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From Gordon Strachan to Dwight Chapin. RE: President's interest in having political state dinners. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/29/1971
From Dwight L. Chapin to Gordon Strachan. RE: The possibility of political state dinners, esp. with Ohio. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/28/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Dwight Chapin. RE: Gallup Polls. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/28/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Dwight Chapin. RE: Update on the status of the RNCCitizens Committee film on the President. 34 pgs. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/15/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Forrest Anderson. RE: The opposition of construction permits for the Waters Edge Unit No. 2. 1 pg. [Subject: Domestic Policy] [Letter], 6/14/1971
From Forrest Anderson of the McKinney Bay Improvement Assoc. RE: The delay of the construction of an additional 36 units at Waters Edge. 1 pg. [Subject: Domestic Policy] [Report], 6/4/1971
From Gordon Strachan to George Grassmuck. RE: Detailed post by Gerald Kline on the 18-20 year old vote. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/14/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Larry Higby. RE: A copy of Senator Brock's analysis of the youth program in Tennessee. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/28/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE: Discussion of the results of Haldeman's selection of the key states. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/28/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE: Discussion with Dr. Derge on the Indiana poll questions. 3 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/10/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE: Report on the Flanigan-Derge meeting. 2 pgs. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/9/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE: Bimonthly caravan study. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/8/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE: Walter DeVries as "the strongest Republican voting behavioralist available." 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/8/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Dick Howard. RE: The Decision Making Information Poll on the post 1970 election studies. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaig] [Memo], 6/14/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Herb Kalmbach. RE: A meeting scheduled between Kalmbach, Haldeman, and Dean. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/28/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Herb Kalmbach. RE: Kalmbach's upcoming schedule. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/10/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Bruce Kehrli. RE: Chapin TV Proposal. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/4/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Attorney General, John N. Mitchell. RE: memo on "The Odds Against Henry Jackson", as well as analysis of the 18-20 year old vote. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/30/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Martindale- Hubbell, Inc. RE: Personal Report Form. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Report], 6/15/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Cliff Miller. RE: Contacting Walter DeVries about involvement in a national campaign. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/11/1971
From Gordon Strachan to William F. McDonough. RE: Acknowlegement of McDonough's letter of suggestions and comments about the Republican Party. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 6/14/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Robert C. Odle, Jr. RE: Opinion of Don Schollander as a possible Youth for Nixon leader. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/29/1971
Talking Paper for the Attorney General. RE: Citizens Brochure. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Report], 6/28/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Rose Mary Woods. RE: Wedding invitation on behalf of the president from Alfredo Basalo. 2 pgs. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/29/1971
From Gordon Strachan to John C. Williams. RE: Wishes for success with the Germany post. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 6/15/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Haldeman. RE: 1972 Convention Site. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/25/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE: Flanigan-Derge Meeting information. 2 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/9/1971
From Patrick J. Buchanan to The President. RE: A Report on the Odds Against Henry Jackson. 4 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/25/1971
From Tom Benham to Haldeman. RE: Potential Effects of the 18-20 Year Old Vote on 1972 Presidential Election Results. 12 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/15/1971
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This file contains:
From Gordon Strachan to Dwight Chapin. RE: President's interest in having political state dinners. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/29/1971
From Dwight L. Chapin to Gordon Strachan. RE: The possibility of political state dinners, esp. with Ohio. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/28/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Dwight Chapin. RE: Gallup Polls. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/28/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Dwight Chapin. RE: Update on the status of the RNCCitizens Committee film on the President. 34 pgs. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/15/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Forrest Anderson. RE: The opposition of construction permits for the Waters Edge Unit No. 2. 1 pg. [Subject: Domestic Policy] [Letter], 6/14/1971
From Forrest Anderson of the McKinney Bay Improvement Assoc. RE: The delay of the construction of an additional 36 units at Waters Edge. 1 pg. [Subject: Domestic Policy] [Report], 6/4/1971
From Gordon Strachan to George Grassmuck. RE: Detailed post by Gerald Kline on the 18-20 year old vote. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/14/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Larry Higby. RE: A copy of Senator Brock's analysis of the youth program in Tennessee. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/28/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE: Discussion of the results of Haldeman's selection of the key states. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/28/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE: Discussion with Dr. Derge on the Indiana poll questions. 3 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/10/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE: Report on the Flanigan-Derge meeting. 2 pgs. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/9/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE: Bimonthly caravan study. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/8/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE: Walter DeVries as "the strongest Republican voting behavioralist available." 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/8/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Dick Howard. RE: The Decision Making Information Poll on the post 1970 election studies. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaig] [Memo], 6/14/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Herb Kalmbach. RE: A meeting scheduled between Kalmbach, Haldeman, and Dean. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/28/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Herb Kalmbach. RE: Kalmbach's upcoming schedule. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/10/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Bruce Kehrli. RE: Chapin TV Proposal. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/4/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Attorney General, John N. Mitchell. RE: memo on "The Odds Against Henry Jackson", as well as analysis of the 18-20 year old vote. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/30/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Martindale- Hubbell, Inc. RE: Personal Report Form. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Report], 6/15/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Cliff Miller. RE: Contacting Walter DeVries about involvement in a national campaign. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/11/1971
From Gordon Strachan to William F. McDonough. RE: Acknowlegement of McDonough's letter of suggestions and comments about the Republican Party. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 6/14/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Robert C. Odle, Jr. RE: Opinion of Don Schollander as a possible Youth for Nixon leader. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/29/1971
Talking Paper for the Attorney General. RE: Citizens Brochure. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Report], 6/28/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Rose Mary Woods. RE: Wedding invitation on behalf of the president from Alfredo Basalo. 2 pgs. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/29/1971
From Gordon Strachan to John C. Williams. RE: Wishes for success with the Germany post. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 6/15/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Haldeman. RE: 1972 Convention Site. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/25/1971
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE: Flanigan-Derge Meeting information. 2 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/9/1971
From Patrick J. Buchanan to The President. RE: A Report on the Odds Against Henry Jackson. 4 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/25/1971
From Tom Benham to Haldeman. RE: Potential Effects of the 18-20 Year Old Vote on 1972 Presidential Election Results. 12 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/15/1971
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
Contested Materials Collection
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Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
11
4
6/29/1971
White House Staff
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Dwight Chapin.
RE: President's interest in having political
state dinners. 1 pg.
11
4
6/28/1971
White House Staff
Memo
From Dwight L. Chapin to Gordon Strachan.
RE: The possibility of political state dinners,
esp. with Ohio. 1 pg.
11
4
6/28/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Dwight Chapin.
RE: Gallup Polls. 1 pg.
11
4
6/15/1971
White House Staff
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Dwight Chapin.
RE: Update on the status of the RNC-
Citizens Committee film on the President. 34
pgs.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Page 1 of 6
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
11
4
6/14/1971
Domestic Policy
Letter
From Gordon Strachan to Forrest Anderson.
RE: The opposition of construction permits
for the Waters Edge Unit No. 2. 1 pg.
11
4
6/4/1971
Domestic Policy
Report
From Forrest Anderson of the McKinney
Bay Improvement Assoc. RE: The delay of
the construction of an additional 36 units at
Waters Edge. 1 pg.
11
4
6/14/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to George
Grassmuck. RE: Detailed post by Gerald
Kline on the 18-20 year old vote. 1 pg.
11
4
6/28/1971
White House Staff
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Larry Higby. RE:
A copy of Senator Brock's analysis of the
youth program in Tennessee. 1 pg.
11
4
6/28/1971
White House Staff
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE:
Discussion of the results of Haldeman's
selection of the key states. 1 pg.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Page 2 of 6
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
11
4
6/10/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE:
Discussion with Dr. Derge on the Indiana
poll questions. 3 pgs.
11
4
6/9/1971
White House Staff
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE:
Report on the Flanigan-Derge meeting. 2 pgs.
11
4
6/8/1971
White House Staff
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE: Bi-
monthly caravan study. 1 pg.
11
4
6/8/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE:
Walter DeVries as "the strongest Republican
voting behavioralist available." 1 pg.
11
4
6/14/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Dick Howard. RE:
The Decision Making Information Poll on
the post 1970 election studies. 1 pg.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Page 3 of 6
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
11
4
6/28/1971
White House Staff
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Herb Kalmbach.
RE: A meeting scheduled between
Kalmbach, Haldeman, and Dean. 1 pg.
11
4
6/10/1971
White House Staff
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Herb Kalmbach.
RE: Kalmbach's upcoming schedule. 1 pg.
11
4
6/4/1971
White House Staff
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Bruce Kehrli. RE:
Chapin TV Proposal. 1 pg.
11
4
6/30/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Attorney General,
John N. Mitchell. RE: memo on "The Odds
Against Henry Jackson", as well as analysis
of the 18-20 year old vote. 1 pg.
11
4
6/15/1971
White House Staff
Report
From Gordon Strachan to Martindale-
Hubbell, Inc. RE: Personal Report Form. 1
pg.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Page 4 of 6
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
11
4
6/11/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Cliff Miller. RE:
Contacting Walter DeVries about
involvement in a national campaign. 1 pg.
11
4
6/14/1971
Personal
Letter
From Gordon Strachan to William F.
McDonough. RE: Acknowlegement of
McDonough's letter of suggestions and
comments about the Republican Party. 1 pg.
11
4
6/29/1971
White House Staff
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Robert C. Odle, Jr.
