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From Haldeman to Chapin, Colson, and Klein RE: minority groups. 2 pgs. [Subject: Domestic Policy] [Memo], 12/7/1970
From Chapin to Haldeman RE: Senator Smathers's villa at the Key Biscayne Hotel. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 12/15/1970
From Chapin to Rob Odle RE: talk show personalities and RN. 1 pg. [Subject: Domestic Policy] [Memo], 12/21/1970
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2
27
12/7/1970
Domestic Policy
Memo
From Haldeman to Chapin, Colson, and
Klein RE: minority groups. 2 pgs.
2
27
12/15/1970
White House Staff
Memo
From Chapin to Haldeman RE: Senator
Smathers's villa at the Key Biscayne Hotel. 1
pg.
2
27
12/21/1970
Domestic Policy
Memo
From Chapin to Rob Odle RE: talk show
personalities and RN. 1 pg.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Page 1 of 1
December 7, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. CHAPIN
MR. COLSON
MR. KLEIN
FROM:
H. R. HALDEMAN
SUBJECT:
Minority Groups
The President will continue to put a great deal of time against
meeting with various minority groups as he has done in the past.
However, we need to put special emphasis on Presidential
activity and Administration consideration for those minority
groups which can pay us the biggest dividends in 1972.
Concerning Mexican-Americans, while any gains in that com-
munity will not be spectacular, we can win a considerable
number of Mexican-Americans to our side by simply paying
more attention to them. An all-out effort should be made to
bring the young Mexicans particularly around to understanding
our deep concern for their future and we should develop a pro-
gram of greater involvement with Mexicans than we have had
over the past two years.
The Cubans offer a very special opportunity. In a State like
Florida, they can mean the difference in a close election. They
tend to lean in our direction and attention paid to them will pay
off in votes, as well, of course, as being justified from the
standpoint of Presidential responsibility.
Regarding Indians, there are very few votes involved and it is
doubtful that we could pick up many more Indian votes than we
already have. However, in the case of the Indians, a grave
injustice has been working against them for a century and a half
and the National at large will appreciate our having a more
2.
active program of consideration for their plight.
As we all know, the major opportunities insofar as political
gain is concerned lie in the Italian groups. Thirty percent of
the vote in New York is Italian, 40% in Connecticut, and 35% in
New Jersey. We need to launch a massive all-out effort in the
Italian community, going far beyond what we have done over the
past two years. This not only includes appointments to important
positions and commissions, but also scheduling the President's
use of time and arranging for him to appear at their various
functions and giving them all the White House recognition possible.
As with the Italians, the same thinking should apply in our
relations to Eastern European groups. Here we should break
them all down, nation by nation, and, of course, putting the
Poles at the top of the list and making a major effort to win
them.
Religion, of course, plays an enormous role in this respect.
That is why keeping our relations with the Catholic Cardinals
and other Catholic leaders from taking positions on issues of
concern to Catholics generally is vitally important.
As each of you work in your areas of responsibility, the above
points should act as guidelines and they should be kept in mind
at all times.
DLC:ny
December 15, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
DWIGHT L. CHAPIN
Bebe Rebozo has called to inform me that former Senator Smathers has
reneged on his commitment to Bebe to give the Mitchells his villa at the
Key Biscayne Hotel for the Christmas period. I literally blew up at Bebe
and told him how upset the President would be, the Attorney General
would be, let alone how you would feel about the situation. Bebe claims
that there is nothing we can do about it.
Martha Mitchell had called Bebe this morning at 6:00 a.m. Bebe is going
to return the call and talk to her about the situation. What he has is Villa 71
at the Key Biscayne Hotel (which is one villa removed from the ocean front),
a big house over on the bay side of Key Biscayne which has a swimming pool
and a number of bedrooms. The house is presently owned by Bebe's bank
and he can make it available. There is no beach.
The third option is an apartment (duplex-type) which Smathers has near the
Key Biscayne Yacht Club.
In any case, Bebe is trying to work out the problems regarding this with the
Mitchells. Is there any action you want me to take?
DLC'hle
December 21, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. ROB ODLE
FROM:
DWIGHT L. CHAPIN
Attached is your memorandum of December 17th. You say that you
have attached a list of Talk Show personalities who are favorably
inclined toward the President. On that list you put down Barbara
Walters. Maybe we should clarify further what we mean by favorably
inclined. When I send the list on to Haldeman with some other sug-
gestions, I am sure that Barbara Walters, for example, will be
questioned. Maybe we could indicate by each person's name the
reason we feel they are favorably inclined.
Thank you.
DLC:ny