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Memo from Safire to Mitchell, Haldeman, and Klein regarding countering Rockefeller ad campaign. 2pgs [Memo], 6/12/1968
Memo to DC from WLS regarding classified project. 3pgs. [Memo], 6/14/1968
Memo from Rita Hauser to Mitchell, Garment, Flanigan, Kline, and Price RE: Rockefeller Campaign. 1pg. [Memo], 6/12/1968
Memo from Rita E. Hauser to Mitchell, Haldeman, Garment, Flanigan, and Safire RE: Suggestions for countering Rockefeller campaign. 1pg. [Memo], 6/13/1968
Memo from Rita Hauser to Mitchell, Haldeman, Garment, and Safire RE: reaction to Rockefeller's TV show and ads. 1pg. [Memo], 6/13/1968
Memo from Jim Howard to Len Garment RE: Rockefeller Campaign. 1pg. [Memo], 6/14/1968
Memo from Ellsworth to DC, Mitchell, Kleidienst, McWhorter, Sears (cc: Haldeman) RE: Report on Republican Governors' Conference. 2pgs. [Memo], 6/17/1968
Memo from Pat Hitt to Haldeman, Finch, and Rose Mary Woods RE: RN California Appearances. 1pg. [Memo], 6/24/1968
Memo (no author) to Buchanan RE: United Citizens for Nixon. 2pgs. [Memo], 6/23/1968
Memo from RJW to PJB (for RN) RE: Professors for Nixon. 1pg. [Memo], 6/28/1968
Memo from Dwight Chapin to Bob Haldeman RE: Air Travel Card for David Eisenhower. 2pgs. [Memo], 6/24/1968
Memo from Bill Timmons to Bob Haldeman (cc: Peter Flanigan, John Ehrlichman) RE: Chicago Tribune. 1pg. [Memo], 7/1/1968
Memo from Safire to Hobart Lewis, Frank Leonard RE: recap of June 26 meeting on one shot magazine project. 3pgs. [Memo], n.d.
Memo (no author) to Buchanan RE: planning for Post-Miami operations. 3pgs. [Memo], 5/1/1968
Memo from RJW to PJB (for RN) RE: Professors for Nixon. 1pg. [Memo], 6/28/1968
Memo from John C. Whitaker to Herb Klein (cc: Haldeman, Rose/Chapin) RE: telephone conversation concerning working out procedure between offices. 2pgs. [Memo], 6/12/1968
Memo (no author or recipient listed) regarding the assigning of certain states to certain individuals. 1pg. [Memo], n.d.
Memo from Maurice H. Stans to John Mitchell RE: Joe Shell willing to publicly endorse RN. 1pg. [Memo], 5/2/1968
Memo from ECN to RN RE: stand on all Eisenhowers. 1pg. [Memo], 6/10/1968
Memo (no author) to Bob Haldeman RE: the assignment of an aide to PN. 1pg. [Memo], 6/20/1968
Memo (no author) to Bob Haldeman RE: monetary donation. 1pg. [Memo], 6/19/1968
Memo from Rose Mary Woods to Ehrlichman, Timmons (cc: Haldeman) RE: members of Pat Nixon's family needing accommodation during convention. 1pg. [Memo], 6/20/1968
Memo from Safire to Haldeman RE: pros and cons of black publishers' conference. 1pg. [Memo], n.d.
Memo from HM to Haldeman RE: the allowing of "Ray" going to Chicago. 1pg. [Memo], 6/18/1968
Memo from Ellsworth to DC (cc: Mitchell, Haldeman, Chapin) RE: telephone call to Senator Hatfield on June 12. 3pgs. [Memo], 6/12/1968
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This file contains:
Memo from Safire to Mitchell, Haldeman, and Klein regarding countering Rockefeller ad campaign. 2pgs [Memo], 6/12/1968
Memo to DC from WLS regarding classified project. 3pgs. [Memo], 6/14/1968
Memo from Rita Hauser to Mitchell, Garment, Flanigan, Kline, and Price RE: Rockefeller Campaign. 1pg. [Memo], 6/12/1968
Memo from Rita E. Hauser to Mitchell, Haldeman, Garment, Flanigan, and Safire RE: Suggestions for countering Rockefeller campaign. 1pg. [Memo], 6/13/1968
Memo from Rita Hauser to Mitchell, Haldeman, Garment, and Safire RE: reaction to Rockefeller's TV show and ads. 1pg. [Memo], 6/13/1968
Memo from Jim Howard to Len Garment RE: Rockefeller Campaign. 1pg. [Memo], 6/14/1968
Memo from Ellsworth to DC, Mitchell, Kleidienst, McWhorter, Sears (cc: Haldeman) RE: Report on Republican Governors' Conference. 2pgs. [Memo], 6/17/1968
Memo from Pat Hitt to Haldeman, Finch, and Rose Mary Woods RE: RN California Appearances. 1pg. [Memo], 6/24/1968
Memo (no author) to Buchanan RE: United Citizens for Nixon. 2pgs. [Memo], 6/23/1968
Memo from RJW to PJB (for RN) RE: Professors for Nixon. 1pg. [Memo], 6/28/1968
Memo from Dwight Chapin to Bob Haldeman RE: Air Travel Card for David Eisenhower. 2pgs. [Memo], 6/24/1968
Memo from Bill Timmons to Bob Haldeman (cc: Peter Flanigan, John Ehrlichman) RE: Chicago Tribune. 1pg. [Memo], 7/1/1968
Memo from Safire to Hobart Lewis, Frank Leonard RE: recap of June 26 meeting on one shot magazine project. 3pgs. [Memo], n.d.
Memo (no author) to Buchanan RE: planning for Post-Miami operations. 3pgs. [Memo], 5/1/1968
Memo from RJW to PJB (for RN) RE: Professors for Nixon. 1pg. [Memo], 6/28/1968
Memo from John C. Whitaker to Herb Klein (cc: Haldeman, Rose/Chapin) RE: telephone conversation concerning working out procedure between offices. 2pgs. [Memo], 6/12/1968
Memo (no author or recipient listed) regarding the assigning of certain states to certain individuals. 1pg. [Memo], n.d.
