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From Gordon Strachan to H.R. Haldeman. RE: Political Matters. 3 pgs. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 6/14/1972
From Richard L. Fore through Jeb S. Magruder to John N. Mitchell. RE: An Analysis of the McGovern Campaign Organization in the California Primary. 4 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/12/1972
Title" George C. Wallace (GCW) Status Report 6/9/72. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Report], 6/9/1973
From Harry Dent to John Mitchell (copy: H.R. Haldeman). This document discusses George C. Wallace and ballots. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/12/1972
Handwritten Note. This document discusses State Representatives, organizing, mailings, and polling. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], 6/13/1972
Handwritten Note. This document discusses poll meetings. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], 6/14/1972
From Bruce Kehrli to H.R. Haldeman (cc: Alexander P. Butterfield). RE: McGovern. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/12/1972
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Title" George C. Wallace (GCW) Status Report 6/9/72. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Report], 6/9/1973
From Harry Dent to John Mitchell (copy: H.R. Haldeman). This document discusses George C. Wallace and ballots. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/12/1972
Handwritten Note. This document discusses State Representatives, organizing, mailings, and polling. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], 6/13/1972
Handwritten Note. This document discusses poll meetings. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], 6/14/1972
From Bruce Kehrli to H.R. Haldeman (cc: Alexander P. Butterfield). RE: McGovern. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 6/12/1972
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6/14/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Gordon Strachan to H.R. Haldeman.
RE: Political Matters. 3 pgs.
32
6
6/12/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Richard L. Fore through Jeb S.
Magruder to John N. Mitchell. RE: An
Analysis of the McGovern Campaign
Organization in the California Primary. 4 pgs.
32
6
6/9/1973
Campaign
Report
Title" George C. Wallace (GCW) Status
Report 6/9/72. 1 pg.
32
6
6/12/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Harry Dent to John Mitchell (copy:
H.R. Haldeman). This document discusses
George C. Wallace and ballots. 1 pg.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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6/13/1972
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Handwritten Note. This document discusses
State Representatives, organizing, mailings,
and polling. 2 pgs.
32
6
6/14/1972
Campaign
Other Document
Handwritten Note. This document discusses
poll meetings. 1 pg.
32
6
6/12/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Bruce Kehrli to H.R. Haldeman (cc:
Alexander P. Butterfield). RE: McGovern. 2
pgs.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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Presidential Materials Review Board
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Private/Political GEORGE C WALLACE STATUS REPORT, 6/9/72
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Private/Political GEORGE C. WALLXE STATUS REPORT, 6/9/72
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Private/Political MEMO, DENT TO MITCHILL, 6/12/72
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Private/Political NOTES, -H- TICKETS 6/14/[72]
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Private/Political MEMO, KEHRLI TO HRH, 6/12/72
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTO.N
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
June 14, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
G
SUBJECT:
Political Matters
Finances
1) Herb Kalmbach returned from Europe yesterday.
At Stans' request he selected a European fundraising
chairman, Pier Talenti, a close friend of John Mitchell's
as well as the President. Talenti has'a 1,000 quota.
Kalmbach met his 10,000 quota and is resisting Stans'
efforts to have him accept another 3,000 quota. Kalmbach
is meeting with Ehrlichman in California today and hopes
to receive some "special, non-fundraising assignments".
2) Concerning the Stans-Nunn request to keypunch
the White House Support List (the 300,000 who have
written in supporting the President), you asked me to
check Dean. He responded on June 12 with his approval
to using these names for a direct mail fundraising effort
by Stans.
Recommendation
That you authorize Lee Nunn to have the White House Support
List keypunched for a mailing after the Democratic National
Committee Convention subject to your approval of the text
of the letter.
Approval
Disapproval
Comments
3) Sloan has discussed the suggestion of having the
publicly known contributors to the President appear on
the next public record with Stans. He is receptive and
will try to get a broad group with varying amounts to permit
their names Lo appear publicly on August 4, 1972.
