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From Nixon to Haldeman Re: California meeting with Otis and Norman Chandler, and Frank Murphy. Also, letter from David Smith to Otis Chandler Re: Letter for Nixon. Also letter from Otis to Nixon Re: Presidential endorsement by the Times. 3 pg. [Memo], 9Sl
From Anderson to DC Re: Newspaper criticism of Fortas. 1 pg. [Memo], 9/18/1968
From Nixon to Murray Chotiner & Haldeman Re: Attack squad questions for Humphrey. 3 pg. [Memo], 9/17/1968
From Nixon to Haldeman Re: Preparation time for major television appearances and speeches. 1 pg. [Memo], 9/17/1968
From DC to Haldeman & Jim Keogh Re: Weekly law and order statements. 1 pg. [Memo], 9/17/1968
From DC to Haldeman Re: Number of Nixon appearances since nomination in comparison with Humphrey. Also, letter from Higby to Chotiner, Klein, Ziegler & Ellsworth Re: Nixon post-Nomination activities. Also report on Nixon availability to press. 14 pg. [Mem
On 09/15/1968 article from New York Times by Homer Bigart Re: Agnew's Chicago speech on law and order. 2 pg. [Report], 9/16/1968
On article from New York Times on Senator Charles Goodell criticism of Nixon's civil rights views. 1 pg. [Report], 9/16/1968
From Ellsworth to Nixon Re: Georgian Democrats for Nixon after phone call. 3 pg. [Memo], 9/16/1968
From John Sears to Nixon Re: Suggestions for improvement of Agnew staff. 2 pg. [Memo], 9/16/1968
From Nixon to Ellsworth Re: Letter to Whalen. 1 pg. [Memo], 9/13/1968
From Buchanan to Nixon Re: Agnew staff and need for speechwriter. 1 pg. [Memo], 9/13/1968
From DC to John Mitchell Re: New leadership in North Carolina. 2 pg. [Memo], 9/12/1968
Nixon/Rose Mary Woods to John Mitchell Re: Agnew staff. 1 pg. [Memo], 9/12/1968
From Pat Hillings to Haldeman Re: Legislation of televised debates. 1 pg. [Letter], 9/12/1968
From Bryce Harlow to Nixon Re: Les Arends pursuing Sec. 315 issue with Bill Springer. 1 pg. [Memo], 9/12/1968
From Harlow, Ellsworth & Morton to Nixon Re: Meeting with Indonesian Minister of Defense. Also, memo from Nixon to Haldeman, Ellsworth & Whitaker Re: Eastern European forums. Also, report on article from New York Times. 6 pg. [Memo], 9/12/1968
From Nixon to Haldeman & Mitchell Re: Nixon domination of public relations' spots. 3 pg. [Memo], 19/10/1968
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This file contains:
From Nixon to Haldeman Re: California meeting with Otis and Norman Chandler, and Frank Murphy. Also, letter from David Smith to Otis Chandler Re: Letter for Nixon. Also letter from Otis to Nixon Re: Presidential endorsement by the Times. 3 pg. [Memo], 9Sl
From Anderson to DC Re: Newspaper criticism of Fortas. 1 pg. [Memo], 9/18/1968
From Nixon to Murray Chotiner & Haldeman Re: Attack squad questions for Humphrey. 3 pg. [Memo], 9/17/1968
From Nixon to Haldeman Re: Preparation time for major television appearances and speeches. 1 pg. [Memo], 9/17/1968
From DC to Haldeman & Jim Keogh Re: Weekly law and order statements. 1 pg. [Memo], 9/17/1968
From DC to Haldeman Re: Number of Nixon appearances since nomination in comparison with Humphrey. Also, letter from Higby to Chotiner, Klein, Ziegler & Ellsworth Re: Nixon post-Nomination activities. Also report on Nixon availability to press. 14 pg. [Mem
On 09/15/1968 article from New York Times by Homer Bigart Re: Agnew's Chicago speech on law and order. 2 pg. [Report], 9/16/1968
On article from New York Times on Senator Charles Goodell criticism of Nixon's civil rights views. 1 pg. [Report], 9/16/1968
From Ellsworth to Nixon Re: Georgian Democrats for Nixon after phone call. 3 pg. [Memo], 9/16/1968
From John Sears to Nixon Re: Suggestions for improvement of Agnew staff. 2 pg. [Memo], 9/16/1968
From Nixon to Ellsworth Re: Letter to Whalen. 1 pg. [Memo], 9/13/1968
From Buchanan to Nixon Re: Agnew staff and need for speechwriter. 1 pg. [Memo], 9/13/1968
From DC to John Mitchell Re: New leadership in North Carolina. 2 pg. [Memo], 9/12/1968
Nixon/Rose Mary Woods to John Mitchell Re: Agnew staff. 1 pg. [Memo], 9/12/1968
From Pat Hillings to Haldeman Re: Legislation of televised debates. 1 pg. [Letter], 9/12/1968
From Bryce Harlow to Nixon Re: Les Arends pursuing Sec. 315 issue with Bill Springer. 1 pg. [Memo], 9/12/1968
From Harlow, Ellsworth & Morton to Nixon Re: Meeting with Indonesian Minister of Defense. Also, memo from Nixon to Haldeman, Ellsworth & Whitaker Re: Eastern European forums. Also, report on article from New York Times. 6 pg. [Memo], 9/12/1968
From Nixon to Haldeman & Mitchell Re: Nixon domination of public relations' spots. 3 pg. [Memo], 19/10/1968
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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
10
09/19/1968
Memo
From Nixon to Haldeman Re: California
meeting with Otis and Norman Chandler, and
Frank Murphy. Also, letter from David Smith
to Otis Chandler Re: Letter for Nixon. Also
letter from Otis to Nixon Re: Presidential
endorsement by the Times. 3 pg.
