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Richard Nixon Presidential Library Contested Materials Collection Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 2 43 7/20/1972 Campaign Memo Copy of a memo from Chapin to "THE FILE" RE: call with Billy Graham. 2 pgs. 2 43 7/20/1972 Campaign Memo From Chapin to "THE FILE" RE: call with Billy Graham. 2 pgs. 2 43 7/11/1972 Campaign Memo From Chapin to the Convention File RE: composition of the Republican Party. 1 pg. 2 43 7/20/1972 Foreign Policy Memo From Chapin to Colson RE: political ambassadors. Carbon copies to Flanigan, Parker, and Strachan. 1 pg. Friday, March 05, 2010 Page 1 of 4 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 2 43 7/20/1972 Campaign Memo Copy of a memo from Chapin to Haldeman RE: Republican Convention of 1972. 4 pgs. 2 43 Campaign Memo From Tex McCrary to Chapin and Dick Moore RE: impact of the Republican Convention. 4 pgs. 2 43 7/20/1972 Campaign Memo Copy of a memo from Safire to Haldeman RE: Republican Convention. Carbon copy to Dick Moore. 1 pg. 2 43 Campaign Other Document Fifth page of a document regarding the Republican Convention, presumably in 1972. 1 pg. 2 43 7/26/1972 Memo From Chapin to Bill Timmons RE: Reverend Lyman Parks. Carbon copy to Bob Flaniagn. 1 pg. Friday, March 05, 2010 Page 2 of 4 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 2 43 7/18/1972 Memo From Chapin to Timmons RE: planning for the Republican Convention. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 1 pg. 2 43 7/20/1972 Campaign Memo From Chapin to Timmons RE: new spokespeople for the Republican Party. 1 pg. 2 43 7/27/1972 Campaign Memo From Chapin to Timmons RE: African Americans at the Republican Convention. 1 pg. 2 43 7/18/1972 Foreign Policy Memo From Chapin to Nell Yates RE: Robert Vickers and the Olympic Committee. 1 pg. 2 43 7/18/1972 Foreign Policy Memo From Chapin to Nell Yates RE: Robert Vickers and the Olympic Committee. 1 pg. Friday, March 05, 2010 Page 3 of 4 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 2 43 7/18/1972 Campaign Memo From Chapin to Timmons RE: Republican Convention planning. 1 pg. Friday, March 05, 2010 Page 4 of 4 MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON July 20, 1972 4:00 p.m. MEMORANDUM FOR: THE FILE FROM: DWIGHT L. CHAPIN SUBJECT: Telephone Call with Billy Graham Graham did not favor having Johnny Cash handle the Invocation or a prayer at the Convention. He feels that it's subjecting an actor to a religious event for political purposes and that it just wouldn't set right. He felt that if we want a layman we should go to the moderator of the Presbyterian Church of the USA or perhaps Graham's father-in-law. Also the President of the Southern Baptist Convention might be good. Graham and I talked about good black ministers for the program. He talked about Joseph Jackson who is the one who supported the President in 168. He said that Jackson was hurt, had had no attention, was bitter and that although he is the head of the largest black church in the country, he may not do it because of his feelings of being neglected. We also talked about the fact that Jackson is elderly and maybe would not project the best image. We also discussed Dr. Isaac Green of Pittsburgh who evidently is a big Nixon supporter. He's an older man but he's very popular and has the largest black church in Pittsburgh. The other man we discussed is Dr. Lockridge, a black from San Francisco who is evidently one of the best orators among the blacks at this time. Graham is going to check Lockridge to see whether or not he would be agreeable to appear if asked and also to get a reading on his feelings regarding the President. I talked to Graham about Sammy Davis, Jr. doing the National Anthem. He said that he thought that would be very helpful and very good. He did not feel that Davis would in any way alienate the South. He said he is a symbol to the black community and that that would be a good move for us. 2 Regarding Graham's personal participation in the Convention, he said he did not feel that he should do it. He said that he would be willing to appear if the President felt it would be helpful. He went to length pointing out that he is appearing as a nonpartisan on a number of talk shows and that by not being tied actively to the Republican Convention or to the President he can appear more nonpartisan. He used the example that it's more like being John Connally. I'm sure we can get Graham if we want to put the heat on. The question is do we want him badly enough to tell him that the President has asked that he appear. We talked about Anita Bryant and agreed that she would be good at the Convention. I asked him where the conversation stood in terms of Rabbi Tannenbaum whom I knew Bob was going to talk to him about. He said that Tannenbaum was probably the most influential Jewish rabbi in the country. He is probably a Democrat by registration but very pro the President. He is for the President because of the great things the President has done for Israel. We agreed that the best one to call Tannenbaum would probably be Kissinger. Evidently Tannenbaum owes Kissinger some favors. If Kissinger won't do it, Graham will. Kelman (?), the other rabbi that we have from New York, is known to Graham and Graham feels he would be okay but that Tannenbaum would be better. CC: H. R. Haldeman July 20, 1972 4:00 p.m. MEMORANDUM FOR: THE FILE FROM: DWIGHT L. CHAPIN SUBJECT: Telephone Call with Billy Graham Graham did not favor having Johnny Cash handle the Invocation or a prayer at the Convention. He feels that it's subjecting an actor to a religious event for political purposes and that it just wouldn't set right. He felt that if we want a layman we should go to the moderator of the Presbyterian Church of the USA or perhaps Graham's father-in-law. Also the President of the Southern Baptist Convention might be good. Graham and I talked about good black ministers for the program. He talked about Joseph Jackson who is the one who supported the President in '68. He said that Jackson was hurt, had had no attention, was bitter and that although he is the head of the largest black church in the country, he may not do it because of his feelings of being neglected. We also talked about the fact that Jackson is elderly and maybe would not project the best image. We also discussed Dr. Isaac Green of Pittsburgh who evidently is a big Nixon supporter. He's an older man but he's very popular and has the largest black church in Pittsburgh. The other man we discussed is Dr. Lockridge, a black from San Francisco who is evidently one of the best orators among the blacks at this time. Graham is going to check Lockridge to see whether or not he would be agreeable to appear if asked and also to get a reading on his feelings regarding the President. I talked to Graham about Sammy Davis, Jr. doing the National Anthem. He said that he thought that would be very helpful and very good. He did not feel that Davis would in any way alienate the South. He said he is a symbol to the black community and that that would be a good move for us. Regarding G: am's personal participation in 8 Convention, he said he did not feel that he should do it. He said that he would be willing to appear if the President felt it would be helpful. He went to length pointing out that he is appearing as a nonpartisan on a number of talk shows and that by not being tied actively to the Republican Convention or to the President he can appear more nonpartisan. He used the example that it's more like being John Connally. I'm sure we can get Graham if we want to put the heat on. The question is do we want him badly enough to tell him that the President has asked that he appear. We talked about Anita Bryant and agreed that she would be good at the Convention. I asked him where the conversation stood in terms of Rabbi Tannenbaum whom I knew Bob was going to talk to him about. He said that Tannenbaum was probably the most influential Jewish rabbi in the country. He is probably a