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From Robert Finch to Sherman Unger Re: Copy of paper by National Cotton Council. 1 pg. [Letter], 9/17/1968
From Nixon to LBJ Re: Meeting between Frank Lincoln and Charles Murphy on transition.1 pg. [Letter], n.d.
From Paul Davies to Nixon Re: Campaign advice on dealings with business community. 5 pg. [Letter], 9/27/1968
From Claire Chennault to Nixon Re: Campaign aid from Democrats & Independents in the South. Also, note from Anna Chennault. Also, letter from Claire Chennault to Nixon. Also, letter from James Noe to Claire Chennault Re: Campaign contribution. 5 pg. [Lett
From Lawrence Mead, Jr. to Registrar of Voters Re: Sending absentee ballot to New York. 1 pg. [Letter], 9/23/1968
From William Timmons to Haldeman Re: Thank you note for Louis King from Nixon. Also, letter from James Denvir to Louis King Re: Car rental during National Convention. 2 pg. [Letter], 9/24/1968
From William Horton to Haldeman Re: Meeting in New York. 1 pg. [Letter], 9/13/1968
Copy of address label from Nixon for President Committee to Larry Higby. 1 pg. [Other Document], 6/9/1968
From DC to John Mitchell and Haldeman Re: Changing office staff appropriately to reach various citizens' groups. 3 pg. [Memo], 6/17/1968
From DC to Haldeman Re: Pollsmanship. Use of poll numbers to determine higher priority campaign states. Also, handwritten notes on poll implementation. 4 pg. [Memo], 6/9/1968
From Haldeman Re: 1968 Campaign review and future planning with reference to Kennedy assassination. Emphasizes television appearances over public exposure. 4 pg. [Report], 6/9/1968
To Buchanan Re: Lower voter turnout in Chicago Primary and Wallace's settlement. Also, newspaper clipping from Washington Post Re: Wallace interest in coalition government. Also, newspaper clipping Re: Lower voter turnout in Chicago Primary. 3 pg. [Memo],
From PJB to DC Re: Huston's role and memorandum on May 1st. 1 pg. [Memo], 5/5/1968
To Mitchell from Haldeman Re: Notes on PJH from DC. 1 pg. [Memo], n.d.
To-do list and questions for Mitchell, Ellsworth, and Buchanan. 1 pg. [Memo], n.d.
From DC to ? Re: Rockefeller mailing for New York. 1 pg. [Memo], 6/21/1968
From RM Woods to Haldeman Re: Meeting between Woods, Haldeman, and Pat Hillings. 1 pg. [Memo], 6/11/1968
From DC to Haldeman Re: Lewis recommendation for magazine article and book. Staffing for both projects. 1 pg. [Memo], 6/17/1968
To Haldeman from ? Re: Budget, and background materials for meetings. 1 pg. [Memo], n.d.
To Nixon from RM Woods Re: Staffing changes, future use of telethon. 1 pg. [Memo], n.d.
From DC to Haldeman Re: Official response to media requests.1 pg. [Memo], 6/22/1968
Re: Talk with Mitchell and Haldeman about Bryce Harlow, prepared statements, and assigning responsibility. 1 pg. [Memo], 6/21/1968
From Guy Smith to RM Woods Re: If Rockefeller would support nominee after losing nomination. 1 pg. [Letter], 6/18/1968
From DC to Haldeman & Dwight Chapin Re: Going alone to meetings/luncheons. 1 pg. [Letter], 6/19/1968
From DC to Haldeman Re: Compiling a library of Humphrey's more radical televised statements. 1 pg. [Memo], 6/19/1968
To Haldeman from Rose Mary Woods Re: Ordering 5000 copies of Chicago Tribune during Convention. 1 pg. [Memo], 6/20/1968
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This file contains:
From Robert Finch to Sherman Unger Re: Copy of paper by National Cotton Council. 1 pg. [Letter], 9/17/1968
From Nixon to LBJ Re: Meeting between Frank Lincoln and Charles Murphy on transition.1 pg. [Letter], n.d.
From Paul Davies to Nixon Re: Campaign advice on dealings with business community. 5 pg. [Letter], 9/27/1968
From Claire Chennault to Nixon Re: Campaign aid from Democrats & Independents in the South. Also, note from Anna Chennault. Also, letter from Claire Chennault to Nixon. Also, letter from James Noe to Claire Chennault Re: Campaign contribution. 5 pg. [Lett
From Lawrence Mead, Jr. to Registrar of Voters Re: Sending absentee ballot to New York. 1 pg. [Letter], 9/23/1968
From William Timmons to Haldeman Re: Thank you note for Louis King from Nixon. Also, letter from James Denvir to Louis King Re: Car rental during National Convention. 2 pg. [Letter], 9/24/1968
From William Horton to Haldeman Re: Meeting in New York. 1 pg. [Letter], 9/13/1968
Copy of address label from Nixon for President Committee to Larry Higby. 1 pg. [Other Document], 6/9/1968
From DC to John Mitchell and Haldeman Re: Changing office staff appropriately to reach various citizens' groups. 3 pg. [Memo], 6/17/1968
From DC to Haldeman Re: Pollsmanship. Use of poll numbers to determine higher priority campaign states. Also, handwritten notes on poll implementation. 4 pg. [Memo], 6/9/1968
From Haldeman Re: 1968 Campaign review and future planning with reference to Kennedy assassination. Emphasizes television appearances over public exposure. 4 pg. [Report], 6/9/1968
To Buchanan Re: Lower voter turnout in Chicago Primary and Wallace's settlement. Also, newspaper clipping from Washington Post Re: Wallace interest in coalition government. Also, newspaper clipping Re: Lower voter turnout in Chicago Primary. 3 pg. [Memo],
From PJB to DC Re: Huston's role and memorandum on May 1st. 1 pg. [Memo], 5/5/1968
To Mitchell from Haldeman Re: Notes on PJH from DC. 1 pg. [Memo], n.d.
