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From Milward L. Simpson to RN RE: Educational television. 1 pg. Attached envelope. [Subject: Personal] [Letter], 2/7/1969
From Karol H. Sitko to Rose Mary Woods RE: Political situation in Pennsylvania. 4 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Letter], 9/22/1972
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
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2/7/1969
Personal
Letter
From Milward L. Simpson to RN RE:
Educational television. 1pg. Attached
envelope.
50
67
9/22/1972
Campaign
Letter
From Karol H. Sitko to Rose Mary Woods
RE: Political situation in Pennsylvania. 4pgs.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
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Simpson to RNre educational TV
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Sitko to RMW re political setuation
9/22/72
C(Nixon)
[DOC 103]
in Pennsylvania
FILE GROUP TITLE
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RESTRICTION CODES
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B. National security classified information.
financial information.
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F. Release would disclose investigatory information compiled for law
rights.
enforcement purposes.
D. Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy
G. Withdrawn and return private and personal material.
or a libel of a living person.
H. Withdrawn and returned non-historical material.
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February 7, 1969
The Hon. Richard M. Nixon
President of the United States
of America
White House
Washington, D. C. 20000
Dear Mr. President,
Lorna and I enjoyed your recent letter. So many people out
here sent us clippings of Pat returning to the Senate Ladies
Red Cross Group.
I was wondering if there was any merit in pooling the educa-
tional T. V. and radio channels together instead of turning
them over to some long-haired sycophants bent upon the destruc-
tion of America. Use them instead for the true picture of
the majority of students who love this country and want to
live and work in it. I can foresee the possibility of inter-
esting many influential and retired people who would come to
the assistance of such a program with money, talent, and time.
Just a thought that I would like to see expanded since I was
President of the Board of Trustees of the Univ. of Wyo. when
the educational T. V. allocations were made.
You are doing a magnificent job, and people are beginning to
feel reassured. If anyone can do it, you are that person.
Our prayers and hopes are with you. Lorna Joins me in sending
our affectionate regard to you and Pat.
Sincerely,
Milward L. Simpson
USS Ret.
MLS:1kg
Mr. Milward L. Simpson
9414 109 Drive
Sun City, Arizona 85351
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The Honorable Richard M. Nixon
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President of the United States of
America
White House
Washington, D. C. 20000
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VOICE
OF
HERITAGE
PEOPLE
TO
THE
AMERICA
THE
BRIDGE
PEOPLE
Washington
New Approach
PUBLISHING COMPANY INC. AND INDEPENDENT MONTHLY MAGAZINE - Estd. 1965
OFFICES
SUITE 905, 1028 CONNECTICUT AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. - PHONE (202) 296-3630
208 MILLER BLDG., SCRANTON, PA. 18503 - PHONE (717) 342-2600
DR. KAROL H. SITKO
M. Y. RICHARDS
Publisher-Editor in Chief
President
DR. KAROL H. SITKO
Aeet. Editor in Chief
Vice-President
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS:
Maj. Gen. T. A. Lane
Secretary
(U.S. Army Ret.)
Donald L. Miller
J. B. Dzinich
September 22, 1972
Heritage Groups Rep. and
Correspondents from:
Croatia
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
Cuba
Germany
Miss Rose Mary Woods
Hungary
Poland
Secretary to the President
Romania
Slovakia
The White House
Spain and others
Foreign Correspondents
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
and Distributors in:
Brazil
Washington, D.C. 20500
Canada
England
France
Germany
Laos
Marocco
Dear Miss Woods,
Paraguay
South Vietnam
Spain
Switzerland
Following our reports from Pennsylvania, we are now almost
desperate because of certain new developments.
1. The situation in Pennsylvania is tragic. The Heri-
tage Groups (Nationalities) find a closed door in all
areas. The nationality leaders are aware of an internal
arrangement by the leaders of the Committee to Re-Elect
the President in Pennsylvania aiming at the exclusion
of the nationalities from active participation in the
campaign.
2. Mayor Rizzo from Pennsylvania and his campaign manager,
Mr. Gaudiosi, believe that unless the nationality campaign
begins immediately, we will lose Pennsylavnia. Thanks
to Mayor Rizzo Philadelphia campaign is in good shape,
but Pittsburgh and Northeastern Pennsylvania (the flood
area) will be decisive. The situation in these regions
is unspeakably bad because of the lack of cooperation
and complete rejection of heritage group leaders by the
Committee to Re-Elect the President.