Memo from Maurice H. Stans to John Mitchell RE: Joe Shell willing to publicly endorse RN. 1pg. [Memo], 5/2/1968
Memo from ECN to RN RE: stand on all Eisenhowers. 1pg. [Memo], 6/10/1968
Memo (no author) to Bob Haldeman RE: the assignment of an aide to PN. 1pg. [Memo], 6/20/1968
Memo (no author) to Bob Haldeman RE: monetary donation. 1pg. [Memo], 6/19/1968
Memo from Rose Mary Woods to Ehrlichman, Timmons (cc: Haldeman) RE: members of Pat Nixon's family needing accommodation during convention. 1pg. [Memo], 6/20/1968
Memo from Safire to Haldeman RE: pros and cons of black publishers' conference. 1pg. [Memo], n.d.
Memo from HM to Haldeman RE: the allowing of "Ray" going to Chicago. 1pg. [Memo], 6/18/1968
Memo from Ellsworth to DC (cc: Mitchell, Haldeman, Chapin) RE: telephone call to Senator Hatfield on June 12. 3pgs. [Memo], 6/12/1968
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Folder Number
Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
35
17
06/12/1968
Memo
Memo from Safire to Mitchell, Haldeman,
and Klein regarding countering Rockerfeller
ad campaign. 2pgs
35
17
06/14/1968
Memo
Memo to DC from WLS regarding classified
project. 3pgs.
35
17
06/12/1968
Memo
Memo from Rita Hauser to Mitchell,
Garment, Flanigan, Kline, and Price RE:
Rocerfeller Campaign. 1pg.
35
17
06/13/1968
Memo
Memo from Rita E. Hauser to Mitchell,
Haldeman, Garment, Flanigan, and Safire
RE: Suggestions for countering Rockerfeller
campaign. 1pg.
35
17
06/13/1968
Memo
Memo from Rita Hauser to Mitchell,
Haldeman, Garment, and Safire RE: reaction
to Rockerfeller's TV show and ads. 1pg.
35
17
06/14/1968
Memo
Memo from Jim Howard to Len Garment
RE: Rockerfeller Campaign. 1pg.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Page 1 of 4
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
35
17
06/17/1968
Memo
Memo from Ellsworth to DC, Mitchell,
Kleidienst, McWhorter, Sears (cc:
Haldeman) RE: Report on Repbulican
Governors' Conference. 2pgs.
35
17
06/24/1968
Memo
Memo from Pat Hitt to Haldeman, Finch, and
Rose Mary Woods RE: RN California
Appearances. 1pg.
35
17
06/23/1968
Memo
Memo (no author) to Buchanan RE: United
Citizens for Nixon. 2pgs.
35
17
06/28/1968
Memo
Memo from RJW to PJB (for RN) RE:
Professors for Nixon. 1pg.
35
17
06/24/1968
Memo
Memo from Dwight Chapin to Bob
Haldeman RE: Air Travel Card for David
Eisenhower. 2pgs.
35
17
07/01/1968
Memo
Memo from Bill Timmons to Bob Haldeman
(cc: Peter Flanigan, John Ehrlichman) RE:
Chicago Tribune. 1pg.
35
17
n.d.
Memo
Memo from Safire to Hobart Lewis, Frank
Leonard RE: recap of June 26 meeting on
One*Shot magazine project. 3pgs.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Page 2 of 4
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
35
17
05/01/1968
Memo
Memo (no author) to Buchanan RE:
planning for Post-Miami operations. 3pgs.
35
17
06/28/1968
Memo
Memo from RJW to PJB (for RN) RE:
Professors for Nixon. 1pg.
35
17
06/12/1968
Memo
Memo from John C. Whitaker to Herb Klein
(cc: Haldeman, Rose/Chapin) RE:
telephone conversation concerning working
out procedure between offices. 2pgs.
35
17
n.d.
Memo
Memo (no author or recipient listed)
regarding the assigning of certain states to
certain individuals. 1pg.
35
17
05/02/1968
Memo
Memo from Maurice H. Stans to John
Mitchell RE: Joe Shell willing to publicly
endorse RN. 1pg.
35
17
06/10/1968
Memo
Memo from ECN to RN RE: stand on all
Eisenhowers. 1pg.
35
17
06/20/1968
Memo
Memo (no author) to Bob Haldeman RE: the
assignment of an aide to PN. 1pg.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Page 3 of 4
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
35
17
06/19/1968
Memo
Memo (no author) to Bob Haldeman RE:
monetary donation. 1pg.
35
17
06/20/1968
Memo
Memo from Rose Mary Woods to
Ehrlichman, Timmons (cc: Haldeman) RE:
members of Pat Nixon's family needing
accomodation during convention. 1pg.
35
17
n.d.
Memo
Memo from Safire to Haldeman RE: pros
and cons of Negro publishers' conference.
1pg.
35
17
06/18/1968
Memo
Memo from HM to Haldeman RE: the
allowing of "Ray" going to Chicago. 1pg.
35
17
06/12/1968
Memo
Memo from Ellsworth to DC (cc: Mitchell,
Haldeman, Chapin) RE: telephone call to
Senator Hatfield on June 12. 3pgs.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Page 4 of 4
To
:
Mitchell, Haldeman, Klein
From:
Safire
Re
:
Countering Rockefeller Ad Campaign
June 12, 1968.
Object: To focus attention on the hollowness of the effort by stressing (1) its
reliance on Madison Avenue, (2) spoiler nature, (3) opportunist nature, (4)
falsity.
Themes for a "Truth Squad."
1. "The Five Million Dollar Brainwash"
(a) Can professional persuaders do for a candidate what the
candidate himself could not do in the primaries?
(b) "Buying an election" is old hat; now we will see whether
it is possible to "buy the polls"---at a million dollars
per popularity point.
(c) The TV producers know how to hypo ratings by con-
centrating stars and advertising during "rating weeks"
when pollsters are polling - - same thing now in politics.
(d) "Tinkering with Public Opinion" Concentrate on the
expertise of Jack Tinker and Partners, showing the
Rockefeller effort to be totally manipulated by the
admen. The man in charge: Tom Losee of Tinker.
2. "Nelse or Else"
The spoiler theme--rule or ruin, Nelse or else. With
Republicans in great position, a divisive thrust that only
helps the Democrats.
3. Opportunism:
(a) Fought Kennedy in life, embraces him in death. Dig
up anti-kennedy quotes by Rockefeller and contrast
with "he cared" position now.