35
10
09/18/1968
Memo
From Anderson to DC Re: Newspaper
criticism of Fortas. 1 pg.
35
10
09/17/1968
Memo
From Nixon to Murray Chotiner &
Haldeman Re: Attack squad questions for
Humphrey. 3 pg.
35
10
09/17/1968
Memo
From Nixon to Haldeman Re: Preparation
time for major television appearances and
speeches. 1 pg.
35
10
09/17/1968
Memo
From DC to Haldeman & Jim Keogh Re:
Weekly law and order statements. 1 pg.
35
10
09/17/1968
Memo
From DC to Haldeman Re: Number of Nixon
appearances since nomination in comparison
with Humphrey. Also, letter from Higby to
Chotiner, Klein, Ziegler & Ellsworth Re:
Nixon post-Nomination activities. Also
report on Nixon availability to press. 14 pg.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Page 1 of 3
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
35
10
09/16/1968
Report
On 09/15/1968 article from New York Times
by Homer Bigart Re: Agnew's Chicago
speech on law and order. 2 pg.
35
10
09/16/1968
Report
On article from New York Times on Senator
Charles Goodell criticism of Nixon's civil
rights views. 1 pg.
35
10
09/16/1968
Memo
From Ellsworth to Nixon Re: Georgian
Democrats for Nixon after phone call. 3 pg.
35
10
09/16/1968
Memo
From John Sears to Nixon Re: Suggestions
for improvement of Agnew staff. 2 pg.
35
10
09/13/1968
Memo
From Nixon to Ellsworth Re: Letter to
Whalen. 1 pg.
35
10
09/13/1968
Memo
From Buchanan to Nixon Re: Agnew staff
and need for speechwriter. 1 pg.
35
10
09/12/1968
Memo
From DC to John Mitchell Re: New
leadership in North Carolina. 2 pg.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Page 2 of 3
Box Number Folder Number
Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
35
10
09/12/1968
Memo
Nixon/Rose Mary Woods to John Mitchell
Re: Agnew staff. 1 pg.
35
10
09/12/1968
Letter
From Pat Hillings to Haldeman Re:
Legislation of televised debates. 1 pg.
35
10
09/12/1968
Memo
From Bryce Harlow to Nixon Re: Les
Arends pursuing Sec. 315 issue with Bill
Springer. 1 pg.
35
10
09/12/1968
Memo
From Harlow, Ellsworth & Morton to Nixon
Re: Meeting with Indonesian Minister of
Defense. Also, memo from Nixon to
Haldeman, Ellsworth & Whitaker Re:
Eastern European forums. Also, report on
article from New York Times. 6 pg.
35
10
19/10/1968
Memo
From Nixon to Haldeman & Mitchell Re:
Nixon domination of public relations' spots.
3 pg.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Page 3 of 3
file
September 19, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Bob Haldeman
Runt
of
FROM:
RN
A meeting with Otis and Norman Chandler and
Frank Murphy should be set up on one of our next visits to California.
It doesn't necessarily have to be the next one but they have to be given
a date so that they know now.
Bob- See attached
letter
RN
DSS/lah
X-C
support
168 California
September 16, 1968
Mr. Otis Chandler
Publisher
Los Angeles Times
Times Mirror Square
Los Angeles, California
Dear Mr. Chandler:
I am writing in answer to your
letter of September 10 to Mr. Nixon to
let you know that Mr. Nixon has been out
of town since your letter was received here.
He is expected back at headquarters in a
few days and your letter will be brought
to his attention immediately. Thank you
for your letter and I know Mr. Nixon will
look forward to talking with you.
Yours very truly,
David S. Smith
DSS/lah
Los Angeles Times
TIMES MIRROR SQUARE
OTIS CHANDLER
September 10, 1968
PUBLISHER
Personal and Confidential
Honorable Richard M. Nixon
810 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York
Dear Dick:
I was in Miami cheering, but I did not want to bother you at that
time. My heartiest congratulations on your nomination.
I am sorry that our arrangements to meet on September 18 in
:
Los Angeles did not work out. My secretary has been in touch
with your scheduling people to attempt to set up a private meeting
for us when you are next in Los Angeles, which will be the second
week in October I understand.
I do want to see you and the timing is crucial to us and to you, I
would assume, because the subject I want to discuss is who The
Times is going to endorse for the Presidency. In past years, we
have made our endorsement around the first week in October.
Therefore I do hope we can get together during your early October
trip to Los Angeles.
Sincerely,
of
OC:fm
Hold.
file
MEMORANDUM
September 18, 1968
TO:
DC
FROM:
Anderson
To our knowledge no newspaper has criticized
Fortas in their editorial columns for accepting $15,000
in fees.
file
September 17, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Murray Chotiner
cc: Bob Haldeman -- for whatever distribution he
he considers appropriate -
Agnew, for example - et al
FROM:
RN
Among the subjects that might be emphasized
by the attack squad are the following:
1. Humphrey would be the most expensive President
in U. S. history. During the period he was a Senator he
introduced spending bills which did not pass, appropriations
for which total at least 100 million dollars and which would
have meant that our present budget would be at least 10
billion dollars annually higher than it is. (Agnes and
others have done research on this). Be sure we have these
figures so thatif he tries to deny it we can get specific and
not be in hot water.
2. All speakers should ask over and over again
for Humphrey to name one issue where he differs from LBJ or
the policies of the last four years.
The purpose of this exercise is not to be
hard on LBJ but to be hard on Humphrey. Humphrey has said
that he offers new leadership -- make him indicate those areas
where he thinks the old leadership fails. Then follow up
by demanding that he indicate where he objected to the
policies which he thinks now were mistakes.
