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Foreign Policy
Memo
From Buchanan to Haldeman RE: secret
meeting of "the Right" in New York. 2 pgs.
Friday, June 18, 2010
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MEMORANDUM
DETERM. TO BE AN
ADMI
WERKING
THE WHITE HOUSE
E.O. 120.5, Section 6-102
WASHINGTON
By
CP
NARS, Date 1-19-82
CONFIDENTIAL
July 28, 1971
MEMORANDUM TO H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
PAT BUCHANAN
The Right met secretly in New York Monday, with security tighter
than normal, and are distributing today a "suspension of support"
for the President. While passing over domestic policy critically
hitting inflation, unemployment, welfarism etc. the statement
focuses on foreign policy. Basically, the lack of American response
to German policy toward the Soviets, the lack of response to the
Soviet build-up in the Mediteranean, the initiatives toward China
without visible concessions on Peking's part but most important,
indeed "above all" in their terminology- the lack of American response
to the Soviet conventional and strategic arms build-up. While praising
the President for standing up to those who want him to abandon South
Vietnam, while extending all manner of personal courtesies, etc., they
indicate that they are "suspending support." And they leave the door
open to political opposition in the primaries while not asking for
political support right now. Signatories include members of six
conservative organizations or publications but the crucial one is
William F. Buckley, Jr. The press can be expected to give them the
kind of ride on this one they would never receive with an endorsement.
The signers are Buckley, Burnham, Myer and Rusher for National
Review; Winter and Ryskind for Human Events, Mahoney for the NY
Conservative Party; Teague for YAF, Anthony Harrigan for the Southern
Industrial Conference, John Jones for the American Conservative Union,
Neil McCaffrey for the Conservative Book Club (?); there were others
present, however, as my source told me. Some pushed for a primary
candidate. But they are looking at this as a "two-step" arrangement-
not asking for politicians to step forward until they have "cleared the
field. "
Important to note James Buckley's people did not participate and
some others I know of did not- because their security was SO bad on the
recent meetings.
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
CONFIDENTIAL
-2-
The impact of this will be I would think to "energize" the
conservatives outside of Congress.
Some consideration ought to be given as to how to handle this.
Do we use Reagan and Jim Buckley are they the most effective
political spokesmen? But some thought should be given to this
right away; whether to low-key, tend to ignore it; and work quietly
or what? The problem is that the press will be all over the Hill
asking for "off the record" comments if they cannot get on the Record
ones.
Will see if I can get a better listing of who was there? Would be of
great interest to know if Cliff White was in attendance. for thus
far I have found none who is a National political operative.