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From Peter Millspaugh to Harry Dent. RE: About Agora's leak. 1 pg. [Subject: White House Staff] [Memo], 5/10/1972
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
Contested Materials Collection
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49
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5/10/1972
White House Staff
Memo
From Peter Millspaugh to Harry Dent. RE:
About Agora's leak. 1pg.
Monday, June 04, 2012
Page 1 of 1
DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL RECORD [NIXON PROJECT]
DOCUMENT
DOCUMENT
NUMBER
TYPE
SUBJECT/TITLE OR CORRESPONDENTS
DATE
RESTRICTION
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Memo
Millspaugh to Dent
5/10/72
c(nixon)
[DOCED
RE: agora Droup's leak
FILE GROUP TITLE
PETER MILLSPAUGH
BOX NUMBER
Box
FOLDER TITLE
agora Droup Nicolaides and Nagle)
RESTRICTION CODES
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G. Withdrawn and return private and personal material.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H. Withdrawn and returned non-historical material.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:
Peter E. Millspaugh
Box Number:
1
Folder:
Agora Group (Nicolaides and Nagle)
Document
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May 4, 1972
Mr. Harry Dent
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, I 20500
Dear Harry:
I am writing for the frank purpose of en-
listing your help in preserving a national asset.
I am speaking of a highly talented firm in the
creative communications field which goes by the
title of the Agora Group.
The Agora team consists principally of
Phillp Nicolaides and Pat Magle, two highly Imagin-
ative young men who in turn have direct access to
other exceptional talent the the New York City
area, and who together are able to plan and imple-
ment effective programs in every modlum - with
creat taste. I know, because this is the group
that handled my own campaign in which their work
included the design of posters and bumper stickers,
the writing and issuance of compaign pamphlets,
the composition of newspaper ndo and radio and
television spots.
One of the reasons why they were offective
for me is that they see the Issues as I do and can
phrase them in a manner which notantly communi-
cates the Idea to the listener, viewer or reader.
As I believe that my New York constituency is
pretty much the President's natural constituency,
I feel the domonstrated talent and ability of the
Agora Group could be most effectively utilized by
the "re-elect" effort.
page 2
I opened this letter by stating that I was
writing about saving a national asset because I
consider the Agora team as asset, and because,
in total frankness, if they are not able to gener-
ate additional business at this time they will
have to split the team. Their one lapse in judg-
ment, it appears, is that they are so interedted
in political work and felt that their demonstrated
success in my campaign would enable them to con-
centrate in this field, that they failed to keep
up and expand their commercial clientele.
I hope that you will be able to give them a
hand -- not as a charity case, but rather because
I think that their talent can do a tremendous
amount for the President's effectiveness this Fall.
The only problem is that unless they attract work
now, they will not be around this Fall.
Sincerely,
James L. Buckley
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cc: Peter Millspaugh