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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 45 27 3/4/1971 Campaign Memo To: H.R. Haldeman From: Charles W. Colson RE: "New Hampshire Politics." 1pg 45 27 3/4/1971 Campaign Memo To: H.R. Haldeman From: Charles W. Colson RE: "New Hampshire Politics." 1pg 45 27 5/19/1971 Campaign Memo To: Larry Higby From: Gordon Strachan RE: Extent that Dent, Finch, and other high visibility political operatives should be built in the public's mind. 1pg 45 27 2/25/1971 Campaign Letter To: H.R. Haldeman From: Roger E. Ailes RE: Enclosed copy of the Republican News (party paper in Indiana) and conspiracy to dump John Snyder as soon as possible from the State Chairmanship. 2pgs 45 27 2/25/1971 Campaign Letter To: H.R. Haldeman From: Roger E. Ailes RE: Enclosed copy of the Republican News (party paper in Indiana) and conspiracy to dump John Snyder as soon as possible from the State Chairmanship. 2pgs 45 27 3/4/1971 Campaign Memo To: H.R. Haldeman From: Charles W. Colson RE: "New Hampshire Politics." 1pg 45 27 2/25/1971 Campaign Letter To: H.R. Haldeman From: Roger E. Ailes RE: Enclosed copy of the Republican News (party paper in Indiana) and conspiracy to dump John Snyder as soon as possible from the State Chairmanship. 2pgs Thursday, March 15, 2012 Page 1 of 2 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 45 27 4/7/1971 Campaign Memo To: H.R. Haldeman From: Gordon Strachan RE: "Citizens for the Reelection of the President." 2pgs 45 27 4/6/1971 Campaign Memo To: H.R. Haldeman From: Gordon Strachan RE: "Citizens for the Reelection of the President." 3pgs 45 27 4/6/1971 Campaign Memo To: H.R. Haldeman From: Gordon Strachan RE: "Citizens for the Reelection of the President." 3pgs 45 27 3/15/1971 Campaign Memo To: John N. Mitchell From: H.R. Haldeman RE: Tom Evans offering to take charge of the Campaign Management Training Project. 1pg Thursday, March 15, 2012 Page 2 of 2 THE WHITE HOUSE payie WASHINGTON March 4, 1971 EYES ONLY MEMORANDUM FOR: H.R. HALDEMAN FROM: CHARLES W. COLSON are SUBJECT: New Hampshire Politics B I have been picking up, through old friends and political acquaintances, a good bit of scuttlebut out of New Hampshire. There is a surprising lack of enthusiasm in New Hampshire for Muskie. Many of the top Democrats are committed to him publicly, but underneath they show very little real excitement. The consensus is that he is by no means a runaway - notwith- standing the fact that he comes from a neighboring state. Roger Crowley, Democratic candidate for Governor last time, and a conservative, is leaning heavily towards Jackson. He refuses to say he is against Muskie, but he is going around the state saying very positive things about "Scoop". The Manchester Union Leader is strongly anti-Muskie, as you would well imagine. Many Democrats seem to approve of the President's handling of the war. McGovern had a reasonably successful trip with the intellectuals and the New Left, of which there is a significant bloc in New Hampshire. He will have that vote solid (could be as high as 25%). If any kind of boomlet develops for "Scoop", Muskie is in very serious trouble because the Democratic Party in New Hampshire has historically nominated rather conservative Democrats like Crowley and King. The foregoing is just for your information. Some of it was, surprisingly enough, even reported in the Boston Globe this last week - the tenor being that Muskie is not really generating any enthusiasm. The only line which our political operatives should get out at every possible opportunity is that Muskie will, of course, sweep New Hampshire because he is from Maine. People should expect that he will carry 90% of the vote. If he does much less as it would now seem, the letdown could destroy his national posture. EYES ONLY THE WHITE HOUSE pafe WASHIN FTON March 4, 1971 EYES ONLY MEMORANDUM FOR: H.R. HALDEMAN FROM: CHARLES W. COLSON SUBJECT: New Hampshire Politics I have been picking up, through old friends and political acquaintances, a good bit of scuttlebut out of New Hampshire. There is a surprising lack of enthusiasm in New Hampshire for Mushie. Many of the top Democrats are committed to him publicly, but underneath they show very little real excitement. The consensus is that he is by no means-a runaway notwith- standing the fact that he comes from a neighboring state. Roger Crowley, Democratic candidate for Governor last time, and a conservative, is leaning heavily towards Jackson. lle refuses to say he is against Muskie, but he is going around the state saying very positive things about "Scoop". The Manchester Union Leader is strongly anti-Muskie, as you would well imagine. Many Democrats seem to approve of the President's handling of the war. McGovern had a reasonably successful trip with the intellectuals and the New Left, of which there is a significant bloc in New Hampshire. He will have that vote solid (could be as high as 25%). If any kind of boomlet develops for "Scoop", Muskie is in very serious trouble because the Democratic Party in New Hampshire has historically nominated rather conservative Democrats like Crowley and King. The foregoing is just for your information. Some of it was, surprisingly enough, even reported in the Boston Globe this last week. - the tenor being that Muskie is not really generating any enthusiasm. The only line which our political operatives should get out at every possible opportunity is that Muskie will, of course, sweep New Hampshire because he is from Maine. People should expect that he will carry 90% of the vote. If he does much less as it would now seem, the letdown could destroy his national posture. EYES ONLY FU, May 19, 1971 MAY MEMORANDUM FOR: LARRY HIGBY FROM: GORDON STRACHAN In the rambling discussion Monday with Chapin, he raised an interesting point that you might want to consider. It concerns to what extent we should build Dent, Finch, and other high visibility political operatives in the public's mind. The theory is that by building these independent agents in the press we increase the protection afforded to Mr. Haldeman, so that he does not appear to be the "Czar". On another matter, you may be interested to know that Ehrlichman went over to the Citizens Committee at 1701 to say hello to Magruder on Monday. GS:1m REA PRODUCTIONS INC. 888 Eighth Avenue. Suite 7F New York, New York 10019 New York 212-765-3022 Washington 202-544-6449 February 25, 1971 CONFIDENTIAL Mr. H. R. Haldeman Chief of Staff WHITE HOUSE Washington, D. C. Dear Bob: It was good talking with you this morning. I think the least they could do is give us royalties from that rock musical "Selling of The President". I'll let you know how things go with Senator Dole and the National Committee. I'm anxious to get started down there. Also, I would like to work on any other officials you might suggest who have the job of selling the President's proposed legis- lation to the Nation via TV. Enclosed is a copy from the Republican News which, I believe, is the party paper in Indiana. I thought you might be interested in it. Don Tabbert, the man mentioned, is Governor Whitcomb's closest adviser, although I understand he takes his orders from Robert Matthews, former State Chairman. Matthews was and reportedly still is Reagan's midwest director over eleven states. I was told he is one of five men who had walkie-talkies on the floor working for Reagan in the 1968 convention. He apparently continues to meet, along with various members of the Indianapolis law firm of Sparrenberger DuVall Tabbert and Lalley, with Reagan-Birch people from across the country at O'Hare in Chicago on a regular basis. Apparently