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(b) Criticizes Nixon on Supreme Court stand, but pushed
"stop and frisk" law in New York that is so feared by
civil rights groups--see current Sidney Zion blast in
Ramparts against phony civil libertarian Rockefeller.
(c) No gulf with Reagan? What about Reagan acceptance
of Bircher support? Would Rocky accept not,
would he want a up who did?
(d) Main thrust in final week of '66 governor campaign:
Rocky the cop, will get the addicts off the streets and
in jail. Sold out civil righters.
4. The Winner Myth
(a) Though Javits and Lindsay have proven that a Republican
can carry New York City, Rocky has lost NYC three times
in three gubernatorial races -by an average of 300, 000
votes (check exact figures).
(b) Despite enormous expenditures, he has consistently run
behind the Republican ticket in New York State, against
weak candidates like Harriman, Morgenthau and O'Connor.
(c) Last time out, a ten million dollar campaign - highest
in any state history -he squeaked through with 40% of the
vote.
If these themes are acceptable, I will suggest specific tactics to get them across,
without breaking 11th Commandment.
213-6272237
To: DC from WLS (cc: Haldeman, klein, Garment)
Re: Classified Project
June 14, 1968.
Object: To call attention to the multi-million dollar nature of the Rockefeller
advertising campaign and gently ridicule it.
Method: A letter from Rhyne to the editor of the fifty daily newspapers on
the Rockefeller full-page schedule and fifty more not on it who resent being
left off.
Dear Editor:
As many advertising directors are gleefully aware,
one of the candidates for the Reput can nomination
has just launched a $5 million newspaper, radio and
television campaign.
This "advertising blitz' is designed to increase his
ratings in public opinion polls before the convention,
thereby hoping to impress the delegates.
We have neither the inclination nor the fortune to
match this flexing of Madison Avenue muscle on a
dollar-for-dollar basis. Our reasons:
1. Our candidate, Richard Nixon, chose the
direct primary route to carry his message to the
American people. As a result, he received over
three million votes as he won all seven primaries:
outpolling all the competition combined by three
to one.
2. We don't think that 1500 people--the total
mitchell objects
used in national opinion poll samples--should
decide for all other Americans the choice of a
to this
Presidential nominee.
cont'd.
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3. We would feel uncomfortable about relying
almost totally on a professionally-packaged adver-
tising presentation of a candidate. A political
figure is not a cake of soap; while advertising has
an important role to play in campaigning, there is
something vaguely disquieting about such complete
reliance on advertising copywriters and TV spot
producers in tinkering with public opinion.
advertising promotion
4. A 5-million dollar pre-convention effort on
would mean that we would have that much less to
our even past, if the
spend in this fall's general election. We want to
were available
win the nomination with a rising head of steam, well-
prepared to conduct the expensive task of running a
presidential campaign.
That is why we are not buying a series of full-page
advertisements in hundreds of newsbapers.
However, we do not propose to sit idly by and do
no advertising at all. Accordingly, we attach what
we consider to be the appropriate answeringsalvo.
Would you please forward the following 10-line
classified advertisement to your classified ad
manager with the request that the bill be sent to
me at the address on this letterhead?
Help Wanted: Male and Female
Volunteers to nominate and
fend
elect Richard Nixon; no pay;
long hours; hard work;
satisfaction of helping best
qualified American become
President of U.S. Send name,
appeal?
address to: C. Rhyne,
United Citizens for Nixon,
918 16th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20006
Thank you. We'll let you know about the response.
Sincerely,
/s/
Charles Rhyne
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Procedure:
1. We send letter to 100 newspapers: Total cost, $3,000.
2. The classified ad will undoubtedly be reprinted in Time and
Newsweek free, and shown on TV news programs, multiplying its circulation
a hundred times.
3. Copies of the letter go to entire press list.
4. Response has to be considerable; follow-up picture of Rhyne
with stacks of mail at press conference in Washington.
Results:
1. Dramatization of negatives in Rockefeller methods.
2. A strong mail pull on volunteers. Most papers will do a story on
the ad itself, calling attention to it and to their own classified pages.
3. Show good-natured condescension toward Rocky campaign, our own
calm and imaginative approach in the face of it.
followup with ltc & newad u: send $
NOTE: If this plan is to be accepted, it should be referred to darkly as The No-
Classified Project before it is sprung, perhaps leaked to Periscope as the
most highly classified project at Nixon HQ is the response to
should just
go buil out us dup abcad.
This idea stems from the most famous classified ad in history, calling for
volunteers on an arctic expedition, which promised low pay and great danger
and which got hundreds of responses.
slick
G- feels very bad possible reaction -as PR gimmickey
thinks excellent no concern
Price- ?
June 12, 1968
To: Mitchell
Garment
Flanigan
Kline
Price
From: Rita Hauser
Re: Rockefeller Campaign
The main thrust of the Rockefeller Campaign is
that Nixon is a loser. This is reinforced by the approach that
only Rocky can carry the big cities, which means the Negroes,
the poor and a good bit of the disaffected young. He scores
heavily when he says Nixon lost in 1960 because he carried
Michigan until he came to Detroit, Pennsylvania untilhe came
to Philadelphia, etc.
I believe this message can be countered in two
ways, apart from behind the scene work with delegates (Rocky
is appealing to the general public, and we must meet him in
that arena).
1. Advertising campaign under the proper
sponsorship with a lead such as:
HOW CAN YOU CALL A WINNER A LOSER?
The aim is to show the percentages of the
wins we have had this year, on this year's issues. I would contrast
this with Rocky's declining percentages from 1958, 1962 and then 1965
where he was a minority winner by far.
Nixon will win because he scores heavily
in the polls with Republicans and Independents. Democratic
defection to the GOPwill be small, as it always is, and here
you can show the small Democratic vote, as distinct from Independent,
that the GOP candidate gets (even cite Javits history as an illustrat
2. Confrontation by Nixon on the loser theme,
tastefully done. This is the human element in the Nixon campaign,
life's triumphs and defeats, and should be used now.
