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Richard Nixon Presidential Library Contested Materials Collection Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description No Date Subject 45 13 Other Document List of Personnel and Itinerary for President's trip to Miami, FL, on July 24. 10pgs Campaign 45 13 Other Document List of performers recommended to sing or play the National Anthem. 1pg Campaign 45 13 Other Document Miscellaneous list related to the RNC Convention. Features programming plans and mentions the Heritage Gala. 1pg Campaign 45 13 7/20/1972 Memo To: H.R. Haldeman From: Dwight L. Chapin RE: "Convention." 4pgs Campaign 45 13 Memo To: Dwight Chapin, Dick Moore From: Tex McCrary RE: "Convention Impact." 4pgs Campaign 45 13 7/20/1972 Memo To: H.R. Haldeman From: Dwight L. Chapin RE: "Convention." 4pgs Campaign 45 13 Memo To: Dwight Chapin, Dick Moore From: Tex McCrary RE: "Convention Impact." 4pgs Campaign 45 13 7/19/1972 Memo To: Clark MacGregor (through Jeb Magruder) From: William E. Timmons RE: "'72 Convention." 1pg Campaign 45 13 7/13/1972 Memo To: Dwight Chapin From: H.R. Haldeman RE: "Convention Planning." 1pg Campaign 45 13 7/1/1972 Memo To: Clark MacGregor (through Jeb Magruder) From: William E. Timmons RE: "'72 Convention." 4pgs Campaign Thursday, March 01, 2012 Page 1 of 2

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Richard Nixon Presidential LibraryContested Materials CollectionFolder List

Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document DescriptionNo Date Subject

45 13 Other Document List of Personnel and Itinerary for Presidents trip to Miami FL on July 24 10pgs

Campaign

45 13 Other Document List of performers recommended to sing or play the National Anthem 1pg

Campaign

45 13 Other Document Miscellaneous list related to the RNC Convention Features programming plans and mentions the Heritage Gala 1pg

Campaign

45 13 7201972 Memo To HR Haldeman From Dwight L Chapin RE Convention 4pgs

Campaign

45 13 Memo To Dwight Chapin Dick Moore From Tex McCrary RE Convention Impact 4pgs

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45 13 7201972 Memo To HR Haldeman From Dwight L Chapin RE Convention 4pgs

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45 13 Memo To Dwight Chapin Dick Moore From Tex McCrary RE Convention Impact 4pgs

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45 13 7191972 Memo To Clark MacGregor (through Jeb Magruder) From William E Timmons RE 72 Convention 1pg

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45 13 7131972 Memo To Dwight Chapin From HR Haldeman RE Convention Planning 1pg

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45 13 711972 Memo To Clark MacGregor (through Jeb Magruder) From William E Timmons RE 72 Convention 4pgs

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Thursday March 01 2012 Page 1 of 2

Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document DescriptionNo Date Subject

45 13 6221972 Report Itinerary for the 1972 Republican Natinal Convention in Miami Beach Florida for Monday August 21 1972 from 1230pm-111pm 1pg

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45 13 6221972 Report Itinerary for 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach Florida Monday August 21 1972 from 1230pm-111pm 1pg

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45 13 6221972 Report Itinerary for 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach Florida Monday August 21 1972 from 1230pm-111pm 1pg

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45 13 6221972 Report Itinerary for 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach Florida Monday August 21 1972 from 1230pm-111pm 1pg

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45 13 6281972 Memo To Ed Harper From Charles Colson RE Asking if Ed Harper is doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both as to cost and political impact 1pg

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45 13 6231972 Memo To HR Haldeman From Dwight L Chapin RE Republican Convention 1pg

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45 13 6231972 Memo To HR Haldeman From Dwight L Chapin RE Republican Convention 1pg

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45 13 5181972 Memo To John Mitchell From William E Timmons RE 72 Convention Host Committee 2pgs

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45 13 Other Document Handwritten notes from HR Haldeman RE 1972 RNC Convention 8pgs

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Thursday March 01 2012 Page 2 of 2

1 - ~ _ 1 TAB B-PERSONNEL

NOTES double up in rooms (W) =probably bring wives

ON SITE - MIAMI Secretaries

1 As sis ~lnt to Host Chairman Ann Wils on o 2 Office Manager Steve Nostrand 1 2 1

724 AR RIVAL

l Convention Coordinator Bill Timmons (W) o 2 Deputy Coordinator Jon Foust (W) o 3 Deputy Coordinator Bill Henkel (lIN) o 4 Deputy Coordinator Stan Anderson (W) o 5 Deputy Youth Director Tom Bell o 6 Director of Communications Nick Volcheff 0 7 Security Agent Bob Houston o 7 o

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1 C)frmiddot~ctor o~~e_cu]jtY~_[imM-eCQJL_~) w 1 2 Rooms Chairman John Gartland t~ 1 3 Director of Transportation Dewey Clower VJY 1 4 Rally Chairman Mike Duval 1 5 Airport Arrivals Chairman Phil Martyr 1 6 Escorts Chairman Jack Goldsborough 1

7 Rally Support Chairman Sandy Abbey 1 8 Director of Youth Ken Rietz 1 9 Di rector of Aq~inistration Rob OdIe (W) 1

10 Press Room Manager Powell Moore 1

-Convention Coordinator 1 J-Deputy Coordinator 1 -Deputy Coordinator 1 -Deputy Coordinator 1 -Deputy Youth Director 1 -Director of Communications 1

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1 2 3

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16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42

Platform Coordinator John Ehrlichman (W) 1 Platform Ken Cole (W) 1 Platform Ed Harper (W) 1 Platform Tod Hullin (W) o -Platform Ed Morgan o Platform Bud Krogh o Platform John Whitaker (W) o Platform Lou Engman(W) o Platform Bill Gifford (W) o Platform John Evans (W) o Platform John Lehman o Assistant to Vice President Roy Goodearle (W) 1 Vice Presidential Advanceman Doug Blaser o Assistant to Finance Chairman Hugh Sloan (W) 1 Assistant to Finance Chairman Lang Washburn (W) 1 Riot Control Officer John Dean 1 Assistant Riot Control Officer)~ Fred Fieldi~g middot1 Food and Beverage Chairman Jack Packard 1 Tickets Chairman _ 1 Bus Dispatcher 1 Car Dispatcher)~ 1 Car Dispatcher 1 Car Dispatcher 1 Radio Operator o Radio Operator o Radio Operator o Airport Rally o

Airport Rally o Airport Rally o inside Rally o

inside Rally o Inside Rally o Outside Rally o Outside Rally )1 Omiddot

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811 AR RIVAL (continued) Secretarie s

43 Assistant to Campaign Director Jeb Magruder (W) 1 4 Operations Coordinator Fred Larue 1 4~rQiram Control Officer Dick MOQ~e 1~

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46CP Communications Officer Ron Crawford o 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57

58 59 60 61 62 63 64

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Media Control Officer Al Snyder o Director of Womens Activity Pat Hutar (W) 1 Director of Nixonnaires Angie Miller 1 Deputy Director of Advertising Phil Jounou (W) 1 Advertising Materials Mike Scott 1 Press Secretary Van Shumway (W) 1 Communications Assistant Ann Dore 1 Photographer Bill Parrish 1 Audio-Visual Scott Peters 1 Research Leslie Arsch 1

Writer Art Amolsch 1 Writer John Fuller 1 Re-Elector Editor Frank Leonard (W) 1 Production Assistant D J Atwood 1 Artist o Director of Spokesmen Bart Porter (W) 1 Assistant Spokesmep Kurt Herge 1 Ce rane 1

1 1 1 1 o 1 1 1 1 1 1 6

irector of Citizens Fred Malek (W) Assistant-Citizens Charles Shearer (W) Assistant- Youth Ken Smith

George Gorton

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10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42

Campaign Director Director Region I Director Region II Director Region III Director Region IV Director Region V Assistant-Region I Assistant-Region II Assistant-Region III Assistant-Region IV Assistant-Region V

John Mitchell (W) Al Kaupinen (W) Harry Flemming Don Moisman (W) Clayton Yeutier (W)

Bob Mardian (W)

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Assistant-Magruder Bob Reisner General Counsel Glen Sedam (W) Director of Advertising Peter Dailey (W) Director of Communications Clifford Miller (W) Pollster Bob Teeter Ballot Security Murray Chotiner (W)

lAdvisor Clif White Advisor Tom Evans (W) Mrs Mitchell1~ Kristin Forsberg Mrs Mitchell Carol Willis Special Aide Steve King Assistant- Womens Division Nancy Steorts Transients Dick McAdoo Floor Leader Hugh Scott (W) Assistant Floor Leader Bill Hildenbrand Francis Dale (W) Frank Borman (W) Don Schollander Max Fisher (W) Rita Hauser Thomas Papp~ (W) Eric J ons son (W)

Robert Volk (WL Edward Nixon (W) Campaign Planning Bob Marik (W) Direct Mail Bob Morgan Telephone Nancy B rataas Assistant-Planning Rick Fore Doctors Bill Stover (W) Lawyers Dan Piliero (W) Labor Don Rogers (W)

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43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88

Business Paul Kayser (W) Aged Dan Todd (W) Ethnic John Wirth (W) Blacks Paul Jones (W) Veterans Frank Naylor Spanish Alex Armendaris Jewish Larry Goldberg (W) As sistant- Citizens Andre Letendre Finance Chairman Lucius Clay (W) Finance Director Maurice Stans (W) Assistant-Finance Lee Nunn (W) Assistant-Finance Herb Kalmbach (W) Assistant-Finance (W) Conptroller Paul Barrick (W) Don Rumsfeld (W) Clark MacGregor (W) Chuck Colson (W) Herb Klein (W) Peter Flanigan (W) Leonard Garment (W) John Scali Des Barker (W) Henry Cashen (W) G~orge Bell (W) Dick Howard Pat ODonnell Bteve Karalikas David Wilson Peter Millspaugh Wallace Henley jon Rose (

Dick Allen (W) Ken Clawson (Vn Stan Scott Al Snyder -Margareta White Dick Cook Tom Korologos Wallace Johnson Max Friedersdorf

John Nidecker John McLaughlin

Lee Huebner John Andrews Ken Khachigian John Campbell

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1 Cap Weinberger (OMB) 2 Frank Carlucci (OMB) 3 (OMB) 4 5 6 1 8 9

10 II 12 13 14 15 16 11 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 2S 29 30bull 31 32 33

34 35 36 31 38

39 40 4l 42 43 44 45

Edward David COST) Virginia Knauer (OCA) Russell Train (CEQ) Phillip Sanchez (OEO) Jerome Jaffe (ODA) William Eberle (STR) Herb Stein (CEA) Ezra Soloman (CEA) Marina Whitman (CEAV William Brown (EEOC William Ruckelshaus (EPA) Arthur Burns (FRBj Joseph Blatchford (ACTION) James Fletcher (NASA) Thomas lltleppe (SBA) Frank Shakespere (USIA) Donald Johnson (VA) Arthur Sampson (GSA) John Hannah (AID) Earl Butz (Agriculture) Phil Campbell (Agriculture) Melvin Laird (Defense)

Kenneth Rush (Defense) Robert Seamans (AF) Robert Froehlke (Army) John Warner (Navy) Peter Peterson (Commerce) James Lynn (Commerce) Elliot Richardson (HEW) John Veneman (HEW) George Romney (HUD) Richard Val Dusen (HUD) Rogers Morton (Interior) Richard Kleindienst (Justice)

(Justice) James Hodgson (Labor) Laurence Silberman (Labor) William Rogers (State) V Alexis Johnson (State) John Irwin (State) George Bush (UN) John Volpe (Transportation)

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46 47 48 49 50 51

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James Beggs (Transportation) George Shultz (Treasury) Charls Walker (Treasury) Edwin Cohen (Treasury) Paul Volker (Treasury) Romana Banuelos (Treasury)

VICE PRESIDENTIS TRAVELLING STAFF

1 Art Sohmer 2 Vic Gold (W)

3 David Keene 4 Peter Malatasta 5 Herb Thompson (W) 6 John Damgard 7 - Doctor

Vice President 7

PRESIDENTIS TRAVELLING STAFF

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

H R Haldeman (W) Larry Higby (W) Gordon Strachan (W) Alex Butterfield (W) Dwight Chapin (W) Mark Goode (W) Ron V alker (W) Advancemart Advanceman Advancemel1 Steve Bull (W) David Parker (W Rose Mary Woods Ray Price (W) David Gergen Bill Safire (W) Pat Buchanan (W)

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PRESIDENTS TRAVELLING STAFF (continued) StaffSeeySecurity

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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Henry Kissinger Staff Aide - Bob Finch (W) Connie Stuart (W) Lucy Winchester Helen Sniith Ron Ziegler (W) Jerry Warren (W) Neal Ball Tim Elbourne (W) John DArcy (W) Ollie Atkins Bob Knudson Agnes Waldron

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OFFICIALS NOT INVITED

Name

David Kennedy William Pecora Patrick Gray Robert Hampton James Schlesinger Donald Whitehead Gerard Smith Clay Whitehead George Lincoln Richard Helms William Anders

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Dean Burch Preston Martin Helen Bentley Curtis Coonts Oakley Hunter John Nassikas

Henry Kearns Miles Kirkpatrick Lyle Garlock George Stafford

Ronald Berman Nancy Hanks Edward Mille r Bradford Mills William Casey Curtis Tarr John Mahan Catherine Bedell

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Aubrey Wagner E T Klassen Rev Theodore Hesburg J Carte r Brown John D Rockefeller 3rd Theodore Yntema Joseph McConnell

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Activity

State Interior FBI Civil Service

AEC Appalachia ACDA OTP OEP CIA

NASA-Pres Advisor on Manpower CAB FCC Home Loan Bank Federal Maritime Mediation amp Conciliation

-FNMA FPC XM Bank

FTC Foreign Claims

ICC Natl Endowment for Humanities Natl Endowment for Arts NLRB OPIC

SEC Asst Secretary of State SACB Tariff Commission TVA Postal Se rvice Commission on Civil Rights Commission on Fine Arts Population Growth Commission on Railroad Retirement COMSAT

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OFFICIALS NOT INVITED (continued)

George Boldt Pay Board Jackson Grayson Price Commis sion Thornas Curtis Rent Board E A Jaenke Farm Credit

Frank Wille FDIC Jerome 1lt uykendall Indian Claims Ira Millstein Nat Commission on Consumer Fin2-_ Herrnan Nickerson National Credit Union Administration Dr H G Stever NSF George Ives National Mediation Board Levi Jackson National Selective Service Appeals William Crowley Postal Rate Commission W Allen Wallis Pres Commission on Federal Statist Reed Hunt Pres Commission on Financial Struc Neil McElroy Pres Commission on School Finance Arthur Dewey Pres Commission on White House Fe Harold R us s e 11 President Commission on Handicappcc

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James Lovell Pres Council on Physical Fitness Jeremiah Walsh Railroad Retiiement Richard Burress Renegotiation Board Dillon Ripley Smithsonian

Van Cliburn Vicki Carr The Fifth

Roberta Flack

Schreiber

ana Johnny Cash

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THE ~ATIONAL ANTHEM

The following performers have been recommended to sing or play the

National Anthem Johhn Cash

Dimension Ethel Ennis Kate Smit

These names have been give to Bart

We would prefer Van Cliburn for the

for the fifth session

RECOMMENDATIONS

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Miscellaneous

1) Paul Keyes - He should not be behind the Platform as Chapin at one time suggested Instead he should probably be at niami Beach ~lriting quips that can be fed to various people during the Convention

2) Bill Tim1lons Vill have a plan of alternate programshyming press conferences and caucus teams

3) Timmons is having a problem with Ehrlichman and Rose regarding a list of spokesmen at the Platform but believes they can resolve the matter

4) Reagan should not be the introducer of the President because he is Temporary Chairman

5) Rockefeller will nominate the President and he is locked

6 Bob said that Ed Brooks should not be the Moderator as that ~vould be too obvious f but he should have a role in the panel of keynoters

7) Concerning Dick Lugar Bob mentioned that he should probably be included in the panel

8 Concerning Governor Evans there was general agreeshyment that he might be useful because he will read a script given to him

9) Bob noted that Bush cannot be used Neither can Red Blount per Haldeman and Bob jabbed at Tinul10ns for making such a stupid suggestion

10) ilien TirrlTlons mentioned that there were very fe-l ethnics and lOncn Bob sug sted that Timmons middotork directly middoti th Balzano and Franklin to get this worked out

11) Concerning the Heritage Gala on Sunday night Bob sugges ted that Irs Nixon attend while the girls do the regular Gala

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July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN (j FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terrrlS of some of the feel of our present program since he

has no idea as t~~h~~~c2JS9~~-t~~ng isJrPanned li) i ~ ~~ $~ e - 4

L- cttilt-s ~V totJ Also attached is a copyor-the rbEfmorandum which Safire sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Satire this morning in order to discuss Safires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice President s nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

T UESDA Y NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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TUESDAY NIGHT (Cont d)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller bull

4 Seconding Speeches

5 Demonstration as the President goes over the

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6 Cuta wa y to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopterbull He would state his pleasure at being renominated state (I~ that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~~~middot~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times we- should be able t9get the Vice President on the air~~~1l00 or~115_pJl1~ EDT The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech J

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1 The Opening ()

2 Film - - Nixon the Man If I

3 Introduction of the Pres ident (It has been suggested that perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note We would hope that this se s sion would not begin until around 900 p m with the President s speech coming around 945 p m

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCALI AND CHAPIN

1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the COZ~~~nltw~n~~( to get adl~~t~~~~ the comers

3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

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4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that he s talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~o~(~poundence maybe on two different days in Miami ~ llif bull

6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

~ t can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly gt1 T

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program ~ J1

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TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

- governor who paid no state taxes I lt_~ yv~Jgt

7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

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II V 10 When Dvright said that II-We have to vork Goldwater in sOITlewhere II

he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

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I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

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TilE WHITE HOlSE

WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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2

TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

4

5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

( 3

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

Ill t

middot~Vlll ~ I~ ( -V bull

Vi Ie

4

8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

L

PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

-~

governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

i

-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

- 3shy

14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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-4shy

New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

RE

The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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ACTION

SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

~ ~

1

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~ shy )

t1lt

As needed in linu ~lth the tSt~~ ~-~~lt

above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

gt ~ f

LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

~ _ gtII I- ~

-

4 - lt~r )

I r1shy

l

As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

shy

f

~Jfjgto ~

r~_ I -lr ~~

TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

) r ~ __ 1 l ~ l

I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

~ t I

~

(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

( A4r( u shy

jo

c1L- fA--lt7 )CA_o(1~ fL lt - bull -1 A~-

As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

Other

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shyJune 23 1972

11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

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May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

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T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

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45 13 6221972 Report Itinerary for the 1972 Republican Natinal Convention in Miami Beach Florida for Monday August 21 1972 from 1230pm-111pm 1pg

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45 13 6221972 Report Itinerary for 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach Florida Monday August 21 1972 from 1230pm-111pm 1pg

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45 13 6221972 Report Itinerary for 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach Florida Monday August 21 1972 from 1230pm-111pm 1pg

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45 13 6221972 Report Itinerary for 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach Florida Monday August 21 1972 from 1230pm-111pm 1pg

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45 13 6281972 Memo To Ed Harper From Charles Colson RE Asking if Ed Harper is doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both as to cost and political impact 1pg

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45 13 6231972 Memo To HR Haldeman From Dwight L Chapin RE Republican Convention 1pg

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45 13 6231972 Memo To HR Haldeman From Dwight L Chapin RE Republican Convention 1pg

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45 13 5181972 Memo To John Mitchell From William E Timmons RE 72 Convention Host Committee 2pgs

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45 13 Other Document Handwritten notes from HR Haldeman RE 1972 RNC Convention 8pgs

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ON SITE - MIAMI Secretaries

1 As sis ~lnt to Host Chairman Ann Wils on o 2 Office Manager Steve Nostrand 1 2 1

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l Convention Coordinator Bill Timmons (W) o 2 Deputy Coordinator Jon Foust (W) o 3 Deputy Coordinator Bill Henkel (lIN) o 4 Deputy Coordinator Stan Anderson (W) o 5 Deputy Youth Director Tom Bell o 6 Director of Communications Nick Volcheff 0 7 Security Agent Bob Houston o 7 o

