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From Higby to Allin RE: obtaining media political analyses by 8:00 AM in the White House. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/15/1972
From Higby to Chapin and Parker RE: lightening PN, Tricia, and Julie's campaign schedules. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/11/1972
From Higby to Magruder and Malek RE: the distribution of RN bumper stickers. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Kehrli and Strachan RE: uncovering flaws during the first campaign trip. 3 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Buchanan RE: Haldeman's request for a memo that analyzes previous election data. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/18/1972
Action Memo from Haldeman asking for an analysis of previous election data. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/18/1972
From Higby to Buchanan RE: portraying Shriver as " a liability to the ticket." 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/12/1972
From Higby to Butterfield RE: new photographs or RN and PN. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Chapin RE: countering the religious supporters of McGovern. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/29/1972
From Higby to Chapin RE: setting up an "ethnic event" for Agnew in Michigan. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/29/1972
From Higby to Colson RE: writing a letter to "The New York Times." 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/26/1972
From Higby to Chapin RE: using a Mamie Eisenhower clip from the Republican National Convention in an election eve special. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/19/1972
From Higby to Colson RE: sending materials to Haldeman for clearance. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/18/1972
From Strachan to Buchanan RE: the Republican National Committee's talking paper. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/14/1972
From Ed Harper to Strachan RE: checking the facts of the Republican National Committee's talking paper. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/12/1972
From Strachan to Harper RE: the factual accuracy of attached documents. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/11/1972
From C. Thomas Wilck of the Republican National Committee to "Republican Leader" RE: the RNC's most recent documents. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 9/11/1972
A talking paper generated by the Republican National Committee's Communications Division discussing a variety of campaign topics. 6 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Newsletter], 9/11/1972
A "Wall Street Journal" article entitled "Exercise in Implausibility," which focuses on McGovern's campaign. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Newspaper], 8/30/1972
Sheet of paper entitled "Why Now More Than Ever?" prepared by the Communications Division of the Republican National Committee. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Newsletter], no date
A mail-in advertisement for books created by the Republican National Committee promoting RN. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
From Higby to James J. Casey RE: thanks for a recent letter. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 9/14/1972
From Higby to Chapin RE: the use of George Bush in the campaign. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/8/1972
From Higby to Colson RE: a "Michigan speech" to be passed on to female speakers. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/7/1972
From Higby to Chapin RE: Malek's desire for his Regional Directors to meet with RN. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/7/1972
From Higby to Colson RE: MacGregor and Watergate. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Commander Dettbarn RE: a jacket for Haldeman at Camp David. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 9/20/1972
From Higby to Lester Dembitzer RE: Jack Anderson's column and an invitation for Higby to attend an opening near Washington, D.C. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Letter], 9/15/1972
From Higby to Roland Elliot RE: a letter passed through RN to Haldeman. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/30/1972
From Joseph Bolker to RN RE: Bolker's desire to support RN. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], no date
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: an appointment with an eye doctor. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 9/15/1972
From Higby to "Follow-Up" RE: Magruder's efforts to get contributors to look at campaign advertising. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/14/1972
From Higby to "Follow-Up" RE: a list of notable press figures being put together by Buchanan and Allin. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/12/1972
From Higby to "Follow-Up" RE: John Dean's project involving "McGovern's people." 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/7/1972
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: young RN supporters and McGovern events. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/7/1972
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: reports from Malek and the military vote. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/7/1972
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: Chapin's plan for Haldeman and RN outlining which states to focus on during the last months of the election. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: an updated advertising strategy from Dailey to Strachan and Haldeman. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: updated reports on various campaign topics. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Tom Gazsi RE: Gazsi's purchase of the book "Dove" for the Higbys. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 9/15/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: Jack Marsh's desire for a meeting with Haldeman and Dick Scaife. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/30/1972
From Higby to Hank Haldeman RE: thanks for the gift of a Nixon youth poster. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 9/21/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: a recent call from Billy Graham on the election. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/21/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: Buchanan's media political analysis. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/16/1972
Document from Higby to unknown analyzing how to attack McGovern during his campaign. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], 9/15/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: how to handle the press during the presidential campaign. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/12/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: polling analysis requested by Ehrlichman. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/12/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: the Lou Harris polling apparatus. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/8/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: the noninvolvement of the Nixon brothers in a grain scandal. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/8/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: problems with columnists Evans and Novak. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: Daily's revised campaign advertising strategy. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/5/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: Dailey's revised campaign advertising strategy. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/5/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: Dailey's revised campaign advertising strategy. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/5/1972
From Higby to Wilbur Jenkins RE: an attached check to cover part of Higby's personal expenses at the Balboa Bay Club. Copies of Balboa Bay Club bills, with handwritten notes added by unknown on the originals, are included. 5 pgs. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 9/14/1972
From Higby to Kehrli RE: Vermont Royster. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/20/1972
From Higby to Kehrli RE: a report on Johnson and Humphrey's campaign expenses. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/11/1972
From Higby to Kehrli RE: pictures from the celebrities' reception in San Clemente. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/8/1972
From Higby to Kehrli RE: letters to Democratic Chairmen. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to McKee RE: a University of Maryland catalogue for Higby's brother. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 9/27/1972
From Higby to MacGregor RE: an attached document. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/25/1972
Copy of a memo from Rose Mary Woods to Haldeman RE: a call from Paul Corley of American Liberty Oil Co. Handwritten notes on original added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/21/1972
From Higby to Rose Narva RE: Haldeman's thanks for Narva's offer for him to use the Linden Hill tennis courts. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 9/22/1972
Sheet from Higby to unknown laying out poll questions involving RN and McGovern on the subject of POWs. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
From Higby to Rietz RE: a letter from a prominent Washington, D.C. Republican named Lillie Lou Rietzke. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/11/1972
From Higby to Bachman RE: registering to vote in Maryland. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From unknown, possibly Bachman, to Higby on the subject of registering to vote in Montgomery County, Maryland. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Bachman RE: registering to vote in Maryland. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 2 pgs. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: gathering reactions to campaign advertisements. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/30/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: contacting a John Taylor in Orange County, California for use in the campaign. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/30/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: making changes to campaign commercials and documentaries. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/29/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: setting up a weekly national telephone poll. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/25/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: distributing campaign material in Texas. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/23/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: "1701's" media plan. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/23/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: a report on flags. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/23/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: scheduling televised campaign advertisements. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/21/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: the collection of polling data from West Virginia, Massachusetts, and Rhose Island. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/21/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: how to use the Mamie Eisenhower film for the campaign. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Report], 9/19/1972
From unknown to "Julie" RE: using the Mamie Eisenhower film at fundraisers. Handwritten response added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], no date
From Higby to Strachan RE: writing a political matters memo and generating "a follow-up report on Saturday's activities." 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/18/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: various campaign odds and ends, such as a commercial revolving around Russia, polling data for "Wave III," and a spot generated by Connally. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/14/1972
From Higby to Mike Schrauth RE: a dinner to be held in Los Angeles. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/12/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: the "sandwiching" of Agnew appearances before or after McGovern appearances. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/12/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: using a Mrs. Peggy Gazi for campaigning in Orange County, California. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/11/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: a question relating to the results of a recent poll. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: the more effective, timely delivery of information to Haldeman and Higby. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: McGovern's commercials and campaign advertising strategies. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: banning a Dole staffer named Woodson from any future events involving RN. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/6/1972
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This file contains:
From Higby to Allin RE: obtaining media political analyses by 8:00 AM in the White House. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/15/1972
From Higby to Chapin and Parker RE: lightening PN, Tricia, and Julie's campaign schedules. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/11/1972
From Higby to Magruder and Malek RE: the distribution of RN bumper stickers. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Kehrli and Strachan RE: uncovering flaws during the first campaign trip. 3 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Buchanan RE: Haldeman's request for a memo that analyzes previous election data. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/18/1972
Action Memo from Haldeman asking for an analysis of previous election data. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/18/1972
From Higby to Buchanan RE: portraying Shriver as " a liability to the ticket." 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/12/1972
From Higby to Butterfield RE: new photographs or RN and PN. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Chapin RE: countering the religious supporters of McGovern. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/29/1972
From Higby to Chapin RE: setting up an "ethnic event" for Agnew in Michigan. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/29/1972
From Higby to Colson RE: writing a letter to "The New York Times." 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/26/1972
From Higby to Chapin RE: using a Mamie Eisenhower clip from the Republican National Convention in an election eve special. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/19/1972
From Higby to Colson RE: sending materials to Haldeman for clearance. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/18/1972
From Strachan to Buchanan RE: the Republican National Committee's talking paper. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/14/1972
From Ed Harper to Strachan RE: checking the facts of the Republican National Committee's talking paper. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/12/1972
From Strachan to Harper RE: the factual accuracy of attached documents. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/11/1972
From C. Thomas Wilck of the Republican National Committee to "Republican Leader" RE: the RNC's most recent documents. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 9/11/1972
A talking paper generated by the Republican National Committee's Communications Division discussing a variety of campaign topics. 6 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Newsletter], 9/11/1972
A "Wall Street Journal" article entitled "Exercise in Implausibility," which focuses on McGovern's campaign. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Newspaper], 8/30/1972
Sheet of paper entitled "Why Now More Than Ever?" prepared by the Communications Division of the Republican National Committee. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Newsletter], no date
A mail-in advertisement for books created by the Republican National Committee promoting RN. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
From Higby to James J. Casey RE: thanks for a recent letter. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 9/14/1972
From Higby to Chapin RE: the use of George Bush in the campaign. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/8/1972
From Higby to Colson RE: a "Michigan speech" to be passed on to female speakers. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/7/1972
From Higby to Chapin RE: Malek's desire for his Regional Directors to meet with RN. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/7/1972
From Higby to Colson RE: MacGregor and Watergate. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Commander Dettbarn RE: a jacket for Haldeman at Camp David. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 9/20/1972
From Higby to Lester Dembitzer RE: Jack Anderson's column and an invitation for Higby to attend an opening near Washington, D.C. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Letter], 9/15/1972
From Higby to Roland Elliot RE: a letter passed through RN to Haldeman. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/30/1972
From Joseph Bolker to RN RE: Bolker's desire to support RN. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], no date
