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To: Gordon Strachan. From: Peter Dailey. Personal thank you letter. 1 pg [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 11/8/1972

To: Donald Dwight. From: Richard Nixon. Thank you note for Massachusetts Committee for the Re-Election of the President. 3 pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/8/1972

To: H. R. Haldeman. From: Charles Colson. RE: Attached memorandum for the President.1 pg [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/4/1972

To: The President. From: Charles Colson. RE: The last 72 hours campaign. 1 pg [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/4/1972

To: H. R. Haldeman. From: Gordon Strachan. RE: Campaign reading. 2pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/2/1972

To: Clark MacGregor. From: Fred Malek. RE: Canvassing results. 16 pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/1/1972

To: Clark MacGregor. From: Fred Malek. RE: Report on "Get Out The Vote" Kick off. 10pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/1/1972

Evans-Novak Politcal Report. 9pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Report], 10/31/1972

To: H. R Haldeman. From: Gordon Strachen. RE: Request for Presidential telegram to Rayford Price. 1pg [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/3/1972

To: Jerry Jones. From: Dave Allen. RE: Presidential telegram to Rayford Price. 9pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/2/1972

To: H. R. Haldeman. From: John McLaughlin. RE: Audio-Feed. 1pg. Campaign [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/31/1972

Handwritten notes: Tape to CBS Radio. 1pg [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date

To: Chuck Colson. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: Potential speech for the Vice President. With attached speech, 4 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/27/1972

To: H. R. Haldeman. From: Harry Dent. RE: Harry Byrd to endorse the President. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/26/1972

To: Alex Butterfield. From: Gordon Strachan. RE: Clear the text of radio tape endorsements. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/25/1972

To: Ray Price. From: Dave Gergen. RE: Endorsement tapes. 2pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/21/1972

To: Cale. From Caleb Boggs. RE: Endorsement letter. 2pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 10/17/1972

To: Chuck Colson. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: Attack on McGovern's peace by surrender, Vietnam. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/26/1972

To: Dwight Chapin. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: Chicago and California campaign car escort. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/26/1972

To: Chuck Colson. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: Preparing for election analysis. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/26/1972

To: Jeb MacGruder. From: Dwight L. Chapin. RE: Failed Re-Elector. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/26/1972

To: Chuck Colson. From: Gordon Strachan. RE: Publicity for the President's Supporters. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/30/1972

To: H. R. Haldeman. From: Gordan Strachan. RE: North Carolina Senate Race. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/30/1972

To: Dwight Chapin. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: President's visit to San Clemenete, CA. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/30/1972

Action Paper. RE: Presidential calls. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], 10/30/1972

To: Bob Marik. From: Dave Gergen. RE: Telegrams from the President. 1pg. Campaign [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/30/1972

Draft telegram from Richard Nixon. RE: Telephone centers. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date

Draft telegram from Richard Nixon to State and County CREP Chairman. RE: Final days of the campaign. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], 10/27/1972

To: Gordon Strachan (H). From: Dave Gergen. RE: Suggested telegram for State and local CRP chariman. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/27/1972

Final draft telegram from Richard Nixon to State and County CREP Chairman. RE: Final days of the campaign. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], 10/27/1972

To: Gordon Strachan (H). From: Dave Gergen. RE: Telegram for state and local CREP Chairman. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/25/1972

Draft telegram from Richard Nixon to State CREP Chairman. RE:Final days of the campaign. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date

Action memo. RE: Send a wire from the President to CREP Chairmen of state and local committees. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/17/1972

To: Clark MacGregor & H. R. Haldman. Through: Jeb S. Magruder. From: Robert H. Marik. RE: Presidential telegrams to telephone centers. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/27/1972

Draft telegram. To: The volunteers at the telephone center. From: Richard Nixon. RE: Final days of the campaign. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date

To: Bob Marik. From: Dave Gergen. RE: Draft telegram for the telephone centers. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/27/1972

Draft telegram. To: Telephone centers. From: Richard Nixon. RE: Final days of the campaign. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date

To: H. R. Haldman. From: Gordon Strachan. RE: California endorsements. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/2/1972

To: H.R. Haldman. From: Gordon Strachan. RE: memo for Chuck Colson. 1pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 10/31/1972

To: Chuck Colson. From: H. R. Haldman. RE: Attack on McGovern. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/26/1972

To: H. R. Haldman. Via: Dwight L. Chapin. From: Stephen Bull. RE: Presidential participation in election night program. 3pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/30/1972

To: H. R. Haldeman. From: Eugene S. Cowen. RE: internal memo from President ABC News. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/23/1972

To: ABC News election staff. From: Elmer W. Lower. RE: How ABC will tabulate election results and how winners will be "projected". 3pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/9/1972

To: Gordon Strachan. From: T. W. Evans. RE: New York Times front page, notes for the President. With attached copy of the front page. 2pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/2/1972

Personal schedule for Clark MacGragor. 1pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Other Document], 11/1/1972

To: H. R. Haldeman. From: Presidential endorsements and telegrams. 2pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/25/1972

Handwritten note. To: Goron Strachan. From: E. RE: President's letters to congressional candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/25/1972

To: Congressional candidates. From. E. D. Failor. RE: President's letters to congrssional candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/18/1972

To: Bill Timmons & Chuck Colson. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: President's letters to congressional candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/12/1972

Handwritten note. To: Gordon Strachan. From: William E. Timmons. RE: Question about attached memo RE: Support telegrams for senatorial candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/24/1972

To: Bob Morgan. From: Dave Gergen. RE: Support telegrams for senatorial candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/23/1972

Suggested telegram from Richard Nixon RE: Voting on election day. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date

Handwritten note. To: Bill Timmons. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: Presidential endorsements. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/15/1972

To: H. R. Haldeman. From: William Timmons. RE: Presidential endorsements. 3pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/15/1972

To: Bill Timmons. Through: Roland Elliot. From: Mary Ann Allin. RE: endorsement letters to congrssional candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/13/1972

To: Bill Timmons. Via: Roland Elliot. From: Mary Ann Allin. RE: Presidential letters of endorsement to congressional candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/5/1972

List of incumbent Republican members who have been endorsed to date. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Report], 9/1/1972

List of incumbent Republican members who face september Primary challenges. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Report], 9/1/1972

2nd revision of letter to congrssional candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 9/7/1972

Handwritten note RE: endorsement letter for congressional candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], 10/24/1972

To: Mr. DuBovik. From: Harry S. Dent. RE: Presidential endorsements. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 10/24/1972

To: Gordon Strachen. From: William Timmons. RE: Presidential letters. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/23/1972

To: Harry Dent. From: Robert Flanigan. RE: Endorsement letter signed by President Nixon. With proposed draft attached. 2pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/19/1972

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This file contains: To: Gordon Strachan. From: Peter Dailey. Personal thank you letter. 1 pg [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 11/8/1972 To: Donald Dwight. From: Richard Nixon. Thank you note for Massachusetts Committee for the Re-Election of the President. 3 pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/8/1972 To: H. R. Haldeman. From: Charles Colson. RE: Attached memorandum for the President.1 pg [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/4/1972 To: The President. From: Charles Colson. RE: The last 72 hours campaign. 1 pg [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/4/1972 To: H. R. Haldeman. From: Gordon Strachan. RE: Campaign reading. 2pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/2/1972 To: Clark MacGregor. From: Fred Malek. RE: Canvassing results. 16 pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/1/1972 To: Clark MacGregor. From: Fred Malek. RE: Report on "Get Out The Vote" Kick off. 10pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/1/1972 Evans-Novak Politcal Report. 9pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Report], 10/31/1972 To: H. R Haldeman. From: Gordon Strachen. RE: Request for Presidential telegram to Rayford Price. 1pg [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/3/1972 To: Jerry Jones. From: Dave Allen. RE: Presidential telegram to Rayford Price. 9pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/2/1972 To: H. R. Haldeman. From: John McLaughlin. RE: Audio-Feed. 1pg. Campaign [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/31/1972 Handwritten notes: Tape to CBS Radio. 1pg [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date To: Chuck Colson. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: Potential speech for the Vice President. With attached speech, 4 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/27/1972 To: H. R. Haldeman. From: Harry Dent. RE: Harry Byrd to endorse the President. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/26/1972 To: Alex Butterfield. From: Gordon Strachan. RE: Clear the text of radio tape endorsements. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/25/1972 To: Ray Price. From: Dave Gergen. RE: Endorsement tapes. 2pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/21/1972 To: Cale. From Caleb Boggs. RE: Endorsement letter. 2pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 10/17/1972 To: Chuck Colson. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: Attack on McGovern's peace by surrender, Vietnam. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/26/1972 To: Dwight Chapin. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: Chicago and California campaign car escort. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/26/1972 To: Chuck Colson. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: Preparing for election analysis. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/26/1972 To: Jeb MacGruder. From: Dwight L. Chapin. RE: Failed Re-Elector. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/26/1972 To: Chuck Colson. From: Gordon Strachan. RE: Publicity for the President's Supporters. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/30/1972 To: H. R. Haldeman. From: Gordan Strachan. RE: North Carolina Senate Race. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/30/1972 To: Dwight Chapin. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: President's visit to San Clemenete, CA. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/30/1972 Action Paper. RE: Presidential calls. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], 10/30/1972 To: Bob Marik. From: Dave Gergen. RE: Telegrams from the President. 1pg. Campaign [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/30/1972 Draft telegram from Richard Nixon. RE: Telephone centers. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date Draft telegram from Richard Nixon to State and County CREP Chairman. RE: Final days of the campaign. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], 10/27/1972 To: Gordon Strachan (H). From: Dave Gergen. RE: Suggested telegram for State and local CRP chariman. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/27/1972 Final draft telegram from Richard Nixon to State and County CREP Chairman. RE: Final days of the campaign. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], 10/27/1972 To: Gordon Strachan (H). From: Dave Gergen. RE: Telegram for state and local CREP Chairman. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/25/1972 Draft telegram from Richard Nixon to State CREP Chairman. RE:Final days of the campaign. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date Action memo. RE: Send a wire from the President to CREP Chairmen of state and local committees. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/17/1972 To: Clark MacGregor & H. R. Haldman. Through: Jeb S. Magruder. From: Robert H. Marik. RE: Presidential telegrams to telephone centers. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/27/1972 Draft telegram. To: The volunteers at the telephone center. From: Richard Nixon. RE: Final days of the campaign. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date To: Bob Marik. From: Dave Gergen. RE: Draft telegram for the telephone centers. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/27/1972 Draft telegram. To: Telephone centers. From: Richard Nixon. RE: Final days of the campaign. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date To: H. R. Haldman. From: Gordon Strachan. RE: California endorsements. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/2/1972 To: H.R. Haldman. From: Gordon Strachan. RE: memo for Chuck Colson. 1pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 10/31/1972 To: Chuck Colson. From: H. R. Haldman. RE: Attack on McGovern. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/26/1972 To: H. R. Haldman. Via: Dwight L. Chapin. From: Stephen Bull. RE: Presidential participation in election night program. 3pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/30/1972 To: H. R. Haldeman. From: Eugene S. Cowen. RE: internal memo from President ABC News. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/23/1972 To: ABC News election staff. From: Elmer W. Lower. RE: How ABC will tabulate election results and how winners will be "projected". 3pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/9/1972 To: Gordon Strachan. From: T. W. Evans. RE: New York Times front page, notes for the President. With attached copy of the front page. 2pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 11/2/1972 Personal schedule for Clark MacGragor. 1pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Other Document], 11/1/1972 To: H. R. Haldeman. From: Presidential endorsements and telegrams. 2pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/25/1972 Handwritten note. To: Goron Strachan. From: E. RE: President's letters to congressional candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/25/1972 To: Congressional candidates. From. E. D. Failor. RE: President's letters to congrssional candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/18/1972 To: Bill Timmons & Chuck Colson. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: President's letters to congressional candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/12/1972 Handwritten note. To: Gordon Strachan. From: William E. Timmons. RE: Question about attached memo RE: Support telegrams for senatorial candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/24/1972 To: Bob Morgan. From: Dave Gergen. RE: Support telegrams for senatorial candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/23/1972 Suggested telegram from Richard Nixon RE: Voting on election day. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], no date Handwritten note. To: Bill Timmons. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: Presidential endorsements. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/15/1972 To: H. R. Haldeman. From: William Timmons. RE: Presidential endorsements. 3pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/15/1972 To: Bill Timmons. Through: Roland Elliot. From: Mary Ann Allin. RE: endorsement letters to congrssional candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/13/1972 To: Bill Timmons. Via: Roland Elliot. From: Mary Ann Allin. RE: Presidential letters of endorsement to congressional candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 9/5/1972 List of incumbent Republican members who have been endorsed to date. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Report], 9/1/1972 List of incumbent Republican members who face september Primary challenges. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Report], 9/1/1972 2nd revision of letter to congrssional candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 9/7/1972 Handwritten note RE: endorsement letter for congressional candidates. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Other Document], 10/24/1972 To: Mr. DuBovik. From: Harry S. Dent. RE: Presidential endorsements. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 10/24/1972 To: Gordon Strachen. From: William Timmons. RE: Presidential letters. 1pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/23/1972 To: Harry Dent. From: Robert Flanigan. RE: Endorsement letter signed by President Nixon. With proposed draft attached. 2pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/19/1972

