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This file contains:
Report (draft) from Buchanan regarding vacancies opening on the Supreme Court during the term of the next President. 9pgs. [Report], 10/23/1968
Memo from Safire to RN suggesting speech ideas for Madison Square Garden rally. 2pgs. [Memo], 10/24/1968
Memo from Anderson to DC regarding Social Security Brochure. 1pg. [Memo], 10/27/1968
Brochure from Richard M. Nixon regarding Social Security and Medicare. 1pg. [Brochure], n.d.
Memo from Chuck Percy to Richard Nixon advising him to emphasising Social Security and medical care programs during final week of campaign. 2pgs. [Memo], 10/28/1968
Memo from RMW to RN regarding "our friend" urging RN to talk with LBJ. 1pg. [Memo], 10/28/1968
Memo from Bob Schulz to DDE regarding suggestions made by Slats Slatter that RN comment on current Administration's problem involving the U.S. in Vietnam. 1pg. [Memo], 10/29/1968
Memo from Ellsworth to DC (cc: Finch) regarding current polls in Virginia. 3pgs. [Memo], 10/30/1968
Memo from Harlow to RN regarding announcement by the President of bombing halt. 1pg. [Memo], 10/30/1968
UPI (The Rutland [Vermont] Herald) news summary regarding its reversal in support from RN to HHH. 1pg. [Report], 10/31/1968
Page #2 (page 1 absent) of report from Donald Janson of Minneapolis ending in statement saying that a Nixon victory would surprise some of the state's leading Republicans. 1pg. [Report], n.d.
Memo from Herb Klein to RN concerning sending attached material (regarding air strikes against N. Vietnam) to surrogates and other GOP leaders. 1pg [Memo], n.d.
UPI report regarding air strikes against North Vietnam & bombing halts. 1pg. [Report], 10/31/1968
Christian Science Monitor (Beverly Deepe) article regarding bombing halts. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 10/22/1968
Memo from Ellsworth to DC regarding current campaign polls and Kerr's confidence that Nixon will win Kentucky. 1pg. [Memo], 11/2/1968
Memo from Ellsworth to DC regarding New York Times story on Minnesota's leading Repbulicans stating that a Nixon victory would surprise them. 1pg. [Memo], 11/1/1968
Memo from Ellsworth to DC (cc: Finch) regarding reports of reaction to bombing halt announcement. 2pgs [Memo], 11/1/1968
Memo from Ellsworth to DC regarding Democrat's strength in Connecticut. 1pg. [Memo], 11/2/1968
AP news summary regarding Buffalo Courier-Express final poll showing HHH lead in Erie County. 1pg. [Report], 11/2/1968
New York Times summary of advertisements in Sunday Times. 1pg. [Report], 11/3/1968
Memo from Ellsworth to Haldeman regarding the hiring of Market Opinion Research by George Murphy to do polling in several states. 1pg. [Memo], 10/19/1968
Newsweek (Stewart Alsop) article regarding "why Humphrey 'bomfogs'." 3pgs. [Report], 11/4/1968
Memo (no author) regarding telethon. 3pgs. [Memo], n.d.
1968 campaign label. [Memo], n.d.
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This file contains:
Report (draft) from Buchanan regarding vacancies opening on the Supreme Court during the term of the next President. 9pgs. [Report], 10/23/1968
Memo from Safire to RN suggesting speech ideas for Madison Square Garden rally. 2pgs. [Memo], 10/24/1968
Memo from Anderson to DC regarding Social Security Brochure. 1pg. [Memo], 10/27/1968
Brochure from Richard M. Nixon regarding Social Security and Medicare. 1pg. [Brochure], n.d.
Memo from Chuck Percy to Richard Nixon advising him to emphasising Social Security and medical care programs during final week of campaign. 2pgs. [Memo], 10/28/1968
Memo from RMW to RN regarding "our friend" urging RN to talk with LBJ. 1pg. [Memo], 10/28/1968
Memo from Bob Schulz to DDE regarding suggestions made by Slats Slatter that RN comment on current Administration's problem involving the U.S. in Vietnam. 1pg. [Memo], 10/29/1968
Memo from Ellsworth to DC (cc: Finch) regarding current polls in Virginia. 3pgs. [Memo], 10/30/1968
Memo from Harlow to RN regarding announcement by the President of bombing halt. 1pg. [Memo], 10/30/1968
UPI (The Rutland [Vermont] Herald) news summary regarding its reversal in support from RN to HHH. 1pg. [Report], 10/31/1968
Page #2 (page 1 absent) of report from Donald Janson of Minneapolis ending in statement saying that a Nixon victory would surprise some of the state's leading Republicans. 1pg. [Report], n.d.
Memo from Herb Klein to RN concerning sending attached material (regarding air strikes against N. Vietnam) to surrogates and other GOP leaders. 1pg [Memo], n.d.
