixon-Agnew Campaign. [Memo], 9/9/1968
Statement by Governor Spiro T. Agnew against Humphrey's Vietnam tactics. 2 pages. [Memo], 9/11/1968
Statement by George Bush on Humphrey's "fast-talk and false promise". 4 pages. [Memo], 9/13/1968
Statement by Robert Ellsworth, National Party Director for Nixon/Agnew. 2 pages. [Memo], 9/12/1968
Campaign tactics of Humphrey were attacked by Republican Leaders. 7 pages. [Memo], 9/21/1968
From: Pat Hillings. To: Bob Haldeman. Re: Agnew getting good TV coverage. [Memo], n.d.
From: Pat Hillings. Re: Suggested statement by Agnew for Wednesday Sept. 11. [Memo], n.d.
From: Price. To: HN. Re: Humphrey Attacks-- FYI [Memo], 9/21/1968
US Rep George Bush Statement on Humphrey. Not scanned. [Other Document], n.d.
Sears for Agnew from Safire. Re: Humphreys policital flip-flop and "playing both ends against the middle". [Memo], n.d.
Agnew Speech at Rochester, New York. 5 pages. [Other Document], 9/12/1968
Agnew charges Humphrey on being "soft on communism". [Other Document], 9/12/1968
To: Haldeman. From: Chotiner. Re: John Mitchell and Pete Flanigan. [Memo], n.d.
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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
33
10
n.d.
Other Document
Chotiner & Truth Squad Notes.
33
10
10/02/1968
Memo
To: Chris Buckley. From: Shelly. Re:
Humphrey's position in close to Johnson's.
33
10
10/01/1968
Memo
To: Haldeman. From: Ellsworth. Re: TWX
after Humphrey's speech
33
10
09/30/1968
Memo
To: Key Issues Committee. From: Bob
Ellsworth. Re: Points to be made. 2 pages.
33
10
n.d.
Memo
To: Bob Ellsworth. From: Key Issues. Re:
Proposed Statement to Charge that RN Farm
Plan is "Garbage". 2 pages.
33
10
09/27/1968
Memo
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, & Berliner. From:
Murray Chotiner. Re: Truth Squads on
General Polk.
Friday, January 04, 2008
Page 1 of 7
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
33
10
09/27/1968
Memo
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, & Berliner. From:
Murray Chotiner. Re: Truth Squads emphasis
on high costs of Humphrey.
33
10
09/27/1968
Memo
To: Herb Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re:
Suggested story for the Counter Humphrey
Campaign. 3 pages.
33
10
09/25/1968
Memo
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, & Berliner. From:
Murray Chotiner. Re: Truth Squad on HHH
and Truman
33
10
09/25/1968
Memo
From: Murray Snyder. To: Murray Chotiner.
Re: Hubert Humphrey and Harry Truman
33
10
09/27/1968
Memo
To: Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re:
Humphrey trying to debate Nixon. 2 pages.
33
10
09/27/1968
Memo
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, & Berliner. From:
Murray Chotiner. Re: Truth Squad reply of
the national television debates.
33
10
09/27/1968
Memo
To: Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re:
Planting ideas with the liberal columnists.
Friday, January 04, 2008
Page 2 of 7
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
33
10
09/23/1968
Memo
To: Haldeman, Chotiner, Counterattack
Group. From: DC. Re: Attack on Humphrey
for attempting to get a 3-way debate. 2 pages.
33
10
09/21/1968
Newspaper
Humphrey Prods Nixon to Engage in Direct
Debate. By Max Frankel for the New York
Times. Not scanned.
33
10
09/23/1968
Memo
To: Couterattack Group. From: DC. Re:
Policies of the Johnson Administration.
33
10
09/23/1968
Memo
To: Chotiner, Haldeman, Harlow, and
Counterattck Groups. From: DC. Re: Agnes
Waldron memorandum makes strong points
against Wallace and Humphrey. 2 pages.
33
10
09/22/1968
Memo
To: Pat Buchanan. From: Agnes Waldron.
Re: George Wallace "Anarchy". 3 pages.
33
10
09/23/1968
Memo
To: Chotiner, Haldeman, Agnew, and
Counterattck Groups. From: DC. Re:
Humphrey as "the big spender of all times".
33
10
09/24/1968
Memo
To: Herb Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re:
Murray Snyder response to Humphrey's
charge that Nixon attacked Kennedy. Story
attached. 2 pages.
Friday, January 04, 2008
Page 3 of 7
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
33
10
09/22/1968
Newspaper
Humphrey "Shooting from the Lip". By
Judson Randall for unknown newspaper. Not
scanned.
33
10
09/22/1968
Newspaper
Humphrey's Vietnam Statements Adding to
the Public Confusion. By United
International Press. Not scanned.
33
10
09/23/1968
Newspaper
Nixon Shows Technique in Handling Rally
Dissidents. By Judson Randall for unknown
newspaper. Not scanned.
33
10
09/22/1968
Newspaper
Humphrey Said Troops Should be
Withdrawn from S. Vietnam. By Michael L.
Posner for unknown. Not scanned.
33
10
09/23/1968
Memo
To: Herb Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re:
Nixon didn't call Truman a "traitor" or
Kennedy a "liar".
33
10
09/23/1968
Memo
To: Herb Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re:
Humphrey charge that Nixon campaign is
encouraging people not to vote.
33
10
09/21/1968
Memo
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, Berliner. From:
Murray Chotiner. Re: Humprhey's position
on Supreme Court Legislation.
Friday, January 04, 2008
Page 4 of 7
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
33
10
09/20/1968
Memo
To: Kimball, Berliner. From: Murray
Chotiner. Re: When is Humphrey going to
the Farm Belt and the deep South?
33
10
09/20/1968
Memo
To: Truth Squad & Kleindienst. From:
Murray Chotiner. Re: Election of Nixon
might lead to aparthied in America
33
10
09/21/1968
Memo
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, Berliner. From:
Murray Chotiner. Re: Ask Humphrey which
issues he differs with Johnson over the past 4
years.
33
10
09/21/1968
Memo
To: Kleindienst, Kimball, Berliner. From:
Murray Chotiner. Re: HHH "I am happy to
be in the presence of a good Democrat."
33
10
09/21/1968
Memo
To: Klein. From: Murray Chotiner. Re:
Questions for Humphrey.
33
10
09/19/1968
Other Document
Statement by John Mitchell against Larry
O'Brien's statement that Nixon will cutback
social programs such as Medicare. 2 pages.
33
10
09/09/1968
Memo
Humphrey Opening Speech Labelled
"Irresponsible" by Nixon Political Aide. 2
pages.
Friday, January 04, 2008
Page 5 of 7
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
33
10
09/09/1968
Memo
Statement of Senator John Tower against
Humphrey's personal attacks on the Nixon-
Agnew Campaign.
33
10
09/11/1968
Memo
Statement by Governor Spiro T. Agnew
against Humphrey's Vietnam tactics. 2 pages.
33
10
09/13/1968
Memo
Statement by George Bush on Humphrey's
"fast-talk and false promise". 4 pages.
33
10
09/12/1968
Memo
Statement by Robert Ellsworth, National
Party Director for Nixon/Agnew. 2 pages.
33
10
09/21/1968
Memo
Campaign tactics of Humphrey were attacked
by Republican Leaders. 7 pages.
33
10
n.d.
Memo
From: Pat Hillings. To: Bob Haldeman. Re:
Agnew getting good TV coverage.
33
10
n.d.
Memo
From: Pat Hillings. Re: Suggested statement
by Agnew for Wednesday Sept. 11.
Friday, January 04, 2008
Page 6 of 7
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
33
10
09/21/1968
Memo
From: Price. To: HN. Re: Humphrey
Attacks-- FYI
33
10
n.d.
Other Document
US Rep George Bush Statement on
Humphrey. Not scanned.
33
10
n.d.
Memo
Sears for Agnew from Safire. Re: Humphreys
policital flip-flop and "playing both ends
against the middle".
33
10
09/12/1968
Other Document
Agnew Speech at Rochester, New York. 5
pages.
33
10
09/12/1968
Other Document
Agnew charges Humphrey on being "soft on
communism".
33
10
n.d.
Memo
To: Haldeman. From: Chotiner. Re: John
Mitchell and Pete Flanigan.
Friday, January 04, 2008
Page 7 of 7
216
C.A.
Chotiner -out West-
Truth squad - cc.on TWX - -
also will goout from m.
Tower made comment.
Ford- Diikaen =
commentators are sicking up idea
nothing new added
Hanois has already turned down.
everyone will Day shame he
jespardy d life of boys. =
Buchanan
OFFRER 21968
TO: CHRIS BUCKLEY-
FROM: SHELLEY
MR. ELLSWORTH WOULD LIKE YOU T) GET THE FOLLOWING OUT AS
FAST AS POSSIBLEE' - TWX OR TELEGRAM OR HOWEVER YOU THINK IT
CAN BE DONE QUICKETST.
TO: AGNEW, ALL REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS - FRIEDHEIM FOR SENATORS,
AND MEMBER S OF CONGRESS
HUMBERRY STATEMENT ON BOMBING HALT DESIGNED TO GIVE FALSE
IMPRESSION TO GENERAL PUBLIC HE HAS SHIFTED TO LEFT OF JOHNSON.