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Richard Nixon Presidential Library Contested Materials Collection Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 39 3 11/8/1972 Personal Letter To: Gordon Strachan. From: Peter Dailey. Personal thank you letter. 1 pg 39 3 11/8/1972 Campaign Memo To: Donald Dwight. From: Richard Nixon. Thank you note for Massachusetts Committee for the Re-Election of the President. 3 pgs 39 3 11/4/1972 Campaign Memo To: H.R. Haldeman. From: Charles Colson. RE: Attached memorandum for the President. 1 pg 39 3 11/4/1972 Campaign Memo To: The President. From: Charles Colson. RE: The last 72 hours campaign. 1 pg Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Page 1 of 13 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 39 3 11/2/1972 Campaign Memo To: H.R. Haldeman. From: Gordon Strachan. RE: Campaign reading. 2pgs. 39 3 11/1/1972 Campaign Memo To: Clark MacGregor. From: Fred Malek. RE: Canvassing results. 16 pgs 39 3 11/1/1972 Campaign Memo To: Clark MacGregor. From: Fred Malek. RE: Report on "Get Out The Vote" Kick off. 10pgs 39 3 10/31/1972 Campaign Report Evans-Novak Politcal Report. 9pgs. 39 3 11/3/1972 Campaign Memo To: H. R Haldeman. From: Gordon Strachen. RE: Request for Presidential telegram to Rayford Price. 1pg Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Page 2 of 13 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 39 3 11/2/1972 Campaign Memo To: Jerry Jones. From: Dave Allen. RE: Presidential telegram to Rayford Price. 9pgs. 39 3 10/31/1972 Campaign Memo To: H.R. Haldeman. From: John McLaughlin. RE: Audio-Feed. 1pg. 39 3 Campaign Other Document Handwritten notes: Tape to CBS Radio. 1pg 39 3 10/27/1972 Campaign Memo To: Chuck Colson. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: Potential speech for the Vice President. With attached speech, 4 pgs. 39 3 10/26/1972 Campaign Memo To: H.R. Haldeman. From: Harry Dent. RE: Harry Byrd to endorse the President. 1pg. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Page 3 of 13 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 39 3 10/25/1972 Campaign Memo To: Alex Butterfield. From: Gordon Strachan. RE: Clear the text of radio tape endorsements. 1pg. 39 3 10/21/1972 Campaign Memo To: Ray Price. From: Dave Gergen. RE: Endorsement tapes. 2pgs. 39 3 10/17/1972 Campaign Letter To: Cale. From Caleb Boggs. RE: Endorsement letter. 2pgs. 39 3 10/26/1972 Campaign Memo To: Chuck Colson. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: Attack on McGovern's peace by surrender, Vietnam. 1 pg. 39 3 10/26/1972 Campaign Memo To: Dwight Chapin. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: Chicago and California campaign car escort. 1pg. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Page 4 of 13 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 39 3 10/26/1972 Campaign Memo To: Chuck Colson. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: Preparing for election analysis. 1pg. 39 3 10/26/1972 Campaign Memo To: Jeb MacGruder. From: Dwight L. Chapin. RE: Failed Re-Elector. 1pg. 39 3 10/30/1972 Campaign Memo To: Chuck Colson. From: Gordon Strachan. RE: Publicity for the President's Supporters. 1 pg. 39 3 10/30/1972 Campaign Memo To: H.R. Haldeman. From: Gordan Strachan. RE: North Carolina Senate Race. 1pg. 39 3 10/30/1972 Campaign Memo To: Dwight Chapin. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: President's visit to San Clemenete, CA. 1pg. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Page 5 of 13 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 39 3 10/30/1972 Campaign Other Document Action Paper. RE: Presidential calls. 1pg. 39 3 10/30/1972 Campaign Memo To: Bob Marik. From: Dave Gergen. RE: Telegrams from the President. 1pg. 39 3 Campaign Other Document Draft telegram from Richard Nixon. RE: Telephone centers. 1pg. 39 3 10/27/1972 Campaign Other Document Draft telegram from Richard Nixon to State and County CREP Chairman. RE: Final days of the campaign. 1pg. 39 3 10/27/1972 Campaign Memo To: Gordon Strachan (H). From: Dave Gergen. RE: Suggested telegram for State and local CRP chariman. 1pg. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Page 6 of 13 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 39 3 10/27/1972 Campaign Other Document Final draft telegram from Richard Nixon to State and County CREP Chairman. RE: Final days of the campaign. 1pg. 39 3 10/25/1972 Campaign Memo To: Gordon Strachan (H). From: Dave Gergen. RE: Telegram for state and local CREP Chairman. 1pg. 39 3 Campaign Other Document Draft telegram from Richard Nixon to State CREP Chairman. RE:Final days of the campaign. 1pg. 39 3 10/17/1972 Campaign Memo Action memo. RE: Send a wire from the President to CREP Chairmen of state and local committees. 1pg. 39 3 10/27/1972 Campaign Memo To: Clark MacGregor & H. R. Haldman. Through: Jeb S. Magruder. From: Robert H. Marik. RE: Presidential telegrams to telephone centers. 1pg. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Page 7 of 13 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 39 3 Campaign Other Document Draft telegram. To: The volunteers at the telephone center. From: Richard Nixon. RE: Final days of the campaign. 1pg. 39 3 10/27/1972 Campaign Memo To: Bob Marik. From: Dave Gergen. RE: Draft telegram for the telephone centers. 1pg. 39 3 Campaign Other Document Draft telegram. To: Telephone centers. From: Richard Nixon. RE: Final days of the campaign. 1pg. 39 3 11/2/1972 Campaign Memo To: H. R. Haldman. From: Gordon Strachan. RE: California endorsements. 1pg. 39 3 10/31/1972 White House Staff Memo To: H.R. Haldman. From: Gordon Strachan. RE: memo for Chuck Colson. 1pg. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Page 8 of 13 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 39 3 10/26/1972 Campaign Memo To: Chuck Colson. From: H. R. Haldman. RE: Attack on McGovern. 1pg. 39 3 10/30/1972 Campaign Memo To: H.R. Haldman. Via: Dwight L. Chapin. From: Stephen Bull. RE: Presidential participation in election night program. 3pgs. 39 3 10/23/1972 Campaign Memo To: H. R. Haldeman. From: Eugene S. Cowen. RE: internal memo from President ABC News. 1pg. 39 3 10/9/1972 Campaign Memo To: ABC News election staff. From: Elmer W. Lower. RE: How ABC will tabulate election results and how winners will be "projected". 3pgs. 39 3 11/2/1972 Campaign Memo To: Gordon Strachan. From: T. W. Evans. RE: New York Times front page, notes for the President. With attached copy of the front page. 2pgs. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Page 9 of 13 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 39 3 11/1/1972 White House Staff Other Document Personal schedule for Clark MacGragor. 1pg. 39 3 10/25/1972 Campaign Memo To: H.R. Haldeman. From: Presidential endorsements and telegrams. 2pgs. 39 3 10/25/1972 Campaign Memo Handwritten note. To: Goron Strachan. From: E. RE: President's letters to congressional candidates. 1pg. 39 3 10/18/1972 Campaign Memo To: Congressional candidates. From. E.D. Failor. RE: President's letters to congrssional candidates. 1pg. 39 3 10/12/1972 Campaign Memo To: Bill Timmons & Chuck Colson. From: H.R. Haldeman. RE: President's letters to congressional candidates. 1pg. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Page 10 of 13 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 39 3 10/24/1972 Campaign Memo Handwritten note. To: Gordon Strachan. From: William E. Timmons. RE: Question about attached memo RE: Support telegrams for senatorial candidates. 1pg. 39 3 10/23/1972 Campaign Memo To: Bob Morgan. From: Dave Gergen. RE: Support telegrams for senatorial candidates. 1pg. 39 3 Campaign Other Document Suggested telegram from Richard Nixon RE: Voting on election day. 1pg. 39 3 9/15/1972 Campaign Memo Handwritten note. To: Bill Timmons. From: H.R. Haldeman. RE: Presidential endorsements. 1pg. 39 3 9/15/1972 Campaign Memo To: H. R. Haldeman. From: William Timmons. RE: Presidential endorsements. 3pgs. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Page 11 of 13 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 39 3 9/13/1972 Campaign Memo To: Bill Timmons. Through: Roland Elliot. From: Mary Ann Allin. RE: endorsement letters to congrssional candidates. 1pg. 39 3 9/5/1972 Campaign Memo To: Bill Timmons. Via: Roland Elliot. From: Mary Ann Allin. RE: Presidential letters of endorsement to congressional candidates. 1pg. 39 3 9/1/1972 Campaign Report List of incumbent Republican members who have been endorsed to date. 1pg. 39 3 9/1/1972 Campaign Report List of incumbent Republican members who face september Primary challenges. 1pg. 39 3 9/7/1972 Campaign Letter 2nd revision of letter to congrssional candidates. 1pg. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Page 12 of 13 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 39 3 10/24/1972 Campaign Other Document Handwritten note RE: endorsement letter for congressional candidates. 1pg. 39 3 10/24/1972 Campaign Letter To: Mr. DuBovik. From: Harry S. Dent. RE: Presidential endorsements. 1pg. 39 3 10/23/1972 Campaign Memo To: Gordon Strachen. From: William Timmons. RE: Presidential letters. 1pg. 39 3 10/19/1972 Campaign Memo To: Harry Dent. From: Robert Flanigan. RE: Endorsement letter signed by President Nixon. With proposed draft attached. 2pgs. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Page 13 of 13 PETER H. DAILEY November 8, 1972 Mr. Gordon Strachan Staff Assistant to H. R. Haldeman The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20500 Dear Gordon: Six months ago, who would have thought it would end this way? Fantastic! Many thanks for your patience, good humor and cooperation. You made a difficult task almost easy. I'm sure the future holds many great things for you, Gordon. And if I can be of any help along the way, don't hesitate to call on me. The invitation to the SC-UCLA game still holds. I always enjoy collecting big game bets "eyeball to eyeball", so I hope you can come. My best to Christine. Best regards, Sate L. Gordon needs approval on the attached. ok 0 P. November 8, 1972 STRAIGHTWIRE Honorable Donald Dwight Mrs. Charles Malone Co-Chairmen Massachusetts Committee for the Re-Election of the President 77 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 While Massachusetts did not come in the Presidential winner column for us last night, I know the tremendous challenge we faced in the Bay State, and we are all heartened by the gains we made over the returns of four years ago. I am deeply grateful for your remarkable spirit and dedication to our cause. You and all who worked with you have my heartfelt appreciation and warm wishes always. RICHARD NIXON RN:AVH:RLE:baw November 8, 1972 STRAIGHTWIRE Honorable Otto A. Wahlrab Chairman Republican State Committee No. 524 73 Tremont Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 The Presidential election news heartens all who worked so hard for victory. Although Massachusetts did not show up in the winner column, I know the tremendous challenges you faced, and am well aware of the gains we made over 1968 in the Presidential race. I am deeply grateful for your wonderful spirit and dedication to our cause which contributed so importantly to our successful outcome across the nation. With my appreciation to you= and to all who worked so hard for our success, RICHARD NIXON RN:AVH:RLE:baw THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON November 4, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: H.R. HALDEMAN wm FROM: CHARLES COLSON SUBJECT: Attached memorandum for the President I think we need to discuss the strategy of the final 72 hours of the campaign but short of that I feel that the attached is essential. the "we will not be Stan tuded" line will in the liqur of last nite affrecan to he defensive. THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON November 4, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT FROM: CHARLES COLSON SUBJECT: Last 72 hours of campaign There will be a tremendous temptation today to respond to McGovern's very provocative charge last night; that is the reason he made it to get you to respond. The lead in tomorrow morning's papers should be, "President Nixon, ignoring the harsh charges of his opponent, told cheering crowds today that America is on the brink of peace". The "brink of peace' phrase, which is Scali's, lobs it right over the head of McGovern. He is desperately seeking to engage us in a major controversy over who said what to whom in the closing 72 hours of the campaign. Forget it. He has charged things before which are worse. His credibility is near zero and the last thing that we want this weekend is the twocandidates slugging it out on whether there will be a peace agreement or not. Leave it to Laird and Rogers to charge that this man has consist- ently tried to sabotage peace in Vietnam and that he lies when he says that you have accepted exactly the same deal that he has proposed or that peace could have been achieved three years ago on the same terms. End up the campaign smiling confidently, allowing the contrast to be drawn with McGovern looking mean and scornful. THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL November 2, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: H. R. HALDEMAN FROM: GORDON STRACHAN S SUBJECT: Campaign Reading Four interesting items have been submitted recently that you may want to read. The first two are reports by Fred Malek on the Canvass efforts and Get Out the Vote Kick Off. The Canvass report indicates that 1/3 of the priority counties in the key states have been contacted in person or by telephone. In California more than 1/2 of the households in the priority counties have been contacted. The poorest key state performances have been in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. (Full report at Tab A.) Malek's Get Out the Vote memorandum describes the activities on October 28. He claims 10,000 volunteers received train- ing, that the local media coverage was good, and that technically there were few problems. (Full report at Tab B.) Harry Dent prepared a report on the Evans & Novak Political Forum that MacGregor attended with Scammon, O'Brien, and Caddell. The most interesting notes are: 1) Evans projects 524 electoral votes for the President. McGovern only has Massachusetts and D.C. The McGovern campaign never got off the ground because of his vacillation, Eagleton, and O'Brien. Also, McGovern became too specific on the issues too soon; 2) The Republicans have a slim chance to capture the Senate, but will only pick up 20 House seets; 3) MacGregor predicts a low vote because of the McGovern-Shriver "mud-slinging"; - 2 - 4) Pat Caddell, in a remarkably frank discussion, says the people lost confidence in McGovern's handling of Eagleton. He believes the President's landslide will not indicate Democrats have abandoned their party for the Republicans 5) Scammon claims neither candidate is well- liked, and that the President's problem is to get people to trust him; and 6) O'Brien too loyal to McGovern to say anything of real interest. The report is attached at Tab C. John Whitaker has submitted a memorandum on post-election activities. Several of the suggestions are being imple- mented. However, his ideas about directing the Cabinet to go out into the country to listen, to send special Ombudsmen such as Carlucci in Pennsylvania into the country, and to capture the "substantive march on the Congress", are quite interesting. Whitaker's memorandum is attached at Tab D. H rechard that PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., VASHING)ON, D.C. 20006 (202) 333-0920 November 1, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: CLARK MacGREGOR FROM: FRED MALEK 7M SUBJECT: Canvassing Results OVERALL PROGRESS This memorandum reports progress on the door-to-door canvass through October 23rd and the telephone canvass through October 21st. The progress is as follows: (000 omitted) Total Households in the U.S. 63,316 Total Houscholds in Priority Counties 48,149 Total Households Contacted Door-to-Door 11,563 % Priority County Households Canvassed 24% Total Houscholds Contacted by Phone 4,971 Total Households Contacted by Phone and Door-to-Door 16,534 % Priority County Households Canvassed 34% Compared to last week, the number of households canvassed door-to-door increased by t, 350,000 or 60%. The number of households contacted by telephone increased by 1, 312, 000 or 36%. The total number of households contacted by telephone and door-to-door increased by 5, 663,000 or 52%. This canvarsing effort has identified over 15 million voters who support the President. When these voters are combined with the 15 million registered Republicann, we have a pool of known favorables to turn out on election day of some 25 to 30 million voters (depending on the amount of double counting caused by convensing Republicans door-to-door), - 2 - If the voter jurn-out effort matches the canvass results, we will have licked the apathy problem for the most part. KEY STATE PROGRESS In the key states, households canvassed door-to-door increased by 2, 094, 000 or 49% and those canvassed by telephone, by 1, 313, 000 or 36%. Overall, we have now contacted 11, 358, 000 households or 48% of the households in the priority counties of key states. (See Tab ) The results in all states are acceptable although some have performed much better than others: California has canvassed 2, 689, 000 households or 53% of the households in priority counties. This effort coupled with the GOTV program now in the works should assure a victory in California. Illinois has canvassed 51. 4% of its priority households. Again, this should be enough to ensure a win in Illinois in spite of Daley's last minute push. Texas claims 48. 3% of the households in the priority counties canvassed. The telephone contacts are reliable; I seriously question their claims on door- to-door. However, my staff has done some spot checking and has not yet caught an obvious inflation of the figures. In any case, we are in a good position to run an effective GOTV effort which should more than offset the heavy new registration of Blacks and Spanish Speaking in Houston and Dallas. New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have turned in the poorest canvass performance. However, each of them have canvassed around 20%, and each state allows party registration so that we have a large pool of voters to turn out. Iam confident that both New York and New Jersey are organized well enough to get the turn-out job done; Pennsylvania is not. Therefore, one of our national fieldmen has been made the GOTV Chairman for Pennsylvania, and we have sent about 30 people from 1701 to work in the counties. I am hope- ful that this will take up the slack. The remaining key states are in good shape, and I anticipate no problems with them. BATTLEGROUND STATES The battleground states came in with a solid gain. Number of households can- vassed increased from 536, 483 to )., 314, 025 or by 144%, resulting in 15% of the houscholds in priority counties having been canvashed. (See Tab B). All - 3 - states are now over 10% except West Virginia and Wisconsin. Wisconsin should improve substantially before the end of the election; households can- vassed went up from zero to 134, 000 during the week. West Virginia will not improve significantly, and we must count on turning out the Republicans in West Virginia (over 300, 000) to give us the edge. Progress to date in the remaining states is summarized by regional director at Tab C. * * * We are now over the hump on canvassing. With one week of canvassing to go - October 24th to October 28th - we have canvassed 16. 5 million house- holds which exceeds our original expectations of 15 million. I do not expect the results for the last week to continue at the same pace. The telephone centers began to recruit for GOTV on the 23rd so they are effectively out of the voter identification business. Also, the door-to-door effort began to slow down as the states prepared for the GOTV kick-off on the 28th. Thus, the total number of households canvassed during the campaign should come out around 18 million. Assuming two voters per household, we will have reached 36 million voters in some way with our canvassing effort. Attachments BCC: H.R. Holdeman STY STATES PROGRESS REPORT ON DOOR TO DOOR AND TELEPHONE CANVASSING TAB Number of Number Household Households Number of Contacted Contact Number of Households Contacted % Contacted In Telephone Priority In Privatey Statey in Priority Counties Door to Door Priority Counties Calls Made Counties Counth Character 5047,704 2,391,130 47.4 1,303,278 25.8 712 730.977 178,000 24.5 154,532 211 3026 IlliNois 2,604 869 4096,738 421 560,839 21.5 C. 936,627 60,474 6.5 27.9 32.56 6663037 197,790 11.9 214,259 12.3 1 4,902,058 737,676 15.0 912,779 18.6 . 