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From: Gordon Strachan To: Ray Price and Dwight Chapin RE: Rockefeller Speech. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 2/10/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Bumper sticker mock-ups. Sticker attached. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/9/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Charles W. Colson RE: Campaign bumper sticker disclaimers. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/31/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Jeb MaGruder, Fred Malek, Peter Dailey, Dwight Chapin, Pat Buchanan, Len Garment, Ed Harper, Dick Howard RE: Andrew Glass article in National Journal. Copy of article attached. 6 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/15/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Bumper Sticker. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/4/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: H. R. Haldeman RE: Campaign bumper stickers. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/29/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Bumper Sticker. One Bumper sticker attached. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/4/1972
From: L. Higby To: Gordon Strachan RE: Mock-up bumper sticker. Handwritten note attached. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/3/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Charles W. Colson RE: McGovern Contributors. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/31/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Advising Colson. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/29/1972
From: Charles Colson To: H.R. haldeman RE: McGovern Contributors. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/28/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Ray Caldiero RE: Cassius Clay announcement. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/29/1972
Comments from Gordon Strachan on Presidential films. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Report], 9/22/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Dwight Chapin RE: Eagleton Withdrawal Pool. List of pool participants and amount of money they comtributed attached. 2 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 9/8/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Ray Caldiero RE: Celebrities. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/1/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Peter Dailey RE: Advertising Materials. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/28/1972
From: L. Higby To: Gordon Strachan RE: Campaign Ads. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/16/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Peter Dailey RE: Film Crews at Conventions. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/28/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Peter Dailey RE: Utica Campaign film. Handwritten notes attached. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaig] [Memo], 9/28/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Peter Dailey RE: Campaign song. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/28/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Peter Dailey RE: Changes in Advertising. Commercial comments attached. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/25/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Rob Davison RE: 700,000 White House support names. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/25/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: John Davies RE: Campaign materials. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 8/9/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: John Ehrlichman RE: Campaign surveys- Wave II. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/3/1972
From: Gordon Strachan RE: Follow-up on Independent Polling capability. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/31/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: H.R. Haldeman RE: Independent Polling capability. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/27/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Counselor Robert Finch RE: Campaign Song. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/17/1972
From: Gordon Strachan RE: Follow-up on campaign bumper stickers. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/15/1972
From: Gordon Strachan RE: Follow-up on Vice Presidential approval ratings. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/14/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Bruce S. Flushman RE: Personal update. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 8/14/1972
From: Bruce Flushman To: Gordon Strachan RE: Personal update. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 8/2/1972
From: Gordon Strachan RE: Follow-up on state-by-state polls. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/4/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Len Garment RE: Intellectuals for the President. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/14/1972
From: Charles Colson To: Mickey Gardner RE: Recruitment of academics. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/10/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Len Garment RE: Intellectuals for the President. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/10/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Ted Garrish RE: Request for comment analysis. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/8/1972
From: Bruce Kehrli To: Charles Colson RE: Polls. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/1/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: L. Higby RE: New Political field men. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/20/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Frank Herringer RE: Evans and Novak Column. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/31/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: H.R. Haldeman RE: Frank Herringer. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/29/1972
From: Charles Colson To: H.R. Haldeman RE: Evans and Novak Column. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/25/1972
From: Charles Colson To: Clark MacGregor RE: Attached Evans and Novak Column. Copy of Evans and Novak column attached. 2 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/25/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Proposed Poll. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/28/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: "Democrats for Nixon" Brochures. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/26/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Registration of youth vote. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/15/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Haldemans from California to Miami Beach. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/11/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Frank Herringer RE: Clearance Procedure for voter bloc and citizens committee. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/9/1972
From: Frank Herringer To: Gordon Strachan RE: Clearance procedure for voter bloc and citizens committee. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/8/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Frank Herringer RE: Clearance procedure for voting bloc and citizens group. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/2/1972
From:Gordon Strachan To: H.R. Haldeman RE: Action memorandum on support groups. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/1/1972
From: Charles Colson To: H.R. haldeman RE: Democrats for Nixon. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/25/1072
From: H.R. Haldeman To: Charles Colson RE: Democrats for Nixon. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/25/1972
From: H.R. Haldeman To: Gordon Strachan RE: Democrats for Nixon. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/25/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Media Monitoring. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/8/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Shriver Research. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/8/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To; Cathy Bockman RE: Shriver Records. Shriver biography attached. 7 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/8/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: July 25 Memo on California situation. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/3/1972
From: Larry Higby To: Gordon Strachan RE: California situation. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/25/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Frank Herringer RE: Clearance procedure for voting bloc and citizens groups. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/2/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Political matters and talking paper. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/2/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: McGovern's Pollster. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/1/1972
From: Larry Higby To: Gordon Strachan RE: McGovern's polls. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/31/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: William D. Novelli RE: Requested Bumper Stickers. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/28/1972
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This file contains:
From: Gordon Strachan To: Ray Price and Dwight Chapin RE: Rockefeller Speech. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 2/10/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Bumper sticker mock-ups. Sticker attached. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/9/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Charles W. Colson RE: Campaign bumper sticker disclaimers. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/31/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Jeb MaGruder, Fred Malek, Peter Dailey, Dwight Chapin, Pat Buchanan, Len Garment, Ed Harper, Dick Howard RE: Andrew Glass article in National Journal. Copy of article attached. 6 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/15/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Bumper Sticker. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/4/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: H. R. Haldeman RE: Campaign bumper stickers. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/29/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Bumper Sticker. One Bumper sticker attached. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/4/1972
From: L. Higby To: Gordon Strachan RE: Mock-up bumper sticker. Handwritten note attached. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/3/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Charles W. Colson RE: McGovern Contributors. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/31/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Advising Colson. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/29/1972
From: Charles Colson To: H.R. haldeman RE: McGovern Contributors. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/28/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Ray Caldiero RE: Cassius Clay announcement. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/29/1972
Comments from Gordon Strachan on Presidential films. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Report], 9/22/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Dwight Chapin RE: Eagleton Withdrawal Pool. List of pool participants and amount of money they comtributed attached. 2 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 9/8/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Ray Caldiero RE: Celebrities. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/1/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Peter Dailey RE: Advertising Materials. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/28/1972
From: L. Higby To: Gordon Strachan RE: Campaign Ads. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/16/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Peter Dailey RE: Film Crews at Conventions. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/28/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Peter Dailey RE: Utica Campaign film. Handwritten notes attached. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaig] [Memo], 9/28/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Peter Dailey RE: Campaign song. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/28/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Peter Dailey RE: Changes in Advertising. Commercial comments attached. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/25/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Rob Davison RE: 700,000 White House support names. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/25/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: John Davies RE: Campaign materials. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 8/9/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: John Ehrlichman RE: Campaign surveys- Wave II. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/3/1972
From: Gordon Strachan RE: Follow-up on Independent Polling capability. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/31/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: H.R. Haldeman RE: Independent Polling capability. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/27/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Counselor Robert Finch RE: Campaign Song. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/17/1972
From: Gordon Strachan RE: Follow-up on campaign bumper stickers. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/15/1972
From: Gordon Strachan RE: Follow-up on Vice Presidential approval ratings. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/14/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Bruce S. Flushman RE: Personal update. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 8/14/1972
From: Bruce Flushman To: Gordon Strachan RE: Personal update. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 8/2/1972
From: Gordon Strachan RE: Follow-up on state-by-state polls. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/4/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Len Garment RE: Intellectuals for the President. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/14/1972
From: Charles Colson To: Mickey Gardner RE: Recruitment of academics. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/10/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Len Garment RE: Intellectuals for the President. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/10/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Ted Garrish RE: Request for comment analysis. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/8/1972
From: Bruce Kehrli To: Charles Colson RE: Polls. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/1/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: L. Higby RE: New Political field men. 2 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/20/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Frank Herringer RE: Evans and Novak Column. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/31/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: H.R. Haldeman RE: Frank Herringer. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/29/1972
From: Charles Colson To: H.R. Haldeman RE: Evans and Novak Column. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/25/1972
From: Charles Colson To: Clark MacGregor RE: Attached Evans and Novak Column. Copy of Evans and Novak column attached. 2 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/25/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Proposed Poll. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/28/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: "Democrats for Nixon" Brochures. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/26/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Registration of youth vote. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/15/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Haldemans from California to Miami Beach. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/11/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Frank Herringer RE: Clearance Procedure for voter bloc and citizens committee. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/9/1972
From: Frank Herringer To: Gordon Strachan RE: Clearance procedure for voter bloc and citizens committee. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/8/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Frank Herringer RE: Clearance procedure for voting bloc and citizens group. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/2/1972
From:Gordon Strachan To: H.R. Haldeman RE: Action memorandum on support groups. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/1/1972
From: Charles Colson To: H.R. haldeman RE: Democrats for Nixon. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/25/1072
From: H.R. Haldeman To: Charles Colson RE: Democrats for Nixon. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/25/1972
From: H.R. Haldeman To: Gordon Strachan RE: Democrats for Nixon. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/25/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Media Monitoring. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/8/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Shriver Research. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/8/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To; Cathy Bockman RE: Shriver Records. Shriver biography attached. 7 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/8/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: July 25 Memo on California situation. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/3/1972
From: Larry Higby To: Gordon Strachan RE: California situation. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/25/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Frank Herringer RE: Clearance procedure for voting bloc and citizens groups. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/2/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: Political matters and talking paper. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/2/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE: McGovern's Pollster. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/1/1972
From: Larry Higby To: Gordon Strachan RE: McGovern's polls. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 7/31/1972
From: Gordon Strachan To: William D. Novelli RE: Requested Bumper Stickers. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/28/1972
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Document Date
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Document Type
Document Description
14
9
2/10/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Ray Price and
Dwight Chapin RE: Rockefeller Speech. 1 pg.
14
9
8/9/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE:
Bumper sticker mock-ups. Sticker attached. 2
pg.
14
9
8/31/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Charles W.
Colson RE: Campaign bumper sticker
disclaimers. 1 pg.
14
9
8/15/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Jeb MaGruder,
Fred Malek, Peter Dailey, Dwight Chapin,
Pat Buchanan, Len Garment, Ed Harper,
Dick Howard RE: Andrew Glass article in
National Journal. Copy of article attached. 6
pg.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Page 1 of 13
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
14
9
8/4/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE:
Bumper Sticker. 1 pg.
14
9
8/29/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: H. R. Haldeman
RE: Campaign bumper stickers. 1 pg.
14
9
8/4/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE:
Bumper Sticker. One Bumper sticker
attached. 2 pg.
14
9
8/3/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: L. Higby To: Gordon Strachan RE:
Mock-up bumper sticker. Handwritten note
attached. 2 pg.
14
9
8/31/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Charles W.
Colson RE: McGovern Contributors. 1 pg.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Page 2 of 13
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
14
9
8/29/1972
Personal
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE:
Advising Colson. 1 pg.
14
9
8/28/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Charles Colson To: H.R. haldeman
RE: McGovern Contributors. 2 pg.
14
9
8/29/1972
Personal
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Ray Caldiero
RE: Cassius Clay announcement. 1 pg.
14
9
9/22/1972
Campaign
Report
Comments from Gordon Strachan on
Presidential films. 2 pg.
14
9
9/8/1972
Personal
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Dwight Chapin
RE: Eagleton Withdrawal Pool. List of pool
participants and amount of money they
comtributed attached. 2 pg.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Page 3 of 13
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
14
9
9/1/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Ray Caldiero
RE: Celebrities. 1 pg.
14
9
8/28/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Peter Dailey RE:
Advertising Materials. 1 pg.
14
9
9/16/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: L. Higby To: Gordon Strachan RE:
Campaign Ads. 1 pg.
14
9
9/28/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Peter Dailey RE:
Film Crews at Conventions. 1 pg.
14
9
9/28/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Peter Dailey RE:
Utica Campaign film. Handwritten notes
attached. 2 pg.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Page 4 of 13
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
14
9
8/28/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Peter Dailey RE:
Campaign song. 1 pg.
14
9
8/25/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Peter Dailey RE:
Changes in Advertising. Commercial
comments attached. 2 pg.
14
9
8/25/1972
Personal
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Rob Davison
RE: 700,000 White House support names. 1
pg.
14
9
8/9/1972
Campaign
Letter
From: Gordon Strachan To: John Davies RE:
Campaign materials. 1 pg.
14
9
8/3/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: John Ehrlichman
RE: Campaign surveys- Wave II. 1 pg.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Page 5 of 13
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
14
9
8/31/1972
Personal
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan RE: Follow-up on
Independent Polling capability. 1 pg.
14
9
7/27/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: H.R. Haldeman
RE: Independent Polling capability. 2 pg.