IN FACT, HIS LANGUAGE ACCORDS TECHNICALLY WITH JOHNSON'S SAN ANTONIO
FORUMULA OF 1967 REPEATED IN 1968 STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE
WHICH PROMISES ROMBING HALT ONLY UPON EVIDENCE SUCH HALT WOULD
NOT BE EXPLOITED TO DETRIMENT OF U.S. SAME POSITION HAS NIXON'S
SUPPORT. HOWEVER, HUMPHREY'S SCHEME OF'APPEARING TO HAVE JOINED
THE DOVES IS NOV. BEING PUSHED HARD BY LEADING DEMOCRAT SPOKESMEN.
THIS MISLFADING POLITICAL PLOY INTENDED AS A MAJOR DEPARTURE IN
THIS CAMPAIR MUST BE SWIFTLY EXPOSED AND HUMPHREY FORCED TO
CHOOSE OPENLY BETWEEN STANDING WITH JOHNSON OR WITH THE DOVES.
STRONGLY UPGS YOU WRI WIRE HUMPHREY IMMEDIATE WITH COPY TO
VEWS MEDIA AS FOLLOWS: YOUR SEPTEMBER 30 SPEECH HAS CREATED
GENERAL IMPRESSION THAT YOU FAVOR UNCONDITIOANL BOMBING HALT.
19 THIS IMPRESSION CORRECT OR IS YOUR POSITION STILL THE SAME
AS PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S.
END.
October 1, 1968
TO:
HALDEMAN
FROM:
ELLSWORTH
I enclose a xerox of a TWX that went out Monday night after
Humphrey's speech.
I also enclose a TWX which is self-explanatory and which will
be issued by Mundt and others tomorrow.
sn TEMBER 30, 1968
TO:
KEY ISSUES COMMITTEE -- TONY JURICH AND JERRY FAILDREI
FROM:
BOB LXXX ELLSWORTH
THE FOLLOWING POINTS SHOULD BE MADE BY SSRROGATE CANDIDATES
ID VIP'S:
A
(1) HANOI HAS NOW BEEN GIVEN REASON TO SUPPOSE THEY CAN GE
BOMBING HALT FROM ERR FOR SUBSTAANTIALLY LESS THAA F..OM JORKSON
(8) HHH'S OFFER TO STOP THE BOMBING SUBSTANTIALLY ONDERNITES
THE PARIS PEAC E TALKS. NIXON'S MORAATORIUM OK DISCUSSION to
POSSIBLE NEGOTIATING TERMS HAS BEEN SHOWN TO DE COANCT.
(39XXX(3) HUMPHREY'S SPEECH MAY PROLONG THE informations
AND EXXOSE U.S. FORCES TO PROLONGED RISK OF CASE.
(4) HUMPHREY('S SPEECH MOTIVATED BY DESPREMINTE
.. ST MASH
ILL GO BACK AND PICK UP TAKE.
N OR DIPLOMATIC
SITUATION IN PARIS.
(5) PROPOSAL FOR CEASE FIRE LAS DELA MADE
THE LXXX YEARS BUT CONTINUES TO SE EXERCISE IIS
:,
NORTH VIETNAMESE WILLING TO JOIN.
4 TIMES IN 4 NEEKS. AS MUSKEI SAID
SATURDAY HOMPHREY h.S FAILED 0 CONVINUE ELECTORATE 3 PASS QUA..
OF LEADERSHIP. THAT IS WHY PEOPLE HAVE NOT SUPPORTED 1.15 CAMPAI
EITHER IN PUBLIC OPINION POLLS OR AS HE COUNALAINED I.I THE SPRICH
WITH THE MONEY.
(8) NIXON STRONGLY FAVORS NON-PROLIT THEATY AND I...S
SAID SO BUT U.S. CANNOT CLOSE EYES TO RUSSIAN TANKS 2XD TRUOPS
OCCUPYING CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND THREATENING STABILITY 03 ALL EUROPE.
;
ERYOUR TWWIX TO HAARLOW CONCERNING SURROGATE ND VIP STATEMENT
DIRKSEN AND FORD STATEMENTS HAVE LREADI BEEN RELEASEN - COWE
STATEMENT OK. MORSE STATEMENT.OK. MACGRIGOR , OR. HALL 2J01E
FRXXX FOR PERCY NOOT UNDERSTOOD AT THIS OFFICE. ROCLY STATEMENT
OK. SMITH STTTEMENT OK. GREENE AND TH.
- :
UNDERSTOOD. BAAER XXXX BAKER STATEMENT OK.
VIETNAN NOT UNDERSTOOD. STENNIS NOT UNDERSION.
NEGATIVE.
END.
GAT NE REPEAST N U MHR 4+
(4) HUMPAREY'S SPEECH MOTIVATED BY DKSI D..... \POLITIONS
CONDITION, NOT BY MILITARY SITUATION IN VIDIAN OR 21 PLA
SITUATION IN PARI :-
DON YOU LAKE OUT THE REST?
YES ALL IS FINE
TO BOB ELLSWORTH
ELLSWORTH
FROM KEY-ISSUES
PROPOSED RESPONSE STATEMENT TO SECRETARY FREEMAN CHARGE THAT
RN FARM PLAN IS "GARBAGE."
IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THIS STATEMENT WHEN APPROVED BE ISSUED
BY KEY ISSUES IN WASHINGTON FOR THURSDAY IN NAME OF MUNDT
AND PAGE BELCHER. ON THURSDAY FULL RN FARM ADVISORY GROUP,
MEETING HERE AND THAT WILL BE MOST APPROPRIATE EXCUSE FOR THIS
RESPONSE. PLEASE ADVISE.
WE HAVE BEGUN TO BECOME ACCUSTTMED TO THE LOW-ROAD, MUD-SLINGING,
DESPERATION CAMPAIGN OF MR. HUMPHREY, BUT WE FRANKLY ARE
ASTONISHED THAT IT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO ENTER THE "GARBAGE"
STAGE.
NEVERTHELESS, WE FIND THAT AGRICULTURE SECRETARY
FREEMAN HAS OPENLY CALLED NIXON FARM IDEAS "A LOT OF GARBAGE."
ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT THIS ONCE AGAIN ILLUSTRATES THE
NEED FOR FARMERS TO BE REPRESENTED IN THE ADMINISTRATION BY
A MAN WHO UNDERSTANDS THEM, WE ARE FORCED TO NOTE THAT EVVEN
GARBAGE BRINGS ABOUT AS MUCH MONEY TO FARMERS THESE DAYS
AS DO CORN AND WHEAT UNDER THH DEPRESSED PRICES OF THE
JOHNSON-HUMPHREY-FREEMAN ADMINISTRATION.
THIS WHOLE SORRY EXERCISE BY MR. FREEMAN ILLUSTRATES
CLEARLY THAT HE HAS NOTHING BETTER THAN VERBAL INVECTIVE TO
OFFER FARMERS AFTER PRESIDING OVER THE LOWEST FARM PRICE
LEVELS SINCE THE DEPRESSION. IT IS NO WONDER FARMERS HAVE NO
TRUST IN AND LITTLE STOMACH FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS UNDER A
HUMPHREY-FREEMAN FARM PROGRAM.
AS MEMBERS OF MR. NIXON'S FARM ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE
ARE AWARE THAT MR. NIXON PROPOSED AT DESMOINES LAST MONTH
"THE IMPROVEMENT OF CREDIT PROGRAMS WITHIN THE FARM CREDIT
SYSTEM AND THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO MEET THE
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS OF MODERN AGRICULTURE ESPECIALLY FOR
YOUNG FARM FAMILIES TRYING TO GET A START." HE ALSO PROMISED
"A SOUND FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM."
THESE THINGS MR. FREEMAN SNEERINGLY LABELED "MEANINGLESS
GENERALITIES" AND "GARBAGE."
WE CAN ONLY WONDER WHAT SORT OF STRONG WORDS MR.
FREEMAN WILL FIND TO DERIDE HIS OWN DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM
WHICH SAYS THHINGS LIKE "SUPPORT PRIVATE OR PUBLIC CREDIT
ON REASONABLE TERMS TO YOUNG FARMERS" AND "SUPPORT THE FEDERAL
CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM."
WE HAVE TRAVELED THROUGH OUT THE GREAT FARM LANDS OF
OUR NATION. WE ARE PLEASED TO FINN THAT FARMERS AND THOSE IN
FARM-RELATED INDUSTRIES SHRUG OFF SUCH INTEMPERATE FREEMAN
OBSERVATIONS AS A PART OF THE SOON-TO-BE-DISTANT PAST.
INSTEAD, AMERICA'S FARMERS RECOGNIZE MR. NIXON'S
CONSTRUCTIVE COMMITMENT TO BETTE.. COMMODITY PRICES, SOLUTIONS
FOR RISING INTEREST RATES AND SOARING INFLATION, IMPROVED
BARGAINING, GREATER EXPORTS, BETTER CCC INVENTORY MANAGEMENT,
IMPPOVED FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO THE NEEDY, EXPANDED FOOD FOR
PEACE PROGRAMS, ASSISTANCE TO COOPERATIVES (INCLUDING REA AND
RTA PROGRAMS). INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT RESEARCH, A REVITALIZED RURAL
AMERICA, EFFECTIVE PLANT AND ANIMAL DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL
STRONG SUPPORTED AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION, ENFORCEMENT
OFFTHE USDA REGULATORY FUNCTIONS, A RESTORATION OF THE SMALL
WATERSHED PROGRAM, AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICAL SERVICES.