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: an appointment with an eye doctor. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 9/15/1972
From Higby to "Follow-Up" RE: Magruder's efforts to get contributors to look at campaign advertising. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/14/1972
From Higby to "Follow-Up" RE: a list of notable press figures being put together by Buchanan and Allin. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/12/1972
From Higby to "Follow-Up" RE: John Dean's project involving "McGovern's people." 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/7/1972
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: young RN supporters and McGovern events. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/7/1972
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: reports from Malek and the military vote. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/7/1972
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: Chapin's plan for Haldeman and RN outlining which states to focus on during the last months of the election. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: an updated advertising strategy from Dailey to Strachan and Haldeman. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: updated reports on various campaign topics. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Tom Gazsi RE: Gazsi's purchase of the book "Dove" for the Higbys. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 9/15/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: Jack Marsh's desire for a meeting with Haldeman and Dick Scaife. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/30/1972
From Higby to Hank Haldeman RE: thanks for the gift of a Nixon youth poster. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 9/21/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: a recent call from Billy Graham on the election. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/21/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: Buchanan's media political analysis. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/16/1972
Document from Higby to unknown analyzing how to attack McGovern during his campaign. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], 9/15/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: how to handle the press during the presidential campaign. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/12/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: polling analysis requested by Ehrlichman. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/12/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: the Lou Harris polling apparatus. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/8/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: the noninvolvement of the Nixon brothers in a grain scandal. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/8/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: problems with columnists Evans and Novak. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: Daily's revised campaign advertising strategy. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/5/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: Dailey's revised campaign advertising strategy. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/5/1972
From Higby to Haldeman RE: Dailey's revised campaign advertising strategy. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/5/1972
From Higby to Wilbur Jenkins RE: an attached check to cover part of Higby's personal expenses at the Balboa Bay Club. Copies of Balboa Bay Club bills, with handwritten notes added by unknown on the originals, are included. 5 pgs. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 9/14/1972
From Higby to Kehrli RE: Vermont Royster. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/20/1972
From Higby to Kehrli RE: a report on Johnson and Humphrey's campaign expenses. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/11/1972
From Higby to Kehrli RE: pictures from the celebrities' reception in San Clemente. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/8/1972
From Higby to Kehrli RE: letters to Democratic Chairmen. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to McKee RE: a University of Maryland catalogue for Higby's brother. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 9/27/1972
From Higby to MacGregor RE: an attached document. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/25/1972
Copy of a memo from Rose Mary Woods to Haldeman RE: a call from Paul Corley of American Liberty Oil Co. Handwritten notes on original added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/21/1972
From Higby to Rose Narva RE: Haldeman's thanks for Narva's offer for him to use the Linden Hill tennis courts. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 9/22/1972
Sheet from Higby to unknown laying out poll questions involving RN and McGovern on the subject of POWs. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date
From Higby to Rietz RE: a letter from a prominent Washington, D.C. Republican named Lillie Lou Rietzke. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/11/1972
From Higby to Bachman RE: registering to vote in Maryland. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From unknown, possibly Bachman, to Higby on the subject of registering to vote in Montgomery County, Maryland. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Bachman RE: registering to vote in Maryland. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 2 pgs. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: gathering reactions to campaign advertisements. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/30/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: contacting a John Taylor in Orange County, California for use in the campaign. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/30/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: making changes to campaign commercials and documentaries. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/29/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: setting up a weekly national telephone poll. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/25/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: distributing campaign material in Texas. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/23/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: "1701's" media plan. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/23/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: a report on flags. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/23/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: scheduling televised campaign advertisements. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/21/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: the collection of polling data from West Virginia, Massachusetts, and Rhose Island. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/21/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: how to use the Mamie Eisenhower film for the campaign. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Report], 9/19/1972
From unknown to "Julie" RE: using the Mamie Eisenhower film at fundraisers. Handwritten response added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], no date
From Higby to Strachan RE: writing a political matters memo and generating "a follow-up report on Saturday's activities." 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/18/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: various campaign odds and ends, such as a commercial revolving around Russia, polling data for "Wave III," and a spot generated by Connally. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/14/1972
From Higby to Mike Schrauth RE: a dinner to be held in Los Angeles. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/12/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: the "sandwiching" of Agnew appearances before or after McGovern appearances. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/12/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: using a Mrs. Peggy Gazi for campaigning in Orange County, California. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/11/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: a question relating to the results of a recent poll. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: the more effective, timely delivery of information to Haldeman and Higby. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: McGovern's commercials and campaign advertising strategies. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/6/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: banning a Dole staffer named Woodson from any future events involving RN. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 9/6/1972
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Document Description
9
30
9/15/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Allin RE: obtaining media
political analyses by 8:00 AM in the White
House. 1 pg.
9
30
9/11/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Chapin and Parker RE:
lightening PN, Tricia, and Julie's campaign
schedules. 1 pg.
9
30
9/6/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Magruder and Malek RE: the
distribution of RN bumper stickers. 1 pg.
9
30
9/6/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Kehrli and Strachan RE:
uncovering flaws during the first campaign
trip. 3 pgs.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Page 1 of 18
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
9
30
9/18/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Buchanan RE: Haldeman's
request for a memo that analyzes previous
election data. 1 pg.
9
30
9/18/1972
Campaign
Memo
"Action Memo" from Haldeman asking for
an analysis of previous election data.
Handwritten notes added by unknown. 1 pg.
9
30
9/12/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Buchanan RE: portraying
Shriver as " a liability to the ticket." 1 pg.
9
30
9/6/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Butterfield RE: new
photographs or RN and PN. 1 pg.
9
30
9/29/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Chapin RE: countering the
religious supporters of McGovern. 1 pg.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Page 2 of 18
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
9
30
9/29/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Chapin RE: setting up an
"ethnic event" for Agnew in Michigan. 1 pg.
9
30
9/26/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Colson RE: writing a letter to
"The New York Times." 1 pg.
9
30
9/19/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Chapin RE: using a Mamie
Eisenhower clip from the Republican
National Convention in an election eve
special. 1 pg.
9
30
9/18/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Higby to Colson RE: sending materials
to Haldeman for clearance. 1 pg.
9
30
9/14/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Strachan to Buchanan RE: the
Republican National Committee's talking
paper. Handwritten notes added by
unknown. 1 pg.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Page 3 of 18
Box Number
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9
30
9/12/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Ed Harper to Strachan RE: checking
the facts of the Republican National
Committee's talking paper. Handwritten
notes added by unknown. 1 pg.
9
30
9/11/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Strachan to Harper RE: the factual
accuracy of attached documents. 1 pg.
9
30
9/11/1972
Campaign
Letter
From C. Thomas Wilck of the Republican
National Committee to "Republican Leader"
RE: the RNC's most recent documents. 1 pg.
9
30
9/11/1972
Campaign
Newsletter
A talking paper generated by the Republican
National Committee's Communications
Division discussing a variety of campaign
topics. 6 pgs.
9
30
8/30/1972
Campaign
Newspaper
A "Wall Street Journal" article entitled
"Exercise in Implausibility," which focuses
on McGovern's campaign. 1 pg.
Friday, August 13, 2010
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9
30
Campaign
Newsletter
Sheet of paper entitled "Why Now More
Than Ever?" prepared by the
Communications Division of the Republican
National Committee. 1 pg.
9
30
Campaign
Other Document
A mail-in advertisement for books created by
the Republican National Committee
promoting RN. 1 pg.
9
30
9/14/1972
Campaign
Letter
From Higby to James J. Casey RE: thanks
for a recent letter. 1 pg.
9
30
9/8/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Chapin RE: the use of George
Bush in the campaign. 1 pg.
9
30
9/7/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Colson RE: a "Michigan
speech" to be passed on to female speakers.
1 pg.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Page 5 of 18
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Document Type
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9
30
9/7/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Chapin RE: Malek's desire
for his Regional Directors to meet with RN.
1 pg.
9
30
9/6/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Colson RE: MacGregor and
Watergate. 1 pg.
9
30
9/20/1972
Personal
Memo
From Higby to Commander Dettbarn RE: a
jacket for Haldeman at Camp David. 1 pg.
9
30
9/15/1972
White House Staff
Letter
From Higby to Lester Dembitzer RE: Jack
Anderson's column and an invitation for
Higby to attend an opening near Washington,
D.C. 1 pg.
9
30
9/30/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Roland Elliot RE: a letter
passed through RN to Haldeman. 1 pg.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Page 6 of 18
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Subject
Document Type
Document Description
9
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Campaign
Letter
From Joseph Bolker to RN RE: Bolker's
desire to support RN. 2 pgs.
9
30
9/15/1972
Personal
Memo
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: an
appointment with an eye doctor. 1 pg.
9
30
9/14/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to "Follow-Up" RE: Magruder's
efforts to get contributors to look at
campaign advertising. 1 pg.
9
30
9/12/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to "Follow-Up" RE: a list of
notable press figures being put together by
Buchanan and Allin. 1 pg.
9
30
9/7/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to "Follow-Up" RE: John
Dean's project involving "McGovern's
people." 1 pg.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Page 7 of 18
Box Number
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Subject
Document Type
Document Description
9
30
9/7/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: young RN
supporters and McGovern events. 1 pg.
9
30
9/7/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: reports
from Malek and the military vote. 1 pg.
9
30
9/6/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: Chapin's
plan for Haldeman and RN outlining which
states to focus on during the last months of
the election. 1 pg.
9
30
9/6/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: an updated
advertising strategy from Dailey to Strachan
and Haldeman. 1 pg.
9
30
9/6/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to "Follow Up" RE: updated
reports on various campaign topics. 1 pg.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Page 8 of 18
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
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Subject
Document Type
Document Description
9
30
9/15/1972
Campaign
Letter
From Higby to Tom Gazsi RE: Gazsi's
purchase of the book "Dove" for the Higbys.
1 pg.
9
30
9/30/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Haldeman RE: Jack Marsh's
desire for a meeting with Haldeman and Dick
Scaife. 1 pg.
9
30
9/21/1972
Personal
Letter
From Higby to Hank Haldeman RE: thanks
for the gift of a Nixon youth poster. 1 pg.
9
30
9/21/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Haldeman RE: a recent call
from Billy Graham on the election. 2 pgs.
9
30
9/16/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Haldeman RE: Buchanan's
media political analysis. 1 pg.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Page 9 of 18
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
9
30
9/15/1972
Campaign
Other Document
Document from Higby to unknown analyzing
how to attack McGovern during his
campaign. 2 pgs.
9
30
9/12/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Haldeman RE: how to handle
the press during the presidential campaign. 2
pgs.
9
30
9/12/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Haldeman RE: polling
analysis requested by Ehrlichman. 1 pg.
9
30
9/8/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Haldeman RE: the Lou Harris
polling apparatus. 1 pg.
9
30
9/8/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Higby to Haldeman RE: the non-
involvement of the Nixon brothers in a grain
scandal. 1 pg.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Page 10 of 18
Box Number
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Subject
Document Type
Document Description
9
30
9/6/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Higby to Haldeman RE: problems with
columnists Evans and Novak. 1 pg.
9
30
9/5/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Haldeman RE: Daily's revised
campaign advertising strategy. 1 pg.
9
30
9/5/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Haldeman RE: Dailey's
revised campaign advertising strategy.
Handwritten notes added by unknown. 2 pgs.
9
30
9/5/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Haldeman RE: Dailey's
revised campaign advertising strategy.
Handwritten notes added by unknown. 2 pgs.