Democrat by registration but very pro the President. He is for the President because of the great things the Pres Ident has done for Israel. We agreed that the best one to call Tannenbaum would probably be Kissinger. Evidently Tannenbaum owes Kissinger some favors. If Kissinger won't do it, Graham will. Kelman (?). the other rabbi that we have from New York, is known to Graham and Graham feels he would be okay but that Tannenbaum would be better. July 11, 1972 2:00 p.m. MEMORANDUM FOR: THE CONVENTION FILE FROM: DWIGHT L. CHAPIN Cliff Miller phoned in the suggestion that we've got to pound home hard on whatever reforms we have made. We've got to keep in mind the tremendous impact the Democrats are having with the idea and the sedling of the fact that they've reformed their convention. It's their overriding theme. We should consider in our pre-vonvention activities ways in which we can make the point as to the broad spectrum of the Republican party. We should use our surrogates. We should figure out how to use what blacks, women and youth we have. In all of our calculations we should never forget the "regulars". We should show that we're faithful to those who have stood by the party, although we have brought about change. Miller also substantiates the views of most others that the podium looked atrocious. July 20, 1972 EYES ONLY MEMORANDUM FOR: MR! CHARLES W. COLSON FROM: DWIGHT L. CHAPIN SUBJECT: Political Ambassadors Should we bring all our political Ambassadors home for late September and October? They can be placed in key foreign affairs forums around the country. Obviously, the purpose is to build the President - to build credibility. We can place them with editorial boards, fat cat receptions, especially conservative Democrat types, get them on talk shows, use them in ethnic areas. Perhaps some of the more friendly career Ambassadors could help. Rogers might call them home for a summit meeting or post-election planning session. The President could then call them over to meet with him. Call back - Poland, Italy, Mexico, Yugoslavia, Germany and others who are of interest to our constituents. (Who is going to Poland.? Is it vacant?) cc: Mr. Flanigan Mr. Parker Mr. Strachan MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE High Priority WASHINGTON July 20, 1972 12:40 p.m. MEMORANDUM FOR: H. R. HALDEMAN FROM: DWIGHT L. CHAPIN St SUBJECT: Convention Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos. One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary. It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and, in particular, overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong. It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking. Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as to what alternate programming is planned. Also attached is a copy of the memorandum which Safire sent you today. It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K. Smith. The main point here being that the President's and Vice President's acceptance speeches should be on different nights. Dick Moore and I met with Garment, Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Safire's recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights. After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice President's nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening. We would recommend the following alterations in the program: TUESDAY NIGHT Main Elements: 1. Opening of Convention. 2. Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President. 2 TUESDAY NIGHT '(Cont'd): 3. Nomination of the President by Rockefeller. 4. Seconding Speeches. 5. Demonstration as the President goes over the top. 6. Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter. He would state his pleasure at being renominated, state that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention delegates the next evening. 7. The Vice President's nomination. 8. Acceptance speech by the Vice President. Note: This will make a long evening. If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times, we should be able to get the Vice President on the air at 11:00 or 11:15 p.m. EDT. The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon, the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech. WEDNESDAY EVENING Main Elements: 1. The Opening. 2. Film -- Nixon, the Man. 3. Introduction of the President. (It has been suggested that perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure. 'We' re trying to determine who that could be.) 4. President's acceptance speech. Note: We would hope that this session would not begin until around 9:00 p.m. with the President's speech coming around 9:45 p.m. .3 MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE, SAFIRE SCALI AND CHAPIN: 1. Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat. It would be good having a woman open the Convention. more 2. We should find/of our new and more upcoming types to work on the Convention. We need to get a list of the comers. 3. Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California. He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused. If he's going to be the Temporary Chairman, he should not be the Presidential introducer. 4. Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that he's talked to that they're taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention. He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people. 5. We should have a Democrats for Nixon news conference, maybe on two different days in Miami. 6. There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers. It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican. Right now we have a Governor, a Senator, a Mayor, and if we can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly. 7. There is some concern over Sammy Davis, Jr. Garment and Moore feel that he's wrong and does not represent our constituency. It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency. They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like "This is My Country" or "My Country 'Tis of Thee" that it would be fine. We may try to work him in the program that way. The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder. 4 8. No one can be found that's for having Kate Smith in the program. We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program. CC: Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL TO: Dwight Chapin Dick Moore FROM: Tex McCrary SUBJECT: Convention Impact 1. At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during which I voiced the vehement objection to an opening impression from which the President will have to struggle to escape, I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point, every headline, picture and caption that might come out of it, and this is my summary judgement: 2. This is not Nixon's convention, it is Goldwater's. This is not the Spirit of '76 or even '72 it is '64 and '48. It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide, and Truman's upset of Tom Dewey. 3. It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roof. 4. The McGovern convention made rising stars; the Nixon convention uses faded stars. 5. You vote that you open with a woman Ann Armstrong is not a woman, she is fat cat Texas king ranch. 6. The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan, who could not carry his own state even against Pat Brown this year. In the year when George Wallace made tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing, Ronald Reagan comes through still as the millionaire governor who paid no state taxes. 7. Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line-up, Ed Brooke who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as maverick as Javits. -2- 8. In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities, the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Sammy Davis, Jr. who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then dis- carded her. And you have him singing the National Anthem Why not Sinatra, whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow. 9. In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote and the split in labor, you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City, the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet Mayor Luger of Indianapolis. And labor is as speechless here as in McGovern's show. 10. When Dwight said that "We have to work Goldwater in somewhere, 11 he needn't worry Barry is already everywhere, the spirit of '64. 