- 2 -
3. Humphrey should be nailed on the subjects
of steel and textile quotas. These are special issues where
I have had to speak out and where Humphrey privately has
told the steel and textile operators he is looking at these
quotas but publicly has not taken a position. See that some
of our friends in the industry nail him down and get him
out publicly.
4. Humphrey along the same lines should be
nailed on any othersubject where his position might prove to
be unpopular.
5. Someone should they can either advocate
or defend the provision in the omnibus crime bill which
modifies the Supreme Court Decisions - make him either take
a position of defense of the Supreme Court and its decisions
or one where he criticizes some of the decisions and
advocates legislative action to correct them.
6. Similarly he should be nailed on Adminis=
tration farm policy. Freeman has been appointed to a major
role in his campaign and Humphrey should be put on the
record as to whether he approves the Freeman policies and
plans to extend them.
It would seem that on all these subjects we
should have one or two people among the Humphrey press corps
that will ask him the tough questions that press guys never
hesitate to ask me.
- 3 -
Some effort should be made to get Humphrey
to either endorse or repudiate some of the Southern Senators
like Eastland -- whose position is basically the same as
Thurmond's. Make a list of two or three of them and then
have some press guy ask him at a press conference whether
he accepts their support and endorses their views.
At a press conference he should be asked
whether he endorses the attacks made by O'Brien on RN. We
get questions whether I endorse what my campaign people have
to say about him and, of course, there should be a single
standard.
#########
September 17, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Bob Haldeman
FROM:
RN
As I mentioned to Dwight I would like 2-1/2
hours before any major television or any major speech at
night. The purpose of this is to allow 1/2 to 3/4 of an
hour for massage and the : rest of the time for preparation.
September 17, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
JIM KEOGH
CC: Bob Haldeman
FROM:
DC
I emphasize again the necessity of continuing to
hammer out two or three law and order statements every week.
Don't let the liberal press drive us off this issue. The
more they squeel, the more we should hit them.
Buchanan, Pollner and all should be able to furnish
enough material to handle the situation and whenever there
isn't a hard news lead, see if Safire or somebody else can
come up with some rhetoric on it.
What is most important is to hit thelissue without
apology and without being a bit defensive.
# # #
follow
up.
September 17, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
HALDEMAN
FROM:
DC
Would you have our schedulers follow up on a project
which was undertaken some time ago which would indicate the
number of press conferences, head-to-head television interviews,
head-to-head radio interviews and
individual interviews
RN has had since he became a candidate. The number is really
astronomical, provided that somebody has the information as
to every one that was scheduled. Possibly Chapin would be
a good one to bird-dog this project.
As soon as the information is obtained, see that it
goes to Ziegler for background and also to
RN
and possibly to surrogates and Answer Desk people.
Another point which should be made with regard to
such interviews is that RN" has had a practice since he
entered public life twenty-one years ago of having no holes
barred in interviews. He never limits the questioners, he
never asks the questions to be submitted to him in advance
and, consequently, it is a true give and take.
What I would do in this instance is to pick up the
number RN had before the Republican Convention and then the
number since the nomination so that we can use the latter
figure to compare with what Humphrey has done.
#
#
#
What I would do in this instance is to pick up the
number RN had before the Republican Convention and then the
number since the nomination so that we can use the latter
figure to compare with what Humphrey has done.
# # #
TO: MURRAY CHOTINER
HERB KLEIN
RON ZIEGLER
BOB ELLSWORTH, SURROGATES
IN RESPONSE TO RECENT STATEMENTS THAT RN HAS
EEN AVOIDING NEWS CONFEBENCES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
IGHT BE HELPFUL IN STANING OUR POSITION.
ALSO, RN WANTS IT MADE CLEAR THAT WITH REGARD
0 THE ABOVE INTERVIEWSTRN HAS MADE IT A PRACTICE SINCE HE
NTERED PUBLIC LIFE 21 YEARS AGO OF HAVING NO HOLDS BARRED.
E NEVER LIMITS THE QUESTIONER, HE NEVER ASKS THAT THE
UESTION BE SUBMITTEDOTO HIM IN ADVANCE AND CONSEQUENTLY,
T IS TROE GIVE AND TAKE.
FROM \ LARRY HIGBY
ACTIVITIES OF RICHARD M. NIXON
FEBRUARY 1, 1968 TO SEPTEMBER 21, 1968
BEFORE AUG.
AFTER AUG.
ORMAL PRESS CONFERENCES
F
19
10
NFORMAL PRESS CONFERENCES
I
45
12
ETWORK RADIO
N
4
1
ETWORK TV - HEAD TO HEAD Q & A N
9
OCAL TV - -
"
L' "
"
4
6
PECIAL TV - JOEY BISHOP, DOCUMENTARY
2
DITORIAL BOARD INTERVIEW FOR TV
@
4
ELEGATE - Q&AD
8
6
RESS INTERVIEWS
P
27
11
EWSPAPER EDITORIAL BOARDS
N
13
NOTE:, THIS ALSO GOES TO NIXON ANSWER DESK, WASH. D.C
END OF MESSAGE
RN PRESS AVAILABILITY
Since the convention in Miami, RN has appeared before the
national press corps to answer their questions on ten different
occasions; he has been with the national press corps socially
on three different occasions since the convention and answered
their questions on an informal basis either in the campaign
aircraft or at other locations such as TV stations, lobbies
or airport ramps on at least twelve occasions. In addition, RN
has met with the state press corps in California, Indiana and
Ohio. Here's some specifics:
I. Formal Press Conferences
to Respond
*August 9 - Miami
*August 10 - San Antonia
August 11 & 17 - Mission Bay
August 19 - Springfield, Illinois
August 19 - Lansing, Michigan
August 20 - Columbus, Ohio
August 20 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
*September 8 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*September 17 - Anaheim
September 5 - Chicago
*fielded questions for at least 30 minutes
II. New York Party for Traveling Press
The night before the September 3 opening of the campaign,
RN dropped by the Regency Hotel and mingled freely with
the national press corps and gave a 15 minute backgrounder
on his plans for the campaign, including areas of the
country he planned to visit and a broad picture of his
general strategy.