9
30
9/14/1972
Personal
Memo
From Higby to Wilbur Jenkins RE: an
attached check to cover part of Higby's
personal expenses at the Balboa Bay Club.
Copies of Balboa Bay Club bills, with
handwritten notes added by unknown on the
originals, are included. 5 pgs.
Friday, August 13, 2010
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Box Number
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Document Type
Document Description
9
30
9/20/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Higby to Kehrli RE: Vermont Royster.
1 pg.
9
30
9/11/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Kehrli RE: a report on
Johnson and Humphrey's campaign
expenses. 1 pg.
9
30
9/8/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Kehrli RE: pictures from the
celebrities' reception in San Clemente. 1 pg.
9
30
9/6/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Kehrli RE: letters to
Democratic Chairmen. 1 pg.
9
30
9/27/1972
Personal
Memo
From Higby to McKee RE: a University of
Maryland catalogue for Higby's brother. 1 pg.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Page 12 of 18
Box Number
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Subject
Document Type
Document Description
9
30
9/25/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Higby to MacGregor RE: an attached
document. 1 pg.
9
30
9/21/1972
Campaign
Memo
Copy of a memo from Rose Mary Woods to
Haldeman RE: a call from Paul Corley of
American Liberty Oil Co. Handwritten notes
on original added by unknown. 1 pg.
9
30
9/22/1972
Personal
Letter
From Higby to Rose Narva RE: Haldeman's
thanks for Narva's offer for him to use the
Linden Hill tennis courts. 1 pg.
9
30
>
Campaign
Other Document
Sheet from Higby to unknown laying out poll
questions involving RN and McGovern on
the subject of POWs. 1 pg.
9
30
9/11/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Rietz RE: a letter from a
prominent Washington, D.C. Republican
named Lillie Lou Rietzke. 1 pg.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Page 13 of 18
Box Number
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9
30
9/6/1972
Personal
Memo
From Higby to Bachman RE: registering to
vote in Maryland. 1 pg.
9
30
9/6/1972
Personal
Memo
From unknown, possibly Bachman, to Higby
on the subject of registering to vote in
Montgomery County, Maryland. 1 pg.
9
30
9/6/1972
Personal
Memo
From Higby to Bachman RE: registering to
vote in Maryland. Handwritten notes added
by unknown. 2 pgs.
9
30
9/30/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: gathering
reactions to campaign advertisements. 1 pg.
9
30
9/30/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: contacting a
John Taylor in Orange County, California for
use in the campaign. 1 pg.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Page 14 of 18
Box Number
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Document Type
Document Description
9
30
9/29/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: making changes
to campaign commercials and
documentaries. 1 pg.
9
30
9/25/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: setting up a
weekly national telephone poll. 1 pg.
9
30
9/23/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: distributing
campaign material in Texas. 1 pg.
9
30
9/23/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: "1701's" media
plan. 1 pg.
9
30
9/23/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: a report on
flags. 1 pg.
Friday, August 13, 2010
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Document Type
Document Description
9
30
9/21/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: scheduling
televised campaign advertisements. 1 pg.
9
30
9/21/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: the collection of
polling data from West Virginia,
Massachusetts, and Rhose Island. 1 pg.
9
30
9/19/1972
Campaign
Report
From Higby to Strachan RE: how to use the
Mamie Eisenhower film for the campaign. 1
pg.
9
30
Campaign
Memo
From unknown to "Julie" RE: using the
Mamie Eisenhower film at fundraisers.
Handwritten response added by unknown. 1
pg.
9
30
9/18/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: writing a
political matters memo and generating "a
follow-up report on Saturday's activities." 1
pg.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Page 16 of 18
Box Number
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Document Description
9
30
9/14/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: various
campaign odds and ends, such as a
commercial revolving around Russia, polling
data for "Wave III," and a spot generated by
Connally. 1 pg.
9
30
9/12/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Higby to Mike Schrauth RE: a dinner
to be held in Los Angeles. 1 pg.
9
30
9/12/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: the
"sandwiching" of Agnew appearances before
or after McGovern appearances. 1 pg.
9
30
9/11/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: using a Mrs.
Peggy Gazi for campaigning in Orange
County, California. 1 pg.
9
30
9/6/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: a question
relating to the results of a recent poll. 1 pg.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Page 17 of 18
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9
30
9/6/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: the more
effective, timely delivery of information to
Haldeman and Higby. 1 pg.
9
30
9/6/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: McGovern's
commercials and campaign advertising
strategies. 1 pg.
9
30
9/6/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: banning a Dole
staffer named Woodson from any future
events involving RN. 1 pg.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Page 18 of 18
September 15, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
MORT ALLIN
FROM :
L. HIGBY
As I indicated in our conversation, we have a real need until after
the election, to get the media political analysis in by 7:45 in the
morning. It is needed at the 8:00 a.m. meeting as well as later
meetings that follow in sequence, including meetings with the
President.
For the next 54 days, isn't there something we can do to get it in
by 7:45 a.m. ?
Thank you.
cc: Put Buchanan
LH:pm
ESE
September 11, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
DWIGHT CHAPIN
DAVE PARKER
FROM :
L. HIGBY
Bob asked me to pass on to you for schedule guidance, the
fact that the schedules for Mrs. Nixon, Julie and Tricia, are
getting to be somewhat too heavy. It is not in terms of the
burden on them, but more the fact that they are becoming
too available and thereby will be losing their scarcity value.
While we've bedn coming up with several good things for them
to do, we ought to try and lighten their schedules between
now and the end ofathe campaign. A couple of appearances
a week should really be about the maximum.
LH:pm
September 6, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR I
JEB MAGRUDER
FRED MALEK
FROM :
L. HIGBY
It was rather disturbing that on our recent trip to California
we failed to see one Nixon bumper strip, except for one on
Paul Presley's car, the Manager of the San Clemente Inn.
We've talked about this before, particularly about getting
them distributed in the primary states immediately, and
obviously this is not taking place if we're unable to even
find bumper strips in Orange County!
Therefore, Bob has requested that we get a concentrated
campaign going immediately to get out the President Nixon
bumper strips -- don't use the Reelect the President ones.
Bob feels this would be an excellent project for our young
people to hit parking lots on certain days, perhaps for
example, the 15th of September. As we've learned in the
past, we don't hand them out at rallies because people don't
put them on, they will only take them home and put them on
their mirrors.
Bob asked that you let him know what's being done on this by
Friday, September 8.
LH:pm
DETERMINED TO BE AN
ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING
E.O. 12065, Section 6-102
By Date 3-29-82
CONFIDENTIAL /EYES ONLY
September 6, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
BRUCE KEHRLI
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM :
L. HIGBY
This latest trip which was our first campaign swing provided
an opportunity for uncovering several flaws in our operating
procedure that we should change as we go into the campaign.
There's no serious disaster, but there are some areas in
which we could do better that I wanted to get down on paper
and then hopefully discuss with you.
Generally, there's a lack of a sense of urgency in the way our
whole operation is functioning. For example, I called Bruce
two times in Hawaii and both times discovered that he was over
in the gym working out or was unavailable because he was out
running. While neither of my calls were important, they could
have been, and probably will be in the future, and it raises the
question of whether or not you don't want to change your work
out time for the next 60 days, or perhaps curtail it all together.
I asked Gordon for several things and found out later only when
I followed up that they were not available, not ready, or wouldn't
be,
For example, yesterday I asked that the ASI fugures be forwarded
to me immediately. I know they were available yesterday, yet
Gordon indicated to me on the phone that they were only picked up
an hour or two previously. We can do better than this. We've
been so busy telling everybody else not to be complacent that I
wonder if we haven't gotten to be a little complacent ourselves.
Below I've listed several random thoughts that come to mind on
how we can tighten up our procedure. I'm sure that you will
have some others.
1. We should be ready first thing in the morning
to do a complete review of our operation and what
generallyins going on at the White House. This
2
should require from each of you a conscious effort
to find out what is going on, what the political news is,
what the columns are, what the attack lines are, what
the problems are at the start of the day and be ready
to go through them in some orderly fashion when I
check in for Bob. This is different than just glancing
over your desk when I call in and seeing if there is
anything available at the moment, it should be a
conscious procedure to find out what we are doing,
what the problems are, and get ready to focus on
them and hopefully have some solutions ready when
I call.
2. We specifically need a review of the papers, if we
are away from Washington, and of any of the morning
developments that have come up. Gordon should start
sitting in on the 9:15 meeting now with Colson. Before
that you should have stacked up any other political
considerations that have come up for that day or since
we have last talked. This would also include going
through the follow up and being ready to review any
of the problem areas with me when I check in. The
follow up should be covered before I call and any
questions about delays or due dates raised rather
than letting them slip.
3. Assignments - when I call in from the road asking
that something be done, you should then take it as your
personal responsibility to get it done as soon as possible.
If there is going to be a problem with getting it done, you
should get back to me rather than me trying to remember
what the problem is. This should be covered the next
time I check in.
4. Our old follow up system of letting things slidemday
or two simply won't work during the next 60 days. If
something is not in on the day it is due in, it should at
least be raised with me. We can then decide what to do
with it, but the assumption that it automatically can slide,
not knowing what's taking place on the road, is not satis-
factory.
3
5. I think we have a need for a wire machine in our
office. Gordon spends a good portion of his time runhing
around trying to look at the wires. Let's rent one for two
months, regardless of what the criticism is 80 that we're
updated all the time on any thing that's happening politically'
as soon as it moves on the wires. The disaster with the
Arab-Israeli situation at the Olympics is a typical example.
While we probably could assume that we would have found
out about this through several channels, it is one of the
things that should have been raised in our morning briefing
conference call just to make sure it was covered.
6. As a matter of policy, we probably should set up a 3-time
per day procedure where I check in when we're on the road.
You should stack up the phone calls and the problems until
then, and hopefully we can get them accomplished then rather
than calling back and forth every time something comes up.
Specifically, what would probably work best is planning
on us getting together first thing in the morning, again
around noon or shortly thereafter, and then again at the end
of your day in a conference call. We may miss the noon one
when we are travelling, but hitting at least two of them a day
will mean we are still ahead of the game.
I'd like any thoughts you might have on these problems also. I've
spotted some specific examples of what have been problems for me
but I'm sure that you've had problems too. Certainly I've screwed
up more than my share of things but believe we can all do better.
LH:pm
September 18, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
PAT BUCHANAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
Bob asked that you work up a memo for his review today that
covers the following points:
1. A study of the President's thesis that you should
look at elections in this century and you will see that
no Presidential candidate has ever won by a 2 to 1 ratio.
The optimum, or maximum ever attained was Roosevelt
over Landon which was 63-37, or whatever it was. Get
the facts on that.
2. The optimum for a Republican is the Eisenhower land-
slide of 1956 where he got 57.5% of the vote versus his
opponents 42. 5%. In other words, a 15 point margin is
optimum for a Republican in these times, and that should
be our stated goal -- to equal the Eisenhower reelection
majority of 57.5%.