- 2 -
John Mitchell
1) He addressed the 60 top people at 1701 this morning
for ten minutes. The tone was quite tough emphasizing that
1701 has been in the process of organizing and by and large
done a pretty good job. But now its nuts and bolts; forget
big meals, media and fun stuff. McGovern has an excellent
voter identification and canvassing operation. The staff
at 1701 that wants to work on registration and follow on
should get to work; others should leave. The transition
from planning to activation is complete.
2) Mitchell then introduced Rick Fore, who is a 26-
year old from Virginia, who worked in Shafron's Virginia
Lieutenant Governor campaign and was an assistant to
Congressman William Cramer (R-Fla.) and Phillip Crane (R-Ill.);
he now works directly for Bob Marik. Fore had completed an
analysis of the McGovern campaign (attached at Tab A). A
quick summary will indicate that McGovern will be a worthy
opponent: 40,000 volunteers in the field; 140 store front
headquarters, manned by volunteers seven days a week; three
computer centers monitoring the canvassing; two million
direct mail pieces; telephone banks to duplicate canvassing;
personally contacting 4 million of the 5.1 million Democrats.
3) Al Kaupinen described the new registration drive
system with Illinois as an example. Results will be
available July 8.
4) An updated talking paper incorporating the changes
you made on the June 12 talking paper is attached at Tab B.
You may want to cover some of the points in this Mitchell
talking paper with the Ehrlichman political group tomorrow
at 10 a.m.
Harry Dent
1) He had a long discussion with Bob Teeter about
the advertising slogan testing Dailey and Teeter are
conducting on "President Nixon - Now More Than Ever". Dent
was concerned that the slogan was too sophisticated for the
average man and you asked that it be tested. Results should
be available from Teeter next week.
2) Mitchell has not given Dent an answer on whether
John Rollins should conduct a special fundraising effort
for Governors and Senators we are interested in supporting.
- 3 -
3) Dent's main contact in the Wallace organization,
Tom Turnipseed, is convinced that Wallace will not run
on a third party ticket for physical as well as ballot
reasons. (Wallace ballot status summary is attached at
Tab C.) Dent is trying to obtain information on the
McGovern-Wallace meeting.
Lyn Nofziger
Discussion with Nofziger on June 13 developed several
points:
1) Although Governor Reagan is unhappy about Finch
moving to California, Lyn claims he won't worry about it
and will use him in the campaign;
2) The 29,000 volunteers developed by the direct
mail effort will be used for precinct organization, while
the regular party will conduct registration. (I got the
impression that very little was in fact happening.) ;
3) He still has problems with 1701 because "it never
went together very well", but believes Mardian is a very
positive addition;
4) He complains that Bill Horton has not delivered
on several requests and is now taking a five week vacation;
5) California Democrats and Independents will not
come out and support the President.
Committee for the Re-election of the President
MEMORANDUM
June 12, 1972
CONFIDENTIAL/EYES ONLY
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE HONORABLE JOHN N. MITCHELL
THROUGH:
JEB S. MAGRUDER
FROM:
RICHARD L. FORE
SUBJECT:
An Analysis of the McGovern Campaign
Organization in the California Primary
Attached you will find a report on the McGovern Campaign
Organization that is a result of my observations while in
California.
CONFIDENTIAL/EYES ONLY
ANALYSIS OF THE McGOVERN CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION
IN THE CALIFORNIA PRIMARY
GENERAL ORGANIZATION
Many of McGovern's national campaign staff arrived in California
as early as October, 1971 to raise money, recruit volunteers, and
build an organization for the June, 1972 primary. By May of this
year, Senator George McGovern already had between 20,000 and 40,000
Volunteers working in the precincts of California.
The McGovern staff operated from three central headquarters in
California: the Southern California Headquarters in Los Angeles,
the Northern California Headquarters in San Francisco, and the
State Headquarters in Los Angeles. In addition, the McGovern
organization took their campaign to the people with 140 store
front headquarters located over the entire state (Tab A). Most
of the headquarters were located on an assembly district basis with
full time volunteers manning the store front operations 7 days
a week, 13 hours a day including holidays.
