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From Strachan to Bill Rhatican and Roland Elliot RE: replying to certain letters congratulating RN on his 1972 victory. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 11/14/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: replying to members of the New Majority who wrote letters of congratulations to RN in 1972. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 11/13/1972
From Strachan to Elliot RE: suggested revisions to a presidential letter for campaign contributors. Edited copy of letter and page of notes attached. 4 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/16/1972
From Strachan to "Follow Up" RE: giving Malek information on CRP personnel. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 11/14/1972
From Strachan to "Follow Up" RE: incoming documents from Malek, Magruder, and Anderson to be forwarded to Haldeman. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 11/14/1972
From Strachan to Higby RE: replacing Eleanor Williams at the RNC. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 11/30/1972
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From Strachan to Bill Rhatican and Roland Elliot RE: replying to certain letters congratulating RN on his 1972 victory. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 11/14/1972
From Higby to Strachan RE: replying to members of the New Majority who wrote letters of congratulations to RN in 1972. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 11/13/1972
From Strachan to Elliot RE: suggested revisions to a presidential letter for campaign contributors. Edited copy of letter and page of notes attached. 4 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/16/1972
From Strachan to "Follow Up" RE: giving Malek information on CRP personnel. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 11/14/1972
From Strachan to "Follow Up" RE: incoming documents from Malek, Magruder, and Anderson to be forwarded to Haldeman. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 11/14/1972
From Strachan to Higby RE: replacing Eleanor Williams at the RNC. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 11/30/1972
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
Contested Materials Collection
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Document Description
15
9
11/14/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Strachan to Bill Rhatican and Roland
Elliot RE: replying to certain letters
congratulating RN on his 1972 victory. 1 pg.
15
9
11/13/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Higby to Strachan RE: replying to
members of the New Majority who wrote
letters of congratulations to RN in 1972. 1 pg.
15
9
11/16/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Strachan to Elliot RE: suggested
revisions to a presidential letter for campaign
contributors. Edited copy of letter and page
of notes attached. 4 pgs.
15
9
11/14/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Strachan to "Follow Up" RE: giving
Malek information on CRP personnel. 1 pg.
Friday, February 11, 2011
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15
9
11/14/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Strachan to "Follow Up" RE: incoming
documents from Malek, Magruder, and
Anderson to be forwarded to Haldeman. 1 pg.
15
9
11/30/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Strachan to Higby RE: replacing
Eleanor Williams at the RNC. 1 pg.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Page 2 of 2
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
November 14, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
BILL RHATICAN
ROLAND ELLIOTT
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Letters to New American
Majority
As we discussed on the telephone, you should move off
quickly on the project of reviewing all 7,000 incoming
wires and letters of gongratulations to the President.
The goal is to find the New American Majority types,
which should be sorted out as Democrats, Labor people,
Ethnics, etc.
Roland, you should have the materials collected and
assembled so that Colson's group of Rhatican, Balzano,
Rogers, and Gardner can go through them quickly and
make suggestions as to the type of special reply letters.
They should not receive the routine sard acknowledgement.
Bill, in addition to having your group go through the
Elliott-collected materials, you should get from your
group suggestions as to others the President might write.
This project should receive top priority because the
Elliott-approved draft and a Colson-approved plan of the
numbers and tone of the message must be sent to Camp
David on Friday, November 17. Please call me if there
are any problems in completing this project.
Thank you.
Due Date: November 17
GS/jb
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 13, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR :
GORDON STRACHAN
FROM :
L. HIGBY
We need to set up a system right away so someone with political
knowledge is examining all the incoming wires and letters of con-
gratulations to the President. The New Majority-types should be
sorted out such as Democrats, Labor people, Ethnics, etc.
Special reply forms should be prepared for those and they should
not just receive a routine card acknowledgment. There should be
a letter from the President and the President wants to see a draft
of these before they are sent out. This should be done in the next
couple of days.