You should also develop a line for columnists making this point.
We should talk in this fashion -- not in the terms that we expect
our polls to go down, but rather that our goal in the ultimate poll
on election day, will be the 15 point spread that Eisenhower
achieved.
LH:kb
see
Memo to: P50
From: L H
Bob ached that you work of a new faher were
today that when the follow part
We need a memo to MacGregor, Finch, et al, covering two
polnts:
1. A study of the President's thests that you should look at
elections in this century and you will see that no Presidential
candidate has ever wen by a 2 to 1 ratio. The optimum, or
maximum ever attained was Roosevelt over Landon which was
63-37, or whatever it was. Get the facts on that.
2. The optimum for a Republican is the Eisenhower landslide
of 1956 where he got 57.5% of the vote versus his opponents
42.5%. In other words, a 15 point margin is optimum for a
Republican in these times, and that should be our stated goal -
to equal the Eisenhower reblection majority of 57.5%
You should develop a line for columnists making this point
also
.
We
and we should get this point to our speakers. If should talk in
this fashion - not in the terms that we expect our polls to go down,
but rather that our goal in the ultimate poll on election day, will be
the 15 point spread that Eisenhower achieved.
HRH :pm
9/18/72
September 12, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
PAT BUCHANAN
FROM:
LARRY HIGBY
Bob asked that I pass on to you the fact that we should now probably
change tactics on Shriver. Instead of ignoring him we should move
actively to make him a liability to the ticket. He should be cracked
hard by lower level people.
cc: Chuck Colson
LHigby :mco
September 6, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
ALEX BUTTERFIELD
FROM I
L. HIGBY
Bob asked me to pass on to you the fact that the new Back-
rack pictures were very satisfactory as far as everybody
was concerned. He wants to make sure that you follow
up and make sure that they are distributed immediately
as broadly as possible - particularly the ones of the family
and of Mrs. Nixon and the President, and the new smiling
ones of the President. The new smiling one of the President
should be used to replace the ones that are currently dis-
tributed to our campaign people and to the press.
Bob asked to have a report on Friday on how the distribution
has gone. He emphasized that this is to be done as soon as
possible.
cc: Gordon Strachan
Jeb Magruder
are
September 29, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DWIGHT CHAPIN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
In talking with Billy Graham recently, he raised the
point of a fairly major and sizable group of religious
leaders who are going to be putting together an organiza-
tion for McGovern's election.
While, on the organizational side, 1701 is doing many
things to combat the organization, Graham mentioned
some other things the President should, at least, consider
doing. They are:
1. The President should go to church
regularly, if possible.
2. If the opportunity comes up, he
should address a ministerial group
that isn't anti-Vietnam.
I'm not sure if there is anything you can do here with these
two ideas, but you should at least keep them in mind.
Also, you should probably be aware of the fact that McGovern
is going to address the student body of Wheaton College.
LH:kb
September 29, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DWIGHT CHAPIN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
SUBJECT:
Vice Presidential
Ethnic Event
Art Sohmer called me indicating the Vice President asked
that he call Bob and get a reading on the feasibility and
desirability of the Vice President doing a huge ethnic event
in late October involving all different ethnic groups in Michigan
at Cobo Hall.
The Vice President is apparently interested in doing this but
says it will require a lot of planning and the full-time use of
someone at 1701 as a project officer.
He wanted to get Bob's reading on whether or not this would be
a good idea.
You may want to get back to Art in Bob's name or mention the
whole idea to some in your planning group or surrogate group.
Before you start wondering why he called me instead of you,
you should be aware that the Vice President specifically in-
structed Art to call Haldeman and that's why the call came
here.
I'm sure if you want to get back to him in Haldeman's name,
that won't be any problem.
CCI H. R. Haldeman
LH:kb
DETERMINED TO BE AN
ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING
By B Joyns E.O. NARS, Dates 3-29-82
12065, Section 6-102
CONFIDENTIAL/EYES ONLY
September 26, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
CHARLES COLSON
FROM:
L. HIGBY
We should do a letter to The New York Times addressed
to Punch Sulzberger from someone to the effect that
the Times, of course, has no choice in this election
except to endorse Senator McGovern because he stands
for all of those things that the Times stands for,
such as amnesty, defense cuts, etc. (enumerate these).
At least, however, the Times should urge Senator
McGovern to run a better campaign and stand for these
kind of principles in higher fashion than he has done
to date.
LH/pm/jb
September 19, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DWIGHT CHAPIN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
Make sure we use the Mamie film sigment that was used
at the Convention somewhere in the election eve special.
cc: Gordon Strachan
LH:kb
September 18, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR: CHUCK COLSON
FROM:
L. HIGBY
We may have a procedural problem at the Committee
that you would like to get involved in. From what I
can gather, the Committee is sending out talking papers
to people without it having the clearance of Buchanan or
his staff.
It was my understanding that the whole purpose of your
committee at 9:15 a. m. was to set up a system whereby
all materials would be coordinated.
LH:kb
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
September 14, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN S
SUBJECT:
Republican National
Committee Talking Paper
As the Editor in Chief for the campaign, have you
reviewed these?
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No
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FROM:
ED HARPER of
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SUBJECT:
Republican National Committee Talking Papers
Attached is the set of Republican National Committee materials that
you sent on September 11th with the inquiry as to whether we had
checked this material for factual accuracy For the talking papers
themselves, the answer is yes. We have reviewed these particular
papers and have an on-going process of reviewing any future talking
papers. The second last page of the attached set, entitled "Why Now
More Than Ever? " was not reviewed by us.
Attachment
We take no cudit or
CC: Ken Cole
blene for how good
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or bad They are
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date: 9/11/72
TO:
ED HARPER
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
Do you clear these for factual
accuracy?
Republican
National
Committee.
September 11, 1972
Dear Republican Leader:
Enclosed are three new Talking Papers and supporting materials.
Accompanying the paper on young voters is the flyer "Why Now More
Than Ever?" which graphically illustrates the President's record in
reordering national priorities, ending the draft and improving the
environment.
The Wall Street Journal editorial might work well with the paper
on Senator McGovern's latest economic scheme. Because of considerable
interest in the brochures, "Quotable Quotes" and "Promise and
Performance," we have enclosed an order form for obtaining additional
copies.
Sincerely,
\
work
C. Thomas Wilck
Deputy Chairman for
Communications
Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Center: 310 First Street Southeast, Washington, D.C. 20003. (202) 484-6500.
Communications Division
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, 310 FIRST STREET, SOUTHEAST, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20003 Sept. 11, 1972
TALKING
PAPER
*** YOUNG VOTERS: WHERE DO THEY REALLY STAND ***
More than any other segment of the voting population, young first-time
voters are in the spotlight this election year.
The most prevalent myth about the 25 million new young voters--those
who have become eligible to vote in a general election since 1968--is that
they are solidly in Senator McGovern's camp. They are not.
A recent Gallup Poll pointed out that support for the President is
strong among those young people who have yet to register to vote. By 46
to 43 percent, not-yet registered voters 18-24 years old indicated preference
for President Nixon. And, of those young adults already registered, 41
percent would vote for President Nixon.
The picture is clear, and it is a picture that tells us we are making
a serious error if we lump first-time voters into a stereotype that really
fits only a few of their number.
We can be especially proud that it is President Nixon's record on the
issues that attracts the support of young voters.
There is Vietnam, for example, an issue that tore this country apart in
the '60s. As of December 1, more than 95 percent of our troops will have
been withdrawn from Vietnam under this Administration. President Nixon's
fervent attempts to end the war entirely include a comprehensive and fair
settlement offer: an internationally supervised ceasefire, return of our
American prisoners and free elections in South Vietnam. The President's
Vietnamization program is ending the war for Americans; his negotiating
terms can settle the war for the Vietnamese if Hanoi will accept them.
The draft, another issue OF concern to young people in the last
election, will not be an issue in 1972. In 1968, nearly 300,000 young
men were drafted--many to fight in Vietnam. This year only one-sixth of
that number will be called and only volunteers will be sent to Vietnam.
During a second Nixon term, by this time next year, there will be no
draft at all.
Especially for working youth, the economy is an issue. They face
many of the same concerns as their parents. The false economy stimulated
by wartime spending in the late 1960s is by all indications--from the
economic community, the Labor Department, the consumers--reversing to a
solid, less inflationary stance.
For the first time since 1965, workers' raises are not being eaten
up by inflation. True, unemployment remains at an unacceptable level but
it is dropping not rising. As of last month, 82 million Americans were
employed the highest number ever. Cuts in defense related spending and
the vast numbers of returning GIs have contributed to the problem, but
as business expands--and expansion has already begun--we will reach a
full employment economy that depends neither on high military expenditures
nor expensive makework schemes from Washington.
The environment is another so-called youth issue--not becuase all of
us aren't concerned but because it is the young who have shown the energy
to make the issue visible to all. Here, too, the President has earned the
support of young and old alike. He created the Environmental Protection
Agency and a President's Environmental Merit Award Program for young people
who demonstrate leadership in solving the problems that surround us. He
has used every method available at the federal level to clean up the
environment and seek new ways to keep it clean. And his Administration has
brought far more pollution cases to court than any other.
These issues are neither unique to youth, nor are they youth's only
concerns. But they demonstrate that there is cause for a Republican
youth vote this November if we make the President's record known.
###
Communications Division
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, 310 FIRST STREET, SOUTHEAST, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20003 Sept. 11, 1972
TALKING
PAPER
*** VIETNAM ***
While Senator George McGovern is spouting wild campaign promises that not
even he has any reason to believe he can keep, President Nixon is going about the
business of keeping his promises. He is bringing American fighting men out of
Vietnam and he is doing it in the only way that will leave the Vietnamese people
with the precious right to choose their own government.
In his 1968 campaign, President Nixon pledged a phased withdrawal of American
troops in Vietnam, and he has done that. In his latest announcement, the President
set a goal of just 27,000 Americans in Vietnam by December 1. That is a reduction
of 522,500 men, or 95 percent of the authorized troop level under President
Johnson.
But the President's 1968 promise to end American involvement went one step
further. He promised that America would not leaveits ally with no defense. He
has kept that part of the bargain, too.
The men who now carry the burden of the fighting -- the men who face their
enemies in the field -- are South Vietnamese. They have proven themselves
capable of defending their country and they have proven it under the most difficult
conditions possible -- the invasion of more than a dozen enemy divisions from the
North. Vietnamization has worked; Americans are coming home.
Richard Nixon has said many times that this nation for her own sake as
well as the sake of world peace cannot afford to abandon an ally, no matter how
small and how far away. It must be remembered -- especially at this time when
we are asking the American people to choose between President Nixon and George
McGovern, between a strong America and an America turned inward -- that Richard
Nixon has removed our troops but he has left our Vietnamese ally with more than
broken commitments with which to defend themselves.
