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From Colson to Clawson RE: a comparison of the 1972 election to the election of 1964. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/10/1972
From Colson to Buchanan RE: McGovern as the "establishment" candidate. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/19/1972
From Colson to Clawson RE: the press's lenience in regards to comments made by McGovern. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/7/1972
From Colson to Dick Howard RE: an endorsement from "The New York Times." 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/2/1972
From Colson to Chapin RE: having Johnson campaign more effectively. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/24/1972
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From Colson to Clawson RE: the press's lenience in regards to comments made by McGovern. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/7/1972
From Colson to Dick Howard RE: an endorsement from "The New York Times." 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/2/1972
From Colson to Chapin RE: having Johnson campaign more effectively. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/24/1972
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10/10/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Colson to Clawson RE: a comparison
of the 1972 election to the election of 1964.
1 pg.
4
42
10/19/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Colson to Buchanan RE: McGovern as
the "establishment" candidate. 1 pg.
4
42
10/7/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Colson to Clawson RE: the press's
lenience in regards to comments made by
McGovern. 1 pg.
4
42
10/2/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Colson to Dick Howard RE: an
endorsement from "The New York Times." 1
pg.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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10/24/1972
Campaign
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From Colson to Chapin RE: having Johnson
campaign more effectively. 1 pg.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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October 10, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
KEN CLAWSON
FROM:
CHUCK COLSON
One of the columns that we think it is essential to see in print is a
comparison between how and 1964. We have about the same lead now
in the polls that Johnson had then over Goldwater but there is a very
big basix difference between 1964 and 1972. The majority candidate
then had most of the media with him; this year the minority candidate
has the media -- that makes our lead all the more impressive. Good
point - eh what? See if maybe Thimmesch wouldn;t take this one for us.
October 19, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
PAT BUCHANAN
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
Some of the press comments in recent days suggest to me
that the establishment is going down for its last dying gasp;
as one of our better analysts put it, the last "burp" of
the establishment, as they are trying to digest McGovern.
Maybe we could get some columns started through the
Buckleys and Kilpatricks along the lines of how this is the
establishment's last ditch effort to put their views through
their hand-picked candidate, McGovern, across to the
American people. They are about to be soundly repudiated
and they are giving it their last breath, but it's too late.
I think it is terribly important to the President that in the
second term it be made clear that he won on the issues and
because of his record and leadership. It is also important
to the country because we may at long last have a chance to
strip the establishment of the power that it has had for so
long.
Can you do something in this area?
October 7, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
KEN CLAWSON
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
It is essential that we get some columns on the double standard
of the press. Even though you feel that they are beginning to nail
McGovern, a la the Greider piece this morning, he is getting no
where near the press condemnation that he deserves. I can't
believe that they would bury the President's single standard
crack, but they have. No one has picked it up. Can't we even
get a Kilpatrick or a Buckley to do a column or two? I am sure
you realize that if Agnew had said anything 1/10th as severe as
McGovern is saying daily, the New York Times would be running
front page editorials, Severeid would be talking about it every
night and you would think that the country was about to go into an
open revolt. This guy is getting off scott-free practically.
Please put some real effort into this and ask Shumway to start
calling people. One thing Van was good at was planting columns
and I don't mean with just Bob Allen. Let's get the big ones like
Bill White, Dick Wilson, John Roche, etc.
How about circulating to columnists and editors just a compendium
of the worst unsupportable McGovernisms, the most McCarthy-type
charges. If they were to come from Abrahams, I can't believe they
would ignore it.
cc: Pat Buchanan
October 2, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DICK HOWARD
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
Be sure to follow up on the Buchwalle-style column on the
New York Times endorsement. I just talked to Buchanana
and he's going to check to see if Jeff Hart is going to write
it. If not, he will write it and you will give it to Lasky
to print it, but check Buchanan today because we've got
to move out on this if Hart doesn't come through for us.
October 24, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DWIGHT CHAPIN
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
The attached is asinine. We should insist that Johnson get off
of his duff and move around the country for the next 14 days.
For him to be just in Iowa is foolish. That's because he wants
to run there in 1974, but there is no reason he can't hit 10 or
15 stops, hold press conferences on amnesty, veterans bene-
fits, letting people know about the new G.I. Bill, etc. He can
also crack hell out of McGovern on the war, surrender, POWs
line. Johnson is good; I thought we were trying to use him in
the "sandwich operation", but the schedule shows we are just
letting him wander around the state.
Can't we do something fast on this one?