BUT, MOST SIGNIFICANT OF ALL, FARMERS RECOGNIZE THAT THE
ELECTION OF DICK NIXON WILL FREE THEM FROM FREEMAN,
BRING THEM A NEW SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND AFFORD THEM
A RESPONSIBLE AND TEMPERATE VOICE TO REPRESENT THEM IN THE
ADMINISTRATION AND TO FIGHT FOR THEM INSTEAD OF SHOUTING
AT THEM.
END
RMN VA
RMN NY
DO U HAVE TELECOPIER # PLS?
OHN
(Afole
NIXON
Compaid Company
45% Fain evenue
New York New York 10022
(212) 601-6400
Murray Chotiner
September 27, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Dick Kleindienst
Jeff Kimball
Hank Berliner
FROM:
Murray Chotiner
Following material has reached us, which can be used
by our Truth Squad and other speakers:
General Polk, 7th Army CO has complained loudly that
he does not have enough support and maintenance troops
to maintain the equipment and weapons of the units still
in Germany -- much less the equipment left behind by the
24th, and the Cavalry.
The Czechoslovakian crisis has forced a new estimate,
which has resulted in a flat statement that the U. S.
cannot possibly meet its NATO commitments without with-
drawing troops and planes and ships from Vietnam. The
24th Division is not only not ready to return to Europe,
but cannot be gotten ready before January 1, if then.
MMC: bh
cc: John Mitchell
Pete Flanigan
Bob Haldeman
(Afole
Compaign Committ to
450 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 661-3400
Murray Chotiner
Special Assistant to Compaign Manager
September 27, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Dick Kleindienst
Jeff Kimball
Hank Berliner
FROM:
Murray Chotiner
You may want the Truth Squad and other speakers to make a
special emphasis of the high cost of Hubert Humphrey.
HHH entered the Senate (81st Congress) in January, 1949.
During the time he served as a Senator, he sponsored or
co-sponsored bills which did NOT become law that totalled
$79, 228, 617, 257. In addition to that amount, he voted in
favor of spending increases or against reductions during
the period from 1961 through 1964, which votes were not
upheld by the majority of Congress, and which totalled
$8,129,330,599.
The votes of HHH in favor of spending increases or against
reductions from 1948 to 1961 are not included in the above
figures. If they were included, the grand total would
amount to over $100 billion.
All duplicate bills have been eliminated.
All programs that became law are not included in the total.
You are justified in charging that if HHH had his way, he
would have cost the taxpayers an additional $100 billion
during the time he served as Senator.
THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA CANNOT AFFORD HUBERT HUMPHREY.
MMC: bh
cc: John Mitchell
Pete Flanigan
Bob Haldeman
NIXON
W
CA file
Campaign Committee
450 Park Avenue
New York. New York 10022
(212) 361-6400
Murray Chother
Special Assistant - Compaign Manager
September 27, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Herb Klein
FROM:
Murray Chotiner
The attached is a suggested story for the Counter
Humphrey campaign, which can be hung on Mitchell,
Rhyne or such other person you believe appropriate.
The original was prepared by Murray Snyder and I
took the liberty of eliminating some of the items
for "political reasons."
I believe the story should be released.
MMC: bh
cc:
John Mitchell
Pete Flanigan
Bob Haldeman
Mr. Humphrey's recommendations for a widespread
campaign against crime in America are extremely interesting
in view of his frequent denunciations of Richard Nixon for
citing the rising crime rate as a first-priority domestic
crisis. While only a summary was published of the report
of Mr. Humphrey's advisors, which he adopted as his own,
these comments can be made:
1. The proposals for Federal leadership for insuring
Order and Justice are issued with no reference to the
enormous, frightening statistics of crime compiled by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation -- proof that crime is in-
creasing almost 9 times as rapidly as the population.
2. Only a few subtle references are made to why crime
growth has stirred the Nation: He says that 70 percent of
our prisoners are repeaters; that the increase in over-all
crime since 1960 can be accounted for almost entirely by
juvenile cases.
Mr. Nixon has made several forceful, constructive state-
ments on crime during the past year, and it is inescapable
that the Humphrey recommendations were rushed into print
because of the great impact on the Nation of Mr. Nixon's
comments and proposals to cope with crime.
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In at least one instance, the Humphrey report looks like a
re-write job: On June 22, 1968, Mr. Nixon said in Washington,
"Local Law enforcement is a local matter
in Washington,
D.C., however, the federal government is the agency wholly
responsible for law enforcement and criminal justice. The
District of Columbia should thus be an example to the nation
of effective crime control and enlightened criminal justice,
but the opposite is the truth."
In his statement, Mr. Humphrey said, "The federal govern-
ment must make its response to crime in the District of
Columbia, where it has direct jurisdiction, a model for the
nation of enlightened and effective law enforcement and
criminal justice."
NIXON
CA
Campaign Committee
450 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 661-6400
Murray Chotiner
Special Assistant to Compaign Manager
September 25, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Dick Kleindienst
Jeff Kimball
Hank Berliner
FROM:
Murray Chotiner
The attached memorandum from Murray Snyder may
be helpful to the Truth Squad and our speakers,
to lay to rest the idea that HHH is trying to
create that he is another Truman of 1948.
isuuag
MMC:bh
cc: Bob Haldeman
John Mitchell
Murray Snyder
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Murray Chotiner
FROM:
Murray Snyder
DATE:
September 25, 1968
HUBERT HUMPHREY AND HARRY TRUMAN:
The strenuous efforts by Hubert Humphrey to cast himself in
the 1948 underdog role of Harry Truman and convince himself
and others that he can "Do A Truman" in 1968 has several
weaknesses, any one of which would be fatal.
In the first place, Truman was an incumbent in the White House,
running on his record as President, while Humphrey, though Vice
President for the past 44 months, has been desperately trying
to disassociate himself from the less popular aspects of the
Johnson Administration, such as the prosecution of the Viet-
nam war.
Second, Truman effectively made a whipping boy of the Repub-
lican controlled 80th Congress. Humphrey cannot very easily
ascribe the problems of the country to the present Congress
in which the Democrats control the Senate 63 to 37 and the
House by 247 to the Republican's 188.
Third, the Democratic candidate has received the alarming news
from leaders of organized labor in the big Northern industrial
states that great numbers of union workers have broken their
traditional Democratic ties.
Fourth, and perhaps the most important, the Nixon campaign
organization is working at full throttle in cooperation with
State and Congressional leaders, and is not relaxing in the
kind of overconfidence which helped defeat the GOP campaign
in 1948.
MS:bh
NIXON
CA
Campaign Committe
450 Park Avenue
New York, New Yo k 10022
(212) 661-6400
September 27, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Herb Klein
FROM:
Murray Chotiner
HHH is trying to make a point of holding E debate with
Dick Nixon. It is obvious he will keep up the chatter
as long as possible.
Dick has stated publicly that he is willing to debate
Humphrey. However, he does not believe it should be a
three-way debote with Wallace participating as this
Nation has been built on the two party system and there
is no point in helping Wallace in his endeavors to build
a third perty.
To offset the idea that Humphrey will challenge Nixon to
hold 3 2-man debate, any place, any time, to be paid for
by Humphrey, it is suggested that the attached story be
released, as coming from Mitchell or Rhyne or anyone else
you believe appropriate.
MMC:bh
Enclosure
cc: John Mitchell
Pete Flenigan
Bob Haldeman.
The efforts of Mr. Humphrey to gain an audience
to listen to him by making an insincere challenge
for a debate, shows how desperate the opposition is.
After all, this is not a contest for the High
School Debating Championship; this is an election
to choose a leader for the greatest Nation on earth.
It is unfortunate that Mr. Humphrey cannot conduct
his campaign with that thought in mind.
If he insists on debating, it is suggested that
he debate with Lyndon Johnson on Vietnam policies,
with Senator McCarthy on the policies of the Admin-
istration, and with all the other Democrats who
refuse to support his candidacy.
# # #
MAUN
mpaign Committee
Park Avenue
York, New York 10022
2) 661-6400
Choliner
Assistant to Compular Manager
September 27, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Dick Kleindienst
Jeff Kimball
Hank Berliner
FROM:
Murray Chotiner
In the event the Truth Squad or any of your speakers are
confronted with the question of national television debates,
it is suggested that the following be our reply:
RN has no objections to debating HHH. However, he sees no
reason for trying to build a third party in America, since
this Nation was built on the two-party system.
The bill reported out by the House Commerce Committee in
effect, calls for a three-man debate, Nixon, Humphrey and
Wallace.
Until the law is definitely determined by the Congress on
this subject, obviously nothing can be done.
If the Congress does not resolve the matter promptly, it will
be difficult to complete arrangements for any debates.
It is obvious that HHH is being cynical in urging debates
with Wallace included. HHH realizes he is not winning and
merely wants to use Wallace for the purpose of building him
up by giving him national publicity.