14
9
8/17/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Counselor
Robert Finch RE: Campaign Song. 1 pg.
14
9
8/15/1972
Personal
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan RE: Follow-up on
campaign bumper stickers. 1 pg.
14
9
8/14/1972
Personal
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan RE: Follow-up on
Vice Presidential approval ratings. 1 pg.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Page 6 of 13
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
14
9
8/14/1972
Personal
Letter
From: Gordon Strachan To: Bruce S.
Flushman RE: Personal update. 1 pg.
14
9
8/2/1972
Personal
Letter
From: Bruce Flushman To: Gordon Strachan
RE: Personal update. 1 pg.
14
9
8/4/1972
Personal
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan RE: Follow-up on
state-by-state polls. 1 pg.
14
9
8/14/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Len Garment
RE: Intellectuals for the President. 1 pg.
14
9
8/10/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Charles Colson To: Mickey Gardner
RE: Recruitment of academics. 1 pg.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Page 7 of 13
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
14
9
8/10/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Len Garment
RE: Intellectuals for the President. 1 pg.
14
9
8/8/1972
Personal
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Ted Garrish RE:
Request for comment analysis. 1 pg.
14
9
8/1/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Bruce Kehrli To: Charles Colson RE:
Polls. 1 pg.
14
9
8/20/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: L. Higby RE:
New Political field men. 2 pg.
14
9
8/31/1972
Personal
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Frank Herringer
RE: Evans and Novak Column. 1 pg.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Page 8 of 13
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
14
9
8/29/1972
Personal
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: H.R. Haldeman
RE: Frank Herringer. 1 pg.
14
9
8/25/1972
Personal
Memo
From: Charles Colson To: H.R. Haldeman
RE: Evans and Novak Column. 1 pg.
14
9
8/25/1972
Personal
Memo
From: Charles Colson To: Clark MacGregor
RE: Attached Evans and Novak Column.
Copy of Evans and Novak column attached.
2 pg.
14
9
8/28/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE:
Proposed Poll. 1 pg.
14
9
8/26/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE:
"Democrats for Nixon" Brochures. 1 pg.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Page 9 of 13
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
14
9
8/15/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE:
Registration of youth vote. 1 pg.
14
9
8/11/1972
Personal
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Larry Higby RE:
Haldemans from California to Miami Beach.
1 pg.
14
9
8/9/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Frank Herringer
RE: Clearance Procedure for voter bloc and
citizens committee. 1 pg.
14
9
8/8/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Frank Herringer To: Gordon Strachan
RE: Clearance procedure for voter bloc and
citizens committee. 1 pg.
14
9
8/2/1972
Campaign
Memo
From: Gordon Strachan To: Frank Herringer
RE: Clearance procedure for voting bloc and
citizens group. 1 pg.
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ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 15, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JEB MAGRUDER
FRED MALEK
PETER DAILEY
DWIGHT CHAPIN
PAY BUCHANAN
LEN GARMENT
ED HARPER
DICK HOWARD
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
In case you did not see the Andrew Glass article in this
week's National Journal, it deserves your attention.
In addition to several quotes from MoGovern and his staff,
the descriptions of their targets deserves your attention.
GS/jb
Report/Eagleton Affair' sets back timetable
72
for McGovern Presidential drive
by Andrew 1. Glass
1304
The McGovern Presidential campaign
has Tallen three weeks behind its time-
8/12/72
NATIONAL
table to plan a strategy and raise a
JOURNAL
war chest aimed at defeating Richard
©1972
Nivon in November.
At the same time. Sen. George S.
McGovern of South Dakota has
shpped further behind Mr. Nixon in
the national public opinion polls since
he became the Democratic nominee a
month ago.
Vice pres "ential woes: The McGovern
staff blames both developments on
what they call "The Eagleton Affair"
-an unforeseen episode in the unfold-
ing struggle to control the White
House in the next four years.
The Democratic National Commit-
tee staged a show of unity at an ex-
traordinary mini-convention in Wash-
ington. which on Aug. 8 ratified the
choice of Sargent Shriver to succeed
the original vice presidential nominee,
Sen. McGovern with his new running mate, Sargent Shriver
Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton, D-Mo.
Nevertheless, McGovern aides ac-
was four years ago. The advantage lies
July 31. after conferring with Mc-
knowledged privately that their cam-
with McGovern, Van Dvk said, because:
Govern in the Marble Room of the
paign had received a severe setback
The Democrats still have extra time
Senate, McGovern had already all but
when, on July 25. Eagleton disclosed
to repair the damage. having met six
decided the issue by the early hours of
that he had been hospitalized on three
weeks earlier in 1972 than in 1968.
July 29. as he flew back to Washing-
occasions in the past 12 years for psy-
Opposition to McGovern within the
ton from his crisis-wracked sojourn
chiatric treatment, which included
party is not directed from the kind of
in the Black Hills of South Dakota.)
electric shock therapy. The ensuing
intense and activist circles that op-
In contrast to the procedure he had
furor absorbed nearly all of McGov-
posed Humphrey in 1968.
followed in initially choosing Eagle-
ern's time and energy until Eagleton,
The party was bitterly divided in
ton. McGovern did not rely heavily on
at McGovern's urging, resigned from
1968 on a single emotional issue: Viet-
the senior members of his campaign
the ticket Aug. 1.
nam. No comparable issue divides the
staff in making the second series of
A member of McGovern's staff who
party that deeply today.
decisions. Instead. he turned almost
had tracked the controversy from its
The incumbency of President Lyn-
exclusively to counsel from his Demo-
inception said that the situation "went
don B. Johnson put a drag on the
cratic Senate colleagues. (For a report
to the heart of the truth-and-candor
Democratic ticket. McGovern has no
on the 1972 Democratic National
issue. which is the bedrock of our
comparable handicap.
Convention, including the events lead-
campaign." Had McGovern been in-
ing 10 the choice of Eagleton. see Vol.
formed at the time he selected Eagle-
Candidate
4. No. 30. P. 1177.)
ton. he added. "I'm pretty sure. in the
In his search for a new running
Several prominent Democrats who
circumstances. we would have chosen
mate to replace the departed Eagle-
had been offered the vice presidential
him anyway."
ton. McGovern sought to propel his
nomination in Miami Beach. but who
Plus side: On the other hand. the even-
campaign toward the political center.
had declined. once again were ap-
tual choice of Shriver as a replace-
Having vanquished the party's centrist
proached to determine whether. in
ment proved popular in Democratic
candidates in his drive for the nom-
view of the changed circumstances.
circles where there was little disposi-
nation. McGovern now openly bid for
they would now be willing to serve on
tion left to revive the intra-party strug-
their support-and that of their long-
the ticket. None of them was.
gles that had marked the Miami Beach
standing allies-in his quest for the
This group included Sens. Edward
convention.
Presidency.
M. Kennedy of Massachusetts. Abra-
It still remained to be seen where
His tool in this effort was the vice
ham A. Ribicoff of Connecticut and
Shriver-: former director of the
presidential nomination. which-in
Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. and
Peace Corps and of the Office of Eco-
circumstances McGovern could not
Florida Gov. Reubin Asken
nomic Opportunity and a former Am-
have foreseen at the Miami Beach
Under strong prodding from Senate
bassador to France - would fit into
convention-had once again become
Democrats who were urging him to
the over-all campaign scheme.
available.
move toward the political center. Me-
Ted Van Dyk Jr., the McGovern is-
Direct dealings: To his dismay. it took
Govern next asked Sen. Hubert H.
sues coordinator and a top strategist
McGovern a full week to find an ac-
Humphrey of Minnesota to join the
in the 1968 Democratic Presidential
ceptable replacement on the fieket
ticket. Humplirey had been McGov-
drive, said that despite the Eagleton
who was willing to run with him.
ern's chief rival in the pivotal Cah-
episode McGovern is in a better posi-
(While Eagleton announced his decr-
fornia primary and Humphrey's lieu-
tion today than Hubert Humphrey
sion to step down on the evening of
tenants, allied with friends in the labor
movement. had organized the futile
track. Rather than ameliorating the
into an unsatisfactory compromise of
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stop-MeGovern drive at the con-
power centers, he should be alienating
the alternatives. The pollsters are
8/12/72
vention.
them. McGovern's only hope. it seems
telling us to take our risks, close our
NATIONAL
"Poor old Hubert," the Senator
to me. is to say, to hell with the
eyes, SO to speak. take a chance. and
JOURNAL
told reporters in mock self-pity while
Catholic vote.'
go with the 'moral group." That would
©1972
announcing the reasons for his deci-
"He's got a rock-bottom minimum
mean we would have to accept what-
sion. "He just had to get on. He 1111
that he'll get with the traditional
ever breakage we got out of the old
couldn't remain off. He smelled the
Democrats. But he's going to make it
groupings. But. as you soon learn,
sawdust again and there he's in the
or not make it with higher-income,
there are some things you just can't
ring. Well bullshit. I don't need to be
well-educated voters. On each of Mc-
do."
in the ring. That's the way feel. I'm
Govern's prime issues, his position,
Dutton argued that the press has
just not going to leave myself open to
which is the liberal position, increases
been a major influence in contributing
any more humiliating, debilitating
in popularity demonstrably as the
to McGovern's political shift to the
exposure."
educational level goes up. the income
right.
After Humphrey refused to join the
level goes up and the age goes down.
According to Dutton's thesis, po-
ticket, despite McGovern's urgent
"That's his coalition whether he
litical reporters and editorial writers
pleas, the candidate turned to Sen.
likes it or not. And that's where he's
have put intense, although indirect,
Edmund S. Muskie of Maine. who
been bombing out since June. Reason:
pressure on McGovern to mount a
had been Humphrey's running mate
Before that time, he looked like an
"mainstream" campaign and to shed
in the 1968 Presidential race and who
anti-polities figure: now he looks like
his image as a fringe candidate-an
had been widely regarded as the front-
a typical pol. I predict that the more
image that McGovern had retained in
runner for 1972. before being over-
he does it, the weaker he'll get."
the press through the early round of
whelmed in the spring primaries. On
The pollster's private point of view
Presidential primaries. In so doing.
Aug. 5. however, Muskie cited family
also is shared. privately and at times
McGovern supposedly gains credibil-
concerns as his reason for not making
not so privately, within both the upper
ity in the eyes of those who report on
the race and this finally prompted Mc-
and lower echelons of the McGovern
his activities and. eventually, with the
Govern to turn to his fallback choice.
campaign staff.
public-at-large. But Dutton feels the
Sargent Shriver.
Thus, in a recent interview. Mankie-
process is. on balance, harmful to
Criticism: Not surprisingly. McGov-
wie/ said: "If he (McGovern) turns
McGovern.
ern's inner circle was dismayed by
out to be just like Nixon, only better,
Although McGovern has bent his
this reselection process, which they
we will lose."
ideological stance with the political
felt might damage McGovern's politi-
Another long-time McGovern asso-
winds, he also remained eager to es-
cal interests. A McGovern-Hum-
ciate, who asked not to be quoted by
tablish a basis on which he could
phrey or a MeGovern-Muskie ticket.
name, said: "Before the convention.
clearly differentiate his approach
they said privately, was not the right
McGovern maintained: The center is
from that of Mr. Nixon.
way to win the Presidency from
moving to me; I'm not going 10 move
During his two-week stay at Sylvan
Richard Nixon.
to it.' We've seen since the convention
Lake, a South Dakota retreat. Me-
(The eventual choice of Shriver,
the powerful pull of traditional politics
Govern managed to review campaign
however, elicited wide approval among
on the man."
plans with his staff several times be-
McGovern's senior advisers. Shriver
Defense: McGovern's movement to
fore the Eagleton controversy broke
has long been close to Frank Mankie-
the center could be accounted for only
upon them. One idea which was
wick, McGovern's national political
in part by his decision not to heed the
adopted called for a series of regional
director as well as to Henry L. Kimel-
strategic advice of the campaign team
McGovern "listen-ins" with prospee-
man. McGovern's campaign fi-
that he had welded together to bring
tive voters.
nance chief. Kimelman is a social
him through the pre-convention strug-
McGovern reported in a July 23
friend while Mankiewiez had once
gle to the party's nomination. Some
televised interview on Face the Nation
served under Shriver at the Peace
McGovern licutenants saw deeper rea-
(CBS) that "we talked at considerable
Corps. Shriver was named the corps'
sons for the shift.
length
about the importance of
first director by his late brother-in-
Frederick G. Dutton. a senior Me-
keeping a sensitive car to the con-
law. President John F. Kennedy. on
Govern adviser who has declined to
cerns of people in all parts of the
March I. 1961
take a formal title in the campaign,
country
(On Nug 4. when it appeared that
said in an interview:
"What 1 personally would like to
Muskie. having delayed his decision.