The heritage groups, representing in those areas almost
seventy percent of the voters, did not receive a penny
to start the Re-Election Campaign despite the fact that
regional nationality directors had been appointed. No
buttons, no bumper stickers, no material is available. A
telephone campaign is impossible because the telephone
company demands advance payments. No monies were provided
for the various projects on the regional level which were
submitted three months ago.
HELP
H-HERITAGE E-EDUCATION L-LEADERSHIP P-POLICY
OUR CREED
On the anvil of practical experience, the people of the United States and Europe have
hammered out a set of basic convictions about life that may well be called the axioms of
the Western civilization viewpoint:
The person is of intrinsic and supreme worth.
All individuals are endowed by the Creator with the natural rights of freedom and responsibility.
Institutions exist for mankind, not mankind for institutions.
True progress comes by education, self-discipline and voluntary cooperation - not by coercion.
Ability and power involve the obligation to serve fellowman, not the right to exploit.
This way of life must be preserved and extended by alert and realous citizens dedicated to the
Western civilization viewpoint.
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3. The heritage group leaders feel that the Pennsyl-
vania campaign is becoming a platform for the governor-
ship races between Attorney Allan Spector and another
candidate from the Democratic side. In any case, the
re-election campaign should not be geared for the benefit
of future election contests. Furthermore, we cannot afford
a quiet campaign against Vice President Agnew which is the
case in Pennsylvania. You can be assure that the nationa-
lities respect Vice President Agnew and will him their
full support. It is a pity that this iatuation exists
and that no grassroots operations are conducted.
4. The volunteers campaign for President Nixon should
also be geared to the regions and counties. These are
the units where workers should be active on a day-to-day
schedule.
It is psychologically wrong to open a re-election cam-
paign headquarters without giving the nationalities the
permission to operate within the framework and financial
possibilities of the campaign. Thousands of nationality
leaders, both Republicans and Nixon Democrats, are
frustrated and almost desperate.
5. In Northeastern Pennsylvania, where we started the
campaign work and scheduled a nationalities dinner for
October 6th, the following disturbing situation developed:
The Honorable Secretary of Transportation, John A. Volpe
helped us directly. Since he could not be present at the
dinner, he made sure that as a substitute, the Honorable
Secretary of Commerce, Peter G. Peterson would address
the dinner.
More than 700 tickets have been already sold, announcing
the keynote speaker, Secretary of Commerce Peter G. Peter-
son. Twenty thousand special newspaper leaflets were printed,
announcing the Secretary's appearance, including his photo
and background. All these activities were conducted and
paid by contributions from nationality leaders.
A private plane was hired to bring the Secretary to
Northeastern Pennsylvania, inaccordance with his pre-
ference as to the means of transportation.
Two days ago, I was called by the re-election committee
and informed that the Se-retary will be at another meeting
and cannot come. I contacted Mr. Laszlo Pasztor, Mr. Taras
Szmagala, Mrs. Baiba Funke, the office of Mr. J. Curtis
Herge, with no results as to a substaitute 3peaker. The
regional and state nationality leaders will not only be
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disappointed, but will accuse the organizers of the
dinner of misrepresentation. Later on, the nationality
leaders will blame the Republican Party and the Commitee
to Re-Elect the President for the mess. Simultaneously,
we are conducting a symposium on ethnic values in
Scranton, Pa. Enclosed you will find some material on
the conference which is self-explanatory. More than
150 heritage group leaders, Nofessors and journalists
will be in attendance. TV programs have been scheduled,
industrial groups will also send represetatives, most
prominent Americans, among them General Lemnitze, will
chair the panels. These 150 people have also been invited
to join the banquet. The situation is most serious and
unpleasant.
The area in question is decisive to the outcome of
the Pennsylania elections as it includes most of the
flood victims. We beg you to act immediately.
I must go back to Scranton and will stay there all
of next week at the nationalities headquarters at the
Jermyn Motor Inn (717) 342-4694.
We cannot afford that the nationality leaders on the
state and county, nay even the national level become
frustrated and turn away from the Republican Party and the
re-election campaign, or to ignore the concerted efforts
of the heritage groups on the regional and national level.
Finally, cooperation with the heritage groups must be
established by the state and other re-election officials.
Just before closing this letter I received a phone
message from Mr. Szmagala that they are unable to come up
with a substitute speaker of cabinet rank. You can see
how serious the situation has become.
Respectfully yours,
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