there is a conspiracy to dump John Snyder as soon as possible from the State Chairmanship by using the Governor's power to threaten patronage jobs. If this happens, the feeling is that President Nixon will have an extremely difficult uphill fight in Indiana and it will be played up nationally as a slap in the face to Nixon since he got such a plurality there in 1968. One of my sources in Indiana said that somebody (perhaps Snyder himself) had been working with Murray Chotiner on this problem, and that Chotiner was up to date on it. I mentioned this to Bob Finch and gave him Mr. H. R. Haldeman page 2 a memorandum on it when I talked with him about a youth study. Enclosed is the clipping from the Indianapolis Star that I had my man in Indiana send me. If there is anything you would like me to do in this regard, please let me know. My contacts are good and I can find other reasons for being in Indiana as a cover. I will have ready this week a report that Attorney General Mitchell asked me to prepare on Lyndon Johnson's use of TV in 1964. So you might want to take a look at that. I had to get some outside research done on it to keep my identity down which amounted to Two or Three Hundred dollars. I'm still trying to talk Martha Mitchell into doing a talk show, and I still think it is an excellent idea as does Paul Keyes. Dick Moore and perhaps Herb Klein seem to be trying to kill the project. She has made several appearances and will continue to make appearances anyway, and it just seems to me that she can be a tremendous asset in terms of color to the administration as long as we have some form of control. I have a deal worked out for distribution by 20th Century Fox Television. I'd appreciate a good word from you to John Mitchell privately if you agree with me. Thanks for all your help with the RNC. I'll keep you up to date on what's happening there. Bill Carruthers never got in touch with me SO I assume everything is going well with TV. I sent him a letter offering my help and just got a one-line response back. I still think it would be a good idea to coordinate between the RNC, your office and Klein's office so that we can get a focus on pro-administration spokesmen using television now through the 1972 election. I'll be in touch with you soon. Best regards, ROGER E AILES President REA:hjs Encls. PRODUCTIONS INC. 888 Eighth Avenue. Suite 7F New York, New York 10019 New York 212-765-3022 Washington 202-544-6449 February 25, 1971 CONFIDENTIAL Mr. H. R. Haldeman Chief of Staff WHITE HOUSE Washington, D. C. Dear BOD: It was good talking with you this morning. I think the least they could do is give us royalties from that rock musical "Selling of The President". I'll let you know how things go with Senator Dole and the National Committee. I'm anxious to get started down there. Also, I would like to work on any other officials you might suggest who have the job of selling the President's proposed legis- lation to the Nation via TV. Enclosed is a copy from the Republican News which, I believe, is the party paper in Indiana. I thought you might be interested in it. Don Tabbert, the man mentioned, is Governor Whitcomb's closest adviser, although I understand he takes his orders from Robert Matthews, former State Chairman. Matthews was and reportedly still is Reagan's midwest director over eleven states. I was told he is one of five men who had walkie-talkies on the floor working for Reagan in the 1968 convention. He apparently continues to meet, along with various members of the Indianapolis law firm of Sparrenberger DuVall Tabbert and Lalley, with Reagan-Birch people from across the country at O'Hare in Chicago on a regular basis. Apparently there is a conspiracy to dump John Snyder as soon as possible from the State Chairmenship by using the Governor's power to thresten patronage jobs. If this happens, the feeling is that President Nixon will have an extremely difficult uphill fight in Indiana and it will be played up nationally as a slap in the face to Nixon since he got such a plurality there 1.: 1968, One of my sources in Indiana said that somebody (pethays Snyder himself) had been working with Murrey Chotiner on this problem, and that Chotiner was up to date on it. I mentioned this to Bob Finch and gave him Mr. H. R. Haldeman page 2 a memorandum on it when I talked with him about a youth study. Enclosed is the clipping from the Indivenolis Star that I had my man in Indiana send me, lf there is anything you would like me to do in this regard please let me know. My contacts are good and 1 can find other reasons for being in Indiana as a cover. I will have ready this week a report that Attorney General Mitchell asked me to prepare on Lyndon Johnson's use of TV in 1964. So you might want to take a look at that. I had to get some outside research done on it to keep my identity down which amounted to Two or Three Hundred dollars. I'm still trying to talk Martha Mitchell into doing a talk show, and 1 still think it is an excellent idea as does Paul Keyes, Dick Moore and perhaps Herb Klein seem to be trying to kill the project. She has made several appearances and will continue to make appearances anyway, and it just seems to me that she can be a tremendous asset in terms of color to the administration as long as we have some form of control. I have a deal worked out for distribution by 20th Century Fox Television. I'd appreciate a good word from you to John Mitchell privately if you agree with me. Thanks for all your help with the RNC. I'll keep you up to date on what's happening there. Bill Curruthers never got in touch with me SO I assume everything is going well with TV. I sent him a letter offering my help and just got a one-line response back. I still think it would be a good idea to coordinate between the RNC, your office and Klein's office so that we can get a focus on pro-administration spokesmen using television now through the 1972 election. I'll be in touch with you soon. Best regards, President ROGER Kansp REA:hjs Encls. THE WHITE HOUSE paf WASHINGTON March 4, 1971 EYES ONLY MEMORANDUM FOR: H.R. HALDEMAN FROM: CHARLES W. COLSON UNL SUBJECT: New Hampshire Politics I have been picking up, through old friends and political acquaintances, a good bit of scuttlebut out of New Hampshire. There is a surprising lack of enthusiasm in New Hampshire for Muskie. Many of the top Democrats are committed to him publicly, but underneath they show very little real excitement. The consensus is that he is by no means a runaway - notwith- standing the fact that he comes from a neighboring state. Roger Crowley, Democratic candidate for Governor last time, and a conservative, is leaning heavily towards Jackson. He refuses to say he is against Muskie, but he is going around the state saying very positive things about "Scoop". The Manchester Union Leader is strongly anti-Muskic, as you would well imagine. Many Democrats seem to approve of the President's handling of the war. McGovern had a reasonably successful trip with the intellectuals and the New Left, of which there is a significant bloc in New Hampshire. He will have that vote solid (could be as high as 25%). If any kind of boomlet develops for "Scoop", Muskie is in very serious trouble because the Democratic Party in New Hampshire has historically nominated rather conservative Democrats like Crowley and King. The foregoing is just for your information. Some of it was, surprisingly enough, even reported in the Boston Globe this last week - the tenor being that Muskie is not really generating any enthusiasm. The only line which our political operatives should get out at every possible opportunity is that