III. Statewide Press Corps Meetings
In the California, Indiana, and Ohio meetings with the
state press corps, the national press corps was permitted
to have a pool reporter in the meeting and, therefore,
the content of RN's discussion was available to them. In
addition, the Associated Press and the United Press were
represented in these meetings.
IV. Social Meetings
Immediately following the convention, RN hosted a
reception at the Key Biscayne Hotel for the national
press corps where he mingled with them freely and dis-
cussed in depth national issues and his point of view
on the campaign. Can be recalled were that RN played
the piano, hit golf balls on the Key Biscayne golf
course, and strolled across the golf course mingling
in free discussion with the press corps. During the
Democratic convention where RN was in Key Biscayne,
RN again hosted a cocktail party for the national press
corps at the home of Bebee Rebozo and again mingled in
discussion with the national press corps. Just recently
at Antoine's in New Orleans, RN gave a very informal
and relaxed bit of background on the early days of RN's
and PN's marriage.
V. TV Tapings and Nixon Format Statewide TV Shows
Following each telecast of the Nixon statewide TV show
(which the press were permitted to view during the tele-
cast) and each local city news interview, transcripts of
what RN says are made available to the national press
corps at the appropriate time. Therefore, they are pro-
vided with full and total information on RN's positions
and statements.
CONCLUSION:
There is absolutely no foundation for any claim that RN
has not been available to the press, and that he is not
communicating his position on issues to the public through
all media forms, including the national press corps.
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ACTIVITIES OF RICHARD M. NIXON
Rose woods
February 1 - - June 1, 1968
Mileage
69,390
February
13,400
March
19,300
April
13,750
May
22,940
States visited (28)
ARIZONA
NEBRASKA
CALIFORNIA
NEVADA
COLORADO
NEW HAMPSHIRE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NEW JERSEY
FLORIDA
NEW YORK
GEORGIA
NORTH DAKOTA
IDAHO
OHIO
ILLINOIS
OREGON
INDIANA
PENNSYLVANIA
KENTUCKY
SOUTH DAKOTA
MASSACHUSETTS
TEXAS
MICHIGAN
WASHINGTON
MINNESOTA
WISCONSIN
MONTANA
WYOMING
Public appearances (best estimate)
Rallies
65
Formal press conferences
15
Informal press conferences
40
Fund-raising events
12
Network radio programs
4
Network TV
10
(including election night coverage for New Hampshire, Nebraska,
Oregon; hour documentary; Cronkite on Kennedy death;
Wallace on Johnson withdrawal; 3 networks on Romney withdrawal;
NET with Paul Niven)
Other network TV shows before February 1 include Huntley-Brinkley,
Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas
Newspaper editorial board
meetings
12
-2-
Local TV shows after February 1
4
Oregon telethon
Bobby Kennedy TV - Boston
LaCrosse
Rhinelander
Local TV shows before February
1
9
Kupcinet - Chicago
Madigan - Chicago
Herb Lyons - Chicago
WOW-TV - Omaha
Sam Yorty show - LA
KATU-TV - Portland
KOIN-TV - Portland
WMUR-TV - Manchester
WBAY-TV - Green Bay
Editorial board interviews for TV
4
WHA-TV - Madison
WTMJ-TV - Milwaukee
WISN-TV - Milwaukee
WITI-TV - Milwaukee
Formal handshaker receptions
20
St. Anselms
Dallas
Madison
Fargo
Milwaukee
Cheyenne
Portland
Helena
Oklahoma City
Reno
Lincoln
Boise
Chicago
Nashua
Newark
Kenosha
Olympia
Oshkosh
Phoenix
Laconia
Governors visited
20
Evans
Tiemann
McCall
Love
Laxalt
Volpe
Williams
Romney
Bartlett
Shafer
Hathaway
Rhodes
Hickel
Agnew
Samuelson
Kirk
Boe
Nunn
Babcock
Knowles
Rallies
65
Press conferences
15
Informal press conferences
40
Fund-raising events
12
Network TV
10
Local TV
4
Network radio
4
Local radio
10
Newspaper editorial boards
12
TV editorial boards
4
Formal receptions
20
196
Pre-February 1
Network TV
4
Local TV
9
13
Total 209
28 states
20 Governors
MEMORANDUM
SEPTEMBER 23, 1968
TO:
LARRY HIGBY
FROM:
JOHN WHITAKER
RE:
RN ACTIVITIES June 1-September 21
Press Conferences
8
Press interviews or interviews
with editorial boards of
newspapers
7
Head to head TV Q&A including
statewide TV panel shows
7
Delegate and other public
Q&A Session
14
Press availabilities
13
(You will have to go over in your own mind the numerous press
availabilities at airports which happened without being on the
schedule, and you will have to check with Chapin on his personal
appointment calendar from June 1 to September 21 because I am sure
RN did individual press interviews of which I have no knowledge).
Details attached.
John
JUNE
Press Conferences
Chicago
Atlanta
Florida Miami
Press Availabilities
Lansing, Michigan
Press Interviews
Field Publications - Chicago
Head to head TV - 0
Head to head Radio - 0
Q&A Sessions
Georgia Delegates
Southern Regional Delegates
Michigan Delegates
JULY
Press conferences
Cleveland
Press availabilities
Balustrol Country Club
Akron, Ohio, airport
Friendship airport - Baltimore, Maryland
Washington, D. C. - after Eisenhower endorsement
Press Interviews
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Knight Newspapers
New York Daily News editorial board
Philadelphia Enquirer
Philadelphia Bulletin
Washington Post
TV Interviews
Joey Bishop Show.
