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From Buchanan to Colson RE: Ashbrook's prediciment. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 12/14/1971
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12/14/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Buchanan to Colson RE: Ashbrook's
prediciment. 1pg.
1
10
12/13/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Buchanan to Agnew RE: meeting with
Buckley and Rusher. 2pgs.
1
10
12/10/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Buchanan to Haldeman RE: desire to
divide the Democratic Convention. 1pg.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
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[Item N.C]
December 14, 1971
MEMOR ANDUM TO: CHUCK COLSON
FROM:
PAT BUCHANAN
Max Friedersdorf called to say that Ashbrook may be
thrown into a district with Wayne Hayes; the issue is
not settled yet; which could put him in a bad way; finally,
that he apparently just got a divorce from his wife of
some twenty years - which might well mean the guy must
see his world falling in around him. These are factors
we should be aware of.
Pat
[Item N-8]
December 13, 1971
CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM TO THE VICE PRESIDENT (Per Goodearle)
FROM:
PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
Just a note for the Wednesday Morning Meeting:
Your decision to meet both Buckley and Rusher was precisely accurate.
Had you met with Buckley along, Rusher, the leader of the Group would
have considered it, I am confident, as both an end run and an absence
of recognition of his crucial role. Bill Rusher, my friend, it should be
remembered is jealous of his own peerogatives, considers himself the
"political" mind of the conservatives, while Buckley is considered to be
the "Godfather" of the movement.
By meeting with Rusher as well, the Vice President in effect put them
on the same plane, which is precisely the environment we want to achieve
if we want to affect the prime mover of this operation, who is Rusher.
Buckley is hesitant over the project anyway.
With Buckley, the Vice President will be pushing against an open door;
with Rusher, you are dealing with the one individual who more than any
other, outside of Ashbrook himself, who can call this thing off.
Arguments against the Ashbrook Candidacy, which may prove helpful.
1. If there is an open rebellion by Ashbrook et al., any remnant of
influence the Manhattan Twelve had in the White House and Administration
will go by the boards in an Administration effort to swamp Ashbrook in the
primaries.
2. Conservatives would be divided over this candidacy; the performance
would be far weaker than if Conservatives were united -- yet, the outcome
would invariably be taken within the White House, Administration and
press as a test of Conservative strength within the party. And the
Conservatives would invariably be pointed up as a "paper tiger."
DETERMINED TO BE AN
ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING
E.O. 12065, Section 6-102
By NARS, Date 10/25/82
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3. Bitterness would ensue, which assuredly could damage the President
in 1972 -- especially if Conservatives would push for his defeat. But
Nixon's defeat means no Conservative voice at all for four years in
Government; it means every single one of the Conservative objectives in
government, which run the gamut from defense to foreign to domestic
policy would go by the boards; it means that the Conservatives responsible
would be treated as the party pariahs in 1976, just as Rockefeller and
Lindsay were treated because of what they did in 1964.
4. When the deluge came Conservatives in every post in the Administration,
from Vice President on down, would go down the same tube as the President --
and how does that help the Conservative movement, or the country. Only
bitterness and division all around
Buchanan
[Item N-11]
December 10, 1971
MEMORANDUM TO:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
PAT BUCHANAN
Reason for that piece was this:
What we want is a deadlocked, divided convention, just as the
Democrats wanted a knock-down drag-out between Nixon-Rockefeller-
Reagan in 1968. Instead, we moved steadily and early -- and all
but locked it up.
Muskie, in my view, is quietly locking out the bloodbath possibility
with few people aware of how far along his campaign is. If
Kennedy, the columnists and, most important, the far left are
cognizant of how close Muskie is, if this is publicized, the
possibilities are greater that they will get off their McGovern fling,
get together and get into the race to stop the guy. If Muskie is sean
as so close and otherslike Humphrey want it, then they might start
to work on him and might work to block him. What I am afraid of
is that the Democrats are going to wake up in March, and find the
nomination closed -- accept that fact, and rally behind him. One
friend high up in the Democratic National Committee tells me that
there is a possibility if Muskie rolls through Wisconsin, Kennedy
will endorse him. I can't believe that -- but if something like that
occurred we've got problems.
Buchanan