RE: Opinion of Don Schollander as a
possible Youth for Nixon leader. 1 pg.
11
4
6/28/1971
White House Staff
Report
Talking Paper for the Attorney General. RE:
Citizens Brochure. 1 pg.
11
4
6/29/1971
White House Staff
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Rose Mary
Woods. RE: Wedding invitation on behalf of
the president from Alfredo Basalo. 2 pgs.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Page 5 of 6
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
11
4
6/15/1971
Personal
Letter
From Gordon Strachan to John C. Williams.
RE: Wishes for success with the Germany
post. 1 pg.
11
4
6/25/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Haldeman. RE:
1972 Convention Site. 1 pg.
11
4
6/9/1971
White House Staff
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to Mr. Higby. RE:
Flanigan-Derge Meeting information. 2 pg.
11
4
6/25/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Patrick J. Buchanan to The President.
RE: A Report on the Odds Against Henry
Jackson. 4 pgs.
11
4
6/15/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Tom Benham to Haldeman. RE:
Potential Effects of the 18-20 Year Old Vote
on 1972 Presidential Election Results. 12 pgs.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Page 6 of 6
Presidential Materials Review Board
Review on Contested Documents
Collection: H. R. Haldeman
Box Number: 231
Folder:
Gordon Strachan-Chron June 1971
Document
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June 29, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DWIGHT CHAPIN
FROM:
CORDON STRACHAN
Your attached memorandum of yesterday's date expresses the
President's interest in having political state dinners.
Ohio is specifically mentioned. This subject has been
raised before with the Attorney General, but to no avail.
My mechanism, as I explained on the telephone, would normally
be to go to Magruder to get information or a decision from
the Attorney General, however, this system has not worked
on this particular request before.
Larry suggests, on his copy of your memorandum, that Mr.
Haldeman should raise the subject with the Attorney General.
I will do this by preparing a talking paper for Mr. Haldeman
to use when he sees the Attorney General on Friday.
GS:1m
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 28, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
DWIGHT L. CHAPIN
The President has raised again the subject of the political state dinners.
He is particularly concerned with Ohio and wants us to explore the
possibility of having an Ohio dinner here sometime soon. This question
is to be raised with the Attorney General to see whether he concurs and
if we should get something worked out soon.
Do you want to raise this with the Attorney General or should I? Please
advise.
cc: Mr. Parker
June 28, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DWIGHT CHAPIN
FROM:
CORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Gallup Polls
Nell Yates advises that you have been trying to place a call
to the Gallup Organisation for the last two days to discover
whether any Presidential popularity questions were asked in
the most recent survey.
Another subject that you may want to cover with the Gallup
people is some advance knowledge about their 1972 Convention
Preview Series, which will go public on Sunday, July 4th.
Gallup has announced that the subjects covered will be:
1. How the Party "Pros" see the Vietnam War,
2. What will be the top issue in the 1972 Campaign:
3. Which issues are most important to the voters.
After you reach your contacts at the Gallup Organisation, please
let me know what might be coming up so that we are not caught
short.
GS:1m
June 15, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DWIGHT CHAPIN
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
You requested information as to the status of the RNC - Citizens
Committee film on the President.
Herb Klein has been working with Lyn Nofsiger at the RNC on the
film. Klein has seen a copy of the script (attached at TabeA).
Robert Goodman of Baltimore is producing the film for the RNC.
He currently shooting footage in the West.
When I called Chris Perry at the RNC for a copy of the script,
Tom Evans returned the call. Evans made the following points:
1) The project is being done at the direction of
the Attorney General,
2) The RNC wants to avoid too many changes in the
film,
3) Herb Klein, Lyn Nofsiger and Jeb Magruder are
the top people involved,
4) The RNC is considering a second version for
democrats and independents;
5) The projected completion date is September 1,
6) Evans wants to do some film at the White House
and needs a total of six hours when the President
is away (Evans memorandum to Mark Goode, attached
at Tab B),
7) Evans believes the cost (as yet undetermined) will
be borne by the RNC and Citizens Committee.
Evans assured me, of course, that the film would not be released
until approved by Mr. Haldeman, but was quite anxious to head
off any second guessing at this stage. I tried to alleviate
his fears by emphasizing that we were unfamiliar with the film
until his memorandum to Goode arrived and that we were just
curious as to what might be planned.
-2-
Presumab ly you will cover this matter with Mr. Haldeman, but
if not please advise so that I can have materials available
for him should the subject come up in his discussion with the
Attorney General.
I
Attachment
GS:elr
1971-72 PARTY PRESENTATION FILM
Prepared for: THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
By:
The Robert Goodman Agency, Inc.
March 16, 1971
Republican National Committee
1971-71 PARTY PRESENTATION FILM
SEQUENCE TIME
MIN.
MAX.
SEGMENT TITLE AND BRIEF PURPOSE
1.
40
50
"WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING " An
immediate bridge to the target audience.
Right away he knows we're talking to him.
Also, the life and humor of the segment
will let him know he's not going to see
something dull.
2. 120
150
"DEAD SOLDIER" A shocking mood
changer. It lets the audience know that
politics in a presidential year is not all
fun and games. Also, it makes the Nixon
policy of winding down the war a salient
point of the campaign.
3.
70
75
"PANORAMA" Pretty, patriotic, this
expresses a Republican philosophy that
is right for 1972. It is kindly, positive
and assured proper for a party with a
President in office.
4.
30
50
"GENERATION OF PEACE" Introducing
the President in the film for the first time--
not as a politician-but in his finest
moment as a statesman ought to be
impressive.
5.
75
"PARABLE IN THE OVAL OFFICE" A very
obtuse, artistic, yet probably effective
means of defending the hard and unpop-
ular decisions the President has had to
make.
6. 110
130
"WHO SPEAKS FOR THE PRESIDENT?' Tell-
ing Republicans that they must speak for
the President in 1972, and by example,
reviewing some of the President's strong
points and accomplishments.
7.
130
150
"AS OTHERS SEE US" A humorous way of
reminding Republicans that to do their job
effectively they ought to change their
image from the stereotypes most other
people have of them. The payoff shows
that in 1972, they have.
SEQUENCE TIME
MIN.
MAX.
SEGMENT TITLE AND BRIEF PURPOSE
8. 120
140
"HEROES" Some inspiration and encour-
agement from some Republican winners
who've shown they can make it against
long odds.
8A. 35
45
"WINDOW WASHER" A comic bit in
which an un-hero makes a point.
9. 100
120
"REPUBLICAN MEETING" Another oppor-
tunity to make the audience the star of
the film and to tie-in the importance of
their particular work session on nuts-and-
bolts organization. We add to this some
very dramatic personal urgings to the
meeting participants from some heavyweight
Republicans.
10.
70
75
"IF" The whole glorious Republican pur-
pose in life in a beautiful technicolor
dream. It begins the motion that is to
draw the film to its emotional conclusion.
The beginning of the
11. 100
120
"PARADE" The Party on the move in 1972.
Lots of movement and stirring march music
with scenes of typical Americana. Suddenly,
the President is included which causes us
to stop for
12.
70
"HELICOPTER TOUR" A highly unique and
moving reminder of the greatness of
America and the men who made it great.
Republican National Committee
1971-72 PARTY PRESENTATION FILM
Draft 3/16/71
SCENE SEQUENCE NO. 1
SEGMENT TITLE: "WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING
To play 40-50 seconds.
Music, light, cheap and bouncy.
Gathered Edits. All cuts.
Faded under for
The camera sees short silent
slices of life depicting the
NARR.
typical, often meaningless,
sometimes humorously
What would you be doing
if
unpleasant things people might
find themselves doing on a
you weren't doing what you're
given weekend afternoon.
Result should be 6 to 8 outs
doing now?
gathered from overshooting
scenes such as: family trying
Music up full
vainly to get kids, dogs, pack-
ages into station wagon, fat
woman riding horse in park,
man doing sloppy, amateur
paint job, kids covering father
at beach with sand and getting
sand in his face, woman treat-
ing her poison ivy with calamine
lotion, man in a very leaky row-
boat, backyard chef socializing
while his hamburgers go up in
Music under for
flame behind him, etc.
NARR.
And if, despite the little miseries,
you'd rather be there than here
good. That's the perspective you
need to help understand what we
have to do. To help understand
why we're here.
Final cut should be a
Music fades
person's face.
CUT TO
HARD AUDIO CUT TO
SS NO. 2
SFX IN SS NO. 2
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SEGMENT TITLE: "DEAD SOLDIER"
To play 120-150 seconds.
SFX. A full, and heavy mix of all
Scenic Continuity. Mostly
the sounds of the street.
dissolves.
The camera sees and does a study
on a compacted urban neighborhood
street -- typical of the Irish,
Italian, Puerto Rican or black
ethnic neighborhoods of New York
City. Kids have a stickball or
kick-the-can game going in the
street. After fully establishing
the setting, the camera slowly
moves in on one particular house
in the row of houses on the street.
NARR.
Anthony Franzetti, who used to live
in this house, is dead. That's
where he is.
Camera stays on the house for
a few seconds after narrator
finishes. Then, attracted by
the noise of the kids playing,
we start watching the game.
Cutaways to neighbors con-
versing on front steps. Young
women with baby carriages.
A mother reaching out of her
front door to gather in two
small children, etc. Mostly
we watch the game picking up
close-ups of kids.