Q&A Sessions
National Association of County Officials
New Jersey Delegates
Ohio Delegates
Republican Congressional breakfast
Upper Midwest Delegates
AUGUST
Press conferences
Miami
San Antonio
Press Availabilities
Mission Bay - 3
Springfield, Illinois
Lansing, Michigan
Columbus, Ohio
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Q& A Sessions
Miami - 6 regional meeting with Delegates
SEPTEMBER (up to September 21)
Press conferences
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Press Availabilities
Chicago
TV Q& A Sessions
Illinois statewide TV panel
Pittsburgh head to head TV
Charlotte, North Carolina head to head TV
Cleveland, Ohio, statewide panel TV show
Columbus, Ohio, statewide panel TV show
Philadelphia statewide panel TV show
September 23, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Haldeman, Chotiner et. al.
FROM:
DC
I understand that you have now developed a program
for answering the idea that RN is avoiding news conferences.
I still think it would be a good idea to get out a statement
indicating not only how many stand-up conferences with the
full national press RN has had, but also the conferences
he has had with the local press which were completely on the
record. I had one in1 Calif. in Ohio and in one other state
that I cannot recall at the moment. Also, how many head-to-
head interviews RN has had with TV commentabors -- Kaplow,
Mike Wallace et. al.
# # #
The New York Times September 16, 1968
fike
By Homer Bigart
Chicago, September 15 -- Gov. Spiro T. Agnew of Maryland, the
Republican Vice Presidential candidate, promised a blue-collar crowd today
done
that a Republican victory in November would be followed by limitations
$ 30
on civil dissent.
Speaking in Norridge, a suburb adjacent to the Northwest section
9/17
of Chicago that repelled with bricks and bottles, an open housing march
ledb by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. two years ago, Mr. Agnew
made his strongest "law and order" appeal of the campaign.
"We shall establish clear and unequiovcal guidelines as to
what constitutes peaceful confrontation and what is deliberate
provocation," " Mr. Agnew said.
He accused Vice President Humphrey, the Democratic Presidential
candidate of condoning violence.
He quoted what he said was a speech delivered by Mr. Humphrey
in New Orlenas July 8, 1966, "while the fires were still burning in
the Hough area of Cleveland."
Mr. Humphrey, Governor Agnew said, reflected the "permissiveness"
of the administration when he said
"If I were living in the slums I think you'd have had a little
more trouble than you've had already because I've got enough spark left
in me to lead a mighty good revolt under those conditions."
More to his taste, Mr. Agnew said, was this comment in the same
year by Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black: "Once you give a nervous,
hostile and ill-informed people a theoretic justification for using
violence in certain cases, it is like a tiny hole in the dike a cardinal
fact about violence is that once initiated it tends to get out of hand
its limits are not predictable."
Beo Be In e knows privated
nas
a
True
irins
The New York Times -- September 16, 1968
By Homer Bigart -- page 2
Governor Agnew said the issue of law and order "very possibly
will decide the 1968 election."
"Law and order comes when Government makes up its mind that
the people and the Constitution, not the mob, will rule America,"
he said. "Anarchy is not the answer, nor is rioting the inalienable right of any
citizen.
"Law and order come when Government enforces law -- not
brutally but swiftly, justly and equally. Law and order come by
using the law vigorously to create a new and more perfect society for
all Americans.
"When the people feel more action is to be gained by going
to the streets rather than to the courts, something is wrong," he said.
"And when mob violence is rewarded, something is wrong."
He said the Republican viewed law and order as "the first
line of defense for a free people."
...
"Those who falsely allege police brutality, maliciously
or not, encourage criminals and contribute to the spread of crime
and violence."
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The New York Times -= September 16, 1968
New York's new Senator, Charles E. Goodell, said
yesterday he was "deeply disturbed" by the civil rights views
expressed by the Republican party's Presidential candidate,
Richard M. Nixon.
The former Republican Representative from Jamestown,
appointed by Governor Rockefeller last week to succeed the late
Senator Robert F. Kennedy, said he didn't see how civil rights
laws could be enforced without holding back Federal funds for
school districts that violated Federal guidelines.
In a television broadcast shown last Thursday night in
Charlotte, N.C., Mr. Nixon said that he favored the United States
Supreme Court decisions against racial segregation in the
schools, but that he considered it "dangerous" doctrine to use
Federal grants as a means of enforcement.
He said Mr. Nixon should support President Johnson's
nomination of Abe Fortas for Chief Justice of the United States,
which the Republican nominee has thus far declined to do.
Senator Goodell favored keeping the Senate in session "as long as
it's necessary to break a&filibuster against a vote on the Fortas
appointment.
Questioned about Governor Agnew's opposition to
busing school children to achieve racial integration, Senator
Goodell said, "I'm not opposed to busing school children under
circumstances where we improve the education for all concerned."
He added that "the special emphasis should be on improving the
schools in the ghetto areas."
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September 16, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
RN
FROM: Ellsworth (via phone)
The Georgia situation has moved very fast. The heart
of the best part of the Democratic Party is now ready to announce
itself as Republicans.
The following men are assembled in a metting in Atlanta
tonight, with Bo Callaway, and a telephone call from RN would
be the final key to the lock that would cause all the tumblers
to fall into place. The effect will be to stimulate an announce-
ment tomorrow by these men that they are joing the Republican
Party, and this would be followed within a week by at least
three and possibly five Members of Congress from Georgia making
the same public announcement.