UPI report regarding air strikes against North Vietnam & bombing halts. 1pg. [Report], 10/31/1968
Christian Science Monitor (Beverly Deepe) article regarding bombing halts. Not scanned. [Newspaper], 10/22/1968
Memo from Ellsworth to DC regarding current campaign polls and Kerr's confidence that Nixon will win Kentucky. 1pg. [Memo], 11/2/1968
Memo from Ellsworth to DC regarding New York Times story on Minnesota's leading Repbulicans stating that a Nixon victory would surprise them. 1pg. [Memo], 11/1/1968
Memo from Ellsworth to DC (cc: Finch) regarding reports of reaction to bombing halt announcement. 2pgs [Memo], 11/1/1968
Memo from Ellsworth to DC regarding Democrat's strength in Connecticut. 1pg. [Memo], 11/2/1968
AP news summary regarding Buffalo Courier-Express final poll showing HHH lead in Erie County. 1pg. [Report], 11/2/1968
New York Times summary of advertisements in Sunday Times. 1pg. [Report], 11/3/1968
Memo from Ellsworth to Haldeman regarding the hiring of Market Opinion Research by George Murphy to do polling in several states. 1pg. [Memo], 10/19/1968
Newsweek (Stewart Alsop) article regarding "why Humphrey 'bomfogs'." 3pgs. [Report], 11/4/1968
Memo (no author) regarding telethon. 3pgs. [Memo], n.d.
1968 campaign label. [Memo], n.d.
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
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Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
35
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10/23/1968
Report
Report (draft) from Buchanan regarding
vacancies opening on the Supreme Court
during the term of the next President. 9pgs.
35
16
10/24/1968
Memo
Memo from Safire to RN suggesting speech
ideas for Madison Square Garden rally. 2pgs.
35
16
10/27/1968
Memo
Memo from Anderson to DC regarding
Social Security Brochure. 1pg.
35
16
n.d.
Brochure
Brochure from Richard M. Nixon regarding
Social Security and Medicare. 1pg.
35
16
10/28/1968
Memo
Memo from Chuck Percy to Richard Nixon
advising him to emphasising Social Security
and medical care programs during final week
of campaign. 2pgs.
35
16
10/28/1968
Memo
Memo from RMW to RN regarding "our
friend" urging RN to talk with LBJ. 1pg.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Page 1 of 4
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
35
16
10/29/1968
Memo
Memo from Bob Schulz to DDE regarding
suggestions made by Slats Slatter that RN
comment on current Administration's
problem involving the U.S. in Vietnam. 1pg.
35
16
10/30/1968
Memo
Memo from Ellsworth to DC (cc: Finch)
regarding current polls in Virginia. 3pgs.
35
16
10/30/1968
Memo
Memo from Harlow to RN regarding
announcement by the President of bombing
halt. 1pg.
35
16
10/31/1968
Report
UPI (The Rutland [Vermont] Herald) news
summary regarding its reversal in support
from RN to HHH. 1pg.
35
16
n.d.
Report
Page #2 (page 1 absent) of report from
Donald Janson of Minneapolis ending in
statement saying that a Nixon victory would
surprise some of the state's leading
Republicans. 1pg.
35
16
n.d.
Memo
Memo from Herb Klein to RN concerning
sending attached material (regarding air
strikes against N. Vietnam) to surrogates and
other GOP leaders. 1pg
35
16
10/31/1968
Report
UPI report regarding air strikes against North
Vietnam & bombing halts. 1pg.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Page 2 of 4
Box Number Folder Number
Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
35
16
10/22/1968
Newspaper
Christian Science Monitor (Beverly Deepe)
article regarding bombing halts. Not scanned.
35
16
11/02/1968
Memo
Memo from Ellsworth to DC regarding
current campaign polls and Kerr's confidence
that Nixon will win Kentucky. 1pg.
35
16
11/01/1968
Memo
Memo from Ellsworth to DC regarding New
York Times story on Minnesota's leading
Repbulicans stating that a Nixon victory
would surprise them. 1pg.
35
16
11/01/1968
Memo
Memo from Ellsworth to DC (cc: Finch)
regarding reports of reaction to bombing halt
announcement. 2pgs
35
16
11/02/1968
Memo
Memo from Ellsworth to DC regarding
Democrat's strength in Connecticut. 1pg.
35
16
11/02/1968
Report
AP news summary regarding Buffalo Courier-
Express final poll showing HHH lead in Erie
County. 1pg.
35
16
11/03/1968
Report
New York Times summary of advertisements
in Sunday Times. 1pg.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Page 3 of 4
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
35
16
10/19/1968
Memo
Memo from Ellsworth to Haldeman
regarding the hiring of Market Opinion
Research by George Murphy to do polling in
several states. 1pg.
35
16
11/04/1968
Report
Newsweek (Stewart Alsop) article regarding
"why Humphrey "bomfogs'." 3pgs.
35
16
n.d.
Memo
Memo (no author) regarding telethon. 3pgs.
35
16
n.d.
Memo
1968 campaign label.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Page 4 of 4
billed Finch this L
RN
1"
Draftre: Count appointments
per your request.
DRAFT
(Buchanan)
October 23, 1968
ERM
THE NEW COURT
Submit brued Street
From recent events it appears that vacancies
shall open on the Supreme Court during the term of the
next President of the United States. As I am a candidate
for the office, the people have a right to know the kind
XXX
1
of men I might name to the High Court.
They would be strict constructionists. They would
see their duty as interpreting the law, rather than making
law. They would see themselves as caretakers of the
Constitution and servants of the people, not super-legis-
lators with a free hand to impose their political and social
viewpoints upon the American system and the American people.
Americans are a deeply divided and embittered
people today. It is vitally important that when future
far-reaching social changes are made in their society, those
changes not be handed down by five men who are appointed for
life, who answer to no one, and from whose judgements the
people have almost no appeal. In future years when such
social legislation comes, it must and should come from elected
- 2 -
representatives who are responsible to and answerable to
the people of the United States.