To-do list and questions for Mitchell, Ellsworth, and Buchanan. 1 pg. [Memo], n.d.
From DC to ? Re: Rockefeller mailing for New York. 1 pg. [Memo], 6/21/1968
From RM Woods to Haldeman Re: Meeting between Woods, Haldeman, and Pat Hillings. 1 pg. [Memo], 6/11/1968
From DC to Haldeman Re: Lewis recommendation for magazine article and book. Staffing for both projects. 1 pg. [Memo], 6/17/1968
To Haldeman from ? Re: Budget, and background materials for meetings. 1 pg. [Memo], n.d.
To Nixon from RM Woods Re: Staffing changes, future use of telethon. 1 pg. [Memo], n.d.
From DC to Haldeman Re: Official response to media requests.1 pg. [Memo], 6/22/1968
Re: Talk with Mitchell and Haldeman about Bryce Harlow, prepared statements, and assigning responsibility. 1 pg. [Memo], 6/21/1968
From Guy Smith to RM Woods Re: If Rockefeller would support nominee after losing nomination. 1 pg. [Letter], 6/18/1968
From DC to Haldeman & Dwight Chapin Re: Going alone to meetings/luncheons. 1 pg. [Letter], 6/19/1968
From DC to Haldeman Re: Compiling a library of Humphrey's more radical televised statements. 1 pg. [Memo], 6/19/1968
To Haldeman from Rose Mary Woods Re: Ordering 5000 copies of Chicago Tribune during Convention. 1 pg. [Memo], 6/20/1968
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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
35
7
09/17/1968
Letter
From Robert Finch to Sherman Unger Re:
Copy of paper by National Cotton Council. 1
pg.
35
7
n.d.
Letter
From Nixon to LBJ Re: Meeting between
Frank Lincoln and Charles Murphy on
transition. 1 pg.
35
7
09/27/1968
Letter
From Paul Davies to Nixon Re: Campaign
advice on dealings with business community.
5 pg.
35
7
n.d.
Letter
From Claire Chennault to Nixon Re:
Campaign aid from Democrats &
Independents in the South. Also, note from
Anna Chennault. Also, letter from Claire
Chennault to Nixon. Also, letter from James
Noe to Claire Chennault Re: Campaign
35
7
09/23/1968
Letter
From Lawrence Mead, Jr. to Registrar of
Voters Re: Sending absentee ballot to New
York. 1 pg.
35
7
09/24/1968
Letter
From William Timmons to Haldeman Re:
Thank you note for Louis King from Nixon.
Also, letter from James Denvir to Louis King
Re: Car rental during National Convention. 2
pg.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Page 1 of 4
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
35
7
09/13/1968
Letter
From William Horton to Haldeman Re:
Meeting in New York. 1 pg.
35
7
6-9/1968
Other Document
Copy of address label from Nixon for
President Committee to Larry Higby. 1 pg.
35
7
06/17/1968
Memo
From DC to John Mitchell and Haldeman
Re: Changing office staff appropriately to
reach various citizens' groups. 3 pg.
35
7
06/09/1968
Memo
From DC to Haldeman Re: Pollsmanship.
Use of poll numbers to determine higher
priority campaign states. Also, handwritten
notes on poll implementation. 4 pg.
35
7
06/09/1968
Report
From Haldeman Re: 1968 Campaign review
and future planning with reference to
Kennedy assassination. Emphasizes
television appearances over public exposure.
4 pg.
35
7
06/17/1968
Memo
To Buchanan Re: Lower voter turnout in
Chicago Primary and Wallace's settlement.
Also, newspaper clipping from Washington
Post Re: Wallace interest in coalition
government. Also, newspaper clipping Re:
Lower voter turnout in Chicago Primary. 3
35
7
05/05/1968
Memo
From PJB to DC Re: Huston's role and
memorandum on May 1st. 1 pg.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Page 2 of 4
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
35
7
n.d.
Memo
To Mitchell from Haldeman Re: Notes on
PJH from DC. 1 pg.
35
7
n.d.
Memo
To-do list and questions for Mitchell,
Ellsworth, and Buchanan. 1 pg.
35
7
06/21/1968
Memo
From DC to ? Re: Rockefeller mailing for
New York. 1 pg.
35
7
06/11/1968
Memo
From RM Woods to Haldeman Re: Meeting
between Woods, Haldeman, and Pat Hillings.
1 pg.
35
7
06/17/1968
Memo
From DC to Haldeman Re: Lewis
recommendation for magazine article and
book. Staffing for both projects. 1 pg.
35
7
n.d.
Memo
To Haldeman from ? Re: Budget, and
background materials for meetings. 1 pg.
35
7
n.d.
Memo
To Nixon from RM Woods Re: Staffing
changes, future use of telethon. 1 pg.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Page 3 of 4
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
35
7
06/22/1968
Memo
From DC to Haldeman Re: Official response
to media requests. 1 pg.
35
7
06/21/1968
Memo
Re: Talk with Mitchell and Haldeman about
Bryce Harlow, prepared statements, and
assigning responsibility. 1 pg.
35
7
06/18/1968
Letter
From Guy Smith to RM Woods Re: If
Rockefeller would support nominee after
losing nomination. 1 pg.
35
7
06/19/1968
Letter
From DC to Haldeman & Dwight Chapin Re:
Going alone to meetings/luncheons. 1 pg.
35
7
06/19/1968
Memo
From DC to Haldeman Re: Compiling a
library of Humphrey's more radical televised
statements. 1 pg.
