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From Harper to Khachigian RE: McGovern Radicals. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 8/10/1972
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48
13
8/10/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Harper to Khachigian RE: McGovern
Radicals. 1 pg.
48
13
2/10/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Khachigian to Strachan RE: John
Lindsay on Meet The Press. 5 pgs.
48
13
2/1/1972
Campaign
Memo
From Khachigian to Strachan RE: Muskie's
Announcement. 1 pg.
Wednesday, June 03, 2015
Page 1 of 1
THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington, D. C.
Date 8/10
TO: Ken Kaihagin
Steve Gamble
Vicki Keller
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Peter Michel
Roy Morey
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Ray Waldmann
Pat Dodenhoff
Ann Loftus
specific orders
Linda Loop
Judy Johnston
from The top
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party or to the LBJ or JFK
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 10, 1972
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR GORDON STRACHAN
FROM: KENNETH L. KHACHIGIAN
Der
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
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. 11 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?
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. " 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. 11 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.
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 give$no evidence of such
capacity. " Just why do literally dozens of people give you
such poor marks as Mayor?
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 1, 1972
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR GORDON STRACHAN
FROM: KENNETH L. KHACHIGIAN
Dept
Buchanan and I feel that the business about deception in
Muskie's TV announcement is not the type of thing that is
worthwhile pursuing -- i.e., with special regard to this
particular column in the Maine Times. The Maine Times, we
discovered, is a small, offset, handout up in Maine and is
not even listed anywhere in Editor and Publisher.
Mostly, however. it is our opinion that Muskie's announcement
has already received a great deal of ink -- much of it negative --
and that use UI this pervicular home state criticism would not in
that helpful. We feel that it is much more important now to
target on two states - - New Hampshire and Florida -- where we
have a disinterest in Muskie's success. In this case, Florida
is the more likely candidate. What we really need is a targetable
effort to derail Muskie in Florida, and we have recommended
such steps over the last few weeks.
We will keep this editorial and will plan to use it if the
question of merchandising candidates comes up -- but for the
time being, Buchanan reacts negatively to any particular effort
on this editorial. Let me know of any further thinking.
Attachment
bcc: Buchanan