And our American prisoners and missing in action and their families have
not been left alone with only Senator McGovern's shaky promises.
President Nixon has made his position clear to the American people, and
he has made it clear to those who would seek to impose their system of govern-
ment on others. He has told North Vietnam and he has told us that peace is
not secured by giving in to an aggressor. It is secured only by a cessation
of the aggression itself.
Every reasonable offer for peace has been put on the negotiating table
in Paris. Now it is up to Hanoi.
###
Communications Division
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, 310 FIRST STREET, SOUTHEAST, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20003 Sept. 11, 1972
TALKiNG
*** McGOVERNOMICS ***
PAPER
Now that another month has rolled around, Senator McGovern has revised
his welfare-tax reform plan. As Governor Reagan told the delegates at the
Convention in Miami Beach, if the Democrat candidate stands behind his new
proposal 1,000 percent, that should give us at least a week to look it over.
It may not take that long, though, because this new edition of the
"Demogrant" is not that different from the poorly formulated, expensive
proposal McGovern made the last time around.
He says he has dropped his $1,000 per person, no-work giveaway scheme.
All he has done is drop it into a $4,000 package guarantee for a family of
four--and that adds up to $1,000 per person anyway you look at it.
Not only has Senator McGovern written into his plan no work requirements
for the millions he proposes to put on his $4,000 stipend, he has ignored any
provisions for the working poor--those Americans who work every day but make
less money than they would get on welfare. He seems to think these people
should be helped, but hasn't figured out how.
If the Senator had spent more time in the Senate in the last two years,
he would have noticed the President's welfare reform plan--which includes both
work requirements and provisions for the working poor--and has been languishing
in the Democrat Congress.
Senator McGovern's poor conception of what a welfare reform plan should
contain is paralleled only by his devious representation of how he will pay
for it. He says his plans to slash defense spending and close so-called tax
loopholes will net $54 billion in extra revenues. And, according to his Wall
Street speech, he will spend $39 billion for job creation, welfare and property
tax reduction.
-
As the Wall Street Journal asked in an editorial August 30: "Does this
mean Senator McGovern is dropping his previous support for Senator Kennedy's
health insurance plan, which would cost $57 billion by itself? Is Senator
McGovern dropping the 100%-of-parity agricultural price supports and other
expensive items in the Democrat platform? If his words do not mean that,
do they mean anything at all?"
The fact is, no one knows what Senator McGovern means. It has been
estimated that the new spending proposals in the Democrat platform would
require about $144 billion in new revenues. Senator McGovern says he's
going to spend $39 billion and he tells us that "the figures of all the
new programs I have proposed are based on the Democrat platform.' Is
he, then, in addition to constantly revising his own programs, attempting
to revise the platform drafted by his delegates in Miami Beach?
But it doesn't really matter where McGovern gets his figures. They
are wrong. For example:
McGovern says that $5 billion would cover state and local operating
costs and increased benefits in his welfare plan. The fact is that operating
costs alone are $5.9 billion with no money left over for higher benefits.
McGovern says that $3 billion would expand social security to cover
three million more people and increase benefits across the board. The fact
is that just raising the minimum benefit to Mr. McGovern's suggested $150
a month--without adding more people--would cost $4.5 billion.
Once again, and this is becoming one of the more predictable aspects
of the McGovern campaign, his figures and his proposals add up to only confusion.
###
From the Wall Street Journal, August 30, 1972:
REVIEW and OUTLOOK
Wall St Journal
Senator 8/30/72 McGovern's Wall Street
Exercise in Implausibility
fore not against ordinary income.
speech yesterday was billed as the def-
Other than that, the Senator's explana-
initive statement of his income mainte-
tion to the security analysts was
nance and welfare reform plans, but it
"money made by money should be
remains to be seen whether the latest
taxed at the same rate as money made
versions will hold up longer than the
by men." This scarcely strikes us as a
earlier ones. For they are still tainted
rationale that has weighed all of the
by a ring of implausibility.
considerations that will come up in
prolonged scrutiny.
Senator McGovern's advisers have
The same lack of realism was even
been shuffling figures to and fro in an
more pronounced in the fundamental
attempt to prove it's feasible to redis-
proposition of the Senator's speech
tribute a lot of income without taking
yesterday. He asks us to believe that
much of it away from anybody. It may
his loophole-closing and military bud-
be that they now have a series of fig-
get proposals would yield more than
ures that adds up, though we have
enough revenue to pay for "the total
doubts about even that to the extent
costs of additions to the national bud-
the plan rests on the Pentagon budget
get by a Democratic administration."
cuts. But in the real world there are a
Even without consulting the details,
lot more considerations than merely
does any serious person believe that?
whether a plan fits neatly into a
Chinese menu for income redistribu-
As for the details, Senator Mc-
tion, and it seems the thinking behind
Govern said his proposals would pro-
the McGovern plan only spasmodically
vide $54 billion in revenues for other
gets beyond one from column a and
purposes. This includes Pentagon bud-
two from column b.
get cuts of over $30 billion. Pentagon
experts say his severe cutbacks would
Yesterday's bombshell proposal to
actually save only $20 billion; it seems
tax capital gains as ordinary income is
his budget neglected certain operating
an excellent example. Last May Sena-
items, such as buying gasoline to run
tor McGovern took a full-page ad in
the trucks and tanks.
this newspaper to say, among other
things, that he had proposed no drastic
But even if the $54 billion is correct,
change in the taxation of capital gains.
yesterday's speech proposed or reiter-
Yet yesterday the elimination of spe-
ated proposals to spend $39 billion for
cial treatment of capital gains became
job creation, welfare and property tax
the biggest item in his promised $22
reduction. Does this mean Senator
billion worth of loophole closing.
McGovern is dropping his previous
support for Senator Kennedy's health
Such a proposal raises a number of
insurance plan, which would cost $57
questions of both equity and practical-
billion by itself? Is Senator McGovern
ity. If a capital "gain" represents
dropping the 100%-of-parity agri-
merely the result of inflation, why
cultural price supports and other ex-
should it be taxed at all? If capital
pensive items in the Democratic plat-
gains are to be added to ordinary in-
form? If his words do not mean that,
come, why cannot capital losses be de-
do they mean anything at all?
ducted from it? What would be the ef-
fect on capital formation and liquidity,
Indeed, does the figure-juggling,
and therefore economic progress?
definitive-statement game mean any-
These questions of course do not pre-
thing to begin with? The more we
clude changes in the present capital
watch it, the more we doubt any plau-
gains treatment, but they are the rea-
sible program of reform can be built
sons that treatment takes the shape it
on the intellectual exercise of juggling
does, and they ought to be thought
the figures from column to column. To
about a bit before it is repealed.
propose changes that prove feasible,
you have to get behind the figures and
The Senator would expand income
grapple with reality. Then, of course,
averaging to give relief to someone
you typically find that things are the
who sells a business built up over the
way they are for a reason, and that the
years. A summary of his proposals
possible reforms are slow and limited,
says capital losses would be deductible
and by no means exciting enough for
against gains, and presumably there-
the purposes of an electoral campaign.
0
DEFENSE SPENDING COMPARED TO
HUMAN RESOURCES SPENDING
Percent
WhyNowMoreThan Ever?
60
Consider President Nixon's record on the facts. Here are
three examples of what progress four years have brought.
40
1. REORDERING NATIONAL PRIORITIES: The year before
President Nixon took office, the federal government
was spending 45% of the budget on defense needs and
34% on human resources. For the first time in 20
years, those figures have been reversed. In the
20
current fiscal year, we are spending 45% on human
needs, versus 32% on defense. Indeed, defense
spending is lower in fiscal 1973 than in fiscal
1968: $78.3 billion compared to $80.5 billion.
0
FY 1955
1960
1965
1970
1973
Est.
Defense spending as a percentage of total budget
outlays
Human resources spending as a percentage of total
DRAFT INDUCTIONS 1962-72
budget outlays
Kennedy
Johnson Admin.
Nixon Admin.
Admin.
400
2. ENDING THE DRAFT: When this President
350
took office, nearly 300,000 young men per
300
year were being drafted into an inequitable
Selective Service System, with many being
250
sent to fight in Vietnam. Since then, draft
200
calls have been cut 77%, and the President
has announced zero calls after July 1, 1973.
150
No draftees are now being sent to Vietnam,
100
unless they volunteer for dutv there. And
with the lottery, the reduced one-year
50
vulnerability period and the end to unfair
0
deferments, the draft itself has become
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
less intolerable.
Year End Total
COMBATING POLLUTION
$ Billions
3.0
3. IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT: Even before "ecology"
became a familiar term, President Nixon was gearing
2.5
up this Administration to fight pollution and enhance
our surroundings. His Environmental Protection
Agency is a model for governments all over the world.
20
He halted construction on the Cross-Florida Barge
Canal, which was threatening to damage the Florida
Everglades. Regulations were issued to cut air
1.5
Budget outlays
pollution by 90%, and auto companies were kept to the
1975 clean air target date. On the budget side, the
I.0
President is spending $6.6 billion (compared to fiscal
1968's $3.5 billion) to enhance the environment -- such
as building parks and protecting wildlife -- and to
.5
combat pollution. The figure to combat pollution alone
has quadrupled in four years to $2.4 billion.
0
68
70
72
73
Est.
Est.
Prepared by Communications Division, Republican National Committee, Bob Dole, Chairman,
310 First St., SE, Washington, D.C. 20003.
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September 14, 1972
Dear Mr. Casey:
Thank you for your letter of August 23
concerning President Nixon's reelection
campaign.
Your correspondence has been forwarded
to Mr. Jeb Magruder at the Committee for
the Re-Election of the President and you
should be hearing from his office in the near
future.
Your interest in writing is very much appreciated.
Sincerely,
Lawrence M. Higby
Administrative Assistant
to H.R. Haldeman
Mr. James J Casey
Attorney At Law
3705 Rhode Island Avenue
Mt. Rainier, Maryland 20822
cc: Jeb Magruder -- w/incominb
LH:kb
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September 8, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
DWIGHT CHAPIN
FROM :
L. HIGBY
Bpb asked that I pass on to you the fact that we should be sure
to use George Bush as a major surrogate in non-partisan forums.
We need to get him moving heavily around the country as soon as
possible. Bob has talked to Bush and Bush is expecting to hear
from you.
LH:pm
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September 7, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
CHUCK COLSON
FROM :
L. HIGBY
Bob asked that you get the Michigan speech (Utica) to all
our women speakers and surrogates. Also, we should try
to get some anecdotal material about "Nixon the Man" put
together for these people. Bob would like to take a look
at the anecdotal material before it is sent.