"As ne try to respond to the Old
do is to use the month of August to
would accept McGovern's bid. Man-
Guard. we have to balance the new
get out over the country on a modest
kiewiez and Kimelman tele) bened
and the old awfully carefully We have
basis, to spend as much time listening
Shriver. who Wills at the Kennedy
to make compromises because of the
to the concerns of other people as I
family compound in Hvannis Port.
political process itself. because of the
do talking."
and urged Shriver 11) keep himself
conditioning of the press. the 'rights'
(The August listen-in plan. which
available for the post nist incase)
polities (of various interest groups)
had to be curtailed because of the
In surveying Metiovern's datt 10
and because of Senators and Gov.
view presidential selection crisis, car-
the center. as exemplitied by the vice
ernors and people 11: that general age
ned the additional benefit of provid-
presidential selection process, an in-
group. These are not the kind of com-
me a necessary base for McGovern's
dependent national pollster who asked
promises we would make 11 we could
fall media campaign. The McGovern
not in be quoted in name sands
just take out chances
media consultant, Charles Gueven-
"I think McGovern is on the wrong
"As politicians always do, 110 jugle
herm. had earlier unlized documen-
1306
tary-style techniques in videotaping
cans, in the setting of a national elec-
In most states. broadly based
ads in the pre-convention period. In
tion.
8/12/72
"policy committees" have been formed
NATIONAL
late August and early September,
System: Three regional directors work
to supply over-all direction for the
JOURNAL
Guggenheim will utilize the McGovern
under Hart in the fourth-floor politi-
campaign. But actual control in most
©1972
"hsten-ins" to tape new material for
cal nerve center at McGovern head-
areas will be lodged in the hands of
the campaign. (For a report on Gug-
quarters. Along with Hart and Man-
a small "steering committee." com-
genheim's media techniques in the
kiewicz. they are known in the Mc-
posed of between eight and 10 persons.
California primary, see Vol. 4, No. 24.
Gevern campaign as "the heavies."
"The steering group will include
p. 966.)
Harold Himmelman is responsible
soine regular party types," Stearns
New balance: Dutton, as well as other
for the Northeast and Middle Atlan-
said. "But most of the weight will go
senior members of the McGovern po-
tie states; Eli J. Segal supervises the
to the McGovern (citizens') orga-
litical high command, maintain that
Midwest and the South and Richard
nization."
such intangibles as trust and credibil-
G. Stearns is in charge in the West
In addition to the subregional su-
ity will have a major bearing on the
and Rocky Mountain states.
pervisors, Himmelman. Segal and
November result. In large part. these
McGovern campaign directors had
Stearns each have an assistant who
are factors that lie within the respec-
been chosen for most states by mid-
is responsible for campaign logistics
tive candidates and can only be af-
August. In selecting these key men
and another aide who acts as a liaison
fected by staff decisions to a limited
and women, Himmelman said, "The
agent on issues. Additional trouble-
extent.
operating principle was to use an out-
shooters are joining the campaign.
"This is why a statistical approach
side figure with no enemies collected
In-state coordinators, usually
to the election is highly questionable."
en route and no in-state political am-
known as state directors. are being
Dutton said. "This is really a 'mood'
bitions. It's basically the same pro-
paid a uniform salary of $200 a week.
election. The general level of higher
cedure we followed in the primaries."
Their deputies in turn earn $150 a
incomes will release people to a cer-
Desk assistants-The staffs of each
week and field staff personnel is being
tain extent from simply voting their
of the regional coordinators include
hired, when funds are available, at a
pocketbooks. That means that their
four "desk people," who, in effect.
weekly salary of $75.
personal feelings and other such in-
function as subregional supervisors.
Centralization-"Essentially, the
tangibles will bear far greater weight
Judy Harrington. a veteran Mc-
campaigns will be run in the states,"
than in the past."
Govern aide who has been assigned to
Himmelman said. "But budgets,
The Dutton view was seconded by
one of Segal's midwestern desks. said
scheduling and media will be run from
Patrick H. Caddell, the 22-year-old
of her role: "Welserve a liaison func-
the Washington headquarters. We co-
McGovern pollster. who heads his
tion for the political people. But we
ordinators are, in effect, extra arms
own Massachusetts-based polling firm,
also serve a monitoring function be-
of Gary Hart. We may operate as an
Cambridge Survey Research Inc.
cause we must know what's going on
appeals board but, let me assure you,
"This is not the year when cam-
out there. We are part support and
the day-to-day decisions will be made
paign techniques have the impact that
part service."
in the states."
they once did," Caddell said in an
Stearns said the regional super-
Nevertheless, Stearns, Himmel-
interview.
visors in each of the three national
man's opposite number in the West.
"The essential thing in 1972 is not
sectors are there "to untangle all the
remains apprehensive over the degree
staff, media, polls or anything else
snarls." He added: "They are crucial
to which centralized structure is being
like that. It's George McGovern. The
because they establish a continual
imposed on the McGovern campaign.
country is a very different place po-
telephone link with local political
Stearns believes that the Nixon
litically than it has been. That's the
leaders, such as county chairman.
campaign is "a lot more decentral-
reason he's the nominee."
When and if these people call Wash-
ized than we are," a process that he
ington. they'll have the name of some-
thinks will redound to Mr. Nixon's
Organization
one on the other end of the line in our
benefit. On the other hand, Stearns
The driving force of the McGovern
campaign who knows them, or at least
noted, "You can't get away with any-
Presidential campaign is the candi-
knows of them. and who will probably
thing anymore since all your state-
date's personal political organization,
be able to meet their needs in a hurry.
ments are under constant scrutiny by
forged, state by state, in the past two
That's very important."
the press. In those circumstances,
years.
Double level-The McGovern
there are certain advantages to keep-
Much of it was assembled under
forces are waging a two-tier effort. In
ing centralized controls."
the direction of Gary W. Hart, a 34-
nearly all of the 50 states and the Dis-
Registration: A vital and somewhat
year-old lawyer from Denver who has
triet of Columbia there is an official
independent facet of the McGovern
been organizing the McGovern cam-
campaign structure and, alongside, a
campaign is its voter registration
paign since 1970 and who in the pres-
"citizens" campaign" structure which
drive. which got under way in mid-
ent loose command structure appears
is, in reality, comprised of the hard-
August.
to be in over-all charge at McGovern's
core McGovern supporters in the state.
It is heing directed from Washing-
newly opened headquarters at 1910 K
The object of the double-level sys-
ton by Anne Wexler, who made her
Street NW in downtown Washington.
tem, according to Stearns. is "to mini-
political debut in 1968 as a Connecti-
While the organization built by
mize conflict between the regular
cut coordinator for former Sen. (1959-
Hart helped vanquish McGovern's op-
party organization and the McGovern
71) Fugene J. McCarthy, D-Minn.
ponents in a series of pre-convention
people, but in a way that it doesn't
In 1970, Mrs. Wexler managed the
primaries, it has yet to be tested, un-
appear that we're running separate
unsuccessful Senate campaign of the
der full pressure from the Republi-
campaigns."
Rev. Joseph D. Duffey in Connecticut
and afterwards briefly ran a registra-
maintained, most of the sampling was
ern headquarters was shifted from
1307
tion project for Common Cause.
conducted on weekdays, during day-
a series of town houses on Capitol
8/12/72
After serving a short stint in the Mus-
light hours, when most young people
Hill to the former Muskie Presidential
NATIONAL
kie campaign. she joined the McGov-
who work for a living are away from
headquarters on K Street, a 10-story
JOURNAL
ern forces in early May.
their homes.)
structure scheduled for demolition in
©1972
Mrs. Wexler is being assisted in the
(For a report on political polling
the fall. The building is owned by
registration drive by Max Factor III.
techniques, see Vul. 3, No. 33, p.
Edward Bennett Williams, a law part-
a Los Angeles lawyer, and Factor's
1693.)
ner of Joseph A. Califano Jr., coun-
longtime friend, Thomas M. Lemberg.
The McGovern plan calls for regis-
sel to the Democratic National Com-
a Washington attorney. Factor. the
tering a sufficient number of new
mittee. The McGovern campaign, as
Harvard-educated heir to a cosmetics
voters before early October between
the Muskie forces before them. pay
fortune, played a leading role in the
the ages of 18 and 24 to yield an addi-
only a nominal rent to Williams for
McGovern registration drive for the
tional net plurality for McGovern of
use of the structure.)
California Democratic primary.
about 1.8 million votes from this
In his acceptance speech at Miami
Party orientation-"W are a
group. (In theory, there are about 25
Beach, McGovern called on one mil-
Democratic Party registration drive,"
million new voters who will be eligible
lion persons to denote $25 each to his
Factor said in an interview. "Our
to vote in 1972 for the first time: the
campaign treasury. That $25 million,
loyalty is to the party, not to George
McGovern staff believes that between
in turn, would provide the major
McGovern."
11 and 13 million may actually cast
share of the $35 million that Kimel-
Under the Wexler-Factor aegis,
ballots this year.)
man and McGovern's other finance
policy for the registration drive will
The McGovern target among new
managers say is needed to mount an
be set by a large group of party regu-
black and Latin voters, again on a
effective drive for the White House.
lars-with the understanding that staff
net-vote basis, is between 1.5 million
Even though McGovern voiced his
members are to be granted maximum
and 2 million ballots.
appeal for funds at nearly 3 a.m. on
flexibility between meetings of the
The plan calls for registering 1.2
the East Coast, the speech succeeded
policy group.
million young people and minority-
in raising $250,000 for the impov-
The purpose of wrapping the regis-
group members in both California and
erished McGovern campaign. This
tration drive within the cloak of the
New York: 730,000 in Texas, 595,000
prompted McGovern to renew his ap-
traditional Democratic Party struc-
in Illinois, 527,000 in Pennsylvania,
peal for grass-roots financing in his
ture, other sources in the McGovern
500,000 in Michigan and 408,000 in
Aug. 8 speech to the special meeting
campaign made clear, is to make the
Ohio.
of the Democratic National Com-
drive appear less threatening to old-
McGovern headquarters is provid-
mittee, called to ratify his choice of
line Democratic leaders.
ing a series of taped messages for
Shriver as a running mate.
Their support is regarded as vital,
radio stations to advertise the regis-
To augment a pre-convention list of
particularly in the nation's major
tration drive on an ostensibly non-
more than 100,000 names compiled
urban centers, if the drive is to achieve
partisan basis. (Among the pluggers
by the McGovern campaign, a special
its goal. "But they will never go along
are Sen. Edward Kennedy and the
mailing urged each of the original
if they get it into their minds that
Rev. Jesse Jackson, a Chicago-based
contributors to supply the names of
we're creating a youth monster that
black leader.) The McGovern staff is
10 new persons who might be willing
will gobble them up in 1974 or in
also offering free legal services
to help the candidate financially.
1976," a McGovern aide said pri-
wherever local registrars prove recal-
In that way. the original McGovern
vately. "That's why they have to re-
citrant in putting young people or
list has been swollen to 220,000 names.
tain control of this game.'
minority-group members on the rolls.
with the expectation that some $8
Targets - Initial priority is being
In addition, a system of computer-
million could be raised through direct-
placed on blanket registration of stu-
ized printouts will match lists of po-
mail solicitations before November.
dents, working people, blacks and
tential voters within the target groups
However, an initial mailing of 120,000
Latins all groups with a traditionally
with rosters of already registered indi-
was suspended for two weeks in late
high level of support for Democratic
viduals. Wherever possible, those who
July in the wake of the Eagleton
candidates.
fail to match up will be contacted by
affair.
"We're going after all groups where
volunteers and registered.
we hope to get a plurality (in Novem-
Finances: The necessity for fresh
Issues
ber)," Factor said. "We're confident
sources of capital to pay for the mas-
One evening in mid-May, after
that they will give pluralities for most
sive registration effort, as well as to
Frank Mankiewicz, the McGovern
of the Democratic candidates who run
underwrite the actual campaign, re-
campaign aide, boarded a jumbo jet
this year," he added.
mains one of McGovern's thorniest
that would carry him from Washing-
(Factor and Lemberg disputed the
problems.
ton to Los Angeles, he slipped into a
results of Gallup Poll released in late
The Eagleton dilemma effectively
seat beside a reporter and chatted for
July which appeared to show that
delayed the start of the fund-raising
part of the trip.
among non-college, unregistered
drive by three weeks at a time when
"To be honest with you. I really
young people, the McGovern and
the McGovern campaign-having CA-
don't know whether we can get this
Nixon candidacies were running even-
pended its reserves In gaining the
nomination," Mankiewiez said at the
ly. The McGovern workers said the
nomination and paying for an expen
time. "But I do know one thing: If
poll was taken between April and
sive convention operation-was all
we do get it. then there will be only
June. before McGovern was well
but broke.
one issue in the fall campaign: Rich-
known to the public. Moreover, they
(As an economy move, the McGov-
and Nixon."