11. It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash; and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone; and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower but from the opening shot of this monumental bore, I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of '72 as Humphrey was winning at the finish in '68. 12. The feel and smell of this Nixon convention of '72 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey -- I stayed for Dewey's closing Madison Square Garden. rally in '48 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said, "Last night, Tom Dewey lost the elction. 11 13. The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang, which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of '52. And in Chicago, starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally, Taft was routed the way the McGovern gang took Humphrey and Wallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley. The same tide is rising again. But for the Democrats. -3- 14. Now I know why that battle cry for the 172 campaign came from "Nixon now more than ever" is "in your heart you know he's right", plus 8 and spelled backwards, but not in Hebrew. 15. Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers -- Mamie and Pat and the President and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball. 16. The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett's and give him a headline for the campaign equal to "I never shoot blacks". 17. And you better figure out a way fast to get Kissinger and Connally into the Convention line-up; and get Agnew into black-face to play Jimmy Brown. 18. Also "the only man who can beat Nixon is Nixon" now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one. 19. After the Peking trip, I wrote across the bundle of headlines: "Look Out for Loose Boards". In this convention structure, it is hard to find anything but loose boards. 20. In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dinner I tried to make two points: "Not since Disraeli has any immigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr. Henry Kissinger. In America no political party can become, or deserves to become a majority party, until minorities feel at home within it. 11 This Nixon convention, as outlined, even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP, Right parade. 21. In terms of show biz there isn't a belly laugh or a roar, not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup -- no sex, only X. In terms of drama, no suspense, no gut emotion except Mamic, no encore! In terms of news, no headlines. In terms of history, it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoney's plans for the Bicentennial. -4- New Subject: Had a good meeting with three key guys on Agnew's staff - Summers, Damgaard and Goodcarle. Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners, they seemed genuinely hospitable, not at all resentful or suspicious at my office. To sit with them from time to time for suggestions, review, and preview. They accept even though Connally is my friend, I am not his man. As I have suggested to Dick, perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you from now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the ground, the muddy ground, until his instincts and scars tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air. New subject: Around John Price and Queens, which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election, we will try to set up a perfect prototype campaign for any strategic urban area. In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star, second only to the President, if the President comes into the climax. My gut instinct and scars tell me that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi, Wall Street, and other chancey places like Queens not on Pennsylvania Avenue. #### THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON July 20, 1972. MEMORANDUM FOR: H. R. HALDEMAN FROM: BILL SAFIRE RE: CONVENTION I was talking to Howard K. Smith last night about what he expects for television coverage, and he said that all the TV people expected a pretty dull convention with the likelihood of violence in the strects. That's not good - will associate us with violence, inability to reduce dissent, etc. Howard wondered if we were planning the usual lineup President and Vice President acceptance speeches on the same night. He suggested that if, for the first time, they could be on different nights, they would be separate news events, each a must for coverage in full. Moreover, it occurs to me, a mass audience is less likely to sit through two long speeches practically back to back; in addition, if the VP's speech is really good, it detracts from the President's, and if it is no good, it loses the audience. Therefore, why do we not do something radical in the way of political conventions and nominate the Vice President on one night, have him accept that night, and do the President the next night? This would be met with a lot of cluck-clucking as anti-traditional, but the real reason for putting them together in the past was to first determine the Presidential nominee and have himselect the running mate; with a sitting President who will make his choice known before the Convention, that reason is obviated. Thus, we could have two separate and distinct news stories, better ratings, and a more solitaire setting for the President on his night. Worth considering? CC: Dick Moore 5 consult with Mrs. Eisenhowe r through Julie and see whether she prefers Mr. Thomas or Secretary Rogers. Tex McCrary says Billy Graham was a great friend of the Eisenhowers and he would be much better than Rogers or Thomas. We could use Graham via the Eisenhower hook. We will also have Julie check to see whether or not Mamie might reconsider and come to the Convention. 2. MONDAY EVENING a. The main news event for Monday evening is a combination Reagan/keynote. The present idea is to have Reagan, as Temporary Chairman, make his speech. Immediately afterwards there would be a musical interlude so that the networks would have a chance to get in their commercials. Reagan would then introduce the film on the Nixon Years. Immediately after the film, Reagan would introduce Brooke who would list our accomplishments and then introduce Mayor Lugar who would launch an attack against McGovern. This would be issue-oriented. We would then have our last speaker, a 21-year old woman legislator from South Carolina, introduced by Reagan. (We are checking out her qualifications for this role presently. If she will not work, we will have to consider another woman.) The woman will offer an invitation to Democrats and Independents to join the Republican Party. Ray Price's rough outline for the Keynote is attached at Tab E. We should note at the present time that ABC will be cutting in with their live programming during the middle of the Keynote. There's just not much we can do about this. Tex feels Mayor Lugar would be a better prime Keynote figure than Reagan. He worries about Reagan paying no taxes and his popularity in California. b. We debated the idea of having a State delegation ask for recognition from the floor and have them offer a Resolution to the Convention inviting Democrats to join the Republican Party. This should be a spontaneous thing July 26, 1972 3:30 p.m. MEMORANDUM FOR: BILL TIMMONS FROM: DWIGHT L. CHAPIN Billy Graham called today to report that Reverend Lyman Parks "checks out alright". He said he's a bit of a social activist but is generally well thought of, comes from an