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5         PRESIDENTIAL  CAMPAIGN  ACTIVITIES  OF  1972 

SENATE  RESOLUTION  60 


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HEARINGS 

BEFORE  THE 

SELECT  COMMITTEE  ON 
PRESIDENTIAL  CAMPAIGN  ACTIVITIES 

OF  THE 

UNITED  STATES  SENATE 

NINETY-THIRD  CONGRESS 

FIRST  SESSION 


WATERGATE  AND  RELATED  ACTIVITIES 
Phase  II:  Campaign  Practices 

WASHINGTON,  D.C.,  NOVEMBER  1  AND  6,  1973 

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PRESIDENTIAL  CAMPAIGN  ACTIVITIES  OF  1972 

SENATE  RESOLUTION  60 


HEARINGS 


BEFORE   THE 


SELECT  COMMITTEE  ON 
PRESIDENTIAL  CAMPAIGN  ACTIVITIES 


OF  THE 


UNITED  STATES  SENATE 

NINETY-THIRD  CONGRESS 

FIRST  SESSION 


WATERGATE  AND  RELATED  ACTIVITIES 
Phase  II:  Campaign  Practices 

WASHINGTON,  D.C..  NOVEMBER  1  AND  6,  1973 

Book  12 


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SENATE  SELECT  COMMITTEE  ON  PRESIDENTIAL 
CAMPAIGN  ACTIVITIES 

(Established  by  S.  Res.  60,  93d  Congress,  1st  Session) 


SAM  J.  ERVIN,  Jr.,  North  Carolina,  Chairman 
HOWARD  H.  BAKER,  Jr.,  Tennessee,  Vice  Chairman 

HERMAN  E.  TALMADQE,  Georgia  EDWARD  J.  GURNEY,  Florida 

DANIEL  K.  INOUYE,  Hawaii  LOWELL  P.  WEICKER,  Jr.,  Connecticut 

JOSEPH  M.  MONTOYA,  New  Mexico 

Samuel  Dash,  Chief  Counsel  and  Staff  Director 

Fred  D.  Thompson,  Minority  Counsel 

RuFus  L.  Edmisten,  Deputy  Chief  Counsel 

Arthur  S.  Miller,  Chief  Consultant 
David  M.  Dorsen,  Assistant  Chief  Counsel 
Terry  F.  Lenzner,  Assistant  Chief  Counsel 
James  Hamilton,  Assistant  Chief  Counsel 

Carmine  S.  Bellino,  Chief  Investigator 

Wayne  H.  Bishop,  Chief  Field  Investigator 

Eugene  Boyce,  Hearings  Record  Counsel 

Marc  Lackritz,  Assistant  Counsel 
William  T.  Mayton,  Assistant  Counsel 
Ronald  D.  Rotunda,  Assistant  Counsel 

Barry  Schochet,  Assistant  Counsel 

W.  Dennis  Summers,  Assistant  Counsel 

James  C.  Moore,  Assistant  Counsel 

Donald  G.  Sanders,  Deputy  Minority  Counsel 

Howard  S.  Liebengood,  Assistant  Minority  Counsel 

Michael  J.  Madigan,  Assistant  Minority  Counsel 

Richard  L.  Schultz,  Assistant  Minority  Counsel 

Robert  Silverstein,  Assistant  Minority  Counsel 

Carolyn  M.  Andrade,  Administrative  Assistant 

Carolyn  E.  Cohen,  Office  Manager 

Joan  C.  Cole,  Secretary  to  the  Minority 

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CONTENTS 


HEARING  DAYS  Page 

Thursday,  November  1.  1973 4897 

Tuesday,  November  6,  1973 4947 

CHRONOLOGirAL  LIST  OF  WITNESSES 

Thursday.  November  1,  1973 

MacGregor.  Clark,  former  Member  of  the  House  of  Representatives  ;  former 
counsel  to  the  President  for  Congressional  Relations,  and  director  of  the 
Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  President 4898 

Tuesday,  November  6,  1973 

Campbell.  Truman  F.,  attorney-at-law.  Chairman  of  the  Republican  Cen- 
tral Committee  of  Fresno  County,  State  of  California 4947 

Heller.  Michael,  student  at  Mount  Hood  Community   College,  Gresham, 

Oreg.   4964 

Brindze.  Paul,  student  at  UCLA,  Los  Angeles,  Calif.  Attended  the  national 
convention  as  a  McGovern  delegate 4975 

Carter.  Hon.  Tim  Lee.  a  Representative  in  Congress  from  the  Fifth  District 
of  Kentucky.  Delegate  to  the  1972  Republican  National  Convention  and 
member  of  the  Platform  committee 498(i 

Sullivan,  Jeremiah  P.,  Police  Superintendent,  Boston,  Mass 4996 

INTERROGATION  OF  WITNESSES  BY  MEMBERS  OF  THE 
COMMITTEE  AND  COUNSELS 

Ervin.  Hon.  Sam  J.,  Jr MacGregor :  4933-4935. 

Campbell:  4961.  Heller:  4974.  Carter:  4990.  4991.  Sullivan:  5002, 

5003. 
Baker,  Hon.  Howard  H.,  .Tr MacGregor:  4926-4929. 

Campbell :  4955-1958.  4963,  4964.  Heller :  4971,  4972.  Carter :  4991- 

4994. 

Talmadge.  Hon.  Herman  E MacGregor:  4930-4934.  Carter:  4994,4995. 

IiTouye.  Hon.  Daniel  K Campbell:  4958. 

Montoya,  Hon.  Joseph  M MacGregor :  4921-4926. 

Campbell:  495S-4961.  Heller:  4972^974.  Sullivan:  5005,  5006. 

Weicker.  Hon.  Lowell  P.,  Jr MacGregor:  4914-4921. 

4935-4945.  Sullivan :  5003,  5004.  ' 
Dash.  Samuel,  Chief  Counsel  and  Staff  Director MacGregor  :  4897-4912. 

Campbell :  4953^955,  4962,  4963.  Heller  :  4964-4970.  Brindze  :  4975- 

4981. 
Thompson,  Fred  D..  Minority  Counsel Campbell:  4947-4953, 

4961,  4962.   Heller:   4970,  4971,   4974,   4975.   Brindze:   4981^985. 

Carter :  4986-4990,  4995.  Sullivan :  4996-5000. 

Lenzner,  Terry  F.,  Assistant  Chief  Councel Sullivan  :  5000-5002. 

Liebengood,  Howard  S.,  Assistant  Minority  Counsel MacGregor :  4912—4914. 

EXHIBITS   SUBMITTED  FOR  THE  RECORD 

No.  246— (4905)   Washington  Post  article  dated  October  18.  1972,  re  :  Clark 

MacGregor  statement  and  news  release 5019 

No.  247— (4908)  Flier  with  the  words  "NIXON  IS  TREYF"  at  top  of  page_     5022 

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IV 

No.  248 — (4969)   Leaflet  entitled  "Who  is  our  Candidate  for  President", 

printed  in  English  on  one  side  and  Yiddish  on  the  reverse     P^se 

side 5023 

No.  249 — (4969)  Letter  from  Harry  Essrig,  vice  president,  Board  of  Rab- 
bis of  Southern  California,  to  Mr.  Albert  A.  Spiegel,  dated  Oc- 
tober 13,  1973,  re :  Board  of  Rabbis  not  having  supported  any 

Presidential  candidate  in  1972 5025 

No.  250 — (4970)  Newspaper  column  by  Jack  Anderson  from  the  Washing- 
ton Post  dated  October  25,  1971 5026 

No.  251 — (4970)  Newspaper  column  by  Jack  Anderson  from  the  Washing- 
ton Post  dated  September  24.  1971 5027 

No.  252 — (4970)  Newspaper  column  by  Jack  Anderson  from  the  Washing- 
ton Post  dated  November  10,  1971 5029 

No.  253 — (4999)    Photograph    of   injured   Boston    police   officer  lying   on 

the  ground  during  a  demonstration 5031 

No.  254 — (4999)    Photograph  of  crowd  of  demonstrators  being  repelled  by 

Boston  police  on  surge  toward  armory 5032 

No.  255 — (4999)   Photograph  of  burning  newsman's  car  across  the  street 

from  armory 5033 

No.  256-1* — Affidavit,  with  attachments  of  James  F.  Wymore,  executive 
director  of  the  State  Committee  of  the  Republican  Party, 

State  of  Arizona 5034 

No.  256-2 — Affidavit  of  Richard  L.  Schultz,  assistant  minority  counsel. 
Senate  Select  Committee  on  Presidential  Campaign  Ac- 
tivities       5048 

No.  256-3 — Affidavit  of  Truman  F.  Campbell,  chairman,  Fresno  County 

Repul)lican  Central  Committee,  Fresno,  Calif 5051 

No.  256-4 — Affidavit  of  W.  Dewey  Clower  with  attachment 5055 

No.  256-5 — Affidavit  of  Michael  Barry  Heller 5059 

No.  256-6 — Affidavit,  with  attachment,  of  Byron  S.  James,  employee  of  Cal- 
ifornia   Committee   for   the   Re-Election    of   the    President, 

April  1-November  15,  1972 5061 

No.  256-7 — Affidavit  of  John  C.  Lungren,  M.D.,  Long  Beach.  Calif.,  with 
photographs  depicting  the  damage  done  to  office  of  his  sec- 
retary on  break-in  on  September  21,  1972 5065 

No.  256-8— Affidavit  of  Paul  R.  Toland  with  attachments 5070 

No.  256-9 — Affidavit  of  Shelton  A.  Thorne.  chairman  for  the  Agnew  Ap- 
pearance Day  in  Tampa,  Fla..  September  29.  1972 5073 

No.  256-10 — Affidavit  of  George  Norman  Bishop,  Jr.,  Columbus,  Ga.,  south- 
ern regional  director  of  the  Republican  National  Commit- 
tee      5076 

No.  256-11— Affidavit  of  Mrs.  John  Harkins.  Sandy  Springs.  Ga 5078 

No.  256-12— Affidavit,  with  attachment,  of  Linda  Miller,  staff  member  for 

the  Georgia  Committee  for  the  Re-Election  of  the  President-     5080 

No.  256-13— Affidavit  of  Merritt  R.  Laubenheimer,  Jr 5082 

No.  256-14 — Affidavit,  with  attachments,  of  Alexander  C.  Ray.  executive 

director.  Maine  Republican  State  Committee 5084 

No.  256-15 — Affidavit,  with  attachments,  of  Joann  Rogers  Niefeld,  Rock- 

ville,  Md 5095 

No.  256-16 — Affidavit,   with  attachment,   of  Samuel  Hopkins,  Baltimore, 

Md. 5097 

No.  256-17 — Affidavit,  with  attachments,  of  George  Collins,  Librarian  at 

the  Boston  Globe,  Boston.  Mass 5102 

No.  256-18— Affidavit,  with  attachment,  of  Daniel  M.  Durand.  Fall  River, 

Mass.   5107 

No.  256-19 — Affidavit,  with  attachments,  of  Gregory  Gallagher,  former 
executive  director  of  the  Committee  to  Re-Elect  the  Presi- 
dent in  Massachusetts 5110 

No.  256-20 — Affidavit,  witli  attachments,  of  Raymond  N.  Tuller.  Spring- 
field.  Mass 5116 

No.  256-21 — Letter  to  Mr.  Ronald  Riggs,  Senate  Committee  on  Presidential 
Campaign  Activities,  from  Arthur  J.  Stock.  Minnesota  at- 
torney, with  his  affidavit  attached 5120 


*Exhlhits  2.50-1  through  256-40  offici.nlly  made  p.art  of  the  record  on  page  5009. 

Note. — Figures  in   parentheses  indicate  page  that   exhibit  was   officially   made   part   of 
the  record. 


No.  256-22 — Affidavit,  with  attacliments.  of  Chester  A.  Oman,  county  Re-     Pa^ 

puhlican  cliairnian.  Bemidji.  Minn 5125 

No.  256-23 — Affidavit,   with   attachments,   of  Arthur   C.  Egan.   Jr..   Man- 
chester Union  Leader.  Manchester.  N.H 5127 

No.  256-24 — Affidavit,  with  attachments,  of  Donald  F.  Glennon.  lieutenant, 

Mancliester  Police  Department,  Manchester,  N.H 5135 

No.  256-25— Affidavit  of  Paula  E.  Maloy,  State  Special  Projects  Coordina- 
tor.   1972.  New  Mexico  Committee  for  the  Re-Election  of 

the  President 5143 

No.  256-26 — Affidavit  of  Willard  Lewis,  campaign  manager.  New  Mexico 

Committee  for  the  Re-Election   of  the  President 5147 

No.  256-27— Affidavit  of  William  Kapps,  New  York.  N.Y 5151 

No.  256-28 — Affidavit,  with  attachments,  of  Robert  I.  Hislop.  Jr..  detective. 

Columbus.  Ohio,  Police  Department,  Intelligence  Bureau 5153 

No.  256-29 — Affidavit  of  Ella  Carol  Jacques,  campaign  manager.  Montgom- 
ery Countv  Committee  to  Re-Elect  the  President,  Dayton. 

Ohio 1 5163 

No.  256-30 — Affidavit   of  Richard  J.  Bigda.  chairman.  Tulsa  Committee 

for  the  Re-Election  of  the  President,  Tulsa.  Okla 5165 

No.  256-31 — Affidavit    of   Merrill    R.    .Lacobs.    1972   Oklahoma    chairman. 

Young  Voters  for  the  President.  Tulsa.  Okla 5168 

No.  256-32 — Affidavit  of  Jim  Rodriguez,  youth  coordinator,  Tulsa  County 
Committee  for   the  Re-Election   of   the  President,    Tulsa, 

Okla.   5170 

No.  25&-33 — Affidavit  of  Samuel  R.  Caltagirone  (enclosure  not  supplied).     5173 
No.  256-34 — Affidavit  of  Jack  Moore,  staff  writer,  Lancaster  New  Era. 

Lancaster.  Pa.  (enclosure  not  supplied) 5174 

No.  256-35— Affidavit,  with  attachments,  of  George  Willeford.  Jr..  M.D.. 

State  chairman.  Texas  Republican  Party,  Austin,  Tex —     5176 
No.  256-36 — Affidavit,  with  attachment,  of  Howard  F.  Roycroft.  advance 
aide  to  President  Nixon  and  meml)ers  of  the  First  Family 

during  the  1972  Presidential  campaign 5181 

No.  256-37 — Affidavit  of  Richard  M.  Cohen,  former  McGovern  campaign 

worker  in  1972 5182 

No.  256-38 — Affidavit,  with  attachment,  of  Toni  B.  Greenwood,  office  man- 
ager in  1972  for  the  Washington,  D.C.  office  of  Democrats 

for  Nixon 5185 

No.  256-39 — Affidavit,  with  attachments,  of  Robert  C.  Odle.  Jr..  director 
of  administration  for  the  Committee  for  the  Re-Election  of 

the  President  during  the  1972  campaign 5188 

No.  256-40 — Affidavit  of  David  B.  Kennedy.  1972  chairman,  Republican 

State  Central  Committee  of  Wyoming 5194 

No.  257 — ^(5015)  T>etter  to  Mr.  Robert  Silverstein.  assistant  minority  coun- 
sel. Senate  Select  Committee  on  Presidential  Campaign  Ac- 
tivities from  Frank  Panzarino,  assistant  director,  MSCA,  dated 
October  11,  1973.  Subject :  Tran.smittal  of  after  action  report — 

Operation  Dade.  Report  attached 5196 

No.  258 — -(5015)  letter  to  Mr.  Robert  Silverstein  from  Rocky  Pomerance, 
chief  of  police.  Miami  Beach,  Fla.,  with  enclosure  "Chronologi- 
cal Log  of  Events"  of  the  1972  convention  week,  Miami  Beach, 

Fla.  __: 5219 

No.  259— (5016)  Notarized  letter  of  Lyle  R.  Graser  to  Mr.  Robert  Silver- 
stein. dated  October  5,  1973.  re :  Graser's  experiences  in  Miami 

Beach  during  1972  convention  week,  August  19-24 5258 

No.  260 — (5016)  Affidavit  of  Howard  S.  Liebengood,  assistant  minority- 
counsel.  Senate  Select  Committee  on  Presidential  Campaign 
Activities  re:  Enclosed  letter  of  Dr.  Neal  D.  Thigpen  to  the 

Select  Committee 5261 

No.  261— (5017)  Memorandum  for  Jeb  S.  Magruder  from  E.  D.  Failor, 
.subject :  McGovem-Shriver  confrontation,  dated  September  23, 
1972 - 5265 

ADDITIONAL  MATERIAL   SUBMITTED   FOR  THE  RECORD 

Affidavit  of  Anthony  H.  Barash,  commenting  on  testimony  of  Michael  Mc- 

Minoway  and  Frank  Mankiewiez,  hearings  of  October  10  and  11,  1973- _     5267 

Note. — Figures  in  parentheses  indicate  page  that  exhibit  was  officially  made  part  of 
the  record. 


PRESIDENTIAL  CAMPAIGN  ACTIVITIES  OF  1972 
PHASE  II:  CAMPAIGN  PRACTICES 


THURSDAY,   NOVEMBER   1,    1973 

U.S.  Senate, 
Select  Committee  on 
Presidential  Campaign  Activities, 

Washington,  B.C. 

The  Select  Committee  met,  pursuant  to  recess,  at  10  a.m.,  in  room 
318.  Russell  Senate  Office  Building,  Senator  Sam  J.  Ervin,  Jr., 
chairman. 

Present:  Senatore  Ervin,  Talmadge,  Montoya,  Baker,  and  Weicker, 

Also  present :  Samuel  Dash,  chief  coimsel  and  staff  director ;  Ruf us 
L.  Edmisten,  deputy  chief  counsel;  David  M.  Dorsen,  assistant  chief 
counsel;  Barry  Schochet.  assistant  majority  counsel;  Ho^Yard  S. 
Liebengood  and  Robert  Silverstein,  assistant  minority  counsels;  Jed 
Johnson,  investigator;  Pauline  O.  Dement,  research  assistant;  Eiler 
Ravnholt,  office  of  Senator  Inouye;  Ron  McMahan,  assistant  to  Sen- 
ator Baker;  A.  Searle  Field,  assistant  to  Senator  AVeicker;  Ray  St 
Armand.  assistant  publications  clerk. 

Senator  Baker  [presiding].  The  committee  will  come  to  order. 

The  chairman  asked  me  to  convene  the  hearings  and  commence 
in  his  absence  because  of  necessary  prior  commitments.  He  will  be  here 
shortly. 

Our  first  witness  this  morning  is  INIr.  Clark  MacGregor,  a  former 
member  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  and  former  campaign  man- 
ager for  President  Nixon. 

Mr.  MacGregor,  if  you  would  stand  and  hold  up  your  hand,  I  will 
administer  the  oath. 

Do  you  solemnly  swear  that  the  testimony  you  are  about  to  give  will 
be  the  truth,  the  whole  truth,  and  nothing  but  the  truth,  so  help  you 
God? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  do. 

Senator  Baker.  Thank  you,  Mr.  MacGregor. 

Mr.  MacGregor  is  not  accompanied  by  counsel. 

He  is  appearing  voluntarily  before  the  committee.  He  is  another  in  a 
series  of  witnesses  who  have  appeared  who  have  dealt  directly  with 
Presidential  campaigning  and  we  are  happy  for  his  appearance. 

Mr.  Dash,  would  you  commence  the  interrogation? 

Mr.  Dash.  Yes. 

Mr.  Chairman,  I  Avould  also  like  to  begin  by  stating  to  Mr.  Mac- 
Gregor that  we  appreciate  not  only  his  coming  voluntarily  but  the  co- 
operation he  has  given  the  committee  each  time  the  committee  has 
called  upon  him  to  ask  him  questions,  whether  in  his  office  or  coming 

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to  the  committee  offices.  He  has  promptly  complied  at  all  times  and  I 
do  want  to  have  on  the  record  that  statement  that  Mr.  MacGregor  has 
completely  cooperated  with  the  committee. 

TESTIMONY  OF  CLARK  MacGREGOR 

Mr.  MacGregok.  Thank  yon,  Mr.  Dash,  for  yonr  oenerons 
compliment. 

]\Ir.  Dash.  Mv.  MacGregor  will  you  briefly  state  for  the  I'ecord  yonr 
professional  backoronud  prior  to  the  time  yon  entered  the  White 
House  in  an  official  position  ? 

Mv.  MacGreoor.  Yes;  I  would  be  happy  to,  Mr.  Dash.  And  with 
the  permission  of  the  vice  chairman  of  this  distinguished  commit- 
tee— — 

Mr.  Dash.  Excuse  me;  do  you  have  a  statement  to  make? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  have  a  very  short  opening  statement,  and  if  I  may 
read  that 

Mr.  Dash.  Yon  may  do  that. 

Mr.  MacGrfxior.  Then  I  would  respond  to  vour  questions. 

INIr.  Dash.  All  right. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Mr.  Vice  Chairman  and  members  of  the  Senate 
Select  Committee,  as  one  who  served  in  the  U.S.  House  of  Representa- 
tives with  a  majority  of  the  members  of  this  distinguished  connnittee, 
and  as  one  who  has  enjoyed  a  productive  relationshij:)  with  all  seven 
Senators  on  the  committee,  I  welcome  the  opportunity  to  be  of  as- 
sistance to  you. 

During  the  18  weeks  in  which  I  directed  President  Nixon's  reelection 
campaign,  I  was  proud  of  the  way  moi-e  than  1  million  Americans, 
almost  all  of  them  volunteer  workers,  dedicated  themselves  to  the  job 
of  properly  producing  a  49-State  victory. 

Mr.  Dash,  before  my  election  to  the  U.S.  House  of  Representatives 
in  November  of  1060,  I  was  a  practicing  lawyer  in  the  State  of  ]Min- 
nesota.  T  pi-acticed  law  in  IMinnesota  for  some  12  years  before  my 
election  to  the  Congress.  I  sei'ved  in  the  V'.S.  House  of  Representatives 
from  January  o,  1961,  until  January  ;>,  1971. 

Mr.  Dash.  When  did  you  first  meet  President  Nixon — come  to  work 
for  him  in  a  political  campaign  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  The  fii'st  work  that  I  did  was  as  a  block  worker 
in  the  1950  Eisenhower-Nixon  reelection  campaign.  I  do  not  believe 
that  I  worked  in  the  Presidential  campaign  in  1952.  It  is  my  recollec- 
tion that  T,  along  with  my  wife,  did  some  neighboi*  woi'k  for  a  con- 
gressional candidate  in  the  district  in  which  we  lived  in  JMinnesota.  T 
fii'st  met  iNfr.  Nixon  when  he  was  Senator  Nixon,  when  he  spoke  in  the 
city  of  Minneapolis,  either  the  latter  part  of  1951  or  the  early  pait  of 
1952,  under  the  auspices  of  former  ^linnesota  Cona^ressman  Walter 
Judd. 

Mr.  Dash.  Now,  there  came  a  time  when  you  obtained  a  White  House 
position.  ^AHien  was  that  ? 

Mr.  ^[acGregor.  After  I  was  defeated  in  Novenib(M'  of  1970  in  a 
contest  for  the  seat  in  the  U.S.  Senate  for  ]\[innesota  T  had  planned  to 
finish  out  my  fifth  tei"m  as  a  TT.S.  Representative  in  Congress  and  then 
retm-n  to  private  life,  but  2  days  following  the  1960 — correction,  1970 


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U-eiioral  election.   1   was  advised  the  President  wanted  to  talk  to  mc 
about  a  position  on  the  senior  AVhite  House  staff. 

Mr.  Dash.  And  did  vou  obtain  that  [)osition  ^ 

Mr.  MacGreoor.  Yes.  On  January  -1  1071,  when  my  term  in  Con- 
gress expired.  I  started  work  in  the  AVhite  House  as  counsel  to  the 
President  for  cono-ressional  relations. 

Mr.  Dash.  Can  you  briefly  tell  the  conunittee  Avhat  your  function 
was  in  that  position  ? 

Mr.  ]\L\cGrkgor.  To  assist  in  the  formulation  and  i^resentation  in 
efforts  to  o-ain  paSvSa^re  of  key  leoislation  of  interest  to  tlie  President. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  that  also  include  any  type  of  liaison  relatiouship  be- 
tween the  AA^hite  House  and  the  Cono;ress  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Yes. 

Mr.  Dash.  AVould  it  include  liaison  relationship  concerning  con- 
firmation of  various  persons  appearing  before  the  Congress  or  the 
Senate  for  confirmation? 

Mr.  IMacGregor.  Major  appointments :  yes. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  you  play  a  role  in  the  confirmation  proceedings  of 
Mr.  Kleindienst  for  Attorney  General  ? 

Mr.  MacGrfxior.  Yes ;  I  did. 

Mr,  Dash.  By  the  way.  were  you  aware  of  the  memorandum  wdiich 
this  committee  has  produced  wlien  Mr.  Haldeman  was  testifying — a 
memorandum  of  March  80,  1972,  from  Mr.  Colson  to  Mr.  Haldeman 
identifying  certain  ]:)roblems  concerning  tliat  ITT  memo.  It  referred 
to  you  and,  initially  not  concerning  those  problems,  but  raised  the 
question  that,  ap))arently,  Mr.  Haldeman  had  suggested  some  other 
ty}>e  of  relationshi]>  during  the  confii-mation  and  Mr.  Colson  was  urg- 
ing that,  because  of  your  long  experience  with  the  Congress,  that  your 
role  should  be  continued  in  a  particular  way.  AA^ere  you  aw^are  Mr. 
Colson  had  sent  such  a  memo  to  Mr.  Haldeman  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  No ;  I  was  not,  Mr.  Dash.  My  first  knowledge  of 
that  memorandmn  came  in  the  news  reports  following  the  hearings  of 
this  distinguished  committee  at  which  the  memorandum  w\as  referred 
to. 

Mr.  Dash.  Now,  you  did  ultimately  take  over  the  position  that  Mr. 
John  Mitchell  had  as  director  of  President  Nixon's  reelection 
campaign  ? 

Mr.  MacGrfvGor.  I  did. 

Mr.  Dash.  AAHien  was  that? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Officially  Saturday,  July  1,  1972.  For  all  practical 
purposes,  because  I  had  to  close  up  my  office  in  the  AAHiite  House,  my 
first  working  day  as  director  of  the  Connnittee  To  Re-Elect  the  Pres- 
ident was  on  Monday,  July  3, 1972. 

Mr.  Dash.  Now,  prior  to  that  period  of  time  when  you  took  over  this 
position,  had  you  any  connection  with,  or  knowledge  of,  the  begin- 
ning of  the  Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  President? 

Mr.  MacGrfx!OR.  Only  such  knowledge  as  one  who  officed  in  the  west 
wdng  of  the  AAHiite  House  and  attended  meetings  would  be  apprised  of 
because  of  the  comments  of  others.  I  had  no  role  to  play  before  July  1, 
1972,  and  specifically  no  role  to  play  during  the  calendar  year  1971  in 
the  steps  that  were  taken  to  set  up  the  campaign  organization. 

Mr.  Dash.  AA^ere  you  aware  that  a  number  of  AA^iite  House  person- 
nel moved  over  to  the  committee  during  the  years  of  1971-72  ? 


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Mr.  MacGregor.  I  was;  and,  of  course,  I  was  interested  in  the  Presi- 
dent's reelection  and  I  think  I  did  follow  the  newspaper  accounts  of 
the  development  and  proo^ress  of  the  Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  Presi- 
dent. There  was  consideral)le  newspaper  coverage  of  it  during  1971 
and  in  eai'ly  1972.  In  addition,  as  I  have  indicated,  being  in  and  around 
the  White  House  T  naturally  heard  casual  conversation  about  the 
eonnnittee. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  you  have  a  staff  working  relationship  with  Mr. 
Haldeman? 

Mr.  MacGreoor.  Yes,  We  officed  next  to  one  another.  I  occupied 
the  office  on  the  first  floor  of  the  west  wing  in  the  Wliite  House  between 
Plenry  Kissinger  and  Bob  Haldeman,  and  I  had  close  working  rela- 
tionships ])ersonally  with  both  of  those  men  and  with  othere  in  the 
White  House. 

Mr.  Dasit.  During  this  time,  did  you  kncnv  that  Mr.  Gordon  Strachan 
was  serving  as  sort  of  a  liaison  ])erson  between  the  Committee  To 
Re-Elect  the  President  and  Mr.  Haldeman  and  others  at  the  AVhite 
House  concerning  matters  that  were  relevant  to  the  Wliite  House? 

Mr.  MacGreoor.  I  don't  believe  I  was  made  aware  of  that  until  aft^r 
July  1,1972. 

Mr.  Dash.  So  while  you  were  in  the  White  House,  actually  Mr. 
Gordon  Strachan  didn't  disseminate  any  information  to  you  from  the 
Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  President  ? 

MacGregor.  No. 

Mr.  Dash.  Could  you  briefly  o:ive  us  the  circumstances  under  which 
you  ^vere  appointed  to  the  position  of  director  of  President  Nixon's 
campaign  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Pursuant  to  the  President's  request,  I  met  with  him 
in  the  Oval  Office  in  the  west  wing  of  the  White  House  late  in  the 
aftei-noon  of  Friday,  June  30,  of  last  year.  He  advised  me  that,  for 
compelling  family  reasons,  Mr.  Mitcliell  felt  that  he  could  not  con- 
tinue ;  the  Pi-esident  asked  me  if  I  would  take  over. 

Mr.  Dash.  Now,  when  you  took  over  this  position,  you  were  ob- 
viously aware,  from  newspaper  accounts  certainly  and  from  accounts 
or  discussions  either  at  the  White  House  or  the  committee,  of  the 
break-in  at  tlie  Watergate  of  June  17, 1972  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Yes.  During  the  2  weeks  preceding  the  start  of 
my  responsibilities  in  the  campaign,  I  was  aware  of  the  news  coverage 
and,  I  think,  followed  it  very  closely  daily  in  the  newspapers,  on 
radio,  and  on  television. 

Mr.  Dash.  Would  it  be  true  to  say  this  was  also  a  topic  of  interest — 
in  fact  of  intense  interest — in  the  White  House  while  you  were  there? 

Mr.  MacGre<;()r.  During  those  2  weeks,  yes. 

Mr.  Dash.  Were  you  aware  at  the  time  you  took  this  position  that 
certain  employees  of  the  Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  President  had 
been  identified  as  being  involved  in  that  break-in  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Yes  T  don't  know  whether  the  initial  coverage  on 
Sunday,  the  next  day  aifer  the  appi'ehension  of  the  burglars,  identified 
Mr.  McCord  as  an  official  of  the  reelection  committee,  l)ut  if  it  wasn't 
in  that  first  extensive  front-page  story  in  the  Washington  Post,  it 
occurred  shortly  thereafter,  either  in  the  Post,  Star-News,  or  New  York 
Times,  or  other  newspapers  that  I  customarily  read. 


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Then  I  was  familiar  with  the  fact  that  there  was  some  evidence  of 
the  involvement  of  somebody  named  Hunt,  and  later  I  think  there 
was  newspaper  coveraiie  about  the  i)ossible  involvements  of  somebody 
named  Liddy.  Yes;  I  was  aware  of  those,  primarily  from  reading  the 
newspapei-s  and  listening  to  radio  and  television.  I  don't  recall  that 
I  was  present  at  any  regular  meetings  in  the  White  House  where  the 
names  of  Hunt  and' Liddy  came  up  but  it  may  have  happened. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  this  cause  you  any  concern  in  taking  over  a  post  of 
directing  this  Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  President  that  had  now^  been 
identified  with  this  break-in  and,  if  it  did,  did  you  make  any  inquiries 
of  anybody  concerning  whether  or  not  this  went  beyond  the  particular 
persons  identified  ^ 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Was  I  concerned  ^ 

Mr.  Dash.  Yes. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  When  the  President  asked  me  to  take  the  campaign 
job  on  June  30,  the  answer  is  "Yes,"  Mr.  Dash.  It  was  obvious  to  me 
that  this  would  be  a  negative  in  the  President's  reelection  cami)aign ; 
a  negative  which  would  be  strongly  outweighed  by  the  positives  result- 
ing from  the  President's  initiatives  to  control  inflation,  reduce  employ- 
ment, open  a  dialog  with  the  People's  Republic  of  China,  negotiate 
a  broad  range  of  agreements  with  the  Soviet  Union,  and  bringing  the 
Southeast  Asian  war  to  a  close. 

There  was  a  second  part  of  your  question. 

Mr.  Dash.  The  second  part  was  that  the  concern  you  specifically 
talked  about  was  not  just  the  question  of  what  might  happen  in 
the  campaign,  but  in  your  role  now  as  being  top  man  at  the  Commit- 
tee To  Re-Elect  the  President,  with  a  committee  that  had  been  iden- 
tified with  the  break-in — whether  or  not  that  concern  caused  you  to 
seek  any  assurances  or  caused  you  to  make  any  inquiries  concerning 
whether  anybody  else  at  the  committee  may  have  been  involved  in  this 
criminal  activity. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Yes,  Mr.  Dash.  During  the  first  week  following 
the  apprehension  of  the  burglars,  I  followed  very  closely  the  text  of 
the  denials  of  involvement  of  Ron  Ziegler  with  respect  to  anyone  then 
employed  in  the  White  House  and  the  denials  of  John  Mit-chell  and 
others  about  the  involvement  of  anybody  then  employed  at  the  Com- 
mittee To  Re-Elect  the  President.  I  was  familiar  during  the  2-week 
period  between  the  apprehension  of  the  burglars  and  the  assumption 
by  me  of  my  campaign  duties  of  the  repeated  categorical  denials  of  in- 
volvement of  key  White  House  people  and  of  key  campaign  people. 