LH:pm
September 7, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
DWIGHT CHAPIN
FROM :
L. HIGBY
Fred Malek hit me again bn the point of having his Regional
Directors meet with the President. He said that while the
President is going to be over there at 1701, that really won't
cover his needs. The Regional Directors are in Fred's office
every Monday, and Fred feels strongly that a brief 20-minute
session would suffice. He makes the point that the group is
quite impressive and that it would be a plus both from their
standpoint and the President's for the two to meet.
LH:pm
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S eptember 6, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
CHUCK COLSON
FROM :
L. HIGBY
You mentioned to me the problem of MaeGregor talking to reporters
regarding Watergate, particularly with Dole out in Kansas. Bob
suggested that Dole talk directly to MacGregor on this if it is feasible
and see if he can't add a little pressure there.
LH:pm
September 20, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
COMMANDER DETTBARN
FROM :
L. HIGBY
Please always put a size 44, not 46, jacket in Bob Haldeman's
cabin when he is up here at Camp David.
Thank you.
LH:pm
September 15, 1972
Dear Mr. Dembitzer:
I had no idea that Jack Anderson had such
a wide following but was very glad to
receive your letter, nonetheless.
Thank you very much for the invitation to
attend your first opening in the Washington
area. I'll await confirmation.
The ironic thing about the whole Anderson
column is that no one to my knowledge,
nor to the knowledge of anyone here in
the White House, has ever referred to me
as the "Big L." Unfortunately, as you can
imagine, however, that is no longer the
case.
Best wishes,
Sincerely,
Lawrence M. Higby
Administrative Assistant
to H. R. Haldeman
Mr. Lester Dembitzer
DICKENSON ASSOCIATES
80 Dickenson Place
Great Neck, New York 11023
LH:kb:LH:car
September 30, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
ROLAND ELLIOTT
FROM:
L. HIGBY
Attached is a letter that was forwarded to Bob from
the President. As you can see, there is an indication
on It that he is one of our Democrats for Nixon and we
should be sure he gets a reply.
Will you please make sure this is done?
Attachment
cc: Mr. Alexander P. Butterfield
Mr. Charles Colson
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MEMORANDUM FOR :
FOLLOW UP - MONDAY (Sept. 19th)
FROM :
L. HIGBY
Appointment with eye doctor - Tuesday, Sept. 19th at 9:00 a. m.
Navy Regional Medical Center
23rd and C Sts.
9:00 a.m.
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September 14, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FOLLOW-UP
FROM:
L. HIGBY
Follow-up with Magruder on what he has done on getting big
contributors to look at our advertising.
LH:kb
September 12, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FOLLOW-UP
FROM:
L. HIGBY
Buchanan and Allin are to be putting together a list of the 20 most
influential bad press or TV types, and a list of the things they
said they would most like to forget, especially the predictions
regarding North Vietnam, Nixon, McGovern, etc. For example,
Kraft and his analysis about how Nixon's support was a mile wide
and an inch deep, and Reston's comments, etc. This should be
done in the near future.
LHigby:mco
September 7, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FOLLOW-UP
FROM:
L. HIGBY
Follow-up in one week with John Dean on the project of
checking out McGovern's people.
LH:kb
September 7, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
FOLLOW UP
FROM :
L. HIGBY
Follow up with Jeb Magruder in 10 days on the possibility
of getting our young people to leaflet the operations that
are going on with McGovern when he goes to a stop and
also put some signs in the audience.
LH:pm
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September 7, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
FOLLOW UP
FROM :
L. HIGBY
We need weekly follow up reports from Fred Malek, plus
an overall plan regarding what we are doing and what Defense
is doing to get the military vote, We should push hard on
this and it should be followed up on every Monday.
LH:pm
September 6, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
FOLLOW UP
FROM :
L. HIGBY
Follow up in making sure that Chapin is putting together a
plan for Haldeman to review with the President indicating
what states we will be hitting and what states our surrogates
are going to be hitting.
LH:pm
September 6, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
FOLLOW UP
FROM :
L. EGBY
Make sure we follow up this Friday with a revised strategy
on advertising from Pete Dailey. It is not to go via Gordon
Strachan, it is to be a memo directly from Dailey to Haldeman.
LH:pm
September 6, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
FOLLOW UP
FROM :
L. HIGBY
We need a report by Thursday on the house situation and
what's happending there. We need a best-guessed hard
reading of what our best chances are on specific candidates
and incumbents. We should plug in any poll data we have
and also take a look at the trends that we can tie to McGovern
i.e., Metcalf. We need a report by Friday on what Dailey's
revised advertising strategy is. Also, as soon as possible,
a report on what McGovern's advertising strategy is.
LH:pm
September 15, 1972
Dear Tom:
Dolores and I want to thank you very much for your thought-
fulness in purchasing "Dove" for us. Dolores has read It
and I'm about half way through it now and find it one of the
more interesting books I've ever read. It expresses a
philosophy of life that most of us strive for at one time or
another.
At the risk of sounding like a parent, let me say that if
you haventt read the book, you should, remembering that
all the great voyages that take place in this world don't
happen on water. If you don't believe me, just ask Jonathan
Seagull.
Once again we are back, hard at it in the White House, trying
everything to make sure the President is reelected.
Tell your Mother I've alerted the Republican headquarters
in Orange County to her tremendous political talents and
she'll probably be hearing from them shortly - the same for
your Dad.
I hope your family enjoyed the week at La Jolla and I hope that
we get to see you some time in the not too distant future.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Mr. Tom Gazsi
1112 Estele Lane
Newport Beach
California
92660
LH:pm
September 30, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
A gentleman named Jack Marsh who is in the building over
at 1701 called me to try and set up a meeting between you,
Marsh, and Dick Scaife. Marsh says he is Dick Scaife's
lawyer and that he talked to you at the Connally Ranch.
The meeting could be anyplace you would like to have it and
Marsh and Scaife would be available October 3rd, 6th, 18th,
11th, and 13th.
He said on another subject you discussed re: his working with
the Wallace people, that while the situation still wasn't cleared
up completely, it's looking much better and he should have some
decision for you by Monday or Tuesday.
LH:kb
September 21, 1972
Dear Hank:
Thank you very much for the Nixon youth
poster that you got over here so promptly.
Although I'm sure most of your crowd
won't any longer allow me to be considered
a youth, I do think that you've got an interest-
ing poster here, and some day when you're
an old man like me, I hope to show it to some-
one named Jennifer who will be a youth voter
then.
Keep up the good work!
Sincerely,
Lawrence M. Higby
Administrative Assistant
to H.R. Haldeman
Mr. Hank Haldeman
Committee to Reelect the President
1701 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D. C.
LH:pm;ke
NS
September 21, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR: H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
SUBJECT:
Billy Graham Phone Call
As I indicated to you, Billy Graham called yesterday
afternoon to report on a matter that he is rather
concerned about, namely, the formation by a group
of several liberal church leaders from an organization
for McGovern. Heading the organization will be a
gentleman named Bishop James Armstrong who Graham
has a lot of respect for. He is young, intellectual, a
real go-getter and commer in the church. Billy indicates
that his sources say that they are setting up a coast-to-
coast organization to raise funds, send letters to editors
correcting misstatements about McGovern, hold church
services for McGovern, issue discussions, run ads, etc.
The first church service will be run Sunday, October 8.
His analysis of this whole situation is that it will have
some impact, that it will involve somewhere between 200
and 300 leaders, and will probably grow beyond that. The
attempt here is to make McGovern the candidate of the
church.
At the formation meeting that was taking place on this
subject, there was some question as to whether or not
they should attack Billy Graham because of his friendship
with the President, but decided not to do this.
2
Billy, frankly, had no special advice at the time he
talked to me, but during the next 24 hours he is going to
be calling several of his friends within the church to get
a reading on what they feel should be done. He is, I
believe, willing to consider the establishment of an organiza-
tion for church leaders for Nixon. Frankly, he is just a
little surprised at what's happening here and wants some
time to think about it.
I believe he would like to talk to you and will be athis
residence for most of the day and available to talk.
He mentioned that he had been making several statements
around the country that are pro Nixon and said we could
use those statements whereever we want once they have
been put into public print.
I suggest you call Graham.
LH:kb
September 16, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
H.R. HALDEMAN
FROM :
L. HIGBY
RE I
Media Political Analysis
Pat Buchanan has now promised to get the media political
analysis to you in time for the 8:00 a.m. meeting every
morning, and to have it available by 9:00 a.m. on week-
ends. Please let me know if this is not adequate.
Pat indicates this will require him getting in here at 6:30 a.m.
at the latest every morning, something that he is willing to do.
In turn, I've told him that if there is any need for mechanical
back-up, that appropriate arrangements will be made. He
doesn't feel that there is at this moment, but will be back in
touch if that is the case.
LH:pm
9/15
You asked what was wanted and that you would deliver.
Two areas are outlined below:
1. We need to set up a program so that when
McGovern goes to a city, particularly a key
city, some committee in that city runs an ad --
full page -- asking McGovern questions that
should be answered that day. For example,
when he goes to Milwaukee, an ad should run
that is headlined "Milwaukeeans want to know,
Senator McGovern, what are you going to do
about your promise about $1,000 for everyone?"
or, "Senator McGovern, tell Milwaukeeans what
your position is on amnesty."
Obviously this can't be done every time McGovern
makes and appearance, but it should be done
periodically.
2. Also, there is a need to tighten up on the
media monitoring system. For example, Shriver
was in Dallas last week and when he came Into town,
he led off by saying that he was a poor boy and
couldn't afford the money we are spending to
get on television. At that point, the three local
Dallas stations leaped to their feet and announced
that they would be delighted to have Sargent Shriver
on for however long he would like to be on -- free.
Shriver, however, did not respond to this. They
then offered to go out and cover Shriver wherever
he would be, which turned out to be a supermarket,
The people on Shriver's staff said they did not
know where his next appearance would be, that it would
be a last minute appearance. A couple of the stations,
nonetheless, found out where he was going that next
morning and went there to cover him at the super-
market. In questioning the people at the supermarket,
they found out that, first of all, Shriver had set up
his visit to that supermarket three days in advance and,
secondly, the lady who was going to be there had been
given a list of prepared questions to ask Shriver. The
television stations, subsequently, ran editorials on
the fact that Shriver refused to accept free time.
-- 2 --
All of this points out a hole in our media
monitoring operation. One of the stations involved
is Station KRLD in Dallas and apparently Clark
MacGregor is giving them a call.
What the above means is that we need to check
out our media monitoring system, particularly
in Dallas, Texas.
LH:kb:LH:car
September 12, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
SUBJECT:
Campaign Press Procedures
I have attached the recent memo the President sent you plus
all the backup from previous memos he'd sent you regarding
handling the press during the campaign.
Ziegler indicates that he has been covering the points made
in the two Presidential memos verbally, but frankly I'm not
confident of how much he has done.
You indicated that you wanted to call the group together to get
this problem handled and I would suggest that you do it as soon
as possible.