The men assembled in the apartment with Bo Callaway are:
Jack Ray, State Treasurer. (He used to work for John B.
Clark, who is alledged to be a close friend of RN. Ray regards
Clark as a father.)
Bill Campbell, Commissioner of Agriculture. The key to
politics in Georgia -- controls 800 county agents throughout
the state. (He should be assured he can always go through
Callaway. He met this morning in Washington with Frank Bow,
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Ellsworth and Callaway -- excellent meeting.)
Jimmy Bentley, Controller General and Insurance Commis-
sioner. Controls deposits of state funds in banks and also
regulates insurance industry (personal acquaintance of Henry
Root Stern). (Met this morning in Washington with Bow, Ells-
worth and Callawy).
Crasford Pilcher, Chairman, Public Service Commission.
Regulates all utilities in Georgia (Already nearly a Republican --
has a fine Republican son-in-law, State Legislator Carr Dodson.
These men are entirely independent of Maddox. They did
not support Maddox in his race against Callaway for Governor.
They are not inviting Maddox to join this movement to the
Republican Party, and do not want him. Maddox has publicly
come out for Wallace and will stay for Wallace.
RN should ask to talk to Bo Callaway when he calls and -
then speak ideally to each of the four. He should say the same
thing to each one of the four:
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(1) As Republicans you will be warmly received in the
national party, and I can assure you that a Nixon Administration
will treat the South fairly and equitably with the rest of the
nation.
(2) If these men can make their announcement quickly,
with election day only 7 weeks from tomorrow, RN will appre-
ciate it.
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(NB: Both Campbell and Bentley believe that RN would
have a 50-50 chance to carry Georgia if these state officials
became Republicans.)
(NB: After these men announce, tomorrow or the next day,
the following Congressmen will announce within a week: Stuckey,
Flynt, and Brinkley. In addition, O'Neal might announce. In
addition, it is alledged Stephens will announce although this
is questioned.)
These men will be assembled in the apartment of Jack Ray
from about 9:30 PM EDT (6:30 PM PDT) until about 11:00 PM EDT
(8:00 PM PDT).
I notice RN is at the Disneyland Hotel between 7 PM
and 8:50 PM PDT. I recommend that the call be made between
7:15 and 7:45 PDT.
Telephone number: 404/524-4059.
Memorandum
9/16/68
To:
RN
From: John Sears
RE:
Agnew Staff
1. Basic Problems:
A. Generally the people who have come to this campaign from the
Governor's staff are adequate for performing the duties which they have bee:
used to in the Governor's office, but are unable to enlarge their function
to run a national campaign. This lends to having certain basic functions
unfilled and the Agnew staff, being unaware of the importance of these
tasks has a tendency to minimize them.
B. Governor Agnew, himself, although he has "grown" a great deal
since undertaking this task still does not quite understand how heated
and complex a national campaign. is. This has a bad effect on the attitude
of his staff, since they are loyal to him. and he, being unable to per-
ceive the exact impact of his activities, they are equally unable to do
so.
C. on the Nixon side, 3 or 4 people were placed on the plane without
any description of exactly what function they were to perform (Prendergast,
Craine, Mrs. Anderson, etc.). This causes the Agnew people to regard
them as unnecessary since, in their eyes, they were not fulfilling any
function, and it caused the Nixon people to look down upon the Agnew
people for not being aware that various things were not being done that
should be.
D. More than anything else, what is needed at the moment is a speech
writer whom the Governor can rely on. I have hired Steve Hess to try to
fulfill this function and he, at least, will come on knowing what his
obligations are and with threshold confidence on the Governor's part.
Onceraboard, Craine, Prendergast, et al can more beneficially help by
staying in Washington and being on call to Hess if and when their research
abilities are needed.
E. Although he has good personal relations with the members of the
press and he has generally handled himself well in press conferences,
Governor Agnew remains somewhat gratuitous in his remarks. His instincts
are good, but he wants to say too much and this is what causes him
trouble. Part of this is because he has not been burned badly by them,
at least up to the last couple of days. There is only so much you can do
to warn someone, but unless they have really experienced something close
to what you are talking about, they really don't believe it.
2. Personal Evaluations:
A. George White:
The Coverniz
doesn't trust him for political advice
me and willing to back up what I say to the Governor.
B. Herb Thompson: Herb is a dedicated, insecure fellow who presently
is operating over his head. We have added Bob Smalley from our staff to
relieve Herb from the detail portion of his job, but this doesn't seem
to have made him any more effective with the basic obligations of handling
the Governor's press relations. Presently, aside from detailed fill-in,
he is not authorized to speak to the press on behalf of the Governor.
Mainly, this has been handled by either White or me. He is not a man
who can stand up under very much pressure. Thompson doesn't have any
input on what the Governor does, either.
C. Art Sommer: Sommer serves as the Governor's personal aide ("Get
me a ham on rye"). He has no input as to what the Governor does. As far
as his job, is concerned, he handles that fairly well, although he does
sometimes get a little frenzied.
D. Charles Brestler: Charley is a little bit smarter than the
others, but has a bad tendency to overreact to situations. Here again,
the Governor doesn't trust to his judgement very well. Brestler seemingly
handles most of the Governor's Maryland business as it arrives on the
road and advises him on pending appointments in the state and also advises
him on state legislative matters.
3. Actions Being Taken:to improve the situation:
A. Communication: Until this trip the necessary equipment and
points of contact with New York and the RN plane had not been established.
Therefore, very little material from either source was available to the
Governor for inclusion in his speeches. I have talked to Haldeman, Klein,
and Ellsworth about this and the conditions should improve. Actually,
most of what the Governor says should come from one of these sources.
