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Vice President
Monday 8/26/74
3:10 Charlie McWhorter (VP of AT&T) and a good friend (212) 393-4459
of Tom's said he wanted to get a thought to someone
but didn't know to whom it should go -- usually talks
to Tom, but since, he's away, wondered what we would
suggest.
Said there is a constitutional requirement that the
Vice President preside over the Senate -- but the VP
seldom does the one job he's supposed to do.
Charlie is suggesting that that requirement should be
eliminated as a part of the overall handling of what the
Vice President ought to do.
Wondered if you would have a few minutes to talk with
him about this.
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August 10, 1974
DWIGHT BROOKE
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Philip Buchen, Esq.
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Buchen:
Enclosed is a copy of my August 10 correspondence to Presi-
dent Ford. I know of the great reliance that President
Ford places upon your overall ability and judgment. I
also know of your outstanding ability through my wife's
family in Grand Rapids (Philip Newman) and extend to you
my best wishes for success in the new Ford administration.
Sincerely,
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August 10, 1974
FREDERICK C. BLACKLEDGE
DWIGHT BROOKE
COUNSEL
The Honorable Gerald R. Ford
The President of the United States
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. President:
This letter has a three-fold purpose:
First, Connie and I want to congratulate you on becoming our President.
We know you will do an outstanding job!
Second, as I have done in the past, I thought I should give you some
preliminary observations concerning your first speech immediately
after being sworn in as President. I can describe it in one simple
word: SUPERB!
And finally, I thought you would be interested in my personal comments
concerning the name of one person whom the national media have mentioned
as being possibly considered for the important office of Vice President.
This is Governor Robert D. Ray of Iowa, whom I know both as a man and
as an effective political leader.
One of the reasons that I believe Bob Ray merits strong consideration
is that he has many of the same qualities that you have: Absolute
integrity, extremely fine relations with the working press, the respect
of his peers, a tremendous following among the voters, and last, but
surely not the least, a very lovely wife and family.
Equally important, I believe he has a number of very important assets
that are not shared by the other people who have been mentioned in
the national news media as being under possible consideration. Let
me state just a few of these:
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Bob Ray is relatively young--only 45 years old. He is wholly untar-
nished from any connection with the Nixon administration. He has a
tremendous broad base of support. He has won three elections in a
row for Governor and in the 1972 election, he not only ran ahead of
President Nixon in Iowa but he carried every single one of our 99 counties.
In the most recent state-wide poll of approval ratings, Bob Ray showed
an 82% rating--surely this is not shared by very many Republicans prior
to August 9.
Bob Ray is pragmatic and program oriented. In part, this stems from
his background as an Iowa State Republican Chairman and a former
National Chairman of the State Chairmen.
Philosophically, Bob Ray can be categorized as middle of the road.
From your personal standpoint as well as the standpoint of the GOP, I
believe that philosophically the best possible choice would be someone
in the middle of the road to the right of Senator Percy and to the
left of Governor Reagan. I also believe there would be many advantages
in having the choice made from among the nation's governors.
Bob Ray is "Mr. Clean" in Iowa Republican politics. He is very highly
respected among the other governors and is presently serving on the
Executive Committee of the National Governors Conference as well as
the Executive Committee of the Republican Governors Conference. He
is also on the Executive Policy Committee of the Republican National
Committee.
And above all, Bob Ray is extremely hard working and capable and has
tremendous ability to work with others as well as an extremely fine
rapport with the press. For instance, I think that you could call
John Lindsey of Newsweek, Godfrey Sperling, Jr., of the Christian
Science Monitor, Loye Miller of the Knight newspapers, Tom Petit of
NBC, or Greg Wyerzinsky of the Chicago Bureau of Time, and you would
find that they all have a great deal of respect for Governor Ray. From
our conversations in the past, including my service with you on the
Warren Commission, I know how sensitive you are to the import of the
position of Vice President. There is no doubt in my mind that Governor
Ray has the ability and personal qualities which are so important for
this vital office.
To be sure, some of the other people whose names have been mentioned
share many of these qualities.
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But if you want the rare combination of a relatively young, highly
successful, pragmatic political leader who works to get things done
by bringing people together, who would have an extremely broad base
of support within the Republican Party and within the total national
electorate, who would be a tremendous team player working in your
administration, I cannot think of any person who would fit the bill
as well as Governor Robert D. Ray.
I will be calling Mrs. Leonard on Monday or Tuesday to try and arrange
for an appointment to visit with either you or someone on your staff
concerning Governor Ray, and be available to answer any questions that
might arise.
Again, our congratulations and best wishes and prayers for your success.
Sincerely,
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August 12, 1974
Mr. Philip Buchen
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Buchen,
May I take the liberty of writing you in the belief that
President Ford may wish to consider for the Vice Presidency
persons not presently active in government office or "politics"
otherwise ,but who may possess invaluable potential not only in
the current "transition" but particularly for the forthcoming
Presidential election.