Future Justices should be men who reject the
philosophy of social permissiveness. They should recognize
that social justice embraces not only a scrupulous respect
for the rights of the accused, but a constant concern for
the security of the law-abiding. They should be men who
will weigh the rights and freedoms of the individual against
the rights and freedoms of the many, and find a better
balance.
They should not be drawn from Ivory Towers. They
should be men of the people who will consider in their
judgements -- not only the brilliance of an abstract argument,
but the precise impact of each decision on the lives and
fortunes of millions of unnamed and unknown Americans, who
will have to live with those judgements.
The Constitution of the United States should be
their guide -- as it was written and not as they would have
written it.
They should be aware of the peril to our system
from the unchecked rise in crime; they should be versed in
criminal law; they should bring to the Court knowledge,
- 3 -
wisdom, experience, and common sense.
These are the requirements I would consider in
considering any appointments to the High Bench. As for
my opponent, whenever the subject of the Court or its
decisions comes up, he acts as though he were in Church.
Here is another difference between us.
I have great respect for the Supreme Court; I
respect the men on it; but they are not infallible and the
judgements of the Court do not come down from Mount Sinai;
they often come down in five-four decisions. In my view,
in recent years the four in the minority have sometimes
been right and the five in the majority have occasionally
been wrong. And as these decisions have dramatic impact
upon political and social life in the United States, I intend
to discuss them.
As for Mr. Humphrey, his silence on the subject
must lead us to conclude that either he does not care about
the Court decisions, or he does not question their wisdom,
or he does not think they are a legitimate subject of dis-
cussion in a presidential election -- or he does not under-
stand them.
Whatever the motive behind his VOW of silence, the
difference between us is clear -- and the people can decide.
# # #
DRAFT --
(Buchanan -- 10/23/68)
Ellsworth Editing -- 10/26/68
THE NEW COURT
It appears that vacancies will open on the Supreme
Court during the term of the next President of the United
States. As I am a candidate for the office, the people
have a right to know the kind of men I might name to the
High Court.
They would be strict constructionists. They would
see their duty as interpreting the law, rather than making
law. They would see themselves as caretakers of the
Constitution and servants of the people, not super-legislators
with a free hand to impose their political and social
viewpoints upon the American system and the American people.
Americans are a deeply divided and embittered
people today. It is vitally important that when future
far-reaching social changes are made in their society, those
changes not be handed down by five men who are appointed for
life, who answer to no one, and from whose judgments the
people have almost no appeal. In future years when such
social changes come, they should come from elected
- 2 -
representatives who are responsive and responsible to the
people of the United States.
Future Justices should recognize that social justice
embraces not only a scrupulous respect for the rights of
the accused, but a constant concern for the security of
the law-abiding. They should be men who will weightthe
rights and freedoms of the individual against the rights
and freedoms of the many, and find a better balance.
They should be aware of the peril to our system
from the startling rise in crime; they should be versed in
criminal law; they should bring to the Court knowledge,
wisdom, experience, and common sense.
These are the requirements I would consider in any
appointments to the High Bench.
I have great respect for the Supreme Court; I
respect the men on it; but they are not infallible. The
judgments of the Court often come down in five-to-four
split decisions. In my view, in recent years thefour in
the minority have sometimes been right and the five inthe
majority have occasionally been wrong. And as these decisions
have dramatic impact upon political and social life in the
United States, I have freely discussed them in the campaign.
As for Mr. Humphrey, his silence on the subject
must lead us to conclude that either he does not care about
the Court decisions, or he does not question their wisdom,
or he does not think they are a legitimate subject of
discussion in a Presidential election -- or he does not
understand them.
- 3 -
Whatever the motive behind his VOW of silence, the
difference between us is clear -- and the people can decide.
#####
your
your
DRAFT
(Buchanan)
October 23, 1968
10-26-68
10'
tannet
THE NEW COURT
Submit
week
From recent events It appears that vacancies
will
shall open on the Supreme Court during the term of the
next President of the United States. As I am a candidate
for the office, the people have a right to know the kind
of men I might name to the High Court.
They would be strict constructionists. They would
see their duty as interpreting the law, rather than making
law. They would see themselves as caretakers of the
Constitution and servants of the people, not super-legis-
lators with a free hand to impose their political and social
viewpoints upon the American system and the American people.
Americans are a deeply divided and embittered
people today. It is vitally important that when future
far-reaching social changes are made in their society, those
changes not be handed down by five men who are appointed for
life, who answer to no one, and from whose judgements the
people have almost no appeal. In future years when such
social changes come
6th
should come from elected
- 2 -
and
responsive
representatives who are responsible to and answerable to
the people of the United States.
Future Justices should be men who reject the
philosophy of social permissiveness. They should recognize
that social justice embraces not only a scrupulous respect
for the rights of the accused, but a constant concern for
the security of the law-abiding. They should be men who
will weigh the rights and freedoms of the individual against
the rights and freedoms of the many : and find a better
balance.
They should not be drawn from Ivory Towers. They
should be men of the people who will consider in their
judgements -- not only the brilliance of an abstract argument,
but the precise impact of each decision on the lives and
fortunes of millions of unnamed and unknown Americans, who
will have to live with those judgements.
