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Questions for Shriver on Meet the Press. 4
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never give up. 1 pg.
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8/8/1972
Campaign
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McGovern and the Working Man.' 6 pgs.
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Report
Questions for Shriver Gr meet the
nid.
(Mind)
[DOC 163]
Press, with attached draft
Copy
N.2
memor
Hayan to Kachichngin, re: may.
8/10/1723
((min)
[Doc 164]
radicals
[Doc 218]
[attached to memo, Khachipin
to thocham, 8/11/72]
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Memo
shoch an to strachan, u
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[Doc 165]
shriver Research, with attached
draft copy
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Report
from Khachengion, -l: George
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V
[Doc 166]
me Hovern and the working
man, with attached droftcopy
N-5
memor
Phochisian To colson, re: otemy
8/1/72
c(mif)
[Doc 167]
Kemelon, with attached
draft copy
NC
Khachiqian to Price
3-15-42
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mecho
se acceptance speeds
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QUESTIONS FOR SHRIVER ON MEET THE PRESS
Mr. Shriver: It is no secret to you that your wife is adamantly
opposed to liberalized abortion laws. And you were quoted
as saying that you, too, differed from Senator McGovern on this
question, although in 1970 you said that were you Governor in
Maryland you would have signed the liberal abortion law which
was then being considered.
As you know, Senator McGovern has said "no law should
stand in the way" of the implementation of open abortion policies
and that if he were President he would make abortions freely
vailable in military hospitals -- a policy President Nixon reversed.
This issue is of great moral concern to thousands of Americans.
Are you going to accept Senator McGovern's open abortion position?
Mr. Shriver: Two years ago you said that marijuana is no worse
than alcohol or nicotine and that it has been viewed with a "double
standard. " (Baltimore Sun, 4/15/70) Do you still hold this view which
amounts to a position which would favor legalized marijuana?
Mr. Shriver: Senator McGovern has said this campaign will be
one on the issues. Two years ago you attacked Vice-President
Agnew saying he "appeals to everything low and mean and bitter
in the American character. " (Hartford Courant - 9/23/70) And then
Page 2
you later said, after someone referred to Mr. Agnew as the
"Greek from Baltimore" and that he should be put on a leash:
"I might just add a thought that if they (high elected officials)
don't like (young people) here, maybe they can go back to Greece
with the young people there -- not just to Baltimore, but all
the way back to Greece. " (Washington Post, 10/8/70)
Does this unflattering reference to Mr. Agnew's Greek
Lemitage and the rhetoric you employed mean that you will continue
taign on personalities?
QUESTIONS FOR SHRIVER ON MEET THE PRESS
Mr. Shriver: It is no secret to you that your wife is
adamantly opposed to liberalized abortion laws. And
you were quoted as saying that you, too, differed from
Senatro
McGovern on this question, although in 1970
you said that were you Governor in Maryland you would
have signed the
liberal abbrtion law which was
then being considered.
As you know, Senator McGovern has said "no law
should stand in the way" of the
implementation of
open abortion policies and that if
he werePresidant
he would make abortions freely ava label in military
hospitals -- a policy President Nixon reversed.
This isssue is
of great moral consern to thousands
of Americans. Are you going to accept Senator Ma overn's
open
pesition?
Mr. Shriver: Two years ago you said that marijuana is no
worse than alchol or nicotine and that it
has been
n
viewed with a "double standard." (Baltimore Sun, 4/15/70)
Do you still hold this view which amounts to a position which
would favor legalized marijuana?
page 2
Mr. Shirver: Senator McGovern has said this campaign will
be
on the issues. Two years ago you attacked
Vice-President Agnew saying he "appeals to everything
low and mean and mitter in the American character. "
(Hartfor Courant - 9/23/70) And then you later said,
after someone
referred to Mr. Agnew as the "Greek from Baltimore and that
he should be put on a leash: "I might just add a thought
that if they (high elected officials) don't like (young
people) here, maybe they can go back to Greece with
the young people there -- not just to Baltimore, but
all the way back to Greece." (Washington Post, 10/8/70)
unflattering
Does this reference to Mr. Agnew's Greek heritage
and the rhetoric you employed
mean
that you will
continue to campaign on personal
ies?
THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington, D. C.