I suggest the name of David Rockefellar II, son of David
Rockefellar, President of the Chase National Bank, New York City.
I have talked to David Rockefellar II about engagement in
public life generally and the holding of public office in
Massachusetts and in this he is definitely interested.
If this suggestion warrants further thought, Mr. Rockefellar's
background, his activities and interests in public affairs since
his graduation from Harvard College and his possible worth as a
teammate to the President, in joint benefit to the United States,
should be readily determinable.
Mr. Rockefellar resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He
may also be reached through the office of the Boston Partners,
One Boston Place, Boston. Mr. Rockefellar has no knowledge of
this letter.
Respectfully yours,
Hey Wer Henry Wise
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Abbott Washburn called to say
that he didn't see Governor Scranton's
name on any of the lists for Vice President.
He wants to suggest that it be put on for
the following reasons:
1. Younger than Rockefeller
2. Just great in the international area,
which would balance off the President
3. Tremendous administrator
BERALD B. FORD
George W. Loomis
1200 Bank of Lansing Building
Lansing, Michigan 48933
August 12, 1974
Dear Phil:
Since Friday, August 9, 1974, I have been
giving particular attention to what is being thought
and said about (i) the granting of immunity to ex-
President Richard M. Nixon and (ii) the picking of a
new Vice President.
Although the American people may be gen-
erally and properly opposed to criminal prosecution
of a man whom they elected to the Nation's highest
office, I believe that final decision on the granting
of immunity to RMN must be deferred until after there
is careful determination of all material legal questions
(including questions involving the rights of others
who have been accused or convicted of criminal offenses
committed on behalf of the Nixon Administration) and
full disclosure to the American people of the extent
to which RMN's activities may have violated the law.
The extent of possible violations should be determined
by the completion of a thorough investigation by the
Special Prosecutor and his staff and need not embrace
a soul-cleansing Nixon confession which some persons
are currently demanding.
There are assets and liabilities associated
with every candidate for Vice President. Therefore,
final selection must be made upon the basis of compar-
isons of respective net worths. My preliminary con-
clusions seem to stress Melvin Laird's liabilities
rather than his assets:
- I fear Laird remains emotionally
and intellectually committed to
the concept of the Cold War.
- He believes in the maintenance of
military superiority by those whose
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higher morality would safeguard the
use of force and power only to pro-
mote order, stability and a climate
of freedom permitting the enjoyment
of life's real values under divine
creation. See A House Divided,
Laird, 1962. He fervently believes
that it is in mankind's best interest
to entrust military superiority to
the United States; but, nearly all
nations are quick to entrust military
superiority to their own hands and
quick to distrust it in the hands of
other nations. Thus, the Laird view-
point frustrates willing and creative
cooperation of nations in the search
for permanent and universal peace.
- Laird can be anticipated to encourage
rather than delimit defense spending
and to have the opposite attitude
toward the non-defense budget.
- Because Laird instinctively relys
upon national rather than inter-
national solutions to world problems,
he has relegated the United Nations
to a subordinate role in an attempt
to skirt the consequences of the
Afro-Asian block.
- Laird was directly involved in the
secret bombing of Cambodia.
Miriam and I are looking forward to President
Ford's talk this evening and, naturally, we shall endeavor
to detect the Buchen influence.
Affectionately,
Trunge
Mr. Philip W. Buchen
c/o Office of Telecommunications Policy
Room 740
Executive Office of the President
E. FORD
Washington, D.C. 20504
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HENRY WISE
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August 12, 1974
Mr. Philip Buchen
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Buchen,
May I take the liberty of writing you in the belief that
President Ford may wish to consider for the Vice Presidency
persons not presently active in government office or "politics"
otherwise ,but who may possess invaluable potential not only in
the current "transition" but particularly for the forthcoming
Presidential election.
I suggest the name of David Rockefellar II, son of David
Rockefellar, President of the Chase National Bank, New York City.
I have talked to David Rockefellar II about engagement in
public life generally and the holding of public office in
Massachusetts and in this he is definitely interested.
If this suggestion warrants further thought, Mr. Rockefellar's
background, his activities and interests in public affairs since
his graduation from Harvard College and his possible worth as a
teammate to the President, in joint benefit to the United States,
should be readily determinable.
Mr. Rockefellar resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He
may also be reached through the office of the Boston Partners,
One Boston Place, Boston. Mr. Rockefellar has no knowledge of
this letter.
Respectfully yours,
Hey Wister Henry Wise
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Dear Phil:
I feel so strongly the importance of President
Ford having a strong team that I wrote the enclosed
letter.
I worked on a first name basis with Rockefeller when he
was here in the mid-50's.
