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From RN to Haldeman RE: how to use the First Family in the campaign, and what states they should focus on. 3 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/18/1972
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9/18/1972
Campaign
Memo
From RN to Haldeman RE: how to use the
First Family in the campaign, and what states
they should focus on. 3 pgs.
8
48
9/21/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Haldeman to Colson RE: Agnew's role
in the campaign, as well as that of his
surrogates. 2 pgs.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Page 1 of 1
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 18, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
In view of recent poll results, I have some revised thoughts with
regard to the schedule for the family.
think that Mrs. RN, Tricia, Julie, Eddy Nixon and Eddy Cox should
be scheduled into all of the smaller States including the southern States
between now and the Election. Of course Hawaii and Alaska should be
excluded unless it appears that a trip to Alaska might be essential for
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the purpose of shoring up Stevens.
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think It is also important that the family be heavily scheduled into
Massachusetts, West Virginia, Wisconsin and any other doubtful
States
With regard to southern States, I want to be sure that none of the
southern States feel that they are being taken for must granted. For example,
want to be sure that some member of the family 10 scheduled in the
Mississippi/Alabama/Arkansas/Louisiana, as well as in the States
where we have Senate contests we expect we have a good chance to win.
Whenever a member of the family goes into South Dakota, there mudbe
a
particularly good advance job done to be sure that we get a good reception
in that area.
Price
Also, I want the members of the family to be informed that they are to
go all out in standing behind the Republican candidates for the Senate in
those States where we think our Republican candidates have a chance to win.
Need decision as to which these are
Buchu
These comments apply of course to Agnew and the surrogates with Agnew
Colson
having to play a somewhat more temperate role with regard to calling for
the election of a Republican Senate for fear that we will stir up the animals
too much among labor and conventional Democrats who are supporting us.
Agnew of course cannot and should not stand aside from our Republican
candidates but he should not make a great issue out of campaigning for a
Republican Senate.
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As far as other surrogates are concerned, those who are not too close
Colson
to me can be more vocal in their calling for the election of Republican
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candidates to the Senate. People like Finch and Klein, on the other hand,
should be somewhat more restrained because whatever they say will be
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attributed directly to the White House.
In the case of the family, the problem is not too difficult. It is expected
that they will be supporting the Republican nominees and they will go it at
a low key, personal way that will not raise the hackles of the Democratic
politicians.
Confirming our conversation earlier today, I think it is important to take
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the allocation of advertising for Texas and put it into Massachusetts and
W est Virginia. I believe that Rhode Island will go with the swing and, as
far as Wisconsin is concerned, it probably also will be affected by the
swing, although if there is a way to get some special attention paid to
Wisconsin, it should be done.
Mac
I particularly want to make sure that we don't overlook Senate contests
in places like Montana, New Mexico and Louisiana where we might have
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a chance to win. Also having in mind the pell on Alabama, it is quite
possible now I think that Blount could win. I think it is very important
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that at least one or two members of the family go to Alabama and be
seen with Blount. Of course the other reason for going to Alabama is
to make sure that the Alabamians do not consider that we are taking them
for granted.
The P.
As far as the southern States are concerned, will cover Atlanta and has
I have already covered Florida. The others should all--except for Texas--
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be covered by members of the family, and the same is true of mountain
States and farm States, and the New England States Vermont, Maine,
New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island--which are not on our
target list.
On another subject, I would like for you to put somebody from Buchanan's
Buch
shop on a special project entitled "What the Columnists and Commentators
Would Like to Forget". Here what I would like to do is to pick up their
predictions with regard to the election beginning right after the California
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primary and carrying through the Democratic and Republican Conventions
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up to election. I would pick up the major liberal columnists and of course
virtually all of the television commentators where they have made predic-
tions and statements which may well be proved wrong by the election results.
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This will be very useful in the event I go forward with any writing
about the campaign. I had great difficulty getting this material
together for "Six Crises" and I am not sure I will want to use it,
but in any event I want the material prepared SO that if I do decide
to write on this subject I will have it in my files.
With further reference to the Senate contests, I think it is important
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that you very discreetly find out what contests really need more money
and try to channel some of our major contributors into those contests
rather than into the national campaign.
Macon
the same subject, let us be sure that in all the Senate contests we
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plan the three weeks' blitz of a combined media play which will give
the major possible coattail effect where there is a chance that would
help.
A case in point is Wes Powell in New Hampshire. He probably has
very little chance to win at this point because of the split in the
Republican ranks. On the other hand, with the swing as big as it
might be, if he hangs tight enough to us he could pull it off and we
should not move away from him because, while he is somewhat of a
cross to bear, we owe nothing whatever to MacIntyre.
With regard to scheduling, both Tricia and Julie would like very much
to work in tours to southern border States and also to the mountain
States at this time. think that we have been throwing them into the
heavy media areas long enough and while, of course, we should not
rule out such areas totally and particularly not rule them out for the
last two weeks, it might be well to give them a respite from having
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to face the sharpies in the Press corps in New York, Chicago, Cleveland,
Philadelphia, Los Angeles, et. al. and schedule them into States like
Mississippi, South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Oklahoma
and others, as well as in the smaller towns in larger States like Texas
where they will be particularly well received. The same can be said
of Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Kansas and Nebraska
as well as of other States of that type. Also, want particular
emphasis on their schedules to be on towns that no national celebrity
may have visited before.
THE PRESIDENT
September 21, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
CHARLES COLSON
FROM:
H. R. HALDEMAN
Regarding the Vice President's role, he should not
take McGovern on -- that's better for Connally to do
this. The Vice President should compare the Presi-
dent and McGovern on the record, thelicite our progress
on Revenue Sharing and so forth, build the idea of the
new American majority, not a Republican majority.
He should work for the election of Congressmen and
Senators who will support the President, not who will
support Republicans.
It's good for us to be positive in terms of all of our
speakers -- positive and not irritating, except for
Connally who should take McGovern on,
All surrogates and the Vice President should be a
contrast to McGovern. They should be pro President
and pro America. Things are good. The economy is
looking up. We should quit running down this country,
be proud of our President and our young people, Show
your pride by voting on election day. Make this the
biggest vote in history -- whichever side you vote on.
There should be a memo to all surrogates on this line.
They should compare today to '68, how things have
changed and enumerate this, spell it out.
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We should use the line, "Don't let them take it away.",
peace, the economy, our progress on narcotics, on law
enforcement, Judges, the end of permissiveness, income,
etc.
Be sure we stop releasing surrogates' schedules. This
is counter-productive.
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