Muskie will, of course, sweep New Hampshire because he is from Maine. People should expect that he will carry 90% of the vote. If he does much less as it would now seem, the letdown could destroy his national posture. EYES ONLY 3 PRODUCTIONS INC. 888 Eighth Avenue. Suite 7F New York, New York 10019 New York 212-765-3022 Washington 202-544-6449 February 25, 1971 CONFIDENTIAL Mr. H. R. Haldeman Chief of Staff WHITE HOUSE Washington, D. C. Dear Bob: It was good talking with you this morning. I think the least they could do is give us royalties from that rock musical "Selling of The President". I'll let you know how things go with Senator Dole and the National Committee. I'm anxious to get started down there. Also, I would like to work on any other officials you might suggest who have the job of selling the President's proposed legis- lation to the Nation via TV. Enclosed is a copy from the Republican News which, I believe, is the party paper in Indiana. I thought you might be interested in it. Don Tabbert, the man mentioned, is Governor Whitcomb's closest adviser, although I understand he takes his orders from Robert Matthews, former State Chairman. Matthews was and reportedly still is Reagan's midwest director over eleven states. I was told he is one of five men who had walkie-talkies on the floor working for Reagan in the 1968 convention. He apparently continues to meet, along with various members of the Indianapolis law firm of Sparrenberger DuVall Tabbert and Lalley, with Reagan-Birch people from across the country at O'Hare in Chicago on a regular basis. Apparently there is a conspiracy to dump John Snyder as soon as possible from the State Chairmanship by using the Governor's power to threaten patronage jobs. If this happens, the feeling is that President Nixon will have an extremoly difficult uphill fight in Indiana and it will be played up nationally as a slap in the face to Nixon since he got such a plurality there in 1968. One of my sources in Indiana said Unit somebody (perhaps Snycor himself) had been working with Murray Chotiner on this problem, and that Chotiner was up to date on it. I mentioned this to Bob Finch and gave him Mr. H. R. Haldeman page 2 a memorandum on it when I talked with him about a youth study. Enclosed is the clipping from the anapolis Star that I had my man in Indiana send me. If there is anything you would like me to do in this regard, please let me know. My contacts are good and I can find other reasons for being in Indiana as a cover. I will have ready this week a report that Attorney General Mitchell asked me to prepare on Lyndon Johnson's use of TV in 1964. So you might want to take a look at that. I had to get some outside research done on it to keep my identity down which amounted to Two or Three Hundred dollars. I'm still trying to talk Martha Mitchell into doing a talk show, and I still think it is an excellent idea as does Paul Keyes. Dick Moore and perhaps Herb Klein seem to be trying to kill the project. She has made several appearances and will continue to make appearances anyway, and it just seems to me that she can be a tremendous asset in terms of color to the administration as long as we have some form of control. I have a deal worked out for distribution by 20th Century Fox Television. I'd appreciate a good word from you to John Mitchell privately if you agree with me. Thanks for all your help with the RNC. I'll keep you up to date on what's happening there. Bill Carruthers never got in touch with me so I assume everything is going well with TV. I sent him a letter offering my help and just got a one-line response back. I still think it would be a good idea to coordinate between the RNC, your office and Klein's office so that we can get a focus on pro-administration spokesmen using television now through the 1972 election. I'll be in touch with you soon. Root regards, Preside ROGER TageR REA:hjs Encls. DETERMINED TO BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING E.O. 12005, Section 6-102 By Emprise MARS, Date- 6-4-80 April 7, 1971 CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM FOR: H. R. HALDEMAN FROM: GORDON STRACHAN SUBJECT: Citizens for the Reelection of the President Magruder has authority from the Attorney General to establish the Task Forces. Magruder needs three project managers. Odle is one because Magruder has confidence in him, and Colson did not want Odle on his staff in the Klein/Colson shift. Bob Marik, a Malek recruit from the Office of Education is a possible second project manager. He would work on computers, polling, research and Democratic Contenders. Recruitment of Bart Porter as the third project manager has resulted in complications. Porter approached Magruder one month age when the Colson/Klein shifts were in process. Porter indicated his dissatisfaction with the scheduling job. He expressed an interest in working for Magruder in the developing campaign structure. Magruder told Porter that he should wait until April 1 when things would be more definite. As further background, Porter took a series of substantial salary cuts when he joined the White House Staff from $35,000 p.a. in business, to $27,000 when Malek tolked to him, to $25,000 when Walker talked to him, to $23,000 when he eventually began work with Magruder. The understanding between these four people during these salary readjustments was that Porter would receive a review based on his performance during the first six months (November 1970 - April 1971). MI 2 On April 5 Porter talked to Magruder about a position with the campaign staff. They discussed the position and phosible salary, but Magrader asked that Porter's departure be cleared with Celson. Magruder called Colson Monday to advise that he wanted Porter for the campaign. Colsen asked that the decision be hold up until the reorganization was worked out. Porter saw Colson that afternoon and discussed the campaign stall job, advising Colson that be had been offered it and had been offered a $5,000 raise. Colsen said he wouldn't stand is his way but asked him to train a replacement. Magruder also checked with Celson and cald that he would not "steal" Porter but If acceptable with Colsen, would like Porter "as soon as poshible". Bill Rhatican has been in a quandary about his job as a result of the Colson/Kiein shift, but has not raleed a job change with anyone. Magruder plans to use him as a part time project manager on the Advertising Task Force. Colson doesn't think Rhatican should be shifted at this time. This fact situation raises a basis question. LBJ's campaign in 1964 and HHN's in 1968 were run out of the White House and EOB respec- tively by men "detailed" from departments to the White House Staff. John Dean reports that historically departments have "detail" men to the White House for a campaign. Today Dean submitted a memorandum to Magruder (copy attached) which urges that no formal task force structure be established but that the product be developed by having project managers check with the task force members individually. John Brown began eliminating "detail" men. Nuntaman is pushing this goal hard; the Walker advance operation may be taken off "detail" and put on the White House Staff. As you know Magruder will be starting full time with the campaign on Monday, April 17. He would like to talk with you about his departure at your convenience, This evening, before the speech might be as excellent time to talk with him. Das Rather and a camera crew camped outside the offices at 1701 today and received a "no comment" from Harry Flemming. Attachment GS:kb DETERMINED TO BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING By EMPRIORARS, Date 6-4-80 E.O. 12065, Section 6-10April 6, 1971 CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM FOR H. R. HALDEMAN FROM: GORDON STRACHAN SUBJECT: Citizens for the Reelection of the President Magruder and Dick Moore discussed the announcement of the citizens committee yesterday with The Attorney General, who is vacationing in Florida. Based on that telephone conversation and discussion with Magruder this morning the status is: 1. Frank Dale will be chairman. The formal announcement of the formation of the committee will be made Wednesday, April 14 from Cincinnati. Magruder will handle the arrangements. Tom Pappas and Max Fisher are on the committee, but Bill Marriott has withdrawn. The Attorney General, Moore, and Magruder are looking for two more names. Colson, Flanigan, and Bell have made suggestions. 