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Whitaker to Haldeman re: Nixon appearance at Graham Crusade in Pittsburgh. 1 page. [Memo], 8/22/1968
Handwritten note (Haldeman?) regarding message from Marty Polner about arranging un off the record, unpublicized Nixon meeting with leaders of Jewish groups. 1 page. [Other Document], 9/12/1968
Bell to Buchanan re: Kevin Phillips and his ideas for scheduling and coordinating campaign appearances. Includes notes, his biography and introductory letter. 4 pags. [Memo], n.d.
copy of envelope marked "Haldeman Confidential Files for Campaign". 1 page. [Other Document], n.d.
Buchanan to Haldeman re: report on the Citizen's group and aide to Agnew, with attachments. 3 pages. [Memo], n.d.
John Sears to Rose Mary Woods re: Course of the campaign during the first three weeks. 8 pages. [Memo], n.d.
Jim Miller to Peter Flanigan re: Agnew - Bay Bridge land and executive assembly fund. 5 pages. [Memo], 9/14/1968
Buchanan to Haldeman re: Issues with Agnew, his campaign staff, and how it is affecting Nixon's campaign. 4 pages. [Memo], 10/13/1968
Safire to Nixon re: revitalizing the campaign. 3 pages. [Memo], 10/4/1968
Haldeman memorandum of conversation with Pat Hitt, regarding status of HHH campaign from inside informant. Duplicate. 4 pages. [Memo], 10/7/1968
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Bell to Buchanan re: Kevin Phillips and his ideas for scheduling and coordinating campaign appearances. Includes notes, his biography and introductory letter. 4 pags. [Memo], n.d.
copy of envelope marked "Haldeman Confidential Files for Campaign". 1 page. [Other Document], n.d.
Buchanan to Haldeman re: report on the Citizen's group and aide to Agnew, with attachments. 3 pages. [Memo], n.d.
John Sears to Rose Mary Woods re: Course of the campaign during the first three weeks. 8 pages. [Memo], n.d.
Jim Miller to Peter Flanigan re: Agnew - Bay Bridge land and executive assembly fund. 5 pages. [Memo], 9/14/1968
Buchanan to Haldeman re: Issues with Agnew, his campaign staff, and how it is affecting Nixon's campaign. 4 pages. [Memo], 10/13/1968
Safire to Nixon re: revitalizing the campaign. 3 pages. [Memo], 10/4/1968
Haldeman memorandum of conversation with Pat Hitt, regarding status of HHH campaign from inside informant. Duplicate. 4 pages. [Memo], 10/7/1968
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36
9
08/22/1968
Memo
Whitaker to Haldeman re: Nixon appearance
at Graham Crusade in Pittsburgh. 1 page.
36
9
09/12/1968
Other Document
Handwritten note (Haldeman?) regarding
message from Marty Polner about arranging
un off the record, unpublicized Nixon
meeting with leaders of Jewish groups. 1
page.
36
9
n.d.
Memo
Bell to Buchanan re: Kevin Phillips and his
ideas for scheduling and coordinating
campaign appearances. Includes notes, his
biography and introductory letter. 4 pags.
36
9
n.d.
Other Document
copy of envelope marked "Haldeman
Confidential Files for Campaign". 1 page.
36
9
n.d.
Memo
Buchanan to Haldeman re: report on the
Citizen's group and aide to Agnew, with
attachments. 3 pages.
36
9
n.d.
Memo
John Sears to Rose Mary Woods re: Course
of the campaign during the first three weeks.
8 pages.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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Document Type
Document Description
36
9
09/14/1968
Memo
Jim Miller to Peter Flanigan re: Agnew - Bay
Bridge land and executive assembly fund. 5
pages.
36
9
10/13/1968
Memo
Buchanan to Haldeman re: Issues with
Agnew, his campaign staff, and how it is
affecting Nixon's campaign. 4 pages.
36
9
10/04/1968
Memo
Safire to Nixon re: revitalizing the campaign.
3 pages.
36
9
10/07/1968
Memo
Haldeman memorandum of conversation
with Pat Hitt, regarding status of HHH
campaign from inside informant. Duplicate.
4 pages.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Page 2 of 2
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MEMORANDUM
AUGUST 22, 1968
TO:
BOB HALDEMAN
the
FROM:
JOHN WHITAKER
RE:
BILLY GRAHAM - PITTSBURGH
Sunday, September 8 - Pittsburgh Stadium, 3 p.m.
Local contact: Charles Riggs who is setting up the Graham Crusade
in Pittsburgh. Graham will be staying at the Hilton Hotel. His
Saturday night event begins at 7:30 so RN arrival should be no
later than 6 p.m. at the airport, because many people who want to attend
RN's airport arrival would also want to go to Graham's meeting.
Graham is flattered that we are considering not conflicting with his
event Saturday evening. Graham's conversation with RN indicates
that the format of the Sunday meeting would simply be that RN would
attend Graham's service in the Pittsburgh Stadium which lasts from
3-4:30 and would sit in a prominent position but not on the platform.
Graham would refer to him with kind words but, of course, not ask
RN to speak.
Graham talked to Mark Hatfield at RN's suggestion. Hatfield is presently
at his mother's home (503) 646-4510 and Hatfield is delighted to attend the
Graham Pittsburgh Stadium meeting with RN but Graham wants RN to call
Hatfield to confirm this.
Graham said that RN had asked him to let him know Hatfields reaction
(which was favorable) and then to make sure that RN called him.
CC: Ken cole
June
to connect w/ Hatfield) and he says Hatfield
I talked to Jerry Frank (RN tried but unable
unable to attend because of firm commitment
in Oregon that nite. Mrs. H will le in Wash.
let her know - or contact Frank at
and could go with Nikons if desired We 503-585-8411 should
and he will handle.
Booth
File
JORN
8/12/68 Menage from Marty Polner.
no for now
He can arrange an off the record uppublisized
face to face meeting with the leader of all
major fewish grps. for anytime except the
Junih holidaye of Sept 16, 23,24.
there leaders would like to report bach to their
arpe after wtq. with Nixon.
there included.
Querican Jewish Cayress
11
11 Committee
B'nai Birth (?)
fewish Was Vetrem
National Haddara Council of fewish Women
2 cont Ong. of america
Laber Ziauil Oq. of american
Jainsh Laba Committee
+ header of each religion sect.
Polner will be $10 here Wed. of can
he reached at Law frim.
get info more where Book, can he
Memo to Buchanan
be fond
(agenl property July 12
From: Bell
No
Re: Kevin Phillips
Patterne trench.
knowledge. etc.
I've read this guy's book with great interest. In terms of a grasp of national
voting patterns and issue identification, right down to county level, I
doubt if anybody in the country knows more.
In my opinion, Phillips would be extremely useful in the following areas:
1. Scheduling. Where RN should go, where the v-p candidate would do
the most good. Also where pro-RN campaigners (e. g., Kirk and Thurmond in
the South, Dirksen in the Midwest, etc.) would be most helpful.
2. Deciding what issues to emphasize in which cities, towns, and counties,
in terms not only of candidate appearance but also of literature, radio/TV, etc.
3. Coordination with local and congressional candidates. In what
areas would identification of RN with the local candidate help, where would it
hurt.
4. Counseling of local GOP candidates and campaigners. It is my guess that
Phillips knows more than most congressional candidates about their own districts.
He already knows most of the GOP House incumbents or their staffs. He knows
enough about the voting records of Democratic incumbents, together with the a spects
of their voting records which are vulnerable back home, to give very useful
advice to Republican challengers across the country. In exchange for this kind
of help, local candidates would be more inclined to push RN in their speeches
and appearances.
schedule planning
& Speakers Bureau
Early 30'm
Work for Paul Fine aide.
Done some work for have Repul.
- Bright knowledgeabe but abservive
- Not position of high atrates, late personal
views have.
- But but in avar we mention.
- Catholic
- P.B. may $ have resume.
Washington
June 19, 1968
Dear Mr. Buchanan:
Apropos our phone conversation of yesterday, I am enclosing some material
to spell out my background - and what it is I think that I could do in the
campaign - preparatory to our getting together Friday afternoon.
I don't want to send a lot of useless junk, so I am structuring the
enclosures as follows: 1) Voting research; 2) policy and program research; 3)
Campaign; and 4) Speechwriting. I have some background in each, and I would
like a position where I could operate to the best advantange of the campaign.
