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From Joanne L. Gordon to Colson RE: telephone call recommendations and Mickey Gardner's advice on the same subject. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/17/1972
From Colson to Gardner RE: Mario Procaccino and his role in the Democrats for Nixon. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/4/1972
From Colson to Gardner RE: background information on Ed Brooke and his role as vice chairman of the Democrats for Nixon. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/26/1972
Frcom Colson to Haldeman RE: an attached memo involving Connally and the Democrats for Nixon. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/24/1972
From Colson to RN RE: Stans and Connally's argument over financial questions during a Democrats for Nixon meeting. 2 pgs. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 7/24/1972
From Colson to Gardner RE: Hank Buchanan's role within the Committee for the Re-election of the President and Ben Lambert's desire to join the Democrats for Nixon. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/17/1972
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From Joanne L. Gordon to Colson RE: telephone call recommendations and Mickey Gardner's advice on the same subject. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/17/1972
From Colson to Gardner RE: Mario Procaccino and his role in the Democrats for Nixon. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/4/1972
From Colson to Gardner RE: background information on Ed Brooke and his role as vice chairman of the Democrats for Nixon. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/26/1972
Frcom Colson to Haldeman RE: an attached memo involving Connally and the Democrats for Nixon. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/24/1972
From Colson to RN RE: Stans and Connally's argument over financial questions during a Democrats for Nixon meeting. 2 pgs. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 7/24/1972
From Colson to Gardner RE: Hank Buchanan's role within the Committee for the Re-election of the President and Ben Lambert's desire to join the Democrats for Nixon. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/17/1972
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
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3
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8/17/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Joanne L. Gordon to Colson RE:
telephone call recommendations and Mickey
Gardner's advice on the same subject. 1 pg.
3
58
8/4/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Colson to Gardner RE: Mario
Procaccino and his role in the Democrats for
Nixon. 1 pg.
3
58
7/26/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Colson to Gardner RE: background
information on Ed Brooke and his role as
vice chairman of the Democrats for Nixon. 1
pg.
3
58
7/24/1972
Campaign
Memo
Frcom Colson to Haldeman RE: an attached
memo involving Connally and the Democrats
for Nixon. 1 pg.
Monday, October 25, 2010
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7/24/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Colson to RN RE: Stans and Connally's
argument over financial questions during a
Democrats for Nixon meeting. 2 pgs.
3
58
8/17/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Colson to Gardner RE: Hank
Buchanan's role within the Committee for the
Re-election of the President and Ben
Lambert's desire to join the Democrats for
Nixon. 1 pg.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Page 2 of 2
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 17, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
CHARLES W. COLSON
FROM:
JOANNE L. GORDON
LG
SUBJECT:
Presidential Calls to CQ-chairman
Democrats for Nixon Committee
As you requested, attached are the telephone call recommendations
I have written up for the several co-chairmen of Democrats for
Nixon Committee you checked off.
Mickey Gardner advises me that Sidney S. Kellam of Virginia
shouldn't get a Presidential call unless Goodwin does since
Goodwin is the real force in Virginia.
He also advised that A1 Ortega of Los Angeles shouldn't get
a Presidential call since he has never sent in his letter confirming
that he has agreed to serve--he claims he is Hatched.
Attachments
August 4, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MICKEY GARDNER
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
Mario Procaccino just called and accepted. He is a Vice Chairman
of Democrate for Nixon nationally. You should call him on Monday, or
for that matter today, and have him fill out the firm you want. He
does want to be Chairman for New York statewide. I told him that
some objections have been raised to that on the grounds that it
might turn off some of the Jewish vote and that perhaps we would
need co-chairmen. Procaccino is very sensitive on this. Titles
are important to him. He said he would be interested in being
chairman and then he could have several co-chairmen. I came
back to the point that, no, we would have to have co-chairmen but
he could call himself chairman. That to me is a difference without
a distinction. In any event, 1 think it is imperative that this get
cleared with Connally and that you get Bixby and/or Malek's input
to this. We're in a bit of a dilemma. We don't want to lose
Procaccino, he's great and I think will really perform for us. On
the other hand, we don't want to do something that upsets Rockefeller
and/or turns off Democratsvoters in New York who would tend to be
more liberal than Precaccino.
My analysis is that the Procaccine following is the one that we need
to get. Therefore, if I came down to a hard crunch I would settle on
Procascino.
July 26, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MICKEY GARDNER
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
Ed Brooke just called me to say that John Collins appears to be
very, very receptive to becoming a vice chairman for Democrate
for Nixon. Collins needs to be stroked and wants to meet with
Connally, but Ed is convinced the answer will be yes, This is
well worth Connally's time and I think I should also be present.
Collins was a very popular and effective mayor in the City of
Boston for many years, but fell into some disfavor during the end
of his second term. He was extremely able and articklate. If
he accepts the vice chairmanship, he is willing to actively organise
Democrate for Nixon in Massachusetts and is willing to speak around
the country. He has always been known as & rabid partisan Democrat
in fact an original John Kennedy supporter nationally.
Collins will be here at a HUD conference on August 2 and would
like to meet with Connally then if possible. If Connally is in town
we should do it and you should let Jacobsen know I recommend it
very. very strongly. If he is not in town, then I should do it. Please
try to schedule this and let me know so I can get back to Senator
Brooke.