35
7
06/20/1968
Memo
To Haldeman from Rose Mary Woods Re:
Ordering 5000 copies of Chicago Tribune
during Convention. 1 pg.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Page 4 of 4
AP
State of California
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
SACRAMENTO
September 17, 1968
ROBERT H. FINCH
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
A
Mr. Sherman Unger
Nixon for President Headquarters
Rave staff
450 Park Avenue
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New York, New York
Dear Sherm:
with Mr. Home. H
This is a copy of the paper presented at the RN
meeting in San Francisco by the National Cotton
Council. RN wants to follow it up with a meeting
Dae.
with Mr. Horne and the appropriate staff as soon
as possible.
Greenya
Sincerely yours,
BB
up of
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Robert H. Finch
Lieutenant Governor fulid t Hor ins
NOT PRINTED AT STATE EXPENSE
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RN
This letter is needed to
enable Linclen to tach to
draft - letter to LBJ
muphy. To it OK?
H.
Dear Mr. President:
In response to your suggestion, I have
designated Mr. Frank Lincoln as my representative to meet
with Mr. Charles Murphy on matters relating to the transition.
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appreciate your cooperation.
Sincerely,
RN
PAUL L. DAVIES
P.O. BOX 760
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95106
September 27, 1968
SPECIAL DELIVERY
Mr. Richard M. Nixon
Key Biscayne Hotel
Key Biscayne, Florida
Dear Dick:
I am afraid you will never see this letter due to the pressures
of the campaign and the many layers of campaign executives that
are essential to insulate you from the host of well-meaning
supporters that would like to personally take the time which
you have none. I am equally conversant with the necessity of
organization and your having to delegate major decisions on
campaign policies to those who are giving more than full time
to the prosecution of your campaign.
However, you and I have always been perfectly frank with each
other over the many years of our friendship. You no doubt
remember our discussions after the 1960 campaign and my making
the arrangements for you to practice law in San Francisco
which you subsequently decided against. At your request I
actively served on your ill-fated campaign for Governor, both
as your Finance Committee Chairman for Northern California and
helping set up key people to work on your campaign throughout
the State.
I have never waivered in my firm conviction that for the welfare
of our country you should be President. I suggested the
Business Advisory Committee For Richard Nixon program, and at
your request recruited the first twenty-five members of that
Committee at the Business Council meeting in May, and have
worked actively with Barry Leithead and George Champion in
enlarging the committee activities since its inception.
I'm sure I don't need to tell you I want no favors or position
in government if you are elected, but I am very concerned about
the way one segment of your planning for post-election programs
is being handled and the lack of what I consider key business
leaders in our country who are devoting time and thought to
recruitment of members of key task forces to serve in laying
out plans that will be ready to be put into effect next January.
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A week ago today I attended a meeting of Secretary Fowler's
ten-man Business Council Treasury Liaison Committee on which
I have served for many years. A number of your friends, such
as Roger Blough, Fred Donner, Keith Funston, Tom Gates and
Harold Boeschenstein, serve on that Committee.
Tom Gates spoke to me, knowing of my active interest in your
campaign and asked who was giving thought to setting up task
forces for you for various segments of necessary planning.
I said I did not know and he said he had been contacted by
Paul McCracken and asked to head up the National Security
Task Force.
He said he would do anything to help he could, but he would
not take on an assignment such as this without knowing from
someone he had great respect for, or from yourself, what you
expected to be done, who the panel members were to be and
how the plans developed would be considered and by whom.
I think you know I spend a portion of my time in California
on the affairs of FMC Corporation, from which I retired as
Chief Executive in 1966, and the major part of my time in
New York as a Senior Partner of Lehman Brothers. Lucius Clay
is also a Senior Partner of that firm and, as you know, has
been most active in fund raising for the Party, and more
recently for you. He is willing to do anything you would
like him to do to be helpful.
Jack Bierwirth, who is one of New York's top citizens and
a close friend of mine, has been Chairman of Federal Reserve
of New York and is on many top Boards. He had a long meeting
with Bill Martin the other day. He had a message he was very
anxious to get to you. He talked to both Barry Leithead and
me about how to get the message to you and Barry tried to
get Mr. Mitchell and couldn't. He left word with Mr. Mitchell's
office to have Mr. Mitchell contact Mr. Bierwirth, but nothing
has happened. Jack left for Europe yesterday and is very
upset because he felt what he had to say was important, and
I do too.
I wanted to pass on to you, or get the message to you, of what
I think is vital to both the money raising function and the
success of your administration if you are elected, but I have
left word with Mr. Holdeman's assistant and Mr. Mitchell's
assistant asking that I be called, but that was almost a week
ago and nothing has happened.
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I fully realize the pressures of the campaign, the major tasks
that involve primarily your getting elected, but I also know
you need to have a group of advisors who have stature in the
business community to help you in selecting people for these
task forces in representing you in getting them to serve, and
in letting people who want to be heard and who will contribute
substantial amounts, if allowed to express their ideas to some
individual or group of individuals they have confidence in.
There is no way of this being taken care of now in your
organization and there is a great deal of criticism in many
business circles because this has not been taken care of.
You need perhaps an Advisory Committee of a few key people who
will give their time unstintingly over the next several months,
but particularly now, SO people will feel you do have individuals
who have respect of the business community working on the
problems we discussed when I last met you in your apartment.
I suggest that men such as General Clay, Harold Boeschenstein,
Barry Leithead, Charles Mortimer and numerous others, including
myself, would be willing to devote most of our time to helping
recruit people for the important tasks that lie ahead, as well
as acting as sounding boards for important people that must
have their ideas listened to by someone they think has your
ear, even though they do very sparingly.
I want to thank you for seeing Russell Giffen and Albert Russell
in San Francisco. They are out working hard for you and are
raising money in the South amongst growers and industrialists
for your campaign. Both these men would be very valuable members
of an Agricultural Panel that should be working now on
agricultural programs. Their ideas are sound and not self-serving.
I am sorry you haven't been able to see Mr. Ferguson of the Lykes
group. I talked to him yesterday. They are sending a substantial
contribution and will give more, but they should be able to
talk to someone about ideas they want to express. They want
no commitments whatever, merely an opportunity to express to
someone they have respect for, what they feel is important in
their particular sphere.
