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Richard Nixon Presidential Library White House Special Files Collection Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description 36 21 11/01/1967 Report 1968 National Convention, Miami Florida, Nixon-for-President Committee booklet, proposing a plan for operations while at the convention. (cont. in folder 36:21). 36 of 87 pages. 36 21 04/05/1968 Report Checklist for convention activities, with attached note from Chapin. 5 pages. 36 21 n.d. Other Document Haldeman handwritten notes re: Timmons and the Convention planning. 2 pages. 36 21 03/09/1968 Memo Memo from Timmons to Haldeman et al re: on-site inspection and convention planning session April 19th. 1 page. 36 21 03/14/1968 Memo Memo from Timmons to Haldeman et al re: on-site inspection and convention planning session April 19th. 1 page. 36 21 n.d. Report Miami Convention Strategy. 1 page Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Page 1 of 3 Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description 36 21 n.d Report Miami Convention facilities. 1 page 36 21 n.d. Report Miami Convention Security. 1 page 36 21 n.d. Report Miami Convention Planning. 1 page 36 21 n.d. Report Miami Convention Communications. 1 page 36 21 02/21/1968 Memo Memo from Timmons to Mike Thompson re: securing closed circuit TV spots in Florida. 1 page. 36 21 02/28/1968 Memo Memo from Timmons to John Davies re: convention floor telephones, with attached resolution. 2 page. 36 21 n.d. Report Miami convention daily calendar of events. 1 page. Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Page 2 of 3 Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description 36 21 03/13/1968 Memo Memo from Timmons to Stans re: Convention Advertising. 1 page. 36 21 01/01/1968 Memo Memo from Timmons to Ellsworth re: Progress report on convention planning. 4 pages. 36 21 01/16/1968 Memo memo from Timmons to Haldeman re: RNC arrangement committee meeting. 3 pages. 36 21 02/28/1968 Memo Memo from Timmons to Haldeman re: Convention Arrangements. 1 page. Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Page 3 of 3 Guest permit NIXON-FOR-PRESIDENT COMMITTEE (Green) Badge to be worn by guests to campaign V.I.P. GUEST PERMIT headquarters Henry Bellonn campaign manager Nixonette NIXON-FOR-PRESIDENT COMMITTEE This is to certify that (White) Badge to be worn by hospitality girls and JANE DOE honor guards. is an official NIXONETTE Henry Bellmon campign manager COMMUNICATIONS RADIO Since the Nixon committee will occupy the top floors of the Plaza Hotel, a special antennea should be crected for short-wave radio communi- they? cations. The convention hall alreadv has good radio reception facilities. There will need to be secured IS high-frequency radios, with 10 mile radius capability. Applications will have to be made to the FCC for permits. Crystals should be changed dailv. Motorola and General Electric Corporations manufacture good equipment in this field. Special "scramblers" should be available for private broadcasting. Assignments: 1. Master transmitter and Receiver at Headquarters with patch-in facility for telephones. 2. Master transmitter and Receiver at Command Post with patch-in facility for telephones. 3. Advance team 4. Intelligence Group 5. Intelligence Group 6. Intelligence Group 7. Intelligence Group 8. Floor Manager 9. New England Regional Director 10. Mid-Atlantic Regional Director 12. Southern Regional Director 13. Midwest Regional Director 14. Heartland Regional Director 15. Rocky Mountain Regional Director 16. West Coast Regional Director CARS The following individuals will have the use of 15 radio-telephone automobiles: 1. Richard Nixon 2. Advance Team 3. Intelligence Group 4. Intelligence Group 5. Intelligence Group 6. Intelligence Group 7. New England Regional Director 8. Mid-Atlantic Regional Director 9. Southern Regional Director 10. Midwest Regional Director 11. Rocky Mountain Regional Director 12. West Coast Regional Director 13. General Headquarters Use (Bellmon, Ellsworth, etc.) 14. Floor Manager 15. Heartland Regional Director TELEPHONES At the Statler-Hilton Plaza, a 20-line PBX should be installed. Special scramblers should be available to code communications. Assignments: 1. Richard Nixon - direct line to PBX 2. Command Post - direct line to PBX 3. Command Post - direct line to PBX 4. Henry Bellmon - with one extension for sec'v 5. Bob Ellsworth - with one extension for sec'v 6. John Sears - with one extension for sec'y 7. Intelligence - with one extension for sec'y 8. Research 9. Press Aide - with one extension for sec'v 10. Newsletter Aide 11. Transportation 12. Advance Team 13. Locator 14. Regional Coordinator - New England 15. Regional Coordinator - Mid-Atlantic 16. Regional Coordinator - South 17. Regional Coordinator - Heartland 18. Regional Coordinator - Midwest 19. Regional Coordinator - Rocky Mountain 20. Regional Coordinator - West (In addition, staff will have the use of the regular hotel phones) At the off-floor command post, a 25-line facility should be installed, each tied in to a master console where any line may be dialed or all called simultaneously. A patch unit should be included to permit telephoners to use the radio system. Assignments: (all closed circuit direct lines except #4) 1. Command Post (can patch to anv Hdas phone) 2. Command Post (can patch to any Hdas phone) 3. Floor Leader 4. General use outside line 5. How 5.7.8.19 6. New England - through regional coordinator 7. 8. 3 9. Mid-Atlantic - through regional coordinator 10. 11 12. South - through regional coordinator 13. 14 15. Midwest - through regional coordinator 16. 17 18. Heartland - through regional coordinator 19 20. 21 Rocky Mountain - through regional coordinator 22. 23. 24. West Coast - through regional coordinator 25. BELLBOYS The telephone company rents pocket bellbov units which "beep" what when a special number is dialed. And Those receiving a signal know to call in on a pre-designated telephone number for messages. There should be 75 bellboys for the Miami operation. TELEVISION There should be two complete closed circuit television systems, one for the Headquarters and the other for the Command Post. At the Headquarters, we will need three fixed cameras directly connected to three receiving sets: Assignments: 1. camera - at staff sign-out board 2. camera - at regional director locator chart 3. camera - at chart showing whereabouts of opposition 1. receiving set - Richard Nixon 2. receiving set - Henrv Bellmon 3. receiving set - Bob Ellsworth At the convention hall, we will need two cameras on the floor directly connected to two large screen receiving sets at the master console. 1. camera - on right of convention hall with cameraman 2. camera - on left of convention hall with cameraman 1. receiving set for camera #1 2. receiving set for camera #2 (Generally, one camera will be trained on the podium while the other focuses on the delegates for reaction) NOTE: All lines for telephones and television equipment should be labeled "ABC NEWS" to prevent the opposition from cutting or monitoring them. COMMUNICATIONS RADIO TELEPHONES 8 PENTHOUSE 3 walkie outside line talkies for outside line Advance men 5 walkie talkies mm for Security 15 radio cars (direct closed line 22 headnuarters stations 8 radios Directors 5 radios HEADOUARTERS Communications 25 outside lines RADIO MASTER 1 radio & PBX Manager ? direct closed lines outside line outside line TELEPHONE CONTROL outside line 8 radios Directors COMMAND POST 24 closed lines to key delegates RADIO & TELE 5 radios PHONE CON- Communications SOLE closed to Floor Leader 1 radio closed to Podium Asst Floor Leader our - 1 205 TYPICAL LANAI FLOOR PLAN 24 25 2c . 22 RADID P8x PENTMOUSE 2: 20 19 18 17 14 12 09 83 20 LINES COMMAND POST TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN HDQS. E TELEPHONES (20 lines, 25 units) COMMUNICATIONS RADIOS N S THE Statler HILTON PLAZA W ON THE OCEAN AT 54th STREET MIAMI BEACH. FLORIDA 33140 PHONE (305) 864-1561 need to set up plan for traing diview + a aispata cans TRANSPORTATION + control system for pool There should be a Director of Transportation whose responsibility it is to secure and service 100 automobiles, with drivers, several panel trucks and a dozen buses. 7 Each Nixon State Chairman will be assigned a car with driver, as will the candidate and his personal staff, headquarters personnel and key delegates and VIPs. The Miami Host Committee can probably provide as many as 50 cars on loan from supporters in Florida and another 50 will have to be rented or donated from friendly automobile dealers. Suggest Pat Hillings of Ford Motor Co be contacted for assistance. Regular drivers will be recruited from the Host Committee, Youth for Nixon Division, and college age supporters. It is suggested that an arrangement be made with several Miami Beach service stations to honor Nixon Driver ID cards for gas, oil and washing. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday before the Convention, the Transportation Director should lease two buses with drivers, appropriately decorated, for free travel for delegates from the Miami Intemational Airport to the Beach hotels. Also, he should know the flights of all Nixon State Chairmen, Regional Directors, staff and VIPs in order to have their assigned cars at the airport for them. Buses can be used to shuttle delegates between their hotels and the convention hall. A separate arrangement should be made to shuttle Youth for Nixon supporters to and from their hotel in Miami to the Beach, should this be necessary. Car Assignments 1. limousine: Richard Nixon and family 2. limousine: Chief of Staff and Personal Team 3. limousine: John Whitaker and Advance Team 4. limousine: National Campaign Manager 5. limousine: Headquarters Director 6. limousine: Convention Floor Leader 7. limousine: Maurice Stans and VIPs 8. limousine: Chairman of the Persuasion Committee 9. car: Persuasion Committee 10. car: Persuasion Committee 11. car: Intelligence Group 12. car: Intelligence Group 13. car: Intelligence Group 14. car: Intelligence Group 15. car: Intelligence Group 16. car: Press Director 17. car: New England Regional Coordinator 18. car: Mid-Atlantic Regional Doordinator 19. car: Border Regional Coordinator 20. car: Southern Regional Coordinator 21. car: Midwest Regional Coordinator 22. car: Heartland Regional Coordinator 23. car: Rocky Mountain Regional Coordinator 24. car: Far West Regional Coordinator 25. car: New England Regional Director 26. car: Mid-Atlantic Regional Director 27. car: Border Regional Director 28. car: Southern Regional Director 29. car: Midwest Regional Director 30. car: Heartland Regional Director 31. car: Rocky Mountain Regional Director 32. car: Far West Regional Director 33-49 (17 cars) : Motor Pool for staff use 50-100: Nixon State Chairmen NOTE: Motor scooters may be rented for use by Nixon messengers. advance men INTELLIGENCE GROUP It is proposed that a special division be created for the Miami Convention to secure continuing intelligence about activities of the opposition candidates, (Romney, Rockefeller, Percy, Reagan) vice presidential possibilities and Republican opinion molders (Hall, Lindsay, Brownell, etc.). Recommend a minimum of / key Nixon supporters be assigned this task. Working with them should be hired investigators from the Florida based Wackenhut Corporation. They will have three radio equipped automobiles at their disposal and four short-wave radios. Moreover, thev will utilize zoom boom listening devices on the convention floor to eavesdrop on delegate conversations and have frequency finders to listen in on radio communications. They will utilize the latest in electronic equipment in efforts to gather strategic intelligence and report all pertinent data to the campaign manager. Upon assignment, the Intelligence Group will be responsible for harrassing the opposition and creating confusion and dissention in their ranks. (examples: locking Romney in the elevator; jamming his radios, cutting his telephones, putting sand in his car's gas tank; turning off the air conditioning and turning up the heat in the Romney headquarters, etc. etc.). ADVANCE TEAM too many A five member Advance Team will be responsible for moving Richard Nixon about Miami Beach safely and expeditiously. The group will be familiar with all hotels, roads and convention facilities. They will also assist Dale Grubb in protecting the person of the candidate. The Advance Team will be assigned one short-wave radio and have a radio equipped limousine at their disposal (there will be two other radio limousines in the official party group). . In addition, the Advance Team may be called on to bring Republican leaders and key delegates to the Statler Hilton Plaza for private meetings with Mr. Nixon. use motor pool RECEPTIONS One key staff member should assume responsibility for special Nixon Receptions during convention week. There should be a party for the press, a special "Nixon Night" and a victory celebration. The purpose of Nixon Night is to entertain Republican delegates, let them meet the candidate, and provide a "band wagon" effect for the campaign. Timing of the event will be subject to firming up of the convention session schedule. The Congressional Gala is scheduled for Sunday night, and traditionally there is a convention session Monday night for the keynote address. Since nominations are on Wednesday, Tuesday evening would probably be the best time for such a Nixon Night reception. However, if the credentials, rules and platform (planned for Tuesday) carry through into the eventing, attendance would be light. Best time: 5-7 p.m. don't commit Recommend this reception be held at the American RN Scene Auditorium at the Plaza Hotel, which is capable of handling 2,500 persons. A good band should be secured for convention atmosphere music, appropriate decorations made, bars set up, and a prestige receiving line with Mr. and Mrs. Nixon. It would be impossible to have a speech with SO many people milling around, but several "We Want Nixon" cheers could probably be arranged for publicity purposes. Good organization would make "Nixon Night" a favorite event for delegates. The preceeding week (before most delegates arrive) Mr. Nixon should entertain the press at a similar reception. - 2 - The same location would seem suitable. The final party should be planned for Wednesday evening after the nomination. It will be a victorv cele- bration for everybody with appropriate enthusiasm for such an occasion. A larger facility should be rented (to hold 5,000 people). There maybe a possiblity to hire the Jackie Gleason band and June Taylor dancers for the receptions since his program will originate at the Statler Hilton Plaza. However, the new television season doesn't start until September so the troupe may not be in Miami in early August. The Nixon Committee should also explore the advantage of having a special tea for Pat Nixon in which all the female delegates and alternates are invited. Certainly, the ladies should get to know Mrs. Nixon and the tea would appear to be beneficial. Also, the occasion can be used to pass out "PAT FOR FIRST LADY" buttons. Nilesser FLOOR DEMONSTRATION One of. the most important events of the convention will be the Nixon Floor Demonstration. One key man should be assigned this responsibility, and he will need hundreds of volunteers to help in making it a success. In addition to Miami area Nixon boosters, many college Republicans would be available to assist. Moreover, recommend that one strong Nixon delegation be given responsibility for creating the enthusiasm on the Floor. Nixon buttons, a variety of hand carried signs, balloons, a marching band, streamers, confetti, electronic counting board, hats, noise-makers, etc. will have to be arranged. The Director of the Floor Demonstration should secure the services of a to-notch convention promoter to assist in making the Nixon Floor Demonstration successful. Consideration should