MMC: bh
cc: John Mitchell
trug
Pete Flanigan
Bob Haldeman
NIXON FRIEND
Campaign Committee
CAfro
450 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 661-6400
Murray Chotiner
Spo: Assistant Complex
September 27, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Herb Klein
FROM:
Murray Chotiner
How about planting the idea with the liberal column-
ists that Humphrey is being cynical in urging debates
on national television, with Wallace included.
This will merely give Wallace the opportunity to
gain further national attention and strikes at the
two party system in America.
If you have any luck with this, please let me know.
Thanks.
truing
MMC: bh
cc: John Mitchell
Pete Flanigan
Bob Haldeman
September 23, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Haldeman, Chotiner, Counterattack Group
FROM:
DC
I think it is vitally important that people other
than RN go forward on an attack on Humphrey for attempting
to get a three-way debate in which Wallace participates and
point out that he is thereby trying to build up Wallace
at the expense of the country and for the very cynical
reason fof defeating RN rather than really helping himself.
Also, the squib about the little sprig of olive
branch should be hammered very very hard by all of our
people for the next week. (this is attached.)
Also, on the same Max Frankel story on Page Two,
maybe it's necessary for us to get out to all editors, radio
commentators and so forth, a truth statement, or a hear are
the facts (or call it what you like) and have it set up
in an effective way.
For example, RN is for the Feed Grain Program, for
Federal Aid to Education, for Medical care, for Aid to Higher
Education, for the Wheat Program, has deliberately opposed
Justice Fortas etc. and add to this the treat with regard to
the charge by O'Brien that RN had called Truman a traitor etc.
Lump all the Humphrey and O'Brien statements together and
just say that the Humphrey - O'Brien group have charged ---
bang, bang, bang, bang -- here is the truth. Call it the
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worst campaign of smear and mis-representation in history etc.
Again, I emphasize the tremendous effecitveness of
getting around and having used the Cardinal Cushing quote to
answer O'Brien's slur that RN waged a dirty campaign against
John F. Kennedy.
It seems to me that we are handling these things in
a most ineffective way. By talking to Buchanan, he said
that he had already sent this around in the Quote of the Day
file. My guess is that that kind of stuff really isn't read
by those who have seen it.
I think when we have something that is really effective,
it must be hammered home to those who we want to use it, not
only by sending it to
them, but also following it up
by a telephone call with those speakers who we think are
important in urging them to use it.
What I have in mind here is to list Humphrey's and
O'BRien's ten most outrageous charges and rebuke them each
with a sentence, not with a long statement. For example,
he says that RN is against Federal Aide to Education. RN
has supported Federal Aid to education etc.
# # #
September 23, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Counterattack Group (particular emphasis on Agnew)
FROM:
DC
The Counterattack group should ask Humphrey
every day to say specifically what policies of the
Johnson Administration for the past four years he had
disagreed with and what changes in policy he would make.
He should be forced to criticize the policies of the past.
# # #
September 23, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Chotiner, Haldeman, Harlow and Counterattack Groups
FROM:
DC
Send around to these groups the Agnes Waldron
memorandum of September 22. (attached) This is a very strong
point that can be made in the event it is determined to take
Wallace on -- the fact that he is advocating departure from
law and order.
Even more important is the point she makes on Page 2
with regard to the New York Times editorial. This is the com-
plete and decisive answer to those who are urging a debate
between Wallace, Nixon and Humphrey. Be sure that it gets
broadly circulated -- the thought on Page 2 of this memorandum,
paragraph 2 -- to all of those who may have to respond to the
point about debates, particularly to those on the Committee who
have the responsibility of not bringing this proposal out. The
point should be strongly made that nothing could be more effective
in building up this dangerous demogogue than including him in
TV debates.
A further point should be made that Humphrey is being
completely cynical and unstatesmanlike in urging debates with
Wallace included. Humphrey realizes he can't win and is willing
to use Wallace for the purpose of defeating Nixon and thereby
giving Wallace immense leverage in the discussions that will take
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place in the Electoral College or the House of Representatives.
The whole liberal community should be attracted to this point
of view. I want to see that this point of view is broadly cir-
culated among all liberal columnists and is given a major ride
and I want a report on what is done to follow up on this rec-
ommendation.
# # #
MEMORANDUM
TO: Pat Buchanan
DATE: Sept. 22, 1968
FROM: Agnes Waldron
RE: George Wallace
1. Wallace has made an egregious error and we should
exploit it. Today's Times carries a Wallace inter-
view in which he reportedly said: that "if he was
not elected President there would be such a wide
public outcry against the Federal Government's school
desegregation efforts that the states would take
over the schools. "He said he forsaw large rallies
of 15,000 and 20,000 persons in cities around the
country where people would pour out their anger a-
gainst the Federal Government.
After that, he said, the states would begin to in-
voke their police powers for protecting the health,
safety, and morals of the population and would
physically take over the shools.
Alabama is one state where that would happen.
He was asked how that could succeed if state armed
forces were federalized
He replied that the movement he is leading has reached
- 2 -
such proportions that the Federal Government now
has to listen to him and the people with him, as
it had heretofore listened to the 'anarchists' 11
(NB - no direct quotes from GCW - quotes are from
news story) In effect Wallace is:
(1) Asking Americans to accept his mob for
black mobs and/or left wing mobs
(2) Threatening revolution if he is not elected
In any event he has departed from anything that could
even remotely be described as. a law and order posi-
tion. He has put himself in bed with the anarchists
because he too is advocating anarchy - his kind of
anarchy.
2. Todays Times editorial section makes two points
about Wallace:
(1) A major aim of his car paign has been to gain
"respectability" (Chandler was supposed to lend this,
evidently GCW is finding it hard to find a respectable
running mate)
(2) Editorically the Times says: "The Wallace
movement is an evil phenomenon. George Wallace is
not fit to be president of the United States. He
is not fit even to be discussed in Presidential terms.
(emphasis added)
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RN has implied this in his statements that he does
not want to build up a third party candidate. But
the Times editorial is much stronger. Interesting-
ly, it does not touch on the effect of including
Wallace in the TV Debates. Nothing would give him
greater and broader respectability! While RN pro-
bably would not care to be so pointed, others -
surrogates, friendly press - should warn of the mon-
ster that may be created by holding TV debates this
year since it will give Wallace Respectability and
a nationwide forum to call for his kind of revolu-
tion. House members should really have the heat
turned on them to kill that bill - I think a great
many liberals can be attracted to make this possi-
ble if the above line is used.
HHH is also vulnerable here since he was first to
say that he would gladly debate GCW.
September 23, 1968
fale
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Haldeman, Chotiner, Agnew and Counterattack Group
FROM:
DC
Humphrey, as the big spender of all times,
should be a major theme from now on out. I have already
spoken to Haldeman and have assumed that he has followed
up on my suggestion that a statement be prepared with proper
background support in which it is simply pointed out that
during the years he was in the Senate, no Senator in the
United States Senate -- Republican or Democrat -- voted
for more spending than did Hubert Humphrey. In other
words, the idea that Humphrey has been the biggest spender
of all time in the United States Senate in this generation.
I realize that somebody is going to come back with
nit-picking to the effect that maybe Morse or some other
clown introduced a bill or two that Humphrey did not
support. But let's let Humphrey respond in that way. It
puts him on an impossible wicket because he would have
to denounce his own supporters in order to get off of
this position.
#
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#
New
Nursey Chelliner
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Herb Klein
FROM:
Murray Chotiner
DATE: September 24, 1968
The attached story WCS written by Murray Snyder in response to
our request for something to counteract HHH's charge that Dick
attached Kennedy.
The strong point of the story is the nomination by Cardinal
Cushing of Dick for "Good-vill men of the year."
I believe the attached story should be rewritten SO that the
Cardinal's nomination is moved up to the top. However, I'm
leaving that to your good judgment.
Just as a suggestion or my part, I believe we should always
refer to Humphrey as 'Mr. Humphrey, 1 rather than 'the Vice
President'; and I have changed the copy accordingly.
Suggest the story be hung on John Mitchell or Charles Rhyne,
as Chairman of Citizens.
MNC: jsz
cc:
John Mitchell
Bob Haldemen
NIXON
Campaign Committee
450 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 861-6400
Murray Choline
Special Assistant to Compaign Maringer
September 23, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Herb Klein
FROM:
Murray Chotiner
We keep picking up stories that "the American people
will not forget that it was Richard Nixon who called
Truman a traitor. It was Richard Nixon who, in 1960,
called John F. Kennedy a bare faced liar. "
What do you think of a note from you to editors and
columnists pointing out the scurrilous character
of these false statements.
You have the quote of Cardinal Cushing in which he
named Dick as "Man of Good Will of The Year, 11 after
the 1960 election.
The opposition has been challenged time and time
again to give the place and date where Dick was
supposed to have called Truman a traitor -- they
have failed to do SO.
The truth is that no such statement was ever made.
MMC:bh
CC: Bob Haldeman
snyder
9/23/68
Comment keyed to humphrey charge Dick Wixon attacked John hennedy:
Significant in the Presidential campaign has been
the repeated criticism by Richard Mixon, in his speeches, of
organized hecklers who have harrassed his opponent, Hubert
Humphrey, from coast to coast.