In most areas the store front headquarters were staffed by semi-
professional organizers (McGovern volunteers who had been through
primaries in other states and who had a firm grasp of grassroot
politics) and local California volunteers who will be the trained
organizers for the general election in November. The store front
headquarters' staff were articulate, bright, and extremely effective
organizers who placed major emphasis on canvassing.
VOTER IDENTIFICATION
The McGovern staff began their voter identification program by
securing lists of registered Democrats. These names were fed ínto
a computer which generated a computer print out of the registered
Democratic voters, with telephone numbers. The format of the computer
print out was such that it could be used for door-to-door canvassing
and telephoning. It was developed in precinct walking order with an
area for marking a coded response: (1) strong McGovern, (2) leaning
McGovern, (3) undecided, (4) anti or leaning against McGovern. Another
area of the print out was reserved for issues and comments (Tab B).
McGovern volunteers placed each computer print out into a McGovern '72
Precinct Campaign Kit which gave instructions for door-to-door canvassers.
The general rules emphasized that all precincts should be walked, not
telephoned. Specific instructions included a canvass conversation and
coding procedure (Tab C).
- 2 -
Each McGovern '72 Precinct Campaign Kit was enclosed in an envelope
with a map of the precinct attached to the outside (Tab D). The
envelope also contained McGovern literature, bumper stickers, and an
identification badge. The kits were distributed to the appropriate
assembly district store front headquarters.
For the most part, precinct captains were not designated for canvassing.
Blitz teams and individual "walk-in" volunteers were assigned precincts.
The McGovern Campaign found that while it was difficult to recruit
a precinct captain who would take full responsibility for each precinct,
it was much easier to find a volunteer who would give 4 to 6 hours to
canvass a precinct (Tab E).
The McGovern staff maintained strict accountability and control over
all canvassers. Specific times were designated for returning the
McGovern '72 Precinct Campaign Kit. Control Boards were used in
store front headquarters so that the staff could determine the status
of canvassing at any time.
Volunteers also used telephone banks to canvass voters. Telephoning
did not substitute for door-to-door voter identification. Its
purpose was to supplement and often duplicate the door-to-door canvass.
Although the telephone banks were not located in the store front head-
quarters, close coordination existed with telephone banks reporting
the results of their day's work to the staff of the store front operation.
The state level staff also used a telephone bank in the Central Head-
quarters to call local headquarters across the state and check on the
status of canvassing. This served as both a check and prodding mechanism.
In addition, state field staff made regular trips to local headquarters
to assist in problem areas and provide an additional system of control
and accountability.
When the volunteers completed canvassing and returned the McGovern '72
Precinct Campaign Kit, the computer print outs that had been coded were
sent to the computer center so that "personalized" computer letters
could be mailed to those identified in the canvass as being favorable
or undecided. After all information from the canvass had been fed into
the computer, the print outs were returned to the local headquarters
within five days for recanvassing purposes. During the last days of
the campaign, headquarters' volunteers hand addressed mailings to those
who were canvassed because there was not sufficient time for computerized
letters.
Most canvassing had been completed a week before election day. The
last week of the campaign was used to recanvass "not at homes" and
undecideds.
- 3 -
GET OUT THE VOTE (VOTER TURN CUT)
Computer centers generated a second print out on the Sunday before
election day (Tab F). These print outs of the 1, 2, and 3's -
favorable, leaning favorable, and undecided, were enclosed in a
Democratic Presidential Primary Election Canvass Kit. (Tab G).
Volunteers used these kits to go door-to-door and to call voters
reminding them to vote. Volunteers offered rides to the polls
and baby sitters to those at home. Volunteers left door knob
hangers indicating the appropriate polling place to those not at
home (Tab H).
ADDITIONAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES
Although the McGovern staff and volunteers concentrated primarily on
voter identification and voter turn out, the following activities
were also well planned and coordinated.
RALLIES: McGovern staff and volunteers used leaflets and sound
trucks to promote McGovern speaking events, headquarters openings,
etc. well in advance of the day of the event (Tab I). Because of
the importance of their assigned task, McGovern volunteers engaged
in canvassing were asked not to attend rallies.
DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS: McGovern volunteers followed à well planned
program for saturating the entire state with bumper stickers, posters,
and brochures which were brief and to the point. (Tab J).
VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT: McGovern headquarters' staff was composed of
volunteers of all ages who were cordial and extremely effective in
recruiting other volunteers. Most prospective volunteers who entered
a McGovern headquarters were recruited immediately and asked to do the
most meaningful work - canvassing.
CONCLUSION
As indicated throughout this analysis, canvassing for voter identification
and get-out-the-vote was the highest priority in the McGovern campaign
in the California Primary. As a result, 20,000 to 40,000 volunteers
effectively canvassed 4 million of the 5.1 million voters in 19,000
of the 23,000 precincts in a state that was thought to be too large
to organize. Just as in other primary states, the McGovern campaign
organization has left behind a residual force of trained volunteers
in California for the general election.
GEORGE C. WALLACE (GCW)
Mo.
Yes
New party
Potition:
7/31
STATUS REPORT: 6/9/72
(See text)
CAN
AS
Mont.
Yes
AP
Convention
9/23
GCW
CANDIDATE
ACTION
STATE
RUN
OF
REQUIRED
DATE
Ncb.
No
All applicable filing dates presed.
Ala.
Yes
AIP
Convention
9/9
Nev.
Yes
Now party
Petition:
7/7
6,882 sigs.
Alas.
Yes
AIP
Request
8/10
Ariz.
Petition:11
Yes
New Party
7/14
N.H.
Yes
AP
Certify
7/13
last vote
Ark.
Yes
AIP
Convention
9/4-9/24
N.J.
Yes
AP
Already
qualified
Cal.
Yes
AIP
Certifica-
Open
tion
N.M.
Yes
AIP
Certify &
9/12
Petition:
Colo.
Yes
New party
Petition:
9/24
3% last
300 sigs.
vote
Conn.
Yes
George
Nom. papers
9/20
N.Y.
Yes
Indep.
Petition:
Wallace
8/28-31
Party
20,000 sigs.
Del.
Yes
AIP
Convention & 7/22
N.C.
Yes
AP
National
(See text)
Certify
9/1
Convention
D.C.
Yes
New party
Petition:
8/15
N.D.
Yes
New party
Petition:
9/29
260,000 sigs.
300 sigs.
Fla.
Yes
New party
Potition:
8/15
Ohio
Yes
AIP
Convention
3/25
1% last
Okla.
Yes
AP
vote
Convention
8/10
Ga.
Convention &
5/9
Ore.
No
Yes
AIP
Ran in primary and lost.
Potition:
6/14
Pa.
No (See All applicable filing dates passed.
98,022 sigs.
text)
Hawaii
Yes
New party
Petition:
6/9
R.I.
Yes
Indep.
Petition:
7/28.
18 reg.
500 sigs.
voters
S.C.
Yes
AP
Certify
10/4
Idaho
Yes
AIP
Convention
6/30
S.D.
Yes
Indep.
Petition:
9/2
III.
Yes
New party
Petition:
7/31-8/7
2% prior
vote
25,000 sigs.
Tenn.
Yes
AP
Convention
Ind.
See
New Party
Petition:
9/1
9/7
text
8,500 sigs.
Tex.
Yes
New party
Petition:
7/2
Iowa
Yes
AIP
Convention
8/4-9/3
22,300 sigs.
& Convention 9/19
Kans.
Yes
Consorvative
Convention
6/20
Utah
Yes
AIP
Convention
7/31
Kty.
Yes
A?
Already
Vt.
Yes
New party
Petition:
9/20
qualified
1,535 sigs.
La.
Yes
AP
Certify
9/18
Va.
Yes
AIP
Petition:
9/8
Me.
Yes
New party
Petition:
6/19
9,105 sigs.
Wn.
3,254 sigs.
Yes
New party
Convention &
9/19
Petition:
Md.
No
No Certificate of Candidacy Filed
9/26
100 sigs.
Mass.
Yes
New Party
Petition:
7/5
W. Va.
No
56,038 sigs.
All applicable filing dates passed.
Wisc.
Yes
AP
Mich.
No (See
Ran in primary and lost.