also be given to printing hundreds of counterfeit floor passes for Nixon supporters to have access to the gallery. Pro-Nixon sergeant-at-arms and doorkeepers should arrange assignment for one pre- designated entry point and open the doors for Nixon demonstrators. The Nixon Committee should retain the services of a Miami sign painter to prepare special event signs, such as "IDAH" WANTS NIXON", "BAMA BACKS DICK", etc. also NEWSLETTER & DISTRIBUTION CGO amage for One staff writer should be responsible for the daily publication of a special convention "NIXON NEWS- LETTER." This should be prepared every evening to contain a wrap up of the day's activities, outlining the next day's agenda - all aimed toward building up a bandwagon support among delegates (example" "NIXON WITHIN 100 VOTES OF VICTORY" " NIXON PREDICTS FIRST BALLOT WIN:" etc) Many of the pictures and copy can be prepared well in advance of the convention, saving front page and lead items to last minute news. An off-set printer will be rented and available in the Plaza Headquarters. Stencils containing copy can be typed by the clerical force, and the Newsletter printed, folded, and carried down the service elevator to the truck loading platform. The two Nixon sound trucks (see advertising section) can be used to transport the Newsletter to the various hotels. A special Distribution Team should be organized among Miami area volunteers, Young Republicans, Nixonettes and interested delegates and alternates. At a pre- designated time, they will pick up copies of the Nixon Newsletter at their assigned hotel and hand carry them to every delegate and alternate's hotel door. In addition to the Nixon Newsletter, the Distribution Team will be responsible for delivering free copies of favorable newspapers (possibilities: Wall Street Journ St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Tribune) to the delegates and alternates since the Miami newspapers - 2 - will probably not be favorable to Mr. Nixon's candidacy. Arrangements will have to be made with the selected news- papers for air delivery to Miami. NIXONETTES One attractive, personable and intelligent lady from the Miami area should be responsible for organizing a special group of Nixonettes. The 100 girls will wear special Nixon dresses and provide an elite honor guard for the candidate's public appearances. They can also hand out buttons, signs, bumper stickers and brochures, as well as act as hostesses for the receptions and in the various Hospitality Suites. Nixonettes can help staff the headquarters, greet VIPs, provide information service at the Miami airport, secure hotels and room numbers for all delegates and alternates, work in the press room, and assist in distributing the official daily Nixon Newsletter. They can also provide color for the Floor Demonstration. Several of the automobiles assigned for general Headquarters use will be available for transporting Nixonettes. Since they will be volunteers, the only expense to the campaign will be for the 100 specially designed dresses. One headquarters room will be assigned to the Director of the Nixonettes for organizing activities. Consideration should also be given the possibility of setting up a Nixon Information Center at the Atlanta Airport, staffed with Georgia Nixonettes. Many flights to Miami connect at Atlanta. ADVERTISING Promotional advertising may not win many votes, but without the enthusiasm it creates many delegates will think the campaign is losing ground. On the following pages there are campaign items which should be considered; some are for general circulation while others are for specific distribution. Because the press and his opponents try to project Mr. Nixon as a cold, calculating politican, it is imperative that the campaign organization through the advertising medium correct this unfortunate impression. The familiar name "Dick" should be used in place of the more formal "Richard" - and even the "R.N." has its appeal. The e Nixon emblem, alrady recognizable, with its bright red, white and blue, should be used to the maximum. It is a modern and youthful symbol, some say depicting the rise, fall and rise of Mr. Nixon's career. Above all, the Nixon campaign in Miami must appear happy and joyous, confident of eventual victory. Hundreds of young volunteers should be recruited to assist in building the lighthearted atmosphere surrounding the campaign. Convention goers expect adventure, and we must give them their excitement. This does not mean the candidate himself should ever stoop to foolishness or frivolity. The Director of Advertising should coordinate with the Floor Domonstration Manager to assist in supplving hats, buttons, signs, noisemakers, etc. - 3 - Smaller signs, similar in style and content to the outdoor billboards, should be printed and affixed to the walls throughout the hotels in Miami Beach. There should be two minibuses or panel trucks with painted decorations and sound equipment to broadcast Nixon messages or play Nixon theme music. This can probably be secured from the Florida Nixon-for-President Committee and later used throughout their campaign. In addition to building enthusiasm these trucks can be used to carry material to the hotels for the Distribution Team to circulate. Consideration should be given to hiring a pilot and small plane to pass over the Beach frequently with a "WIN WITH DICK" sign trailing. A special projector with magnifying device can be rented to throw a big "NIXON" on hotel buildings and the convention hall at night. This is particularly effective in adding a touch of glamour to the campaign. It is hoped that the airlines servicing Miami will cooperate to permit stewardesses to wear Nixon buttons and pass out literature on flights to Miami. This will impress delegates with suberb organization. It'is felt that the usual supply of gimmicks will be necessary for distribution to the delegates, and some of them are listed on the following pages. a a WELCOME 200 two inch buttons 5,000 one inch for state Nixon chair- buttons for men and key men general distributio Z 5,000 small gold "N" buttons for general distribution PAT FOR 1st LADY 10 I 11 5,000 1 1/2 inch buttons 150 one Inch for distribution to sterling silver ladies "White House" pins for secret recognition win with R.N. 5,000 1 ¹/2 inch long gold buttons for special distribution on Nixon Night Nixon for President 10,000 matchbooks xon 100 summer weight cord blazers with "N" patch 2,000 men's skimmer hats 2,000 ladies hair bows 100 men's ties 100 specially designed Nixonette uniforms Nixon 5,000 give-away Nixon pens 5,000 bumber stickers from Nixon Committee ) MIN WITH DICKI GOODYEAR XXXX V 0 Z FLASHING MESSAGE LIGHTS MIAMI BEACH CLOSED CIRUIT TELEVISION THE BLIMP BOATS ON BAY 1,000 9"X12" special N flags for cars and floor demonstration 500 each red, white and blue balloons for decorations and floor demnstration 1,000 hand signs for floor demonstration Nixon 1,000 noisemakers for floor demon- stration Three information booths: Atlanta and Miami Airports and Fountainebleau Hotel 200 special car signs to be used on 100 automobiles by Nixon staff 0 0 0 Two decorated sound trucks to be used for announcements and to transport Nixon Newsletters to various hotels Z-XOZ THE PLAZA HILTON J TENTATIVE CALENDAR OUTLINE July 20- Saturday holding party July 27: Nixon campaign team checks in Statler Hilton Plaza, Miami Beach Fri 26. all phones set. Sunday, July 28: Staff briefing to outline campaign July 29-Aug 5: Platform Committee meets all week; Nixon team refines operations Fri Gyl n Saturday, Aug 3: Nixon Press Party at Plaza Sunday, Aug 4: Congressional Gala Monday, Aug 5: AM: Call to Order Temporary Roll Temporary Chairman Temporary Rules Addresses PM: Keynote Speech Tuesday, Aug 6: Election of Permanent Chairman Credentials Committee Report Rules Committee Report Adoption of Platform PM: "Nixon Night" at Plaza Hotel Wednesday, Aug 7: Nominations and Election of Presidential candidate PM: Victory celebration at Plaza Hotel Thursday, Aug 8: Nixon meets with GOP Finance Committee Nominations and Election of Vice Presidential candidate Acceptance speech by Vice President Acceptance speech by President Adjournment Friday, Aug 9: Nixon meets with new Republican National Committee Nixon meets with state chairmen and state Nixon leaders Nixon meets with candidates for photographs, TV tapes and radio Saturday, Aug 10: Organize Nixon national campaign: Nixon meets with key GOP leaders to plan strategy, schedule, etc. Sunday, Aug 11: Clean up and check out NOTE ON CALENDAR PLANNING: Several weeks will lapse between the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention. The GOP nominee will have command of the nation's attention for a fortnight, and Miami Beach will provide a good setting for organizing press releases for these following days. For example, a working outline can be developed for a "National Nixon Strategy Board" comprised of national leaders in the Party. Also, Mr. Nixon should set aside some time to have still pictures and television video tapes made with GOP candidates at the convention. This publicity could help both Mr. Nixon and the local candidates. Since most Party officials will be in Miami, it is recommended that the candidate and his staff remain at the Plaza Hotel for several days after adjournment to hold high-level briefing sessions with key leaders. Vote quotas, speech material, organizational personnel, candidates' schedule, finances and local issue strategy can be explored in detail with individual state leaders as well as regional key Republicans. If briefing sessions are decided upon, a great deal of pre-planning will be necessary to make them successful. BARE MINIMUM BUDGET HOTEL ROOMS $30,000 TRANSPORTATI ON 15,000 COMMUNI CATLONS 20,000 - 80,000 ADVERTI SING 30,000 RECEPTI & HOSPITALITY 25,000 75,000 SECURI & INTELLIGENCE 20,000 FLOOR DEMONSTRATION 10,000 COMMAND POST 15,000 NEWSLETTER & PRINTED MATERIALS 10,000 EQUIPMENT RENTALS 5,000 STAFF TRANSPORTATION TO CITY 10,000 MISCELLANEOUS 10,000 TOTAL $200,000 350 min + 50 cont. 400- NOTE: This budget is well under convert ion expenses in previous campaigns. A quarter of a million dollars will probably be the minimum to be allocated to the Miami operations. CONVENTION COMMITTEES In late 1957 it appears that Governor Dan Evans will be the convention keynote speaker and temporary chairman. There is also reason to believe that Congressman Gerald Ford will be permanent chairman of the convention. These positions, especially the latter, are of immense importance to the Nixon effort. Therefore, Evans and Ford should be "cultivated" by prominent pro-Nixon Republicans to make certain that our team receives their fulest cooperation. All convention committees have been appointed with the exception of the platform writing Resolutions Committee. It is anticipated that Senator Everett Dirksen will chair this important body. However, it is reported that the Republican Coordinating Committee, working through its Task Forces, will prepare a series of position papers as guidelines for the planks of the platform. It would, of course, be extremely difficult for the convention to reverse positions taken by the Coordinating Committee. Also of importance is the assurance that pro-Nixon Republicans will be on the working staff of the Platform Committee. The committee members outline the planks, but the staff prepares the language and style for final approval. It is recommended that one experienced member of the Nixon team be assigned to coordinate his interests with the convention committees. Mr. Bryce Harlow would seem ideal for this responsibility. ADDENDUM TO CONVENTION COMMITTEE A' the Republican Governors' Conference in Palm Beach early in December, 1967, Nelson Rockefeller presented a Governors' Policy Committee report with a recommendation that the Governors hold hearings around the country in 1968 with a view to influencing the GOP platform. He also suggested Governor Ray Shafer would make an excellent platform co-Chairman. Governor James Rhodes later nominated Shafer. It is believed a "co-Chairman" situation is unwork- able, and our interest would seem best served if Shafer does not receive this appointment. Also every effort should be taken to force the Governors' hearings to be turned back to the Coordinating Committee for final approval as the only authorized policy making group, representing major power centers within the Party. CONVENTION COMMITTEES Committee Possible Nixon Contact CALL Joe Dukert, Maryland CONTEST Barbara Man, Texas RESOLUTIONS Everett Dirksen, Illinois RULES Bud Stewart, Oklahoma ARRANGEMENTS Mrs. Bailey, Vermont Badges John Tyler, Oklahoma Concessions A1 Fay, Texas Decorations Margie Braden, Arizona Entertainment George Abbott, Nevada Housing Mrs. Ginn, Missouri Photographers Tom Stagg, Louisiana Press Drake Edens, South Carolina Program G. Paul Jones, Georgia Radio-TV Mrs. Harden, Indiana Tickets Mrs. Stacy, Wyoming Transportation Mrs. Rogers, North Carolina REPUBLICAN COORDINATING COMMITTEE Ray C. Bliss, Chairman Dwight D. Eisenhower Barry Goldwater Richard M. Nixon Thomas Dewey Alf Landon Everett Dirksen, Leader Thomas Kuchel, Whip Bourke Hickenlooper, Policy Margaret Smith, Conference Chairman Milton Young, Conference Secretary George Murphy, Campaign Chairman Hugh Scott, Campaign Vice Chairman Gerald Ford, Leader Les Arends, Whip John Rhodes, Policy Mel Laird, Conference Chairman Dick Poff, Conference Secretary Bill Cramer, Conference Vice Chairman H. Allen Smith, Rules Charles Goodell, Planning & Research Bob Wilson, Campaign Chairman John Love, Colorado George Romney, Michigan Nelson Rockefeller, New York Ray Shafer, Pennsylvania John Volpe, Massachusetts John Chaffee, Rhode Island Nils Boe, South Dakota Dan Evans, Washington ALTERNATES: Ronald Reagan, California Ted Agnew, Maryland Tim Babcock, Montana STAFF DIRECTOR: Robert McCormack, Research Division, RNC DWIGHT L. CHAPIN 4/5/68 H I'll let you follow through on this ---- I imagine there will be several questions like this in the days ahead ---- who should they be sent to? DLC Aide to RICHARD NIXON 20 Broad Street, New York City INTRODUCTION 1. Have talks with Clif White, Jim Day, Ron Crawford and Tom Van Sickle taken place? 2. Do we have a realistic budget yet? 3. Have we confirmed hotel reservations for Statler Hilton with Republican National Committee's housing committee? 4. Has office equipment for the headquarters been secured? 5. Has Gourmet Room at Statler Hilton been reserved? 6. Have arrangements been made to have the Palladium Room available for news conferences during the convention? 7. Have arrangements been made for dormitory space at U. of Miami? Has bus service been set up between campus and convention operations? 8. Have five 1st floor suites been obtained in all delegate hotels? Have arrangements been made to have these rooms supplied with direct lines to the Plaza? 9. Has private home been rented close to Convention Hall for confidential meetings? 10. Have arrangements been made for comprehensive accident and liability insurance policy for Nixon Committee for 2 weeks at Miami Beach? 11. Has health room at the hotel been approached to have owner close it or keep it for private use during campaign? 12. Have arrangements been made so that elevator will not go to 17th floor in the Plaza Hotel? 13. Do stairs from 17th floor go to penthouse? COMMAND POST 1. Has written confirmation been made with Ray Bliss for trailers next to convention hall? 2. Has security service been established? -2- ORGANIZATION - MIAMI HOST COMMITTEE 1. Has blue ribbon Host Committee foundation taken place? 2. Has contact been made with: a. Mike Thompson b. State GOP Committeemen and Women C. Young Republican Chairman & Women's Federation Club president d. Jim Skidmore and Jaycees 3. Has Jack Sherwood been contacted to check background on. these people? 4. Have subcommittees of Host Committee been organized and chairmen selected? 