The Constitution of the United States should be
their guide -- as it was written and not as they would have
written it.
They should be aware of the peril to our system
from the
startling rise in crime; they should be versed in
criminal law; they should bring to the Court knowledge,
- 3 -
wisdom, experience, and common sense.
These are the requirements I would consider in
considering any appointments to the High Bench. As
for
Hopeling,
my opponen) whenever the subject of the Court or its
decisions comes up, he acts as though/he were in Church
Here is another difference between us.
I have great respect for the Supreme Court; I
respect the men on it; but they are not infallible,
the
judgements of the Court de down from Mount Sinal,
they often come down in five four Misions. In my view,
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in recent years the four in the minority have sometimes
been right and the five in the majority have occasionally
been wrong. And as these decisions have dramatic impact
have
upon political and social life in the United States,
I
intend
discus them
As for Mr. Humphrey, his silence on the subject
must lead us to conclude that either he does not care about
the Court decisions, or he does not question their wisdom,
or he does not think they are a legitimate subject of dis-
cussion in a presidential election -- or he does not under-
stand them.
Whatever the motive behind his VOW of silence, the
difference between us is clear -- and the people can decide.
# # #
October 24, 1968
RN FROM SAFIRE
The peroration of your Madison Square Garden rally
speech has to be the most stirring effort since the acceptance
speech.
In order to get it perfect by then, you ought to be
trying it out on rally audiences now.
It requires, in mid-flight, a change of tone, a change
of pace, a change of voice. You made it work in Miami Beach
and that was the key to the emotional impact of the speech.
Here is a crack at it:
On Election Day, cast your vote to cast out the old.
On Election Day, cast your vote to cast off the weight
that is holding America down.
On Election Day, cast your vote to cast away the men
and the policies that have failed.
Historians of the next century will say: "Nineteen
sixty eight was the year of decision."
Historians then will say: "This was the moment of
truth for the United States of America."
Don't let this moment in history pass you by. Don't
be a spectator when your country needs you to get into the arena.
Justice Holmes once said, "a man must share the action
and passion of his time." You will get the action you want --
only if you share the passion of these times.
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Years from now, your children and your grandchildren
will ask -- "Where were you when America was re-born? Where
were you when the American people turned around and took the
new road?"
Don't let your answer be, "I didn't realize how
important it was," or "Nobody told me it was a turning point
in history. "
Let your answer be -- "I was there. I was part of it.
I gave it everything that was in me. 11
Your children and your grandchildren will be proud of
you. You' 11 be proud of yourself.
And most of all, once again, we will all be proud to
call ourselves Americans -- citizens of the free-est country,
the happiest country, the most compassionate country, the
most respected country -- the greatest country this world has
ever seen!
Hold.
10/27/68
Memorandum
To:
DC
From:
Anderson
Re:
Social Security Brochure
Just discovered that 200,000 copies of a social security
brochure, which states RN supported Medicare and Medicaid
programs during the Eisenhower administration, have been sent
out.
It seems that Chotiner drafted the copy for the brochure
from previously issued material, and then ran it through
Copp Collins, who issued it.
If this comes up you can say that this was clearly a
staff error made while compiling a campaign brochure. The error
has been detected and distribution of the piece stopped. Your
full views of social security, etc. have been set forth in a
recent nation-wide radio address.
TWX
October 28, 1968
Washington, D. C.
TO:
Richard Nixon
Nixon lead in Iowa firm and growing slightly
as a result of Wallace erosion.
Ray election assured and Stanley gaining
steadily. Regret my inability to stay with Illinois
candidates' train beyond Marion and to join you on
plane, but think best use of time is to continue
schedules in Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and
Michigan.
Keep up the good fight. I suggest emphasis
this final week on your Social Security and medical
care programs and that you keep tone of your Miami speech
on Vietnam and arms buildup and de-emphasize escalating
arms race.
Hopefully you can reiterate that your number
one priority is to reunite the country and nation building
at home by improving education, health, housing, job
opportunity and reducing crime and violence.
End of advice.
Chuck Percy
RMN-PA THIS IS JGYT WASH. WE HAVE THREE TAPES FOR YOU CAN YOU RECEIVE?
FIRE AWAY///
VERY GOOD :. WILL BE SMASHING.
JGT WASH
TO: RICHARD NIXON
NIXON LEAD IN IOWA FIRM AND GROWING SLIGHTLY AS A RESULT OF WALLACE
EROSION. RAY ELECTION ASSURED AND STANLEY GAINING STEADILY. REGRET
MY INABILITY TO STAY WITH ILLINOIS CANDIDATES TRAIN BEYOND MARION AND
TO JOIN YOU ON PLANE BUT THINK BEST USE OF TIME IS TO CONTINUE
SCHEDULES IN IOWA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK AND MICHIGAN. KEEP
UP THE GOOD FIGHT. I SUGGEST EMPHASIS THIS FINAL WEEK ON YOUR SOCIAL
SECURITY AND MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS AND THAT YOU KEEP TONE OF YOUR
MIAMI SPEECH ON VIETNAM AND ARMS BUILDUP AND DE-EMPHASIZE ESCALATING
ARMS RACE. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN REITERATE THAT YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY
IS TO REUNITE THE COUNTRY AND NATION BUILDING AT HOME BY IMPROVING
EDUCATION, HEALTH, HOUSING, JOB OPPORTUNITY AND REDUCING CRIME AND
VIOLENCE. END OF ADVICE.