2,573,075 650,108 05.3 33800Y 13.2 3,395,030 54,987 10.0 622,100 20.1 Name 2,20,018 761,189 33.5 060,922 29.1 116 TOTALS 23,819,905 5,882,141 26.8 4,971,575 20.9 5.2 PROCRESS REPORT ON LOOR TO DOOR AND TELEPHONE CANVASSING Number of Minner Households Number of Contacted Number of households Contacted % Contacted In Telephone Priority States in Priority Counties Door to Door Priority Counties Calls Made Counties 25005 ASS 403,701 73611 17.7 715,743 42 906425 45,50 6.4 403,787 MV 5211,337 103001 3.4.17 COLLINS PROGRESS REPORT ON noon FOOR AND TERMPHONE CANVASSING Number of Number beenes i..a Households Number of Contacted Commit Number of Households Contracted Z Contrated In Telephone Priority Scate in Priority Counties Door to Door Priority Counties Calls Made Counties $447,704 147, 3,384,130 47.4 25.8 GOOCH PROGRESS REPORT ON DOOR TO DOOR AND TELEPHONE CANVASSING Total Number of Number Househo Households Number of Contacted Contact Number of Houscholds Contacted % Contacted In Telephone Priority In Priction State/ In Priority Counties Door to Door Priority Counties Calls Made Counties Counti 5018 4,902,038 139/67 15.0 9032-29 18.6 in 3,075,680 $10,987 /S.D 622,103 20.1 301 TOTALS 7,997,668 $17.66 R.I 1,501,402 19.2 KAMPINEN PROGRESS REPORT ON DOOR TO DOOR AND TELEPHONE CANVASSING Total Number of Number Boune Households Number of Contacted C.m. Number of Houscholds Contacted % Contacted In Telephone Priority In Primary State/ in Priority Counties Door to Door Priority Counties Calls Made Counties Counties Card. 730,997 179,002 215 154,582 21.7 63004,862 20.1 560,859 21.5 / Must 238020 24,82-1 10.8 12051 1,177,833 120,905 10.4 not 1716505 107,077 16,011 123 $7,711 11.2 THTALS 20 715,470 5:0 MOSIMAN PROCRESS REPORT ON DOOR TO DOOR AND TELEPHONE CANVASSING Total Number of Number Househ : : Households Number of Contacted Contact: Number of Households Contacted % Contacted In Telephone Priority State/ in Priority Counties Door to Door Priority Counties Calls Made Counties Country 1,174,407 247,723 20.7 2,103,959 5,184 & CHO 2,573,045 652,109 25.3 Wasa. 1,453,430 134,515 184 515 28 TOTALS 1.304,541 1,004,500 Mr MURRAY PROGRESS REPORT ON DOOR TO DOOR AND TELEPHONE CANVASSING Total Number of Number Householus Households Number of Contacted Number of Households Contacted % Contacted In Telephone Priority In State in Priority Counties Door to Door Priority Counties Calls Made Counties Commutive Dream 1011,0/36 53,147 073.4 935,627 60,471 6.5 214,239 22.9 22/ 1,660,03.7 197,776 11.9 204257 12.3 P.C. 197,000 1,388 1 TOTALS 2,931,100 292,715 10.0 4118,543 10/.3 REED PROCRESS REPORT ON DOOR TO DOOR AND TELEPHONE CANVASSING Tot..: Number of Number Households Households Number of Contacted Centact Number of Households Contacted % Contacted In Telephone Priority State, in Priority Counties Door to Door Priority Counties Calls Made Counties Countil PRIZINA 413,000 39,291- 9.5 Cascoon 549,861 486,296 88.4 HRUM 165,000 34,856 211 NewMin 224,000 56,274 25.1 211 EXIS 2,370,018 761,187 33.5 662972 29.1 TOTALS 9,621,879 1,377,901 38.0 660,992 29.1 RICHARDS PROGRESS REPORT ON DOOR TO DOOR AND TELEPHONE CANVASSING Total Number of Number lieude? llouscholds Number of Contacted Contunt Number of Households Contacted % Contacted In Telephone Priority In Privrity State/ in Priority Counties Door to Door Priority Counties Calls Made Counties Countites 2029 129 19:1 32.7 5.5.437 O 838506 133,8 147 63,860 23501 TOTALS 346747 3.16 666 SAWERS PROGRESS REPORT ON DOOR TO DOOR AND TELEPHONE CANVASSING for Number of Number Households Households Number of Contacted Number of Households Conjucted % Contacted In Telephone Priority State/ in Priority Counties Door to Door Priority Counties Calls Made Counties C. Florida 4667,263 236,001 n.r Nature 893,926 2010 AND Pile 1,633,995 69.40 6.7 $ 11,555 D.V 919,324 105,821 18.0 Warlla. 2/12/372 19422 47 TOTALS 6,955,155 155 1,138,29 15.9 YEUTTER PROGRESS REPORT ON DOOR TO DOOR AND TELEPHONE CANVASSING Total % Number of Number Households Houscholds Number of Contacted Contacted Number of Households Contacted % Contacted In Telephone Priority In Puterity State/ in Priority Counties Door to Door Priority Counties Calls Made Counties Counties Towa 574,000 163,871 28.5 573,505 93,082 16.2 Mrin. 883,676 144761 16.4 Nob. 376,995 66,681 17.7 140,592 93,545 65.8 632,018 105,534 16.7 S.DAM. 155,947 217,123 30.4 TOTALS 3327,233 713,605 244 Committee for e-election of 1201 PENNOYIVANIA AVENUE, R.V., WASHI non, D.C. 20000 (702) 333-0010 November 1, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: CLARK MACCREGOR FROM: FRED MALEK Jim SUBJECT: Report on "Get Out The Vote" Kick Off The purpose of the October 28 GOTV kick off was four fold: - To cut off. voter identification canvassing and force the states to begin preparing for getting out the vote on Election Day. To publicize the need for volunteers to help on Election Day. --- To show our storefront and telephone center volunteers the high priority we place on getting out the vote. - To build campaign enthusiasm in key states. To achieve these purposes, the GOTV kick off was held in 44 areas in 22 key and battleground states, We used our most important surrogates to visit the storefronts and telephone centers in these areas to talk about the importance of COTV and participate in the work to prepare for election day, e.g., reminder calls and calls for volunteers. In most cases just before or after the surrogate appearance, the training slide show was shown and election day assignments were given to the volunteers gathered for the workshops. For the most part, the GOTV kick off accomplished its purpose: -- It forced the gears to shift from canvassing to GOTV reminder calls and election day recruitment. Over 10,000 volunteers were gathered in the kick off headquarters for training, reminder calls and election day assignments. Thousands more were recruited in other headquarters throughout the country. We received excellent coverage in the local media although the President's trip to Ohio prectuded network coverage. Tab ^ summarizes coverage in the local media. Our advancemen report that the evening news shows gave extensive coverage to the events. While press coverag was good, we did not receive the front page coverage we got on September 16. - 2 -- - The volunteers and local leadership were impressed that Administration Officials and other surrogates would concentrate their attention on them and mix with the troops. They particularly appreciated being able to work with a surrogate rather than having to stand by and cheer him. - Technically the day went well. The surrogates got there for the most part; Holton was grounded by bad weather; Butz and Evans were late arrivals. We have received no reports that a surrogate was unhappy. The First Family events were outstanding - Julie, Tricia and Ed had good, warm crowds. In fact, the volunteers they drew were the largest of all the kick off areas. Each of them made phone calls to supporters; and these conversations were well covered by the media. In summary, I am satisfied with the kick off results. Again, it was a cooperative effort at 1701 with the tour office, scheduling, the telephone operation, several of the voter blocs working closely with the political division and the RNC's political division to make the day a success. However, while Saturday was a successful start at the community level on voter furn out, the day pointed up that much still needs to be done. We forced local attention on getting out the vote in the 44 areas, but there was not enough activity in many other storefronts to recruit the volunteers and find the telephones to operate on our ideal GOTV program. To attack this problem, and to ensure GOTV preparations get underway, we are taking the following action: - Locating Regional Directors full time in their most important states through Election Day. - Deploying more Re-election Committee staff to important areas for getting out the vote in close or weakly organized states. - Pushing a more simple and concentrated approach to voter turn out where local organization is weak or late; this program consists exclusively of a pre-election day reminder call to favorables identified in the door to door/phone canvass and to all Republicans and an election day contact at their homes. Concentrating a special effort to locate the many additional phone banks necessary to handle the large volume of reminder-to-voto phone calls. For a really comprehensive program of voter contact on election day, we estimate a need for four Lines the number of phones already in our existing phone centers. Directing that all voter bloc activity be exclusively focused on producing volunteers for the voter turnout program in the priority states. 3 - Calling, beginning Thursday, the campaign chairmen and leaders in target counties to thank them for their effort and to stress the importance of getting every last vote to the polls. These will be made by Cabinet wives and other women surrogates. Finally, I will begin calling key state leaders to question them about their get out the vote plans and to encourage them to keep the pressure on. In addition, you and Bob Dole have call lists which should provide encouragement to state Nixon and GOP leaders. I will report to you later in the week where we stand on our overall get out the vote efforts on a state by state basis and how effective I think we will be in turning out the vote. TAB A WIFELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Dent Had a press conference on cotv. Fair turnout of volunteers. Good coverage: ]. TV (NDC), 2 radio and 2 papers. SAN DIESO, CALIFORNIA - Morgan Paull, Mrs. Bentley Paull made comment to crowd that he was to make film soon with John Wayne and that Wayne has told him "he'd be on Paull's back for the whole ten weeks they would be making film if they didn't turnout the vote for the President and carry California." Actually "kicked-off" - a football with kicker: Cong. Bob Wilson; receiver: State Senator Kau and holder: Edith Green Black (assembly woman candidate from area) Very good coverage: 2 tv stations (NBC, CBS), 2 radio stations and 2 papers (one was student paper at San Diego State College). PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND - Knauer Visited three headquarters where well received and crowds were enthusiastic. Good coverage: 3 TV stations, 1 radio and 2 papers. Generally got secondary attention due to tight Senate race event which was also taking place. HARIFORD, connecticut - Kleindienst, Stein, Ely Visited four headquarters; volunteer turnout was adequate. Coverage was O.K.: 3 papers, no radio, apparently same TV coverage but it was not specified. Overall, response was excellent and locals and surrogates were very pleased. PEORIA, ILLINOIS - Mrs. Ehrlichman and Mrs. Bodgson Visited two beeSquarters with good volunteer turnout. Both ladies well received. Locals and press very impressed with both ladies. Press coverage was excellent and very favorable: all three TV stations, three radio stations and 2 papers. MI, PASO, TEXAS - Mrs. Banuelos Visited two headquarters with good volunteer turnout; over 1/3 at phone center were Spanish-opcaking. Male about G phone calls and made brief remits. Good coverage: 2 TV stations, 1 radio station and 1 paper (Horald Post interviewed). pittsbung, pennsylvania - Klein Visited two headquarters with very good volunteer turnont; volunteers very entlusiastic. Made phone calls. Excellent press coverage: 3 'IV stations, 2 radio stations, 2 papers, UPI, AP, did "Mile Invine" show on máio. NOTICE CANADA -- Sun. Gurney Gave brief 142 talk and visited with volunteurs (volunteer turnout mediocre). Pad several TV intervition at statices. Cood response by older and middle age perfons. Coverage: 4 TV station, 5 milo stations and 5 papers. PORTLAND, OREGON - El Nixon Short talk - well received. Visited with volunteers. Made 4 phone calls which were picked up by radio and TV; two of calls were lifelong Democrats for Nixon. Very heavy volunteer turnout at storefront. Good press coverage: Local NBC AND CBS and local TV stations, radio, and both daily papers. General consensus was that event was a success. BUFFALO, NEW YORK - Rossides Ibssides gave brief talk, made phone calls and generally mixed. Greeted by a band at storefront. Heavy turnout of volunteers at storefront. two papers covered and an Amsterdam TV crew. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI - Butz Spoke to workers and made phone calls. Press took pixs and taped speech. All press represented with exception of ABC; INCLUDED NBC, CBS, UPI, AP, r dio, two dailys and weekly. About 25 pickets outside storefront - union lettuce; Nixon people counteracted with picket. Heavy volunteer turnout at storefront. ATLANTA, GEORGIA ... Tom Evans Stopped by two storefronts. Good volunteer turnout. Coverage was weak due to Evans being 1 1/2 hours late. Originally had 3 TV stations and radio to cover, but most left and resulted with coverage from only ]. TV station and 1 paper. BOSTON, - Romney Good volunteer turn out at both storefronts visited; very enthusiastic. Romney made phone calls. Excellent coverage: 3 TV stations (ABC, RBC, CBS), 4 radio stations and 5 papers. PHILADELPHIA, Plannsylvanta - Volpe Visited two headquarters, a phone bank and the Italian Market. Pointed out that he was beaten by J. vote per precinct when polls said he was ahead when he ran for Governor of Mass. Made phone calls, met with union officials, met Italian candidates and made personal visits in Democratic areas. Day considered a great success. Media coverage lacking: no radio or TV; 3 papers. KANCAS CITY, MISSOURI -- Shultz Visited two storefronts. Good tunrout at one where crowd listened quictly and attentative? The minority Leadquarters had only fair turnout. Reception was"quictly enthusiactic." " Good coverage: 3 'IV and 3 radio stations, 3 papers, UPI. ). MANINE - Peterson and Desi. Arnez Good humout of volunteers who were enthusiostic and attentive. Overall response was very positive, Cood coverage: 1 IV, ] radio and 2 papers, AP. D TAX, Rickelslees Male phone calls and mode brief commuts in volunteers. *Phone conversation with one ludy who soid "she didn't want that stinking MeCovern to quit his foot in the dear." vary good matio coverage: 3 TV stations, matio station and 6 myspapers including Dellars 11 mains HOUSTON, TEXAS - Sen. Fannin Senator Town's race emphasized along with Presidents. Well received. Press coverage poor - Houston Post interviewed by phone. SPOKANE, WASHINGTON - Son. Murphy Good speech. Nearly 200 volunteers at storefront. Two TV stations and two papers gave coverage. No radio coverage. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - Rog Morton Morton well received; gave good talk. 100 volunteers at storefront. ABC affiliate;2 papers People indicated it was "critical" that President come to Seattle. SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Sen. Keating Light turnout of: volunteers at storefront. Keating visited with crowd. Two TV stations covered and one radio station; no press. SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS - Id Cox Cox made a few phone calls;visited with crowd and made a few remarks. He spent 10 minutes with a 14 year old volunteer who had stayed at the headquarters last night until 2:00 a.m. 125 volunteers at storefront. No TV coverage;l radio, AP and UPI, Springfield puper did cover. GREENSBORO, north CAROLINA - Sec. Bodgson Visited 5 storefronts and made 10 calls from each. Visited with local Pres. of COPE and Pres. of Local 3060; Comm. Workers of America, AFI,-CIO and local condidates. Volunteer turnout at storefronts average. Excellent coverage by media - 2 TV stations, 2 radio stations and all three papers. CINCINNATI, onio - Cong. Sayder and Buzz Aldrin Well received and had good advance media coverage. Surrogates made a few calls. Volunteer turnout good with 3,000 calls made and 150 Election Day volunteers recruited. Two TV stations covered and one of two papers; no radio coverage. TOKSON, MARYLARD - Gov. Holton Holton did not make it - plane grounded. County CREP Chairman Jervis Finney filled in. Pointed out to press that 86,000 calls had been completed in Baltimone County; that 1105 of 3200 volunteers were under 30. Lot of activity and onthusiasa at storefronts. RO Y due to a train vreck in Baltirote; taped interview of Einney by local NO redio station; two payers covered and a feature writer, state AP. Check ), MS - MacCherger with volume ers, gave a beief talk and held press conference. Light. transport of volunteers (35), 3 TV stations as n ;; no ratio or proce. AMOUNT, Ptrs. Problem and IN Relson L' (1) name piemo calls Palicy time of volunteers at storefront. Count TV. ratio and Prese FLINT - LUGAR Lugar was forced to cancel due to inclement weather. Press coverage was also cancelled. There were 139 volunteers at the storefronts and phone centers, making calls, addressing reminder post cards and other GOTV or-- ganizational activities. ALBANY - SECRETARY RICHARDSON Visited two storefronts, and spoke to 125 volunteers. Made reminder calls (7). Press coverage was good. DETROIT - TRICIA COX; GOVERNOR MILLIKEN Both Tricia and the Governor made brief remarks on GOTV and spoke with individual volunteers. Visited three facilities where 1850 volunteers were present. Media coverage - excellent. HARRISBURG -- MRS. BUTZ; MRS. DAVID; BARBARA FRANKLIN Surrogates met and spoke with 135 volunteers. Due to inclement weather crowds were light. 2 Newspapers covered the event - no radio or TV. SCRANTON -- CONGRESSMAN YOUNG Young met with 120 young volunteers and talked with them about the import- ance of GOTV. There was no Press coverage due to the coverage of a Pre-- Kick-Off dinner with Gordon MacRae on Friday night. SOMERSET/MORRIS/UNION COUNTIES ... SENATOR BEALL "campaign results rest in your hands and in the hands of others like you across the country. 11 Beall spoke to volunteers on GOTV and made reminder calls. About 100 volunteers met Deall at three facilities. Volunteers were generally young. The Kick-Off was covered by 2. radio stations and 12 Newspapers. AUSTIN - BLATCHFORD Blatchford was well-received in Austin. Response - positive. Mr. and Mrs. Blatchford mode reminder calls and talked to approximately 140 volunteers. Media coverage vas light and consisted of one TV station and ] newspaper. NEW HAVEN - GOVERNOR SAPGLIT Sargent visited three storefronts, made reminder calls, and held a Press Conference at which he discussed the importance of GOTV. There were ap- proximately 185 volunteers at these facilities. Two TV stations and 5 newspapers covered the event and Sargent appeared on a 1/2 hour Q&A udio program. BOSTON - ROMNEY "Nixon is the most qualified man to lead us into a generation of peace" Romney spoke to 245 volunteers on COTV, greeted volunteers and made reminder phone calls. Three network TV stations, 1. radio station and the two major papers in Boston covered the event. MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL - JULIE NIXON EISENHOWER Julie spoke on the importance of GOTV by citing the Sindlinger Poll. Over 1000 volunteers met with Julie and several reminder calls were made by the Surrogate. There was a 70-piece marching band. Julie signed the band's sheet music, and was presented with an anniversary card by a little old lady who could hardly write, and a bouquet of roses from a small child. Press coverage was excellent. OKLAHOMA CITY - MAURIEN REAGAN Was questioned about Peace Proposal. Surrogate spoke to 175 volunteers regarding GOTV; made phone calls; worked on check-off. lists. Interview of a lady in a wheelchair - felt registration was so important that she came out only a week after a serious operation. Press coverage was extremely good (2 TV ... 3 Radio). ALBUQUERQUE - SANCHEZ Surregate made phone calls in Spanish. Spoke to volunteers (about 500) - had breekfast with Democrats for Rixon. Media coverage - excellent. (3 TV stations, 5 radio stations (2 Spanish) and 4 newspapers) ABERDEEN - PHIL CAMPBELL, CHRIS CONNELLY Surrogates made reminder phone calls. Very well received. Approximately 60 volunteers. Press coverage was fair. LCS Angeles, CALIFORNIA - Goldwater Made renvirk that he did not want bis 8 grandchildren to grow up knowing that their grandfather was the worst defeated presidential candidate in history. wanted to make sure McGovern got the title after this election. Visited three headquarters and personally greeted the volunteers and callers. Made three phone calls. Good volunteer turnout. Very good coverage: all 3 TV stations, several radio stations and two dailys. CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA - Ruta Ice Made 10 phone calls with all but one responding favorably. Pleased the crowd and when she said she was looking for a husband, but that all the men were probably married - one man raised his hand and she went into the crowd and gave him a kiss. Good volunteer turnout. Fair coverage: 1 TV and 1 radio; no papers. Advance coverage was good. C EVANS NOVAK POLITICAL REPORT WHAT'S HAPPENING WHO'S AHEAD IN POLITICS TODAY 1750 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. o Room 1312 o Washington, D.C. 20006 o 202-298-7850 Tentative Schedule SECOND EVANS-NOVAK POLITICAL FORUM MADISON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, D.C. October 31, 1972 10:00 am Rowland Evans and Robert Novak. The 1972 Campaign. Discussion and Questions. 11:30 am Hon. Clark MacGregor, Campaign Director of the Com- mittee to Reelect the President. The Nixon Campaign. Discussion and Questions. 12:30 pm Luncheon. 1:30 pm Mr. Richard Scammon, The Election Research Center and Mr. Patrick Caddell, Cambridge Survey Research. The 1972 Voter. Discussion and Questions. 3:30 pm Hon. Lawrence F. O'Brien, National Campaign Chairman of McGovern-Shriver '72. The McGovern Campaign. Dis- cussion and Questions. 