2. Charles Bartlett, the Publishers Hall syndicated columnist who appears in the Washington Evening Star will have a fairly extensive story about the citizens committee in the April 7 newspapers. He has had information for two weeks and has delayed in exchange for additional information from Magruder. Bartlett knows "something about Kalmbach" but will not use his name in the story. He will say that Magruder, Flemming, Odle and Sloan are working full time now. John Carroll of the Baltimore Sun will also break the story April 7. He too had accurate information and delayed in exchange for more. The Attorney General knows of both of these stories. 3. Magrader will move his office on Monday, April 19 to 1701 Pennsylvania Ave. Odle, Flemming and Sloan are already there. 4. Magruder will approach the potential chairman of the task forces today. He will attend the first meetings, which will begin Menday, April 12. The Task Forces are: 1. Primaries and Field Organisations: Kleindieast, Chairman: Odle, Project Manager: 2. Citizens Committee: Flamigan, Chairman; Porter, Project Manager: 3. Convention Logistics: Timmons, Chairman; Odle, Project Manager: 4. Convention Strategy: Rumsfeld, Chairman: Odle, Project Manager; 5. Advertising, Direct Mail, and Media: Magruder, Chairman; Rhatican, Project Manager: 6. Polling, Computers, Research: Ed David, Chairman; Marik, Project Manager: 7. Democratic and Republican Contenders: Buchanan, Chairman: Marik, Project Manager: 8. Spokesmen Resources: Rumsfeld, Chairman: Porter, Project Manager: 9. 18 - 20 year old vote: Finch, Chairman; Porter, Project Manager; 10. The Black Vote: Garment, Chairman; Porter, Project Manager; 11. The Wemen's Vote: Hitt, Chairman: Porter, Project Manager: 12. The Middle American and Ethale Vote: Colson, Chairman: Porter, Project Manager; 13. The Farm Vote: Whitsker, Chairman: Porter, Project Manager. Magrader has approached Porter and Rhatican about working full time in the citizens committee operation. He offered Porter a $5000 raise to 28, 000; Porter accepted. Rhatican is still thinking about the offer: he currently makes $23, 000 p.a. ec: Chapia April 6, 1971 GONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM FOR H. R. HALDEMAN FROM: GORDON STRACHAN SUBJECT: Citizens for the Reelection of the President Magruder and Dick Moore discussed the announcement of the citizens committee yesterday with The Attorney General, who is vacationing in Florida. Based on that telephone conversation and discussion with Magruder this morning the status is: 1. Frank Dale will be chairman. The formal announcement of the formation of the committee will be made Wednesday, April 14 from Cincinnati. Magruder will handle the arrangements. Tom Pappas and Max Fisher are on the committee, but Bill Marriott has withdrawn. The Attorney General, Moore, and Magruder are looking for two more names. Colson, Flanigan, and Bell have made suggestions. 2. Charles Bartlett, the Publishers Hall syndicated columnist who appears in the Washington Evening Star will have a fairly extensive story about the citizens committee in the April 7 newspapers. He has had information for two weeks and has delayed in exchange for additional information from Magruder. Bartlett knows "something about Kalmbach" but will not use his name in the story. He will say that Magruder, Flemming, Odle and Sloan are working full time now. John Carroll of the Baltimore Sun will also break the story April 7. He too had accurate information and delayed in exchange for more. The Attorney General knows of both of these stories. 3. Magruder will move his office on Monday, April 19 to 1701 Pennsylvania Ave. Odle, Flemming and Sloan are already there. 4. Magruder will approach the potential chairman of the task forces today. He will attend the first meetings, which will begin Monday, April 12. The Task Forces are: 1. Primaries and Field Organisations: Kleindienst, Chairman; Odle, Project Manager: 2. Citizens Committee: Flanigan, Chairman; Porter, Project Manager; 3. Convention Logistics: Timmons, Chairman; Odle, Project Manager; 4. Convention Strategy: Rumsfeld, Chairman; Odle, Project Manager; 5. Advertising, Direct Mail, and Media: Magruder, Chairman; Rhatican, Project Manager; 6. Polling, Computers, Research: Ed David, Chairman; Marik, Project Manager: 7. Democratic and Republican Contenders: Buchanan, Chairman; Marik, Project Manager; 8. Spokesmen Resources: Rumsfeld, Chairman; Porter, Project Manager; 9. 18 - 20 year old vote: Finch, Chairman; Porter, Project Manager; 10. The Black Vote: Garment, Chairman; Porter, Project Manager; 11. The Women's Vote: Hitt, Chairman; Porter, Project Manager; 12. The Middle American and Ethnic Vote: Colson, Chairman; Porter, Project Manager; 13. The Farm Vote: Whitaker, Chairman; Porter, Project Manager. Magruder has approached Porter and Rhatican about working full time in the citisens committee operation. He offered Porter a $5000 raise to 28,000; Porter accepted. Rhatican is still thinking about the offer; he currently makes $23,000 p.a. cc: Chapin March 15, 1971 MEMORANDUM FOR: THE HONORABLE JOHN N. MITCHELL THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FROM: H. R. HALDEMAN Tom Evans at the RNC has offered to take charge of the Campaign Management Training project originally suggested by Chotiner. You probably have this project on track already, but for the record we have no objection. Rose Woods advises that Jack Mills has offered time and fund raising help. She reports that he was with the House Congressional Committee and raised a "substantial sum in 1968 -- confidential". GS:kb Gordon. fip

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This file contains: To: H.R. Haldeman From: Charles W. Colson RE: "New Hampshire Politics." 1pg [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 3/4/1971 To: H.R. Haldeman From: Charles W. Colson RE: "New Hampshire Politics." 1pg [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 3/4/1971 To: Larry Higby From: Gordon Strachan RE: Extent that Dent, Finch, and other high visibility political operatives should be built in the public's mind. 1pg [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 5/19/1971 To: H.R. Haldeman From: Roger E. Ailes RE: Enclosed copy of the Republican News (party paper in Indiana) and conspiracy to dump John Snyder as soon as possible from the State Chairmanship. 2pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 2/25/1971 To: H.R. Haldeman From: Roger E. Ailes RE: Enclosed copy of the Republican News (party paper in Indiana) and conspiracy to dump John Snyder as soon as possible from the State Chairmanship. 2pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 2/25/1971 To: H.R. Haldeman From: Charles W. Colson RE: "New Hampshire Politics." 1pg [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 3/4/1971 To: H.R. Haldeman From: Roger E. Ailes RE: Enclosed copy of the Republican News (party paper in Indiana) and conspiracy to dump John Snyder as soon as possible from the State Chairmanship. 2pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 2/25/1971 To: H.R. Haldeman From: Gordon Strachan RE: "Citizens for the Reelection of the President." 2pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 4/7/1971 To: H.R. Haldeman From: Gordon Strachan RE: "Citizens for the Reelection of the President." 3pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 4/6/1971 To: H.R. Haldeman From: Gordon Strachan RE: "Citizens for the Reelection of the President." 3pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 4/6/1971 To: John N. Mitchell From: H.R. Haldeman RE: Tom Evans offering to take charge of the Campaign Management Training Project. 1pg [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 3/15/1971