1308
White House image: Mankiewiez cur-
cuff and based on long-held positions.
charged with preparing policy docu-
8/12/72
rently is devoting top priority to mak-
Since his needs as a Presidential can-
ments on specific issues.
NATIONAL
ing good on that pledge. In a recent
didate will be considerably broader. a
Research group The dual function
JOURNAL
interview at the McGovern Washing-
special speechwriting unit is being
of the task forces IS to catalogue the
©1972
ton headquarters, he swung his chair
fashioned within the issues section.
supposed failings of the Nixon Ad-
away from a battered pre-World War
(For a report on McGovern's early
ministration and to offer alternative
II typewriter, pushed away a triple-
speechwriting efforts. and that of his
policy lines which. presumably. Me-
tiered series of file boxes on his desk
Democratic rivals for the nomination.
Govern would follow in the White
marked "In." "Out" and "Procrasti-
see Vol. 4. No. 9, p. 350.)
House.
nate," lit one of his mentholated ciga-
McGovern's new chief speech editor
Some of the task force reports. Van
rettes and reflected on the tasks ahead.
is Milton S. Gwirt/man. a law partner
Dyk said, will be issued as "white
"About the hardest thing we have
of Frederick Dutton's and a former
papers" while others will be incorpo-
to do is to 'de-Presidentialize' Nix-
aide to both the late Sen, (1965-68)
rated into major speech texts. All will
on." Mankiewiez said. "But it's also
Robert F. Kennedy, D-N.Y., and his
be made public, Van Dyk said.
the most essential. That's why. for
younger brother in the Senate, Ed-
The key task forces are:
example. we invariably refer to the
ward Kennedy.
a foreign policy group headed by
'Nixon for President Committee."
Gwirtzman had traveled with Mus-
Abram Chayes, a professor at Har-
(The official title of the Nixon cam-
kie earlier in the year. but appeared
vard Law School and a former assist-
paign arm is "Committee for the Re-
shortly before the California primary
ant secretary of State (1961-64):
election of the President.")
at the McGovern headquarters in Los
an economics group headed by
"We will swing away from McGov-
Angeles. "It's all the same church." he
Edwin Kuh. professor of management
ern's proposals. They were, after all.
said at the time.
and economics at the Massachusetts
ideas that proved useful for the period
Besides Gwirtzman, the McGovern
Institute of Technology:
of the primaries. Instead, the em-
speechwriters' stable includes Robert
an arms control and national secur-
phasis will now be on why a program
M. Shrum. who once had been Mus-
ity group headed by Herbert F. York,
is needed and why the present ap-
kie's chief wordsmith: Stephen C.
chancellor of the University of Cali-
proach is inadequate to meet the
Schlesinger. editor and publisher of
fornia at San Diego and a former
nation's needs. In all cases. the ques-
the monthly New Democrat. and
member of the President's Science
tion will be: who has got the best
Samuel Berger, a former political aide
Advisory Committee (1957-58. 1964-
alternative?
to Sen. Harold E. Hughes. D-lowa.
68). and Paul C. Warnke. a partner in
"An incumbent should be on the
Outside aid-Part-time McGovern
the Washington law firm of Warnke,
defensive, not the challenger. Nixon
speechwriters include Richard N.
Glass, Mellwain & Finney and
is an accidental President and the
Goodwin, a White House aide in the
former assistant secretary of Defense
Nixon record amounts to 25 years of
Kennedy and Johnson Administra-
for international security affairs
deception. The public is in the woods
tions who now lives in Boston and
(1967-69).
waiting for him to go by
writes occasional unsigned political
Political group-The McGovern
"Sure, the issues are important. But
articles for the "Talk of the Town"
camp also is in the process of forming
underneath all the issues is the theme:
section of The New Yorker: Adam
a separate political research unit
'Isn't it about time we had a President
Valinsky, a New York City lawyer
within the section.
we can trust?"
and an unsuccessful candidate in 1970
This unit will work with a combined
"America has always had an up-
for attorney general of New York:
data bank comprised of the McGov-
ward thrust underlying belief that
Peter B. Edeiman, vice president of
ern campaign files, files prepared for
this year will be better than last year.
policy and planning of the University
the Muskie Presidential campaign,
It was the kind of automatic assump-
of Massachusetts: and Arthur M.
Humphrey's 1968 campaign files and
tion that kept this country going.
Schlesinger Jr., Schweitzer professor
the on-going research conducted by
Now. it's not going that way. A major
of humanities at the City University
the Democratic National Committee.
theme of the McGovern campaign will
of New York and the father of Stephen
Most of this extensive data bank
be to complain about this.
Schlesinger. (Between 1965 and 1968.
deals with state-by-state analy of po-
"Therefore, when all is said and
Walinsky and Edelman served jointly
litical structures and the Nixon record.
done, Richard Nixon will be the issue.
as legislative aides to Robert Ken-
Gordon L. Weil. McGovern's for-
I think, in time, even the Nixon peo-
nedy.)
mer Senate press secretary and his
ple will see that. They try to make a
One of McGovern's key speech-
personal aide throughout the pri-
record and we'll attempt to demolish
writers during the primaries, John D.
maries. is now serving as a Washing-
that record."
Holum. who also is the McGovern
ton-based troubleshooter and coordi-
Clearinghouse: McGovern's positions
legislative assistant in the Senate, is
nator between the political and re-
on the issues for the coming campaign
now traveling with the candidate.
search staffs.
will be coordinated through a central
"He'll be our fast man on the
"Our job will be to document a
issues and research section, occupying
plane," Van Dvk said. "When we
record of broken promises." Van Dyk
an entire floor within the McGovern
need to get out a statement imme-
said. "In a nutshell. that's our strat-
headquarters under the supervision
diately, Holum will do it right there.
egy. In any event. for us to win, Mc-
of Ted Van Dyk.
That will give us portability and flexi-
Govern has to come over as more
Speechwriting unit -MeGovern ran
bility. the kind we need for a road
trustworthy than Nixon.
his pre-convention campaign with
show."
"You'll notice we always call him
minimal speechwriting support. Most
Special units: The McGovern camp
'Richard Nivon." To us. he's never
of his speeches were delivered off-the-
has formed about 15 task forces. each
the President."
August 10, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
RAY PRICE
DWIGHT CHAPIN
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Rockefeller Speech
The November Group has suggested that it might be best
to introduce the campaign slogan - "President Nixon -
Now More Than Ever" - in Rockefeller's speech at the
Convention. The use by McGovern of "Come Home America"
is sighted as an excellent way to introduce the slogan
without making it appear as a adman's creation. As I
understand It, you are working on Rockefeller's speech
and might have some views regarding the appropriate
time to introduce the campaign slogan.
H F/U 7/15
GS:car
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 31, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
CHARLES W. COLSON
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
Bob asked Peter Dailey to have the attached bumper
stickers "NIXon McGovern" prepared in mock-up format.
You will notice that there is no appropriate legal
disclaimer. It is Bob's understanding that you have
the responsibility for contacting the Teamsters, etc.,
and arranging for distribution with the appropriate
disclaimer.
Would you have someone get in touch with Bill Novelli
of The November Group regarding the production and
keep Bob posted on the status of this project?
Thank you.
GS/jb
001 Peter Dailey
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date:
8/29
TO:
H.R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
Dailev had these bumper stickers
prepared.
You mentioned that they should
be distributed by "Teamsters,
etc." Does Colson have the
responsibility for contacting
the Teamsters and arranging
for distribution with appropriate
legal disclaimer?
yes
CONFIDENTIAL
Committee for the Re-election of the President
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DETERMINED TO BE AN
MEMORANDUM
ADMINISTRATIV
August 28, 1972
By
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
WILLIAM D. NOVELLI
SUBJECT:
Requested Bumper Stickers
Attached is a batch of "Nix on McGovern" bumper stickers without
a legal disclaimer, as you requested.
Please let me know if you would like to proceed further with this
project.
Attach.
CC: Peter H. Dailey
Phil Joanou
THE WHITE HOUSE
G
WASHINGTON
Date: August 9, 1972
TO:
LARRY HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
Peter Dailey submitted these mock-
ups of the requested bumper sticker.
Dailey had received the original
note showing the layout and was
apologetic about not submitting
exactly what was requested.
Dailey remains opposed to doing
any bumper stickers along these
lines because they are "unPresiden-
tial".
-
NIX ON
McGOVERN
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 4, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
LARRY HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Bumper Sticker
Attached is the suggested bumper sticker "NIXON McGOVERN®.
Before you think 1701 is incredibly responsive to requests,
you should know that samples were sent to Sandy Cram at
1701 unsolicited. They are done by a small committee in
Texas. Mike Scott is after more information on the
committee and its distribution.
Peter Dailey is opposed to the slogan because it is "non-
Presidential". Asked if he would approve distribution
by a labor union he was neutral.
GS/jb
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 3, 1972
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
Bob wants a mock-up of a bumper sticker done as indicated on
the piece of paper below. Don't deviate much from the size,
relationships, or lay-out, with the exception of you may want
to put McGovern on the far right-hand side.
NIX ON [
Mc GOVERN
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date
TO: 75
FROM:
L. HIGBY
Do the are the
H asked fut
Then submit both
ofterm < -
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 4, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
LARRY HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
G
SUBJECT:
Bumper Sticker
Attached is the suggested bumper sticker "NIXon McGOVERN".
Before you think 1701 is incredibly responsive to requests,
you should know that samples were sent to Sandy Cram at
1701 unsolicited. They are done by a small committee in
Texas. Mike Scott is after more information on the
committee and its distribution.
Peter Dailey is opposed to the slogan because it is "non-
Presidential'. Asked if he would approve distribution
by a labor union he was neutral.
J.B. NOBLES
GOVERN W NOXIN
EYES ONLY
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 31, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
CHARLES W. COLSON
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
McGovern Contributors
Bob read your August 28 suggestion regarding McGovern
contributors and asked that you refer this directly to
Chotiner. If you have any questions, please give me a
call.
GS/jb
FU - 9/6
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date:
8/29
TO:
LARRY HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
Weren't you contacting
AD
about this operation? Do you
want to advise Colson or not?
yes
he shed refer it
to Chotiner
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 28, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H.R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
SUBJECT:
McGovern Contributors
The attached article adds very much to my concern about our
investigative capabilities. To whom should I send this kind
of thing for follow up? This is just loaded with potential.
We, of course, can inspire some attacks based simply on
the facts as reported in this article, but I would think with
some digging we could turn up stuff on these individuals
as also on all of the procedures being used by McGovern
for large loans. I just have the gut feel that there is a
wealth of material here and if there is a mechanism for
us to exploit it, I am unaware of it. I've talked to John
Dean and he has no capability in this area; nor does
Buchanan. I think this one ought to have very high priority.
NEW YORK TIMES. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23, 1972
Young Millionaires Are Big Mc Govern Contributors
By MICHAEL C. JENSEN
third-year law student at New
"I guess it was [his views
Los Angeles, a cable communi-
aire liberal who defeated John
Millions of dollars in donations
York University, has made loans
on] the war that first attracted
cations concern.
H. Glenn, the former astronaut,
and loans have flowed into the
and outright gifts in excess of
me to McGovern," he said.
Mr. Rubin, a year old
in : a 1970 primary race for the
Presidential campaign of Sena-i
six figures, according 10 sources
"Also, I don't feel the Republi-
businessman, is in charge of
Senate, but later lost the elec.
tor George McGovern, the Deni-
in the McGovern organization.
cans are providing an open,
soliciting large gifts for Senator
tion, declines to disclose the
ocratic nominee, largely from a
Why did he help to finance
generous, giving sort of leader-
McGovern, and has used $150.-
size of his contribution.
small group of young million-
Senator McGovern? "A man
ship."
000 of his own money on behalf
However, Mr. Bonda, chair-
aires whose wealth is mostly in-
who speaks for the people needs
Among the well-known names
of the Senator, of which about
man of I.T.T. Consumer Serv-
herited and whose concern is
an alternative source of sup-
who are working for Senator
$100,000 was a loan.
ices Company. said the combi-
more. often with social issues
port," he said in a telephone in-
McGovern and contributing to
Part of his enthusiasm for
nation of gifts and loans was
than with a future ambassador-
terview. "His [Mr. McGovern's
his campaign are Max Factor 3d
Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rubin said,
likely to be in six figures.
ship or Cabinet post.
main interest is in people, and
from the cosmetics family, and
stems from a feeling that the
Belmont Towbin, senior part-
Some of the donors are heirs
I think he will set an example
Stewart R. Mott 3d, the General
Senator would "reduce wasted
ner of C. E. Unterberg, Towbin
to Industrial fortunes. Others
of people getting along with
Motors heir.
spending for defense, and re-
Company, an investment bank-
have mad thir money on Wall
each other.'
