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Handwritten notes relating to a meeting between Mitchell, LaRue, and Flemming covering topics such as a replacement for Shumway and the election. 5 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], 12/6/1971
From Dent to various White House officials inviting the recipients to an issues group meeting. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 12/1/1971
From Magruder to the Attorney General RE: attached information on Americans for Agnew. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 12/1/1971
From David A. Keene to Magruder RE: material generated by the Americans for Agnew group. Form letter from John Wayne and other group documents attached. 8 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/26/1971
From Magruder to the Attorney General RE: involving Senator Peter Dominick in the campaign. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 12/2/1971
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Handwritten notes relating to a meeting between Mitchell, LaRue, and Flemming covering topics such as a replacement for Shumway and the election. 5 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], 12/6/1971
From Dent to various White House officials inviting the recipients to an issues group meeting. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 12/1/1971
From Magruder to the Attorney General RE: attached information on Americans for Agnew. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 12/1/1971
From David A. Keene to Magruder RE: material generated by the Americans for Agnew group. Form letter from John Wayne and other group documents attached. 8 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/26/1971
From Magruder to the Attorney General RE: involving Senator Peter Dominick in the campaign. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 12/2/1971
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
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Folder Number
Document Date
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Document Type
Document Description
27
5
12/6/1971
Campaign
Other Document
Handwritten notes relating to a meeting
between Mitchell, LaRue, and Flemming
covering topics such as a replacement for
Shumway and the election. 5 pgs.
27
5
12/1/1971
White House Staff
Memo
From Dent to various White House officials
inviting the recipients to an issues group
meeting. 1 pg.
27
5
12/1/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Magruder to the Attorney General RE:
attached information on Americans for
Agnew. 1 pg.
27
5
11/26/1971
Campaign
Memo
From David A. Keene to Magruder RE:
material generated by the Americans for
Agnew group. Form letter from John Wayne
and other group documents attached. 8 pgs.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Page 1 of 2
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Document Description
27
5
12/2/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Magruder to the Attorney General RE:
involving Senator Peter Dominick in the
campaign. 1 pg.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Page 2 of 2
AG, ha Rue Flemming, J8M 12/6
12/4 - 4 hours
J8M
Shumway- 1 -
-
Does H. understand what
will happen
- Jan 6-P announce
A & assuming this bettled
- - Dren comm public +
RZ can't handle
(new) the requests, needs,
etc, AG believes
requests must be
hundled at comm
- this assumes Z repers
poli ?s to comm.
doesn't and
- Recommendation Pmales
statement unless a
particular percem -
(TU) - Conversation
Have It + AG devided?
cet P )
2
on scenario for annoince?
- Jrm thinks A G talked
w/P.
3
Beginning at Pannoune
need Press Copal at Comm
2
4
AG recognize salemway
mu must le replaced
can't we AG get firm
date - cant wait
until Fee, mar.
- Malea - 50% by Jan 3
75% 11 11 15
25% Ircence it
will never happen
Interim-
-
anne Dore - ny, px + press
bus, begias next
mon; mainly per
radio + TV work her
surrogates - in
meantime will wolk
wl State comm releases
10 se comms will be
announced in Dect Jant
AG concernd done it
beel nH a deoasler
2
option
awaiting solettion, A G
could per Powell more
as Justice #2
3
3
miller -
A G wants J8M to get
AG
defensing - should Miller become
reading on miller
to H-
operational p. Γ.
wants input
chead off comm,
- -J8M wants reading
J8mneeds
to guide AG
assessments
cor remain
of miller
as pleater, wa
millex wants or shed
there ber be line respon
-L. - J8m to see H to
get reading
1
Head PS man
2
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F we time after Jan 6?
just Ploat
3
are we (WH) going to get neal
Free non (comm ISI, top
cand for comm pr post),
but cwc C says put
hoep on Freeman since
Luy C may here
- -HGK 07 72 joe
4
Jim Holland - considered for
Strumways joe but AG
said if anaccep to cac,
then unaccep to AG
AG- - Shrum joe man must
bee able te work u/cwc
AG defers entirely to H -
whe two gimilly
Julie - send olig meme
nto H.