Second,  ^Mr,  Dash,  the  concern  I  spoke  of  and  you  asked  me  about 
was  somewhat  alleviated  by  the  statements  made  by  Justice  Depart- 
ment officials,  by  others  in  the  FBI  and  elsewhere  with  an  official  role 
to  play,  that  there  would  be  a  no-holds-barred  investigation — a  full- 
field  investigation  of  the  FBI:  that  it  would  be  an  exhaustive  inves- 
tigation. I  knew  that  the  grand  jury  had  been  empaiieled  shortly  before 
the  apprehension  of  the  burglars,  and  by  the  time  I  took  over,  I  knew- 
that  the  grand  jury  was  already  hearing  evidence  or  was  about  to  hear 
evidence  of  wrongdoing.  So  I  was  satisfied  that  the  normal  machinery 
of  criminal  investigation  and  justice  was  operating,  and  I  had  con- 
fidence in  that  svstem. 


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Mr.  Dash.  Did  you  take  any  personal  steps  with  regard  to  any 
employees  at  the  committee  to  assure  yourself  that  none  of  those 
employees  that  were  remainino-  at  the  committee  were  involved? 

Mr.  MacGrecxOR.  Yes;  I  indicated  to  the  President  on  the  late 
aft(M-noon  of  June  30  that  I  was  familiar  with  these  categorical  denials, 
that  I  was  informed  about  the  extensive  investigation  going  forward, 
but  I  said  the  press  will  ask  me  w^hether  I  have  made  any  individual 
inquiry  of  people  who  might  possibly  be  involved  at  the  committee. 
I  will  make  that  inquiry  so  that  I  may  say  to  the  press  that  I  have  not 
just  relied  on  the  denials  of  others.  I  will  have  asked  people  to  their 
face  whether  those  denials  of  involvement  with  respect  to  them  were 
true  and  accurate.  And  I  was  assured  they  were. 

Mr.  Dash.  You  categorized  that  as  seeking  personal  assurances 
rather  than  making  an  investigation. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Well,  I  think  dift'erent  people  might  categorize 
it  in  different  ways.  Some  people  might  call  it  a  limited  investigation 
by  Clark  MacGregor.  Others  might  say  it  was  an  inquiry.  Still  others 
might  say  it  was  a  matter  of  seeking  personal  assurances.  I  think  it  is 
to  some  degree  a  matter  of  semantics.  I  think  there  is  no  doubt  about 
what  I  did,  what  I  indicated  to  the  President  I  would  do,  and  what  the 
result  was. 

Mr.  Dasit.  Did  the  President  ask  you  to  make  an  investigation? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  do  not  recall  that  he  did,  Mr.  Dash.  I  think  I 
told  him  that  I  was  aware  that  the  Democrats  had  filed- — that  in  addi- 
tion to  the  official  investigations  that  were  going  forward,  the  Demo- 
cratic National  Committee  and  Larry  O'Brien,  within  a  matter  of, 
I  think,  72  hours  after  the  appi'ehension  of  the  burglars,  had  started 
a  lawsuit  and  had  begim  discovery  proceedings.  I  thinly  I  indicated  to 
him  that  I  would  follow  those.  But  I  do  not  recall  that  he  made  a 
specific  inquiry — a  specific  I'equest,  I  mean.  He  may  have  done  so,  but 
it  was  a  matter  of  general  conversation  rather  than  request  and 
response. 

Mr.  Dash.  During  the  early  part  of  your  role  as  director,  did  you 
make  any  press  statements  concerning  the  Watergate  matter? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Yes ;  many.  During  the  18  weeks  that  I  was  director 
of  the  campaign,  I  met  with  one  or  more  members  of  the  press  on  more 
than  100  occasions  in  24  of  our  50  States,  plus  the  District  of  Columbia. 

Mr.  Dash.  Were  you  requested  to  make  any  other  than  those  that 
you  made  on  your  own  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  The  President  indicated  to  me  that  he  would  only 
give  me  a  limited  amount  of  suggestions  as  to  how  I  should  direct  the 
campaign.  He  said  he  thought  t  ought  to  give  first  attention  to  the 
development  of  a  precinct-l)y-precinct  organization  throughout  the 
country. 

Second,  he  urged  me  to  meet  with  the  press,  not  only  in  Washing- 
ton but  thi'oughout  the  key  cities  and  the  key  States  in  the  country, 
and  to  be  readily  accessible  to  the  press.  Since  I  was  thoroughly 
familiar  with  the  President's  legislative  role  and  his  accomplish- 
ments in  the  field  of  foreign  policy,  I  was  to  speak  positively  on  those 
key  issues. 

Mr.  Dash.  Now,  I  want  to  show  you  a  news  release  in  the  Wash- 
ington Post,  dated,  I  think,  Wednesday,  October  19,  1972,  headed 


4903 

"Clark  MacGregor's  Statement  to  the  "Washington  Post,"  and  ask  if 
you  can  identity  that. 

Mr.  ]MacGregor.  The  exhibit  handed  nie  appears  in  all  respects  to 
be  an  accurate  reproduction  of  a  page  of  the  "Washington  Post,  which 
correctly  quotes  a  statement  which  I  i-ead  before  the  pi-ess  on  the 
afternoon  of  "Wednesday,  October  18, 1072. 

]Mr.  Dasii.  Could  you  give  us,  briefly,  the  backgi-ound  of  your  issu- 
ing that  statement  to  the  press  ^ 

Mr.  MacGhegor.  Yes,  Mr.  Dash.  I  do  not  i-ecall  the  precise  article 
in  the  "Washington  Post  on  the  morning  of  "Wednesday,  October  18. 
It  is  my  recollection  that  it  was  an  article  which  hit  pretty  hard  at 
Mr.  Bob  Haldenum  and  suggested  some  serious  criminal  activity  or 
possible  criminal  activity  on  his  part.  It  may  be  that  the  committee 
has  that  newspaper  of  the  18th.  but  that  is  my  recollection.  At  the 
regular  meetings  that  took  place  every  day  at  8 :15  in  the  "White 
House,  considerable  outrage  was  expressed — I  do  not  recall,  whether 
by  Mr.  Haldeman  himself  or  primarily  by  others — at  the  article  in 
the  "Washington  Post. 

It  was  discussed  that  Ron  Ziegler  should  make  a  statement.  Repub- 
lican National  Conmiittee  Chairman  Bob  Dole  should  make  a  state- 
ment, and  I  should  make  a  statement.  During  the  course  of  the  day, 
on  October  18,  I  was  advised  that  Ron  Ziegler  had.  in  fact,  made  a 
statement  and  Senator  Bob  Dole  had  made  a  statement.  I  indicated 
that  I  thought  that  ))robably  was  an  adequate  response. 

But  during  the  course  of  the  afternoon,  I  was  importuned  to 
change  my  mind — the  leading  importuner  being  John  Ehrlichman.  I 
did  change  my  mind  and  did  read  the  statement  wdiich  is  reported  in 
the  "Washington  Post  the  following  day. 

Mr.  Dash.  That  was  Mr.  Ehrlichman,  actually,  who  was  urging  you 
to  make  the  statement  ? 

]Mr.  MacGregor.  He  was  the  chief  urger. 

Mr.  Dash.  How  would  you  characterize  the  nature  of  this  urging? 
How  strong  did  he  ])ut  it  I  Apparently,  you  were  resisting  giving  this 
particular  statement. 

]\rr.  ]MacGregor.  "Well,  I  was  resistant  to  the  style  of  the  state- 
ment drafted  by  someone  else  whom  I  do  not  know.  I  was  particularh 
resistant  to  the  idea  that  I  hold  a  i^ress  conference  and  refuse  to  answer 
questions  of  the  press,  because  I  had  never  done  that  before  and  I 
have  not  done  it  since. 

]\rr.  Dash.  Did  INIr.  Ehrlichman  explain  why  he  wanted  you  to  issue 
the  statement  and  not  answer  (juestions  of  the  press? 

^fr.  ]\rArGRE(;oR.  He  ])ut  it  as  a  matter  of  the  highest  personal  im- 
portance that  I  do  this.  He  said :  "Clark,  if  you  respond  to  the  ques- 
tions of  the  press  as  you  always  do,  the  story  coming  out  of  your  press 
conference  will  be  some  aspect  of  the  questions  and  the  answer,  and 
we  want  the  impact  to  be  the  ^statement  itself.  The  only  way  to  guar- 
antee that  is  to  refuse  to  answer  questions." 

Mr.  Dash.  I  take  it  the  position  was  you  wanted  the  rhetoric  of  the 
statement  to  be  your  news  story  rather  than  your  own  rhetoric? 

]\rr.  ^MacGregor.  T  normally  did  not  prenare  statements.  I  usuallv 
inst  met  the  press  and  answered  questions.  He  and  others  said  they  felt 
that  it  was  very  important  that  I  issue  this  statement. 


4904 

Mr.  Dash.  Without  reading  it,  because  this  is  a  lengthy  statement, 
you  wonkl  say  that  this  is  a  very  strong  statement  against  Senator 
McCjovern  raising  questions  concerning  various  aspects  of  violence 
against  President  Nixon's  campaign  and  indicating  some  unfairness  on 
the  part  of  tlie  Post  in  handling  news  items  in  regard  to  that. 

Mr.  Ma(-(tregor.  That  is  my  recollection  of  the  contents.  It  is  some- 
thing that  Pat  Buchanan  might  call  "political  hardball." 

Mr.  Dash.  Now,  I  would  like  to  show  you  a  statement  issued  by 
you  for  immediate  release  on  October  19,  1972,  which  deals  pri- 
marily, again,  with  Mr.  McCjovern's  campaign.  I  ask  you  first  to 
look  at  it  and  see  if,  in  fact,  that  is  a  news  release  that  you  did  issue. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  have  not  read  it  verbatim,  ^Ir.  Dash.  I  don't 
recall  issuing  it,  but  I  wouldn't  contest  for  one  moment  the  fact  that 
it  was  issued,  because  a  great  many  statements  were  prepared  and  put 
before  me.  With  this  one,  as  with  others,  I  said,  "Is  it  factually  sup- 
portable?" If  it  was  factually  supportable,  I  decided  whether  or  not 
it  was  helpful  or  harmful  to  the  campaign,  and  if  it  is  part  of  the  com- 
mittee's records,  I  will  not  contest  tliat  it  was,  in  fact,  a  release 
of  the  committee. 

Mr.  Dash,  I  am  not  asking  you  whether  you  have  an  actual  recol- 
lection of  the  specific  language  or  not. 

Who  would  present  such  a  statement  ?  It  says  here.  "Contact  Devan 
Shumway."  Would  it  have  been  Mr.  Sliumway  who  would  have 
prepared  and  presented  that  to  you  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  don't  know  who  would  have  prepared  it;  but 
usually,  during  the  period  when  I  was  directing  the  campaign,  either 
Mr.  Devan  Shumway  or  Mr.  Al  Abrams  would  come  up  from  the  press 
office  of  the  committee  and  say,  in  substance :  "Take  a  look  at  this  if 
you  would,  j\Ir.  MacGregor.  We  have  been  requested  to  ask  you  to 
issue  this."  Or,  "We  have  drafted  this  pursuant  to  suggestions  and 
wliat  do  you  think  of  it  ?" 

Mr.  Dash.  When  you  say,  "We  have  been  recjuested,"  or  "pur- 
suant to  suggestions,"  by  whom  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  am  having  to  guess  here  a  little  l)it,  but  I  think 
the  iruess  is  an  accurate  one,  and  probably  iustified.  I  think  many 
of  these  statements  emanated  from  a  unit  called  the  "attack  group." 
I  never  attended  any  meetings  of  that  attack  group.  I  don't  know 
who  its  memliers  were.  We  had  a  representative  from  the  committee 
who  sat  on  that  attack  group,  and  they  seemed  to  generate — or  it 
was  my  understanding  that  they  generated  most  of  the  statements  that 
were  put  l^efore  me  of  this  natin'e. 

Mr.  Dash.  This  w^ould  include  ^^Hiite  House  staff  personnel,  too, 
would  it  not  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  It  is  my  understanding  that  the  attack  group  did 
include  ^Hiite  House  staff  personnel,  but  I  don't  know  who  they  were. 

Mr.  Dash.  Again  not  asking  you  to  recall  the  specifics  of  this  par- 
ticular news  release,  but  that  does,  in  general,  deal  with  allegations 
that  Mr.  McGovern  had  spies  in  ]\Ir.  Humphrey's  campaign,  does  it 
not? 

INIr.  MacGregor.  In  one  pai+  of  it,  yes.  One  part  of  the  news  re- 
lease appears  to  quote  a  Lancaster,  Pa.,  newspaper,  the  Atlanta  Con- 
stitution, and  then  it  quotes  "a  respected  newsman"  and  "a  highly  re- 
liable source"  without  identif^nng  the  individuals  referred  to. 


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Mr.  Dash.  So  that  actually,  this  being  a  news  release,  it  would  be  a 
news  release  indicating  that'^Ir.  McGovem  was  engaging  in  political 
espionage  and  that  he  was  using  that  against  Mr.  Humphrey.  We  have 
now.  since  this  release  and  before  this  committee,  had  testimony  that, 
in  fact,  there  was  a  spy  in  Mr.  Humphrey's  campaign;  that  the  spy 
was  actually  employed  through  the  Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  Presi- 
dent, and  that  Mr.  Mc]N[inoway  testified  before  us  as  Sedan  Chair  Xo. 
'2.  and  there  was  tlie  belief  at  the  time  when  this  was  occurring  that  per- 
haps ]Mr.  ]McGovern  was  doing  this.  That  was  part  of  the  sti-ategv" 
that  has  been  testified  to  by  othei-s  before  this  committee,  to  have  one 
of  the  candidates  identify  a^iother  one — particularly  Mr.  McGovem 
was  the  one  who  was  uiostly  blamed. 

jSTow.  at  the  time  you  approved  this  particular  news  release,  did  you 
have  any  knowledge  that  either  the  Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  Presi- 
dent or  anybody  at  the  White  House  were  supporting  any  type  of  po- 
litical espionage  from  the  Republican  side  into  the  Democratic  pri- 


maries 


Mr.  MacGregor.  Xone  whatever,  Mr.  Dash. 

I  might  indicate  that  when  the  newspaper  stories  broke  about  some- 
body whose  name  I  was  hearing  for  the  first  time,  Donald  Segretti — 
it  seems  to  me  it  was  in  October  of  1972 — my  wife  and  I  were,  as  I  re- 
call, in  Texas.  I  got  on  the  long  distance  telephone  to  seek  to  find  the 
facts  from  'Sir.  Chapin.  I  did  reach  Mr.  Chapin.  He  told  me  Segretti 
was  hired  to  do  Dick  Tuck-type  pranks,  but  nothing  illegal.  That  was 
the  first  information  I  had.  So  it  isn't  absolutely  correct  to  say  that  I 
had  no  knowledge  whatever  at  any  time.  I  learned  from  the  news- 
papers and  then  tried  to  get  additional  information. 

Mr.  Dash.  And  actually,  the  activities  that  did  occur,  either  by  Mr. 
Segretti  or  some  of  the  others,  occurred  prior  to  the  time  that  you  took 
on  your  post  as  director  of  the  campaign  ? 

]\Ir.  ]\IacGregor.  You  are  correct,  Mr.  Dash.  Either  in  that  initial 
telephone  conversation  with  Mr.  Chapin  or  in  a  followup  inquiry  that  I 
made,  I  learned  that  these  tactics  had  ceased  before — and  I  guess  well 
before — I  had  any  campaign  role. 

Mr.  Dash.  Mr.  Chairman,  I  would  like  the  particular  item  which 
is  the  news  item  of  the  Washington  Post  of  October  18  and  this  press 
release  of  October  19  to  be  identified  for  the  record  and  introduced 
in  evidence. 

Senator  Ervix.  They  will  be  received  as  exhibits  in  evidence  and 
appropriately  numl^ered  as  such. 

[The  documents  referred  to  were  marked  exhibit  No.  246.*] 

]Mr,  Dash.  Now,  during  the  time,  or  shortly  after  you  took  over  as 
director,  were  you  aware  that  Mr.  INIitchell  was  going  to  continue  to 
have  some  role  on  the  committee  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Yes :  the  President  indicated  to  me  in  the  late  after- 
noon of  June  ?)0  that  while  ;Mr.  Mitchell  would  not  continue  for  the 
reasons  that  T  have  stated,  he  was  willing  to  serve  as  a  consultant  and 
the  President  indicated  to  me  that,  by  virtue  of  John  ]Mitcheirs  long 
association  with  the  Governor  of  New"  York,  with  a  close  pereonal  rela- 
tionship with  the  Governor  of  California,  and  with  the  knowledge 
over  a  long  period  of  time  of  the  Governor  of  New  Jersey  and  perhaps 

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othors.  that  Mt-.  INIitchell  would  scM've  in  a  consultant  role,  and  the 
President  asked  me  to  consider  usino-  him  primarily  in  key  States  that 
I  have  mentioned — New  York.  Califoriiia,  Ncav  Jersey,  and  a  few 
others.  I  said  I  would  be  happy  to  do  that. 

Mr.  Dash.  Now,  durinc;  this  time  that  I  am  now  speaking  of,  some- 
time around  July  3  on  through  even  September,  ]Mr.  Mardian,  Mr. 
LaRue,  and  Mr,  ISIagruder  were  all  working  at  the  connnittee,  were 
they  not? 

Ml-.  MacGregor.  Yes. 

Mr.  Dasft.  Let  me  say,  befoi-e  T  ask  you  the  question — the  commit- 
tee has  had  testimony  thi'ough  calendars,  charts,  and  testimony  of  the 
individuals  themselves,  that  these  gentlemen — Mr.  Mitchell,  Mr. 
Magruder,  Mr-.  Mardian,  ]\Ir.  LaRue,  and  Mr.  Dean,  Avho  would  be 
coming  over  from  the  White  House — met  almost  daily  during  the 
period  of  July,  August,  and  September.  Part  of  the  discussions  of  their 
meetings  had  to  do  with  the  Watergate  matter,  had  to  do  with  Mr. 
Magruder's  problem  in  the  Watergate  matter  and  the  testimony  that 
he  would  be  giving  before  the  grand  jury,  and  that  ultimately  ended 
up  with  a  story  being  developed  which  was  an  untrue  story  that  Mr. 
Magruder  would  give  to  the  grand  jury,  and  that  Mv.  Dean  actually 
coached  him  prior  to  giving  the  testimony. 

Now,  you  were  director,  (hiring  that  time,  of  the  Committee  To  Re- 
Elect  the  President.  Were  you  awai-e  that  these  meetings  were  taking 
place  ? 

Mr.  ]\IacGregor.  No ;  I  was  not.  My  first  knowledge  of  the  pattern 
of  these  meetings  you  have  described  came  to  me  from  friends  of  mine 
in  the  news  media  sometime  in  the  summer  and  were  confirmed  to  me 
by  you  yesterday  in  the  staff  office.  I  had  no  knowledge  of  this  pattern 
of  meetings  from  which,  ap]iarently,  T  was  excluded. 

Mr.  Dash.  Were  you  given  any  information  that  Mr.  Magruder 
may  have  been  involved  in  the  Watergate  matter  ? 

iSfr.  MacGregor.  For  the  first  time  at  the  Republican  National  Con- 
vention, Mr.  Mardian  said  to  me :  "The  categorical  statements  that 
you  are  making  about  no  involvement  beyond  the  Watergate  seven 
may  be  incorrect.  You  had  better  watch  out.  Others  have  exposure." 
That  was  of  some  surprise  to  me  because  T  had  been  meeting  with  Mr. 
Mardian  regularly  over  the  period  of  July  and  August  when  T  had 
been  making  the  same  categorical  statements,  but  he  never  spoke  to 
me  with  any  kind  of  a  warning  or  implied  warning  until  the  Re- 
publican National  Convention.  That  caused  ifie  to  renew  my  inquiry 
of  Mr.  Magruder,  because  T  felt  either  ^Ir.  Magruder  himself  or  others, 
even  though  they  had  denied  their  involvement  to  me,  might  tell  me 
something  different.  But  they  told  me  the  same  thing  that  they  were 
telling  the  grand  jury  under  oath,  that  they  had  no  knowledge  in 
advance  and  no  involvement  in  the  Watergate  break-in. 

Mr.  Dash.  Mr.  MacGregor  let  me  read  you,  a  jioT-tion  of  Mr.  Mar- 
dian's  testimony  to  the  committee  on  Thursday,  July  19,  1073.  He 
says :  "T  said,"  speaking  of  a  meeting  with  you  at  the  convention, 
"that  you  had  better  take  time  for  this,"  dealing  with  the  question 
of  your  flat  statements.  T  ought  to  start  out — 

T  was  nnsiiocessful  in  trying  to  set  to  meet  with  Mr.  MacGresor  but  he  had 
made  some  very  flat  staatements  at  the  convention.  T  insisted  on  seeing;  him 
on  that  occasion.  He  saw  me  in  his  suite  when  I  walked  in  and  he  appeared 


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as  if  he  was  ready  to  walk  out  and  lie  said :  "I  am  in  an  awful  hurry.  Bob,  and 
I  do  not  have  much  time."  I  said :  "You  had  better  take  time  for  this.  You  are 
making  statements  concerning  the  possible  involvement  of  people  in  the  cam- 
paign that  I  believe  to  be  untrue.  There  are  people  involved  in  the  campaign 
that  have  tremendous  exposure,  Clark,  and  you  had  better  watch  what  state- 
ments you  make  and  you  had  better  let  me  brief  you  about  it."  He  got  very 
upset.  He  said :  "When  I  t(X)k  the  job  I  was  assured  that  there  was  nobody  in- 
volved in  the  Watergate  still  in  the  campaign.  I  am  relying  on  that  and  I  do 
not  want  to  hear  about  it." 

I  tliink  your  statement  up  to  that  last  statement  is  consistent  with 
his  statement.  Did  you  say  :  "I  do  not  want  to  hear  any  more  about  it"? 

^Nfr.  MacGregor.  No;  I  did  not.  And  might  I  indicate,  Mr.  Dash, 
for  tlie  benefit  of  the  chairman  and  other  members  of  the  committee — 
and  to  emphasize — that  I  met  with  Mr.  Mardian  privately  at  his 
request  many  times  durino;  July  and  Aujirust  and  at  no  time  during 
that  period  and  at  no  time  until  immediately  before  the  handing 
down  of  the  indictments  by  the  Watergate  grand  juiy  did  Mr.  Mar- 
dian speak  to  me  in  the  way  he  has  testified  to  and  as  I  have  indicated 
my  recollection  showed. 

Mr.  Dasit.  Xow.  you  took  on  an  assistant,  Mr.  Eeisner.  I  understand. 
^Ir.  Reisner  has  testified  before  the  committee  that  he  had  knowledge 
while  working  for  Mr.  ]Magruder  of  a  Gemstone  file,  and  also  that 
he  kept  a  diary  for  Mr.  ^Nlagruder  which,  in  that  dairy,  indicated 
meetings  with  former  Attorney  General  Mitchell,  Mr.  Liddy,  Mr. 
Magruder,  and  Mv.  Dean.  At  the  time  Mr.  Reisner  started  to  work  for 
you,  did  he  inform  you  of  a  Gemstone  file  that  Mr.  Magruder  had 
kept  or  any  meetings  we  have  later  found  were  in  the  Attorney  Gen- 
eral's office  on  January  27  and  February  4  where  a  plan  was  discussed 
concerning  the  Gemstone  project? 

Mr.  ]\rArGREGOR.  No;  he  did  not,  Dr.  Dash.  I  was  somewhat  sur- 
l^rised  that  he  was  called  as  a  witness  here  because  I  did  not  know 
that  he  had  had  a  role  at  the  committee  which  put  him  in  a  position 
to  have  any  relevant  information.  He  helped  me  out  with  some  of 
the  administrative  problems  that  I  had. 

I  was  getting  more  than  60  telephone  calls  a  day  during  the  first  2 
weeks  of  July  and  he  l>ecame  nn  assistant  to  me.  I  asked  for  somebody 
to  help  me  out — somebody  who  was  knowledgeable  with  the  campaign 
structure  that  had  existed  before  July  1 — and  I  think  it  was  Mr. 
Mao-ruder  who  suggested  Bob  Reisner.  I  did  not  realize  Mr.  Reisner 
had  held  the  position  that  he  lield  before  Julv  1  and  I  did  not  know 
he  was  possessed  of  this  infonnation  which  he  has  given  to  the 
committee. 

Mr.  Dash.  Mr.  Ehrlicliman  has  also  informed  the  committee  that 
some  time  in  August  he  had  wanted  to  have  a  complete  statement  and 
disclosure  made  of  everything  that  was  known  about  Watergate;  that 
he  had  really  wanted  you  to  make  the  statement,  and  that  you  had  sort 
of  scotched  the  idea.  Did  Mr.  Ehrlichman  ever  come  to  you  and  ask  you 
to  make  a  disclosure  as  to  the  new  director  of  the  campaign,  indicating 
no  involvement  of  the  i^ersons  at  the  '\"\liite  House  or  even  any  further 
involvement  of  pereons  at  the  committee  ? 

^fr.  ^rArGRKGOR.  No;  ^Nfr.  Ehrlichman  never  came  to  me  reouesting 
that  I  make  some  disclosure  aliove  and  bevond  what  I  was  making  on  a 
dailv  basis  with  the  nress  and  radio  and  television.  It  is  possible  that, 
during  the  months  of  Auarust.  Mr.  Ehrlichman  said,  you  know,  "What 


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we  ought  to  do  is  have  some  new  type  of  statement  issued,''  because  I 
do  recall  that  early  in  August  John  Dean  and  Maurice  Stans  came 
to  my  office  and  John  Dean  opened  the  discussion  by  saying :  "I  have 
been  asked  to  prepare  a  detailed  statement" — he  may  even  have  said 
"disclosure  statement — on  Watergate  and  here  is  a  first  cut  or  a  rough 
draft." 

My  recollection  is  he  handed  a  copy  to  me  and  a  copy  to  Mr.  Stans. 
I  read  it  at  ni}^  desk;  I  handed  it  back  to  John  Dean  and  said  that  this 
statement  was  nothing  but  a  com[)ilation  of  statements  previously 
issued,  and  if  I  were  to  release  this  to  the  press  in  a  press  conference  the 
press  would  say  to  me :  "Mr.  MacGregor,  this  is  nothing  but  a  compila- 
tion of  statements  previously  issued.  It  is  of  no  value,"  and  I  would 
have  to  agree  with  the  press.  Perhaps  that  is  the  incident  Mr.  Ehrlich- 
man  is  talking  about.  I  did  not  know  Mr.  Ehrlichman  was  involved  in 
any  way  in  that  meeting  at  my  office  with  Mr.  Dean  and  Mr.  Stans. 
I  might  conclude,  Mr.  Dash,  for  the  committees  benefit,  that  Maurice 
Stans  indicated  that  he  was  in  substantial  agreement  with  my  assess- 
ment of  the  lack  of  value  of  that  draft  and  Mr.  Dean  said  he  was  not 
I^roud  of  it.  He  said  it  was  a  rough  cut. 

Then,  Mr.  Stans  said :  "Maybe  I  ought  to  issue  a  detailed  statement," 
and  I  indicated  to  him  if  he  felt  that  Avould  be  helpful  to  him  and 
the  campaign,  I  thought  it  would. 

Mr.  Dasti.  Actually,  did  you  feel  at  that  time  that  the  people  who 
were  asking  you  to  issue  the  statements  were  more  in  possession  of  the 
facts  than  you  wei-e  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  It  is  hard  to  reconstruct  your  exact  frame  of  mind 
at  the  time,  because  events  that  have  come  to  light  since  then  cannot 
be  excluded  from  your  consciousness. 

For  example,  in  July,  August,  September,  and  October  of  last  year, 
when  I  had  this  campaign  responsibility,  I  knew  nothing  of  the  Ells- 
berg  ]isychiatrist's  break-in.  I  knew  nothing  of  the  meeting  between 
Patrick  Gray,  John  Dean,  and  John  Ehrlichmaii  taking  place  in 
Ehrlichman's  office  involving  certain  papers  which  came  from  the 
files.  I  think  one  of  the  people  has  now  been  convicted.  I  knew  nothing 
during  the  period  in  which  I  was  dii-ector  of  the  campaign  about  the 
meeting,  apparently  in  Mr.  Haldeman's  office,  involvino-  ^Nfr.  Halde- 
man,  Mr.  Erhlichman,  Dick  Helms,  and  General  Walters.  I  knew 
nothing  last  year  about  the  series  of  meetings  Pat  Gray  had  with  John 
Dean— all  of  these  things  I  am  now  reciting  occurred  when  T  was 
counsel  to  the  President  for  congressional  relations.  I  had  no  knowledge 
last  year  that  Herb  Kalmbach  was  using  funds  which  purportedly 
were  contributed  to  the  President's  reelection,  directly  or  indirectly. 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Watergate  seven.  This  is  just  a  small  recital  of 
the  list  of  events  of  which  I  was  kept  ignorant  or  had  no  need  to  be 
involved  in  in  any  way — that  apparently  were  known,  at  least  many  of 
them,  to  Mr.  Ehi-lichman;  and  I  will  just  have  to  sav  T  do  not  recall 
that  he  was  saving.  "We  ought  to  disclose  things,  Clark,  which  you  are 
now  talking  about." 

Mr.  Dasti.  He  never  suggested  vou  disclose  the  things  von  just 
listed? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  T  never  heard  of  them  until  thev  were  made  public 
in  the  hearings  of  this  committee.  T  might  indicate  the  following  as 
well.  It  is  mv  recollection  that  on  Auirust  11  last  vear.  Judire  Tlichev  of 


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the  District  Court  for  the  District  of  Cohimbia.  issued  au  order — later, 
I  think,  soniewliat  modified — which  warned  people  about  niakino;  pub- 
lic statements  tliat  mi<i-iit  jeopardize  the  ri<xhts  of  those  under  investi- 
ofation  by  tlie  oiand  jury;  and  I  was  conscious  of  tliat  court  order  at 
the  very  time  ^Ir.  P^hi'lichman  was  now  Rayinjr  he  wanted  me  to  make 
some  additional  disclosures. 

Mr.  Dash.  Xow,  recooiiizino-  that  you  had  a  very  important,  vital 
responsibility  in  directing  the  President's  campai^rn,  does  it  now  seem 
stranofe  to  you  that  INfr.  Ehrlicliman  or  Mr.  Dean,  especially,  would 
be  cominjx  to  you  and  askinir  you  to  make  these  general  statements 
which  you  say  were  re]ieated  statements  that  had  already  been  made 
about  noniuA'olvement,  when,  in  fact,  they  had  information  that  indi- 
cated some  involvement  and  did  not  cjive  that  information  to  you  ?  Does 
it  seem  strang'e  to  you  that  they  Avere  askino-  you  to  be  the  spokesman 
for  a  statement  of  the  Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  President  of  com- 
plete noninvolvemcnt  of  anybody,  either  of  the  committee  or  of  the 
AVhite  House,  in  the  so-called  Watergate  matter? 

Mr.  ]\rAcGREGOR.  It  does  not  make  one  hai^jiy  to  find,  subsequently, 
that  one  has  been  used. 

Mr.  Dash.  Because,  in  addition  to  beiufr  asked  to  make  those  state- 
ments, you  were  at  the  time  supposedly  beino;  assisted  by  INfr.  Ma- 
ofruder,  Mr.  Mardian,  Mi'.  LaRue,  and  Mr.  Mitchell,  who  have  now  tes- 
tified to  what  role  they  have  played  in  what  has  been  called  the  cover- 
up,  and  it  is  your  testimony  you  were  kept  completely  iciiorant  of  any 
of  that  involvement  ? 

Mr.  MacGrkciOr.  That  is  correct,  Mr.  Dash.  T  am  also  familiar  with 
the  testimony  as  reported  in  resjionsible  newspa]')ers  of  IVfr.  ]\Iao:ruder 
and  Mr.  Dean  before  this  committee.  I  think  it  is  fair  to  say  Mr.  Ma- 
ofruder  testified  I  was  deceived  and  Mr.  Dean  said  the  truth  was  with- 
held from  me.  Perhaps  those  paraphrases  are  not  accurate  but  that 
is  mv  recollection. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  vou  know  of  anv  monev  that  had  been  transferred 
from  the  White  House— about  $?,50.000— that  had  been  kept  in  the 
Wliite  House — that  had  oriirinally  been  taken  from  the  funds  that  had 
been  raised  in  the  campaio;n? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  No;  I  did  not. 

Mr.  Dash.  And  that  it  was  beinof  used  as  a  defense  fund  for  the 
defendants  in  the  Watergate  case? 

Mr.  INlAcGRErxOR.  No;  I  did  not. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  vou  know  that  either  Mr.  Parkinson,  Mr.  O'Brien, 
or  Afr.  LaRue  wei-e  beino-  involved  in  the  payment  of  any  of  the  de- 
fendants in  the  so-called  defense  fiuid? 

Mr.  MapGregor.  T  did  not  know  until  this  vear.  My  knowledge  of 
that  came  in  the  public  news  media  this  year. 

Mr.  Dash.  Mr.  Parkinson  and  Mr.  Paul  O'Brien  held  what  posi- 
tions with  the  committee  while  vou  were  director? 

Mr.  INFArGREGOR.  Tt  is  mv  recollection,  and  this  airain  is  what  T  was 
told,  that  the  firm  of  Parkinson  and  O'Brien — that  mav  not  be  the 
firm — but  the  firm  that  includes  those  two  lawvers.  was  retained  within 
72  hours  after  the  "Waterirate  break-in  by  Mr.  John  ^fitchell.  to  rep- 
resent perhaps  the  finance  committee  and,  if  it  was  a  defendant,  the 
Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  President;  and  certain  individuals  in 
the  c\y\]  litiofation  broujrht  bv  the  Democratic  National  Committee, 


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Larry  O'Brien  and  perhaps  others.  I  was  also  advised  that  that  law 
firm  had  had  inA^estigatory  experience  or  liad  personnel  attached  to  it 
or  available  to  it  witli  investigatory  experience,  and  that  they  were 
conducting  an  investigation  during  the  last  10  days  of  June. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  they  give  you  any  information,  since  they  were 
attornej'S  for  the  committee,  as  to  what  they  were  learning,  concerning 
what  had  occurred  and — for  example,  they  did  learn  that  large  sums 
of  cash  had  been  given  to  Mr.  Liddy.  Did  you  know  that? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  No ;  I  did  not.  It  is  a  question  of  what  you  mean 
by  large  sums.  I  inquired  as  to  what  Mr.  Liddy's  role  was.  I  inquired 
when  I  came  over  to  the  committee,  I  think  the  first  week  in  July — 
Mr.  Liddy  had  been  fired  during  the  last  week  in  June.  I  was  told 
the  reason  was  that  he  refused  to  cooperate  with  the  FBI  in  the  inves- 
tigation the  FBI  was  conducting  before  I  came  over  to  the  committee. 