Superimpose over scene:
Pages being leafed over in a
family snapshot album. We
see, in order:
Parents with new child. Young
boy with school chums.
Teenager with buddies.
Young man with sweetheart.
Wedding picture.
Army service portrait.
Group picture of Army unit,
with camora closing in on
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subject creating high grain
and contrast. Freeze.
SFX. Out
NARR.
In 1962, the President of the United
States sent 17,000 American men to
Viet Nam. In 1965, the President of
the United States sent 546,000 American
men. Today, the President of the
United States is bringing them home.
One life. More perspective. On the
job we have to do.
Street scene as before.
SFX. Up full, then fades
3 or 4 seconds.
CUT TO
HARD AUDIO CUT BEFORE FINAL
SS NO. 3
FADE TO MUSIC IN SS NO. 3
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SCENE SEQUENCE NO. 3
SEGMENT TITLE: PANORAMA"
To play 70-75 seconds.
Music, film theme, in pastoral
The scene is the most beautiful
sweeping panoramic tomes.
place in America. We picture a
green grassy farm or ranch with
a mountain ridge in the distance.
There are some horses with young
colts gamboling in a very open
grassy corral. Some happy, but
interesting looking people are in
the picture. An older, but hand-
NARR.
somely rugged, man is beside a
pretty young girl sitting on the
And who are we, anyway? We are
fence rail watching, smiling and
laughing as they watch a younger
Republicans. We are Americans. What
man try to roundup the horses.
During the whole of the narration
are we all about, we American Republicans
we watch the scene from all the
pretty angles possible. Often
What makes us different? How different
we get close and pan across the
faces of the peoble--particularly
are we? And how different should we be?
when the narration calls for
introspection.
Isn't it true that most all good, loyal,
concerned Americans have the same goals?
A continuation of the best of what this
country is founded on. Its freedom.
Its security. Its idealism. There really
are no villains. No bad people versus the
good people. No, what makes us
Republicans is a much more interesting,
exciting idea. We have better ways to
achieve the American goal. Better ways
to protect our freedom, insure our
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security and promote the energy and
idealism of the United States in the
world today. And, at no time in the
history of the Republican Party in
America have we had a better opportunity
to make our better ideas work.
CUT TO
HARD AUDIO CUT TO
SS NO. 4
SOF IN SS NO. 4
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SEGMENT TITLE: "GENERATION OF PEACE"
A 30-50 sec. extract from color
S.O.F.
film coverage of President Nixon's
speech on the carrier.
CUT TO
SS. NO. 5
CUT TO
SS NO. 5
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SCENE SEQUENCE NO. 5
SEGMENT TITLE: "PARABLE IN THE OVAL OFFICE"
To play 75 seconds.
The camera is in the oval office
of the President. It makes that
fact obvious at the beginning by
identifying Presidential items
such as photographs, seals, etc.
As the narration begins the cam-
NARR.
era continues its study of the
office in tempo with the dramatic
In the early part of the last century,
pace of the story. Exclamations
are punctuated by swish pans,
a migrating tribe of Plains Indians led
faces are imagined by cuts to
various corners of the room,
by a chief whose name is translated as
motion is indicated by slow
movement with the extreme
Chin of Iron, found itself weak, hungry
wide angle lens.
and nearly dying of thirstatthe edge of
a muddy water hole in the western
desert. A cry of joy and relief ran
through the assembled tribe as they
waited only for their chief to signal
that they might drink from the water
hole. But Chin of Iron hesitated.
"Let us drink, Chin of Iron. Let us
drink, chief, or we shall surely die."
Chin of Iron walked to the water, wet
his finger and tested. "Drink, Chin
of Iron, let us drink," they began to
chant now. Suffering faces chanting
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to the point of frenzy. Braves, squaws,
children -- he saw them all begging,
imploring him to give the signal.
Finally, the popular decision -- "Drink!"
he bellowed, hoping that his own
judgment was at fault, hoping that the
traces of poison he had surely detected
in the well were not there. A leader
hoping -- no longer reasoning. A tribe
lost.
Wide angle pull back of
Decisions made here, in this room--
office.
thank goodness will not be made
just because they are popular.
FADE TO BLACK
THEN CUT TO
SS NO. 6
edd Right
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SCENE SEQUENCE NO. 6
SEGMENT TITLE: "WHO SPEAKS FOR THE PRESIDENT?"
To play 110-130 seconds.
SFX or SOF to match cuts
For the opening narrative, we
have rapid cuts of people con-
NARR.
ducting their normal daily activ-
ities: This starts with large
Who speaks, then, for the President?
general shots of people walking
downtown streets, getting off
Who will carry the weight of decisions
bus, at large lunch counter,
and then begins to preview
that cannot always be popular?
wide views of the subjects
and settings to come in the
Who must share the responsibility of
SOF excerpts.
this high office--an office than cannot
afford to be partisan?
Who must carry the ball in the
national elections of 1972?
Who is more important than ever in
the campaign that decides America?
We are.
Republicans are.
These are all cuts.
6-1 Girl student to other students
SOF:
no, no, I think you're wrong. You
have to look at where we were before he
took office. And if you want to be honest
I mean really honest
President Nixon
has done more of the things we wanted
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to see happen in this country, than
any other president before him.
6-2. Golfer in locker room to his pals. SOF
to me, it's foreign policy. For the
first time, we have a President who has
clearly spelled out our objectives around
the world. And, they're sensible, they're
reasonable. We can live with them and
so can the rest of the world. I don't
know what you guys think, but that's
what a good foreign policy's all about
and we have a President who can do it.
6-3. Older woman to another woman. SOF
the war, he closed down the war.
Now, don't start telling me about what
somebody else would have done. They
had their chance and they didn't.
President Nixon did.
6-4. A Mayor, to an Aide. SOF
it was brilliant. Revenue sharing
is a great Republican idea for bringing
government closer to the people. But
it also is the most practical way to get
our cities and local governments on
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their feet again. The President put
it all together and got something going.
6-5. Old man in cafeteria to cronies. SOF
Yeah? Well, you sure didn't turn up
your nose at President's Nixon's
national health insurance plan. Did ja?
Did ja?
6-6. Young Black to a reporter. SOF
I give him very good marks on pressing
school integration in the South and,
for the first time, not ignoring the
problem in the North.
6-7. Mother, to camera. SOF
the country's cooled down. We're
all a little less insane.
6-8. Working man on corner to pals. SOF
well I'll tell you what I think. I
think President Nixon is the right man
in the right place at the right time.
He's steady and he's strong -- and
that's just the kind of President we need
now. You take a look at these other
guys who want the job
Continuing SOF in 5-8 is faded under
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NARR.
While the narration comes
So, in 1972, with a President in office
over the final scene of the
man on the corner, we have
concerned with the daily responsibility
two brief "premonition-type"
intercuts of SS No. 10,
of all Americans, we become more
"The Republican Meeting"
important than ever. He has his job
to do. We have ours.
CUT TO
HARD AUDIO CUT TO PIANO MUSIC
TITLE ART OF SS NO. 7
OF SS NO. 7
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SCENE SEQUENCE NO. 7
SEGMENT TITLE: "AS OTHERS SEE US"
To Play 130-150 seconds.
TITLE CARD:
Music, funky piano type
REPUBLICANS --
AS SEEN THROUGH THE
EYES OF DEMOCRATS
Scene is a dimly lit warehouse
interior. A beam of light is
cast on the floor to indicate a
MEN'VOICES (OFF CAMERA):
door has been opened and
people are entering.
Easy, easy! OK, swing your end
around. Watch it. OK, I got it.
Oh, man, this thing ain't feathers.
Lights flash on. We see a
single exposed light bulb and
in the center of a circle of
light beneath it, two warehouse-
men with a large refrigerator
size packing crate. Lettered
diagonally down the side of
the crate are the words:
STANDARD MODEL. The men,
breathing hard from their
struggle, take a few seconds
break. Then
MAN 1:
Okay, this will be your standard model
Republican.
MAN 2:
Let's see what we have.
With crowbars, they proceed
to pry the front side off the
standing crate.
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Side comes off and falls to the
floor. In the crate we see
standing like a mannequin--
a neatly groomed man in a
blue business suit. He is
wearing hornrimmed glasses
and stands with a brief case
in his hand. He stares
motionless while the ware-
housemen step back to discuss
the product.
MAN 1:
All right, sweetheart, don't say.you
never saw one. This is a basic
Republican, standard model.
MAN 2:
Geez.
MAN 1:
Note that the style is always pretty
much the same. And get your order
slip and we'll check off the accessories.
Man 2 picks up clipboard
and pencil.
MAN 1:
All right, this one should go with a
split level home
MAN 2:
Check.
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MAN 1:
junior executive job
MAN 2:
Check.
MAN 1:
wife
MAN 2:
Check. One each.
MAN 1:
two to three kids and a year old
station wagon
MAN 2:
Check. Check. Check.
MAN 1:
one large collie dog.
MAN 2:
Says poodle here.
MAN 1:
Hmmmm. That's a change.
MM 2:
Hey, Goorgo, don't go on any further.
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MAN 1:
Yeah, I know what you mean. The
excitement of this product is just too
much for you. Republicans put me to
sleep, too.
MAN 2:
No, I don't mean that. I mean we got
the wrong thing here. Look at this
packing slip--this is an old model,
out of stock.
Man 1 leans over to
MAN 1:
check clipboard.