FROM: CHUCK PERCY.
END.
RN
Our friend called -- he wants to be sure that everything is being
done.
He is concerned whether we are having good crowds -- the odds in
Las Vegas are now 2-1/2 to 1 whereas they were 12 to 1 at one time
not too long ago when he was there.
He strongly urges that you ask Ev to go down and talk with LBJ
-- says Ev knows so much about him that he is the onlyone to talk
with him and try to keep him in line.
rmw
10/28/68
R.N.
From Bob Schulz -- 10/29/68
Following suggestion was sent to DDE for RN = DDE thought
Bob should call and give it to Bryce for RN:
"Nixon might say something like this:
"It is about time this Administration -- Johnson and
Humphrey == did something to end the war in Vietnam. They
got us into it and it is up to them to get us out.
"I am all for a just and honorable peace with terms
acceptable to the Committee for Peace in Vietnam with Justice
that is headed by Senator Paul Douglas and Presidents Truman
and Eisenhower. I am not for a sell-out after all we've put
into this war just to get the Democrats off the hook and elected
again.
"I hope the American people won't make another mistake
and put them back in office. This crowd doesn't deserve another
chance."
(Suggestion is from Slats Slatter -- Bob says he is sitting on
the sidelines trying to think of something that would help.)
October 30, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
DC (cc: Finch)
FROM:
Ellsworth
RE:
Virginia
There are no current polls in Virginia that anybody knows about
either in the state organization or in the Nixon national organization.
It appears that the basis for reports of a weakening of Nixon's
position in Virginia lies in Larry O'Brien's claim that he is going to
cause a heavy voter turnout in the Negro wards of Norfolk and Portsmouth.
In truth, however, Lin Holton met this morning with the Directors
of the so-called Crusade for Votes (a 10-year old organization of active
Negroes whose sole purpose is to stimulate Negro votes in Virginia), and
they have assured him that they are not going to extend their usual
mailing anywhere in the state outside the city limits of Richmond.
As a result of my all-day meeting with Holton and Flemming in
Richmond today:
(1) Holton will stimulate Arthur W. Arundel to give high
intensity to his radio editorial of Nixon (top coverage in the northern
Virginia suburbs of Washington). Also, Holton will promote a statewide
news release of Arundel's endorsement of Nixon against the background
of Arundel having been Robert Kennedy's Virginia manager before Kennedy
was killed this June.
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(2) Flemming (the Truth Squad management now being finished)
will leave the National Committee tomorrow and go to Norfolk where he
will induce the Congressional candidate, Dr. Whitehurst, who is leading
his opponent 50% to 33%, to campaign hard for Nixon and specifically
to have his (Whitehurst's) get-out-the-vote telephone drive specifically
urge Nixon votes.
(3) Lin Holton will have his law partner, Butler, the minority
leader in the state legislature, personally call each of the 20 state
legislators and urge them to go all out for Nixon in their home
districts plus issuing a joint statement to- the press which will get
good statewide coverage.
(4) Ellsworth called Poff and asked for and received a promise
that Poff will go all out to roll up as big a Nixon vote as possible
and to knock down the Wallace vote which is troublesome in his District.
(5) Got Mitchell to send $1500 extra to Congressional candidate
Weldon Tuck in the 5th District to finance a mailing which will include
a letter calling for votes for Nixon, refering to Nixon's experience
in national government under Eisenhower as well as his foreign affirs
qualifications and which will include a sample ballot marked Nixon and
Tuck.
(6) Holton will go to Norfolk on Friday where he will call
a news conference to point out that Humphrey has not been in Virginia
at all during the whole campaign, that Humphrey obviously has written
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Virginia off, that Humphrey cares nothing for Virginia so why should
Virginians care anything for Humphrey or vote for him? Norfolk is
the heartland of Humphrey organizational strength, if any, and the
effect of this news conference will be to take the starch out of
the Humphrey organization. (Ellsworth phoned this idea to Chotiner
for use in other states where Humphrey has not been, and Chotiner is
setting it up in every state where Humphrey has not been during the
campaign.)
A detailed, district-by-district analysis of the state is
available, but the foregoing points are the action points that have
been put into effect.
There seems to be no requirement for additional media place-
ment -- it is quite heavy. The 10th District (Broyhill's district),
the Washington, D. C. suburbs of northern Virginia -- is in good shape.
Broyhill has been working hard on the Wallace vote and the Nixon
organization in this district, under Vince Callahan, is excellent
insofar as its get-out-the-vote drive is concerned. They put 125,000
pieces of "vote for Nixon" mail in the mail yesterday. This is the
big population, big vote section of the State.
Mitchell has been informed of all the foregoing.
10/30
MEMO FOR
RN
file
FROM
HARLOW
It is now estimated that the bombing hatt will be announced
by the President on his Sunday night 30-minute TV time. The
White House is now informing selected reporters that the
broadcast will be taped in advance, that it will be a significant
speech, and that an embargoed advance text will be available
in limited numbers. There will be an in-depth briefing before
the broadcast.
Previously this TV broadcast had been billed as a routine
political bit.
Apparently the deal is that both the v-c and South Vietnamese
will be party to the Paris talks. Abrams will issue a state-
ment that lives will not be endangered by a halt (a complete
turn-about in Abrams' previous position). Abrams allegedly
has told LBJ that the North Vietnamese cannot mount a new
attack between the halt and November 5.