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1 C)frmiddot~ctor o~~e_cu]jtY~_[imM-eCQJL_~) w 1 2 Rooms Chairman John Gartland t~ 1 3 Director of Transportation Dewey Clower VJY 1 4 Rally Chairman Mike Duval 1 5 Airport Arrivals Chairman Phil Martyr 1 6 Escorts Chairman Jack Goldsborough 1

7 Rally Support Chairman Sandy Abbey 1 8 Director of Youth Ken Rietz 1 9 Di rector of Aq~inistration Rob OdIe (W) 1

10 Press Room Manager Powell Moore 1

-Convention Coordinator 1 J-Deputy Coordinator 1 -Deputy Coordinator 1 -Deputy Coordinator 1 -Deputy Youth Director 1 -Director of Communications 1

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Platform Coordinator John Ehrlichman (W) 1 Platform Ken Cole (W) 1 Platform Ed Harper (W) 1 Platform Tod Hullin (W) o -Platform Ed Morgan o Platform Bud Krogh o Platform John Whitaker (W) o Platform Lou Engman(W) o Platform Bill Gifford (W) o Platform John Evans (W) o Platform John Lehman o Assistant to Vice President Roy Goodearle (W) 1 Vice Presidential Advanceman Doug Blaser o Assistant to Finance Chairman Hugh Sloan (W) 1 Assistant to Finance Chairman Lang Washburn (W) 1 Riot Control Officer John Dean 1 Assistant Riot Control Officer)~ Fred Fieldi~g middot1 Food and Beverage Chairman Jack Packard 1 Tickets Chairman _ 1 Bus Dispatcher 1 Car Dispatcher)~ 1 Car Dispatcher 1 Car Dispatcher 1 Radio Operator o Radio Operator o Radio Operator o Airport Rally o

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43 Assistant to Campaign Director Jeb Magruder (W) 1 4 Operations Coordinator Fred Larue 1 4~rQiram Control Officer Dick MOQ~e 1~

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Media Control Officer Al Snyder o Director of Womens Activity Pat Hutar (W) 1 Director of Nixonnaires Angie Miller 1 Deputy Director of Advertising Phil Jounou (W) 1 Advertising Materials Mike Scott 1 Press Secretary Van Shumway (W) 1 Communications Assistant Ann Dore 1 Photographer Bill Parrish 1 Audio-Visual Scott Peters 1 Research Leslie Arsch 1

Writer Art Amolsch 1 Writer John Fuller 1 Re-Elector Editor Frank Leonard (W) 1 Production Assistant D J Atwood 1 Artist o Director of Spokesmen Bart Porter (W) 1 Assistant Spokesmep Kurt Herge 1 Ce rane 1

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irector of Citizens Fred Malek (W) Assistant-Citizens Charles Shearer (W) Assistant- Youth Ken Smith

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Campaign Director Director Region I Director Region II Director Region III Director Region IV Director Region V Assistant-Region I Assistant-Region II Assistant-Region III Assistant-Region IV Assistant-Region V

John Mitchell (W) Al Kaupinen (W) Harry Flemming Don Moisman (W) Clayton Yeutier (W)

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lAdvisor Clif White Advisor Tom Evans (W) Mrs Mitchell1~ Kristin Forsberg Mrs Mitchell Carol Willis Special Aide Steve King Assistant- Womens Division Nancy Steorts Transients Dick McAdoo Floor Leader Hugh Scott (W) Assistant Floor Leader Bill Hildenbrand Francis Dale (W) Frank Borman (W) Don Schollander Max Fisher (W) Rita Hauser Thomas Papp~ (W) Eric J ons son (W)

Robert Volk (WL Edward Nixon (W) Campaign Planning Bob Marik (W) Direct Mail Bob Morgan Telephone Nancy B rataas Assistant-Planning Rick Fore Doctors Bill Stover (W) Lawyers Dan Piliero (W) Labor Don Rogers (W)

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43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88

Business Paul Kayser (W) Aged Dan Todd (W) Ethnic John Wirth (W) Blacks Paul Jones (W) Veterans Frank Naylor Spanish Alex Armendaris Jewish Larry Goldberg (W) As sistant- Citizens Andre Letendre Finance Chairman Lucius Clay (W) Finance Director Maurice Stans (W) Assistant-Finance Lee Nunn (W) Assistant-Finance Herb Kalmbach (W) Assistant-Finance (W) Conptroller Paul Barrick (W) Don Rumsfeld (W) Clark MacGregor (W) Chuck Colson (W) Herb Klein (W) Peter Flanigan (W) Leonard Garment (W) John Scali Des Barker (W) Henry Cashen (W) G~orge Bell (W) Dick Howard Pat ODonnell Bteve Karalikas David Wilson Peter Millspaugh Wallace Henley jon Rose (

Dick Allen (W) Ken Clawson (Vn Stan Scott Al Snyder -Margareta White Dick Cook Tom Korologos Wallace Johnson Max Friedersdorf

John Nidecker John McLaughlin

Lee Huebner John Andrews Ken Khachigian John Campbell

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Edward David COST) Virginia Knauer (OCA) Russell Train (CEQ) Phillip Sanchez (OEO) Jerome Jaffe (ODA) William Eberle (STR) Herb Stein (CEA) Ezra Soloman (CEA) Marina Whitman (CEAV William Brown (EEOC William Ruckelshaus (EPA) Arthur Burns (FRBj Joseph Blatchford (ACTION) James Fletcher (NASA) Thomas lltleppe (SBA) Frank Shakespere (USIA) Donald Johnson (VA) Arthur Sampson (GSA) John Hannah (AID) Earl Butz (Agriculture) Phil Campbell (Agriculture) Melvin Laird (Defense)

Kenneth Rush (Defense) Robert Seamans (AF) Robert Froehlke (Army) John Warner (Navy) Peter Peterson (Commerce) James Lynn (Commerce) Elliot Richardson (HEW) John Veneman (HEW) George Romney (HUD) Richard Val Dusen (HUD) Rogers Morton (Interior) Richard Kleindienst (Justice)

(Justice) James Hodgson (Labor) Laurence Silberman (Labor) William Rogers (State) V Alexis Johnson (State) John Irwin (State) George Bush (UN) John Volpe (Transportation)

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James Beggs (Transportation) George Shultz (Treasury) Charls Walker (Treasury) Edwin Cohen (Treasury) Paul Volker (Treasury) Romana Banuelos (Treasury)

VICE PRESIDENTIS TRAVELLING STAFF

1 Art Sohmer 2 Vic Gold (W)

3 David Keene 4 Peter Malatasta 5 Herb Thompson (W) 6 John Damgard 7 - Doctor

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H R Haldeman (W) Larry Higby (W) Gordon Strachan (W) Alex Butterfield (W) Dwight Chapin (W) Mark Goode (W) Ron V alker (W) Advancemart Advanceman Advancemel1 Steve Bull (W) David Parker (W Rose Mary Woods Ray Price (W) David Gergen Bill Safire (W) Pat Buchanan (W)

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Henry Kissinger Staff Aide - Bob Finch (W) Connie Stuart (W) Lucy Winchester Helen Sniith Ron Ziegler (W) Jerry Warren (W) Neal Ball Tim Elbourne (W) John DArcy (W) Ollie Atkins Bob Knudson Agnes Waldron

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David Kennedy William Pecora Patrick Gray Robert Hampton James Schlesinger Donald Whitehead Gerard Smith Clay Whitehead George Lincoln Richard Helms William Anders

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Dean Burch Preston Martin Helen Bentley Curtis Coonts Oakley Hunter John Nassikas

Henry Kearns Miles Kirkpatrick Lyle Garlock George Stafford

Ronald Berman Nancy Hanks Edward Mille r Bradford Mills William Casey Curtis Tarr John Mahan Catherine Bedell

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State Interior FBI Civil Service

AEC Appalachia ACDA OTP OEP CIA

NASA-Pres Advisor on Manpower CAB FCC Home Loan Bank Federal Maritime Mediation amp Conciliation

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FTC Foreign Claims

ICC Natl Endowment for Humanities Natl Endowment for Arts NLRB OPIC

SEC Asst Secretary of State SACB Tariff Commission TVA Postal Se rvice Commission on Civil Rights Commission on Fine Arts Population Growth Commission on Railroad Retirement COMSAT

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OFFICIALS NOT INVITED (continued)

George Boldt Pay Board Jackson Grayson Price Commis sion Thornas Curtis Rent Board E A Jaenke Farm Credit

Frank Wille FDIC Jerome 1lt uykendall Indian Claims Ira Millstein Nat Commission on Consumer Fin2-_ Herrnan Nickerson National Credit Union Administration Dr H G Stever NSF George Ives National Mediation Board Levi Jackson National Selective Service Appeals William Crowley Postal Rate Commission W Allen Wallis Pres Commission on Federal Statist Reed Hunt Pres Commission on Financial Struc Neil McElroy Pres Commission on School Finance Arthur Dewey Pres Commission on White House Fe Harold R us s e 11 President Commission on Handicappcc

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James Lovell Pres Council on Physical Fitness Jeremiah Walsh Railroad Retiiement Richard Burress Renegotiation Board Dillon Ripley Smithsonian

Van Cliburn Vicki Carr The Fifth

Roberta Flack

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THE ~ATIONAL ANTHEM

The following performers have been recommended to sing or play the

National Anthem Johhn Cash

Dimension Ethel Ennis Kate Smit

These names have been give to Bart

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1) Paul Keyes - He should not be behind the Platform as Chapin at one time suggested Instead he should probably be at niami Beach ~lriting quips that can be fed to various people during the Convention

2) Bill Tim1lons Vill have a plan of alternate programshyming press conferences and caucus teams

3) Timmons is having a problem with Ehrlichman and Rose regarding a list of spokesmen at the Platform but believes they can resolve the matter

4) Reagan should not be the introducer of the President because he is Temporary Chairman

5) Rockefeller will nominate the President and he is locked

6 Bob said that Ed Brooks should not be the Moderator as that ~vould be too obvious f but he should have a role in the panel of keynoters

7) Concerning Dick Lugar Bob mentioned that he should probably be included in the panel

8 Concerning Governor Evans there was general agreeshyment that he might be useful because he will read a script given to him

9) Bob noted that Bush cannot be used Neither can Red Blount per Haldeman and Bob jabbed at Tinul10ns for making such a stupid suggestion

10) ilien TirrlTlons mentioned that there were very fe-l ethnics and lOncn Bob sug sted that Timmons middotork directly middoti th Balzano and Franklin to get this worked out

11) Concerning the Heritage Gala on Sunday night Bob sugges ted that Irs Nixon attend while the girls do the regular Gala

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MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN (j FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terrrlS of some of the feel of our present program since he

has no idea as t~~h~~~c2JS9~~-t~~ng isJrPanned li) i ~ ~~ $~ e - 4

L- cttilt-s ~V totJ Also attached is a copyor-the rbEfmorandum which Safire sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Satire this morning in order to discuss Safires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice President s nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

T UESDA Y NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times we- should be able t9get the Vice President on the air~~~1l00 or~115_pJl1~ EDT The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech J

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1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the COZ~~~nltw~n~~( to get adl~~t~~~~ the comers

3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

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4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that he s talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

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6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

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7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

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TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

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7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

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he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

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I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

middot

ME 10 RA Ol 11

TilE WHITE HOlSE

WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

r

2

TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

4

5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

( 3

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

Ill t

middot~Vlll ~ I~ ( -V bull

Vi Ie

4

8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

L

PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

-~

governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

i

-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

- 3shy

14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

-----------------------------~----

-4shy

New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

RE

The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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ACTION

SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

~ ~

1

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t1lt

As needed in linu ~lth the tSt~~ ~-~~lt

above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

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LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

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As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

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f

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

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I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

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(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

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MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

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MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

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May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

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1 As sis ~lnt to Host Chairman Ann Wils on o 2 Office Manager Steve Nostrand 1 2 1

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l Convention Coordinator Bill Timmons (W) o 2 Deputy Coordinator Jon Foust (W) o 3 Deputy Coordinator Bill Henkel (lIN) o 4 Deputy Coordinator Stan Anderson (W) o 5 Deputy Youth Director Tom Bell o 6 Director of Communications Nick Volcheff 0 7 Security Agent Bob Houston o 7 o

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7 Rally Support Chairman Sandy Abbey 1 8 Director of Youth Ken Rietz 1 9 Di rector of Aq~inistration Rob OdIe (W) 1

10 Press Room Manager Powell Moore 1

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Platform Coordinator John Ehrlichman (W) 1 Platform Ken Cole (W) 1 Platform Ed Harper (W) 1 Platform Tod Hullin (W) o -Platform Ed Morgan o Platform Bud Krogh o Platform John Whitaker (W) o Platform Lou Engman(W) o Platform Bill Gifford (W) o Platform John Evans (W) o Platform John Lehman o Assistant to Vice President Roy Goodearle (W) 1 Vice Presidential Advanceman Doug Blaser o Assistant to Finance Chairman Hugh Sloan (W) 1 Assistant to Finance Chairman Lang Washburn (W) 1 Riot Control Officer John Dean 1 Assistant Riot Control Officer)~ Fred Fieldi~g middot1 Food and Beverage Chairman Jack Packard 1 Tickets Chairman _ 1 Bus Dispatcher 1 Car Dispatcher)~ 1 Car Dispatcher 1 Car Dispatcher 1 Radio Operator o Radio Operator o Radio Operator o Airport Rally o

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43 Assistant to Campaign Director Jeb Magruder (W) 1 4 Operations Coordinator Fred Larue 1 4~rQiram Control Officer Dick MOQ~e 1~

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Media Control Officer Al Snyder o Director of Womens Activity Pat Hutar (W) 1 Director of Nixonnaires Angie Miller 1 Deputy Director of Advertising Phil Jounou (W) 1 Advertising Materials Mike Scott 1 Press Secretary Van Shumway (W) 1 Communications Assistant Ann Dore 1 Photographer Bill Parrish 1 Audio-Visual Scott Peters 1 Research Leslie Arsch 1

Writer Art Amolsch 1 Writer John Fuller 1 Re-Elector Editor Frank Leonard (W) 1 Production Assistant D J Atwood 1 Artist o Director of Spokesmen Bart Porter (W) 1 Assistant Spokesmep Kurt Herge 1 Ce rane 1

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Campaign Director Director Region I Director Region II Director Region III Director Region IV Director Region V Assistant-Region I Assistant-Region II Assistant-Region III Assistant-Region IV Assistant-Region V

John Mitchell (W) Al Kaupinen (W) Harry Flemming Don Moisman (W) Clayton Yeutier (W)

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lAdvisor Clif White Advisor Tom Evans (W) Mrs Mitchell1~ Kristin Forsberg Mrs Mitchell Carol Willis Special Aide Steve King Assistant- Womens Division Nancy Steorts Transients Dick McAdoo Floor Leader Hugh Scott (W) Assistant Floor Leader Bill Hildenbrand Francis Dale (W) Frank Borman (W) Don Schollander Max Fisher (W) Rita Hauser Thomas Papp~ (W) Eric J ons son (W)

Robert Volk (WL Edward Nixon (W) Campaign Planning Bob Marik (W) Direct Mail Bob Morgan Telephone Nancy B rataas Assistant-Planning Rick Fore Doctors Bill Stover (W) Lawyers Dan Piliero (W) Labor Don Rogers (W)

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43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88

Business Paul Kayser (W) Aged Dan Todd (W) Ethnic John Wirth (W) Blacks Paul Jones (W) Veterans Frank Naylor Spanish Alex Armendaris Jewish Larry Goldberg (W) As sistant- Citizens Andre Letendre Finance Chairman Lucius Clay (W) Finance Director Maurice Stans (W) Assistant-Finance Lee Nunn (W) Assistant-Finance Herb Kalmbach (W) Assistant-Finance (W) Conptroller Paul Barrick (W) Don Rumsfeld (W) Clark MacGregor (W) Chuck Colson (W) Herb Klein (W) Peter Flanigan (W) Leonard Garment (W) John Scali Des Barker (W) Henry Cashen (W) G~orge Bell (W) Dick Howard Pat ODonnell Bteve Karalikas David Wilson Peter Millspaugh Wallace Henley jon Rose (

Dick Allen (W) Ken Clawson (Vn Stan Scott Al Snyder -Margareta White Dick Cook Tom Korologos Wallace Johnson Max Friedersdorf

John Nidecker John McLaughlin

Lee Huebner John Andrews Ken Khachigian John Campbell

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Edward David COST) Virginia Knauer (OCA) Russell Train (CEQ) Phillip Sanchez (OEO) Jerome Jaffe (ODA) William Eberle (STR) Herb Stein (CEA) Ezra Soloman (CEA) Marina Whitman (CEAV William Brown (EEOC William Ruckelshaus (EPA) Arthur Burns (FRBj Joseph Blatchford (ACTION) James Fletcher (NASA) Thomas lltleppe (SBA) Frank Shakespere (USIA) Donald Johnson (VA) Arthur Sampson (GSA) John Hannah (AID) Earl Butz (Agriculture) Phil Campbell (Agriculture) Melvin Laird (Defense)

Kenneth Rush (Defense) Robert Seamans (AF) Robert Froehlke (Army) John Warner (Navy) Peter Peterson (Commerce) James Lynn (Commerce) Elliot Richardson (HEW) John Veneman (HEW) George Romney (HUD) Richard Val Dusen (HUD) Rogers Morton (Interior) Richard Kleindienst (Justice)

(Justice) James Hodgson (Labor) Laurence Silberman (Labor) William Rogers (State) V Alexis Johnson (State) John Irwin (State) George Bush (UN) John Volpe (Transportation)

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James Beggs (Transportation) George Shultz (Treasury) Charls Walker (Treasury) Edwin Cohen (Treasury) Paul Volker (Treasury) Romana Banuelos (Treasury)

VICE PRESIDENTIS TRAVELLING STAFF

1 Art Sohmer 2 Vic Gold (W)

3 David Keene 4 Peter Malatasta 5 Herb Thompson (W) 6 John Damgard 7 - Doctor

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Henry Kissinger Staff Aide - Bob Finch (W) Connie Stuart (W) Lucy Winchester Helen Sniith Ron Ziegler (W) Jerry Warren (W) Neal Ball Tim Elbourne (W) John DArcy (W) Ollie Atkins Bob Knudson Agnes Waldron

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David Kennedy William Pecora Patrick Gray Robert Hampton James Schlesinger Donald Whitehead Gerard Smith Clay Whitehead George Lincoln Richard Helms William Anders

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Dean Burch Preston Martin Helen Bentley Curtis Coonts Oakley Hunter John Nassikas

Henry Kearns Miles Kirkpatrick Lyle Garlock George Stafford

Ronald Berman Nancy Hanks Edward Mille r Bradford Mills William Casey Curtis Tarr John Mahan Catherine Bedell

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AEC Appalachia ACDA OTP OEP CIA

NASA-Pres Advisor on Manpower CAB FCC Home Loan Bank Federal Maritime Mediation amp Conciliation

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FTC Foreign Claims

ICC Natl Endowment for Humanities Natl Endowment for Arts NLRB OPIC

SEC Asst Secretary of State SACB Tariff Commission TVA Postal Se rvice Commission on Civil Rights Commission on Fine Arts Population Growth Commission on Railroad Retirement COMSAT

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George Boldt Pay Board Jackson Grayson Price Commis sion Thornas Curtis Rent Board E A Jaenke Farm Credit

Frank Wille FDIC Jerome 1lt uykendall Indian Claims Ira Millstein Nat Commission on Consumer Fin2-_ Herrnan Nickerson National Credit Union Administration Dr H G Stever NSF George Ives National Mediation Board Levi Jackson National Selective Service Appeals William Crowley Postal Rate Commission W Allen Wallis Pres Commission on Federal Statist Reed Hunt Pres Commission on Financial Struc Neil McElroy Pres Commission on School Finance Arthur Dewey Pres Commission on White House Fe Harold R us s e 11 President Commission on Handicappcc

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James Lovell Pres Council on Physical Fitness Jeremiah Walsh Railroad Retiiement Richard Burress Renegotiation Board Dillon Ripley Smithsonian

Van Cliburn Vicki Carr The Fifth

Roberta Flack

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THE ~ATIONAL ANTHEM

The following performers have been recommended to sing or play the

National Anthem Johhn Cash

Dimension Ethel Ennis Kate Smit

These names have been give to Bart

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1) Paul Keyes - He should not be behind the Platform as Chapin at one time suggested Instead he should probably be at niami Beach ~lriting quips that can be fed to various people during the Convention