And  I  asked  why  he  would  not ;  what  facts  and  circumstances  would 
cause  him  not  to  cooperate  with  the  FBI?  And  I  was  told  that  he 
was  the  head  of  an  operation  which  was  funded  in  cash,  which  tried 
to  investigate  and  possibly  infiltrate  groups  of  so-called  crazies  who 
were  assembling  in  San  Diego. 

Mr.  Dash.  Who  told  you  that,  Mr.  MacGregor? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Either  Mr.  Magruder  or  ]\Ir.  Porter,  and  it  may 
have  been  others;  but  I  did  ask  about  Liddy  and  I  was  told  that  he 
and  his  operation  was  to  try  and  determine  the  scope  of  the  efforts  to 
intimidate  speakers  for  the  President — the  primary  in  New  Hamp- 
shire was  specifically  mentioned  to  me  and  looked  into.  Or  to  verify 
what  was  being  printed  in  underground  newspapers  about  what  the 
crazies  were  going  to  do  with  the  Republicans  at  their  convention  in 
San  Diego. 

Mr.  Dash.  Of  course,  you  now  know  Mr.  Magruder  has  now  testified 
to  what,  in  fact,  he  was  doing  with  Mr.  Liddy  and  why  he  was  paying 
cash  to  him  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Yes;  I  followed  closely  the  testimony  before  this 
conmiittee. 

Mr.  Dash.  So  there  was  no  doubt  in  your  mind  that  he  misled  you 
at  that  time  in  giving  you  that  information  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  It  may  have  been  he  told  me  jiartly — that  it  was 
a  partial  truth.  I  don't  know  whether  what  he  told  me  was  correct, 
but  it  may  have  been  partially  true. 

Mr.  Dash.  Is  it  your  view  now,  Mr.  MacGregor — I  think  you  said 
that  you  had  been  used:  thnt  many  of  those  around  you,  including 
people  in  high  office  in  the  White  House,  misled  you  in  your  role  as 
director  of  the  campaign  and  did  not  give  you  the  information  that 
would  have,  perhaps,  assisted  you  in  aiding  the  President  in  his  re- 
election much  better  than  you  were  able  to.  Of  course  he  was  re- 
elected, there  is  no  question  about  that. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Mr.  Dash,  the  analogies  may  not  be  very  good 
but  if  I  were  to,  as  T  have,  accept  my  wife's  invitation  to  do  the 
shopping  some  morning  and,  after  leaving  the  Safeway,  I  found 
that  the  checker  had  noticed  I  didn't  pay  any  attention  to  the  markup 
on  the  cash  register  and  marked  up  an  item  I  didn't  have  or  put  a 
wrong  price  on  it- — ^if  I  found  after  leaving  a  gas  station  that  an  at- 
tendant, instead  of  filling  the  tank  and  asking  me  to  pay  for  a  full 
tank,  had  only  filled  it  half,  I  would  have  felt  I  had  been  used.  Now 


4911  - - 

those  analoo;ies  may  not  be  very  <jood.  but  diiriiio:  the  course  of  one's 
lifetime  one  deals  in  tnist  with  a  tjreat  many  people,  even  people  who 
one  doesn't  know  very  well,  because  you  assiune  that  people  arc  honest 
and  straightforward  and  candid  with  you  when  you  arc  dealing 
with  them,  and  I  so  assumed. 

This  has  been  a  very  sad  year  for  me  because  I  find  that  that  trust 
was  misplaced. 

Mr.  Dash.  Well,  actually,  Mr.  MacGregor,  isn't  that  a  very  impor- 
tant thing  in  our  political  life,  the  American  political  electoral  system, 
the  job  you  had  of  runniiig  a  major  campaign,  that  you  must  deal  in 
trust :  that  you  must  be  able  to  believe  in  people  you  worked  with,  and 
that  deceit  and  fraud  actually  erode  any  political  process  that  can  be 
related  to  a  free  society. 

Mr.  MacGreoor.  Yes :  that  is  correct,  Mr.  Dash.  And  I  think  I  should 
not  leave  the  subject :  I  am  not  suggesting  that  we  leave  it,  but  I  think 
I  ought  to  make  it  crystal  clear  that  I  do  not  include  the  President 
of  the  Ignited  States  in  those  whom  I  have  categorized  as  having  used 
me  to  some  extent,  and  we  have  spoken  here  of  fraud  and  deceit — 
dishonesty.  I  do  not  in  any  sense  have  in  mind  the  President  of  the 
Ignited  States.  Indeed,  his  conduct  in  relationship  with  me  has  been 
just  the  reverse.  They  have  been  trustworthy;  they  have  been  abso- 
lutely candid,  straightforward,  and  fair;  and  I  have  never  found  any- 
thing that  the  President  of  the  ITnited  States  said  was  so  that  wasn't 
so. 

Mr.  Dash.  None  of  my  questions,  Mr.  MacGregor,  w^ere  directed 
to  that  or  attempted  to  infer  that. 

]\Ir.  IMacGreoor.  I  appreciate  that,  Mr.  Dash,  but  I  just  thought 
this  was  an  opportunity  to  express  my  very  strong  feelings  on  this 
point. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  you  have  a  role  in  the  campaign  financing — in  the 
collecting  of  funds  for  the  campaign  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  No. 

Mr.  Dash.  That  was  kept  a  separate  function  for  Mr.  Stans,  I 
understand. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Yes;  the  structure  was  similar  to  the  structure,  in 
my  experience,  that  has  been  set  up  for  incumbent  Senators  seeking 
reelection — incumbent  Congressmen  seeking  reelection.  You  have  a 
campaign  manager  and  political  committee  that  has  to  energize  and 
produce  the  votes  necessary  for  reelection,  and  you  have  a  finance 
committee  that  raises  the  money.  The  two  customarily  have  a  liaison, 
obviously,  in  deciding  how  the  money  ought  to  be  spent^ — how^  much 
money  can  be  raised  or  should  be  raised  and  should  be  spent. 

Ml'.  Dash.  And  you  played  a  role  in  that  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Yes. 

Mr.  Dash.  Through  what  committee?  There  was  a  budget  com- 
mittee ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Through  a  mechanism  known  as  the  budget  com- 
mittee. 

Mr.  Dash.  At  that  time  the  determinations  were  made  as  to  what 
was  needed  to  be  spent  in  the  campaign  and  what  was  available  for 
spending  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Yes.  Those  meetings  were  to  be  held  weekly ;  they 
were  held  sporadically  in  July  and  August  for  a  number  of  reasons. 


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Toward  the  end  of  Au<rust  they  did  become  more  regular.  Through 
September  and  early  October,  I  think,  they  were  very  regularly  held 
on  Wednesday.  It  was  that  meeting,  for  example,  that  group,  which 
ratified  my  decision  to  cut  some  $3  million  from  planned  television 
advertising  for  the  Pi-esident  because  Mr.  Stans  had  asked  me  to  look 
for  areas  where  I  could  cut  expenses.  And  the  President  had  also  in- 
dicated to  me  that  maybe  we  ought  to  put  more  money  into  the  pre- 
cinct organizations  and  storefronts  and  less  money  into  political 
advertising. 

Mr.  Dasti.  I  think  the  testimony  before  the  committee  has  already 
highlighted  the  impact  of  the  large  amount  of  money  that  Avas  avail- 
able for  the  committee  and  especially  cash,  although  you  did  not  have 
a  particular  ]"ole  or  responsibility  in  the  committee  to  either  raise  this 
money  or  in  the  campaign  financing  itself.  Among  the  last  questions 
I  would  like  to  ask  you,  Mr.  MacGregor,  is,  since  you  have  been  in 
political  life,  you  have  been  involved  in  campaigns  and  you  now  know 
some  of  the  facts  that  have  come  before  this  committee  and  have  be- 
come public;  do  you  have  any  recommendation  to  make  to  the  com- 
mittee concerning  the  use  of  I'aising  funds — how  funds  could  be  more 
properly  raised  and  controlled  so  as  to  prevent  abuses  in  especially 
a  Presidential  campaign? 

Mr.  MacGregok.  Well.  I  appreciate  your  question,  Mr.  Dash,  and  I 
don't  want  to  be  presumptions  because  I  am  no  longer  a  Member  of 
Congress;  but  I  did  interest  myself  during  the  10  years  that  I  served 
in  the  House  of  Representatives  with  the  question  of  campaign  re- 
forms and  congressional  reforms,  and  if  I  were  a  Member  of  the  U.S. 
House  of  Representatives  today  I  would  introduce  a  bill  along  the 
following  lines:  No  funds  may  be  contributed  to  any  candidate  for 
President,  Vice  President,  ILS.  Senator,  or  U.S.  Representative  in 
Congress  except  through  the  Federal  Elections  Office  which  shall  be  a 
transmittal  agent  for  funds  contributed  for  any  candidate,  either  in  a 
primary  or  in  a  general  election,  to  the  candidate  earmarked  by  the 
donor,  and  the  donor  shall  on  a  daily  ]>asis  be  listed  in  the  Federal 
Register  or  in  some  other  publication  as  to  name,  address,  occupation; 
and  amoimt  of  contiil)ution  and  identity  of  candidate  to  whom  the  con- 
tribution is  going. 

There  may  become  serious  flaws  in  this  proposal.  T  certainly  would 
like  to  see  the  appi'opriate  committee  or  committees  in  the  U.S.  Senate 
or  House  of  Re]:)resentatives  consider  such  a  proposal.  Obviously,  the 
present  system  isn't  good  enough,  even  with  the  campaign  spending 
reforms  that  went  into  effect  April  7,  1972.  I  can  see  some  pitfalls  in 
public  financing.  I  don't  know  necessarily  that  this  is  the  answer  to  the 
problems  we  obviously  have.  But  the  suggestion  that  I  nuike  I  would 
be  delighted  to  have  considered  by  someone.  I  have  not  importuned  my 
Congressman,  Walter  Fauntroy,  but  I  am  going  to  do  so. 

Ml-.  Dasii.  I  have  no  further  questions  at  this  time. 

Mr.  LiEBKXGOOD.  Mr.  Chairman,  I  have  three  questions.  My  initial 
question  deals  with  campaign  development  of  Watergate-related  mate- 
rial. T  understand  that  the  McGovern  campaign  employed  Walter 
Sheridan  to,  among  other  things,  keep  Frank  Mankiewicz  abreast  of 
the  ongoing  Watei-gate  developments  as  they  aj^peared  in  the  press 
and  otherwise.  During  the  period  of  time  that  you  were  constantly 
receiving  Wat-ergate  queries,  was  there  any  one  person  you  turned  to 
to  keep  3'ou  apprised  of  developments? 


4913 

Mr.  MacGregok.  No  oho  i)ersoii,  counsel.  When  people  on  the  com- 
mittee would  be  called  to  testify  before  the  grand  jury,  they  honored 
my  request  that  if  they  wished  to  do  so,  they  would  tell  me  what  they 
testified  to.  I  was  only  interested,  of  coui-se,  in  anything  they  might 
have  testified  to  conti-ary  to  what  they  had  told  me  earlier. 

But  to  answer  your  question,  I  received  information  about  the  status 
of  various  investigations  and  of  proceedings  in  the  civil  lawsuit  from 
>Mr.  ^Nlagruder,  from  attorneys  of  record  in  the  civil  laws\iit  repre- 
senting the  defendants,  from  ]\Ir.  LaRue  from  time  to  time,  and  I 
think  that  probably  covers  it.  I  did  not,  during  the  course  of  these 
investigations,  speak  in  any  sense  about  the  investigations  with  any 
governmental  official. 

Mr.  LiEB?:xGooD.  I  take  it  that  there  was  no  one  in  your  issues  and 
research  dej^ai'tment  who  had  the  function  of  compiling  Watergate 
data  ? 

Mr.  MacGregok.  Xot  to  my  knowledge.  Mr.  LaRue  indicated  to  me 
that  he  was  an  unjjaid  volunteer  and  he  would  kind  of  act  as  liaison 
with  John  Mitchell  if  that  was  all  right  with  me.  He  said  he  also  w^ould 
pay  some  attention  to  the  investigations  and  the  civil  litigation. 

i  think  Mr.  Mardian  on  one  occasion  indicated  to  me,  when  we  were 
discussing  that  as  a  change  in  status  for  him.  that  he  would  keep  his 
eye  on  developments  and  keep  me  posted.  But  there  was  no  one  office 
or  source,  to  my  knowledge,  that  was  to  follow  Watergate  develop- 
ments. They  were  being  pi-etty  extensively  followed  in  the  daily  press. 

Mr.  LiEBEXGOOD.  Thank  you.  I  am  curious  as  to  your  professional 
political  assessment  of  the  impact  of  the  Watergate  break-in  at  the  time 
you  took  over  as  campaign  director.  At  that  time,  what  was  your  assess- 
ment of  its  impact? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  could  not  quantify  it.  I  knew,  as  I  have  identified 
here,  that  it  would  be  a  negative  in  the  campaign.  T  felt  it  would  be 
strongly  outweighed,  as  indeed  it  was.  by  the  positives  of  the  Presi- 
dent's performance  in  office,  by  his  intelligence  and  demonstrated 
cai)acity  to  deal  with  the  critical  issues  of  ]>eace  and  prosperity,  which 
are  uppermost  in  most  American's  minds,  w^hen  they  vote  for  President. 
I  appeared  with  Mr.  Mankiewicz  on  a  public  program,  at  one  of  the 
hotels  in  downtown  Washington  2  days  after  the  election  and  I  indi- 
cated at  that  time  that  it  was  largely  a  guess  on  my  part,  but  I  felt 
that  Watergate  had  cost  the  President  upwards  of  2  million  votes — 
a  million  or  2  million  votes;  expressed  in  terms  of  percentage,  pretty 
close  to  2  percent.  That  is  just  a  guess. 

I  reached  that  conclusion  at  that  time  because,  as  I  say.  I  had  trav- 
eled in  24  States — the  big  States  several  times.  I  felt  I  was  in  reason- 
ably close  touch  with  the  people  who  were  managing  the  storefronts 
and  the  volunteer  lieadquarters;  we  had  more  than  5,000  of  them. 

And  Watergate  hurt.  It  hurt  badly  in  the  campaign.  Fully  half 
of  every  meeting  with  the  press  that  I  had  was  devoted  to  Watergate. 
I  wanted  to  talk  about  the  President's  accomplishment  with  the 
People's  Republic  of  China,  the  Soviet  ITnion,  and  the  drawdown  of 
troops  in  Vietnam  and  the  jn^ospects  for  ]:)eace  in  Vietnam.  I  wanted 
to  talk  about  reducing  joblessness  under  the  President's  handling  of 
phase  I  and  phase  II.  I  wanted  to  talk  about  how  inflation  was  being 
curbed.  Instead,  I  was  being  confronted  at  meeting  after  meeting  with 
Watergate  questions.  That  was  debilitating  to  the  morale  of  the  cam- 
paign and  it  cost  us  votes. 


4914 

Mr.  LiEBENGOoD.  Ill  retrospect,  would  it  be  your  political  opinion 
that  a  coverup  was  a  prerequisite  to  the  reelection  of  the  President? 
In  other  words,  do  you  feel  now  that  the  President's  candidacy  could 
have  withstood  an  early  disclosure  by,  perhaps,  Mr.  Mag^ruder,  Mr. 
Dean,  or  Mr.  Mitchell? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Had  there  been,  in  the  week  foUowino;  the  appre- 
hension of  the  burglars,  a  disclosure  of  the  facts  that  have  been  brou^rht 
out  by  this  committee,  it  would,  in  my  opinion,  have  been  temporarily 
but  severely  damaijinf^  to  the  President's  reelection  campaign.  Instead 
of  a  17-  to  25-point  maro;in  over  Senator  McGovern  in  mid-July,  my 
ffuess  is  that  that  marfjin  would  have  shrunk  to  perhaps  five  points. 
It  is  my  opinion  that  by  the  time  of  the  election,  in  lifjht  of  other  events 
that  transpired,  we  would  have  been  no  worse  off,  votewise,  than  we 
were. 

But  the  important  thino;  is  that  the  President's  hopes  and  dreams 
that  he  outlined  to  me  in  his  office  late  on  the  afternoon  of  June  30 
that  he  hoped  to  accomplish  in  his  second  term,  as  the  country  looked 
forward  to  its  200th  annivei'sary,  would  not  have  been  so  severely 
damaged  as  they  have  been  now. 

Mr.  LiEBEXGoon.  Thank  you,  Mr.  MacGregor.  I  have  no  fuither 
questions. 

Senator  ER\ax.  Senator  Weicker. 

Senator  Weicker.  Mr.  MacGregor,  let  us  get  into  the  subject  of  the 
Pat  Gray  phone  call  of  July  6.  I  wonder  if  you  would  give  to  this 
committee  your  version  of  that  particular  event. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  To  my  best  recollection,  the  call  was  made  early 
in  the  morning  of  July  6  at  Washington ;  was  received  by  me  at  the 
Newporter  Inn  at  Newport  Beach,  Calif.,  shortly  before  11  p.m., 
California  time,  July  5.  I  have  been  asked,  could  I  be  mistaken  in 
my  recollection  that  the  call  came  in  just  before  my  wife  and  I 
retired  and  could  it  have  been  shortly  after  we  woke  up  the  next 
morning?  I  suppose  it  is  possible  that  my  recollection  is  incorrect. 
But  it  is  my  recollection.  Senator,  that  the  call  did  come  to  jne  in 
the  motel  room  or  suite  that  my  wife  and  I  were  occupying  at  the 
Newporter  Inn  just  before  we  retired  on  the  evening  of  July  5. 

In  any  event,  the  call  that  Mr.  Gray  made  to  me  was  no  different 
from  the  calls  that  I  had  been  receiving  at  the  rate  of  50  or  60  or  70 
a  day  during  the  iDreceding  5  days  from  people  whom  I  knew,  even 
those  whom  I  knew  slightly,  who  were  kind  enough  to  call  and  say, 
"Congratulations,"  and  offer  opinions  and  make  recommendations 
about  the  campaign. 

My  recollection  is  that  Mr.  Gray  did,  A^ery  graciously,  compliment 
me  on  my  being  appointed  director  and  that  he  indicated  to  me 
that  he  w^as  concerned  about  the  impact  on  the  campaign  of  the 
Watergate  matter. 

I  told  him  I  shared  his  concern.  It  is  my  recollection  that  he  said 
it  is  a  serious  mattei-,  and  I  said,  "As  a  lawyer,  Pat,  I  recognize  that 
it  is  a  serious  matter.  Breaking  and  entering  is  a  felony  and  felonies 
are  indeed  serious  matters." 

He  said,  as  I  recall,  that  it  will  damage  the  President  in  the 
campaign. 

I  said,  "Yes,  it  will." 

Then  he  said,  "It  will  damage  him  more  seriously  than  you  realize." 


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And  it  is  mv  recolloction  that  at  that  time.  I  indicated,  to  him: 
"Yes;  I  know  it  Avill  daniaue  him.  It  damat!:ed  him  in  tlie  first  press 
conference  I  held  earliei-  today  in  Washiiioton,*"  before  my  wife  and 
I  flew  to  southern  California  at  (he  President's  request.  But  I  said  to 
him:  ''Pat.  I  will  be  back  in  my  home  in  Washinoton  tomorrow  eve- 
ning-, because  my  wife  and  I  are  coming  back  on  the  nonstaff  after- 
noon flight  from  Los  Angeles  to  Dulles;  we  Avill  be  at  home  tomorrow 
evening;  I  will  be  in  my  office  on  Friday  morning." 

It  is  my  recollection.  Senator,  that  he  spoke  exclusively  pertaining 
to  "Watergate,  as  to  the  campaign,  and  the  extent  to  which  it  would 
hurt  the  campaign.  It  is  not  my  recollection  that  he  talked  in  any 
sense  about  "wound."  If  he  had  used  the  word  "wound"  to  me,  it 
seems  to  me  that  that  word  would  stick  in  my  inind  and  I  would 
ask  him  to  explain  it. 

He  did  not.  to  my  I'ecollection,  mention  the  CIA  to  me.  He  did 
not  mention  the  FBI.  He  did  not  mention  General  Walters.  Dick 
Helms.  John  Ehrlichman,  John  Dean,  or  Bob  Haldeman.  He  did  indi- 
cate great  concern.  There  was  agitation  in  his  voice.  He  repeated 
himself.  And  that  is  the  substance  of  my  re<?ol lection.  I  frankly 
expected  to  hear  more  from  him  when  we  returned  to  Washington 
the  next  night.  "We  did  not  do  so. 

Senator  AVeicker.  Did  he  ask  you  to  convey  his  thoughts  to  the 
President  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  No;  not  according  to  my  recollection.  In  any 
event,  I  did  not  do  so.  There  was  nothing  about  the  content  of  his 
call  to  me:  there  was  nothintr  unusual  at  all.  except  for  the  hour. 
It  was  similar  to  a  great  uuiny  other  calls  tlmt  I  was  receiving  from 
people  in  Government,  from  Governoi's.  Senators.  Congressmen, 
national  connnitteemen.  committeewomen.  and  State  chairmen.  He 
may  have  had  some  complaints  about  White  House  aides.  There  would 
not  have  been  anything  unusual  about  that.  In  my  position  as  coun- 
selor to  the  President  for  congi-essional  relations,  I  got  daily  com- 
plaints about  White  House  aides.  And  he  may  have  made  some 
complaints  to  me  about  White  House  aides  of  a  general  nature. 

But  he  did  not  request  me  to  call  the  President — did  not  request 
me  to  speak  to  the  President.  I  did  not  call  the  President:  I  did  not 
speak  to  the  President  about  this.  I  guess  my  testimony  is  about  that. 

Senator  Weickfji.  That  is  what  I  would  like  to  get  into.  Let  us 
assume  for  the  minute  that  your  recollection  is  correct;  that  it  was 
very  late  on  the  evening  of  the  5th  when  you  received  the  call.  Would 
you  normally  expect  the  Director  of  the  FBI  to  call  up  the  Republican 
campaign  director  in  the  wee  hours  of  the  morning — or  the  late 
evening;  ? 

Mr.  jMacGregor.  No. 

Senator  Weicker.  Would  that  not  raise  a  question  in  your  mind 
as  to  why  such  a  call  came  through  then?  Let  us  assume  the  time 
factor  that  you  set  forth, 

Mr.  MacGregor.  It  did.  But  I  expected  when  I  next  heard  from 
him.  I  would  learn  more  about  that. 

Senatoi"  AVeicker.  Did  you  have  any  other  communication  at  all 
with  Pat  Gray  during  the  course  of  the  campaign  in  this  sense  of  the 
word,  aside  from  the  normal  occurrences  of  meeting  ? 


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Mr.  ]\IacGregor.  No,  Senator:  T  had  no  furtlier  conversations  or 
contacts  with  Mr.  Gray. 

Senator  Weicker.  Now,  I  wondei-  if  you  woukl  comment  on  the 
report  issued  by  the  House  Ai-med  Services  Committee  on  October 
23  of  this  year.  I  am  referring-  to  page  21.  In  the  committee  repoVt, 
it  states  that  Mr.  Ehrlichman's  testimony  indicates  that  the  Presi- 
dent called  Mr.  Gray  at  the  "strong  urging''  of  ]Mr.  MacGregor  because 
of  Mr.  Gray's  concern  over  the  FBI  role  in  the  Watergate  investiga- 
tion, and  after  the  call  the  President  had  a  "lingering  doubt"'  that 
there  was  some  CIA  "exposure,''  despite  assurances  to  the  contrary. 
Yet,  in  his  May  22,  1973,  public  Wateigate  statement,  the  President 
said,  and  I  now  quote  the  President's  May  22  statement : 

On  .July  6,  1972.  I  telephoned  the  Acting  Director  of  the  FBI,  L.  Patrick  Gray, 
to  congratulate  him  on  the  successful  handling  of  a  hi-jacking  of  a  Pacific  South- 
west Airlines  plane  the  previous  day.  During  the  conversation.  Mr.  Cray  dis- 
cu.ssed  with  me  the  progress  of  the  Watergate  investigation. 

The  connnittee  report  then  continues : 

Mr.  Ehrlichman's  testimony  in  that  regard  is  j^ertinent. 

I  am  now  quoting  from  that  testimony  : 

Mr.  Nedzi.  But  the  call  was  prompted  by  MacGregor's  request? 

Mr.  Ehrlichman.  By  MacGregor's  conveying  a  request  from  Gray  to  the 
President. 

Mr.  Nedzi.  Or  a  call? 

Mr.  Ehrlichman.  Yes. 

Mr.  Nedzi.  Are  you  acquainted  with  the  President's  statement  which  he  made 
on  May  22? 

Mr.  Ehrlichmax.  I  have  read  it,  yes. 

Mr.  Nedzi.  Does  his  account  square  completely  with  your  account  of  that 
conversation? 

Mr.  Ehrliohmax.  I  do  not  believe  it  does. 

Mr.  Nedzi.  I  did  not  think  it  did.  I  was  just  wondering  whether  you  recognized 
that  fact. 

Mr.  Ehrlichman.  I  do.  I  think  the  drafter  of  that  statement  did  not  have 
the  advantage  I  had  of  my  verbatim  notes  of  the  conversations — I  say  verbatim — 
I  take  substantially  verbatim  notes  of  my  conversations  with  the  President. 

Now,  in  light  of  what  is  Mr.  Gray's  recollection  in  his  testimony 
before  this  committee  of  having  called  yon  and  having  given  sub- 
stantially the  same  facts  which — albeit  there  might  be  words  left 
out,  but  certainly  the  import  of  his  message — in  light  of  his  testi- 
mony before  this  committee  and  in  light  of  Mr.  Ehrlichman's  testi- 
mony before  the  House  Armed  Services  Committee,  are  you  absolutely 
certain  that  you  in  no  wise  were  in  contract  either  with  the  President 
or  possibly  the  President's  staff  relative  to  this  particular  matter? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Yes.  And  maj^  I  say,  Senator,  that  as  a  lawyer 
listening  to  youi-  reading  of  the  transcript  of  hearings  before  a  con- 
gressional counnittee,  I  am  impressed  once  again  with  the  wisdom 
and  the  importance  of  the  ban  on  hearsay  evidence,  because  one  is,  or 
would  be  in  a  court  of  law,  at  the  mercy  of  someone  who  said,  "Jack 
told  me  that  Bill  said  this."  or  "Jack  told  me  that  Harry  did  this."' 
Once  again,  we  understand  the  wisdom  of  our  sytsem  of  justice  in 
which  we  ban  hearsay  testimony  as  credible  evidence. 

Might  T  say  also,  because  I  think  it  is  important,  Mr.  Chairman 
and  the  members  of  this  committee,  I  have  been  advised  that  the 
recoi'fls  of  this  committee  show  that  there  was  no  telephone  call  from 
Clark  MacGi-egor  to  President  Nixon  on  the  morning  of  July  6,  1972. 


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I  am  fuithor  advised,  and  I  believe  you  didn't  <ro  into  this  question 
with  Mr.  Buttertield,  that  tliose  records  of  incoming  calls  to  the  Presi- 
dent and  outooino-  calls  from  the  President  are  ri^j^idly  accurate. 

I  think  it  would  be  of  interest  to  this  committee  to  know  that  3 
weeks  a<>o  today,  the  President  of  the  Ignited  States  said.  "Clark, 
you  did  not  mention  the  Pat  Gi-ay  matter  to  me  on  July  6." 

Senator  "Weickkk.  "Well,  what  was  the  nature  of  that  conversa- 
tion? Why  would  this  come  across  in  a  conversation  between  you 
and  the  President  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  was,  alono;  with  others,  attending:  a  Presidential 
conference  on  export  ti*ade  expansion  at  the  White  House  on  Octo- 
ber 11.  That  i^roirram  was  put  toirether  ])rimarily  by  Secretary  of 
Commerce  Fred  Dent,  with  the  assistance  of  Secretary  of  the  Treasury 
Georo-e  Schultz.  and  other  officials  of  the  Government.  The  Pi'esi- 
dent  concluded  that  all-aftei-noon  confei'ence,  which  was  dedicated 
to  ways  in  Avhich  the  Govei-nment  and  business  could  promote  trade 
and  thus  produce  more  jobs.  The  President  concluded  the  confer- 
ence and  then  he  held  a  receivinor  line.  He  asked  people  to  <to  through 
the  recei vino- line. 

T  did:  and  while  o-oino-  throufrh  the  receivincr  line,  he  told  me  that 
T  have  just  testified  to. 

Senator  Wek^ker.  You  meaii  in  froin<T:  throuo;h  a  receivino;  line — the 
President  of  the  T'nited  States  turns  to  you  while  you  are  going 
through  a  receiving  line  and  says.  "Clark.  I  didn't  talk  to  you  on  July 
().''  Ts  that  the  nature  of  the  conversation? 

Mr.  IMacGregor.  Apparently,  someone  had  brought  to  his  atten- 
tion— not  T — but  someone  had  brought  to  his  attention  the  Ehrlich- 
man  assertions  or  the  Gray  assertions.  T  don't  know  what  led  to  this. 
Senator.  Rut  the  President  assured  me  that  my  recollection  Avas  cor- 
rect and  squared  with  his. 

Seiiator  Weicker.  Well,  how  long  was  this  conversation  with  the 
President  ? 

Mr.  ^NIacGregor.  What  conversation  with  the  President? 

Senator  Weicker.  The  conversation  with  the  President  in  the  receiv- 
ing line.  A^liat  was  the  date  of  that,  again? 

^h\  ^MacGregor.  Between  1  or  2  minutes  on  October  11 :  3  weeks  ago 
today  in  the  late  afternoon — covered  by  the  press.  T  don't  think  the 
press  overheard  the  President  talking  to  me.  but  if  you  are  questioning 
my  veracity.  Senator 

Senator  Weicker.  Xo.  T  am  not  questioning  it  at  all.  T  am  trying  to 
get  the  facts.  ]\[r.  MacGregor. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  T  am  giving  you  the  facts.  Senator. 

Senator  Weicker.  T  appreciate  that  and  want  you  to  go  ahead  and 
continue  to  answer  the  question. 

On  Octol)ei- 11.  some  2  or  3  months.  T  guess,  after  the  testimony  given 
l)efore  this  connnittee  liy  Mr.  Gray.  tJie  President,  on  his  initiative. 
Tueiely  made  the  statement  to  you  that  he  did  not  call  you  on  July  6. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  T  am  not  pi'ivy  to  what  led  the  President  to  intro- 
duce that  subject  and  T  don't  think  it  would  be  helpful  foi-  me  to 
speculate  as  to  why  he  did. 

Senator  Weicker.  T  understand  that.  All  T  am  trying  to  do  is  get 
the  gist  of  this  1-  or  2-minute  conversation,  which  T  think  both  of  us 
will  agree  is  not  hearsay  evidence,  as  yoTi  have  complained  about  to  this 


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coniniittoo  alioady — wo  will  ^ct  back  to  that — what  tlio  gist  of  tliat 
conversation  was  and  who  raised  the  subject  ? 

]\Ir.  INIacGukcok.  Do  you  wish  nie  to  repeat  wluit  T  said  ? 

Senatoi-  Wkickkk.  I  would. 

INfr.  IMacGrkoou.  T  can't  be  any  nioi-e  explicit. 

Senatoi-  Weickkr.  To  say.  "T  did  not  talk  to  you  on  July  6'" — that 
is  neither  a  conversation  nor  is  it  of  2  minutes'  dui-ation.  Was  there 
anything  further  in  that  conversation? 

iVfr.  MacGregor.  Oh.  yes;  the  President  asked  about  my  health  and 
about  my  wife  and  children.  T  did  the  same  to  him.  I  told  him  I  thought 
it  had  been  an  excellent  conference ;  that  his  Cabinet  officers  and  sub- 
Cabinet  officei-s  and  Ambassador  Eberle  had  done  an  excellent  job. 
and  thei-e  was  give  and  take. 

Senator  Weicker.  But  that  was  the  only  mention  made  either  by 
you  or  by  him  as  to  the  conxersation  of  July  6,  just  the  simple  state- 
ment by  the  President.  "I  did  not  talk  to  you  on  July  6." 

INIr.  INIacGregor.  I  am  sure  T  responded  that  I  had  been  advised  by 
the  legal  staff  that  the  Presidential  telephone  records  confirmed  his 
recollection  and  mine.  I  think  that  was  my  response. 

May  I  say.  Senator.  I  have  never  called  the  President  of  the  United 
States  after  10  :aO  at  night  or  before  G  :30  in  the  morning.  The  nature 
of  my  work  for  the  President  is  counselor  to  the  President  for  con- 
gressional relations.  The  nature  of  my  job  from  July  3  onward  through 
the  election  was  that  there  was  no  emergency  that  ever  justified  my 
calling  the  President  at  an  unusual  hour. 

Senator  Weicker.  Well,  of  course,  that  is  not  exactly  so,  jNIr.  Mac- 
Gregor.  Can  you  I'emember  when  you  talked  to  the  President  on 
June  29,  just  prior  to  accepting  the  job  of  heading  up  the  Committee 
To  Re-Elect  the  President? 