advise H that A Gurle see Domenick
J8m to see Evans w/Sheemway
of Evanst + noval to get linesout
AG feels strongly the WH support
punes should be Condled
at micl con't crituze
by by Comm not at RNC
- no R ne fegures until
today when AG meets
w/Evans today.
nixon Re - Elector - AG defers to
Hadylie, not final proposal
5
AG + 58m basically think
we shld have Risen Electer
but wants H suggestion
on idea - yes I like Dea 4
here's how te do it -
send more upin
- Frank Leonard to be responable
many open ? s,
Send in advertising advisory
Group - a 1ˢᵗ mtg Thurs.
oven periodically
Viguerie - yes as long as not
per Dem banner just
money, funds for 40 party,
me corthy -
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AGAIN Salay às now /
AG-do nothing on am's per
agneus
on prouts, his got it.
Gordon Liddy salary pul -
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Dean
AG approved salary when gan. in
Dean said 30G but
AG+hiddy+ didn't Know that hiddy 28,5
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Kroga re030. by making 26 here
Locked butfor
Domester Council. Kroga pephting for increase
HG heal cure
Cole determine other
December 1, 1971
REMINDER FOR:
FROM:
Harry S. Dent
You are invited to participate in an issues group
meeting in my office on Tuesday, December 7, at
9 AM.
CC: The Attorney General, Bob Haldeman
This memo sent to Anne Armstrong, Bob Brown, Ken Cole,
Chuck Colson, Bob Dole, Tom Evans, Bob Finch, Bryce
Harlow, Len Garment, Ed Harper, Herb Klein, Jeb
Magruder, Ray Price, Don Rumsfeld, Bill Safire, Bob
Teiter, and Bill Timmons.
COMMITTEE FOR THE RE-ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT
1701 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE N.W
WASHINGTON D C 20006
December 1, 1971
(202) 333 0920
CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
SUBJECT:
Americans for Agnew
Attached for your information is a memorandum from David Keene con-
cerning Americans for Agnew.
Is there any action which we should take at this time to respond to
this memorandum?
Yes
No
Comment
JEB $ MAGRUDER
Attachment
CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
November 26, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JEB MAGRUDER
FROM:
DAVID A. KEENE
SUBJECT:
AMERICANS FOR AGNEW
Before leaving for Hawaii this morning Roy indicated
that he had talked to you late last week about the "Americans
for Agnew" group put together by Lee Edwards.
As you know we had earlier turned Edwards and his
people off and strongly suggested that they refrain from
going ahead with this effort. We learned late last week that
they had decided to go ahead in spit-of the Vice President's
objections and had dropped some 50,000 letters into the
mail announcing the project.
They had also scheduled a news conference at which
Buz Lukens was to publicize the effort and ask for support.
We managed to get Lukens to postpone that conference and
strongly urged him to cool off the entire effort.
I am personally convinced that Edwards intends to go
ahead regardless of our protestations for his own reasons.
By doing so, however, he is risking a strong disavowal from
this office. Unfortunately he has involved a few of our good
friends in the effort and we don't want to be put in the position
of strongly denouncing something that they entered into thinking
they would be helping the Vice President.
I am attaching copies of the letter Edwards mailed out
over John Wayne's signature and a copy of the press release
the group plans to issue within the next week or SO. This material
was provided by Lukens.
CRAFT
JOHN WAYNE
Hollywood, California
Door Fellow American:
Remember Which they first described us as the "sllent majority"? For
the first time, condidutos of both parties wore little American flags
in their Topols and talked of iaw and order, of responsible government.
They wanted our votes.
That WSS just three years ago. Today, it seems like almost everyone
has forgotton us, dousn't it?
Woll, almost everyone nos. But not Spiro Agnew! Not the man who's
come from nownere to give the silent majority a real voice in the
Government for the first time i can remember.
Ask yourself: Who's spoken out for you, on the issues that really
matter to you?
Agnew has!
That's why he's become the most influantia: Vice President this country
has ever had. And that's why a Gallup poll showed that Agnew was the
chiro most popular man in tris country, right benind Billy Granam!