For your information and for the files, it is important to know that
Collins would be interested in serving in the next Administration. He
is very able and I could highly recommend him. If this is his price,
I would be disposed to pay it insemuch as I would recommend him
anywhere whether he was active or not. He is that good in my book,
Another side point: he can be used to organize a former mayors
committee and be said he knows many of them across the country and
he thought he could get a great number to support the President.
EYES ONLY
July 24, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
SUBJECT:
Attached Memo
I hate like hell to send a memo like this into the President,
but lunch was a very bad scene. Connally was very annoyed,
MacGregor couldn't have been more conciliatory and frankly,
I had a little bit of an impression that Connally was looking
for a reason to get angry. Obviously I don't know why. I
think if you call Connally, he will say nothing is wrong. In
fact, he will probably say the same thing to the President, but
I can assure you he was very hot under the collar or at least
gave that impression.
Among other unfortunate aspects of this is the fact that we, in
all likelihood, will not be announcing Democrate for Nixon on
August 1 as planned.
EYES ONLY
July 24, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
SUBJECT:
Connally/Stans
I am sorry to report to you on an unfortunate incident involving
Connally as to which you should be advised and perhaps call
Connally if you feel it is warranted.
Last week MacGregor asked to meet with Connally and myself to
be sure we were thoroughly coordinated a necessary thing to
do obviously. We decided to include Stans because under the
new statute, Connally cannot spend funds without Stans' permis-
sion. Obviously fund raising and expenditures have to be closely
coordinated because of the inevitable competition for the same
sources, the need for initial funding by Stans as well as the strict
statutory ceilings.
In the meeting we had this afternoon (after your visit with Connally),
Stane became very difficult; he seemed very unhappy over the whole
Democrate for Nixon effort. He said that he was already getting
money from Democrate and obviously any funds Connally raised
would be "in competition" with his efforts. He further said that he
had an obligation to raise $40 million and that anything Connally
needed would be in excess of that and he didn't think he could raise
it. MacGregor said that he would gladly reduce his budget to make
room for Connally's needs. I made the point that Connally would
have to be assured of a budget of at least $3 million (since Connally
had told me over the weekend he didn't want to launch an effort unless
he was assured of funding of at least that amount).
Connally became visibly angry during the lunch especially when Stans
said that if Connally raised more money than his "budgeted" figure,
he would have to turn it over to Stans. During the lunch Connally said
EYES ONLY
2.
he wasn't sure he wanted to embark on the Democrate for Nixon
effort at all and Stans allowed as to how he wished the President
could find another fund raiser. Despite frequent attempts by
MacGregor and me to keep it under control, the atmosphere was
distinctly hostile.
After the lunch, I assured Connally that the candidate's views on
this would prevail and that I knew exactly how you felt about it and
that he shouldn't worry about Stans. 1 urged him to leave it in my
hands. He said that he didn't ask for this job and that while he had
no trouble at all dealing with MacGregor or myself, that it was best
to find out right from the beginning where he stood. He said
attitudes were very important to him, that he thought Stans had a
very negative attitude and really acted as if Connally was an
"intruder and competitor". I said again that I knew where the
President stood and Connally said that isn't good enough. He
said, "The President has to let his people know where he stands.
Obviously Stane doesn't have the word."
1 assured Connally that I would see that Stans did understand the
President's views and Connally said, "Well, I will have to see for
myself". He said he was unable now to agree to announce Democrats
for Nixon on August 1. (Yesterday he had decided that would be the
date.)
I think Connally was putting on a little show for everyone involved.
He is & very sensitive fellow and Stans can indeed be rather dour
when it comes to discussing campaign funds. Also, Maury is very
tired and under a lot of pressure.
Connally, unfortunately, will have to work with Stans; under the new
statute, complete autonomy is impossible. I assured Connally that
he would be spared anything like this in the future and that Jacobson,
Connally's counsel, could handle it. He said he didn't want Jacobson
"subjected" to this either.
Under the circumstances, MacGregor and I think it may be important
for you to tell Connally that we have reported to you on the lunch and
that he can be assured that there will be no problem, that the budget
matters have been determined by you, that autonomy is to be maintained
and that if he can't deal with Stans, he can work through MacGregor and
me exclusively. Clark and I will simply have to handle Maury.
August 17, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MICKEY GARDNER
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
Two items I would like a report on from your
Hank Buchanan whose brother, as you know, is Pat, was dispatched
by the Committee for the Re-election of the President to go over
some of the accounting aspects of the Democrate for Nixon operation.
Apparently then he was told he wouldn't be needed any further. I
think he feels that his professional talents have been impugned --
I gather that at least from what Pat tells me. Obviously the
reason is, I assume, that you would want your own accountant
so that you don't have any overlap with 1701. On the other hand,
I would suppose that where Hank is already trained in all these
complex requirements under the new statutes, that it might make
sense to use him and for some reason he's a little sensitive about
this. Maybe you could just let me know what's happened or if he
could be kept in the picture. Just handle it that way.
Secondly, some time ago, I think I mentioned to you that Ben Lambert,
President of East-Dill, which is the real estate subsidiary of Eastman-
Dillon in New York, very much wanted to be involved in DemocRates
for Nixon. He called this morning to say that he was hurt that he hadn't
been asked to join, that he not only would like to sign the ad, but buy
a few and very much wants to get involved. He is a good Jewish name
in New York, he's been very active in the business community, he's
one of the youngest up and coming bright stars in Wall Street and I
would think you would want to make very active use of him. Would
you please pursue this for me?