5. Has bank account for committee been established? 6. Have downtown headquarters been organized? 7. Have appropriate people been established? ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 1. Have car arrangements been made? 2. Have regional directors' hotel suites in delegates' hotels been secured? Have arrangements for direct private lines to these suites been made? PERSUASION COMMITTEE Has it been formed and appropriate arrangements for rooms, transportation and accommodations made? SECURITY 1. Hotel? Convention site? Trailer? 2. What key staff man will hande security? 3. Have Miami police been contacted for assigning plain-clothes man to Mr. Nixon and for other arrangements? -3- COMMUNICATIONS (undergoing revision) TRANSPORTATION 1. Director of Transportation? 2. Who is receiving cars and drivers? Have arrangements been made? 3. Can Host Committee provide cars? 4. Has Pat Hillings been contacted for car availability? 5. Have arrangements been made with filling stations for honoring Nixon ID for gas, oil, etc. 6. Have buses for Youth for Nixon and delegate transportation been secured? INTELLIGENCE GROUP 1. Who is being assigned to this group? 2. Have arrangements for their cars and equipment been made? RECEPTION 1. Who will be in charge of this function? 2. Has American Scene or other suitable auditorium been made available for Nixon night reception? 3. Have arrangements been made for a press reception the week preceding convention week? 4. Has facility been secured for Wednesday evening victory celebration? 5. Has anyone contacted Jackie Gleason for reception entertainment? 6. Have arrangements been made for Pat Nixon tea for female delegates? -4- FLOOR DEMONSTRATION Has professional coordinator been selected? NEWSLETTER & DISTRIBUTION 1. Has writer been chosen? 2. Has offset printer been secured? 3. Have arrangements been made for securing out-of-town newspapers favorable to Nixon candidacy? NIXONETTES 1. Has organizer from Miami area been selected? 2. Have dresses for girls been designed and ordered? 3. Have arrangements been made for Atlanta Nixon information center at the airport? ADVERTISING 1. Has director of advertising in Miami been selected? 2. Have orders and plans been made for necessary materials? ckTimums Timinous Convention Question present status of apr. 20 mtg undustand mitchell vetood we should probly go ahead - but: eliminate Host Comm. party - Comm. not set 4 Fla State to - inter paty battles " ribbon cutty - This Net right group cut group down to: Timmons-Haldernan- Edilichman Whitaker-Dovin + can we start Sat eve instead of Fir ? Flauigan Ed Stack - our Nchmn= doesn't agree - butdoesn't Bebe want to fight in mike stack Thompson- want him musin, fined - Mt Bob L fee don't t want to support every him Bebe doesn't thinkmature thisis enteried in other party fight M- - Ellsworth tried to work it out w/ M Terninous Augg compressive - Timmons Convention Odd people - phose rooms? my problem on tring - may be postport a week or two? problem of access to Hillon rooms etc. Celebrites- for receptions, atc. security man- compaign/convention Post convention retreat RN+ staff. three balance of August Flaxigan- rooms at Hilton? re budget- - don't set low Con't - if we if don't win -conniner can pick up tab as concern if we do win- no problem problem of RR flying delegates young people's reception - Tresh Julie NIXON'S THE ONE! NIXON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, 1726 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 (202) 783-4201 15 OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN John mitchell MEMO TO: Bob Ellsworth -Pete Flaugan John Sears Bob Haldeman Lin Holton Reg. Brder Nott. John Ehilishman John Davies Dick Kleindienst Reg Org. Jarry Highy Brad Hays Req-50. Clark MacGregor mevat - sched ? Durght Chapin John Whitaker Don Jackson way Pat Hillings , radio security guy INFO TO: Mike Thompson Bebe Rebyo FROM: Bill Timmons other regionals ) DATE: March 9, 1968 Flamigue Evans We have made plans for an on-site inspection of the facilities at Miami Beach, a detailed briefing of con- vention procedures and a question and answer session for Saturday and Sunday, April 20 and 21. Most of us plan to arrive during the afternoon of Friday, April 19, and will stay at our convention hotel, Hilton Plaza. If you can join us for this working session please let me know as soon as possible. Each individual will be responsible for making his own transportation arrange- ments, but I will reserve suitable accommodations and handle the logistics of the meeting. Budget details MEMO TO: Bob Ellsworth John Sears Bob Haldeman John Davies Lin Holton Dick Kleindienst Brad Hays Clark MacGregor John Whitaker Don Jackson Pat Hillings INFORMATION: Mike Thompson FROM: Bill Timmons DATE: March 14, 1968 Please refer to my memo of March 9th regarding our Miami Beach trip, April 19, 20, and 21. from Hilton Because of the Easter holidays and Spring vacations, the Hilton Plaza Hotel cannot accommodate our party. We do, however, have reservations at the Montmartre (three blocks north of the Plaza). We have six double rooms for the nights of Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20. This assumes we will arrive sometime Friday and leave Sunday. We will have to "double up" in the rooms. I will forward to you a detailed agenda as soon as it is firm. Tentatively, we will inspect the Plaza Hotel, Convention Hall and other facilities on Saturday morning and spend the afternoon with personnel from the John Long Advertising Agency. At this time there will be a presen- tation of the draft convention plan, with questions and answers. Saturday evening we hope to arrange a cocktail party with members of the Miami Nixon Host Committee and certain Republican leaders. Sunday, we will have a critique. Please let me know your travel plans as soon as pos- sible so I can arrange airport transportation. Frinite - Miami Host Sat AM- Hilton Tow B.T. Fortainsthean convention Hall Ribbon Cutting atHQ - noon lench in town Sat eve Fla state leadership agency meeting Sum - org in AM - adjown 3505 Strategy buddy system strong delegate pained toa weak one told to contacteach other once a week during June stayed together in SF- often shand rooms ate together travelled impairs structure each delegation had two G men inside man- took direct instructions from regional dir. outside man- kept tabs on all G delegates reported each delegates arrival to mark master card file on delegates name, detailed bio, record of arrival 6 regional directors based in trailer during sessions each with fully equipped position headsets- TV over head to floor- Telephone & radio to his states assistant sat behind each staff lawger-complate expect on selection of delegates law Roger allan moore from Boston 1 TFW 1960 K. - 40 floor managers- - name cards on each delegate Ribicoff + Bobby directed the 40 Facilities 3505 Headquarters. 55 foot trailer antside Cow Palace Suite at Mark- end of couidn press wom + TVstudio at opposite end Telephone switchbound & gear off same couidor locator boards all key staff notified always of where abouts Closed circuit TV on boards to top form stall transportation busses for each delegation chartered flest of autons with radios trailer glass frosted panel one end - whites console along wall three booths separated by glass pauls 2 men in each - lines to region floor men delegate chart on wall -for vote projections - girl to past adding machine TV sets (3 for all nets ?) TFW 1960 Kennedy command pat- 4rm suite at Biltmore Bobby - K ODonnell- Prine - O'Buin tabulating run on newt floor- for reports re: changes in delegates new total new every how on the home staff meeting at command post every AM at 9:00 Security 1964 3505 Charlie Ban in change volunteers with tape recorders t Alaroids Cars with 2-way radio to trailer stationed at entrances, approaches parking lot + trailer blocked elevatn exits on HQ flon had to walk up from floor below guard at stains to screen entry - badges Convention Planming 3505 may 24- final RNC mating to complete all arrangements chief doorkeeper - controls flow of spectations to galleries Cut Richardsm- NR- NY YR leader segarent-at arms - maintains order on convention floor Bn Carta mentral ant. sergeautat arms Sandy Lanker. NR. personal staff chief page mike Gill - mamies nephew Reynote speaker temporary chairman mark Hatfield - NR permanent chairman Thruston morton - neutral June 30 - white to S.F. two weeks the opening july 13 april 11- Jim Day based at mark until convention Convention Communications 1964 3505 apr 11- - meeting at phone Co. in S.F. with Nicholas Volcheff with Jim Day & Dear Burch Day stayed on in S.F. charted location of each deligation strategic points in gallery access routes at hotels - every room and counder mapped Headquarters trailer at low Palace +2 to suit so word delay. hotels 2 duest phone lines to mark - candidate & smite & stagg HQ. 30 PLs: 17 to floor managers on convention floor in deleg. one button on console reached all phones others to switchboard at mark + G posts at other laters radio network - to walkie 16 talkies in cow Palace and to fleet of cano and buses overcamejamming by autenna under wof of Cow Blace bought commercial radio time as precaution one room at each delegation hotel with dereit live to Cwar mark phone system tied lite amplifer a HQ's -soall can hear K cottage commandport - directives to key delegations m flon TFW 1960 light 2-way walkie talkin for regional floor men FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE, NAL HEADQUARTERS, PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 (202) 783-4201 MEMO TO: Mike Thompson FROM: Bill Timmons DATE: February 28, 1968 SUBJECT: Closed Circuit TV Can you contact Dick T. Hollands, General Manager of the South Florida Closed Circuit Television System, to request that he hold, without commitment, one-minute spots every half hour on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on either channel 8 or 9 until April 15th which will be "Go Day" for convention arrangements. (after the first two primaries) I understand this will cost the Nixon Committee in the neighborhood of $1,800.00. You might also tell Mr. Hollands that we will be unable to utilize the exclusive channel 11 because of budget limitations. is FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE, NAL HEADQUARTERS, PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 (202) 783-4201 MEMO TO: John Davies FROM: Bill Timmons DATE: February 28, 1968 SUBJECT: Convention floor telephones Last week the Republican National Convention Arrangements Committee met and passed the enclosed resolution regarding floor phones. While our Committee apparently will be permitted only ten separate telephones, the fact of the matter is that pro-Nixon favorite son delegations can be persuaded to turn over their allotment to us. Therefore, I recommend no change in current plans. As I understand it, the one phone permitted each state will be connected to a convention switchboard. While the PBX operation is not of value to our "secret" communications, perhaps our trailer should have a line or two plugged in to it in case we needed a delegate we could not reach through our programmed 24 lines (3 phones X 8 regions). CC: Bob Haldeman 1988 Com. 2/22/68 RESOLUTION RELATING TO TELEPHONES ON THE FLOOR OF THE CONVENTION RESOLVED that each candidate for president be permitted to install, at his own expense, direct telephone connunication to the floor with such delegations which con- sent du writing to such telephone installations but not to exceed ten (10) in number for any one candidate. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each delegation to the Convention be permitted to install, at its OWN expense, one telephone in its delegate seating area for general communication purposes. Convention Outsider RNPersonal DNReg org RV Staff AM Mon PM Opening sinte trailer Nite Cong. Gola Gala Gala bala Commer Plat and Thes Weds Nominatrons Pres Thus Ballot Presid Nom UP acreptance Spar Fri MEMO TO: Maurice Stans FROM: Bill Timmons DATE: March 13, 1968 SUBJECT: Convention Advertising >There are 250 taxicabs authorized to do business on Miami Beach (pick up passengers) and each has a 17 X 44 rear deck signboard for display advertising. This space is normally committed year round by national businesses, but we have an opportunity to rent 100 of these for the period July 15 - August 15 at $20.00 each or $2,000 total. These signboards provide an excellent exposure vehicle for the candidate since many delegates and alternates will be using cabs on on the Beach. I have placed a tentative hold/them pending a deposit of $750.00. Will you please draw a check for $750.00 made paable to "Transportation Advertising of Florida, Inc. " and mail to our Miami contact: Mr. Mike Thompson, John Long Advertising Agency, 20 S.E. 8th Street, Miami Florida. Thanks so much. BT. CC: Mr. Len Garment Mr. Bob Haldeman NIXON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, 1726 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. N. W., WASHINGTON D. C., (202) 783-4201 PLEASE REPLY TO: P. O. BOX 2500, WASHINGTON D. C. 20013 MEMO TO: Bob Ellsworth FROM: Bill Timmons DATE: January 4, 1968 SUBJECT: Progress Report on Convention Planning In order to keep you posted on the status of planning for the 1968 Republican National Convention, the following is submitted: MIAMI LIAISON: It is imperative that the Nixon for President Committee have a trusted, dependable Miami resident assume the re- sponsibility for pre-convention logistics. This includes the creation of a blue-ribbon Host Comnittee, signing up volunteers, looking after our housing and transportation affairs, raising money, cultivating favorable publicity, and the thousands of other details necessary for a successful convention. As you know, Mike Gill turned down the offer you made. I have had several conversations with Mike Thompson, 1966 Miami GOP congressional candidate, who expects prows to be a candidate for the U.S. House this year. He is a most attractive individual who knows nearly everybody in the Dade County area. He is currently Governor Kirk's Washington representative but will resign effective February 15th. He has agreed to work full time for us through the convention at $1,000 a month plus authorized expenses. I believe we couldn't do better than Mike and urge approval of his contract. HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: The Nixon for President Committee has reserved and committed the top three floors (35 rooms each) and 2 status two penthouse apartments (two bedrooms each). The third penthouse belongs to Mr. Harry Singer, the resident owner of the Statler-Hilton Plaza. In addition, Mr. Singer is holding two additional floors RNC N of space for our possible use. I promised to let him know in the Spring if we would need them. In addition, I have asked Mike Thompson to try to secure 1% of each major hotel's rooms as subheadquarters and facilities for our regional directors who should be living in the same hotel with the delegates. TRANSPORTATION: When in Miami, I contacted several rent-a-car agencies, and each can handle our requirements at a 10% discount. I anticipate that we will need 100 cars for the convention week. Fifty will have to be rented while the Host Committee will be able to borrow another fifty from local residents. Pat Hillings of Ford Motor Company has offered to help in this area, and Mike Thompson knows the Lincoln dealer that furnished Mr. Nixon's car when he spoke in Miami last year and believes he will again make several automobiles available. Mike Thompson will be able to rent sufficient buses for our operations. MEMO TO: Bob Ellsworth Page Two FROM: Bill Timmons DATE: January 4, 1958 COMMUNICATIONS: John Davies will supervise the telephone com- munications and Ron Crawford will oversee the radios. Both went with me to Miami recently to study the situation. Basically, we plan multi-call consoles at both the Plaza headquarters