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Domestic Policy
Memo
From Haldeman to RN RE: Mitchell's
meeting with Dole. 2 pgs.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Page 1 of 1
November 28, 1972
MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT
FROM #
H.R. HALDEMAN
SUBJECT I
The Dole Meeting Today
John Mitchell has talked with Dole and reports that he was not
receptive to Mitchell's call and obviously net interested in
discussing the matter with Mitchell. He kept saying that he
would have to kick this around when he meets with the President.
Mitchell went through the whole pattern of the need for a fulltime
chairman, gave him the full pitch that it is to Dole's advantage to
get out now at the peak. He said that there had been considerable
input from all around the country - Nelson Rockefeller, the Southern
chairmen, various political leaders of all levels . that it was
absolutely essential to have a fulltime chairman now. To all of
this, Dele responded, "Well that's what we'll have to kick around
with the President".
Mitchell feels that Dole will buy the concept of his departing
immediately after the Imauguration, assouncing his resignation at
the Committee Meeting prior to that, and letting the word out now
that he's going to do so, but he will probably put up some argument
on it.
Mitchell urges that you make the point first of all that, as he knows,
there is a strong demand fee a fulltime chairman throughout all
levels of the party, Secondly, that you laud him highly for the
outstanding work he's done as chairman, make the point that you
look forward to working with him in the future in his role in the
Senate, but that you be very firm that the change has got to be
made.
Mitchell feels strongly that you should not tell him about Bush at
this time, that we should get this one set first and then raise the
Bush question later.
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One problem Dele has is apparently the stories about Ken Ricts
taking ever the Committee, etc., and he doesn't want it to appear
that the Committee to Re-elect the President is kicking him out
of the National Committee. That point should be made clear . that
you will be seeking a very high level, fulltime, outside, professional
chairman, not someone who was invelved in running the campaign.
HRH:pm