Mr.  jMacGregor.  He  called  me.  INIy  statement  was  I  have  never 
called  the  President  after  10  :30  at  night. 

Senator  Weicker.  ^^^^t^t  time  did  you  talk  to  him  on  June  29? 

Mr.  ]MacGregor.  It  was  within  a  matter  of  a  half  hour  after  the 
conclusion  of  his  television  remarks  that  night.  I  think  it  was  in  the 
neighborhood  of  11  p.m.  PTe  telephoned  me. 

Senator  Wetcker.  Well,  that  is  another  subject  for  later  on. 

Now.  in  Mr.  Gray's  testimony,  just  so  we  can  very  carefully  define 
your  definition  of  "hearsay.''  are  you  indicating  to  me,  then,  that  the 
testimony  before  this  committee  by  Pat  Gray  relative  to  his  conver- 
sation with  you  is  hearsay  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  No;  quite  obviously.  Senator,  I  am  referring  to 
John  Ehrlichman's  testimony  before  the  House  committee,  as  I  indi- 
cated. 

Senatoi-  Wetcker.  If  the  testimony  is  as  I  have  indicated  to  you  and 
as  appears  in  tlie  record  of  the  House  hearings,  would  you  say,  then, 
that  Mr.  Ehrlichman  perjured  himself? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Tt  is  not  for  me  to  pass  judgment  on  any  criminal 
conduct.  You  and  I  both  know  that  there  is  a  presumption  of  innocence 
until  proof  of  guilt  and  there  is  a  panoply  of  procedures  that  must  take 
place  before  someone — maybe  the  judge — - — • 

Senator  Wi-:icker.  What  you  are  saying,  then,  is  that  the  testimony 
given  by  Mr.  Ehrlichman  at  those  House  heai-ings  does  not  square 
with  vour  testimonv. 


4919 

Mr.  MacGke(;()IJ.  Xo:  it  is  my  expci'ience  ;is  a  trial  lawyer  for  about 
8  years  that  jiuloos  custoinai'ily  o:ive  to  jurists  au  iusti'uctiou  that 
jToes  aloug  the  Hues  of  the  followiuo-;  "Ladies  aud  geutleuieu  of  the 
jury,  dou't  assume  that  e\ei'y  dilt'erence  iu  testimouy  meaus  that  some- 
l>ocly  is  lyiug." 

People  have  dill'ereut  recollectious.  People  see  aud  remember  diifer- 
eut  thiuii-s.  The  assumjitiou  that  a  discrepaucy  iu  testiuiouy  auto- 
luatically  lueaus  that  somebody  is  lyiuo-  is  au  assumptiou,  tliauk  good- 
ness, which  is  uot  at  all  cousisteut  with  our  admiuistratiou  of  justice 
iu  America. 

Seuator  Wp:ickek.  1  uuderstaud  that,  but  all  I  am  sayiug  is  that  the 
testiuiouy  that  I  have  read  to  you  states  very  simply  that  Mr.  Ehrlich- 
mau  says  that  you  conveyed  a  request  from  Gray  to  the  Presideut  aud 
you  say  you  did  uot. 

Is  that  corrects 

]Mr.  Ma(  GiuxoR.  It  appears  to  be  correct.  Ao-aiu.  I  cau't  comment 
on  Mr.  Ehi'licluuan's  testimouy.  I  dou't  think  it  would  be  helpful  to 
tliis  couunittee  if  I  did.  I  am  answering  the  questions  that  you  put  to 
me  aud  I  am  telling  this  committee  under  oath — aud  I  take  this  very 
seriously.  Seuator — I  did  uot  s]:»eak  to  President  Xixou  by  telei)houe  or 
in  person  about  the  Pat  Gray  telephone  call  to  me. 

Senator  Weicker.  Did  vou  meet  with  the  President  on  the  morning 
of  July  i> '. 

Mr.  MacGre(;or.  Yes. 

Senator  "Weicker.  What  time  did  you  meet  with  the  President  ? 

]\Ir.  MacGreoor.  The  tirst  meeting — thei-e  was  a  change  iu  schedule. 
In  fact,  there  were  considerable  tele])hone  calls  late  ou  the  night  of 
July  5  and  so  ou  into  the  morning  of  July  fi  about  the  change  of  sched- 
ule. But  the  first  meeting  with  tlie  President  took  place  sometime  after 
10  a.m.  on  July  6  iu  his  office  in  San  Clemente. 

Senator  AVetcker.  Aud  what  was  the  natui'e  of  that  meeting? 

]\rr.  ^FArGREOoR.  It  was  a  discussion  involving  primarily  the  Presi- 
dent, John  Ehrlichman,  Mr.  AVilliam  Tinnnons,  and  myself.  It  was 
an  assessment  of  the  status  of  the  President's  legislative  program  at 
the  end  of  the  fiscal  year,  which  was  a  few  days  before,  and  of  the 
]U"ospects  for  passage  of  the  remainder  of  the  unacted-upon  legislation 
l)efore  the  adjournment  of  the  02d  Congress.  The  meeting  was  a  legis- 
lative meeting  and  the  President  aud  Mr.  Ehrlichman  were  concerned 
with  the  status  of  domestic  legislative  items  and  the  attendance  of  Mr. 
Timmons  and  ^Mr.  ^NlacGregor  was  occasioned  by  oui'  roles  as  assistants 
to  the  President  in  the  congressional  relations  field.  We  went  down, 
item  by  item,  the  major  ])ieces  of  legislation. 

Senator  "Weicker.  Of  course,  ai-e  you  aware  from  the  testimouy  given 
to  the  committee  that  shortly  after  Pat  Gray's  conversation  Avith  you 
he  received  a  call  from  the  President  ? 

Mr.  ]MArGREGOR.  Yes:  I  think  there  is  substantial  agreement  from 
Mr.  Grav  and  from  the  President  to  the  effect  tliat  the  President  tele- 
phoned Ml-.  Gray  at  about  S  r^T)  or  thereabouts.  Pacific  time,  on  July  6. 
and  that  he  congratulated  the  FBI  ou  the  job  that  it  had  done  the  day 
before  in  frustrating  tlie  attempted  skvjacking  of  a  commercial  air- 
craft. 

There  also  seems  to  be  agreement  between  the  President's  statement 
and  Mr.  Gray's  testimouy  before  this  committee  that  Mr.  Gray  then 


4920 

introduced  tlie  question  oi'  misuse,  or  possible  misuse,  of  the  FBI  or 
CIA — his  word,  ''wound.*" 

Tlien  this  veiy  intei'estin<>-  thin<»;  occurs.  Senator  Weicker.  There  is 
a  pause,  indicatin<>-  tliat  this  matter  was  a  mattei'  of  first  impression  to 
l*resident  Nixon — -at  h'ast,  I  think  a  reasonable  person  would  so 
conclude. 

Senator  Weicker.  And  none  of  these  matters  were  raised  in  Pat 
Gi'ay's  telephone  conversation  Avith  you  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  The  skyjackino;? 

Senator  Weicker.  No;  the  matters  of  interference  Avith  the  FBI. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  No;  if  they  had  been,  of  course,  my  response  would 
have  be(Mi  the  same  as  your  response.  In  my  shoes.  Senator  Weicker. 
you  would  have  said:  What  does  your  (rovermuental  supervisor,  the 
Attoi'uey  Genei-al,  say  about  the  comi)laint  you  are  makin<»:^  This  has 
little  or  nothino-  to  do  with  the  campaig:n,  but  it  does  have  to  do  with 
the  discharge  of  your  responsibilities  as  Director  of  the  FBI. 

What  does  your  supervisor  have  to  say,  Pat  Gray,  about  your  com- 
plaint of  interference  Avith  the  performance  of  your  chities? 

Now,  if  Mr.  Gray  had  said  to  me  what  is  indicated  he  said  to  me, 
I  would  have  res]wnded :  that  has  to  do  with  your  irovernmental  re- 
s]:)onsibilities,  not  the  campaign,  and  thei-efore.  you  reported  it  to  the 
Attorney  General;  what  does  he  say  and  what  action  does  he  take? 

Senator  Weicker.  Are  you  aware  of  the  fact  from  testimony  or 
statements  made  by  Mr.  Gray  that  he  felt  that  the  only  way  that 
he  could  get  the  word  to  the  President  was  through  you.  since  he  didn't 
feel,  were  he  to  go  ahead  and  discuss  these  matters  with  either  Mi'. 
Ehrlichman  or  Mr-  Haldeman,  that  the  word  would  get  to  the 
President? 

Mr.  ]\rA(^(TRE(!()i;.  Youi'  characterization  does  not  square  with  my 
recollection  of  Mr.  Gray's  testimony  as  printed  in  the  Washinofon 
Post,  the  Washington  Star- News,  and  the  New  York  Times.  I  don't 
recall  that  Mr.  Gray  said  to  this  committee  that  the  only  way  he 
could  get  to  the  President  was  throuah  nie.  I  don't  think  that  is  cor- 
i-ect,  sir. 

Senator  Weicker.  I  think  it  is  correct  to  tell  you.  ^fr.  MacGreiror, 
that  he  felt  that  this  was  the  way  he  could  get  to  the  President  insofar 
as  his  ap]:)rehensions  were  concerned. 

]\Ir.  MacGregor.  Let  me  say,  working  for  the  President  as  I  did, 
I  never  heard  of  the  Director  or  the  Acting  Director  of  the  FBI 
having  difficulty  in  reaching  the  President  if  he  had  a  present  matter 
to  bring  to  the  President's  attention  relating  to  the  conduct  of  his 
duties  as  Director  of  the  FBI.  It  is  very  strange  to  me  to  have  anyone 
in  the  position  of  head  of  the  FBI  contend  that  he  could  not  reach 
the  President  except  through  someone  who  had  no  relationship  what- 
soever to  the  FBI. 

Senator  Weicker.  Do  you  feel  the  Pi-esident  is  rather  isolated  from 
those  around  him  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  never  had  any  ti'ouble  reaching  the  President. 
I  am  aware  that  some  Cabinet  officers  have  said  they  had  trouble 
reaching  him.  That  was  primarily  for  conferences  in  his  office.  I  have 
heard  Senatoi-s  complain.  I  haven't  heard  membei's  of  the  President's 
executive  family  complain  about  not  being  able  to  reach  him  on  the 
telephone. 


4921 

Senator  Weicker.  So  there  was  complete  coinimuiieation  betAveen 
those  around  the  President  and  the  President  ^ 

Mr.  MacGregor.  That  doesn't  follow  from  my  testimony.  Senator 
^^^'icker.  What  I  have  said  is.  I  am  not  aware  of  complaints  by  Cabi- 
net ofliceis  and  other  senior  people  in  the  President's  executive  family 
about  inability  to  reach  the  President  by  telephone  if  they  felt  it  was 
impoi-tant  to  do  so. 

Senator  Weicker.  And  you  had  day-to-day  contact  yourself  with 
the  President  with  reg-ard  to  runnino-  the  campaign  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Xo;  it  Avasn't  necessary.  I  could  have  if  it  was 
necessary.  But  when  you  take  over  a  campaifm  and  you  are  leadino- 
by  10  percent  in  the  polls  and  that  steadily  expands  to  a  margin  of 
some  30  percent,  it  really  isn't  necessary  to  have  daily  communica- 
tion between  the  campaign  director  and  the  candidate. 

Senator  Weicker.  '\Miat  kind  of  contact  did  you  have  with  the 
President? 

]\rr.  MacGregor.  Cordial,  friendly,  periodic  contact.  T'sually,  he 
would  telephone  me.  Occasionally,  there  woidd  be  meetings  set  up 
which  he  and  I  would  discuss  the  status  of  the  campaign  and  his  own 
personal  plans  to  campaign. 

Senator  Weicker.  If  you  wanted  to  talk  to  the  President,  did  you 
have  to  go  through  ]Mr.  Ilaldeman  first  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Xo. 

Senator  Weicker.  I  have  no  further  questions  at  this  time,  Mr. 
Chairman. 

Senator  Ervix.  Senatoi-  Montoya. 

Senator  Moxtoya.  Mr.  MacGregor,  during  your  stay  at  the  Xew- 
porter  Inn  and  subsecpient  to  the  time  that  you  received  this  call  from 
Mr.  Gray,  did  you  communicate  any  part  of  the  conversation  to  ^Ir. 
Ehrlichman  oi-  to  any  other  aide  of  the  President  that  night  or  the 
next  day  ? 

Ml'.  MacGregor.  Xo:  I  talked  only  with  my  wife.  She  asked  me  Avho 
that  was  on  the  phone,  and  I  told  her  that  night.  We  discussed  it 
briefly  before  we  went  to  sleep. 

•  Senator  Moxtoya.  Did  you  tell  ^Ir.  Ehrlichman  the  next  day  about 
the  convei-sation  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Xo. 

Senator  Moxtoya.  Did  you  mention  it  to  anyone  ? 

Mr.  MacGrech»r.  In  addition  to  my  wife?  Xot  until  ]Mr.  Dorsen. 
pursuant  to  a  request  by  Mr.  Dash,  came  to  my  office  and  asked  me 
whether  Mr.  Gray  had  telephoned  me  during  my  stay  at  the  Xew- 
porter  Inn  in  California. 

Senator  Moxtoya.  Did  you  ask  Mr.  Gray  why  he  had  called  you  ( 

Mr.  ]MacGre(;(»r.  Xo:  he  made  that  clear.  My  api)ointment  as  director 
of  the  campaign,  he  felt,  was  a  good  thing,  and  he  was  concerned  that 
we  should  have  had  a  successful  campaign,  and  I  told  him  I  would  do 
my  best. 

Senator  Moxtoya.  Did  you  not  feel  it  strange  for  the  Director  of 
the  FBI  to  call  you  from  Washington  to  California  just  to  congratu- 
late you  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  thought  it  somewhat  odd.  and  that  is  why.  Sen- 
ator Montoya,  I  indicatecl  it  was  a  turnaround  trip,  and  I  told  him 


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the  fact  tliat  wo  would  bo  in  our  liome  in  Washington  the  next  evening 
and  I  woukl  bo  in  my  office  the  next  morning. 

Senator  Moxtoya.  When  were  you  appointed  campaign  director^ 

Mr.  MA('(THE<i()i{.  Effective  July  1,  IDTii.  Tlie  President  made  a  request 
to  me  at  about  5  p.m.  on  June  30. 

Senator  MoNTOYA.  And  when  was  it  announced? 

Mr.  Mac(tre(jor.  July  1, 1972. 

Senator  Montova.  Would  it  not  seem  very  strange  that  the  FBI 
Director,  if  that  was  his  mission,  waited  (5  days?  You  had  been  in 
Wasliington  before  that,  iiad  you  not  ? 

Mr.  INrAcCirnKcoi;.  No,  I  did  not  think  it  strange.  A  numbei-  of  people 
called  me  on  .July  f)  to  tell  me  tliat  they  had  been  away  for  the  Fourth 
of  .July  holiday  and  had  not  had  the  opportunity  to  call  me,  but  wanted 
to  call  and  give  me  best  wishes. 

Senator  Montoya.  Did  he  tell  you  that  (leneral  Walters  was  there 
with  him  at  the  time  of  the  conversation  ? 

Mr.  MacGkegor.  No.  He  did  not  mention  General  Walters"  name. 

Senatoi-  Montoya.  Let  us  go  to  the  investigation  which  you  con- 
ducted after  you  assumed  the  helm  at  the  CREP.  Did  you  go  into  an 
investigation  in  depth  to  ascertain  whether  there  was  any  involvement 
on  the  i^art  of  personnel  there  ? 

Mr.  ]\Ia('G'reoor.  No.  I  did  not  seek  to  duplicate  the  efforts  of  the 
FBI,  the  district  attorney  for  the  District  of  Columbia,  the  grand  jury 
sitting  heai'ing  me,  the  evidence  in  the  Watergate  matter,  the  Criminal 
.Justice  Division  of  the  .Tustice  Department,  the  attorneys  representing 
the  Democratic  National  Committee  in  civil  litigation  who  were  then 
conducting  discovery  pi'ocoduros;  nor  in  mid-.Tuly  did  I  seek  to  com- 
pete with  the  General  Accounting  Office  in  their  inquiries.  I  had 
neither  the  time,  the  training,  the  exi^erience,  nor  the  personnel  to 
compete  with  these  official  agencies,  all  of  whom  were  investigating 
this  mattoT'. 

Senator  Montoya.  Did  you  receive  any  rej^orts  from  anyone  within 
the  organization  at  the  campaign  headquarters  with  resi)ect  to  possible 
involvement  on  the  part  of  personnel  working  there  ? 

Mr.  Mac'Gregor.  No;  not  working  there  when  I  arrived.  I  did 
receive  information  as  to  the  possible  involvement  and  probable  indict- 
ment of  E.  Howard  Hunt  and  Gordon  Liddy  whom  I  had  never  met 
and  had  never  talked  with. 

Senator  Montoya.  They  were  already  discharged  at  the  time,  were 
they  not? 

Mr.  MacGreoor.  I  do  not  think  Mi'.  Hunt  had  any  toIo  at  the  com- 
mittee. If  he  did,  I  am  not  aware  of  it. 

Senatoi-  Montoya.  No,  but  he  was  working  at  the  White  House  about 
that  time. 

Mr.  MacGreoor.  Mr.  Liddy,  I  was  told,  had  a  role  at  the  committee 
but  had  been  discharged  -''>  or  4  days  before  I  started  working  at  the 
committee. 

Senator  Montoya.  Did  you,  during  the  course  of  trying  to  find  out 
what  was  ha]^]MMiing.  run  across  any  information  leading  to  the  unusual 
disbursement  of  funds  to  Mr.  Liddy  bv  Mr.  Sloan  and  by  Mr.  Stans? 

Mr.  MacGreoor.  I  do  not  remember  that  I  was  told  the  exact 
amount  of  the  Liddy  operation  which  I  previously  testified  I  was  told 
about.  But  I  did  learn  that  some  time  before  .Tune  17  there  had  been 


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funds  oiven  to  Liddy  for  i)nrposes  of  tryinc;  to  determine  the  extent 
of  tlie  i)luniied  disruption  of  the  President's  cinnpaiun. 

Senator  Montoya.  Did  you,  after  niakino-  a  few  such  cursory  in- 
quiries, proceed  witli  the  management  of  the  cami)ai<2:n  and  then  let 
everything  else  go  to  the  FBI  for  checking? 

Mr.  jNIacGregor.  My  job  was  to  I'un  the  campaign.  It  was  similar  to 
the  same  job  I  would  have  if  I  were  running  a  senatorial  campaign  or 
a  congressional  campaign;  it  was  just  larger  in  scope,  and  I  did  the 
customary  things  that  a  campaign  manager  does.  So  the  answer  to  your 
question  is.  yes;  as  I  have  testified  hei-etofore,  I  had  confidence  in  the 
effectiveness  of  the  investigations  which  all  of  us  who  read  the  news- 
papers knew  were  underway  at  the  time  I  took  the  political  job. 

Senator  Montoya.  When  would  you  say  you  abandoned  your  in- 
vestigatory interests  in  whether  or  not  there  was  any  involvement  on 
the  part  of  personnel  in  the  Watergate  affair  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  did  not. 

Senator  Montoya.  You  did  not  abandon  it  ^ 

Mr.  ]MacGregor.  I  did  not  abandon  it. 

Senator  Montoya.  Did  you  conduct  any  investigation,  then? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  No.  The  inquiries  that  1  made  during  the  first  part 
of  July,  which  I  repeated  at  the  Republican  National  Convention  at 
Miami  Beach  in  August  with  respect  to  Mr.  Magruder,  produced  the 
same  an.swere  that  people  were  giving  under  oath  to  the  grand  jury. 
That  led  me  to  believe  that  they  wei-e  probably  accurate  and  trust- 
worthy. 

Senator  ]Montoya.  Well,  the  point  I  want  to  make,  Mr.  MacGregor, 
unless  you  have  other  information — there  was  really  no  serious  in- 
vestigation on  your  part.  You  were  confining  yourself  merely  to  ask- 
ing if  anybody  was  involved  ? 

Mr.  AlArGREGOR.  And  to  insist  tliat  there  be  total  cooperation  on 
the  part  of  everybody  under  my  jurisdiction  with  the  many  investiga- 
tions by  duly  constituted  Government  agencies  that  were  underway; 
plus,  cooperation  with  the  lawyers  for  the  Democratic  National  Com- 
mittee in  their  discovery  efforts  in  the  civil  litigation.  Yes,  I  tried  to 
make  sure  that  everybody  was  cooperating. 

Senator  Montoya.  Well,  the  disco^•erv  efforts  on  the  part  of  the 
lawyers  for  the  Democratic  National  Committee  were  with  respect  to 
the  lawsuit  which  had  been  filed  by  Lari-v  O'Brien  and  the  Democratic 
National  Committee  against  your  organization ;  is  that  not  correct? 

]\Ir.  MacGregor.  There  came  to  be  other  lawsuits  later,  but  that  is  the 
primary  lawsuit  I  am  referring  to. 

Senator  Montoya.  So,  in  effect,  there  was  no  ongoing  investigation 
by  you  personally?  Or-  under  your  direction? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  As  I  indicated  in  response  to  Mr.  Dash,  I  had  been 
advised  by  the  President,  and  this  was  public  knowledge,  that  Mr. 
Mitchell  had  hired  a  firm  of  attorneys  Avith  investigatory  experience. 
T  ascertained  when  I  came  over  to  the  committee  in  early  July  that  that 
law  firm  was,  in  fact,  operating.  I  said  they  should  continue  to  operate 
in  that  fashion. 

Senator  Montoya.  Did  they  ever  give  you  a  report  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  From  time  to  time  Mr.  Parkinson  did  and,  I  think, 
on  one  or  two  occasions  ]Mr.  O'Brien. 


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Senator  Montoya.  Was  that  with  respect  to  the  civil  suit  or  trying 
to  actually  find  out  whether  there  was  any  involvement  on  the  part  of 
personnel  'i 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Well,  it  was  primarily  with  respect  to  the  civil  suit, 
but  it  also  covered  other  matters — including  ongoing  criminal  investi- 
gations and  investigations  as  to  the  involvement  of  anyone  else. 

Senator  Montoya.  Then,  1  will  read  from  the  President's  news  con- 
ference of  August  29, 1972,  and  see  how  this  hts  in  with  what  you  have 
said,  and  I  quote  the  President : 

Before  Mr.  Mitchell  left  as  campaign  chairman  he  had  employed  a  very  good 
law  firm  with  investigatory  experience  to  look  into  the  matter.  Mr.  MacGregor  has 
fontinued  that  investigation  and  is  continuing  it  now.  I  will  say  in  that  respect 
that  anyone  on  the  campaign  committee,  Mr.  MacGregor  has  assured  me,  who  does 
not  cooperate  with  the  investigation  or  anyone  against  whom  charges  are  leveled, 
where  there  is  a  prima  facie  case  that  those  charges  might  indicate  involvement, 
will  be  discharged  immediately.  That,  of  course,  will  be  true  also  of  anybody  in 
the  Government.  I  think  under  these  circumstances  we  are  doing  everything  we 
can  to  take  this  incident  and  to  investigate  it  and  not  to  cover  it  up.  What  really 
hurts  in  matters  of  this  sort  is  not  the  fact  that  they  occur — because  overzealous 
persons  or  people  in  campaigns  do  things  that  are  wrong — what  really  hurts  is 
if  you  try  to  cover  it  up.  I  would  say  that  here  we  are  with  control  of  the  agencies 
of  the  Government  and  presumably  with  control  of  the  investigatory  agencies 
of  the  Government — with  the  exception  of  the  GA(^,  which  is  independent.  We 
have  cooperate<i  completely  ;  we  have  indicated  that  we  want  all  the  facts  brought 
out  and  that  as  far  as  any  people  who  are  guilty  are  concerned,  they  should  be 
prosecuted.  This  kind  of  activity,  as  I  have  often  indicated,  has  no  place  whatever 
in  our  political  process.  We  want  the  air  cleared.  We  want  it  cleared  as  soon  as 
possible. 

Now,  was  there  any  talk  about  this  time  about  coverup  of  the 
Watergate  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  No.  Senator,  perhaps,  before  we  go  ahead,  if  you 
will  permit  me  to  read  an  earlier  part  of  the  answer  of  the  President,  a 
portion  of  which  you  just  read — would  that  he  all  right  ? 

Senator  Montoya.  Yes ;  certainly. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  The  President  started  the  answer,  a  portion  of 
which  you  read,  to  the  question  put  to  him  by  the  press  on  August  29, 
1972,  by  stating  as  follows,  and  I  quote — the  question  had  to  do  with 
the  investigation  of  the  Watergate  case : 

With  regard  to  who  is  investigating  it  now,  I  think  it  would  be  well  to  know 
that  the  FBI  is  conducting  a  full  field  investigation.  The  Department  of  Justice, 
of  course,  is  in  charge  of  the  prosecution  and  presenting  the  matter  to  the  grand 
jury.  The  House  Banking  and  Currency  Committee — 

The  President  may  have  inadvertently  made  a  misstatement  saying 
"the  Senate  Banking  and  Currency" — 

the  Government   Accounting  Office,   an   independent   agency,    is  conducting  an 
investigation  of  those  aspects  which  involve  the  campaign  spending  law. 

Senator,  may  T  respond  to  your  question  of  a  few  moments  a^o? 
The  portions  of  the  President's  answer  that  you  read  and  the  portions 
of  the  President's  answer  that  T  read.  T  think,  are  entirely  consistent 
with  my  recollection  of  the  events  as  of  the  time  of  August  29,  1972, 
and  are  entirely  consistent  with  my  testimony  here  before  this  com- 
mittee and  mv  statements  elsewhere. 

Senator  Montoya.  Well,  had  you  told  the  President  that  you  were 
conducting  an  investigation  and  continuing  to  do  so  before  this  press 
conference  ? 


4925 

]Mr.  MacGregor.  T  didn't  tell  him  but  he  knew  it,  obviously,  because 
it  Avas  in  tlio  news  all  of  the  time. 

Senator  ]Moxtoya.  A^Hiy  would  he  say  in  his  press  conference  that 
you  had  assured  him  ? 

]\fr.  MacGregor.  Well.  I  told  him  I  would  continue  it.  I  knew  that 
attorneys  had  been  hired. 

Senator  ]Moxtoya.  No,  but  why  would  the  President  go  on  national 
television  and  say  that  ^h\  MacGre^^or  had  assured  him,  if  you  had  not 
talked  to  the  President  about  this? 

]Mr.  MacGregor.  Well,  the  totality  of  the  statement.  Senator  Mon- 
toya.  has  to  be  considered.  I  don't  recall  £rivin<i  the  President  any 
assurance.  I  do  recall,  as  I  have  testified  here,  that  when  we  spoke  on 
Jime  80  and  he  asked  me  to  take  this  job.  I  told  him  I  expected  to 
continue  the  law  fii-m  tliat  had  been  hired  by  Mr.  Mitchell :  to  do  the 
job  that  the  President  has  described  in  the  answer  to  this  question  he 
<rave  at  a  press  conference  in  California. 

Senator  >Moxtoya.  Why  would  he  mention  the  fact  that  before  Mr. 
Mitchell  left  as  campaion  chairman  he  had  employed  a  very  o^ood  law 
firm  with  investiir^tory  experience  to  look  into  the  matter — that  was 
one  statement — and  then  the  next  statement  was:  "INIr.  INIacGregor 
has  continued  the  investio;ation.  and  is  continuing  it  now."  In  light  of 
what  you  have  stated,  that  you  were  merely  inquiring  as  to  any  involve- 
ment and  you  Avere  not  conducting  an  investigation  in-depth,  would 
you  say  that  the  President  used  the  word  "investigation"  against  the 
wrong  facts  as  they  existed  at  the  time  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  don't  think  it  is  particularly  helpful  for  me.  Sen- 
ator, to  speculate  about  the  President's  motivation — and  that  was  your 
question  of  a  moment  ago — nor  do  I  think  it  is  particularly  helpful  to 
express  my  opinion  as  to  how  this  committee  should  evaluate  the  evi- 
dence given  before  it. 

Senator  Moxtoya.  All  right. 

Now  I  want  to  go  to  something  else — the  subject  of  dirty  tricks.  We 
are  interested  in  trying  to  ascertain  whether  any  dirty  tricks  were 
practiced  upon  the  Eepublican  side  of  the  campaign  by  the  Demo- 
cratic candidates.  Can  you  elucidate  on  that  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  No. 

Senator  Moxtoya.  Are  you  aware  of  any  dirty  tricks  practiced  by 
the  Democrats  on  the  Eepublicans  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Not  during  the  period  in  which  I  was  the  director 
of  the  President's  reelection  committee. 

Senator  Moxtoya.  All  right. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  If  there  were  any.  Senator,  they  surely  were  not 
authorized  by  me,  nor  were  they  done  by  anybody  over  whom  I  could. 
possibly  exercise  direction  or  control  but.  may  I  say,  I  asked  the  staff 
whether  there  is  any  evidence  of  so-called  dirty  tricks  played  during 
the  period  J\dy  3  to  November  7,  1972,  and  the  response  has  been 
in  the  negative. 

Senator  ]Moxtoya.  That  is  against  the 

Mr.  Dash.  I  think  the  question,  Mr.  MacGregor,  was  not  dirty 
tricks  by  the  Republicans  against  Democrats  but  were  you  aware  of 
any  dirty  tricks  by  the  Democrats  against  Mr.  Nixon's  reelection  cam- 
paign? 


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Mr.  ]VIacGregor.  None  that  were  verified.  Certain  incidents  hap- 
pened. Senator  Montoya,  as  you  know — I  know  in  my  Senate  race  in 
1970,  and  it's  happened  before — it's  like  a  situation  in  Minnesota 
where  you  and  your  wife  appear  at  some  sclieduled  event  and  you  are 
expecting  to  see  a  big  crowd  and  you  are  hoping  the  television  and 
radio  will  be  there  and  members  of  the  principal  media,  and  the  person 
sponsoring  the  event  says :  "But  you  called  3  hours  ago  and  said  you 
could  not  make  it  and  you  were  snowbound  up  in  Bemiji,"  or  some 
phice  else  in  the  State.  Tliis  is  a  standard  trick,  if  you  will — dirty  trick, 
probably. 

Senator  Montoya.  It  hasn't  happened  in  New  Mexico.  [Laughter.] 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Well,  I  didn't  attribute  that  to  any  activity  on  the 
part  of  my  opponent  in  the  1970  campaign  or  other  campaigns,  and 
I  don't  have  any  evidence  tliat  would  link  Senator  McGovern  or  any 
of  his  people  to  any  of  the  events  that  did,  from  time  to  time,  cause 
damage  to  and  harassed  some  of  the  campaign  operations  of  President 
Nixon. 

Senator  Montoya.  My  time  is  up;   thank  you  Mr.   MacGregor. 

Senator  Ervin.  Senator  Baker. 

Senator  Baker.  Mr.  Chairman,  thank  you  very  much. 

Mr.  MacGregor,  I  won't  try  to  go  over  the  same  factual  material 
that  you  have  covered  so  far  wath  counsel  and  Senator  Weicker  and 
Senator  Montoya,  but  I  will  ask  you  a  few  questions  about  another 
matter  of  a  broader  scope.  The  resolution  creating  this  committee 
provides  that  we  shall  make  certain  findings,  if  possible,  and  make 
certain  recommendations  for  legislation.  "While  this  committee  is  a 
select  committee  and  not  a  standing  committee,  and  does  not  have 
reporting  authority,  we  are,  under  the  resolution,  directed  to  make 
recommendations  for  legislation  which  presumably,  at  some  future 
time,  will  be  considered  by  the  standing  jurisdictional  committees  of 
the  Senate.  That  is  what  I  would  like  to  talk  about  a  little. 

Yesterday,  I  asked  the  national  cam]:)aign  director  for  Senator 
Muskie's  primary  campaign  whether  he  thought  there  w^as  a  danger 
that  Pi'esidential  campaigning  has  gotten  so  glossy,  so  full  of  mer- 
chandising techniques,  and  so  big  that  two  things  have  ha])pened : 
One,  i^eople  are  finding  out  "who"  the  candidate  is,  but  they  seldom 
find  out  "what"  he  is;  and  two,  it  is  so  big  and  unwieldy  that  it  is 
essentially  unmanageable.  If  you  would  care  to  comment  on  either 
one  of  those  concerns  I  would  be  happy  for  that,  and  then  if  you  have 
any  recommendations  on  how^  we  ought  to  reform  either  the  campaign 
practices  and  statutes  of  the  United  States  or  the  electoral  system,  in 
the  United  States,  I  would  be  grateful  for  that. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  As  you  know.  Senator,  it  is  a  big  order  and  it 
covers  a  very,  very  broad  field.  It  is  my  observation  that  the  electorate 
in  a  congressional,  senatorial,  or  Presidential  reelection  campaign  has 
a  pretty  clear  idea  of  the  capabilities  and  performance  record  of  the 
incumbent  seeking  reelection.  You  asked  in  a  part  of  your  question 
that  perhaps  our  Presidential  campaigns  have  gotten  so  big  that  they 
might  know  "who"  he  is,  but  do  they  know  "what"  he  is.  I  think  there 
is  some  validity  to  that  with  respect  to  a  candidate  who  has  not  been 
on  the  national  scene.  But  I  am  just  thinking  out  loud;  I  am  thinking 
in  our  own  i)arty,  Goveriior  Bockefeller  is  certaiidy  very  well  known. 
I  think  people  know  who  he  is  and  what  he  is,  and  I  trust  that  is  true 


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with  respect  to  Governor  Reagan.  I  think  that  it  is  in  anybody's  mind 
while  that  wasn't  true  with  the  revehitions  this  conunittee  lias  brought 
out  with  respect  to  the  Nixon  administration,  I  just  would  have  to  say 
to  you,  I  think,  that  is  an  exception,  rather  than  the  rule.  I  think  gen- 
erally we  know  who  our  candidates  for  President  are  and  what  they 
are.  1  think  that  is  true  of  Senator  Hubert  Humphrey;  it  may  not  be 
true,  entirely,  of  Senator  George  McGovern. 