and the trailer command post but will require PBX operators only at the former. The headquarters will have regular outside lines and a number of private lines to subheadquarters and the command post. The trailer will have several outside lines and private lines to key delegates on the convention floor. We have a proposal from Motorola for 40 two-way radios and 90 one-way pageboys. The initial cost for the radios is too high and I contacted Mr. Lyn Malvin Kolsky, the Washington Vice President, and he understands our situation and is calling Motorola's Chicago headquarters, to try Ck(PF) to provide the equipment at a reasonable rate. With both tele- phone and radio communications systems, I am confident we will have the best contact system ever. ADVERTISING: Subject to your approval, we will place our convention advertising through the John Long Advertising Agency OK, in Miami. John handled Mike Thompson's congressional account, and Florida State Chairman Bill Murfin said he is the best Republican agency in the area. This was confirmed by Dick Smith, the Florida State GOP public relations director. Moreover, he convinced me he is a solid and loyal Nixon supporter. He has some good ideas about securing the Goodyear blimp, seeking free billboard space from National Airlines, Eastern, etc around the Miami airport, utilization of closed circuit television on Miami Beach, and the many other promotional activities we will need. PERSONNEL: As you know, I drafted 99 rough job descriptions for staff activity during the convention week. Since our national organization is in such a state of flux, it is impossible to try Wait a to assign specific duties to individuals. However, it is hoped we will start trying to match talent with position so that each Nixon booster will know exactly his responsibility and authority for the Miami Beach drill. Book CONVENTION BOOK: The Convention, I prepared lists other activities such as Newsletter, Nixonettes, Tentative Calendar, Rough Budget, Parties and Receptions, Floor Demonstration, Convention Intelligence Activity, Advance Operations and Security. Little has been done on these subjects since priority has been given to a Miami liaison man, hotel rooms, transportation, com- munications and preliminary plans for advertising. However, I do believe we should firm up these five priority items just as soon as possible. MEMO TO: Bob Ellsworth Page Three FROM: Bill Timmons DATE: January 4, 1968 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE: The RNC will meet in Washington at the Hilton Hotel on February 23 and 24. However, on the 22nd the Convention Arrangements Committee will meet to discuss a number of items of significance to us: hotel accommodations, will telephones be permitted on the floor, will trailers be authorized for candidates' command post, rules for floor demonstrations, floor passes for campaign managers, etc. We should who contact pro-Nixon members of the Arrangements Committee and its sub- ? committees to make certain our views and wishes prevail. Also of covering tremendous importance is the selection of Resolutions Committee chair- man, Temporary Chairman and Keynoter, and Permanent Chairman. We must make certain that these key Republicans are sympathetic "or neutral to RN's candidacy. The platform-writing Resolutions Committee will meet in Miami a week before the convention convenes. An anti-Nixon platform would seriously damage our campaign. Therefore, a concerted effort must be made to assure that pro-Nixon delegates are assigned to this important body. Of course, delegates haven't been selected as yet, but it's not too early to start thinking about the problem. Of interest in this general field is the proposal by the Re- publican Governors' Association to hold a series of public hearings around the country in early Spring to influence the Convention Reso- lutions Committee. It is anticipated that Governor Rockefeller will control these hearings and the results will reflect his thinking. Therefore, an effort should be made to "turn in" this political Drate Edens tactic to the Coordinating Committee, which is representative of all Party powers and is the only official policy-making group in the GOP. It is believed we have a better vote on the Coordinating Committee and may be able to stop or water down obnoxious proposals. As a final matter, I believe we should cultivate members of the Rules and Credentials Committees (especially the Contest Subcommittee) with a view to influencing their vote should a fight develop in Miami during sessions of the committees. 3.T. SUMMARY CHECKLIST OF CONVENTION ACTIVITY JANUARY 1. Firm up a Miami liaison man to work full time on details 2. Organize a Miami Host Committee of prominent citizens wait Treleaven 3. Develop, approve and commit for a comprehensive advertising program 4. Secure 1% of rooms in major Beach hotels housing delegates may FEBRUARY final 5. Contract for telephone and radio services later. date? T6. Develop Miami volunteer committees to show support 7. Get favorable Nixon decisions from Arrangements Committee 8. "Turn in" Governors hearings to Coordinating Committee MARCH 9. Make certain pro-Nixon delegates are assigned to important committees 10. Make out list of 100 available Miami cars, buses & trucks 11. Assign convention job responsibilities to staff and volunteers 12. Work up realistic convention budget and have it approved APRIL 13. Plan receptions, rallies & floor demonstration - June 14. Start building lists of delegates and alternates 15. Contract for convention security guards 16. Arrange for trailer, specially built for command post soonn MAY 17. Develop complete program, including schedule, for convention 18. Deposit sufficient monies in Miami bank to handle expenses 19. Make tentative room assignments for staff & VIPs 20. Have key men make trip to Miami Beach for trial run JUNE 18. Announce Nixon convention floor leader and assistant 19. Arrange for headquarters furniture and equipment, including printing pres 20. Print convention material and purchase promotional items 21. Schedule arrival dates and times for RN, staff and delegates JULY 22. Advance Party moves to Miami to influence Platform Committee 23. Publicity and advertising build-up commences 24. All convention details are re-worked and polished 25. Staff & volunteers arrive last week of August before delegates AUGUST 26. Republican National Convention 27. Briefing of state party leaders by nominee and staff 28. Clean up and Pay up NIXON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, 1726 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. N. W., WASHINGTON D.C., (202) 783-4201 PLEASE REPLY TO: O. BOX 2500, WASHINGTON D. C. 20013 OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN MEMO TO: Bob Haldeman PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL COPIES TO: Bob Ellsworth John Sears FROM: Bill Timmons B.T. DATE: January 16, 1968 SUBJECT: RNC Arrangement Committee Meeting The Republican National Committee's Arrangements Committee will meet in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, February 21st at the Hilton Hotel. There have been a number of proposals offered, and it is anticipated these will be considered at the meeting. There follows a summary of some of the suggestions that may come up: 1. PLATFORM CHAIRMAN: Senator Everett Dirksen seems to have the inside track on this important position. However, the Governors Association has recommended Governor Shafer as a "Co-Chairman". OUR POSITION: As a practical matter, a Co- Chairman is unworkable and politically it would hurt our candi- date. RECOMMENDATION: Quietly for Dirksen against any co-chairman. 2. KEYNOTER AND TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN: The Governors Association is lobbying for Governor Tom Evans for this position. Some Senators and Republican leaders are recommending Senator Peter Dominick for keynoter. OUR POSITION: Evans has demonstrated no friendship for our candidate while Dominick would better reflect our position at the convention. RECOMMENDATION: For Dominick unless we get something from Evans. As a practical matter, the Keynoter is the weakest of all convention officers and might be an area in which we can "work a deal". 3. PERMANENT CHAIRMAN: There is speculation that Representative Gerald Ford is interested in this most important job. OUR POSITION: Gerry is from Romney's home state but has a reputation of being fair and competent in the chair. RECOMMENDATION: For Ford. 4. ORDER: To maintain order on the convention floor, it has been proposed that in 1968 there be no politically appointed Assistant Doorkeepers or Assistant Sergeants-at-Arms and no MEMO: Haldeman page 2 January 16, 1968 "honorary" Doorkeepers or Sergeants-at-Arms. The idea has been advanced that professional people in uniform should perform these convention chores. In addition, it has been suggested that there be only 15 pages, properly trained, and in uniform. OUR POSITION: Frankly, this would make the convention more orderly, but it could also work against our candidate who will have broad based support among the Party regulars: Politically appointed Doorkeepers, Sergeants-at-Arms and Pages from friendly delegation can be helpful to our candidate. RECOMMENDATION: Against changing personnel. but have 5. COMMUNICATIONS: There is a proposal to eliminate or reduce the number of telephones between off-floor headquarters and delegates on the floor. OUR POSITION: Again, this would work against the candidate who has an early organization and would help those draft candidates who cannot establish floor communications before August. RECOMMENDATION: Against. 6. PROGRAMMING: It has also been suggested that honorary speakers, special presentations, entertainers, etc. be drastically reduced in 1968. OUR POSITION: A long, drawn-out convention is to our disadvantage since it sets the scene for delegate erosions, deadlocked convention, etc. RECOMMENDATION: Vote for. 7. PRESS ACCOMMODATIONS: Some have suggested relocating the 1,000 odd seats reserved for the working press from behind the rostrum to another area because of the confusion it creates for speakers and audience. OUR POSITION: Since we will probably have a key man located in this section with press credentials and a direct telephone to the command post to relay late breaking information from the podium. RECOMMENDATION: Vote against. ? 8. DEMONSTRATIONS: It has been suggested that floor demonstrations be limited in time and restricted to delegates and alternates only. OUR POSITION: This proposal works to our favor since we anticipate having the strongest support among delegates. Other candidates may have to pay demonstrators to work for them. However, an amendment should be offered to permit at least one agreed-upon-size marching band. RECOMMENDATION: For proposal as amended. MEMO: Haldeman page 3 January 16, 1968 9. TICKETS: It has been proposed that the subcommittee on tickets devise a plan to eliminate counterfeiting and "passing around" of floor passes. OUR POSITION: If this could be worked out it would benefit our candidate, however, we must be prepared for all contingencies. However, a provision should be made for floor passes for the campaign managers for each bona fide candidate. RECOMMENDATION: For proposal an amended. 10. COMMAND POST: From an on-site inspection of the new Miami Beach Convention Hall, it appears that there are no rooms off the floor suitable for a command post. There will, however, be a trailer compound outside the hall, behind the rostrum. Mr. Bliss told me that the RNC hasn't decided who will be permitted trailers as yet. OUR POSITION: We must have approval of at least one 55' trailer for our command post, so we can start planning its construction. RECOMMENDATION: Press for approval. absolutely FINAL NOTE: If there recommendations are adopted as best serving our candidate's interests, we must contact our RNC friends early and have them in turn talk to their friends, on the Arrangements Committee and RNC. It is most important, however, that our candidate or his organization not be associated for or against any proposal publicly because a defeat by the RNC on any minor point could be interpreted by the press as a major embarrassment to our candidate. N NIXON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, 1726 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 (202) 783-4201 MEMO TO: Bob Haldeman FROM: Bill Timmons DATE: February 28, 1968 SUBJECT: Convention Arrangements The following is a summary of action taken by the RNC Arrangements Committee last week: 1) Each delegate will have a ticket for himself and one for a guest; each alternate will have a ticket only for himself. 2) Each state delegation will be alloted gallery tickets based on 4½ for each delegate with a penalty formula (1964 GOP vote, new GOP governor, new GOP senator, etc.) For round figures, we might multiply a state's number of delegates by three. I suggest we contact pro-Nixon state delegations - as they are selected - to request 10% of their tickets for the Nixon for President Committee. 3) Ray Bliss was given permission to appoint the Chief Page, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. However, honorary patronage jobs will be distributed on a ratio of one page, sgt-at-arms and doorkeeper for every ten delegates or major fraction thereof. 4) Ray Bliss was given authority to appoint the Platform chairman and every indication is that he will give the nod to Everett Dirksen and mke Ray Shafer the subordinate "Co-Chairman." This is a signal win for our side, I feel. Selection of the other convention officers was deferred until the June 5th RNC meeting in Portland, Oregon. 5) A memo to John Davies regarding a telephone resolution is attached. Dick Kleindienst had a private conversation with Ray Bliss and his close political advisor, Don Ross, regarding other items we are interested in. Dick received a verbal agreement that our Committee could have two trailers adjacent to the convention hall, that we would have up to ten floor passes for our campaign managers, and that we would be permitted a block of gallery tickets and passes to the convention committee sessions. The number of passes and tickets have not yet been determined and of course would be made available to other bona fide presidential candidates. B.T.

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This file contains: 1968 National Convention, Miami Florida, Nixon-for-President Committee booklet, proposing a plan for operations while at the convention. (cont. in folder 36:21). 36 of 87 pages. [Report], 11/1/1967 Checklist for convention activities, with attached note from Chapin. 5 pages. [Report], 4/5/1968 Haldeman handwritten notes re: Timmons and the Convention planning. 2 pages. [Other Document], n.d. Memo from Timmons to Haldeman et al re: on-site inspection and convention planning session April 19th. 1 page. [Memo], 3/9/1968 Memo from Timmons to Haldeman et al re: on-site inspection and convention planning session April 19th. 1 page. [Memo], 3/14/1968 Miami Convention Strategy. 1 page [Report], n.d. Miami Convention facilities. 1 page [Report], n.d Miami Convention Security. 1 page [Report], n.d. Miami Convention Planning. 1 page [Report], n.d. Miami Convention Communications. 1 page [Report], n.d. Memo from Timmons to Mike Thompson re: securing closed circuit TV spots in Florida. 1 page. [Memo], 2/21/1968 Memo from Timmons to John Davies re: convention floor telephones, with attached resolution. 2 page. [Memo], 2/28/1968 Miami convention daily calendar of events. 1 page. [Report], n.d. Memo from Timmons to Stans re: Convention Advertising. 1 page. [Memo], 3/13/1968 Memo from Timmons to Ellsworth re: Progress report on convention planning. 4 pages. [Memo], 1/1/1968 memo from Timmons to Haldeman re: RNC arrangement committee meeting. 3 pages. [Memo], 1/16/1968 Memo from Timmons to Haldeman re: Convention Arrangements. 1 page. [Memo], 2/28/1968