4:30 pm Evans and Novak. Summing Up. 5:00 pm Reception. SECOND EVANS-NOVAK POLITICAL FORUM Madison Hotel, Washington, D. C. 31 October 1972 Discussions and Questions - The 1972 Campaign (Evans) Predict an electorial vote for Nixon of 524 to 14 for McGovern. Believe the pre-convention actions of McGovern did him in. That is, the policies he advocated in detail SO far in advance and later modified or drastically changed his position. Six to eight weeks ago it was obvious that the McGovern campaign had collapsed. Forty percent of those polled as having voted for Humphrey stated they would not vote for McGovern. Senator Hughes persuaded Muskie to oppose the candidacy of McGovern on the night before Muskie was to declare in favor of him. Had Muskie supported McGovern, he would have been named the Vice Presidential candidate and would have helped McGovern avoid his many mistakes or at least some of them. Some mistakes were his vascillation, the Eagleton affair, and that of the O'Brien affair. He asked O'Brien to be chairman then found his staff had picked Westwood SO McGovern changed. Such action placed his capacity as a manager in great doubt in the minds of leading democrats and the correspondents. At that point the democratic political managers began to leave McGovern. Another adverse factor in McGovern's campaign was his unfortunate choice of issues to take to the people. Candidates should never go into a campaign with such detailed specific issues. For example, John F. Kennedy had a few simple objectives, such as a strong national defense, close the missile gap (there was none) and get the country moving again. This avoids the problems of alienating various groups early in the campaign. McGovern, however, came out for: (a) $1,000 for each person. (b) A tax plan repellent to those with medium income or above $12, 000 annually. (c) Mortgaged his future with programs to please splinter groups and lost his appeal to others. (d) Reversed his position on Israel and the Middle East to get votes but the Jews knew he did this only for votes. -2- (e) He drove the Catholic vote to Nixon, or at least 50% of it, by anti-war talk and by his long hair, kid associates. Ethnics do not like Communists because they have had experience with them. (f) McGovern really had only one issue-that of Viet Nam and he never came to realize that the war issue was over. Nixon changed much of the resistance to the war by doing away with the draft. (g) McGovern failed to concentrate on inflation and the higher prices of food by not going into the stores and getting publicity on higher prices. He started late on Watergate. Art Buchwald had an interesting comment on McGovern- "I worship the very quicksand he walks on". Three SO called landslides by a past presidential candidate were: Harding 63.9%, Roosevelt 62%, and Lyndon Johnson 61%. Nixon should win by placing somewhere in the 60% area. Regardless of a loss, the Democratic Party will be very much alive after the election. It will include the democrats voting for Nixon and the rest of the democrats. Believe Kennedy wants to run in 1976. The basic factions of the McGovern democrats will change in the future. Comments on Republican Chances (Novak) The only state conceded to McGovern at this time would be Massachusetts; also District of Columbia. The poll showed McGovern ahead by 4 % in Massachu- setts which means McGovern will have trouble elsewhere. Recent polls taken by Evans-Novak show Nixon's position as follows: Wisconsin 9% ahead; Oregon 10% ahead; Rhode Island--way ahead but may be some less; Hawaii-close; Washington 25% ahead; South Dakota 20% ahead; California 19-16 and 14% ahead on 3 polls; Michigan 18% ahead and trend is ahead more; New York a landslide; Texas ahead. Senate now 55/45 but Republicans have a chance of winning Senate by a close margin. Chafee - win Rhode Island; Dominick (R) ahead in run for Clinton Anderson seat; North Carolina - Helms (R) moving ahead; Georgia close with Thompson (R) Sam Nunn (D); Oklahoma Edmonson (D) 2% ahead of Bartlett (R) but Oklahoma is 68% Nixon - 17% McGovern; Kentucky Huddleston (D) ahead of Louis Nunn now; South Dakota Aberesk (D) ahead of Hirsch (R); Delaware-Boggs will probably win; Idaho-McClure (R) win; Michigan-Republican probably; -3- Texas-Tower probably safe over Sanders; Montana-Metcalf; Virginia-a catastrophe for McGovern. Spong (D) - Scott (R) has a chance. House About the best the Republicans can do is to win 20seats. But there will be surprises should Nixon win by more than 60%. Believe the President is wise to stay home during the campaign except for official business. Watergate issue is not changing votes. Believe most people worry about jobs, inflation, and busing. If instead of McGovern, Humphrey, Muskie, Kennedy, Jackson or Wallace had run the presidential race would be a dead heat at this point of the campaign. The Republicans have not built a strong program but people believe Nixon is best qualified for the White House. Even though many like the personality of McGovern better they will vote for Nixon. In this race, many people feel it is the "boardroom" attitude VS. the "upper campus" attitude and they don't like either but for the President's job they much prefer Nixon as a stronger man for acting on the problems. Believe that a low percentage difference between the candidates leads to a record low vote or turnout. The undecided vote is heavily undecided and most will finally vote for McGovern. Only seventeen governorships are up for election this year. Believe more states should go to a mid-term basis. (Not elect a governor in a presidential election year.) Probably three or four Republicans will win in these elections. In 1976, do not believe Connally will run as a Republican or that Percy has a chance. If in Illinois Ogilvie wins this year, he will be a candidate for president in 1976. There could also be new young faces by that time. The Nixon Campaign - Clark MacGregor I came aboard on 1 July basically to show the people of the United States what the President had done for them. Many do not realize these facts and the President wanted a presentation of his positive programs. McGovern took care of presenting any negative programs. The Eagleton affair and McGovern's income plan have shown McGovern's incompetence. My job is to show the people that Nixon has brought the people peace and prosperity. -4- Questions: Evans - Nixon has refused to campaign for Republican congressmen who need help. Why has he not done more in this area? MacGregor - Congress was in session until 18 October at which time the President was sent over 100 very complicated bills to sign within a short period of time. It was necessary to work on these in Washington where he could confer with his cabinet members, his staff and others. There was little time for campaigning. The best policy was a good. performance in office not campaign- ing. If reelected, I don't think the President will embark on any new policies but will take actions which will work. He will decentralize as much as possible and pass action back to states, cities, etc. This was done for the "Revenue Sharing" bill. A low vote this year would help McGovern and a high vote would help Nixon. The "mud-slinging" by McGovern and Shriver leads to a lower voter turnout. Business must do more work to show what they have done and are doing for the people. They have an unfavorable image with the public which they have done little to change. The old business practices have changed--higher wages, better conditions, better employee relations, etc. The 1972 Voter - Pat Caddell Unless the candidate has competence, the voters will not vote for him. In July 1972, we interviewed 13, 000 voters. In September 1972, we again interviewed sample voters from this original 13, 000. We found that the internal attitudes of many of these voters had drastically changed against McGovern. One third had changed their minds in this period. Those who moved to Nixon from McGovern were 60% Democratic upper income, Catholic voters or combinations of those. These voters had no real liking for Nixon but they had less confidence in McGovern since the Eagleton affair. They liked McGovern's personality better than that of Nixon and thought McGovern cared about them and was honest but McGovern had lost his credibility. -5- In a question, "Does Nixon tell the truth?", the answer was 44% - No and 42% - Yes. They believed that McGovern did not know how to do things. They had no better liking for Nixon but believed McGovern could not properly handle the White House responsibilities. Initially the poll was 46% - McGovern and 43% Nixon, now it was three to one against McGovern and the young suburban group of voters defected. Many thought Nixon was dishonest but now they thought McGovern was incompetent to be in the White House. On various questions to voters: When will the war end? - 12% said "never". Does the bombing help? - 60% said "no". Is it immoral? - 46% said "yes" and 44% said "no". Could the war have been ended sooner? - 40% said "yes". On crime, many said neither party can help in this area. There was an increasing belief in corruption in the government and not necessarily only by Republicans. Those defecting from McGovern seemed to have no intention of permanently defecting from the Democratic party. If there is a Nixon landslide, do not misread the result. A strong candidate could win over Nixon. Interest in the election is declining. Faith in the system is declining. Many refer to ITT, grain deals, etc. and believe things are not getting better. The basic turning point against McGovern was the Eagleton affair. (Note - Pat Caddell gave many percentage changes between the July and September polls. All showed the drastic loss of support for McGovern. He was very frank in his comments and made a favorable impression that he was providing the facts as he read them and was not trying to hide anything.) Dick Scammon - My impression is that even though the voter may believe everything is better, he still does not like it. Neither candidate is well liked. Without Wallace, his voters shifted to Nixon but this is not a real Republican shift of the voters. Voters like two parties in the government. In August, there was a loss of confidence and a big defection of McGovern's basic support. Racism is not too strong an issue now but 40% of the voters believe more should be done for the blacks. If there is a 61% turnout in this election, there should be a vote total of 85 million. Believe the Democrats will keep the Senate and House unless Nixon -6- gets 65% or more of the votes which will help move into Congress more Republicans. McGovern polls show a belief that Nixon is not honest, but he gets a high rating on his foreign affairs of around 70% of the voters. A major problem is getting the voters to trust Nixon. Don't forget that the average voter is more sophisticated than many people think. The process and ideology by which McGovern won the nomination are the very things which will lose him the election. The McGovern Campaign - Larry O'Brien When I returned to the Chairmanship I found that the public felt the system did not meet their interests and goals. The party must respond by opening up to meet these requirements. When this is done, a price is paid as was shown in the convention at Miami. Business must open up to enlist the support of the public. At this time, McGovern is behind but not too far. People won't stand for the status quo and the party must realign. Believe the Democrats are developing a deep base of support and that the voting difference on Tuesday will not be large. Questions: Do you believe there is a lack of confidence in the government? I believe the system must recognize the realities of today. It seems there is a 28% gap between McGovern and Nixon. Why? The Eagleton affair had an adverse effect. After that there was an erosion of confidence in McGovern. He had lost credibility. I agree that there is a wide- spread cynicism among the voters. The ethnic vote will be the key to the Democratic and Republican future. This vote began to shift from the Democrats in 1950. When Mayor Curley was in Boston, I remember he had complete control of this vote for the Democrats. We have been losing it and I hope the Republicans are not smart enough to make a major effort to obtain and keep this ethnic vote. (Note - Larry O'Brien understandably talked in rather general and bureau- cratic phrases much of the time. His loyalty to McGovern went over and above the normal call of duty. He did say that his experience as Chairman of the Party -7- was such that it should happen only once in one man's lifetime. This was in his more "off the record" comments. He made a good impression and was well liked with sympathy for his position.) (Personal note - I believe the original ethnic voter had little money, worked hard and joined the Democratic Party. Now, he or his children have more money and a good job. He does not approve of politicians and taxes which will take away his hard earned money and distribute it to many who will not work as he did.) Summary by Evans-Novak Our last speakers have brought up a very interesting question as to whether the Democrats will "break the other arm" in the next few years. Or will the more conservative and experienced Democrats regain control of the party but modify it to meet necessary changes of the times and regain their defectors. Caddell seemed to say, "We did not lose the war--our chief made a blunder. " Mr. Dodd of the Democratic National Committee has been saying that the next Chairman must be a woman or black. This comes from the quota system of the convention. Are the Democrats just trying to change the whole face of the party? Democrats are saying that the primary cause of a loss in the election will be McGovern not the party itself. Jean Westwood will leave soon. State and other leaders will become more conservative. I was surprised that O'Brien predicted that McGovern would win and was now close to Nixon. The personality and actions of McGovern caused his lack of a chance to win. Muskie or Humphrey, with different personalities, would have been much better. Without McGovern a resilient Democratic Party will come back. There will be a Democratic house cleaning by competent Democrats under new manage- ment with McGovern not a major factor in future policies. There must be an analysis of the unworkable quota system. At this time, Texas and California are overwhelmingly democratic but are voting 50/50. The question for the next Democratic nominee is whether he is going to carry some McGovern baggage. If Kennedy runs, he will follow a more logical Democratic line. He may use some of the ideological Democratic programs but he will not make the mistake of giving them in detail SO early in the campaign. D THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Date: 11/3 TO: H.R. HALDEMAN FROM: GORDON STRACHAN Malek's political division urges a Presidential telegram to Rayford Price, the Speaker of the House of Representatives who endorsed the President and Tower yesterday. The full text of his statement and a suggested draft, cleared by Price is attached. Many telegrams from the President have been sent to other defecting Democrats. Approve sending wire Disapprove wire Committee for the Re-clection of the President MEMORAI IDUM MEMORANDUM FOR: GORDON STRACHAN November 2 THROUGH: JERRY JONES, R FROM: DAVE ALLEN SUBJECT: Presidential Telegram to Rayford Price Rayford Price, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives issued a statement yesterday (text attached) supporting the President and John Tower for Re-election. He is the only major elected Democrat in Texas to do SO. (Price, the "Grand Old Man" of the state legislature is a lame duck interim speaker replacing Gus Mutcher who was indicted for corruption.) Our re-election organization in Texas feels other Democrates can be cascaded behind him in supporting the President and have requested a Presidential telegram thanking Price as a way to assist in this effort. They emphasize that time is of the essence and request that the telegram be sent today if possible. Per. our telephone conversation, a proposed draft is attached. 11/4.01 STATEMENT (P S TAKER RAYFORD PRICE JOVEME 78 1, 1972 During the past special session of the Legislature 1 was asked on several occasions by some of you whom I would support for President. On those occasions I refused to make a public statement of my position. 3 felt that it was BY duty as Speaker to see that the session was completed without involving the members or myself in as political controversy. that session is now over and there seems to be no possibility of another during this term of office. I feel that now it will in no way conflict with my duties o office to To ke a public statement of my position in the race for President and the race for the United States Senate. As a matter of fact, I believe it is my duty as a citizen and as a public offi- cial to do so. In the Presidential election of 1952 leading Texas Democratic office holders supported Dwight Eisenhower for President, because Adlai Stevenson refused to support Texas' claim to its tidelands. In 1972 I believe Texans, whether they be Democratic office holders or not, have a vastly greater reason to refuse to support the nominee of the Democratic Party than did they in 1952. In 1952 the question was whether we in Texas would get the benefit of the income of DUE tidelands: today it is a question of the very security of this country. STATEMENT OF SPRAKER RAYFORD PRICE Page 2 NOVEMBER 1, 1972 The Democratic nominee for President, George McGovern, promises, if elected, à retreat from the commitments we have made to the free world during the years since the end of World War II, and the abandonment of the position of military strength we have maintained to preserve those commitments. President Nixon, on the other hand, has lived up to our obligations and has maintained our strength to so do, The dream of freedom in this country and the free world cannot survive without the United States' being prepared to fulfill its commitments and maintain the military strength to do so, I cannot support the doctrine of retreat espoused by the Demo- crati nominco. I will support and 1 call on all Texans of whatever party to support the re-clection of President Richard N. Nixon, Texas went for President Eisenhower in 1952 to protect its tidelands: I know in 1972 it will go for President Nixon to protect its freedom. It is of near equal importance to the welfare of this country to have a United States Senate that will give the President the support he must have to maintain the strength to preserve our freedom. Senator John Tower has demonstrated for more than 10 years that he will give that support. He has been at leader of the fight against George ReGoverá and those in the Senate who believe we should Ie- treat from our position of world strength and responsibility. I will support the re-election of Senator Tower, PROPOSED TEXT YOUR announcement I WISH TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR YOUR STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF MY RE-ELECTION. THROUGHOUT TEXAS AND ACCROSS THE COUNTRY PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE CASTING ASIDE ISSUES OF PARTISANSHIP AND STEPPING FORWARD TO JOIN THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS IN RE-AFFIRMING THE PRINCIPLES AND IDEALS WHICH HAVE MAD-THIS COUNTRY SO GREAT. I AM HONORED TO HAVE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS EFFORT. To be sent to: Rayford Price Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives State Capitol Austin, Texas 00 WIEL DE WI E 4071 3081705 1972 NOV 3 PM 12 32 0 0317012 NOV 72 FM CORDON STRACHAN TO LARRY HIGBY FOR M.R. HALDEMAN ZEN UNCLAS WH29669 1h Wd E NON 2L. DELIVER IMMEDIATELY DATE: 11/3 TO: H.R. HALDEMAN FROM: GORDON STRACHAN MALEK'S POLITICAL DIVISION URGES A PRESIDENTIAL TELEGRAM TO RAYFORD PRICE, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WNO ENDORSED THE PRESIDENT AND TOWER YESTERDAY. THE FULL TEXT OF HIS STATEMENT AND A SUGGESTED DRAFT, CLEARED BY PRICE IS ATTACHED. NANY TELEGRAMS FROM THE PRESIDENT HAVE BEEN SENT TO OTHER DEFECTING DEMOCRATS. APPROVE SENDING WIRE DISAPPROVE WIRE MEMORANDUM FOR: GORDON STRACHAN THROUGH: JERRY JONES FROM: DAVE ALLEN SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL TELEGRAM TO RAYFORD PRICE RAYFORD PRICE, SPEAKER OF THE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ISSUED A STATEMENT YESTERDAY (TEXT ATTACHED) SUPPORTING THE PRESIDENT AND JOHN TOWER FOR RE-ELECTION. HE IS THE ONLY MAJOR ELECTED DEMOCRAT IN TEXAS TO DO SO. (PRICE, THE "GRAND CLD MAN" OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS A LAME DUCK INTERIM SPEAKER REPLACING GUS MUTCHER WHO WAS INDICTED FOR CORRUPTION.) OUR RE-ELECTION ORGANIZATION IN TEXAS FEELS OTHER DEMOCRATS CAN BE CASCADED BEHIND HIM IN SUPPORTING THE PRESIDENT AND HAVE REQUESTED A PRESIDENTIAL TELEGRAM THANKING PRICE AS A WAY TO ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT. THEY EMPHASIZE THAT TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE AND REQUEST THAT THE TELEGRAM BE SENT TODAY IF POSSIBLE, PER OUR TELEPHONE CONVERSATION, A PROPOSED DRAFT IS ATTACHED. END PAGE ONE STRAIGHTWIRE- NOVEMBER 3, 1972 HONORABLE RAYFORD PRICE SPEAKER OF THE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE CAPITOL AUSTIN, TEXAS YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN SUPPORT OF MY RE-ELECTION AND THAT OF JOHN TOWER GIVES ME THE WELCOME OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY ADMIRATION FOR YOUR LOYALTY TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT WHICH HAVE MADE AMERICA STRONG AND FREE. IN THIS CAMPAIGN, I HAVE SPOKEN OF THE FORMATION OF A "NEW AMERICAN MAJORITY", AND 1 KNOW YOU SHARE MY BELIEF THAT WE NEED ABLE MEN AND WOMEN AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO ACHIEVE THIS-- MEN WHO FEEL AS WE DO THAT AMERICANS ARE BOUND TOGETHER BY STRAIGHIWIRE--NOVEMBER 3, 1972 HONORABLE RAYFORD PRICE SPEAKER OF THE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE CAPITOL AUSTIN, TEXAS YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN SUPPORT OF MY RE-ELECTION AND THAT OF JOHN TOWER GIVES ME THE WELCOME OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY ADMIRATION FOR YOUR LOYALTY TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT WHICH HAVE MADE AMERICA STRONG AND FREE. IN THIS CAMPAIGN, I HAVE SPOKEN OF THE FORMATION OF A "NEW AMERICAN MAJORITY", AND I KNOW YOU SHARE MY BELIEF THAT WE NEED ABLE MEN AND WOMEN AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO ACHIEVE THIS-- MEN WHO FEEL AS WE DO THAT AMERICANS ARE BOUND TOGETHER BY COMMON IDEALS, AND THAT WITH A RENEWED SPIRIT OF CONFIDENCE SAFER PLACE IN WHICH TO LIVE. AND COOPERATION WE CAN MAKE OUR NATION AND THE WORLD A BETTER, RN 650 NNNN I STRAIGHTWIRE - NOVEMBER $, 1972 Honorable Rayford Price Speaker of theTexas House of Representatives State Capitol Austin, Texas Your announcement in support of my re-election and that of John Tower gives me the welcome opportunity to express my admiration for your loyalty to the basic principles of government which have made America strong and free. In this campaign, I have spokech O f the formation of a "New American Majority, 11 and I hoxpex xxxxx know you share my belief that we need able men and women at all as we do levels of government to achieve this--men who feel, that Americans are bound together by common ideals, and that with a renewed spirit of confidence and cooperation we can make our nation and the world a better, safer place in which to live. RN. Committee for the Re-election of the President MEMORANDUM MEMORANDUM FOR: GORDON STRACHAN November 2 THROUGH: JERRY JONES FROM: DAVE ALLEN SUBJECT: Presidential Telegram to Rayford Price Rayford Price, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives issued a statement yesterday (text attached) supporting the President and John Tower for Re-election. He is the only major elected Democrat in Texas to do SO. (Price, the "Grand 01d Man" of the state legislature is a lame duck interim speaker replacing Gus Mutcher who was indicted for corruption.) Our re-election organization in Texas feels other Democrates can be cascaded behind him in supporting the President and have requested a Presidential telegram thanking Price as a way to assist in this effort. They emphasize that time is of the essence and request that the telegram be sent today if possible. Per our telephone conversation, a proposed draft is attached. STATEMENT OF SPEAKER RAYFORD PRICE NOVEMBER 1, 1972 During the past special session of the Legislature I was asked on several occasions by some of you whom I would support for President. On those occasions I refused to make a public statement of my position. I felt that it was my duty as Speaker to see that the session was completed without involving the members or myself in a political controversy. That session is now over and there seems to be no possibility of another during this term of office. I feel that now it will in no way conflict with my duties of office to make a public statement of my position in the race for President and the race for the United States Senate. As a matter of fact, I believe it is my duty as a citizen and as a public offi- cial to do SO. In the Presidential election of 1952 leading Texas Democratic office holders supported Dwight Eisenhower for President, because Adlai Stevenson refused to support Texas' claim to its tidelands, In 1972 I believe Texans, whether they be Democratic office holders or not, have a vastly greater reason to refuse to support the nominee of the Democratic Party than did they in 1952. In 1952 the question was whether we in Texas would get the benefit of the income of our tidelands; today it is a question of the very security of this country. STATEMENT OF SPEAKER RAYFORD PRICE Page 2 NOVEMBER 1, 1972 The Democratic nominee for President, George McGovern, promises, if elected, à retreat from the commitments we have made to the free world during the years since the end of World War II, and the abandonment of the position of military strength we have maintained to preserve those commitments. President Nixon, on the other hand, has lived up. to our obligations and has maintained our strength to so do, The dream of freedom in this country and the free world cannot survive without the United States' being prepared to fulfill its commitments and maintain the military strength to do 80, I cannot support the doctrine of retreat espoused by the Demo- cratic nominee. 1 will support and 1 call on all Texans of whatever party to support the re-election of President Richard M. Nixon, Texas went for President Eisenhower in 1952 to protect its tidelamos: 1 know in 1972 it will go for President Nixon to protect its freedom. It is of near equal importance to the welfare of this country to have à United States Senate that will give the President the support he must have to maintain the strength to preserve our freedom. Senator John Tower has demonstrated for more than 10 years that be will give that support. He has been a leader of the fight against George McGovern and those in the Senate who believe we should re- treat from our position of world strength and responsibility. 1 will support the re-election of Senator Tower, PROPOSED TEXT I WISH TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR YOUR STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF MY RE-ELECTION. THROUGHOUT TEXAS AND ACCROSS THE COUNTRY PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE CASTING ASIDE ISSUES OF PARTISANSHIP AND STEPPING FORWARD TO JOIN THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS IN RE-AFFIRMING THE PRINCIPLES AND IDEALS WHICH HAVE MAD-THIS COUNTRY SO GREAT. I AM HONORED TO HAVE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS EFFORT. To be sent to: Rayford Price Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives State Capitol Austin, Texas MEMORANDUM PCF THE WHITE HOUSE 10/31 WASHINGTON October 31, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: H.R. HALDEMAN FROM: JOHN McLAUGHLIN great SUBJECT: Audio-Feed Last Thursday in Peoria with an extra forty-five minutes on my hands, I arranged for an on-the-spot radio interview at WPEO, a Christian religion station. The young interviewer is sympathetic to RN and he said that he was especially glad to see me because the station had been receiving, on an uninterrupted daily basis, four actualities from McGovern-Shriver for the last four weeks. They had received no audio-feed at all from Nixon headquarters in Illinois or elsewhere. "If Shriver says something at 10 o'clock in the morning in Texas, 11 he said, "it is fed to us by two o'clock in the afternoon of the same day. 11 He said that many of the points raised in the actualities were biting and potentially persuasive to his listenership. The affiliated Christian broadcasting stations in Chicago, Lancaster (Pa.), Detroit, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Buffalo and Dallas also received four daily actuality feeds from McGovern-Shriver, he noted. His conversation with announcers at those stations showed that they also had received no feeds from any Nixon source. I pass this on to you for what it may be worth. My personal feeling is that if McGovern and Shriver are force-feeding audio actualities to radio stations all over the Nation, we ought to be doing the same. Sr abrahms 10/30 will cover Fr-has into 11/2 1 audio proe syo - CRP peeds St pablicity whl decides who en -wise till don't have t CBS Radie Crapin Kain 296-87543 Gregory 930 /830/730 $ Boor Fint $ 1785 Tape te CBS 2020 m. Stindc at CBS TU-Derget whole-thing October 27, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR 2 CHUCK COLSON FROM 1 H.R. HALDEMAN We should consider the possibility of going for a network TV shot for the Vice President on Tuesday or Wednesday, prime time, half hour, where be does the basic attack on McGovern on Victnam. A start of the speech should be developed and the general plan as to whether this is a good idea. Buchanan obviously would be the best source for material on this. HRH:pm 10/30/22 PJB - cwc says Hurote Good evening: but -wc disagrees. We have purchased this five minutes -- rather than make PJB public statement because I wanted to be certain you heard all of what Gother propping I had to say not just the segment the network newsmen felt you should hear. cintup Election Day is one week away. Before any American castshis ballot I hope he will consider, long and hard, two statements this last weekend made by Senator McGovern. For these two statements tell us something, not very attractive, about Mr. McGovern. In the first Senator McGovern said if he loses the election, he will not ask the American people to rally around President Nixon. He will not lead the traditional call for national unity. If the American people don't have the good sense to elect him President, George McGovern is saying, dropped then to per hell with cmt the VP American people. This is not untypical of Mr. McGovern. Before the Democratic Convention, Senator McGovern and his followers put out the word - - that if McGovern did not get the nomination at Miami Beach, they would walk out of the Democratic Party. Today, Senator McGovern is saying that if he does not win the election -- he will take a walk on the United States. 200 -2- That statement is the most mean-spirited act of petty selfishness I have encountered in American politics. In every Presidential election, the loser -- whether he be Wilkie, Dewey, Stevenson, Nixon, Goldwater or Humphrey -- had the courage to stand up and congratulate the winner - - and to call upon the nation to give the President-elect its support. Senator McGovern's statement shows him to be a very small man -- who does not measure up to a very great tradition. His second statement, however, in my personal judgment, was even more reprehensible than the first. In that statement, Mr. McGovern said he would quote "reserve the right to try to renegotiate" any peace agreement entered into, and would attempt to halt all American military aid to South Vietnam - - even if that were allowed by the agreement. The Senator's statement and position are incredible. After ten years of blood, sweat and tears, America is within weeks of an honorable peace. To strip South Vietnam now of the means to defend itself would be the single most sordid act in the history of American diplomacy. It would be a betrayal of our friends; it would commit South Vietnam to a Communist future; it would invite a bloodbath against those Vietnamese foolish enough to trust the word of honor of three American Presidents. -3- It would make America despised in Asia and distrusted throughout the world. Senator McGovern is today offering concessions even Hanoi no longer demands. He is jeopardizing our negotiations at their most sensitive stage. He is promising the enemy that if elected, he will abandon the President's peace with honor, for the Communist peace of an American surrender. Not in the history of this Nation has a Presidential candidate campaigned for office on a pledge to sell out our ally to our enemy in the field. But that is what Senator McGovern pledged yesterday. Consider that -- before you cast your ballot on November Seventh. THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON October 26, 1972 Tal TO Pap ,1/2 MEMORANDUM FOR: H.R. HALDEMAN clark todo $ FROM: HARRY DENT HSD Senator Harry Byrd's administrative assistant, who formerly worked for Poff and is a very good friend of ours, says that although he is new on the Byrd staff, he gets the impression Byrd is waiting on somebody high up to call and ask him to endorse the President. Perhaps Clark MacGregor should give him a ring. Hyu THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 10/27 Date: 10/25 TO: ALEX BUTTERFIELD FROM: GORDON STRACHAN Bob asked that you clear the text of these radio tape endorsements with the President personally. Bull is familiar with the pro- ject and has a copy of the tape. CC: Steve Bull 10/21 MS MEMORANDUM FOR: RAY PRICE FROM: DAVE GERGEN A Did you aprove L. SUBJECT: Endorsement Tape This is the audio tape for Tuesday which we discussed. It's 103 words in length -- without the additional 3-5 words which would fill the blanks. Gordon Strachan informs us that the President will use the tape to endorse Boggs, Hirsch, Tower, Dominici, McClure, Chaffee, Thompson, Bartlett, and Helms. As requested, we have tried to keep the language close to the endorsement letters already dispatched (see a copy of the Boggs letter attached). Would you please review and send along to HRH? (Gordon is giving Larry a copy of this original). Thanks. CC: Gordon Strachan It reither approved or disappeare- - send in to Pard nee if he apprer- - Have Hex cover. C (Huebner )DG October 21, 1972 Word Count 103 SUGGESTED AUDIO TAPE ENDORSEMENT OF SENATORIAL CANDIDATES As we move into the closing days of this election, I want you all to know of my strong support for in the race for United States Senator from the State of . He has my confidence -- and he deserves yours. We both need his help in the next Congress. With his assistance -- and yours -- we can continue our progress toward the goals of our new American majority -- peace at home and abroad for generations to come, a new prosperity without war and without inflation, and the opportunity for every American to see the American dream come true in his own life. Thank you. vetober 17. 1072 Dear Cale: in you POVO into the closing days of your campaign for re- election I want to take this opportunity to wish you the very best or Lovember 7th. Because of your dedicated service to the Nation in the Senate. I as SUIT ti.at the people of Delaware will give you an overwhelming vote of confidence on Election Day. 1 particularly want to express BY deep approciation to you for the support you have given TO on the vitally important issues which have CODE before the Congress during the past four YEARS Your Ley role in the Appropriations Committoe gives Delaware a strong voice in the Senate while your courageous and indocendent contribu- tions on national and international matters have earned you the reputation or a true statesman. America needs your leadership in the Dust Congress. with your continued hele we can make unprecedented programs toward the great goals of our ney American vajority - reace At home and alrosd for conserstions to core $ new (Tosperit) without war and without inflation and the opportunity for every rican to Cate De Averican dream corp Lrue in his 1110 2 I look form -3 to WOT 100 with 200 in making the next four WATE among the best in america's history Sincerely Monorable J. Calob Bogga 1203 Grinnell Road Green Acres Wilmington, Delaware 19803 Rl:plr October 26, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR : CHUCK COLSON FROM : H.R. HALDEMAN We've got to launch a massive attack on McGovern on his peace by surrender, instead of peace with honor. Our strategy should be to hit all of the Vietnam related issues, abandoming the POWs, amnesty, etc. These are obviously sur clear issues at this time. MacGregor and Dele should maintain a constant attack on McGovern on the corruption issue. MaeGregor should Issue a white paper refuting all the charges McGovern has made, one by one, leading with the charge of McGovern resorting to the big lie and smear at the last minute, the most vicious attacks on a President in history, repeat his early charges about Hitler and so on, and say this is a shocking performance not worthy of a Presidential candidate. The Vice President should be kept completely off of this subject, and there should be no more from Ziegler on it because it is not our issue. It is at the political level and should be deal with at the political level. HRH:pm October 26, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR 1 DWIGHT CHAPIN FROM 1 H.R. HALDEMAN Be sure that Bob Taylor knows that he should be watching for little givis with flowers or fruit, or things of that sort along the way on the motorcade routes, and If he sees any he should stop the car so that the President can receive the gift. Also, you should be watching for these in the lead car and let me and/or Taylor know about them. In Chicago, we probably better use ropes all the way, because with a big crowd it's going to be too dangerous to let the people swarm in. However, the ropes should be brought in close BO we have very narrow lanes to drive through. California, as you know, should be a big entertainment deal, with torches and lots of new-type color. HRH:pm October 26, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR I CHUCK COLSON FROM $ H.R. HALDEMAN In preparing for election analysis, the one point that will be made is that this was the lowest voter turnout in some time or something like that, and therefore there was no interest in the election. The point to make here is that the highest voter turnout in the last 40 years and maybe ever, was the 1960 election where it was known to be an extremely close election from start to finish. The level of voter turnout, obviously, is much lower in an election of this kind where the voter assumes that the election is already decided because the margin is so wide. HRH:pm H October 26, 1972 magruder MEMORANDUM FOR: MR. JEB MAGRUDER FROM: DWIGHT L. CHAPIN W Once again it is obvious we have failed on the Re-Elector. The final edition is a farce. It is about as exciting as a July 3rd edition of the New York Times. The problem with this issue is that it does not promote the President. It doesn't sell and it doesn't hit the issues. Obviously, somebody over there is opposed to doing the Re-Elector right which is a shame. cc: Mr. Leonard Mr. Malek Mr. Strachan I totally hot agree we really on and misied this feel Tragic H October 30, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: CHUCK COLSON FROM: GORDON STRACHAN SUBJECT: Publicity for the President's Supporters Buchanan recently urged, and Bob accepted, the idea of re-surfacing and re-publicizing the northern, ethnic, Catholic, labor, blue-collar types for Richard Nixon. The purpose would be to convince these groups that voting for the President is not betraying their party and their tradition, because their leaders are doing it openly. GS:car ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL October 30, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: H. R. HALDEMAN FROM: GORDON STRACHAN SUBJECT: North Carolina Senate Race Harry Dent strongly urges a Presidential visit to assist Republican Senatorial candidate Helms. Dent argues that the North Carolina Senate seat is the only one in the South the President has a solid chance of winning. The President must carry a Southern Senate seat according to Dent. A recent, reliable poll puts Helms at 41.8, Galifianakis at 31.3, and Undecided at 26.9. You may want to discuss this visit at the Political Meeting on Thursday, November 2. GS/jb October 30, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR DWIGHT CHAPIN FROM : H.R. HALDEMAN In looking at the planning for next weekend, you should figure on going to Church in San Clemente, rather than Whittier and he feels that he should go to the Church in San Clemento that he went to first - the one where the minister was absent when he came - rather than the one he went to last time. We've got to be sure, however, that the minister is with us before doing this. He does not want to go to LaJolla OF any of those other places. Also, he wants to figure on the headquarters stop being in San Clements unless there's some problem with that, in which case we should go to thenext closest headquarters. He wants to figure on leaving California early on Tuesday - figure voting at 7:00 a.m., depart the house at 8:00 a.m., depart El Tg ro at 8:30 a.m., which I assume would get us back to the White House about 4:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. There is to be no one at the house - that is at the 10 sidence on Tuesday evening. The Drowns will be coming bacib to spend Election evening in Washington and they should be booked on the backup plane, not on Air Force One, and they should not plan on staying at the White House, or even coming to the White House that evening. In other words, they should not be on the chopper, they should have a car meet the backup plane and bring them in to their hotel. The Finchs should ride on Air Force One if they are planning to come back with the President. HRH:pm ACTION PAPER We need to prepare a phone list for Presidential calls to be made on Election Night, and possibly Wednesday after the election. Also, there should be a separate list of calls that might be coming in that we would want him to take. Rose Woods should be set up, and perhaps one or two other people, to take calls in the President's behalf, from old friends, etc. On the calls for the President to make, we should set very high priorities, Connally, Billy Graham, Rockefeller, Reagan, John Mitchell, Maury Stans, Clark MacGreger, Bob Dole, three or four key labor people, not very many contributors or old friends - just a few of the top ones. HRH:pm 10/30/72 MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON October 30, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: BOB MARIK FROM: DAVE GERGEN SUBJECT: Telegrams from the President As we discussed, the texts of two telegrams have been officially approved and are ready for release from 1701: 1. Telegram to telephone centers which you are to select. 