Perhaps  he  didn't  get  as  well  known  with  respect  to  who  he  was 
and  what  he  was  as  Hubert  Humphrey,  Lyndon  B.  Johnson,  John  F. 
Kennedy,  or  Senator  Barry  Goldwater',  but  generally  speaking,  I  think 
the  press  that  is  here  and  the  electronic  media  representatives  who  are 
here  do  quite  a  job;  I  think  some  of  the  McGovern  people  think  they 
do  too  good  a  job  in  bringing  every  weakness  of  a  candidate  to  the 
attention  of  the  American  people  as  well  as  commenting  editorially 
on  the  strengths. 

I  have  indicated  to  Mr,  Dash  one  proposal,  and  indicated  with  some 
si)eciHcity,  if  I  were  a  Meml)er  of  the  Congress  I  would  have  legisla- 
tion for  introduction.  I  know  campaigns  are  too  long  and  too  expen- 
sive. I  am  hesitant  to  suggest  by  legislation  that  you  gentlemen  in 
Congress  attempt  to  shorten  them  or  to  limit  the  expenditures  except 
in,  i)erha])s.  the  way  you  already  have  in  the  bill  passed  by  the  Senate, 
as  possibly  infringing  on  first  amendment  rights  and  making  an 
unequal  contest  where  the  incumbent  has  an  advantage  over  the 
challenger. 

I  lia\e  studied  the  question  of  a  national  primary — I  believe  some 
Senators  have  authored  bills  to  provide  a  number  of  regional  pri- 
maries. I  think  that  regional  primary  idea  makes  some  sense.  I  think 
if  we  were  to  standardize  on  1  or  2  or  3  or  4  primary  days,  the  number 
of  times  you  go  to  the  polls  and  the  people  have  a  chance  to  vote  in 
a  primary.  I  think  that  is  probably  a  helpful  step. 

But  I  think  tliat  this  process  of  improving  the  way  in  which  we 
finance  and  the  way  in  which  we  conduct  campaigns  at  the  Presiden- 
tial, senatorial,  and  congressional  leivel  is  a  matter  in  which  the  Con- 
gress and  tlie  Executive  must  give  continuing  attention  and  must 
constantly  stand  in  readiness  to  improve  existing  laws  by  reforms 
that  are  well  thought  out,  and  hopefully  will  prove  to  be  effective. 

Senator  Baker.  ^AHiat  do  you  think  about  public-versus-private 
financing? 

Mr.  MacGrkoor.  I  have  some  reservations  about  public  financing. 

Senator  Baker.  Do  you  have  some  reservations  about  private 
financing? 

Mr.  MacGreoor.  Many;  that  is  why  I  recommended  the  proposal 
which,  if  you  will,  is  a  mix  of  ideas.  It  is  a  public  agency — the 
Federal  Elections  Office  would  act  as  a  conduit  and  reporting  authority 
of  every  dollar  contributed  to  a  candidate  for  Fedei\al  office,  and  I 
Mould  make  it  a  criminal  offense,  if  there  were  such  a  statute  created — 
T  would  make  it  a  criminal  offense  to  make  contributions  to  candidates. 

Senator  Baker.  "\Aniat  do  you  think  about  publicly  financing  the 
Presidential  elections?  They  are  really  the  big  money  elections;  they 
nre  the  ones  in  which  enormous  sums  of  money  are  involved.  We 
have  heard  estimates  of  from  1  to  10  million  people.  Does  that  alter 
tile  situation  any,  or  your  view  of  public-versus-private  financing — 


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the  special  nature  of  the  Presidential  campaign?  I  am  speaking  of  a 
general  election  campaign,  not  necessarily  the  primary. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Senator  Baker,  I  think  contained  in  a  Senate  bill 
passed  by  the  Senate,  passed  several  months  ago,  was  a  limit  to  the 
expenditures  in  Presidential  and  congressional  races.  In  any  event, 
if  I  am  coi'rect,  I  think  you  can  look  on  a  Presidential  race  as  a 
senatorial  race  conducted  simultancKiusly  in  50  separate  States  plus 
the  District  of  Columbia,  because  of  the  electoral  system  in  the  Presi- 
dential race;  and  you  and  I  worked  together  in  the  1968  Nixon  cam- 
paign. We  know  each  State  is  a  separate  contest  and  if  you  limit  the 
President  to  expenditure  of  money  that  you  limit  Senators  to  on  a 
State-by-State  basis  based,  as  I  understand  it.  on  the  population  of 
that  State  and  then  perhaps  made  some  additional  small  limitation  for 
national  television  or  national  network  radio  advertising.  I  think 
something  like  that  should  be  explored. 

Senator  Raker.  What  do  you  think  about  the  electoi-al  college 
yourself? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  have  been  a  great  booster  of  the  constitutional 
amendment  which  passed  the  House  a  few  years  ago.  I  was  pleased 
to  be  a  coauthor  of  a  direct  popular  election  constitutional  amendment. 
I  don't  believe  it  passed  the  Senate,  although  the  Senate  in  the  past  has 
adopted,  and  the  House  has  not  adopted,  a  constitutional  amendment 
that  would  alter  the  way  we  elect  Presidents. 

Senator  Baker.  A^Hiat  about  the  selection  and  the  election  of  a  Vice 
President? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  It  has  been  my  stiong  belief,  and  I  don't  believe 
that  the  trauma  of  the  last  couple  of  months  has  changed  my  belief, 
that  the  President  and  Vice  President  must  be  a  team  and  nnist  be 
presented  to  the  electorate  as  a  team. 

Senator  Baker.  Well,  given  that.  <'an  you  see  any  way  we  could 
materially  improve  the  selection  process?  Senator  Griffin  suggested,  as 
I  understand  it,  that  you  don't  vote  for  the  Vice  President  at  all,  but 
rather  rely  entirely  on  the  2oth  amendment  after  a  President  is  elected 
to  confirm  or  reject  the  President's  choice  for  Vice  President,  pre- 
sumably in  January  of  the  year  following  the  election. 

]Mr.  MacGregor.'  Senator  Griffin  is  a  very  thoughtful  and  ]:)erceptive 
legislator ;  he  was  in  the  House  and  I  am  sure  he  has  been  in  the  Senate. 
I  wouldn't  want  to  go  through  any  period  of  more  than  a  week  oi"  two 
following  the  election  for  President  when  we  had  no  Vice  President. 
I  would  rather  develop  better  procedures  in  each  political  party  for 
the  selection  of  the  Vice  Presidential  candidate  by  the  party  system. 
Believe  me,  I  think  the  25th  amendment  is  a  step  forward  and,  again. 
I  played  a  role  in  the  draftmanship  when  I  was  a  INIember  of  the 
House. 

Senatoi*  Baker.  Mr.  INIacGregor.  I  won't  prolong  this  much  longer: 
much  of  what  I  am  discussing  with  you  now  for  the  record,  you  and 
I  have  discussed  when  you  were  a  Member  of  the  House  and  I  was  a 
Member  of  the  Senate,  and  we  were  both  attracted  to  the  popular 
election  of  the  President  which  didn't  always  meet  with  the  approval 
of  all  of  my  colleagues  including,  I  Ix'lieve,  my  distinguished  chair- 
man; but  I  lost  and  he  won  and  that  makes  it  still  an  issue.  I  think 
T  have  some  idea  about  how  you  feel  about  these  things.  I  could  go 
on  about  the  refinements  in  private  financing  or  the  dangers  or  safe- 


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guards  of  public  financing — maybe  we  can  do  that  in  another  conversa- 
tion another  day  or  maybe  you  Would  like  to  submit  your  views,  if  you 
have  further  views,  on  this  subject  to  the  committee  for  its  record. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  would  certainly  like  that  opportunity,  ]Mr.  Vice 
Chairman. 

Senator  Baker.  Mr.  Chairman,  if  there  is  no  objection,  I  would  like 
to  ask  that  the  witness  be  permitted  to  submit  his  further  views  about 
campaign  reform. 

Senator  Ervix.  I  am  sure  the  committee  would  be  delighted  to  re- 
ceive them. 

Mr.  :MacGregor.  Thank  you,  :Mr.  Chairman.  Might  I,  before  we 
leave  this,  ask  Mr.  Dash  if  the  staff  would  be  land  enough  to  provide 
me  with  a  verbatim  transcript  of  the  Senators  question  so  I  know 
what  it  is  that  lie  has  invited  me  to  submit?* 

Mr.  Dash.  We  will  provide  you  with  a  verbatim  transcript  of  your 
full  public  testimony. 

Mr.  ]MacGregor.  Thank  you. 

Senator  Baker.  Two  last  and  final  questions:  I  am  really  con- 
cerned that  the  Presidential  campaign  apparatus  may  be  so  big  and 
unmanageable  and,  by  the  very  nature  of  it,  it  may  create  situations 
wliere  people,  young  and  old,  are  predisposed  to  act  in  a  w^ay  that 
miglit  not  be  expected  of  them  otherwise.  The  hunger  for  peer  ap- 
proval, the  "let's  do  it  for  the  boss"  concept,  or  "Well,  everybody  is 
doing  it;  that  is  politics."  And  when  you  staff  up  1  million  or  10  mil- 
lion people  to  run  a  Presidential  campaign,  would  you  agree  with  me 
that  you  know  very  few  of  them,  as  national  director,  and  have  very 
little  control  over  most  of  them? 

]\rr.  MacGregor.  That  is  true. 

Senator  Baker.  Have  you  got  any  ideas  on  how^  we  can  tighten  up 
on  the  responsibilities  of  a  campaign  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Most  of  the  evils  that  have  come  to  light  in  the 
work  of  this  committee  and  other  investigative  bodies  center  on  the 
question  of  financing.  I  know  that,  according  to  the  press  at  least,  you 
are  in  the  so-called  dirty  tricks  phase. 

I  don't  know,  legislatively,  how  you  deal  with  somebody  who  prints 
a  bogus  letter  or  circulates  a  bogus  letter.  I  think  that  is  against  the 
law  now,  and  if  it  isn't,  it  should  ])e;  to  reduce  the  temptation  to  do 
this,  the  penalties  ought  to  be  increased. 

Senator  Baker.  Or,  to  make  the  point  that  was  made  yesterday  about 
the  Stewart  Mott  letter  against  Senator  Muskie,  that  was — Mr.  Mott, 
a  Democrat  against  a  Democratic  contender,  put  his  name  on  it  but 
that  didn't  reduce  the  nature  of  its  scurrilous  contents;  I  don't  know 
how  you  legislate  against  that  anyway.  But  if  you  would  include  your 
thoughts  along  these  lines  and  others  that  may  occur  to  you. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  All  right,  sir. 

Senator  Baker.  Even  though  they  may  involve  changes  in  statute 
law  or  even  in  the  Constitution,  and  even  though  some  of  them  mnj- 
appear  to  be  impossible  to  deal  with  legislatively;  if  you  would  let  us 
liave  your  full  thoughts,  you  are  one  of  a  very  few  people  in  the  United 
States  who  has  been  through  a  national  campaign  who  has  the  experi- 
ence and  the  perception  to  advise  us  in  tliis  respect,  and  I  would  be  very 
grateful  for  it. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Thank  vou,  Senator  Baker. 


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Senator  Baker.  Thank  yon. 

Senatoi-  Ervtx.  Senatoi-  Talmadire. 

Senator  TAL:\rADOK.  Mr.  MacGreoor.  yon  liavo  testified  that  yon  liad  a 
feel  in  <r  tliat  yon  had  heen  nsed  and  yon  exehided  the  President  from 
that.  Wlio  do  yon  tl)ink  yon  had  been  nsed  by? 

Mr.  MacGreoor.  JjqVs  stai-t  witli  those  who  testified  l)efore  this  oom- 
niittee.  They  eitlier  deceived  me,  if  my  charar-tcrization  of  Jeb  Ma- 
flfrnder's  testimony  is  correct,  or  withlieUl  tlie  tintli  from  me,  if  my 
characterization  of  John  Dean  is  correct. 

T  wotdd  start  on  tlie  basis  of  their  testimony  before  this  committee, 
with  Mr.  Maornder  and  Mr.  Dean.  T  lia^e  tlie  feelinji  there  are  others 
who  were  pi'ivy  to  wliat  Mr.  Macrnder  and  Mr.  Dean  Hvere  doing, 
and  T  tliink  tlie  fnll  process  of  inqniry  by"  this  "committee,  pins  the 
actions  of  onr  criminal  jnstice  system  in  the  jndiciary  in  the  prose- 
cntorial  sense,  will  give  me  the  facts  that  enable  me  to  give  yon  a  com- 
])lete  answer  to  yonr  qnestion.  Senator. 

I  think,  vrithont  knowing  that  tlie  fact  has  been  established  that 
others  j^articipated  in  this,  it  wonld  be  nn-wise  and  mifair  for  me  to 
name  others. 

Senator  Talmadoe.  Yon  wonld  limit  it  oidy  to  Magrnder  and  Dean, 
as  of  now  ? 

Mr.  MacGreoor.  T  wonld  do  that  on  the  basis  of  their  own  testimony 
here,  as  reported  in  the  jiress.  I  think — yes,  T  was  nsed  to  some  extent 
by  each  of  these  gentlemen,  and  perhaps  by  others. 

Senatoi-  TAE:vrADOE.  Wonld  yon  include  Mr.  Ehrlichman  inasmuch 
as  he  partici])ated  in  the  Ellsberg  break-in  without  informing  yon? 

Mr.  ^TacGrecor.  T  think  if  onr  roles  had  been  reversed,  I  wonld  have 
told  him,  as  the  director  of  the  campaign,  abont  the  previous  activities 
that  might  arise  or  the  information  of  which  might  arise  or  the  sus- 
picion of  which  might  arise  dnring  the  campaign  in  which  T  had 
participated. 

Now,  I  say  that  Avith  fnll  aii]:)reciation  of  the  fact  that  T  don't  knoAv 
anything  abont  the  scope  of  the  national  security  inqniry  that  the  so- 
called  Plnmbcrs  nnit  apparently  was  assigned  to  carry  ont.  and  so  I 
am  hesitant  to  speak  on  the  basis  of  incomplete  information. 

Senator  Talmadge.  Don't  yon  think  Mr.  INIitchell  should  have  in- 
formed yon  also  of  his  involvement  with  Liddv  and  others? 

Mr.  JNIacGregor.  I  think  those  who  had  knowledge  of  the  Watergate 
break-in  and  all  parties  who  might  have  had.  as  T  have  nsed  the  phrase 
"foreknowledge  of  it,"  T  think  those  i)eo])lo  should  have  told  me;  yes. 

Senator  TAL^rAOOE.  Did  yon  ever  sit  down  at  any  time  with  former 
Attorney  General  John  ^fitchell  man  to  man  and  ask  him  if  he  was 
ever  involved  in  any  way  ? 

Mr.  MacGreoor.  Senator,  on  July  1,  1972,  T  told  him  that  T  was 
knowledgeable  abont  his  public  statement  of  denials  of  involvement 
and  I  was  taking  those  at  face  value.  T  was  accepting  those;  and  he 
indicated  to  me  that  that  was  an  ap]^ro))riate  attitnd(>  for  me  to  take. 

Senator  T.\L:\r.\i)OE.  That  wonld  indicate  that  \on  ha\'e  been  nsed  bv 
Mr.  :\ritchell  also,  wonld  it  not  ? 

Mr.  MacGreoor.  T  think  he  should  have  been  more  candid  with  me. 
T  heard  him  testifv  before  this  committee  that  he  took'  the  steps  that  he 
took  because  he  regarded  the  reelection  of  the  President  to  be  para- 


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mount,  and  lie  feared  tliat  disclosure  mi^ht  result  in  the  President's 
defeat.  I  do  not  share  that  opinion. 

Senator  Talmadge.  After  you  became  the  campaijini  manao:er  on 
July  1.  1972,  how  much  influence  did  Mr.  Ilaldeman  have  on  the  cam- 
paio;n  decisionmaking? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  No  more  than  any  other  senior  AYliite  House  offi- 
cial or  Cabinet  officer  who  would  make  suggestions  or  recommendations 
to  me  about  the  conduct  of  the  campaign. 

Senator  Tai.madge.  INlr.  Ehrlichman  ? 

]Mr.  ^MacGregor.  The  same. 

Senator  Talmadge.  Mr.  Stans ? 

Mr.  ]MacGregor.  The  same. 

Senator  Talmadge.  Mr.  Mitchell  ? 

Mr.  INIacGregor.  The  same,  but  somewhat  less,  because  there  was  a 
decreasing  opportunity  for  Mr.  IMitchell  to  be  in  contact  with  me.  I 
think  he  and  his  family  established  residence  in  New  York  shortly 
before  the  opening  of  school  last  year  and  I  did  not  see  Mr.  Mitchell 
much  after  Labor  Day  last  year. 

Senator  Talmadge.  By  the  President  ? 

iNIr.  MacGregor.  The  President  was  the  candidate.  When  I  was  a 
candidate,  as  I  have  been  six  times  for  a  seat  in  the  U.S.  Congress,  I 
felt  that  tlie  campaign  manager  ought  to  do  what  the  candidate  wants 
unless  there  is  strong  agi-eement  among  the  key  campaign  people  that 
the  candidate  is  wrong. 

The  issue  never  arose  between  the  President  and  me  as  to  whether 
I  was  doing  something  that  he  would  not  do.  He  indicated  to  me — if 
he  ever  did — tliat  things  were  going  well,  as  indeed,  the  polls  and  the 
final  result  showed  things  were  going  well  in  terms  of  the  conduct 
of  the  campaign. 

But  had  the  Pi'esident  said  to  me  or  given  me  a  direction,  I  would 
have  followed  it.  Senator.  I  had  that  understanding  with  him,  but  with 
no  one  else,  that  I  have  to  take  directions.  But  I  w^as  always  open 
to  suggestions. 

Senator  Talmadge.  Mr.  Stans  testified  to  this  committee  that  his 
activity  was  limited  purely  to  raising  money.  Is  that  correct? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Yes,  with  this  one  additional  proviso.  As  a  mem- 
ber of  the  budget  committee,  he  talked  about  reducing  expenditures. 
So,  yes.  He  did  not  participate  in  the  political  decisions  that  were 
made  in  the  political  campaign  as  to  what  issues  to  stress,  how  to  ac- 
complish a  change  of  personnel  in  a  given  State  so  as  to  Avin  that  State's 
electoral  votes.  But  to  the  extent  that  he  was  concerned  about  the  ex- 
penditure of  funds,  he  did  have  some  influence.  It  was  not  a  major 
influence. 

Senator  Talmadge.  One  thing  that  is  most  surprising  to  me  about 
his  testimony,  given  liis  background  and  competence  and  experience, 
was  how  hundreds  of  thousands  of  dollars  could  be  disbursed  in  cash 
and.  according  to  his  testimony,  he  did  not  have  the  vaguest  idea 
where  it  was  going  or  for  what  purpose. 

Mr.  ]\IacGregor.  I  do  not  remember  the  exact  date  that  Mr.  Stans 
left  his  position  in  the  Department  of  Commerce  and  assumed  his 
responsibilities  with  the  committee.  My  recollection  is  it  was  some- 
time in  February  of  1972.  I  may  be  wrong  in  that,  but  it  is  in  that 
neighborhood. 


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It.  is  also  my  recollection  that  Mr.  Mitchell  did  not  really  move  into 
his  position  until  April  of  1972.  I  think  many  of  the  evils  that  have 
come  to  light  occuri-ed  as  a  i-esult  of  the  process  or  a  set  of  procedures 
that  predated  the  arrival  on  the  scene  of  either  Mr.  Stans  or  Mr. 
Mitchell. 

Senator  Talmadge.  Now,  you  have  testified  that  Mr.  Gray  called 
you  and  was  concerned  about  the  campaign.  Your  testimony  is  some- 
what different  from  what  Mr.  Gray  said.  He  said  he  was  warning  you 
about  it  and  Gray  quoted  somewhat  stronger  language  than  that. 

Mr.  Magrudei-  also  testified  that  he  toUl  you  that  he  was  fearful  that 
it  went  beyond  Liddy  and  the  others.  Did  you  gi\'e  their  warnings  and 
testimony  any  credence,  theii-  statement  to  you  I 

Mr.  MacGregor.  If  I  may.  Senator  Talmadge,  I  mean  no  disrespect. 
You  mentioned  Magruder.  I  think  perhaps  you  mean  Mr.  Mardian. 

Senator  Talmadge.  I  thought  it  was  Magruder.  Did  lie  not  warn  you 
that  the  affair  may  well  go  beyond  the  origiiuil  Watergate  Seven? 

M,r.  MagGregor.  Mr.  Mardian  did.  Mr.  Magruder  never  did.  Magru- 
der in  fact  gave  nie  directly  and  indirectly,  over  and  over  again,  the 
firm  conviction  that  the  responsibility  ended  with  the  original  Water- 
gate Seven. 

The  answer  to  your  question,  however,  is,  yes.  I  was  concerned  by 
those  statements  and  I  took  action  to,  again,  determine  whether  or  not 
what  people  had  been  saying  was  true  and  they  told  me  it  was  true. 

Senator  Talmadge.  Did  you  tell  the  Pi-esident  of  your  concern? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  No,  not  as  a  result  of  the  Gray  telei)hone  call  or 
as  a  result  of  the  Mardian  comments  to  me  at  the  Republican  National 
Convention. 

I  might  say.  Senator,  perhaps  only  these  two  instances  have  come  to 
light  in  your  inquiry,  but  the  matter  of  Watergate  was  a  daily  concern 
from  and  after  July  1.  When  my  wife  and  I  would  travel  throughout 
the  country — to  Atlanta,  foi-  example — the  key  people  in  Georgia  run- 
ning the  President's  reelection  campaign  would  express  their  concern 
about  Watergate.  This  was  a  daily  matter.  There  was  not  anything  par- 
ticularly unusual,  in  my  recollection,  about  the  Gray  expression  of 
concern  or  the  Mardian  comments  about  the  possible  involvement  of 
others. 

For  example,  at  the  Republican  National  Convention,  my  deputy, 
Fred  Malek,  and  I  met  with  a  number  of  delegations ;  State  delega- 
tions, the  key  Republican  officers  in  the  political  organization  in  the 
State  and  the  key  Nixon  campaign  people.  And  at  many  of  those  meet- 
ings, the  concern  was  expressed  that  some  beyond  the  Watergate  Seven 
would  be  indicted.  We  expected  the  indictments  to  come  the  week  after 
the  convention. 

Senator  Talmadge.  Did  you  believe  all  those  stories  that  appeared  in 
the  news  media  at  that  time  ? 

Mr.  MAcGRFXiOR.  Oh,  no.  They  caused  me  concern. 

Senator  Talmadge.  1^  i  you  believe  them  uoav  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  wiil  belie\-e  that  somebody  has  committed  conduct 
that  is  contrary  to  the  law  when  that  has  been  estal)lished  in  court  or 
incontrovertibly  developed  by  the  Congress,  by  a  committee  of  the 
stature  of  this  committee,  but  not  before.  I  believe  in  persumption  of 
innocence.  It  has  been  strained,  pretty  badly  strained,  in  the  past  few 
months.  But  as  a  lawyer,  as  you  are,  I  still  give  it  credence. 


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Senator  Talmadgk.  Thank  you,  Mr.  JMacGre^ror.  I  want  to  compli- 
ment you  on  the  forthriirlitnt'ss  and  candor  of  your  testimony. 

Senator  Ekvix.  I  might  state  that  tlie  contacts  I  Inive  had  with  you 
on  conference  committees  and  others  during  our  joint  exi)erience 
in  Congress  made  me  expect  the  forthrightness  of  the  testimony  which 
you  have  given  us. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Thank  you,  Mr.  Cliairman. 

Senator  Ervix.  You  did  not  conduct  an  indei)endent  investigation 
of  the  Watergate  atfair,  you  say  ( 

Mr.  MAcGREca^R.  No,  sir,  other  than  make  the  inquiries  on  a  face- 
to-face  basis  with  the  key  peopk^  1  inherited  on  that  committee. 

Senator  Ervix.  And  after  you  became  director  of  the  political  Com- 
mittee To  Re-Ellect  the  President,  you  issued  certain  statements  deny- 
ing any  complicity  of  members  of  the  committee  in  the  Watergate 
affair,  and  that  was  based  upon  statements  given  to  you  by  other 
persons  on  the  committee  on  whom  you  relied  ? 

Mr.  ^MacGregor.  That  is  cor-rect,  sir. 

Senator  ERVIX^  As  a  matter  of  fact,  with  all  the  duties  that  de- 
volved upon  you  as  chairman  of  the  national  campaign  committee, 
you  would  not  have  had  time  to  have  conducted  an  investigation. 

Mr.  ]MacGregor.  Not  and  do  the  job  that  the  President  asked  me 
to  do  that  customarily  would  develop;  whether  it  be  an  incumbent 
President,  whether  it  be  Senatoi',  President  or  Congressman. 

Senator  ER^^x^  One  thing  that  has  intrigued  me  is  ever  since  this 
committee  started  this  investigation,  tlie  evidence  before  this  com- 
mittee compels  the  conclusion  that  within  a  very  brief  time  after  the 
])reak-in  on  June  17,  1072,  it  was  proclaimed  in  the  news  media  in  a 
way  in  wliich  every  person  who  sought  to  lie  informed  would  under- 
stand that  prior  to  the  break-in,  $114,000  of  campaign  funds  contrib- 
uted to  the  reelection  campaign  of  the  President  was  deposited  tem- 
jiorarily  in  the  bank  account  of  Bernard  L.  Barker,  one  of  the  bur- 
glars caught  in  the  Watergate.  That  53  $100  bills  which  came  out  of 
this  $114,000  deposit  wei-e  found  in  the  i^ossession  of  the  five  Imrglars 
at  the  time  they  were  appreliended  in  the  Watei'gate.  What  I  cannot 
understand,  what  mystifies  me,  is  why  someone  did  not  suggest  to  the 
President  that  he  should  call  in  his  two  campaign  managers,  former 
Attorney  General  Mitchell  and  former  Secretary  Stans,  and  ask  them 
how  it  happened  that  five  burglars  had  been  caught  in  the  head- 
quarters of  the  opposition  political  party  with  his  campaign  funds  in 
their  pockets. 

]\fr.  ^NIacGregor.  Senator,  all  T  can  suggest  to  you  is  that  the  answer 
to  your  question  lies,  as  far  as  the  President  is  concerned,  in  one  state- 
ment. T  am  quoting  from  the  printed  record  of  the  President's  state- 
ment of  August  15.  1978 :  "In  the  summer  of  1072,  I  had  given  orders 
for  the  Justice  Department  and  the  FBI  to  conduct  a  thorough  and  ag- 
gressive investigation  of  the  Watergate  break-in  and  I  relied  on  their 
investigation  to  disclose  the  facts." 

Now.  I  know  your  question  pei'haps  goes  broader  than  that,  but  it  did 
occur  to  me.  in  response  to  the  inquiry  which  you  just  put  to  me.  which, 
according  to  the  press,  you  have  put  to  previous  witnesses — it  does 
seem  to  me  appropriate  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  the  Presi- 
dent apparently  immediately  ordered  a  full  field  investigation,  a  no- 


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holds-b;inod  investigation  by  the  FBI.  and  said,  let  the  chips  fall 
where  tliey  may. 

Senator  Ekvin.  "Well,  the  President  had  enti'usted  the  political  man- 
agement of  his  campaign  to  John  Mitchell,  and  he  entrusted  the  finan- 
cial management  of  his  campaign — that  is,  the  collection  of  contribu- 
tions— to  Maurice  Stans,  And  it  is  a  mystery  to  me,  and  why  I  think 
the  President  owes  some  obligation — at  least,  if  I  had  been  in  his  place, 
I  would  have  done  it — and  I  cannot  undei'stand  why  someone  did  not 
suggest  to  the  President  that  he  call  in  those  two  men  and  ask  them 
the  direct  question:  How  did  it  hapj^en  that  five  bui'glars  wei'e  caught 
in  the  headquartei'S  of  the  opposition  political  paity  with  his  campaigii 
funds  in  their  pockets^ 

If  I  were  a  candidate  for  an  office  and  five  Inirglars  were  caught  in 
the  headquarters  of  my  opponent  with  my  campaign  funds  in  their 
pockets,  I  would  i-aise  pluperfect  Cain  to  find  out  how  that  happened. 
I  would  certainly  call  in  my  campaign  managers. 

I  think  had  the  President  taken  that  action,  und  I  think  it  is  deeply 
regretta])le  that  he  did  not,  I  think  if  he  had  taken  this  action,  this 
matter  would  have  been  fully  disclosed  within  a  few  days  and  this 
country  and  the  President  and  everybody  concerned  would  have  been 
saved  the  travail  of  going  through  a  great  agony. 

Of  course,  hindsight  is  better  than  foresight. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  find  myself — if  I  may,  Senatoi" — I  find  myself  in 
substantial  agreement  with  the  views  you  have  expressed.  I  hope  you 
will  not  think  it  disrespectful  of  me  to  suggest  to  you  that  the  best  man 
to  answer  your  question  is  the  President  of  the  United  States.  If  time 
and  circumstances  have  not  permitted  you  the  opportunity  to  put  the 
question  to  him,  I  hope  that  that  would  happen  and  you  would  have 
that  opportunity. 

Senator  Ervin.  Well,  thank  you. 

Mr.  MacGrkgor.  Not  necessarily  in  this  forum,  you  understand.  Per- 
haps when  you  and  Senator  Baker  are  talking  with  him,  if  you  do 
again. 

Senator  Ervix.  Just  one  further  thing.  I  am  opposed  to  the  direct 
election  of  the  President.  I  believe  when  you  convert — I  believe  it  is 
18,5,000  voting  precincts  in  the  50  States — and  when  you  convert  all 
those,  in  effect,  into  1  ]:)recinct,  you  have  raised  more  problems  than 
you  have  solved.  I  think  we  need  a  i-eform  in  the  electoral  process  and 
I  am  an  advocate  of  an  amendment  along  that  line.  I  think  if  w^e 
abolished  the  Presidential  electors — keep  the  Presidential  electoral 
votes,  but  instead  of  having  to  cast  them  by  individuals,  just  let  them 
be  divided  automatically  by  election  officials  among  the  candidates 
in  proportion  to  their  popular  vote,  I  think  it  would  get  rid  of  many 
of  the  evils  of  the  system  and  not  get  us  in  this  fix  where  we  Avould 
have  just  one  big  election  ])i-ecinct  in  50  States.  I  do  not  believe — 
especially  these  bills,  the  TTouse  judicial  amendments  providing  for 
direct  election — pi-ovided  that  if  nobody  got  45  ])ei-cent  of  the  votes, 
we  would  have  to  have  a  rerun  of  the  ehvtion.  I  do  not  think  this 
counti-y  could  .stand  two  Pi-esidential  elections  within  1  year. 

Mr.  MacGrkoor.  The  problem  of  dealing  with  a  situation  where 
a  candidate,  while  winning  a  plurality,  showed  up  with  a  minority 
of  the  Presidential  elector-al  votes — I  think  that  is  a  serious  ]>roblem 
that  is  recognized  by  the  proponents  of  direct  popular  election.  It  is 


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mindful  of  the  phrase  attributed,  I  guess,  to  Winston  Churchill,  that 
democracy  is  not  a  very  efficient  system  but  it  is  inordinately  better 
than  anyt'hino-  else  devised  by  the  mind  of  man. 

I  know  that  you  and  I,  by  vii-tue  of  our  association,  have  been  ad- 
vocates of  reform  in  the  way  we  elect  Presidents.  We  differ  a  little 
bit  about  what  road  to  take  in  reachino;  the  same  o:oal. 

Seiuitor  Ekvix.  Senator  Weicker,  do  you  have  more  questions? 

Senator  Weicker.  Yes,  I  do,  Mr.  Chairman.  I  would  like  to  add,  if  I 
might,  on  the  point  Mr.  MacGregor  raised — that  is,  asking  the  ques- 
tion of  the  President  directly. 

Would  you  approve,  would  you  think  it  a  good  idea,  since  I  have 
written  to  the  chairman  of  this  committee  and  since  this  was  a  matter 
which  I  raised  with  the  committee  earlier  this  week,  that  the  full 
connnittee  meet  with  the  President  at  his  convenience  at  the  ^Vliite 
House,  not  under  oath,  and  have  the  proceedings  made  public — in 
other  words,  that  there  be  a  full  transcript  of  the  proceedings  whicli 
would  be  made  public  ?  Do  you  think  that  would  be  a  good  forum  to  go 
ahead  and  ask  the  question  ? 

Ml-.  ^NIacGregor.  I  think  a  better  forum — the  forum  I  had  in  mind 
wlien  I  sjwke  just  a  moment  ago  with  the  chairman — was  the  occasion 
of  the  meeting  which  produced  the  so-called  John  Stennis  compro- 
mise. T  agi'ce  that  that  compromise  did  not  live  very  long,  but  I  would 
tliink  it  would  be  gener-allv  in  the  interest  of  this  country  if,  on  an  in- 
foi-mal  basis,  there  could  be,  given  all  of  the  facts  and  circumstances, 
further  opportunities  for  the  distinguished  chairman  of  this  com- 
mittee, along  with  the  distinguished  vice  chairman  of  this  commit- 
tee, to  meet  on  the  problems  that  arise  with  the  President  of  the 
Ignited  States. 