South Vietnamese strongly object and will publicly say so.
Public reservations will also be voiced by Thailand, South
Korea and New Zealand.
LBJ will barnstorm Texas and another place or so this weekend.
Ev Dirksen will try to reach LBJ. I will call him from Marion
and see what he was able to find out.
in RN.
THE RUTLAND (Vermont) HERALD
Oct. 31, 1968
UPI (News Summary)
The Rutland Herald, which endorsed RN in an October
11 editorial today reversed itsel f and is now backing HHH. While
the endorsement was based, among other things, on the view RN was
in a better position to solve the Vietnam war, today the Herald
expresses concern that RN's political philosophy has turned to
a more "conservative stance,' In the editorial the paper's
publisher was also critical of RN for his satisfaction with
Agnew's performance. Admitting it is hard to "backtrack during
an election campaign," he said HHH has a liberal record of
achievement and leadership where momentous issues of the day
are concerned.
E/ch ch Mebregor Minneapolis
Donald Janson - continued
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to 42 1/2, but that was taken four weeks ago. Today some of
the state's leading Republicans concede privately that a Nixon
?
victory would surprise them.
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Herbert G. Klein
Fele
Nixon Agnew
Manager for Communications
Campaign Committee
Staff of Richard M. Nixon
450 Park Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10022
(212) 661-6400
TO: RN
FROM: Herb Klein
Attached is background material
you may already have plus a preliminary
line we are sending by telephone to
surrogates and other GOP leaders.
If you want this changed, we can.
Har Klei
Herb Klein
BACKGROUND: Air Strikes Against North Vietnam & Bombing Halts
From UPI, 10-31-68, 7:20 p.m.
The first U.S. air strike against North Vietnam occurred in
August, 1964, after North Vietnamese patrol boats attacked two U.S.
destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Since then, U.S. planes have flown 93,754 missions against the
North. In these operations the United States lost 911 combat air-
planes and 10 helicopters over North Vietnam.
On March 31, the President announced that air strikes against
North Vietnam would be limited to the area south of the 20th parallel,
in the North Vietnam panhandle immediately north of the demilitarized
zone.
At the same time, the President announced his decision not to seek
renomination so he could devote his full attention to attempts to bring
about a settlement of the war.
Since April 5, U.S. warplanes have bombed only below the 19th
parallel.
The Pentagon lists nine bombing halts, the first, of a week's
duration, starting May 12, 1965. The most recent halt started January
29 of this year and ended two days later when the truce called in
observance of the Vietnamese Tet Lunar New Year Holiday was broken by
what became known as the Tet offensive, a simultaneous Communist ground
assault against many South Vietnamese cities and villages.
30ST
Bunker Thieu dialogue
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
October 22, 1968
Bomb-halt terms disturb
Sa
By Beverly Deepe
Special correspondent of
The Christian Science Monitor
Behind the new peace moves
Salgon
Washington report: Page 5
American Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker
has told President Nguyen Van Thieu that
Hanoi has accepted "in principle" three
to discuss the substance of official meetings
American conditions for halting the bomb-
and conversations hold by the American
ing of North Vietnam, informed sources
Ambassador.
report.
But the first incomplete, skeletonized
But the North Vietnamese officials have
"play by play" of the Bunker-Thicu con-
told American delegates in Paris they must
versations on Oct. 16 - a dialogue that
report to Hanoi for final and official con-
touched off worldwide speculation of an
firmation-or the North Vietnam Communist
American bombing halt - now is slowly
Party Politburo's rejection or modification,
coming to light in Saigon, after three days
sources said.
of tight secrecy in American and South
Hence, at this writing, the world seemed
Vietnamese Government circles.
to be waiting for North Vietnam's official
Informed sources here report that on Oct.
confirmation - if there are no last-minute
16 Ambassador Bunker, a diplomat who
changes-as the result of the Oct. 18 arrival
has gained distinction for his skill in nego
Norman Matheny. staff photographer
in Hanoi of Le Duc Tho, the No. 7 man in
tiating other delicate international troubles
the Communist Party hierarchy who had
arrived between 6:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. at the
Ambassador Bunker
worked behind the scenes at the Paris talks.
Independence Palace - the plush, modern
Much discussion about conditions
American mission spokesmen here refuse
Please turn to Page
Continued from Page 1
office building of President Nguyen Van
Thieu.
During the official conversation-lasting
about two hours - Mr. Bunker reportedly
told Mr. Thieu that Hanoi had agreed "in
principle" to make three concessions to get
the Americans to halt the bombing of the
North. They were:
2,1. Recstablishment of the demilitarized
zone at the 17th parallel separating North
and South Victnam.
2. Cessation of attacks on South Viet-
nam's cities.
3. The seating of "representatives of
South Vietnam" at the next round of peace
talks to discuss settlement of the war in the
South.
However, Hanoi had a countercondition of
its own. Hanoi demanded that the United
States and South Vietnamese governments
should put out an official, joint communiqué
declaring they had decided to halt the bomb.
ing of North Vietnam-but that the com-
munique would not mention Hanoi's agree-
ment to the above three points.
November 2, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
DC
FROM:
Ellsworth
RE:
Kentucky
Talked to John Kerr, Marlow Cook's campaign manager.