Mr. Nixon has said he donlores these claques who
M.R. Hu mphrey
have 'reviled and cursed' both.the the resident,
him
denying
the opsortunity to speak out.
Incidentally, those people, to the best of our
knowledge, are not'idxon supportors, SS Pumphasey described them
in Cleveland heri they broke up his telk with chants of 'donp the
one 'abo: the und 'rieg'heil,'
Richard Minon vnd Republigin politionl Legiters do
not cuSseri 6 to the toction of byth, Assuntion and viclence for
to Cirst, lixon believes the of -
of Proni ent -01 Vice resident 120 entitlel to respont
they o, Wildover the 033 b3. Becond, the Be wildown confidante for
resident wants to lest .0 united CONSTRY. ore in which dissentors
have been promised a reducted Leaving, and he believes that interper-
:te oratory, name-calling and the related tactics of that htless men
undermine the prospect for post-blection unity one corporation.
This was his strong feeling in 1950, also, and
it is a regrestable thing to find Runghrey ( theire and when)
charging that Dich l'itton has attacked the Into J.
It misst be interesting to note, that 0 Week before
the insururation of President Kennedy, on Jenuary 13, 1961, Cardinal
Cushing, in Peltimore, noutnated la and Nixon for good-will
Ean of the Year."
Ivrdiral Cushin said:
"Durin" the recent crupsign, which tested end taxe?
ell nis novers, physical mentel, he never exploited the relivious
or shy other issue that would tend to tviue the mericum people."
Als of , be Mr. 10
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conducted eight years 2.00 reflects the principle, she adherence to
truth and the patriotism that characteriza the use, and it is
equally applicable to his for 00 fresh in 1968,
NIXON
Campaign Committee
450 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 661-6400
Murray Chotiner
Special Assistant to Compaign Manager
September 23, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Herb Klein
FROM:
Murray Chotiner
I anticipate the HHH forces making the charge that our
campaign is encouraging people not to vote.
To offset this, SO the record will be clear, when the
HHH forces make the charge, I believe it vital that a
statement be issued from Dick, calling on all potential
voters to register and to be sure and vote on November
5, to insure freedom and democracy in America.
MMC: bh
CC:
John Mitchell
Pete Flanigan
Bob Haldeman
NIXON ABNEW
Campaign Committee
450 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 661-6400
Murray Choliner
Special Assistant to Campaign Manager
September 21, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Dick Kleindienst
Jeff Kimball
Hank Berliner
FROM:
Murray Chotiner
Humphrey should be challenged in speeches to take a
position on whether he criticizes any of the decisions
of the Supreme Court and whether he advocates legisla-
tive action to correct them.
MMC: bh
triving
CC: Bob Haldeman
NIXON AGNEW
Campaign Committee
450 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 661-8400
Murray Choliner
Special Assistant to Compaign Manager
September 20, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Jeff Kimball
Hank Berliner
FROM:
Murray Chotiner
Please have. your speakers challenge HHH to
tell when he is going into the farm belt
and the deep South.
After all, it is ONE United States.
MC:bh
cc: John Mitchell
Peter Flanigan
Pat Hillings
Bob Haldeman
NIXON ANNEW
Campaign Committee
450 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 661-6400
Murray Chotiner
Special Assistant 10 Compaign Manager
September 20, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
TRUTH SQUAD
c/o Dick Kleindienst
FROM:
Murray Chotiner
It is suggested that our speakers concur in statement of
Congressman Melvin Laird of Wisconsin, Chairman of the
House GOP Conference, urging HHH to repudiate Democrat
National Committee Chairman O'Brien's suggestion on "Meet
the Press," that the election of RN might lead to aparthied
in America.
Integration of public schools in the South, pursuant to the
Supreme Court 1954 decision, began in Little Rock during the
Republican Administration. This was an historic milestone
in Civil Rights progress.
O'Brien's desperation is understandable. The country-wide
reports are that Democrats are turning away from their
party's nominee in droves; that Nixon must be given the
chance to correct the bumbling.
MMC: bh
Discussay
cc: John Mitchell
Pete Flanigan
Bob Haldeman
Jeff Kimball
Hank Berliner
Pat Hillings
NIXON AGNEW
Campaign Committee
450 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 661-6400
Murray Chotiner
Special Assistant to Compaign Manager
September 21, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Dick Kleindienst
Jeff Kimball
Hank Berliner
FROM:
Murray Chotiner
We are particularly desirous that the Truth Squad
and all speakers ask over and over. again for HHH
to name the issues on which he differs with Johnson
over the past 4 years. Also would like to know what
members of LBJ's cabinet he would retain.
It is suggested that we not attack Johnson in con-
nection with this point, but merely to have HHH
declare whether he will follow the LBJ policies.
No matter what he answers, he will be in trouble.
If he departs from LBJ, he incurs his wrath. If he
does not depart from LBJ, he will incur the wrath of
the people.
MMC: bh
cc: John Mitchell
Bob Haldeman
NIXON ARIAN
Campaign Committee
450 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 661-6400
Murray Choliner
Special Assistant to Compaign Manager
September 21, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Richard G. Kleindienst
Jeff Kimball
Hank Berliner
FROM:
Murray Chotiner
Please pass the following information to the Truth Squad
and various speakers:
HHH on September 14, 1967 stated, "The Governor of Georgia
is a good Democrat. I am happy to be in the presence of a
good Democrat."
This statement was made when a picture was taken of HHH
with his arm around Maddox in Georgia. The newspapers
carried the photo, which must have been an edifying and
enobling site for the liberals.
MMC: bh
cc: John Mitchell
Bob Haldeman
NIXON AGNEW
Campaign Committee
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New York, New York 10022
(212) 661-6400
Murray Chotiner
Special Assistant to Campaign Manager
September 21, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Herb Klein
FROM:
Murray Chotiner
Please arrange for someone travelling with HHH to
ask him the following questions. It should not be
our friend.
1. Does HHH endorse or repudiate Senators
Eastland, Talmadge and Ellender on Civil
Rights?
2. Does HHH endorse or repudiate the attacks
made by Chairman O'Brien of the Democrat
National Committee?
MMC: bh
cc:
John Mitchell
Bob Haldeman
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STATEMENT BY JOHN MITCHELL
CAMPAIGN MANAGER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW YORK, SEPT. 19 -- The hysteric Larry O'Brien has hit
a new low and widened his credibility gap with his latest statement of
fear and gloom predicting a sharp Nixon cutback in social programs such as
medicare.
O'Brien apparently feels he can frighten the older
voters with his irresponsible tactics.
I can understand that O'Brien is desperate regarding the
progress of the Humphrey campaign, but I call upon the Vice President to
say whether or not O'Brien speaks for him when he resorts to untruths
such as these.
The truth is Richard Nixon plans to make the social
programs more meaningful rather than to cut them back. The record is
clear on this.
This is illustrated by a recent Mixon comment on social
security: "..--if I am elected President, not only will we keep social
security, but we will stop the rise in prices which is reducing the
social security benefits for many people through this hidden tax of
erucl inflation."
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It's easy to see that Larry O'Brien is running scared.
Gloom and chaos pervade his organization and out of desperation he is
lashing out with whatever fabrications he thinks he can get away with.
The question now is: Will the Vice President back
up his manager's untruths, such as this latest one? It seems to us
that the harassed Mr. Humphrey now finds himself in yet another uncomfortable
box - a position he must be getting accustomed to.
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#544
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HUMPHFEY OPENING SPEECH
LABELLED "IRRESPONSIBLE"
BY NIXON POLITICAL AIDE
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The following is the text of a statement by Robert
Ellsworth, national political director of the Nixon-Agnew Campaign Committee:
"Hubert Humphrey's opening campaign speech last night was a
masterpiece of obfuscation that might be laughable were it not so irresponsible--
and were times not so critical.
"First, Mr. Humphrey back-handedly accused former Vice President
Richard Nixon of seeking to exploit the fears and tensions of the American
people--then Mr. Humphrey about-faced and raised the spectre of "guerrilla
bands," "terrorist groups," "tension in our cities," "white extremists," "black
revolutionaries," "guns," "making of firebombs," the "flight of white people
and the mounting anger of black people." (Those are direct quotes from his
speech.)
"The American people are not likely to waste their time follow-
ing the somersaults of reasoning of Mr. Humphrey. However, they are quick to
spot a candidate working both sides of the street, and they will recognize the
politics of panic evident in Mr. Humphrey's shrill and tasteless attack of
yesterday evening before a non-partisan audience.
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"And they will make this election a referendum, as Mr. Humphrey
suggests.
"It will be a referendum on the policies that Hubert Humphrey
helped to draft, that Hubert Humphrey applauds, that Hubert Humphrey promises
to continue--policies that have left America with the highest interest rates
since the Civil War, the lowest farm prices since the Depression, the weakest
dollar in three decades, the highest price increases in twenty years, the
worst crime wave in American history, the worst domestic violence in American
history, and the longest war in American history.
"A11 of these crises descended on America in the last four
years while Hubert Humphrey had the power and the responsibility to do some-
thing about them--and what did he accomplish? Every one of these crises is
worse now after four years of the medicine of Mr. Humphrey. So I think the
American people are going to say to Hubert Humphrey this fall that his old-
time politics of joy and politics of happiness are hopelessly out of tune and
out of touch with this new age of crisis and this new era of revolution.