I flew to San Francisco yesterday for an FMC Board meeting today
and will be on the Coast all of next week. I hope to raise
some money for Maury with the shipping interests on the West
Coast next week.
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I'm doubly concerned about the necessity for some action of
the type I recommend above in view of my partner in Lehman
Brothers, George Ball, announcing his resignation as Ambassador
to the United Nations and becoming active in Humphrey's campaign.
George stands very high in the business community, is a tireless
worker and you can rest assured he will be active in passing
on to Humphrey the sentiments of various groups and they will
have confidence that George has Humphrey's ear.
I just had a telephone call from Steve Bechtel, who is in New
York at a Ford Foundation meeting, saying he had had dinner last
evening with Irwin Miller, President of Cummins Engine Company.
Irwin was Chairman of the Rockefeller-For-President Committee
and is one of the richest industrialists in the country, also
a great citizen. He is President of the National Council of
Churches and is on a number of Boards, including American
Telephone and Equitable.
He says Miller would like to actively work for you, bring along
a number of his committee members, and give substantially,
but he's never met you and wants to do SO. I don't know who
to pass this on to but I think even with your crowded schedule
it's important and he'll fly anywhere you say to sit down with
you for ten minutes. I can understand his feeling about being
in position to say he's met you, although I'm sure some of
your lieutenants won't feel you should spare the time.
In conclusion all I really want to say is that there is a real
area in your campaign and future planning organization that
needs strengthening and you must get the proper people to
serve. Unless you let the public know in some way that people
they have respect for in the business community are actively
working on planning for policy and recruitment of good people
to do this, and unless you provide a channel for ideas to get to you
that your supporters feel important, you will not get the
cooperation from the business and financial community you should.
I do want you to know I'm anxious to help in any way I can.
If you wish to designate someone to listen to my ideas in more
detail, I'd be glad to express them in person as it would be
much easier to do than to try to get them in coherent fashion
in a letter.
I think Pat and you and your organization are doing a wonderful
job in the campaign, I think our prospects are bright, but
I think the opposition is going to be tougher in the ensuing
six weeks.
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Warm regards to Pat and to you.
Truly yours,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
P. L: DAVIES
Paul L. Davies
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CC:
Miss Rosemary Woods
Key Biscayne Hotel
Key Biscayne, Florida
Mr. John Mitchell
Nixon-Agnew Campaign
445 Park Avenue - 3rd Floor
New York, New York
Mr. Robert Holdeman
Wyndham Hotel
42 W. 58th Street
New York, New York 10019
Mr. Robert Holdeman
Nixon-For-President
450 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
H
BoR. Doys
TomEvon
RNfi
Dear Dick:
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Today I received a letter from my good friend the former
Governor of Louisiana, James A. Noe, enclosing a check for
$5,000.00, a donation to our campaign. As you are well aware,
Governor Noe is a Democrat but he has told me many times that
he did not work for Humphrey. His daughter, Mrs. Linda Noe
Laine, was my personal guest at the Convention in Miami. She,
too, had given me a contribution of $500.00 Governor Noe is
also a very close friend of the present Governor of Louisiana,
John J. McKeithen. I think there should be some way to approach
some of the independents and Democrats in that part of the country
As you can see from Governor Noe's letter, he has very high regard
for you. I think a personal letter from you to Governor Noe will
bring fruitful results.
Another Democrat in Texas, Gordon McClendon of Dallas, is also
a personal friend of mine. There are SO many unhappy Democrats
in the South, and so many of them in important positions, I wonder
if it wouldn't be wise to approach them.
I am taking the liberty of sending you the Membership Roster of
my Advisory Committee. We have our first meeting in my residence
last Friday night. All of the twenty-three GOP Governor's wives,
and a select group of Senator's wives, along with wives of
Congressional leaders have agreed to serve. I am sure you will
be happy to know that Mrs. Alice Longworth and Mrs. Jackie Cochran
Mrs. Henry B. Loce and Mrs. Robert McCormick have all offered their
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assistance. Pat Hitt is a wonderful person to work with
and I have enjoyed my association with her.
We are all proud of your performance and we will continue
to work for your success.
Cordially,
/s/ Mrs. Claire Lee Chennault
(Copies were also sent to Mitchell; Stans' Kalmbach; Pat Hitt/
9/16/68
Dear Rose:
I am sending you an extra copy of this letter
in the hope that you will make sure that it
promptly comes to Mr. Nixon's attention.
anne
Mrs. Anna Chennault
September 16, 1968
The Honorable Richard M. Nixon
521 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York
Dear Dick:
Today I received a letter from my good friend the former Governor of
Louisiana, James A. lloe, enclosing a check for $5,000.00, a donation to
our campaign. As you are well aware, Governor Noe is a Democrat but he
has told me many times that he did not work for Sumphrey. liis daughter,
Mrs. Linda Noe Laine, was my personal guest at the Convention in Miami.
She, too, had given me a contribution of $500.00. Governor Noe is also
a very close friend of the present Governor, of Louisiana, John J. McKeithen.
I think there should be some way to approach BOMO of the independents and
Democrate in that part of the country. As you can see from Governor Noe's
letter, he has very high regard for you. I think a personal letter from
you to Governor Noe will bring fruitful results.
Another Democrat in Texas, Gordon MeClendon of Dallas, is also a personal
friend of mine. There are so many unhappy Democrats in the South, and so
many of them in important positions, I wonder if it wouldn't be wise to
approach them.
I an taking the liberty of sending you the Membership Roster of my Advisory
Committee. We had our first meeting in my residence last Friday night.
All of the twenty-three GUP Governor's vives, and a select group of Senstor's
wives, along with wives of Congressional leaders have agreed to serve.