The enclosures will give you an idea of what I have done.
My chief expertise, I think, is on voting patterns. My book, AMERICAN
VOTING PATTERNS - THE EMERGING REPUBLICAN MAJORITY, will be published next spring.
AB Hermann has read it and could give you a general reference (I worked as his
assistant one summer). My editor - at Arlington House - is David Franke. Ilam
in the process of revising this book, but I am enclosing a shorter version which
lacks the overwhelming detail of the big book but which will give you the
structure quickly. The enclosed book ELECTION 1968 is not being used for anything
at this date, even tho my contract on the big book allows this short one to be
put out first. George Hinman has read this book and deplored it; I will show
you the letter. I suspect his dislike should commend the book to you.
As far as people connected with your campaign whos could give me
references, I enclose a letter from Maurice Stans and I expect that Congressman
Bill Brock could vouch for my background in urban and East-West trade legislation.
On Friday afternoon, with your indulgence, I will try to sketch how the
details and trend analysis of my big voting book can be used to locate where the
gains of November will be - or will not be; and also to show the issues which
must be raised to elicit success.
Looking forward to talking with you,
yours sincerely,
Kevin P. Phillips
P.S. / will ring you up early friday
afternoon to set a time for stopping
an going to be leaving him, but /
by. The Confressman, knows that /
would like to keep my approach quiet at present.
Background Sheet
Kevin Price Phillips
Born: New York City, Nov. 30, 1940
Unmarried
Residence: 103 G St., S.W., Washington D.C. (legally resident in New York)
Telephone: (202) 347-6814
Position: Administrative and Legislative Assistant to Representative Paul A. Fino,
Chairman of the New York Republican House delegation and Chairman of the Bronx
Republican County Committee
Education: Bronx High School of Science, 1957; Colgate University, A.B. 1961
(Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, National Merit Scholar, High Honors in
Political Science); University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1959-1960 (First Class
Certificates in Economics); Harvard Law School, LL.B. 1964 (Bureau of National
Affairs Prize for academic performance, 1964).
Admitted to Practice Law: New York (1965) and the District of Columbia (1967)
Member, New York State Bar Association, 1965 to date.
Employment: Summers 1957-59, Research Department, Warwick and Legler Advertising,
New York City; Summer 1961, Legislative Assistant to Rep. Fino; Summer 1962,
Assistant to the Director of Political Organization, the Republican National
Committee, Washington; Summer 1963, Management Intern, Department of the Navy,
Washington, D.C.; Sept. 1964 to date, Administrative and Legislative Assistant
to Rep. Fino.
Political: Sundry youth activities; Intern, Republican National Committee, 1961;
Legislative Assistant to Rep. Fino, summer 1961; Assistant to the Director of
Political Organization, Republican National Committee, Summer 1962; Consultant
to the Mass achusetts Republican Gubernatorial Campaign Committee, 1962; Consul-
tant to Massachusetts Republican State Committee, 1963-64; Administrative
Assistant to Rep. Fino, 1964 to date; Member, Westchester Republican Club of
the 80th Assembly District, 1963 to date; Staff aide, Republican Co-ordinating
Committee Task Force on Federal Fiscal and Monetary Policy, 1965; Chief Bronx
GOP draftsman, New York legislative (1964 and 1965) and congressional (1968)
reapportionment; Chairman and Campaign Manager, Fino congressional campaign,
1966. Delegate, Judicial District Convention, 1967.
Legal/Legislative: Viz Congressman Fino's position as second-ranking Republican
on the House Banking and Currency Committee (and Housing Subcommittee thereof),
detailed legislative liaison, memo-writing and bill-drafting work on the
following: 1965, 1966 and 1968 omnibus housing bills (especially rent subsidies,
demonstration cities, metropolitan planning, etc), mass transit, Bank Merger
Act, Bank Holding Company Act, Truth-in-Lending, Commodity Exchange Act, Inter-
national Coffee Agreement, Participation Sales Act, Export-Import Bank charter
and extensions, East-West trade, proposed Foreign Banking Control Act. General
legislative drafting.
Writing and Publications: Author of American Voting Patterns - The Emerging
Republican Majority, to be published by Arlington House in the spring of
1969; presently completing and revising book tentatively entitled Cities in
Crisis - A Legislative History of the Urban Great Society; hope to eventually
weave large mass of materials recently collected into a work on the law and
structure of multi-national banking.
Languages: poor French, negligible Russian
Hobbies: Hiking; traveling; American, British and Naval History
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MEMO TO BOB HALDEMAN
From Buchanan
Attached a report for your peruual onthe Citizens thing
and on the aide to Agnew.
Buchanan
August 27, 1968
Pat,
Attached is what I have been able, without obvious prying,
to find out about Charlie Bressler.
Gov. Agnew has made some other appointments -
Jim Miller - competent & Able
Louise Gore - Republican Chairman for the Nixon-Agnew. Good
solid Nixon supporter going back to 1960.
Don Kendall - Executive Director under Louise Gore. AA to
Ray Bliss. Solid Rockefeller man. Do not expect much from
him. Wife is Bobbi Kendall - Chairman of Montgomery County
Republican Central Committe. Do not expect much from her or
the Central Committee. Ex-they had a tent at the Montgomery
County Fair last week. Tent was loaded with Gude & Mathias
material (both endorsed Rockefeller) and virtually no Nixon
material except what my U.C.N. tent gave them. We handed
out several thousand pieces of Nixon material a day and they
gave out Gude & Mathias material (especially interesting
considering her husband's position).
I was advised by many people (including precinct chairmen
and a couple of Central Committeemen that 1f Nixon was nom-
inated, not to expect the Montgomery County Central Committee
to do an awful lot for Nixon. This appears to be coming true.
Their primary interest appears to be in Gude & Mathias.
Charles Bressler--
Has been sued at least 3 or 4 times Ex-building contrary
to existing zoning etc.
School board bought ground from him which was undesirable for
schools (implied that it was the only way/Bressler could un-
load the property)
Petition was brought to Agnew (when he was elected Gov.)
by Prince Georges residents to prevent him from appointing
Bressler to a liason post between the state and federal
government.
Has reputation for having powerful political friends and
word most often used about him was "slick".
Impression, gained by a lawyer I talked to from briefs, was
that some of the suits had validity but were not filed in
time. He won his cases but believe one or two are still
under appeal.
* Complete file on Bressler can be obtained from the Publisher
of the Greenbelt News, a paper printed in Greenbelt, Md.
*
Most prevalent reaction to his appointment - humor.
TO:
ROSEMARIE WOODS
(file
FROM:
JOHN SEARS
JO:E0GU EFFORT OOMARIE WOODS
FROM:
JOHN SEARS
RE:
COURSE OF THE CAMPAIGN DURING THE FIRST THREE WEEKS
1.
GENERAL PROBLEMS
THERE ARE VERY FEW CAMPAIGN MATERIALS OF ANY DESCRIPTION IN THE STATES.
WHEREVER YOU GO, THE WALLACE BUMPER STRIPS ARE VERY MUCH IN
EVIDENCE AND ONE SEES NONE OR NEXT TO NONE MENTIONING RN.. PEOPLE
COMPLAIN VARIOUSLY THAT THEY HAVE EITHER SUBMITTED AN ORDER AND HEARD
NOTHEING OR THAT THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING THEM FROM THE NATIONAAL
OFFICE IS NOT SATISFACTORY.
UNLESS THE REPUBLICAN STATE ORGANIZATIONS GET THESE MATERIALS WITHIN
THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, WE'LL BEGIN TO RUN INTO PROBLEMS IN THE STATE
LEVEL.
I'M SURE THERE ARE PEOPLE WORKING ON THIS, BUT I THOUGHT I'D
BRINGG IT TO YOUR ATTENTION.
11. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, OUR PARTY HAS TAKEN GREAT SOLICE FROM THE
DEMOCRATIC DIVISION AND GETTING A LITTLE OVERLY CONFIDENT BECAUSE OF
IT.
NO MATTER HOW SMALL, THE DEMOCRATS ARE BOUND TO MAKE SOME PROGRESS
AND RECOVER SOME KIND OF UNITY. WHEN THIS OCCURS SOME OF THE
REPUBLICANS WILL GET A LITTLE DISHEARTENED. WE MUST DO ALL WECAN
TO ANTICIPATE THIS REUNIFICATION so THAT WE DON'T SUFFER FROM A LET
DOWN.