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Ailes\nRE: Enclosed copy of the Republican News\n(party paper in Indiana) and conspiracy to\ndump John Snyder as soon as possible from\nthe State Chairmanship. 2pgs\n45\n27\n3/4/1971\nCampaign\nMemo\nTo: H.R. Haldeman From: Charles W.\nColson RE: \"New Hampshire Politics.\" 1pg\n45\n27\n2/25/1971\nCampaign\nLetter\nTo: H.R. Haldeman From: Roger E. Ailes\nRE: Enclosed copy of the Republican News\n(party paper in Indiana) and conspiracy to\ndump John Snyder as soon as possible from\nthe State Chairmanship. 2pgs\nThursday, March 15, 2012\nPage 1 of 2\nBox Number\nFolder Number\nDocument Date\nNo Date\nSubject\nDocument Type\nDocument Description\n45\n27\n4/7/1971\nCampaign\nMemo\nTo: H.R. Haldeman From: Gordon Strachan\nRE: \"Citizens for the Reelection of the\nPresident.\" 2pgs\n45\n27\n4/6/1971\nCampaign\nMemo\nTo: H.R. Haldeman From: Gordon Strachan\nRE: \"Citizens for the Reelection of the\nPresident.\" 3pgs\n45\n27\n4/6/1971\nCampaign\nMemo\nTo: H.R. Haldeman From: Gordon Strachan\nRE: \"Citizens for the Reelection of the\nPresident.\" 3pgs\n45\n27\n3/15/1971\nCampaign\nMemo\nTo: John N. Mitchell From: H.R. Haldeman\nRE: Tom Evans offering to take charge of\nthe Campaign Management Training Project.\n1pg\nThursday, March 15, 2012\nPage 2 of 2\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\npayie\nWASHINGTON\nMarch 4, 1971\nEYES ONLY\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nH.R. HALDEMAN\nFROM:\nCHARLES W. COLSON\nare\nSUBJECT:\nNew Hampshire Politics\nB\nI have been picking up, through old friends and political acquaintances, a\ngood bit of scuttlebut out of New Hampshire. There is a surprising lack\nof enthusiasm in New Hampshire for Muskie. Many of the top Democrats\nare committed to him publicly, but underneath they show very little real\nexcitement. The consensus is that he is by no means a runaway - notwith-\nstanding the fact that he comes from a neighboring state.\nRoger Crowley, Democratic candidate for Governor last time, and a\nconservative, is leaning heavily towards Jackson. He refuses to say he is\nagainst Muskie, but he is going around the state saying very positive things\nabout \"Scoop\". The Manchester Union Leader is strongly anti-Muskie, as\nyou would well imagine. Many Democrats seem to approve of the President's\nhandling of the war.\nMcGovern had a reasonably successful trip with the intellectuals and the New\nLeft, of which there is a significant bloc in New Hampshire. He will have\nthat vote solid (could be as high as 25%). If any kind of boomlet develops for\n\"Scoop\", Muskie is in very serious trouble because the Democratic Party\nin New Hampshire has historically nominated rather conservative Democrats\nlike Crowley and King.\nThe foregoing is just for your information. Some of it was, surprisingly\nenough, even reported in the Boston Globe this last week - the tenor being\nthat Muskie is not really generating any enthusiasm.\nThe only line which our political operatives should get out at every possible\nopportunity is that Muskie will, of course, sweep New Hampshire because he\nis from Maine. People should expect that he will carry 90% of the vote. If\nhe does much less as it would now seem, the letdown could destroy his\nnational posture.\nEYES ONLY\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\npafe\nWASHIN FTON\nMarch 4, 1971\nEYES ONLY\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nH.R. HALDEMAN\nFROM:\nCHARLES W. COLSON\nSUBJECT:\nNew Hampshire Politics\nI have been picking up, through old friends and political acquaintances, a\ngood bit of scuttlebut out of New Hampshire. There is a surprising lack\nof enthusiasm in New Hampshire for Mushie. Many of the top Democrats\nare committed to him publicly, but underneath they show very little real\nexcitement. The consensus is that he is by no means-a runaway notwith-\nstanding the fact that he comes from a neighboring state.\nRoger Crowley, Democratic candidate for Governor last time, and a\nconservative, is leaning heavily towards Jackson. lle refuses to say he is\nagainst Muskie, but he is going around the state saying very positive things\nabout \"Scoop\". The Manchester Union Leader is strongly anti-Muskie, as\nyou would well imagine. Many Democrats seem to approve of the President's\nhandling of the war.\nMcGovern had a reasonably successful trip with the intellectuals and the New\nLeft, of which there is a significant bloc in New Hampshire. He will have\nthat vote solid (could be as high as 25%). If any kind of boomlet develops for\n\"Scoop\", Muskie is in very serious trouble because the Democratic Party\nin New Hampshire has historically nominated rather conservative Democrats\nlike Crowley and King.\nThe foregoing is just for your information. Some of it was, surprisingly\nenough, even reported in the Boston Globe this last week. - the tenor being\nthat Muskie is not really generating any enthusiasm.\nThe only line which our political operatives should get out at every possible\nopportunity is that Muskie will, of course, sweep New Hampshire because he\nis from Maine. People should expect that he will carry 90% of the vote. If\nhe does much less as it would now seem, the letdown could destroy his\nnational posture.\nEYES ONLY\nFU,\nMay 19, 1971\nMAY\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nLARRY HIGBY\nFROM:\nGORDON STRACHAN\nIn the rambling discussion Monday with Chapin, he raised\nan interesting point that you might want to consider. It\nconcerns to what extent we should build Dent, Finch, and\nother high visibility political operatives in the public's\nmind. The theory is that by building these independent\nagents in the press we increase the protection afforded to\nMr. Haldeman, so that he does not appear to be the \"Czar\".\nOn another matter, you may be interested to know that\nEhrlichman went over to the Citizens Committee at 1701\nto say hello to Magruder on Monday.\nGS:1m\nREA\nPRODUCTIONS INC. 888 Eighth Avenue. Suite 7F New York, New York 10019\nNew York 212-765-3022 Washington 202-544-6449\nFebruary 25, 1971\nCONFIDENTIAL\nMr. H. R. Haldeman\nChief of Staff\nWHITE HOUSE\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Bob:\nIt was good talking with you this morning. I think the\nleast they could do is give us royalties from that rock\nmusical \"Selling of The President\". I'll let you know\nhow things go with Senator Dole and the National\nCommittee. I'm anxious to get started down there. Also,\nI would like to work on any other officials you might suggest\nwho have the job of selling the President's proposed legis-\nlation to the Nation via TV.