I am sure you will be happy to know that Mrs. Alice Longworth and lire. Jackie
Cochran, Mrs. Henry B. Luce and Hrs. Robert McCornick have all offered their
assistance. Patt Hitt is a wonderful person to work with and I have enjoyed
my association with her.
We are all proud of your performance and we will continue to work for your
success.
Cordially,
Mrs. Claire Lee Chennault
Enclosures
cc: John Mitchell
Maurice H. Stans
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Mrs. Pat Hitt
bcc: Miss Rose Wood (with notation)
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September 10, 1968
Mrs. Claire L. Chennault
2510 Virginia Avenue, N. W.
Washington, D. C.
Dear Anna:
Per our conversation I am inclosing my check for
$5,000.00 which is a donation to Mr. Nixon's campaign
fund for the presidency.
Mr. Charlton Lyons of Shreveport asked me to donate
also but I had promised you to give a donation so please
mark this up as a $5,000.00 donation from Louisiana.
As you know, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Nixon
on two occasions when he was Vice President, and I have never
met a finer gentleman, and regardless of what his position was
he was the last word in courtesy to everyone.
I am a Democrat as you know, and I have been for
seventy-seven years because I was born a Democrat but I will
tell you that I am not going to vote for Mr. Humphrey, and I
am going to tell them in a few days.
I wish you great success in your work in the next two
months.
I am
sincerely yours,
James A. Noe
JAN/c
NOE ENTERPRISES, INC.
JAMES A. NOE. CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
JAMES A. NOE, JR., PRESIDENT
PAUL H. GOLDMAN, EXEC. VICE PRES. & GEN. MGR.
H-R television. INC. KNOE-TV
MCGAVREN.GUILD CO., INC. KNOE AM & FM
Sent via Registered Mail, return receipt requested, Sept. 23, 1968.
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September 23, 1968
Registrar of Voters
808 North Spring Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
Gentlemen:
I hereby request an Absentee Ballot for the November 5th
General Election.
I will be temporarily located at the Wyndham Hotel,
42 West 58th Street, New York, New York from now through the
time of the November election.
My permanent residence is 805 Glenway Drive, Inglewood,
California. That is the address at which I am registered as a.
California voter.
Please send the Absentee Ballott to the Wyndham Hotel
address given above. If there is any additional information
you need, please let me know immediately.
Sincerely,
Laurence Bentley mead,II
Lawrence Bentley Mead, II
LBM:bs
N
Copy of this and attached letter sent to
Kay Odell 9/26.
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NIXON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE,
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS,
1726 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 (202) 783-4201
September 24, 1968
Mr. H. R. Haldeman
Chief-of-Staff
Nixon-Agnew Campaign Headquarters
450 Park Avenue
New York, New York
Dear Bob:
Recalling your memo soon after the convention requesting lists of
individuals to whom "thank you's" should be sent, I recently received a
copy of a letter from Pete Denvir about the outstanding services of Mr.
Louis King in Ft. Lauderdale. He furnished us ten cars free and delivered
them early too.
Could you arrange for a letter from RN to go to Mr. King? Attached is
Denvirs' letter with the address.
Thanks, Bob,
Bue
William E. Timmons
P.S. Also, would you double check to see if my original list received
personal notes of appreciation?
August 12, 1968
Mr. Louis King
King Motor Company
700 East Sunrise Boulevard
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Dear Louis:
In behalf of Ed Stack and the entire Nixon organization I wish to
thank you for your generous donation of ten cars for the use of the
Nixon staff during the Republican National Convention.
Being familiar with the car rental business I am fully cognizant of
the sacrifice you made both from a financial and a service viewpoint
in depleting your stock at a time of maximum demand.
Without your assistance we would have had an impossible transportation
situation at the convention. With your help we were able to accomplish
a. difficult task.
Again let me express the thanks of our entire organization.
Sincerely,
James Denvir
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Campaign Co-Ordinator
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BCC: Bill Timmons
Bill, please be sure a letter goes out from National Headquarters
thanking Louis King.
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September 13, 1968
Mr. H. R. Haldeman
Chief of Staff
Nixon Campaign Headquarters
450 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Dear Bob:
It turns out that I will be in Washington for approximately two weeks
between September 19 to October 1. While I am on the east coast I would
be very interested in seeing you if you have time. I have tentatively planned
to fly to New York over the two weekends I will be east. If convenient perhaps
we could get together sometime during one of those two weekends. I under-
stand the extreme pressures on your time and will certainly understand if we
are not able to meet.
I saw Jo, your parents along with Millie, Susan and her boyfriend at the
Music Center the other evening; all are well.
Cordially,
Bill
William L. Horton
Haldemone
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June 17, 1968
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
John Mitchell/ Bob Haldeman
FROM:
DC
I am greatly concerned about the Citizens
Organization. I think it is long on personnel (I understand there
are approximately 50 people in the Washington office), long on
organization charts, and short on hard-headed follow-through
which produces votes which cross party lines.
The problem here is Evans. Rhyne is a very
good front man and a stimulating leader. He, however, did not
undertake the nuts and bolts side of the operation. Evans tends to
be bullheaded and also is more interested in his personal publicity
than he is in his production.
This does not mean that he cannot be valuable
as a front man. It does mean that we need a Huston type under him
or alongside of him who will constantly prod him and push him and if
Evans doesn't do it, will see that action is taken on a concerted basis.
One thought that occurred to me would be to ask
Murray Chotiner to drop in for three or four days and set up some
procedures which they can follow through on. I think that Murray could
come to Washington with no particular problem whereas coming to the
campaign headquarters in New York would pose a problem - as we
recognize.
Another thing -- in a different sense is to enlist
Hiram Fong and one of Hiram's assistants to set up the Fong Plan idea.