"America is looking this fall for a man of strength and a man of
prudence--a man to match the temper of our times. Richard Nixon is that man."
SM:1gi
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FROM THE OFFICE OF
FOR RELEASE
SENATOR JOHN G. TOWER (R-TEXAS)
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1968
STATEMENT OF SENATOR JOHN TOWER:
I deeply regret that Mr. Humphrey has, at the very beginning of his partisan
campaign effort,resorted to personal attacks upon the integrity and motivation of
Dick Nixon and Ted Agnew. I know Mr. Nixon has no intention of campaigning
on a personal-attack level and that he is determined to conduct himself in a
responsible way and as a unifying force for our nation, making a balanced appeal
to all Americans.
I can understand that Mr. Humphrey is reluctant to confront the Nixon-Agnew
ticket on the basis of issues alone, for every poll and every political indicator
show that the American people are dissatisfied Johnson-Humphrey rule and are
determined to have a change for the better.
Nevertheless, I would hope that we are not going to be treated this year to a
campaign which rather than addressing the burning issues of the day, resorts to
innuendo and smear. The American Presidency is worthy of more responsible
efforts.
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Statement by Governor Spiro T. Agnew
Republican Vice Presidential Nominee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Sept. 11, 1968)
ANNAPOLIS -- The Hubert Humphrey "politics of joy" ceases to be amusing when
the Vice President of the United States raises false hopes for American
mothers as a means of political placation for the doves within his own party.
Mr. Humphrey underestimates the intelligence of the American
people when he indulges in the ward-politics promise that if he is elected
United States troops will be withdrawn from Vietnam late this year or early
next year.
In the same breath, the Vice President talks of a unity approach
to Vietnam so as not to disturb negotiations in Paris. What does he believe?
Realistically, I must agree with President Johnson when he told
the American Legion in New Orleans that "We yearn for the day when our men
can come home, but no man can predict when that day will come."
Mr. Humphrey creates a spectacle of disgrace to the Democratic
Party when he wistfully forecasts troop withdrawal, then finds no support,
then waves a newspaper headline the next morning, and then finally asks his
press secretary to clarify the confusion he has created.
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The Humphrey flap over troop withdrawal, and all the
implications it has on his panicky efforts to unite his party, are
not worthy of the man.
The contrast is even greater when it is placed against
the statesmanlike stand which has been taken by Richard M. Nixon who
has refused to involve politics into the Vietnam crisis.
I, like all Americans, want peace. But it is clear that
to gain peace and to maintain it we must have strong and calm leadership.
That leadership will be given to us with the election of Richard M. Nixon.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PORTSMOUTH, VA., Sept., 13 -- The following statement was issued
here Friday by U.S. Rep. George Bush (R-Tex.) at a news conference
in the King James Motor Hotel:
"Most of the nation has listened with discomfort
and uneasiness in the past few days as the Vice President of the
United States apparently has forgotten the responsibilities of
his office while indulging in the old-fashioned politics of fast-
talk and false promise.
"It is embarrassing to the entire nation to find
that on two occasions this week, the President of the United
States was placed in a position where he had to clarify the
policy of this country to make certain the war lords of Hanoi
would not draw erroneous implications from the comments on
military forces made by Hubert H. Humphrey.
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"I would like to compliment President Johnson for
placing statesmanship above partisanship in quickly clarifying
United States policy--a policy that was placed in jeopardy by
the wistful, wishful, loose talk by his vice president.
"You, in this great military and naval center,
realize the importance of avoiding loose talk which might torpedo
opportunities for an honorable peace.
"Mr. Humphrey, in his panicky pursuit of votes, has
been guilty of loose talk regarding the withdrawal of troops
from Vietnam. The 'politics of joy' has no place in questions
of this importance.
"Judging from his comments, President Johnson, like
most Americans, must be wondering what kind of a President Mr.
Humphrey would make if he acts so irresponsibly in predicting
troop withdrawal. The fast-talk may have won votes for Mr.
Humphrey in the past, but this is no time to play slip-and-slide
with the hopes of American families.
"Perhaps the worst spectacle of all was for the
Vice President to impulsively grab a newspaper headline and
claim it substantiated his prediction that we would be bringing
the boys home soon. After reading the headline publicly to
support his charge, he found on reading the story that it actually
said a regiment of Marines was being rotated.
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"In this time of domestic and world crisis, the
nation cannot afford to take a chance on a man who shoots from
the hip without separating friend from foe.
"I would call upon Vice President Humphrey to
apologize to the American public for his reckless campaign conduct
and to adopt a standard of statesmanship more in keeping with
the responsibilities of the presidential nominee of either party.
"The American people can be proud of the statesman-
like conduct of Richard M. Nixon who daily impresses new thousands
with his dynamic but cool judgement; with his strong leadership
and with his ability to carry the responsibilities of the
presidential office.
"I now am certain he will carry Virginia again, and
he will be our next President.
"On one other note, I would voice support for the
proposal made Thursday by Mr. Nixon who urged the rebuilding
of NATO. This tidewater area has been the naval focal point of
NATO and you have seen the dangers of the weakening of our
forces in Europe by the Johnson-Humphrey administration.
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"Mr. Nixon has made the point that the brutal
Soviet march in Czechoslavakia re-emphasizes the folly of allowing
the military strength of NATO to deteriorate
"In his New Orleans address yesterday, Mr. Nixon
said:
"America should seize upon this moment of European
awareness and European concern to reforge the ties that binds
the Western World. In candor it has been in large measure
America's fault that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has
gradually dissolved. We have continued to treat the states
of Western Europe as decidely junior partners in the Alliance . - -
despite their growing political and economic strength. We have
repeatedly gone over the heads of these foremost of America's
allies to deal with the common adversary. But this moment of
crisis in Central Europe can be made the moment of opportunity
for the Western World.
"The rebuilding of NATO should today be placed at
the top of the agenda of American national business. The interests
of future peace dictate it. Just as NATO has been essential
in the post-war world as the West's instrument of deterrence --
so it is today the West's best potential instrument. of detente.
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"This is an issue which deserves wide comment in
this campaign. I call upon Mr. Humphrey to state his views on
NATO, and its need to recuperate from the neglect of his
administration."
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STATEMENT BY ROBERT ELLSWORTH
NATIONAL POLITICAL DIRECTOR
NIXON/AGNEW CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW YORK, September 12 -- The following statement was issued Thursday by
Robert Ellsworth, National Political Director for Nixon/Agnew:
"According to the New York Times, Mr. Humphrey has once again
publicly called on all presidential candidates to join him in declaring
to Hanoi that regime cannot expect a better deal at Paris by waiting for
a new administration.
"Former Vice President Nixon, months ago and many times since,
has placed the regime in Hanoi on notice to that effect. His comments
have not only been widely disseminated in the public media; they have been
hand-delivered to the Humphrey entourage.
"Mr. Humphrey is grievously mistaken if he believes the public
is going to respond favorably to this transparent effort to milk, a few
ounces of political juice out of an issue that demands far more from public
men.
"The country as well has a right to demand from Mr. Humphrey's
future discussion of Vietnam something more in the way of responsibility
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and candor than it has been given to date. Mr. Humphrey's waffling
between the President's position on the war and Senator McCarthy's
position have left the public in the dark as to where he stands --
Mr. Humphrey should be called upon to shed a little more light on the
subject of his own views.
"As for Mr. Humphrey's public raising of hopes that American
boys could begin to come home from Vietnam early next year or perhaps
late this year, that was an inexcusable plunge into political demagogy
-- all the more so because the American people have been misled too
often in recent years by similar false promises of "Home by Christmas."
"The hopes and fears of those with fathers and sons and
brothers in Vietnam must not be played upon for partisan advantage ---
and President Johnson deserves the thanks of the nation for calling his
subordinate up short on this matter.
"The fact that Mr. Humphrey has sheepishly climbed back off
his original statement does not in any way excuse his having made it."
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Contact:
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Extension 28
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (9/21/68)
NEW YORK, September 21 - Campaign tactics of Vice President Hubert Humphrey
were attacked today by Republican leaders in four different areas of
Pennsylvania and Illinois.
The multiple challenge to Humphrey was the most intense of the
campaign thus far.
Traveling with Richard Nixon on the outskirts of Philadelphia,
Robert Ellsworth, campaign director, accused Humphrey of playing "duck the
press" and holding no press conferences since his campaign started.
Sen. Thruston Morton, in remarks prepared for a massive Republican
meeting in Hometown, Pa., described Humphrey as "reckless and irrespon-
sible" by using newspaper headlines instead of official information as the
basis for statements on foreign policy.
Cong. George Bush (Rep. Texas), in St. Charles, Ill., called upon
Humphrey to explain what measures he and the Johnson administration have
taken to curtail organized crime in light of the latest FBI figures which
show 21 percent increase in crime during the first six months of this year.
Gov. Raymond Shafer of Pennsylvania accused Humphrey and his
campaign manager, Larry O'Brien, of bringing racism and bigotry into this
campaign. He called the campaign tactics "divisive to a country which
desperately needs unity."