Date 8/10
TO: Ken Kachogian
Steve Gamble
Vicki Keller
We are all make
Peter Michel
Roy Morey
direct and
Ray Waldmann
Pat Dodenhoff
Ann Loftus
/_/ specific orders
Linda Loop
Judy Johnston
from The top
Brad Rich
NEVER to
FROM: Ed Harper ufer to The Den.
party or to the LBJ or JFK
Admins on to premains
administration The Dem
party has been captured
by The McG radicals.
FYI
Pls Handle
Comment
Othermise This looks
hery good
THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington, D. C.
Date 8/10
TO: Ken Kachogia
Steve Gamble
Vicki Keller
We are all make
Peter Michel
Roy Morey
direct and
Ray Waldmann
Pat Dodenhoff
Ann Loftus
[sperific orders
Linda Loop
Judy Johnston
from The top
Brad Rich
NEVER to
FROM: Ed Harper ufer to The Den.
party or to the LBJ or JFK
Admins or to premiums
administration The Dem
party has been captured
by The MG radicals.
FYI
Pls Handle
Comment
O.Thumise This looks
hery good
draft - 8/8/72
Khachigian
GEORGE MC GOVERN AND THE WORKING MAN
The only enemy the American worker has in this election year
is George S. McGovern. While Senator McGovern spreads the
grossest of distortions about President Nixon he simultaneously covers
up a record of his own which is poison to every working man and his
family in the country.
Senator McGovern has introduced legislation in Congress to provide
a guaranteed annual income of $6500 in welfare money to every family
in the United States. This legislation, according to a study by the
Senate Finance Committee would place 104 million Americans on the
welfare rolls at a staggering tax rise of $72 billion. We know who will
pay the bill -- the American worker.
Senator McGovern has proposed that every man, woman, and child
in the country, regardless of need, be given a $1000 bill. No one would
be required to work -- that is, no one but the hard-pressed working man who
will be asked to pay higher and higher taxes to finance this hare-brained
giveaway program. This plan, according to the Senate Finance Committee
could put 111 million Americans on welfare.
If people want higher taxes, they can vote for George McGovern
and his $1000 no-work, hand-out schemes. If people want their $750
per person tax exemption wiped away, as McGovern has proposed, they
can vote for him. If the working man wants to have his back broken to
make welfare a way of life, he should vote for Senator McGovern.
Page 2
And while George McGovern sings the praises of the American
worker, he expouses extreme causes which amount to a slap in the
face for the average American.
While our sons went off to war to fulfill their obligation, thousands
of others became draft dodgers, escaping to foreign countries. Now,
George McGovern promises amnesty to draft evaders, saying to them:
"Come home with no penalty; all is forgiven.' Is this what he means
by saying he is the friend of the average American?
While George McGovern asks millions of Americans to have their
children bussed miles away to achieve an artificial racial balance,
he can afford to pay $1400 a year to have his child sent to a nearly
all-white school.
George McGovern supports the Ameri can working man 1000%. He
supports us so hard, he is going to raise our taxes, put more of our
fellow citizens on welfare, bus our children, and then humiliate America
before the eyes of the world while "begging" before our enemy.
Did the American working man labor and sweat through the
generations for this kind of nonsense? Did the American labor movement
fight for decades to have one man break the economy of our country with
fuzzy welfare schemes? Did we go to war and send our sons and grandsons
to Vietnam to see a president prepared to crawl to the enemy without
any guarantees that our POW's and those missing in action would be
accounted for?
Page 3
We say "No thanks" to George McGovern. Let him continue to
get endorsements from Jerry Rubin and Abby Hoffman. But he is
not going to get our support and the support of millions of other
Americans who have had it with the elite cadre which marches to the
tune of Senator McGovern's theme song for radicals.
draft - 8/8/72
Khachigian
GEORGE MCGOVERN AND THE WORKING MAN
worker
The only enemy the American
has in
this
election year
George
is
from
South
While
McGovern spredds the grossest of distortions
about President Nixon he simultaneously covers up a record
poison
of his own which is
to every working man and his
family in the country.
Seantor McGovern has introduced legislation in
Congress to provide a guaranteed annual income of $6500
in
welfare money to every family
in the
United States. This legislation, according to
a study by the
Senate Finance Committee would place 104
million Americans on the welfare
rollst
at
a staggering
tax Mise
of $72 billion.
We know who will pay the bill -- the Amiercan worker.
