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From Bruce Herschensohn to Alexander M. Haig, Jr. RE: President's Taxes: Support. 2 pgs. [Subject: Domestic Policy] [Memo], 4/9/1974
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
Contested Materials Collection
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52
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4/9/1974
Domestic Policy
Memo
From Bruce Herschensohn to Alexander M.
Haig, Jr. RE: President's Taxes: Support.
2pgs.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Page 1 of 1
DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL RECORD [NIXON PROJECT]
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DOCUMENT
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RESTRICTION
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Memo
From Herschensohn to Haig
4/9/74
C(Nixon)
[Doc 70]
Rx: Presidents' Taxes Support
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Memo
From moore to Haig
10/26/73
11
[Doc'71]
Re: The Right to Fire the
Special Prosecutor
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Memo
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10/26/73
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Memo
From Moore to Haig Re:Alsop
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FILE GROUP TITLE
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SPECIAL STAFF FILES
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FOLDER TITLE
[Richard Moore] Gen. Alexander RESTRICTION CODES Hag 1973 & 1974
A. Release would violate a Federal statute or Agency Policy.
E. Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
B. National security classified information.
financial information.
C. Pending or approved claim that release would violate an individual's
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G. Withdrawn and return private and personal material.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H. Withdrawn and returned non-historical material.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
NA FORM 1421 (4-85)
Presidential Materials Review Board
Review on Contested Documents
Collection:
Special Staff Files
Box Number:
5
Folder:
[Richard Moore] Gen Alexander Haig 1973 & 1974
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 9, 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR:
ALEXANDER M. HAIG, JR.
FROM:
BRUCE HERSCHENSOHN
SUBJECT:
President's Taxes: Support
The following information was current at 11:00 a.m. this morning re the
support expressed for the President on the subject of his taxes:
-- Letters and telegrams received since April 5 include 1, 317 "pro"
and 55 "con", or a ratio of 96% pro and 4% con
-- Cash contributions received represent $10, 759. 64, $341.19 of which
was sent anonymously and cannot be returned
-- Approximately 3, 000 letters have yet to be opened and categorized
-- IRS has also received money, but the amount is uncertain
-- Some very large efforts are underway from individual citizens for
collections
The following consensus was reached at a meeting attended by Len Garment,
Dick Moore, David Hoopes, Roland Elliott, Anne Higgins and Bruce
Herschensohn:
1. Wait until the end of the week, see how much we have, and see if the
effort is increasing or diminishing. Then someone from the White
House should officially announce that though the President is extremely
appreciative, he wishes to make the payment himself, and he must
request that no one make further contribution.
2.
In effect, we cannot have it both ways: we cannot tell people to stop,
and ask them to continue. But, within the announcement we can have
a very large plus by telling of the thousands of contributions that have
come in, and that it has become necessary to make a more formal
announcement than before because the contributions are continuing on a
massive scale and we do not want it to get out of control, stressing the
President's appreciation.
-2-
3.
We can release some of the best and most human-interest oriented
letters that accompanied contributions.
4.
To those who have sent contributions to the President, the letter
at Tab A will be sent by Roland Elliott with a return of their money.
Roland is keeping extremely accurate records of the funds that are
being sent in, when received, and when returned. This is normal
procedure.
Approve
Disapprove
5.
Those that were sent in anonymously, representing $341. 19 to date,
could be sent to one or more of the following:
a. Red Cross (for tornado victims)
Approve
b. Other
Approve
6. RNC is also receiving contributions and is awaiting our guidance for
letters.
7. Rabbi Korff has been sent approximately $25,000 for the President's
taxes which his contributors want given to the President.