ordinary black church and might be a good choice. CC: Bob Flanigan July 18, 1972 EYES ONLY MEMORANDUM FOR: MR. WILLIAM E. TIMMONS FROM: DWIGHT L. CHAPIN This is a recap of the memorandum Haldeman sent me on July 13th stating some of the desires concerning Convention planning. He said, "The Convention plan should include a segment for speeches - brief speeches - by Democrats and Independents who will appear by invitation of the Convention management. They should include possibly John Connally, some Independents, youth, prom- inent Governors, Senators, etc. who will make the point that they have decided to support President Nixon's re-election because of the outstanding job he has done, because of his trip to China and to Russia, because they can't take McGovern, etc. "This should include the maximum number of Democrats, at least one Chicano, and only one Black, some Italians and Polish, one or two youth, but it should not go hog-wild on youth. It should be done as a solid hour in order to get impact. If we do a telethon, we should include some Democrats on that also. "We might even want to consider a prominent Democrat for a seconding speech. Don't let this idea get lost." We must take a close look at our schedule which we developed yesterday for the Convention program. As you can tell, we are not at all close to what Haldeman has laid down for us to follow. We really have no Democrats speaking from the podium - except for the one plan to use Connally. To my knowledge, we have no Chicanos on the program and perhaps we have too many Blacks. I cannot give a rundown on the Italians and Polish since I am unclear as to what ethnics we really have. By our meeting next Tuesday, we should have from Stan or whoever is doing the research a list of possible speakers which fit the above criteria and whom we could work into the program. I assume you will cover this with Anderson. cc: Mr. Carruthers (To be dexed to Los Angeles) 7/19/72 Carrithes phone to July 20, 1972 2:40 p. m. MEMORANDUM FOR: BILL TIMMONS FROM: DWIGHT L. CHAPIN Can we have Stan Anderson pull together a list of the top 15 young comers within the Republican Party. These would be guys like Lugar, Brock, etc. Perhaps we should be working more of this type person into the Convention and formal program. We need to have a list to work from so that we know precisely who the good ones are. In addition to the above, we need to get a handle on who the best women spokesmen are in the country. Who are the 10 best women spokesmen that the Republican Party has? In particular, can we get a list of 10 or 15 women State Legislators who could be possible backups to the 21-year old gal from South Carolina in case she bombs out. July 27, 1972 10:00 a. m. MEMORANDUM FOR: BILL TIMMONS FROM: DWIGHT L. CHAPIN In a meeting the other day with Ehrlichman, he mentioned that he was concerned about having some blacks in active working positions at the Convention. He suggested that perhaps we could use Sam Jackson or Pierce from Treasury or someone on the podium. Along the same line we discussed having Stan Scott work the press on the platform or perhaps seeing if Fred Scribner has a black lawyer somewhere on his staff who could work the podium. I pass these thoughts on so you'll know that John is concerned as to what exposure blacks are going to have at our Convention. July 18, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: NELL YATES FROM: DWIGHT CHAPIN I want you to call Mr. Robert Vickers in Wichita, Kansas - the phone number is 316 - 686-6083 ---and ask for his secretary. Tell him that I am out of town for a couple of days and that I followed through with checking on the arrange- ments for his brother, Jack Vickers, and the request for me to try to help him get hotel rooms in Munich, Germany. Say that I had no luck - that the city is completely filled up and that there is nothing we can do through the Embassy. Tell him that the information that I got - the best thing to do is to work through the Olympic Committee. And that perhaps Governor Love of Colorado can contact the Olympic officials since Mr. Vickers is a representative of the Governor's. Thank you. July 18, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: NELL YATES FROM: DWIGHT CHAPIN I want you to call Mr. Robert Vickers in Wichita, Kansas - the phone number is 316 - 686-6083 ----and ask for his secretary. Tell him that 1 am out of town for a couple of days and that I followed through with checking on the arrange- ments for his brother, Jack Vickers, and the request for me to try to help him get hotel rooms in Munich, Germany. Say that I had no luck - that the city is completely filled up and that there is nothing we can do through the Embassy. Tell him that the information that I got - the best thing to do is to work through the Olympic Committee. And that perhaps Governor Love of Colorado can contact the Olympic officials since Mr. Vickers is a representative of the Governor's. Thank you. July 18, 1972 EYES ONLY MEMORANDUM FOR: MR. WILLIAM E. TIMMONS FROM: DWIGHT L. CHAPIN This is a recap of the memorandum Haldeman sent me on July 13th stating some of the desires concerning Convention planning. He said, "The Convention plan should include a segment for speeches - brief speeches - by Democrats and Independents who will appear by invitation of the Convention management. They should include possibly John Connally, some Independents, youth, prom- inent Governors, Senators, etc. who will make the point that they have decided to support President Nixon's re-election because of the outstanding job he has done, because of his trip to China and to Russia, because they can't take McGovern, etc. "This should include the maximum number of Democrats, at least one Chicano, and only one Black, some Italians and Polish, one or two youth, but it should not go hog-wild on youth. It should be done as a solid hour in order to get impact. of we do a telethon, we should include some Democrats on that also. "We might even want to consider a prominent Democrat for a seconding speech. Don't let this idea get lost." We must take a close look at our schedule which we developed yesterday for the Convention program. As you can tell, we are not at all close to what Haldeman has laid down for us to follow. We really have no Democrats speaking from the podium - except for the one plan to use Connally. To my knowledge, we have no Chicanos on the program and perhaps we have too many Blacks. I cannot give a rundown on the Italians and Polish since I am unclear as to what ethnics we really have. By our meeting next Tuesday, we should have from Stan or whoever is doing the research a list of possible speakers which fit the above criteria and whom we could work into the program. I assume you will cover this with Anderson. cc: Mr. Carruthers (To be dexed to Los Angeles)

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This file contains: Copy of a memo from Chapin to "THE FILE" RE: call with Billy Graham. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/20/1972 From Chapin to "THE FILE" RE: call with Billy Graham. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/20/1972 From Chapin to the Convention File RE: composition of the Republican Party. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/11/1972 From Chapin to Colson RE: political ambassadors. Carbon copies to Flanigan, Parker, and Strachan. 1 pg. [Subject: Foreign Policy] [Memo], 7/20/1972 Copy of a memo from Chapin to Haldeman RE: Republican Convention of 1972. 4 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/20/1972 From Tex McCrary to Chapin and Dick Moore RE: impact of the Republican Convention. 4 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], no date Copy of a memo from Safire to Haldeman RE: Republican Convention. Carbon copy to Dick Moore. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/20/1972 Fifth page of a document regarding the Republican Convention, presumably in 1972. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date From Chapin to Bill Timmons RE: Reverend Lynn Parks. Carbon Copy to Bob Flanigan. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/26/1972 From Chapin to Timmons RE: planning for the Republican Convention. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/18/1972 From Chapin to Timmons RE: new spokespeople for the Republican Party. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/20/1972 From Chapin to Timmons RE: African Americans at the Republican Convention. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/27/1972 From Chapin to Nell Yates RE: Robert Vickers and the Olympic Committee. 1 pg. [Subject: Foreign Policy] [Memo], 7/18/1972 From Chapin to Nell Yates RE: Robert Vickers and the Olympic Committee. 1 pg. [Subject: Foreign Policy] [Memo], 7/18/1972 From Chapin to Timmons RE: Republican Convention planning. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/18/1972

