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Memo
From Khashigian to Strachen RE: John
Lindsay being on Meet the Press. 9 pgs.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 10, 1972
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR GORDON STRACHAN
FROM: KENNETH L. KHACHIGIAN Ven
John Lindsay is to be on Meet the Press this Sunday,
and the attached queries, drawn up by me, were given
to A1 Snyder and Dick Howard for Nick Thimmesch who
is going to be on the panel.
I have suggested that other members of the panel also
see the questions, for the obvious reason that Nick cannot
use all of them.
cc: Mr. Buchanan
Attachment
2/10/72
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR GORDON STRACHAN
FROM: KENNETH L. KHACHIGIAN
John Lindsay is to be on Meet the Press this Sunday,
and the attadhed queries, drawn up by MY me, were given
to **** Al Snyder and Dick Howard for Nxx Nick Timmesch who
is going to be on the panel.
I have suggested that others members of the panel
also see the questionsx jusk for the obvious reason that
Nick cannot use all of them.
CC: Mr. Buchanan
2/9/72
QUESTIONS FOR JOHN LINDSAY
Mr. Mayor: You have been campaigning throughout the country
citing your record on air pollution in New York and telling
audiences you have been doing well in this area. Last
week, a report found that the air in New York was 7% dirtier
today than it was in 1969. Will you tell your audiences this
fact about air pollution in New York?
Mr. Mayor: You have repeatedly said that the only way to
get back American POW's is to set a date and get out of
Vietnam. The North Vietnamese have expressly rejected this,
countering that the U.S. must overthrow the Thieu regime
before progress can be made to end the - war. Are you
in favorin of overthrwing the government in Saigon and
the
in favor of
communist government that the enemy seems
to be demanding?
Mr. Mayor: Senator McGovern's representatives compalined
that your supporters, for example during ehe Arizona
precinct elections, were "rude; pushy and arrogant. " Do
you condone this activity by your workers?
Mr. Mayor: In Florida two weeks ago, you told a Cuban
audience that "the ultimate goal is normalization of releations
between the two countries. " Does that mean if elected President
you will recognize the government of Fidel Castro?
page 2
Mr. Mayor:
You have said
busing
is "an extremely
appropriate tool for integration, among other tools. = Yet
your children go to private schools. Don't you feel strange
calling for millions of Americans to have their children
bussed to different schools while your children go to private
schools?
Mr. Mayor: The police force in New York City is larger
than the army of Denmark. Why do people of New York not
feel safe to walk
its streets at night?
Mr. Mayor: Police corruption has become quite an issue
in New York City. There is strong evidence that you knew
about widespread police corruption in 1967,
your assistnat,
Jay Kriegal haveng been told about it by two policemen.
Even Time magazine wondered why you were so tardy in
exercising control
"
when you received word of corruption.
Why did you wait four
years to do something?
Mr. Mayor: How would you characterize Senator Muskie's ruling
a black man off his presidential ticket?
Mr. Mayor: On April 30, 1976 at the University of Pennsylvania,
you said that you
felt "unending admiration" for those
who
refused to
serve in Vietnam?
You also called men who would
not
serve "heroic. " Why do you feel that way about draft dodges
page 3
Mr
Mayor: Bruce Llewellyn, president of the FEDCO Foods
Corporation, the country's largest minority-owned supermarket
chain said of
your actions: "I think Harlem is a isaster
area compared with five years ago. " Other blacks in New
York have been uite critical of you. Yet you continue
to say that you have strong black support. How do you
square this contradiction?
Mr. Mayor: Your fellow Democrat in New York, Matthew Troy,
called your administration: "inefficient, extravagant and
in some instances incompetent. " Does this indicate lack
in
of support
your own
back
yard?
Mr. Mayor: Why do you
think that George Meany feels, as
he says,
"completely negative" about you and that
if
you are the Democratic nominee, he will vote for Mr. Nixon?
He said you were not doing a good job as Mayor.
Mr. Mayor: A prominent Democratic leader in New York, Edward
Costikyan, said: "it is irresponsible for New Yorkers to
mislead the American people into believing that Mayor
Lindsay is capable of per forming the duties of the
Presidency.
Certainly his stewardship of the city gives
no evidence OS such capacity." Just why do literally dozens
of people give you such poor marks as Mayor
?
2/9/72
QUESTIONS FOR JOHN LINDSAY
Mr. Mayor: You have been campaigning throughout the
country citing your record on air pollution in New York and
telling audiences you have been doing well in this area. Last
week, a report found that the air in New York was 7% dirtier
today than it was in 1969. Will you tell your audiences this
fact about air pollution in New York?
Mr. Mayor: You have repeatedly said that the only way to
get back American POW's is to set a date and get out of
Vietnam. The North Vietnamese have expressly rejected
this, countering that the U.S. must overthrow the Thieu regime
before progress can be made to end the war. Are you in
favor of overthrowing the government in Saigon and in favor
of the communist government that the enemy seems to be
demanding?
Mr. Mayor: Senator McGovern's representatives complained
that your supporters, for example during the Arizona precinct
elections, were "rude, pushy and arrogant. " Do you condone this
activity by your workers?
Page 2
Mr. Mayor: In Florida two weeks ago, you told a Cuban audience
that "the ultimate goal is normalization of relations between
the two countries. " Does that mean if elected President you
will recognize the government of Fidel Castro?
Mr. Mayor: You have said busing is "an extremely appropriate
tool for integration, among other tools. " Yet your children
go to private schools. Don't you feel strange calling for
millions of Americans to have their children bussed to
different schools while your children go to private schools?
Mr. Mayor: The police force in New York City is larger than
the army of Denmark. Why do people of New York not feel
safe to walk its streets at night?
Mr. Mayor: Police corruption has become quite an issue
in New York City. There is strong evidence that you knew
about widespread police corruption in 1967, your assistant,
Jay Kriegal having been told about it by two policemen. Even
Time magazine wondered why you were "so tardy in exercising
control" when you received word of corruption. Why did you
wait four years to do something?
age
Mr. Mayor: How would you characterize Senator Muskie's
ruling a black man off his presidential ticket?
Mr. Mayor: On April 30, 1970 at the University of
Pennsylvania, you said that you felt "unending admiration"
for those who refused to serve in Vietnam? You also called
men who would not serve, "heroic. 11 Why do you feel that
way about draft-dodgers?
Mr. Mayor: Bruce Llewellyn, president of the FEDCO Foods
Corporation, the country's largest minority-owned supermarket
chain, said of your actions: "I think Harlem is a disaster area
compared with five years ago. 11 Other blacks in New York have
been quite critical of you. Yet you continue to say that you
have strong black support. How do you square this contradiction?
Mr. Mayor: Your fellow Democrat in New York, Matthew Troy,
called your administration: "inefficient, extravagant and in
some instances incompetent. " Does this indicate lack of
support in your own back yard?
Mr. Mayor: Why do you think that George Meany feels, as he
says, "completely negative" about you, and that if you are the
Democratic nominee, he will vote for Mr. Nixon? He said you
were not doing a good job as Mayor.
1
Page 4
Mr. Mayor: A prominent Democratic leader in New York,
Edward Costikyan, said: "it is irresponsible for New Yorkers
to mislead the American people into believing that Mayor
Lindsay is capable of performing the duties of the Presidency.
Certainly his stewardship of the city givesno evidence of such
capacity. 11 Just why do literally dozens of people give you
such poor marks as Mayor ?