June 13, 1968
To: Mitchell
Haldeman
Garment
Flanigan
Safire
From: Rita E. Hauser
Suggestions for countering Rockefeller campaign
1. Statement for use in newspapers to be signed by
TOP moderate to left Republicans, like Percy,
Agnew, Brad Morse, McCall, Bush, McGregor, on Why
they are for Nixon. Statement would show accord
with RN's stands on issues, but, most important,
their belief that RN is the real choice of
Republicans. Victory after victory this year, on
this year's issues, have shown that. To be capped
with statement that America needs a man who can
unite his party and unite his country, and that is RN.
2. Good documentaries on RN to be shown between now
and convention time on national network.
3.
For the delegates: a letter from Mitchell or
someone in importance on the theme of Nixon is a
winner, and Rocky a loser in this year's primaries
and also show his declining margins of victory in
his last races (including the heavy spending on them).
Stress the spoiler theme.
In my view, doing nothing is running a great risk. Rocky's
drive will gain momentum, especially with columnists and
commentators. It is folly to ignore the drive on the theory
that we have it locked up. Moreover, doing nothing will
in isself create the feeling of "it's locked up" which is
offensive to many delegates.
RN
June 13, 1968
TO:
Mitchell
Haldeman
Garment
Safire
From: Rita Hauser
Louie Lefkowitz called me late last evening at home,
and, after some banter, asked me how we had reacted to
Rocky's TV show and ads. I told him that we thought the
show was generally effective, but that it was hard to see
how this would bag delegates. Indeed, the appeal to the
Kennedy supporters might well produce the opposite result.
Louie told me he had raised these points himself
to Rocky, but it was felt that Rocky had no other means
than that which he was using to influence delegates via
the polls.
I naturally took the chance to ask Louie how Rocky
and his people felt about the new approach. He told me
he had been at a meeting late yesterday, and that the
reports coming in by telephone to Rocky were all extremely
good. Rooky was much encouraged, and there was some talk
about increasing the TV spots. Rocky plans to step up his
speaking engagements, especially to young audiences, and
will follow the Kennedy technique in that he will have
visibly around him known Negroes, like Jackie Robinson
and Wyatt T. Walker. I queried Louie on the rumour I
had heard that Rocky will be making a direct approach to
Mrs. Martin Luthur King for her support. Louie said he
had heard the same, but was no more informative than that.
NB: The Negro entourage approach is typical Rocky,
and he used it to much success in his last gubernatorial race.
Edward Howard & Co.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Cleveland, New York, Sydney
680 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10019, 212/581-4242
TO Len Garment
DATE
June 14, 1968
FROM Jim Howard
SUBJECT
Rockefeller Campaign
I am appalled by the Rockefeller ads and strategy. There seems to be no
substance, no honesty, only a blind lashing out. I have a gut feeling that
they may be hurting us where we need help most -- among undecided voters
who will be choosing between RN and Humphrey. These people have no reason
to be disturbed by Rockefeller's tactics, and they may absorb without
questioning the suggestions implicit in the ads.
It's hard to handle, but here are a couple of suggestions for your consideration.
1. If possible have someone who is widely respected and not identified with
the conservative wing of the party call for a halt to the campaign.
2. Encourage one of the major newspapers or newsmagazines to do a roundup
of the reaction of leading Republicans. This would require some advance
work, probably. The reading would almost certainly be negative.
3. If at all possible, encourage, through whatever means are open to us,
a leading undeclared Republican to declare for RN with the announced reason
being the Rockefeller campaign. Now is the time for new endorsements.
4. Keep indirect pressure on Rockefeller through whatever means are available.
I suspect many of the Rockefeller people are uneasy and vulnerable to criticism.
5. If the money is available, consider a television version of the three
urban talks wrapped up into one.
6. As you know, the CORE legislation will be introduced soon. Within a
period of four or five days it would be possible to write the outlines of
a plan and organization that would be formed to pull together the business-
men who are prepared to act on various parts of the CORE program. Initially
these would probably have to be strong RN supporters, but others might be
drawn in.
I have drawn up a very, very rough draft of an ad which might be run once a
plan and group are formed. This is primarily to show how we might use such
a plan with the public.
One point would be to demonstrate that RN's urban programs do have real
substance and that he has a real commitment.
This would have to be coupled with the other recommendations; that an urban
talk be televised; that we try to make an issue through third parties that
the Rockefeller plans have no possibility of being accomplished and do
indeed raise false hopes.
I do not feel that RN should directly answer the Rockefeller campaign. Let's
not let him get drawn into a defensive position.
is
NR
file
June 17, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
DC
Mitchell
Kleindienst
McWhorter
Sears
ec: Haldeman
FROM:
Ellsworth
RE:
Report on Republican Governors Conference
(1) An anti-divisive resolution was adopted by
the Governors, substantially similar to that which had
been adopted the previous week by the Republican National
Committee. We arranged for Volpe to introduce it, for
Hickel to second it, and for Agnew, Kirk and Williams
to speak in support of it.
(2) We arranged for the following Governors to
speak to Ray Bliss in strong criticism of the divisiveness
of the Rockefeller campaign: Volpe, Hickel, Babcock,
Bartlett, Williams and Agnew.
(3) We asked for and received a promise from
Shafer to accompany his endorsement of Rockefeller with
a statement that, notwithstanding his support for Rocke-
feller at this time, Nixon would win in the fall if he
should be the nominee and would carry Pennsylvania. We
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also asked for and received promises of pro-Nixon
statements from Agnew and Bartlett.
(4) We also arranged to have two editorial
cartoons and a colation of recent press reports estab-
lishing the divisiveness of the Rockefeller strategy
placed in the hands of all Governors. This was done
so that it would not be attributable to us.
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WOMEN FOR NIXON
Co
Chairinan
June 24, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Bob Haldeman
Bob Finch
Rose Mary Woods
FROM:
Pat Hitt
RE:
RN California Appearances
As you no doubt know, the Republican State Central Committee has reserved
Dodger Stadium for a Republican Candidates' Rally on September II with the
headliner to be the Presidential candidate. Since this will be an all-candidate
rally, we must keep in mind that the second highest office to be represented
there will be the Republican candidate for the United States Senate. This
means precisely that RN will not only be sharing the platform with Max Rafferty
among others, but knowing Max as we all do, RN would almost have to fight for
the lead position.
