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From John R. Brown III to H.R. Haldeman RE: Presidential Biography. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 8/12/1970
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
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52
35
8/12/1970
Personal
Memo
From John R. Brown III to H.R. Haldeman
RE: Presidential Biography. 1pg.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Page 1 of 1
DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL RECORD [NIXON PROJECT]
DOCUMENT
DOCUMENT
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TYPE
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DATE
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memo
Brown to Haldeman re: "Civilian
8/25/70
C(Nixm)
[DOC#478]
Dress of E.P.S. Officers Conducting
white House Tours:
Davies to Brown re: "Civilian Dress
8/21/70
N.2
memo
(Nixon)
[Dsc.#474]
for E.P.S. officers Conducting
white House Tours".
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memo
Brown to Haldeman re: "Presidential
8/12/70
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Biography."
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STAFF SECRETARY
67
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Miscellaneous Memos- July, Aug., Sept. 1970
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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G. Withdrawn and return private and personal material.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H. Withdrawn and returned non-historical material.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
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Staff Secretary
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Miscellaneous Memos - July, Aug. Sept. 1970
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MEMORANDUM
Beown
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 12, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
JOHN R. BROWN III JRB
SUBJECT:
Presidential Biography
Attached at Tab A is a letter from Billy Graham reporting
that Doubleday has approached Mr. John Pollock of England
about the possibility of doing a biography of the President.
Mr. Pollock did a biography of Billy Graham a few years
ago. Mr. Graham was very pleased with the biography and
therefore commends Mr. Pollock to the President.
Jim Keogh recommends against a commitment to Mr. Pollock
for the following reasons:
1. He doubts that we would want to choose Pollock, a British
author, as the first official biographer.
2.
It would require too much effort on the part of members of
the family and staff and others for a book that would not be
published until about 1976.
3. Jim feels that the decision on an authorized biography of
the President is one that should be deferred at least until
after 1972.
With your approval I will ask Jim Keogh to draft a letter to
Mr. Pollock informing him that we are not interested in
commissioning a biographer for the President at this time.
Approve H
Disapprove