111. THERE ARE VARIOUS COMPLICATIONS. AS ALWAYS ABOUT THE CITIZENS
OPERATION IN THE FOLLOWING REGARD: ( 1SELECTION OF REPUBLICANS TO
HOLD HIGH OFFICE IN THE CITIZENS OPERATION; (2) PROGRAMS WHICH
CANNOT BE STARTED SINCE THE REMAINING SIX WEEKS OF THE CAMPAIGN
DOESN'T PROVIDE ENTUGH TIME TO BRING THEM TO CONCLUSION BEFORE
ELECTION; 3) IN SOME OF OUR SORER STATES, WHERE CITIZEN GROUPS
ARE COORDINATED INTO THE CAMPAIGN BY THE LOCAL PARTY, AS AN ORDINARY
PROCEDURE, COMPLAINTA THAT THE CITIZENS AREETRYING TO START AN
UNECESSAARYSECOND EFFORT.
1V. GOOD OBSERVATIONS.
UNITY HAD HELD UP FANTASTICALLY WELL ASIDE FROM A LITTLE
INCIDENTAL BITCHING, THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PROBLEM IN HOLDING
THE PARTY TOGEPHER DURING THE NEXT SIX WEEKS.
EVERYONE FEELS THAT RN HAS PERFORMED ADMIRABLY AND THAT
HE IS DOING "JUST GREAT."
C---MOST PEOPLE SEEM INTERESTED IN HELPING RN SPEND HIS TIME WISELY
ND ALTHOUGH THEY'D ALL CERTAINAYLIKE TO HAVE HIM VISIT THEIR STATES,
NONE ARE DEMANDING IT AND VERY FEW DEEM IT IMPERATIVE.
IN ALMOST EVERY STATE TTHE DEMOCRAATS ARE BADLY DIVIDED IN
ADDITION WALLACE SEEMS TO BE HURTING THE DEMOCRATS MUCH WORSE THAN
HE'S HURTING US.
E--- AGNEW . HAS GENERALLY IMPRESSED MOST OF THE PARTY PEOPLE: HE COMES
INTO TOWN AND THEY DON'T EXPECT MUCH OF HIM BECAUSE HE ISN'T WELL
KNOWN, BUT BY THE TIME HE LEAVES AFTER HAVING DONE A GOOD JOB, THE
LOCALS HAVE A FEELING HE TURNS OUT BETTER THAN THEY EXPECT.
NORTHEAST
U-4 MAINE
AGNEW VISIT WENT WELL THERE - GOOD CROWD, GOOD CHEERS. THE LOCALS
MAINTAIN THAT MUSKEI HAS BEEN ELECTED DURING HIS CAREER BY MANY
REPUBLICANS IN THIS STATE WHERE REPUBLICANS OUTNUMBER THE DEMOCRATS
SO REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR ELECTING HIM. THIS YEAR,
THE HOPE AND EXPECTATION IS THAT THESE PEOPLE WILL STAY WITH RN
ON THE NATIONAL TICKET. THERE IS A STRONG HOMETOWN BOY FEELING,
HOWEVER, WHICH WE DON'T DISCOUNT. THE PORTLAND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
LOOKS GOOD, BUT IN THE OTHER ONE, THERE IS ONLY A CHANCE.
SN -3 VERMONT
SEEMS A SURE BET. GOVERNOR'S RACE LOOKS LIKE CLOSE VICTORY FOR
THE REPUBLICANS. STAFFORD, AIKEN ARE OK.
SN - 4 NEW HAMPSHIRE
SURE BET; COTTON, OK. BOTH CONGRESSMEN OK. (WYMAN & CLEVELAND)
GOVERNORSHIP WILL BE AA TIGHT RACE BUT REPUBLICANS BETTER
UNIFIED THAN THEY HAVE BEEN SINCE BRIDGES DIED.
LH - 4 MASSACHUSETTS
DEMOCRATS BADLY SPLIT IN THREE DIRECTIONS (KENNEDY WING HUMPHREYITES,
HUMPHREY-WALLACE, MCCARTHYITES.) POLLS WOULD NOW SHOW IT ABOIT
50-50 FOR NOVEMBER, BUT DEMOCRATS BOUND TO GET A LITTLE BETTER BACK THAN
WHERE THEY ARE. WILL NOT PICK UP KNY CONGRSSSIONAL SEATS BUT WILL
HOLD THE FIVE THAT WE HAVE. IF HHH CONTINUES TO DO AS INCREDIBLY
BADLY AS HE HAS IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS. MASSACHUSETTS MIGHT DESERVE
A LITTLE EXTRA ATTENTION. WITHOUT. THIS, THE DEMOCRATS WILL PROBMBLY
BEAT US.
SH - 4 RHODE ISLAND
STILL JUST TOO MANY DEMOCRATS ALTHOUGH IF MASSACHUSEYYS SHOULD FOR
SOME REASON GET STRONG FOR US, THIS SHOULD HELP US IN RHODE ISLAND.
U-8 CONNECTICUT
LOCALSVERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OUR CHANCES BUT THIS IS MAINLY BECAUSE
OF LARGE SPLIT IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. HARTFORD PAPER PREDICTS A
NIXON VICTORE OF 65, 000. POLL IN THE 2ND DISTRICT (NEW LONDON)
SHOWS RN 48% HHH 38% WALLACE 13%. ALSO SHOWS MARIANI LOSING
32-56%. THIS IS ENCOURAGING FOR RN BUT REMEMBER CONNECTICUT
HAS A PARTY LEVER WHICHH CONTRIBUTES TREMENDOUSLY TO STRAIGHT TICKET
VOTING. LOCAL FEELING IS THAT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET
WILL CARRY LOWER CANDIDATES BECAUSE OF THIS; THE PRINCIPAL MAY WELL
OPERATE IN REVERSE, HOWEVER, AS MARIANI FIGURE INDICATES. MAY
HAVE ONE HOUSE SEAT IN THE 4TH DISTRICT. (FAIRFIELD COUNTY)
U - 43 NEW YORK
HERE AGAIN, DEMOCRATS BADLY SPLIT, BUT OF COURSE, THEY OUT REGISTER
REPUBLICANS 2 TO 1. RACE SHAPES UP AS EXTREMLY CLOSE AND PROBALBY
WILL BE DECIDED MORE ON HOW WELL WE HOLD OUR PRESENT MOMENTUM THAN
ANYTHING ELSE. RELATIVELY LITTLE FRICTION BETWEEN THE REGULAR
PARTY AND THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY IN REGARD TO THE NATIONAL RACE
BUT IT WILL HURT US A LITTLE IN SOME AREAS. WALLACE LOOKS TO HURT
THE DEMOCRATS RATHER THAN US. SHOULD PICK UP SOME CONGRESSIONAL
SEATS, PROBALY ABOUT FOUR (5TH, LONG ISLAND; 28TH POUGHKEEPSIE,
39TH , SUBURBAN BUFFALO; AND POSSIBLE THE 27TH, WEST SIDE OF THE
HUDSON RIVER) MIGHT ALSO PICK UP THE 34TH SYRACUSE, SINCE CANDIDATE
IS A GOOD DEAL BETTER THAN THEY PUT UP IN '66. JAVITS WILL BE
REELECTED WITH EASE.
PARTY STILL ISN'T WORTH A DAMN EXCEPT BY A COUNTY TO COUNTY
BASTS. STRONG FEELING FOR RN THERE, HOWEVER, WHICH HOPEFULLY r
\ WILL CARRY US THROUGH. STRONG POSSIBILITY OF POCKING UP 1 SEAT
IN 9TH, BERHEN COUNTY. ALSO A FAIR CHANCE HOWARD'S DISTRICT.
DEMOCRATS VERY DIVIDED WHICH IS HELPING. WALLACE HURTING DEMOCRATS
AMONG BLUE COLLAR WORKERS.