Ralph
Ralph L. Clark
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August 12, 1974
Dear Mr. President:
I am writing this letter and sending it through Phil Buchen because
I am very concerned about the future of America nad it's leadership
of the forces for peace and freedom in the ' world. I believe I'm
qualified to have some worthwhile opinions on the subject and I
certainly have reason enough for concern in our six wonderful
grandchildren. Yours must be a successful administration not
only to heal the terrible trauma of Watergate but to deal with
grave national issues which have been ignored in recent years for
short term political ends.
One of the most serious issues is the fact that at present rates of
use (without the growth in demand which will continue unless
drastic action is taken NOW) oil and gas reserves of the U.S.
(including Alaska and the Continental shelf) will be exhausted in
less than 20 years. At present prices it will cost over a trillion
dollars to build facilities to provide substitutes (if it can be
done at all) and in the meantime we will have to pay foreign
producers nearly a trillion dollars for oil and gas from overseas.
My qualifications to make such statements and some of the sources
on which I have drawn are set out in the attached brief report I
made to the Presidents of the countries biggest engineering societies
in Chicago last week.
My years of working for and with the U.S. government and the study
of history and it's interactions with technology and management have
convinced me that inherently the U.S. is not well organized to deal
with critical long term problems like energy, natural resources
and the environment and their impact on the economy and the society.
To overcome these deficiencies somewhat ad hoc arrangements must be
made and a great deal depends upon the training a president brings
to his task.
Men coming to the Presidency through the Congress generally lack
experience of management of large enterprises even though they may
be expert political statesmen in the highest sense of the word.
Roosevelt had the combination of political training and management
experience as Governor of New York and Assistant Secretary of the
Navy. Truman learned management the hard way by having to wind down
World War II and deal with the Korean War. Eisenhower had the
management experience but lacked the political expertise which is
even more essential. Kennedy was beginning to learn management but
it took the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Johnson
and Nixon never did learn effective top management even though
Johnson inherited from Kennedy one of the ablest set of cabinet
officers ever assembled in this town.
The future of this country demands that you be aided by a Vice
President who has broad management experience to help you deal
with the biggest top management, organization and control job in
the world-the efficient operation of the U.S. government.
By far the outstanding candidate for this job is Nelson Rockefeller
with his years of experience as Governor of New York, Chairman of
Mr. Eisenhower's Committee on Government Organization, organizer and
Deputy Secretary of HEW and one of the principal architects of the
effective reorganization of the Defense Department in 1958. In
addition he encouraged the President to establish in the mid 1950's
Cabinet committees on energy, telecommunications, aviation and
a number of other critical subjects. Many of these committees
failed because of lack of strong presidential support but
Rockefeller initiated similar studies which he supported as a
private citizen after he left the government. Some of these studies
turned out very worthwhile reports. The rest were terminated when
he ran for Governor of New York.
Rockefeller could be of great assistance in helping you deal with
the tremendous problems of energy, resources and the environment
which are major factors in fueling the present high rate of
inflation.
We think your speech after being sworn in said exactly the right
things in the right way. You can be a great President but you
will need all the help you can get just because the job is so big.
Sincerely,
Ralph L. Clark
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DISCUSSION OF MAJOR ENERGY ISSUES FOR THE JOINT ENGINEERING SOCIETIES
FORUM - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - 8/7/74
Ralph L. Clark, Director, Washington Office
Thank you Paul, You gave me ten minutes and I am going to use it in a
somewhat unorthodox way. First, I am going to explain how and why I am
on your program today. You will then understand why I tick and be better
able to judge the credibility of some of the things I am going to say.
I took on the job of establishing a presence for IEEE in Washington
because I thought it was a spot from which I could exert some leverage to
do something about critical national problems which have been my prime
interest in life since I left a very successful consulting engineering
practice in 1942 to become a Navy lieutenant.
I am not a stranger to IEEE or the U.S. Government. I joined AIEE
46 years ago next month and IRE 45 years ago in June. I'm a Life Fellow
of the Institute and a Fellow of AAAS, the American Association for the
Advancement of Science. I have been a registered Professional Engineer
for 20 odd years.
I first started working for or with the Federal Government 44 years
ago in July in the Department of Commerce when a great engineer and moral
leader, Herbert Hoover, was President. I reported for duty in Washington
39 years ago last Monday, and for most of the years since World War II, I
was a GS-18 or equivalent in the U.S. Civil Service. I was retired in 1970
with 37-1/2 years Federal Service to make room for some of the new boys
this administration was bringing in to do its bidding. As subsequent
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During my government career I served nine years full time in the Executive
Office of the President, under Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon
and as part time consultant to the Office on technical organization and
management subjects for additional periods.
In addition, my principal hobby for many years has been the study of history
particulalry the interaction of the growth of technology with history. As
a consequence I have been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations
for about 20 years. I have been listed in Who's Who in America, Who's
Who in Engineering, and American Men of Science since about 1948.