\nEnclosed is a copy from the Republican News which, I\nbelieve, is the party paper in Indiana. I thought you might\nbe interested in it. Don Tabbert, the man mentioned, is\nGovernor Whitcomb's closest adviser, although I understand\nhe takes his orders from Robert Matthews, former State\nChairman. Matthews was and reportedly still is Reagan's\nmidwest director over eleven states. I was told he is one\nof five men who had walkie-talkies on the floor working\nfor Reagan in the 1968 convention. He apparently continues\nto meet, along with various members of the Indianapolis\nlaw firm of Sparrenberger DuVall Tabbert and Lalley, with\nReagan-Birch people from across the country at O'Hare\nin Chicago on a regular basis. Apparently there is a\nconspiracy to dump John Snyder as soon as possible from\nthe State Chairmanship by using the Governor's power to\nthreaten patronage jobs. If this happens, the feeling is\nthat President Nixon will have an extremely difficult\nuphill fight in Indiana and it will be played up nationally\nas a slap in the face to Nixon since he got such a plurality\nthere in 1968. One of my sources in Indiana said that\nsomebody (perhaps Snyder himself) had been working with\nMurray Chotiner on this problem, and that Chotiner was up\nto date on it. I mentioned this to Bob Finch and gave him\nMr. H. R. Haldeman\npage 2\na memorandum on it when I talked with him about a youth\nstudy. Enclosed is the clipping from the Indianapolis\nStar that I had my man in Indiana send me. If there is\nanything you would like me to do in this regard, please\nlet me know. My contacts are good and I can find other\nreasons for being in Indiana as a cover.\nI will have ready this week a report that Attorney\nGeneral Mitchell asked me to prepare on Lyndon Johnson's\nuse of TV in 1964. So you might want to take a look at\nthat. I had to get some outside research done on it to\nkeep my identity down which amounted to Two or Three\nHundred dollars. I'm still trying to talk Martha\nMitchell into doing a talk show, and I still think it is\nan excellent idea as does Paul Keyes. Dick Moore and\nperhaps Herb Klein seem to be trying to kill the project.\nShe has made several appearances and will continue to\nmake appearances anyway, and it just seems to me that\nshe can be a tremendous asset in terms of color to the\nadministration as long as we have some form of control.\nI have a deal worked out for distribution by 20th Century\nFox Television. I'd appreciate a good word from you to\nJohn Mitchell privately if you agree with me.\nThanks for all your help with the RNC. I'll keep you\nup to date on what's happening there. Bill Carruthers\nnever got in touch with me SO I assume everything is\ngoing well with TV. I sent him a letter offering my help\nand just got a one-line response back. I still think it\nwould be a good idea to coordinate between the RNC,\nyour office and Klein's office so that we can get a focus\non pro-administration spokesmen using television now\nthrough the 1972 election. I'll be in touch with you\nsoon.\nBest regards,\nROGER E AILES\nPresident\nREA:hjs\nEncls.\nPRODUCTIONS INC. 888 Eighth Avenue. Suite 7F New York, New York 10019\nNew York 212-765-3022 Washington 202-544-6449\nFebruary 25, 1971\nCONFIDENTIAL\nMr. H. R. Haldeman\nChief of Staff\nWHITE HOUSE\nWashington, D. C.\nDear BOD:\nIt was good talking with you this morning. I think the\nleast they could do is give us royalties from that rock\nmusical \"Selling of The President\". I'll let you know\nhow things go with Senator Dole and the National\nCommittee. I'm anxious to get started down there. Also,\nI would like to work on any other officials you might suggest\nwho have the job of selling the President's proposed legis-\nlation to the Nation via TV.\nEnclosed is a copy from the Republican News which, I\nbelieve, is the party paper in Indiana. I thought you might\nbe interested in it. Don Tabbert, the man mentioned, is\nGovernor Whitcomb's closest adviser, although I understand\nhe takes his orders from Robert Matthews, former State\nChairman. Matthews was and reportedly still is Reagan's\nmidwest director over eleven states. I was told he is one\nof five men who had walkie-talkies on the floor working\nfor Reagan in the 1968 convention. He apparently continues\nto meet, along with various members of the Indianapolis\nlaw firm of Sparrenberger DuVall Tabbert and Lalley, with\nReagan-Birch people from across the country at O'Hare\nin Chicago on a regular basis. Apparently there is a\nconspiracy to dump John Snyder as soon as possible from\nthe State Chairmenship by using the Governor's power to\nthresten patronage jobs. If this happens, the feeling is\nthat President Nixon will have an extremely difficult\nuphill fight in Indiana and it will be played up nationally\nas a slap in the face to Nixon since he got such a plurality\nthere 1.: 1968, One of my sources in Indiana said that\nsomebody (pethays Snyder himself) had been working with\nMurrey Chotiner on this problem, and that Chotiner was up\nto date on it. I mentioned this to Bob Finch and gave him\nMr. H. R. Haldeman\npage 2\na memorandum on it when I talked with him about a youth\nstudy. Enclosed is the clipping from the Indivenolis\nStar that I had my man in Indiana send me, lf there is\nanything you would like me to do in this regard please\nlet me know. My contacts are good and 1 can find other\nreasons for being in Indiana as a cover.\nI will have ready this week a report that Attorney\nGeneral Mitchell asked me to prepare on Lyndon Johnson's\nuse of TV in 1964. So you might want to take a look at\nthat. I had to get some outside research done on it to\nkeep my identity down which amounted to Two or Three\nHundred dollars. I'm still trying to talk Martha\nMitchell into doing a talk show, and 1 still think it is\nan excellent idea as does Paul Keyes, Dick Moore and\nperhaps Herb Klein seem to be trying to kill the project.\nShe has made several appearances and will continue to\nmake appearances anyway, and it just seems to me that\nshe can be a tremendous asset in terms of color to the\nadministration as long as we have some form of control.\nI have a deal worked out for distribution by 20th Century\nFox Television. I'd appreciate a good word from you to\nJohn Mitchell privately if you agree with me.\nThanks for all your help with the RNC. I'll keep you\nup to date on what's happening there. Bill Curruthers\nnever got in touch with me SO I assume everything is\ngoing well with TV. I sent him a letter offering my help\nand just got a one-line response back. I still think it\nwould be a good idea to coordinate between the RNC,\nyour office and Klein's office so that we can get a focus\non pro-administration spokesmen using television now\nthrough the 1972 election. I'll be in touch with you\nsoon.\nBest regards,\nPresident\nROGER Kansp\nREA:hjs\nEncls.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\npaf\nWASHINGTON\nMarch 4, 1971\nEYES ONLY\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nH.R. HALDEMAN\nFROM:\nCHARLES W. COLSON\nUNL\nSUBJECT:\nNew Hampshire Politics\nI have been picking up, through old friends and political acquaintances, a\ngood bit of scuttlebut out of New Hampshire. There is a surprising lack\nof enthusiasm in New Hampshire for Muskie. Many of the top Democrats\nare committed to him publicly, but underneath they show very little real\nexcitement. The consensus is that he is by no means a runaway - notwith-\nstanding the fact that he comes from a neighboring state.\nRoger Crowley, Democratic candidate for Governor last time, and a\nconservative, is leaning heavily towards Jackson. He refuses to say he is\nagainst Muskie, but he is going around the state saying very positive things\nabout \"Scoop\". The Manchester Union Leader is strongly anti-Muskic, as\nyou would well imagine. Many Democrats seem to approve of the President's\nhandling of the war.