Actually there is very little need for original research on this plane
and the more of it there is, the more chance that the Governor will say
more beyond what RN has said in the past.
B. Speech writer: Steve Hess will be given the task of:
(1) ironing out a final set speech, (2) supplying about
300 words worth of new stuff daily which can be added to the set speech.
And given to the nress as release. This additional 300 words will be
taken mainly from the material that we get from the Nixon plane,
the communications office (other releases), and the Republican
National Committee. Beyond this, he is to submit whatever suggestions
appropriate on the Governor's style.
MEMORANDUM
September 13, 1968
TO:
RN
FROM:
Bob Ellsworth
In response to your memorandum of September 11,
I don't think a letter should go from you to Whalen.
I think it would be a mistake and could cause
some difficulties.
Leonard and I (at least -- possibly some others)
have been and continue to be in touch with Whalen.
I have asked him to do a special project which
he has consented to work on, and he understands that
you have the highest regard for him in every way.
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MEMO TO RN
FROM BUCHANAN
September 13 1968
According to Sears, the Agnew staff was essentially
deigned for a cubernatorial office--and is adequate only
for that. Not intended for a national campaign--but it
will function adequately in its current role. Apparently,
their press office which we beefed up, is working out
better than any other department. Basic need is for a
hardhitting speech writer.
Crane was dropped because he is a foreign policy guy
who is not a phrase=maker and who is constantly connseling
Agnew to make weight foreign policy pronouncements which
Agnew has no business making in the first place.XRMM Pender-
gast is essentaally a researcher, not writer and as Sears
states, both Pendergast and Crane "ought to park their ass
somewhere" and do their jobs. They are dhot needed flying
around in the airplance. Steve Hees comes on Monday. Agnew
and Sears looking forward to this, both think Hess has right
idea and fills the basic need.
(However, Sears says he is getting heat from New York
that KenT Crane "has" to be put back on the plane.) Sears also
has the Safire stuff and the stuff we worked up for Ellsworth.
They will start cracking HHHH on this just as soon as the Soft
on Communism stuff is behind them.)
BUCHANNAN
September 12, 1968
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MEMOTSNFUM
TO:
John Mitchell
FROM:
DC
RE:
North Carolina
I think it is of the highest priority immediately to
get new top leadership in North Carolina. It is obvious that La Rue
is over his head here and while Charlie Jonas' son is a nice fellow, he
just doesn't know what is going on. I want you immediately to either
pick a strong man within the state -- which probably is not in the cards --
or send in the strongest man available from outside the state to knock
some heads together and put on a Nixon campaign. This state is available.
We are now even with Wallace with Humphrey a bad third but our people are
handling themselves like school children and are getting the run-around
from a lot of people who should be supporting us
Of vital importance is the handling of Gardner. Only
a sophisticate will understand what I am recommending. In fact, I am not
recommending it -- I am ordering it. Immediately there should be set up in
Charlotte and Greensboro area some store fronts with stickers for Nixon
and Scott. Gardner is playing Wallace and cutting us. Scott is, frankly,
a much better man than Gardner although neither is worth much. Our
conscience can be clear in handling it this way. Our pattern is to do as
they do in California where a Republican will allow himself to be identified
with a popular Democrat.
What I am emphasizing is that when we allow our campaign
to be connected with Gardner we are driving Scott people away and we are
getting nothing from Gardner.
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Perhaps Hoover Taft, my law school classmate and a
prominent Democrat, or Mack Holland, another law school classmate and
prominent Democrat, would be the proper person to set this up.
This will drive the Gardner people out of their minds
but it will also bring them into line.
The only one that impressed me in the whole North
Carolina outfit was Willis Smith, Jr. Get the word through the Citizens
organization that they do not have to run Nixon and Gardner in tandem.
One plus factor here was that the best organization work
was obviously done by the Young Republicans or the youth group -- the person
or persons who got out the young people did an outstanding job.
Also whoever is handling the Nixonettes - these young people
in Nixon dresses, etc. They have been most effective at every spot.
In this connection, I would like all of LaRue's states
to be re-examined. He never has been in the big time and so may not recognize
some of these trouble signs. I don't care what they do in Alabama but I do
care what they do in North Carolina.
September 12, 1968
RN:rmw
Call JOHN MITCHELL and tell him following:
With the greatest discretion you or someone
else should have a conversation with Agnew with regard to
his staff situation. RN received the following note from
Bob Hill: "I learned today that Dr. Prendergast and Kent
Crane (Foreign Policy) have been off loaded from the Agnew
plane to work in Washington on issues. This is a mistake
as the news media is hard at work to discredit the Governor
in the field of Foreign Policy, etc. His comments on commies
and all the related areas / is getting sticky. Put these men
back on the plane. If they can't do the job I urge you to
find someone else - I have asked Brad to hand carry this to
you tonight."
I hold no brief for Prendergast or Crane and
Agnew will have to decide for himself whether they are excess
baggage.
I believe that Agnew is doing an excellent job.
The one area where he got into sticky ground was the "soft on
communism" bit. What I would suggest he say here - if he is
asked about it -- that he is not referring to individuals but
to policies and the effect of those policies, i.e., East-West
Trade -- the present Administration has been naive etc--that
he does not raise any question with regard to LBJ or Hubie
personally.
IMPORTANT -- Be sure you tell Agnew that RN thinks
he is doing a great job.