It is possible that RN will decide to pass up this rally, but I think it would
be very difficult to justify his absence -- this means he could very well be
boxed into attending. With these circumstances and this possibility in mind,
I feel it is imperative that he make some kind of public appearance or appearances
in We must avoid at all costs a Dodger Stadium appear-
ance with Rafferty as his first major appearance or entrance into California.
The whole matter of what we do about Max Rafferty is a bag of worms, to put it
mildly. I had hoped that we might be able to achieve the kind of tight-rope
walking that Murphy did in "64 in conjunction with the Goldwater campaign.
Obviously, we are all giving a great deal of thought to this entire situation.
Bob and I had dinner last night with Jack and Nita Veneman and Jack's parting
remark to me was that he would stay completely out of any activity prior to
the Convention and would hope that he could be of help to us in the Fall. He
feels keenly that RN must divorce himself from Rafferty as much as humanly
possible and has some ideas along this line. I would urge that some of us
consult with him and take his advice seriously when the time comes.
Tread carefully on this topic with Bob Nesen. He voted for Rafferty in the
primary, but it was a "mad at Kuchel" vote not a deep conviction for Rafferty.
201
file
23 June 1968
REHORANDU TC
SUBJ: United Citizens for ixon
I received a note yesterday from Mose Mary askin, no to arrange
an appointment with John itchell. I assume this must be in relation
to the United Citizens for _ixon and ny previous memoranda regarding
their ectivities.
While 1 an willing to come up to New York to talk with Litchell,
I an afraid I will simply be wasting his time unless there is some
possibility of a treeing on a means for me to be of positive assistance.
I frankly am concerned that I may be projecting an image of a chronic
complainer. I have no desire for such a role; rather 1 an interested
in being of positive assistance.
I have not talked with ivans since the opening of the Citizens
Edqrs. then you and the Boss were down. : have called his several
times, but he has been busy. I understand he now has 60 people on the
staff and is busy formulating plans for Citizens activities.
Considering the circumstances, 1 would just as soon forget the
entire thin unless it is possible to agree upon an institutionalized
and nutually satisfactory lieans for me to assist, I could express a
long list of dire concerns about what is join on, but I don't see
there it would do any ood. Furthermore, I save 1011 my word that 1
wouldn't pass any comments to New York that would jeopardize his
ettin the operation underway In short, 1 an not interested
ravating a problem, but would be interested in helpin_ solve it.
1 an enclosing a memorandum which I have prepared for possible
submission to .itchell. I would like you comments on it and its
feasibility. If it has the earnarks of the ill-fated Simulation offer,
I don't want to subnit it. I don't mind being shot down on these
things, but I am afraid it creates a bad impression if I am constantly
suggesting unacceptable prop sals.
I am Joins to be tied up this week, but can see Litchell Monday
or Tuesday f next week if convenient to him. I would like to hear
fron you on this matter before I make an appointment. I don't want
to take his time unless I feel I can say something to hin that will
be helpful.
The corporate cover proposal which = make is particularly
attractive to as added insurance against trouble which night arise
in the event someone raises a question about my activities. - = could
rest easier if that were the basis of our relationship.
I have talled with Jameson Campais ne about getting some youn_
newspaper types to help with some writing for the boss. nost of
these people (on your list from Freenan) prefer .ea an for the
nomination, but will, I think, be willing to submit stuff to us
after the convention -- some mi ;ht do so before hand on the sly.
Jameson thinks it would work best if they used me as a point of
contact since, although 1 am a well known moderate, they have some
degree confidence in me. I can rework the stuff to make sure it
is reasonable and pass on to you. I think we can get this type of
help at no expense, although if it is too extensive, I might have
trouble handling it without some assistance. we can worry sbout that
when the situation arises.
File.
June 28, 1968
To: PJB for RN
Re: Professors for Nixon
One and
July
From: RJW
Roger Clark of the United Citizens operation has asked
for a nominee to undertaking organizing and administering Professors
for Nixon. After consultation with Allen and Anderson, I have de-
cided that this tough assignment demands high priority and the
special qualities of Dr. Olds.
In the implacably hostile academic world, RN needs
as his advocate a man filled with missionary zeal, a man at ease
in the environment and enjoying wide contacts and professional
prestige. I can think of no one more deserving of this assignment,
which would require 2-3 days a week in and around Washington and
far-ranging travel over the country, than the good dean.
The request for his services should come directly
from RN, it should fan the flame of zeal, and it should move
our man out into the field as soon as possible.
Don't call it this
Done via
July Cole to Bob Hitt.
L
Dall judy Cole
L.
in Dishington ton
6/24/68
at Washington
To: Bob Haldeman
HQ
From: Dwight Chapin
RE: Air Travel Card for David Eisehhower
RN through Julie has asked that we order David a Air Travel
Card
can you and your staff handle this
----
thanks-
Dwight
hold til conformed
receipt by David
Bruce Bardwell.
L
be sere David get his ATC - 4re
and get him remits for trip to betty - sbang?
room for FDM at Florida - Thos Fine
Tun -Fri.
Hilton Plaza.
NIXON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE,
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS,
1726 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 (202) 783-4201
cattoo Twint
Memo to: Bob Haldeman
Copies to: Peter Flanigan
John Ehrlichman
Date:
July 1, 1968
phoned JDE
Subject:
Chicago Tribune
This will serve as a reminder that you were going to talk to RN
about the cost of buying and distributing free copies of the Chicago
Tribune during the Republican National Convention.
Apparently, Mr. Maxwell said we had to purchase copies through
a Miami Beach newsstand. The Dade County News Dealers Association can
order copies for us at 11c each. Figuring 3,000 copies each day, it
will cost us $330 or $1,980 for six days.
Frankly, I don't think it is worth it
agree but please let me
know soonest because of the lead time required in planing an order
like this.
Best,
Bill Timmons
Call
Levent.
MEMO TO: HOBART LEWIS, FRANK LEONARD FROM BILL SAFIRE
re budgets problem
RE: RECAP OF JUNE 26 MEETING ON ONE*SHOT MAGAZINE PROJECT
TOORA
WORKING TITLE: NIXON 68
FORMAT:
80-PAGE 9x12 magazine, simlar to a National
Observer "Newsbook"
COLOR:
Front and back covers, plus eight pages inside.
BUDGET:
To be drawn up by Lewis, assuming 100,000 copies,
to be ready for distribution just before convention.