LN - 29 PENNSYLVANIA
PARTY VERY UNIFIED AND RUNNING SMOOTHLY. REGISTRATION DRIVE NOW
COMPLETE AND SHOWS A SMALL STATE-WIDE ADVANTAGE FOR REPUBLICANS
INCLUDING A GAIN OF 65,000 (35% TOTAL) IN PHILADELPHIA. ACCORDING
TO LAST POLL TAKEN BETWEEN THE TWO CONVENTIONS, RN LEADS HHH BY A
POINT. FEELING IS THAT THE NEXT POLL SHOW A GAIN OF ABOUT 5 OR
6 POINTS FOR RN BECAUSE OF DEMOCRATIC DIVISIONS. ON THE BASIS OF
THE LAST POLL, RN WAS RUNNING AGEAD OF HIS '60 TOTALS IN THE OUT-
STATE REGIONS TO THE EXTENNT THAT HE COULD LOSE PHILADELPHIA BY
AS MUCH AS 300,000 VOTES AND STILL WIN STATE-WIDE. PRESENT
EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT HE MAY LOSE PHILADELPHIA BY 175,000. IT
IS REPORTED THAT DEMOCRATS ARE LOSING INTEREST IN THE NATIONAL RACE
AND GETTING SCARED BY CLARKE7S SENATE SEAT. ALTHOUGH THE POLLS SHOW
A STRONG LEAD FOR CLARKE OVER SCHWEIKER. DOUBT THAT WE WILL PICK
UP ANY CONGRESSIONAL SEATS SINCE RUNNING A BAD CANDIDATEIN THE
24TH DISTRICT 8ERIE) MIGHT LUCK OUT AND GET THE PHILADELLPHIA
DISTRICT (5TH)
LN - DELAWARE
DEMOCRATS SPLIT, WALLACE TAKING VOTES FROM UF IN THE SOUTHERN PART
OF THE STATE BUT WE LOOK PRETTY GOOD IN WILLMINGTON. GUBERNATORIAL
RACE WILL BE A HORSE RACE BUT WE HAVE SLIGHT EDGE. WE HOLD CONGRESSIONE
SEAT WITH NO TROUBLE.
LH - 10 MARYLAND
WALLACE DRAWING VOTES FROM US ON THE EAST SHORE WHICH ALTHOUGH
REGISTERRED DEMOCRATS NORMALLY GO FOR US IN THE NATIONAL ELECTION.
WE AARE A LITTLE BETTER OFF IN THE SUBURBAN WASHINGTON AREA THAN
WE WERE IN '60 BUT NOT QUITE ENOUGH. DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE ABLE TO
HOLD THEIR NORMAL MARGINS IN BALTIMORE ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME
SLIPAGE. HERE AGAIN IF HHH CONTINUES TO DO POORLY IT MIGHT MAKE
A DIFFERENCE BUT AT THE MOMENT HE IS A LITTLE AHEAD.
W
SENATE RACE HARD TO FIGURE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE RATED AS EVEN AT
THE MOMENT. 8SENATE RACE MATHAIS VS BREWSTER) WILL HOLD CONGRESS-
IONAL SEATS WE HAVE AND MAY PICK ONE UP IN TTHE 5TH 8PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY)
THE SOUTH
SN - 12 VIRGINIA
EVERYTHING RUNNING SMOOTHLY, WE BENEFIT FROM THE DEMOCRATIC DIVISION
IN NORFOLK AREA AND SHOULD CUT SUBSTANTIALLY INTO NORMAL MARGINS FOR
US. WALLACE DRAWING RED-NECK VOTES ALONG NORTH CAROLINA BORDER
BUT FEW OF THEESE VOTES HAVE EVER VOTED REPUBLICAN. MIGHT PICK
UP A CONGRESSMAN IF RN'S TOTAL IS BIG ENOUGH PROBABLY IN THE 7TH
DISTRICT. 8STAUNTON)
LW - 13 NORTH CAROLINA
WALLACE HURTING US BADLY WEST OF RALEIGH TAKING MANY VOTES.
HURTING THE DEMOCRATS BADLY EAST OF THERE, THE FEELING IS THAT A POLL
TAKEN NOW WOULD SHOW WALLACE WINNING BY A NARROW MARGIN STATEWIDE.
PROBLEM IS TO GET BACK THE VOTES HE'S TAKEN WEST OF RALEIGH. HHH
RUNNING A POOR 3RD AND DEMOCRATS PRETTY WILLL GEVEN UP ON HIM.
GUBERNATORIAL RACE DOESN7T LOOK GOOD AT THE MEMENT BUT GARDNER HAS A DEC
ENT CHANCE OF GETTING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF WALLACE VOTES IN THE EAST
PART OF THE STATE AND THEREFORE DOES HAVE TO DO AS WELL AS WE DO IN
THE WEST END OF THE STATE. MIGHT ALSO PICK UP THE NEW 8TH DISTRICT
WHERE THERE IS NO INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT.
LW - 8 SOUTH CAROLINA
AOLL TODAY WOULD SHOW WALLACE WINNING, BUT LOCAL CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION
IS UNDERTAKING STRONG CAMPAIGN MEASURES USING THURMOND, MARK CLARK,
BOBBY RICHARDSON, ETC., TO BEAT THE THURMOND DEMOCRATS BACK INTO
LINE.
THIS SHOULD HAVE SOME EFFECT, BUT AT THE MOMENT YOU'D HAVE TO GEVE
IT TO WALLACE. CHANCE TO PICK UP A CONGRESSIONAL SEAT IN THE
THIRD DISTRICT (ANDERSON) SENATE RACE HARD TO FIGURE BECAUSE OF
WALLACE FACTOR (PARKER VS HOLLINGS ) DEMOCRRATS PRETTY WILL GIVEN
UP ON HHH CONCENTRASTING ON LOCAL TICKET -- COME EVIDENCE THEY RE
HELPING WALLACE.
SW- 12 - GEORGIA
CONDITIONS MIGHT CHANGE, BUT SAFE FOR WALLACE AT THE MOMENT
EVEN WITH THE DEMOCRATIC SWITCH THE OTHER DAY. SHOULD HOLD TWO
CONGRESSIONAL SEATS, HOWEVER.
LN - 14 - FLORIDA
STILL HAVING A PROBLEM WITH WALLACE VOTERS SOUTH OF JACKSONVILLE
WHERE HE IS TAKING SOME VOTES FROM US, BUT SO FAR NOT ENOUGH TO
BEAT US. TAKING MANY VOTES FROM THE DEMOCRATS ALONG THE GEORGIA,
ALABAMA BORDERS AND THE PANHANDLE. EALLACE WOULD PROBABLY RUN 2ND
IN FLORIDA TODAY. SENATE RACE LOOKS BETTER AND BETTER FOR GURNEY
(GURNEY VS COLLINS) SHOULD BE ABLE TO HOLD THE 3 CONGRESSIONAL SEATS
AND POSSIBLY PICK UP ONE IN THE 12TH (THOMPSON VS FASCELLE).
SW 10 ALABAMA
JUST NO CHANCE, MAY BE ABLE TO HOLD ONTO
3
CONGRESSMEN, HOWEVER.
SW - 10 LOUISIANA
NO CHANCE
LN - 11 TENNESSEE
WALLACE HAD GOOD STRENGTH IN TENNESSEE AND WE MUST GET SOME VOTES
BACK FROM HIM, BUT SITUATION LOOKS RELATIVELY GOOD. AS WE EXPECTED,
HF. IS DRAWING VOTES IN THE WEST PART OF THE STATE AND ALSO IN THE
NORMALLY REPUBLICAN AREA IN THE EAST. A VISIT BY RN IN THE EASTERN
PART OF THE STATE WILL BE VERY HELPFUL, HOWEVER. SHOULD HOLD ALL
FOUR OF THE CONGRESSIONAL SEATS AND MIGHT PICK UP ONE IN THE
7TH BUT THIS IS A LONG SHOT BECAUSE OF REDISTRICTING.
LN - 9 KENTUCKY
ORGANIZATION FUNCTIONING WELL. LOUISVILLE SHOULD PROVIDE A MARGIN
FOR RN. WALLACE SHOULD COME IN 2ND AND BEARS WATCHING. WILL
HOLD THE 3 CONGRESSIONAL SEATS WE HAVE. NO LIKELIHOODD OF PICKING
UP ANY MORE. SENATE NACE 8COOK VS PEDEN) SHOWS COOK LEADING AT THE
MOMENT.