2) Bill Tim1lons Vill have a plan of alternate programshyming press conferences and caucus teams

3) Timmons is having a problem with Ehrlichman and Rose regarding a list of spokesmen at the Platform but believes they can resolve the matter

4) Reagan should not be the introducer of the President because he is Temporary Chairman

5) Rockefeller will nominate the President and he is locked

6 Bob said that Ed Brooks should not be the Moderator as that ~vould be too obvious f but he should have a role in the panel of keynoters

7) Concerning Dick Lugar Bob mentioned that he should probably be included in the panel

8 Concerning Governor Evans there was general agreeshyment that he might be useful because he will read a script given to him

9) Bob noted that Bush cannot be used Neither can Red Blount per Haldeman and Bob jabbed at Tinul10ns for making such a stupid suggestion

10) ilien TirrlTlons mentioned that there were very fe-l ethnics and lOncn Bob sug sted that Timmons middotork directly middoti th Balzano and Franklin to get this worked out

11) Concerning the Heritage Gala on Sunday night Bob sugges ted that Irs Nixon attend while the girls do the regular Gala

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MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN (j FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terrrlS of some of the feel of our present program since he

has no idea as t~~h~~~c2JS9~~-t~~ng isJrPanned li) i ~ ~~ $~ e - 4

L- cttilt-s ~V totJ Also attached is a copyor-the rbEfmorandum which Safire sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Satire this morning in order to discuss Safires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice President s nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

T UESDA Y NIGHT

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7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times we- should be able t9get the Vice President on the air~~~1l00 or~115_pJl1~ EDT The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech J

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1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

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3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

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6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

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7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

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TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

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7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

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he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

-4shy

I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

middot

ME 10 RA Ol 11

TilE WHITE HOlSE

WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

r

2

TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

4

5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

( 3

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

Ill t

middot~Vlll ~ I~ ( -V bull

Vi Ie

4

8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

L

PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

-~

governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

i

-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

- 3shy

14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

-----------------------------~----

-4shy

New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

RE

The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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ACTION

SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

~ ~

1

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~ shy )

t1lt

As needed in linu ~lth the tSt~~ ~-~~lt

above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

gt ~ f

LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

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4 - lt~r )

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As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

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f

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

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I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

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(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

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A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

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MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

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MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

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May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

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Platform Coordinator John Ehrlichman (W) 1 Platform Ken Cole (W) 1 Platform Ed Harper (W) 1 Platform Tod Hullin (W) o -Platform Ed Morgan o Platform Bud Krogh o Platform John Whitaker (W) o Platform Lou Engman(W) o Platform Bill Gifford (W) o Platform John Evans (W) o Platform John Lehman o Assistant to Vice President Roy Goodearle (W) 1 Vice Presidential Advanceman Doug Blaser o Assistant to Finance Chairman Hugh Sloan (W) 1 Assistant to Finance Chairman Lang Washburn (W) 1 Riot Control Officer John Dean 1 Assistant Riot Control Officer)~ Fred Fieldi~g middot1 Food and Beverage Chairman Jack Packard 1 Tickets Chairman _ 1 Bus Dispatcher 1 Car Dispatcher)~ 1 Car Dispatcher 1 Car Dispatcher 1 Radio Operator o Radio Operator o Radio Operator o Airport Rally o

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43 Assistant to Campaign Director Jeb Magruder (W) 1 4 Operations Coordinator Fred Larue 1 4~rQiram Control Officer Dick MOQ~e 1~

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Media Control Officer Al Snyder o Director of Womens Activity Pat Hutar (W) 1 Director of Nixonnaires Angie Miller 1 Deputy Director of Advertising Phil Jounou (W) 1 Advertising Materials Mike Scott 1 Press Secretary Van Shumway (W) 1 Communications Assistant Ann Dore 1 Photographer Bill Parrish 1 Audio-Visual Scott Peters 1 Research Leslie Arsch 1

Writer Art Amolsch 1 Writer John Fuller 1 Re-Elector Editor Frank Leonard (W) 1 Production Assistant D J Atwood 1 Artist o Director of Spokesmen Bart Porter (W) 1 Assistant Spokesmep Kurt Herge 1 Ce rane 1

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irector of Citizens Fred Malek (W) Assistant-Citizens Charles Shearer (W) Assistant- Youth Ken Smith

George Gorton

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Campaign Director Director Region I Director Region II Director Region III Director Region IV Director Region V Assistant-Region I Assistant-Region II Assistant-Region III Assistant-Region IV Assistant-Region V

John Mitchell (W) Al Kaupinen (W) Harry Flemming Don Moisman (W) Clayton Yeutier (W)

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Assistant-Magruder Bob Reisner General Counsel Glen Sedam (W) Director of Advertising Peter Dailey (W) Director of Communications Clifford Miller (W) Pollster Bob Teeter Ballot Security Murray Chotiner (W)

lAdvisor Clif White Advisor Tom Evans (W) Mrs Mitchell1~ Kristin Forsberg Mrs Mitchell Carol Willis Special Aide Steve King Assistant- Womens Division Nancy Steorts Transients Dick McAdoo Floor Leader Hugh Scott (W) Assistant Floor Leader Bill Hildenbrand Francis Dale (W) Frank Borman (W) Don Schollander Max Fisher (W) Rita Hauser Thomas Papp~ (W) Eric J ons son (W)

Robert Volk (WL Edward Nixon (W) Campaign Planning Bob Marik (W) Direct Mail Bob Morgan Telephone Nancy B rataas Assistant-Planning Rick Fore Doctors Bill Stover (W) Lawyers Dan Piliero (W) Labor Don Rogers (W)

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Business Paul Kayser (W) Aged Dan Todd (W) Ethnic John Wirth (W) Blacks Paul Jones (W) Veterans Frank Naylor Spanish Alex Armendaris Jewish Larry Goldberg (W) As sistant- Citizens Andre Letendre Finance Chairman Lucius Clay (W) Finance Director Maurice Stans (W) Assistant-Finance Lee Nunn (W) Assistant-Finance Herb Kalmbach (W) Assistant-Finance (W) Conptroller Paul Barrick (W) Don Rumsfeld (W) Clark MacGregor (W) Chuck Colson (W) Herb Klein (W) Peter Flanigan (W) Leonard Garment (W) John Scali Des Barker (W) Henry Cashen (W) G~orge Bell (W) Dick Howard Pat ODonnell Bteve Karalikas David Wilson Peter Millspaugh Wallace Henley jon Rose (

Dick Allen (W) Ken Clawson (Vn Stan Scott Al Snyder -Margareta White Dick Cook Tom Korologos Wallace Johnson Max Friedersdorf

John Nidecker John McLaughlin

Lee Huebner John Andrews Ken Khachigian John Campbell

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Edward David COST) Virginia Knauer (OCA) Russell Train (CEQ) Phillip Sanchez (OEO) Jerome Jaffe (ODA) William Eberle (STR) Herb Stein (CEA) Ezra Soloman (CEA) Marina Whitman (CEAV William Brown (EEOC William Ruckelshaus (EPA) Arthur Burns (FRBj Joseph Blatchford (ACTION) James Fletcher (NASA) Thomas lltleppe (SBA) Frank Shakespere (USIA) Donald Johnson (VA) Arthur Sampson (GSA) John Hannah (AID) Earl Butz (Agriculture) Phil Campbell (Agriculture) Melvin Laird (Defense)

Kenneth Rush (Defense) Robert Seamans (AF) Robert Froehlke (Army) John Warner (Navy) Peter Peterson (Commerce) James Lynn (Commerce) Elliot Richardson (HEW) John Veneman (HEW) George Romney (HUD) Richard Val Dusen (HUD) Rogers Morton (Interior) Richard Kleindienst (Justice)

(Justice) James Hodgson (Labor) Laurence Silberman (Labor) William Rogers (State) V Alexis Johnson (State) John Irwin (State) George Bush (UN) John Volpe (Transportation)

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James Beggs (Transportation) George Shultz (Treasury) Charls Walker (Treasury) Edwin Cohen (Treasury) Paul Volker (Treasury) Romana Banuelos (Treasury)

VICE PRESIDENTIS TRAVELLING STAFF

1 Art Sohmer 2 Vic Gold (W)

3 David Keene 4 Peter Malatasta 5 Herb Thompson (W) 6 John Damgard 7 - Doctor

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Henry Kissinger Staff Aide - Bob Finch (W) Connie Stuart (W) Lucy Winchester Helen Sniith Ron Ziegler (W) Jerry Warren (W) Neal Ball Tim Elbourne (W) John DArcy (W) Ollie Atkins Bob Knudson Agnes Waldron

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David Kennedy William Pecora Patrick Gray Robert Hampton James Schlesinger Donald Whitehead Gerard Smith Clay Whitehead George Lincoln Richard Helms William Anders

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Dean Burch Preston Martin Helen Bentley Curtis Coonts Oakley Hunter John Nassikas

Henry Kearns Miles Kirkpatrick Lyle Garlock George Stafford

Ronald Berman Nancy Hanks Edward Mille r Bradford Mills William Casey Curtis Tarr John Mahan Catherine Bedell

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State Interior FBI Civil Service

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NASA-Pres Advisor on Manpower CAB FCC Home Loan Bank Federal Maritime Mediation amp Conciliation

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ICC Natl Endowment for Humanities Natl Endowment for Arts NLRB OPIC

SEC Asst Secretary of State SACB Tariff Commission TVA Postal Se rvice Commission on Civil Rights Commission on Fine Arts Population Growth Commission on Railroad Retirement COMSAT

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George Boldt Pay Board Jackson Grayson Price Commis sion Thornas Curtis Rent Board E A Jaenke Farm Credit

Frank Wille FDIC Jerome 1lt uykendall Indian Claims Ira Millstein Nat Commission on Consumer Fin2-_ Herrnan Nickerson National Credit Union Administration Dr H G Stever NSF George Ives National Mediation Board Levi Jackson National Selective Service Appeals William Crowley Postal Rate Commission W Allen Wallis Pres Commission on Federal Statist Reed Hunt Pres Commission on Financial Struc Neil McElroy Pres Commission on School Finance Arthur Dewey Pres Commission on White House Fe Harold R us s e 11 President Commission on Handicappcc

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Van Cliburn Vicki Carr The Fifth

Roberta Flack

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THE ~ATIONAL ANTHEM

The following performers have been recommended to sing or play the

National Anthem Johhn Cash

Dimension Ethel Ennis Kate Smit

These names have been give to Bart

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1) Paul Keyes - He should not be behind the Platform as Chapin at one time suggested Instead he should probably be at niami Beach ~lriting quips that can be fed to various people during the Convention

2) Bill Tim1lons Vill have a plan of alternate programshyming press conferences and caucus teams

3) Timmons is having a problem with Ehrlichman and Rose regarding a list of spokesmen at the Platform but believes they can resolve the matter

4) Reagan should not be the introducer of the President because he is Temporary Chairman

5) Rockefeller will nominate the President and he is locked

6 Bob said that Ed Brooks should not be the Moderator as that ~vould be too obvious f but he should have a role in the panel of keynoters

7) Concerning Dick Lugar Bob mentioned that he should probably be included in the panel

8 Concerning Governor Evans there was general agreeshyment that he might be useful because he will read a script given to him

9) Bob noted that Bush cannot be used Neither can Red Blount per Haldeman and Bob jabbed at Tinul10ns for making such a stupid suggestion

10) ilien TirrlTlons mentioned that there were very fe-l ethnics and lOncn Bob sug sted that Timmons middotork directly middoti th Balzano and Franklin to get this worked out

11) Concerning the Heritage Gala on Sunday night Bob sugges ted that Irs Nixon attend while the girls do the regular Gala

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MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN (j FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terrrlS of some of the feel of our present program since he

has no idea as t~~h~~~c2JS9~~-t~~ng isJrPanned li) i ~ ~~ $~ e - 4

L- cttilt-s ~V totJ Also attached is a copyor-the rbEfmorandum which Safire sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Satire this morning in order to discuss Safires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice President s nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

T UESDA Y NIGHT

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7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times we- should be able t9get the Vice President on the air~~~1l00 or~115_pJl1~ EDT The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech J

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1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

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3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

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6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

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7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

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TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

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7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

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he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

-4shy

I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

middot

ME 10 RA Ol 11

TilE WHITE HOlSE

WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

r

2

TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

4

5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

( 3

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

Ill t

middot~Vlll ~ I~ ( -V bull

Vi Ie

4

8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

L

PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

-~

governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

i

-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

- 3shy

14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

-----------------------------~----

-4shy

New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

RE

The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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ACTION

SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

~ ~

1

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~ shy )

t1lt

As needed in linu ~lth the tSt~~ ~-~~lt

above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

gt ~ f

LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

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4 - lt~r )

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l

As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

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f

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

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I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

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(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

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should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

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MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

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MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

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MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

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T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

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43 Assistant to Campaign Director Jeb Magruder (W) 1 4 Operations Coordinator Fred Larue 1 4~rQiram Control Officer Dick MOQ~e 1~

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Media Control Officer Al Snyder o Director of Womens Activity Pat Hutar (W) 1 Director of Nixonnaires Angie Miller 1 Deputy Director of Advertising Phil Jounou (W) 1 Advertising Materials Mike Scott 1 Press Secretary Van Shumway (W) 1 Communications Assistant Ann Dore 1 Photographer Bill Parrish 1 Audio-Visual Scott Peters 1 Research Leslie Arsch 1

Writer Art Amolsch 1 Writer John Fuller 1 Re-Elector Editor Frank Leonard (W) 1 Production Assistant D J Atwood 1 Artist o Director of Spokesmen Bart Porter (W) 1 Assistant Spokesmep Kurt Herge 1 Ce rane 1

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irector of Citizens Fred Malek (W) Assistant-Citizens Charles Shearer (W) Assistant- Youth Ken Smith

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Campaign Director Director Region I Director Region II Director Region III Director Region IV Director Region V Assistant-Region I Assistant-Region II Assistant-Region III Assistant-Region IV Assistant-Region V

John Mitchell (W) Al Kaupinen (W) Harry Flemming Don Moisman (W) Clayton Yeutier (W)

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Assistant-Magruder Bob Reisner General Counsel Glen Sedam (W) Director of Advertising Peter Dailey (W) Director of Communications Clifford Miller (W) Pollster Bob Teeter Ballot Security Murray Chotiner (W)

lAdvisor Clif White Advisor Tom Evans (W) Mrs Mitchell1~ Kristin Forsberg Mrs Mitchell Carol Willis Special Aide Steve King Assistant- Womens Division Nancy Steorts Transients Dick McAdoo Floor Leader Hugh Scott (W) Assistant Floor Leader Bill Hildenbrand Francis Dale (W) Frank Borman (W) Don Schollander Max Fisher (W) Rita Hauser Thomas Papp~ (W) Eric J ons son (W)

Robert Volk (WL Edward Nixon (W) Campaign Planning Bob Marik (W) Direct Mail Bob Morgan Telephone Nancy B rataas Assistant-Planning Rick Fore Doctors Bill Stover (W) Lawyers Dan Piliero (W) Labor Don Rogers (W)

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43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88

Business Paul Kayser (W) Aged Dan Todd (W) Ethnic John Wirth (W) Blacks Paul Jones (W) Veterans Frank Naylor Spanish Alex Armendaris Jewish Larry Goldberg (W) As sistant- Citizens Andre Letendre Finance Chairman Lucius Clay (W) Finance Director Maurice Stans (W) Assistant-Finance Lee Nunn (W) Assistant-Finance Herb Kalmbach (W) Assistant-Finance (W) Conptroller Paul Barrick (W) Don Rumsfeld (W) Clark MacGregor (W) Chuck Colson (W) Herb Klein (W) Peter Flanigan (W) Leonard Garment (W) John Scali Des Barker (W) Henry Cashen (W) G~orge Bell (W) Dick Howard Pat ODonnell Bteve Karalikas David Wilson Peter Millspaugh Wallace Henley jon Rose (

Dick Allen (W) Ken Clawson (Vn Stan Scott Al Snyder -Margareta White Dick Cook Tom Korologos Wallace Johnson Max Friedersdorf

John Nidecker John McLaughlin

Lee Huebner John Andrews Ken Khachigian John Campbell

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Edward David COST) Virginia Knauer (OCA) Russell Train (CEQ) Phillip Sanchez (OEO) Jerome Jaffe (ODA) William Eberle (STR) Herb Stein (CEA) Ezra Soloman (CEA) Marina Whitman (CEAV William Brown (EEOC William Ruckelshaus (EPA) Arthur Burns (FRBj Joseph Blatchford (ACTION) James Fletcher (NASA) Thomas lltleppe (SBA) Frank Shakespere (USIA) Donald Johnson (VA) Arthur Sampson (GSA) John Hannah (AID) Earl Butz (Agriculture) Phil Campbell (Agriculture) Melvin Laird (Defense)

Kenneth Rush (Defense) Robert Seamans (AF) Robert Froehlke (Army) John Warner (Navy) Peter Peterson (Commerce) James Lynn (Commerce) Elliot Richardson (HEW) John Veneman (HEW) George Romney (HUD) Richard Val Dusen (HUD) Rogers Morton (Interior) Richard Kleindienst (Justice)

(Justice) James Hodgson (Labor) Laurence Silberman (Labor) William Rogers (State) V Alexis Johnson (State) John Irwin (State) George Bush (UN) John Volpe (Transportation)

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James Beggs (Transportation) George Shultz (Treasury) Charls Walker (Treasury) Edwin Cohen (Treasury) Paul Volker (Treasury) Romana Banuelos (Treasury)

VICE PRESIDENTIS TRAVELLING STAFF

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Henry Kissinger Staff Aide - Bob Finch (W) Connie Stuart (W) Lucy Winchester Helen Sniith Ron Ziegler (W) Jerry Warren (W) Neal Ball Tim Elbourne (W) John DArcy (W) Ollie Atkins Bob Knudson Agnes Waldron

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David Kennedy William Pecora Patrick Gray Robert Hampton James Schlesinger Donald Whitehead Gerard Smith Clay Whitehead George Lincoln Richard Helms William Anders

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Henry Kearns Miles Kirkpatrick Lyle Garlock George Stafford

Ronald Berman Nancy Hanks Edward Mille r Bradford Mills William Casey Curtis Tarr John Mahan Catherine Bedell

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NASA-Pres Advisor on Manpower CAB FCC Home Loan Bank Federal Maritime Mediation amp Conciliation

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ICC Natl Endowment for Humanities Natl Endowment for Arts NLRB OPIC

SEC Asst Secretary of State SACB Tariff Commission TVA Postal Se rvice Commission on Civil Rights Commission on Fine Arts Population Growth Commission on Railroad Retirement COMSAT

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George Boldt Pay Board Jackson Grayson Price Commis sion Thornas Curtis Rent Board E A Jaenke Farm Credit

Frank Wille FDIC Jerome 1lt uykendall Indian Claims Ira Millstein Nat Commission on Consumer Fin2-_ Herrnan Nickerson National Credit Union Administration Dr H G Stever NSF George Ives National Mediation Board Levi Jackson National Selective Service Appeals William Crowley Postal Rate Commission W Allen Wallis Pres Commission on Federal Statist Reed Hunt Pres Commission on Financial Struc Neil McElroy Pres Commission on School Finance Arthur Dewey Pres Commission on White House Fe Harold R us s e 11 President Commission on Handicappcc

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Van Cliburn Vicki Carr The Fifth

Roberta Flack

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THE ~ATIONAL ANTHEM

The following performers have been recommended to sing or play the

National Anthem Johhn Cash

Dimension Ethel Ennis Kate Smit

These names have been give to Bart

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1) Paul Keyes - He should not be behind the Platform as Chapin at one time suggested Instead he should probably be at niami Beach ~lriting quips that can be fed to various people during the Convention

2) Bill Tim1lons Vill have a plan of alternate programshyming press conferences and caucus teams

3) Timmons is having a problem with Ehrlichman and Rose regarding a list of spokesmen at the Platform but believes they can resolve the matter

4) Reagan should not be the introducer of the President because he is Temporary Chairman

5) Rockefeller will nominate the President and he is locked

6 Bob said that Ed Brooks should not be the Moderator as that ~vould be too obvious f but he should have a role in the panel of keynoters

7) Concerning Dick Lugar Bob mentioned that he should probably be included in the panel

8 Concerning Governor Evans there was general agreeshyment that he might be useful because he will read a script given to him