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(cont. in folder 36:21). 36 of 87\npages.\n36\n21\n04/05/1968\nReport\nChecklist for convention activities, with\nattached note from Chapin. 5 pages.\n36\n21\nn.d.\nOther Document\nHaldeman handwritten notes re: Timmons\nand the Convention planning. 2 pages.\n36\n21\n03/09/1968\nMemo\nMemo from Timmons to Haldeman et al re:\non-site inspection and convention planning\nsession April 19th. 1 page.\n36\n21\n03/14/1968\nMemo\nMemo from Timmons to Haldeman et al re:\non-site inspection and convention planning\nsession April 19th. 1 page.\n36\n21\nn.d.\nReport\nMiami Convention Strategy. 1 page\nWednesday, June 17, 2009\nPage 1 of 3\nBox Number Folder Number Document Date\nDocument Type\nDocument Description\n36\n21\nn.d\nReport\nMiami Convention facilities. 1 page\n36\n21\nn.d.\nReport\nMiami Convention Security. 1 page\n36\n21\nn.d.\nReport\nMiami Convention Planning. 1 page\n36\n21\nn.d.\nReport\nMiami Convention Communications. 1 page\n36\n21\n02/21/1968\nMemo\nMemo from Timmons to Mike Thompson re:\nsecuring closed circuit TV spots in Florida. 1\npage.\n36\n21\n02/28/1968\nMemo\nMemo from Timmons to John Davies re:\nconvention floor telephones, with attached\nresolution. 2 page.\n36\n21\nn.d.\nReport\nMiami convention daily calendar of events. 1\npage.\nWednesday, June 17, 2009\nPage 2 of 3\nBox Number\nFolder Number\nDocument Date\nDocument Type\nDocument Description\n36\n21\n03/13/1968\nMemo\nMemo from Timmons to Stans re:\nConvention Advertising. 1 page.\n36\n21\n01/01/1968\nMemo\nMemo from Timmons to Ellsworth re:\nProgress report on convention planning. 4\npages.\n36\n21\n01/16/1968\nMemo\nmemo from Timmons to Haldeman re: RNC\narrangement committee meeting. 3 pages.\n36\n21\n02/28/1968\nMemo\nMemo from Timmons to Haldeman re:\nConvention Arrangements. 1 page.\nWednesday, June 17, 2009\nPage 3 of 3\nGuest permit\nNIXON-FOR-PRESIDENT COMMITTEE\n(Green) Badge to be worn\nby guests to campaign\nV.I.P. GUEST PERMIT\nheadquarters\nHenry Bellonn\ncampaign manager\nNixonette\nNIXON-FOR-PRESIDENT COMMITTEE\nThis is to certify that\n(White) Badge to be worn\nby hospitality girls and\nJANE DOE\nhonor guards.\nis an official NIXONETTE\nHenry Bellmon\ncampign manager\nCOMMUNICATIONS\nRADIO\nSince the Nixon committee will occupy the top\nfloors of the Plaza Hotel, a special antennea\nshould be crected for short-wave radio communi-\nthey?\ncations. The convention hall alreadv has good\nradio reception facilities. There will need to\nbe secured IS high-frequency radios, with 10\nmile radius capability. Applications will have\nto be made to the FCC for permits. Crystals\nshould be changed dailv. Motorola and General\nElectric Corporations manufacture good equipment\nin this field. Special \"scramblers\" should be\navailable for private broadcasting.\nAssignments:\n1. Master transmitter and Receiver at Headquarters\nwith patch-in facility for telephones.\n2. Master transmitter and Receiver at Command Post\nwith patch-in facility for telephones.\n3. Advance team\n4. Intelligence Group\n5. Intelligence Group\n6. Intelligence Group\n7. Intelligence Group\n8. Floor Manager\n9. New England Regional Director\n10. Mid-Atlantic Regional Director\n12. Southern Regional Director\n13. Midwest Regional Director\n14. Heartland Regional Director\n15. Rocky Mountain Regional Director\n16. West Coast Regional Director\nCARS\nThe following individuals will have the use of 15\nradio-telephone automobiles:\n1. Richard Nixon\n2. Advance Team\n3. Intelligence Group\n4. Intelligence Group\n5. Intelligence Group\n6. Intelligence Group\n7. New England Regional Director\n8. Mid-Atlantic Regional Director\n9. Southern Regional Director\n10. Midwest Regional Director\n11. Rocky Mountain Regional Director\n12. West Coast Regional Director\n13. General Headquarters Use (Bellmon, Ellsworth, etc.)\n14. Floor Manager\n15. Heartland Regional Director\nTELEPHONES\nAt the Statler-Hilton Plaza, a 20-line PBX\nshould be installed. Special scramblers\nshould be available to code communications.\nAssignments:\n1. Richard Nixon - direct line to PBX\n2. Command Post - direct line to PBX\n3. Command Post - direct line to PBX\n4. Henry Bellmon - with one extension for sec'v\n5. Bob Ellsworth - with one extension for sec'v\n6. John Sears - with one extension for sec'y\n7. Intelligence - with one extension for sec'y\n8. Research\n9. Press Aide - with one extension for sec'v\n10. Newsletter Aide\n11. Transportation\n12. Advance Team\n13. Locator\n14. Regional Coordinator - New England\n15. Regional Coordinator - Mid-Atlantic\n16. Regional Coordinator - South\n17. Regional Coordinator - Heartland\n18. Regional Coordinator - Midwest\n19. Regional Coordinator - Rocky Mountain\n20. Regional Coordinator - West\n(In addition, staff will have the use of the\nregular hotel phones)\nAt the off-floor command post, a 25-line facility\nshould be installed, each tied in to a master\nconsole where any line may be dialed or all called\nsimultaneously. A patch unit should be included\nto permit telephoners to use the radio system.\nAssignments: (all closed circuit direct lines\nexcept #4)\n1. Command Post (can patch to anv Hdas phone)\n2. Command Post (can patch to any Hdas phone)\n3. Floor Leader\n4. General use outside line\n5.\nHow 5.7.8.19\n6. New England - through regional coordinator\n7.\n8.\n3\n9. Mid-Atlantic - through regional coordinator\n10.\n11\n12. South - through regional coordinator\n13.\n14\n15. Midwest - through regional coordinator\n16.\n17\n18. Heartland - through regional coordinator\n19\n20.\n21 Rocky Mountain - through regional coordinator\n22.\n23.\n24. West Coast - through regional coordinator\n25.\nBELLBOYS\nThe telephone company rents pocket bellbov units\nwhich \"beep\" what when a special number is dialed.\nAnd\nThose receiving a signal know to call in on a\npre-designated telephone number for messages.\nThere should be 75 bellboys for the Miami\noperation.\nTELEVISION\nThere should be two complete closed circuit\ntelevision systems, one for the Headquarters\nand the other for the Command Post.\nAt the Headquarters, we will need three fixed\ncameras directly connected to three receiving\nsets:\nAssignments:\n1. camera - at staff sign-out board\n2. camera - at regional director locator chart\n3. camera - at chart showing whereabouts of\nopposition\n1. receiving set - Richard Nixon\n2. receiving set - Henrv Bellmon\n3. receiving set - Bob Ellsworth\nAt the convention hall, we will need two cameras\non the floor directly connected to two large\nscreen receiving sets at the master console.\n1. camera - on right of convention hall with\ncameraman\n2. camera - on left of convention hall with\ncameraman\n1. receiving set for camera #1\n2. receiving set for camera #2\n(Generally, one camera will be trained on the\npodium while the other focuses on the delegates\nfor reaction)\nNOTE: All lines for telephones and television equipment\nshould be labeled \"ABC NEWS\" to prevent the\nopposition from cutting or monitoring them.\nCOMMUNICATIONS\nRADIO\nTELEPHONES\n8\nPENTHOUSE\n3 walkie\noutside line\ntalkies for\noutside line\nAdvance men\n5 walkie talkies\nmm\nfor Security\n15 radio\ncars\n(direct closed line\n22 headnuarters stations\n8 radios\nDirectors\n5 radios\nHEADOUARTERS\nCommunications\n25 outside lines\nRADIO MASTER\n1 radio\n& PBX\nManager\n?\ndirect closed lines\noutside line\noutside line\nTELEPHONE\nCONTROL\noutside line\n8 radios\nDirectors\nCOMMAND POST\n24 closed lines to\nkey delegates\nRADIO & TELE\n5 radios\nPHONE CON-\nCommunications\nSOLE\nclosed to Floor\nLeader\n1 radio\nclosed to Podium\nAsst Floor Leader\nour\n-\n1 205\nTYPICAL LANAI FLOOR PLAN\n24\n25\n2c\n.\n22\nRADID\nP8x\nPENTMOUSE\n2:\n20\n19\n18\n17\n14\n12\n09\n83\n20 LINES\nCOMMAND\nPOST\nTYPICAL FLOOR PLAN\nHDQS.\nE\nTELEPHONES (20 lines, 25 units)\nCOMMUNICATIONS\nRADIOS\nN\nS\nTHE\nStatler HILTON PLAZA\nW\nON THE OCEAN AT 54th STREET MIAMI BEACH. FLORIDA 33140 PHONE (305) 864-1561\nneed to set up plan for\ntraing diview + a aispata cans\nTRANSPORTATION\n+ control system for pool\nThere should be a Director of Transportation whose\nresponsibility it is to secure and service 100 automobiles,\nwith drivers, several panel trucks and a dozen buses.\n7\nEach Nixon State Chairman will be assigned a car with\ndriver, as will the candidate and his personal staff, headquarters\npersonnel and key delegates and VIPs. The Miami Host Committee\ncan probably provide as many as 50 cars on loan from supporters\nin Florida and another 50 will have to be rented or donated\nfrom friendly automobile dealers. Suggest Pat Hillings of\nFord Motor Co be contacted for assistance. Regular drivers\nwill be recruited from the Host Committee, Youth for Nixon\nDivision, and college age supporters.\nIt is suggested that an arrangement be made with several\nMiami Beach service stations to honor Nixon Driver ID cards for\ngas, oil and washing.\nOn Friday, Saturday and Sunday before the Convention, the\nTransportation Director should lease two buses with drivers,\nappropriately decorated, for free travel for delegates from the\nMiami Intemational Airport to the Beach hotels. Also, he should\nknow the flights of all Nixon State Chairmen, Regional Directors,\nstaff and VIPs in order to have their assigned cars at the airport\nfor them.\nBuses can be used to shuttle delegates between their hotels\nand the convention hall. A separate arrangement should be made\nto shuttle Youth for Nixon supporters to and from their hotel in\nMiami to the Beach, should this be necessary.\nCar Assignments\n1. limousine: Richard Nixon and family\n2. limousine: Chief of Staff and Personal Team\n3. limousine: John Whitaker and Advance Team\n4. limousine: National Campaign Manager\n5. limousine: Headquarters Director\n6. limousine: Convention Floor Leader\n7. limousine: Maurice Stans and VIPs\n8. limousine: Chairman of the Persuasion Committee\n9. car: Persuasion Committee\n10. car: Persuasion Committee\n11. car: Intelligence Group\n12. car: Intelligence Group\n13. car: Intelligence Group\n14. car: Intelligence Group\n15. car: Intelligence Group\n16. car: Press Director\n17. car: New England Regional Coordinator\n18. car: Mid-Atlantic Regional Doordinator\n19. car: Border Regional Coordinator\n20. car: Southern Regional Coordinator\n21. car: Midwest Regional Coordinator\n22. car: Heartland Regional Coordinator\n23. car: Rocky Mountain Regional Coordinator\n24. car: Far West Regional Coordinator\n25. car: New England Regional Director\n26. car: Mid-Atlantic Regional Director\n27. car: Border Regional Director\n28. car: Southern Regional Director\n29. car: Midwest Regional Director\n30. car: Heartland Regional Director\n31. car: Rocky Mountain Regional Director\n32. car: Far West Regional Director\n33-49 (17 cars) : Motor Pool for staff use\n50-100: Nixon State Chairmen\nNOTE: Motor scooters may be rented for use by Nixon messengers.\nadvance men\nINTELLIGENCE GROUP\nIt is proposed that a special division be created\nfor the Miami Convention to secure continuing intelligence\nabout activities of the opposition candidates, (Romney,\nRockefeller, Percy, Reagan) vice presidential possibilities\nand Republican opinion molders (Hall, Lindsay, Brownell,\netc.). Recommend a minimum of / key Nixon supporters be\nassigned this task. Working with them should be hired\ninvestigators from the Florida based Wackenhut Corporation.\nThey will have three radio equipped automobiles at\ntheir disposal and four short-wave radios. Moreover, thev\nwill utilize zoom boom listening devices on the convention\nfloor to eavesdrop on delegate conversations and have\nfrequency finders to listen in on radio communications.\nThey will utilize the latest in electronic equipment in\nefforts to gather strategic intelligence and report all\npertinent data to the campaign manager.\nUpon assignment, the Intelligence Group will be\nresponsible for harrassing the opposition and creating\nconfusion and dissention in their ranks. (examples:\nlocking Romney in the elevator; jamming his radios, cutting\nhis telephones, putting sand in his car's gas tank; turning\noff the air conditioning and turning up the heat in the\nRomney headquarters, etc. etc.).\nADVANCE TEAM\ntoo many\nA five member Advance Team will be responsible\nfor moving Richard Nixon about Miami Beach safely and\nexpeditiously. The group will be familiar with all\nhotels, roads and convention facilities.\nThey will also assist Dale Grubb in protecting\nthe person of the candidate. The Advance Team will\nbe assigned one short-wave radio and have a radio\nequipped limousine at their disposal (there will be\ntwo other radio limousines in the official party group). .\nIn addition, the Advance Team may be called on to\nbring Republican leaders and key delegates to the\nStatler Hilton Plaza for private meetings with Mr. Nixon.\nuse motor pool\nRECEPTIONS\nOne key staff member should assume responsibility\nfor special Nixon Receptions during convention week.\nThere should be a party for the press, a special \"Nixon\nNight\" and a victory celebration. The purpose of Nixon\nNight is to entertain Republican delegates, let them\nmeet the candidate, and provide a \"band wagon\" effect\nfor the campaign. Timing of the event will be subject\nto firming up of the convention session schedule.\nThe Congressional Gala is scheduled for Sunday\nnight, and traditionally there is a convention session\nMonday night for the keynote address. Since nominations\nare on Wednesday, Tuesday evening would probably be the\nbest time for such a Nixon Night reception. However,\nif the credentials, rules and platform (planned for\nTuesday) carry through into the eventing, attendance\nwould be light. Best time: 5-7 p.m.\ndon't\ncommit\nRecommend this reception be held at the American\nRN\nScene Auditorium at the Plaza Hotel, which is capable\nof handling 2,500 persons. A good band should be secured\nfor convention atmosphere music, appropriate decorations\nmade, bars set up, and a prestige receiving line with\nMr. and Mrs. Nixon. It would be impossible to have a\nspeech with SO many people milling around, but several\n\"We Want Nixon\" cheers could probably be arranged for\npublicity purposes. Good organization would make \"Nixon\nNight\" a favorite event for delegates.\nThe preceeding week (before most delegates arrive)\nMr. Nixon should entertain the press at a similar reception.\n- 2 -\nThe same location would seem suitable.\nThe final party should be planned for Wednesday\nevening after the nomination. It will be a victorv cele-\nbration for everybody with appropriate enthusiasm for\nsuch an occasion. A larger facility should be rented (to\nhold 5,000 people).\nThere maybe a possiblity to hire the Jackie Gleason\nband and June Taylor dancers for the receptions since\nhis program will originate at the Statler Hilton Plaza.\nHowever, the new television season doesn't start until\nSeptember so the troupe may not be in Miami in early August.\nThe Nixon Committee should also explore the advantage of\nhaving a special tea for Pat Nixon in which all the female\ndelegates and alternates are invited. Certainly, the ladies\nshould get to know Mrs. Nixon and the tea would appear to be\nbeneficial. Also, the occasion can be used to pass out \"PAT FOR\nFIRST LADY\" buttons.\nNilesser\nFLOOR DEMONSTRATION\nOne of. the most important events of the convention\nwill be the Nixon Floor Demonstration. One key man\nshould be assigned this responsibility, and he will need\nhundreds of volunteers to help in making it a success.\nIn addition to Miami area Nixon boosters, many college\nRepublicans would be available to assist. Moreover,\nrecommend that one strong Nixon delegation be given\nresponsibility for creating the enthusiasm on the Floor.\nNixon buttons, a variety of hand carried signs,\nballoons, a marching band, streamers, confetti,\nelectronic counting board, hats, noise-makers, etc.\nwill have to be arranged.