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To: Chuck Colson. From: H. R. Haldeman. RE: Novak paper. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 5/1/1972
To: H. R. Haldeman. From: Charles Colson. RE: Democrats on Madame Binh. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 5/1/1972
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47
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5/1/1972
Campaign
Memo
To: Chuck Colson. From: H. R. Haldeman.
RE: Novak paper. 2pgs.
47
6
5/1/1972
Campaign
Memo
To: H.R. Haldeman. From: Charles Colson.
RE: Democrats on Madame Binh. 1pg.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Page 1 of 1
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DETERMINED TO BE AN
ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING
E.O. 12065, Section 6-102
May 1, 1972
By
NARS, Date 1-23-30
CONFIDENTIAL/EYES ONLY
MEMORANDUM FOR:
CHUCK COLSON
FROM:
H. R. HALDEMAN
H
Supplementing my memorandum on the Novak paper and
on the press generally, I think the best method for
getting the Novak paper out is to start a controversy
about it. The idea of having the Vice President
deliver it as a speech is one way, and, of course,
another way is to get something started on the floor,
or even let the story get out that the White House is
circulating the article broadly.
Insofar as circulation is concerned, it should be
massive. Our entire list including Congressmen and
Senators, Administration personnel, editors, T.V.
station owners, etc. Also, it is important to get it
to our general supporter list, because they will do a
lot of talking if they know we think the article is
worth reading.
The paper not only has the advantage of being brief,
but also the advantage of being written by one who is
known to be unfriendly to the Administration. It can
have a devastating effect - - more so than the Efron
book or Jim Keogh's book, although, of course, the
latter two should continue to get just as big a play
as we can possibly give them. Incidentally, check
with Buchanan to make sure that we can use the paper
publicly.
2
The handling of the war news over the past four weeks
is just a little taste of what is to follow between
now and election as far as the press is concerned.
Naturally they have a vested interest in seeing the
United States lose the war and they are doing their
desperate best to report all the bad news and to down-
play the good news. As far as the election is concerned,
they will be absolutely vicious and violent on this score
and you can be sure that what they did in 1968 and in
1960 will look pale by comparison because they know how
high the stakes are and will want to avoid, at all cost,
the necessity of living with us for another four years.
The discrediting of the press must be our major objective
over the next few months. You may find opposition to
this tactic among some of our people on the ground that
it is "counter-productive" They are wrong. We must
find a man quickly to carry out this assignment as I
indicated in my earlier memorandum.
cc: Ron Ziegler
HR4 file
May 1, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H.R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
SUBJECT:
Democrate on Madame Binh
In response to your memo of April 25, copy attached, we have
done this. I talked to Peter Dominick about Senate candidates
and Jack Calkins about the House. They have spread the word
wherever we have Republican candidates opposing Democratic
incumbent Senators and Congressmen. We will probably not
see the impact here but it can have an effect out in the states.
We have tried very hard to breathe life itso the Madame Binh
issue but beyond the first two days we have gotten very little.
Scali was able to plant the Caldwell story last Friday night,
however, which does have a similar thrust to it and it came
across very effectively on ABC.