He says their polls show Nixon 43%, Humphrey 25%, Wallace
25% and that Wallace has been going down for the last
three weeks. He says the reason for recent stories about
a Humphrey upsurge is that about a month ago the Democrats
woke up to the fact that if they didn't get 20% of the vote,
they would, under state law, be ruled off the ballot in
1970 for Governor, etc., so they went to work hard, to get
the courthouse organizations, etc., going, and it has had
very substantial effect in bringing Humphrey up from below
20% to 25%.
At the same time, over the last three weeks, Louie
Nunn has been hitting the campaign trail hard and has been
particularly effective in shaving down the Wallace vote and
winning it over to Nixon.
The bombing halt has brought a few more people to
Humphrey, but it has also lost Humphrey some among the hawks
who have gone back to Wallace,
Kerr feels confident Nixon will win Kentucky.
November 1, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
DC
FROM: Ellsworth
In response to the New York Times story on Minnesota
which says, "Today some of the state's leading Republicans
concede privately that a Nixon victory would surprise them. ",
Clark MacGregor says that is the Lund-Forsyth line. He,
MacGregor, will counter it (not appearing defensive or
responsive to the New York Times story) in the following
manner:
MacGregor is meeting the Republican Truth Squad in the
Minneapolis Airport tomorrow (Saturday) at 1:40 P.M. The
Truth Squad on that occasion will consist of Hatfield,
Tiemann, and Rumsfeld. MacGregor will have a hand-out to
distribute to the press on that occasion which will be very
hard-hitting, upbeat and confident about Nixon carrying
Minnesota.
NB: MacGregor also says there has been very little
reaction in Minnesota to the bombing halt announcement,
either one way or the other.
He
Haman
morning.
November 1, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
DC (cc: Finch)
FROM: Ellsworth
RE:
Reports of reaction to bombing halt announcement.
(1) Bob Price says the announcement is some plus
for Humphrey but not much. It comes too late and it looks
crude. He says he would not be concerned about it.
Price also suggests that, in order to counter the effect
of the bombing halt announcement and also give a major lift
to the campaign, one or two high level statements with a
strong uplift tone be made.
He says it is not so important what is said as the matter
in which it is said -- recommends something along the lines
of the speech in which FDR had a whole series of rallying
phrases: "I see an America where
"
(2) Tiny Appling says he does not think the bombing
halt announcement will have much effect. It comes too late,
has been talked about too long and does not constitute a
move of significant magnitude to cause much change.
Incidentally, Appling talked with Nick the Greek night
before last and his odds are still 5 to 1 on a Nixon victory.
-2-
These odds have been steady for several months. (Nick the
Greek is the newspaper columnist Jimmy Snyder in Las Vegas
who pretty much sets the odds for political betting in
this country and is a close friend of Appling's.)
(3) Emil Lockwood says that, without exception,
everyone he has talked to says privately that they think it is
a crude political trick but they add that of course nobody
can say so because of the fact that it would be like being
against motherhood. Despite the public distaste for the
idea of publicly denouncing the announcement as a political
trick, Lockwood has agreed to make a public statement de-
nouncing it as a political trick, and he is sure he will
get good statewide publicity on it.
(4) Elsie Hillman of Pittsburgh says the heavy
reaction in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County is that the
announcement is a political trick. She will procure a
prominent Pittsburgher who can get the press to make a
statement along that line this afternoon (her "extra effort"
telephone and mail programs with the steel workers and the
auto workers are now fully underway.)
November 2, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
DC
FROM: Ellsworth
RE:
Connecticut
Wallace is holding strong and the Democrats are coming
together except for that.
State Chairman Howard Hausman thinks Nixon will win
but by a small margin. National Committeewoman Tina Harroer
fears the state may go to Humphrey.
It is doubtful that May will be able to win although
Meskill and one of the other Republican congressional candidates
will probably win.
The only movement lately has been the coming together
of the McCarthy and Kennedy Democrats with the Humphrey people.
The Buffalo Courier File Express final poll shows HHH
AP -- November 2, 1968
(News Summary)
leading in Erie County with 43.2 percent -- RN 37.6 percent
and GW 10.1 percent. In Buffalo HHH had 52.5 percent --
RN 28.7 percent and GW 10. In eight western New York Counties
RN 41.4 percent -- HHH 39.6 percent and GW 10.2 percent.
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SUMMARY OF ADVERTISEMENTS file IN THE SUNDAY TIMES
New York Times
November 3, 1968
1.
Full page ad for Humphrey for President & Javits for Senator
by Non-Partisan Committee to Elect the Best Man.
"Vote for the man. Not the party."
2.
Full page ad
"O'Dwyer sayd: Vote Humphrey, Muskie, O'Dwyer"
by O'Dwyer for Senator Campaign Committee.
3.
1/2 page ad by National Coordinating Committee for Humphrey-Muskie
including paragraphs on
(1) law and order
(2) human rights
(3) social reform
(4) Israel
(5) world peace
(6) peace in Viet Nam
4.
Full page ad "How do you measure a President"
By Performance
by Humphrey for President - Greater New York Committee of Liberal
Republicans, Democrats and Independents
Compare Humphrey and Nixon in Congress, in the Vice Presidency,
in Local Government, in Adversity, in Choosing a Successor
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Ellsyous
October 19, 1968
To Holdenen
MEMORANDUM
Our police indicate
the noted below.
TO:
Haldeman
FROM: Ellsworth
No
Il feels this is a
winable state. Maybe
we should go.