\nThe Director of the Floor Demonstration should\nsecure the services of a to-notch convention promoter\nto assist in making the Nixon Floor Demonstration\nsuccessful.\nConsideration should also be given to printing\nhundreds of counterfeit floor passes for Nixon supporters\nto have access to the gallery. Pro-Nixon sergeant-at-arms\nand doorkeepers should arrange assignment for one pre-\ndesignated entry point and open the doors for Nixon\ndemonstrators.\nThe Nixon Committee should retain the services of\na Miami sign painter to prepare special event signs,\nsuch as \"IDAH\" WANTS NIXON\", \"BAMA BACKS DICK\", etc.\nalso\nNEWSLETTER & DISTRIBUTION\nCGO amage for\nOne staff writer should be responsible for the\ndaily publication of a special convention \"NIXON NEWS-\nLETTER.\" This should be prepared every evening to contain\na wrap up of the day's activities, outlining the next\nday's agenda - all aimed toward building up a bandwagon\nsupport among delegates (example\" \"NIXON WITHIN 100 VOTES\nOF VICTORY\" \" NIXON PREDICTS FIRST BALLOT WIN:\" etc)\nMany of the pictures and copy can be prepared well in\nadvance of the convention, saving front page and lead\nitems to last minute news. An off-set printer will be\nrented and available in the Plaza Headquarters. Stencils\ncontaining copy can be typed by the clerical force, and the\nNewsletter printed, folded, and carried down the service\nelevator to the truck loading platform. The two Nixon\nsound trucks (see advertising section) can be used to\ntransport the Newsletter to the various hotels.\nA special Distribution Team should be organized\namong Miami area volunteers, Young Republicans, Nixonettes\nand interested delegates and alternates. At a pre-\ndesignated time, they will pick up copies of the Nixon\nNewsletter at their assigned hotel and hand carry them\nto every delegate and alternate's hotel door. In addition\nto the Nixon Newsletter, the Distribution Team will be\nresponsible for delivering free copies of favorable\nnewspapers (possibilities: Wall Street Journ St. Louis\nGlobe-Democrat, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Tribune)\nto the delegates and alternates since the Miami newspapers\n- 2 -\nwill probably not be favorable to Mr. Nixon's candidacy.\nArrangements will have to be made with the selected news-\npapers for air delivery to Miami.\nNIXONETTES\nOne attractive, personable and intelligent lady from\nthe Miami area should be responsible for organizing a\nspecial group of Nixonettes. The 100 girls will wear\nspecial Nixon dresses and provide an elite honor guard\nfor the candidate's public appearances. They can also\nhand out buttons, signs, bumper stickers and brochures,\nas well as act as hostesses for the receptions and in the\nvarious Hospitality Suites.\nNixonettes can help staff the headquarters, greet\nVIPs, provide information service at the Miami airport,\nsecure hotels and room numbers for all delegates and alternates,\nwork in the press room, and assist in distributing the official\ndaily Nixon Newsletter. They can also provide color for the\nFloor Demonstration.\nSeveral of the automobiles assigned for general Headquarters\nuse will be available for transporting Nixonettes. Since they\nwill be volunteers, the only expense to the campaign will be for\nthe 100 specially designed dresses. One headquarters room will\nbe assigned to the Director of the Nixonettes for organizing\nactivities.\nConsideration should also be given the possibility of\nsetting up a Nixon Information Center at the Atlanta Airport,\nstaffed with Georgia Nixonettes. Many flights to Miami connect\nat Atlanta.\nADVERTISING\nPromotional advertising may not win many votes, but\nwithout the enthusiasm it creates many delegates will think\nthe campaign is losing ground. On the following pages\nthere are campaign items which should be considered; some\nare for general circulation while others are for specific\ndistribution.\nBecause the press and his opponents try to project\nMr. Nixon as a cold, calculating politican, it is imperative\nthat the campaign organization through the advertising\nmedium correct this unfortunate impression. The familiar\nname \"Dick\" should be used in place of the more formal\n\"Richard\" - and even the \"R.N.\" has its appeal. The\ne\nNixon emblem, alrady recognizable, with its bright red,\nwhite and blue, should be used to the maximum. It is\na modern and youthful symbol, some say depicting the rise,\nfall and rise of Mr. Nixon's career.\nAbove all, the Nixon campaign in Miami must appear\nhappy and joyous, confident of eventual victory. Hundreds\nof young volunteers should be recruited to assist in\nbuilding the lighthearted atmosphere surrounding the\ncampaign. Convention goers expect adventure, and we\nmust give them their excitement.\nThis does not mean the candidate himself should ever\nstoop to foolishness or frivolity.\nThe Director of Advertising should coordinate with\nthe Floor Domonstration Manager to assist in supplving\nhats, buttons, signs, noisemakers, etc.\n- 3 -\nSmaller signs, similar in style and content to the\noutdoor billboards, should be printed and affixed to the\nwalls throughout the hotels in Miami Beach.\nThere should be two minibuses or panel trucks with\npainted decorations and sound equipment to broadcast Nixon\nmessages or play Nixon theme music. This can probably be\nsecured from the Florida Nixon-for-President Committee\nand later used throughout their campaign. In addition\nto building enthusiasm these trucks can be used to carry\nmaterial to the hotels for the Distribution Team to\ncirculate.\nConsideration should be given to hiring a pilot\nand small plane to pass over the Beach frequently with a\n\"WIN WITH DICK\" sign trailing.\nA special projector with magnifying device can be\nrented to throw a big \"NIXON\" on hotel buildings and\nthe convention hall at night. This is particularly\neffective in adding a touch of glamour to the campaign.\nIt is hoped that the airlines servicing Miami will\ncooperate to permit stewardesses to wear Nixon buttons\nand pass out literature on flights to Miami. This will\nimpress delegates with suberb organization.\nIt'is felt that the usual supply of gimmicks will\nbe necessary for distribution to the delegates, and some\nof them are listed on the following pages.\na\na\nWELCOME\n200 two inch buttons\n5,000 one inch\nfor state Nixon chair-\nbuttons for\nmen and key men\ngeneral distributio\nZ\n5,000 small gold\n\"N\" buttons for\ngeneral distribution\nPAT\nFOR\n1st LADY\n10\nI\n11\n5,000 1 1/2 inch buttons\n150 one Inch\nfor distribution to\nsterling silver\nladies\n\"White House\"\npins for secret\nrecognition\nwin\nwith\nR.N.\n5,000 1 ¹/2 inch long\ngold buttons for\nspecial distribution\non Nixon Night\nNixon\nfor\nPresident\n10,000 matchbooks\nxon\n100 summer weight cord\nblazers with \"N\" patch\n2,000 men's\nskimmer hats\n2,000 ladies hair bows\n100 men's ties\n100 specially designed\nNixonette uniforms\nNixon\n5,000 give-away\nNixon pens\n5,000 bumber stickers from Nixon Committee\n)\nMIN WITH DICKI\nGOODYEAR\nXXXX\nV\n0\nZ\nFLASHING MESSAGE\nLIGHTS\nMIAMI BEACH\nCLOSED CIRUIT\nTELEVISION\nTHE BLIMP\nBOATS\nON BAY\n1,000 9\"X12\" special N\nflags for cars and floor\ndemonstration\n500 each red, white\nand blue balloons\nfor decorations and\nfloor demnstration\n1,000 hand\nsigns for floor\ndemonstration\nNixon\n1,000 noisemakers\nfor floor demon-\nstration\nThree information booths: Atlanta\nand Miami Airports and Fountainebleau\nHotel\n200 special car signs to be used\non 100 automobiles by Nixon staff\n0\n0\n0\nTwo decorated sound trucks to be used for announcements\nand to transport Nixon Newsletters to various hotels\nZ-XOZ\nTHE PLAZA HILTON\nJ\nTENTATIVE CALENDAR OUTLINE\nJuly 20- Saturday holding party July\n27:\nNixon campaign team checks in\nStatler Hilton Plaza, Miami Beach\nFri 26. all phones set.\nSunday, July 28:\nStaff briefing to outline campaign\nJuly 29-Aug 5:\nPlatform Committee meets all week;\nNixon team refines operations\nFri Gyl n\nSaturday, Aug 3:\nNixon Press Party at Plaza\nSunday, Aug 4:\nCongressional Gala\nMonday, Aug 5:\nAM: Call to Order\nTemporary Roll\nTemporary Chairman\nTemporary Rules\nAddresses\nPM: Keynote Speech\nTuesday, Aug 6:\nElection of Permanent Chairman\nCredentials Committee Report\nRules Committee Report\nAdoption of Platform\nPM: \"Nixon Night\" at Plaza Hotel\nWednesday, Aug 7:\nNominations and Election of\nPresidential candidate\nPM: Victory celebration at Plaza Hotel\nThursday, Aug 8:\nNixon meets with GOP Finance Committee\nNominations and Election of Vice\nPresidential candidate\nAcceptance speech by Vice President\nAcceptance speech by President\nAdjournment\nFriday, Aug 9:\nNixon meets with new Republican\nNational Committee\nNixon meets with state chairmen and\nstate Nixon leaders\nNixon meets with candidates for\nphotographs, TV tapes and radio\nSaturday, Aug 10:\nOrganize Nixon national campaign:\nNixon meets with key GOP leaders to\nplan strategy, schedule, etc.\nSunday, Aug 11:\nClean up and check out\nNOTE ON CALENDAR PLANNING:\nSeveral weeks will lapse between the Republican\nNational Convention and the Democratic National Convention.\nThe GOP nominee will have command of the nation's attention\nfor a fortnight, and Miami Beach will provide a good setting\nfor organizing press releases for these following days. For\nexample, a working outline can be developed for a \"National\nNixon Strategy Board\" comprised of national leaders in the\nParty.\nAlso, Mr. Nixon should set aside some time to have\nstill pictures and television video tapes made with GOP\ncandidates at the convention. This publicity could help\nboth Mr. Nixon and the local candidates.\nSince most Party officials will be in Miami, it is\nrecommended that the candidate and his staff remain at\nthe Plaza Hotel for several days after adjournment to\nhold high-level briefing sessions with key leaders.\nVote quotas, speech material, organizational personnel,\ncandidates' schedule, finances and local issue strategy\ncan be explored in detail with individual state leaders\nas well as regional key Republicans. If briefing\nsessions are decided upon, a great deal of pre-planning\nwill be necessary to make them successful.\nBARE MINIMUM BUDGET\nHOTEL ROOMS\n$30,000\nTRANSPORTATI ON\n15,000\nCOMMUNI CATLONS\n20,000 - 80,000\nADVERTI SING\n30,000\nRECEPTI & HOSPITALITY\n25,000\n75,000\nSECURI & INTELLIGENCE\n20,000\nFLOOR DEMONSTRATION\n10,000\nCOMMAND POST\n15,000\nNEWSLETTER & PRINTED MATERIALS\n10,000\nEQUIPMENT RENTALS\n5,000\nSTAFF TRANSPORTATION TO CITY\n10,000\nMISCELLANEOUS\n10,000\nTOTAL\n$200,000\n350 min\n+ 50 cont.\n400-\nNOTE: This budget is well under convert ion expenses\nin previous campaigns. A quarter of a million\ndollars will probably be the minimum to be\nallocated to the Miami operations.\nCONVENTION COMMITTEES\nIn late 1957 it appears that Governor Dan Evans will be the\nconvention keynote speaker and temporary chairman. There is also\nreason to believe that Congressman Gerald Ford will be permanent\nchairman of the convention. These positions, especially the latter,\nare of immense importance to the Nixon effort. Therefore, Evans and\nFord should be \"cultivated\" by prominent pro-Nixon Republicans to\nmake certain that our team receives their fulest cooperation.\nAll convention committees have been appointed with the exception\nof the platform writing Resolutions Committee. It is anticipated\nthat Senator Everett Dirksen will chair this important body. However,\nit is reported that the Republican Coordinating Committee, working\nthrough its Task Forces, will prepare a series of position papers\nas guidelines for the planks of the platform. It would, of course,\nbe extremely difficult for the convention to reverse positions\ntaken by the Coordinating Committee.\nAlso of importance is the assurance that pro-Nixon Republicans\nwill be on the working staff of the Platform Committee. The committee\nmembers outline the planks, but the staff prepares the language and\nstyle for final approval.\nIt is recommended that one experienced member of the Nixon\nteam be assigned to coordinate his interests with the convention\ncommittees. Mr. Bryce Harlow would seem ideal for this responsibility.\nADDENDUM TO CONVENTION COMMITTEE\nA' the Republican Governors' Conference in Palm Beach\nearly in December, 1967, Nelson Rockefeller presented a\nGovernors' Policy Committee report with a recommendation\nthat the Governors hold hearings around the country in 1968\nwith a view to influencing the GOP platform. He also\nsuggested Governor Ray Shafer would make an excellent\nplatform co-Chairman. Governor James Rhodes later nominated\nShafer. It is believed a \"co-Chairman\" situation is unwork-\nable, and our interest would seem best served if Shafer does\nnot receive this appointment. Also every effort should be\ntaken to force the Governors' hearings to be turned back\nto the Coordinating Committee for final approval as the\nonly authorized policy making group, representing major\npower centers within the Party.\nCONVENTION COMMITTEES\nCommittee\nPossible Nixon Contact\nCALL\nJoe Dukert, Maryland\nCONTEST\nBarbara Man, Texas\nRESOLUTIONS\nEverett Dirksen, Illinois\nRULES\nBud Stewart, Oklahoma\nARRANGEMENTS\nMrs. Bailey, Vermont\nBadges\nJohn Tyler, Oklahoma\nConcessions\nA1 Fay, Texas\nDecorations\nMargie Braden, Arizona\nEntertainment\nGeorge Abbott, Nevada\nHousing\nMrs. Ginn, Missouri\nPhotographers\nTom Stagg, Louisiana\nPress\nDrake Edens, South Carolina\nProgram\nG. Paul Jones, Georgia\nRadio-TV\nMrs. Harden, Indiana\nTickets\nMrs. Stacy, Wyoming\nTransportation\nMrs. Rogers, North Carolina\nREPUBLICAN COORDINATING COMMITTEE\nRay C. Bliss, Chairman\nDwight D. Eisenhower\nBarry Goldwater\nRichard M. Nixon\nThomas Dewey\nAlf Landon\nEverett Dirksen, Leader\nThomas Kuchel, Whip\nBourke Hickenlooper, Policy\nMargaret Smith, Conference Chairman\nMilton Young, Conference Secretary\nGeorge Murphy, Campaign Chairman\nHugh Scott, Campaign Vice Chairman\nGerald Ford, Leader\nLes Arends, Whip\nJohn Rhodes, Policy\nMel Laird, Conference Chairman\nDick Poff, Conference Secretary\nBill Cramer, Conference Vice Chairman\nH. Allen Smith, Rules\nCharles Goodell, Planning & Research\nBob Wilson, Campaign Chairman\nJohn Love, Colorado\nGeorge Romney, Michigan\nNelson Rockefeller, New York\nRay Shafer, Pennsylvania\nJohn Volpe, Massachusetts\nJohn Chaffee, Rhode Island\nNils Boe, South Dakota\nDan Evans, Washington\nALTERNATES: Ronald Reagan, California\nTed Agnew, Maryland\nTim Babcock, Montana\nSTAFF DIRECTOR: Robert McCormack, Research Division, RNC\nDWIGHT L. CHAPIN\n4/5/68\nH\nI'll let you follow through on this\n----\nI imagine there will be several\nquestions like this in the days ahead\n----\nwho should they be sent to?\nDLC\nAide to RICHARD NIXON\n20 Broad Street, New York City\nINTRODUCTION\n1. Have talks with Clif White, Jim Day, Ron Crawford and Tom\nVan Sickle taken place?\n2. Do we have a realistic budget yet?\n3. Have we confirmed hotel reservations for Statler Hilton with\nRepublican National Committee's housing committee?\n4. Has office equipment for the headquarters been secured?\n5. Has Gourmet Room at Statler Hilton been reserved?\n6. Have arrangements been made to have the Palladium Room available\nfor news conferences during the convention?\n7. Have arrangements been made for dormitory space at U. of Miami?\nHas bus service been set up between campus and convention\noperations?\n8. Have five 1st floor suites been obtained in all delegate hotels?\nHave arrangements been made to have these rooms supplied with\ndirect lines to the Plaza?\n9. Has private home been rented close to Convention Hall for\nconfidential meetings?\n10. Have arrangements been made for comprehensive accident and\nliability insurance policy for Nixon Committee for 2 weeks\nat Miami Beach?\n11. Has health room at the hotel been approached to have owner close\nit or keep it for private use during campaign?\n12. Have arrangements been made so that elevator will not go to 17th\nfloor in the Plaza Hotel?