2. Telegram to all State and local chairmen of the Re-Elect Committees. Attached are the approved texts. Based on our conversation, I trust that both of these will now be sent promptly from your headquarters. Many thanks for all your help. CC Gordon Strachan DRAFT TELEGRAM: Telephone Centers One of the most important goals in this campaign has been to carry our message directly to the voter. This you have done with remarkable effect- iveness through your Telephone Center canvass of citizens throughout the San Antonio area. Indeed, you and other volunteers in Telephone Centers across the country have set a record breaking pace Five in reaching over one million citizens, and I Just To your want to express my personal appreciation and con- gratulations * for your outstanding efforts. In these closing days before November 7, we will be counting more than ever on your dedicated hard work to help us achieve the largest voter turnout in to make Sum Cear) American history SQ that (the voice of a clear will be heard in chartings majority can chart the course our nation takes in the next four years. RICHARD NIXON Word Count-125 October 27, 1972 TELEGRAM TO STATE AND COUNTY CREP CHAIRMEN In these final days of the campaign, we must take every possible step to insure victory on November 7. The future of our nation and of the world rides on the decision the American people make on Election Day, and you will have a major impact on the outcome of that decision. We will be counting on your leadership -- and on the dedication of your fellow campaigners -- to help us achieve the largest voter turnout in American history. The voice of a clear majority of the people must be heard in charting the course our nation takes in the next four years. During my twenty-five years of campaigning, I have never worked with a finer team. Your contributions have been invaluable, and I am deeply grateful. Between now and next Tuesday, it will be vital that we work as never before to get the people to the polls. RICHARD NIXON MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON October 27, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: H FROM: DAVE GERGEN SUBJECT: Suggested Telegram for State, Local CRP Chairmen This is a second suggested telegram to replace the earlier one. It has been cleared by Ray Price. OK CC: Roland Elliott October 27, 1972 TELEGRAM TO STATE AND COUNTY CREP CHAIRMEN In these final days of the campaign, we must take every possible step to insure victory on November 7. The future of our nation and of the world rides on the decision the American people make on Election Day, and you will have a major impact on the outcome of that decision. We will be counting on your leadership -- and on the dedication of your fellow campaigners -- to help us achieve the largest voter turnout in American history. The voice of a clear majority of the people must be heard in charting the course our nation takes in the next four years. During my twenty-five years of campaigning, I have never worked with a finer team. Your contributions have been invaluable, and I am deeply grateful. Between now and next Tuesday, it will be vital that we work as never before to get the people to the polls. RICHARD NIXON MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON PRIORITY October 25, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: It ORDON FROM: DAVE GERGEN SUBJECT: Telegram for State Chairmen Here's the text we discussed. It has been cleared by Ray Price. CC: Roland Elliott John Andrews A (Andrews) RP Word Count 141 DRAFT TELEGRAM: State Re-elect Chairmen As you well know, the hopes of all Americans for a better future and a lasting peace ride on the decision our people will make at the polls on November 7. In this election we need the largest voter turnout in American history, so that the voice of a clear majority can direct the course our country takes in the next four years. Your dedicated efforts in the campaign so far have been invaluable. I am sure I can count on your leadership during these final days in getting out a record vote in . In a lifetime of politics, I have never worked with a finer campaign team. Mrs. Nixon joins me in sending you and your fellow campaigners our warmest thanks for a job well done, and we look forward to seeing that job reflected in the turnout on election day. RICHARD NIXON ACTION MEMO Set up a plan to send a wire from the President to all of our chairmen of the state and local re-elect committees at the start of the last week, urging them on to greater efforts. HRH:pm 10/17/72 Committee for the Re-election of the President memorandum October 27, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: CLARK MacGREGOR H. R. HALDEMAN THROUGH: FROM: ROBERT JEB S. MAGRUDER H. MARIK RM SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL TELEGRAMS TO TELEPHONE CENTERS In the last week of the campaign, the volunteer telephone centers will be particularly important in contacting the identified favorable voters to get them to the polls on Election Day. During the preceding weeks, the 250 centers have contacted over 5,000,000 households. They are now making calls at the rate of more than one million per week. The greatest danger to our get-out-the-vote effort is apathy among telephone center volunteers, as well as among the voters themselves. For that reason, we have asked Ray Price to draft a telegram (Tab A) from the President to each telephone center, to motivate them to maxi- mum effort for the next several days. RECOMMENDATION: That you approve the sending of the attached telegram to each telephone center, signed by the President. They would be sent immediately upon our receipt of your authorization. APPROVE 1 DISAPPROVE COMMENT - Machnigor 10/27 DRAFT TELEGRAM: Telephone Centers TO THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE TELEPHONE CENTER 10578 South Monroe Avenue San Francisco, California One of the most important goals in this campaign has been to carry our message directly to the voter. This you have done with remarkable effectiveness through your Telephone Center canvass of citizens throughout the San Francisco area. You and other volunteers in the Telephone Centers across the country have set a record breaking pace in reaching over five million households, and I want to express to you my personal appreciation and congratulations. In these closing days before November 7, we will be counting more than ever on your dedicated hard work to help us achieve the largest voter turnout in American history -- to make sure that the voice of a clear majority will be heard in charting the course our nation takes in the next four years. RICHARD NIXON Word Count - 128 October 27, 1972 arik MEMORANDUM FOR: BOB MERRICK FROM: DAVE GERGEN SUBJECT: Draft Telegram for Telephone Centers Here's the telegram you requested for telephone message centers, as edited by Ray Price. I understand that you will now seek clearances from Bob Haldeman before proceeding. CC: Gordon Strachan Roland Elliott Attachment DRAFT TELEGRAM: Telephone Centers One of the most important goals in this campaign has been to carry our message directly to the voter. This you have done with remarkable effect- iveness through your Telephone Center canvass of citizens throughout the San Antonio area. Indeed You and other volunteers in Telephone Centers across the country have set a record breaking pace rive in reaching over one million citizens, and I Just To your want to express my personal appreciation and con- gratulations 8 for your outstanding efforts. In these closing days before November 7, we will be counting more than ever on your dedicated hard work to help us achieve the largest voter turnout in to make Sure That American history SQ that (the voice of a clear will be heard in charting majority can chart the course our nation takes in the next four years. RICHARD NIXON Word Count-125 ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL November 2, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: H. R. HALDEMAN FROM: GORDON STRACHAN SUBJECT: California Endorsements Harry Dent and Cap Weinberger are appealing the decision not to send Presidential endorsements to California Assemblymen. Instead of the twenty originally submitted, they suggest the eight described in the attached memo- randum. A check with Nofziger indicates that these eight would be helpful even at this late date. He pointedly reminded me that he and Governor Reagan had strongly urged letters to the original twenty. Nofziger noted with a certain vindictive pleasure that he had succeeded in obtaining one endorsement for Charles Conrad, an Assembly candidate in a particularly close race. Nofziger would not disclose how he did it but said he would have drafted and signed a letter from the President himself if he had to. The suggested draft for the eight is attached. Recommendation: That you approve the attached draft Presidential letter of endorsement to the eight California Assembly candidates. Approve Disapprove Comments GS/jb THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Date: 10/31 TO: H.R. HALDEMAN FROM: GORDON STRACHAN A check with Colson's office (Dick Howard) indicates that this memorandum is not being imple- mented exactly because Colson has not had time to focus specifically on it. Colson generally agreed with the strategy. October 26, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR # CHUCK COLSON FROM 1 H.R. HALDEMAN We've got to launch a massive attack on McGovern on his peace by surrender, instead of peace with honor. Our strategy should be to hit all of the Vietnam related issues, abandoning the POWs, amnosty, etc, These are obviously our clear issues at this time. MacGregor and Dolo should maintain a constant attack on McGovern on the corruption issue. MacGregor should issue a white paper refuting all the charges McGovern has made, one by one, leading with the charge of McGovern resorting to the big lie and amear at the last minute, the most vicious attacks on a President in history, repeat his early charges about Hitler and BO on, and say this 10 a shocking performance not worthy of a Presidential candidate. The Vice President should be kept completely off of this subject, and there should be no more from Ziegler on it because It is not our issue, It 10 at the political level and should be deal with at the political level. MEMORANDUM ADMINISTRATIVELY THE WHITE HOUSE CONFIDENTIAL EYES ONLY WASHINGTON October 30, 1972 12:50 p.m. MEMORANDUM FOR: H. R. HALDEMAN VIA: DWIGHT L. CHAPP FROM: STEPHEN BULL RE: Presidential Participation in Election Night Program Stan Anderson wrote a rather lengthy memorandum to Clark MacGregor outlining a tentative program for Election night. Without getting into great detail on their thoughts, they propose to have all activities take place at the Shoreham Hotel beginning at 6:00 p.m. There will be enter- tainment interspersed with election returns that will be projected on the Eidaphor screen. Clark MacGregor would act as the MC. Although the networks could project a winner by 8:30 p.m., EST, it is felt that McGovern will not concede until the early network projections are received from California, between 11:00 and 11:30 p.m., EST. Therefore, the activities at the Shoreham Hotel will not take on a Pre- sidential atmosphere until about 11:00 p.m. At that time Clark MacGregor would introduce some of the CREP people, Ann Armstrong and Tom Evans, and finally Senator Dole. Finally there would be the introduction of the Vice President and President. It is with regard to this matter of Presidential and Vice Presidential participation that this memo is directed. The basic Stan Anderson proposal was for Clark MacGregor to introduce the Vice President and Mrs. Agnew and family, followed by an introduction of the President and First Family. Dwight felt that it would be wrong to have the Vice President speaking ahead of the President, but there are also some other factors involved: (a) The President's intention to speak to the American people from the Oval Office after he is re-elected. (b) The information that the President does not want the Vice President to go before the television cameras until the President has completed his Oval Office televised remarks. - 2 - In view of the proposed Oval Office activities (which we are treating as extremely confidential), we have two portions to televise Presidential activity, with two atmospheres: 1. The serious Presidential statement in the business-like setting of the White House. 2. The more informal setting of the Re-Election party at the Shoreham where there will be wild jubilation. These two settings afford a great deal of flexibility, and the situation seems to lend itself to the following sequence for Presidential and Vice Presidential involvement: 11:00 p.m. The President is declared the winner by the networks. (approx.) He delivers his remarks to the American people from the Oval Office. (Does he wait for McGovern's concession?) yes vianite until ase have 11:15 p.m. The Vice President appears at the Shoreham Hotel, after (approx.) the President has spoken on television, declares victory for the Nixon/Agnew ticket, and thanks the campaign workers. He indicates that the President should be over shortly. 11:45 p.m. The President and First Family arrive at the Shoreham (approx.) Hotel. Ruffles & Flourishes, off-stage announcement (not the Vice President) and "Hail to the Chief". The President and family move up onto the platform and join the Vice President. The President and Vice President do the clasped hands bit and then the Vice President steps back. P. play it by can The First Lady joins David. the President. The two girls and Eddy oin the President and Mrs. Nixon. The family steps back and the President delivers his remarks. - 3 - Vice President Agnew, Mrs. Nixon and Mrs. Agnew join the President at the podium. The President and First Family depart to "Hail to the Chief". General sequence as described: Approve Disapprove American Broadcasting Company Memorandum Division To HRH To From Eugene S. Cowen, Vice President, Washington FYI- Date: October 23, 1972 Please return Subject Attached is an internal memorandum from Elmer W. Lower, C President of ABC News, to his staff on how ABC will tabulate election results on November 7 and how winners will be "projected". Gene American Broadcasting Company Memorandum rivision ABC News To: ABC News Election Staff From Elmer W. Lower Elli Date: October 9, 1972 Subject Projections Our objective on Election Night, November 7, 1972, is to report the results of the voting in 50 states and the District of Columbia swiftly and accurately. If we had to sacrifice one of these factors, we would discard speed and concentrate on accuracy. The results which you will be reporting on Election Night will be tabulated by the News Election Service. This is a nationwide cooperative election reporting service. There are five principal participants in HES -- ABC News, the Associated Press, CBS News, NBC News and United Press International. In addition to these results reported by NES, ABC News will also make certain projections on Election Night. Briefly, we will make projections along the following lines: PRES IDENT We will-make a projection in the presidential aces in-a 11-50 states and the District of Columbia Eventually these will add up to a winning total in electoral votes in the race for the presidency. At this point ABC News will make a projection on the result of the race for the presidency SENATOR AND GOVERNOR: There are 33 races this year for the United States Senate and gubernatorial races in 18 states. ABC News will make projections in these 51 races. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: There are 435 races for the United States House of Representatives. Of these 393 are contested and 42 are not contested. At the start of the evening ABC News will declare as "elected" the 42 candidates in the races which are uncontested. In the 393 contested races, we will not make projections. Our House Desk will declare vinners in each of these races when enough of the total vote has been tabulated to warrant a declaration. The amount of the vote needed to declare a winner will vary from race to race. - 2 - OW WILL PROJECTIONS BE MADE? ABC Newswill make-i ections on the basis of key precincts and the vo tabulated. in each race. The criteria will vary from race to race. WHAT PHRASEOLOGY WILL BE USED IN MAKING PROJECTIONS? To avoid con- tusion ABC News will not "declare" a winner or "elect" any candidate until the actual tabulated vote qualifies him as an obvious winner. Before that time ABC News will ecti a outlined above. The key wo ection and we will plainly label projections 3 souch so that our lewers and listeners will not be confused. The phraseology used before a candidate has enough actual votes for victory is, for example: "According to our ABC News projection, Candidate AAA will win the 12 electoral votes of the State of Wis- consin, 11 or "The ABC Decision Desk has just projected -- I repeat projected -- that Senator BBB will be the winner of the Senate race in Maine." Operationally, in Television Studio TV-1, when a winner is "projected", an "X" will appear on our Vidifont boards as well as the back-up Solari boards. Editorially, we will still refer to this as a "projection" until the actual tabulated vote makes it obvious that he has actually won. Additionally, all the recap boards for Senate, Governor and electoral totals will clearly be labeled as "ABC Projection. " WHAT TIME WILL STATE PROJECTIONS BE MADE? I call to your attention the statement which I made on July 17, 1967, to the Subcommittee on Communications of the Committee on Commerce of the United States Senate. I stated: "We have decided that we will make no projection garding the outcome of any election in any state until all the polls in that tate have closed Here is an example of what this means. If part of the precincts in Florida close at 7 p.m., EST and the rest close at 8 p.m., EST, ABC News will not make a projection until 8 p.m. / may be apparent before 8 p.m. (- that Candidate CCC has won on the basis of key precincts and/or on actual tabulated votes. In-such ages our respondents are certainly a ber the ob ous, drawing the conclusion that any intelligent or toner could The on his own. - more - - 3 - ENGOURAGE VOTING The culmination of the entire presidential campaign year is the casting of ballots by voters in all states -- from Maine to Hawaii. It is the policy of ABC News to encourage all votere to to the polls to vote in all races -- from President to the last line on state and county tickets -- as an act of responsible citizenship. Prequents during the long evening of votin we want to remind Western worers Chat their polls are still open and that they will where came te This should be done oven If Eastern results as they did in=1 964 symake the results of the idential race-apparen early in the evening. These reminders should be given by the anchormen for the broadcasts on the television network and the four radio networks. Let me repeat now -- before the first vote has been tabulated -- that ABC News is not in a race with anyone to see who can get there 'firstest with the mostest." We are Ear more interested in explaining to-our listeners and viewers the why and the how!! of the election Our responsibility and, indeed, our entire effort in the 1972 election is that of informing and educating our listeners and viewers. This is what it is all about and this is the keystone of our coverage. With the time and effort which all of you have put into this effort, I can see no reason why this year's coverage will not be the most successful in the history of ABC News. To this end, I wish you all the greatest success. FINANCE COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT THE PRESIDENT November 2, 1972 FOR: GORDON STRACHAN FROM: T.W. EVANS JuE. Attached is the October 24, 1952 New York Times front page which we discussed. (Jerry Milbank sent it down yesterday.) The President might want to make a brief reference tonight along the following lines: "The high pitch of campaign rhetoric is regrettable. But I am afraid that we are never entirely without it. Here is a front page of the New York Times of twenty years ago. The Republican candidate, General Eisenhower, was charged with lies and racial bigotry. The General made this reply: 'We hear shrill voices today creating distrust, disunity and bigotry by falsely accusing others, including myself, of these evil things.' The shrill voices persist even now. I want to assure you that the frantic accusations of wrong-doing allegedly involving high officials of my