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CHAPIN\nSUBJECT:\nTelephone Call with Billy Graham\nGraham did not favor having Johnny Cash handle the Invocation\nor a prayer at the Convention. He feels that it's subjecting\nan actor to a religious event for political purposes and that it\njust wouldn't set right. He felt that if we want a layman we\nshould go to the moderator of the Presbyterian Church of the\nUSA or perhaps Graham's father-in-law. Also the President\nof the Southern Baptist Convention might be good.\nGraham and I talked about good black ministers for the program.\nHe talked about Joseph Jackson who is the one who supported\nthe President in 168. He said that Jackson was hurt, had had no\nattention, was bitter and that although he is the head of the\nlargest black church in the country, he may not do it because\nof his feelings of being neglected. We also talked about the fact\nthat Jackson is elderly and maybe would not project the best\nimage. We also discussed Dr. Isaac Green of Pittsburgh who\nevidently is a big Nixon supporter. He's an older man but he's\nvery popular and has the largest black church in Pittsburgh.\nThe other man we discussed is Dr. Lockridge, a black from\nSan Francisco who is evidently one of the best orators among\nthe blacks at this time. Graham is going to check Lockridge to\nsee whether or not he would be agreeable to appear if asked\nand also to get a reading on his feelings regarding the President.\nI talked to Graham about Sammy Davis, Jr. doing the National\nAnthem. He said that he thought that would be very helpful and\nvery good. He did not feel that Davis would in any way alienate\nthe South. He said he is a symbol to the black community and that\nthat would be a good move for us.\n2\nRegarding Graham's personal participation in the Convention,\nhe said he did not feel that he should do it. He said that he\nwould be willing to appear if the President felt it would be\nhelpful. He went to length pointing out that he is appearing\nas a nonpartisan on a number of talk shows and that by not\nbeing tied actively to the Republican Convention or to the\nPresident he can appear more nonpartisan. He used the\nexample that it's more like being John Connally. I'm sure we\ncan get Graham if we want to put the heat on. The question is\ndo we want him badly enough to tell him that the President\nhas asked that he appear.\nWe talked about Anita Bryant and agreed that she would be good\nat the Convention.\nI asked him where the conversation stood in terms of\nRabbi Tannenbaum whom I knew Bob was going to talk to him\nabout. He said that Tannenbaum was probably the most influential\nJewish rabbi in the country. He is probably a Democrat by\nregistration but very pro the President. He is for the President\nbecause of the great things the President has done for Israel.\nWe agreed that the best one to call Tannenbaum would probably\nbe Kissinger. Evidently Tannenbaum owes Kissinger some\nfavors. If Kissinger won't do it, Graham will.\nKelman (?), the other rabbi that we have from New York, is\nknown to Graham and Graham feels he would be okay but that\nTannenbaum would be better.\nCC: H. R. Haldeman\nJuly 20, 1972\n4:00 p.m.\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE FILE\nFROM:\nDWIGHT L. CHAPIN\nSUBJECT:\nTelephone Call with Billy Graham\nGraham did not favor having Johnny Cash handle the Invocation\nor a prayer at the Convention. He feels that it's subjecting\nan actor to a religious event for political purposes and that it\njust wouldn't set right. He felt that if we want a layman we\nshould go to the moderator of the Presbyterian Church of the\nUSA or perhaps Graham's father-in-law. Also the President\nof the Southern Baptist Convention might be good.\nGraham and I talked about good black ministers for the program.\nHe talked about Joseph Jackson who is the one who supported\nthe President in '68. He said that Jackson was hurt, had had no\nattention, was bitter and that although he is the head of the\nlargest black church in the country, he may not do it because\nof his feelings of being neglected. We also talked about the fact\nthat Jackson is elderly and maybe would not project the best\nimage. We also discussed Dr. Isaac Green of Pittsburgh who\nevidently is a big Nixon supporter. He's an older man but he's\nvery popular and has the largest black church in Pittsburgh.\nThe other man we discussed is Dr. Lockridge, a black from\nSan Francisco who is evidently one of the best orators among\nthe blacks at this time. Graham is going to check Lockridge to\nsee whether or not he would be agreeable to appear if asked\nand also to get a reading on his feelings regarding the President.\nI talked to Graham about Sammy Davis, Jr. doing the National\nAnthem. He said that he thought that would be very helpful and\nvery good. He did not feel that Davis would in any way alienate\nthe South. He said he is a symbol to the black community and that\nthat would be a good move for us.\nRegarding G: am's personal participation in 8 Convention,\nhe said he did not feel that he should do it. He said that he\nwould be willing to appear if the President felt it would be\nhelpful. He went to length pointing out that he is appearing\nas a nonpartisan on a number of talk shows and that by not\nbeing tied actively to the Republican Convention or to the\nPresident he can appear more nonpartisan. He used the\nexample that it's more like being John Connally. I'm sure we\ncan get Graham if we want to put the heat on. The question is\ndo we want him badly enough to tell him that the President\nhas asked that he appear.\nWe talked about Anita Bryant and agreed that she would be good\nat the Convention.\nI asked him where the conversation stood in terms of\nRabbi Tannenbaum whom I knew Bob was going to talk to him\nabout. He said that Tannenbaum was probably the most influential\nJewish rabbi in the country. He is probably a Democrat by\nregistration but very pro the President. He is for the President\nbecause of the great things the Pres Ident has done for Israel.\nWe agreed that the best one to call Tannenbaum would probably\nbe Kissinger. Evidently Tannenbaum owes Kissinger some\nfavors. If Kissinger won't do it, Graham will.\nKelman (?). the other rabbi that we have from New York, is\nknown to Graham and Graham feels he would be okay but that\nTannenbaum would be better.\nJuly 11, 1972\n2:00 p.m.\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE CONVENTION FILE\nFROM:\nDWIGHT L. CHAPIN\nCliff Miller phoned in the suggestion that we've got to pound\nhome hard on whatever reforms we have made. We've got\nto keep in mind the tremendous impact the Democrats are\nhaving with the idea and the sedling of the fact that they've\nreformed their convention. It's their overriding theme.\nWe should consider in our pre-vonvention activities ways\nin which we can make the point as to the broad spectrum of\nthe Republican party. We should use our surrogates. We\nshould figure out how to use what blacks, women and youth\nwe have.\nIn all of our calculations we should never forget the \"regulars\".