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is an accurate decided level. The President's approval rating
is 56%, with disapproval at 32% and 1% don't know.
detailed by county and problem but not demographics.

The results are

Tom Evans wonders whether it would be useful to re-interview some
of the 600 respondents. The additional cost is $1,500. He has not
raised the subject with the Attorney General. My recommendation
is that you do not indicate approval of the additional expenditure as
that is within e Attorney General's province.

Agree

Disagree

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Recent developments that you may find of interest are:

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1) Finances Kalmbach told me he appreciated the opportunity
to meet with you on September 21. A review of decisions and
subsequent developments includes:

a) Stans cannot be assured any particular post if he becomes
Nixon Finance Chairman, but something of the calibre of the
World Bank would be expected; It will not be Wild Bach
b) All of Stans requests upon departure would be accepted
except his desire to delay his departure from Commerce.
It is the Attorney General's view that it might be advantageous
to delay Stans' departure until after the campaign spending
legislation becomes final. These matters should be covered
when you meet with the Attorney General and Stans to reach
an "understanding";

Kalmbach will obtain from Stans a list of the 1968

commitments which are frequently mentioned to you without
specifics;

d) Stans postponed the meeting of the finance people (Nunn, Sloan, Dugan, Washburn) until September 29. Kalmbach will not attend as he wishes to retain his role of reporting directly to you. The Stans meeting will review the current financial situation (1,400 received, 400 spent), the Campaign budget, and the participants' responsibilities;

e) You told Kalmbach you would cover the 800 special fund
with the Attorney General;

f) At Kalmbach's meeting with the Attorney General on
September 21, he was informed that "sandwedge" has been
put on "hold" as there is concern about the structuring
of the project;

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DeRoulet and Symington You agreed with Kalmbach that their 100 each should be returned since the European commitments cannot now be met. Kalmbach had lunch with DeRoulet in New York on September 22. The repayment because of non-delivery on the European ambassadorship was covered by Kalmbach and DeRoulet was "really upset". However, the C.V. Whitney move to Spain was not covered, and since DeRoulet wants to meet with you while he is in the U.S. for the next ten days, Kalmbach Believes you should cover the C.V. Whitney/Spain matter. DeRoulet will see Flanigan on September 24, and Kalmbach expects Flanigan to be "hamhanded" in emphasizing to DeRoulet that a European post is out. Kalmbach hopes that either Malta or Mexico may be "doable" in 1973;

h) Firestone for 100, Schreiber for 100, and Jules Stein
for 150 are in on the condition that the money will be
used in California;

1) The only commitment that Kalmbach is aware of at this
time is Farcas for Costa Rica;

In spite of Kalmbach's 1,200 European trip, there is no assurance on those posts after 1973;

k) I have asked General Haig to call Professor Edward Glaser, the friend of Dr. Ed David, about the "intelligence matter" referred to by Kalmbach while discussing Kent Smith;

1) You were going to check with the President whether or not
the San Clemente maintenance should be changed from Lynch
to Gavin Herbert;

The site selection project is on hold.

2) RNC Convention

a) Network coverage will be gavel-to-gavel each day by CBS
and NBC. They hope the Convention begins at 4:30 PDT so
live coverage can begin at 7:30 EDT. ABC will begin at
9:30 EDT and continue to the close of the session. CBS and
ABC have scheduled "specials" for Sunday, August 20, 1972;

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b) The Attorney General agrees that Timmons should continue to act as Chairman of Magruder's task force on the RNC Convention;

c) The Timmons memorandum for Magruder on hotel accomodations, transportation, and seating is attached at Tab A per your request;

d) The Ehrlichman and Timmons recommendations for Convention Appointments is attached with a talking paper for the Attorney General at Tab B.

3) Magruder's Projects

a) Magruder will attempt to implement Buchanan's suggestions
for Muskie's trip to Chicago and Milwaukee this weekend.
The suggestions include: Black pickets with "Conyers for
President", "No Bigots for President", etc.; leaflets in
the South Side encouraging demonstrations at the Hilton
where Muskie will speak; letters to Chicago papers, and
an Ogilvie statement hitting Muskie on his black Vice
Presidential statement and pro-busing stand;

b) The Attorney General cancelled the "political meeting" with Rumsfeld, Kleindienst, LaRue, Flemming, and Magruder. I shall attend when it is again on the Attorney General's schedule;

c) Press policy at the Committee for the Re-Election of the President includes: Francis Dale as the official for quotation spokesman; the Attorney General or Magruder in a minor situation" will determine whether or not Magruder should talk with the press on a background basis; any involvement by the Attorney General is denied; no one besides Magruder may speak with the press; Martha Mitchell receives help from the Committee because the Committee would "help any key Republican"; Nunn and Sloan are raising day-to-day expenses only; a Committee Press Spokesman will be added in January.

4) Harry Dent's Recommendations are as follows

a The Vice President should sign the Gerald Ford Congressional Committee fund raising letter if the draft were changed to delete the negativism and hucksterism;

b) Congressman Jim McClure should receive White House
support in his attempt to replace Jordan of Idaho in 1972.
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c) He is increasingly concerned that the Attorney General is not spending enough time on the hard organizational decisions: Harry Flemming is doing only the most obvious, lightweight work; the "political meetings" (last one held on June 30) are not reaching decisions; there are no regional men active yet, etc. Dent believes that the Attorney General is just too busy with his Justice, domestic policy, and NSC responsibilities. He has no "political staff" at Justice and is simply inundated with pending Campaign decisions submitted by Magruder. Subjects that you have raised with the Attorney General that indicate he is too busy include: state by state Campaign leader dinners, recommendations on state leader assignments, and a strategy for the primaries.

Magruder concurs that the Attorney General is too busy and has not been able to focus on the accumulating hard Campaign decisions.

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