Giffin, Gordon

Miffer, Mowor R -names THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 7 April 1995 MEMORANDUM TO DOUG SOSNIK FROM: Harold Ickes NB SUBJECT: Gordon Giffin -- Georgia On 5 March, I met with Gordon Giffin, who, as you know, is very close to Senator Nunn. He is very involved in the Olympics which will take place in Atlanta during July for approximately 19 days. He is certainly prepared to do anything we want him to do in Georgia. He's very committed to the President. He is also prepared to assume a wider role in the campaign, which he would be interested in talking to both of us about the next time he is in Washington. He is in Washington typically 2 or 3 times a month. Its my understanding that he is very savvy about Georgia in particular and the South in general, and I think we should make full use of his talents and expertise. With respect to Senator Nunn, Gordon feels that he is going through a very personal decision about whether to run or not and thought it was 50/50 as to whether he will run. If Nunn decides not to run, he thinks its possible for a Democrat to win the Senate seat, but it will very much depend upon the dynamics of that particular campaign, the Republican opposition, and the Democratic candidate. In addition to having a broader role in the campaign, if we want him to, he will work with Debra DeLee on a fairly consistent basis in connection with the '96 Convention. He has considerable expertise in conventions and negotiated the contract with the city of Chicago for the '96 Convention. Finally, he suggested that we have someone get the videos of President Reagan in connection with the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics to give some idea about what Reagan did at and with that event.