\nWe should show that we're faithful to those who have stood by\nthe party, although we have brought about change.\nMiller also substantiates the views of most others that the podium\nlooked atrocious.\nJuly 20, 1972\nEYES ONLY\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nMR! CHARLES W. COLSON\nFROM:\nDWIGHT L. CHAPIN\nSUBJECT:\nPolitical Ambassadors\nShould we bring all our political Ambassadors home for late September and October?\nThey can be placed in key foreign affairs forums around the country. Obviously, the\npurpose is to build the President - to build credibility. We can place them with\neditorial boards, fat cat receptions, especially conservative Democrat types, get them\non talk shows, use them in ethnic areas.\nPerhaps some of the more friendly career Ambassadors could help. Rogers might call\nthem home for a summit meeting or post-election planning session. The President\ncould then call them over to meet with him. Call back - Poland, Italy, Mexico,\nYugoslavia, Germany and others who are of interest to our constituents.\n(Who is going to Poland.? Is it vacant?)\ncc: Mr. Flanigan\nMr. Parker\nMr. Strachan\nMEMORANDUM\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nHigh Priority\nWASHINGTON\nJuly 20, 1972\n12:40 p.m.\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nH. R. HALDEMAN\nFROM:\nDWIGHT L. CHAPIN\nSt\nSUBJECT:\nConvention\nAttached to this memorandum you will find two memos.\nOne is a critique of our present Convention program by\nTex McCrary. It is felt that Tex is overly critical of\nthe Convention plan and, in particular, overreacting to\nReagan and Anne Armstrong. It is attached just so you\nwill be aware of his thinking. Undoubtedly he is right in\nterms of some of the feel of our present program since he\nhas no idea as to what alternate programming is planned.\nAlso attached is a copy of the memorandum which Safire\nsent you today. It plays off the conversation he had with\nHoward K. Smith. The main point here being that the\nPresident's and Vice President's acceptance speeches\nshould be on different nights.\nDick Moore and I met with Garment, Scali and Safire this\nmorning in order to discuss Safire's recommendation that\nthe President and Vice President speak on separate nights.\nAfter considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous\nconsent that we should put the Vice President's nomination and\nacceptance speech on the second evening.\nWe would recommend the following alterations in the program:\nTUESDAY NIGHT\nMain Elements:\n1.\nOpening of Convention.\n2.\nPossible series of Democratic speakers urging other\nDemocrats to support the President.\n2\nTUESDAY NIGHT '(Cont'd):\n3.\nNomination of the President by Rockefeller.\n4.\nSeconding Speeches.\n5.\nDemonstration as the President goes over the top.\n6.\nCutaway to President departing White House and brief\ninterview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter.\nHe would state his pleasure at being renominated, state\nthat he is looking forward to addressing the Convention\ndelegates the next evening.\n7.\nThe Vice President's nomination.\n8.\nAcceptance speech by the Vice President.\nNote:\nThis will make a long evening. If we roll along and cut\nback our demonstration times, we should be able to get\nthe Vice President on the air at 11:00 or 11:15 p.m. EDT.\nThe one element which has been moved out of the\nevening activities is the film on Nixon, the Man which\nwe will put the evening of the acceptance speech.\nWEDNESDAY EVENING\nMain Elements:\n1.\nThe Opening.\n2.\nFilm -- Nixon, the Man.\n3.\nIntroduction of the President. (It has been suggested that\nperhaps we use a nonpolitical figure. 'We' re trying to\ndetermine who that could be.)\n4.\nPresident's acceptance speech.\nNote:\nWe would hope that this session would not begin until\naround 9:00 p.m. with the President's speech coming\naround 9:45 p.m.\n.3\nMISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE, SAFIRE\nSCALI AND CHAPIN:\n1.\nAnne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat.\nIt would be good having a woman open the Convention.\nmore\n2.\nWe should find/of our new and more upcoming types to work\non the Convention. We need to get a list of the comers.\n3.\nReagan is still extremely popular even though he may be\nweak in California. He has not appeared on national television\nin a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but\nhe should not be overused. If he's going to be the Temporary\nChairman, he should not be the Presidential introducer.\n4.\nScali informed us that he has intelligence from the network\npeople that he's talked to that they're taking some of their\nbetter reporters and putting them on the demonstration\nactivities for the Republican Convention. He says they expect\nthere will be more trouble and want to cover it with their\nbetter people.\n5.\nWe should have a Democrats for Nixon news conference,\nmaybe on two different days in Miami.\n6.\nThere is some concern over using the young girl from\nSouth Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers.\nIt is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature\nwomen around the country to find the most articulate\nwoman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican. Right\nnow we have a Governor, a Senator, a Mayor, and if we\ncan get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly.\n7.\nThere is some concern over Sammy Davis, Jr. Garment\nand Moore feel that he's wrong and does not represent our\nconstituency. It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by\nsome of our constituency. They feel he should not do the\nNational Anthem but that if he did one song like \"This is\nMy Country\" or \"My Country 'Tis of Thee\" that it would be\nfine. We may try to work him in the program that way.\nThe other suggestion was to use him as a seconder.\n4\n8.\nNo one can be found that's for having Kate Smith in the\nprogram. We have dropped that idea unless you want to\ndictate that she should be in the program.\nCC:\nDick Moore\nBill Timmons\nBill Carruthers\nPERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL\nTO:\nDwight Chapin\nDick Moore\nFROM:\nTex McCrary\nSUBJECT:\nConvention Impact\n1. At the discussion of the convention program with both of you\nduring which I voiced the vehement objection to an opening impression\nfrom which the President will have to struggle to escape, I have since\nthoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point, every\nheadline, picture and caption that might come out of it, and this is my\nsummary judgement:\n2. This is not Nixon's convention, it is Goldwater's. This is not the\nSpirit of '76 or even '72 it is '64 and '48. It is the convention that\nproduced the LBJ landslide, and Truman's upset of Tom Dewey.\n3. It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like\nOklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and\nFiddler on the Roof.\n4. The McGovern convention made rising stars; the Nixon convention\nuses faded stars.\n5. You vote that you open with a woman Ann Armstrong is not a\nwoman, she is fat cat Texas king ranch.\n6. The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan,\nwho could not carry his own state even against Pat Brown this year. In\nthe year when George Wallace made tax reform an issue with as much\nsex appeal as busing, Ronald Reagan comes through still as the millionaire\ngovernor who paid no state taxes.\n7. Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line-up,\nEd Brooke who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as\nmaverick as Javits.\n-2-\n8. In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack\nthe critical Jewish vote in the key cities, the only Jew prominent in the\nline-up of your convention is Sammy Davis, Jr. who will be remembered\nthroughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then dis-\ncarded her. And you have him singing the National Anthem Why not\nSinatra, whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow.\n9. In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote and the split in\nlabor, you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York\nCity, the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the\nkey-note quartet Mayor Luger of Indianapolis. And labor is as\nspeechless here as in McGovern's show.\n10. When Dwight said that \"We have to work Goldwater in somewhere, 11\nhe needn't worry Barry is already everywhere, the spirit of '64.\n11. It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and\neven Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash; and nostalgia in John Wayne and\neven Pat Boone; and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower\nbut from the opening shot of this monumental bore, I keep expecting to\nsee Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimmy Hoffa and Harold Janine\nand Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and\nall the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing\nweek of '72 as Humphrey was winning at the finish in '68.\n12. The feel and smell of this Nixon convention of '72 is frighteningly\nreminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey -- I stayed for Dewey's\nclosing Madison Square Garden. rally in '48 and watched in horror an\naudience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said, \"Last night,\nTom Dewey lost the elction. 11\n13. The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent\nof the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang, which we attacked in the\nMadison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of '52. And\nin Chicago, starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally, Taft\nwas routed the way the McGovern gang took Humphrey and Wallace and\nMuskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley. The same tide is rising again.\nBut for the Democrats.\n-3-\n14. Now I know why that battle cry for the 172 campaign came from\n\"Nixon now more than ever\" is \"in your heart you know he's right\", plus\n8 and spelled backwards, but not in Hebrew.\n15. Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers --\nMamie and Pat and the President and nothing but holes in his pockets\nto give him protection until he can get rid of the ball.\n16. The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln's\nGettysburg Address and it better be full of quotes that will finally get\nhim into Bartlett's and give him a headline for the campaign equal to\n\"I never shoot blacks\".\n17. And you better figure out a way fast to get Kissinger and Connally\ninto the Convention line-up; and get Agnew into black-face to play Jimmy\nBrown.\n18. Also \"the only man who can beat Nixon is Nixon\" now he can\nadd the architects of this convention to that list of one.\n19. After the Peking trip, I wrote across the bundle of headlines:\n\"Look Out for Loose Boards\". In this convention structure, it is hard\nto find anything but loose boards.\n20. In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dinner I tried to make two\npoints: \"Not since Disraeli has any immigrant Jew been brought to such\nbiblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr.\nHenry Kissinger. In America no political party can become, or deserves\nto become a majority party, until minorities feel at home within it. 11 This\nNixon convention, as outlined, even to Archie Bunker is pure early\nCalifornia WASP, Right parade.\n21. In terms of show biz there isn't a belly laugh or a roar, not even\na chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup -- no sex, only X. In terms\nof drama, no suspense, no gut emotion except Mamic, no encore! In\nterms of news, no headlines. In terms of history, it is as sharply\nfocused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoney's plans for the\nBicentennial.\n-4-\nNew Subject: Had a good meeting with three key guys on Agnew's staff -\nSummers, Damgaard and Goodcarle. Based on working with them by\nphone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners, they seemed genuinely\nhospitable, not at all resentful or suspicious at my office. To sit with\nthem from time to time for suggestions, review, and preview. They\naccept even though Connally is my friend, I am not his man. As\nI\nhave suggested to Dick, perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of\nyou from now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss\nis going to need a very good fullback to score on the ground, the muddy\nground, until his instincts and scars tell him it is safe to put the ball in\nthe air.\nNew subject: Around John Price and Queens, which is Archie Bunker\ncountry and the key to the New York State election, we will try to set up\na perfect prototype campaign for any strategic urban area. In that\nterritory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star,\nsecond only to the President, if the President comes into the climax.\nMy gut instinct and scars tell me that this weird campaign will be won\nin Hanoi, Wall Street, and other chancey places like Queens not on\nPennsylvania Avenue.\n####\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nJuly 20, 1972.\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nH. R. HALDEMAN\nFROM:\nBILL SAFIRE\nRE:\nCONVENTION\nI was talking to Howard K. Smith last night about what he expects for\ntelevision coverage, and he said that all the TV people expected a\npretty dull convention with the likelihood of violence in the strects.\nThat's not good - will associate us with violence, inability to reduce\ndissent, etc.\nHoward wondered if we were planning the usual lineup President\nand Vice President acceptance speeches on the same night. He\nsuggested that if, for the first time, they could be on different nights,\nthey would be separate news events, each a must for coverage in full.\nMoreover, it occurs to me, a mass audience is less likely to sit\nthrough two long speeches practically back to back; in addition, if\nthe VP's speech is really good, it detracts from the President's,\nand if it is no good, it loses the audience.\nTherefore, why do we not do something radical in the way of political\nconventions and nominate the Vice President on one night, have him\naccept that night, and do the President the next night?\nThis would be met with a lot of cluck-clucking as anti-traditional,\nbut the real reason for putting them together in the past was to first\ndetermine the Presidential nominee and have himselect the running\nmate; with a sitting President who will make his choice known before\nthe Convention, that reason is obviated.\nThus, we could have two separate and distinct news stories, better\nratings, and a more solitaire setting for the President on his night.\nWorth considering?\nCC: Dick Moore\n5\nconsult with Mrs. Eisenhowe r through Julie and see\nwhether she prefers Mr. Thomas or Secretary Rogers.\nTex McCrary says Billy Graham was a great friend\nof the Eisenhowers and he would be much better than\nRogers or Thomas. We could use Graham via the\nEisenhower hook.\nWe will also have Julie check to see whether or not\nMamie might reconsider and come to the Convention.\n2.\nMONDAY EVENING\na.\nThe main news event for Monday evening is a\ncombination Reagan/keynote. The present idea is to\nhave Reagan, as Temporary Chairman, make his speech.\nImmediately afterwards there would be a musical interlude\nso that the networks would have a chance to get in their\ncommercials. Reagan would then introduce the film on\nthe Nixon Years. Immediately after the film, Reagan\nwould introduce Brooke who would list our accomplishments\nand then introduce Mayor Lugar who would launch an\nattack against McGovern. This would be issue-oriented.\nWe would then have our last speaker, a 21-year old\nwoman legislator from South Carolina, introduced by\nReagan. (We are checking out her qualifications\nfor this role presently. If she will not work, we will have\nto consider another woman.) The woman will offer an\ninvitation to Democrats and Independents to join the\nRepublican Party.