\n13. Do stairs from 17th floor go to penthouse?\nCOMMAND POST\n1. Has written confirmation been made with Ray Bliss for trailers\nnext to convention hall?\n2. Has security service been established?\n-2-\nORGANIZATION - MIAMI HOST COMMITTEE\n1. Has blue ribbon Host Committee foundation taken place?\n2. Has contact been made with: a. Mike Thompson\nb. State GOP Committeemen and Women\nC. Young Republican Chairman &\nWomen's Federation Club president\nd. Jim Skidmore and Jaycees\n3. Has Jack Sherwood been contacted to check background on. these\npeople?\n4. Have subcommittees of Host Committee been organized and chairmen\nselected?\n5. Has bank account for committee been established?\n6. Have downtown headquarters been organized?\n7. Have appropriate people been established?\nORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE\n1. Have car arrangements been made?\n2. Have regional directors' hotel suites in delegates' hotels been\nsecured? Have arrangements for direct private lines to these\nsuites been made?\nPERSUASION COMMITTEE\nHas it been formed and appropriate arrangements for rooms,\ntransportation and accommodations made?\nSECURITY\n1. Hotel? Convention site? Trailer?\n2. What key staff man will hande security?\n3. Have Miami police been contacted for assigning plain-clothes man\nto Mr. Nixon and for other arrangements?\n-3-\nCOMMUNICATIONS (undergoing revision)\nTRANSPORTATION\n1. Director of Transportation?\n2. Who is receiving cars and drivers? Have arrangements been made?\n3. Can Host Committee provide cars?\n4. Has Pat Hillings been contacted for car availability?\n5. Have arrangements been made with filling stations for honoring\nNixon ID for gas, oil, etc.\n6. Have buses for Youth for Nixon and delegate transportation been\nsecured?\nINTELLIGENCE GROUP\n1. Who is being assigned to this group?\n2. Have arrangements for their cars and equipment been made?\nRECEPTION\n1. Who will be in charge of this function?\n2. Has American Scene or other suitable auditorium been made\navailable for Nixon night reception?\n3. Have arrangements been made for a press reception the week\npreceding convention week?\n4. Has facility been secured for Wednesday evening victory\ncelebration?\n5. Has anyone contacted Jackie Gleason for reception entertainment?\n6. Have arrangements been made for Pat Nixon tea for female delegates?\n-4-\nFLOOR DEMONSTRATION\nHas professional coordinator been selected?\nNEWSLETTER & DISTRIBUTION\n1. Has writer been chosen?\n2. Has offset printer been secured?\n3. Have arrangements been made for securing out-of-town newspapers\nfavorable to Nixon candidacy?\nNIXONETTES\n1. Has organizer from Miami area been selected?\n2. Have dresses for girls been designed and ordered?\n3. Have arrangements been made for Atlanta Nixon information center\nat the airport?\nADVERTISING\n1. Has director of advertising in Miami been selected?\n2. Have orders and plans been made for necessary materials?\nckTimums\nTiminous Convention\nQuestion present status of apr. 20 mtg\nundustand mitchell vetood\nwe should probly go ahead - but:\neliminate Host Comm. party - Comm. not set\n4\nFla State to - inter paty battles\n\" ribbon cutty - This Net right group\ncut group down to:\nTimmons-Haldernan- Edilichman Whitaker-Dovin\n+\ncan we start Sat eve instead of Fir ?\nFlauigan\nEd Stack - our Nchmn=\ndoesn't agree - butdoesn't Bebe want to fight in\nmike stack Thompson- want him musin, fined - Mt Bob L fee don't t want to support every him\nBebe doesn't thinkmature\nthisis enteried in other party fight\nM- - Ellsworth tried to work it out w/ M\nTerninous Augg compressive -\nTimmons\nConvention\nOdd people - phose rooms?\nmy problem on tring\n-\nmay be postport a week or two?\nproblem of access to Hillon rooms etc.\nCelebrites- for receptions, atc.\nsecurity man- compaign/convention\nPost convention retreat RN+ staff. three balance of August\nFlaxigan- rooms at Hilton?\nre budget- - don't set low Con't -\nif we if don't win -conniner can pick up tab as concern\nif we do win- no problem\nproblem of RR flying delegates\nyoung people's reception - Tresh Julie\nNIXON'S THE ONE!\nNIXON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE,\nNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS,\n1726 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 (202) 783-4201\n15\nOFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN\nJohn mitchell\nMEMO TO:\nBob Ellsworth\n-Pete Flaugan\nJohn Sears\nBob Haldeman\nLin Holton\nReg.\nBrder\nNott.\nJohn Ehilishman\nJohn Davies\nDick Kleindienst\nReg\nOrg.\nJarry Highy\nBrad Hays Req-50.\nClark MacGregor\nmevat\n-\nsched\n? Durght Chapin\nJohn Whitaker\nDon Jackson way\nPat Hillings\n,\nradio security guy\nINFO TO:\nMike Thompson\nBebe Rebyo\nFROM:\nBill Timmons\nother regionals )\nDATE:\nMarch 9, 1968\nFlamigue Evans\nWe have made plans for an on-site inspection of the\nfacilities at Miami Beach, a detailed briefing of con-\nvention procedures and a question and answer session for\nSaturday and Sunday, April 20 and 21. Most of us plan to\narrive during the afternoon of Friday, April 19, and will\nstay at our convention hotel, Hilton Plaza.\nIf you can join us for this working session please\nlet me know as soon as possible. Each individual will\nbe responsible for making his own transportation arrange-\nments, but I will reserve suitable accommodations and\nhandle the logistics of the meeting.\nBudget details\nMEMO TO:\nBob Ellsworth\nJohn Sears\nBob Haldeman\nJohn Davies\nLin Holton\nDick Kleindienst\nBrad Hays\nClark MacGregor\nJohn Whitaker\nDon Jackson\nPat Hillings\nINFORMATION: Mike Thompson\nFROM:\nBill Timmons\nDATE:\nMarch 14, 1968\nPlease refer to my memo of March 9th regarding our\nMiami Beach trip, April 19, 20, and 21.\nfrom Hilton\nBecause of the Easter holidays and Spring vacations,\nthe Hilton Plaza Hotel cannot accommodate our party. We\ndo, however, have reservations at the Montmartre (three\nblocks north of the Plaza). We have six double rooms for\nthe nights of Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20.\nThis assumes we will arrive sometime Friday and leave Sunday.\nWe will have to \"double up\" in the rooms.\nI will forward to you a detailed agenda as soon as\nit is firm. Tentatively, we will inspect the Plaza Hotel,\nConvention Hall and other facilities on Saturday morning\nand spend the afternoon with personnel from the John Long\nAdvertising Agency. At this time there will be a presen-\ntation of the draft convention plan, with questions and\nanswers. Saturday evening we hope to arrange a cocktail\nparty with members of the Miami Nixon Host Committee and\ncertain Republican leaders. Sunday, we will have a critique.\nPlease let me know your travel plans as soon as pos-\nsible so I can arrange airport transportation.\nFrinite - Miami Host\nSat AM- Hilton Tow\nB.T.\nFortainsthean\nconvention Hall\nRibbon Cutting atHQ - noon\nlench in town\nSat eve Fla state leadership\nagency meeting\nSum - org in AM - adjown\n3505\nStrategy\nbuddy system\nstrong delegate pained toa weak one\ntold to contacteach other once a week during June\nstayed together in SF- often shand rooms\nate together travelled impairs\nstructure\neach delegation had two G men\ninside man- took direct instructions from regional dir.\noutside man- kept tabs on all G delegates\nreported each delegates arrival to mark\nmaster card file on delegates\nname, detailed bio, record of arrival\n6 regional directors\nbased in trailer during sessions\neach with fully equipped position\nheadsets- TV over head to floor-\nTelephone & radio to his states\nassistant sat behind each\nstaff lawger-complate expect on selection of delegates law\nRoger allan moore from Boston\n1\nTFW 1960\nK. - 40 floor managers- - name cards on each delegate\nRibicoff + Bobby directed the 40\nFacilities\n3505\nHeadquarters. 55 foot trailer antside Cow Palace\nSuite at Mark- end of couidn\npress wom + TVstudio at opposite end\nTelephone switchbound & gear off same couidor\nlocator boards\nall key staff notified always of where abouts\nClosed circuit TV on boards to top form stall\ntransportation\nbusses for each delegation chartered\nflest of autons with radios\ntrailer\nglass frosted panel one end - whites console\nalong wall three booths separated by glass pauls\n2 men in each - lines to region floor men\ndelegate chart on wall -for vote projections - girl to past\nadding machine\nTV sets (3 for all nets ?)\nTFW 1960\nKennedy command pat- 4rm suite at Biltmore\nBobby - K ODonnell- Prine - O'Buin\ntabulating run on newt floor- for reports re: changes in delegates\nnew total new every how on the home\nstaff meeting at command post every AM at 9:00\nSecurity\n1964\n3505\nCharlie Ban in change\nvolunteers with tape recorders t Alaroids\nCars with 2-way radio to trailer\nstationed at entrances, approaches parking lot + trailer\nblocked elevatn exits on HQ flon\nhad to walk up from floor below\nguard at stains to screen entry - badges\nConvention Planming\n3505\nmay 24- final RNC mating to complete all arrangements\nchief doorkeeper - controls flow of spectations to galleries\nCut Richardsm- NR- NY YR leader\nsegarent-at arms - maintains order on convention floor\nBn Carta mentral\nant. sergeautat arms\nSandy Lanker. NR. personal staff\nchief page\nmike Gill - mamies nephew\nReynote speaker temporary chairman\nmark Hatfield - NR\npermanent chairman\nThruston morton - neutral\nJune 30 - white to S.F. two weeks the opening july 13\napril 11- Jim Day based at mark until convention\nConvention Communications\n1964\n3505\napr 11- - meeting at phone Co. in S.F. with Nicholas Volcheff\nwith Jim Day & Dear Burch\nDay stayed on in S.F.\ncharted location of each deligation\nstrategic points in gallery\naccess routes\nat hotels - every room and counder mapped\nHeadquarters trailer at low Palace +2 to suit so word delay. hotels\n2 duest phone lines to mark - candidate & smite & stagg HQ.\n30 PLs: 17 to floor managers on convention floor in deleg.\none button on console reached all phones\nothers to switchboard at mark + G posts at other laters\nradio network - to walkie 16 talkies in cow Palace\nand to fleet of cano and buses\novercamejamming by autenna under wof of Cow Blace\nbought commercial radio time as precaution\none room at each delegation hotel with dereit live to Cwar mark\nphone system tied lite amplifer a HQ's -soall can hear\nK cottage commandport - directives to key delegations m flon TFW\n1960\nlight 2-way walkie talkin for regional floor men\nFOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE,\nNAL HEADQUARTERS,\nPENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 (202) 783-4201\nMEMO TO: Mike Thompson\nFROM:\nBill Timmons\nDATE:\nFebruary 28, 1968\nSUBJECT: Closed Circuit TV\nCan you contact Dick T. Hollands, General Manager of the\nSouth Florida Closed Circuit Television System, to request that\nhe hold, without commitment, one-minute spots every half hour on\nSunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on either channel 8 or 9\nuntil April 15th which will be \"Go Day\" for convention arrangements.\n(after the first two primaries)\nI understand this will cost the Nixon Committee in the\nneighborhood of $1,800.00.\nYou might also tell Mr. Hollands that we will be unable to\nutilize the exclusive channel 11 because of budget limitations.\nis\nFOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE,\nNAL HEADQUARTERS,\nPENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 (202) 783-4201\nMEMO TO: John Davies\nFROM:\nBill Timmons\nDATE:\nFebruary 28, 1968\nSUBJECT:\nConvention floor telephones\nLast week the Republican National Convention Arrangements\nCommittee met and passed the enclosed resolution regarding floor\nphones. While our Committee apparently will be permitted only\nten separate telephones, the fact of the matter is that pro-Nixon\nfavorite son delegations can be persuaded to turn over their\nallotment to us. Therefore, I recommend no change in current\nplans.\nAs I understand it, the one phone permitted each state\nwill be connected to a convention switchboard. While the PBX\noperation is not of value to our \"secret\" communications, perhaps\nour trailer should have a line or two plugged in to it in case\nwe needed a delegate we could not reach through our programmed\n24 lines (3 phones X 8 regions).\nCC: Bob Haldeman\n1988 Com.\n2/22/68\nRESOLUTION RELATING TO TELEPHONES\nON THE FLOOR OF THE CONVENTION\nRESOLVED that each candidate for president be\npermitted to install, at his own expense, direct telephone\nconnunication to the floor with such delegations which con-\nsent du writing to such telephone installations but not to\nexceed ten (10) in number for any one candidate.\nBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each delegation to\nthe Convention be permitted to install, at its OWN expense,\none telephone in its delegate seating area for general\ncommunication purposes.\nConvention\nOutsider\nRNPersonal\nDNReg org\nRV Staff\nAM\nMon\nPM Opening\nsinte\ntrailer\nNite\nCong. Gola\nGala\nGala\nbala\nCommer Plat\nand\nThes\nWeds\nNominatrons Pres\nThus\nBallot Presid\nNom UP\nacreptance Spar\nFri\nMEMO TO: Maurice Stans\nFROM:\nBill Timmons\nDATE:\nMarch 13, 1968\nSUBJECT: Convention Advertising\n>There are 250 taxicabs authorized to do business on Miami\nBeach (pick up passengers) and each has a 17 X 44 rear deck signboard\nfor display advertising. This space is normally committed year round\nby national businesses, but we have an opportunity to rent 100 of\nthese for the period July 15 - August 15 at $20.00 each or $2,000\ntotal. These signboards provide an excellent exposure vehicle for\nthe candidate since many delegates and alternates will be using cabs\non\non the Beach. I have placed a tentative hold/them pending a deposit\nof $750.00.\nWill you please draw a check for $750.00 made paable to\n\"Transportation Advertising of Florida, Inc. \" and mail to our Miami\ncontact: Mr. Mike Thompson, John Long Advertising Agency, 20 S.E. 8th\nStreet, Miami Florida. Thanks so much.\nBT.\nCC: Mr. Len Garment\nMr. Bob Haldeman\nNIXON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, 1726 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. N. W., WASHINGTON D. C., (202) 783-4201 PLEASE REPLY TO: P. O. BOX 2500, WASHINGTON D. C. 20013\nMEMO TO: Bob Ellsworth\nFROM:\nBill Timmons\nDATE:\nJanuary 4, 1968\nSUBJECT: Progress Report on Convention Planning\nIn order to keep you posted on the status of planning for\nthe 1968 Republican National Convention, the following is submitted:\nMIAMI LIAISON: It is imperative that the Nixon for President\nCommittee have a trusted, dependable Miami resident assume the re-\nsponsibility for pre-convention logistics. This includes the creation\nof a blue-ribbon Host Comnittee, signing up volunteers, looking after\nour housing and transportation affairs, raising money, cultivating\nfavorable publicity, and the thousands of other details necessary\nfor a successful convention. As you know, Mike Gill turned down\nthe offer you made. I have had several conversations with Mike\nThompson, 1966 Miami GOP congressional candidate, who expects\nprows\nto be a candidate for the U.S. House this year. He is a most\nattractive individual who knows nearly everybody in the Dade County\narea. He is currently Governor Kirk's Washington representative\nbut will resign effective February 15th. He has agreed to work\nfull time for us through the convention at $1,000 a month plus\nauthorized expenses. I believe we couldn't do better than Mike\nand urge approval of his contract.\nHOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: The Nixon for President Committee has\nreserved and committed the top three floors (35 rooms each) and\n2 status\ntwo penthouse apartments (two bedrooms each). The third penthouse\nbelongs to Mr. Harry Singer, the resident owner of the Statler-Hilton\nPlaza. In addition, Mr. Singer is holding two additional floors\nRNC N of space\nfor our possible use. I promised to let him know in the Spring if\nwe would need them. In addition, I have asked Mike Thompson to\ntry to secure 1% of each major hotel's rooms as subheadquarters\nand facilities for our regional directors who should be living\nin the same hotel with the delegates.