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From Higby to Donald Rumsfeld RE: the Indiana Senate race. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 2/18/1970
Copy of a memo from Donald Rumsfeld to Haldeman RE: the state of Republican Congressional politics in Indiana. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 2/9/1970
Talking paper from unknown, to unknown RE: convincing Chotiner to take a more active position in political matters. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 2/22/1970
From "P" to "L" RE: Secretary Finch's invitation to the New York Republican County Committee Lincoln Dinner. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 2/10/1970
Copy of a memo from Colson to Higby RE: an attached document. Handwritten notes on original added by Higby. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 2/9/1970
Copy of two columns from a newspaper article titled "Democrats Lack Cash As Campaign Nears." Handwritten notes on original added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Newspaper], no date
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From Higby to Donald Rumsfeld RE: the Indiana Senate race. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 2/18/1970
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Talking paper from unknown, to unknown RE: convincing Chotiner to take a more active position in political matters. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 2/22/1970
From "P" to "L" RE: Secretary Finch's invitation to the New York Republican County Committee Lincoln Dinner. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 2/10/1970
Copy of a memo from Colson to Higby RE: an attached document. Handwritten notes on original added by Higby. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 2/9/1970
Copy of two columns from a newspaper article titled "Democrats Lack Cash As Campaign Nears." Handwritten notes on original added by unknown. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Newspaper], no date
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8
64
2/18/1970
Campaign
Memo
From Higby to Donald Rumsfeld RE: the
Indiana Senate race. 1 pg.
8
64
2/9/1970
Campaign
Memo
Copy of a memo from Donald Rumsfeld to
Haldeman RE: the state of Republican
Congressional politics in Indiana. 1 pg.
8
64
2/22/1970
White House Staff
Memo
Talking paper from unknown, to unknown
RE: convincing Chotiner to take a more
active position in political matters. 1 pg.
8
64
2/10/1970
Personal
Memo
From "P" to "L" RE: Secretary Finch's
invitation to the New York Republican
County Committee Lincoln Dinner. 1 pg.
Monday, August 30, 2010
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8
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2/9/1970
White House Staff
Memo
Copy of a memo from Colson to Higby RE:
an attached document. Handwritten notes on
original added by Higby. 1 pg.
8
64
Campaign
Newspaper
Copy of two columns from a newspaper
article titled "Democrats Lack Cash As
Campaign Nears." Handwritten notes on
original added by unknown. 1 pg.
Monday, August 30, 2010
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February 18, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR HONORABLE DONALD RUMSFELD
FROM : LARRY HIGBY
SUBJECT : Indiana Senate Race
Mr. Haldeman is in receipt of your memo concerning
the Indiana Senate Race.
Thank you for forwarding this to our office.
LH:pm
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
DETERMINED TO BE AN
ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING
WASHINGTON
E. 12065, Section 6-10.2
By Emp NARS, Date 7-2-81
February 9, 1970
FOR:
Bob Haldeman
FROM:
Donald Rumsfeld
SUBJECT: Indianá Senate Race
While Congressman Roudebush continues to indicate
that he has no strong ambition to run for the Senate,
it is rather clear that he does want to run and that
he is, in fact, running. I believe he merely has to
receive a simple majority in the Convention. It's
his intention to file for his House seat and still proceed
with the Senate race. In the event the Convention selects
him as the Republican nominee, it will then fall to the
Republican Committeemen in his Congressional District
to select his replacement as the Republican nominee
for the Congressional seat.
From what I understand, the Republicans in the State
are moving into two camps: one around the Governor
and his candidate for the Senate, and the other around
Mayor Lugar, Congressman Roudebush and a group that
would rather see Roudebush a candidate for the Senate.
It is my understanding that the Governor's man, who
I believe is named Snoider, or Scribner, I've forgotten
which, has received some bad publicity concerning his
use of the State funds as State Treasurer. From everything
I can see, Roudebush would be a good candidate against
Vance Hartke.
February 22, 1970
TALKING PAPER - MURRAY CHOTINER
Objective: To begin to move Chotiner to a more primary lead
role in the political area.