Bob feels we should pull Don Rogers, Mike Balsano, Mickey
Gardner, as well as Colson into this project to get it done. Also
if there is anybody over at 1701 who could be helpful along these
lines, he should be included.
Please give this project top priority.
Fll,1/20
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
November 16, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
ROLAND ELLIOTT
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Finance Letters
I reviewed with Mr. Stans the draft letter from the
President to the campaign contributors. He suggested
some changes:
1) Drop the third paragraph (I hope I soon will
have the opportunity to thank you personally for your
support.) because the President will, in fact, probably
only have an opportunity to thank personally the top
100 contributors;
2) Those who contributed $1,000 and up will receive
the text of the letter excluding the third paragraph.
This amounts to 5,000-6,000 people;
3) For the top 100 contributors, the only personalized
note which Mr. Stans believes appropriate would be to
include the third paragraph and include the addressee's
first name in that third paragraph so that it would read
for example, "I hope, John, that I will soon have the
opportunity to thank you personally for your support";
4) The contributors from $100 to $999 would receive
the photograph. Mr. Stans estimates that this will be
approximately 2,500. This list will be more difficult
for them to acquire off the computer; however, he hopes
to have this list to you by the end of the month;
5) The top 100 contributors Ken Talmage has and will
deliver to me almost immediately. I will then review
the list and the first name designations with you.
- 2 -
FU/11/20
You may also want to check Ray about the use of the
word "help" in the first two paragraphs. Mr. Stans
suggests that "important assistance" replace "help"
in the second paragraph.
If you have any questions, please call me so that we
can keep this project moving quickly.
CC: Ray Price
Bruce Kehrli
Ken Talmage
GS/jb
Special centributor, sentence to you major
Finance
Many Stans
Dear
:
As I look back to the results of November 71
want you to know how deeply grateful I am for all that you did
to help ixx us win one of the greatest landslide victories in
American political history.
important assistance
Only with your help were we able to get our message
across to the millions of voters who supported us.
John, that
I hope I soon will have the opportunity to thank yo u
top 100
only-
personally for your support.
use
In the meantime, I can only assure you that over the
frost
name
next four years I shall do everything I possibly can to make a
record which all Americans, regardless of party, will be
Delete
proud of as we celebrate America's 200th Birthday in 1976.
sentence
With appreciation and best wishes,
from
Sincerely,
all
this
S
Stans re list
25+ +
10-25
500-10
1-99
11/16
Stans
Drop 3 f P re pers thank you
-only few top people (lootop)
1100 separate + peoplennert
7000
#1000+ up receive 5-6,000 people
Below $1000-
$100 n more - computer list
25000
probal 2500 in 100-1000
Top 100 just add 1st name
Use 1st st 100 shlll all receive
in sentence that thank personally.
1st name recognition
Help in 1ST 2 sentences cheell
Price
Get top 100 out quilly Out
100 - 9,9,99 - end of mo.
Ken Talmadge
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
November 14, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FOLLOW UP
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
Check with Fred Malek on Friday, November 17 regarding
whether he wants additional information regarding CRP
personnel.
GS/jb
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
November 14, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FOLLOW UP
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
On Friday, November 17, check for the wrap-up reports
from Malek and Magruder and determine which items Ed
Cox would like to review.
Also check for Stan Anderson's Congressional race
memorandum as part of his final wrap-up.
Submit all these materials to Bob on Friday with a cover
memorandum.
GS/jb
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
November 30, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
LARRY HIGBY
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
SUBJECT:
Eleanor Williams
I talked with Jerry Jones about replacing Eleanor Williams
at the RNC. Jones is in complete agreement and as the
staff man for Malek on the RNC will see that it is done.
However, Malek called you this morning somewhat perplexed
by the Dole story on page 1 of the Post. That directly
influences the choice of the two deputies under Bush, so
Malek and Jones are at a loss as to how to move Eleanor
Williams out right now.
GS/jb