Now please don't feel that I have said these things in a boastful way
but to establish my credentials as an expert witness and to be able to
challenge you, the officers of the country's great engineering societies,
to become really involved in some critical national issues.
In my opinion the capabilities and the understanding of the Federal
Government as a whole to deal in a comprehensive way with the interactions
of the economics, technology, sociology and politics of the great issues
facing us today have been progressively deteriorating for the last ten
years. Further I believe that today, in relation to the issues of today,
they have not been at such a low ebb since my great-grandfather's cousin,
Andrew Johnson, was on trial in the Senate in 1868. As an aside, if you
recall your history, the issues in the 1868 trial were very different from
the kind of moral and ethical issues inherent in the Articles of Impeach-
ment recently voted by the House Committee.
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Now, as Paul said, I am going to talk about the issue of energy, which
should include the impact of the energy situation on the economy. To say
that energy is the most important single input to driving our modern
civilization and economy is a cliche, but to point out that it takes
5 - 10 calories of energy to put a calorie of food on our tables or that
5 tons of jet fuel was expended to deliver every ton of military
supplies from the central U. S. to Israel during the recent war and that
every citizen of the U. S. benefits from the consumption of an average of
10⁶ BTU of primary energy per day brings it right home to us.
The recent report of the National Academy of Engineering U. S. Energy
Prospects, An Engineering Viewpoint, is the best analysis of the current
situation and the limited options open to us which has been developed
to date. I would like to cite two other reports. Understanding the
National Energy Dilemma prepared by the Center for Strategic and Inter-
national Studies of Georgetown University, for the Joint Committee on
Atomic Energy of the Congress, and Exploring Energy Choices, a preliminary
report of The Energy Policy Project of the Ford Foundation.
Going back to the NAE report, it says:
"Basically, it would be necessary to reduce the consumption of
energy voluntarily, by means of increased efficiencies and re-
duced wastefulness, and to develop the fuel resources available
in the United States with the best technology now available.
Simultaneously, a major program would need to be pursued in
research and development on advanced techniques in energy pro-
duction and conservation for the future.
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Central to this report are the roles of government, industry,
and the public in advancing a comprehensive energy program in
the next decade. The Task Force recognizes that achieving this
goal would require a series of intermingled political and
social decisions by the American community. The fundamental
decisions toward that end should be made this year.
Now that report further says that if historical trends continue (that is,
lacking a major effort at energy conservation or a severe economic
collapse) by 1985 U. S. energy demand could be 58 million barrels of oil
per day (MBPD) equivalent or 55% greater than 1973 consumption. Speaking
strictly of oil, the report says imports will probably rise to a level
of 8 to 9 MBPD by 1977 or 1978. Lumping oil and gas together, the report
says:
"The 1973 domestic oil and gas production of 22 MBPD equivalent
cannot be maintained or increased without prodigious application
or present technologies and the development of new technologies."
The committee estimates that with the right incentives and for $180
billion this production within the U. S., including Alaska, could be
increased to 27 MBPD by 1985. However, if we look at King Hubbert's
very carefully researched studies of the probable total resources of
oil and gas of the U. S. this means that supplies would be substantially
depleted within 15 to 20 years from today.
After considering the conservation potentials, oil and gas prospects,
coal supply prospects, electricity prospects, listing important program
constraints (including capital - $500-$600 billion, water, environment
and manpower) the report addresses program responsibilities. It dodges
the colossal governmental organizational problems but lays out a very
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good inventory of responsibilities the government would have to assume.
It then says:
"Once a politically defined and economically practical set of
national objectives and policies are established," (and I say
by whom other than the Federal Government with informed inputs
by the engineers among others) "the various segments of the energy
industry should be able to accelerate and expand their efforts
to provide more energy supplies in the needed forms.
The report then concludes in part:
"Beyond 1985: Achieving the complete range of programs des-
cribed in this report by 1985 is not considered by the Task
Force to be of high probability. Even if it is accomplished,
the United States would be buying time. For beyond 1985 looms
an ominous prospect of even greater demands for energy from
ever-increasing and ever-rising expectations at home and abraod.
Unless innovative ways are developed for conserving and using
energy and substantial new sources and new technologies are
found for increasing energy supplies, the strategies presented
by the Task Force would only postpone a grim future of energy
scarcity."
Let me turn to a different aspect of the problem presented by an article
by Walter J. Levy, World Oil Cooperation or International Chaos in the
July 1974 issue of Foreign Affiars and to save time I will just quote a
few paragraphs from this article. Levy says:
"Rarely, if ever, in postwar history has the world been
confronted with problems as serious as those caused by recent
changes in the supply and price conditions of the world oil
trade. To put these changes into proper perspective, they
must be evaluated not only in economic and financial terms
but also in the framework of their political and strategic
implications."
