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Copy of a memo from Colson to Nofziger RE: Hubert Humphrey. Handwritten notes on original added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 3/1/1971
From Colson to Haldeman RE: RN's ability to make offhand remarks. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 3/2/1971
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Copy of a memo from Colson to Nofziger RE: Hubert Humphrey. Handwritten notes on original added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 3/1/1971
From Colson to Haldeman RE: RN's ability to make offhand remarks. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 3/2/1971
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6
87
3/1/1971
Campaign
Memo
Copy of a memo from Colson to Nofziger
RE: Hubert Humphrey. Handwritten notes
on original added by unknown. 1 pg.
6
87
3/2/1971
White House Staff
Memo
From Colson to Haldeman RE: RN's ability
to make offhand remarks. Handwritten notes
added by unknown. 1 pg.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Page 1 of 1
March 1, 1971
EYES ONLY
MEMORANDUM FOR: LYN NOFZIGED
FROM:
CHARLES W. COLSON
The time has come, in my jdugment, to start pressing hard on Hubert
Humphrey. The advantages to this are two-fold. First of all, it is 00
much fun to press on Hubert. Secondly, it will begin to make it appear
that he is a serious contender, If we can orchestrate some anti-
Humphrey talk on the part of Republican Senators, Congressmen and
other officials. By indicating concern over HHH we will help to
continue to cut into Muskle. In short, it scems to me we want to keep
Humphrey visible.
He has given us a delightful opportunity on Meet the Press. He has said
that if he were President today, all U.S. troops would now be out of
South Victnam. One, of course, might speculate why, during his four
years as Vice President, troop levels continually went up. One might
secondly ask how he would have done It - one might thirdly observe
on the luxuries of being out of office - what a marvelour job Dubert
does when he is on the outside, but how Sout what he does when Le is on
the inside. Don't forget what has Lecome my favorite line "he certainly
should be concerned about the POW's - they all became COVE's while
he was in office - while he was sharing the responsibilities of the most
important office in America."
I believe there is some powerful, tactical potential here - but, more
importantly, it has some long-term strategic values.
EYES ONLY
Chuck to the admin
Hubert never does. It
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 2, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H.R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
CHARLES W. COLSON
WR
SUBJECT:
Report on the President's Personal Remarks
In reply to your memorandum of February 27 regarding the
President's ability to make off-hand remarks, this is just
the kind of thing I intend to work into the Thimmesch piece,
if Nick is successful in selling it to a magazine. I am
presently waiting to hear from him. If he doesn't, I will
get us another author with stature to do this.
Interestingly, I read the transcript of the Adams presentation
and came away with exactly the same feeling - that the
President had topped the event. I was particularly impressed
with the remark that he had been ticking off in his mind the
things that had been said. This is exactly the way the Nixon
mind works. I was unaware, however, that the bit of poetry
had not been prepared by someone on the staff.
In-any event, this will go with the Thimmesch piece or something
comparable very shortly.