Senator  Weicker.  Of  course,  w^e  are  not  talking  about  problems. 
We  are  talking  about  asking  questions.  Do  you  think  it  might  be  best, 
since  we  have  always  acted  together  as  a  committee,  that  the  full 
committee  might  meet  with  him — as  I  say,  not  under  oath — in  a  setting 
of  his  own  choosing,  to  ask  those  questions?  Quite  frankly,  questions 
which  are  on  matters  that  are  not  on  any  tapes.  I  realize  the  preoccu-- 
pation  i)eople  have  with  tapes,  but  there  are  a  good  many  other  sub- 
jects that  have  come  under  the  scrutiny  of  this  committee.  Do  you  not 
think  it  might  be  a  satisfactory  compromise  in  order  to  get  the  truth 
to  the  American  people  ? 

i\rr.  MacGregor.  I  don't  believe.  Senator  Weicker,  I  have  an  opinion 
or  comment  to  make  on  your  suggestion. 

Senator  Weicker.  Well,  the  onlv  wav  that  I  know  I  can  ask  the 
President  is  if  I  sit  face  to  face  with  the  President.  I  gather  that  is 
what  you  indicated,  as  to  who  would  be  the  person  to  direct  the  ques- 
tion toward. 

Do  you  know  why  we  are  asking  these  questions,  Mr.  MacGregor, 
relative  to  whether  or  not  you  conducted  an  investigation? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Well,  I  read  the  Washington  Post  this  morning. 
You  may  have  prompted,  or  they  may  have  prompted  you  or  some- 
body may  have  j^rompted  them. 

Senator  Weicker.  Xo.  I  will  tell  you  exactly  what  prompted  me. 

]\rr.  MacGregor.  iNfay  I  finish  my  answer  to  your  question  ? 

Senator  Weicker.  Please  do. 


4936 

]\ri-.  MacGregor.  You  asked  me.  do  I  know?  The  answer  is.  "No,  I 
don't."  But  as  with  any  person,  and  it  is  true  with  respect  to  tlie  Presi- 
dent of  tlie  Ignited  States,  an  answer  lie  <xave  to  a  question  at  the  press 
conference— to  a  question  I  suspect  he  dichi't  anticipate — and  the  care- 
fully prepared  written  statement  of  the  President  are  at  some  variance, 
•which  is  true.  I  never  tell  the  same  story  exactly  the  same  way  twice. 
An  honest  man  never  recites  ]^i-ecisely  the  same  set  of  events  with  the 
same  terminolo<2:y,  unless  he  has  memorized  it,  in  my  opinion. 

So,  yes,  there  is  some  variance — and  the  Washington  Post  pointed 
it  out  in  an  article  this  morninc: — between  the  President's  statement 
at  a  recent  press  conference  and  his  statements  in  response  to  ques- 
tions at  the  press  conference  of  August  29  last  year  at  San  Clemente 
and  the  written  statement  issued  by  the  White  House  on  Auofust  15  of 
this  year. 

Senator  Weicker.  Let  me  be  very  precise,  because  this  is  a  line  of 
questionino-  I  initiated  durin<2:  the  coui'se  of  the  summer  hearings. 
In  his  statement  of  April  oO,  1973.  the  President  made  the  following 
statement: 

As  a  result,  on  March  21,  I  personally  assumed  the  responsibility  of  coordi- 
nating- intensive  new  inquiries  into  the  matter.  I  iiersonally  ordered  those 
conduetins  the  investig-ation  to  get  all  the  facts  and  to  report  them  directly 
to  me,  right  here  in  this  office. 

On  the  basis  of  that  statement,  made  by  the  President  on  April  80, 
I  inquired  of  the  following  individuals  as  to  whether  or  not  they 
conducted  an  investigation,  oi-  liad  been  requested,  rather,  by  the 
President  on  that  particular  day  to  conduct  the  investigation  and 
report  the  facts  to  him:  Patrick  Giay,  head  of  the  FBI,  Richard 
Kleindienst,  iiead  of  the  Justice  Department,  and  Henry  Petersen, 
head  of  the  Criminal  Division  of  the  Justice  Department.  All  denied 
that  they  had  received  any  order  by  the  President  of  the  United 
States  on  March  21  to  conduct  an  investigation  and  re):)ort  the  matter 
to  him  in  his  office.  This  matter  has  been  pui'sued  since  then,  and 
all  sorts  of  explanations  have  been  made  since  then,  including  throw- 
ing your  name  into  the  pot,  not  by  this  committee  but  by  the  President. 
And  still  there  is  no  satisfactory  answer  as  to  exactly  what  occurred 
on  March  21,  at  least  insofar  as  the  individuals  that  were  charged 
with  the  investigation,  or  in  your  particular  instance,  your  situation 
which,  as  I  say,  was  not  created  by  this  connnittee  but  rathei-  by  the 
President  himself.  Do  you  have  any  idea  who,  beyond  yourself  and 
these  three   individuals,   miglit   have   conducted   this   investigation? 

Mr.  M.\cGregor.  Tt  appears,  Mr.  Weicker,  at  least  from  your  most 
recent  inquiry,  that  you  are  concentrating  on  the  period  sometime 
between  March  and  April  of  1973.  I  have  no  knowledge  of  any  of 
the  events  in  March  or  A]:»ril  of  1973,  T  have  been  enjoying  a  private 
life  since  November  S,  1972. 

Senator  Wetcker.  All  T  am  trying  to  say  is  that  the  difficulty  which 
has  occuri'ed  hei-e  is  not  a  matter  of  fault  as  fai-  as  the  connnittee  or 
the  press  is  concerned,  but  I'ather  of  fault  as  fai-  as  the  President  is 
concerned  in  trying  to  inform  us  as  to  his  statement  of  April  30. 

Mr.  M.vcGregor.  Let's  make  it  clear.  T  don't  think  it  is  my  province 
here  to  assess  fault,  and  T  believe  I  have  heard  you  say  in  previous 
hearings  that  you  are  just  trying  to  get  the  facts. 


4937 

Senator  Weicker.  I  am  trying  to  get  the  facts,  and  I  Avould  like 
to  know  who  exactly  receiA'ed  the  order  to  conduct  the  investigation 
on  March  21,  and.  so  far,  nobody  has  answered  that  question. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  can't  lielp  you.  Senator,  because  I  have  been  out 
of  the  Government  since  November. 

Senator  Weicker.  I  understand  that,  but  at  least  you  have  estab- 
lished the  very  valuable  point  that  you  were  not  appointed  to  go 
ahead  and  conduct  the  investigation.  That  is  the  testimony  you  have 
given  here. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Xot  in  ]March  or  April  of  197-3.  I  think  it  is  some- 
what of  a  semantic  exercise  to  indicate  that — what  I  indicated  to  the 
Pi'esident  I  Avould  do,  or  did  do,  was  to  conduct  an  investigation  in 
the  exercise  of  personal  assurance. 

Senator  AVEirivER.  I  would  like  to  turn,  if  I  might,  to  the  Pat  Gray 
phone  conversation  on  July  5  or  6,  depending  on  which  version  is 
correct. 

^fr.  INlArGREGOR.  Tf  my  version  is  correct,  it  is  both,  because  it  was 
Jul  v  C^  in  "Washington  and  July  5  in  California. 

Senator  "Weicker.  All  right.  You  indicated  that  you  did  not  discuss 
that  phone  conversation  with  anybody,  is  that  correct  ? 

Mr.  ^SIacGregor.  T  told  mv  wife  about  it  and  we  discussed  it.  Then 
we  went  to  sleep.  It  was  not  a  momentous  occasion. 

Senator  AVeicker.  I  think  you  would  have  a  rather  hard  time  selling 
that  to — in  light  of  what  has  happened — either  to  the  countrv  or  Pat 
Gray. 

^Nfr.  ^NIacGregor.  T  would  respectfully  disagree  with  you  with  respect 
to  the  countrv.  T  think  that  the  supporting  evidence,  which  T  have 
alluded  to  here  and  which  the  committee  has  in  its  record,  indicates 
that  this  is  a  difference  of  recollection  between  ^NIi".  Grav  and  myself. 
It  will  probably  be  ultimately  decided,  if  ever,  in  favor  of  mv  recollec- 
tion. But  I  could  be  wrong,  Senator,  I  could  be  Avrong. 

Senator  "Weicker.  Look.  I  am  not  trying  to  make  a  point.  I  agree 
with  you  except  for  the  fact  that  it  is  obviously  important  enough  for 
the  President  of  the  Ignited  States  to  turn  to  you  in  the  middle  of  a 
receiving  line  and  sav,  "We  didn't  talk  on  July  6." 

]Mr.  ^NIacGregor.  Well,  this  isn't  the  only  inquiry  in  town.  Senator.  T 
don't  know  what  may  have  transi^ired.  I  read  Jack  Anderson's  column 
the  other  dav.  T  don't  know  whether  that  is  accurate  or  Avhether  it  isn't 
accurate.  I  haven't  discussed  the  Jack  Anderson  column  with  anybody, 
but  it  ought  not  to  be  any  great  mystery  to  you,  or  to  anybody  else,  that 
the  inquiries  by  this  committee  are  not  the  only  inquiries  going  on.  In- 
quiries l)y  others  may  generate  some  thinking  or  activity  that  you  and  I 
don't  know  about. 

Senator  "Weicker.  All  right.  To  get  back  to  your  statement,  you  dis- 
cussed, then,  the  phone  call,  possibly  with  your  wife  and  no  one  else? 

^Ir.  ^MacGregor.  Xot  possibly,  I  did  discuss  it  with  my  wife. 

Senator  Weicker.  In  an  interview  reported  August  14.  1973.  in  the 
Washinirton  Post,  it  says  that  MacGrecfor  said  in  the  interview,  that 
at  the  time  Gray  said  he  talked,  ]\racGregor  and  his  wife.  Barbara, 
were  swimming  in  the  motel  swimming  pool.  You  recalled  that  Herb 
Klein,  the  "NMiite  House  directoi-  of  comnuniications  and  ^Nlrs.  Klein, 
were  there  also.  ]Mrs.  Klein  said,  through  a  spokesman  this  week,  he 


4938 

remembered  talking  with  the  MacGre^ors  at  poolside  that  morning, 
and  Clark  mentioned  something  about  getting  a  call  from  Pat  Gray 
the  previous  night. 

The  question  specifically  to  you  is  this :  As  I  understand,  also  at  the 
time  you  received  the  call,  Bill  Timmons  was  in  your  suite,  is  that 
correct  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Yes;  Bill  Timmons  and  my  wife  and  I  w^ere  just 
about  to  say  good  night.  Bill  was  going  to  leave  and  go  to  his  hotel 
room.  My  wife  and  I  were  going  to  retire. 

Senator  Weicker.  Is  it  possible,  then,  that  either  Bill  Timmons  or 
Herb  Klein  communicated  your  phone  conversation  with  Pat  Gray 
to  the  President? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  It  is  not  my  recollection  that  I  mentioned  Pat 
Gray's  phone  call  to  Bill  Timmons  when  I  came  back  from  the  sit- 
ting room  to  the  bedroom.  Bill  was  standing  with  his  hand  on  the 
doorknob,  ready  to  leave,  and  we  shook  hands  and  he  left.  It  is  not 
my  recollection  that  I  ever  talked  to  Bill  Timmons  about  the  Pat  Gray 
phone  call,  or  that  I  said,  that  was  Pat  Gray  on  the  phone. 

It  is  not  my  recollection  that  I  mentioned — when  I  was  swimming 
the  next  morning  in  the  motel  pool — that  I  mentioned  it  to  Herb 
Klein  and  his  wife.  But  as  I  was  swimming,  working  out  the  next 
morning,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Klein  did  walk  from  their  motel  and,  of  course, 
by  the  checkout  area  of  the  desk,  and  I  did  discuss  with  them  and  I 
did  talk  to  them.  I  am  not  sure  that  I  talked  about  Pat  Gray  calling 
the  night  before.  But  it  is  possible. 

Senator  Weicker.  In  other  words,  what  I  am  basically  saying — 
I  want  to  make  one  think  clear  here— that  having  served  with  you 
and  known  you,  I  am  willing  to  accept  the  statement  you  make  before 
this  committee  that  you  did  not  go  aliead  and  communicate  with  the 
President.  But  was  it  possible  that  somebody  else  communicated  with 
the  President  the  subject  matter  of  your  phone  call  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Well,  thank  you,  Senator.  I  can  only  tell  you  that 
I  am  familiar  with  the  system  that  operates,  at  least  with  the  Wliite 
House  switchboard.  I  am  not  familiar  with  the  San  Clemente  situa- 
tion. I  have  only  been  there  twice  in  my  life,  and  each  time  was  last 
summer  or  fall.  But  when  a  call  is  made  from  one  Government  official 
to  another  former  Government  official,  who  was  a  Government  official 
a  few  days  previously,  through  the  White  House  switchboard,  it  is 
not  a  secret.  Nobody  tries  to  keep  that  secret  from  anybody.  I  haven't 
said  this  before  because  I  can't  really  say  I  have  a  clear  rex^ollection 
of  it,  but  I  have  a  recollection  that  when  I  arrived  at  the  Newporter 
Inn,  the  girl  at  the  desk  said,  the  Wliite  House  at  San  Clemente  has 
several  calls  for  you,  Mr.  MacGregor.  This  would  have  been  about 
9 :30  p.m.,  California  time,  on  July  5. 

The  fact  that  one  person  is  calling  another  one  when  you  are  staying 
at  a  public  place  is  not  a  secret  from  anyone.  There  could  have  been 
a  number  of  ways  in  which  persons  who  were  not  on  that  telephone 
putting  in  a  call  to  Clark  MacGregor — not  limiting  it  to  Pat  Gray 
and  me — could  have  known  of  the  fact  that  we  talked. 

Frankly,  one  of  the  reasons  is  because  I  thought  he  was  concerned 
about  something  that  I  didn't  fully  understand.  One  of  the  reasons  I 
told  him  about  coming  back  so  quickly  w^as  I  anticipated  that  he  and  I 
would  have  a  chance  to  talk  where  it  wouldn't  be  as  public  as  through 


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the  AVhite  House  switchboard,  through  a  hotel  switchboard  to  the 
liotel  room.  I  must  confess  I  was  somowliat  surprised  that  I  didn't  hear 
from  him  after  that. 

Senator  Weicker.  In  other  words,  what  I  am  trying  to  resolve  is 
the  coincidence,  if  you  will,  of  the  Presidential  phone  call  back  to 
Pat  Gray  after  the  phone  conservation  with  you.  As  I  said,  I  accept 
your  word  before  this  committee.  But,  somehow,  the  committee  has 
to,  or  I  have  to — the  best  way  we  can — resolve  these  rather  extraordi- 
nary coincidences  as  between  when  you  were  notified  and  the  phone 
calls  of  the  President. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  am  sure  the  Administrator  of  the  Federal  Avia- 
tion Administration  won't  like  this,  but  it  may  be  that  Mr.  Butter- 
field,  if  recalled  as  a  witness,  could  add  something  to  this  discussion 
we  are  now  having. 

Senator  Weicker.  Mr.  Chairman,  I  don't  know  what  the  schedule 
of  the  committee  is.  I  have  several  more  questions  of  Mr.  MacGregor. 
Is  it  the  intention  of  the  chairman  to  continue  or  would  it  be  the  wish 
of  the  chairman 

Senator  Ervin.  It  may  well  be  that  we  can  finish  with  the  hearing 
this  morning  and  not  come  back  in  the  afternoon. 

Mr.  ?klAcGREGOR.  I  would  ask,  Senator  Weicker,  if  it  won't  cut  the 
committee  short,  I  would  appreciate  if  we  do  go  ahead  to  the  con- 
clusion. 

Senator  Weicker.  During  the  week — getting  back  to  that  time 
just  prior  to  your  accepting  the  position  to  be  chairman  of  the  com- 
paign — during  the  week  following  the  July  17,  1972,  break-in,  did 
you  attend  the  8:15  White  House  staff  meeting? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Yes;  I  attended  the  regular  daily  meetings  of 
the  senior  White  House  staff  at  8  :15  and  I  had  been  doing  so,  Senator 
Weicker,  since  early  1971. 

Senator  Weicker.  And  the  composition  of  those  meetings  at  that 
time? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  The  senior  "Wliite  House  staff  changed  during  the 
period  that  I  was  thero  but  I  think  the  only  substantive  change  was 
in  the  Office  of  Management  and  Budget.  George  Shultz  used  to  attend 
the  meetings  regularly  and  when  he  moved  to  Treasury,  Cap  Wein- 
berger took  his  place.  The  regular  participants  were  the  senior  White 
House  officials,  plus  advisers  to  the  President.  That  would  include  the 
following :  Henry  Kissinger,  Bob  Finch,  Don  Rumsfeld,  Bob  Halde- 
man,  John  Ehrlichman,  Bill  Timmons,  Peter  Flanigan,  the  Chair- 
man of  the  Council  of  Economic  Advisers,  who  was  first  Paul  Mc- 
Cracken  and  then  later  Herb  Stein,  Ron  Ziegler,  and  myself.  I  may 
have  left  out  someone  but  I  think  that  is  about  it. 

Senator  Weicker.  All  right. 

During  this  time,  June  17,  the  week  following  June  17,  was  Water- 
gate ever  discussed  at  that  meeting  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Yes,  yes.  I  think  it  was,  probably  at  each  of  the 
meetings  from  there  on,  because  there  were  many  daily  developments 
and  news  stories.  Senator  Weicker.  By  daily  I  mean  starting  the 

Monday  following  the  arrest  of  the  burglars  and  then 

Senator  Weicker.  What  was  the  nature  of  the  discussion,  merely 
a  rehash  of  what  was  in  the  papers  or  what  ? 


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Mr.  MacGrbgor.  Primarily,  individuals  saying  in  agreement  with 
one  another :  "That  was  stupid ;  it  was  bizarre ;  it  was  idiotic ;  it  w^as 
politically  unproductive,  of  course;  it  sure  comes  as  a  surprise  to 
me;  I  had  no  idea  that  anything  like  this  was  contemplated."  Those 
were  the  statements  that  were  made  by  people  who  made  them. 

Senator  Weicker.  Now,  June  22  about  10:15  a.m.,  the  President 
would  still  be  in  the  meeting  with  Mr.  Haldeman.  Was  there  any 
discussion  at  that  time  of  your  replacement  of  Mitchell  as  campaign 
director? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Jinie  22?  The  first  discussion  I  had  with  the 
President  about  my  becoming  the  director  of  the  campaign  was — 
with  only  two  of  us  present — in  his  office  on  June  30,  1972. 

Senator  Weicker.  In  other  words,  to  try  to  make  tlie  questioning 
brief;  I  have  the  following  instances  which  seemed  certainly  to 
place  Mr.  Haldeman — he  had  no  legislative  responsibilities.  At  that 
time  you  were  the  legislative  liaison  certainly.  Wliy  would  you  meet 
with  Mr.  Haldeman  ? 

Mr.  ]MacGregor.  To  check  with  him  about  the  best  time  to  schedule 
a  meeting  with  the  President  and,  let  us  say,  the  chairman  and  rank- 
ing Republican  of  a  key  Senate  committee;  Avhether  it  be  Senator 
Long  and  Senator  Bennett,  dealing  with  the  finance  or  tax  matters 
or  their  counterparts  on  other  committees.  I  was  in  touch  with  Bob 
Haldeman  every  day  about  developments  that  affected  the  President's 
schedule  so  as  to  recommend  to  the  President  that  he  meet  with  cer- 
tain Senators  or  Congressmen  or  a  mixture  of  both,  or  that  he  call 
somebody  on  the  telephone.  I  tried  to  coordinate  my  recommendations 
to  the  President  regarding  congressional  relations,  with  the  other 
demands  upon  his  schedule,  and  Bob  Haldeman  knew  about  those  other 
demands. 

Senator  Weicker.  So,  in  other  words,  neither  at  that  meeting,  nor 
the  26th  meeting  with  Ehrlichman,  nor  with  Colson  on  the  28th — • 
and  you  again  met  with  Mr.  Haldeman  on  tlie  29th — when  you  met 
with  Mr.  Haldeman,  Mr.  Colson — at  none  of  those  meetings  was  it 
discussed  as  to  your  taking  over  from  John  Mitchell? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  No. 

Senator  Weicker.  Was  the  matter  discussed  as  to  the  viability  of 
Mr.  Mitchell  as  the  director  of  the  campaign  regardless  of  who  his 
successor  might  be  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Well,  when  the  news  broke  about  what  I  believe 
was  referred  to  by  the  media  as  Mrs.  John  Mitcheirs  ultimatum  to 
her  husband  to  get  out  of  politics  or  thei-e  will  be  a  seA^erance  of  the 
nuirriage,  there  was  some  discussion  of  that.  I  do  not  know  how  long. 
I  do  not  remember  just  when  the  news  was  carried  about  the  so-called 
Martha  Mitchell  ultimatum.  It  occurs  to  me.  Senator  Weicker,  it  was 
somewhere  in  the  last  10  days  of  June. 

Senator  Weicker.  All  right.  We  move  to  June  29,  you  are  in  town, 
the  President  is  in  town  and  obviously  you  are  at  his  call  24  hours 
a  day.  Why  would  the  President  call  you  at  11 :30  in  the  evening  of 
the  29th  to  meet  with  him  in  the  late  afternoon  of  the  30th?  Why 
could  that  not  have  waited  until  the  morning  of  the  30th  and  say: 
"We  ar-e  going  to  meet  later  in  the  afternoon"  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  It  is  my  recollection  that  the  President  and  I 
talked  for  some  20  minutes  on  that  night  and,  as  you  recall,  he  called 


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me  when  my  wife  and  I  were  enronte  home.  The  call,  the  hour  that 
you  cite,  is  a  little  later  than  my  recollection  but  it  is  only  a  ininor 
inatter.  But  the  President  and  I  discussed  a  number  of  things  in  that 
telephone  call,  includiuir  some  serious  pi'oblems,  legislative  problems 
we  had  that  were  coming  to  resolution  the  next  day. 

You  know.  Senator  Weicker,  every  year  with  the  termination  of  the 
fiscal  year  on  June  30  there  is  a  problem  of  a  continuing  resolution  and 
would  it  contain  a  Vietnaui  end-the-war  ])rovision  or  what  else  would 
it  contain  ?  We  had  that  problem  and  we  had  a  number  of  other  legisla- 
tive problems.  The  President  and  I  talked  about  those  at  some  length. 
But  it  was  mv  experience  in  dealing  with  the  President  that  primarily 
we  talked  about  the  things  that  were  of  concern  to  him  and  he  brought 
up  this  legislative  discussion.  "We  had  it — it  was  a  fairly  lengthy  dis- 
cussion— and  at  the  conclusion  of  that  discussion  he  said  :  "After  all  of 
the  legislative  problems  are  out  of  the  way  tomorrow.  Clark,  I  hope 
you  will  have  time  to  visit  with  uie  on  another  matter,"  or  "a  personal 
matter."  I  have  forgotten  how  he  put  it.  I  did  not  think  it  was  going  to 
be  what  it  turned  out  to  be. 

Senator  Weicker.  On  the  30th  you  met  with  the  President.  Could 
you  give  the  committee  the  nature  of  that  conversation  and  its  length  ? 

]Mr.  ]MacGregor.  Yes.  My  recollection  is  that  he  and  I  talked  pri- 
vately for  somewhere  between  30  and  45  minutes  and  that  he  called  in 
Mr.  Haldeman  to  take  some  notes  on  some  of  the  things  that  we  talked 
about.  The  President  and  Mv.  Haldeman  and  I  continued  perhaps  for 
10,  15,  20  minutes  more.  The  President  opened,  as  I  have  indicated  in 
previous  testimony  here,  telling  me  of  John  MitchelFs  decision  and  the 
reasons  for  it  and  asked  me  to  take  over.  He  and  I  discussed  the  fact 
that  I  had  never  managed  a  campaign  but  he  said :  "You  have  been  a 
candidate  yourself  six  times,  five  times  for  the  House  of  Representa- 
tives and  one  time  for  the  Senate,  and  you  have  seen  campaigns  man- 
aged and  mismanaged."  I  indicated  to  him,  yes,  I  thought  from  a 
candidate's  standpoint  I  knew  something  about  how  campaigns  should 
be  run.  But  I  then — we  discussed  his  standing.  I  think  a  Gallup  or  Har- 
ris poll  or  perhaps  both  had  just  been  issued  showing  him  at  54  per- 
cent and  I  expressed  the  view  that  he  really  didn't  need  a  campaign ; 
we  talked  about  the  problem  of  getting  people  who  feel  favorably 
about  you  registered  and  to  the  polls  to  vote.  He  asked  me  if  I  was  will- 
ing to  take  the  job  if  I  concentrated  on  volunteer  oro-anization  in  the 
precincts  to  get  out  the  vote.  He  then  talked,  as  I  have  indicated  earlier, 
about  his  hopes  and  dreams  of  accomplishments  in  the  second  term,  a 
term  which  would  include  America's  celebration  of  its  2(X)th  birthday. 
We  talked  at  some  length  about  China,  about  Russia,  about  Southeast 
Asia,  about  the  economy;  we  talked  about  his  domestic  legislative 
initiatives  that  had  not  yet  been  defined  by  the  Congress,  how  he 
hoped  I  would  speak  about  them  in  the  campaign  if  I  would  take  the 
campaign  job. 

Further,  Senator  Weicker,  we  talked  about  the  political  situation 
in  given  States.  I  told  him  I  had  little  or  no  knowledge  of  the  situ- 
ation in  California.  He  talked  a  little  bit  about  California  and  his  own 
experiences  there,  some  of  them  not  successful,  some  successful.  He 
talked  about  the  situation  in  other  States.  We  talked  about  the  situa- 
tion in  Minnesota.  With  the  exception  of  the  1052  and  1956  campaigns, 
when  he  had  been  a  Vice  Presidential  candidate,  he  had  not  car- 


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ried  Minnesota.  He  lost  Minnesota  in  1960  and  a^ain  in  1968.  "VVe 
talked  a  little  bit  about  the  situation  in  Minnesota,  Wisconsin,  and 
Iowa  and  in  the  upper  Midwest  generally  where  he  knew  I  had 
familiarity.  We  talked  about  other  things.  He  talked  about  Fred 
Malek,  he  said :  "You  want  to  read  Fred  Malek's  management  analy- 
sis of  the  campaign  structure?"  He  said:  "I  haven't  read  it  but  Mr. 
Haldeman  has  talked  to  me  about  it.  You  ought  to  get  a  copy  from 
Mr.  ITaldeman."  I  did.  He  said :  "I  had  the  impression  that  the  cam- 
paign is  tophea\y  in  Washington  and  thins  out  in  the  precincts,  and 
that  there  is  a  projection  that  is  perhaps  too  rich."  The  President  and 
I  talked  about  most  headquarters  having  bare  tables,  old  chairs,  and 
no  rugs  on  the  floor  and  he  said  :  "I  am  not  giving  the  right  impression 
by  the  luxurious  surroundings  that  I  miderstand  exist  at  1701  Penn- 
sylvania Avenue."  I  am  sure  we  talked  of  other  things.  Senator,  but 
if  you  want  me  to  direct  my  attention  to  your  individual  items  I  will. 

Senator  Weicker.  There  was  nothing  specific  in  mind.  How  long 
did  this  conversation  last  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  didn't  make  any  notes  of  it.  My  recollection  is 
he  and  I  talked  privately  for  up  to  45  minutes  but  perhaps  that  was 
a  little  longer  than  we  talked.  Then  he  called  Mr.  Haldeman  in  and 
Mr,  Haldeman  and  I  continued  the  discussion  for  perhaps  15  or  20 
minutes.  It  could  have  been  less  than  5. 

Senator  Weicker.  From  that  day,  throughout  the  campaign,  did 
you  have  occasion  to  keep  the  President  apprised  as  to  the  progress 
of  the  campaign  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Yes,  from  time  to  time,  and  it  didn't  happen  very 
frequently  because,  as  I  say.  the  margin  between  President  Nixon  and 
Senator  McGovern  was  growing  steadily.  It  appeared  to  be  settling  in 
and  solidifying.  Things  were  going  well  so  that  there  was  no  partic- 
ular need  for  us  to  communicate  with  one  another. 

I  got  a  chance  to  visit  with  him  before  the  Republican  National 
Convention  so  as  to  learn  his  convention  plans  and  to  learn  something 
about  when  he  would  arrive,  what  he  would  do,  and  when  he  would 
address  the  convention.  We  met  periodically  in  September  and  Oc- 
tober to  discuss  the  status  of  the  campaign,  and  his  own  personal  plans 
for  campaigning. 

Senator  Weicker.  So  would  you  consider  the  President  to  have  been 
removed  from  the  campaign  or  aware  of  what  was  going  on  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  think  he  was  keenly  aware  of  Avhat  was  going 
on  but  he  didn't,  to  my  knowledge — I  think  I  would  have  known  it — 
participate  in  any  of  the  decisions  that  were  made  except  insofar  as 
he  and  I  discussed  it.  He  did  have  ideas  that  he  imparted  to  me  on 
June  30,  some  suggestions.  I  followed  those  suggestions.  They  appeared 
to  work  well,  so  I  didn't  have  an  occasion  where  he  was  critical  of  what 
I  was  doing  or  made  new  suggestions  to  me. 

Senator  Weicker.  All  right,  moving  forward  very  rapidly.  ^Vhy 
would  Mr.  Ehrlichman  have  taped  the  conversation  between  you  and 
himself?  You  have  seen  that  tape,  I  believe,  or  a  transcript  of  that 
tape.  You  have  had  a  chance  to  look  at  it. 

Mr,  MacGregor.  I  heard  about  it,  and  the  answer  to  your  question 
is,  "I  do  not  know."  I  have  never  taped  a  phone  conversation  Avith 
anyone  and  it  just  is  foreign  to  my  nature.  Senator  Weicker.  I  can't 
really  look  into  the  head  of  another  man  and  presume  to  guess  his 


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motives,  particularly  when  he  is  adopting  a  course  of  conduct  different 
from  what  I  would  do. 

Senator  Weicker.  On  August  14,  1972,  you  met  with  Mr.  ^Mitchell, 
Haldeman.  and  the  President.  Do  you  recall  the  subject  matter  dis- 
cussed at  that  meeting  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  It  appears  to  me  that  it  had  to  do  with  the  Presi- 
dent's plans  regarding  the  convention.  It  may  well  have  been  that 
there  were  other  things  discussed  about  some  Presidential  appear- 
ances following  the  convention.  There  was  a  suggestion  that  I  had  a 
hand  in  scrubbing;  that  the  President,  after  the  convention,  fly  to 
San  Diego  because  there  was  feared  to  be  some  political  trouble  in  San 
Diego  Ix^cause  the  convention  had  been  taken  away  and  moved  to 
Miami  Beach.  The  President  was  to  go  in  sort  of  a  torchlight  parade 
from  San  Diego  to  San  Clemente  following  his  nomination  at  the 
Republican  convention,  and  I  felt  that  was  a  very  poor  idea  for  a  host 
of  reasons.  "We  may  have  discussed  that. 

The  President  didn't  do  the  torchlight  parade.  But  that  is  the  sort 
of  thing  that  occasionally  we  did  discuss  at  these  meetings.  My  recol- 
lection is  that  meeting  had  to  do  with  the  status  of  the  campaign, 
plans  for  the  convention  and  particularly  the  President's  role  in  the 
convention,  and  some  postconvention  activities  that  had  been  recom- 
mended. 

Senator  Weicker.  Earlier  today  in  testimony  before  the  commit- 
tee, you  indicated  as  to  your  October  18  statement — the  followup  to 
Ziegier's  statement  on  the  Segretti  matter — October  16 — that  Mr. 
Ehrlichman  had  requested  that  you  issue  a  statement. 

Mr.  MacGregor,  Yes ;  he  did  very  strongly.  I  didn't  mean  to  suggest 
that  I  don't  accept  the  responsibility  for  it ;  I  do. 

Senator  Weicker.  I  didn't  mean  you  did — he  and  others.  Who  were 
the  others  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  I  can't  recall.  The  press  officer  came  up  during  the 
day,  whether  it  was  Al  Abrams  or  Devan  Shumway  or  both,  and  said, 
"The  ^^Hiite  House  isn't  happy  with  your  decision  not  to  hold  the 
press  conference.''  I  don't  remember  just  who  those  people  were. 

Senator  Weicker.  Did  you  attend  any  of  the  briefings  as  between 
"\^niite  House  personnel  and  the  press  officers  in  which  the  Segretti  mat- 
ter was  discussed  in  detail  or _■. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  No. 

Senator  Weicker  [continuing] .  How  to  frame  a  response,  at  any  of 
those  meetings  ? 

Mr.  ]\IacGregor.  No.  I  haven't  much  time  to  watch  television  and 
the  televised  hearings  of  this  committee,  but  Mr.  Moore  is  a  personal 
friend  of  mine  and  I  had  the  opportunity  to  watch  Mr.  Moore's  testi-' 
mony  and  I  was  interested  in  hearing  that  for  the  first  time,  hearing 
about  those  meetings  that  you  just  referred  to  with  Mr.  Moore. 

Senator  Weicker.  So  those  were  again  conducted  without  your 
knowledge  ? 

]Mr.  MacGregor.  That  is  correct. 

Senator  Weicker.  Clark,  would  you  say  that  as  you  look  over  the 
events  of  the  campaign  of  1972  and  what  was  going  on  either  in  the 
finance  area  or  the  press  area  or  the  dirty  tricks  area  or  what  have 
you,  would  you  characterize  it — and  I  don't  mean  to  be  demeaning 
to  you,  as  an  individual,  because  quite  frankly  you  have  got  the  class 


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to  be  a  campaifni  director,  there  is  no  question  about  that — ^but  would 
you  oliaracterize  your  role  in  relation  to  what  everybody  else  was 
doino^  around  you,  as  that  of  a  fi^ureliead  ? 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Oh,  no.  During  the  course  of  my  life,  I  have  been 
called  a  number  of  different  things,  but  none  of  them  would  come 
under  the  category  of  figurehead. 

Senator  Wkicker.  I  would  not  either,  except  for  all  these  events 
ti-anspiring  without  your  knowdedge. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Well,  that  is  something  else  again. 