You know you're right. We picked up
the wrong crate back there. It must
of been that other one near the door.
Oh, boy let's go get it. We're
supposed to check all the new stuff.
CUT TO
Music, funky piano as before
TITLE CARD:
REPUBLICANS '72 --
AS WE REALLY ARE!
We are close in over the
shoulders of the warchouse-
men as they are opening the
new crate. This is clearly
marked on the front with
the words: 1972 MODEL
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MAN 2:
This one going to be any different,
George?
MAN 1:
What do you think?
Front panel is ripped off
revealing contents to be
the exact same man we saw
the first time.
Close up of Man 1.
MAN 1:
Uh-huh.
Close up of Man 2 as he
changes expression from
MAN 2:
resignation to incredulity.
Whaaaaa?
Music, faint strains of Wagner:
Flying Dutchman Overture
Camera zooms into crate
quickly. In one motion the
man in the crate is peeling
MAN IN CRATE:
off his coat and shirt and
talking into a payphons
Mr. White, this is Clark. I'm at the
mounted or inside of crate.
We begin to see, under his
warehouse now. There's a lot to be
clothing, the familiar "S"
in the shield.
done. It looks like a job
FADE TO BLACK
FADE SOP
CUT TO
CUT TO SOF OF SS NO. S
SS NO. 8
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SCENE SEQUENCE NO. 3
SEGMENT TITLE: "HEROES"
To Play 120-140 seconds.
These are some head-on
statements by a few Repub-
lican winners at the state
level. The theme of their
message in each case is
encouragement to work and
win despite the odds.
The text here is suggested
only as an example as are
the participants. In all
cases, the statements should
be lively and candid--not
behind-the-desk stereotypes.
The subjects should be aware
that they are speaking to
friends.
GOVERNOR HOLTON:
Democrats? You bet there are plenty
of Democrats in Virginia. There are so
Bottom Super:
many Democrats that when they used to have
Linwood Holton
Governor of Virginia
their Primary, that was it
it was all over.
Well, we changed all that in '69. We had
one whale of an organization that went
right to work after the Democrats had
their big battle and we showed a lot of
people that we Republicans really had what
they were looking for. It was hard work
against tough odds. But we did it. And
we won.
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GOVERNOR REAGAN.
Don't make the mistake of thinking all
the big elections are won or lost today
on advertising and media. Both sides
Bottom Super:
have that weapon and when they both
Ronald Reagan
Governor of California
use it, they cancel each other out. No,
the difference is what we prove ou: here
in California: Hard working people
dedicated to an idea. That kind of
combination can move mountains
and
I don't care what the numbers are.
SENATOR BROOKE.
We Republicans have a great opportunity
coming up. I think we have yet to let go
Bottom Super:
our best shot. This country hasn't seen
Senator Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
our best: our excitement, our dynamics,
our full head of steam behind positive
programs. That's what's coming in 1972.
And brother if we can keep it all together
hold on to your hat.
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GOVERNOR NUNN.
Well, I think you should just all come
to Kentucky. We have two Republican
Bottom Super:
Senators and a Republican Governor.
Louie B. Nunn
Governor of Kentucky
And maybe all three of us have a little
different idea on some things--but when
it comes to working at election time,
we're all together and so is every
Republican in this state. We work at it.
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SCENE SEQUENCE NO. 8-A
SEGMENT TITLE: "WINDOW WASHER"
To Plan 35-45 seconds
We're slowly zooming in through
a window frame to a window
washer sitting on a scaffolding.
Stop at a medium shot, only
sky is seen behind the subject.
WINDOW WASHER.
He's right, folks, And so are all the
rest of those fellas. And I'm out here
to add one single dramatic point. If
He peers over the side
we don't do our job in '72 it's a long
of the scaffold.
way down. We're building on the best
advance our party has made in a long time.
We've started some great things for this
country in the last couple years, and
don't you know those other guys are just
waiting for us to fall. To see it all so
out the window. 1972 is about the biggest,
most decisive election year we ever had to
face. Now, I'm no Senator
and I'm no
Governor. And, as a matter of fact, I'm
not even a window washer. I'm Jeny Carroll
of the Illinois State Committee and I've just
discovered I have a fear of heights. I mean
-I like to do my part, fallas, but
FADE TO BLACK
FADE AUDIO
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SCENE SEQUENCE NO. 9
SEGMENT TITLE: "REPUBLICAN MEETING"
To Play 100-120 seconds.
SOF. Meeting room scunds.
The camera is doing a wide
overhead pan of a Republican
meeting of the type that event-
NARR.
ually will view this film. We
see lots of our instructional
Take a good look. You might see
material around on the tables
like the "mission '70s" books,
yourself in this part of the film.
etc.
Medium shot of the chairman.
CHAIRMAN. SOF
well, at this point, ladies and
gentlemen, we've learned what we
want to do. Now, let's see how we're
going to do it the so-called nuts and
bolts. Each of you has a Mission '70's
book before you. This will be your own
copy to use throughout the campaign.
You're going to find it very valuable.
First of all
Here we begin to take some
CHAIRMAN'S SOF FALLS TO LOW
close-up looks at the meet-
LEVEL AS HIS SPEECH CONTINUES
ings' participants as they
sit listening with rapt
attention.
As we look at the third face,
there is brief
INTERCUT: SENATOR DOLE
SENATOR DOIE, SOF
We're counting on you.
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Fourth face goes by without
intercut. But on fifth,
DOUBLE INTERCUT:
SENATOR SCOTT
SENATOR SCOTT. SOF.
You're carrying the ball.
GOVERNOR HOLTON
GOVERNOR HOLTON. SOP.
We're counting on you.
Fifth face
INTERCUT: REP. FORD
REP. FORD, SOF.
You're important.
Camera pans and entire row
of meeting participants, as
pace of intercutting picks up.
INTERCUT: GOV. REAGAN
GOV. REAGAN. SOF.
The country's counting on you.
INTERCUT: SEN. BROCKE
SEN. BROOKE. SOF.
Give it your best.
INTERCUT: TOM EVANS
TOM EVANS. SOF.
We can help. But it's up to you.
INTERCUT: VP AGNEW
VP AGNEW. SOF
We're counting on you.
INTERCUT: SEN. JAVITZ
SEN. JAVITZ. SOF.
We're counting on you.
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INTERCUT: SEN DOLE
(REPEAT)
SEN. DOLE, SOF.
We're counting on you.
Medium shot of group of
faces still listening to
chairman.
CHAIRMAN'S SOF COMES UP FULL AGAIN.
Now, let's go through the book page by
page and if you have any questions
SFX of Wind begins to be heard
CUT TO
from SS NO. 10
SS NO. 10
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SCENE SEQUENCE NO. 10
SEGMENT TITLE: "IF"
To Play 70-75 seconds.
This is a return to the same
setting as SS NO. 3, only
it's a different time of day.
The sun is setting and the
first subjects we see are
semi-backlighted by the
setting sun. The camera
SOF. We hear the soft and occasional
is in fairly tight as a man
sounds this action would produce like
is lifting a small child on
the man saying, "You okay, partner",
to a horse and begins to
and the boy answering "Yes".
check his saddle and stirrups.
NARR.
Rudyard Kipling wrote a poem once with
a two-letter title. Short of reciting the
Camera follows tightly as the
Republican Party philosophy, perhaps
man walks around the horse
to help another child onto
more to the point would be these lines
another horse. This child
is Black.
and liberties from Kipling.
Cuts of other people getting
on horses. As they are
If we can gather up the energy that is
mounted, they look toward
the kids. Some of the same
ours. If we can give every child a
people are seen from SS NO. 3.
Scene gradually begins to
feeling that he belongs among us and has
expand to a broader, more
spectacular sunset scene.
a place waiting for his own unique talent
Where it fits the narration
and imagination. If we can show him the
best, there are cuts to
close-ups of the kids waiting
challenge of an enduring America and
on their horses.
affirm our faith in his being able to meet
The first man looks around,
mounts his own horse then,
it. If we can fill his world with fresh air,
checking back to see that
everyone is ready, he gives
ideas and endless horizons. And 15 we
a quiet signal to move out.
will see through his eyes 2 world different
About 10 riders begin to move
CUC on to the the
camera follows.
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Close-ups of kids as they
from our own but built on the truth and
ride.
tradition that brought us to this day.
Now, for the first time, we
Then, he will come back to us as
reverse the camera position
to get the sunset color
American as those of us with longer
directly on all the riders.
lives and sweeter memories. And we
will pass to him our heritage. And it
will endure.
Freeze the frame.
Saturate color.
Briefly flash film credits
as sets of supers over
saturated frame. One
set is preferable, twolat
most.
(CONTINUATION IN SS NO. 11)
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SCENE SEQUENCE NO. 11
SEGMENT TITLE: "PARADE"
To Play 100-120 seconds
Saturated freeze frame from
Music. We hear the lone drum beats
end of SS NO. 10.
establishing the rhythm of the film
theme as it is about to be developed
into a growing and stirring march.
As the melody line of the
march begins, we begin to
see a rapid series of cuts,
3 to 4 seconds each, of
March builds and becomes fuller
Americans on the move. The
and more intense as it progresses.
cuts can be made on the
phrase changes in the music.
Suggested:
Small town July 4th parade.
Tour group in Washington.
Boy scouts marching.
Bagpipe band.
Spirit of '76 marchers.