9) Bob noted that Bush cannot be used Neither can Red Blount per Haldeman and Bob jabbed at Tinul10ns for making such a stupid suggestion

10) ilien TirrlTlons mentioned that there were very fe-l ethnics and lOncn Bob sug sted that Timmons middotork directly middoti th Balzano and Franklin to get this worked out

11) Concerning the Heritage Gala on Sunday night Bob sugges ted that Irs Nixon attend while the girls do the regular Gala

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MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN (j FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terrrlS of some of the feel of our present program since he

has no idea as t~~h~~~c2JS9~~-t~~ng isJrPanned li) i ~ ~~ $~ e - 4

L- cttilt-s ~V totJ Also attached is a copyor-the rbEfmorandum which Safire sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Satire this morning in order to discuss Safires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice President s nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

T UESDA Y NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times we- should be able t9get the Vice President on the air~~~1l00 or~115_pJl1~ EDT The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech J

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1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the COZ~~~nltw~n~~( to get adl~~t~~~~ the comers

3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

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4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that he s talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

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6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

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7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

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TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

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7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

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he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

-4shy

I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

middot

ME 10 RA Ol 11

TilE WHITE HOlSE

WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

r

2

TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

4

5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

( 3

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

Ill t

middot~Vlll ~ I~ ( -V bull

Vi Ie

4

8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

L

PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

-~

governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

i

-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

- 3shy

14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

-----------------------------~----

-4shy

New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

RE

The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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ACTION

SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

~ ~

1

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t1lt

As needed in linu ~lth the tSt~~ ~-~~lt

above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

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LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

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As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

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f

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

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I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

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(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

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The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

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MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

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MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

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May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

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T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

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Campaign Director Director Region I Director Region II Director Region III Director Region IV Director Region V Assistant-Region I Assistant-Region II Assistant-Region III Assistant-Region IV Assistant-Region V

John Mitchell (W) Al Kaupinen (W) Harry Flemming Don Moisman (W) Clayton Yeutier (W)

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Assistant-Magruder Bob Reisner General Counsel Glen Sedam (W) Director of Advertising Peter Dailey (W) Director of Communications Clifford Miller (W) Pollster Bob Teeter Ballot Security Murray Chotiner (W)

lAdvisor Clif White Advisor Tom Evans (W) Mrs Mitchell1~ Kristin Forsberg Mrs Mitchell Carol Willis Special Aide Steve King Assistant- Womens Division Nancy Steorts Transients Dick McAdoo Floor Leader Hugh Scott (W) Assistant Floor Leader Bill Hildenbrand Francis Dale (W) Frank Borman (W) Don Schollander Max Fisher (W) Rita Hauser Thomas Papp~ (W) Eric J ons son (W)

Robert Volk (WL Edward Nixon (W) Campaign Planning Bob Marik (W) Direct Mail Bob Morgan Telephone Nancy B rataas Assistant-Planning Rick Fore Doctors Bill Stover (W) Lawyers Dan Piliero (W) Labor Don Rogers (W)

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Business Paul Kayser (W) Aged Dan Todd (W) Ethnic John Wirth (W) Blacks Paul Jones (W) Veterans Frank Naylor Spanish Alex Armendaris Jewish Larry Goldberg (W) As sistant- Citizens Andre Letendre Finance Chairman Lucius Clay (W) Finance Director Maurice Stans (W) Assistant-Finance Lee Nunn (W) Assistant-Finance Herb Kalmbach (W) Assistant-Finance (W) Conptroller Paul Barrick (W) Don Rumsfeld (W) Clark MacGregor (W) Chuck Colson (W) Herb Klein (W) Peter Flanigan (W) Leonard Garment (W) John Scali Des Barker (W) Henry Cashen (W) G~orge Bell (W) Dick Howard Pat ODonnell Bteve Karalikas David Wilson Peter Millspaugh Wallace Henley jon Rose (

Dick Allen (W) Ken Clawson (Vn Stan Scott Al Snyder -Margareta White Dick Cook Tom Korologos Wallace Johnson Max Friedersdorf

John Nidecker John McLaughlin

Lee Huebner John Andrews Ken Khachigian John Campbell

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Edward David COST) Virginia Knauer (OCA) Russell Train (CEQ) Phillip Sanchez (OEO) Jerome Jaffe (ODA) William Eberle (STR) Herb Stein (CEA) Ezra Soloman (CEA) Marina Whitman (CEAV William Brown (EEOC William Ruckelshaus (EPA) Arthur Burns (FRBj Joseph Blatchford (ACTION) James Fletcher (NASA) Thomas lltleppe (SBA) Frank Shakespere (USIA) Donald Johnson (VA) Arthur Sampson (GSA) John Hannah (AID) Earl Butz (Agriculture) Phil Campbell (Agriculture) Melvin Laird (Defense)

Kenneth Rush (Defense) Robert Seamans (AF) Robert Froehlke (Army) John Warner (Navy) Peter Peterson (Commerce) James Lynn (Commerce) Elliot Richardson (HEW) John Veneman (HEW) George Romney (HUD) Richard Val Dusen (HUD) Rogers Morton (Interior) Richard Kleindienst (Justice)

(Justice) James Hodgson (Labor) Laurence Silberman (Labor) William Rogers (State) V Alexis Johnson (State) John Irwin (State) George Bush (UN) John Volpe (Transportation)

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James Beggs (Transportation) George Shultz (Treasury) Charls Walker (Treasury) Edwin Cohen (Treasury) Paul Volker (Treasury) Romana Banuelos (Treasury)

VICE PRESIDENTIS TRAVELLING STAFF

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3 David Keene 4 Peter Malatasta 5 Herb Thompson (W) 6 John Damgard 7 - Doctor

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H R Haldeman (W) Larry Higby (W) Gordon Strachan (W) Alex Butterfield (W) Dwight Chapin (W) Mark Goode (W) Ron V alker (W) Advancemart Advanceman Advancemel1 Steve Bull (W) David Parker (W Rose Mary Woods Ray Price (W) David Gergen Bill Safire (W) Pat Buchanan (W)

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Henry Kissinger Staff Aide - Bob Finch (W) Connie Stuart (W) Lucy Winchester Helen Sniith Ron Ziegler (W) Jerry Warren (W) Neal Ball Tim Elbourne (W) John DArcy (W) Ollie Atkins Bob Knudson Agnes Waldron

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David Kennedy William Pecora Patrick Gray Robert Hampton James Schlesinger Donald Whitehead Gerard Smith Clay Whitehead George Lincoln Richard Helms William Anders

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Dean Burch Preston Martin Helen Bentley Curtis Coonts Oakley Hunter John Nassikas

Henry Kearns Miles Kirkpatrick Lyle Garlock George Stafford

Ronald Berman Nancy Hanks Edward Mille r Bradford Mills William Casey Curtis Tarr John Mahan Catherine Bedell

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NASA-Pres Advisor on Manpower CAB FCC Home Loan Bank Federal Maritime Mediation amp Conciliation

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ICC Natl Endowment for Humanities Natl Endowment for Arts NLRB OPIC

SEC Asst Secretary of State SACB Tariff Commission TVA Postal Se rvice Commission on Civil Rights Commission on Fine Arts Population Growth Commission on Railroad Retirement COMSAT

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George Boldt Pay Board Jackson Grayson Price Commis sion Thornas Curtis Rent Board E A Jaenke Farm Credit

Frank Wille FDIC Jerome 1lt uykendall Indian Claims Ira Millstein Nat Commission on Consumer Fin2-_ Herrnan Nickerson National Credit Union Administration Dr H G Stever NSF George Ives National Mediation Board Levi Jackson National Selective Service Appeals William Crowley Postal Rate Commission W Allen Wallis Pres Commission on Federal Statist Reed Hunt Pres Commission on Financial Struc Neil McElroy Pres Commission on School Finance Arthur Dewey Pres Commission on White House Fe Harold R us s e 11 President Commission on Handicappcc

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THE ~ATIONAL ANTHEM

The following performers have been recommended to sing or play the

National Anthem Johhn Cash

Dimension Ethel Ennis Kate Smit

These names have been give to Bart

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1) Paul Keyes - He should not be behind the Platform as Chapin at one time suggested Instead he should probably be at niami Beach ~lriting quips that can be fed to various people during the Convention

2) Bill Tim1lons Vill have a plan of alternate programshyming press conferences and caucus teams

3) Timmons is having a problem with Ehrlichman and Rose regarding a list of spokesmen at the Platform but believes they can resolve the matter

4) Reagan should not be the introducer of the President because he is Temporary Chairman

5) Rockefeller will nominate the President and he is locked

6 Bob said that Ed Brooks should not be the Moderator as that ~vould be too obvious f but he should have a role in the panel of keynoters

7) Concerning Dick Lugar Bob mentioned that he should probably be included in the panel

8 Concerning Governor Evans there was general agreeshyment that he might be useful because he will read a script given to him

9) Bob noted that Bush cannot be used Neither can Red Blount per Haldeman and Bob jabbed at Tinul10ns for making such a stupid suggestion

10) ilien TirrlTlons mentioned that there were very fe-l ethnics and lOncn Bob sug sted that Timmons middotork directly middoti th Balzano and Franklin to get this worked out

11) Concerning the Heritage Gala on Sunday night Bob sugges ted that Irs Nixon attend while the girls do the regular Gala

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MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN (j FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terrrlS of some of the feel of our present program since he

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L- cttilt-s ~V totJ Also attached is a copyor-the rbEfmorandum which Safire sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Satire this morning in order to discuss Safires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice President s nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

T UESDA Y NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times we- should be able t9get the Vice President on the air~~~1l00 or~115_pJl1~ EDT The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech J

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1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the COZ~~~nltw~n~~( to get adl~~t~~~~ the comers

3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

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5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~o~(~poundence maybe on two different days in Miami ~ llif bull

6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

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7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

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TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

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7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

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he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

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I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

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July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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2

TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

4

5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

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middot~Vlll ~ I~ ( -V bull

Vi Ie

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

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PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

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governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

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-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

- 3shy

14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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-4shy

New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

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MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

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REVISED 4 - Juna

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1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

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2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

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t1lt

As needed in linu ~lth the tSt~~ ~-~~lt

above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

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(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

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LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

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cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

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As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

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Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

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(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

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6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

( A4r( u shy

jo

c1L- fA--lt7 )CA_o(1~ fL lt - bull -1 A~-

As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

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MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

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May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

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T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

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Business Paul Kayser (W) Aged Dan Todd (W) Ethnic John Wirth (W) Blacks Paul Jones (W) Veterans Frank Naylor Spanish Alex Armendaris Jewish Larry Goldberg (W) As sistant- Citizens Andre Letendre Finance Chairman Lucius Clay (W) Finance Director Maurice Stans (W) Assistant-Finance Lee Nunn (W) Assistant-Finance Herb Kalmbach (W) Assistant-Finance (W) Conptroller Paul Barrick (W) Don Rumsfeld (W) Clark MacGregor (W) Chuck Colson (W) Herb Klein (W) Peter Flanigan (W) Leonard Garment (W) John Scali Des Barker (W) Henry Cashen (W) G~orge Bell (W) Dick Howard Pat ODonnell Bteve Karalikas David Wilson Peter Millspaugh Wallace Henley jon Rose (

Dick Allen (W) Ken Clawson (Vn Stan Scott Al Snyder -Margareta White Dick Cook Tom Korologos Wallace Johnson Max Friedersdorf

John Nidecker John McLaughlin

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Edward David COST) Virginia Knauer (OCA) Russell Train (CEQ) Phillip Sanchez (OEO) Jerome Jaffe (ODA) William Eberle (STR) Herb Stein (CEA) Ezra Soloman (CEA) Marina Whitman (CEAV William Brown (EEOC William Ruckelshaus (EPA) Arthur Burns (FRBj Joseph Blatchford (ACTION) James Fletcher (NASA) Thomas lltleppe (SBA) Frank Shakespere (USIA) Donald Johnson (VA) Arthur Sampson (GSA) John Hannah (AID) Earl Butz (Agriculture) Phil Campbell (Agriculture) Melvin Laird (Defense)

Kenneth Rush (Defense) Robert Seamans (AF) Robert Froehlke (Army) John Warner (Navy) Peter Peterson (Commerce) James Lynn (Commerce) Elliot Richardson (HEW) John Veneman (HEW) George Romney (HUD) Richard Val Dusen (HUD) Rogers Morton (Interior) Richard Kleindienst (Justice)

(Justice) James Hodgson (Labor) Laurence Silberman (Labor) William Rogers (State) V Alexis Johnson (State) John Irwin (State) George Bush (UN) John Volpe (Transportation)

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VICE PRESIDENTIS TRAVELLING STAFF

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3 David Keene 4 Peter Malatasta 5 Herb Thompson (W) 6 John Damgard 7 - Doctor

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H R Haldeman (W) Larry Higby (W) Gordon Strachan (W) Alex Butterfield (W) Dwight Chapin (W) Mark Goode (W) Ron V alker (W) Advancemart Advanceman Advancemel1 Steve Bull (W) David Parker (W Rose Mary Woods Ray Price (W) David Gergen Bill Safire (W) Pat Buchanan (W)

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Dean Burch Preston Martin Helen Bentley Curtis Coonts Oakley Hunter John Nassikas

Henry Kearns Miles Kirkpatrick Lyle Garlock George Stafford

Ronald Berman Nancy Hanks Edward Mille r Bradford Mills William Casey Curtis Tarr John Mahan Catherine Bedell

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NASA-Pres Advisor on Manpower CAB FCC Home Loan Bank Federal Maritime Mediation amp Conciliation

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ICC Natl Endowment for Humanities Natl Endowment for Arts NLRB OPIC

SEC Asst Secretary of State SACB Tariff Commission TVA Postal Se rvice Commission on Civil Rights Commission on Fine Arts Population Growth Commission on Railroad Retirement COMSAT

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George Boldt Pay Board Jackson Grayson Price Commis sion Thornas Curtis Rent Board E A Jaenke Farm Credit

Frank Wille FDIC Jerome 1lt uykendall Indian Claims Ira Millstein Nat Commission on Consumer Fin2-_ Herrnan Nickerson National Credit Union Administration Dr H G Stever NSF George Ives National Mediation Board Levi Jackson National Selective Service Appeals William Crowley Postal Rate Commission W Allen Wallis Pres Commission on Federal Statist Reed Hunt Pres Commission on Financial Struc Neil McElroy Pres Commission on School Finance Arthur Dewey Pres Commission on White House Fe Harold R us s e 11 President Commission on Handicappcc

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THE ~ATIONAL ANTHEM

The following performers have been recommended to sing or play the

National Anthem Johhn Cash

Dimension Ethel Ennis Kate Smit

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Miscellaneous

1) Paul Keyes - He should not be behind the Platform as Chapin at one time suggested Instead he should probably be at niami Beach ~lriting quips that can be fed to various people during the Convention

2) Bill Tim1lons Vill have a plan of alternate programshyming press conferences and caucus teams

3) Timmons is having a problem with Ehrlichman and Rose regarding a list of spokesmen at the Platform but believes they can resolve the matter

4) Reagan should not be the introducer of the President because he is Temporary Chairman

5) Rockefeller will nominate the President and he is locked

6 Bob said that Ed Brooks should not be the Moderator as that ~vould be too obvious f but he should have a role in the panel of keynoters

7) Concerning Dick Lugar Bob mentioned that he should probably be included in the panel

8 Concerning Governor Evans there was general agreeshyment that he might be useful because he will read a script given to him

9) Bob noted that Bush cannot be used Neither can Red Blount per Haldeman and Bob jabbed at Tinul10ns for making such a stupid suggestion

10) ilien TirrlTlons mentioned that there were very fe-l ethnics and lOncn Bob sug sted that Timmons middotork directly middoti th Balzano and Franklin to get this worked out

11) Concerning the Heritage Gala on Sunday night Bob sugges ted that Irs Nixon attend while the girls do the regular Gala

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July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN (j FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terrrlS of some of the feel of our present program since he

has no idea as t~~h~~~c2JS9~~-t~~ng isJrPanned li) i ~ ~~ $~ e - 4

L- cttilt-s ~V totJ Also attached is a copyor-the rbEfmorandum which Safire sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Satire this morning in order to discuss Safires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice President s nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

T UESDA Y NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times we- should be able t9get the Vice President on the air~~~1l00 or~115_pJl1~ EDT The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech J

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1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the COZ~~~nltw~n~~( to get adl~~t~~~~ the comers

3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

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4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that he s talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~o~(~poundence maybe on two different days in Miami ~ llif bull

6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

~ t can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly gt1 T

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

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TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

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7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

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he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

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I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

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July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

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1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

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6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

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2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

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1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

Ill t

middot~Vlll ~ I~ ( -V bull

Vi Ie

4

8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

L

PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

-~

governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

i

-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

- 3shy

14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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-4shy

New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

RE

The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

~ ~

1

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~ shy )

t1lt

As needed in linu ~lth the tSt~~ ~-~~lt

above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

gt ~ f

LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

~ _ gtII I- ~

-

4 - lt~r )

I r1shy

l

As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

shy

f

~Jfjgto ~

r~_ I -lr ~~

TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

) r ~ __ 1 l ~ l

I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

~ t I

~

(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

( A4r( u shy

jo

c1L- fA--lt7 )CA_o(1~ fL lt - bull -1 A~-

As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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THE IITTE lIOl SE

June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

Other

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shyJune 23 1972

11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

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Kenneth Rush (Defense) Robert Seamans (AF) Robert Froehlke (Army) John Warner (Navy) Peter Peterson (Commerce) James Lynn (Commerce) Elliot Richardson (HEW) John Veneman (HEW) George Romney (HUD) Richard Val Dusen (HUD) Rogers Morton (Interior) Richard Kleindienst (Justice)

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Henry Kearns Miles Kirkpatrick Lyle Garlock George Stafford

Ronald Berman Nancy Hanks Edward Mille r Bradford Mills William Casey Curtis Tarr John Mahan Catherine Bedell

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George Boldt Pay Board Jackson Grayson Price Commis sion Thornas Curtis Rent Board E A Jaenke Farm Credit

Frank Wille FDIC Jerome 1lt uykendall Indian Claims Ira Millstein Nat Commission on Consumer Fin2-_ Herrnan Nickerson National Credit Union Administration Dr H G Stever NSF George Ives National Mediation Board Levi Jackson National Selective Service Appeals William Crowley Postal Rate Commission W Allen Wallis Pres Commission on Federal Statist Reed Hunt Pres Commission on Financial Struc Neil McElroy Pres Commission on School Finance Arthur Dewey Pres Commission on White House Fe Harold R us s e 11 President Commission on Handicappcc

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THE ~ATIONAL ANTHEM

The following performers have been recommended to sing or play the

National Anthem Johhn Cash

Dimension Ethel Ennis Kate Smit

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1) Paul Keyes - He should not be behind the Platform as Chapin at one time suggested Instead he should probably be at niami Beach ~lriting quips that can be fed to various people during the Convention

2) Bill Tim1lons Vill have a plan of alternate programshyming press conferences and caucus teams

3) Timmons is having a problem with Ehrlichman and Rose regarding a list of spokesmen at the Platform but believes they can resolve the matter

4) Reagan should not be the introducer of the President because he is Temporary Chairman

5) Rockefeller will nominate the President and he is locked

6 Bob said that Ed Brooks should not be the Moderator as that ~vould be too obvious f but he should have a role in the panel of keynoters

7) Concerning Dick Lugar Bob mentioned that he should probably be included in the panel

8 Concerning Governor Evans there was general agreeshyment that he might be useful because he will read a script given to him

9) Bob noted that Bush cannot be used Neither can Red Blount per Haldeman and Bob jabbed at Tinul10ns for making such a stupid suggestion

10) ilien TirrlTlons mentioned that there were very fe-l ethnics and lOncn Bob sug sted that Timmons middotork directly middoti th Balzano and Franklin to get this worked out

11) Concerning the Heritage Gala on Sunday night Bob sugges ted that Irs Nixon attend while the girls do the regular Gala

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July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN (j FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terrrlS of some of the feel of our present program since he

has no idea as t~~h~~~c2JS9~~-t~~ng isJrPanned li) i ~ ~~ $~ e - 4

L- cttilt-s ~V totJ Also attached is a copyor-the rbEfmorandum which Safire sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Satire this morning in order to discuss Safires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice President s nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

T UESDA Y NIGHT

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1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times we- should be able t9get the Vice President on the air~~~1l00 or~115_pJl1~ EDT The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech J