Points to be Covered:
1. We need now to begin developing a strategy for 1970 of what
areas the President should visit and campaign in. You may want to
get with Chapin on this.
2. In order to do this we need to get a hard fix now on who our
candidates are going to be and be carefully screening the monitoring
selections that are taking place in key districts and states across the
country. We should be pushing hard to make sure our men are being
promoted.
3. This ties in closely with how we schedule the President. Perhaps
it would be advantageous in some cases to have our key candidates
selections here to see him prior to the election.
4. Chotiner should be attempting to use Mollenhoff more. Our thought
would be perhaps to have Mollenhoff work through you in many instances.
Perhaps Chotiner should review Mollenhoff's papers and make his
recommendation before the material goes to the President. If he agrees
we could make this arrangement with John Brown.
February 10, 1970
L.
Secretary Finch's office called last night with the following
ifformation: Secretary Finch will be attending the New York
Republican County Committee Lincoln Dinner in New York on
Saturday night and wonders if Mr. Haldeman would know of
three couples or six people who might like to attend. Secretary
Finch has a table of 10.
The affair will be at the Waldorf Astoria with a reception starting
at 7:00 p.m. and dinner at 7:45 p.m.
Any Suggestions:
1.
2.
3.
Call Warren Hendricks if you have any luck.
P.
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 9, 1970
FOR:
LARRY HIGBY
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FROM:
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we put their one to the acid test and find
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Democrats Lack Cash
As Campaign Nears
MONEY, From A1
crucial Senate races this
There were some curious
year and Democratic candi-
names among the Texans
dates are scratching hard to
present. One was H. Ross
finance their own cam-
Perot, the Dallas billionaire
paigns. Their desire that
who achieved prominence
none of it filter into na-
by trying to deliver Christ-
tional headquarters was the
mas gifts to American pris-
reason Harris had to cancel
oners of war in North Viet-
the national television hook-
nam. Perot voted for Presi-
ups for the Miami gala.
dent Nixon in 1968 and, ac-
Another explanation was
cording to one account,
offered last week by a party
came to the Democratic
official who had tried gently
event partly to show that his
to put the touch on a New
"United We Stand" crusade
Yorker long devoted to the
is not an adjunct of the Rc
party. He was turned down
publican Party.
because the New Yorker re-
Another Texas billionaire
fused to pay off debts to
not customarily present at
rich contributors who had
public political fund-raising
backed Humphrey and lost
events but who came to
in 1968. "He objected to put-
Miami was Clint W. Murchi-
ting money into the pocket
son Jr.
of someone who had tried to
Their presence along with
bet on a winner and lost,"
a hundred or so other Tex-
said the disappointed mon-
ans is attributed to the in-
ey-seeker.
fluence of Robert S. Strauss,
About $5 million of the
the National Committeeman
debt originally was owed to
from the state, a conserva-
wealthy contributors who
tive who has publicly disa-
came across in the cam-
greed in the past with the
paign's closing weeks when
liberal direction in which
it appeared Humphrey was
Harris tried to lead the
gaining on Richard Nixon.
party. He is, however, a
They are not, as one party
close friend of Harris.
official explained, people
It proved to be a short
who go to bed hungry at
climb. Much of the $300,000
night. They are people like
net will go for operations of
Lew Wasserman of Califor-
the national headquarters.
nia, John (Jake the Barber)
Little will be left over to re-
Factor, Pat O'Connor, who
tire the staggering debt run
is now the Democratic na-
up in the 1968 presidential
tional treasurer, and Edgar
election and in the pre-con-
Kaiser. They either loaned
vention campaigns of Hu-
or gave large sums, some of
beri H. Humphrey and Rob-
which have been repaid.
ert F. Kennedy.
The remainder of the debt
For a variety of reasons,
Democratic money simply
is being painfully negoti-
ated. Toughest are bills
has dried up. There are 25
from airline and telephone
companies, who cannot set-
tle for less than full pay-
ment without being accused
of making illegal political
contributions.
And there's one $750,000
debt that is particularly irri-
tating. It's for air-condition-
ing of the International Am-
phitheatre in Chicago
where, in August, 1968, the
Democratic Party held a ri-
otous convention it would
just as soon forget.