Mr. Factor, 26, made
a
allocate those funds."
ing house, said he had given
Street or in business. Among
$50,000 loan to the campaign,
Another millionaire support-
$16,000 to the McGovern effort
them are on organic farmer
Lent Over $190,000
of which $30,000 has been paid
cr of Senator McGovern is John
during the primary campaign.
from Oregon, a 24-year-old law
Another young McGovern
back, he said. The young lawyer
H. Gutfreund, a senior partner
and was now planning to lend
student from New York and a
supporter is Morris Decs, 35,
has worked on 3 series of
of Salomon Brothers & Hutz-
it $100,000 more.
youthful Harvard professor.
a civil rights lawyer from
projects for Mr. McGovern's
lcr.
Mr. Kimelman, Senator Mc-
Some of the young million-
Montgemery, Ala., who works
Washington campaign office,
Concern for 'Civil Liberties'
Govern's finance chief, has him-
aires are working in McGovern
in the Senator's Washington
and is currently in the office
self lent $60,000 to the cam-
campaign headquarters, and
campaign headquarters and
of Sargent Shriver, the Denio-
Mr. Gutfreund, 42, recently
paign, he said, and Max Paley-
most of them share a desire for
has lent more than $100,000 to
cratic-Vice-Presidential candi-
lent the McGovern campaign
sky, an early supporter, has
anonymity. Some have been as-
the election effort.
date.
$25,000. "I'm not normally
said he gave $350,000 toward
signed the job of finding other
Mr. Dees, who was on
Mr. Factor, who is a graduate
known as 2 political person,
the effort.
like-minded young money-
a small farm and made his for-
of Harvard College and Yale
he said, "but, frankly, I'm hor-
Some other supporters,
givers.
tune in the book publishing
Law School, said he looked for
rified at the decline in civil
through gifts or loans, accord-
Notwithstanding the large
business, said he saw President
Senator McGovern to give the
liberties." He also deplored the
ing to campaign sources, are
loans and contributions re-
Nixon as a "severe threat to
country a "sense of identity."
continuing bombing in Indo-
Aljandro C. Zaffaroni of Cali-
ceived from rich denors, how-
our civil liberties."
Mr. Mott, 34, probably the
china.
fornia, John Tishman of Tish-
ever, about 90 per cent of all
"In addition to the war." he
best-publicized of the young
Also giving active support
man Realty & Construction
the funds received for the
Mc-isaid, "which is a major issue,
millionaires, said he had given,
to Mr. McGovern is Martin Per-
Company Richard Salemon,
Govern compaign have been
my interest is in getting Nixon
lent or pledged more than
etz, a 33-year-old assistant pro-
chairman of Riverbank Asso-
under $100, according to Henry
out of there. For one thing, I'm
$500,000 toward the primary
fessor of social studies at Har-
ciates and Louis Wolfson, the
Kimelman, Senator McGovern's
upset about his appointments
and general election campaigns
vard College, who said he had
financier.
finance chicf.
to the Supreme Court."
of Senator McGovern.
given $25,000. Hc, too, said
In addition to the individual
Another wealthy young con-
If Mr. McGovern is elected,
his support was based on the
gifts and loans, some group of-
45,000 Donations in Month
tributor, is Julian Price, 31,
Mr. Mott said that he would
belief that Mr. McGovern
forts have also been under-
Mr.
Kimelman
said
that whose fortune comes from a
like to work on special projects
would end the war and "turn
taken recently.
45,000 contributions had been
North Carolina insurance busi-
such as a study of population
the country toward social jus-
A Boston group of about 10
received in the last month. The
ness started by his grandfather.
growth or a committee on phi-
tice."
businessmen headed by Arnold
big loans are being used partly
lanthropy and the private SCC-
Although the emergence of
S. Hiatt, president of the Stride
to finance direct mail appeals,
Oregon Organic Farmer
tor.
the youthful millionaires has
Rite Corporation, last week
:
and yoter registration efforts,
Mr. Price, a graduate of Guil-
provided an unusual thrust to
arranged for a $200,000 loan
he said, and are being repaid ford College in North Carolina,
West Coast Represented
the fund-raising effort for Sona-
for the McGovern campaign
from the small contributions.
is now an organic farmer in
He pointed out, however,
tor McGovern, there also are a
from the First National Bank of
Among the wealthy young
Ashland, Ore. He has given
that most of the young givers
large number of the more typi-
Boston.
giver is Alan Davis, whose fam-
$65,000 to Mr. McCovern since
were not concerned about jobs
cal campaign givers from busi-
And in New York, Martin D.
By made its fortune in the in-
meeting the South Dakota Sen-
with a McGovern Administra-
news and financial circles.
Fife, president of Fife Asso-
surance busin He is work-
ator last spring in Oregon.
tion, and there were few quid
For example, Howard M.
ciates, is in the process of
ing in the New York McGovern
The 6-foot-5-inch farmer is
pro quos.
Metzenbaum and his business
negotiating a $300,000 loan for
on a fund-raising
living in a trailer and building
A number of the wealthy
partner, Alva T. Bonda, both of
the McGovern campaign from
program called "The Age of Mc-
his own three-bedroom home,
McGovern supporters are from
Cleveland, reportedly lent the
the Bankers Trust Company.
Govern." effort aimed at the
while his wife or ganically farms
the West Coast. Miles L. Rubin,
McGovern campaign a six-fig-
His co-signers will include a
under-30 generation.
an acre of carrots. lettuce, corn,
for example, is chairman
offure sum.
group of New York business-
Mr. Davis, 24 years old, a
cucumbers and other crops.
Optical Systems Corporation in
Mr. Metzenbaum, a million-
men and financiers, he said.
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 28, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
RAY CALDIERO
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
Would you advise me of the status of the Cassius Clay
announcement, when it will be done and by whom?
001 Job Magruder
GS/jb
August 22, 1972
COMMENTS FROM STRACHAN
COLSON - Thought the film was good, thought it should
be definitely run tonight, considered it showed a
personal side of the President.
GARMENT - Did not see the film but talked to Shana
Alexander of Newsweek who really loved Nixon the Man
film. Thought it was the best thing she had ever
seen on the President, liked the tough "clowns"
scene.
CLAWSON - Thought it was a great film, an exquisite
taste, best brings out human side of President, perfect
slide into re-nomination, only problem was we showed
our best product prematurely.
DICK COOK - Thought it was lousy, though didn't see all
of it. Didn't *Akehthe President-Ehrlichman exchange
thought it was strained and rehearsed. Thought the First
Lady picture was such better.
ELBOURNE - Thought the film was fair, thought the Ehrlichman-
President exchange was pretty good but saw only parts of
it.
PAT HITT - Liked the First Lady film much better, saw
bits and pieces - thought the one on the floor was
better than the 4mecord" - Nixon the Man better because
it showed more people in the Administration, as the "record"
film had too much foreign policy.
DENT - Liked it - very much liked the President-Ehrlichman
exchange - it was tough, especially the "clowns line" - only
criticism is that Bob Brown should have been later in the film,
not right after the Blacks comment. Particularly liked the
tough President, showed the human Richard Nixon stuff the
public doesn't know. Makes him look like a forceful President.
RAY BROWN - On floor as floor manager - Felt it was a good
- 2 -
film but too partisan, that effect was good.
MALEK - Thought it was excellent, the delegates that he
talked to thought it was great, they particularly liked
the Bhrlichm exchange. Dick Richards, one of the regional
directors of the Mountain states thought it was good and
his only criticism was that the Ehrlichman-President part
was somewhat staged. He thought the content and impact on
the audience was emotional and excellent.
MAGRUDER - who talked with several reporters Kaplow,
Keicher, and Henry Hubbard said that they hate propaganda
films but that this was a damn good one. The delegates
under Magruder's operation liked the bussing line and
the newsys liked the Pat Buchanan line.
TEETER - Thinks that the only criticism he heard was the
segment on the phone seemed a little staged and hoaky, however,
the comments that he received was that it was an excellent film,
very good emotional appeal.
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 8, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DWIGHT CHAPIN
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
By order of the Counsel to the President, John W.
Dean III, you receive the ill-gotten gains from the
Eagleton withdrawal pool.
Truth, Justice, Equity and Compassion for the true
winner, Larry Highy requires that you spend this
money on boose for him.
001 Mr. Larry Highy
Mr. John Campbell
GS/jb
Return to Cordo
EAGLETON WITHDRAWAL POOL
They
NAME
DAY
AMOUNT
Carol Ann
Saturday
$1 ,
Larry
Monday
$1
Dwight
Friday & Tuesday
$2
Gordon
Sunday
$1
-
Dianna
No Withdrawal
$1
$1/2
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Dean
- Technically on
date letter sent
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 1, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
RAY CALDIERO
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
BURJECT:
Celebrities
Could you submit a brief update to Clark MacCregor with
a carbon copy to Bob, on the status of the projects
described in your July 21 memorandum on Celebrities.
Would it be possible to have this report by Friday,
August 47
001 Jeb Magruder
GS/jb
FU - 8/4
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 28, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
PETER DAILEY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Advertising Materials
Bob wants to continue the current system of reviewing all
the advertising materials in their as-close-to-final form
as possible. As I mentioned to you in Miami Beach, he is
particularly interested in reviewing the boards with you.
For example, in the Democrate for Nixon newspaper advertisement,
he saw only the text and would have preferred to see the boards.
As you know, he wants to see all the materials for the Democrate
for Nimon before it goes to Connally, Would you work with
Novelli, Joanou and whoever else to make sure that Bob sees
the materials not in text form but in story board form?
Thank you.
001 Jeb Magruder
GS/jb
Any
August 16, 1972
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
L HIGBY
We've get to make as arrangement from new on with Dailey
se that we see the Beards before they've gene out -- not
after he's shown them to Connally. What I'm particularly
conserned with here is this "Demecrate for Ninen" ad that
ran today. Bob, as you know, only saw the text, not the layout,
and, while the text was good, the layout that appears in this
merning's WASHINGTON POST is ridiculous. The ad will be
read by no cas. Let's get this changed se that Bob sees all
future layouts. If this ad is going to run again, let me know se
we can try and change it.
LH:kb
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 28, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
PETER DAILEY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Film Crews at Convention
Would you advise me of the status of the film crew coverage
of the Convention, how the Convention was covered and then
the films will be available as well as your use of the films?
GS/jb
FU--9/1
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 28, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
PETER DAILEY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Utica Campaign Film
Pursuant to our conversation last night, would you please
review the film done at Otica last week. Apparently, the
crowd coverage camera angle and content of the speech were
excellent. You should determine whether or not these
materials can be used commercially via outtakes, etc.
The film, of course, can be obtained through Dwight Chapin.
Would you please advise - of the status of this project
on August 297
001 Dwight Chapin
GS/jb
FU - 8/29
L.
8/25
as people look at film but
Utica te see if not
1 etc.
commercial use - outtalles
G
Dailey 8/25 5
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 28, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
PETER DAILEY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Campaign Song
Would you advise - of the status of the "Reaching Out"
campaign song? I noticed it was not used at the Convention
and I am not sure of the status of the plan to introduce
this song. Also, I need an update as to who will be
recording the campaign songs and when those versions will
be ready for Bob's review.
Thank you.
GS/jb
FU - 8/30
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 25, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
PETER DAILEY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Changes in Advertising
Purmant to our conversation, the changes in the scripts
of the TV spots should be as follows:
1) On the Youth spot "we should tone it down because
no thinking person would go along with this statement as
it stands. Bashbally, he's worried about the last phrase:
"no Americal fighting anywhere in the world
in this century and succeeding centuries."
2) China - The audio should read, "Chine is one
of the most populous countries in the world". The word
powerful should not be used.
3) Other comments on the Domestic spots included the
following:
(a) The 60-secends are OK, except for the SST.
(b) There is some concern about spending a full
five minutes on the Environment, Similarly, concern was
expressed regarding spending five minutes on Older Americans.
We realise that certain liberties were taken with the truth.
I will check regarding the two points, i.e. hydrocarbon and
Medidare.
GS/jb
FU - 8/30
GENERAL HAIG'S COMMENTS
TITLE: YOUTH - Revise #4
COMMERCIAL NO. 3-5
LENGTH: 4:20
Page 3 - AUDIO
We should tone it down because no thinking person would go along with
this statement as it stands. Basically he's worried about the last phrase:
"no American fighting anywhere in the world in
this century and succeeding centuries. "
TITLE:
CHINA - Revise #5
COMMERCIAL NO. XXNG 0506
LENGTH: :60
Page 1 - AUDIO
2.