If  you  are  going  about  your  job  of  being  a  U.S.  Senator,  and  some 
people  on  your  staff,  without  your  knowledge,  are  doing  something 
of  which  you  would  disapprove,  you  are  too  busy  with  legislation  and 
with  the  interests  of  the  people  of  Connecticut  to  be  constantly  moni- 
toring and  cross-examining  the  people  on  your  staff  as  to  whether 
they  are  following  your  general  directives  and  in  the  way  you  want 
yoiii-  office  operated,  whether  it  be  here  in  Washington  or  at  one  or 
more  offices  you  may  maintain  in  the  State  of  Connecticut.  Of  course, 
eventually  those  things  tend  to  come  to  light,  and  by  that  I  mean 
if  somebody  on  your  staff  is  doing  something  that  is  wrong. 

But  let  me  give  you  an  example  of  the  figurehead  business.  The  one 
thing  that  John  Ehrlichman  was  very  anxious  to  do  was  to  take  one 
or  more,  and  I  think  he  mentioned  uj)  to  four,  of  his  Domestic  Coun- 
cil })er-sonnel  and  interpose  those  people  over  Fred  Malek's  field  super- 
visors, "so  as  to  report  independently  of  the  campaign  and  directly 
to  the  Wiite  House  and  John  Ehrlichman — and,  of  course,  to  you, 
Clark — about  the  status  of  the  campaign  in  key  States  such  as  Michi- 
gan, Illinois,  Ohio,  and  California."  I  said,  "What  is  the  reason  for 
it,  John?"  And  he  said:  "Well,  Malek's  field  people  are  giving  you 
and  Malek  what  they  think  you  would  like  to  hear,  but  the  campaign 
i-eally  is  in  bad  trouble  in  many  of  these  States.  The  President  is  going 
to  lose  them  if  we  don't  get  an  independent  reporting  and  evaluation 
system  going." 

Well,  Fred  Malek  opposed  this  because  he  said  he  felt  he  had  good 
people  and  he  thought  we  could  rely  on  them.  The  public  polls  con- 
ducted in  those  States  by  newspaper  and  television  and  radio  sta- 
tions showed  we  were  doing  very  well  indeed,  but  at  the  convention 
at  John  Ehrlichman's  insistence,  we  discussed  this  at  length.  By  we^ — 
John  Ehrlichman,  Fred  Malek,  and  myself,  Mrs.  MacGregor,  and 
Weisner  were  there,  and  John  argued  forcefully  for  the  Ehrlichman 
plan,  and  Fred  Malek  said  he  strongly  opposed  it,  and  I  said,  "No." 

Less  than  10  days  later  I  was  being  importuned  to  drop  the  cam- 
paign and  come  to  San  Clemente  to  give  John  Ehrlichman  a  rehear- 
ing on  his  plan,  and  I  resisted  that.  I  said  we  considered  that  there 
is  no  need  to  give  him  a  rehearing  on  his  plan.  Mr.  Haldeman  asked, 
"As  a  courtesy,  would  you  come  up  and  give  him  a  rehearing?"  So 
I  had  to  go  from  Washington  to  San  Clemente  on  August  29,  along 
with  Fred  Malek,  and  sit  down  with  Fred  Malek,  Haldeman,  and 
Ehrlichman,  where  Ehrlichman  was  given  an  opportunity  to  reargue 
the  Ehrlichman  plan  to  put  people  of  the  Domestic  Council  over  peo- 
ple in  key  States,  and  I  said,  "No,  John,  you  have  not  presented  new 
ai-guments.  This  is  not  necessary  and  Fred  Malek  is  opposed  to  it  and 
I  support  Fred  Malek,"  and  Haldeman  said,  "You  haA'e  had  two 
hearings,  John,  so  you  had  better  drop  it  and  Clark  is  against  it." 


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So  we  dropped  it.  So  my  conduct  would  indicate  to  you  I  was  not 
a  figrireliead. 

Senator  "Weicker.  "Well,  my  concern  is  based  on  the  record  which  is 
in  the  press  area  where — I  grather  over  your  objections  and  certainly 
with  your  reservations — you  were  issuino;  statements  (jiven  to  you 
on  a  record  which  establishes  the  fact  that  John  Mitchell,  even 
thou<rh  he  departed  on  the  -30th,  was  meeting  with  the  personnel  in 
the  Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  President,  and  his  logs,  which  I  have 
here,  are  absolute  repetitions  of  his  schedules  prior  to  his  departure ; 
they  don't  vary  at  all. 

Mr.  ]MacGregor.  The  subject  matter  of  discussion,  however,  may 
have  changed  materially ;  correct? 

Senator  Weicker.  In  what  way  ? 

Mr.  ]\IacGregor.  Well,  some  events  took  place  on  June  17  that  in- 
truded themselves  into  the  picture.  Let  me  assure  you  that  John 
Mitchell  was  not  running  the  campaign  from  and  after  July  3. 

Senator  Weicker.  So,  the  matters  which  he  was  discussing  witli 
LaKue,  Mardian,  Colson.  and  others — I  have  just  cited  a  July  6 
meeting  as  a  typical  one.  Colson,  Mardian,  LaRue;  Magruder.  Halde- 
man,  LaRue;  ]\Lardian,  LaRue;  Dean,  Magi-uder,  LaRue;  Mardian, 
LaRue — did  not  relate  to  the  campaign  ? 

]\[r.  ^MacGreoor.  Xo  ;  that  has  never  been  brought  to  my  attention. 

Senator  Weicker.  I  have  no  further  questions,  Mr.  Chairman. 

SenatoT*  Ervin.  Thank  you  very  much.  You  are  excused  now,  and 
thank  you  very  much. 

Mr.  MacGregor.  Senator  Ervin,  thank  you  and  membere  of  the 
committee  very  much. 

Senator  Ervin.  The  committee  will  stand  in  recess  until  Tuesday 
at  10  o'clock. 

["WHiereupon,  at  12  :55  p.m.,  the  committee  recessed,  to  reconvene 
at  10  a.m.,  Tuesday,  November  6, 1973.] 


TUESDAY.   NOVEMBER  6,    1973 

U.S.  Senate, 
Select  Committee  on 
Presidential  Campaign  Activities, 

Washington,  D.C. 

The  Select  Committee  met,  pursuant  to  recess,  at  10 :30  a.m.,  in  room 
818,  Russell  Senate  Office  Building,  Senator  Sam  J.  Ervin,  Jr.  (chair- 
man), presiding. 

Present:  Senators  Ervin,  Talmadge,  Inouye,  Montoya,  Baker,  and 
"NVeicker. 

Also  present :  Samuel  Dash,  chief  counsel  and  staff  director ;  Fred  D. 
Thompson,  minority  counsel :  Rufus  L.  Edmisten,  deputy  chief  coun- 
sel: David  ]M.  Dorsen  and  Terry  F.  Lenzner,  assistant  chief  counsels; 
James  C.  ^loore  and  Barry  Schochet,  assistant  majority  counsels; 
Howard  S.  Liel)engood  and  Robert  Silverstein,  assistant  minority 
counsels:  Jed  Johnson,  investigator:  Pauline  O.  Dement,  research 
assistant :  Filer  Ravnholt,  office  of  Senator  Inouye ;  Bruce  Jaques,  Jr., 
office  of  Senator  ^Nlontoya  :  Ron  McMahan,  assistant  to  Senator  Baker; 
Michael  Flanigan,  assistant  publications  clerk. 

Senator  Ervin.  The  committee  will  come  to  order. 

Counsel  will  call  the  first  witness. 

!Mr.  Dastt.  ]\Ir.  Truman  Campbell. 

Senator  Ervin.  Mr.  Campbell,  will  you  hold  up  your  right  hand? 
Do  you  swear  that  the  e\'idence  that  you  shall  give  to  the  Senate 
Select  Committee  on  Presidential  Campaign  Activities  shall  be  the 
truth,  the  whole  truth,  and  nothing  but  the  truth,  so  help  you  God? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  do. 

Mr.  Dasti.  Will  you  take  the  chair  on  the  right? 

Mr.  Chairman,  although  I  want  to  emphasize  for  the  record  that 
all  witnesses  called  by  this  committee  are  committee  witnesses  and 
there  are  no  majority  witnesses  or  minoi'ity  witnesses.  Mr.  Campbell 
has  been  interviewd  extensively  by  Mr.  Thompson  and  his  staff,  and 
I,  therefore,  would  like  to  waive  my  opening  questioning  and  ask 
Mr.  Thompson  to  initiate  the  questioning  of  Mr.  Campbell. 

Senator  Ervin.  ^Nfr.  Thompson. 

]Mr.  Ttio:mpson.  Thank  you.  Mr.  Chairman. 

Mr.  Campbell,  what  is  your  present  residence? 

TESTIMONY  OF  TRTJMAN  F.  CAMPBELL 

Mr.  Ca:mpbell.  Resident  of  California. 
Mr.  Thompson.  And  your  profession? 
Mr.  Campbell.  I  am  an  attorney  at  law. 

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Mr.  Thompson.  Are  you  a  native  of  Fresno,  Calif.  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  am. 

Mr.  Thompson.  How  long  have  you  been  practicing  law  ? 

]\Ir.  Campbell.  Since  January  of  1952. 

Mr.  Thompson.  And  your  educational  background? 

Mr.  CA:vrPBELL.  T  was  educated  in  the  public  school  system  in 
Fresno,  Calif.,  University  of  California  at  Berkeley,  and  the  Hasting's 
College  of  Law,  which  is  the  law  department  of  the  TTniversity  of 
California. 

Mr.  Thompson.  And  what  is  your  political  background,  please  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  am  a  Republican.  I  have  been  a  member  of  the 
Republican  Central  Committ-ee  of  Fresno  County  for  approximately 
20  years  and  have  served  in  almost  every  capacity  and  currently  am 
chairman  of  that  committee.  I  served  on  the  State  of  California  Repub- 
lican Central  Committee  and  in  the  finance  committee  for  small  dona- 
tions statewide. 

Mr.  Thompson.  You  are  county  chairman?  How  long  have  you 
been  county  chainnan  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  am  in  my  second  term. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Were  you  county  chairman  during  the  past  year 
of  the  Presidential  campaign  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  right. 

Mr.  Thompson.  AVere  you  present  at  a  rally  on  October  30,  1972, 
by  the  Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  President  and,  if  so,  what  type 
of  rally  was  this? 

Mr.  Campbell.  This  was  a  rally  that  was  staged  by  the  Re-Elect  the 
President  Committee  within  the  State.  It  was  sponsored  by  the  ladies 
within  the  party,  and  had  a  name  "People  to  People."  It  consisted 
of  a  bus  which  traveled  the  State  starting  north  and  going  from  north 
to  south.  On  the  bus  were  many  women  of  national  prestige  of  the 
Republican  Party.  The  object  was  to  conduct  and  stage  rallies.  The 
rallies  were  to  be  staged  and  conducted  in  the  cities  and  towns  of  Cali- 
fornia from  Sacramento  to  the  south. 

Mr.  Tho^nipson.  "\Aniat  were  your  plans  on  October  30  with  regard 
to  this  campaign  caravan  or  bus? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Well,  let  me  say  this:  I  was  not  the  reelect  the 
President  chairman  for  our  countv.  I  was  the  county  chairman.  Our 
chairman  for  the  Re-Elect  the  President  Committee  was  unable  to 
.  attend  or  appear  at  the  rally  and  I  was  asked  to  pinch-hit  and  be  master 
of  ceremonies  for  the  affair.  It  was  to  be  held  in  the  parking  lot  of 
one  of  our  shopping  centers,  Fig  Garden  Village  Shopping  Center  in 
Fresno,  and  tlu^  foi-mat,  as  it  was  explained  to  me,  was  that  the  bus 
would  arrive  and  the  ladies  who  were  on  the  bus — I  know  of  three  who 
were  supposed  to  be  on  the  bus,  including  Mrs.  Banuelos.  the  Treas- 
urer of  the  United  States  at  the  time — and  there  were  entertainers 
f I'om  Hollywood  who  were  to  entertain  and  our  local  candidates  were 
to  speak  and  have  an  opportunity  to  present  their  campaign  platforms 
and  programs. 

Mr.  Thompson.  So  what  occurred  as  the  bus  arrived.  Mr.  Campbell  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Well,  before  tlie  bus  arrived,  people  gathered,  there 
were  numerous  signs  and  banners,  ))articularly  among  the  Spanish 
American  people  proclaiming  their  dislike  for  President  Nixon,  pro- 
claiming their  affinity  for  the  candidate,  George  McGovern,  demon- 


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stratinir  their  opposition  to  proposition  22,  Avhich  was  a  farm  labor 
initiative  on  the  California  balh>t  last  Xovember,  indicating:  that  they 
did  not  like  Mrs.  Bannelos.  and  <renerally  the  crowd  was  milling 
around.  When  the  bus  arrived,  in  a  very  oro-anized  manner  these  people 
proceeded  to  become  unruly  and  loud  to  the  point  where  we  were  pre- 
vented from  condnctino-  our  rally.  I  miirht  say  that  we  had  micro- 
phones, we  had  speakers,  we  had  a  dais,  and  we  were  unable  to  be 
heard  or  even  continue  with  the  rally  at  all,  and  many  of  the  people 
who  were  on  the  bus 

Mr.  Thompsox.  yVl\y  were  you  unable  to  be  heard  ? 

]Mr.  Campbeli..  Because  of  the  noise,  the  close  proximity,  the  jos- 
tling:, pushinjz  and  shovin*!.  many  of  our  people,  who  had  come  to  hear 
the  speakers,  left  both  in  fear  of  safety  and  because  the  rally  was  abso- 
lutely frustrated.  Several  of  our  ladies  were,  in  fact,  injured. 

Mr.  TnoMPSox.  You  mentioned  in  your  statement  here  various  in- 
dividuals— Mrs.  Flora  Wise,  for  example. 

Mr.  CA^rPBF.Li..  Yes,  Mrs.  Wise  at  the  present  time  happens  to  be 
president  of  one  of  the  women's  federation  organizations  in  Fresno, 
and  she  was  struck  to  the  extent  that  she  required  medical  attention. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  ]Mrs.  Eldora  Cooney. 

Mr.  CA^rPRELL.  Yes,  she,  similarly,  was  injured  in  the  jostling  that 
occurred.  I  might  add  that  there  were  many  others  who  received  simi- 
lar treatment.  A  lady  who  was  standing  immediately  to  my  left,  as  I 
was  on  the  ])odium,  was  jabbed  with  the  handle  of  one  of  the  placards 
or  signs  that  was  being  carried. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  You  mentioned  a  Mrs.  Betty  Blackburn. 

Mr.  Campbell.  Yes,  I  think  that  in  my  prior  statement  I  indicated 
that  she  had  her  wijr  torn,  from  her  head  and  thrown  under  a  car. 

Mr.  Thompson.  You  mentioned  verbal  and  phvsical  abuse.  Would 
you  be  a  little  more  specific:  were  epithets  being  shouted? 

Mr.  Campbell.  There  were  epithets  being  shouted,  slogans,  the  ex- 
act terminology  escapes  me  at  the  present  time.  There  were  instances 
of  provocation  and,  in  my  opinion  as  distinguished  from  fact,  it  was 
apparent  that  provocation  for  more  violent  activity  was  in  progress. 
None  of  the  tamits  or  jeers  or  physical  abuse  was  returned  in  kind,  and 
a  confrontation  was  avoided.  The  people  who  were  on  the  bus,  as  a 
matter  of  fact,  very  few  of  them  even  got  off  and,  as  I  indicated  in  my 
statement.  I  don't  believe  that  ]\Irs.  Banuelos  Avas  on  the  bus  at  that 
time  for  that  reason.  In  any  event,  when  it  became  apparent  that  the 
rally  was  fiMistrated  and  could  not  l^e  conducted  because  of  the  noise 
and  intimidation  that  was  being  carried  on,  the  people  who  were  on 
the  bus  boarded  the  bus  an.d  the  bus  left. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  You  mentioned  several  names  here.  Was  there  any 
indication  of  i-eticence  on  anvone's  part  in  giving  you  their  name  in 
describing  what  happened  to  them  as  individuals  that  day  ? 

Mr.  CA:NrPBELL.  Yes,  several.  When  T  was  contacted  by  your  office 
with  regard  to  this  matter,  I  sought  to  refresh  my  memoiy  as  to  those 
present,  and  the  events  that  occurred,  and  many  who  were  similarly 
treated  refused  to  give  me  their  names  or  give  me  any  details  and 
feared  for  retaliation  so  that  they  did  not  want  to  be  disclosed. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Was  there  one  predominant  group  as  far  as  the  dem- 
onstrators were  concerned? 


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Mr.  Campbell.  Oh,  yes.  The  people  who  were  there  were  the  United 
Farm  Workers  people;  they  identified  themselves  with  a  red  banner 
and  a  block  logo,  thiinderbird  or  eagle  or  something  of  that  kind. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Were  you  able  to  identify  any  people  you  saw  there 
that  day  as  people  whom  you  had  seen  before? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  identified — I  will  choose  a  better  word — I  think 
that  I  recognized  some  from  prior  demonstrations  and  prior  rallies 
that  I  have  attended  or  had  attended  at  times  in  other  areas  in  the 
State  and  Fresno. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Could  you  give  us  an  example  of  a  prior  demon- 
stration where  you  had  obsei'ved  certain  of  these  individuals? 

Mr.  Campbell.  We  had  our  office — and  when  I  say  "we"  I  mean  the 
Republican  Central  Committee — in  a  10-story  office  building  in  Fresno, 
the  Helm  Building  and  this  building  is  located  on  our  mall  which  is 
a  4-to-6-block  central  mall  down  the  middle  of  Fresno,  and  on  one  prior 
occasion  the  entrance  to  the  whole  building  was  blocked  and  a  dem- 
onstration was  held  in  front  of  the  building,  although  we  occupied 
only  two  small  offices  within  a  10-story  building. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Were  people  prevented  from  coming  in  and  going 
out? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Yes.  When  I  say  "prevented,-'  no ;  }>eople  could  get  in 
or  get  out,  but  it  was  made  difficult  and  unpleasant.  There  was  a  rally, 
actually  it  was  a  dinner  affair  in  Visalis  that  I  attended  and  the  same 
people  were  chanting  and  milling  about  the  entrance  at  that  occasion. 
Many  people  who  would  have  attended  turned  away  instead  of  seeking 
admittance  thi-ough  the  milling  group  that  was  chanting  and  taunting 
at  the  entry  to  that  affair. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Was  this  also  a  United  Farm  Workers  demonstra- 
tion ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  true. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Did  you  come  across  any  information  which  would 
indicate  the  candidate  support  of  that  particular  organization  during 
the  campaign? 

Mr.  Campbell.  After  the  Fig  Garden  Village  Shopping  Center  rally 
that  I  described,  whereat  I  was  master  of  ceremonies,  I  received  a 
communication  from,  I  believe  it  was  Jack  Easton  and  Lynn  Nofziger, 
who  were  helping  the  Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  President  and  they 
advised  me  that  they  had  certain  evidence  that  would  support  such 
a  statement,  to  wit,  that  the  United  Farm  Workers  were  being  sup- 
ported by  the  McGovern  campaign.  They  furnished  me  with  certified 
copies  of  General  Accounting  Office  records  and,  to  the  best  of  my 
memory — I  seem  to  have  misplaced  those  particular  affidavits — but 
to  the  best  of  my  memory  that  was  approximately  $52,000.  The  money 
went  to  an  organization  called  El  Pueblo  Con  McGovern  and  from 
that  organization  to  the  ITnited  Farm  Workers  as  a  unit  and  to  sev- 
eral of  the  activist  membere  of  that  organization. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Were  these  based  upon  official  GAO  reports  ? 

Mr.  Campbeix..  Yes. 

As  I  recall  these  were  the  reports  filed  for  July  or  August  of  1972. 
Again,  I  am  working  from  memory. 

Mr.  Thompson.  From  whom  did  the  money  flow,  according  to  these 
reports,  or  your  information  ? 


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Mr.  Campbell.  As  I  recall,  the  affidavits  showed  that  the  money 
was  contributed  or  transferred  to  the  oro^anization  called  El  Pueblo 
Con  McGovern  and  from  that  organization  to  the  Ignited  Farm  AVork- 
ers  Union,  and  to  named  individuals  who  were  members,  as  I  indi- 
cated, of  the  activist  irroups  supporting:  that  union.  One  of  whom,  I 
believe,  was  a  Richard  Chavez,  a  relative  of  Cesar  Chavez.  Another 
one  was  Dolores  Huerta,  who  has  been  active  and  identified  as  a 
United  Farm  "Workers  supporter. 

Mr.  TiioMPSox.  You  say  that  you  saw  the  official  GAO  summaries 
or  reports  at  that  time,  but  you  do  not  have  them  at  the  present  time, 
is  that  correct  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  correct. 

Mr.  TiioMPSox.  You  mentioned  a  Ms.  Dolores  Huerta.  As  this  was 
related  to  us  last  ni^jht,  we  at  the  staff  level  went  over  the  Ms.  Huerta 
interview.  She  has  been  interviewed  by  the  majority  and  minority 
staff,  I  think  copies  are  being  disseminated  of  certain  documents  here, 
which  indicate  that  as  to  date,  accordinof  to  a  GAO  filing:,  according- to 
what  Ms.  Huerta's  statement  is  and  information  she  has  given  us,  at 
that  time,  $62,500  was  received  by  El  Pueblo  Con  McGovern  by  the 
McGovern  campaign,  and  $11,200  from  the  National  Democratic 
Committee. 

Now,  Mr.  Campbell,  you  are  not  saying,  as  I  take  it,  that  this  par- 
ticular demonstration  or  any  particular  demonstration  that  you  are 
aware  of,  as  far  as  your  own  knowledge  is  concerned,  was  financed 
directly  by  the  McGovern  campaign  or  the  Democratic  National  Com- 
mittee ?  Is  that  correct  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  No  ;  I  have  no  way  of  saying  that  and  I  do  not  in- 
tend that.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  I  do  not  intend  anything.  The  affidavits 
I  saw  simply  showed  that  considerable  financial  support  was  given  to 
the  United  Farm  Workers  by  the  McGovern  Campaign. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Mr.  Campbell,  on  another  subject,  you  mentioned  a 
minute  ago  the  fact  that  you  were  not  head  of  the  Committee  To  Re- 
Elect  there  locally.  Was  there  a  distinction?  We  have  heard  some 
testimony  about  a  distinction  between  the  Committee  to  Re-Elect,  for 
example,  and  the  National  Republican  Committee  on  the  national  level. 
Was  there  a  distinction  there  on  the  local  level  between  the  activities 
and  organization  of  the  Committee  to  Re-Elect  the  President  on  the 
one  hand  and  the  local  Republican  Party  on  the  other  hand? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Oh,  absolutely.  The  two  organizations  were  separate. 
The  leaders  of  the  Re-Elect  the  President  Committee  were  outside  of 
the  party. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  By  outside  of  the  party,  what  do  you  mean  ?  Were 
they  local  people  primarily  or  people  who  came  in  from 

Mr.  Campbell.  The  chairman  was  local,  but  the  people  who  were 
moving  the  campaign  along  were  outsiders  and  they  were,  in  effect, 
superimposed  upon  our  local  party  structure  and  were  an  ad  hoc  com- 
mittee. We  supported  their  efforts,  of  course,  and  furnished  much  of 
the  leg  work  to  make  the  campaign  successful  in  Fresno  County.  As  a 
matter  of  fact,  we  substituted  our  judgment  for  theirs  toward  the  end 
of  the  campaign,  when  it  apeared  that  the  interests  of  the  party  and 
the  interests  of  the  Re-Elect  the  President  Committee  were  at  some 
difference. 


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Mr.  Thompson.  Well,  could  yon  ^o  into  that  in  a  little  bit  more 
detail  as  to  what  the  difference  of  opinion  was  over  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Well,  one  of  the  ^larin**;  differences  was  that  the 
Re-Elect  the  President  Committee  had  instructed  that  all  persons  who 
could  be  identified.  Democrat  or  Republican,  who  would  support  the 
President  should  be  turned  out  at  the  polls;  in  other  words,  we  would 
identify  a  voter  regardless  of  party  affiliation  who  had  indicated  a 
pi-eference  for  the  President.  We  determined — when  I  say  we,  the 
official  party  in  our  county — determined  that  this  was  not  to  the  ad- 
vantajje  of  the  Republican  Party.  Let  me  give  you  a  little  bit  of 
background. 

We  have  two  assembly  districts — we  have  still  two  assembly  districts 
after  the  reapportionment  thing  in  California.  But  at  that  time,  we 
had  the  32d,  which  was  approximately  a  28-percent  Republican  dis- 
trict, and  the  33d,  which  was  somewhere  around  30  percent.  We  had 
two  incumbent  Republican  assemblymen  in  those  two  districts  and  we 
thought  that  it  was  to  their  distinct  disadvantage  for  us  to  encourage 
people  who  were  of  the  opposite  party,  who  agreed  to  vote  for  the 
President,  to  come  to  the  polls,  because  the  history  would  be  that  al- 
though they  supported  the  President  for  one  reason  or  another,  or  were 
voting  negatively  with  regard  to  George  McGovern,  nevertheless,  they 
would  vote  the  Democratic  Party  ticket  otherwise.  So  this  was  one  of 
the  big  differences  that  we  had  with  the  Re-Elect  the  President  Com- 
mittee, aside  from  the  normal  day-to-day  differences  that  we  had  by 
reason  of  their  being  an  ad  hoc  and  separate  organization. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Would  you  say,  then,  that  they  manifested  an  in- 
terest on  behalf  of  one  candidate,  and  that  was  the  President,  and 
advocated  his  interests  regardless  of  the  consequences  of  a  political 
nature  to  the  local  Republican  candidates  or  any  other  Republican 
candidates  in  the  area  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  true. 

Mr.  Thompson.  And  that  was  the  basis  of  the  one  difficulty  that  you 
had  there  with  the  Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  President  people? 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  true.  Statewide,  my  counterparts  in  other 
areas  indicated  similar  displeasure.  Some  of  the  counties  followed  the 
directives  of  the  Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  President  to  the  letter 
and  were  sorry  for  it  afterwards.  I  believe  we  lost  11  or  12  assembly 
seats  statewide. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Had  you  ever  been  involved  in  other  Presidential 
campaigns  or  had  any  familiarity  with  the  running  of  the  local  opera- 
tion of  the  Presidential  campaigns? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Yes.  I  have  been  active  in  Republican  campaigns 
since  1052. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Excuse  me,  go  ahead. 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  all  right.  I  have  been  active  in  each  of  the 
Presidential  campaigns  since  that  time. 

Mr.  Thompson.  How  did  this  particular  campaign  compare  with 
other  Presidential  campaigns  with  regard  to  the  extent  or  nati;re  of 
direction  from  on  high,  so  to  speak,  either  from  the  national  campaign 
headquarters  or  from  State  headquarters  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Well,  we  have  always  had  the  direction  from  either 
the  State  or  the  national  committee,  but  it  has  always,  in  the  past,  been 


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a  party  affair  and  not  the  affair  of  an  ad  hoc  committee  that  was  super- 
imposed or  even  superior  to  the  party- 
Mr.  Thompsox.  Thank  you,  Mr.  CampbelL 

I  have  no  further  questions,  Mr.  Chairman. 

Mr.  Dash.  Mr.  Campbell,  was  this  incident  involving  the  violence, 
the  demonstration  that  disrupted  the  rally,  was  this  reported  to  the 
police  ? 

Mv.  Campbell.  Oh,  yes.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  the  police  were  present 
at  the  time,  whether  by  advance  notice  of  a  problem  or  as  a  matter  of 
routine.  There  were  several  representatives  of  the  sheriff's  office  in 
attendance. 

Mr.  Dash.  "Were  any  arrests  made  at  the  time  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  do  not  believe  that  any  arrests  were  made.  The 
rally  did  not  ever  materialize.  It  was  something  that  was  attempted 
and  frustrated. 

Mr.  Dash.  It  was  obvious  from  your  testimony  that  some  crimes 
were  committed  here.  Not  only  was  there  not  a  demonstration,  as  you 
have  testified  to,  but  various  persons  were  assaulted.  That  is  true,  is 
it  not  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  true,  but  the  assaults  were  very  sub  rosa. 
It  was  a  very  close  crowd  and  the  assaults  were  mainly  of  the  type 
that  would  provoke  retaliation,  so  that  pei'haps  something  more  serious 
could  have  developed. 

Mr.  Dash.  In  other  words,  you  are  saying  sub  rosa ;  in  such  a  way 
that  police  or  sheriff's  pereonnel  would  not  be  able  to  see  these  assaults  ? 

]Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  right.  It  was  a  very  tight  cix)wd.  The  people 
from  the  sheriff's  office  were  on  the  i:)erimeters  and  these  incidents 
occurred  in  very  close  proximity. 

Mr.  Dash.  Therefore,  none  of  the  persons  who  were  participating  in 
this  demonstration  were  interrogated  by  any  police  officials  or  sheriff's 
personnel  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Not  that  I  know  of. 

Mr.  Dash.  You  say  you  recognized  some  of  these  people  as  having 
participated  in  other  demonstrations,  but  what  is  the  basis  upon  which 
you  identified  these  demonstrators  as  being  members  of  the  United 
Farm  "Workers  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Their  banners,  their  slogans,  or  their  identification. 

Mr.  Dash.  You  had  no  statement  by  any  of  them  that  they  were 
members  of  the  United  Farm  "Workers,  did  you  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Well,  when  you  say  statement,  you  mean  after  they 
liad  frustrated 

Mr.  Dash.  Do  you  know  as  a  matter  of  fact — did  you  recognize  any 
one  of  the  demonstratore  as  being  United  Farm  Workers? 

Mr.  Campbell.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  no. 

Mr.  Dash.  Xow,  this  committee,  Mr.  Campbell,  has  received  testi- 
mony from  Mr.  Haldeman  and  from  Mr.  Segretti,  and  from  other 
memorandums,  that  it  was  a  part  of  the  sti-ategy,  when  various  rallies 
involving  the  reelection  of  President  Nixon  were  to  be  held,  demon- 
strators were  to  be  brought  to  the  scene  and  they  would  masquerade  as 
various  i:)a7-ties.  Now.  is  it  possible,  therefore,  based  on  your  testimony, 
that  party  persons  who  were  not  members  of  the  Ignited  Farm  Workers, 
wearing  United  Farm  Worker  arm  bands  and  carrying  slogans  and 


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posters,  could  have  done  this  and  not  been  members  of  the  United  Farm 
Workers? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Well,  anythinc;  is  possible,  but  this  is  quite  an  im- 
probability. At  times  prior  to  the  campaign  for  the  reelection  of  the 
President,"  the  same  people,  people  that  I  recognized  without  identify- 
ing by  name,  demonstrated,  marched,  and  participated  in  United 
Farm  Workers  affairs  without  regard  to  any  political  campaign  that 
was  going  on. 

The  TTnited  Farm  Worker  thing  has  been  going  on  in  the  valleys  of 
California  for  2  or  3  years. 

Mr.  Dash.  I  know,  but  you  say — what  were  the  other  demonstra- 
tions? You  say  United  Farm  Worker  affairs.  What  kinds  of  affairs? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Marches  in  the  street,  rallies  in  our  courthouse  park, 
demonstrations  in  the  fields,  and  other  incidents  of  this  kind. 

Mr.  Dash.  With  regard  to  the  campaign  itself  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  No;  unrelated  to  the  campaign  and  prior  to  the 
campaign. 

Mr.  Dash.  I  think  you  were  shown  an  exhibit  with  regard  to  con- 
tributions made  by  the  INIcGovern  campaign  to  the  TTnited  Farm 
Workers.  Is  it  not  your  testimony  that  you  have  no  knowledge  that 
any  of  this  money  that  was  contributed  to  the  United  Farm  Workers 
by  McG-overn — and  the  money  was  either  given  to  them  for  this  pur- 
pose— for  disruptive  demonstrations  or  anything  like  that ;  is  that 
true? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  can't  say  that  any  particular  dollar  was  earmarked 
to  disrupt  any  rally  or  to  participate  in  the  Presidential  campaign. 

Mr.  Dash.  Do  you  know  why  the  money  was  given  to  the  TTnited 
Farm  Workers? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  haven't  the  slightest  idea.  It  was  a  general  support 
thing.  After  the  fact,  there  was  a  statement  made  by  the  Democrat  lead- 
ership in  the  valley  that  the  money  was  used  for  registration  purposes. 

Mr.  Dash.  Voter  registration,  is  that  right  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Voter  registration  purposes.  It  is  hard  to  identify 
dollar  for  dollar  that  it  was  used  in  that  way,  either. 

Mr.  Dash.  Again,  though,  you  have  no  basis  to  disprove  that,  do 
you? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  have  no  more  basis  to  disprove  that  than  I  have  to 
disprove  that  dollar  for  dollar,  the  money  was  used  to  disrupt  Repub- 
lican rallies. 

Mr.  Dash.  But  you  have  no  evidence  to  present  to  this  committee 
that  it  was  used  to  disrupt  Republican  rallies? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Nor  that  it  wasn't. 

Mr.  Dash.  I  guess  it  is  hard  to  prove  the  negative,  isn't  it? 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  right. 

Mr.  Dash.  I  have  no  more  questions,  Mr.  Cliairman. 

Senator  Baker  [presiding].  In  the  absence  of  the  chairman,  I  will 
proceed  with  the  sequence 

Mr.  Dash.  May  I  ask  one  more  question  ? 

Senator  Baker.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Dash.  I  wasn't  going  to  ask  you.  but  we  have  been  asking  wit- 
nesses like  yourself  on  this  acti\ity,  what  kind  of  legislation  would 
you  recommend  to  the  committee  to  prevent  this  kind  of  activity  from 
taking  place  in  campaigns  ? 