LW - 6 ARKANSAS
RN IN SECOND SPOT AT THE MOMENT BUT LOSING A GREAT NUMBER OF VOTES TO
WALLACE. IF AND WHEN ROCKEFELLER CAN DELIVER THE NEGRO VOTE TO
RN AND RN CAN HELP ROCKEFELLER WITH THE WALLACE VOTE, BOTH SHOULD WIN,
BUT IF THE ELECTION WERE HELD TODAY, IT WOULD BE WALLACE. SEANTOR
FULLBRIGHT IN REAL TROUBLE RUNNING ABOUT NECK AND NECK WITH A REPUB-
LICAN CANDIDATE. WILL HOLD HAMMERRSCHMIDT'S DISTRICT (3RD- FT. SMITH)
BUT THE REST ARE LONG SHOTS. THE STATE REQUIRES A VISIT BY RN.
SH - 7 WEST VIRGINIA
ONLY PLACE IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THE POVERTY PROGRAM IS SO POPULAR.
DEMOCRATS WON'T CARRY IT AS MUCH AS THEY'D LIKE TO BUT STILL LOOKS
LIKE A SAFE BET. IF HHH CONTINUES TO DO POORLY IT MIGHT CHANGE.
GUBERNATORIAL RACE AN EVEN BET. SHOULD HOLD MOORE'S VACATED HOUSE
SEAT, BUT OTHERS ARE A LONG SHOT.
LN - 25 TEXAS
WALLACE DRAWING SOME SIGNIFICANT VOTE FROM US, BUT SONFAR WE ARE
STILL AHEAD. HHH CAMPAIGN IN CHAOS AND UNABLE TO EVEN FIND STATE
CHAIRMAN. GUBERNATORIAL RACE WILL HOLD FOR THE DEMOCRATS WITH NO
TROUBLE. SHOULD HOLD THE 3 HOUSE SEATS WE HAVE AND HAVE THE POSSIBMMICE
MIDDLE WEST
LN - 26 OHIO
WALLACE LIIKS AS THOUGH HE'LL GET ON THE BALLOT THROUGH COURT
AION. HE WILL DRAW VOTES SOUTH OF COLUMBUS FROM US AND NORTH
OF THERE FROM THE DEMOCRATS. OUR STRENGTH HOLDS UP WELL THOUGH.
HHH CAMPAIGN A REAL SHAMBLES BECAUSE OF SPLIT AND DRAIN BY WALLACE.
SHOULD HOLD ALL 19 HOUSE SEATS BUT WON7T PICK UP ANY. SENATE RACE
(SAXBE VS GILLIGAN) IS A HORSE RACE AT THE MOMENT, BUT GULLIGAN
HAVING TROUBLE GETTING MONEY FROM UNIONS BECAUSE OF HIS DOVE
STAND AND SAXBE, ALTHOUGH UNATTRACTIVE SHOULD BENEFIT FROM THE
TOP OF THE TICKET.
SN- 13 INDIANA
RN SHOULD WIN BY ALMOST AS MUCH AS IN ' 60 WITH WALLACE, DRAINING
VOTES FROM LAKE COUNTY (ERIE) WILL HOLD ALL 6 CONGRESSIONAL SEATS,
POSSIBLY PICKING UP TWO MORE 83RD SOUTH BEND AND THE 5TH
ANDERSON) GUBERNATORIAL RACE LOOKS FAIRLY SAFE FOR WHITCOMB. SENATE
RACE BRUCKELHAUS VS BAYH ) WILL BE VERY CLOSE.
LN - 21 MICHIGAN
WALLACE TAKING LARGE NUMBER OF VOTES FROM WHITE UNIIN MEMBERS WHO
NORMALLY GO DEMOCRATIC. REPUBLICANS UNIFIED AND GOING STRONG.
SHOULD HOLD ALL 12 HOUSEE SEATS ALTHOUGH ESCH'S (2ND DISTRICT ANN
ARBOR) AND RUPPE'S (12TH DISTRICT UPPER PENINSULA) ARE A LITTLE SOFT.
SN 26 ILLINOIS
WALLACE HURTING THE DEMOCRATS WORSE THAN THE REPUBLICANS. DALY
SEEMS UNINTERESTED IN THE NATIONAL TICKET. PROBALBY WILL BE CONTENT
TO HOLD ONT HIS OWN POWER BASE. DIRKSEN MAY WELL WIN WITH AS MUCH AS
60-65% OF THE VOTE. OGILVIE NARROWLY AHEAD AT THE MOMENT AND GAINING.
WILLL HOLD 12 CONGRESSIONAL SEATS ... SHOULD PICK UP HOELLENS
THIS TIME (11TH)SN - 12 WISCONSIN
DEMOCRATS HOPELESSLLY DIVIDED BECAUSE OF MCCARTHY VICTORY IN THE
PRIMARY. WALLACE ALSO DRAINING VOTES FROM MILWAUKEE. KNOWLES
WILL BE REELECTED EASILY. SENAATE RACE (LEONARD VS NELSON) FINDS
LEONARD BEHIND ALTHOUGH HE CANSTILL COME OUT AND WIN.
WILL HOLD 7 CONGRESSIONAL SEATS, BUT WON'T PICK UP ANY.
SN - 9 IOWA
RN SHOULD ROLL UP A LARGE MARGIN HERE. DEMOCRATTS DON'T
EVEN SEEM TO BE BOTHERING WITH THE DEMOCRATIC RACE. RAY SHOULD
WIN THE GOVERNORSHIP. SEANTE RAACE SHOULD DEPEND ON HOW
LARGE NIXON'S MARGIN IS. (STANLEY VS HUGHES.) WILL HOLD ALL
5 CONGRESSIONAL SEATS, MIGHT PICK UP ONE IN THE 2ND 8CEDAR RAPIDS)
LTHOUGH RILEY RUNNUNG BEHIND AT THE MOMENT.
LH - 10 MINNESOTA
DEMOCRATS HAVE DISASTROUS SPLIT WHICH SHOWS NO SIGN OF HEALING. POLLS
SLOW RN LEADING NOW, BUT NARROWLY. IF THIS IS STILL REFLECTED IN THE
NEXT FEW WEEKS, IT MAY BE WORTH A VISIT. YOU HAVE TO FIGURE AT THE
MOMENT THAT HHH CAN PULL BACK ENOUGH OF HIS FARM-LABOR GROUP TO
SALVAGE THE SITUATION AS A HOME-TOWN BOY. WILL HOLD ALL 5
CONGRESSIONAL SEATS AND HAVE AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF PICKING UP THE 5TH
DISTRICT. (MINNEAPOLIS) BECAUSE OF A LOCAL SPLIT IN THE DEMOCRATIC
ARTY.
SN - 4 NORTH DAKOTA
;ONLY THING IN DOUBT IS JUST HOW MUCH RN WILL WIN BY. SENATOR
YOUND SHOULD BE REELECTED OVERWHELMINGLY AND NEITHER OF THE TWO
HOUSE SEATS ARE IN ANY DANGER. GUBERNATORIAL RACE COULD GO REPUBLICAN
IF RN CARRIES THE STATE BY ENOUGH.
SN - 4 SOUTH DAKOTA
HERE AGAIN ONLY THING IN DOUBT IS THE MARGIN. LAST POLL ON THE
SENATE RACE (GUBBRED VS MCGOVERN) SHOWED GUBBRED LOSING BY 2 POINTS
(48-46, 6% UNDECIDED) THIS IS A GAIN FOR GUBBRED OVER THE LAST
POLL OF 16 POINTS. NEITTER OF THE TWO HOUSE SEATS IS IN ANY DANGER.
SN - 5 NEBRASKA
SHOULD GO ALMOST 70% FOR RN. DEMOCRATS AREN7T EVEN TRYING. THREE
CONGRESSMEN IN NO DANGER.
SN - 7 KANSAS
RN SHOULD POLL IN THE HIGH 50'S HERE. BOB DOLE WILL WIN THE
SENASORIAL ELECTION EASILY. GUBERNATORIAL RACE WILL DEPEND ON
NIXON'S MARGIN. NONE OF THE 5 CONGRESSIONAL RACES IN ANY TROUBLE
U 12 MISSOURI
WALLACE DRAWING VOTES FROM EVERYBODY AND DIFFICULT TO SEE WHO IT
WILL HURT MOST. HE'S TAKING THEM FROM US IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE
STATE AND DEMOCRATS LEAD IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE AND
ARE ALREADY HANDING OUT TICKET-SPLITTING PROPAGANDDA (WALLACE-
HEARNS-HEAGLETON) BUT CURTIS STILL NOT IN BAD SHAPE. LITTLE HOPE
ON THE GUBERNATORIAL RACE, HOWEVER. SHOULD HOLD TWO HOUSE SEATS
ALTHOUGH THE 2ND (SUBURBAN ST. LOUIS) IS A LITTLE LESS SAFE NOW
THAT CURTIS HAS VACATED IT.