"China is one of the most populous countries in the world"
The Chinese are very sensitive about the word "powerful"; therefore
General Haig feels "powerful" should be substituted with the word "populous".
ADMINISTRATIVELY CENFIDENTIAL
August 25, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
ROB DAVISON
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
As Fred Malek has probably explained to you, we have to
go back to the drawing boards for the preparation of a
proposal to use the 700,000 White House support names.
The approval remains valid - that is, the 700,000 names
can be used for a volunteer program. However, the primary
concern is the security of the names. The dedision is not
to send the names out to the states. The reason for this
is that the source of the names will become public knowledge
and there will be severe criticism. When you have developed
a substitute proposal, forward it to me immediately as I am
anxious to get this project wrapped up.
CO: Mike Smith
GS/jb
August 9, 1972
Dear John:
Apologies for the delay, but our campaign
materials are now beginning to arrive. Under
separate cover I have sent what was used in
the primaries. I will continue to send the
additional materials as they are received.
We are having great fun putting it all together
with hopes for a successful campaign.
with best regards,
Sincerely,
Gordon Strachan
Staff Assistant to
H. R. Haddeman
Mr. John Davies
American Institute of
Public Opinion
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
GS/jb
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 3, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JOHN BHRLICHMAN
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Campaign Surveys - Wave II
Bob asked me to send you the issue materials prepared by
Bob Teeter from the Campaign Surveys - Wave II. In addition,
Teeter has available for your review all the demographic
background information on the issues.
Bob also asked me to send you Teeter's July 31 memorandum
on Inflation and Taxes. If you have any problems obtaining
the material you need from Teeter, please advise me.
Thank you.
GS/jb
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 31, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FOLLOW UP
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
On September 6 check with Higby on the status of my
July 27 memorandum to Haldeman on Independent Polling
Capability. Benham's proposal and the updated Teeter
proposal should be consolidated.
GS/jb
July 27, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
II. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Independent Polling Capability
Higby and I met with Tom Benham on July 21 to discuss his
proposal for an independent polling capability for key
state and national surveys for exclusive use here at the
White House, Bonliem's proposal, attac at Tab A, offers
a day-by-day polling capability similar to one of the three
systems 1.701 is considering. Tootar's description of the
current plans by 1701 for daily polling is attached at
Tab B.
tentin's purposal would COVEL more than the requirements
on He offers a daily, contínuous interview-
flugg of set invistions for trend purposes with the capability
to any group of questions immediately. Benham's
more selane alternative with cepability in each of the
key well no nationally would cost 183,000. This
capability :- probably what 1701 should ostablish, though
Tester has nosistance to ORC, which he claims is based
on their 027 unive costs. ORC is, by the way, more expen-
give than C Mon, which has offered to conduct a national
telephone every of 1,000 interviews for 7,500 instead of
the 8,000 one charges. However, ORC's reliability, confi-
dontiality, and turend information has precluded serious
consid: ration of Chilton.
To prevent the waste and duplication of establishing two
systems, I propose the following solution:
1) Direct Tector to establish the 1701 daily polling
capability at ORC. The cost may be slightly higher and
Weeter may resist this intrusion on his authority to make
compaign colling decisions, but the advantages of relimbility
and security outweigh the negativen;
- 2 -
Amerage privately with Denham (without Tecter's
to the) to have the additional capacity to accompodate
to House requirements of 10-12 national (sample
ither on 50 states or on the 10 key states) and
onl key state polls. Denham estimates the cost of
itional capability would be 12,000 to install lines
:
8,500 per survey. The per survey cont is 500
eduuse of additional overtime and staff costs of
reducing results in one days
the only duplication of White House and 1701 equip-
und be a Xerox Telecopier (comm :rcial alternative
ORC and the other vendors have this capability.
will cost 50 per month to rent, but would permit
3
not transmission of written mutorials. Kehrli con-
due 150 is available;
4)
Payment for the 1701 capability would be made in
visa within the approved budget system. Payment
X
C. 100,000 cant of the ORC independent polling capa-
crould be delayed until after November 7. This
would invent disclosure to anyone at 1701 as well as the
general ablic due to the campaign spending legislation.
Ayprove general idea Strachan work out details
and Benham.
Dis/prove,
Other.
GS/jb
August 17, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
COUNSELLOR ROBERT FINCH
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Campaign Song
Bob thought that you might be interested in this
candidate for a possible campaign song.
Please listen to the tape at your convenience and
let us have your comments.
Thank you.
GS:caf
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 15, 1972
Memorandum for:
FOLLOW UP
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
On August 25 check with Bill Novelli regarding the
NIXon-MoGovern bumper sticker that he was to have
prepared in layout. Obtain the original and prepare
a proposal for paying for the item so that the
President's Re-Election Committee does not appear
on the bottom of the bumper sticker.
GS/jb
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 14, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FOLLOW UP
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
Check on August 16 whether Teeter has submitted the
modified description of the Vice Presidential approval
ratings by ADI.
GS/jb
August 14, 1972
Dear Bruce:
Thanks for your letter. It's great to know
someone is practicing law in San Francisco.
You are right - Washington's summer remains
its one great drawback.
Some evening try Charley at Battery and Pacific -
great French food.
Hope to see you in California soon.
All the Best,
Gordon Strachan
Mr. Bruce S. Flushman
1438 Amader Street
Vallejo, California 94590
GS/jb
orig. mailed from office
6000 State Building
San Francisco, CA 94102
August 2, 1972
Mr. Gordon Strachm
can spell
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Gordon:
I wanted to drop you a short note to tell you that I am
currently employed at the California Attorney General's
office in San Francisco. Bette and I arrived safely out
here at the beginning of this month and I started working
shortly thereafter. Our address, if you desire to reach
us, will be at Bette's parents' house--1438 Amador Street,
Vallejo, CA 94590.
I hope Christine and Lauren are doing well and that the
summer in Washington hasn't got you all down. I imagine,
though, that you are all overjoyed at the results of the
Democratic convention and its aftermath. I will say no
more on that subject.
San Francisco is great but really hard for me to compare
with Washington. The weather has been fabulous and the
City is beautiful, but after being in D.C., it seems very
provincial. We do really miss it back there. If only
there wasn't a summer.
Hopefully, you'll be out here soon so we can get together.
In any event, keep in touch.
Bue Take in easy,
BRUCE S. FLUSHMAN
BSF:jst
P. S. Our best to Bruce and Sterling, et al., too!
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 4, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FOLLOW UP
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
On August 8 check with Tom Benham regarding his plan and
electoral projections based on the state-by-state polls.
GS/jb
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 14, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
LEN GARMENT
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Intellectuals for the President
As you know, Bob read the plan you prepared regarding
Intellectuals for the President and was under the impression
that it was being implemented. Chuck Colson, however, noted
that Ithia Desola Poole has not been contacted yet, sug-
gesting several Democratic Scholars for Nixon that appeared
in your original proposal. He has included Irving Kristol,
Sidney Hook, Marty Lipset and others. Would you check with
Mr. Colson and determine whether there is any overlap or
inconsistency.
GS/jb
FU - 8/18
CC: Chuck Calson
August 10, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MICKEY GARDNER
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
One area that needs early attention on the part of Democrats
for Nixon is the recruiting of academics. Ithia Desola Poole
is sitting in Aspen waiting to hear from someone. Remember
my conversation with him -- he said he would be delighted to
be a chairman of Democratic Scholars for Nixon and could
recruit Irving Kristol, Sidney Hook, Marty Lipset and others.
These names would be very significant. These are all old-
line, liberal Democratic scholara. We need them. Connally
could very easily slip into Colorado on his way back to the
ranch or from the ranch. One meeting with the President and
we would be off and running, but this one should not be allowed
to drag on or we are likely to have these people cool off,
particularly as the campaign heads up.
Max Kampleman, by the way, you should feel perfectly free
to call on for this. He is well plugged into all these people
and moreover can recruit others. He has volunteered to
help in this regard.
August 10, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
LEN GARMENT
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Intellectuals for
the President
I have learned that Professor Brooks Townsend, Political
Science Instructor at UCLA, supports the President. You
may want to have the Intellectuals for the President
group contact him.
CC: Jeb Magruder
Fred Malek
GS:car
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ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 8, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
TED GARRISH
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
Pursuant to phone conversation today, would you please
prepare an analysis on the attached comments.
GS/jb
FU - 8/11
MEMORANDUM
Taeter
HEU
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 1, 1972
AS
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. CHUCK COLSON
FROM:
BRUCE KEHRLI
BARK
SUBJECT:
Polls
L
The July 31 News Summary contained the following note:
-- Sindlinger says the Eagleton affair has been "very
damaging" to McG himself as questions are raised as
to whether McG knows what he's doing. But more start-
ling, says Jerry Greene, is Sindlinger's finding of wide
apathy toward the election with only 56% of those quali-
fied now expecting to vote. And RN leads among those
52-44.5. Among all potential voters, RN is preferred
as the respondent's spokesman by 49-28. And the 51%
of the respondents said their friends preferred RN
while 24% said McG. --
Referring to the above, it was noted that this shows the need for us
to get out the votes.
Due 8/11
CC: H.R. Haldeman
Alexander P. Butterfield
August 20, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
L. HIGBY
FROM :
G. STRACHAN
SUBJECT :
New Political Field Men
At 3:00 p.m. today, Fred Malek, Fred LaRue, Ed Morgan, John
Whitaker, Jerry Jones, met at the Doral Hotel, I sat in.
Malek learned of the meeting by accident from Whitaker at 2:20 p.m.
Jerry Jones had talked with Whitaker and knew that the plan was to
bring Whitaker, Morgan and Harry Dent into the political field
operation as "the President's men".
Malek saw MacGregor in my presence at 2:50 p.m. and asked
MacGregor if he was going to attend the meeting. MacGregor said
"No" and said that while he was aware of the suggestion, Malek
should listen only to the proposal which MacGregor didn't think
was B. particularly good idea.
The meeting opened with Mo rgan describing the new arrangement.
According to Morgan, the President was very concerned about the
lack of coordination between the RNC, 1701, and the Democrats
for Nixon. According to Morgan, the Post article on the disputes
between the RNC and 1701 acted as a catalyst for an Ehrlichman,
Haldeman discussion and agreement that Whitaker, Morgan, and
Dent were to become "the President's men" to resolve differences
and determine effectiveness of programs in the field. They were
to divide up the key states and travel around to resolve problems
between MacGregor and Dole. They would also move within the
states and determine whether the plans were "really working".
Malek responded by saying he was inalterably opposed and that
the proposal was totally unacceptable. Strong words followed
with Whitaker's humor and jokes about who would throw whom
off the penthouse roof adding a note of levity.
Morgan said, "There must be some misunderstanding", picked
up the Signal line and tried to reach Ehrlichman. He was
unavailable.
2
According to Whitaker, Ehrlichman asked Morgan and Whitaker
over to the Key Biscayne yesterday for a description of the new
system. Apparently Dent was already aware of the arrangement
and so did not attend.
To elaborate on Malek's opposition, he said to establish Whitaker,
Morgan, and Dent as "the President's men" would completely
undermine hs field men and destroy the work of the last 7 weeks.
Dent arrived and explained that the problem was that the political
coordinators are unknown and not "the President's men".
Malek responded that he admitted to having limited political
judgement and would seek advice from Dent, Whitaker, and
Morgan, but that there cannot be a side-by-side field organiza-
tion.
The meeting broke up with Morgan and Whitaker hoping to locate
Ehrlicham to determine the status of the project.
Malek remains opposed and will fight any intrusion into the
field operation tooth and nail.
Malek expressed to me afterwards that if there are any complaints
about his handling of the field operation, he would appreciate hearing
them directly from Bob, you, or me, rather than through the
establishment of a new field operation under Ehrlichman's direction.'
GS:pm
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 31, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FRANK HERRINGER
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Evans and Novak Column
Bob read Chuck Colson's August 25 memorandum regarding
the Evans and Novak column entitled "The Connally Syndrome".
Recalling the excellent job you did on the HEW leak two
weeks ago, Bob asked that you take on the assignment of
tracking down this leak to Evans and Novak.
In addition to the backup materials attached to this
memorandum, you should know that Jeb Magruder talked
with George Christian in an attempt to discover the source
of the leak. In any event, the matter should be pursued
vigorously and a report submitted to Bob on September 6.
Thank you.
