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    "description": "This file contains:\n\nFrom Khachigian to Buchanan RE: Toledano's anti-RN speech before conservatives. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/10/1971\n\nFrom Buchanan to Haldeman RE: Khachigian's comments on the conservative luncheon. Handwritten response added by Haldeman about Toledano's comments. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 8/11/1971\n\nFrom Buchanan to Haldeman RE: Edith Efron and her book. 1 pg. [Subject: Domestic Policy] [Memo], 8/9/1971",
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    "ocrText": "Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nContested Materials Collection\nFolder List\nBox Number\nFolder Number\nDocument Date\nNo Date\nSubject\nDocument Type\nDocument Description\n1\n20\n8/10/1971\nCampaign\nMemo\nFrom Khachigian to Buchanan RE:\nToledano's anti-RN speech before\nconservatives. 2 pgs.\n1\n20\n8/11/1971\nWhite House Staff\nMemo\nFrom Buchanan to Haldeman RE:\nKhachigian's comments on the conservative\nluncheon. Handwritten response added by\nHaldeman about Toledano's comments. 1 pg.\n1\n20\n8/9/1971\nDomestic Policy\nMemo\nFrom Buchanan to Haldeman RE: Edith\nEfron and her book. 1 pg.\nMonday, September 13, 2010\nPage 1 of 1\n[Item N-3]\nMEMORANDUM\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nAugust 10, 1971\nPERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL\nDETERMINED TO BE AN\nADMINISTRATIVE MARKING\nFOR: BUCHANAN\nE.O. 12065, Section 6-102\nFROM: KHACHIGIAN On\nBy ANNARS, Date 11/29/82\nSUBJECT: TOLEDANO'S TALK BEFORE CONSERVATIVES\nSentiment was pretty much anti-RN from what I could tell: i.e., to\nthe extent that deprecatory words about RN's policies elicited approving buzzes.\nRalph opened up by saying: \"Welcome to the Scoop Jackson for President\nClub. 11 He reminisced about his early years with RN, and how now he can't\neven get in to see RN because of HRH.\nThe talk was much like a Hugh Sidey column; Toledano has become an\nambiance chaser. Said that he was shocked when RN picked his top aides\nin '68. That the only decent men left around the President were Kissinger\nand Klein (decent in the sense of thoughtful and humane), and that Klein\nis in trouble. Very negative on HRH and Flanigan. He said he would\nhave to assassinate HRH if he wanted to get to see the President. Flanigan:\n\"take all his tact and you could put it in the eye of a fly and the fly wouldn't\nblink\" -- very harsh on Peter.\nRN wants to be loved; he is an introvert; coldly and calculatingly\npolitical; a great believer in history (that's why he would make the China\nmove); great political instinct (the Checkers speech was emotional for a\nreason); etc.\nSaid his feelings about RN were ambivalent. Cursed the men around\nhim. Said there were a bunch of PR men who knew nothing about politics\nand less about PR.\nSaid if RN didn't think conservatives would go elsewhere in '72, he's\nwrong. They'll go to Scoop Jackson, get their own candidate, or sit on\ntheir hands. Believes that Scoop Jackson is the hardest to beat and thinks he\ncan get the nomination that he will clean everybody out in the Florida primary\nand continue on because Florida is a new bellwether primary. Said EMK would\nbe easiest to beat; that HHH was out of it because of Pentagon papers.\nPage 2\nOffered a very curious observation. Said that there was the possibility\nof a minor scandal revolving around HRH -- namely that HRH was \"lining\nhis pockets\" as Asst. to RN. Vaguely referred to an entertainer HRH\nreputedly wanted for a White House function to boost the singer's record\nsales - - and turned down by Mrs. RN. Said that he's surprised Mollenhoff\nor other reporter hasn't come up with a story, but believes some reporter\nwill \"blow\" the story on HRH -- scandal, etc. Very strange, indeed --\nmade a fellow from AEI very angry who thought it was a slur which bordered\non slander -- because Toledano didn't substantiate it.\nObviously these fellows are upset with RN. They think he's in trouble\nand think people around RN don't know he's in trouble -- thinks the aides\nare all political know-nothings. FAP is bad; China bad; etc. Yet, he\nknows RN is conservative, but does these things because he wants to be\nloved by people -- Scotty Reston and others, though they never will support\nhim. Many comments that it was a poor talk.\nMEMORANDUM\nBuchan\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nADMINISTRATIVELY\nCONFIDENTIAL\nMEMORANDUM TO: H.R. HALDEMAN\nFROM: PAT BUCHANAN\nDATE: AUGUST 11, 1971\nHad Ken attend this luncheon of conservatives to assess the\nsentiment---and he eturned with a report which might be of interest\nto you. Would appreciate it if you alerted me, if you intend to make\nany follow-up since such follow-up right now would surely be traced\nright back in here---and further jeopardize our relations and lines\ninto the conservative community.\nBuchanan\nany follow up unless you think Ishould he Hand has\nThanks for the report. Have no intention of\nto figure his attack m me - the only time\nseen RV as Pres was when Igot him in - in an\nattempt r Caunch him on a a project to make some\nenerf - Klein (lovable Hab) shotitdown. Tomy\n$ for him & help us get the line out. Oddly\nknowledge his never asked h see Pres. since as to\nthe \"scandal\" - purest hogwash & no possible way\nto build any story there. I have frequently\nrecommen did enter tainers - on basis A benefit to\nWH. - but don't know a single one of than - so\ncould hardly line my pochets some we have\nused - some have been turned down oh well.\n(Aony- I that he was a friend)\nFraid Ralph isa little off the track H. on this me.\n[Item 11.0]\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nAugust 9, 1971.\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nH. R. HALDEMAN (cc: C. Colson)\nFROM:\nPATRICK BUCHANAN\nSUBJECT:\nEdith Efron\nPersonally, Miss Efron's credentials are unimpeachable. Jewish,\na graduate of Barnard in 1942, and the Columbia Graduate School\nof Journalism in 1944, she was on the staff of the New York Times\nMagazine from 1944-46; from 1946 to 1952 she served as Life and\nTime stringer in Central America, writing articles for Life --\noperating out of Port Au Prince and in the Dominican Republic.\nShe has been married twice, once to a Haitian; she has a child with\nNegro blood. From 1953 to 1955 she was managing editor of the\nspecial editorial department of Look Magazine. In 1966 she was\nMike Wallace's partner in writing his syndicated column; then\nworked with Wallace on his television program in 1958. From 1960\nto today, she has been with TV Guide.\nShe was registered as a Democrat at one time, then as a Republican\nbut a few years ago she re-registered as a New York Conservative.\nThe foundation which funded her is an anti-Communist Foundation with\nWilliam F. Buckley the head figure, and others such as Neil Freeman\nof King Features on the board with Lawrence Fertig, the Conservative\neconomist, and Ruth Matthews, the wife of J. B. Matthews. The\nfoundation is the New York Historical Research Foundation.\nTo break all connection with politics and the White House, PJB\nendorsement of the book was taken off the cover -- there are no\nlinks other than phone from PJB to Efron between us right now.\nShe told me that those phoning her have yet to go after the foundation\nlink; but they are likely to do SO.\nWe agreed in conversation that the fewer links with the White House,\nor politicians, the better for the book's credibility and its sales. She\ntold me the first copies should be off the presses by the end of this\nmonth, for review; and she will send me one. She is most interested\nin our interest."
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