Already
qualified
text)
Wyo.
Yes
Yes
New party
Petition:
7/5-9/12
Indep.
Petition:
9/27
Minn.
2,000 sigs.
5,815 sigs.
(See text)
Miss.
Yes
New party
Petition:
9/27
1,000 sigs.
June 12, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JOHN MITCHELL
FROM:
HARRY DENT Dad
Tom Turnipseed is substantially convinced Wallace
will not run a third party effort for physical as
well as ballot position reasons. He says John Decarlo,
who is handling ballot position for Wallace, does not
believe they can get on more than 30 state ballots now
even with AIP help. Turnipseed told Decarlo he was
thinking of joining the Nixon effort if Wallace did
not run on the third ticket and Decarlo agreed this
would be the thing to do.
Turnipseed says Decarlo is the only knowledgeable
attorney type in the Wallace camp. He is an assistant
district attorney in Jefferson County and expects to
be named a state judge by Wallace.
Turnipseed can do nothing until after the Demo convention
but is willing to go all out thereafter.
copy: H.R.Haldeman
6/13
notwont worry about R Fin
state, bregs Goc
but can't worry use
aim where we can
- Mail - went very well
-Brand new precents organing
Donnelley - very bad
- - need Precinet Organis + WO Blets's
all Volunteers
Reps beel only
mailed to Reps
- Dems + Inds went
come rushing to P
but after Conven
Bettej now" nolon 7"goafter "me G
- if attack want me G dont
Hold off until often Concen
- won't mere to Center"
- P doing so well portudy,
- Horten - not a hell of a lot
contrast is levely
really great
5 was baca across country
- Opposed management types.
1701- letter al Mardian,
-never went together
certse well didn't
aote to een
note comp W/expertic
but not poes
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J8m re conl/ol of Men eap pie's
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Joha H H Ial Paper
1sr. 200 for Geoge - today.
A C - Connie Stuart to
properdizing Convention +170 all
- Housing in convention.
Chico - refne Kristine
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 12, 1972
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
BRUCE KEHRLI BAK
SUBJECT:
McGovern
Please note the attached comments from the June 12 Weekend News
Review,
Magruder and John Mitchell are aware of this comment from Lyn
Nofziger and will reprimand him for it.
cc: Alexander P. Butterfield
16
Semple, in NY Times, writes that "the men who are running
RN's re-election campaign seem to worry about the prospect of
a McG candidacy the closer they get to McG himself". While
nat aides are confident they can pin 'radical' tag on George,
Semple says others in primary states are cautious. One Calif.
RN worker said: "Contrived or real, McG is projecting an
impression of freshness, seriousness of purpose and candor,
building himself for a direct confrontation with the old politics
in Nov. 11 H. Itis good to run seared but
His stupid to put out their line
Semple, in earlier piecel says "the suspicion is that RN is
richly enjoying the commotion" caused by his refusal to specify
VP. He adds that new Connally mission, tho, has prompted some
to ask if they aren't being conned "by a Pres whose taste for little
surprises and grand theatre is beginning to make even the great
Lyndon look like an amateur. Semple says WH staff feel VP Agnew
will be on the ticket, but writers feels that the VP's ambiguity
about whether he really wants the top job may affect RN's choice.
Furguson writes that primary results "say clearly that moods
and personalities matter far more to the voter in 1972 than issues and
events". Thus RN, whose doing all he can to influence issues and
events, may still face problems. RN "will be open to just the same
kind of damaging contrast with McG" as HHH was in Calif. says Ernest.
NY Times magazine has article by Rice on Sen. Smith of Maine.
She faces a tough primary and/or reelection campaign, says author,
as many feel she's old or hasn't done enough for Maine.
C.S. Monitor's Strout writes that the "much-criticized US
presidential primary system seems once more to have vindicated
itself". Its cruel but effective ordeal by publicity has cut down the
supposed front-runner, and brought another from obscurity into lead.
And further, primaries have delineated the "major issue of the
campaign the depth of the current of unrest and dissatisfaction
running through US". "Many criticize Presidential primaries but
it's hard to find an alternative", he concludes.