Market Opinion Research (headquartered in Detroit --
operated by Fred Currier) has been hired by George Murphy
to do polling in several states. The latest figures from
Maryland, based on field work concluded September 30 show:
Nixon
30
in our Poll.
Humphrey
39
28
Wallace
17
This was a reinterview operation and represent a shift
in 15 points from a between-Conventions poll.
I have reason to believe that Agnew does not know
about this. It raises the possibility that there might be
a need for Agnew to ask RN to appear in Baltimore.
why should if we're we wong this for about behind nd. - ?
Chech Clgan people. H
Flangon etc. Wiwabb State
Fl. feels should go.
Newsweek
November 4, 1968
Stewart Alsop
WHY HUMPHREY BOMFOGS
Swan songs are sad, and Humphrey's campaign
seems likely to be the swan song of the kind of liberalism
that started more than 30 years ago with the New Deal,
and which has been the dominant force on theAmerican
political scene for all those years. For the plain fact seems
to be that Hubert Humphrey and the rest of the liberal Democrats
are fresh out of the kind of ideas that excite the interest
and attract the adherence of the electorate.
Humphrey first became a national figure and a leading
liberal twenty years ago, when he made his famous civil-
rights oration at the 1948 Democratic convention, which caused
the Dixiecrat walkout. In that speech, Humphrey came out
strongly in favor of "the Brotherhood of Man Under the Fatherhood
of God." The phrase inspired the useful acronym, BOMFOG
journalistic shorthand for empty political blather.
In his innumerable speeches Humphrey argues with
passion, and irrefutable logic, that he is not Richard Nixon,
and this his running mate, Edmund Muskie, is not Spiro T.
Agnew.
The rest is bomfog.
In Fort Worth last week, at a Humphrey rally
a grinning young man carried a sign which helps explain this
curious emptiness in the Humphrey campaign. The sign read: Humphrey
for President in 1938.
an
Doit
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Why Humphrey Bomfogs -- continued
The New Deal of 30 years ago was based on the
assumption that the ills of the nation could be cured by
passing laws that gave the Federal government the power or
the money to deal with those ills. The final, autumnal
flowering of the New Deal occurred between 1964 and 1966,
when the liberal 89th Congress passed medicare, aid-to-
education, and other progressive laws. After that, the New
Deal cupboard was bare -- the, liberal Democrats had nothing
more, or nothing very interesting or important, to offer
the voters.
The truth is that the old New Deal formula --
more money and more power for the Federal government --
which used to be good political medicine, is now bad political
medicine. Partly this is because a majority of the voters
used to be poor, and a majority are now at least moderately
rich, and they consider themselves overtaxed and over-controlled
by the government. Partly it is simply because the old New
Deal formula no longer seems to work.
No sensible man doubts that a lot more money
will have to be spent in the central cities, above all for
education. But money is not going to cure the disease of racism,
white and black, which now endangers the American system, any
more than Tums will cure stomach cancer. One senses that
Hubert Humphrey knows in his heart that this is SO.
In fact, one senses that Humphrey, who is a very
intelligent man behind the protective layers of bomfog, has come
to suspect, not only that the old New Deal answers are not
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Why Humphrey Bomfogs -- continued
answers any more, but that perhaps there are no answers --
that perhaps this country will have to endure some sort of
purgative agony before things are set right again. This may
be why he bomfogs so much, for a politician always resorts
to bomfog when he runs out of answers. This may also be
why there is something a bit sad about Humphrey's campaign.
2 hom set up.
TELETHON -- QUESTIONS
Are we using ads in newspapers around the country telling people they
can write in their questions and avoid the 1og jam on the telephones
with both RN and HHH having telethons at the same time in the Los
Angeles area?
If not -- why not -- let's get something done on this.
Who is advance man handling the details of this telethon?
Bil Cadlip
Route
For instance, the pads the telephone girls will use -- we want to be sure
to have the right questions on the pads -- and then the heavier paper we
can type the questions on so that they are easier to handle when they get
to the questioner (announcer).
AGNES -- do you think we should Analice along to help analyze the questions --
or do you think there is someone else who might be faster and better?
PAT BUCHANAN/ MARTY ANDERSON et al -- let's work up the categories we want
them to list -- whether any sub-titles are necessary under some of the
broad categories.
Mechanical Details --
Good typewriters -- check them out ahead of time
plenty of ribons --
erasers
correct-type
Empty suitcases (rather brief cases - a lot of them to take the things home
and to take away any wastepaper.)
Names and addresses of people across the country who have questions --
and will let us use their names for questions while we are trying to
get underway - before the telephones get to working properly.
Questions for HHH telethone -- we should send a lot of them -- and hit
the same question often enough that they will feel that they have to
answer it -- if not keep having someone call and harrang them about
not answering the questions that are being called in. Try this on several
questions with several different people.
(half sheets - 8-1/2 X 5-1/2)
(Pads for telephone girls)
SUBJECT:
NAME
OCCUPATION
ADDRESS
PARTY AFFILIATION: DEMOCRAT
REPUBLICAN
INDEPENDENT
QUESTION:
(Cards -- heavy paper -- for typing questions) 8-1/2 X 5-1/2
Same information as telephone pads but NO UNDERLINING IN QUESTION SPACE.
General Memor.
1968 Campaign Three Sept.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036
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