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1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the COZ~~~nltw~n~~( to get adl~~t~~~~ the comers

3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

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5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~o~(~poundence maybe on two different days in Miami ~ llif bull

6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

~ t can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly gt1 T

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

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TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

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7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

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II V 10 When Dvright said that II-We have to vork Goldwater in sOITlewhere II

he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

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I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

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WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

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1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

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5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

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2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

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1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

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TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

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governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

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8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

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14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

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17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

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II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

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Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

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lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

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TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

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2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

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Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

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A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

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A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

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Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

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Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

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6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

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As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

H FCOMMEND APPHOVAL

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James Beggs (Transportation) George Shultz (Treasury) Charls Walker (Treasury) Edwin Cohen (Treasury) Paul Volker (Treasury) Romana Banuelos (Treasury)

VICE PRESIDENTIS TRAVELLING STAFF

1 Art Sohmer 2 Vic Gold (W)

3 David Keene 4 Peter Malatasta 5 Herb Thompson (W) 6 John Damgard 7 - Doctor

Vice President 7

PRESIDENTIS TRAVELLING STAFF

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

H R Haldeman (W) Larry Higby (W) Gordon Strachan (W) Alex Butterfield (W) Dwight Chapin (W) Mark Goode (W) Ron V alker (W) Advancemart Advanceman Advancemel1 Steve Bull (W) David Parker (W Rose Mary Woods Ray Price (W) David Gergen Bill Safire (W) Pat Buchanan (W)

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31

Henry Kissinger Staff Aide - Bob Finch (W) Connie Stuart (W) Lucy Winchester Helen Sniith Ron Ziegler (W) Jerry Warren (W) Neal Ball Tim Elbourne (W) John DArcy (W) Ollie Atkins Bob Knudson Agnes Waldron

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OFFICIALS NOT INVITED

Name

David Kennedy William Pecora Patrick Gray Robert Hampton James Schlesinger Donald Whitehead Gerard Smith Clay Whitehead George Lincoln Richard Helms William Anders

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Dean Burch Preston Martin Helen Bentley Curtis Coonts Oakley Hunter John Nassikas

Henry Kearns Miles Kirkpatrick Lyle Garlock George Stafford

Ronald Berman Nancy Hanks Edward Mille r Bradford Mills William Casey Curtis Tarr John Mahan Catherine Bedell

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Aubrey Wagner E T Klassen Rev Theodore Hesburg J Carte r Brown John D Rockefeller 3rd Theodore Yntema Joseph McConnell

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State Interior FBI Civil Service

AEC Appalachia ACDA OTP OEP CIA

NASA-Pres Advisor on Manpower CAB FCC Home Loan Bank Federal Maritime Mediation amp Conciliation

-FNMA FPC XM Bank

FTC Foreign Claims

ICC Natl Endowment for Humanities Natl Endowment for Arts NLRB OPIC

SEC Asst Secretary of State SACB Tariff Commission TVA Postal Se rvice Commission on Civil Rights Commission on Fine Arts Population Growth Commission on Railroad Retirement COMSAT

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OFFICIALS NOT INVITED (continued)

George Boldt Pay Board Jackson Grayson Price Commis sion Thornas Curtis Rent Board E A Jaenke Farm Credit

Frank Wille FDIC Jerome 1lt uykendall Indian Claims Ira Millstein Nat Commission on Consumer Fin2-_ Herrnan Nickerson National Credit Union Administration Dr H G Stever NSF George Ives National Mediation Board Levi Jackson National Selective Service Appeals William Crowley Postal Rate Commission W Allen Wallis Pres Commission on Federal Statist Reed Hunt Pres Commission on Financial Struc Neil McElroy Pres Commission on School Finance Arthur Dewey Pres Commission on White House Fe Harold R us s e 11 President Commission on Handicappcc

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James Lovell Pres Council on Physical Fitness Jeremiah Walsh Railroad Retiiement Richard Burress Renegotiation Board Dillon Ripley Smithsonian

Van Cliburn Vicki Carr The Fifth

Roberta Flack

Schreiber

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THE ~ATIONAL ANTHEM

The following performers have been recommended to sing or play the

National Anthem Johhn Cash

Dimension Ethel Ennis Kate Smit

These names have been give to Bart

We would prefer Van Cliburn for the

for the fifth session

RECOMMENDATIONS

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Miscellaneous

1) Paul Keyes - He should not be behind the Platform as Chapin at one time suggested Instead he should probably be at niami Beach ~lriting quips that can be fed to various people during the Convention

2) Bill Tim1lons Vill have a plan of alternate programshyming press conferences and caucus teams

3) Timmons is having a problem with Ehrlichman and Rose regarding a list of spokesmen at the Platform but believes they can resolve the matter

4) Reagan should not be the introducer of the President because he is Temporary Chairman

5) Rockefeller will nominate the President and he is locked

6 Bob said that Ed Brooks should not be the Moderator as that ~vould be too obvious f but he should have a role in the panel of keynoters

7) Concerning Dick Lugar Bob mentioned that he should probably be included in the panel

8 Concerning Governor Evans there was general agreeshyment that he might be useful because he will read a script given to him

9) Bob noted that Bush cannot be used Neither can Red Blount per Haldeman and Bob jabbed at Tinul10ns for making such a stupid suggestion

10) ilien TirrlTlons mentioned that there were very fe-l ethnics and lOncn Bob sug sted that Timmons middotork directly middoti th Balzano and Franklin to get this worked out

11) Concerning the Heritage Gala on Sunday night Bob sugges ted that Irs Nixon attend while the girls do the regular Gala

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TilE WIIITE Hot SE

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN (j FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terrrlS of some of the feel of our present program since he

has no idea as t~~h~~~c2JS9~~-t~~ng isJrPanned li) i ~ ~~ $~ e - 4

L- cttilt-s ~V totJ Also attached is a copyor-the rbEfmorandum which Safire sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Satire this morning in order to discuss Safires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice President s nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

T UESDA Y NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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TUESDAY NIGHT (Cont d)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller bull

4 Seconding Speeches

5 Demonstration as the President goes over the

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6 Cuta wa y to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopterbull He would state his pleasure at being renominated state (I~ that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~~~middot~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times we- should be able t9get the Vice President on the air~~~1l00 or~115_pJl1~ EDT The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech J

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1 The Opening ()

2 Film - - Nixon the Man If I

3 Introduction of the Pres ident (It has been suggested that perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note We would hope that this se s sion would not begin until around 900 p m with the President s speech coming around 945 p m

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCALI AND CHAPIN

1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the COZ~~~nltw~n~~( to get adl~~t~~~~ the comers

3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

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4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that he s talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~o~(~poundence maybe on two different days in Miami ~ llif bull

6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

~ t can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly gt1 T

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program ~ J1

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-------PEHSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAl

TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

- governor who paid no state taxes I lt_~ yv~Jgt

7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

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II V 10 When Dvright said that II-We have to vork Goldwater in sOITlewhere II

he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

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I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

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TilE WHITE HOlSE

WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

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5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

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PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

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governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

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8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

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14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

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II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

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Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

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VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

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gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

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Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

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(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

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j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

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Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

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I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

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shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

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lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

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shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

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1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

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Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

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6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

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June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

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MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

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PRESIDENTS TRAVELLING STAFF (continued) StaffSeeySecurity

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

31

Henry Kissinger Staff Aide - Bob Finch (W) Connie Stuart (W) Lucy Winchester Helen Sniith Ron Ziegler (W) Jerry Warren (W) Neal Ball Tim Elbourne (W) John DArcy (W) Ollie Atkins Bob Knudson Agnes Waldron

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OFFICIALS NOT INVITED

Name

David Kennedy William Pecora Patrick Gray Robert Hampton James Schlesinger Donald Whitehead Gerard Smith Clay Whitehead George Lincoln Richard Helms William Anders

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Dean Burch Preston Martin Helen Bentley Curtis Coonts Oakley Hunter John Nassikas

Henry Kearns Miles Kirkpatrick Lyle Garlock George Stafford

Ronald Berman Nancy Hanks Edward Mille r Bradford Mills William Casey Curtis Tarr John Mahan Catherine Bedell

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Aubrey Wagner E T Klassen Rev Theodore Hesburg J Carte r Brown John D Rockefeller 3rd Theodore Yntema Joseph McConnell

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Activity

State Interior FBI Civil Service

AEC Appalachia ACDA OTP OEP CIA

NASA-Pres Advisor on Manpower CAB FCC Home Loan Bank Federal Maritime Mediation amp Conciliation

-FNMA FPC XM Bank

FTC Foreign Claims

ICC Natl Endowment for Humanities Natl Endowment for Arts NLRB OPIC

SEC Asst Secretary of State SACB Tariff Commission TVA Postal Se rvice Commission on Civil Rights Commission on Fine Arts Population Growth Commission on Railroad Retirement COMSAT

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OFFICIALS NOT INVITED (continued)

George Boldt Pay Board Jackson Grayson Price Commis sion Thornas Curtis Rent Board E A Jaenke Farm Credit

Frank Wille FDIC Jerome 1lt uykendall Indian Claims Ira Millstein Nat Commission on Consumer Fin2-_ Herrnan Nickerson National Credit Union Administration Dr H G Stever NSF George Ives National Mediation Board Levi Jackson National Selective Service Appeals William Crowley Postal Rate Commission W Allen Wallis Pres Commission on Federal Statist Reed Hunt Pres Commission on Financial Struc Neil McElroy Pres Commission on School Finance Arthur Dewey Pres Commission on White House Fe Harold R us s e 11 President Commission on Handicappcc

l

James Lovell Pres Council on Physical Fitness Jeremiah Walsh Railroad Retiiement Richard Burress Renegotiation Board Dillon Ripley Smithsonian

Van Cliburn Vicki Carr The Fifth

Roberta Flack

Schreiber

ana Johnny Cash

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THE ~ATIONAL ANTHEM

The following performers have been recommended to sing or play the

National Anthem Johhn Cash

Dimension Ethel Ennis Kate Smit

These names have been give to Bart

We would prefer Van Cliburn for the

for the fifth session

RECOMMENDATIONS

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1) Paul Keyes - He should not be behind the Platform as Chapin at one time suggested Instead he should probably be at niami Beach ~lriting quips that can be fed to various people during the Convention

2) Bill Tim1lons Vill have a plan of alternate programshyming press conferences and caucus teams

3) Timmons is having a problem with Ehrlichman and Rose regarding a list of spokesmen at the Platform but believes they can resolve the matter

4) Reagan should not be the introducer of the President because he is Temporary Chairman

5) Rockefeller will nominate the President and he is locked

6 Bob said that Ed Brooks should not be the Moderator as that ~vould be too obvious f but he should have a role in the panel of keynoters

7) Concerning Dick Lugar Bob mentioned that he should probably be included in the panel

8 Concerning Governor Evans there was general agreeshyment that he might be useful because he will read a script given to him

9) Bob noted that Bush cannot be used Neither can Red Blount per Haldeman and Bob jabbed at Tinul10ns for making such a stupid suggestion

10) ilien TirrlTlons mentioned that there were very fe-l ethnics and lOncn Bob sug sted that Timmons middotork directly middoti th Balzano and Franklin to get this worked out

11) Concerning the Heritage Gala on Sunday night Bob sugges ted that Irs Nixon attend while the girls do the regular Gala

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July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN (j FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terrrlS of some of the feel of our present program since he

has no idea as t~~h~~~c2JS9~~-t~~ng isJrPanned li) i ~ ~~ $~ e - 4

L- cttilt-s ~V totJ Also attached is a copyor-the rbEfmorandum which Safire sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Satire this morning in order to discuss Safires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice President s nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

T UESDA Y NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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2

TUESDAY NIGHT (Cont d)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller bull

4 Seconding Speeches

5 Demonstration as the President goes over the

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6 Cuta wa y to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopterbull He would state his pleasure at being renominated state (I~ that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~~~middot~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times we- should be able t9get the Vice President on the air~~~1l00 or~115_pJl1~ EDT The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech J

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1 The Opening ()

2 Film - - Nixon the Man If I

3 Introduction of the Pres ident (It has been suggested that perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note We would hope that this se s sion would not begin until around 900 p m with the President s speech coming around 945 p m

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCALI AND CHAPIN

1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the COZ~~~nltw~n~~( to get adl~~t~~~~ the comers

3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

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4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that he s talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~o~(~poundence maybe on two different days in Miami ~ llif bull

6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

~ t can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly gt1 T

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program ~ J1

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TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

- governor who paid no state taxes I lt_~ yv~Jgt

7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

Y I j

II V 10 When Dvright said that II-We have to vork Goldwater in sOITlewhere II

he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

-3

14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

-4shy

I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

middot

ME 10 RA Ol 11

TilE WHITE HOlSE

WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

r

2

TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

4

5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

( 3

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

Ill t

middot~Vlll ~ I~ ( -V bull

Vi Ie

4

8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

L

PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

-~

governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

i

-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

- 3shy

14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

-----------------------------~----

-4shy

New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

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REVISED 4 - Juna

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1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

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2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

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TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

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MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

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MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

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May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

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T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

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OFFICIALS NOT INVITED

Name

David Kennedy William Pecora Patrick Gray Robert Hampton James Schlesinger Donald Whitehead Gerard Smith Clay Whitehead George Lincoln Richard Helms William Anders

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Dean Burch Preston Martin Helen Bentley Curtis Coonts Oakley Hunter John Nassikas

Henry Kearns Miles Kirkpatrick Lyle Garlock George Stafford

Ronald Berman Nancy Hanks Edward Mille r Bradford Mills William Casey Curtis Tarr John Mahan Catherine Bedell

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State Interior FBI Civil Service

AEC Appalachia ACDA OTP OEP CIA

NASA-Pres Advisor on Manpower CAB FCC Home Loan Bank Federal Maritime Mediation amp Conciliation

-FNMA FPC XM Bank

FTC Foreign Claims

ICC Natl Endowment for Humanities Natl Endowment for Arts NLRB OPIC

SEC Asst Secretary of State SACB Tariff Commission TVA Postal Se rvice Commission on Civil Rights Commission on Fine Arts Population Growth Commission on Railroad Retirement COMSAT

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OFFICIALS NOT INVITED (continued)

George Boldt Pay Board Jackson Grayson Price Commis sion Thornas Curtis Rent Board E A Jaenke Farm Credit

Frank Wille FDIC Jerome 1lt uykendall Indian Claims Ira Millstein Nat Commission on Consumer Fin2-_ Herrnan Nickerson National Credit Union Administration Dr H G Stever NSF George Ives National Mediation Board Levi Jackson National Selective Service Appeals William Crowley Postal Rate Commission W Allen Wallis Pres Commission on Federal Statist Reed Hunt Pres Commission on Financial Struc Neil McElroy Pres Commission on School Finance Arthur Dewey Pres Commission on White House Fe Harold R us s e 11 President Commission on Handicappcc

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James Lovell Pres Council on Physical Fitness Jeremiah Walsh Railroad Retiiement Richard Burress Renegotiation Board Dillon Ripley Smithsonian

Van Cliburn Vicki Carr The Fifth

Roberta Flack

Schreiber

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THE ~ATIONAL ANTHEM

The following performers have been recommended to sing or play the

National Anthem Johhn Cash

Dimension Ethel Ennis Kate Smit

These names have been give to Bart

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1) Paul Keyes - He should not be behind the Platform as Chapin at one time suggested Instead he should probably be at niami Beach ~lriting quips that can be fed to various people during the Convention

2) Bill Tim1lons Vill have a plan of alternate programshyming press conferences and caucus teams

3) Timmons is having a problem with Ehrlichman and Rose regarding a list of spokesmen at the Platform but believes they can resolve the matter

4) Reagan should not be the introducer of the President because he is Temporary Chairman

5) Rockefeller will nominate the President and he is locked

6 Bob said that Ed Brooks should not be the Moderator as that ~vould be too obvious f but he should have a role in the panel of keynoters

7) Concerning Dick Lugar Bob mentioned that he should probably be included in the panel

8 Concerning Governor Evans there was general agreeshyment that he might be useful because he will read a script given to him

9) Bob noted that Bush cannot be used Neither can Red Blount per Haldeman and Bob jabbed at Tinul10ns for making such a stupid suggestion

10) ilien TirrlTlons mentioned that there were very fe-l ethnics and lOncn Bob sug sted that Timmons middotork directly middoti th Balzano and Franklin to get this worked out

11) Concerning the Heritage Gala on Sunday night Bob sugges ted that Irs Nixon attend while the girls do the regular Gala

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TilE WIIITE Hot SE

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN (j FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terrrlS of some of the feel of our present program since he

has no idea as t~~h~~~c2JS9~~-t~~ng isJrPanned li) i ~ ~~ $~ e - 4

L- cttilt-s ~V totJ Also attached is a copyor-the rbEfmorandum which Safire sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Satire this morning in order to discuss Safires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice President s nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

T UESDA Y NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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4 Seconding Speeches

5 Demonstration as the President goes over the

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7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times we- should be able t9get the Vice President on the air~~~1l00 or~115_pJl1~ EDT The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech J

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3 Introduction of the Pres ident (It has been suggested that perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

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1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the COZ~~~nltw~n~~( to get adl~~t~~~~ the comers

3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

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4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that he s talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~o~(~poundence maybe on two different days in Miami ~ llif bull

6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

~ t can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly gt1 T

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program ~ J1

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TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

- governor who paid no state taxes I lt_~ yv~Jgt

7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

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II V 10 When Dvright said that II-We have to vork Goldwater in sOITlewhere II

he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

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I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

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TilE WHITE HOlSE

WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

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5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

( 3

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

Ill t

middot~Vlll ~ I~ ( -V bull

Vi Ie

4

8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

L

PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

-~

governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

i

-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

- 3shy

14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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-4shy

New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

RE

The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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ACTION

SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

~ ~

1

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t1lt

As needed in linu ~lth the tSt~~ ~-~~lt

above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

gt ~ f

LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

~ _ gtII I- ~

-

4 - lt~r )

I r1shy

l

As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

shy

f

~Jfjgto ~

r~_ I -lr ~~

TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

) r ~ __ 1 l ~ l

I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

~ t I

~

(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

( A4r( u shy

jo

c1L- fA--lt7 )CA_o(1~ fL lt - bull -1 A~-

As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

Other

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shyJune 23 1972

11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

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May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

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OFFICIALS NOT INVITED (continued)

George Boldt Pay Board Jackson Grayson Price Commis sion Thornas Curtis Rent Board E A Jaenke Farm Credit

Frank Wille FDIC Jerome 1lt uykendall Indian Claims Ira Millstein Nat Commission on Consumer Fin2-_ Herrnan Nickerson National Credit Union Administration Dr H G Stever NSF George Ives National Mediation Board Levi Jackson National Selective Service Appeals William Crowley Postal Rate Commission W Allen Wallis Pres Commission on Federal Statist Reed Hunt Pres Commission on Financial Struc Neil McElroy Pres Commission on School Finance Arthur Dewey Pres Commission on White House Fe Harold R us s e 11 President Commission on Handicappcc

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Van Cliburn Vicki Carr The Fifth

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THE ~ATIONAL ANTHEM

The following performers have been recommended to sing or play the

National Anthem Johhn Cash

Dimension Ethel Ennis Kate Smit

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1) Paul Keyes - He should not be behind the Platform as Chapin at one time suggested Instead he should probably be at niami Beach ~lriting quips that can be fed to various people during the Convention

2) Bill Tim1lons Vill have a plan of alternate programshyming press conferences and caucus teams

3) Timmons is having a problem with Ehrlichman and Rose regarding a list of spokesmen at the Platform but believes they can resolve the matter

4) Reagan should not be the introducer of the President because he is Temporary Chairman

5) Rockefeller will nominate the President and he is locked

6 Bob said that Ed Brooks should not be the Moderator as that ~vould be too obvious f but he should have a role in the panel of keynoters

7) Concerning Dick Lugar Bob mentioned that he should probably be included in the panel

8 Concerning Governor Evans there was general agreeshyment that he might be useful because he will read a script given to him

9) Bob noted that Bush cannot be used Neither can Red Blount per Haldeman and Bob jabbed at Tinul10ns for making such a stupid suggestion

10) ilien TirrlTlons mentioned that there were very fe-l ethnics and lOncn Bob sug sted that Timmons middotork directly middoti th Balzano and Franklin to get this worked out

11) Concerning the Heritage Gala on Sunday night Bob sugges ted that Irs Nixon attend while the girls do the regular Gala