He reviews recent events, then says:
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"Meanwhile, the oil income of the Middle East producing countries
has increased from $4 billion in 1970 to $9 billion in 1972, and
to a presently estimated $60 billion in 1974. The oil revenues
of all OPEC countries are increasing from $15 billion in 1972 to
nearly $100 billion in 1974. Allowing for all their own foreign
exchange requirements, OPEC producing countries will still have
available surplus revenues on the order of $60 billion this year
alone. And there remains a clear and present danger that under
conditions as they exist now, the supply of oil from individual
producing countries or a group of them to individual importing
countries or a group of them might - as in October 1973 - at a
time unknown, again be curtailed or completely cut off for a
variety of economical, political, strategic, or other reasons."
Levy discusses the changed role of the international oil companies and their
vulnerability and says:
"However, the international oil companies are no longer able to
assure the continuity or price of regular supplies to oil-import-
ing countries. And while they can hope to maintain continued
preferred access to substantial production in support of their
affiliates' crude requirements, even that is uncertain and con-
tingent on the producing countries' self-interest in extending
such offtake rights.
Downstream investment in refining, marketing, and transport
thus tends to become extremely risky, because the viability of
such investment is predicated on secure supplies."
On this point you may recall that after the President's Message of June
1973 and the lifting of restrictions on imports there was a big flurry of
announcements of new refinery capacity to be built in the U. S. Much
of this has been abandoned because of uncertainty over feed stacks. Levy
says the problems of oil have now become matters that in many key respects
can only be handled between governments. He then cites the balance of
trade problem thus:
"Then, in late 1973, the advance in world oil prices dictated by
OPEC countries was of such magnitude that practically every
importing nation was suddenly confronted with major balance-
of-trade problems of immediate and continuing effect. The cost
of foreign oil supplies for all importing countries will exceed
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$100 billion in 1974, compared with some $20 billion in 1972.
For developing countries alone, it will jump from $5 billion
in 1973 to $15 billion in 1974 - and the $10-billion increase will
exceed all the foreign aid that these countries received in the
previous year. Meanwhile, as noted, the OPEC producing countries
will accumulate, during 1974 alone, surplus holdings of foreign
exchange not needed for their own import requirements of some $60
billion -- or nearly two-thirds of the net book value of total
U. S. private foreign investment."
Certainly our recently growing, unfavorable balance-of-trade is due to our
trading partners using all their foreign exchange to buy oil.
Then Levy says:
"To sum up, four elements are essential to move to a reasonable
adjustment: far-reaching cooperation among the oil-importing
nations, an understanding by the importing nations of the inter-
ests and aspirations of the producing countries, a clear-cut (and
painful) program of energy austerity by the oil-importing coun-
trics, and a recognition by the producing countries that even in
an austerity situation any attempt to hold prices high must result
in worldwide dangers to which they could not be immune. Only
with far-reaching consumer cooperation can it be expected that
the producing countries will come to this necessary conclusion;
at the same time cooperation without austerity will not do the
job. Both are needed, and a large new dose of political will,
not yet in sight, will be required to achieve them."
and
"Today, governments are watching an erosion of the world's
oil supply and financial systems, comparable in its potential for
economic and political disaster to the Great Depression of the
1930s, as if they were hypnotized into inaction. The time is
late, the need for action overwhelming."
The gravity of the situation is further underlined by the studies of the
World Bank, reported in the Press, indicating that the positive trade
balance of the Middle East oil producers will accrue over a trillion dollars
by 1985 and the world monetary system will have collapsed long before that.
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Another corroberating view of the situation is the editorial The De-
teriorating Energy Position, by Dr. Philip Abelson, in the July 26 issue
of Science. He concludes:
"Thus, despite a sharp lesson in the folly of excessive
dependence on foreign sources of oil, we are now drifting
into still deeper dependence with no real relief in sight.
Apparently, we will have to endure a more jarring experience
with crippling shortages before vigorous action can be taken."
There have been over a thousand bills dealing with the energy crisis intro-
duced into the current session of Congress. The Federal Energy Administra-
tion has been created but the congressional conference committee emphasized
that the "sole purpose" was to deal with short-term shortages. Bills have
been passed accelerating R&D on solar and geothermal energy. Appropriations
will provide over $2 billion for energy R&D generally with about 1/3 for
non-nuclear work and an Energy Research and Development Administration will
be established. But most major action is stalled by disagreements within
the Congress, between the Congress and the Administration, lack of decision
within the Administration, and by Watergate.
The NAE Report ignores the governmental organizational question (as I said)
and in my view takes an unrealistic view of the separation of responsibility
between government and private industry. It also says we don't need a
"wartime" crisis approach to the problem. If my grandchildren are to grow
up to the kind of world I hope for them there are going to have to be a
lot of changes in what we consider important in our society and economy
and engineers are going to have to assume a much more active role (not
leaving it all to lawyers) in shaping our future.