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The following are the statements:
Statement by Robert Ellsworth, National Political Director
So far the biggest flop of the fall season has been Hubert
Humphrey starring in "Duck the Press." Since his nomination at Chicago --
more than three weeks ago -- Mr. Humphrey has yet to hold his first press
conference.
Meanwhile, Richard Nixon has held three full-scale stand-up
press conferences with no holds barred - -- attended by the full corps of
top national political reporters representing newspapers, news magazines,
news services, and television and radio networks and stations, both
foreign and domestic.
Before Mr. Humphrey issues any more challenges to Richard Nixon,
we suggest he cancel his "Duck the Press" program, and tell the nation
where he really stands.
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Statement by Thruston Morton, United States Senator
It is grossly irresponsible, in Presidential politics, for the
Vice President of the United States, campaigning for the office of
Presidency, to make major foreign policy pronouncements based upon isolated
news accounts which he happened to read in a local newspaper while waiting
to make a political speech. After newsmen challenged Mr. Humphrey for his
rash promise that he would "bring the boys home this year," Mr. Humphrey
demanded that aides bring him à newspaper which he claimed would substantiate
his position. To his embarrassment, on reading the story, he learned for the
first time that the news account actually concerned a regiment of Marines
being replaced as planned.
Mr. Humphrey has access to information from the executive
agencies of the Government regarding the conduct of our nation's foreign
and military policy. To campaign on the basis of a newspaper headline is
reckless and irresponsible. I call upon the Vice President to adopt a
standard of statesmanship more in keeping with the responsibilities of a
nominee for office of the President of the United States.
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Statement by U. S. Rep. George Bush (Rep. - Texas)
U. S. Rep. George Bush charged today in St. Charles, Ill., that
Hubert Humphrey has suddenly proposed a gigantic federal campaign to solve
the crime problem, while for months he denied its existence.
"One of the more puzzling developments in the Presidential
campaign this year has been the silence by the customarily loquacious Hubert
Humphrey on the subject of organized crime.
"He has ignored organized crime, has even challenged the
statistics of the enormous and frightening increase in the crime rate
compiled by the FBI. Now, belatedly, the Democratic candidate did
acknowledge recently before the American Legion Convention that Americans
are concerned over lawlessness -- after pooh-pooing Richard Nixon's
alarm over the need to restore law and order in this Nation.
"While Humphrey has seamingly come around, finally, to sensing
that the citizens of America -- the men and women who elect Presidents --
share Mr. Nixon's concern, it is apparent the Democratic candidate does
not fathom the magnitude of the crime problem facing this Nation.
"The President's Crime Commission, and Humphrey is the number
two man in the Administration, made numerous recommendations on the
subject of organized crime. Few, if any, have been implemented.
"Moreover, the Johnson-Humphrey-Clark Administration has repudiated
the most important recommendation of the commission -- the judicially
guarded use of electronic surveillance as a means of giving law enforcement
agencies the legal weapons to combat the well financed operations of the
underworld.
Rather, Humphrey is proposing a gigantic Federal campaign against
the 'forces of evil.'
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"Again, it is apparent - -- as on so many crucial issues of the
day that Mr. Humphrey is groping. He is groping just to identify the
problems. It is no wonder he resorts to reckless and frequently blind
approaches in proposing impossible solutions to problems he has either
ignored, defied or can't understand.
"I call upon the Democratic nominee to explain to the American
people exactly what measures his Administration has taken to halt the
sky-rocketing increases to the incidence of major crime, as reported on
Sept. 19 by the FBI. The report, compiled from information supplied by
nearly 5,000 law enforcement agencies, showed that violent crimes increased
21 percent over last year.
"To attack the crime issue, for example, Mr. Humphrey's solution
is spend, spend; write out more blank checks. Charge it! Just tell the
people everything will be rosy tomorrow if only we spend more money.
"By his own estimate, Mr. Humphrey's proposed expenditures would
cost $1 billion in the first year alone.
"The Vice President advocates these spendthrift measures as he
blithley makes ever bigger promises than those which the Democratic Admin-
istration has been unable to fulfill in the four years Humphrey has been
Vice President.
"It is all too obvious that the Humphrey recommendations were rushed
into print because of the great impact on the Nation of Mr. Nixon's
comments and proposals to cope with the serious crime increases and the
human suffering and misery that accompanies one of our nations most
disgraceful confrontations."
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Statement by Governor Raymond P. Shafer of Pennsylvania
In the past few days I have been in the East, the Midwest and
the West Coast. I find two common trends. One is an enthusiastic tide
rolling toward the Presidential candidacy of Richard Nixon. It encompasses
all ages, with much of the spark provided by the young people.
I also find a growing resentment of the desperate low road
tactics of the political muscle combination - Humphrey, Muskie and
O'Brien.
The American people are fed up.
They are fed up with the administration. They are fed up with
the name calling and the false issues raised by the HMO trio.
To be direct, I have been most shocked by the injection of
racism and bigotry into this campaign by Mr. Humphrey and Muskie and par-
ticularly by Larry O'Brien who has Emerged as the poison tongue of this
campaign.
C'Brien has said that the Nixon-Agnew campaign is giving "aid
and occufort" to the black and white militants whose goal is identical-
apartheid.
This is ridiculous. It is divisive to a country which desper-
ately needs unity.
I join Sen. Hugh Scott of my state in calling upon the Vice
President to apologize for the statement of his eampaign manager or to
repudiate this emotional racist outburst.
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In recent days, Mr. Humphrey and O'Brien have resorted to the
old trick of raising false issues.
At Seagrit, New Jersey, Mr. Humphrey claimed that Richard Nixon
opposed social security. The fact is Mr. Nixon offers the only real hope
for those on social security with his stand of support for social security
augmented by a realistic program to combat the cruelest tax of them all,
inflation.
Mr. Humphrey seeks to frighten those on social security. This
is a false issue. The vice president knows it.
Apparently encouraged by this, Mr. O'Brien later this week in
Washington claimed Richard Nixon would sharply curtail medicare. Again
an untruth.
T have watched this widening credibility gap in the desperate
Humpliney carguign, and I believe it is time that Mr. Humphrey answered a
few questions.
Richard Nixon has had three full formal press conferences already
this year not has unswered citizen questions in live television programs
ranging from Chicago to one in Philadelphia last night.
There has been no formal Humphrey press conference. His closest
approach to this was in his barefoot run up a beach in New Jersey.
Doe: Mr. Sumphrey support the Johnson administration?
Which sise is he on regarding Vietnam this week?
These are only a few of the questions deserving answers and
which should be opened in a press conference.
When will the Vice President allow himself to be questioned?
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For your information
From Pat Hillings
Could
TO: BOB HALDEMAN
This statement was passed to
the Agnew people tonight for
his use Wednesday or Thursday.
Agnew is getting good TV coverage
whenever he speaks out on this
type of material and I have
suggested that he make the state-
ment orally rather than just
release it as it will get better
coverage.
Your other suggestion on the
Rusk-Humphrey-Viet Nam bit will
go out tomorrow. The report
from L.A. tonight is that only
200 people turned out to greet
HHH today at L.A. International.
From: Pat Hillings
RN
Suggested statement by Governor Spiro T. Agnew for Wednesday,
September 11.
It is time that Hubert Humphrey fish or cut bait. Everyone
knows that he is the Presidential nominee of his Party because Lyndon
Johnson put him there and because faithfully and without question, he
supported Johnson Administration policies on every issue including
Viet Nam.
Now Mr. Humphrey is trying desparately to convince the American
people that he is not responsible for the policies of the Johnson-
Humphrey Administration.
I say it is time for Mr. Humphrey to level with all of us and
I challenge him to answer this question: Do you or do you not support
the policies of the Johnson-Humphrey Administration during the past
three and one-half years?
The American people are entitled to know how a candidate for the
Presidency will meet the serious problems of our times and they won't
stand for equivocation, Mr. Humphrey was nominated because he
embraced the Johnson programs which have failed to find solutions to
these problems.
If he is his own man, then he must stand up to the issues and
tell us how he differs from the Johnson policies. If he doesn't t agree
with those policies, he should publicly repudiate them.
#
#
#
12 Sept 1968
From: Price
To:
RN
Subj: Hupphrey attacks -- FYI
1. Herb Klein reports that in a speech today, HHH says:
a. that BE RN "says medicare is wrong, a socialist scheme,
and opposes it to this day."
b. that RN "has been for and against social security,
for and against the minimum wage cover, for and against civil
rights."
2. Herb is preparing and will put out answers.
SEARS FOR AGNEW FROM SAFIRE (Copy to Chotiner)
Hubert Humphrey has been strangely silent lately about George Wallace.
And George Wallace has been strangely silent lately about Hubert Humphrey.
Both men have been concentrating on Richard Nixon.
Now Mr. Humphrey has invited Mr. Wallace to participate in a three-way
debate, a complete flip-flop from his previous position. And now Mr. Hum-
phrey says he agrees with the messages on Mr. Wallace's bumper stickers.
The pattern is plain to see: Mr. Humphrey is seeking to use Mr. Wallace
as his secret weapon against Mr. Nixon. Americans are familiar with this
kind of trickery: it is called "playing both ends against the middle."
It hasn't worked yet and it won't work now.