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TilE WIIITE Hot SE

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN (j FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terrrlS of some of the feel of our present program since he

has no idea as t~~h~~~c2JS9~~-t~~ng isJrPanned li) i ~ ~~ $~ e - 4

L- cttilt-s ~V totJ Also attached is a copyor-the rbEfmorandum which Safire sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Satire this morning in order to discuss Safires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice President s nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

T UESDA Y NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times we- should be able t9get the Vice President on the air~~~1l00 or~115_pJl1~ EDT The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech J

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4 Presidents acceptance speech

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1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the COZ~~~nltw~n~~( to get adl~~t~~~~ the comers

3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

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4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that he s talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~o~(~poundence maybe on two different days in Miami ~ llif bull

6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

~ t can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly gt1 T

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

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TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

- governor who paid no state taxes I lt_~ yv~Jgt

7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

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II V 10 When Dvright said that II-We have to vork Goldwater in sOITlewhere II

he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

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I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

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WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

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5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

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1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

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TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

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governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

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8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

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14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

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17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

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I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

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Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

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gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

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1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

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~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

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Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

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)(Jurpc r (I1 like

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Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

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I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

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A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

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lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

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A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

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1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

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Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

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6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

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--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

H FCOMMEND APPHOVAL

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THE ~ATIONAL ANTHEM

The following performers have been recommended to sing or play the

National Anthem Johhn Cash

Dimension Ethel Ennis Kate Smit

These names have been give to Bart

We would prefer Van Cliburn for the

for the fifth session

RECOMMENDATIONS

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1) Paul Keyes - He should not be behind the Platform as Chapin at one time suggested Instead he should probably be at niami Beach ~lriting quips that can be fed to various people during the Convention

2) Bill Tim1lons Vill have a plan of alternate programshyming press conferences and caucus teams

3) Timmons is having a problem with Ehrlichman and Rose regarding a list of spokesmen at the Platform but believes they can resolve the matter

4) Reagan should not be the introducer of the President because he is Temporary Chairman

5) Rockefeller will nominate the President and he is locked

6 Bob said that Ed Brooks should not be the Moderator as that ~vould be too obvious f but he should have a role in the panel of keynoters

7) Concerning Dick Lugar Bob mentioned that he should probably be included in the panel

8 Concerning Governor Evans there was general agreeshyment that he might be useful because he will read a script given to him

9) Bob noted that Bush cannot be used Neither can Red Blount per Haldeman and Bob jabbed at Tinul10ns for making such a stupid suggestion

10) ilien TirrlTlons mentioned that there were very fe-l ethnics and lOncn Bob sug sted that Timmons middotork directly middoti th Balzano and Franklin to get this worked out

11) Concerning the Heritage Gala on Sunday night Bob sugges ted that Irs Nixon attend while the girls do the regular Gala

~IE~IOgI)~1

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July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN (j FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terrrlS of some of the feel of our present program since he

has no idea as t~~h~~~c2JS9~~-t~~ng isJrPanned li) i ~ ~~ $~ e - 4

L- cttilt-s ~V totJ Also attached is a copyor-the rbEfmorandum which Safire sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Satire this morning in order to discuss Safires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice President s nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

T UESDA Y NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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TUESDAY NIGHT (Cont d)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller bull

4 Seconding Speeches

5 Demonstration as the President goes over the

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6 Cuta wa y to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopterbull He would state his pleasure at being renominated state (I~ that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~~~middot~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times we- should be able t9get the Vice President on the air~~~1l00 or~115_pJl1~ EDT The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech J

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1 The Opening ()

2 Film - - Nixon the Man If I

3 Introduction of the Pres ident (It has been suggested that perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note We would hope that this se s sion would not begin until around 900 p m with the President s speech coming around 945 p m

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCALI AND CHAPIN

1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the COZ~~~nltw~n~~( to get adl~~t~~~~ the comers

3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

-gt(-I(p~-~ - ~ ~w__- bull -~ pound ~- 4t- t~-__-~~0lt_~~-

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that he s talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~o~(~poundence maybe on two different days in Miami ~ llif bull

6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

~ t can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly gt1 T

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

- shy

4

8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program ~ J1

cc Dick Moore fiP Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

-------PEHSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAl

TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

- governor who paid no state taxes I lt_~ yv~Jgt

7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

Y I j

II V 10 When Dvright said that II-We have to vork Goldwater in sOITlewhere II

he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

-3

14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

-4shy

I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

middot

ME 10 RA Ol 11

TilE WHITE HOlSE

WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

r

2

TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

4

5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

( 3

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

Ill t

middot~Vlll ~ I~ ( -V bull

Vi Ie

4

8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

L

PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

-~

governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

i

-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

- 3shy

14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

-----------------------------~----

-4shy

New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

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nOM H It HALDEMAN

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

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2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

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(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

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Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

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shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

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As above None

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lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

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Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

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1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

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( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

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National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

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With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

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June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

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Miscellaneous

1) Paul Keyes - He should not be behind the Platform as Chapin at one time suggested Instead he should probably be at niami Beach ~lriting quips that can be fed to various people during the Convention

2) Bill Tim1lons Vill have a plan of alternate programshyming press conferences and caucus teams

3) Timmons is having a problem with Ehrlichman and Rose regarding a list of spokesmen at the Platform but believes they can resolve the matter

4) Reagan should not be the introducer of the President because he is Temporary Chairman

5) Rockefeller will nominate the President and he is locked

6 Bob said that Ed Brooks should not be the Moderator as that ~vould be too obvious f but he should have a role in the panel of keynoters

7) Concerning Dick Lugar Bob mentioned that he should probably be included in the panel

8 Concerning Governor Evans there was general agreeshyment that he might be useful because he will read a script given to him

9) Bob noted that Bush cannot be used Neither can Red Blount per Haldeman and Bob jabbed at Tinul10ns for making such a stupid suggestion

10) ilien TirrlTlons mentioned that there were very fe-l ethnics and lOncn Bob sug sted that Timmons middotork directly middoti th Balzano and Franklin to get this worked out

11) Concerning the Heritage Gala on Sunday night Bob sugges ted that Irs Nixon attend while the girls do the regular Gala

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TilE WIIITE Hot SE

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN (j FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terrrlS of some of the feel of our present program since he

has no idea as t~~h~~~c2JS9~~-t~~ng isJrPanned li) i ~ ~~ $~ e - 4

L- cttilt-s ~V totJ Also attached is a copyor-the rbEfmorandum which Safire sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Satire this morning in order to discuss Safires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice President s nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

T UESDA Y NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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bullbull

2

TUESDAY NIGHT (Cont d)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller bull

4 Seconding Speeches

5 Demonstration as the President goes over the

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6 Cuta wa y to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopterbull He would state his pleasure at being renominated state (I~ that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~~~middot~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times we- should be able t9get the Vice President on the air~~~1l00 or~115_pJl1~ EDT The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech J

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WEDNESDA Y EVENING I ~ F

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1 The Opening ()

2 Film - - Nixon the Man If I

3 Introduction of the Pres ident (It has been suggested that perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note We would hope that this se s sion would not begin until around 900 p m with the President s speech coming around 945 p m

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCALI AND CHAPIN

1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the COZ~~~nltw~n~~( to get adl~~t~~~~ the comers

3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

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4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that he s talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~o~(~poundence maybe on two different days in Miami ~ llif bull

6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

~ t can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly gt1 T

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program ~ J1

cc Dick Moore fiP Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

-------PEHSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAl

TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

- governor who paid no state taxes I lt_~ yv~Jgt

7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

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II V 10 When Dvright said that II-We have to vork Goldwater in sOITlewhere II

he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

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I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

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WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

r

2

TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

4

5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

( 3

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

Ill t

middot~Vlll ~ I~ ( -V bull

Vi Ie

4

8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

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PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

-~

governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

i

-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

- 3shy

14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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-4shy

New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

RE

The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

~ ~

1

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t1lt

As needed in linu ~lth the tSt~~ ~-~~lt

above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

gt ~ f

LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

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4 - lt~r )

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l

As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

shy

f

~Jfjgto ~

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

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I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

~ t I

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(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

( A4r( u shy

jo

c1L- fA--lt7 )CA_o(1~ fL lt - bull -1 A~-

As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

Other

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shyJune 23 1972

11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

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If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

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July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN (j FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terrrlS of some of the feel of our present program since he

has no idea as t~~h~~~c2JS9~~-t~~ng isJrPanned li) i ~ ~~ $~ e - 4

L- cttilt-s ~V totJ Also attached is a copyor-the rbEfmorandum which Safire sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Satire this morning in order to discuss Safires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice President s nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

T UESDA Y NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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TUESDAY NIGHT (Cont d)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller bull

4 Seconding Speeches

5 Demonstration as the President goes over the

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6 Cuta wa y to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopterbull He would state his pleasure at being renominated state (I~ that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~~~middot~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times we- should be able t9get the Vice President on the air~~~1l00 or~115_pJl1~ EDT The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech J

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WEDNESDA Y EVENING I ~ F

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1 The Opening ()

2 Film - - Nixon the Man If I

3 Introduction of the Pres ident (It has been suggested that perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note We would hope that this se s sion would not begin until around 900 p m with the President s speech coming around 945 p m

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCALI AND CHAPIN

1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the COZ~~~nltw~n~~( to get adl~~t~~~~ the comers

3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

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4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that he s talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~o~(~poundence maybe on two different days in Miami ~ llif bull

6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

~ t can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly gt1 T

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program ~ J1

cc Dick Moore fiP Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

-------PEHSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAl

TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

- governor who paid no state taxes I lt_~ yv~Jgt

7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

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II V 10 When Dvright said that II-We have to vork Goldwater in sOITlewhere II

he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

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I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

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WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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2

TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

4

5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

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PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

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governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

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8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

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14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

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II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

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Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

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VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

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is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

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(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

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6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

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I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

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shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

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lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

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Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

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1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

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Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

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National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

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June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

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TUESDAY NIGHT (Cont d)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller bull

4 Seconding Speeches

5 Demonstration as the President goes over the

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6 Cuta wa y to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopterbull He would state his pleasure at being renominated state (I~ that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~~~middot~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut back our demonstration times we- should be able t9get the Vice President on the air~~~1l00 or~115_pJl1~ EDT The one element which has been moved out of the evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which we will put the evening of the acceptance speech J

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WEDNESDA Y EVENING I ~ F

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Main Elements

1 The Opening ()

2 Film - - Nixon the Man If I

3 Introduction of the Pres ident (It has been suggested that perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note We would hope that this se s sion would not begin until around 900 p m with the President s speech coming around 945 p m

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCALI AND CHAPIN

1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the COZ~~~nltw~n~~( to get adl~~t~~~~ the comers

3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

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4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that he s talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~o~(~poundence maybe on two different days in Miami ~ llif bull

6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

~ t can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly gt1 T

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program ~ J1

cc Dick Moore fiP Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

-------PEHSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAl

TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

- governor who paid no state taxes I lt_~ yv~Jgt

7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

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II V 10 When Dvright said that II-We have to vork Goldwater in sOITlewhere II

he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

-4shy

I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

middot

ME 10 RA Ol 11

TilE WHITE HOlSE

WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

r

2

TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

4

5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

( 3

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

Ill t

middot~Vlll ~ I~ ( -V bull

Vi Ie

4

8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

L

PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

-~

governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

i

-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

- 3shy

14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

-----------------------------~----

-4shy

New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

RE

The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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ACTION

SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

~ ~

1

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t1lt

As needed in linu ~lth the tSt~~ ~-~~lt

above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

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LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

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As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

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f

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

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I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

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(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

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A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

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June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

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MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

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May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCALI AND CHAPIN

1 A nne A rmstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat It would be good having a woman open the Convention

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the COZ~~~nltw~n~~( to get adl~~t~~~~ the comers

3 Reagan is still extremely popular even though he may be weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he s going to be the Tempora Chairman he should not be the Presidential introduce~

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4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that he s talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~o~(~poundence maybe on two different days in Miami ~ llif bull

6 There is some concern over using the young irl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican Right now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and if w~

~ t can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly gt1 T

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that hes wrong and does not represent our constituency It is It that would be misinterpreted by some of our constituency They feel he should not do the National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is My Countryll or lIMy Country Tis of Thee ll that it would be fine We may try to work him in the program that way The other suggestion was to use him as a seconder

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program ~ J1

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-------PEHSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAl

TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

- governor who paid no state taxes I lt_~ yv~Jgt

7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

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II V 10 When Dvright said that II-We have to vork Goldwater in sOITlewhere II

he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

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I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

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WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

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5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

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1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

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TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

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governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

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8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

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14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

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17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

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MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

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SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

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II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

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REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

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S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

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A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

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Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

~ t I

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Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

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6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

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jo

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As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

H FCOMMEND APPHOVAL

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program ~ J1

cc Dick Moore fiP Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

-------PEHSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAl

TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

- governor who paid no state taxes I lt_~ yv~Jgt

7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

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II V 10 When Dvright said that II-We have to vork Goldwater in sOITlewhere II

he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

-4shy

I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

middot

ME 10 RA Ol 11

TilE WHITE HOlSE

WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

r

2

TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

4

5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

( 3

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

Ill t

middot~Vlll ~ I~ ( -V bull

Vi Ie

4

8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

L

PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

-~

governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

i

-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

- 3shy

14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

-----------------------------~----

-4shy

New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

RE

The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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ACTION

SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

~ ~

1

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t1lt

As needed in linu ~lth the tSt~~ ~-~~lt

above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

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LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

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As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

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f

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

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I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

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(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

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MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

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MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

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May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

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-------PEHSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAl

TO DVlight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Irnpact

1 At the discussion of the convention program with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehen1ent objection to an opening impression fronl which the President will have to struggle to escape I have since thoroughly reviewed every aspect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my SUlTlmary judgelucnt

2 This is not Nixons convention it is GoldVater s This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 - - it is 164 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It makes the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoroa and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Hoof

4 The lv1cGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a vornan - -)Ann Armstrong is not a ~ ~

loman she is fat cat Texas kine ranch i 1~~-~~~Yfgt v ~if~middot~rmiddot ~-middottc~ 6 The doninate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 011 state even a 8t Pat Brown this year In the year when corge VaUace nacle tax reforlu an issue vith as H1uch sex app021 as busing Honalc1 Hcagan cornesthrough still as the lTlillionaire

- governor who paid no state taxes I lt_~ yv~Jgt

7 Heagan will over shadow the only hlack face in the opening line -up Ed B1oo1(e - - who is scarcely a hero to blacks nd s been often as maverick as Javits

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

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II V 10 When Dvright said that II-We have to vork Goldwater in sOITlewhere II

he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

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I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

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WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

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5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

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PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

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governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

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8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

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14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

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17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

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MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

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MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

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I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

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We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

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Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

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VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

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amphould be upbuc and bright_

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22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

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shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

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As above None

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lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

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Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

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Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

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2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

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(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

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Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

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FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

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(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

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National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

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June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

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8 In the year where there is a chance that tbe President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the leey cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is ScnTIITlY Del_vis Jr - - who will be relnenibercd throughout the South as a black who n1arried a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National AnthelTI Why not Sinatra whoITl s0l11ebody wanted to take to Moscow ct-rYt~c-~middot

J 9 In a year wben with the help of the Jewish vote af1d the split in

labor you n1ight crack Chicago and Los Angeles and MialTIi and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And labor is as I

speechless here as in McGovern 1 s ~ 1iltifmiddot1~tjshov1_~~0 r lt - f 1 traquo

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II V 10 When Dvright said that II-We have to vork Goldwater in sOITlewhere II

he neednlt worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true tbat you have a touch of class in JiITlmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John IV-ayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut fron1 the opening shot of this nlOmnnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jimnly Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carsvell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 as Huniphrcy vas vinning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and smell of this Nion conventjon of 172 is frighteningly reITlinifcent of the euphoria that beat Torn Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 48 and watched in horr9r an audience walk out on bis speech and next day on NBC I said IILast night Ton1 Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitiviiy of this spectacle is frighteningly rcrniniscent of t118 in~wlated arrogance of t11e Taft gang which ve attacked in the Mac1i oon Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young TCXaJ1S I brought to that rally Taft was routed the Jay tbe McGovern gang took Hun1phrey and Wallace and Muskie and JacJbon and MenlY and Daley The sanie tide is rising agel in But for the Dcnlocrats

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

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I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

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TilE WHITE HOlSE

WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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2

TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

4

5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

( 3

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

Ill t

middot~Vlll ~ I~ ( -V bull

Vi Ie

4

8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

L

PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

-~

governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

i

-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

- 3shy

14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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-4shy

New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

RE

The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

~ ~

1

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~ shy )

t1lt

As needed in linu ~lth the tSt~~ ~-~~lt

above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

gt ~ f

LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

~ _ gtII I- ~

-

4 - lt~r )

I r1shy

l

As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

shy

f

~Jfjgto ~

r~_ I -lr ~~

TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

) r ~ __ 1 l ~ l

I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

~ t I

~

(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

( A4r( u shy

jo

c1L- fA--lt7 )CA_o(1~ fL lt - bull -1 A~-

As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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THE IITTE lIOl SE

June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

Other

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shyJune 23 1972

11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

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14 No I knmv why that battle cry for the 72 canipaign cantC from -shyIlNixon now lTIOrC th~tn eveIll is l1in your hetrt you know he l s right plus 8 and spel] cd bac1cvards but not in Hebrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only threc pass receivcrs Maniie and Pat and tbe Pre sident - - and nothi but ho] es in his pochcts to give hini protection LUltil he can get rid of the ball

16 esident ac e speech better be better than olnl s Gettysburg s s - - and it l be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartlett l s and give hini a headline for the canipaign equal to III 1 t 11middotmiddotA- If Ai~nevcr S 100 ) ar1s -~_____ ~~

17 And you better figure out a way fa st to ~ Kissier and(~()nnagy~ into the Convention line-up and get Agnev into black-face to play Jimluy Brown

18 Also Itthe only man vho can beat is Niont - - nov he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the PcJdng trip I vrote across the bundle of dUnes Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anyihing but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the He Dilmcr I tried to niake two points IINot since Disraeli s any imrnigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Ricb2_rd Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis r In Anierica no politicaJ party can becOlne or de serve s to become a ority party uniil rninoritj e B feel at horne within it f This Nixon convention as outlined even to A Bunker is pure early California YASP Hight raclc

21 In terniS of show hiz there isn1t a belly laugh or a roar not even a ehuclle or a knuc]dc in the vho1e lineup - no sex only X In telJTIs of dranla no 8uspcnse no gut CHlOtion ex Ivlnnie 110 encore In te1n18 of news no 110ad1ines In tenns of hi~tory it is as sharply foeu sed and significant and clcciri cas Dave Mahoneyl s pJans for the Bi centennial

-4shy

I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

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TilE WHITE HOlSE

WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

4

5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

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PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

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governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

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8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

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14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

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MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

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MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

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I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

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Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

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VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

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108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

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4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

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22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

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Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

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)(Jurpc r (I1 like

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Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

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I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

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A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

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1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

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4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

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K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

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TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

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3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

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A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

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MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

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MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

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May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

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Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

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I-fad a good lTlceting vith three key guys on Agnews SUHuncrs Dalngaarcl and Goodca Based on working vith theln by phone on the Zionist and Heritage rs they seerned genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or 5U cious at my office To sit with thexn rorn brne to tiJne for sug stions review and preview They accept even tbOllgh Connally is my Iri end I an1 not his man A s I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to aU of you fron1 now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going to need a very good fullback to score on the gm lmd the lTIudcly grouml until his instincts and scar s him it is safe to put the ball in the air

Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election ve will try to set up a ct prototype canpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnev will have rnore candle power tlian any rnovie star second only to the President if the esident comes into the cHmax My gut instinct and scars tell Inc that this weird campaign will be won in Hanoi Vall Street and oHwr chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania Avenue

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WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

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5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

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TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

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governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

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8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

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14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

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MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

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II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

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Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

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to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

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Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

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HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

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Republican Kational Convention

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( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

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FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

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3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

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A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

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June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

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T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

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WASIIINCTON

July 20 1972 1240 p m

MEMORANDUM FOR H R HALDEMAN ()~

FROM DWIGHT L CHAP~

SUBJECT Convention

Attached to this memorandum you will find two memos One is a critique of our present Convention program by Tex McCrary It is felt that Tex is overly critical of the Convention plan and in particular overreacting to Reagan and Anne Armstrong It is attached just so you will be aware of his thinking Undoubtedly he is right in terms of some of the feel of our present program since he has no idea as t~1at altena~pr2g2Rnlln~anned