SALES PRICE:
$1.25. Some free distribution; some sold by Nixon
clubs; some newsstand sales.
FORMAT:
1. Color cover shot of Nixon campaigning in crowd of people;
back cover color photo of Nixon with family.
2. 600-750 word introduction by General Eisenhower. Lewis to
make contact through Ben Hibbs and Bob Shultz, Hibbs to draft. (1 page)
3. "I Believe in the American Dream" essay by RN. Impressionistic
in tone, illustrated by photos of Ameri an scenes and people, some
with Nixon in them, designed to show scope of interest and support.
ZXZXZMZ 1500 words, (4 pages). Price or Safire to write.
3. Nixon's life in pictures, showing all phases of career, as a
child, Navy, early candidate, up to and including each of "six crises".
(8 pages) Leonard to assemble and caption.
4. "America and the World" essay by Nixon, 1500 words on need to
reassert leadership, what has happened to our alliances, our proper
role as world power. *** Price, Buchanan or Whalan to write; illustrated
by pix of RN with world leaders past and present, Leonard to assemble.
4 (con'd) Also Leonard to get from Rose Woods a complete list of
grips since 60, to send to Lewis for cartographer towrk into map.
Altogether 8 pages.
5. The Nixon Humor: selections of examples of wit, illustrated by
a laughing picture. Safire and Leonard to send suggestions to
Lewis, who already has Alfalfa speech; Leonard to get more from
Buchanan. 2 pages.
6. The Quotable Nixon: selections of best lines over the years,
broken into categories, with stome small pix. Lewis already has
Safire selection; additional material from Leonard who gets from
Research. 6 pages
7. Family Portrait: a apread on the Nixon family, early shots to
present, including David Eisenhower shot with General (4 pages)
Shts working on campaign, also Ed Nixon.
8. The Pat Nixon story, interview updated by Eleanor Harris,
Lewis to arrange interview, with pix selected by Leonard (4 pages).
Stress shots with daughters.
9. "The Great Comeback", from 1962 to presentx beginning of 68, showing
how RN aided the rebirth of the Republican party, power in hel ping
elect Republicans to Congress in 1966. Safire to write; 6 pages.
10. Campaign trail 68: picture story of the primaries, with boz
scores of results, including family campaigning shots, diverse
supporter shots, 10 pages selected by Leoandrd.
11. "What they are saying about Nixm": selection of editorial
comment on Nixon the man and the positions taken so far; Leonard to
select.
12. Picture spread, and heavy sebections from text, of Oregon
telethm. Good color photos available; this is also the spots fro
coverage of current stands on issues. 8 pages.
13. The Watershed Speech: vision by RN of future of America,
harking back to opening article in magazine and giving it unity.
Safire has written, 6 pages.
cc: Haldeman Klein
1 May 1968
MEMORANDUM TO BUCHANAN
SUBJ: Planning for Post-Miami Operations
I am concerned about the lack of co-ordinated planning for field operations
in the immediate post-Miami period. From my discussion with Tom Evans and from
what I have observed of the formative organization of the Citizens operation,
I fear that a major effort is about to be launched without the benefit of clear
objectives or detailed operational plans. The line and block charts look impressive,
but detailed plans and objectives are lacking.
Citizens operations very rarely are cost effective. Without the benefit
of close co-ordination with other aspects of the campaign and without the aid
of experienced organizers and administrators, they often function on the shotgun
principle: establish as many different "citizens groups" as possible and hope
something beneficial happens.
A Citizens organization, like a youth section, represents an intregal part
of the campaign myth. It is recognized that you have to have one, but no one is
quite certain exactly what it is supposed to do. Too little attention is paid
to determining at the outset specific campaign objectives to be accomplished.
Although it may be presumptuous of me, I believe the following observations
are in order: (1) Tom Evans, while being a comptent guy, has not had any. exper-
ience as a program administrator on a national scale. This is a serious disadvant-
age only when pride refuses to admit it and hedge against its consequences by
seeking the assistance of experienced people; (2) Jim Skidmore has not impressed
those in Washington who have watched his activities over the past year as the
logical choice to direct field operations: he is prone to attach toomuch attention
to image and comfort, too little to concrete results; (3) Jim Day is a prize catch:
he is experienced and comptent, although most of his previous work has been in-house
administration and convention arrangements. In short, I. think we. are lacking
personnel who have had previous experience as program administrators, people who
understand the hard unglamourous, persistent efforts required to translate a
line and block chart into a viable, productive, and efficient program effort.
In light of these comments and observations which are intended to be as
analytical as possible without regard to personalities, I would suggest the
following:
1. RN should require a detailed program prospectus outlining in specific
terms exactly what the Citizens operation intends to accomplish and specifically
how they intend to do it. Emphasis should be attached to specific programs,
personnel to administer each program, and cost. All these factors should be re-
lated to specific campaign objectives. This operation is going to cost one hell
of a lot of money. Left to itself there is no guarantee that the money will be
well spent. Considering that money is a limited resource, if I were RN I would
want to be damn certain that it is being allocated in a cost effective manner.
2.
2. A procedure for continuing review and evaluation of the Citizens
operation should be established. This should consist of more than periodic
budget reviews. Frequent and extensive evaluation should be made of the impact
and progress of projected program activities.
3. Within the framework of the Citizens operation, but in close co-ordin-
ation with the New York campaign staff, a special Task Force should be established
to concentrate on up to 10 states which are regarded as electorall -to
our success in November. These states can be selected on the basis of a hunch
or if we implement the simulation exercise on the basis of empirical data. How-
ever chosen, they should receive special attention separate from general programming
undertaken by the Citizens operation.
The first task of the special Task Force should be to prepare for a major
esgistration drive immediately following the Convention. Studies should be
immediately launched of the latest demographic information to determine population
shifts, trends in voting, etc. which would aid us to pin-point those areas where
intensive registration efforts would be most productive for a Republican candidate.
After this information is determined (this would be available from our simulation
studies or could be arrived at independently), detailed operational plans for
putting troops in the field to register voters should be worked out.
