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From Colson and Magruder to Haldeman RE: following up on various campaign issues after a conference call, particularly relating to television coverage. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/5/1970
From Colson to Haldeman RE: "Duster" Miller's support of George Bush. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/13/1970
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11/5/1970
Campaign
Memo
From Colson and Magruder to Haldeman
RE: following up on various campaign issues
after a conference call, particularly relating
to television coverage. 1 pg.
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10/13/1970
Campaign
Memo
From Colson to Haldeman RE: "Duster"
Miller's support of George Bush. 1 pg.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Page 1 of 1
November 5, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM: MESSRS. COLSON AND MAGRUDER
This is a follow-up report to your conference call to us yesterday.
1. We were unable to reach Rog Morton until 5 p.m. last night.
He was in Minneapolis on personal business. We could not,
therefore, get him on TV. We can this evening if the networks
will take him.
2. We did reach John Tower and Gerry Ford who will hold press
conferences today and tomorrow, taking the positive line on our
victories and hitting the networks for their coverage.
3. We discovered that no one had monitored the election night coverage.
Mort Allin was told apparently not to do it. We are now having
Signal rerun the tapes and will have a point-by-point analysis today.
4. Al Snyder called each of the network news vice presidents to ask to
purchase a transcript of their election night coverage. The word
spread very fast and they appeared to be very shaken by the request.
Colson felt this was the best way to express our concern in view of
the lack of specific data available to us.
5. Incidentally, the Reasoner switch (see article attached as Tab A)
is bound to give the networks pause over their commentaries. The
whole question of election night coverage, perhaps, should be gone
into by a Congressional committee (see Tab B from today's New
York Times).
6. The network coverage last night was reasonably balanced. The
President's statement received good play. The net conclusion of
last evening's programs was that both parties felt victorious and
that the elections were, in fact, a stand off -- not bad, not good.
October 13, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR H. R. HALDEMAN
"Duster" miller, who heads the Southern Region for the
Teamsters, is actively backing George Bush with money
and political support.
Charles W. Colson
ec: Harry Dent
George Bell - Be certain this guy is in our Labor book and
rewarded appropriately.