Also attached is a c~rf~a~which Safire ~ sent you today It plays off the conversation he had with Howard K Smith The main point here being that the Presidents and Vice Presidents acceptance speeches should be on different nights

Dick Moore and I met with Garment Scali and Safire this morning in order to discuss Satires recommendation that the President and Vice President speak on separate nights After considerable discussion I think we are all in unanimous consent that we should put the Vice Presidents nomination and acceptance speech on the second evening

We would recommend the following alterations in the program

TUESDAY NIGHT

Main Elements

1 Opening of Convention

2 Possible series of Democratic speakers urging other Democrats to support the President

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2

TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

4

5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

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PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

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governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

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8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

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14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

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I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

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REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

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S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

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A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

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cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

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Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

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Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

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6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

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As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

I (If absence JI ji I tmiddot 1 lilll flgt i t 1

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

H FCOMMEND APPHOVAL

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TUESDAY NIGHT (Contd)

3 Nomination of the President by Rockefeller

4

5 Demonstration as the President goes

6 Cutaway to President departing White House and brief interview on the South Grounds as he boards helicopter He would state his pleasure at being renominated stat~4 l that he is looking forward to addressing the Convention~ delegates the next evening

7 The Vice Presidents nomination

8 A cceptance speech by the Vice Pres ident

Note This will make a long evening If we roll along and cut ~)

back our demonstration time s t--~~e_-~ple~e~~ -v the Vice President on the a~t 1190 oEl~ EDT ~ The one element which has been moved out of the ~- j evening activities is the film on Nixon the Man which f) ~r we will put the evening of the acceptance speech ~ ~I

WEDNESDA Y EVENING 1 JD

Main Elements

1 The Opening

2 Film -- Nixon the Man ~ 3 Introduction of the President It has been suggested that -r(fJV~

perhaps we use a nonpolitical figure Were trying to I ~ ( determine who that could be )

4 Presidents acceptance speech

Note

( 3

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

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PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

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governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

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8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

- 3shy

14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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-4shy

New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

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II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

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Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

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VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

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gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

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1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

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2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

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j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

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)(Jurpc r (I1 like

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Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

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I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

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A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

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lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

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A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

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1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

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Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

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6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

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June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MOORE SAFIRE SCA LI AND CHA PIN

1 Anne Armstrong would not be interpreted as a Texas fat cat rj(t~ It would be good having a woman open the Convention 1

more 2 We should findof our new and more upcoming types to work

on the Conveqtionwe ne7d to get a list of the comers

~~fL~~3 Reagan is still e~tr~mely popular even thpugh he may be

weak in California He has not appeared on national television in a long time and can be very powerful at our Convention but he should not be overused If he l s going to be the Temporary - Cha irman Je should pot be tr~Yre sential intr~poundE o~

4 Scali informed us that he has intelligence from the network people that hes talked to that theyre taking some of their better reporters and putting them on the demonstration activities for the Republican Convention He says they expect there will be more trouble and want to cover it with their better people

5 We should have a Democrats for Nixon n~)s ~0nfj)nce maybe on two different days in Miami ~1f

6 There is some concern over using the young girl from South Carolina as one of the three main keynote speakers It is felt that we should do a survey of State Legislature ) women around the country to find the most articulate woman spokesmen we can find who is a Republican bull Right l b now we have a Governor a Senator a Mayor and 1f w~ u _ can get a State Legislator type it would fit perfectly i)~VA~

7 There is some concern over Sammy Davis Jr Garment and Moore feel that he t s wrong and does not represent our constituency It is felt that he would be misinterpreted by f some of our constituency They feel he should not do the~ t~~ National Anthem but that if he did one song like This is ( My Countrytl or My Country Tis of Theel that it would be lr fine We may try to work him in the program that way I The other suggestion was to use h~~~~~~~ J

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

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PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

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governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

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8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

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14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

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I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

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Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

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VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

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fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

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108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

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1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

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2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

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Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

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Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

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-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

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A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

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Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

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Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

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6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

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June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

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-2shy

Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

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8 No one can be found thats for having Kate Smith in the program We have dropped that idea unless you want to dictate that she should be in the program l

IPcc Dick Moore Bill Timmons Bill Carruthers

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PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

-~

governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

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-2shy

8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

- 3shy

14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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-4shy

New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

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Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

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lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

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2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

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(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

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)(Jurpc r (I1 like

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I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

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S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

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lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

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A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

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Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

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Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

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6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

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As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

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PERSONJL AND CONFIDENTIAL

TO Dvight Chapin Dick Moore

FROM Tex McCrary

SUBJECT Convention Impact

1 At the discnssion of the convention prograln with both of you during vhich I voiced the vehernent objection to an opening impression from which the sident will have to struggle to escape I have since thoro-llthly revieved every a spect and accent and focal point every headline picture and caption that might come out of it and this is my sUlumary judgelnent

2 This is not Nixons convention it is Goldwaters This is not the Spirit of 76 or even 72 -- it is 64 and 48 It is the convention that produced the LBJ landslide and Trumans upset of Tom Dewey

3 It make s the McGovern convention by comparison look like Oklahoma and South Pacific and My Fair Lady and Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roopound

4 The McGovern convention made rising stars the Nixon convention uses faded stars

5 You vote that you open with a won1a~ ~ )Ann Arrnstrong is not a woman she is fat cat Texas king ranch W~

~ 6 The dominate name that hits the eye and ear first is Ronald Reagan

who could not carry his 0111 state even against Pat Brow11 this year In the year when George Vallace Inade tax reform an issue with as much sex appeal as busing Ronald Reagan conlcs--through still as the millionaire

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governor who paid no state taxes ~7 7 Reagan will overshadow the only black face in the opening line up

Ed Brooke - who is scarcely a hero to blacks and has been often as

mavcric] as Javits NO ~

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8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

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14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

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MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

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MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

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II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

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Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

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VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

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fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

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22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

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Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

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Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

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I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

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A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

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shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

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As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

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1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

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Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

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National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

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June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

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8 In the year where there is a chance that the President can crack the critical Jewish vote in the key cities the only Jew prominent in the line-up of your convention is Salnmy Davis Jr - - who will be remembered throughout the South as a black who married a white girl and then disshycarded her And you have him singing the National Antheln Why not Sinatra whom somebody wanted to take to Moscow ~

9 In a year when with the help of the Jewish vote afJd the split in labor you might crack Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami and New York City the only voice of the cities is lost behind Reagan and Brooke in the key-note quartet - - Mayor Luger of Indianapolis And lab~

speechless here as in McGoverns show ~eR~ r _ _ 10 When Dwight said that IVe have Qwork Goldwater in somewhere II

he needn1t worry - - Barry is already everywhere the spirit of 164

11 It is true that you have a touch of class in Jimmy Stewart and even Clint Eastwood and Johnny Cash and nostalgia in John Wayne and even Pat Boone and both class and nostalgia in Mamie Eisenhower -shybut frOln the opening shot of this monUlnental bore I keep expecting to see Bob Doe or Ronald Reagan introduce Jilnmy Hoffa and Harold Janine and Carswell and Haynsworth and Martha Mitchell and Hedda Hopper and all the other grinning ghosts working to help McGovern win in the closing week of 172 a s Humphrey wa s winning at the finish in 168

12 The feel and Slnell of this NLxon convention of 172 is frighteningly reminiscent of the euphoria that beat Tom Dewey - - I stayed for Deweyl s closing Madison Square Garden rally in 148 and watched in horror an audience walk out on his speech and next day on NBC I said Last night Tom Dewey lost the elction II

13 The insensitivity of this spectacle is frighteningly reminiscent of the insolated arrogance of the Taft gang which we attacked in the Madison Square Garden rally for Eisenhower in the winter of 152 And in Chicago starting with the young Texans I brought to that rally Taft was routed the vay the McGovern gang took HUlnphrey and IVallace and Muskie and Jackson and Meany and Daley The saIne tide is rising again But for the Democrats

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14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

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II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

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Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

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VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

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fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

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101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

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(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

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Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

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Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

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I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

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shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

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shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

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Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

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4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

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6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

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June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

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14 Now I know why that battle cry for the 72 campaign carne from shyNixon now 1nore than ever l is in your heart you know hes right plus 8 and spelled backwards but not in Hehrew

15 Johnny Unitas in this line-up has only three pass receivers Mantic and Pat and the President -- and nothing but holes in his pockets to give him protection until he can get rid of the ball

16 The President acceptance speech better be better than Lincoln l s Gettysburg Address -- and it better be full of quotes that will finally get him into Bartletts and give him a headline for the canlpaign equal to

I never shoot bla(b ~

17 And you better figure out a way fast to ~e__anslcgnjli--~ into the Convention line-up and get Agne-v into black-face to play Jitnlny Brown

18 Also the only man who can beat Nixon is Nbon -- now he can add the architects of this convention to that list of one

19 After the Peking trip I wrote across the bundle of headlines Look Out for Loose Boards In this convention structure it is hard to find anything but loose boards

20 In introducing Agnew at the Heritage Dhmer I tried to make two points Not since Disraeli has any irnmigrant Jew been brought to such biblical power by any great power as Richard Nixon has given to Dr Henry Kis singer Tn America no political party can becOlne or de serve s to become a rnajority party until nlinoritie s feel at horne within it 11 This Nixon convention as outlined even to Archie Bunker is pure early California WASP Hight parade

21 In terms of show biz there isnt a belly laugh or a roar not even a chuckle or a knuckle in the whole lineup - no sex only X In terms of dralna no suspense no gut emotion except lv1amie no encore In terms of news no headlines In terlns of history it is as sharply focused and significant and electric as Dave Mahoneys plans for the Bicentennial

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New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

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II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

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Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

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VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

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Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

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1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

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2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

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Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

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Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

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A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

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A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

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Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

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4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

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National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

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June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

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New Snbiect Had a good rneeting vith three key guys on Agnews staff Summers Damgaard and Goodearle Based on working with them by phone on the Zionist and Heritage Dinners they seemed genuinely hospitable not at all resentful or suspicious at my office To sit with them frorn tilne to tilYle for suggestions review and preview They accept even though Connally is lYly friend I am not his nlall As I have suggested to Dick perhaps the best way I can be helpful to all of you fron~ now on is to be helpful as I can to Agnew -- I think your boss is going 10 need a very good fullback to score on the gro und the muddy groud until his instincts and sca 1s tell him it is safe to put the ball in the air

New subiect Around John Price and Queens which is Archie Bunker country and the key to the New York State election we vi11 try to set up a perfect prototype carnpaign for any strategic urban area In that territory Agnew will have more candle power than any movie star second only to the President if the President COlYles into the clilYlax My gut instinct and scars tell Ine that this weird calYlpaign will be won in Hanoi Wall Street and other chancey places like Queens - - not on Pennsylvania A venue

July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

RE

The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

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II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

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Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

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108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

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TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

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A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

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A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

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1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

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Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

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6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

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June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

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July 19 1972

MEMcRANDUM FOR CLARK MacGREGOR

THROUGH JEB MAGRUDER

FROM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ~ SUBJECT 72 Convention

BLACIlt DELEGATES While b al information is tchy early indications are that there are only six Black

Delegates and a few nore Alternates The contrast between DelTIOC ratic amp GOP conventions will be disastrous California and New York leaders have given up their seats for nlinorities and have beCOHle honorary dele s I

1pound other state Republican bigshots could follow the California and New York leads we nlight have a few lTIOre Blacks Is this sOlnething your political anTI can do

cc Fred LaRue

July 13 112

MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

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II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

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Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

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TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

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S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

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A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

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None 4 Jf

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Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

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6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

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As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

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MEMOllANOUM FOR OW IOHT eRA PIN

nOM H It HALDEMAN

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The CODV8llUoa plampa ahoald iftelude epent 10 apeeche brief 8pMchee - Dy OemecatdIndpeadebl who wUl appeal by layenltatoa at bullbull CODY_tiOIl maaaemeat n Roald IDelude potIs1it1y Jolul CoaaaUy me ladependeata youth promiH 00n1llOf leutor etc who wlll make the poW tbampt they ha decided to euppolt Pl-esldeat Nlxot a tCUOIl because of the outshyetaadlq job he dou beeau at Ide trip to Chba ampad Rabullbullla bee 11 caaf take McGown etc

rus Oould taelvde the mutmom DUmMl at Democnts at 1t OM Cldcaao ad ollly bullbullbull Blade _me ltaUa ampad Poltsa one or two yoath blat 1t eboul4 aot 0 OI-wild OIl youtb It sbeNld be t1oD4t add ampuN 10 order to set Impact

w mi wampAt to conalde a p omlneat Democrat 10 a coadlq apeeeh

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SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

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VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

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t1lt

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above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

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(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

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LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

) r ~ __ 1 l ~ l

I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

~ t I

~

(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

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6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

( A4r( u shy

jo

c1L- fA--lt7 )CA_o(1~ fL lt - bull -1 A~-

As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

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11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

I (If absence JI ji I tmiddot 1 lilll flgt i t 1

i JO currflllly Inmiddotld 1 11]1 bull r il Ill 1 I 1)1 iII

Tl f IF n e - E I~ etC f) I Ill ill f

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

H FCOMMEND APPHOVAL

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ACTION

SENSITIVE July l 1972

MElvfORANDUlvl FOR CLARK tlacGREGOR

TI-JHOUGH JEB MAGnUDER

FROlv1

SUBJECT 172 Convention

PllJ~sJant to YOllr request ere follows several political dec is ions that VerC pCld ing before your appointnlent as Campa ign Director

PHESJDENT1S ~OlvlrmiddotJATIOl~

I recorT1nendea either 1 Non inatc elon Rockefeller

Second jrt Fletcher Se ond Jomano B2ne ulos Second Bill Brock

or

2 Nom inate 1 1son Rcc]creller Se ond Ten rninlllcB of seconding renlaTi-s

by fine D legates (40 seconds each) rom the Floor using ethnics aged young lt0-r)0n Blackfj Senators etc

John tritchcl klC)v of lthc ovion and asked me to check vith ]1 ClCV 110 favored rc econd ion and fe It we could () forJarc with Rocke Hcr bllt hold the seconding partic~ nls LHittl Zittel th Dcrnocratlc Convention Therefore I need 0 know

1 I-lI nockefcl1(~r been a~( to nomlnate by t1itchell i-lot vIle) ilr c()ntact tlr-l

2 c o ln rn Cld at i on u for

SI~NSlTImiddotV -2shy

II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

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1

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t1lt

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

gt ~ f

LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

~ _ gtII I- ~

-

4 - lt~r )

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l

As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

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f

~Jfjgto ~

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

) r ~ __ 1 l ~ l

I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

~ t I

~

(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

( A4r( u shy

jo

c1L- fA--lt7 )CA_o(1~ fL lt - bull -1 A~-

As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

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IEIO R fH 1

THE IITTE lIOl SE

June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

Other

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Ej()F DI 1

shyJune 23 1972

11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

I (If absence JI ji I tmiddot 1 lilll flgt i t 1

i JO currflllly Inmiddotld 1 11]1 bull r il Ill 1 I 1)1 iII

Tl f IF n e - E I~ etC f) I Ill ill f

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

H FCOMMEND APPHOVAL

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II PHESIDENTS LTHODUCTTON

I rccommenc1tmiddotd Prry Goldwater Tile President introshyclued] T3arry at the 164 COllvcntion and this mak(s a

nice hJln about Also Goldvater has been a 10ycll [lard chcugel

Cr pnpounders to let the Vice Presidcmtial candidate use hi acceptance speccfl 1S the infrodl1ctlon of the Pnfgt idpnL

I would like to appeal this for several reasons

1 It Yl1l1S the two acceptance speecbeH togetlHr and is too long to hold TV 311dienee

2 D s not give network as rnucb time for station breaks and cornrncrc tals E inee the introducer

would also [lave a floor dCrrlOJ1stration

3 Tile Vice P]cmiddotsidential candidate WOllld appcu to be polish the apple l

too mueh if he introduced the Pres iclenL

4 e ban no othEr good role for Barry Golchvatcl

III FJiYNOTEH

We hi-lve planned a different format for the 1lte this YEtr One Idoderator and HlJce partie 5 eacb taking a pad of delr C f fmiddot Ire c onll~n eldcd Ed Jj l (joke a S In e rator with Dick LI1[c1 r ~lwrrie She ley and George 13 h as participants

Bow(cr it Wi-fmiddot felt that Ed Brooke WOldd be bei-tJ as

ont of the participants but not the lead guy

S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

~ ~

1

I ~ t

~ J ( bull ~v ~

~ shy )

t1lt

As needed in linu ~lth the tSt~~ ~-~~lt

above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

~ ~I

41 ~

-

iZ ll S E i) 4 - June 22 1972 1972 R[PUBI1IC ll-r IO~L C01~V~NT MiaQi Bcac~ fJorida

HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

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shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

) r ~ __ 1 l ~ l

I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

~ t I

~

(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

( A4r( u shy

jo

c1L- fA--lt7 )CA_o(1~ fL lt - bull -1 A~-

As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

-----

IEIO R fH 1

THE IITTE lIOl SE

June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

Other

shy

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Ej()F DI 1

shyJune 23 1972

11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

I (If absence JI ji I tmiddot 1 lilll flgt i t 1

i JO currflllly Inmiddotld 1 11]1 bull r il Ill 1 I 1)1 iII

Tl f IF n e - E I~ etC f) I Ill ill f

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

H FCOMMEND APPHOVAL

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S lNJJJV F middotmiddot3shy

Ho volllci yon feel about Gov nor Ogilvie being keYl10ter

mocle~atol ith Lugar Sh y and Brooke as partie ts

vVe Nvuld hac a goYernor (lalo1 rnayor and sLate

replCP(1tatlve Al EO a Black Clnd a woman who is also young (22)

Yon rnay want to disCllSS this with Crev tbis week

IV THE VleF- PRESIDENT

I will avait signals on the sraLm of Vie President Agnew

Obvious 1y Ne w ill have to qra1e norn [nat ions sec and

acldre~c3es and introduction for Oll Tcep candidate Addi-

HonaUy bLlttOllS eS etc will bave to be ordered

Huwecr are they any ccticms to planning a reception in Agnew1s honor sponso by He-Elect lvliarni Host

Cornrnitte Icgaldlcss ow lh Vice Pres ident aiL i1 LLITns alIt a rece on wo b fitting I tbillk

If Agn(w ChOOECS not to ren again I OSSllrnc we sholllcl

build him ido tllC PI ram Ii Agnew decides to stay on

the ticket vhclt arc chane s of John Connally appearing

ll1 some good COf]vcntion rolc

Pleasr~ advise soonest

v TS

VVben OU dYe settkd in I req t two hOlHS of your tin1e

to give you ddailcd bric on Convention pJanniJJg logistics

staff bitdgeL operations ev ii conv(cnLion prograrn plaUorm tc

D E1 oc~n j T S

Not l1cccuil) concctcd with the convention but nevertheless exfTenw] i(clport~~ tie an ope) ion Iv1itcilclJ Ford Brock

and I ai( Lt rc1ecaki g lo (nco ilclectcc1 incurnbcnt

DC1]OTaL to p~lbli 11 101-1 P c idcnt after IJcGocr1

is rlonI]~(1 Tb~ hnllc Vt prIori y co sicleration now J(b C(~1 Ji j il_l il OJl 1 t 11

SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

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t1lt

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above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

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LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

~ _ gtII I- ~

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4 - lt~r )

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As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

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TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

) r ~ __ 1 l ~ l

I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

~ t I

~

(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

( A4r( u shy

jo

c1L- fA--lt7 )CA_o(1~ fL lt - bull -1 A~-

As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

-----

IEIO R fH 1

THE IITTE lIOl SE

June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

Other

shy

----

-----

Ej()F DI 1

shyJune 23 1972

11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

I (If absence JI ji I tmiddot 1 lilll flgt i t 1

i JO currflllly Inmiddotld 1 11]1 bull r il Ill 1 I 1)1 iII

Tl f IF n e - E I~ etC f) I Ill ill f

-2shy

Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

H FCOMMEND APPHOVAL

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SENSITIVE -4shy

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Also please ask Jeb to fill you in on details for the operations at the DNC Convention next week-end This operation will be publicized at some point and you will surely be asked to comment

rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

~ ~

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t1lt

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above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

gt ~ f

LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

~ _ gtII I- ~

-

4 - lt~r )