The Task Force should also begin immediately to identify those groups
of voters within the key states who represent the source of greatest support
for RN (this too would be available from simulation or could roughly be sketched
out from demographic and voter trend studies). Once this information was derived,
specific programs in each state could be tailored by the Citizens operation, e.g.,
Senior Citizens effort in Florida, etc. The obvious advantage is that you can
zero in on important voting blocs in crucial states instead of dissipating your
resources on a broad national basis, mailing to Senior Citizens on a national
basis when simulation or other analysis reflects that as a group they are inclined
toward the Democratic candidate.
These are only two specific program ideas which I believe could be implement:
to materially assist the campaign looking past Miami. They may not seem particula
novel, but they may have been overlooked simply because our planners are thinking
generally and nationally rather than thinking in terms of specific, attainable
program objectives.
My key point is simply this: a flury of activity generated by the infusion
of large amounts of money does not necessarily mean that progress is being made.
I know that RN has many things on his mind, but I believe at the early stages
when programs are being formulated, it might be wise if he took at least some
direct interest to guarantee that those who will make a difference between victory
and defeat are doing the best possible job on his behalf. I know that he thinks
I tend to be negative or too criticial. However, I do not have any cross to bear
or any grudge to carry. All I am interested in is seeing that the best possible
job is done so that he will win in November To the extent that my critical
evaluation of program ideas and project operations will help in this regard, I
3.
feel compelled to make them. To the extent that they are irritating or a
nuisance, I am sorry. However, in the final analysis, a detached evaluation
of what is going on in the midst of a necessarily hectic campaign operation
may, on at least one occasion, be of value, and for that reason I continue
to bring these matters to your attention.
file
June 28, 1968
To: PJB for RN
From: RJW
Re: Professors for Nixon
Roger Clark of the United Citizens operation has asked
for a nominee to undertaking organizing and administering Professors
for Nixon. After consultation with Allen and Anderson, I have de-
cided that this tough assignment demands high priority and the
special qualities of Dr. Olds.
In the implacably hostile academic world, RN needs
as his advocate a man filled with missionary zeal, a man at ease
in the environment and enjoying wide contacts and professional
prestige. I can think of no one more deserving of this assignment,
which would require 2-3 days a week in and around Washington and
far-ranging travel over the country, than the good dean.
The request for his services should come directly
from RN, it should fan the flame of zeal, and it should move
our man out into the field as soon as possible.
Don't it this
done - 7/2
olds is mtgwith with
father Alexander
10:00 10:00Fri. Fri.
File Hu
MEMORANDUM
JUNE 12, 1968
TO:
HERB KLEIN
CC: Bob Haldeman
Rose/Chapin
FROM:
John C. Whitaker
talk to. w about.
This will confirm our telephone conversation of yesterday working out
procedure between your shop and mine.
Never release
1. Schedule - I will send you calendars with tentative and
tentative
firm dates so you can keep the press informed on upcoming schedule.
dates
2. From now on all press calls received in my shop will be
referred to your shop and noinformation will be given out by my shop.
3. My shop will put out a draft press schedule on the
Telecopier to you for your edit and mass distribution. Henry Hyde
has already sent Ron Ziegler our press list. These names are all on
plates which Ron has indicated he wants us to hold for the time being.
From now on no pressschedule will be mailed from this shop to the press.
4. It will be your shop's responsibility from now on to also
distribute the press schedule to all Nixon staff plus any key Nixon
people around the country that for political reasons you wish to keep
informed of RN's schedule.
5. It seems to us there must be a central place to make all
airline reservations for the press men joining the tour, and this
responsibility should reside in your shop and not ours.
6. Since the advance man must pre-register the press and have
hotel room keys in the lobby when the press arrive for each overnight
stop, it seems to us that a night letter must be sent from your office
to the reservations clerk at the hotel where the travelling party will
be staying at least 24 hours in advance of the actual arrival of the
travelling party.
7. At this time we are planning on two 727s configured first
class which will have 112 seats available for press. This assumes a
travelling staff of 18. If we have a larger staff and we want this many
press seats, we will have to eliminate the first-class configuration
not maily
in the press section. The figure of 112 is arrived at as follows:
The first press plane has 44 first class seats at the rear of the plane
and the front section of this is for staff and RN. This front section
has a maximum of 24 seats and assuming we pull one set (2 seats) for
hassock and couch in front for RN and 4 seats for tables, we have a total
of 18. The second plane, configured entirely first class, holds 68 total.
It seems to me it is up to your shop to advise us exactly what decisions
you want relative to airplane configuration, and advise us if possible
no later than July 1 SO that my shop can negotiate a final contract
giving the airline company lead time to configure the planes so that we
are in business right after the Convention.
Memorandum to Herb Klein
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June 12, 1968
8. Since, under the above system, you will have the manifest
lists of what press members are on board for each flight, that this
information should be given daily to Stans' office SO that they can
invoice the press. I am enclosing a sample of the travelling manifest
form and the invoice form we are currently using.
Please advise if you are in agreement or want modifications
of the above procedures.
Cheers,
Enclosures
John
V mitchell
States
Ellsworth and Kleindienst - both have tom many states.
If we could get Cake without Williams.
Cake agrees on Brownell.
Break this down
Calloway - Georgia
Iowa -- need strong man
Kansas -- Ellsworth/ McGregor -- need someone else there -
you cannot use a man in his home state - Ellsworth should
not be the one -- maybe Dole --
Maryland - our appeal there is among conservatives -- Rogers Morton
put him in charge.
Massachusetts -- except for Brad Morse - Ellsworth cannot get votes
in Massachusetts -- we need a strong man.
Michigan -- Lockwood (Ellsworth)
Pennsylvania -- Ellsworth -- ok for the liberals -- but our strength
there mostly conservative -- we need someone else too.
Texas -- it is completely wrong -- they won't work with Kleindienst
and Ellsworth (neither of them should dabble in Texas)
We need to work out a top man in every state -- and one man in
our organization who deals with him
-Calif
John
be
all
May 2, 1968
TO:
John Mitchell
FROM: Maurice H. Stans
Joe Shell of California, who lost to Dick in 1962,
is willing to endorse him publicly at any time.
MHS: ac
MAS
MEMORANDUM
June 10, 1968
To:
RN
From: ECN
Walter Williams called this afternoon to say
that he had determined the stand of all Eisenhowers
except for Milton and his family. He seems extremely
anxious that we sound Milton out before any further
alibis might develop.
Fred Seaton called him this morning. They
discussed what had been done and what might be done.