administration are baseless today, just as they were without foundation twenty years ago when they were levelled at General Eisenhower.' This suggestion comes at the last minute, but it may be worth including because it puts the present outcry in dramatic perspective. Internsting are the name 4 Interesting to Redd Deri Fund 4 Rebl Eishorboun Prop IRT is Robbun -sowth gavin Korea 6 war Truce- Dear Achan All the News more niporter Bush That's Fit to Print" True New Date line Oct. 31/- one OR 9 Knaw Copyright, 1952, by The New VOL. CII No. 34,607. Entered as Second-Class Matter. Post Office. New York. N. Y. NEW YORK, FRID. BID_TO.KOREAN.REDS aksman Wins Nobel Prize U.N. AIDE ASSISTED EI TO JOIN U.N. DEBATE For Streptomycin Discovery SOVIET AGENT IN '36, CI ON TRUCE REJECTED CHAMBERS TESTIFIES H Political Committee Defeats Zablodowsky Linked to Red Sa Soviet Proposal, 38 to 11- Underground in Testimony P Rhee Regime Invited at Senate Hearing Here U.S. REVEALS RESOLUTION ACCUSED APPEARS TODAY DF Seeks Backing for Conduct of Inquiry Fails to Establish Po Panmunjom Talks - Other That Weintraub, Also in the Nations Co-Sponsor Plan U. N., Was a Communist By STANLEY LEVEY Text of the draft resolution on Whittaker Chambers, once a T Korea appears on Page 2. courier for a Soviet spy ring, identified yesterday a United By THOMAS J. HAMILTON Nations editorial official, David Special to THE NEW YORK TINES. Zablodowsky, as a member of the UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., Oct. Communist underground in this H 23-Secretary of State Dean Ache- Associated ITEM country in 1936. D. son made public today the text of the resolution in which the United Dr. Selman A. Waksman at work in his Rutgers laboratory Appearing under subpoena be- ca fore the Internal Security sub- cri States, together with ninetcen or twenty other states, will propose By GEORGE ANELSSON committee of the Senate Judiciary wh that the General Assembly endorse Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. Committee, Mr. Chambers testi- mi the stand taken by the United STOCKHOLM. Sweden, Oct. found for use against tubercu- fied that Mr. Zablodowsky had rel States, as the agent of the United 23-Dr. Selman Abraham Waks- losis. been assistant to a Soviet agent con Roason be Nations, in the Korean armistice man, the Rutgers University Dr. Waksman won this year's known as Richard, whose principal en negotiations. microbiologist, was awarded the prize from among a score of job was to procure fraudulent pass- tor Mr. cheson was scheduled to Nobel Prize for Medicine and candidates nominated by scien- ports and other false identifica- the first speaker of the after- Physiology tonight by the Coun- tific bodies around the world. Al- tion papers for Russian agents. tw noon's session but was not able cil of the Caroline Institute of though the committee never re- The witness said he was intro- Re to get the floor in the Assembly's the University of Stockholm for veals figures on its voting, it is duced to Mr. Zablodowsky in 1936 De Political and Security Committee his work. in the discovery of understood that Dr. Waksman by J. Peters, head of the Ameri- pri because of a long debate over an streptomycin. The prize is worth carried the last ballot with a can Communist underground, who off invitation to the North Korean re- $33,200 this year. comfortable margin after having described Mr. Zablodowsky as The citation accompanying been deadlocked with his near- gime to take part in the discus- Richard's assistant However, Mr. sta sion of the Korean question. the award said streptomycin was Chambers said he had known the tot the first effective antibiotic Continued on Pagé 7, Column S United Nations official when both we The Assembly decided by a vote of 54 to 5, with Yugoslavia ab- were students at Columbia College at in staining, to Invite the South Ko- rean Government. The Soviet bloc SOUTH KOREANS HIT BRITISH ATOM TEST in 1923 or 1924. in 'Had Strong Sympathies' tor formed the minority. The Assem- "While we were undergradu- bly also rejected, 38 to 11, with FOE IN SWIFT PUSH VAPORIZED VESSEL ates," Mr. Chambers told the sub- the eight abstentions, 8 Soviet resolu- committee, sitting with Senator 23 tion to invite the North Koreans. James O. Eastland, Democrat of es In addition to the Soviet bloc, Mississippi, as its only member, cit the states voting to invite the R.O.K. Troops at 'Sniper Ridge' "Zablodowsky sometimes said he by North Koreans were Burma, India, Blastof1,000,000-DegreeHeat was & Communist. But in my opin- Ch Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan and I Yemen. Follow Up Aerial Barrage- Also Caused a Tidal Wave, ion he was not an organizational Communist, though he had strong Wants Aggressor Barred "Iron Horse' Fight Rages Churchill Tells House sympathies with the party." th The long debate this afternoon Later in the hearing, Robert ar centered about Mr. Vishinsky's as- Morris, sub-committee counsel, m Rebt Thes Cand. -NY visit Dem Pres cand - accuse DIRTY can pain AND Ropla accuses Dems Zabble Rousine York Times. LATE CITY EDITION Fair and pleasant today and tomorrow. Temperature Range Today-Max., 68; Min., 48 Temperatures Yesterday-Max., 65; Min., 45 Full U. 8. Weather Bureau Report, Page 47 it, 1952. by The New York Times Company. YORK, FRIDAY, Kep OCTOBER 24, 1952. Times Square. New York 36. N Y. FIVE CENTS Telephone LACKAWANNA 4-1000 ICM SSISTED EISENHOWER SCORES Truman Asserts Eisenhower STEVENSON AVERS IN '36, CHARGE OF BIGOTRY; Follows McCarthy Tactics RIVAL AND DULLES TESTIFIES HAILED IN BUFFALO Says Senator, 'Ringleader of Back-Street HAD FAITH IN HISS Campaign' in Maryland in '50, Has Been nked to Red Says Democrats Try 'to Make Advanced to 'Front Street' by General Charges Republicans Failed n Testimony Political Profit by Appeals to Disavow Official Even By ANTHONY LEVIERO aring Here to Groups Against Whole' Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. After He Was Indicted WASHINGTON, Oct. 23-Presi- Reviving the charges of fraud dent Truman today accused Gen. in the election two years ago, Mr. EARS TODAY DRAWS CROWDS ON TOUR Dwight D. Eisenhower, Republi- Truman warned Marylanders to STRIKES BACK AT CRITICS can Presidential nominee, of con- beware, saying he was sure that ducting a "fancy version" of the the Republicans would try faked to Establish Political Immorality is Theme unsavory Senatorial election cam- pictures and other "frauds" again Governor Asserts Eisenhower, ), Also in the of 8-Speech Campaigning paign that shook Maryland in 1950 before this campaign was over. and in which Senator Joseph R. Freedom of speech and freedom Must Be Responsible' for Communist in Upstate New York McCarthy, Republican of Wiscon- of thought were under attack, Mr. 'Lies' of G. 0. P. Drive sin, played a leading role. Truman declared as he assailed Mr. Truman asseried that Sen- Republican campaign techniques in Y LEVEY a speech in Cumberland, Md., late Text of the Eiscnhower speech ator McCarthy, "ringleader of the mbers, once a this afternoon, near the end of Text of the Stevenson specch in 176 Buffalo is on Page 12. back-street campaign" in which wiet spy ring, a three day campaign tour that Cleveland is on Page 14. Senator Millard Tydings, Democrat lay a United brought him back to Washington of Maryland, was defeated, had official, David By WILLIAM R. CONKLIN tonight. been advanced to the "front street" By W. H. LAWRENCE member of the Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. by, the Republican Presidential As the President returned to the Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES ground in this BUFFALO, Oct. 23-Gen. Dwight candidate, who, the President said, capital from a campaign tour that "CLEVELAND, Oct. 23 - Gov. D. Eisenhower capped a day of took him to New Jersey, Pennsyl- Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois had "welcomed" Senator McCarthy r subpoena be- campaigning for New York State's vania, West Virginia and Mary- charged tonight that Gen. Dwight aboard his campaign train. Security sub- crucial forty-five electoral votes land, he was planning his final D. Eisenhower and his foreign af- Mr. Truman also charged Sen- Senate Judiciary when he accused the Truman Ad- trip in his campaign to defeat fairs adviser, John Foster Dulles, ator Richard M. Nixon of Califor- Chambers testi- ministration of injecting racial and General Eisenhower. He will leave "demonstrated a continued per- nia, Republican Vice Presidential blodowsky had religious bigotry into the election Sunday night on his special train sonal faith" in Alger Hiss even candidate, had engaged in "a false a Soviet agent contest. He spoke before an audi- for a tour that will involve about after Hiss had been indicted for campaign of personal slander and whose principal ence of 14,000 in Memorial Audi- fifty more whistle-stop speeches perjury in connection with espion- innuendo" against Gov. Adlai E. fraudulent pass- torium here tonight. and eight major speeches in addi- age aimed to benefit the Soviet Stevenson, the Democratic Presi- Union. false identifica- In seven previous speeches be- dential candidate, Continued on Page 16, Column 7 ssian agents. tween Schenectady and Buffalo the The Democratic Presidential 1 he was intro- Republican nominee attacked the Text of President's Cumberland speech, Page 16. nominee struck back at the Re- dowsky in 1936 Democrats as men lacking in moral publican candidate and nis advis- - of the Ameri- principles and unfit to continue in ers in a full-length, nationally derground, who office ablodowsky as His 300-mile train trip across the Democrats' Fund Drive Lags; broadcast and televised defense of his own character deposition given 1. However, Mr. state brought him befo crowds at the Hiss trial. This has been had known the totaling more than 75,000. There were 10,000 at Schenectady, 5,000 Party Steps Up Pleafor Gifts made a campaign issue by Sena- ficial when both tors Richard M. Nixon of Califor- olumbia College at Utica, 1,000 in Oneida, 15,000 nia, the G. O. P. Vice Presidential in Syracuse, 4,000 in Lyons, 23,000 candidate, and by Joseph R. Mc- in Rochester, 3,000 in Batavia and By CLAYTON KNOWLES Carthy of Wisconsin. Sympathies' tonight's 14,000 here. Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. Governor Stevenson asserted he re undergradu- Governor Dewey. traveling with rs told the sub- WASHINGTON, Oct. 23-Stephen A. Mitchell, Democratic had never testified as to the guilt the nominee, said the gathering of with Senator National Chairman, confirmed tonight that his party's fund drive or innocence of Alger Hiss and 23,000 in Rochester was the larg- est crowd he had ever seen in that was lagging SO badly that the Democratic National Committee added that he had repeatedly de- d, Democrat of clared he "never doubted the ver- only member, city. The 23,000 estimate was made would be unable to give any dict of the jury which convicted etimes said he by Harold J. Burns, Deputy Police financial assistance whatsoever But in my opin- Chief of Rochester. to party candidates for the House JURORS IN CAPITAL him." Testified on Court Order organizational Crowd Cheers Theme of Representatives or Senate. 1 he had strong He said he had simply testified In Buffalo the nominee called "We haven't got it to give them, ie party." the Democrats "rabble-rousers" INDICT GRUNEWALD that Hiss' reputation for character but you can be sure, If we did have was "good" in response to an order learing, Robert and accused them of trying "to it, we would be glad to pass it on," of the court, and that he could not nittee counsel, make political profit by appeals to said Mr. Mitchell. have done less as a lawyer and as there was no поре for a settlement unless the North Ko- Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. in executive session yesterday inter rean regime was invited to take TOKYO, Friday, Oct. 24-South LONDON, Oct. 23-Prime Min- morning and had acknowledged est, part in the discussions, while Mr. Korean troops jumped off this ister Churchill disclosed today in that he had gone to Columbia." coun Acheson insisted that "we do not morning in a strong attack on the House of Commons that Brit- Mr. Zablodowsky will be the first need the aggressor here." Mr. Chinesa Communist positions on ain's first atomic bomb, tested witness when the hearing is re crea Vishinsky did not explain why he "Sniper Ridge" on the central Oct. 3 in the Monte Bello Islands, sumed at 10 o'clock this morning bigo had omitted Communist China Korean front. At noon the Re- off Australia, was exploded in a at the United States Court House. inclu from the invitation but said that public of Korea Second Division naval vessel. The heat of nearly Yesterday afternoon at his home, thin the committee would debate not troops were reported fighting 1,000,000 degrees generated by the 1118 Third Avenue, Mr. Zablodow- the the armistice negotiations but the forward toward the last enemy blast vaporized the vessel. sky said he had no comment on H general problem of Korea. outposts on the high ground. The Prime Minister expressed the Chambers testimony and he man Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan, The R. O. K.'s advanced after a the opinion that the successful de- would have none until he could the the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, heavy bombardment by supporting velopment of a British bomb, which read the transcript. He refused to fere said that the invitation would not United Nations artillery and a cost "well over £100,000,000 ($280,- listen to a summary of Mr. Cham- "car alter "by one jot or tittle" his con- barrage of 1,000-pound bombs 000,000)" would "lead to a much bers' charges. his viction that the North Koreans from Allied warplanes hit the closer American interchange of in- A United Nations spokesman Sen: were the aggressors, but that the Communists, starting at dawn. formation" with Britain about said Mr. Zablodowsky was em- Pre: committee should explore every On the western side of the old atomic energy. ployed at $10,800 a year as director imm possibility of a settlement. "Iron Triangle," northwest of Shortly before Mr. Churchill of the Publications Division of the over With this preliminary dispute Kumhwa, the Chinese Reds made spoke, a senior officer of the Royal Department of Conferences and for cleared away, Mr. Acheson is new attacks on "Iron Horse Moun- Air Force stated that Britain had General Services. His post was de-1 T scheduled to be the first speaker tain," which had been taken by storm yesterday by R. O. K. Ninth Continued on Page 6, Column 3 Continued on Page 8, Column 5 Co when the committee meets tomor- row afternoon. So far, the United Division troops. "Iron Horse" States is the sole sponsor of the guards the east side of the Chor- resolution, but it was learned that Crash of Empty Trains in Bronx Di won Valley route south to Seoul all the sixteen member states with and the height has been fought armed forces in Korea, except for over for a week. France, had already agreed to act At both the "Iron Horse" and as co-sponsors. the "Sniper Ridge" positions, fight- The delay of the French has ing was continuing this afternoon. nothing to do with resentment at R. O. K. 9th Division Active the United States vote yesterday The South Koreans of the Ninth in favor of an early discussion of Division took control of "Iron the question of Tunisia and Mo- Horse," about 1:20 P. M., yester- rocco, but results from the fact day, after a sharp fight with a that the French delegation had Chinese Red platoon that was suggested some drafting changes. occupying the crest. The R. O. K.'s France supports the intent of the moved forward and seized also a resolution, and it is believed that small knob to the north, where an- the delegation will receive an au- other enemy platoon offered re- thorization from Paris to act as sistance. co-sponsor by the time the com- For the rest of the day, the mittee meets. Communists fired heavily with The United States also wants mortars and artillery at the crest. Continued on Page 2, Column 2 The hill had several times changed hands during the seven days of fighting. Grammer Convicted The Allied air assault at "Sniper Ridge," preceding the R. O. K. Of Slaying His Wife Second Division attack, was one of the heaviest of recent battles. The By The Associated Press. planes dropped missiles with de- BALTIMORE, Oct. 23-George layed-action fuses in an attempt Edward Grammer, 35-year-old to collapse the system of under- father of three children, was con- ground defenses the Chinese Reds victed today of deliberately killing had constructed in the rugged his wife and trying to make her terrain. death look like an accident 80 he The Reds had been using this could marry a pretty New York area as a build-up zone for their secretary. recent vicious assaults on "Tri- The first-degree murder verdict angle Hill" just to the westward can carry either a death penalty where United States Seventh Di- by hanging or a life prison term. vision troops smashed the enemy The defense has three days to file efforts. an appeal. If none is filed, sentence The heaviest fighting yesterday can then be pronounced. came north of Kumhwa, where the Judge Herman M. Moser, who Chinese Reds continued costly at- tried the case without a jury at tempts to retake the outpost posi- Grammer's request, delivered the tions conquered by the United verdict. Grammer's face was ex- Nations forces during their limited View as workmen clear wreckage froih pressionless as he heard it. He objective offensive earlier this still wore the grim, gray look he month. The enemy launched one The resulting tie-up delayed a An I. R. T. motorman was in- had maintained throughout the battalion against "Triangle Hill" jured fatally at 5:42 A. M. yes- thousands of passengers and full e nine-day trial, and fought for two hours before terday when his empty ten-car service will not be restored until a "This court has no difficulty in withdrawing early in the evening. train crashed into the rear of an- this morning. determining that Mrs. Grammer's A company-strength enemy at- f: other empty train standing on Sidney H. Bingham, chairman death was criminal homicide," the tack was made on the R. O. K. h the center track of the Jerome of the Board of Transportation, judge said. "It has no difficulty Second Division soldiers holding t. Avenue line near the Mosholu who arrived at the scene twenty- Continued on Page 19, Column1 Continued on Page 2, Column 6 five minutes after the accident r Parkway station in the Bronx. groups against the whole, special He disclosed that the money & citizen. ecutive session yesterday interest against the general inter- pinch was SO bad that, starting to- Mystery Man Is Charged With He accused the Republica and had acknowledged est, section against the entire night, appeals for contributions Contempt of Congress for attempting to "beguile the . had gone to Columbia." country, would be made both before and by lies and half truths" and blodowsky will be the first We hear shrill voices today after every major campaign speech Defying Scandal Inquiry that these tactics, for which when the hearing is re creating distrust, disunity and heard over television or radio. eral Eisenhower himself mu: 10 o'clock this morning bigotry by falsely accusing others, Such appeals accompanied to- sume full responsibility, United States Court House. including myself, of these evil night's talks by Gov. Adlai E. By LEWIS WOOD "spiritual treason against 01 afternoon at his home, things," General Eisenhower told Stevenson, Democratic Presidential Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. stitutions, for they are sure) Avenue, Mr. Zablodow- the cheering crowd. candidate, and Vice President Al- WASHINGTON, Oct. 23-Henry ing the work of their enemie: he had no comment on His reference was to Mr. Tru ben W. Barkley, now stumping for W. Grunewald, Washington mys- "I would suggest to the R ambers testimony and he man's statement in a message to the ticket. tery man, was indicted by a Fed- lican crusaders that if they have none until he could the Jewish Welfare Board Con- eral grand jury today on charges The over-all Democratic finan- to apply the same methods to transcript. He refused to ference that General Eisenhower of contempt of Congress for re- a summary of Mr. Cham- cial picture, as outlined the other own candidate, General Eise "cannot escape responsibility" for fusing to answer questions of a day by Beardsley Ruml, chairman er, and to his foreign affair arges. his endorsement of Republican House subcommittee investigating of the Democratic Finance Com- viser, John Foster Dulles, Inited Nations spokesman Senators who backed what the tax frauds last winter. would find that both these mittee, is this: Zablodowsky was em- President called discriminatory The indictment against Grune- were of the same opinion and A total somewhat in excess of $10,800 a year as director immigration legislation. It went wald, popularly known as "the so," Governor Stevenson S8 Publications Division of the over with the crowd without need $2,500,000 has been raised by the Dutchman," contained twenty-two reference to his own depositi of Conferences and for amplification. National Committee, which can counts. If convicted on all of them, to Hiss' character. Services. His post was de-! The bigotry theme was