I r1shy

l

As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

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f

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r~_ I -lr ~~

TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

) r ~ __ 1 l ~ l

I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

~ t I

~

(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

( A4r( u shy

jo

c1L- fA--lt7 )CA_o(1~ fL lt - bull -1 A~-

As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

-----

IEIO R fH 1

THE IITTE lIOl SE

June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

Other

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----

-----

Ej()F DI 1

shyJune 23 1972

11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

I (If absence JI ji I tmiddot 1 lilll flgt i t 1

i JO currflllly Inmiddotld 1 11]1 bull r il Ill 1 I 1)1 iII

Tl f IF n e - E I~ etC f) I Ill ill f

-2shy

Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

H FCOMMEND APPHOVAL

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rrspoundn I - June 22 191 1912 hErtlIltlC1J HlttIo]~vtm~ =IH1aml lIcacl Florida ()Ill Jh~ PACE I bull (

fIDDAl AUGUst 21 1971 TlFSl SESSIOO nnME Philosophy - IJlat t~ Re)cblleltl IanV Stanc$ or

gt ~ SUfiJEC1 msl~ lERSoNAtrrm trotn-lmU ~ USo--lOO PK Delegates Uternata )oDe A$ aeede4 A light and slide aecOll9an1-

(30 mutes) and Guest Jsampelble bull tlent to the IIUsie ~ampic seect~1

amphould be upbuc and bright_

11e nuaic a-d visuals cease just r1or to the Cocvention bei~amp called to order by Bog Dole On the sereeu we project tn lAsipia of the

hpubllcal Na~onal ~vect1OD

100-101 PK Convention Calle Bob ])ole None M above Hone (1 ~ute) To~rder

101-102 PH Inti-ouct1011 of osect])ole bull ]o)e As above As neeGU (1 ln11te)

~~ bull 102-105 Introduction of tdt 6icld ~ ~lpial pe~SOlll- IitCh the nt1-oduct1on and A$ pedotlCd b (3 tdriutes) bull end PreUlltation of Croup lity fnt~tee$ Presentation of Colors we Gocp

Colors hy Speclal the Presc~taticn eati projaet an ezcitillS cisplay lersonallt) of Colors bull of the Aericot kg by using

diffe-amp pictures of Ae11shycan pCople vitb the nag

l05-1mf PH lttroductlon of elsona- As needed in line with1be Hone (3 1IIinutes) ledse of Allegisnce J ~_r- ~ ruce~ bull amphove - keep sitple

1 ~ p~rson liU t ~_ ~J -rt he iiltC of thl ~~ J ~ ~ _ J~ 1 ~tr-~7- ti3tcnalpi sh -~ ~~~~-JJA W= jP-- A L Schogtl ~r~9ry-~ - U ~1f y-- _ e -d I A LI 9f~~P-- ContesCto lead mLAmiddot l 114 ~~

lmiddot~ALJtLr _ ~~Conve41tioD dt-+~v--7r--~ - J fIIN P r - ~ the Ple~ge of 4 ~ - A CA~ Ar~ IV~ Aleampiame

108-1U PH IflJod~tiCtl of bull lt1 ea0 Sred1~~tyA$ cc(~e 11 line 1oitb the middotSt- Sgtttlcd (3 liAuteamp) lp~1vidual an4 illtroeuec5 11 ampX above - keep sllle Stln

lgtatloual kltbell Viell Carr- pcriocr I~olelI -7 1 Alt ampn j ~ rueconv~ntlOn ~ ~ ~ 4l~

bull bull the sintfng of tM d

one

laUOlal ~tIhe1l ~~

REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

~ ~

1

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~ J ( bull ~v ~

~ shy )

t1lt

As needed in linu ~lth the tSt~~ ~-~~lt

above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

~ ~I

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HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

gt ~ f

LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

~ _ gtII I- ~

-

4 - lt~r )

I r1shy

l

As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

shy

f

~Jfjgto ~

r~_ I -lr ~~

TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

) r ~ __ 1 l ~ l

I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

~ t I

~

(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

( A4r( u shy

jo

c1L- fA--lt7 )CA_o(1~ fL lt - bull -1 A~-

As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

-----

IEIO R fH 1

THE IITTE lIOl SE

June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

Other

shy

----

-----

Ej()F DI 1

shyJune 23 1972

11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

I (If absence JI ji I tmiddot 1 lilll flgt i t 1

i JO currflllly Inmiddotld 1 11]1 bull r il Ill 1 I 1)1 iII

Tl f IF n e - E I~ etC f) I Ill ill f

-2shy

Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

H FCOMMEND APPHOVAL

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REVISED 4 - Juna

TU1E

1 1230-100 PH (30 minutes)

-

2 100-101 PM (1 rju te~

~ 3 101-102 PH

(1 rlinute)

4 102-105 (3 rdnutes)

5 105-108 Pimiddotl (3 rrinu tes)

6 108-111 PN (J llinutcs)

22 1972 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmLL CONVEt~TIO~ Hiami Beach FJorido

HONDJY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

SUBJECT RgtJC SPEAKER PERSONALITIES

Delegates Alternates None As needed and Guest Assemble

Convention Called Bob Dole None To Order

Introuction of Bob Dole None

_--~-c H GJI -~) A j1 t bull

Introduction of Unit C~lt~~ Carr Spucial p2rsonashyand Presentation of Group- Ii ty introduces Colors by Special

j the Prcse~tation

Persona1ity of Colors

~~i- bull

Introduction of None Spicf~11i P ~ rr)an1shyPledze of Allegiance li~ j l~luccs

)(Jurpc r (I1 like

I ~ v the vjnrer of the l

I ational -)

Iv Schc01 Or) OlY ~~ Con t2st t) lC[ld

the Convcition ~

in the Pledge of

- AllcijL1l1c2~

J

I-ltrocluction of Vicki Carr 5pcc11 iIcnality10

Individual and iI-lt rO(~ tlel i p l~ 1

Nttional Anthem Vicki Carr per [0 LllCr 10 leads tile Convention in the slngi~g of the National Anthem

~ I1 -- ~j ti ~kY - 1 I PC

I t~ ( ~ I

S[rCS clt

-~middotrEDLt middotrus IC

A light and slide acco~anishyment to the music ~~t S ic SC Jcc tt2C

shou ~d Lc upbcat anc b~irimiddot~t

The music and vlsu-ls ccsc jut prin to the Convention being celled to order by 30b Da~c On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican National Convention

As above None

As above As lmiddotLe~ded

lJith the IntroJuclion Dl1ci As pcrfariclt1

Prcscntntion of Colers 0 Grep can proj0ct an exeit displ1Y of the Acrictl1 F using diff0r0nt pictures of A~~rishycan pcoplQ with tha

As 1(cdcd in lil~( middoti til tre middot~Cli~

ab ovc -- keep 0i r-l) Ie

~ ~

1

I ~ t

~ J ( bull ~v ~

~ shy )

t1lt

As needed in linu ~lth the tSt~~ ~-~~lt

above -- keep 1e n l 1L I tI

~ ~I

41 ~

-

iZ ll S E i) 4 - June 22 1972 1972 R[PUBI1IC ll-r IO~L C01~V~NT MiaQi Bcac~ fJorida

HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

gt ~ f

LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

~ _ gtII I- ~

-

4 - lt~r )

I r1shy

l

As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

shy

f

~Jfjgto ~

r~_ I -lr ~~

TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

) r ~ __ 1 l ~ l

I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

~ t I

~

(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

( A4r( u shy

jo

c1L- fA--lt7 )CA_o(1~ fL lt - bull -1 A~-

As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

-----

IEIO R fH 1

THE IITTE lIOl SE

June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

Other

shy

----

-----

Ej()F DI 1

shyJune 23 1972

11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

I (If absence JI ji I tmiddot 1 lilll flgt i t 1

i JO currflllly Inmiddotld 1 11]1 bull r il Ill 1 I 1)1 iII

Tl f IF n e - E I~ etC f) I Ill ill f

-2shy

Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

H FCOMMEND APPHOVAL

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I

1 ~

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iZ ll S E i) 4 - June 22 1972 1972 R[PUBI1IC ll-r IO~L C01~V~NT MiaQi Bcac~ fJorida

HONDAY AUGUST 21 1972 FIRST SESSION

RNC SPEA(ER IEScc

Tone As needed

~Bob Dole done

Bob Dole None

__ --C HEJ( ) AJU

(_2~lt-f Carr _ Special pcrsonashyGroup - --- Ii ty in t roduces

- ~ I lt ~ t t -~(

~ ~j bull ~ l -1

1

gt ~ f

LLT I - ~-~DIt ~r-sc

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1uslc sc2cctc

shOj J Cl~ tFbeat nn( b

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to t~c

Convention called to order by Bob Dole On the screen vc project the 1rs1 of t1C

Republican Kational Convention

As above O1C

As above As nct2Ged

Jith the Introduction and ~ pccforrrlG by Presentation of Colors we Groep can project an ~xcitlng display of the Aleric[iL ty using diff0~2nt pictures of A~~rishy

can people with the Fla~

As needed in line with the Noue above -- kccp siplc

l

cmiddot - ~~r~ ~ ~ ltbullA

~ _ gtII I- ~

-

4 - lt~r )

I r1shy

l

As needed in 1~lC with the 1S t (~ r - 1c d above -- keep B- r

shy

f

~Jfjgto ~

r~_ I -lr ~~

TIf SUBJECT

1 1230-100 PH Dcleeatcs Alternates (30 minu tes)

2 100-101 pa (1 rrj5utc)

j 3 101-102 PM

(1 ninute)

4 102-105 (3 minutes)

5 105-103 PH (3 minutes)

6 108-111 PM (3 minutes)

and Guest Assemble

Convention Called To Order

~ Introuction of

Introduction of Unit and Presentation of Colors by Special

Personality

Introduction of ~ledge of Allegiance

A middot1 i I -~ Ii

j

L I

) r ~ __ 1 l ~ l

I +-~ - I 1

~

Irltioduction of Individual and National Anthem

None 4 Jf

~ t I

~

(3~cki ca~0 - - _cbull__~shy

Vicki Carr

( the Presentation of Colors

SPccal2rw ~sonashy-_ lit1T introduces

I G orson like t the inn(~r of the

K1tional 1Iipound11 School Oratory COl1tcst to lead the Convention in the Pledge of AllcgLmcc

Special ~cconality lilt roducLs l ~~l]r performl 1ho leads tile COI~vcntion in the singing of the Nat10nal Anthen

middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

( A4r( u shy

jo

c1L- fA--lt7 )CA_o(1~ fL lt - bull -1 A~-

As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

-----

IEIO R fH 1

THE IITTE lIOl SE

June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

Other

shy

----

-----

Ej()F DI 1

shyJune 23 1972

11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

I (If absence JI ji I tmiddot 1 lilll flgt i t 1

i JO currflllly Inmiddotld 1 11]1 bull r il Ill 1 I 1)1 iII

Tl f IF n e - E I~ etC f) I Ill ill f

-2shy

Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

H FCOMMEND APPHOVAL

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middot REVISED U4 - June 22 192 1972 REPUBLICA NATTmlAL CONVINTlON - 111 t ~ - -shylltvl ( I Jtr~Miami lleltlch Florida U

FIRST SESSIO~

TIME RNC SPEAltERr0 1 1230-100 PM Delegates Alternates None As needed

(30 minutes) and Guest Assemble

2 100-101 PM Convention Called Bob Dole None (1 minute) To Order

3 101-102 PM Introuction of Bob Dole None (1 minute)

t(pellmiddot

4 102-105 Introduction of Unit Vick~~arr Spcctal personashy~ (3 minutes) and Presentation of Group licy introduces Colors by Special the Presentation Poniy ~ of Colo

5 105-108 PM Introduction of None (3 minutes) ledee of Allegiance I~r _- _

ltIf ~ ~ yourI~yenpC [son like 1__ bull ~ tlw-ui(r of the

Ifgt j National High j l - LI~ School Oratory

~ ~17A~ Contest to lead~L2 ltI a ~- 1 - f A-ct __-- - the COl1ventLon

(l L ~middot1rh ~ ~ ~ In thc~ Plcdge of CJmiddot 4 ~ -- A2-1()g~JncC

~~~v~~

6 1 08-1 11 PM Introduction of SI~ccil lc_~onaity (3 minutes) Ipdividual and introltuccs a ~f_c_r

National Anthem Vicki Carr performer gtlho le3ds c1~Cco~v~ntion in the singing of the Notlonal Anthem

l1ULTI-jEDIA l-rJSIC

A light and slide accompanishyment to the music 1usic selected

should be upbeat and bripoundht

The ~usic and visuals cease just prior to the Convention bein~ called to order by Bob Dole On the screen we project the insignia of the Republican ~ational Convention

As above None

As above As needed

With the Introduction and As performed by Presentation of Colors we Group con project an exciting dislay of the teriCBn Flg by using diff~~~nt pictures of A~Gri-can people ith he Flag

As needed in line withthe None above -- keep si~plc

~ ~ ~J ~lt bull--~ ~-ct

( A4r( u shy

jo

c1L- fA--lt7 )CA_o(1~ fL lt - bull -1 A~-

As nccJcd in line with the JStlt~middot S-J~rS1c above -- keep SiLlplc i]nlr

--d f~ t4 lt-lt 1-1

June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

-----

IEIO R fH 1

THE IITTE lIOl SE

June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

Other

shy

----

-----

Ej()F DI 1

shyJune 23 1972

11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

I (If absence JI ji I tmiddot 1 lilll flgt i t 1

i JO currflllly Inmiddotld 1 11]1 bull r il Ill 1 I 1)1 iII

Tl f IF n e - E I~ etC f) I Ill ill f

-2shy

Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

H FCOMMEND APPHOVAL

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June 28 1972

MEMORANDUM FOR ED HARPER

FROM CHARLES COLSON

Do 1 correctly assume that you are doing an analysis of the Democratic Platform both a8 to cost and political impact It would seem to me if we analybullbull the Democratic Platform it will give rhe to thoughts for our own where we want to draw a contrast or alternatively where we want to duck an issue

I noted with very spedal intere8t George Meanys comments yesterday and he raised what is with labor a very key point i e the export of jobs If you read Meanys remarks in full you will see that what he is saying is the Democratic Party should be more concerned with American capital going abroad resulting in exports of jobs than in such things as abortion womens lib etc In this area 1 think we could do some very very effective demagoguing if we could write a plank that hits this issue head on It would not only ring bells with Meany but would give Don Rodgers our labor man something to really sell acr088 the country The labor people don1t undeJstand the issue of export of job8 bas become something 01 a code word with labor but that language alone would be useful Coltld you explore thil and let me know what the prospects are because there is an opportunity tor real political exploitation here

-----

IEIO R fH 1

THE IITTE lIOl SE

June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

Other

shy

----

-----

Ej()F DI 1

shyJune 23 1972

11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

I (If absence JI ji I tmiddot 1 lilll flgt i t 1

i JO currflllly Inmiddotld 1 11]1 bull r il Ill 1 I 1)1 iII

Tl f IF n e - E I~ etC f) I Ill ill f

-2shy

Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

H FCOMMEND APPHOVAL

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IEIO R fH 1

THE IITTE lIOl SE

June 23 1972 1130 a lll

MEMORiNDU1l FOR H R HAiEMAN At FROl1 DWIGHT L CHAPIN If

v SlBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problellls we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our progralll frolll the platforlll In other words we are going to stage our events in such a way as to know that th~ best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COllle frolll the podiulll

It would seelll that about halfway into the Delllocratif Convention U n-light be a good idea to start a telephone campaigt to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks why thJy keep spotlighting eve rything except what l s happening on the podiulll Say that they are distressed because the coverage the petwork is offering does not focus on the actual proceedings 1 they are going to cover an event then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening from the podium and not try to create stories of their own I see us putting calls in to the network as well a s getting lette rs written etc

If you agree with this plan I will see that it is executed Vla Colsons operation with MitchelP s approval

A pprove ----ot_ Disapprove _____

Other

shy

----

-----

Ej()F DI 1

shyJune 23 1972

11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

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Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

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shyJune 23 1972

11 30 a rnbull

MEfORANDGM FOR H H HALDEiLlN

FROM DWIGHT L CHAPIN

SUBJECT Republican Convention

One of the big problems we are going to have at the Republican Convention is to keep the television cameras centered on our prograrn fronl the platform In ether words we are going to

e our events in such a way as to know that 1he best television and the television that we want on the air is going to COlne from the podium

It would seern that about halfway into the DelYocratic Convention it might be (l good idea to start a t(]~ campaign to the networks via Joe Citizen asking the networks vhy they keep spotlighting everything except what i s happening on the podium Say that they are distressed because the coverage the network is oifering does not focus on the acti1al proceedi s If they are going to cover an evnt then they should cover it accurately and portray whatls happening the podiurn and not try to create storie s of their Ovvn I see us putting calls in to the network as well as getting letters written etc

If you agree with this plan I will SN that it is executed via Colson l S operation with Mitchell s approval

A pplOVe --L Disapprove

Other

May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

I (If absence JI ji I tmiddot 1 lilll flgt i t 1

i JO currflllly Inmiddotld 1 11]1 bull r il Ill 1 I 1)1 iII

Tl f IF n e - E I~ etC f) I Ill ill f

-2shy

Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

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May 18 1972

MElvl0RANDUM FOR JOHN MITCHELL

FHOM WILLIAM E TIMMONS ftf( SUBJECT 72 Convention

Host Committee

Tommy Thomas Florida GOP and Re~Elect State Chairman has appointed Mr and Mrs J Deering Danielson as co-chairman for the Pres ident 5 Campaign Comm ittee in Dade County He urges us to use them also as the Committees Convention Host Chairman believing the two jobs are complimentary

I hav~ met with the Danielsons anrI am impressed with their loyalty In the President and (j3dicalion Lo a sl1ccesfll1 convention Hq(~cr

thdr political and campai~n bacl~~rounds appear limited and tllY have little appreciation 0f the trlsh nrcessary to glar(ntEc prpr onvention operations TIlY n I~aJlhy bluc-blrJOds a hm til

Spilin Chairman of Tr1JCI(~fS irI Ccnll~r etc IIrnller lh~ 10

nnw all the influential pcplf ill )lIlh Florida and 6fcrn (ll

I l) 1III (hmiddot r t a k e the add it i 011 a tns p () 1 nih iIi I

II is Illy reCOnnlenr))lin IIF rltr r))j(gtl~)n h tl1rnj IgtJf1fmiddotImiddotj

llnct Chairnlan for till P-VI ill Cnrltni1lrp nnd lljlj1 -111

If[ UHler hirn to prinrn1 lh jfCF1JY fln r ti()ns Sp(ifimiddotlI

T (Jtld like to see SIC ffrcfrllli br (lnr1f)jd lt1S rucl t i [lirpctnr Joyce Hol-rl (llf) pI) 1 rcrp1lY nith nH)I) ll

OIHltcr rl1hC0I11tTlit l I hrllI] for h)IJiIJP trn~pqmiddotjltlmiddot

lpinns etc

I (If absence JI ji I tmiddot 1 lilll flgt i t 1

i JO currflllly Inmiddotld 1 11]1 bull r il Ill 1 I 1)1 iII

Tl f IF n e - E I~ etC f) I Ill ill f

-2shy

Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

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-2shy

Joyce is a superb secretary with excellent skills and is a tireless -orker 1 ha e knmvn her for ten years from the time she worked on Capitol Hill and in the National Young Republicans She has attpnclcd many GOP Conventions and 1ives with her husband in the J1iami area

Also lJe can rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Octagon Bllilding immediately in front of the Convention hall and use it as the office for the flost Committee You may recall Nelson Rockefeller used rooms in thisbllilding as his command post in 1968 Durin15 the convention period tbis facility can sere as Youth Headquarters

The Danielsons should solicit other prominent Floridians to serve on the committee Individuals Like the Frank Bormans Jim Geraghtys Loren Berrys Alvah Chapmans Sam Higginbottoms Dr Butari etc

I would hope the Host Committee could underwrite the expenses of the office and staff which I estimate to be

1 Office rent $1000 for 3 months $3000 2 Executive Director Sl 500 for 3 months 400

3 Secretary $900 ft)r 3 monthf 2 70r)

4 Furniture ~~ Eqlltprncnt lisoo for 3 months 1 ( r) 0

S Telephones S75 00 for 3 nlnnths (J Miscellaneous supplier $100 for 3 months 1 () ()

TOTAL

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