GS/jb
FU - 9/6
CC: Charles Colson
Fred Malek
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date:
8/29
TO:
H.R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
Frank Herringer on Malek's staff
did an excellent job on that
HEW leak two weeks ago. He
should receive the assignment
of tracking down this leak
to Evans and Novak.
ok
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 25, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
SUBJECT:
Evans and Novak Column
Attached is a copy of a memo I sent to Clark MacGregor, with
the attachment. This is the third story of this kind that I know
about. All signs very much point to 1701 on this one.
You will recall earlier when ABC named me as the man respon-
sible for the media bias campaign, I found out through my own
sources that that was a 1701 story.
Evans and Novak have a piece coming out on Sunday which details
the whole 9:15 attack meeting and attack strategy here. Novak
told me today that Evans had gotten the story, although Evans
never called me. Novak implied that they had gotten their
information from 1701. I have no idea what is in the story, but
we are calling everyone who is at our 9:15 meeting today to ask
whether they have been contacted by Evans and Novak this week.
What all of this adds up to in my mind is that we have a serious
leak somewhere and we damn well better find it or roll a few heads
and at least shake people up.
August 25, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
CLARK MACGREGOR
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
SUBJECT:
Attached Evans and Novak Column
I don't know whether you've noticed the Evans and Novak column
attached, but it really very viciously and unfairly zings Connally --
unfairly because I was the man responsible for Procaccino, not
Connally. It is also vicious because it makes Connally appear
inept and unwanted.
Some of Connally's people have the very strong suspicion that this
could have only come from 1701. It couldn't have come from
Rockefeller's people alone because it refers to the Tennessee and
Virginia situations which were known only to Connally and to people
at 1701. It also would not have come from the Rockefeller people
since Rockefeller and Connally met in New York and came off
with a very satisfactory resolution of their differences on the
Procaccino situation. Simply by process of elimination, one
would have to suspect at least that someone at 1701 was involved
in this story.
This is the kind of thing that as you know goes on in 2 campaign.
There is probably no way to stop it, but we damn well ought to try
because it is very counter-productive and creates animosities that
can be damaging as hell in the campaign. I think it is well worth
having someone look into.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak
The Connally Syndrome
MAMI BEACH--The bi-
polities, he know nothing
" case in point. Is Vir-
Connally has suffered
zarre choice of the politi-
about Procaccino. who ran
ginia, where Democratic
other reverses. He quietly
cally discredited Mario Pro-
an Inept campaign for
Sen. William Spong, fearful
offered A campaign job 10
caccino to head John B.
mayor of New York in 1969.
that Sen. George McGovern
Charles Snider, Gov. George
Connally's Democrats for
So Connally accepted with-
may defent his re-election
Wallace's aborted 1972 presi-
Nixon in New York explains
out question a recommenda-
bid, has disassociated him-
dential campaign manager.
why party leaders attending
tion to make Procaccino
self from McGovern's si-
Snider was willing but
the Republican national con-
vice chairman of his New
dential campaign. With a
asked Wallace's permission.
vention are SO much less en-
York operation (with Con-
full-blown Connally opera-
Wallace said no.
thusiastic than President
nally bimself as chairman).
tion in Virginia. other mod-
For Connally, these sct.
Nixon over the burgeoning
When they learned this Mr.
crate Democrats such as
backs could damage what
Connally operation.
Nixon's New York political
Attorney General Andrew
White House aides are com-
Connally's campaign to
operatives bluntly informed
Miller might hang their
vinced is his long-range
m 0 e anti-McGovern
Connally that Procaccino
hats on the Democrats for
course: A change in party
Democrats behind Mr. Nix-
was a "laughing stock" with-
Nixon pole and ride out a
registration, a high post in 7
on's re-election campaign
out Influence or organiza.
Nixon landslide.
second Nixon administration
has run into so much Repub-
Lion. The solution: Connally
"We don't want to 1ct the
(probably secretary of state)
lican opposition that Clark
quickly named half a dozen
Andy Millers off the hook,"
and a run for the 1976 Rc-
MacGregor, the President's
other "vice chairmen," di-
one Virginia Republican
publican presidential nomi-
minishing Procaccino's visi-
lender here told us, "and
nation.
campaign manager, thas 15.
sucd confidential orders bar.
bility.
that's what Connally would
Connally confronts not
do." The upshot: An an-
ring the Connally operation
only organizational obsta-
CONNALLY'S worst prob.
nouneement that Sidney
from states where Republi-
cles in his pro-Nixon cam-
can leaders do not want
lems are in the South,
Kellam, long-time conserva-
paign but also growing hos-
where some Republican
tive Democratic leader in
him.
tility from ambitious Repub-
leaders bitterly complain his
Virginia Beach, would be
Thus, in. endless political
licans beginning to regard
discussions filling time here,
Democtats for Nixon under-
Democrals for Nixon vice
him as a threat to their own
there is discnchantment CS-
mine their party building cf.
chairman was quietly re-
ascent. In Texas, Sen. John
forts.
versed. Connally will avoid
Tower has fought partisan
pecially strong in the South
the Old Dominion.
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With Connally remaining
battles against Connally for
crat Connally With Mr.
à Democral, and backing the
REPUBLICAN leaders in
a decade and would scarcely
Nixon holding a staggering
Texas Democratic ticket ex-
Tennessee also have locked
welcome him as Mr. Repub-
copt for Mr. Nixon, South-
lican in Texas. Even worse,
lead. these party leaders
the door on Counally, send-
say. Connally is damaging
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ing this ultimatum to Mac-
with Connally backing Tow.
the Republican Party in
secrel here that they see his
Gregor: 10 John Connally
cr's Democratic oppenent
Democrats for Nixon as an
for the Senate (Barefool
their states.
sets foot in Tennessee. the
The Procaccino case is
result will be a psychologi-
Sanders), Tower's intimates
casy out for prominent
symbolic. With Texan Con-
Southerners to avoid the
cal disaster for the Republi-
[car Connally's ticket-split-
malle lacking *Ven rudimen-
hard political choice of turn-
can organization, unde-
ting:campaign in Texas.
this knowledge of New York
ing Republican.
feated statewide since 1961.
T 1972,
August 28, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
LARRY HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
This is the third Draft of the proposed poll. The
first thirteen questions are those approved on
August 26. Those which you questioned are noted.
Benham recommends an alternate wording of
question 13 (effect of breakin on vote).
The next 13 are suggested by Benham in response to
your request for certain subjects.
GS:car
August 26, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
LARRY HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
"Democrats for Nixon" Brochures
You received the attached package of the Democrats for Nixon
brochures at Camp David on August 18. Clark MacGregor reviewed
the material in Miami Beach on August 22. He approved of the
material but expressly requested that Bob review the language on
amnesty. It appears in the Vrban Ethnic Brochure. The language
is marked. Buchanan is in California and you may want to check
with him because, as you may recall, he did a substantial amount
of research on amnesty at your direction.
As the cover memorandum indicates, the cover letter for these
brochures has not yet been approved by Connally. However, be-
cause of the lead time involved in printing the brochures, it is
requested that Bob's comments on the brochures in general and
amnesty in particular be obtained as quickly as possible.
Thank you.
GS:KC
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 15, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
LARRY HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Registration of
Youth Vote
Teeter's analysis of the advisability of registering young
voters is attached. This research is the crux of the
brewing dispute between Colson and Malek on whether a
voter registration drive should be conducted in the
military. This dispute was covered in the August 11 Poli-
tical Matters memorandum and you indicated you were
going to talk with Malek.
Colson (Howard) is pushing for a resolution of this matter
as soon as possible because of the lead time problems with
DOD.
My personal view is that Teeter is right. His arguments
about the difference between Gallup's national sample (over-
representing the South and Farm States) as distinguished from
the Wave II sample in key states is very persuasive. His
argument on the source of draftees - lower socio-economic
groups - also makes sense.
GS:car
H/FU - 8/25
August 11, 1972
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
LARRY HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Haldemans from California
to Miami Beach
I checked with Nofziger about a California charter to
take Bob's mother, wife, and daughter to Miami Beach.
There is space available on one leaving Sunday,
August 20 at 10:00 a.m. from Los Angeles International
Airport. The cost of a one-way ticket is $100 each;
round trip is $200 each. The contact is Sharon
Tochilin at 415 456-7310.
The alternative is Ken Rietz' offer to transport
the three for free either on the celebrities or
youthchharters. Rietz will have the details hope-
fully on Monday, August 14.
GS:dg
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 9, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FRANK HERRINGER
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Clearance Procedure for
Voter Bloc and Citizens Committees
Thank you for your August 8 memorandum on clearance
procedures. The system you and Malek have established
seems adequate. The basic point though is that "no
name can ever be used in advertisements, etc. without
written permission". The individual group or voter
bloc must obtain this. If your system has to be modi-
fied to assure this, please do so as the written per-
mission on ade is essential.
GS/jb
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 8, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
FRANK HERRINGER fr
SUBJECT:
Clearance Procedure for
Voter Bloc and Citizens
Committees
As I discussed with you last week, the procedure for clearance of
national Voter Bloc and Citizens committees is that each proposed
committee member must be cleared with his home state Nixon
Chairman (or a designee). The responsibility for obtaining the
clearance rests with the Voter Bloc or Citizens Director, who calls
the State Nixon Chairman and requests a reply within a reasonable
period of time. If no reply is received, the person is assumed to be
cleared.
In the case of State committees, each State Voter Bloc or Citizens
Chairman is jointly selected by the appropriate Voter Bloc/ Citizens
Director at 1701 and the State Nixon Chairman, so he is automatically
"cleared". The State Voter Bloc/Citizens Chairman then clears his
committee members with his State Nixon Chairman.
The necessity for adherence to these procedures was restressed to the
Voter Bloc and Citizens Directors at a meeting this morning. In addi-
tion, we mentioned the obvious need to obtain an individual's own
approval before he is named to a committee.
cc: Fred Malek
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
the
Augmst 2, 1972
8/10
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FRANK HERRINGER
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Clearance Procedure for
Voting Blee and Citizens Groups
Pursuant to our conversation today, would you forward me
a description of the exact method used in the clearance
of the national and state Voter Bloc and Citizens Groups.
The description you and Fred Malek gave me seems adequate.
I would very much like to have it in writing.
8/5 willdo
8/8 on way
GGS Fred Malek
GS/jb
F
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 1, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
G
SUBJECT:
Action Memorandum on
Support Groups
You sent Colson the attached Action Memorandum on setting
up a system that runs a complete check on individual
Democrats' names who might join Democrats for Nixon. Each
individual was to be checked personally for authority to
use his name. Colson responded that "none will be used
unless we have permission in writing". (See attached at
Tab A)
You sent me the same memorandum that you sent Colson except
that you added "and all other support groups". (See attached
at Tab B)
Discussion with Fred Malek on July 27 indicated that there
are approximately 500-600 national, state, and local Citizen
Groups and Voting Bloc organizations. At the national level,
there are nearly 30 different Citizens groups with 10-15
members each. There are also nine Voter Bloc groups. Each
of the names on the national groups are checked by Malek's
office. Permission is not required in writing of the members.
The question is whether you want me to personally call each
of the members of the national Citizens and Voter Bloc groups
and obtain their permission in writing. Malek strongly
recommends against this approach because he is satisfied with
the current arrangement.
Yes Strachan call national Citizens Voter
Bloc members.
That all idiote is the #1 and the week
But No, no rely name on Malek's Can system. ever Doe Other.
used in ads etc. w/o written permission
The group shld get 1 not us.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 25, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
SUBJECT:
Democrats for Nixon
Rest assured on the use of names for Democrats for Nixon.
None will be used unless we have permission in writing.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 25, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
CHARLES COLSON
FROM:
H. R. HALDEMAN
H.
Be absolutely sure that in the process of setting up the
Democrats for Nixon there is a complete check made on
every name that is used. Regardless of how we've gotten
the name and how much confirmation we have, no name
should be used publicly until there has been a final follow-up,
probably by phone, from our office, confirming for sure that
the individual is agreeable to have his name used.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
ACTION MEMO
July 25, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
H. R. HALDEMAN H.
Be absolutely sure that the process of setting up the
land in all other supprigroups
Democrats for Nixon there is a complete check made on
every name that is used. Regardless of how we've gotten
the name and how much confirmation we have, no name
should be used publicly until there has been a final follow-up,
probably by phone, from our office, confirming for sure that
the individual is agreeable to have his name used. Make sure
this word gets to all our campaign organizations.
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 8, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
LARRY HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT;
Media Monitoring
You received a memorandum from Chuck Colson updating
you on the media monitoring situation.
Attached are the copies of the most recent media
momitoring reports from the Key States.
Are you convinced that this project is now back on
track?