Mr. Humphrey has become the master of the political flip-flop. One
day he as much as promises to have the boys home by Christmas, and the
next day he says he didn't really mean it.
One day he says he supports the use of stern police measures and the
next day he condemns the police in Chicago for overreacting.
There is the old story of the politician who said some of his friends
thought one way and some of some of his friends thought the other way, and
he agreed with his friends. That's the story of Hubert Humphrey in 1968.
He does not understand that a candidate who tries to be all things to all
men winds up meaning nothing to anybody.
His flip-flopping in the first week of his campaign not only removes
all doubt that he is not qualified to be President, it even casts a doubt
on his ability to act as Vice President.
In the past week Mr. Humphrey has disagreed with the President, his
Secretary of State, his Secretary of Defense, his own running mate and -
most of all - with himself. I suppose this is what he means by being his
own man.
September 12, 1968 -- Governor Spiro T. Agnew -- Rochester, New York
The remarks I made that have been widely quoted
concerning Vice President Humphrey must be examined in the context
that they were offered. As you recall, the day before those
remarks were made the Vice President characterized Mr. Nixon as
being a cold-warrier, as being a hard liner
and my observation and the use of the word "soft", when referring
to the Vice President was merely a comparison that I was offering
in response to the attacks that he had made on Mr. Nixon previously.
I want to make one thing completely clear -- if I
left the impression I think the Vice President is not a loyal
American I want to rectify that. He is a man of great integrity
and I have high respect for him. I do not agree on every issue.
The use of the comparison between Mr. Chamberlain and
Mr. Churchill I think is a completely valid comparison. I think
Mr. Chamberlain considered himself to be a very loyal Englishman --
there were
many people in England at the time when he made his cry for peace
at any price that believed this was a proper cry to make. He
made it in good conscience, and I think the comparison stands.
Again, I say in respect I think I can safely remark
with the observation that soft on communism" is only one part
of what I said. I said, "soft on law and order; soft on inflation"
and I was using this in the context, of, in comparison with his
attack on Mr. Nixon, saying he was a hard-liner, a cold warrior
which I think maybe deserves the same amount of attention as my
rejoinder does.
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My reply has to be the same -- it has to be in a
comparison sense. I know of no evidence to back up the fact that
Mr. Nixon is a hard liner. He's a very skilled diplomat; over
the years he has been able with the help of the Republican Party
to keep this country out of foreign wars and actually settled
one.
To call him a hard liner with his wealth of experience
in diplomacy he constantly exhibited in the past is something
I would, is properly compared to, the softness on the part of
the Vice President.
In a comparative sense. The use of a word like "soft"
has to be taken in the sense it is. offered. It's been made to
appear I submit that I launched a unilateral attack on Mr.
Humphrey's record as a loyal American. Obviously that is not true.
I THINK THAT WHAT HE SAID IN THE PAST few days, his
remarks about moving troops out of Vietnam by the end of 1968
or early 1969, made without any foundation, would lead me to
believe that he is fairly expectant of achieving those ends
without any move on the part of the North Vietnamese to protect
our integrity, the integrity of the free world in that area. I
think that, yes, that doesaapply.
No -- it was not. Of course, I want to be completely
candid gentlemen. It is the only way I know to be in politics.
Had I only realized the effect that this expression would have
had I would have shunned it like theplague.
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My record is not one of sympathy to inquisatory
procedures. I was no particular admirer of former Senator
Joe McCarthy. I did not approve of the witch hunts that took
place at that time. I still don't approve of them. Had I
known my remarks would be related in some way to cast me as
the Joe McCarthy of 1968 I would have turned back sommersaults
to avoid saying it.
My strategy is not a calculated thing. This was a
remarks in response to something asked and had it been the
part of a grand strategy it would have been hedged and protected.
I have not heard anything from Mr. Nixon or any of
his aides -- nor do I have any reason to believe there is any
desire for me to retract or soft pedal anything I said.
I don't think he wants me to because a campaign fast
moving as a national campaign, where the candidates are under
such intense scrutiny as demonstrated just how intense it is
in the past 24 hours.
It is difficult for a candidate to have the freedom
to express himself lucidly on important questions if he is to
bear in mind a set of political prohibitions he must be constantly
aware of; I think I would be unable to articulate the issues if I
had a list of long "don'ts" constantly being hammered at him
by the presidential candidate.
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I think the reason he selected me was because he
believed I had good, sufficient inherent goodjudgment, tact and
decency to avoid these things.
I've never been one to go the low road in politics.
I want to get off the low road, and if I may offer one little
bit of humor to a staid gathering, it would seem to me there
has been too much attention to the wormy side of this campaign.
I said "soft" and I am not proud of it. The Vice President said
"wiggly and wobbly" and I doubt if he is proud of that. So
we're going to try to get off these catch phrases --- as far as
I'm concerned -- we're going to get off of them. Get on key
issues and move to the substance of this campaign.
I'm interested in improving conditions in the US and
not a total campaign based around condemnation. I hope I will
not find it necessary to respond to what I consider to be
unwarranted attacks on my running mate.
I talked to Senator Dirksen after I arrived here because
I wanted to make clear to him the context in which those remarks
were offiered in and he was fully understanding of the situation.
The question that was asked me was "was I aware of
the political history of the words "soft on communism" -- may
have triggered the press to interpret these remarks as though I
???
had been aware and therefore the end result of the remark was
directed in a way that I had no desire to slant it and am doing
everything I can to correct it.
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I am not critisizing the press -- I think I can adjust
to these things which I would frankly call the use of that
particular phrase on my part an error -- I will make more errors
before this campaign is over.
I think it is -- renewed activity in the Communist
Party which has been widely written about by the media -- don't
think it is just the Communist Party in the traditional sense of
representatives of foreign governments -- general trend of
disruption and anarchy and overthrow of the government. When
anyone talks about overthrowing the government of the United
States by force I don't intend to equivocate in my condemnation
of that kind of talk. I am strictly against it.
Portland Maine - UPI - 9/12 - 1:43 PM
(1)
Republican Vice Presidential nominee, Spiro T. Agnew today olarified his
charge that Vice President HHH was "soft on communism", saying "the word soft
did not indicate a course of conduct."
The Maryland Governor explai ned his statement shortly after
the Republican leadership - Sen. Everett Dirksen and Rep. Gerald Ford -
repudiated his charge against Humphrey, saying they knew of nothing to back up
the allegation.
"Mr. Humphrey started the hard-soft discussion by calling Mr. Nixon
a hard-liner. If that hard-liner phrase hadn't been used the word 'soft'
wouldn't have been used," Agnew said at Portland Municipal Airport.
"Is it fair to call a man a hard-liner and unfair to call a man
soft?" he said in a 15 minute interview. He said in an interview it was
"a comparison that ought to be considered."
The Governor also said he had not discussed the hard-soft line of
strategy with Richard M. Nixon, the GOP Presidential candidate.
He flew to the home state of the Democratic Vice Presidential candidate,
S Sen. Edmund Muskie earlier in the morning and addressed a rainy noon-time rally
of about 5000 persons in monument Square.
The gathering was sprinkled with pro-Muskie signs.]
Before departing for Maine, Agnew accused Humphrey, the Democratic
presidential nominee, of endangering the change chances of peace and falsely
raising the hopes of American mothers when he speaks of pulling US troops out
of VietNam by year's end.
MEMO TO: BOB HALDEMAN
FROM: MURRAY CHOTINER
RE: JOHN MITCHELL AND PETE FLANIGAN
YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN HOW THE SENATOR SCOTT - FORTAS STORY
DEVELOPED. IT WAS PART OF OUR COUNTER HHH PLAN. HERB, LEN
GARMENT, CLIFF MILLER AND I WERE HAVING LUNCH. I GAVE THE FACTS
OF THE STORY TO HERB WHO AGREED READILY TO DO IT. WHEN ASKED WHO
SHOULD ISSUE IT, I SUGGESTED JAVITS FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. SOME
DOUBT WAS EXPWESSED. so I CAME UP WITH SCOTT SINCE HE IS UP
FRONT IN MANY MATTERS IN WHICH JEWISH PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED. HE
WAS 1ST CHOICE; HERB SAID HE COULD CALL SCOTT. IF THAT WERE TO FAIL
LEN GARMENT WAS TO CALL GILHOOEY TO GET TO JAVITS. WE KILLED
2 HOURS AT LUNCH. I HATE THE THOUGHT OF PUTTING ON MORE POUNDS AT
2 HOUR LUNCHES, BUT MAYBE THAT'S WHAT WILL HAVE TO BE DONE TO
DEVELOP THE STORIES.
THE AGNEW STORY ON HHH BOBBLE ON THE "TROOP RECALL" WAS FED TOM
HERB WHO
HERB HAS AGREED TO GET A GOOD MAN TO BE ASSIGNED FOR THIS TYPE OF
WRITING; ALTHOUGH I THINK HERB PERSONALLY IS THE BEST ONE TO
HANDLE IT.
HOLD ON PS TO FOLLOW
OK
P.S. HERB KLEIN HAS OBTAINED MURRAY SNYDER TO BE AVAILABLE AS
A VOLUNTEER TO WRITE THE COUNTER HUMPHREY STORIES.
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