Option I: Today at 12:00 Noon would be a good time for the
meeting. I would recommend the following be in
attendance:
Ehrlichman
Buchanan
Ziegler
Scall
Colson
Safire
Klein
Stuart
Clawson
Abrahams
Option II: or the group of:
Klein
Ziegler
Ehrlichman
Colson
Option I
Option II
2
In addition 4 checked on the other point raised in the President's
this
memo of the vicious handling of Tricia when she was up to open
the headquarters. No one is aware of any vicious handling that
took place of Tricia. The problem is that the press were put right
up next to her at the headquarter's opening. The general advance
was a disaster and she consequently could not see the people, nor
be heard because the microphone was not working properly.
LH:mco
September 12, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
SUBJECT:
Ehrlichman Request for Polling
Materials
The attached has been held pending some work that Gordon Strachan
has been doing for you on the polling analysis.
Now the following information comes to light that leads to the fact
that you should sign the memorandum at Tab A.
1, We will have the necessary materials on board or
available by phone for anything that is necessary in
the polling field.
2. Ehrlichman and his staff already have access to all
the material with the exception of the trial heats. If
you want to give him this, you can do so.
Give Ehrlichman trial heat
information
Sign memo at Tab A
Attachment
LH:mco
DETERMINED TO BE AN
ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING
E.O. 12065, Section 6-102
By Bryner NARS, Dat 3-29-82
CONFIDENTIAL
September 8, 2972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
H.R. HALDEMAN
FROM :
L. HIGBY
SUBJECT I
Peterson Query on Additional
Lou Harris Polling
Pete Peterson called raising the question of whether OF not any
additional work should be done with Lou Harris and his polling
apparatus.
He's receiving pressure from Colson to have Harris do additional
surveys at the cost of $55, 000 per survey.
Personally, Peterson favors slowing down on the amount of business
that he's giving Harris and spacing them out to one a quarter so that
they don't look like they're all campaign oriented.
He makes the point that doing more than this heightens, considerably,
the opportunities, or chances for an explosion here that he doesn't
want to see happen.
He wanted to make sure with you that there wasn't any problem in
him dealing with Colson in this matter before getting back directly
to Colson.
As to the reportentself, copies were sent to Ehrlichman, Weinberger,
Colson and Rumsfeld for information. The report did not go in to the
President.
Tell Peterson to use his own judgment
Cooperate completely with Colson and
give Harris all that Colson suggests
LH:pm
81%
September 8, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
SUBJECT:
Nixon Brothers Scandal
Dean has been on this since the information was first known
to us. His best information indicates it does not involve the
Nixon brothers but is part of the original grain scandal
involving Eberly, Palmby, and Eberly's Assistant that we went
through back during Eberly's confirmation.
Arrangements have been made to have a man at the site where
McGovern will be making his announcement at 11:00 a.m. this
morning.
September 6, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
LARRY HIGBY
SUBJECT:
Leaks/Evand-Novak Column
Jeb Magruder called me back and said that he had talked
with Al Abrahams over at the Committee. Abrahams
confirmed to Novak the first three paragraphs of the
article. Novak had apparently talked to Dole's
office first and received some information regarding
the fact that there was a problem with the release.
It was supposed to have been made simultaneously, but
apparently was not because of the Committee's reluctance
to release. While Magruder hedged, he indicated that
Abrahams had generally "given the information in the
first three paragraphs to Novak, by way of confirmation."
He indicated that Novak already had the basic story.
To make a long story short, I have attached several
recent Evans and Novak columns, plus two articles
that you were concerned about, one by Lou Cannon on
the Surrogate Operation and another on the Ethnic
Operation.
I think, once again, it would be a good idea for you
to sit down, perhaps in Ziegler's presence, with MacGregor,
Colson, and Magruder and get this thing hammered out
once and for all. You also might want to include Malek,
in light of the fact that he's basically in charge of
the whole Voter Bloc groups.
LH:car
September 5, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
SUBJECT:
Revised Advertising Strategy
Dailey and his group were already in the process of reevaluating
our advertising strategy. They plan to wait until after we receive
our next batch of poll data (September 16) before making any
final hard decisions. McGovern's advertising will start
September 12th.
We should hold for now in doing any general, national advertising,
including mailings. We should take a look at some of the states
where we are behind and consider doing our strong Democratic
advertising, hitting McGovern in those states.- Wisconsin,
California (in San Francisco), Ohio (in Cleveland area), Michigan
and Oregon.
With the tremendously high ASI ratings they received, we should
consider showing the documentaries early in the campaign. This
is based on the premise that we are receiving good coverage of
Richard Nixon as President.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 5, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
SUBJECT:
Revised Advertising Strategy
Dailey indicated to me that he and his group were already
in the process of reevaluating our advertising strategy. They
plan
see waiting until after we receive our next batch of poll data
(September 16) before making any final hard decisions. Their
best information indicates that McGovern's advertising will
start September 12th.
It is their general feeling that now we should hold for now in
doing any general, national advertising, including mailings.
We should take a look at some of the states where we are behind
and consider doing our strong Democratic advertising, hitting
McGovern in those states
2
The states Dailey is talking about include Wisconsin,
California (in San Francisco), Ohio (in Cleveland area),
Michigan, and Oregon.
Pete also indicated that with the tremendously high ASI
ratings they received, we should consider showing the
documentaries early in the campaign. This is based on the
premise that we are receiving good coverage of Richard Nixon
being President. The more we can show the documentaries, the
more we will show Nixon as President. . Some of the commercials
do, but they appeared as commercials that make the President
look like a candidate. Pete will have more on this subject Friday.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 5, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
SUBJECT:
Revised Advertising Strategy
Dailey indicated to me that he and his group were already
in the process of reevaluating our advertising strategy. They
see waiting until after we receive our next batch of poll data
(September 16) before making any final hard decisions. Their
best information indicates that McGovern's advertising will
start September 12th.
cHei their
for now
Their general feeling that now we should hold back in doing
any our general or national advertising. We should take a look at
including mailings.
some of the states where we are behind and consider doing our
strong Democratic advertising, hitting McGovern in those states.
We would hold off on all of our other national advertising, including
mailing.
2
The states Dailey was in generally talking about are niclude
Wisconsin, California (andin the San Francisco),
Ohio in the Cleveland area) Michigan Oneyon,
Pete also indicated that with the tremendously high ASI
we should cansider showing the oberementance early in the
ratings one of his basic conclusions was that we're, getting
Their is loved on
C they received
good coverage of Richard Nixon being President and the
the premit that
we are receiving
more we can show the Nixon as
documentaries/show more wewll
Pre sident. Some of the commercials do, but either way
they appeared as commercials that are make contrasted - the directly President look
leke a condidote
to McGovern. Pete will have more to us on this subject
this Friday.
September 14, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR: WILBUR JENKINS
FROM:
L. HIGBY
Attached is a check to cover a portion of personal
expenses for the attached bill at the Balboa Bay
Club. Please cash this check and put it into your
accounsts and then forward a check to cover the
entire amount to the Balboa Bay Club.
Attachments
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MEMORANDUM FOR :
BRUCE KEHRLI
FROM :
L. HIGBY
Bob would like an update from you on what's happening with regard
to Vermont Royster. Are we using him in any way? Have we been
in touch with him? What's the problem, etc.
LH:pm
September 11, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR I
BRUCE KEHRLI
FROM :
L. HIGBY
I assume you'll have in today, your report on how Johnson and
Humphrey handled expenses during their campaigns.
LH:pm
pep
September 8, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
BRUCE KEHRLI
FROM :
L. HIGBY
Have the pictures to the celebrities been sent out from the
celebrities' reception held in San Clemente? You might
want to check Bull on this.
LH:pm
dup
September 6, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
BRUCE KEHRLI
FROM :
L. HIGBY
Since I haven't heard anything back from you et al, I'll hheck
by memo - are we, or rather have we, mailed out the letters
to the Democratic Chairmen?
Yes
No
LH:pm
EAP
September 27, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
PAT McKEE
FROM :
L. HIGBY
I asked several days ago, for Kathy to get an application
and a catelog from the University of Maryland to send to
my brother. Will you please check on this?
Thank you.
LH:pm
September 25, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
CLARK MacGREGOR
FROM:
L. HIGBY
Bob asked me to forward the attached to you for
your information. He indicated that he would be
sending over calls from time to time from Rose
Mayy Woods.
Attachment
LH:kb
September 21, 1972
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Bob Haldeman
Review
FROM:
Rose Mary Woods
Paul Corley of American Liberty Oil Co. in Dallas called this
morning with regard to the President's visit to Texas tomorrow.
He said he felt there were a great number of long time supporters
and Republicans in Texas who are feeling somewhat miffed and
ignored that the President is now making the second special trip
down there for the Democrats.
He thinks it is great to recruit the Democrats and he is all for
that, but he does feel very strongly that while the President is
in Texas tomorrow he should make some kind of announcement
that he is coming back to Texas before the election to visit with
some key Republican people to placate some of the feelings of
people who have been firm supporters over the years. He
suggested the President could say, we are doing this for the
Democrats who are supporting us but we are coming back to
Texas and will have a meeting of comparable stature Republicans.
He just feels that some effort should be made to maintain the
good relationship the President has with the Republicans in
Texas or the attention to the Democrats in Texas could boomerang
and we could lose more than we could gain.
He said that Mr. Toddie Wynne, President of the American
Liberty Oil Co., has an 8000 acre ranch 35 miles out of Dallas
(10 minutes by Chopper from Love Field) and Mr. Wynne has
offered this to the President on several occasions - any time he
wanted to use it for a barbecue or whatever for 300 or 400
people.
Mr. Corley's telephone number is 214/742-4711.
P.S. I would guess this is the same subject
Jack Porter called about,
JOH
September 22, 1972
Dear Mrs. Narva:
I talked to Mr. Haldeman and he asked me to
relay to you his sincere thanks for your kind
offer to use the Linden Hill tennis courts on
Friday and Sunday evenings.
As you can imagine, right now it is very
difficult to determine what our schedule will
be, but we certainly will be in touch with you
when the opportunity arises.
Best wishes,
Sincerely,
Lawrence M. Higby
Administrative Assistant
to H.R. Haldeman
Mrs. Rose Narva
Linden Hill Motor Inn
5400 Tooks Hill Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20014
(NOTE: Pat McKee -- The Linden Hill Pent House
number is 530-5709. Mrs. Narva will make
arrangements anytime we want to go out there
to play tennis.)
LH:kb
pay
1. Of the two Presidential candidates, whose policies do
you believe provide our POWs with the best chance to return
safely to the United States -- those of President Nixon, or
those of George McGovern?
2. Do you agree with the charge made by Senator McGovern
that the Administration's actions in the recent release of the
three prisoners of war delayed their release and will endanger
the release of other POWs?