\nTRANSPORTATION: When in Miami, I contacted several rent-a-car\nagencies, and each can handle our requirements at a 10% discount.\nI anticipate that we will need 100 cars for the convention week.\nFifty will have to be rented while the Host Committee will be able\nto borrow another fifty from local residents. Pat Hillings of\nFord Motor Company has offered to help in this area, and Mike\nThompson knows the Lincoln dealer that furnished Mr. Nixon's\ncar when he spoke in Miami last year and believes he will again\nmake several automobiles available. Mike Thompson will be able\nto rent sufficient buses for our operations.\nMEMO TO: Bob Ellsworth\nPage Two\nFROM:\nBill Timmons\nDATE:\nJanuary 4, 1958\nCOMMUNICATIONS: John Davies will supervise the telephone com-\nmunications and Ron Crawford will oversee the radios. Both went\nwith me to Miami recently to study the situation. Basically, we\nplan multi-call consoles at both the Plaza headquarters and the\ntrailer command post but will require PBX operators only at the\nformer. The headquarters will have regular outside lines and a\nnumber of private lines to subheadquarters and the command post.\nThe trailer will have several outside lines and private lines to\nkey delegates on the convention floor. We have a proposal from\nMotorola for 40 two-way radios and 90 one-way pageboys. The\ninitial cost for the radios is too high and I contacted Mr. Lyn\nMalvin\nKolsky, the Washington Vice President, and he understands our\nsituation and is calling Motorola's Chicago headquarters, to try\nCk(PF)\nto provide the equipment at a reasonable rate. With both tele-\nphone and radio communications systems, I am confident we will\nhave the best contact system ever.\nADVERTISING: Subject to your approval, we will place our\nconvention advertising through the John Long Advertising Agency\nOK,\nin Miami. John handled Mike Thompson's congressional account,\nand Florida State Chairman Bill Murfin said he is the best\nRepublican agency in the area. This was confirmed by Dick\nSmith, the Florida State GOP public relations director. Moreover,\nhe convinced me he is a solid and loyal Nixon supporter. He has\nsome good ideas about securing the Goodyear blimp, seeking free\nbillboard space from National Airlines, Eastern, etc around the\nMiami airport, utilization of closed circuit television on Miami\nBeach, and the many other promotional activities we will need.\nPERSONNEL: As you know, I drafted 99 rough job descriptions\nfor staff activity during the convention week. Since our national\norganization is in such a state of flux, it is impossible to try\nWait a\nto assign specific duties to individuals. However, it is hoped\nwe will start trying to match talent with position so that each\nNixon booster will know exactly his responsibility and authority\nfor the Miami Beach drill.\nBook\nCONVENTION BOOK: The Convention, I prepared lists other\nactivities such as Newsletter, Nixonettes, Tentative Calendar,\nRough Budget, Parties and Receptions, Floor Demonstration,\nConvention Intelligence Activity, Advance Operations and Security.\nLittle has been done on these subjects since priority has been\ngiven to a Miami liaison man, hotel rooms, transportation, com-\nmunications and preliminary plans for advertising. However, I\ndo believe we should firm up these five priority items just as\nsoon as possible.\nMEMO TO: Bob Ellsworth\nPage Three\nFROM:\nBill Timmons\nDATE:\nJanuary 4, 1968\nREPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE: The RNC will meet in Washington at the\nHilton Hotel on February 23 and 24. However, on the 22nd the Convention\nArrangements Committee will meet to discuss a number of items of significance\nto us: hotel accommodations, will telephones be permitted on the floor,\nwill trailers be authorized for candidates' command post, rules for\nfloor demonstrations, floor passes for campaign managers, etc. We should\nwho\ncontact pro-Nixon members of the Arrangements Committee and its sub-\n?\ncommittees to make certain our views and wishes prevail. Also of\ncovering\ntremendous importance is the selection of Resolutions Committee chair-\nman, Temporary Chairman and Keynoter, and Permanent Chairman. We must\nmake certain that these key Republicans are sympathetic \"or neutral\nto RN's candidacy.\nThe platform-writing Resolutions Committee will meet in Miami\na week before the convention convenes. An anti-Nixon platform would\nseriously damage our campaign. Therefore, a concerted effort must be\nmade to assure that pro-Nixon delegates are assigned to this important\nbody. Of course, delegates haven't been selected as yet, but it's not\ntoo early to start thinking about the problem.\nOf interest in this general field is the proposal by the Re-\npublican Governors' Association to hold a series of public hearings\naround the country in early Spring to influence the Convention Reso-\nlutions Committee. It is anticipated that Governor Rockefeller will\ncontrol these hearings and the results will reflect his thinking.\nTherefore, an effort should be made to \"turn in\" this political\nDrate Edens\ntactic to the Coordinating Committee, which is representative of\nall Party powers and is the only official policy-making group in\nthe GOP. It is believed we have a better vote on the Coordinating\nCommittee and may be able to stop or water down obnoxious proposals.\nAs a final matter, I believe we should cultivate members of the\nRules and Credentials Committees (especially the Contest Subcommittee)\nwith a view to influencing their vote should a fight develop in Miami\nduring sessions of the committees.\n3.T.\nSUMMARY CHECKLIST OF CONVENTION ACTIVITY\nJANUARY\n1. Firm up a Miami liaison man to work full time on details\n2. Organize a Miami Host Committee of prominent citizens\nwait\nTreleaven\n3. Develop, approve and commit for a comprehensive advertising program\n4. Secure 1% of rooms in major Beach hotels housing delegates\nmay\nFEBRUARY\nfinal\n5. Contract for telephone and radio services\nlater.\ndate?\nT6. Develop Miami volunteer committees to show support\n7. Get favorable Nixon decisions from Arrangements Committee\n8. \"Turn in\" Governors hearings to Coordinating Committee\nMARCH\n9. Make certain pro-Nixon delegates are assigned to important committees\n10. Make out list of 100 available Miami cars, buses & trucks\n11. Assign convention job responsibilities to staff and volunteers\n12. Work up realistic convention budget and have it approved\nAPRIL\n13. Plan receptions, rallies & floor demonstration - June\n14. Start building lists of delegates and alternates\n15. Contract for convention security guards\n16. Arrange for trailer, specially built for command post soonn\nMAY\n17. Develop complete program, including schedule, for convention\n18. Deposit sufficient monies in Miami bank to handle expenses\n19. Make tentative room assignments for staff & VIPs\n20. Have key men make trip to Miami Beach for trial run\nJUNE\n18. Announce Nixon convention floor leader and assistant\n19. Arrange for headquarters furniture and equipment, including printing pres\n20. Print convention material and purchase promotional items\n21. Schedule arrival dates and times for RN, staff and delegates\nJULY\n22. Advance Party moves to Miami to influence Platform Committee\n23. Publicity and advertising build-up commences\n24. All convention details are re-worked and polished\n25. Staff & volunteers arrive last week of August before delegates\nAUGUST\n26. Republican National Convention\n27. Briefing of state party leaders by nominee and staff\n28. Clean up and Pay up\nNIXON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, 1726 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. N. W., WASHINGTON D.C., (202) 783-4201 PLEASE REPLY TO: O. BOX 2500, WASHINGTON D. C. 20013\nOFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN\nMEMO TO:\nBob Haldeman\nPERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL\nCOPIES TO:\nBob Ellsworth\nJohn Sears\nFROM:\nBill Timmons\nB.T.\nDATE:\nJanuary 16, 1968\nSUBJECT:\nRNC Arrangement Committee Meeting\nThe Republican National Committee's Arrangements Committee\nwill meet in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, February 21st at the\nHilton Hotel. There have been a number of proposals offered,\nand it is anticipated these will be considered at the meeting.\nThere follows a summary of some of the suggestions that\nmay come up:\n1. PLATFORM CHAIRMAN: Senator Everett Dirksen seems to have\nthe inside track on this important position. However, the\nGovernors Association has recommended Governor Shafer as a\n\"Co-Chairman\". OUR POSITION: As a practical matter, a Co-\nChairman is unworkable and politically it would hurt our candi-\ndate.\nRECOMMENDATION: Quietly for Dirksen against any co-chairman.\n2. KEYNOTER AND TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN: The Governors Association\nis lobbying for Governor Tom Evans for this position. Some\nSenators and Republican leaders are recommending Senator Peter\nDominick for keynoter. OUR POSITION: Evans has demonstrated\nno friendship for our candidate while Dominick would better\nreflect our position at the convention. RECOMMENDATION: For\nDominick unless we get something from Evans. As a practical\nmatter, the Keynoter is the weakest of all convention officers\nand might be an area in which we can \"work a deal\".\n3. PERMANENT CHAIRMAN: There is speculation that Representative\nGerald Ford is interested in this most important job. OUR\nPOSITION: Gerry is from Romney's home state but has a reputation\nof being fair and competent in the chair.\nRECOMMENDATION:\nFor Ford.\n4. ORDER: To maintain order on the convention floor, it has\nbeen proposed that in 1968 there be no politically appointed\nAssistant Doorkeepers or Assistant Sergeants-at-Arms and no\nMEMO: Haldeman\npage 2\nJanuary 16, 1968\n\"honorary\" Doorkeepers or Sergeants-at-Arms. The idea has been\nadvanced that professional people in uniform should perform\nthese convention chores. In addition, it has been suggested\nthat there be only 15 pages, properly trained, and in uniform.\nOUR POSITION: Frankly, this would make the convention more\norderly, but it could also work against our candidate who will\nhave broad based support among the Party regulars: Politically\nappointed Doorkeepers, Sergeants-at-Arms and Pages from friendly\ndelegation can be helpful to our candidate. RECOMMENDATION:\nAgainst changing personnel. but have\n5. COMMUNICATIONS: There is a proposal to eliminate or reduce\nthe number of telephones between off-floor headquarters and\ndelegates on the floor. OUR POSITION: Again, this would\nwork against the candidate who has an early organization and\nwould help those draft candidates who cannot establish floor\ncommunications before August. RECOMMENDATION: Against.\n6. PROGRAMMING: It has also been suggested that honorary\nspeakers, special presentations, entertainers, etc. be drastically\nreduced in 1968. OUR POSITION: A long, drawn-out convention\nis to our disadvantage since it sets the scene for delegate\nerosions, deadlocked convention, etc. RECOMMENDATION: Vote for.\n7. PRESS ACCOMMODATIONS: Some have suggested relocating the\n1,000 odd seats reserved for the working press from behind the\nrostrum to another area because of the confusion it creates for\nspeakers and audience. OUR POSITION: Since we will probably\nhave a key man located in this section with press credentials\nand a direct telephone to the command post to relay late\nbreaking information from the podium. RECOMMENDATION: Vote\nagainst.\n?\n8. DEMONSTRATIONS: It has been suggested that floor demonstrations\nbe limited in time and restricted to delegates and alternates\nonly. OUR POSITION: This proposal works to our favor since\nwe anticipate having the strongest support among delegates.\nOther candidates may have to pay demonstrators to work for them.\nHowever, an amendment should be offered to permit at least one\nagreed-upon-size marching band. RECOMMENDATION: For proposal\nas amended.\nMEMO: Haldeman\npage 3\nJanuary 16, 1968\n9. TICKETS: It has been proposed that the subcommittee on\ntickets devise a plan to eliminate counterfeiting and \"passing\naround\" of floor passes. OUR POSITION: If this could be worked\nout it would benefit our candidate, however, we must be prepared\nfor all contingencies. However, a provision should be made for\nfloor passes for the campaign managers for each bona fide\ncandidate. RECOMMENDATION: For proposal an amended.\n10. COMMAND POST: From an on-site inspection of the new\nMiami Beach Convention Hall, it appears that there are no\nrooms off the floor suitable for a command post. There will,\nhowever, be a trailer compound outside the hall, behind the\nrostrum. Mr. Bliss told me that the RNC hasn't decided who will\nbe permitted trailers as yet. OUR POSITION: We must have\napproval of at least one 55' trailer for our command post, so\nwe can start planning its construction. RECOMMENDATION: Press\nfor approval. absolutely\nFINAL NOTE: If there recommendations are adopted as best serving\nour candidate's interests, we must contact our RNC friends early\nand have them in turn talk to their friends, on the Arrangements\nCommittee and RNC. It is most important, however, that our\ncandidate or his organization not be associated for or against\nany proposal publicly because a defeat by the RNC on any minor\npoint could be interpreted by the press as a major embarrassment\nto our candidate.\nN\nNIXON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE,\nNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS,\n1726 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 (202) 783-4201\nMEMO TO: Bob Haldeman\nFROM:\nBill Timmons\nDATE:\nFebruary 28, 1968\nSUBJECT:\nConvention Arrangements\nThe following is a summary of action taken by the RNC Arrangements\nCommittee last week:\n1) Each delegate will have a ticket for himself and one for a\nguest; each alternate will have a ticket only for himself.\n2) Each state delegation will be alloted gallery tickets based\non 4½ for each delegate with a penalty formula (1964 GOP vote, new\nGOP governor, new GOP senator, etc.) For round figures, we might\nmultiply a state's number of delegates by three. I suggest we\ncontact pro-Nixon state delegations - as they are selected - to\nrequest 10% of their tickets for the Nixon for President Committee.\n3) Ray Bliss was given permission to appoint the Chief Page,\nSergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. However, honorary patronage jobs\nwill be distributed on a ratio of one page, sgt-at-arms and doorkeeper\nfor every ten delegates or major fraction thereof.\n4) Ray Bliss was given authority to appoint the Platform chairman\nand every indication is that he will give the nod to Everett Dirksen\nand mke Ray Shafer the subordinate \"Co-Chairman.\" This is a signal\nwin for our side, I feel. Selection of the other convention officers\nwas deferred until the June 5th RNC meeting in Portland, Oregon.\n5) A memo to John Davies regarding a telephone resolution is\nattached.\nDick Kleindienst had a private conversation with Ray Bliss and his\nclose political advisor, Don Ross, regarding other items we are interested\nin. Dick received a verbal agreement that our Committee could have two\ntrailers adjacent to the convention hall, that we would have up to ten\nfloor passes for our campaign managers, and that we would be permitted\na block of gallery tickets and passes to the convention committee\nsessions. The number of passes and tickets have not yet been determined\nand of course would be made available to other bona fide presidential\ncandidates.\nB.T."
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