\nMcGovern had a reasonably successful trip with the intellectuals and the New\nLeft, of which there is a significant bloc in New Hampshire. He will have\nthat vote solid (could be as high as 25%). If any kind of boomlet develops for\n\"Scoop\", Muskie is in very serious trouble because the Democratic Party\nin New Hampshire has historically nominated rather conservative Democrats\nlike Crowley and King.\nThe foregoing is just for your information. Some of it was, surprisingly\nenough, even reported in the Boston Globe this last week - the tenor being\nthat Muskie is not really generating any enthusiasm.\nThe only line which our political operatives should get out at every possible\nopportunity is that Muskie will, of course, sweep New Hampshire because he\nis from Maine. People should expect that he will carry 90% of the vote. If\nhe does much less as it would now seem, the letdown could destroy his\nnational posture.\nEYES ONLY\n3 PRODUCTIONS INC. 888 Eighth Avenue. Suite 7F New York, New York 10019\nNew York 212-765-3022 Washington 202-544-6449\nFebruary 25, 1971\nCONFIDENTIAL\nMr. H. R. Haldeman\nChief of Staff\nWHITE HOUSE\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Bob:\nIt was good talking with you this morning. I think the\nleast they could do is give us royalties from that rock\nmusical \"Selling of The President\". I'll let you know\nhow things go with Senator Dole and the National\nCommittee. I'm anxious to get started down there. Also,\nI would like to work on any other officials you might suggest\nwho have the job of selling the President's proposed legis-\nlation to the Nation via TV.\nEnclosed is a copy from the Republican News which, I\nbelieve, is the party paper in Indiana. I thought you might\nbe interested in it. Don Tabbert, the man mentioned, is\nGovernor Whitcomb's closest adviser, although I understand\nhe takes his orders from Robert Matthews, former State\nChairman. Matthews was and reportedly still is Reagan's\nmidwest director over eleven states. I was told he is one\nof five men who had walkie-talkies on the floor working\nfor Reagan in the 1968 convention. He apparently continues\nto meet, along with various members of the Indianapolis\nlaw firm of Sparrenberger DuVall Tabbert and Lalley, with\nReagan-Birch people from across the country at O'Hare\nin Chicago on a regular basis. Apparently there is a\nconspiracy to dump John Snyder as soon as possible from\nthe State Chairmanship by using the Governor's power to\nthreaten patronage jobs. If this happens, the feeling is\nthat President Nixon will have an extremoly difficult\nuphill fight in Indiana and it will be played up nationally\nas a slap in the face to Nixon since he got such a plurality\nthere in 1968. One of my sources in Indiana said Unit\nsomebody (perhaps Snycor himself) had been working with\nMurray Chotiner on this problem, and that Chotiner was up\nto date on it. I mentioned this to Bob Finch and gave him\nMr. H. R. Haldeman\npage 2\na memorandum on it when I talked with him about a youth\nstudy. Enclosed is the clipping from the anapolis\nStar that I had my man in Indiana send me. If there is\nanything you would like me to do in this regard, please\nlet me know. My contacts are good and I can find other\nreasons for being in Indiana as a cover.\nI will have ready this week a report that Attorney\nGeneral Mitchell asked me to prepare on Lyndon Johnson's\nuse of TV in 1964. So you might want to take a look at\nthat. I had to get some outside research done on it to\nkeep my identity down which amounted to Two or Three\nHundred dollars. I'm still trying to talk Martha\nMitchell into doing a talk show, and I still think it is\nan excellent idea as does Paul Keyes. Dick Moore and\nperhaps Herb Klein seem to be trying to kill the project.\nShe has made several appearances and will continue to\nmake appearances anyway, and it just seems to me that\nshe can be a tremendous asset in terms of color to the\nadministration as long as we have some form of control.\nI have a deal worked out for distribution by 20th Century\nFox Television. I'd appreciate a good word from you to\nJohn Mitchell privately if you agree with me.\nThanks for all your help with the RNC. I'll keep you\nup to date on what's happening there. Bill Carruthers\nnever got in touch with me so I assume everything is\ngoing well with TV. I sent him a letter offering my help\nand just got a one-line response back. I still think it\nwould be a good idea to coordinate between the RNC,\nyour office and Klein's office so that we can get a focus\non pro-administration spokesmen using television now\nthrough the 1972 election. I'll be in touch with you\nsoon.\nRoot regards,\nPreside\nROGER TageR\nREA:hjs\nEncls.\nDETERMINED TO BE AN\nADMINISTRATIVE MARKING\nE.O. 12005, Section 6-102\nBy Emprise MARS, Date- 6-4-80\nApril 7, 1971\nCONFIDENTIAL\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nH. R. HALDEMAN\nFROM:\nGORDON STRACHAN\nSUBJECT:\nCitizens for the Reelection of the\nPresident\nMagruder has authority from the Attorney General to establish\nthe Task Forces.\nMagruder needs three project managers. Odle is one because\nMagruder has confidence in him, and Colson did not want Odle\non his staff in the Klein/Colson shift.\nBob Marik, a Malek recruit from the Office of Education is a\npossible second project manager. He would work on computers,\npolling, research and Democratic Contenders.\nRecruitment of Bart Porter as the third project manager has\nresulted in complications. Porter approached Magruder one\nmonth age when the Colson/Klein shifts were in process. Porter\nindicated his dissatisfaction with the scheduling job. He expressed\nan interest in working for Magruder in the developing campaign\nstructure. Magruder told Porter that he should wait until April 1\nwhen things would be more definite.\nAs further background, Porter took a series of substantial salary\ncuts when he joined the White House Staff from $35,000 p.a. in\nbusiness, to $27,000 when Malek tolked to him, to $25,000 when\nWalker talked to him, to $23,000 when he eventually began work\nwith Magruder. The understanding between these four people\nduring these salary readjustments was that Porter would receive\na review based on his performance during the first six months\n(November 1970 - April 1971).\nMI\n2\nOn April 5 Porter talked to Magruder about a position with the\ncampaign staff. They discussed the position and phosible salary,\nbut Magrader asked that Porter's departure be cleared with Celson.\nMagruder called Colson Monday to advise that he wanted Porter for\nthe campaign. Colsen asked that the decision be hold up until the\nreorganization was worked out. Porter saw Colson that afternoon\nand discussed the campaign stall job, advising Colson that be had\nbeen offered it and had been offered a $5,000 raise. Colsen said\nhe wouldn't stand is his way but asked him to train a replacement.\nMagruder also checked with Celson and cald that he would not \"steal\"\nPorter but If acceptable with Colsen, would like Porter \"as soon as\nposhible\". Bill Rhatican has been in a quandary about his job as a\nresult of the Colson/Kiein shift, but has not raleed a job change with\nanyone. Magruder plans to use him as a part time project manager\non the Advertising Task Force. Colson doesn't think Rhatican should\nbe shifted at this time.\nThis fact situation raises a basis question. LBJ's campaign in 1964\nand HHN's in 1968 were run out of the White House and EOB respec-\ntively by men \"detailed\" from departments to the White House Staff.