GS/jb
FU - 8/14
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 8, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
LARRY HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Shriver Research
In addition to the basic background research produced
by the RNC yesterday, there are three current projects
seeking information about Surgent Shriver. All are
under the general direction of Pat Buchanan, The first
is the Ken Khachigian-supervised RNC research. This is
being done at RNC by Bob Chase and his staff. The
second project is being done by Al Abrams, recently
employed at 1701. He had been at ORO and is using his
contacts there to develop negative material. The third
project is that being done by Bill Gifford. Gifford
worked for then-Congressman Charles Goodell, Bach week
Goodell issued a press release attacking some part of
the War on Poverty, Gifford is reviewing his files with
Khachigian to pull out the most usable information.
The deadline for each of these projects as determined by
Buchanan for a preliminary report is Thursday, August 10
before noon.
GS/jb
FU - 8/10
Gordon
August 8, 1972
MEMO TO:
Cathy Bockman
We have a crew
of six currently going through
the Congressional Record and OEO
files looking for material on
Shriver from the early and mid-
60's. Expect to get out a more
comprehensive report by Friday.
Will see that you get a copy as
soon as any information is avail-
able.
RNC RESEARCH DIVISION
AUGUST 7, 1972
ROBERT SARGENT SHRIVER, JR.
BIOGRAPHY
Born:
November 9, 1915, in Westminster, Maryland.
Education:
Yale College, B.A., Cum Laude, 1938.
Yale Law School, LL.B., 1941.
Family:
Married Eunice Mary Kennedy, 1953; five children: Robert
Sargent III, Maria, Timothy, Mark, Anthony.
Religion:
Roman Catholic.
Career:
1940-1941
Withrop, Stimson, Putnam and Roberts, law firm.
1945-1946
Assistant Editor, NEWSWEEK.
1947-1948
Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, associate.
1948-1961
Merchandise Mart, Chicago, assistant general
manager.
1961-1966
Peace Corps, director.
1964-1968
Office of Economic Opportunity, director.
1968-1970
U.S. Ambassador to France.
1970
Organized Congressional Leadership for the Future.
1971-Present
Freid, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson, law
firm.
Civic Affairs:
President, Chicago Board of Education, 1955.
Chicago Council of Foreign Relations.
Military:
U.S. Navy, Lt. Comdr., 1940-45.
Author:
Point of the Lance, 1964.
PUBLIC
CAREER
1961 - 1966 Peace Corps Director
After the election of his brother-in-law, John F. Kennedy, Sargent Shriver
was asked to head the fledging Peace Corps. After the appointment John
Kennedy reportedly said, "It's easier to fire a relative if it flops." As
head of the Corps, Shriver was praised by his fellow Democrats for his ad-
ministrative capabilities and his success in lobbying Congress for funds.
1964 - 1968 Office of Economic Opportunity
Shriver's success with the Peace Corps led President Johnson to name him to
head up the Great Society's war on poverty as head of the Office of Economic
Opportunity. Shriver's tenure at 0E0 was more
In 1968 a rising crescendo of protests against OEO waste, mal-administration,
payroll-packing and political meddling required Shriver's appearance before
various congressional committees. Representative Edith Green (D-Ore.), spon-
sor of the Women's Job Corps legislation, said at the time,
"Outside of the outrageous costs for this program, the
additional tragedy is we are reaching so very few who
need help." (Indianapolis News, August 31, 1967).
In 1967, GAO probers researched the Job Corps center in Pleasanton, California,
and found that after two years of operations the estimated cost of the center
had jumped from $12.8 million to $25.5 million, the dropout rate was 55 percent
and only eight percent of the enrollees were placed in jobs related to their
training.
POLITICAL
CAREER
1968 - 1970 Ambassador to France
In March, 1968, Shriver was saved from the 0E0 and appointed Ambassador to
France. Pundits viewed the appointment as a master political stroke by Presi-
dent Johnson. It appeared to be a move to "neutralize" Shriver in brother-in-
law Bobby Kennedy's attempt at the Democratic presidential nomination. What
LBJ forgot to tell Shriver was that he would not seek re-election. When
Shriver did not return to campaign for Senator Kennedy, it created some ill-
will within the family.
OFFICE
SEEKER
Although Shriver has never held an elective office he has made several attempts.
Shriver, however, was unable to find a state suitable or receptive to his can-
didacy.
1968
In late 1967 Sargent Shriver was mentioned as a possible opponent to Senator
Everett Dirksen. At that same time Shriver also talked over the possibility
of running for governor of Illinois with several Daley lieutenants. In both
instances Shriver received little support from the White House.
1970
In 1970, after leaving his post as Ambassador to France, Shriver traveled
throughout Maryland in an attempt to ignite a Shriver for Governor movement.
That also fizzled. That same year Shriver's name was mentioned as a possible
opponent for Governor Nelson Rockfeller in New York. That assignment went to
Arthur Goldberg leaving Shriver somewhat of a frustrated office seeker.
Vice Presidential Hopeful
This year makes the third presidential year in a row that Shriver has been on
the list of vice-presidential possibilities. In 1964 there was talk about a
Johnson-Shriver ticket, that is, until LBJ ruled out choosing anyone in the
Cabinet. In 1968. Shriver appeared on Hubert Humphrey's list, but the Kennedy
family discouraged that. Each time Shriver was mentioned for vice-president,
including this year, the argument was made that his Kennedy ties would help.
Congressional Leadership for the Future
Forever a loyal Democrat, Sarge Shriver paid his party dues in 1970 by heading
up an organization called the "Congressional Leadership for the Future." Shriver
campaigned for Democratic candidates in 24 states and raised $95,000 in the pro-
cess. The effectiveness of his crusade is questionable however. In New York,
for example, he campaigned for Arthur Goldberg (candidate for governor), Richard
Ottinger (candidate for senator), and seven other congressional candidates. Out
of that lot only two incumbent congressman were able to retain their seats.
Shriver did make a lot of friends nevertheless, and he will probably collect
those I.O.U.'s this year.
ON THE
ISSUES
Vietnam
"If we disengaged there tomorrow, we'd gain stature in most of
the world."
Buffalo Evening News
September 17, 1970
"[The] time for us to get out is now."
"What we went out there to do has actually been achieved. at
a
terrible cost in life. The basic issue is that the Vietnamese
people are now in a position where they can sink or swim on
their own."
Washington Post
April 6, 1970
War on Poverty
Asked whether eliminating poverty would take closer to 10 or
30 years (Shriver) said:
"I think it will be closer to ten, but it depends a great deal
on the amount of money the Congress appropriates for this pur-
pose, the amount of support we are able to get Nation-wide."
Washington Post
March 1, 1965
Shriver told his questioners on "Face the Nation" that he had
proposed to President Johnson that the poverty budget be increased
until it was eventually comparable to spending for the Vietnam war.
Washington Post
August 21, 1967
One of Shrivers' chief lieutenants described OEO as a "sad shop"
that will get even sadder unless President Johnson replaces Shriver
with a "magical name."
Washington Post
February 11, 1968
Economy
"Nixon believes you can cure unemployment by putting people out
of work. He thinks the most disposable product we have is the
worker. We Democrats believe in human beings, not dollar bills
and ABM's."
Hartford Courant
September 26, 1970
Abortion
"As a Catholic I'm opposed to abortion, but Shriver added that
if he were governor he would have signed Maryland's new, liberal
abortion law.
Washington Post
April 7, 1970
"I believe that if you repeal the abortion laws, at the same time
you should add a new statute to provide psychiatric guidance, for
example, and counseling, to provide better family planning informa-
tion, to provide better child care clinics, to provide better
education across the board about child health and human development,
so that young men and women have a better understanding of their
responsibilities as citizens and what it means to be a parent,
what it means to raise a family."
"Meet the Press"
April 5, 1970
Gun Control
"The firearms problems in cities is very different from that in
Maryland's rural areas. I think there should be strict control
laws in urban areas and different, much softer laws, in rural
areas.'
Baltimore News American
April 17, 1970
Drugs
Shriver said that marijuana is no worse than alcohol or nicotine and
has been viewed "with a double standard." Hard drugs, however, are
frightening.
"I hate to say this about myself, but if I saw a pusher giving
heroin to my boy I'd want to kill the pusher.'
Baltimore Sun
April 15, 1970
Shriver--The Politics of Hate
"The Nixon-Agnew strategy is to draw attention to the campuses this
autumn and to stir up anger towards the students. They want
demonstrations. They want hecklers. They jump at them with glee."
Newark News
September 29, 1970
"Spiro Agnew has become this nation's great divider... (he) appeals
to everything low and mean and bitter in the American character."
Hartford Courant
September 23, 1970
"Maybe Agnew and Ky could go around the country together
It could be a very good tour It would be interesting for Amer-
icans to see the kind of allies we have in Southeast Asia. Of
course, he is exceptional, Shriver said, noting that Ky is an
admirer of Adolf Hitler.
Hartford Courant
September 23, 1970
"He (Agnew) attacks young people because he lives for today
not for the future. He thinks they're all bad because of a few
kooks."
Hartford Courant
September 26, 1970
"While Mr. Agnew may speak very tough about law and order,"
Mr. Shriver said, he is "offering American resentment, division
and anger."
New York Times
September 20, 1970
A short time after Rawlings made the comment about putting "the
Greek from Balitmore" on a leash, Shriver said: "I might just
add a thought that if they (high elected officials) don't like
(young people) here, maybe they can go back to Greece with the
young people there--not just to Baltimore, but all the way back
to Greece."
Washington Post
October 8, 1970
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 3, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
LARRY HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
July 25 Memo on California
Situation
Although Fred Malek's report on California went to Bob
today, you will note from your attached July 25 memo
that the three problems which were described - no Democrats
on our Committee, no Democratic organisation, and Nofsiger
still running the Campaign out there - none have been solved.
When you review Malek's memo with Bob, you might want to
cover these three points.
GS/jb
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 25, 1972
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY
Bob asked that you personally cover with Malek, in conversation,
the California situation, although he will be hitting MacGregor
on it also directly. We've still got a problem to solve in California.
-
There are no Democrats on our committee, we have no Democratic
organization, and apparently we still have Nofziger still running the
campaign out there. What are we doing, what's the status, and
what changes are contemplated?
G malek 7/25 (befere thes memo)
FmTe cal 7/30
8/3 malek report It 8/3
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 2, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FRANK HERRINGER
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Clearance Procedure for
Voting Bloc and Citizens Groups
Pursuant to our conversation today, would you forward me
a description of the exact method used in the clearance
of the national and state Voter Bloc and Citizens Groups.
The description you and Fred Malek gave me seems adequate.
I would very much like to have it in writing.
001 Fred Malek
GS/jb
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 2, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
LARRY HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Political Matters and
Talking Paper
Attached are oppies of my July 29 Political Matters
memorandum and your original copy with your notes.
Also attached is a copy of the Talking Paper prepared
for Bob's meeting with the Ehrlichman Political Group.
You wanted to cover both of these personally with Bob.
After you have completed that rekiew, please advise
me of the decisions as many matters are proceeding
without guidance.
GS/jb
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
August 1, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
LARRY HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
McGovern's Pollster
Discussion with Bob Teeter last night disclosed the
following preliminary information regarding Pat Caddell,
McGovern's pollster:
1) Pat Caddell owns his own polling company, a small
outfit called Cambridge Research Group;
2) However, Cambridge Research Group uses a fairly
standard list of Democratic supervisors to do the
actual interviewing;
3) Caddell also works for Kelly, the candidate opposing
Griffin in Michigan, so Teeter will have access to
Caddell's questionnaire,
4) Teeter believes that Caddell also may be using
Quayle for some of the interviewing;
5) Tester doubts that Caddell uses as much open-ended
questions as he claims in his press interviews,
6) He does not use as much "scaling" as we do,
7) Instead, many of the question that Caddell uses are
similar to the Harris Domestic Issue Poll of last
September - that 1s, one general question followed
up by three or four specific;
8) Much of Caddell's interviewing is done by telephone
because the massive samples (11,000) indicate that
it would be impossible to pay for full field inter-
views;
9) Tester will pursue the question of the type of polling
Caddell does and will report to us in one week. He
says there is almost no risk of him being discovered.
GS/jb
FU - 8/5
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 31, 1972
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
L. HIGBY L
How does McGovern work his polls? Is he doing it
independently or through some company? It might be
interesting to see if he has conducted any sort of a
secret poll regarding Eagleton and it would probably
be good for us to know in general how polling is done.
Pat coddell has his ocencompany
Campridge Res Grup but uses
std list of supervisers
use Democratic 11
also doing - word for Kelly
may Doubt use uses Quale asmuch openended
Doesn't use much scaling
will massive Hanis samples somes as - by Q. telephone, - can't
afford field
no risk