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I challenge the engineers to undertake a more active role immediately
by informing our membership of the gravity of the situation, doing every-
thing possible to alert the general public (the public has relaxed and
gone back to buying these great gas hogs Detroit is turning out) and
organizing ourselves to be ready to provide intelligent assistance when the
dust settles in Washington.
The myriad of unpassed bills will die with this Congress and the 94th
convening in January will start with a clean slate and we should be
ready and willing to help write some really intelligent words on that
slate.
FORD TERMS
RALPH L. CLARK
4307 NORTH 39TH STREET
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22207
August 12, 1974
Dear Mr. President:
I am writing this letter and sending it through Phil Buchen because
I am very concerned about the future of America nad it's leadership
of the forces for peace and freedom in the world. I believe I'm
qualified to have some worthwhile opinions on the subject and I
certainly have reason enough for concern in our six wonderful
grandchildren. Yours must be a successful administration not
only to heal the terrible trauma of Watergate but to deal with
grave national issues which have been ignored in recent years for
short term political ends.
One of the most serious issues is the fact that at present rates of
use (without the growth in demand which will continue unless
drastic action is taken NOW) oil and gas reserves of the U.S.
(including Alaska and the Continental shelf) will be exhausted in
less than 20 years. At present prices it will cost over a trillion
dollars to build facilities to provide substitutes (if it can be
done at all) and in the meantime we will have to pay foreign
producers nearly a trillion dollars for oil and gas from overseas.
My qualifications to make such statements and some of the sources
on which I have drawn are set out in the attached brief report I
made to the Presidents of the countries biggest engineering societies
in Chicago last week.
My years of working for and with the U.S. government and the study
of history and it's interactions with technology and management have
convinced me that inherently the U.S. is not well organized to deal
with critical long term problems like energy, natural resources
and the environment and their impact on the economy and the society.
To overcome these deficiencies somewhat ad hoc arrangements must be
made and a great deal depends upon the training a president brings
to his task.
Men coming to the Presidency through the Congress generally lack
experience of management of large enterprises even though they may
be expert political statesmen in the highest sense of the word.
Roosevelt had the combination of political training and management
experience as Governor of New York and Assistant Secretary of the
Navy. Truman learned management the hard way by having to wind down
World War II and deal with the Korean War. Eisennower had the
management experience but lacked the political expertise which is
even more essential. Kennedy was beginning to learn management but
it took the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Johnson
and Nixon never did learn effective top management even though
Johnson inherited from Kennedy one of the ablest set of cabinet
officers ever assembled in this town.
The future of this country demands that you be aided by a Vice
President who has broad management experience to help you deal
with the biggest top management, organization and control job in
the world-the efficient operation of the U.S. government.
By far the outstanding candidate for this job is Nelson Rockefeller
with his years of experience as Governor of New York, Chairman of
Mr. Eisenhower's Committee on Government Organization, organizer and
Deputy Secretary of HEW and one of the principal architects of the
effective reorganization of the Defense Department in 1958. In
addition he encouraged the President to establish in the mid 1950's
Cabinet committees on energy, telecommunications, aviation and
a number of other critical subjects. Many of these committees
failed because of lack of strong presidential support but
Rockefeller initiated similar studies which he supported as a
private citizen after he left the government. Some of these studies
turned out very worthwhile reports. The rest were terminated when
he ran for Governor of New York.
Rockefeller could be of great assistance in helping you deal with
the tremendous problems of energy, resources and the environment
which are major factors in fueling the present high rate of
inflation.
We think your speech after being sworn in said exactly the right
things in the right way. You can be a great President but you
will need all the help you can get just because the job is so big.
Railsh Sincerely, Clast
Ralph L. Clark
August 12, 1974
Dear Mr. Buchen:
Since you are a close friend of
Pres. Ford's, I am writing to
ask you to advise Pres. Ford not
to appoint Nelson Rockefeller as
v.p.
Rockefeller is another Nixon,
doubled & redoubled; &this would
be a disastrously poor choice.
Nor should it be Goldwater, who
is a lazy man, allergic to working.
The best choice would be Lowell
Weicker. и
not
However, whoever it is, it shouldA
& must not be Rockefeller.
Sincerely yours
Jonathan Andersen
Among other things, there is an
unsavory episode in his private
life & you may be sure it will be
revealed by the opposition, & this
is of quite recent date.
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Dear Mr. Buchen:
The last two years have been hard on politics and
government. Inevitably this affects attitudes of
young people. Therefore, in my opinion the national
interest would be served by a Vice President highly
attractive to young Americans. For this, among many
reasons, my overwhelming hope is the nomination of
George Bush.
Yours sincerely,
Guys Petermeyer
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Mr. Philip Buchen, Director
SERALD 1. FORD JURARY
Domestic Conncil Com. onthe Right of Privacy
Weshington, D.C. 20500
Dear Sir,
I've read in the Press that you are a close
friend of Pres. Ford. I am writing to you, instead
of to the Pres. Ford, with the hope that my views;
inse to the selection of Vice Prs, will be read +
not handled as one more sfatistic in the years
&
mays of a goll.
