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From Al Moscow to Bob Haldeman, re: TV Film on Brown. 1 page. [Memo], 6/12/1962
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
White House Special Files Collection
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54
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06/12/1962
Memo
From Al Moscow to Bob Haldeman, re: TV
Film on Brown. 1 page.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Page 1 of 1
Demo
I'm
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Nixon for Governor
R.V
eF
To:
Bob Haldeman
From:
Al Moscow
P&P
Date: June 12, 1962
Subject:
TV FILM ON BROWN
P.R.
Distribution: Farrington; Quinn; Barber
At a dinner meeting with George Putnam and Paul Husserl
last April they outlined a proposal for two half-hour TV
FEEL
films on Brown. The first would be "Soft on Crime, etc."
and the second "Soft on Communism." The outlines are attached.
Putnam said he will make all KTTV film available to us,
but he himself could not narrate the program.
The idea would be to get as much sound film as possible
which would demonstrate Brown speaking against Brown,
switching positions, etc.
The catch is that Paul Husserl, who has had quite a
bit of experience on TV, as per attached, said it would take
about six weeks to get the two shows put together because of
the tremendous research in film library required. At first
he thought each show would take 6 weeks, but now he will
settle for 6 weeks for both shows. He asks $250. a week
salary.
51500fee
I dangled in front of him the possibility, but only
the possibility, that we might be looking for a full-time
TV man.
I informed him that no decision would be made until
after the Primary. He telephoned the day after the Primary
asking what our decision was - because he might take a job
back east.
The decision on this proposal it seems to me should be
made in connection whether we would hire a full time TV man.
Apparently one or two good half-hour programs can be
made up along these outlines, but will it be worth the money
involved. Its value will depend upon the narrator, and it
is questionable whether we could get someone like Ron Reagan
to do it, or whether RN would want to narrate the film
himself.