pre- collect and spend up to $3,000,000 he would be liable to a maximum "The facts are that the Ge on Page 8, Column 5 Continued on Page 12, Column 4 Continued on Page 19, Column 2 sentence of twenty-two years in and Mr. Dulles both demonst prison, a $22,000 fine, or both. a continued personal faith in Grunewald declined to tell a Hiss in circumstances which in Bronx Disrupts I. R. T., Kills Motorman House Ways and Means subcom- posed on them as circumst mittee if he knew officials of the never did on me-the obligati Internal Revenue Bureau, whether make a searching examinati his character and background he had discussed tax cases with He said that Mr. Dulles them, or, what his business ad- chairman of the board of tru dress was. of the Carnegie Endowment He would not say how long he International Peace when Hiss had lived at the Westchester Apart- selected as its president, and ments, or if he knew Charles Oli- at this time, Mr. Dulles hac phant, former chief counsel of the ceived from a Detroit lawy Revenue Bureau, who resigned letter offering to provide "evid during the tax scandal inquiry. that Hiss had a provable Con Grunewald kept silent when asked nist record." whether he would "remain mute to He read to the audience in any question this committee asks Cleveland arena this excerpt you?" Mr. Dulles' reply to this offer Told When He Was Born "I have heard the report W The subcommittee, during four you refer to, but I have confid sessions, did draw from Grunewald that there is no reason to d the statement that he was born in Mr. Hiss' complete loyalty to 1892, but he refused on advice of American institutions. I have 1 counsel to say where. Continued on Page 14, Column Another question he refused to answer was whether he knew "Mr. Teitelbaum." The subcommittee, Stevenson's Action headed by Representative Cecil R. King, Democrat of California, had On Hiss Is Censur been told by Abraham Teitelbaum, a Chicago lawyer, of an alleged Sixteen lawyers yesterday ca attempt to extort $500,000 from "inaccurate and unsound" a re him. Teitelbaum said that he was defense by twenty-two lawyer threatened with "bad" tax diffi- the deposition for Alger Hiss n culties if he did not pay up. in 1949, by Gov. Adlai E. Ste According to Teitelbaum, Frank son of Illinois, Democratic ca Nathan of Pittsburgh and Bert K. date for President. Naster of Hollywood, Fla., asked The deposition said Hiss' r for the money, saying that they tation for integrity,\ loyalty were linked with Washington offi- veracity was good. It was pu cials who were anxious for "soft evidence at Hiss' first trial, w touches." ended in disagreement. At R Teitelbaum also asserted that he ond trial Hiss was convicted had a telephone call from a man perjury in denying that he, wh with a guttural voice and a Ger- State Department official, man accent who described himself given secret documents to W as "Mr. Watson" and said that he taker Chambers, then a courie The New York Times (by Arthur Brower) n clear wreckage ated tracks at the Mosholu Parkway station had "better play along" with a Soviet spy ring. from Nathan and Naster. The twenty-two lawyers as These two men appeared before ed on Oct. 14 that Governor resulting tie-up delayed and directed 200 transportation The victim was John P. Mur- the subcommittee and denied venson had done "what any ands of passengers and full employes in removing the wreck- ren Jr., 37 years old, of 2861 Teitelbaum's accusations as did citizen should have done" and e will not be restored until age throughout the day, said: Lawton Avenue, the Bronx. He morning. had been involved in two previ- Washington officials mentioned by plored any criticism of him "It was another case of man ous accidents, according to a the Chicago lawyer. the deposition. failure. The motorman should ney H. Bingham, chairman The subcommittee heard that The sixteen lawyers yeste have proceeded with care. It's board spokesman. Board of Transportation, Theron Lamar Caudle, who was charged that the twenty-two the worst impact I've seen in my The car in which Mr. Murren rrived at the scene twenty- railroad career." minutes after the accident Continued on Page 28, Column 3 Continued on Page 19, Column 4 Continued on Page 17, Colum November 1, 1972/4:30 p.m. SCHEDULE: CLARK MacGREGOR WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 1972 Evening - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 9:43 p.m. - Depart 30th Street Station, Philadelphia via Metroliner 11:30 p.m. - Arrive Union Station, Washington, D.C. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1972 8:15 a.m. - Roosevelt Room 9:15 a.m. - Staff Meeting 10:00 a.m. - Ehrlichman Meeting 12:00 Noon - Drop-by Religious Leaders luncheon, Congressional Room, Statler Hilton Hotel 12:30 p.m. - Lunch w/Mrs. MacGregor, the Congdons and the Van Dusens, Sans Souci ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL October 25, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: H. R. HALDEMAN FROM: GORDON STRACHAN SUBJECT: Presidential Endorsements and Telegrams Congressional Endorsements 1) The approved endorsement letters to Senators and Congressmen have been sent. Each received direction from the CRP (Ed Failor's letter attached at Tab A) regarding use of the letter at rallies and in their radio and TV commercials. 2) Clark MacGregor asked Ray Price to prepare a tele- gram to be signed by the President and sent to 15 Sena- torial candidates during the last week of the campaign. The 15 Senators are: Griffin, Tower, Nunn, Domenici, Chaffee, McClure, Hirsch, Thompson, Bartlett, Helms, Blount, Hibbard, Toledano, Scott, and Powell. The text of the Price-approved telegram is attached at Tab B. Gubernatorial Candidates On October 19, you indicated concern about Dent and Price authorizing Presidential endorsements to Governors. On September 15, Bill Timmons submitted the memorandum at Tab c indicating his recommendations for House, Senate, and Gubernatorial candidates. You returned it to him with the note "OK if MacGregor and Shrlichman concur", but holding Congressional letters until after adjournment. The recommendation of Bill Timmons that all Incumbent Republican Governors be endorsed has been implemented except for letters to Governors Ray of Iowa, Moore of West Virginia, and Ferre of Puerto Rico. These three letters are being drafted by Mary Ann Allin in Ray Price's office. Letters have also been sent to Republican - 2 - Gubernatorial Challengers except Len Blaylock (Arkansas) and Henry Grover (Texas) because Timmons recommended against it, and you, Ehrlichman and MacGregor apparently agreed. Letters to the Challengers, Ed Smith in Montana, Dick Larsen in North Dakota, and Luther Hackett in Vermont are being drafted. Local Candidates You decided on October 19 that the selected California and New York state legislators should not receive endorsement letters. On October 20, a hold was placed on all endorse- ments of local candidates. However, the candidates who have requests pending for endorsement letters should be advised that no letters will be sent. Harry Dent has sub- mitted the draft letter for his signature at Tab D for approval. Recommendation: That Dent send the attached letter to local candidates, which the President will not endorse, Approve Disapprove Comments Special Request Bill Timmons forwarded a very rough draft of a letter for the President's signature to Democrats and Independents in Colorado. The real purpose of the letter is for Flanigan to develop election day challenge sheets and prevent the Democrats from voting the dead. Timmons recommends against the project (attached at Tab E). COMMITTEE FOR THE RE-ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT 10/25/72 2:13p.m. 9 F ORDON - F.K.I. per your request. Howard advised me President's letters and requested this action. MM Committee for the Re-election of the President MEMORANDUM October 18, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES FROM: E. D. FAILOR I have been advised the President has sent you a letter of endorsement in your race. The polls show the President leading by substantial margins in nearly every state and we hope this will be most helpful to your race. I have been asked to recommend the following uses of the President's letter of endorsement to you for maximum effect: 1. Read the President's letter at all your rallies and appropriate speaking engagements; 2. Issue a press release on the President's letter of recommendation; 3. Have an announcer read the President's letter or excerpts therefrom on your radio and/or television commercials; 4. Mail copies of the President's letter to all editors, radio stations and television stations in your dis- trict. October 12, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: BILL TIMMONS CHUCK COLOCH FROM: H. R. HALDEMAN The Freshdent, as you know, is writing letters to all incumbent Congressmen and all of our Congressional candidates, giving them a very good endorsement. We should set up a eystem of suggesting to these Congress- then have Devicene read the President's 1st = chall their rattles and other speaking appearances and that Liey work out some way of having an announcer or some other speaker read tue on weir radio and I.V. commercials. cc: Clark MacGregor THE WHITE.HOUSE WASHINGTON Date 10/24 TO: Gordon Strachan FROM: William E. Timmons Please Handle For Your Information I3 Other This part of CREP plan for last muk tedepams to selected voters? P/S advise. October 23, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: BOB MORGAN FROM: DAVE GERGEN SUBJECT: Support Telegrams for Senatorial Candidates In response to your request, we have drafted a telegram that the President could send to voters, asking their support for him and for various Senatorial candidates. The draft has been approved by Ray Price. It is our understanding that you will obtain clearances from Mr. Timmons and Mr. Haldeman before any telegrams are sent. Attachment 1 bcc: Bill Timmons - - They apparently have 10 candidates Gordon Strachan in mind. SUGGESTED TELEGRAM BY THE PRESIDENT On November 7 the American people will make a decision that will help determine the future of our nation and of the world for generations to come. I am sending you this personal message to urge you to participate in that decision by casting your vote on election day. We need your help to achieve the biggest voter turnout in American history, so that the election results will reflect the choice of a clear majority of our people, both for President and for outstanding Senate candidates like . Mrs. Nixon joins me in sending our best wishes to you and your family. RICHARD NIXON L THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 15, 1972 BILL TIMMONS: O.K. if MacGregor and Ehrlichman concur. H H.R. HALDEMAN Don't send any before 00/1 congress adjourns. But tell the they're coming - if you need to. ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 15, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: H. R. HALDEMAN FROM: WILLIAM TIMMONS BT SUBJECT: Presidential Endorsements Attached is Mary Ann Allin's excellent report on candidates and possible Presidential endorsements. I have reviewed the listing and make recom- mentions for each category. My congressional staff and Stan Anderson, handling congressional candidates information for the Re-Elect Committee, concur in this report. PART I - INCUMBENT REPUBLICANS IN HOUSE I recommend no Presidential endorsements for: 1. Pete McCloskey (Calif) 2. Donald Riegle (Mich.) 3. John Ashbrook (Ohio) I suggest a carefully worded, non-endorsement letter to Rep. Bob Price (Tex) who faces incumbent Democrat Graham Purcell, a strong Presi- dential supporter on Vietnam and domestic issues. All GOP incumbents should receive the standard letter attached except those with asterisks who should have personal letters tailored for maximum assistance. PART II - NON-INCUMBENT REPUBLICANS FOR HOUSE I recommend no Presidential endorsements to GOP challengers for the following Democrats: -2- ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL Alabama: Nichols, Bevill, Jones Calif: Johnson, Sisk, Holifield, Wilson Conn: Monagan, Giaimo Fla: Bennett, Chappell, Haley, Rogers Ga: Davis, Stuckey Ill: Kluczynski, Shipley, Price, Rostenkowski Ky: Stubblefield LA: Passman Md: Byron Missouri: Randall, Bolling, Ichord, Burlison N. Mex: Runnels NY: Pike, Stratton, Rooney (if he wins new primary) N.C.: Fountain, Jones, Taylor Ohio: Ashley, Hays Okla: Steed, Jarman Ore: Green Pa: Flood, Morgan S.C.: Dorn, Davis, Mann, Gettys Tenn: Evins, Jones Tex: Roberts, Cabell, Teague, Brooks, Fisher, Casey Va: Downing W. Va: Slack, Staggers Wash: Foley Wis: Zablocki These Members have supported the President on Vietnam and most have good voting records on domestic issues. Of the 57, 8 are officially "targets" by the Congressional Campaign Committee and the committee judges only 4 of the 8 as realistic possibilities. These four are seats held by Monagan (Conn), Shipley (III), Davis (SC) and Cabell (Tex). I support a standard endorsement letter to other Republican challengers in Part II. PART III - INCUMBENT REPUB LICAN SENATORS I concur in Presidential endorsements for all incumbents seeking re-election. However, they should be tailored to suit the candidate with less enthusiastic letters for Stevens, Percy, Pearson, Brooke and Case. PART IV - GOP HOUSE MEMBERS SEEKING SENATE Recommend good letters for Thompson and McClure but a tailored endorsement for Scott. -3- ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL PART V - REPUBLICAN SENATE CHALLENGERS I recommend no endorsement letters for GOP challengers to these Democrats: 1. John Sparkman (Alabama) twilored exploint 2. John McClellan (Ark) 3. James Eastland (Miss) 4. Jennings Randolph (W. Va) PART VI - INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS I concur in letters to all. PART VII - REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL CHALLENGERS Recommend against endorsements for: 1. Len Blaylock (Ark) 2. Henry Grover (Texas) MEMORANDUM Administratively Confidential THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 13, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR BILL TIMMONS THROUGH ROLAND ELLIOTT -a FROM: MARY ANN ALLIN mas Attached are supportive materials for Mr. Haldeman's decision on endorsement of candidates. The sections are self-explanatory and as complete as current information permits. Please instruct me as to who should not be endorsed and whether we will do: 1) individual letters to each candidate (with the assistance of the Congressional Campaign Committee and your office) 2) standard language letters to all candidates (similar to the draft I submitted to you on September 5, 1972) 3) standard language letters with some variations (mild praise for lukewarm support.) In the case of Senatorial and Gubernatorial candidates, we are proceeding with individual letters to all, coordinating with your office, Harry Dent, and the appropriate GOP campaign committees. MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 5, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: Bill Timmons VIA: Roland Elliott Mr FROM: Mary Ann Allin Mad SUBJECT: Endorsement of Congressional Candidates, PART I: Incumbent Republicans in the House In view of the President's remarks at the Convention and his directions since then to the writing staff, we have changed the language of our endorsement letter and are now ready to send out Presidential letters to all incumbent Republican Members of the House except those who have already been endorsed (list attached), those who still face primary opposition (list attached) and those troublesome people whom you might identify who ought not to receive the President's blessing (eg, Pete McCloskey and John Ashbrook). With your approval the letters will be prepared and dated for September 7. Unless it seems advisable at a later date, we do not intend to send any other "mass mailing" from the President to our candidates, but I hope your staff will encourage Members to ask for Presidential messages tied to political events between now and the election. We will do everything possible to assist their re-election. September 1, 1972 Incumbent Republican Members of the House Who Have Been Endorsed by the President to date: Harold Collier, Ill. 6th Elwood Hillis, Ind. 5th Peter Peyser, N. Y. 23rd Carleton King, N.Y. 29th William Keating, Ohio 1st Herman Schneebeli, Pa. 17th September 1, 1972 Incumbent Republican Members of the House Who Face September Primary Challenges: John Rhodes, Ariz. 1st Bill Frenzel, Minn. 5th Sherman Lloyd, Utah 2nd Alvin O'Konski, Wis. 7th Glenn Davis, Wis. 9th P - 408 (2nd revision) RES RICTED USAGE THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 7, 1972 Dear Phil///: As you begin your 1972 campaign for re-election to House of Representatives, you have my very best wishes for well-earned and deserved success. I also want to convey my heartfelt appreciation for the ability you have unfailingly demonstrated in your dis- tinguished service to the American people. Your leadership in advancing the programs and policies of this Administration has been vital, and we will be counting on your help in the days and years ahead to form what I have called a "new majority. 11 To accomplish this, we need able men and women in the Congress who share my conviction that Americans are bound together by our common ideals, and that with a renewed spirit of confidence and cooperation we can make our nation and the world a better, safer place in which to live. It is my earnest hope that all citizens of Alaskays 5th District will join our New Majority by registering, voting, and actively supporting Pall/Polititi, for he is a man deeply committed to bringing positive change to our country. Sincerely, RN:MAA:RLE:WET THE WHITE House 10/24 B WASHINGTON Indini Here is the letter & would propose using in Answn to local candidate requests indument. for r Presidential Brad THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON October 24, 1972 Dear Mr. DuBovik: The President has received your letter and asked that I respond in his behalf. The President's campaign advisors have made the difficult decision of limiting Presidential endorsements to those candidates who are running for Governor, or for the U.S. House and Senate. The great number of candidates running for State and local offices has made such a decision necessary. With the President's best wishes. Sincerely, Harry S. Dent Special Counsel to the President Mr. William DuBovik, Jr. 575 Winthrop Avenue New Haven, Connecticut 06511 HSD:BEH:j approve disapprove THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON October 23, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: GORDON STRACHAN FROM: WILLIAM TIMMONS SUBJECT: Presidential Letters Attached is a very rough draft of a recommended Presidential letter to registered Democrats and Independents in Denver, Colorado. The suggestion comes from Gordon Allott through Bob Flanigan. They hope such an appeal would help the whole GOP ticket in Denver but more importantly they will pay to have undelivered envelopes returned SO they can put together their election day challenge sheets. Flanigan reports Democrats often vote the deceased and moved. While the draft needs a lot of work I question the basic concept for a Presidential. Your views please. Re-elect the President COLORADO COMMITTEE FOR THE RE-ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT October 19, 1972 MEMORANDUM TO: Harry Dent The White House FROM: Robert Flanigan, Vice Chairman Colorado Committee for the Re-election of the President RE: Endorsement letter signed by President Nixon Enclosed is a suggested draft of a letter which the Denver County GOP organization would like to have signed and mailed to approximately 40 thousand registered Democrats in Denver as part of the ballot security program. These letters will be sent with a "do not forward, return to sender" notation on the envelope and undeliverable letters will be used by poll watchers for challenges at the polls on election day. Tom Reed suggested we send this draft directly to you for prompt attention. Chairman: Gov. John A. Love Vice Chairman: Mrs. Robert Michael Vice Chairman: Mr. Robert Flanigan 611 MAJESTIC BUILDING - 209 SIXTEENTH STREET - DENVER, COLORADO 80202 (303) 893-6533 Draft of Letter for Denver County from President Nixon Dear Friend: I have been gratified by the expressions of support I have received from all parts of Colorado. I would like to urge you as a resident of Denver to consider voting for candidates for the Senate and House of Representatives who will help enact the kinds of programs I feel are essenti al. Senator Gordon Allott is a strong supporter of the policy which I believe will lead to peace throughout the world. Gordon Allott is a member of the Cong- ressional leadership and I have found him always hard working and dedicated to America and Colorado's people. Congressman Don Brotzman is a name new to some Denver voters, but one whom I commend to you most highly. He is dedicated to the best for all of us. Congressman Mike McKevitt has worked hard for all the people of Denver and has represented their best interests most capably in the House; I know he will continue to do so. I appreciate your considering these three men November 7 Sincerely

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