SN - 8 OKLAHOMA
RN WON?T WIN BY AS BUG A MARGIN AS HE DID IN '60, BUT STILL HAS
A SOLID MARGIN. TROUBLE IS WALLACE. BELLMON LEADING IN THE SENATE
RACE AND GAINING EVERY DAY. IF JIM SMITH CAN GET REELECTED, WE
SHOULD PICK UP A HOUSE SEAT IN THE NEW 6TH DISTRICT. (NORTHWEST.)
FAR WEST
SN - 4 MONTANA
RN WILL WIN BY MORE THAN HE DID IN '60. SOME WALLACE SENTIMENT,
BUT INSIGNIFICANT. DEMOCRATS NOT EVEN INTERESTED IN NATIONAL RACE.
BABCOCK IN REAL TROUBLE -- BOTH BECAUSE OF RAISING TAXES ON
PERSONAL PROPERTY. PROBABLY WILL PICK UP HOUSE SEAT IN 1ST
DISTRICT. (WESTERN MONTANA)
SN - 5 COCLRADO
DEMOCRATS SPLIT BADLY. REPLUBLICANS FOR THE 1ST IME IN 8
YEARS WORKING VERY WELL TOGETHER. RN DOING WELL 8VERY) IN THE
CITY OF DENVER WHICH OF COURSE IS THE KEY. DOMINICK WILL BE REEL-
ECTED EASILY. SHOULD PICK UP A HOUSE SEAT IN THE 44TH DISTRICT-
SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
SN - 3 WYOMING RN WILL WIN BIGGER THAN HE DID IN '60; JOHN WOLD
WILL WIN THE HOUSE SEAT WITH NO TROUBLE.
SN - 4 IDAHO
PARTY WORKING VERY WELL TOGETHER. DEMOCRATS MOSTLY CONCERNED WITH
TRYING TO KEEP CHURCH'S SENATORIAL SEAT. SENATORIAL RACE (HANSEN
VS CHURCH) WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE SIZE OF RN'S MAJORITY. RITHT
NOW, IT IS ABOUT AN EVEN RACE. NEITHER CONGTESSIONAL SEAT IN
ANY DANGER.
SN - 4 UTAH
RN WILL WIN BIGGER THAN '60 ALTHOUGH SOME MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH
FLITRING A LITTLE WITH WALLACE. SEN. BENNETT WILL BE REELECTED
EASILY AS WILL THE TWO CONGRESSMEN.
LN - 4 NEW MEXICO
MORE WALLACE SENTIMENT HERE THAN THERE OUGHT TO BE, BUT DEMOCRATS
BADLY SPLIT. CARGO PROBALBY WILL GET REELECTED. MAY PICK UP
A CONGRESSIONAL SEAT IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT WHERE WE'RE RUNNING
A SPANISH-AMERICAN FOR A CHANGE. IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT, ED
FOREMAN RUNNING HARD BUT WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE IT UNLESS WE DO
VERY WELL IN THE STATE.
SN =, 5 ARIZONA
RN WILL CARRY BIG WITH NO PROBLEM. GOLDWATERS RACE WILL BE CLOSE
BUT HE WILL WIN EASILY. WILL HOLD THE TWO CONGRESSIONAL SEATS
BUT DON'T HAVE ANY CHANCE OF GETTING ANOTHER.
LN - 40 CALIFORNIA
DEMOCRATS JUST CAN'T SOLVE THIER INTERNAL PROBLEMS. WITH WALLACE
HURTING US IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, BUT SO FAR NOT SO MUCH
THAT WE STILL AREN7T IN THE LEAD. SENATE RACE CRAFFERTY VS
CRANSTON) WILL BE A PROBLEM SINCE RAFFERTY SEEMS DETERMINED TO
STAY AT THE EXTREME RIGHT WING. HE SHOULD BE MOVING TOWARD THE
MIDDLE. SINCE CRANSTON ISN'T MUCH OF A CONDIDATE WHERE RAFFERTY
SHOULD PULL UP. MAY PICK UP A CONGRESSIONAL SEAT IN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY. ALL THH REPUBLICAN INCOMBENTS LOOK SECURE.
SNSN - 6 OREGON
DEMOCRATS TOO INVOLVED IN TRYING TO SAVE MORSE'S SENATE SEAT TO OWRRY
ABOUT HHH. MORSE GETTING HELP FROM THE LUMBER INDUSTRY BECAUSE OF
FAVORABLE LEGISLATURE THAT IS HURTING PACQUIN. ON THE OTHER HAND,
PACQUIN GETTING GOOD SUPPORT FROM THE DUNCAN DEMOCRATS. RACE WILL
BE DETERMINED BY RN'S MARGIN. WILL HOLD THE TWO CONGRESSIONAL
SEATS, BUT WON'T PICK UP ANY.
LN - 9 WASHINGTON
STILL DEEP TROUBLE WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, BUT DON'T SEEM TO
BE REFLECTING THE NATIONAL RACE YET. GOVERNOR EVANS GOING VERY
WELL AMONG THE DEMOCRATS, BUT NOT DOING WELL IN THE REPUBLICAN
AREAS. RN'S CAMPAIGNING SHOULD HELP HERE, THOUGH. NO HOPE IN THE
SENATE RACE. WILL HOLD THE TWO CONGRESSIONAL SEATS WE HAVE, AND
MIGHT PICK UP ONE IN THE 2ND (OUTSIDE SEATTLE)
SN - 3 ALASKA
MAIL POLL TALEN IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS SHOWED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS:
RN 63% HHH 30% WALLACE '7%) RASWUSSEN SHOULD CAPTURE THE SENATE
SEAT FAIRLY EASILY SINCE PEOPLE ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO WRITE IN
GRUENING'S NAME THUS SPLITTING THE DEMOCRATIC VOTE. PELLOCK HAVING A
LITTLE TROUBLE IN HIS CONGRESSIONAL RACE BUT SHOULD COME THROUGH.
LH - 4 HAWAII
INOUYE'S RACE IS HURTING US HERE SINCE JAPANESE MINORITY WILL VOTE
AS A BLOCK FOR HIM AND THIS SHOULD HELP HHH. SITUATION NOT
UNSAVEABLE, HOWEVER, SINCE STRONG FEELING ON THE ISLAANDS ABOUT THE
WAR. MIGHT PICK UP A CONGRESSIONAL SEAT SINCE BLAISDELL IS VERY
POPULAR IN HONOLULU AND SHOULD CARRY THE CITY. DEMOCRATS WILL HOLD
THE OTHER ONE.
SH - 3 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NO CHANCE
ENDD OF TTIS ONE BUT MOREE TO COME
September 14, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO: Peter Flanigan
FROM: Jim Miller
RE: Agnew - Bay Bridge land and Executive Assembly fund.
A. Bay Bridge Land
On June 31, 1965, while Governor Agnew was the County Executive
of Baltimore County, and prior to the time that he announced his
candidacy for the Republican nomimation for Governor of Maryland,
he purchased a 1/9th interest in a tract of land in Anne-Arundel
County, Maryland near the Revel Highway. This property was under
the jurisdiction α the governing body of Anne-Arrundel County and
in no way came under the jurisdiction or influence of the official
duties then being exercised by Spiro Agnew.
The next session of the General Assembly of Maryland, which
commenced in January of 1966, and ended on March 31, 1966, adopted
a bill calling for the construction of a bridge crossing the Chesapeake
Bay parallel to the existing Chesapeake Bay bridge. The land,
an interest in which had been acquired prior thereto by Ted Agnew,
is near the existing Chesapeake Bay bridge. Generally speaking,
the bill which was adopted by the 1966 session of the General
Assembly was opposed by the Republican members of the General Assembly
and was pushed by the Democratic administration of Governor J.
Millard Tawes.
