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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: Copy from the REPUBLICAN NEWS about conspiracy to dump John Snyder as soon as possible from the State Chairmanship. 2pgs [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 2/25/1971
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45
36
3/4/1971
Campaign
Memo
To: H.R. Haldeman From: Charles W.
Colson RE: "New Hampshire Politics." 1pg
45
36
2/25/1971
Campaign
Letter
To: H.R. Haldeman From Roger E. Ailes
RE: Copy from the REPUBLICAN NEWS
about conspiracy to dump John Snyder as
soon as possible from the State
Chairmanship. 2pgs
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Page 1 of 1
THE WHITE HOUSE
a
WAEHINIPTON
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 Muskie. Many of the top Democrate
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 Manchoster Union Leader is strongly anti-Muskie, as
you would well imagine. Many Democrats seem to approve of the Presidents
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 Democrate
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 lie
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 09 royalties from that rock
musical "Selling of The President". I'll let you know
how things go with Senator Dola 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 Chai manship 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
it
in
had
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. l'll be in touch with you
soon.
Best regards,
ROGER Kager
President
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