Community clean-up truck.
American Legion paraders.
Crowd exiting bus at stadium.
Little kids running across field.
Indian in full headdress parading.
People on bicycles.
NY ticker tape parade.
Quick take of President Nixon in
open car.
Motorized pan of people along
curbside.
Big high school band parading.
Then
Picture of President Nixon
again in the open car.
Freeze the frame.
March comes to a planned, but
sudden conclusion.
After a second or two of silence
SFX: The steady best of a helicopter
in flight.
DISSOLVE TO SS NO. 12.
Continue SFX into SS NO. 12.
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SEGMENT TITLE: "HELICOPTER TOUR"
To Play 70 seconds.
SFX. Helicopter motor continuing
The camera will now take a tour
and steady.
that few, if any, Americans have
seen before. All film here will be
shot in a high contrast style so
that most images appear as white
marble against a deep velvet
background.
From the helicopter, we are look-
ing directly down at the tip of the
Washington Monument. Starting
in close at the tip, we move away
to fully frame the monument land-
scape with the Jefferson Memorial
in the upper right corner We move
to the Jefferson Memorial, framing
it and its water reflection as we go.
Dissolve to
Tight shot of columns in motion
at the Lincoln Memorial. The
columns continue to flash by the
lens as the helicopter circles
until, suddenly we encounter
the portico and the Lincoln
statue lcoms before US.
Dissolve to
Movement over waters of the
Reflecting Pool, reaching the
end we swoop upwards and begin
to circle the Capitol. Then up
further still until all that we
have seen is amassed in one
frame.
SUPER LETTERS:
The Beginning
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 10, 1971
Dwight:
If there are any restrictions
to be set forth on this filming,
please advise. As soon as I hear
from you, I will set up a schedule
with Steve.
Goule
Mark
Please See
let's me bases
this
epublican
ational
ommittee.
mas B. Evans, Jr., Co-Chairman
June 9, 1971
MEMORANDUM TO:
FROM:
The Honorable Mark Apr I. Goode
Thomas B. Evans, Jr.
The National Committee, in conjunction
with the Citizens Committee for the Re-election of the President,
is producing a film to generate enthusiasm for the President
around the country.
We will need to film the President's office
and perhaps some other areas of the White House including his
office in the Executive Office Building. A film of this type is
long overdue and we would appreciate it if we could accomplish this
part within the next two to three weeks.
I will ask Bob Goodman, who is producing
the film for us, to contact you directly to arrange a time which
will not conflict with the President's schedule. They will need an
hour to shoot some test footage and on another date approximately
five hours for the actual filming.
Many thanks.
TBEjr/mb
CC: The Honorable Herb Klein
Lyn Nofziger
Chris Perry
X
June 14, 1971
El Dorado County Planning Commission
2850 Cold Springs Road
Placerville, California
As a member of the Board of Directors of the McKinney Bay
Improvement Association, be advised that I strongly oppose
the granting of construction permits for the Waters Edge
Unite No. 2 tentative subdivision map. The project is
inconsistent with the rational development of Lake Tahoe.
Gordon Strachan
Forrest Miderson
Post Office Box 207
Homewood, California
elr
McKinney Bay Improvement Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 207
Memowood, Cel. 95718
Member: The League To Save Lake Tahoe
June 4, 1971
F-L-A-S-H
PRESIDENT
Rebert C. Bingham
(415) 451-7300
We have just learned the following and are rushing the
VICE PRESIDENT
Relph Pear II
information on to you. Please read this and act on it.
(212) 265-3910
SECRETARY-TREASURER
With little publicity of the meeting, a proposal was made
E. Forrest Anderson
477 Georgia Avenue
before the El Dorado Planning Commission, May 27, to per-
Pale Alto, Cal. 94306
(415) 326-4996
mit construction of an additional 36 units on 3.3 acres,
(some 4 bedrooms and 3 stories) between Highway 89 and
DIRECTORS
Erwin H. Besting
the present 35 units (on the water) at Vaters Edge,
Earl Marr
Menique 1. Peer
Milton L. Selby
Tahoma.
Gerdon Strechn
J. T. White
Consideration has been delayed until a meeting on June 24.
The proposal is totally out of scale with present planning.
Parking and recreation facilities would be inadequate, and
the buildings would add to the "Chinese Wall" effect between
highway and lake.
Please attend the meeting, if possible, and send letters
and telegrams in protest
Hearing for
Waters Edge Unit No. 2 Tertat ve Subdivision Map
El Dorado County Planning Commission
El Dorado County Office Center
2850 Cold Springs Road
Placerville, California
Telephone: (916) 626-2433
9:00 A.M., Thursday, June 2+, 1971
Thank you in advance,
makinney BAY
2mest
INC.
E. Forrest Anderson
ASSOCIATION.
June 14, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
GEORGE GRASSMUCK
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
Gerald Kline from the Survey Research Institute at the
University of Michigan did a detailed post 1970 election
study of youth. Be has some interesting conclusions on
the 28-20 year old vote, including the statement that
the 18-20 year old vote will have "very little effect on
the 1972 election."
Would you work through your sources at the Survey Research
Center and see if we could obtain a copy of this survey
without indicating the source of the request?
GS:elr
June 28, 1971
-
LARRY HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
Do you have a copy of Senator Brock's analysis of his youth
program in Tennessee and the potentials for the President in
19727
GS:1m
June 28, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Key States
You may have already covered this with Dwight, but, in light
of the plans he is making for this summer's travels, it might
be helpful for him to have the results of Haldeman's selection
of the key states.
Please advise whether you want me to cover this personally with
Dwight.
GS:1m
June 10, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
After I submitted the Alabama, Indiana Poll to you yesterday,
I had an opportunity to discuss with Dr. Derge possible
questions on an Indiana poll. His suggestions include:
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Whitcomb is
handling his job as Governor?
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dick Lugar
is handling his job as Mayor of Indianapolis?
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republican
Party has handled the government of Indiana?
Which party would best serve the interests of Indiana -
Democrats or Republicans?
You may want to include these in your discussion with Mr.
Hathdeman.
GS:elr
Suggested cuestions re Wallace
/. How would you rate the
/ EXCELLENT
job George Wallace is
2 GOOD
doing as Governor of
3 FAIR
Alabama - excellent, good,
4 POOR
fair, or poor?
5 No CPINIC:-
2. What are some of the things you like
the most about Governor Wallace?
3. If the election for Governor
/ YES
of Alabama were being
2 NO
held today, would you vote
3 DON'T kee
for George Wallace $ if he
were one of the condidates?
4. In general, do you approve
/ APPROVE
or disapprone of Governor
2 DISAPPROLE
Wallace's position on states
3 NO OPINION
Rights?
5. In general, do you approve
/ APPROVE
or disapprove of Governor
2 DISAPPROVE
Wallace's position on Civil
3 No OPINICA
Fights?
6.
If a candidate for President
/ FOR
of the United states was
2 AGAINST
supported by Governor Walace,
3 NO DIFFERENCE
would you be more likely
4 No OPINIOR
to vote for him, more likely
to vote against him, or
wouldn't it make any
difference?
7.
which one of these two
/ EQUAL RIGHTS
statements is the better
2 INTERFERING
description of Governor
3 BUTH THE ST
Wallace - he is opposed
4 No OPINION
to equal rights for all
people regardless of
race, or he is opposed
to the federal government
interfering in the affairs
of a state?
8.
Familibility - Wallace
Buyh
Nixon
kennedy
June 9, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
After our meeting with Jeb Magruder this morning, I talked
with Bob Marik. He reported the following about the Flanigan-
Derge meeting of yesterday afternoon:
1) Derge spent most of the time filling in Marik on
the polling plan of 1968 because Mr. Flanigan was
in and out of his office for the entire two hours.
2) Flanigan is taking charge of what he views to be
his responsibility as Chairman of the Polling
Planning Group. However, he realizes that no
commitments are to be made and that all suggestions
to The Attorney General should be funneled through
Magruder.
3) Flanigan would not hire Derge as the polling
consultant for the campaign, for example.
4) Marik is keeping close track of the polling
task force and will continue to keep us advised.
On the question of simulation, Dr. Derge suggested to Flanigan
that he bring the man from IBM in California who did the
original Derge simulation memo back to the White House for
discussion. Flanigan is not eager about simulation, but
realizes that the question should be considered and decided.
To implement your suggestion about having a top level group
review the question of simulation and submitting a recommendation
to Mr. Haldeman and The Attorney General, Marik will suggest
to Flanigan on Friday the following:
1) Dr. Derge and the California IBM man come to Washington
the following week;
2) Flanigan, Magruder, Marik, Higby or Strachan, Anderson,
Derge, Torrance and DeBolt should listen to the presentation:
3) Flanigan should submit a recommendation over his signature
as to whether to commit the 35,000 necessary for the
segment one trial run of the simulation project.
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If this is a wholly incorrect method of approaching the simulation
problem, please advise me and I will have Marik programmed to
guide Flanigan or whoever else you suggest to guide the simulation
question to decision.
GS:elr
June 8, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
One of the aspects of the Tom Benham proposal for the polling
plan is our regular use of their bi-monthly caravan study.
You may recall that we discussed including Presidential
popularity and trial heat questions as a regular item.
In order to be included in the July caravan, we should have
a decision on this aspect by June 15.