Several months after the 1956 session of the General Assembly
ended, Ted Agnew announced his candidacy for the Republican nomina-
tion for Governor of Maryland.
AGNEW - cont'd.
Pg. 2
On July 6, 1966, before the primary, Ted Agnew voluntarily
made public a list of his assets at that time, which, of course,
included the one-ninth interest in the aforesaid land. He stated
shortly thereafter and before the primary that in the event he
was nominated for Governor he would place his interest in said land
in an irrevocable trust, and that the trustee would be directed to
sell the land with any profit on the same going to charity. This
statement on Agnew's part, he stated, was made to avoid any
possibility of a conflict of interest since the bill, calling for
the construction of a parallel bay bridge, which had been passed
by the General Assembly in 1966 session, had been placed on
referendum and was an issue to be voted on in November 1966
election.
Ted Agnew was nominated by the Republican party in September
1966 primary, and, in that month, he and his wife transferred the
land to the Maryland National Bank, as trustee under an irrevocable
trust agreement. The trust agreement provided that the bank was
to sell Agnew's interest in the land at a private sale within
one year of the date. of the trust agreement and, in the event that
no private sale could be consummated, the trustee was to sell the
land at a public auction. In either event, under the trustee agree-
ment any profit on the sale was to be paid to charity.
In November 1966 Ted Agnew was elected Governor of Maryland
and the bill calling for the construction of the parallel bay
bridge was defeated on referendum.
In the 1967 session of the General Assembly the State Roads
Commission again pressed for a bill authorizing construction of
the parallel bay bridge. A bill was passed in the General Assembly
which authorized the construction of three crossings of the bay,
AGNEW - cont'd.
Pg. 3
one of which was a crossing parallel to the existing bay bridge.
No buyer having been found at private sale by the Maryland
National Bank, trustee for the aforesaid land, the trustee
on October 13, 1967 advertised a public sale of the Agnew interest
in papers of general circulation in Baltimore City and in Annapolis.
The sale was widely publicized and reporters of the news media were
present at the time of the public sale. Anyone who wished to bid on
the Agnew interest in the land was invited to do so but there was
only one bid at the sale which was held on October 31, 1967. The
owners of the other eight-ninths interest in the land made the only
bid which was in amount of $13,200.00 and which resulted in a small
loss to Governor Agnew.
In summary, all of the facts concerning the acquisition and
the ownership of Ted Agnew of an interest in this land was dis-
closed by him prior to his election and he had voluntarily, prior
to his election for Governor, divested himself of any control over
the land.
These facts were. placed in the Congressional Record by
Congressman Rogers Morton on December 6, 1967, Page H-16392.
B. Executive Assembly Fund
Approximately a year after the election of Governor Agnew,
Governor of Maryland, the Republican State Central Committee created
a fund raising group known as the "Executive Assembly". A payment of
$1,000.00 to a special fund of the Republican State Central Committee
of Maryland was required for membership in the Executive Assembly.
AGNEW - Cont'd
Pg. 4
A sum total of $28,500 was collected, one person having failed
to give the remaining balance on his pledge.
All monies collected were deposited in a special account of
Republican State Central Committee of Maryland, and all disbursements
were made by the treasurer or sub-treasurer of the Republican
State Central Committee of Maryland. No money in said fund was
used for the candidacy of any person in an election.
A total of $10,464.08 was dispersed from said fund. The dis-
persements were as follows:
5.16
Checkbook
89.57
Hotel room and miscellaneous expenditures for the
Governor at the Republican Governors Platform Hearing.
615.50
Re-imbursement to Alexander Lankler for dinner
expenses for Executive Assembly members.
1,500.00
Payment to James Diggs, Caterer for two dinner
meetings of Executive Assembly members and guests
at Government House in Annapolis.
164.27
Payment to St. Regis - Sheraton for Governor and
Staff hotel accomodations and meeting of Republican
leaders -New York.
2,500.00
Transfer to general account of Republican State
Central Committee of Maryland.
1,956.27
Payment to Robert Goodman Agency for services in
designing a seal for the Executive Assembly,
printing stationary, cards, etc.
786.20
Payment to National Airlines for transportation of
Governor and staff to Republican National Convention.
780.00
Reimbursement to Republican State Central Committee
for airline transportation of Governor and staff
AGNEW - cont'd
Pg. 5
67.11
American Express - expenses at Maryland State
Convention.
2,000.00
Purchased four tickets to Republican Gala at
Republican National Convention in Miami.
$10,464.08
TOTAL
As can be seen no part of the money raised went directly to
Governor Agnew or to any member of his staff. Any of said money
which can be said to have benefited him in any way was used'
to allow him to conduct his duties as a high ranking Republican
official for Republican party activities and to insure that
no aforesaid activities would in any way be financed at state
expense.
The balance of $18,035.92 in the fund is being transferred
to a fund to be used for the National Campaign this year and will
be reported under the appropriate fair election practice act at
the proper time.
Pursuant to an opinion by the Maryland Attorney General (a
Democrat), the collection and disbursement of this money has not
been reported under the Maryland fair election practice act since
none of said funds have been used to date in an election campaign or
for the candidacy of any candidate or proposition.
The above facts have been public knowledge for some time.
James Truitt of Newsweek magazine was given this information in
detail by George White several weeks ago. It was my understanding
that Truitt verified the Attorney General's opinion by direct con-
versation with Robert Sweeney, one of the assistants to the
Attorney General.
CONFIDENTIAL
October 13, 1968
TO:
HALDEMAN MITCHELL
Cila
FROM:
BUCHANAN
The Agnew staff is wholly inadequate for a national
campaign or for an effective Vice President of the United
States. It is close to a total loss with George White per-
haps the only salvageable member. They lack any grasp of
national issues; they lack any knowledge of what a vice
presidential candidate should be doing. If they did know,
most of them would not be up to the mark -- in particular the
"press secretary," Herb Thompson.
The de-celeration, in shifting from the Nixon tour
to the Agnew tour is so dramatic as to send one flying through
the windshield. There are two typewriters on the plane -- and
they only get in the way of the stewardesses rushing whiskey
to the journalists. No work is done on the plane -- I did not
observe much being done at the stops. One night when we
stayed up until about midnight to get the New York Times
summary, we came close to provoking a mutiny among the
secretaries.
Again, these people are loyal and dedicated to their
Governor; but they don't belong in the National league.
The Governor himself is a personable fellow, who
comes across quite well at rallies, who handles hecklers
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excellently, who makes a first-rate appearance on television,
and who programs as well as any candidate I have seen. Given
300 to 500 words, he weaves them right into his speech -- and
he delivers his material in a soft-spoken manner that I find
at least quite effective. On local television he is first rate.
He is a decided asset to the campaign.
His weaknesses include his candor, his lack of in-
formation on national issues, and his lack of sophistication
in areas of sensitivity, his unawareness of how an effective
national candidate should work his staff to the greatest benefit.
His operation is an effective low-keyed thing on the
Governor's part -- but it is simply not the professional
juggernaut we run on the RN plane- -- with deadlines met and
with copy constantly pouring out. When I arrived there last
week, Steve Hess was basically turning out some pedestrian
co-ordinating committee-type stuff, on call from the candidate.
In confidence, White told me that the Governor is not comfort-
able with Hess' material and prefers some of the nut-cutting
stuff he received later in the week.
Agnew himself is deeply loyal to RN, deeply appreciative
that RN did not call and chew him out when he punted a few,
willing to do about anything RN asks, on cue.
BUCHANAN'S RECOMMENDATIONS
1) RN should make irregular calls to Agnew to keep his
confidence up -- and to let him know he has RN's full backing
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and that RN understands that the press is out to give him
a screwing.
2) Since Agnew is going to be made increasingly the
target of the HHH operation -- with Agnew being portrayed
as something of a boob, who is RN's first mistake, and who
would be a dangerous man a heartbeat away -- Agnew ought to
be getting out some substantive in-depth stuff that de facto
repudiates that argument. (I don't say Agnew should get off
the offensive, but he should be dropping some thoughtful pieces
which make the national press sit up and take notice and give
the lie of the allegations about him.
3) The TV people might give... some thought to having
Agnew put, full face, on national TV spots. He himself and
his appearance are the best arguments we have against the kind
of attack that is going to be mounted.