Let me say that my views on this matter does
not deal with who Pres. Ford should select, but
rather why that selection should not t must not
be a Rockefeller.
by reasoning is this; in the strangest + most
transmatic period (hiderizably + hystrically) in our
country's history, the prime need is for a continued
strong chief Executive inthe White House. That would
not be possible with a Rock feller as Vice Pres. For
whenever Pres. Ford made a decision, the mecha
would most certinly look past Pres. Forcht toward
"Vice-Pres." Rockefeller for his approval. Any thought,
any idea, any decision expressed by Pres. Ford would
invariably be questioned by the media as - "are
they his (Pres tred's) ideas? his thoughts ?
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his decisions ? ?- "the challenge would always
be there Pres.Ford would ever be fighting for
his identity - his philosophy - his ad ministration.
The challenge would always be - "20 Pres. Ford
truly the Pres. of thell.s. -or merdy the month piece
of Rockefeller? - Surely you agree min Budun,
such a situation would be intelerable to the naturn,
to the Presidency ,to the world.
For all intents t purposes Pres. Ford must be the
Pres.; there must never be any doubts (as these
surely will be with a Roche feller as Vice -Pres.) - or
challenges to Pres Ford's legitimacy if we are to
be One nation.
we must remain the Unique nation among
nations + not a banana republic, we surely
will allowable. become if the intolerable becomes the
I urgently hope mr. Buchen, that the sense
of my letter will be heard + not statistized.
Thank you for your time x for reading this
far.
Respectfully
Mr. F. Bana reachia
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Jerry TerHorst re 81674 Jack Anderson Column
Background Sketch for Attribution
On Sunday, August 11, 1974, Philip Buchen received unverified information that
a copy of the so-called "Hunt Papers" had been xeroxed by an unidentified
individual at a Washington, D. C., photo copy service trading as American
Services and owned by one Hal O'Brien. The source advised that the Hunt
Papers contained allegations relating to Governor Rockefeller's alleged use
of finances to influence the outcome of the 1972 Democratic National Conven-
tion. An attorney working with the Transitional Staff investigated the matter
and independently determined that the Hunt Papers might have been copied
before distroyed, although neither the papers themselves nor their location
was discovered. That information was immediately communicated by the
White House, with Buchen's concurrence, to the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
The White House has no information on the Special Prosecutor's effort to date
to secure the papers.
Prospective Questions
Question: To your knowledge, has the Special Prosecutor subpoened the records?
Answer: The White House has neither requested nor received any further
information in this matter from the Special Prosecutor.
Question: What was the White House's source of the original information in
this matter?
Answer: Mr. Buchen was advised of the possibility of a copy of the Hunt Papers
being in existence by an individual who identified himself as a Mr. Long.
Question: Were any members of the Transitional Team advised as to the quantity
of the papers allegedly involved?
Answer:
The attorney investigating the matter was advised that the papers
consisted of eight boxes containing 7, 000 documents which information
was, of course, transmitted to the Special Prosecutor.
Question: Were any members of the Transitional Team advised of the alleged
"Mafia Connection" with former Attorney General Mitchell?
Answer: Yes, only to the extent that a portion of the papers related to that
alleged connection. No details were revealed, if in fact they exist.
Question: Who is the attorney referred to in the Anderson column?
Answer:
I don't know.
Question: What prompted the Transitional Team attorney to believe that the
Hunt Papers might be in existence and/or contain the Rockefeller and
Mitchell information described to Mr. Buchen by Mr. Long?
Answer:
The Transitional Team attorney developed information independently
of the original source which tended to confirm the existence of the
Hunt Papers.
Question: Was the President of the United States notified of this matter before
the information was transmitted to the Special Prosecutor?
Answer: (I suggest that the answer to this question be, "Yes, and the
President of the United States immediately directed that the information
be transmitted to the Special Prosecutor. 11 However, I suggest that the
President's thoughts be sought).
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 16, 1974
The President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. President:
I am taking the liberty of writing you some thoughts about the
Vice Presidency only because over the past several years I have
had a close association in various ways with three of the leading
nominations: Nelson Rockefeller, George Bush, and Dan Evans.
Obviously, this is a confidential letter.
I have a high regard for all three of them and, in my judgment, you
would not make a major mistake in appointing any one of them.
Accordingly, this letter is simply intended to point out some
differences about them which I have experienced.
George, as you know, is a very personable individual who appeals
to all segments of the Republican Party. In addition, he is an
honorable man, with Congressional experience and likewise some
understanding of the international situation as a result of his
UN ambassadorship. Quite frankly, in my experience with him his
one drawback is a limitation in his administrative ability. Perhaps
I am more keyed to this than the ordinary person because I believe
strongly that a President or potential President needs this ability
more than most people realize.