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TO BOB HALDEMN
FROM PAT HILLINGS
SEPT 12, 1968
RECVP 2:45PM
CONGRESSMAN H. ALLEN SMITH, RANKING REPUBLICAN MEMBER OF THE
HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE, TOLD US LAST NIGHT THAT THE LEGISLATION
TO ALLOW TELEVISED DEBATES BETWEEN THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
HAS YET COME BEFORE THE RULES COMMITTEE AND IS NOT ON THE SUS-
PENSION CALENDAR AS YET. THIS MEANS THAT THE EARLIEST IT CAN
GO ON THE CALENDAR NOW IS THE FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER. SMITH AND
MANY OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS ARE OPPOSED TO THE BILL
AND THE DEMOCRAT LEADERSHIP HASN'T YET MADE UP ITS MIND.
WE ARE ENCOURAGING OUR FRIENDS IN THE HOUSE TO OPPOSE OR DELAY
ANY ACTION.
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September 12, 1968
Memo for RN
From: Byrce Harlow
Les Arends is pursuing Bill Springer about the
Sec. 315 issue:
(1) To explore possibility of reconsideration of
vote;
(2) To ensure that Bill in no circumstances indi-
cates to anyone that RN has any position on this
issue;
(3) To see if the bill can be held in the Rules
Committee (thereby forcing suspension, requiring
a two-thirds vote and possibly permitting defeat
of the measure).
I am to call Les tonight for a report.
hold thy hold
September 12, 1968
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RN
Bryce
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Done.
Senator Dirksen has asked that you telephone him
to discuss a possible meeting, which Dirksen requests,
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with the Minister of Defense of Indonesia. The Senator
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suggests September 26, 27 or 28 - dates quite impossible
on your schedule.
In any case, it is evident that a meeting with
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this Minister would not be desirable before the election
and that the Senator's request will have to be declined.
Nevertheless, we suggest that it is advisable for
you to telephone rather than intermediaries doing it in
your behalf.
In addition to expressing regrets at your inability
to meet with the Minister, these other subjects might be
raised in order to mute the Senator's disappointment:
(1) The legislative schedule for the balance of
the session, as agreed yesterday between the bipartisan
leaders and the President.
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(2) The status and prospects of the Fortas appoint-
ment.
(3) The status and prospects of the Non-Proliferation
Treaty.
(4) The Agnew press conference in Rochester hopefully
correcting the "soft on Communism" matter, plus your position
that we will take the position with the press that this
closes the matter.
(5) A mention of Dirksen's polls showing him at some
65% to 70% in Illinois.
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September 10, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Bob Haldeman
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Bob Ellsworth
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FROM:
RN
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9/19/68
With regard to Czechoslovakia and Eastern
European blocs of votes -- our speakers are making a
mistake in not hitting it harder - and in effect letting
the Administration sweep it under the rug. This is a
place where the Administration is extremely vulnerable
and while I am and will continue to take a high line --
Surrogate candidates and others should zero in on this
very hard. A concentrated, organized attempt should be
made to get every forum -- Polish, Urkanian, Hungarian,
Lithuanian, Estonian, etc. and send Nixon speakers in who
can take the hard line on all of this.
We have not done this yet.
I want a report on this by the end of the week.
The kind of fellows to use for these Eastern
European forums -- you don't use a Hatfield, etc. You use
John Lodge and Walter Judd rather than send them to colleges
and fund-raising things. I want an all out offensive, very
carefully organized and get every speaker we can into these
things.
I need to know what they are doing with regard to
programming these people. I think it would be very good to get
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Lodge and Judd on the road in the next few weeks particu-
larly since Humphrey is hitting RN on this hard line. We
have to make an asset out of this.
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Bob Haldeman
John Mitchell
FROM:
RN
RE:
Further reference to P.R. (I would like for you
to give the substance of this memorandum to
Garment, Shakespeare and Dick Moore.)
I do not, under any circumstances, want Trelevan,
Garment, Shakespeare, et al, "to take it out on the P.R. types because
they have the guts to object to some of the P.R. spots." This is their
responsibility and I am glad they finally put in writing what I have been
feeling for months.
In a nutshell, we have had far too many spots which
are identified solely with RN. We have used RN speaking, RN's
pictures, etc. This was all right in the primaries, but with RN's
recognition factor now standing at 97% it simply doesn't make sense
for us to continue to put on the "old time" PR of trying to get the
public to know who RN is and to show that he is really quite a nice
guy after all. I want at least 1/2 of the spots from now to be cartoons,
vignettes, or other imaginative ideas which will make a graphic gutty
presentation of an issue and then at the end surprise the audience
with the news that RN is the man we have been talking about. The
RN spots -- the spots with RN in them -- are easier to do and they
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are "safe". However, from having looked at television the few times
that I have since the convention, people are sick to death of having
their favorite programs interrupted with a picture of the candidate's
puss on it. Virtually all of the short spots should be ones without
RN in them. They should be issue-oriented, designed to open up
closed minds, to nudge the apathetic, to get the Wallace vote, for
example. I can't tell you how strongly I feel on this issue. I
know that Garment, Shakespeare and Trelevan will be deeply
affronted that this issue has been raised. I think they have done an
absolutely brilliant job up to this point, but they do not have all
the wisdom in the world, and since I have been urging for months
that we move now to spots without RN dominating them, and since
finally I have seen the same kind of thinking come from apparently
some pretty bright guys in the PR firm, I am now ordering new
spots to be created immediately moving in this direction. If anybody
wants to quit because I have ordered this that is just too bad. Our
aim here is to win the election and not to massage people who, loyal
as they have been and creative as they have been, may be missing
the point on how really to present the RN issues in a more effective
way. What Garment, Shakespeare and Trelevan have to realize
is that we have passed through the primary period in which the
goal was to present the "new RN" to the people. We are now in the
issue period and I think it is time to give our creative guys in the
agency a chance to be heard.
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I emphasize again that this is not a request --
this is an order. Carry it out.
(A copy of this should go only to Haldeman and Mitchell -- the
two of you are to follow through as you see fit in the most effective
way to carry out what I have indicated.)