GS:elr
June 8, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Walter DeVries
In a discussion today with Lance Torrence about the status
of the New York census - redistricting information, I mentioned
Walter DeVries. It turns out that Lance was a student of
DeVries when DeVries was working for the RNC in 1965.
DeVries is a Republican, who worked for Romney in '68 and
Mulligan in Michigan recently. He has been approached by
other Republican Senators in anticipation of 1972.
Lance characterizes DeVries as the strongest Republican
voting behavioralist available. He and Lance are co-authoring
a book to be released this fall on the theory of ticket
splitting.
Walter DeVries is a Professor at the University of Michigan,
but contrary to information we received before he is not
connected with the Social Research Institute, which is
dominated by Democrats.
According to Lance, DeVries might be interested in a national
campaign, but would not be available until this fall and
at that time would like to be contacted byysomeone at the top
(B. & Mitchell). Lance characterises DeVries as a moderate
Republican, neither of the Rockefeller nor Goldwater wing.
He has never worked for Democrats. However, he is currently
testing some new ticket splitting theory in a Louisiana primary
race because there is non-affective Republican party in the
area.
As a vendor, DeVries uses Fred Courier at Marker Opinion
Research in Detroit.
The net result of this rambling memorandum is that we probably
should not dismiss DeVries out of hand, but rather might want
to have someone like Cliff Miller approach him and get a
reading as to his possible usefulness to us.
Should we proceed with having Miller contact DeVries?
Yes
No
Comment
GS:elr
June 14, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DICK HOWARD
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
You were able to obtain for us the Decision Making Information
Poll done for the AMA on the post 1970 election studies.
We understand that DMI also prepared an analysis of When the
Voter Makes Up his Mind Prior to Voting. This DMI study
may have been done in connection with the original AMA
contract for a series of post election studies.
Would you check your sources and see if you could get this
study?
GS:elr
June 28, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
HERB KALMBACH
FROM:
CORDON STRACHAN
Welcome.
As ever, we have a full schedule planned for you. After
you are settled at your hotel this evening, please call
me as the memorandum has returned with much of the infor-
mation we have avaited.
As I indicated to you, a meeting has been scheduled for
3:00 p.m. tomorrow with Mr. Haldeman and Mr. Dean.
We have several other matters to go over and I wonder if
breakfast at the White House at 8:30 in the morning would
be convenient for you?
GS:1m
June 10, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
HERB KALMBACH
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
Welcome back!
We have a busy schedule planned for you:
A) Lee Nunn and Hugh Sloan would like to have
breakfast with you tomorrow at 8:30 a.m.
at the Hay Adams with Messrs Fisher and
Pappas;
B) Larry Higby and I would like to see you at
9:30 a.m. in Larry's office, if this is
convenient and
C) Mr. Haldeman would like to see you at 11:00
a.m.
At your convenience, we have quite a list of items, of a
procedural nature, that we should discuss.
Please call me when you arrive at your hotel. The White
House operator has been instructed to reach me tonight
when you call.
GS:elr
June 4, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
BRUCE KEHRLI
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Chapin TV Proposal
Discussion with Dwight this morning indicated that he has
heard back from Bill Carruthers regarding the ASI matter.
ASI indicated to Carruthers that they did work for us in
any way, they would accept no other political candidate.
ASI also promised to assure a pure sample, which you will
recall was Derge's main reservation; however, the price will
be increased.
Chapin assured me that he would submit a memorandum to
Haldeman today updating the project and suggesting the
next action step, that is, a meeting in California with
ASI to work out the details of a proposal.
GS:elr
June 30, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE HONORABLE JOHN N. MITCHELL
ATTORNEY GENERAL
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
Mr. Haldeman asked that you receive this memorandum for the
President, prepared by Pat Buchanan on "The Odds Against
Henry Jackson."
Also enclosed is an analysis of the 18-20 year old vote
prepared by Tom Benham of Opinion Research Corporation
for your review.
Attachment: Memorandum for the President from Pat Buchanan,
dated June 25, 1971
Memorandum from Tom Benham to H. R. Haldeman,
dated June 15, 1971
GS:elr
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 25, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
SUBJECT:
The Odds Against Henry Jackson
That Senator Jackson is a candidate for his party's nomination -- there
is no question. That he can win it -- there appears little hope. But
Jackson has some very high cards to play which make him a strong
contender for Vice President, and a powerful force at the Democratic
National Convention.
JACKSON'S STRENGTHS
1. He has almost all the moderate and conservative columnists in the
palm of his hand. They like, admire and respect Scoop Jackson. A
cursory review of the last three months finds supportive presidential
talk about Jackson from columnists White, both Alsops, Kilpatrick,
Alexander, Cuneo, the Drummonds several times, Gould Lincoln,
Chamberlain, Wilson -- and on and on. (Evans & Novak are solicitous.)
They provide him with regular backpage support in most of the papers of
the nation. Even columnists who disagree with him (Wicker, Viorst)
respect him.
2. A choice not an echo: He is the single national Democrat who stands
as a clear alternative against the crowd of Bayh, Hughes, Muskie, McGovern,
Humphrey, Kennedy crowd. He emerges thus a visible rallying point for
conservative Democrats at the '72 convention.
3. Having hired the capable adviser Ben Wattenburg, he is paralleling
the Scammon-Wattenburg thesis. His attacks on "environmental extremists,"
his denunciation of fellow Democrats for paying "homage to the radical
fringe, his focus on bread-and-butter issues, the economy and jobs, his
call for Democrats to stay on the "Economic Issue," not the war; his rough
terminology which is being described in liberal circles as "Agnewian" --
in all these instances, Jackson is setting himself up against the trendy,
2
bell-bottomed, elite of the left wing of his party -- and with the working
man center and right of his party. On issues, he is carving out his own
independent sector within the Democratic Party.
4. His super-hawkish anti-Soviet stand in the Middle East, his
fight for SST, against the "environmental extremists, 11 for space and
defense, not only make him first choice of George Meany -- but guarantee
a well-financed campaign from Aerospace, from Defense Industries,
from the Jewish Community, from Big Labor.
5. He is well respected by his Senate colleagues. A Drummond Poll
of the Senate found that 18 percent of Democrats felt Jackson "most
qualified to be President" ahead of Humphrey -- second only to Muskie --
(interestingly, EMK got less than anyone, three percent or one vote
of those polled.)
6. He gets excellent press coverage.
7. His hard-line on the Soviets, and on strategic defense, wins him
publicity plaudits from the Republican Conservative Community. While
such is of little use in a run for the nomination, it might be to any
Democrat for his Vice President.
8. On Vietnam he is down-playing his support of the President, leaving
it high enough to be visibly opposed to the rest of the pack, but shading it
a bit. Domestically, he pays occasional obeisance to such myths as the
"repression" by the Administration. Enough to keep his dues up -- but
not nearly enough to close the sizable gap that exists between him and
the liberal left of his party.
9. He is the best vote-getter in the Senate -- winning his primary
against a Galbraithian type by 85 percent -- and beating our candidate in
the general by the same margin -- 85 percent of the vote in a northwestern
industrial state. This evidence of massive support across the party
lines and throughout the ideological spectrum makes him especially
attractive as a Vice Presidential nominee.
10. His strength with press was evident in a poll of editors at ASNE
who felt he would probably have nearly best chance of any Democrat of
defeating RN.
3
DEFICIENCES
1. He has almost no recognition nationally. This will force him
to raise his profile rapidly, to announce fairly early, and probably to go
the primary route -- and it is doubtful how well he can do against
Democrats like Muskie.
2. He is apparently an unexciting speaker, who often bores
even those audiences who agree with him. One friend called him a
"Barry Goldwater without charisma."
3. His nomination would sunder the Democratic Party. And with
left-wing strength greater at this convention than the past, difficult to see
how his nomination could be swallowed by a Democratic Convention.
(However, if a Teddy Kennedy were nominated and Democratic conservatives
sufficiently outraged -- a Kennedy-Jackson ticket might do for the party
what the Kennedy-Johnson ticket did in 1960, bring it together again.
Where Johnson had the opposition of Labor and support of the South --
Jackson for Veep would have both the South and Labor in his corner.)
4. He is sixty years old, at least will be, when the Democratic
Convention is over. This is his last chance to be on a national Democratic
ticket, after three decades in the Senate.
JACKSON'S CHANCE
Having carved out an independent Churchillian Position, if you will,
on the Soviets, on the Middle East -- whence war is likely to come if it
comes Jackson is dependent upon circumstances. If the Vietnam war
is raging, and there is calm between East and West -- Jackson has
next to nothing going for him.
But if Vietnam is removed as an issue, and the Soviets become
belligerent in Europe or the Middle East or the Mediterranean or anywhere,
then Jackson may very well appear the man for the times. If national
focus turns upon American weakness in the face of a rapidly arming Soviet
Empire, then Jackson could generate real support among Conservative
Democrats, Meany unions and the South -- and even conservative
Republicans.
4
No other Democrat seems today capable of making credible a hard-line
policy against the USSR.
But in such times Jackson will ha ve a long shot for the top position,
and an inside track for the Vice Presidency.
THE FLORIDA PRIMARY
Jackson cannot win in New Hampshire; his lack of public recognition
requires him to step out early if he is to have any hope at the Convention.
Thus he is forced, it seems into the primaries. Thus Florida -- according
to two writers -- which is the same day as New Hampshire - - becomes
crucial to Jackson.