LH:kb
WD
September 11, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
KEN RIETZ
FROM:
L. HIGBY
Bob recently received a letter from Mrs. Lillie Lou
Rietzke, a prominent Republican in the Washington
area. She and her husband have an estate called
"Beaufort Park" in McLean, Virgina that they would
be willing to open up for use for a youth rally.
Mrs. Rietske is a long-time supporter of the President
and Bob asked that you get in touch with her and discuss
the suitability of using the facilities.
He's not suggesting that you need to hold a rally there,
simply that you be in touch with her to see if anything
can be worked out.
Address:
Mrs. Rietzke
1301 Georgetown Pike
McLean, Virginia
LH:pm:LH:kb
September 6, 1972
Carve ann
MEMORANDUM FOR :
KATHY BACHMAN
FROM :
L, HIGBY
Find out how I register in Maryland first thing tomorrow
morning.
LH:pm
SEPTEMBER 6, 1972
LARRY:
Below you will find the information concerning
registering to vote in Montgomery County, Maryland.
You must have proper identification of your
name and your address with you when you go to register.
Here are the choices of places to go to register:
1) ELECTIONS OFFICE
690 East Jefferson Street -- The rear side of the University
Rockville, Maryland
National Bank -- facing Richard
Montgomery High School
Open 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. MONDAY - FRIDAY
2) At the following shopping centers:
a. THURSDAY -- 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
MONTGOMERY MALL
Upper Level
WHEATON PLAZA
Montgomery Ward's - 2nd Floor
Woodward and Lothrop - 1st Floor
WHITE OAK PLAZA
Sears Roebuck -- near the Credit Office
SILVER SPRING
Hecht Company -- Coleville Road entrance
CHEVY CHASE
Woodward and Lothrop -- lower level
b. SATURDAY -- 12 noon -- 6:00 p.m.
WHEATON PLAZA
Montgomery Ward's - 2nd Floor
Woodward and Lothrop - 1st Floor
MONTGOMERY MALL
Upper Level
LARRY - Should you have any further questions - call 424-4433
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 6, 1972
Card Am -
MEMORANDUM FOR :
KATHY IRINC MMAN
FROM :
L. HIGBY
Find out how I register in Maryland first thing tomorrow
morning.
- office of the Registrar
County Court House - Bethisda or
Cherry Chase
279-1000 - montgomery Co. info.
Supervisors of Elections
sat
424-4433
wheato - 12 mort noon-6 2nd a
Books apen for
Woodies 1stfl
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690 E. Jefferen ft.
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September 30, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
We need to make sure that the advertising agency is
giving us a reaction to the commercials we ran this
week.
Would you please get this put together and get it in
to Bob on Monday.
LH:kb
don't
September 30, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
I want you to have someone in Orange County get in
touch with Mr. John Taylor at either 714 640 1030 or
714 557 0784 to let him halp out in the campaign in
Orange County. He has an MBA from SC, very smart,
about thirty years old, would be excellent in handling
people, deals in major real estate operations on a
pretty consistent basis BO could be used in a finance
capability and we should have one of our top people
get in touch with him, indicating that they had heard
from the White House that he would like to help out.
LH:kb
September 29, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM :
L. HIGBY
To confirm our conversation from Air Force One yesterday regarding
the Russian Spot commercials, let me say the following:
1. We are to take out the whole Tanya sequence
and also the parts about friendship with the children,
etc. from all our commercials and documentaries.
2. We are to emphasize instead, the bargaining
that took place and how the United States was success-
ful in bargaining with the Russians. The SALT signing.
3. We are to make the commercials have a much
tougher, hard-line approach.
They are not to run again until the commercials have all been
redone and Haldeman has had a chance to review them.
This same thing is true for The Nixon Years, The Nixon
Record, Nixon the Man, etc., and whatever 15 or 30 minute
programs we've done that include the Russian trip.
I'd like a complete listing from you as to what film properties
we aow have that these Russian materials appear in. I need a
good reading on what the scope and magnitude of the situation is.
Make sure that Dailey and everyone else understands we are not
to run Russia again until the new commercials have been done.
LH:pm:LH:pm
IMP
September 25, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR: GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
We need to have this in today -- even if it means you
calling Benham in Los Angeles. We should put together
a plan that shows how we would take a national poll by
telephone once a week as our own check against all the
other polls that will be released. Bob thinks this is
basically a good idea as does the President, but wants
to see the plan before making a final decision. Please
have this in today.
LH:kb
EMP
September 23, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM #
L. HIGBY
As you probably know, there was a big problem in Texas with the
rumor either true or false that no material had been distributed
in the state. John Ehrlichman was passing out bumper stickers
and campaign buttons left and right to everybody, including the
State Chairman.
This points up the problem that we really don't have our distribution
system going right yet. I want to know every week from now on
how many bumper stickers have been placed out by our kids and
the bumper sticker blits that is supposedly going on - what the
amount of materials is that has been distributed to headquarters,
not to just the states in general, etc. Let's really crack down
on this area and tell them that Bob wants weekly reports from
now on, beginning with the first report this Tuesday.
LH:pm
are
September 23, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR I
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM :
L. HIGBY
We need to get a better feel of what the long-range media
plan is that is being developed at 1701. It's my understanding
that we are planning to run the two documentaries on RN in
the next week or two. Bob does not want them to be run, but
he was not aware that we were planning this until Dwight
mentioned it. Let's get the media plan for the balance of
the campaign and then we can update it as we go along. Let's
not be caught in another situation like we were on the Connally
5 minute shot. Let's know what's being planned, when that
plan is changed what's being dedided, etc. This is something
that Haldeman can't just be informed of after an accomplished
fact. It's something that he must be a part of in the decision
making.
LH:pm
September 23, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR I
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM :
L. HIGBY
I need a follow up report on what we're doing on flags. It's
interesting since Clark MacGregor is apparently sent out a
memo to his whole staff, that Magruder and MacGregor don't
wear flags.
LH:pm
MP
September 21, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
I talked to Jeb this morning, but you may want to confirm
with others over at 1701 -- the five-minute Russier spot
should run next week and then not again until after October 25th.
Also, the China spot should run the following week, after we
run the Russia spot.
LH:kb
September 21, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR: GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
Bob would like you to collect any and all polling data
we have available on West Virginia, Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island.
LH:kb
September 19, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
We should start figuring out where we should use the
Mamie Elsenhower film. For one thing, we should get
prints of it and have it distributed for use at Republican
women fund-raisers, etc. Also, I believe it is to be used
as a commercial.
LH:kb
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
Julie
WASHINGTON
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Rep. women fund raisers - etc.
get prints. - fevel raines get out
file an
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September 18, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
To reveiw our outstanding matters --
You are going to try to get the political matters
memo in today and also a comment in during the next
two days as to when we should next be polling.
You also indicated there would be a follow-up
report on Saturday's activities, probably this Wednesday.
LH:kb
September 14, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
Several odds and ends that you should follow-up on --
1. We need to get the Connally spot as soon
as possible.
2. I want you to ride Magruder every day
until we get somebody on Shriver. We need
these reports coming in.
3. As I indicated to you, the Soviet commercial
is not to be used. This is the five-minute spot
of the President's trip to the Soviet Union. Bob
wants to see it as soon as possible. He also
wants to see the two Connally spots, as you know.
4. Make sure that Ehrlichman's polling fellow
understands that he will get all the polling data
from Wave III as soon as it is available, with the
exception of the Trial Heat data which no one will
get.
LH:kb
September 12, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MIKE SCHRAUTH
FROM:
L. HIGBY
Asa Call called Bob Haldeman today raising some questions regarding
the dinner to be held in Los Angeles. I explained to him that Bob was
not involved in this dinner but that someone probably would be able to
help him out on the two specific questions he raised. They are:
1) He would like a list of names that the White House would like
to make sure are invited to the dinner. This would be people like
Governor Reagan, etc. He feels that most of these people have been
invited but simply wants to make sure that that is the case. You may
want to check with Rose Woods and give him a call back. His number
is Madison 51211. If he is unavailable, you should speak to Mrs. Hill
who is in his office.
2) He raises the question of whether Mrs. Nixon should sit at the
same table as the President, or if it is okay to seat them at separate
tables. He wants to do whatever is correct protocol-wise.
He mentioned also the fact that while everybody will be seated
at tables, Cope has insisted that there be a dais; therefore, the guests
will be moved up on a dais after dinner. I don't know if that means
anything to you but I am simply passing It along.
cc: Dwight Chapin
LH:mco
September 12, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM :
L. HIGBY
As you know, one of the items discussed was having Agnew sandwiched
in right before or right after McGovern on several appearances. I'd
like to know what's been done on this next Monday. In other words,
look at how we scheduled Agnew this week and then tell me how this
"sandwich" concept is working.
On a different subject - what are we doing, if anything, in putting ads
in newspapers when McGovern hits town?
LH:pm
28N
September 11, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM :
L. HIGBY
A gal who would be sensational in helping us out in the Orange
County agea is Mrs. Peggy Gazi. Kathy has her address. She's
an excellent worker, a real go-getter, and someone we should
definitely try to get on board. Rather than having this handled in
the usual low-key manner, I'd like a little more higher approach
made to her, just to see if she is interested. She'd be a real plus
if we can get her on board.
LH:pm
18/5
September 6, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM :
L. HIGBY
Another thing I never heard back from you on was the 104%
on Question No. 20 of the poll. What wa S the correct figure?
his
all
LH:pm
September 6, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM :
L. HIGBY
A couple of more minor points to show how we are not tracking
and following up properly. Chapin is now sitting here on the
airplane with the ASI materials, yet you, who are supposed to
be in charge of Haldeman's political operation, have been un-
able to get them to us.
Also, apparently advertising information is now going from
Chapin to Haldeman. At least, Phil Joanou is sending informa-
tion over regarding McGovern's advertising strategy. Once again
we're beat to the punch here and there's absolutely no goddamn
excuse for it! Let's find a way to get screwed together and get
this thing on track in our direction. We have the power, we have
control of the resources, let's get the information delivered.
LH:pm
IPU
September 6, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM il
L. HIGBY
What is the situation on the McGovern commercials? When
will we have a reading on these?
On a different subject, we should try and work up some ways
of playing up the concept of the new majority. This is a good
slogan and we ought to be trying to use it. You should also
make sure that this is mentioned to Price.
On another subject, do we have any billboards in our advertising
plans? I need to know this right away.
LH:pm
September 6, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR I
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM $
L. HIGBY
I don't know how you want to get this handled, but it is to be
handled immediately some way. There's a fellow named
Woodson who works for Dole apparently over at the RNC. He
is the RNC representative for a lot of events that the President
participates in. He is not, repeat not to show up at any more
of the Presidential events. WEll you please make sure that
this is done.
Maybe Magruder is the one to handle this, but either way
Woodson is not to travel where the President travels from
now on.
LH:pm