Seaton suggested and Williams agreed that a direct
call from you would be the best approach at this time.
It seems to me we should divert WW into some
other task to avoid inadvertent obtusiveness. He is
an able strategist, but good timing is not always
evident in his tactics.
Ed
ECN: sac
Borth Bat work tome
Aor your you JOB
File.
20 June 1968
HALDEMAN
PN seems to be doing a lot more public events lately. I
imagine that this will continue. Have you given any
stamp
consideration as to whether or not a permanent type aide
will be assigned to her, or will just the one SS man
plus the advance man for the drill be enough? Hyde is
under the impression that Davies ought to be functioning as
the aide - John D. isn't under this impression and Hyde is
bugging the hell out of him.
Shall I tell Hyde to stop bugging Davies
Yes
NO
Tell Hyde to work out PN trip with only SS + Advance man
Yes
NO
If NO then what so that Hyde stops bugging US?
Also do you want to have Hyde run all PN events by you before
he runs the by PN or should he go direct to her?
By whitever
by
Theys:
or Same long
Norm.
Done
RUSH -- CALL
6/19 at Airport.
BOB HALDEMAN
In the event you haven't gotten back to Jones yet -- Peege
said he wants to give some money -- maybe if you could find
out if it is $10,000 it would help greatly if they could date the
check before the end of the week so we could get another $5000
for it.
June 20, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
John Ehrlichman
Bill Timmons
cc: Bob Haldeman
FROM:
Rose Mary Woods
When I was out at RN's apartment today,
Pat Nixon told me that the following members of her family want
to come to the convention and will need rooms. They would like
to have one suite where they can all gather -- the others just rooms.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. William Ryan
Mr. Matthew Bender
Miss June
(will have to get that name)
The three men are Pat's brothers (Bender is half-
brother).
Many thanks.
check
Now
! Tell G
hater
Dongly
RNWill go - -
Bob Haldeman from Bill Safire
Bechanen + chapin
have poop-
Len Garment and I chewed over the pros and cons of the
Negro publishers conference.
*.
I do not think Nixon should join the parade of
candidates who appear there; too much the "bloc" pitch
and out of character.
The way to finesse the situation is this: Nixon
should have lunch or a drink at home with Johnson, the
publisher of Ebony and Jet.
Johnson is by far the Amost respected, most powerful
Negro publisher---and quite a guy, In understand. Herb
Klein knows him.
Word of the private talk will get out; it will
show Nixon's interest in the area, and it will be part
of a series of talks with publishers and editors, not
a crass bloc pitch.
Conduction T distribution.
Most Weakly - -
Daily Duh r Wifo for C fails + Johnson who Elong. owne
at 6:00 in his art.
6/18/68
Bob Haldeman -- from HM
Since you have told Herb Klein that he can go out there
and if he wants to go to Chicago. If Herb goes and Ray doesn't that would
downgrade Ray. Haldeman - tell Ray that if he wants to go along he can
go too. They should both go on a commercial flight -- that would be
better.
You have to realize -- and so does Herb -- that there
are sensitivities involved here -- this dinner -- or get-together was
in the mill for months.
As far as Rentschler is concerned, if they have
invited him I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings - -- let him come too.
Normally, I would not take a strictly political fellow to this type of
meeting.
As everyone knows -- THERE IS TO BE NO ONE WITH
ME WHEN I GO TO THE TIME-LIFE DEAL.
RN
re Hatfold
June 12, 1968
mtg
MEMORANDUM
TO:
DC (cc: Mitchell, Haldeman, Chapin)
FROM:
Ellsworth R
Wednesday afternoon, June 12, I called on
Senator Hatfield in his office.
(1) I stated it appeared to me that no unbridgeable
chasm existed between his views and Mr. Nixon's views on the
ultimate aims and objectives of the United States in the
Vietnam situation. He agreed, and stated he had told RN
that was his view when he called him after the Oregon pri-
mary and further that he (Hatfield) had told the same thing
to Billy Graham when Billy had been out in Portland. Hatfield
went on to say that he had said publicly on a number of occa-
sions that the primary victory in Oregon was -- by virtue of
the well financed and intensive campaigns by Rockefeller and
Reagan -- a significant victory.
(2) I suggested that it might be worthwhile for the
Senator to sit down and explore the entire situation with the
Candidate, and Hatfield said he would be delighted to do SO.
He stated he is ready to make a strong public statement in
support of the Nixon candidacy, in support of the Nixon
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Presidency, and to do whatever else he can to be helpful as
requested by us.
Recommendation: I recommend that RN invite Hatfield
up to New York for a visit the week of June 17, and that, the
same week, appropriate arrangements be made, with the guidance
and cooperation of Herb Klein for Hatfield to make known his
strong preference for RN as the Presidential candidate of the
Republicans, together with his certain conviction that a Nixon
Presidency represents the best hope of this country and the
world for a stable and lasting peace
NB: The special merit of this particular endorsement,
of course, lies in Hatfield's known identification with and
appeal to peace activists. In this connection, naturally, it
should be understood that Nixon has not suddenly come around to
Hatfield's views, nor should this be particularly necessary.
Only that Hatfield agrees that Nixon represents the best hope
for a stable and lasting peace in Asia.
NB: Hatfield puts down McCall as unreliable. Hatfield
also is, of course, a Nixon-pledged delegate, and he underscores
his intention to abide enthusiastically by the spirit as well
as the rule of the law. It is a law which he himself, as Gover-
nor, sponsored.
NB: Hatfield is vying with McCall for the chairman-
ship of the delegation. Assuming a public endorsement by
Hatfield, Appling would support Hatfield over McCall (they
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both dislike McCall intensely.)
The delegation's organizational meeting will be
held sometime after the vote count is complete (apparently
Hatfield will get the most votes of any of the delegates),
and the count cannot be completed until sometime around
June 23.
NBB: The timing in the Nixon-Hatfield meeting,
therefore, must be the week of June 17 because of the fol-
lowing considerations:
(1) We want Hatfield to have made his public pro-
nouncement prior to the delegation meeting, which could be
held the week of June 24.
(2) Before the pronouncement of support Hatfield
should be given an opportunity to meet with Nixon and to have
an intervening period of a day or two after the meeting to
prepare for the announcement.