If Jackson wins in Florida, and Muskie is defeated, then the Muskie
opening day becomes a flop; Muskie's candidacy is damaged; the Jackson
candidacy becomes interesting -- and the stage is set for a bitter
division at the Convention.
While we may be desirous ourselves of having a massive turnout for
RN in Florida -- there may be something worth while for us in assisting
the efforts of Scoop Jackson in that State. Something we ought to keep
in mind.
JJB
INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY 08540
telephone: 609/924-5900
June 15, 1971
MEMORANDUM
TO:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
TOM BENHAM, OPINION RESEARCH CORPORATION
SUBJECT:
POTENTIAL EFFECT OF THE 18 TO 20 YEAR OLD VOTE ON 1972
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS.
Because of the postwar "baby boom", the numbers of newly eligible voters
rose abruptly to over 12,000,000 in 1968. Of this number, Census Bureau
estimates indicate that approximately one-half (51%) actually went to
the polls to cast their ballots. They comprised some 7% of all voters
in the 1968 election.
Present estimates indicate that the newly eligible group will increase
to 25,000,000 in 1972, including more than 10,000,000 in the age group
18 to 20 years. If every age group votes the same way in 1972 -- in-
cluding the newly eligible voters then those voting for the first
time will account for some 13% of the total vote. This is shown in
Table 1.
A number of conflicting claims have been made about the potential effect
of these new voters on the outcome of the election ranging from the
prediction that they will mean nothing at all to the idea that they will
surely determine the outcome. The recent Gallup discussion in the
May, 1971 Gallup Opinion Index is valid as far as it goes. It indicates
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that 18-20 year olds are heavily Democratic and tend to favor Nixon
opponents. However, there has been no attempt, so far as we know, to
estimate exactly what the effect might be in key states comprising
most of the electoral votes. That is the purpose of this memorandum.
The Analysis and Assumptions Used
We selected the 15 states with the largest electoral votes (omitting
Georgia, which was carried by Wallace in 1968). A total of 320 of 1972's
electoral votes are accounted for by these 15 states. We studied the
effect on the vote in each state in two ways -- with Wallace in the race
and without Wallace. We also have applied two different assumptions
about the probable voting participation of the newly eligible voters:
(1) Assuming 50% of the age group 18 to 24 will
vote in 1972, and
(2) Assuming 70% of this age group will vote in 1972
It is our fairly strong feeling that 50% participation will be much
closer to the actual voting participation than 70%, despite the extra-
vagant claims of some youth leaders that as many as 90% of the newly
eligible voters will be voting.
Our final assumption is that other age groups will vote in the same
proportions and numbers in 1972 as they did in 1968 -- in other words
everything else being equal.
We are basing our estimate of how the new voters will vote on the
preferences of 18-20 year olds in four recent ORC surveys (telephone
surveys of January 25-28, March 1-3, April 12-13, and the personal
interview study of May 12-23, 1971 all combined). A total of 361
respondents were available for the analysis as it pertains to Muskie
and Kennedy, and 327 as it applies to Humphrey, since he was not included
in all the trial heats.
Kennedy enjoys a wide margin over President Nixon, among the 18-20 year
age group. Muskie enjoys a. slight edge, and Humphrey runs somewhat
behind. This is true both with Wallace in the race, and without Wallace.
These trial heat results are shown in Table 2.
Some Conclusions
1. With Kennedy in a three-way race, including Wallace, present indi-
cations are that the results could be a disaster for the Nixon
candidacy, assuming all things equal except the newly eligible
voters. (Additional assumptions, are, of course, that the national
data for young voters will'apply equally to each state and that
the present preference of the young voters will remain the same
at election time, as in recent surveys.)
With Kennedy in a three-way race, including Wallace, and 50% of the
newly eligible voters actually going to the polls -- among the key
states President Nixon carried in 1968, he would lose California,
Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, Missouri, and Wisconsin. President
Nixon would receive only 55 of the 320 electoral votes in the
fifteen states.
With 70% actually getting to the polls, Nixon would also lose North
Carolina and Virginia, and receive only 30 of 320 electoral votes.
In a two-way race against Kennedy, results at the 50% level are
exactly the same. With 70% voting the only difference is found in
the State of Virginia, which stays in the Nixon column.
Note: Obviously, this analysis does not take into account the
campaign that could be mounted against Kennedy, including some of
his failings in time of crisis. Basically, this analysis assumes
he will run in 1972 as Humphrey ran in 1968. In actuality, he
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T16T 'CT
would probably not do as well in the South. (In recent trial heats
in the South, he runs about 10 points below his average for the
rest of the country.) Also among older voters, he scores notably
poorer.
2. Against Muskie -- and again assuming young people vote on election
day the way they indicate their preferences today -- there will be
little difference for 1968 in the number of electoral votes President
Nixon carries in these states. He will receive 191 out of 320 votes.
There is this one exception: with Wallace in the race, and 70%
actually getting to the polls, President Nixon would lose Missouri,
but would carry the 15 states overall by 179 electoral votes to
141.
Against Muskie, President Nixon's plurality declines in the various
states but not enough to throw them into the Democratic column.
3. Should Humphrey be the opponent the plurality for President Nixon
in each state will increase although this will not make any change
in the gain or loss of states compared to 1968.
Obviously many things can change this picture. The voters, other than
the newly eligible, can swing much more for or against President Nixon
in 1972 than in 1968. Young voters may change their preferences. New
voters comprise 13% of the whole whereas the age groups of 35 to 74
comprise two-thirds of the vote, and turn out at the 71%-75% level.
Should this later group become more solidly pro-Nixon it could affect
the youth vote.
affect
HI. RR. Haldeman
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June 15, 1971
Nevertheless, the following seem valid:
00 Kennedy seems to be the most dangerous opponent as of
now.
youth could swing the balance in his favor in
& close election.
or Against Muskie, pluralities become thinner, and any
downturn in favor for Nixon overall could be a serious
problem.
∞ Wallace could be an important factor. He appeals to
about 15% to 20% of youth in three-way trial heats.
Should Wallace withdraw, Nixon would tend to benefit,
against all three opponents.
Table 7 shows a summary of the electoral vote estimates for all of these
various possibilities. Table 5 shows the disposition of electoral votes
for each state with Wallace in the race. Table 6 shows the disposition
of electoral votes without Wallace. Tables 3 and 4 show the same data
in terms of the actual pluralities generated with the addition of new
voters.
See Tables
Table 1
New Voters as a Percent of Total Vote
1973 Election
1968 Election
(Estimate)
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
That
Of All
That Will
Of All
Voted
Voters
Vote
Voters
New voters: 18-20 years of age
---
-
51%
6%
New voters: 21-24 years of age
51%
7%
51%
7
25-34 years
63%
18
63%
18
35-44 years
71%
21
71%
18
45-54 years
75%
22
75%
20
55-64 years
75%
17
75%
16
65-74 years
71%
10
71%
10
75 and over
56%
5
56%
5
Total all age groups
68%
100%
66%
100%
(Census Department Series P-20, #192, p. 10)
Table 2
Trial Heats -- 18-20 Years of Age
Without Wallace
With Wallace
Nixon
43%
9
Nixon
34%
Muskie
47
7
Muskie
40
Undecided
10
4
Wallace
20
Undecided
6
Nixon
31%
8
Nixon
23%
Kennedy
62
3
Kennedy
59
Undecided
7
I
Wallace
12
Undecided 6
*Nixon
47%
1
*Nixon
39%
Humphrey
44
6
Humphrey
38
Undecided
9
2
Wallace
16
Undecided
7
(From ORC Surveys)
(15 Key States)
50% Voting
70% Voting
Estimated
Nixon's Plurality
Nixon's Plurality
Electoral
Nixon's '68
New Voters
Against
Against
Votes in
Plurality
in 1972
Muskie
Kennedy
Humphrey
Muskie
Kennedy
Humphrey
State
1972
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
California
45
223.3
2500.4
148.3
-226.8
235.8
118.3
-406.8
240.8
New York
41
-370.5
2070.0
lost
-432.6
-743.1
-360.1
-457.4
-892.1
-356.0
Pennsylvania
27
-169.4
1371.1
-210.5
-416.2
-162.5
-227.0
-514.9
-159.8
Illinois
26
135.0
1306.9
95.8
-100.2
141.5
80.1
-194.3
144.1
Texas
26
- 39.5
1454.0
lost
- 83.1
-301.2
- 32.2
-100.6
-405.9
- 29.3
Ohio
25
90.4
1303.2
51.3
-144.2
96.9
35.7
-238.0
99.5
Michigan
21
-222.4
1114.7
lost
-255.8
-423.0
-216.8
-269.2
-503.3
-214.6
Florida
17
210.0
758.4
187.2
73.5
213.8.
