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White House Staff
Other Document
Notes from unknown to "H," most likely
Haldeman, detailing a crumbling work
relationship. 6 pgs.
15
17
>
White House Staff
Other Document
From unknown author to unknown recipient
RE: problems with the latter's office
structure. 2 pgs.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Page 1 of 1
Note
H-
have caused me to pall together many of the thoughts
your comments to me on the aicle Ntuation
that I' is wonted to discuss with you but
that have been going around in my head for constime
have never been able to bring offo Much of what
follows will probably sound conceited or self centered
but d've at leart got to get it documon paper
to all if it does make sense df not d'll tear it
up. The way we've worked together for the last five
years have caused given me the opportunity to
in there whole career. What dir been able to lease
be exposed to more things then most people are
from that exposure only time will tell. Somethings
d feel die learned family well- other thing
d never will- at bat not to you satirfaction But
the relationship you and d have ii able to elenge.
what lover d in learned d fedt can only grow if
someway If d were to analyze our relationship
working and personal over the last 4 years d
would say that it chirida into marked period
-the 68 compaign which was a total clissartes
for you and probablely the but concentrated learning
experience d it ever have
- Our move here to the White Howe when
d feel d wen able todo a faithing on my own
- Aide Period I when d moved to work with
above very super visity.
you leaved moderately well how to become an aide
and oleveloped a really close friendshy with
you despits the up and down.
- Administrative Ant. period one - When d feel
Iddid a good job as your Administrative Art.
- Administrative Arwant Period two - when d
as well as a good job of being your friend
daida no - no job of being you HA. and
a poor job of being you friend of
clearloping our relationship.
me. The other di think have only been able to do
The last period is the one that have really bethered
me good but this one is not or can not continue-
For about The last year d think that the Hdm Jahn
Ant part of you job has shrush
while the Aide needs have you up. Their
suit caused all relationship
caused me elerection of my weake
to go down Hill. you see the upon Perlayn
we are now too well organized a that webave
grown flabby but either way white the works
load has gone down the quality of theproduct
here not gone up ovel generalty
at lergh SMort of the areas thi which it have
for gone down bace corresponding by caused
a decrease with quality of our freendship.
The move we made to get an aide by George
has never panned out and d don't belevigthat
it will w. willg I M get another Administrative
Reportent Thei serends like a repeat of where
thenge stord a year ago and probably in at the
for the part year on being continually depressed
cal of the whole problem. Anyway, d are myself
not growing not doing, good work for you and
you and me. At the same time /d back el trye
being the observed of a decreains friendship between
over doing aide type function - not became
cloome chener to be coming an out
wiflight eftho lack of other john of do with them
can't do them but because they been rather futile
and further from becoment an administrative out
or anything ehe
Informatically instituttal by you and
faily unnecurary Tab today or example
that boothey been uttered by me would
Chapin, 01 Maleh said thenge in that meeting
this time I'm there for a number of other
know bow to hangle myself in mtgr The same i
an explanation after word of hand full don't
have received public ridical by you and
me that their was one of the reason young
theigs that d do. d can remember you telling
HR. Hahleman decided to of to New you orat
Business boat get out of the Heldeman Air Conditioning
place today when you taked about the Administrative
Well anyway for are it peind of all fell in
Assistant that you needed for the rext four your and
Harhened back to our fut melity at L's in
find someonethout in ver batway to his
the oilliage in Wed wall. you they that you real to
maybe that why I'm aritay this letter effeel
of you success. d wan of argue with that and
succen the rext 20 years an being the assument
that in my present portion in no lays
conty buttery to your success. Pu born I'm like
the Clarrestic Commit. d put out fire, present
back studing but don of really move we apead.
learn forthin h that am
falling further downth ladder with each
sciew up of an aid foretion dm
primaryly good to play tennis but
even that is a me denical excesse
rather than a chemce to have agod time.
least not lehe it could or should. Why?
well any way it in't waking o At
above d thank your job has elanged I'm
Well aride from what I've mentioned
we've talked about. The thong that
not here really need a deputy. a letre
you are new dealing in do require a
good aide/ adminis tratice accuant.
Paper do need to be edlected, dialed
out, comera bought, Comp David avanged
Fewns gamer arrangial, etc. allof Mart of
The the work had become no high level that
you must deal withit directly. The uit
can be given to Colsm or Charin. There
are pretty ugly facts at leart for me to face
for cant very to what you are thinking now
d have no real desire to get out dand
chief see mejself able to tarti inthoposition
of being your # junior perstner is some
interes ting overthe nextreveral
years. d fell however now though that elive
Rend of reached the pount of d can be your
deplete because, d can't be your Alminitrature
because d can't your aide cycle
that means d am basically in limbo. Face
it Bob no one can ever really be your
aid unless you pick him because then you have
Agray any d thank the way things all going now
will have to prove to you in gight for job.
the atate in an Anyone d relect,
purpose. The answer are not obvious.
has effectivements and
d don't have the devie the Chapin to do only
my own thing- as on a tabe it or leave et barin
is Bob weneed to staff around the
the name, because what am really saying
On, the hand the result will probably be
Putting it in of howd can but who
to get this thing but together right
my can hi bution in a bot of window drewing.
Anyway whatever the Care d in burned
out emotionally, and intellecturely hi
May event rob. Every fiber Nooh, want
by you been on a love as you an basic off
crysh & cramy of a Highy has been examined
dlve told how choold Pay ten, how beef
to to the port that it do loyer all dicter.
my wife plays ten what clother to wear
d've treselad to muneh, Leen my family to little, and find
even know.
that I have a young lady lou my home whom d Jan it
an
young has and bt her go at ot fora
The robetion: bring in another bright brack
While du it prevest centructor at in
a term job My carelidate, baced now not
part on revelon observation bet faily
class screeting is Terry 0 'Dornell. He
her the lu thereier look, being,
He is not a geain betta ben atleast
Manure etc to make then they work.
above average alyway
of blood sweat and than that you've
whelder their do to the for year
frunded into me. To tell you the truth I'm
not realle have. d bure they short term
d'ue got something dcar contribute to the
verganization with genetion. But long few that
di another question.
whole they is in the elinection of getty every this
your base job and the way die purchas Pur
away from you and operating without her
needo don't lafe area that
can terrial refervision Why do you
you will Carbnue to sud to active
in in the schedule area. Here you will
the rebrebus P.R. project Here
always be turning to Cogin. Blyondare
again Chapin without you will lode to
reporting quarterly to you. Expentially the
The staff recretary can luu itself
and what ben beppen is you, with period
President, will look at you as a free floster
nome help from me, have designed your office
with corporatively little continuey cettention.
To draw wore into it musely by creating enother
a but stayed because d up werde a mediore
to officiate receive county productive Idin
bigh level official that ber to have revetty
care of what d dont what want to
do. a am not needed to do. So-
d've made My home care. Short term
at look very interety. hong term
d in totally confuned