Senator McGovern has proposed that every man, woman,
and child in the country, regardless of need, be given a
$1000 bill. No one would be required to work -- that is,
no one but the hard-press working man who will be asked to
pay higher and higher taxes to finance this hare-brained
plan
giveaway program. This according to the Sena
inaone Commettee could put 111 million Americans on welfare.
page 2
If people want
higher taxes, they can vote for
George McGovern and his $1000 no-work hand-out schemes.
If people want their
$750 per person tax exemption wiped
away, as McGovern has proposed, they can vote for
him.
working man
his
If the
wants to have
/back
broken to
make welfare a
way of
life,
should vote for Sena tor McGovern.
And while George Mcgovern sings the praises of
the American worker, he
expouses extreme causes
which amount to
a
slap in the face for the
average American.
While our sons went off to war to fulfill their
obligation, thousands of athers became draft
dodgers,
escaping to foregin countries. NOW, George McGovern promises
amnesty to draft evaders,
saying to them: "Come home
with no penalty; all is forgiven " Is this what he means
by saying he is the friend of the average American?
While millions of Americans are told they
miles away
have
their children bussed
to achieve
he
an artificial racial balance,
pay
$1400
a year to have his child sent to a nearly all-white school.
saleddne
bussing
he
average
page 3
George McGovern supports the American
working man 1000%. He supports us so hard, he is going to
raise our taxes, put more of our
fellow citizens on
welfare, bus our children, and then humiliate America
before
before the eyes
of the wolrd while
"begging
our
enemy.
Did the American working man
labor and sweat
through the generations fro
this
kind of nonsense?
Did
the American labor movement fight for decades
to have one man break the economy of our country with
fuzzy welfare schemes? Did we go to war and send our
sonds and grandsons to (Vietwam to see a president prepared
to crawl to the enemy without any guarantees that
our
POW's and those missing in action would be accounted for.
We say
"No thanks" to George McGovern. Let
continue to set endorge
him
got
his
backing
Jerry Rubin
and Abby Hoffman. But he is not going to get our support
and the support of millions of othe r Americans who have
had it W ith the elite cadre
which marches to the
Senator 'Govem's theme
tune of
radicals.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 1, 1972
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
CHUCK COLSON
FROM:
KEN KHACHIGIAN
Re whatever might be done on Henry Kimelman, the following
exchange in the U.S. News interview is interesting:
Q: "Do you see one issue emerging as most important?'
A: "I think the central issue, if there is one central theme,
is to restore the Government of this country to the hands of the
ordinary people rather than permitting the Government to be
manipulated and controlled largely by powerful special interests."
Query whether Kimelman's attempted profiteering as an aide
to Udall is not "special interest" in nature.
cc: Buchanan
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
8/1/72
MEMORANDUM FOR CHUCK COLSON
FROM: KEN KHACHIGIAN
Re whatever might be done on Henry Kimelman,
the
following exchange in the U.S. News interveiw is interesting:
Q: "Do you see one issue emerging as most important?"
A:"I think the
central issue, if there is one central
theme, is to
restore the Government of this country to the
hands of the ordinary people rather than permitting the
Goverment to be manipulated and controlled largely by
powerful special interests."
Query whether Kimelman's attempt ed profiteering
as an aide to Udall is not "special interest" in nature.
ec: Buchans
TH: WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 15, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
RAYMOND K. PRICE, JR.
FROM:
KEN KHACHIGIAN the
SUBJECT:
THOUGHTS FOR ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Basically, here are my thoughts as to the direction of the
Acceptance speech after McGovern's last two national performances.
Frankly, I would like to see McGovern on the air giving those types
of speeches from now till November.
I can't put my finger on it, but it is the whining, whimpering,
petulance that seems to me to make the guy sound like, as someone
said, a common scold. There is no lift to his speeches, no basic
optimism, no relief from the onslaught of national decay.
TIME magazine had an interesting introductory picce this week
saying that there was, this summer, "a new summer sweetness, an
ease, or apathy, and in some parts of the country a distinct savor of
contentment. 11 TIME also said, however, that there were still signs
of an "undercurrent of malaise.' 11
TIME is probably right on both counts. As far as the contentment
goes, I think RN is right on the money -- the sense of contentment is
going to rub off by osmosis to RN's benefit.