4) Keep in the back of our minds the possibility of
an Agnew Nationwide TV appearance, for some of the same purposes
as the RN Fund speech -- apologizing pro vita sua -- if the
attacks on Agnew get rough which I think they well might.
5) Do not try to revamp their operation now with
three weeks to go. Agnew would see it as a vote of no confidence.
It would shake them up, and him up -- and we should go down
to the wire with the team in the same shape it is in now.
6) My own thinking is that Buchanan can be helpful
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to Agnew by giving him something of a briefing each morning,
by writing materials for him, by acting as liaison with the
RN plane who can feed stuff through me to the Governor. I
get along well with the staff over there; I represent no
threat to any of them; they want help; George White recognizes
that they need help. And since this is the front where the
attack is going to come, it needs a bit of beefing up -- without
sending them someone or some group which would lead them to
believe we didn't think they could cut it themselves.
7) Agnew is feeling badly about the attacks on him
as the weak link in the chain -- and RN personally ought to
attend to this problem and keep his confidence. up.
# # #
DETERMINED Confidential TO RE AN
ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING
E.O. 12356, Section 1.1
By RTP NARS, Date 4/6/87
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RN FROM SAFIRE CC FINCH HALDEMAN
CONFIDENTINE
The press needs to manufacture a new trend to keep up interest
in the campaign. They are bored with:
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(a) Nixon's smooth campaign, and
sare
(b) Humphrey8s no-longer-surprising weakness
Therefor, we can expect a rash of stories in the coming week on
our
where are
(a)how Nixon evades the Viet nam issue, how he is
running a bland campaign, how he refuses to be drawn
into debate;
(b) how the new Humphrey has become his own man at last;
admiring descriptions of the scrappy underdog; the
return of the McCarthy troops.
We can also expect a Harris or Quayle poll next week showing
a Humphrey move upward at Nixon's expense; also a Wallace move up at
Nixon's expense, since this would be hard to check against Gallup. Thus,
Humphrey would have "momentum" which would feed the need of the columnists.
To counter this, we should give the press a fresh theme to write
about concerning the Nixon campaign. Some new strategy, long since planned,
now being revealed so as to win going away.
Important that this newly-revealed strategy be stressed as pre-pla nned,
so as not bo be interpreted as a reaction to **** a real or phony Humphrey
"upsurge".
Our "secret" strategy to be revealed now:
and capaign tone astactivity
On October 12 (Columbus Day) Stage Three of our rocket is launched,
intensitied
(Stage One was February to Convention; Stage Two was August to mid-October.)
Reason for the strategy: we do not want to win the way Kennedy won in
1960, losing ground rapidly toward the end. We want to win going away so as
to reaffirm the mandate.
Reason for the timing: (a) a three week drive can be sustained at an
intensive level, per FDR's "highest note on the
scale " theory;
(b) World series is out of the way;
(c) The swing voter does not make up his mind until
the last three weeks.
(d) Congressional session ends, focusing all political
news on the campaign and freeing up all big guns
to echo standard bearer's themes;
Evidence of careful pre-planning:
This is a very the plan
Go Faired with
(a) Scranton NATO trip timed for arrival back Oct 9,
with big Nixon foreign-affairs speech on global strategy
set for a few days afterward.
(b) Nix cn longtime history of aiming at "peaking" just before
election.
(c) Televisoh advertising time purchases, made long before,
sharply increasing in frequency in this peric d.
Stage Three intensifieation of activity:
(a) End the honeymoon of making it easy for the press.
Continue all courtesies and solicitude, but make the days
longer with carlier baggage calls, some Tabe-night breifings
by staffers and surrogates, a stream or punchy handouts
that require stories, no more restful weekends.
(b) some intensification of RN's schedule is planned; the idea
is to exaggerate this, pointing out that you are "rested"
for the all-out final effort. Appearance of running hard
and earnest is better at this stage than appearance of
relaxed confidence.
Stage Three intensification of tone:
(a) Refer to Humphrey by name and call attention to fact that
you are no longer just calling him "my opponent"; cite
"Humphrey failures", "Humphrey the Dawk", "High Cost of
Humphrey".
(b) Sharpen Wallace approach: comment on some of his old
wild statements, deplore nuclear trigger-happiness target
in LeMay, hit often on collusion with Humphrey
(o) launch radio and Lv spot advertising compaign in Couth
aimed at "a vote for Wallace 1A a vila for Humphrey" and
publicise this campaign in the North.
Stage Three Special Projects:
(a) the Garden Rally in New York, not undertaken in 1960.
(b) the two hour election eve telethon--announce soon.
(c) Possible gathering of surrogates and Agnew October 15,
with Nixon to breif on special assignments in battle states.
(d). Colorful changes of pace with railroad whislestop and
perhaps some walking
Summary:
This memo is aimed at appearance rather than substance.
I suggest that we pre-package "interpretation" of what we already lorgely
plan to do anyway. In that way, we build interest in what is coming up;
we show a gradd design; we hold focus on our eampaign rather than have it
shift to the always more interesting underdog campaign.
End, specifically, we do this at a moment that Humphrey needs most
to show how his own fortunes are changing.
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ERMINED TO BE AN
Confidential
MINISTRATIVE MARKING
E.O. 12356 RJP Section 1.1
NARS, Date
October 7,1968
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION
I talked with Pat Hitt on Saturday and she
relayed the following information from her friend who is working
close to O'Brien:
He says they no longer give a damn what McCarthy
does -- whether he comes out or doesn't come out for them.
They feel that HHH's speech accomplished so much for them that
they don't care about McCarthy or Unruh.
In the last week there has been just a dramatic
change in the morale as a result of that speech. They have taken
in around $200,000 - they only spent $70,000, so they are elated.
LBJ has promised them he will go all the way with
them -- anything in the world they want. Lady Bird is going
to be very active all over the country.
They have bought five hours of national television
time between now and the election with an option for another 2-1/2
hours.
Their figuring is that we will concentrate on the
last two weeks. They plan to use considerable part of this
TV time within the next week to ten days so they can come up
while they think we will be "coasting." They are, of course, also
reserving time so they will be able to do whatever they need to do.
(Let's have Shakespeare find out what time they have).
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Timing is a vital part of their strategy. They
figure we will slow down for a couple of weeks and this will
give them a chance to go up in the polls.
Another thing -- they are leaking polls favorable
to us -- they are counting on these favorable polls to make us
cocky -- and start our workers thinking we have it made.
A case in point -- they had a man in Connecticut
leak a poll to the press showing that Republicans were ahead
by 120,000 votes. This is not a true poll -- just something
they put out. They plan to do this in state after state to
lull us into over-confidence. They are trying to plant figures
in all of the key states.
They claim that they have registered 250,000
Democrats in California in the last two weeks.
They feel that their Vietnam speech changed the
whole coloration of this campaign. They feel it was extremely
successful.
They are working with polls -- in Ohio they have
a poll that shows HHH 41/ RN 38 (this is a Quayle poll and they
say this is a conservative estimate of their strength).
Mail reaction has been very heavy to the HHH speech.
Radical change in morale.
They are really functioning now as a campaign
operation for the first time.
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They are confident that they will come in with
a strong finish in their campaign.
They have also re-assessed their strategy because
they have had two good days with HHH in the South. Tennessee and
one other state -- they are now taking a big second look at North
Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Maryland. They are writing off
Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina.
They feel they can carry Florida and Muskie reported
to O'Brien that West Virginia is in the bag.
There is something very peculiar going on in
California -- they think they are going to carry California.
There is something odd here.
They also expect to carry: New York, Minnesota,
Michigan, Missouri, Ohio. Feel they have a fighting chance in
Illinois. They write off Wisconsin. They feel they probably
will carry New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts.
HHH has an hour on October 11th - 1/2 of that hour
are shots done from the convention and 1/2 hour of it is stuff they
taped in his office.
McCarthy has time on October 8th.
They are jubiliant over Agnew.
NOTE: He said that the O'Brien level of the HHH
campaign gets regular reports on RN from Secret Service. Direct
pipeline from SS to O'Brien - evidently everything they overhear
everything that is done - etc.
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Pat Hitt called back Saturday evening to say
she had just been told that the Democrats had polled Florida
and that as of October 1st it was: Wallace 37/ Nixon 33/
Humphrey 22 -- Undeciced 8.
(They paid $28,000 for the poll so that would probably give
us an idea of how thoroughly they went into the state). .