But does he get the respect and support re snould? of course not!
instead, he gets slancered and smaared by the press and by politicians.
NOW they're even starting a calculated campaign to "dump Agnew" from
the Nixon ticket next year. The liberal media - - and even some
influential members of his own party - - are trying to sell the line
that "Nixon can't win with Agnew.' Because, they say, he's "too
controversial, "too conservative."
What they're really saying is that they're going to iccore you and me
and all the rest of the silent majority in this next election!
So what we have to do is prove that "Nixon can't win without Agnew."
We can do it
all we have to do is show that Agnew does have
our support, that he's backed by a large constituency of conservative
"sllent majority" voters from all sections of the country.
(Over, please)
- 2
But we'll need you to help! You, and many 700 of your fellow Americans
for Agnew.
so
would
First, your name on the "Keep Our Veep"
ballot I'm enclosing. Please sign it and send
it back to me
Can't you see the faces of the liberals when Americans for Adnew plunks
down a few million of these Wallots for him at the Republican Convention
in San Diego next Augus hey 11 have a hard time ignoring us then!
Next, we want sue positive opinion polls - - of the
nation, and especially of the few key strategic
states - - that show now the silent majority feels
about Agnew.
It'll be awfully hard for the liberal media to twist the facts around
when we give them regular, solid proof that a substantial mass of voters
wants Agnew as our spokesman, and wants him on the Nixon ticket next fall.
It will take money - - and a lot of it - - to distribute and collect
these ballots
to run the polls, and publish their results
to
counter the rumor campaign that's underway
and to answer the smears
and slander they 2 consupting out about Agnew.
But determined to do it! Because when they smear and slander Agnew
for his beliefs, they're smearing and slandering our beliefs, too.
So please - send in your ballot right now. And with it, send your
share of the money a winning fight will cost - - whether it's $1,000,
$100, or only $10. But send it today, so we can start our Americans
for Agriew campaign before it's too late! You've got to help prove that
Nixon can't win without Agnew, or we're likely to find outselves without
a spokesman for our cause. And we won't find another like him!
Sincerely,
John Wayne
LT
DRAFT
WASHINGTON, D. C. (Nov.
)
- - A nation-wide grass-roots
organization has been formed to insure that Vice President Sprio T. Agnew
is retained on the Republican ticket in 1972 Ow it was
announced here yesterday.
Donald E. (Buz) Lukens, Ohio State Senator and former Congressman
announced the formation of AMERICANS FOR AGNEW, of which he will be chairman.
Lukens said the group was organizing "as American citizens who admire the
courage and abilities of the Vice President, and believe in his principled
positions on the important subjects and problems that face our nation and
the world today.
"Mr. Agnew's political popularity and philosophical importance,
particularly to millions of Middle Americans of varying political affiliation,
are undeniable. In an era:of ideological eunuchs, the Vice President stands
almost alone as a man of principle. He alone speaks for millions of Americans
who have no voice other than with their ballot."
Lukens emphasized that the Americans for Agnew commide
compaign has no affiliation whatsoever with the Vice President or his office.
We did not and will not seek any authorization, endorsement or approval from
("
the Vice President. We are a genuine grassroots movement.
Lukens said that activities of AMERICANS FOR AGNEW will include
the distribution of Agnew speeches, the organizing of state, local and youth
of
committees and the collecting hundreds of thousands of Ballots for Agnew
for Vice President to be presented to President Nixon at the Republican
National Convention at San Diego in August, 1972.
- 2 -
Lukens said that a test mailing has been sent out asking
citizens for their support of AMERICANS FOR AGNEW. The letter is signed
by Hollywood actor John Wayne, who is also a member of the Board of
Sponsors. (Listed at end of release.) In his letter, Wayne says:
"Remember when they first described us as the "silent majority'?
That was just three years ago. Today, it seems like almost everyone
has forgotten us, doesn't it?
"Well, almost everyone has. But not Spiro Agnew! Not the man
who's come from nowhere to give the silent majority a real voice in our
government for the first time I can remember.
