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honorary memberships in the regular White House Staff
Mess. To my knowledge, only Secretary Hodgson uses
this privilege.

Recommendation:

That Stans receive, Executive Mess privileges.

Approve

Comment

Disapprove

Harry Dent

1) He believes that the President's "drop by" at the Bob
Brown dinner was one of the most important, successful,
politically astute moves made toward blacks in this
Administration;

2) Hugh Chatham may seek and win the North Carolina Senate
seat in 1972; Pete Domenici may beat Dave Cargo for the
nomination to seek the New Mexico Senate seat;

3) Thurston Morton may lead a drive to get Louie Nunn into
the Kentucky Senate race if there is some financial assistance;

Recommendation:

If you have not discussed the Dent/Brown theory with the
Attorney General, Dent should be advised to do so and then
follow the Attorney General's advice on the disposition of the
Urban League request.

Approve

Comment

Disapprove

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3) Rose Mary Woods and Clark MacGregor were invited to Harry Dent's Political Issues Group meeting but did not attend. At that meeting all strongly urged that you tell Frank Shakespeare to make sure no USIA prestige poll similar to the one that damaged Nixon in 1960 is conducted in 1972. A talking paper was prepared for you, but there was only a "check mark" on the cover memorandum (original attached at Tab A) with no indication whether you accepted or rejected the advice of the Political Issues group.

Yes, Haldeman will cover with Shakepseare

No, the Attorney General will cover with Shakespeare

Neither Haldeman nor the Attorney General will cover it, drop the suggestion

According to Magruder, rumors are circulating in the
Washington Press Corps that Shakespeare will be leaving
USIA to join the Campaign. Magruder checked with the
Attorney General and he confirmed that Shakespeare will
not join the Campaign.

Fred LaRue

He has begun sitting in the Campaign Strategy meetings, working with Flemming, and generally making a contribution to the Campaign.

The Attorney General has asked LaRue to assume supervisory
control of the RNC. In that connection, LaRue has asked that
you send the memorandum attached at Tab B to the White House
Staff. It would enable LaRue to determine who is asking
for what at the RNC.

That's ridiculous

Cliff Miller

On January 27 Miller told the Attorney General that Harry Flemming and the field operation needed Fred LaRue to add stature and ability. The Attorney General agreed and plans on meeting with Flemming and LaRue this week.

The Attorney General told Miller that he would set the date
of his official move to 1701 in a discussion with the President
on January 29. Miller does not know what was decided.

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RNC Convention

1) John Dean summarized an Intelligence Evaluation Committee report on the demonstrations planned for the Republican National Convention in San Diego (Tab C);

Jack Gleason

As you know, Jack Gleason's name has appeared in the recent
"milk money" stories in the STAR. Gleason is "sick and fed
up with this type of material appearing in the press".
Gleason blames Bob O'Dell and Eleanor Williams at the RNC.
However, Gleason is also mad at Colson stemming from Colson's
'summoning" him to his office and "accusing" Gleason of
leaking derogatory information to the press about Colson.
Gleason is seeking advice whether he should have a quiet, off
the record, -discussion with reporters Jules Whitcover and Polk
to demonstrate that Gleason is a "nice" guy. It's hard to
imagine a worse idea than having Gleason talk with reporters,
but told Gleason I would check.

Yes, Gleason see reporters

No Gleason should continae to avoid reporters

Other

press

11/2
Auti

Don Rumsfeld

One memorandum on the conservative recruitment procedure in England arrived. An anonymous memorandum on the Indiana situation urges cultivation of Irwin Miller.

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1) Schedule Matters

Updated lists of surrogate candidates' appearances in New Hampshire and Florida are attached at

Tab B. De celebs?

2) Older Voters

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You asked what the various Administration Officials were doing to cultivate the older voters. Ken Cole does not receive reports from Vicki Keller of the Domestic Council but does regularly review her work. Bud Evans, Colson's · older voter's project manager is following an older voter plan developed in Colson's office. A final version of the report will be submitted to you and the Attorney General. Keller and Evans are working with Arthur Flemming and Danny Todd of the Committee to Re-Elect the President.

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3) Magruder as Spokesman Magruder was quite upset by your
January 17 memorandum to the Attorney General indicating
that Magruder should not be a spokesman for the Campaign.
Magruder emphasizes that he and the Attorney General agree
but that since May until February 7 there was no one else who
could "get out the lines requested". There were only
three series of interviews and most were quite positive.
Magruder anticipates another series around the time of the
Attorney General's move, but Shumway will handle the
Committee's relations with the press at that time.

4) Polling --The Attorney General directed Magruder to
give Bob Teeter three weeks to deliver on his poll results
scheduled or seek employment elsewhere. Magruder believes
Teeter will now begin delivering the results and the projects
you have requested. However, the Campaign polling system is
currently working poorly. You are receiving chunks of survey
data with no recommendations as to what should be held by
you and the Attorney General and what should be distributed
to Peter Dailey, Harry Flemming and other members of the
Campaign Strategy Group. I would welcome the assignment of
reviewing these materials, recommending data for release, and
processing requests to Teèter. One alternative, which
Magruder is urging, is a meeting with you, the Attorney
General, Teeter, and Magruder to resolve the polling

problems of the quantity and quality of Teeter's work and the
access to polling information.

Haldeman meet with the Attorney General, Magruder, and
Teeter

1) Herb Kalmbach will serve as Associate Chairman of the Finance Committee under Secretary Stans. The Attorney General concurs.

2) Kalmbach cleared with the Attorney General and Stans the 350 in green under your unquestioned personal control. A separate box of green is being developed for the Campaign.

3) Kalmbach will receive an additional 100 from Dick Watson In Paris raising Watson's total from 200 to 300.

4) Kalmbach is working with the milk people to increase the 233 currently banked to 1,000 by April 7.

6) Kalmbach granted the full-time gardner at San Clemente, Brigado Garcia, a $25 per month raise bringing his monthly salary to $539.00.

7) Concerning the Star story on Kalmbach, discussions with John Dean, Fred Malek, Jack Gleason, Hugh Sloan, Jeb Magruder, and Herb Kalmbach developed these tentative conclusions:

a) The material is primarily the result of thorough
investigative reporting by skilled newspapermen;

b) The material was probably not directly leaked but
rather the result of careless, loose talk disclosing
the only new information, Kalmbach's name;

c) Information from 1968 may have come from Dan Hofgren
(Herb Kalmbach lectured him harshly); the 1970 information
may have come from
(Jack Gleason and

Herb Kalmbach say she is vindictive and cannot be influenced)
and the 1972 information may have come from Jon Huntsman,
who was mentioning Kalmbach's name to people when leaving the
White House Staff. Kalmbach personally talked to him. These