\nRay Price's rough outline for the Keynote is attached\nat Tab E. We should note at the present time that\nABC will be cutting in with their live programming\nduring the middle of the Keynote. There's just not\nmuch we can do about this. Tex feels Mayor Lugar\nwould be a better prime Keynote figure than Reagan. He\nworries about Reagan paying no taxes and his popularity\nin California.\nb.\nWe debated the idea of having a State delegation ask\nfor recognition from the floor and have them offer a\nResolution to the Convention inviting Democrats to join\nthe Republican Party. This should be a spontaneous thing\nJuly 26, 1972\n3:30 p.m.\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nBILL TIMMONS\nFROM:\nDWIGHT L. CHAPIN\nBilly Graham called today to report that Reverend Lyman Parks\n\"checks out alright\". He said he's a bit of a social activist\nbut is generally well thought of, comes from an ordinary black\nchurch and might be a good choice.\nCC:\nBob Flanigan\nJuly 18, 1972\nEYES ONLY\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nMR. WILLIAM E. TIMMONS\nFROM:\nDWIGHT L. CHAPIN\nThis is a recap of the memorandum Haldeman sent me on July 13th stating some\nof the desires concerning Convention planning. He said, \"The Convention plan\nshould include a segment for speeches - brief speeches - by Democrats and\nIndependents who will appear by invitation of the Convention management.\nThey should include possibly John Connally, some Independents, youth, prom-\ninent Governors, Senators, etc. who will make the point that they have decided\nto support President Nixon's re-election because of the outstanding job he has\ndone, because of his trip to China and to Russia, because they can't take\nMcGovern, etc.\n\"This should include the maximum number of Democrats, at least one Chicano,\nand only one Black, some Italians and Polish, one or two youth, but it should not\ngo hog-wild on youth. It should be done as a solid hour in order to get impact.\nIf we do a telethon, we should include some Democrats on that also.\n\"We might even want to consider a prominent Democrat for a seconding speech.\nDon't let this idea get lost.\"\nWe must take a close look at our schedule which we developed yesterday for the\nConvention program. As you can tell, we are not at all close to what Haldeman\nhas laid down for us to follow. We really have no Democrats speaking from the\npodium - except for the one plan to use Connally. To my knowledge, we have\nno Chicanos on the program and perhaps we have too many Blacks. I cannot give\na rundown on the Italians and Polish since I am unclear as to what ethnics we\nreally have.\nBy our meeting next Tuesday, we should have from Stan or whoever is doing the\nresearch a list of possible speakers which fit the above criteria and whom we could\nwork into the program. I assume you will cover this with Anderson.\ncc: Mr. Carruthers (To be dexed to Los Angeles)\n7/19/72 Carrithes phone to\nJuly 20, 1972\n2:40 p. m.\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nBILL TIMMONS\nFROM:\nDWIGHT L. CHAPIN\nCan we have Stan Anderson pull together a list of the top\n15 young comers within the Republican Party. These would be\nguys like Lugar, Brock, etc. Perhaps we should be working\nmore of this type person into the Convention and formal\nprogram. We need to have a list to work from so that we know\nprecisely who the good ones are.\nIn addition to the above, we need to get a handle on who the\nbest women spokesmen are in the country. Who are the\n10 best women spokesmen that the Republican Party has?\nIn particular, can we get a list of 10 or 15 women State\nLegislators who could be possible backups to the 21-year old\ngal from South Carolina in case she bombs out.\nJuly 27, 1972\n10:00 a. m.\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nBILL TIMMONS\nFROM:\nDWIGHT L. CHAPIN\nIn a meeting the other day with Ehrlichman, he mentioned that\nhe was concerned about having some blacks in active working\npositions at the Convention. He suggested that perhaps we\ncould use Sam Jackson or Pierce from Treasury or someone\non the podium. Along the same line we discussed having\nStan Scott work the press on the platform or perhaps seeing\nif Fred Scribner has a black lawyer somewhere on his staff who\ncould work the podium.\nI pass these thoughts on so you'll know that John is concerned\nas to what exposure blacks are going to have at our Convention.\nJuly 18, 1972\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nNELL YATES\nFROM:\nDWIGHT CHAPIN\nI want you to call Mr. Robert Vickers in Wichita, Kansas - the phone number is\n316 - 686-6083 ---and ask for his secretary. Tell him that I am out of town\nfor a couple of days and that I followed through with checking on the arrange-\nments for his brother, Jack Vickers, and the request for me to try to help him\nget hotel rooms in Munich, Germany. Say that I had no luck - that the city is\ncompletely filled up and that there is nothing we can do through the Embassy.\nTell him that the information that I got - the best thing to do is to work through\nthe Olympic Committee. And that perhaps Governor Love of Colorado can\ncontact the Olympic officials since Mr. Vickers is a representative of the Governor's.\nThank you.\nJuly 18, 1972\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nNELL YATES\nFROM:\nDWIGHT CHAPIN\nI want you to call Mr. Robert Vickers in Wichita, Kansas - the phone number is\n316 - 686-6083 ----and ask for his secretary. Tell him that 1 am out of town\nfor a couple of days and that I followed through with checking on the arrange-\nments for his brother, Jack Vickers, and the request for me to try to help him\nget hotel rooms in Munich, Germany. Say that I had no luck - that the city is\ncompletely filled up and that there is nothing we can do through the Embassy.\nTell him that the information that I got - the best thing to do is to work through\nthe Olympic Committee. And that perhaps Governor Love of Colorado can\ncontact the Olympic officials since Mr. Vickers is a representative of the Governor's.\nThank you.\nJuly 18, 1972\nEYES ONLY\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nMR. WILLIAM E. TIMMONS\nFROM:\nDWIGHT L. CHAPIN\nThis is a recap of the memorandum Haldeman sent me on July 13th stating some\nof the desires concerning Convention planning. He said, \"The Convention plan\nshould include a segment for speeches - brief speeches - by Democrats and\nIndependents who will appear by invitation of the Convention management.\nThey should include possibly John Connally, some Independents, youth, prom-\ninent Governors, Senators, etc. who will make the point that they have decided\nto support President Nixon's re-election because of the outstanding job he has\ndone, because of his trip to China and to Russia, because they can't take\nMcGovern, etc.\n\"This should include the maximum number of Democrats, at least one Chicano,\nand only one Black, some Italians and Polish, one or two youth, but it should not\ngo hog-wild on youth. It should be done as a solid hour in order to get impact.\nof we do a telethon, we should include some Democrats on that also.\n\"We might even want to consider a prominent Democrat for a seconding speech.\nDon't let this idea get lost.\"\nWe must take a close look at our schedule which we developed yesterday for the\nConvention program. As you can tell, we are not at all close to what Haldeman\nhas laid down for us to follow. We really have no Democrats speaking from the\npodium - except for the one plan to use Connally. To my knowledge, we have\nno Chicanos on the program and perhaps we have too many Blacks. I cannot give\na rundown on the Italians and Polish since I am unclear as to what ethnics we\nreally have.\nBy our meeting next Tuesday, we should have from Stan or whoever is doing the\nresearch a list of possible speakers which fit the above criteria and whom we could\nwork into the program. I assume you will cover this with Anderson.\ncc: Mr. Carruthers (To be dexed to Los Angeles)"
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