"Ask yourself. Who's spoken out for you, on the issues that
really matter to you?
"Agnew has!"
Wayne's letter points out that a Gallop Poll "showed that Agnew
was the third most popular man in this country, right behind Billy Graham!
"But does he get the respect and support he should? Of course
not! Instead, he gets slandered and smeared by the press and by politicians.
"Now they're even starting a calculated campaign to ' dump Agnew'
from the Nixon ticket next year. The liberal media - and even some
influential members of his own party - - - are trying to sell the line that
'Nixon can't win with Agnew.' Because, they say, he's 'too contropersial,'
' too conservative.'
"What they're really saying is that they're going to ignore you
and me and all the rest of the silent majority in this next election.
- 3 -
"So what we have to do is prove that 'Nixon can't win without Agnew. 111
Furthermore. said Lukens, "As John Wayne said in his letter, 'when
they smear and slander Agnew for his beliefs, they're smearing and slandering
our beliefs, too.' Many hundreds of thousands of Americans - - many millions
for that matter - - are not vocal nor violent. But, they wish to have their
thoughts and their views articulated. Mr. Agnew has demonstrated that he is
the one man who will voice their views and thoughts publicly."
As Chairman of AMERICANS FOR AGNEW, Lukens announced that Henry E.
Mooberry will be Executive Director of the committee with offices at: Suite 821,
1625 Eye Street, N.W., Washington, D. C.. 20006, Telephone:
.
###
(Board of Sponsors partial listing)
Lt. Gen. Edward M. Almond
U.S. Army (Ret.)
Alabama
Hon. Ralph Beerman
Former Congressman
Nebraska
Dr. George S. Benson, Pres. Emer.
Harding College
Arkansas
Mr. Paul Bentel
Author and Columnist
Florida
Hon. Spruille Braden
Former U.S. Ambasador
New York
Mrs. Katherine Kennedy Brown
Former Rep. Nat. Committeewoman
Ohio
Mrs. Anna Chennault
Business Executive
Washington. D. C.
- 4 -
Prof. Roy Colby
Colorado State College
Colorado
Mr. Charles Creighton
Business Executive
Florida
Prof. Gottfried Dietz
John Hopkins University
Maryland
Dr. Lev Dobriansky
Georgetown University
Washington, D. C.
Mr. Philip A. Guarino
Business Executive
Maryland
Dr. Walter Darnell Jacobs
Univ. of Maryland
Maryland
Prof. Anthony Kubek
University of Dallas
Texas
Mr. Phillip Y Abbott Luce
Author
/
Arixona
Hon. Donald E. Lukens
Former Congressman
Ohlo
Mr. Eugene Lyons
Editor, Reader's Digest
New York
Mr. Neil McCaffrey
Publisher
New York
Mr. J. Alan Mackay
/
Lawyer
Massachusetts
Prof. Thomas Molnar
Brooklyn College
New York
- 5 -
Dr. Robert Morris
University of Plano
Texas
Mr. Herbert Philbrock
Author
Washington, D. C.
Prof. David N. Rowe
Yale University
Connecticut
Prof. Edward J. Rozek
Univ. of Colorado
Colorado
Prof. Ernest van den Haag
New York University
New York
Prof. Eliseo Vivas
Rockford College
Illinois
Hon. Albert W. Watson
Former Congressman
South Carolina
Mr. John Wayne
Actor
California
Mr. Nathaniel Weyl
Author
Florida
,
COMMITTEE FOR THE RE-ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT
December 2, 1971
1701 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW
WASHINGTON. D C 20006
(202) 333-0920
CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Bob Haldeman has indicated that the President would like to
have Senator Peter Dominick participate in some of our plan-
ning efforts for the campaign. The President would like you
to meet with Dominick to discuss this role.
It would be my suggestion that the Political Issues Group,
which meets in Harry Dent's office on alternate Tuesdays,
might be an appropriate place for Senator Dominick to con-
tribute to our efforts. Bob Dole, Tom Evans and Ann Armstrong
are all invited to these meetings and, thus, there is some
precedent for having members from outside the White House
attend.
JEB S MAGRUDER
CONFIDENTIAL