\nJohn Dean reports that historically departments have \"detail\" men to\nthe White House for a campaign.\nToday Dean submitted a memorandum to Magruder (copy attached)\nwhich urges that no formal task force structure be established but\nthat the product be developed by having project managers check with\nthe task force members individually.\nJohn Brown began eliminating \"detail\" men. Nuntaman is pushing\nthis goal hard; the Walker advance operation may be taken off\n\"detail\" and put on the White House Staff.\nAs you know Magruder will be starting full time with the campaign\non Monday, April 17. He would like to talk with you about his\ndeparture at your convenience, This evening, before the speech\nmight be as excellent time to talk with him.\nDas Rather and a camera crew camped outside the offices at 1701\ntoday and received a \"no comment\" from Harry Flemming.\nAttachment\nGS:kb\nDETERMINED TO BE AN\nADMINISTRATIVE MARKING\nBy EMPRIORARS, Date 6-4-80\nE.O. 12065, Section 6-10April 6, 1971\nCONFIDENTIAL\nMEMORANDUM FOR H. R. HALDEMAN\nFROM:\nGORDON STRACHAN\nSUBJECT:\nCitizens for the Reelection of the President\nMagruder and Dick Moore discussed the announcement of the citizens\ncommittee yesterday with The Attorney General, who is vacationing in\nFlorida. Based on that telephone conversation and discussion with\nMagruder this morning the status is:\n1. Frank Dale will be chairman. The formal announcement\nof the formation of the committee will be made Wednesday,\nApril 14 from Cincinnati. Magruder will handle the\narrangements. Tom Pappas and Max Fisher are on the\ncommittee, but Bill Marriott has withdrawn. The Attorney\nGeneral, Moore, and Magruder are looking for two more\nnames. Colson, Flanigan, and Bell have made suggestions.\n2. Charles Bartlett, the Publishers Hall syndicated columnist\nwho appears in the Washington Evening Star will have a fairly\nextensive story about the citizens committee in the April 7\nnewspapers. He has had information for two weeks and has\ndelayed in exchange for additional information from Magruder.\nBartlett knows \"something about Kalmbach\" but will not use\nhis name in the story. He will say that Magruder, Flemming,\nOdle and Sloan are working full time now.\nJohn Carroll of the Baltimore Sun will also break the story\nApril 7. He too had accurate information and delayed in\nexchange for more.\nThe Attorney General knows of both of these stories.\n3. Magrader will move his office on Monday, April 19 to\n1701 Pennsylvania Ave. Odle, Flemming and Sloan are\nalready there.\n4. Magruder will approach the potential chairman of the task\nforces today. He will attend the first meetings, which will\nbegin Menday, April 12.\nThe Task Forces are:\n1. Primaries and Field Organisations: Kleindieast, Chairman:\nOdle, Project Manager:\n2. Citizens Committee: Flamigan, Chairman; Porter, Project\nManager:\n3. Convention Logistics: Timmons, Chairman; Odle, Project\nManager:\n4. Convention Strategy: Rumsfeld, Chairman: Odle, Project\nManager;\n5. Advertising, Direct Mail, and Media: Magruder, Chairman;\nRhatican, Project Manager:\n6. Polling, Computers, Research: Ed David, Chairman;\nMarik, Project Manager:\n7. Democratic and Republican Contenders: Buchanan, Chairman:\nMarik, Project Manager:\n8. Spokesmen Resources: Rumsfeld, Chairman: Porter,\nProject Manager:\n9. 18 - 20 year old vote: Finch, Chairman; Porter, Project\nManager;\n10. The Black Vote: Garment, Chairman; Porter, Project\nManager;\n11. The Wemen's Vote: Hitt, Chairman: Porter, Project\nManager:\n12. The Middle American and Ethale Vote: Colson, Chairman:\nPorter, Project Manager;\n13. The Farm Vote: Whitsker, Chairman: Porter, Project\nManager.\nMagrader has approached Porter and Rhatican about working full time\nin the citizens committee operation. He offered Porter a $5000 raise\nto 28, 000; Porter accepted. Rhatican is still thinking about the offer:\nhe currently makes $23, 000 p.a.\nec: Chapia\nApril 6, 1971\nGONFIDENTIAL\nMEMORANDUM FOR H. R. HALDEMAN\nFROM:\nGORDON STRACHAN\nSUBJECT:\nCitizens for the Reelection of the President\nMagruder and Dick Moore discussed the announcement of the citizens\ncommittee yesterday with The Attorney General, who is vacationing in\nFlorida. Based on that telephone conversation and discussion with\nMagruder this morning the status is:\n1. Frank Dale will be chairman. The formal announcement\nof the formation of the committee will be made Wednesday,\nApril 14 from Cincinnati. Magruder will handle the\narrangements. Tom Pappas and Max Fisher are on the\ncommittee, but Bill Marriott has withdrawn. The Attorney\nGeneral, Moore, and Magruder are looking for two more\nnames. Colson, Flanigan, and Bell have made suggestions.\n2. Charles Bartlett, the Publishers Hall syndicated columnist\nwho appears in the Washington Evening Star will have a fairly\nextensive story about the citizens committee in the April 7\nnewspapers. He has had information for two weeks and has\ndelayed in exchange for additional information from Magruder.\nBartlett knows \"something about Kalmbach\" but will not use\nhis name in the story. He will say that Magruder, Flemming,\nOdle and Sloan are working full time now.\nJohn Carroll of the Baltimore Sun will also break the story\nApril 7. He too had accurate information and delayed in\nexchange for more.\nThe Attorney General knows of both of these stories.\n3. Magruder will move his office on Monday, April 19 to\n1701 Pennsylvania Ave. Odle, Flemming and Sloan are\nalready there.\n4. Magruder will approach the potential chairman of the task\nforces today. He will attend the first meetings, which will\nbegin Monday, April 12.\nThe Task Forces are:\n1. Primaries and Field Organisations: Kleindienst, Chairman;\nOdle, Project Manager:\n2. Citizens Committee: Flanigan, Chairman; Porter, Project\nManager;\n3. Convention Logistics: Timmons, Chairman; Odle, Project\nManager;\n4. Convention Strategy: Rumsfeld, Chairman; Odle, Project\nManager;\n5. Advertising, Direct Mail, and Media: Magruder, Chairman;\nRhatican, Project Manager;\n6. Polling, Computers, Research: Ed David, Chairman;\nMarik, Project Manager:\n7. Democratic and Republican Contenders: Buchanan, Chairman;\nMarik, Project Manager;\n8. Spokesmen Resources: Rumsfeld, Chairman; Porter,\nProject Manager;\n9. 18 - 20 year old vote: Finch, Chairman; Porter, Project\nManager;\n10. The Black Vote: Garment, Chairman; Porter, Project\nManager;\n11. The Women's Vote: Hitt, Chairman; Porter, Project\nManager;\n12. The Middle American and Ethnic Vote: Colson, Chairman;\nPorter, Project Manager;\n13. The Farm Vote: Whitaker, Chairman; Porter, Project\nManager.\nMagruder has approached Porter and Rhatican about working full time\nin the citisens committee operation. He offered Porter a $5000 raise\nto 28,000; Porter accepted. Rhatican is still thinking about the offer;\nhe currently makes $23,000 p.a.\ncc: Chapin\nMarch 15, 1971\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE HONORABLE JOHN N. MITCHELL\nTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL\nFROM:\nH. R. HALDEMAN\nTom Evans at the RNC has offered to take charge of the Campaign\nManagement Training project originally suggested by Chotiner.\nYou probably have this project on track already, but for the record\nwe have no objection.\nRose Woods advises that Jack Mills has offered time and fund raising\nhelp.\nShe reports that he was with the House Congressional Committee\nand raised a \"substantial sum in 1968 -- confidential\".\nGS:kb\nGordon. fip"
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