The difficulty with the Evans operation - from the committees I have
seen listed so far is that it is limited to the elite -- doctors, lawyers,
etc. Far more important are other committees which have a much
broader base. I refer not only to realtors, insurance men, but also to
those lower and miccle income brackets which the Fong Plan emphasized
barbers, beauticians, etc.
need someone to compete name rod- Pat Gey type
tight control small of budget - Theyre overstaffy
Zero in on key states
budgets pesple -large for things
Pa see Veterans & Cael
Shidman JC age group a our weaked anea
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I feel, also, that Skidmore could be useful here.
Evans, of course, is down on Skidmore as are many people in our
organization. Skidmore did a buperb job on the New Jersey write-in.
All you have to do is to give him some assignments and point him in
the right direction and send him charging off.
One of the most effective ways we can cut the Wallace
vote in the South is to organize Citizen groups of this type.
In another area, it is imperative that we go forward
with the Citizens side of the women's organization. Pat Hitt, of course,
is in overall charge but she must and should devote her primary time to
the Republican Women's Organization. We need to broaden this operation
to include the General Federation of Women's Clubs, the auxilliaries of
the various veterans organizations and fraternal organizations, the Junior
League types, the Business and Professional Women's Clubs, the Executive
Secretaries Association, etc. What I must emphasize most strongly is
that both among women and men the effort is immensely more successful
if it is completely separate from the Republican organizations. Again,
where we can really cut into the Wallace voge in the South is through
this device and also in other areas.
I think that one way we can make this effort more
effective is to limit it to the battleground states. I would have only
paper organizations in other states where we figure we are in or where
we figure we have no chance at all. I would make an all-out effort, for
example, in Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, California,
and Texas. And then in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgie the
Southern states that we did not win in 1960 but might win in 1968 - a similar
effort should be made. As far as the rest of the country is concerned, I
would not publicly ignore it but within our organization beam only at the
states I have mentioned.
In that connection, be sure to go forward with farmers
for Nixon. This will tend to hold the agricultural states in which Humphrey
might try to cut into our strength and also will help us immensely in the
South. Here we have to broaden Spitzer's group to include fellows like
Bill Camp in California, who worked the Democratic side of the street and
also we should include some of the non-Farm Bureau oriented groups.
When we talk about getting Democratic and Independent
groups, we must remember that this organization is our best device for
doing so and we must get toing on this project.
There is nothing more important in terms of getting
across the Party line than to go forward on these Citizen groups. What
we must do is to move now so that we deny some of them to Humphrey.
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We should be able to have a considerably greater impact in such
groups than Humphrey has. In other words with McCarthy and
Kennedy out of the race and with Rockefeller not being a factor
after the convention those who want to change or the independent voter
can go with us. An indication of our potential strength here is that
in Gallup's Poll we run better against Humphrey among Independents
than does Rocky. This is a tremendously important figure and it is
the Citizens Groups that can appeal to this bloc of votes.
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June 9, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
HALDEMAN
FROM:
DC
RE:
POLLSMANSHIP
I would like for you to follow up on this with
Garment, Mitchell et. al. The Rockefeller people will
be distributing national and state polls showing that
he would run better against the various democrats than
I would. Of course, all of those now will go in the ash
can in so far as showing trial heats with Kennedy are
concerned.
I think one possible counter-attack we can use
is to pick out those states where we have polls which show
us running better against Hubert than Rockefeller would.
As I recall, the Iowa poll was one of these. I know that
this was the case in Florida in Ed Gurney's poll and
Bacheldor's poll in Illinois is another one. I think
giving these polls some distribution might be quite im-
portant, because what really counts is not what the poll
shows nationally, where there will be distortion because
of the heavy influence in New York and other states that
no Republican will probably carry, but what happens in
key states that we have a chance to carry like, Florida
(southern state), Iowa (Corn Belt) and Illinois (a Heartland
state). Of course, in this game / they can play it too but
we don't want to leave the impression that Rockefeller is
uniformly stronger than we are,against Hubert.
# # #
Exces.Comm. Exec. Comm.
planning re polls & their use
- cititize Bata stuff on Ill Pa NJ
prov in Ohio
analyze Iowa increase
- question Batel capability on major polls
- what is polling plan
-RN says 2 sets
-one-wk before Cono-
analyze VP Noms on rege basis us Dear tix
nice rep. farm state
6 major states
- after Cow reg. stemples every wk or 10 days
ck Key states - 1e Conn
expand speakers - ck mew ie who are best
Cong Gov Sen - add ourpeople ie Judd fodge, etc.
sports Stan
Coordinate w/ sched- use tofill shed probo.
tow office in NY ?
Citizens - -hard-nosed guy to run it - dont buy P. Hitt
youth prob. - Doctor oppty, last chance- - merchant maine
Convention
Think three program- - re seconders etc.
work w/ Go Muphy re program
get exposure for good people
Hickel, taxalt, Fong, young long, Ind. mayor,
VPnominating speechrs- - etc.
use Conv. for great RN family exposure
CAMPAIGN '68
It seems both logical and essential to review
the status and forward planning of the '68 Campaign in
light of the Kennedy assassination.
Is it really essential to the American political
process to press on with campaigning as usual -- while
pretending to ignore some of the cold realities of
the day?
There has long been a plaintive cry from many
quarters that the ballyhoo and whoopla of an American
campaign -- extended over months -- confuses rather than
clarifies the choice in the mind of the voter. Thus,
even without today's new dangers, a strong argument might
be made for a radically revised approach to the process
of presenting the case to the people.
While the latest assassination does not in any way
prove that America is a sick society -- it does re-affirm
the fact that passions run high and in some instances
restraint and responsibility are lacking. There is a
clear and present personal physical danger to any man
campaigning for the office of the Presidency whenever he
presents himself to an unrestricted large crowd -- at a
rally, in a motorcade, moving through public areas on an
announced route. This danger will increase as the intensity
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of the campaign increases.
There is good basis for the argument that it is
irresponsible for the President or the candidates for
President to expose themselves in these ways. If this
case were presented to the people in proper fashion, it
is quite likely they would understand and agree.