178.1
18.9
215.3
New Jersey
17
61.3
783.1
37.8
- 79.7
65.2
28.4
-136.0
66.8
Massachusetts
14
-702.4
694.5
-723.2
-827.4
-698.9
-731.6
-877.4
-697.5
Indiana
13
261.2
650.9
241.7
144.0
264.5
233.9
97.2
265.8
North Carolina
13
163.1
708.9
141.8
35.5
166.6
133.3
- 15.5
168.1
Missouri
12
20.5
556.8
3.8
- 79.7
23.3
- 2.9
-119.8
24.4
Virginia
12
148.0
621.5
129.4
36.1
151.1
121.9
-
8.6
152.4
Wisconsin
11
61.2
550.2
44.7
- 37.8
64.0
38.1
- 77.5
65.1
Nixon's Electoral Vote
191
55
191
179
30
191
Opponent's Electoral Vote
129
265
129
141
290
129
Total
320
320
320
320
320
320
(15 Key States)
50% Voting
70% Voting
Estimated
Nixon's Plurality
Nixon's Plurality
Electoral
Nixon's '68
New Voters
Against
Against
Votes in
Plurality
in 1972
Muskie
Kennedy
Humphrey
Muskie Kennedy
Humphrey
State
1972
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
California
45
246.6
2500.4
196.6
-141.0
284.1
176.6
-130.0
299.1
New York
41
-403.8
2070.0
-445.2
-724.7
-372.7
-461.8
-853.0
-360.3
Pennsylvania
27
-180.4
1371.1
-207.8
-392.9
-159.8
-218.8
-477.9
-151.6
Illinois
26
147.8
1306.9
121.7
- 54.8
167.4
111.2
-135.8
175.2
Texas
26
- 49.3
1454.0
- 78.4
-274.7
- 27.5
- 90.0
-364.8
- 18.8
Ohio
25
103.0
1303.2
76.9
- 99.0
122.5
66.5
-179.8
130.4
Michigan
21
-251.3
1114.7
-273.6
-424.1
-234.6
-282.5
-493.2
-227.9
Florida
17
293.2
758.4
278.0
175.6
304.6
272.0
128.6
309.1
New Jersey
17
69.0
783.1
53.3
- 52.4
80.7
47.1
-100.9
85.4
Massachusetts
14
-732.2
694.5
-746.1
-839.8
-721.8
-751.6
-882.9
-717.6
Indiana
13
297.3
650.9
284.3
196.4
307.1
279.1
156.1
311.0
North Carolina
13
238.1
708.9
223.9
128.2
248.7
218.3
84.3
253.0
Missouri
12
21.7
556.8
10.6
- 64.6
30.1
6.1
- 99.1
33.4
Virginia
12
196.0
621.5
183.6
99.7
205.3
179.6
61.1
209.1
Wisconsin
11
67.7
550.2
56.7
- 17.6
76.0
52.3
- 51.7
79.3
Nixon's Electoral Vote
191
55
191
191
55
191
Opponent's Electoral Vote
129
265
129
129
265
129
Total
320
320
320
320
320
320
Table 5
Expected Victory in Each State
With Wallace in the Race
With 50% Voting
With 70% Voting
1968
Muskie
Kennedy
Humphrey
1968
Muskie
Kennedy
Humphrey
California
R
R
(D)
R
R
R
(D)
R
New York
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
Pennsylvania
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
Illinois
R
R
(D)
R
R
R
(D)
R
Texas
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
Ohio
R
R
(D)
R
R
R
(D)
R
Michigan
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
Florida
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
New Jersey
R
R
(D)
R
R
R
(D)
R
Massachusetts
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
Indiana
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
North Carolina
R
R
R
R
R
R
(D)
R
Missouri
R
R
(D)
R
R
(D)
(D)
R
Virginia
R
R
R
R
R
R
(D)
R
Wisconsin
R
R
(D)
R
R
R
(D)
R
Electoral Votes
Nixon
191
191
55
191
191
179
30
191
Opponent
129
129
265
129
129
141
290
129
Total
320
320
320
320
320
320
320
320
( ) = Indicates change from 1968
Table 6
Expected Victory in Each State
Without Wallace in the Race
With 50% Voting
With 70% Voting
1968
Muskie
Kennedy
Humphrey
1968
Muskie
Kennedy
Humphrey
California
R
R
(D)
R
R
R
(D)
R
New York
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
Pennsylvania
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
Illinois
R
R
(D)
R
R
R
(D)
R
Texas
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
Ohio
R
R
(D)
R
R
R
(D)
R
Michigan
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
Florida
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
New Jersey
R
R
(D)
R
R
R
(D)
R
Massachusetts
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
Indiana
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
North Carolina
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
Missouri
R
R
(D)
R
R
R
(D)
R
Virginia
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
Wisconsin
R
R
(D)
R
R
R
(D)
R
Electoral Votes
Nixon
191
191
55
191
191
191
55
191
Opponent
129
129
265
129
129
129
265
129
Total
320
320
320
320
320
320
320
320
( ) a Indicates change from 1968
Table 7
320 Electoral Votes -- 15 Key States
(Assuming newly eligible voters will vote in '72
as they presently indicate, and that the Nixon
percent of the remaining vote will be the same
iin "72 as in '68)
With Wallace
Without Wallace
50%
70%
50%
70%
Voting
Voting
Voting
Voting
Vs. Muskie
Nixon
191
179
191
191
Muskie
129
141
129
129
Vs. Kennedy
Nixon
55
30
55
55
Kennedy
265
290
265
265
Vs. Humphrey
Nixon
191
191
191
191
Humphrey
129
129
129
129
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
CLIFF MILLER
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
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SUBJECT:
Walter DeVries
Pursuant to our telephone conversation today, at your convenience
would you contact Mr. Walter DeVries. He is a Republican, who
worked for Romney in '68, and Miliken in Michigan recently. He
has been approached by other Republican Senators in anticipation
of 1972.
DeVries has been characterised as the strongest Republican voting
behavioralist available.
Walter DeVries is a Professor at the Unitersity of Michigan,
Dearborn campus, and is not directly connected with the
Social Research Institute, which as you may know is dominated
by Democrats.
Our information indicates that DeVries might be interested in
a national campaign, but would not be available until this fall,
and in the meantime would like to be contacted by someone at the
top (such as yourself).
As to vendors, DeVries uses Fred Courier at Market Opinion
Research in Detroit.
When you have had a chance to talk to him, would you let us
know your reaction?
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June 14, 1971
Dear Mr. McDenough:
Thank you for sending the suggestions and
comments about the Republican Party. Your
interest is appreciated.
with best wishes,
Sincerely,
Gorden Strachan
Staff Assistant
to H. R. Haldeman
Mr. William F. McDonough
One Magnum Road
West Islip, New York 11795
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June 29, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
ROBERT C. ODLE, JR.
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
You asked for my impression of Don Schollander as a possible
Youth for Nixon leader.
I talked with Schollander for only half an hour yesterday,
however, I was quite impressed. He is personable, articulate,
and intrigued by the number of young White House Staff Members.
X have no reading as to his organisational ability, but since
we may be looking at him to be the front man and spokesman,
it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
My only concern is his loyalty to the President. On that, I
would have to defer to John Rose who has known him for many
years.
GS:1m
TALKING PAPER FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
RE: Citizens Brochure
Magruder forwarded the mock-up of the brochure to be sent to
people who write in offering assistance to re-elect the
President.
Wouldn't it be helpful to have Dick Moore, Herb Klein, Bill
Safire, and Dwight Chapin review the booklet?
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June 28, 1971
June 29, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MISS ROSE MARY WOODS
PERSONAL SECRETARY
TO THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
I received the attached invitation to a wedding on behalf of
the President from Alfredo Basalo, Be is from Venesuela and
a good friend of Bob Guthrie at Mudge, Rose, Guthrie &
Alexander. Mr. Basalo worked at the law firm in New York
for six months, and handles much of the firm business in
Venesuela. In addition, he has a good position with the
Caldera Regime in Venesuela.
My question is really, what, if anything, would be an appro-
priate response on behalf of the President?
Thank you.
GS:1m
Luis Rodriguez Santana
Alfredo Basalo Rodrigues
tiene el honor de invitar a Ud.
Gloria Balleste de Basalo
al matrimonio de su hija
tienen el honor de invitar a Ud.
almatrimonio de see hijo
Alicia
Alfredo
con elseñor
con la señorita
Alfredo G. Basalo B.
Alicia Rodriguez Plaxa
Acto que so efectuará en la Capilla Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Campo Alegre,
oldia diecisiete dejulio de milnovecientos setenta y uno
Quinta San Luis
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Hora: sicte y treinta p.m.
June 15, 1971
Dear John:
"I hope we are more successful this
time than with the Germany post.
"Let - know if there is anything
else I can do."
Sincerely,
Gorden Strachen
Mr. John C. Williams
1257 Dover Lane
Xlk Grove Village, Illinois 60007
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June 25, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H.R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
1972 Convention site
Technically the RNC will decide on the site for the 1972
Convention on July 22-23, based on the last Site Committee
meeting and recommendation of July 211 so the specific,
technical answer to your question as to the final date for
a decision on the 1972 Convention site is July 21.
However, Timmons, who as Chairman of the Attorney General's
task force on the Convention has developed scenario that
requires a firm decision earlier:
1. Late today, Timmons will submit his analysis of
Chicago,
2. Next week, Timmons will meet with Dole to determine
the Site Committee's preferences; and will submit to
you and the Attorney General a formal decision paper.
This paper will attach the formal bid by San Diego,
which is expected to be $500,000 in cash and $1,000,000
in inflated price services,
3. Upon decision by the President on the location of the
Convention, Timmons hopes to relay this to Dole, who will
in turn have the Site Committee decide on the same
location,
4. If the location is San Diego, Timmons suggests that
Dole, during the San Clemente trip, formally advise the
President and then immediately make the announcement to
the media,
5. If San Diego is not choses, the same scenario would
be followed except that there is no need to make the
announcement from San Clemente.
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