The malaise, or alienation, or whatever you want to call it is
quite another thing. This is the string McGovern is playing, and he will
press it by touching the deepest chords of resentment he can find.
The antidote to this is, I see it, quite fundamental. It requires
an upbeat, optimistic (though not pollyannish), "bully pulpit" approach
which will confront the dark thoughts and the sense of foreboding that
McGovern is seeking out.
People can be envinced that this disquieting mood is not cause for
political upheaval, at rather just the opposite: it is cause to keep the
sturre) hand at the adder, the deft statesmanship, and, yes, the pro-
fess. nal Presiden
Page 2
Discontent can be channeled. toward the up-tightness of
McGovern or it can be channeled toward the steadiness of RN.
That is our choice to some extent, and the President can make
this fairly clear in the Acceptance speech.
The question is do we dwell on our sins, or do we accept
our sins and dwell on our virtues (or, as someone said, on the
"better angels of our nature").
Frankly, the President needs to stir a lot of people out of the
lethargy which causes them to feel sorry for themselves and
for the country. That might be the case if we let it slide without
confrontation. The national character is just as debatable an issue
as the economy or Vietnam. RN has the advantage on this one, and
he should use every ounce of moral suasion at his command to mark
a retreat from the steady drumbeat of negativism which pervades
McGovernism -- the sickly admission that we don't have self-confidence
and that we have lost our direction.
As far as I am concerned, this should be the central theme coming
out of Miami Beach. Few people can do it as well as RN -- and believe
me, there are millions of Americans waiting for their national leader
to convince them that they aren't as bad off as everyone seems to say
they are.
*
8/15/72
MEMORANDUM FOR RAYM OND K. PRICE
R.
FROM: KEN
KHACHIGIAN
SUBJECT: THOUGHTS FOR ACCEPTACNE SPEECH
Basical
y,
here are my thoughts as to the direction
of the Acceptance speech after McGovern's last two
national performances.
Frankly, I would like to see McGovern on the
air giving those types of speeches from now till
November.
I
can't put my finger on it, but it is the whining,
whimpering,
petulance that seems to me to make
the guy sound like, as someone said, a common scold. There
is no
lift to his speeches, no basic optimism, no
relief from the onslaught
of national decay.
TIME
magazine had an intersting introductory piece
this week saying that there was, this summer,
"a new
summer sweetness, an ease, or apathy, and in some parts
of the country a
distinct savor of con ent iment." TIME
alos
said, however, that there
were still signs of
an "undercurrent of
malaise. "
TIME is probably right on both
counts. As far
as the
conten ment goes, I think RN is right on the
money -- the sense of contentment is going to rub off by
osmosis
to RN's benefit.
page 2
The ma ise, or alien tion, or whatever you want to
call it is quite another thing. This is the
C
McGovern
is
and he will press it
by touching the deepest
chords
of resentment he can find.
T
The antidor to this is, as I see it, quite fundamental.
It requires an upbeat, optimistic (though not pollyannish),
"bully pulpit " approach which
will
confront the dark thoughts and sense of
foreboding that
McGovern is seeking out.
People can be convinced that this disquieting mood
is not cause for political upheaval, but rather just
the opposite: it is cause to keep the sturdy hand at the
rudder, the deft statesmenship, and,
yes,
the professional
President.
Discontent can be channeled toward the up-tightness of
McGovern or it can be channeled toward the steadiness of
RN. That is our choice to some extent, and the President
can make this
fairly clear in the Acceptance Speech.
The question is
do we dwell on our sins or
accept
our sins and dwell on our virtues
or as
somenne said,
"
on the better angels of our nature
page 3
Frankly, the President needs to stir a lot of people
out of the lethargy
which causes
them to feel sorry
for themselfes and for the country.
That
might be
the case if we let it
slide without confrontation.
The national character is just as debatable an issue as
the economy or
Vietnam
RN has the
advantage
on this one, and he should use every ounce of
moral suasion at his commmand to mark a retreat from the
steady drumbeat of
negativism which pervades McGovernism --
the sickly admission that we don't have self-confidence and
we have lost our direction,
As far as I am concerned, this should be the centra 1
theme coming out of Miami Beach. Few people can do it
as well as RN -- and believe me, there are millions of
Americans waiting for
their national
leader to
convince them that they aren't as bad off as everyone seems
to say they are.