The people must be deeply concerned by the problem
of violence and could be expected to respond with reief
and willing acceptance to a plan designed to avoid any
further calamities -- or at least to lessen the risk.
The plan would be for the President and/or the
Secret Service to request formally that all candidates
for Presidential nominations -- and, after the conventions,
all candidates for the Presidency -- agree to conform to
a number of specific guidelines regarding method of cam-
paigning. It would be made clear that no restriction or
compromise would be placed on content -- only on form.
Candidates would not present themselves to large
masses of people in person. They would, instead, utilize
the mass communications media to carry their messages to
the voters. Many techniques could be used for this -- in-
cluding direct speeches, telethons, televised press con-
ferences, televised coffee hours with small groups of rep-
resentative voters, televised interviews of all kinds,
documentary-type presentations, use of third-person advocates,
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and undoubtedly many more approaches which would come
to mind.
Eliminated would be all rallies, large public
functions, press-the-flesh campaign techniques, plung-
ing through crowds, whistle-and-prop-stops.
This would not eliminate the possibility of
assassination or violence -- but it would be greatly
reduced because, in effect, the campaign would be con-
ducted in individual living rooms instead of at public
gatherings.
For the candidates, the campaign would become
more demanding mentally and much less demanding physically.
This should have the effect of raising the quality of
the political dialogue.
Many potential problems arise, of course. The
main one would be the question of allocation or purchase
of TV and radio time. Even this could be fairly easily
resolved if it were not for the Wallace problem.
It will be argued that this puts all the emphasis
on a candidate's ability to perform on TV -- and elim-
inates the opportunity to judge him through personal in-
the-flesh exposure. This is not a valid objection because
1t assumes that the voter now does, in fact, judge the
candidate on the basis of personal exposure. Clearly,
this is not the case. It is obviously impossible for any
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meaningful proportion of the voters to come into personal
contact with a national candidate during the course of a
campaign. It's also obvious that a very large majority
of those who do have personal exposure -- at rallies, etc. --
are already committed and thus are not judging the candidate.
Other than tradition, there is no sound reason for
putting a man considered to be of presidential timber
through the physical strain and personal danger of the
old-time format. It should be recognized that times have
changed -- and that the presentation of presidential
candidates must change, too.
This is the ideal time to make some major changes
that are badly needed even without the consideration of
danger of violence. The people must be fed up with politics
as usual accompanied by terror. They would welcome some
leadership in this area -- as well as in all the others
that are the issue focal points of this election.
H.R. Haldeman
June 9, 1968
17 June 1968
MEMORANDUM TO BUCHANAN
SUBJ: Wallace
I am attaching a clipping from the Washington Star which
notes that Negro voting in Chicago was down 50% last week
for the Primary. I think this may be significant, and it would
be wise to pay particular attention to the New York Primary
to see if there is a similar drop.
Negroes may be losing faith in the electoral process, or
they may simply not feel any compelling need to vote. In either
case, a serious decline in Negro voting would be to our advantage.
We should follow it closely and gather all the information we
can about it.
I am also attaching a clipping with regard to Wallace's
"terms" for a settlement. It is interesting that most of his
positions are not too far away from our own, with the exception
of kicking the Commies out of the Defense plants. I think it
would be wise if we were to do some polling to ascertain what it
is that Wallace says that prompt people to support him. Also we
should ask open-ended questions to find out what is bothering
people, ask them who they think would do something about the
problems they indicate bother them, and ask them whether they
believe RN could solve the problems. In other words, we need to
find out what is on people's minds and see if they identify the
Boss with them. We may find that we have the correct positions
but they simply are not getting through to the people.
Question for the day: Is there really a dime's worth of
difference between the major parties? At least does it appear
that there is to the average voter?
Halden
Citizens
MEMORANDUM
Bob
Haldeman
TO: PJB
FROM: DC
I think that Huston's critique of May 1 hits the nail
on the head. This, of course, must be kept in confidence so
that the hard-working people involved will not have their noses
knocked out of joint. I would suggest, however, that you follow-
up by talking to John Mitchell and see if he could follow-up with
Charlie Rhyne to try to shape the thing up. Also in this respect,
I think (Bob Haldeman should see a copy of this memorandum for
follow-up purposes.
It occurs to me that this may be the niche for Huston.
He has sent us a lot of good material on issues and I hope will
continue to do so to the extent that his time permits. But I
have a feeling that he could well be an organizational genius.
Perhaps we can work him into the citizens organization as a
trouble-shooter since this operates out of Washington. This cannot
be done, however, unless Mitchell, Rhyne and Haldeman make it
clear to Evans, Skidmore and Day that Huston has a role to play and
should be paid attention to. I would like for you to follow-up
on this project.
I emphasize again Huston's memorandum should be
shown only to Mitchell, Haldeman and Rhyne.
5/5/68
HAlling
MITCHELL
HALDEMAN
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Notes on PJH from DC
We cannot put Hillings under Flanigan -- he has to be separate and
dealing directly with you two.
Calling back -- holding hands -- counter attack.
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John Mitchell -- talk to him -- tell him to call me as soon as you can.
Buchanan -- wrote a letter that was to go out to everyone
-- did they get anyone to sign it?
Mitchell has this letter gone out? Mitchell/ Ellsworth -- this whole
response on the Hill to Nelson Rockefeller and to Hatfield -- what has
been done?
When is it going to be done?
This is supposed to be done automatically.
Nothing has appeared -- our people have got to get going on this.
I have to have a report on it right away.
fule
Rockefeller particularly hates to be called a "Spoiler" --
(Burns told RN this) -- therefore we should get some of the people
to make statements including this in their statement.
Maybe we could get a mailing across the country -- Rocky the Spoiler
is at it again -- get someone who is not in our organization but whi is
for us.