Nelson is an extraordinary person, a hard worker, with a facility
for picking excellent personnel of the highest caliber. At the outset
of your Administration I believe he would be of greater assistance
in many ways than any other nominee. Once again, there is a drawback,
I believe. I think he would become impatient with the Vice Presidency
unless you were able to give him a great deal to do. Furthermore, in
my judgment of you and him -- I would anticipate some discomfiture
later on, especially if he is not busy enough with important things to do.
2
In my personal opinion, Dan Evans would work more harmoniously
with you than Nelson. He is the deepest thinker of them all -- a
fact which many people have missed because his work has been
situated primarily in the State of Washington, far from Washington,
D. C. Also, he has been a very effective administrator, combining
imagination and innovation with personable workability. Of course,
he has had very little international experience.
In short, what I am trying to say is this: Nelson has clearly had
the widest-scoped experience and at least initially would bring
more to the Administration than either of the others. George is
best for the party. In the long run, I think Dan would be the most
harmonious working with you and a real addition in his thinking
capability.
Most sincerely,
Bill
William W. Scranton
STATE FORD UNITED
THE WHITE HOUSE
The President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Kindness of Phil Buchen
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Dear Mr. Bucken
I ful like a very smell
rice ~ hil please ask President
Ind to consider Rochafeller as
Vise President fr the reason
presented in today 's editional in
the hn angles Times.
It migal amin you to bun I
that the only other time
here taken a plep like this
ins in Maine, when l sent
no Redon a telepam congratulating
him for comething l can't now
remember
The be dresn't know I'm
initing, my husband fries me in
insking you the feel of arlive luck Deasmne
OTIS CHANDLER, Publisher
Dos Angeles Times
ROBERT D. NELSON
Executive Vice President and General Manager
HARRISON GRAY OTIS, 1881-1917
WILLIAM F. THOMAS
Executive Vice President and Editor
HARRY CHANDLER, 1917-1944
NORMAN CHANDLER, 1944-1960
CHARLES C. CHASE, Vice President-Production
ROBERT L FLANNES, Vice President and Assistant to the Publisher
ROBERT C. LOBDELL, Vice President and General Counsel
VANCE L STICKELL, Vice President-Sales
JAMES BASSETT, Associate Editor
JAMES BELLOWS, Associate Editor
ANTHONY DAY, Editor of the Editorial Pages
ROBERT J. DONOVAN, Associate Editor
FRANK P. HAVEN, Managing Editor
6-Part II
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16, 1974
The Strength of Rockefeller
President Ford is not acting hastily on his choicè
office at a more vexing time-involve peacemak-
for Vice President, and he is right in soliciting the
ing overseas and economic dislocation at home.
fullest possible counsel on whom he should nomin-
Rockefeller has extensive working knowledge in
ate to Congress.
both areas, and a proven capacity for sound and
In reaching his decision, he might also take
prompt decision. Four Presidents, beginning with
counsel from the first week of his Presidency-a
Franklin D. Roosevelt, have given him important
week that confronts him with crisis decisions on
responsibilities in foreign affairs. And, certainly, his
Cyprus and the necessity for early action on the
15 years as governor of New York and his service
deepening economic distress at home. Both situa-
as President Eisenhower's undersecretary of
tions would argue strongly for the appointment of
health, education and welfare qualify him both as
Nelson A. Rockefeller.
an administrator and as an arbiter of fiscal priori-
ties.
Two of the past three Presidents-Mr. Ford and
The day Mr. Ford took the oath of office, we said
Lyndon B. Johnson-have risen to that position
in this space that no appointment as Vice Pres-
from the Vice Presidency. The unforeseen can OC-
ident would be more reassuring to the nation or
cur, and no one can be more aware of that than
generate greater confidence abroad than that of
Mr. Ford. He must also be aware that the one cer-
Rockefeller. We also said Rockefeller, of all possi-
tainty that even a new President must confront is
ble nominees, would bring the greatest strength to
that exterior events-many of them unpredicta-
the new Administration because of his skills and
ble-will demand that he reach swift yet wise de-
expertise in areas in which Mr. Ford has no match-
cisions.
ing experience.
Mr. Ford already is feeling the onerous weight of
Inevitably, political considerations will be thrust
the Presidency, and it must suggest to him that
on Mr. Ford in reaching his decision. But the times
the man he selects as Vice President must also
are such that they must not outweigh the larger
have the capacity to assume the nation's highest
consideration-that the Vice President must have
and most demanding office.
the qualifications to ascend to the Presidency, if
Nelson Rockefeller clearly does-and in greater
that summons should come.
depth than others who are under consideration.
There are other men of competence and stature
The major challenges facing the new Pres-
under consideration. But Rockefeller stands above
ident-and none in recent history has come into
them all.
FORD
GRAND
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