He did it in 1960/ 1964 and now again in 1968 (might even mention the
Romney situation).
said he
He is the spoiler -- particularly point ONX up the fact he/would not enter
the primaries because he did not want to be decisivexndivicin divisive
Now - instead of attacking the many vulnerable spots in the Johnson-
Humphrey Administration he attacks Nixon/ he attacks Hatfield --
Republicans -- let's come off this -- let's be a team player for a change.
This should be worked up and mailed heavily to the New York people
so it will get back to him.
DC:rmw
6/21/68
sitimp mtg
w/ Thitkings
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6/11/68
BOB HALDEMAN
Pat Hillings called -- said RN had suggested that you two talk
about rally things -- changes, etc.
Also Pat has some ideas of tightening up the organization, etc. and
I think when he comes back from this weekend meeting in Chicago that
possibly the three of us should get together.
RMWoods
Feb
Call H.Levis
June 17, 1968
MEMORANDUM
L-need budget
TO:
Haldeman
Hold File
FROM:
DC
Will get one to us
Would you follow through with Hobart Lewis
on his recommendation that we get out some kind of a magazine
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for the convention and a book after the convention. This project
has been discussed with a number of others but Lewis has some
very good ideas on it which we went over on our trip to Nassau.
Frank New to Buckness
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I think that Safire and Leonard might be the best ones to follow 48771317
through on the magazine project. In the event we go forward on
the book project, Ray Price should be put to work on it.
overule Price if
he objects
The main thing here is not to allow the project
do it
to fall on its face for lack of attention or because of the "how not to
do it" attitude of some staff members.
Safire N Leonard - Lave outline
need carticles written
memo Sapire to
Leonand
don't have anyoneto write
Get to Lenard - Need Budget.
Outline of May.
Budget pract come t hrough Safire.
Like Nur week special.
Bob Haldeman
DC wants to see a budget -- he wants to know all the expenditures
in salaries, etc.
Needs to have background material on all these meetings.
Jack up this staff -- I have to have better staff work -- we have to
have other people helping Pat Buchanan to work up releases, statements,
etc.
RN:rmw
The man from Wisconsin is no good -- Clark has to go, too.
Gavin -- Add tremendous dignity -Caracas - coolness under fire.
Heart attack
Breadth of experience
Settlement of the steel strike
The greatconcc conciliator
Future television Programs
I would not rule out using the telethon - much of its effect
is the fact that it is current -- on the other hand in terms of
using it excellent photography
June 22, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Bob Haldeman
FR OM:
DC
Tell Klein and Price - separately -- if any
request comes in from Reston or anyone else at the Times for RN
to come over to the Times Editorial Board for lunch - they are to
say "sorry his schedule is full. "
(If any change is made in this attitude - it will
be made by RN later -- but no matter how they state it XXXXXX
his schedule through the Convention is completely full.
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RN:rmw 6/21/68
TALK WITH MITCHELL/HALDEMAN
Statements -- let's get all of them together and have one person in charge
of collecting them between now and the convention -
we need to keep track of the stand-up fellows.
Bryce Harlow -- bring him up for meetings on Saturday and Sunday --
he has been saving his weekends and we haven't
used him as yet.
in
he
Discuss our lack of someone to really take charge -- what about the
contacts on the Hill -- why did we not have anyone
immediately to come to Hatfield's defense and blast
Rockefeller?
Ask Hillings/ Jackson/ Ellsworth et al -- and let's
get this set up so we have people who are ready and
we will write the statements for them -- if they will
issue them we will have hundreds of times both before
and after the convention - with Humphrey -- we can't
always afford to wait several days before we answer.
Herb -- he should have statements prepared or someone
has to take charge of this and we have to really be
organized so that we are not all sitting around waiting
for someone else to do the job.
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6/18/68
NRpress NRpress corf.
Guy Smith -- Editor, Knoxville Journal, Knoxville, Tennessee -- to rmwoods
I wrote a piece on whether or not Rocky - if he didn't get the
nomination would support the nominee. It occurred to me that if some
delegate - me or someone else - had a list of the delegates who have been
so far chosen -- and if Nixon campaign funds would finance the expense of it -
to have this delegate telegraph to every other chosen delegate urging that he
or she telegraph Nelson Rockefeller asking for a flat commitment on that
question. Asking whether he would actively support the nominee in case he is
not chosen. I have a feeling this could be entirely apart from the Nixon
operation. I think these wires should go to people who are Rockefuller leaders
as well as the Nixon people.
If we could get a flock of telegrams in there from delegates I think
the thing would have some value from a news standpoint. Have the gehegurx
telegram proxix pointedly ask whether he is going to sit on his hands as he did
in 1960, or actively oppose as he did in 1964, or actively help.
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June 19, 1968
Menor
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Bob Haldeman
Dwight Chapin
FROM:
DC
When I go to the luncheon with the LIFE
editors there is to be NO ONE go along.
Also in the future -- don't add people to
meetings/ luncheons with me unless I ok them.
In meetings of this sort I like to walk in
alone
June 19, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Bob Haldeman
FROM:
DC
Lou Nichols made a suggestion and I would
like to have our TV people go to work on this. TV tapes of
Humphrey's more radical statements -- like the one along the
lines that he would lead a good revolt himself, etc.
We should now be compiling a library on
those films and I would like this started immediately.
June 20, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Bob Haldeman
FROM:
Rose Mary Woods
RN said when he talked with Don Maxwell
yesterday he said they could not possibly supply us with 5000
papers during the Convention. This would look too one-sided.
He said it should be done by our placing an
order at a news stand in Miami and then they (the Trib) will fill
the order.
RN says see how many we want to cover the
delegates and alternates and than have our people place an order
for that number of Chicago Tribune's to be delivered (probably by
airmail) or however and see that the things are delivered to the
proper people.
(Someone had been working on this -- believe we had asked Kirk
to arrange it -- at any rate, this is the story on it--rmw)