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Mr.  Campbell.  Well,  it  is  difficult  to  leg^islate  morality.  I  think  we 
are  not  in  an  area  where  legislation  would  be  particularly  beneficial. 
We  have  many  laws  on  the  books  presently  which  could  sohe  the  prob- 
lem, I  can  think  of  no  specific  legislation  that  would  be  beneficial 
except  closer  supervision,  which  would  involve  enforcement  of  the 
legislation  which  we  presently  have, 

Mr.  Dash,  As  a  matter  of  fact,  what  happened  here,  although  you 
say  sub  rosa,  were  assaults  and  there  are  laws  on  the  books,  I  am 
sure,  in  California  that  would  take  care  of  what  happened  here, 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  right,  and  you  cannot  legislate  against  vio- 
lations of  present  laws.  You  can't  effectively  legislate  against  dirty 
tricks  in  campaigns.  We  all  abhor  that  kind  of  activity  and  we  hope 
that  the  lessons  that  are  being  learned  here  in  this  committee  and  its 
activities  will  make  an  awareness  that  perhaps  will  solve  the  problem, 

Mr.  Dash.  I  have  no  further  questions,  INIr.  Chairman. 

Senator  Baker.  Thank  you,  Mr,  Dash. 

In  the  absence  of  the  chainnan,  I  will  continue  in  the  sequence  that 
would  have  been  the  case  otherwise. 

Mr.  Campbell,  I  would  call  your  attention  to  the  first  paragraph 
of  Senate  Resolution  GO,  which  reads  as  follows : 

To  establish  a  Select  Committee  of  the  Senate  to  conduct  an  investigation  and 
study  of  the  extent,  if  any,  to  which  illegal,  impi-oper,  or  unethical  activities  were 
engaged  in  by  any  persons,  acting  individually  or  in  combination  with  others, 
in  the  presidential"  election  of  1972,  or  any  campaign,  canvass,  or  other  activities 
related  to  it. 

I  have  listened  to  your  testimony  and  I  have  carefully  read  the 
witness  summary  supplied  by  staff.  It  is  my  understanding  of  the 
testimony  that  on  the  occasion  in  question,  during  the  campaign  of 
1962,  a  person  to  person  bus,  so-called,  with  a  number  of  Republican 
ladies  campaigning  on  behalf  of  the  President,  was  approached  by 
an  unruly  crowd  and  certain  physical  violence  was  done  to  those 
women. 

Could  you  estimate  for  me  the  number  of  people  involved  in  that 
disruptive  effort? 

Mr.  Campbell.  In  excess  of  100. 

Senator  Baker.  Could  you  tell  me  who  they  were  in  terms  of  their 
affinity  or  relationship  to  the  Republican  or  Democratic  organizations 
in  that  campaign  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  can  say  that  they  were  carrying — when  I  say 
"they,"  not  everyone,  but  they  were  variously  carrying  United  Fami 
Workers  banners  and  flags. 

Senator  Baker.  If  I  can  interrupt  you,  Mr.  Campbell,  I  understood 
that  from  your  testimony,  but  the  point  I  am  reaching  for  is  this: 
I  gather  from  your  testimony,  elicited  by  Mr.  Thompson  and  Mr. 
Dash,  you  ha^e  no  knowledge  whether  they  were  employed  by  or  en- 
couraged by  any  political  organization.  The  substance  of  your  informa- 
tion is  that  tliey  were  there  and  they  were  in  fact  disrupting  a  legiti- 
mate campaign  activity.  Is  that  correct  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  a  fact. 

Senator  Baker.  That  is  why  I  read  the  first  paragraph  of  Senate 
Resolution  60  to  you.  I  think  it  is  important,  as  you  point  out,  to 
understand  that  you  cannot  legislate  that  someone  will  not  violate 
the  law.  But  a  purpose  and  function  of  this  committee  is  to  identify 
those  abberations  in  political  conduct,  those  undesirable  aspects  of 


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political  conduct  that  have  no  place  in  the  scheme  of  politics  in 
America,  regardless  of  who  did  it,  Republicans  or  Democrats.  "What 
I  want  to  establish  is  that  you  are  testifying  that  100  or  so  people  did 
in  fact  disrupt  and  pliysically  abuse  a  number  of  women  who  were 
campaigning  for  Republican  candidates. 

Is  that  the  burden  of  your  testimony  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  correct. 

Senator  Baio:r.  As  I  understand  your  interview,  Mrs.  Wise  had  her 
hair  pulled  and  was  struck  by  a  fist  in  her  back  for  which  she  received 
medical  attention ;  Mrs.  Cooney  was  stinick  on  the  top  of  her  head  with 
a  sign ;  Mrs.  Carter  was  pushed  and  shoved ;  and  Mrs.  Blackburn  had 
her  wig  pulled  off  and  thrown  under  a  car. 

Is  that  right? 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  right. 

Senator  Baker.  Did  that  have  a  deterrent  effect  on  the  political 
enthusiasm  of  these  ladies  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  It  certainly  did. 

Senator  Baker.  What  haj^pened?  What  did  they  do?  Did  they  go 
ahead  and  make  their  speech  and  shake  hands  with  this  crowd,  did 
they  get  back  in  the  bus,  did  they  disperse  ?  What  did  happen  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  As  I  indicated,  I  was  the  master  of  ceremonies  for 
the  event.  With  microphones,  amplifiers,  and  speaker,  we  could  not 
be  heard  above  the  chanting  of  the  group  and  the  carrying  on. 

Senator  Baker.  Was  it  a  chanting  in  unison  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Sometimes  chanting  and  sometime 

Senator  Baker.  "What  I  am  driving  at,  was  it  an  organized  dis- 
ruption ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Yes,  it  was  an  organized  disruption,  in  my  opinion. 

Senator  Baker.  Did  it  effectively  prevent  you  and  others  from  speak- 
ing on  behalf  of  the  President  on  that  occasion  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Very  effectively. 

Senator  Baker.  Did  it  constitute  a  disruption  of  the  campaign  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Absolutely. 

Senator  Baker.  Did  it,  in  fact,  prevent  you  from  exercising  your 
right  of  free  speech  and  the  ladies  there  on  political  matters? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Absolutely. 

Senator  Baker.  The  missing  ingredient  is  you  do  not  laiow  who  or- 
ganized them  or  who  was  responsible,  if  anj^one,  for  their  activity? 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  correct. 

Senator  Baker.  But  you  do  know  it  was  an  effective  device? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Very  effective. 

Senator  Baker.  Was  it  a  frightening  sort  of  thing? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Frightening  for  many  of  the  people  that  were  there. 
Many  of  them  did  not  get  off  the  bus,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  and  many  of 
our  people  left  to  avoid  what  could  have  been  a  very  bad  problem. 

Senator  Baker.  I  am  not  asking  you  to  testify  to  matters  that  you 
do  not  have  knowledge  of,  but  I  am  asking  you  as  it  bears  on  your  state 
of  mind,  do  you  know  of  other  situations  in  California  or  elsewhere  of 
supporters  having  been  shouted  down  or  physically  abused  so  it  had  a 
disruptive  effect  on  the  campaign  efforts  of  either  Republicans  or 
Democrats? 

Mr.  Campbell.  As  a  matter  of  hearsay,  yes. 


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Senator  Baker.  Is  it  part  of  the  common  knowledge  of  the  political 
community  in  California  that  sort  of  thing  did  occur  in  1972  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Yes. 

Senator  Baker.  What  I  am  driving  for  here  is,  Mr.  Campbell, 
whether  or  not  that  pattern  of  conduct  and  activity — that  is  the  jeer- 
ing, the  chanting,  the  shouting  down,  the  physical  abuse  of  a  busload 
of  ladies — has  that,  in  fact,  had  a  discernible  impact  on  the  political 
conduct  of  your  organization  or  your  compatriots  in  California  ?  Has 
it  had  a  deterrent  effect  or  do  you  know,  has  it  had  a  deterrent  effect  on 
the  willingness  of  people,  of  women  to  be  involved  in  politics? 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  yet  to  be  seen.  You  see,  this  rally  occurred 
about  5  or  6  days  before  the  election  and  there  were  no  more  after 
that. 

Senator  Baker.  Do  you  think  you  can  get  these  same  ladies  back 
again  on  that  bus  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  would  doubt  it  very  much. 

Senator  Baker.  Do  you  characterize  that  as  an  undesirable  or  un- 
ethical bit  of  campaigning  in  the  United  States  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Of  course. 

Senator  Baker.  And  regardless  of  who  did  it — Republicans,  Demo- 
crats or  mugwumps — regardless  of  who  did  it,  it  still  had  a  disrup- 
tive, unwholesome  effect  on  the  process  of  elections  in  the  United 
States,  is  that  correct  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  It  certainly  did. 

Senator  Baker.  Is  it  your  view  or  judgment  as  a  politician  this  sort 
of  thing  has  been  in  the  ascendency  or  has  been  more  frequent  in  re- 
cent elections  than  previous  elections  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Yes,  I  think  that  is  true. 

Senator  Baker.  Would  you  consider  it  an  appropriate  inquiry  of 
this  committee  to  decide,  not  only  how  we  can  legislate  against  such 
disruption,  but  how  we  can  identify  such  disruptions  and  provide  a 
deterrent  force  to  their  occurring  in  future  elections  by  anyone,  or- 
ganized or  disorganized  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  think  that  is  a  very  legitimate  subject  of  inquiry. 

Senator  Baker.  Would  you  agree  with  me  that  one  of  the  most  fun- 
damental transgressions  against  free  speech  is  a  crowd  that  jeers  or 
cliants  or  engages  in  physical  violence  to  the  extent  that  it  prevents  a 
candidate  or  his  supporters  from  stating  their  point  of  view  ?  Is  that 
a  basic  abridgment  of  a  constitutionally  guaranteed  right? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Of  course. 

Senator  Baker.  Do  you  have  any  suggestions  about  how  we  can  deter 
that  in  the  future  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  I  do  not.  I  think  that  we  have 
laws  within  the  several  States  that  could  be  utilized  to  prevent  such 
things.  But  there  again  you  have  free  speech  on  both  sides  and  it  is 
difficult  to  legislate  morality. 

Senator  Baker.  Just  as  it  is  perfectly  legal  and  constitutionally  pro- 
tected to  gather  in  a  public  place,  even  in  huge  numbers,  and  to  demon- 
strate your  demands  or  dissents  in  demonstration,  just  as  it  is  appro- 
priate and  constitutional  to  do  that,  so  is  it  not  also  appropriate  and 
constitutional  for  anyone  to  express  singly  his  demand  or  dissent  from 
the  stump  in  a  campaign  without  fear  that  the  police,  an  unruly  mob. 


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your  opposition,  or  anyone  else  will  stop  you  from  making;  your  viewt 
known  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Yes. 

Senator  Baker.  Would  you  ao:ree  with  me  that  politics  will  be  the 
loser  if  we  cannot  find  a  way  to  permit  freedom  of  speech  in  that 
respect  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Yes. 

Senator  Baker.  Mr.  Campbell.  T  want  to  make  sure  that  we  are 
entirely  fair  in  what  we  are  tryin<T  to  say,  so  T  reiterate  my  interpreta- 
tion of  your  testimony.  You  are  aware  of  a  serious  disruption  of  a  legi- 
timate campaifrn  effort  in  the  Presidential  campaio;:n  of  1972  in  Califor- 
nia in  which  there  was  shoutinof  and  jeei'ino;  and  physical  abuse  to  la- 
dies involved  in  the  camj^aifrn.  You  are  not  aware  who  oro;anized  it  but 
you  are  aware  that  is  was  effectiA'e  and  it  did,  in  fact,  stop  that  cam- 
paign effort  and  prevent  the  expression  of  points  of  view,  and  that 
you  believe  that  there  are  indirect  indications  vis-a-vis  the  signs,  the 
identification,  the  financing,  that  would  point  to  other  organizations 
but  you  claim  to  no  firsthand  knowledge  in  that  respect  and  finally, 
that  you  conclude  that  that  sort  of  conduct  is  destructive  to  political 
process  and  ought  to  be  stopped  either  by  legislation  or  by  the  deterrent 
effect  of  identification  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  a  fair  summary. 

Senator  Baker.  Thank  you  very  much. 

Senator  Ervin.  Senator  Tnouye. 

Senator  Inottte.  Thank  you  very  much. 

Mr.  Campbell,  I  just  have  one  question,  sir.  As  one  who  has  been 
involved  rather  deeply  in  political  campaigning,  I  would  like  to  get 
your  opinion  as  to  who  benefited  from  the  demonstration  of  October 
'SO.  Do  you  believe  that  President  Nixon  benefited  or  Senator 
McGovern  benefited  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Well,  it  is  difficult  to  say.  Frankly,  T  think  that  the 
President  was  going  to  be  reelected  generally,  and  in  my  county 
specifically,  regardless  of  what  happened  at  the  Fig  Garden  Village 
rally.  We  elected  the  President  by  a  good  majority  of  the  county,  so 
what  happened  at  the  rally  was  not  going  to  be  determinative  of  the 
result.  Whether  it  helped  or  hurt  the  party  as  a  backlash  to  this  kind 
of  thing,  I  think  this  is  maybe  what  you  are  getting  at,  and  certainly, 
there  was  that.  Nevertheless,  for  wliatever  good  the  people-to-people 
rally  was  designed  to  accomplish  campaignwise,  it  did  not.  It  was 
completely  frustrated  and  did  not  come  off. 

Now,  the  side  effect,  regardless  of  the  reelect  the  President  cam- 
paign, was  that  the  local  candidates  were  prevented  from  speaking. 
Now,  in  Fresno,  we  had,  at  the  time,  two  Republican  assemblymen  but 
we  also  had  a  Democrat  Congressman  and  a  Democrat  State  senator 
who  were  running  at  the  same  time,  and  these  people,  particularly  the 
congressional  candidate  who  was  present,  were  prevented  fiom  speak- 
ing and  making  their  views  known,  and  to  what  effect  their  campaign 
was  damaged  by  this  event  no  one  can  say.  In  truth  and  in  fact,  they 
were  prevented  from  giving  their  message  to  the  assembled  crowd. 

Senator  Inou^'e.  Thank  you  very  much. 

Thank  you,  INIr.  Chairman. 

Senator  Ervtn.  Senator  Montoya. 

Senator  Montoya.  Thank  you,  IVIr.  Chairman. 


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Mr.  Campbell,  about  all  you  have  testified  to,  as  I  see  it,  is  that  a 
oroup  of  people,  supposedlj^  most  of  them  farmworkers,  appeared  at 
this  rally  and  that  by  inference  the  McGovern  organization  contrib- 
uted to  a  Pueblo  Con  ^McGovern  which  was  another  orcranization  and 
that  some  women  were  hurt  or  attacked  in  some  way.  Now,  I  want  to 
make  this  tiling-  clear.  You  are  not  tryin<j  to  say  that  the  Mexican  peo- 
ple there  were  bein^  subsidized  by  any  political  organization  to  disrupt 
the  Republican  Party  of  the  campaiirn.  are  you  ? 

;Mr.  CA>rrBEix.  Xo.  T  think  that  what  I  am  sayinfj  is  that,  and  you 
overlooked  one  link  in  the  chain,  money  from  the  McGovern  campaign 
national  into  El  Pueblo  Con  McGovern  and  then  to  the  United  Farm 
"Workers  ITnion  and  to  named  individuals  within  that  union,  and  I  am 
sayinof  that  there  was  support  to  the  orp:anization.  I  cannot  say  that 
all  of  these  people  belono-ed  to  the  oroanization,  I  cannot  even  say 
that  they  were  farmworkers  because  many  of  the  people  who  demon- 
strated and  who  have  appeared  in  the  demonstrations  are  not  neces- 
sarily farmworkers.  They  are  union  oro-anizers. 

Senator  Montoya.  You  speak  of  violence  and  is  it  not  true  that 
Cesar  Chavez  and  his  organization  virtually  have  always  advocated 
peaceful  means  to  gain  their  goals  or  to  reach  their  goals?  Isn't  that 
his  philosophy  ? 

'Mr.  Campbell.  I  think  that  everybody  advocates  that.  He  is  probably 
no  exception. 

Senator  ^VIoxtoya.  I  am  asking  you  about  Cesar  Chavez. 

Mr.  CA^rPBELL.  I  don't  know  specifically  what  he  advocates. 

Senator  Montoya.  You  live  in  that  particular  area.  Don't  you  know 
what  he  particularly  advocates  ? 

Mr.  CA]>rPBELL.  Yes,  I  know  a  lot  of  the  things  that  he  advocates. 

Senator  ]\Iontoya.  Well,  the  whole  coimtry  knows  that. 

^fr.  CA:\rPBELL.  I  don't  think  I  have  ever  seen  him  specifically  advo- 
cate what  you  have  mentioned. 

Senator  IMontoya.  Have  you  ever  seen  an  organized  workers  strike, 
a  picket  line,  engaging  in  violence  under  his  auspices  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Have  I  seen  it  ?  No. 

Senator  Montoya.  Yes. 

IMr.  Campbell.  Have  I  heard  about  it  ?  Yes. 

Senator  Montoya.  Yes. 

Now.  as  a  matter  of  fact,  there  were  other  demonstrations  earlier 
and  tied  in  with  the  campaign  against  Mrs.  Banuelos  by  some  Mexican 
militant  and  also  against  Henry  Ramirez  who  is  director  of  the  per- 
manent committee,  cabinet  level  committee,  for  the  Spanish  speaking 
in  the   San   Francisco  area.   Are  you  aware  of  those  incidents? 

'Sir.  Campbell.  Not  specifically;  no.  Any  more  than  you  are  from 
reading  the  newspapers. 

Senator  INIontoya.  Are  you  aware  of  other  incidents  on  the  part  of 
Mexican  militants  against  this  particular  group  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  No,  I  am  not. 

Senator  ^NIontoya.  Now.  proposition  22  was  a  very  important  issue 
in  that  particular  campaign ;  was  it  not  ? 

Mr.  Campbeij:..  It  was. 

Senator  Montoya.  And  it  was  desiomed  to  curb  the  powers  of  the 
farmworkers  in  the  farm  areas  of  California ;  was  it  not  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  didn't  view  it  that  way. 


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Senator  Montoya.  Well,  how  do  you  view  it? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  viewed  it  as  striking  some  balance  in  the  farm  labor 
movement  and  accordintj  farm  laborers  the  same  rights  as  other  work- 
ers ha\'e  in  other  industries. 

Senator  Montoya.  And  could  this  demonstration  have  been 
sponsored  by  the  farmowners  to  try  to  create  svmpathy  foi-  proposi- 
tion 22? 

Mr.  Campbell,  It  could  have  been  sponsored  by  even  this  committee 
but  I  have  no  idea  any  more  than  you  do. 

Senator  Montoya.  It  could  have  had  the  sponsorship  of  a  different 
political  structure  in  that  campaign  other  than  the  McGovern  com- 
mittee or  even  the  Nixon  committee  or  even  CREP ;  could  it  not  have? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Certainly  it  could  have. 

Senator  Montoya.  All  right.  Now,  so  I  take  it  that  you  draw  no 
inferences  that  the  McGovern  committee  or  the  Democratic  National 
Committee  or  the  local  Democratic  committee  had  anything  to  do  with 
this  particular  thing  mei'ely  from  the  fact  that  $52,000  wei-e  con- 
tributed to  the  Pueblo  Con  McGovern  Committee  thei-e,  or  from  the 
fact  that  these  farmworkers,  with  bands  around  their  arms  identify- 
ing themselves  as  such,  had  participated  in  the  demonstration. 

INIr.  Campbell.  '\^'lien  you  say,  "I  have  drawn  no  inferences,"  I  don't 
think  that  is  exactly  correct.  I  think  I  draw  the  inference  that  cir- 
cumstantial evidence  would  establish  it  but  I  can't  say  that  any 
particulai"  dollar  was  used  for  any  particular  purpose,  only  that  there 
was  general  support. 

Senator  Montoya.  How  many  people  had  identification  linking 
them  to  the  United  Farm  or-ganization  of  Cesar  Chavez  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  At  that  particular  demonstration  ? 

Senator  Montoya.  Yes. 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  would  say  over  half  of  those  that  were  there  were 
either  carrying  the  red  banner  or  had  the  armband. 

Senator  Montoya.  You  mentioned  a  few  minutes  ago  that  you  had 
lieard  of  violent  demonstrations  by  Chavez.  Could  you  name  the 
instances? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Well  these  are  subsequent  to  the  campaign  but  we  had 
several  confrontations  in  the  fields  this  past  harvest  season. 

Senator  Montoya.  Were  they  violent  ? 

Mr.  Campbeix.  There  were  reports  of  violence,  yes. 

Senator  Montoya.  Do  you  know  of  any  contributions  tliat  were  made 
by  the  Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  President  to  Mexican  organizations 
in  California? 

Mr.  Campbell.  No,  I  do  not. 

Senator  Montoya.  Have  you  heard  of  any  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  No,  I  have  not.  We  made  none  in  Fi-esno  County  so 
that  is  the  only  area  that  I  have  direct  laiowledge  of. 

Senator  Montoya.  Do  you  Imow  of  any  contributions  made  by  the 
Republican  National  Committee  to  anv  Mexican  oro-.iuizations  in  the 
State  of  California? 

Mr.  Campbell.  No,  I  don't. 

Senator  Montoya.  To  any  Mexican  political  organization  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  No,  I  don't. 

Senator  Montoya.  Did  you,  through  your  Republican  committee, 
make  any  contributions  to  ]\Iexican  organizations? 


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Mr.  Campbell.  Well,  let  me  put  it  this  way :  We  have  within  our 
Republican  Party  in  Fresno  County  a  Spanish-speakino-  Eepublican 
ofroup,  and  they  have  freueral  support  from  the  party,  and  my  sec- 
retary in  the  central  conunittee,  for  example,  is  a  Spanish  American 
and  she  is  very  active  in  Mexican-American  activities,  jiolitical  and 
otherwise. 

Senator  Moxtoya.  Well,  did  you  make  any  contributions  to  any 
Mexican  organizations  from  your  committee? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  can't  say  that  any  direct  contributions  were  made 
but  it  is  possible  that  we  diet  support  financially  these  Republican  sub- 
divisions of  the  party  that  would  be  identified  with  the  Mexican-Amer- 
ican communit}^. 

Senator  Montoya.  And  you  don't  know  whether  any  recipients  of 
these  contributions  took  part  in  this  particular  demonstration  about 
which  you  speak  ? 

^h'.  Campbell.  Well,  let  me  say  this  about  that:  That  to  the  extent 
that  we  have  Mexican-Americans  on  our  central  committee  and  as 
members  of  our  ladies  organizations  and  other  organizations  they 
were  present  and  assisted  and  participated  in  not  only  this  Republican 
rally  and  affair  but  Republican  politics  generally.  But  there  has  been 
no  contribution  of  dollars  other  than  as  you  would  attend  an  affair  that 
was  sponsored  by  any  of  these  organizations. 

Senator  Montoya.  My  time  is  up. 

Thank.  Mr.  Chairman. 

Senator  Ervix.  Don't  you  think  the  fact  that  the  first  amendment 
gives  Americans  the  right  of  freedom  of  speech,  it  cont^'mplates  that 
other  Americans  will  permit  them  to  exercise  that  right  without 
engaging  in  disturbances  to  prevent  them  from  so  doing? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Ervix.  Don't  you  think  that  when  people  resort  to  any 
tactics  to  deny  any  American  the  right  to  be  heard  that  they  are  demon- 
strating their  lack  of  underetanding  of  the  American  system  of  gov- 
ernment and  particularly  what  the  firet  amendment  was  designed  to 
do? 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  correct.  I  may  disagree  with  what  you  say 
but  I  would  defend  to  the  death  your  right  to  say  it. 

Senator  ER^^x.  Yes.  In  other  words,  the  first  amendment  contem- 
plates, at  least  impliedly,  what  Voltaire  said,  "I  disagree  w^ith  every- 
thing you  say  but  I  will  defend  to  the  death  your  right  to  say  it." 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  right,  Senator. 

Senator  Ervix.  And  people  engaged  in  a  practice  which  is  totally 
incompatible  with  the  American  system  of  government  when  they,  by 
resorting  to  any  kind  of  conduct  which  prevents  another  American 
from  saying  his  piece,  whatever  that  piece  may  be,  as  long  as  he  is  not 
inciting  people  to  riot. 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  right. 

Senator  Ervix'.  Thank  you  very  much. 

Mr.  Thompson. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  I  am  not  sure  that  I  got  one  point  explicitly,  Mr. 
Campbell.  You  mentioned  the  event  in  Fresno  where  people  who  ap- 
peared to  be  nonworkers,  engaged  in  this  demonstration  and  you 
mentioned  another  instance  at  your  Fresno  headquarters,  I  believe, 
where  United  Farm  Workers  were  picketing  the  Committee  To  Re- 


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Elect  or  Republican  headquarters,  were  there  any  other  instances  of 
that,  a  demonstration  or  picket  directly  ao^ainst  the  Committee  To  Re- 
Elect  the  President  headquarters  or  tlie  Republican  headquarters? 

Mr.  Campbp:ll.  Not  in  Fresno  County.  I  did  mention  one  event  that 
T  attended  in  Visalia  whicli  is  south  of  Fresno  and  in  Tulare  County, 
where  the  same  type  of  activity  was  carried  on,  only  not  to  tlie  same 
extent,  and  not  to  the  same  effect.  That  particular  event,  however, 
was  held  within  a  buildinof  and  althouo;h  the  shoutino;  was  beincr  car- 
ried on  outside  of  the  building,  nevertheless  the  speakers  could  be 
heard  and  the  event  was  not  frustrated  and  terminated. 

Mr.  Thompson.  "Were  signs  or  annbands  displayed  on  that 
occasion  ? 

Mr.  Campbelt^.  That  is  true. 

Mr.  Thompson.  "WHiat  kind  of  signs? 

Mr.  Campbell.  The  red  armbands  with  the  logo  of  the  eagle  or 
thunderbird  and  the  placards  of  the  same  variety. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Any  political  candidate  signs  or  identification  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Yes,  the  same  type  that  I  mentioned  at  the  begin- 
ning that  were  present  at  the  Fig  Village  rally. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Pro-McGovern  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Pro-McGovern,  anti-Nixon,  antiproposition  22.  At 
that  time  I  don't  recall  any  Banuelos  materials  at  all. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Thank  you,  Mr.  Campbell.  I  have  nothing  further. 

Senator  Ervin.  Mr.  Dash. 

Mr.  Dash.  Mr.  Campbell,  did  you  or  any  of  the  sponsors  of  this 
I'ally 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  was  not  a  sponsoi".  I  was  a  pinchhitter  master  of 
ceremonies. 

Mr.  Dash.  You  were  at  least  a  participant  or  proposed  participant 
because  that  really  never  took  place?  Did  any  person  who  had  any- 
thing to  do  with  the  rally  ever  raise  this  very  disru]:>tive  activity  with 
officers  or  responsible  peoi:)le  of  the  TTnited  Farm  Workers?  Did  you 
make  a  complaint  to  the  United  Fann  Workei's  of  what  was  done  here 
by  people  that  you  recognized  as  United  Farm  Workei-  demonstrators 
acting  in  a  very  violent  way  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Did  we  make  the  complaint  to  the  union  ? 

Mr.  Dash.  Yes,  the  union. 

Mr.  Campbell.  No,  we  did  not. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  you  send  a  letter  protesting  what  took  place  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  No,  we  did  not.  I  did  not.  Mavbe  the  Re-Elect  the 
President  Committee  did  and  I  have  no  knowledge  of  that. 

Mr.  Dash.  You  do  not  know  whether  any  protest  was  made  at  all  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  No.  there  were  protests  in  the  media,  but  there  was 
no  protest  made  either  formally  by  me  or  by  the  Republican  Central 
Committee  in  Fresno. 

Mr.  Dash.  Do  you  feel  that  some  should  have  been  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  think  it  would  have  done  no  good. 

Mr.  Dash.  TVhy? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Well.  T  just  have  that  opinion. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  you  feel  that  they  would  have  justified  this  sort 
of  attacks  on  persons  coming  to  a  rally  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  think  they  would  have  denied  them. 

Mr.  Dash.  But  you  did  not  feel  it  was  worth  putting  on  record  ? 


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Mr.  Campbell.  T  think  it  AA-as  made  a  matter  of  record  as  far  as 
the  community  Avas  concerned,  for  whatever  fjood  that  did. 

Mr,  Dash.  How  was  it  made  a  matter  of  record  as  far  as  the  com- 
munity was  concerned  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  By  tlie  publicity  that  was  gfiA'en  to  the  fact  of  the 
disruption  of  the  rally  in  both  the  newspapers  and  the  radio  and 
television. 

Mr.  Dash.  Apparently,  not  sufficient  a  matter  for  a  complaint. 
There  was  no  investi^ration  by  the  police  or  no  inquiry  of  a  matter 
wliich  really  involved  crimes. 

Mr.  Ca:mpbell.  I  have  no  idea  whether  there  was  an  investig^atioii 
made  bv  the  police. 

]\fr.  Dash.  Do  you  have  it  from  ]:)eople  comings  to  testify  before  this 
committee  as  to  inquiry  on  that  at  all  ? 

Mr.  Campbell.  Xo,  I  do  not.  I  doubt  that  there  were  any  accusa- 
tions filed  or  pi'osecutions  because  the  time  element  would  have  made 
such  a  matter  history  by  this  time. 

Mr.  Dash.  You  mean  the  inquiry  now  or  at  the  time? 

Mr.  Campbell.  I  beo;  your  pardon. 

^Ir.  Dash.  I  do  not  understand.  What  would  have  made  it  history? 

Mr.  Campbell.  The  fact  of  a  trial  resulting^  from  an  accusation 
that  occurred  a  year  ao;o  would  be  history. 

Mr.  Dash.  I  am  not  askin<r  the  question  concerning  an  inquiry 
now.  I  mean  as  of  that  time.  It  strikes  me  as  somewhat  strange  where 
there  is  somethino-  that  I  think  everybody  at  this  table  would  find 
hierhly  objectionable  in  terms  of  the  activity  you  described,  that  this 
did  not  reach  an  official  complaint  with  the  authorities  and  there  was 
no  authority  action  or  inquiry,  even  at  the  community  level. 

]\Ir.  Campbell.  Is  that  a  question  ? 

Mr.  Dash.  It  is  a  question.  It  is  a  question  as  well  as  a  statement, 
I  take  it.  But  I  take  it  your  answei-  is  that  as  far  as  you  know,  there 
was  no  inquiry  made  or  official  action  taken. 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  correct. 

Mr.  Dash.  I  have  no  further  questions. 

Senator  Baker.  Mr.  Chairman,  I  have  a  question. 

Are  you  pretty  familiar  with  politics? 

]\Ir.  Campbell.  On  a  local  level,  yes. 

Senator  Baker.  Well,  so  am  I.  I  am  a  lawyer  and  a  politician  both, 
T  gruess,  or  at  least  I  used  to  be  a  lawyer  before  I  came  to  the  Senate. 

I  remember,  in  mv  own  campaign  in  1972  and  in  1966,  hecklers, 
si<rns.  I  remember  the  convention  of  1972  at  Miami  Beach,  my  car 
beino;  rocked  back  and  forth  and  the  windshield  wipers  turn  off.  I 
i-emember  faces  painted  white  with  all  sorts  of  hurled  epithets  and 
threats.  I  remember  si<rns  for  my  opponent  being:  lifted  in  my  political 
gatherings  and  efforts  to  shout  me  down  as  I  spoke.  But  I  do  not 
remember  a  single  case  of  ever  having  complained  to  my  opponent. 
I  wonder  if.  as  a  practicing  politician,  you  might  verif>^  my  impres- 
sion. That  is.  Avhen  there  is  something  of  that  sort,  it  is  not  the  rule 
that  you  complai?!  to  the  opposition  but.  rather,  it  would  be  the 
exception  if  you  complained  to  your  opposition.  Is  that  correct? 

Mr.  Ca:mpbell.  Oh,  yes.  I  can  conceive  of  very  few  circumstances 
except  for  gaining  some  political  mileajre  that  any  objection  would  be 
made  publicly  or  accusation  made  officially. 


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Senator  Baker.  I  just  want  to  make  the  record  clear  that  in  the 
ordinary,  everyday,  usual  rangje  of  politics,  there  is  not  a  great  deal 
of  communication  between  you  and  your  opponent  or  the  two  orga- 
nizations. It  is  not  the  norm  to  complain  if  something  occurs  that  is 
disruptive  of  your  campaign.  It  is  the  exception,  rather. 

Mr.  Campbell.  That  is  right.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  politically  speak- 
ing, I  do  not  think  you  would  want  to  make  it  a  matter  of  knowledge 
that  it  bothered  you. 

Senator  Baker.  I  have  no  further  questions. 

Senator  Ervin.  Any  further  questions?  If  none,  the  counsel  will 
call  the  next  witness. 

Mr.  Dash.  Mr.  Michael  Heller. 

Senator  Ervin.  Would  you  raise  your  right  hand,  please? 

Do  you  solemnly  swear  that  the  evidence  you  shall  give  to  the 
Senate  Select  Committee  on  Presidential  Campaign  Activities  shall 
be  the  truth,  the  whole  truth,  and  nothing  but  the  truth,  so  help 
you  God? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  do  affirm. 

Senator  Ervin.  You  affirm.  You  prefer  affirm  rather  than  swearing? 

Suppose  you  stand  up  again.  Do  I  understand  you  to  say  you 
affirm  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  That  is  right. 

Senator  Ervin.  Do  you  affirm  that  the  evidence  which  you  shall 
give  to  the  Senate  Select  Committee  on  Presidential  Campaign  Activi- 
ties shall  be  the  truth,  the  whole  truth,  and  nothing  but  the  truth? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  do. 

Mr.  Dash.  Again,  I  will  open  up  the  questions  and  I  think  maybe 
Mr.  Thompson — who,  by  the  way,  again  through  the  work  of  this 
staff,  developed  a  substantial  part  of  this  testimony — will  follow. 

Mr.  Heller,  what  is  your  present  occupation  ? 

TESTIMONY  OF  MICHAEL  HELLER 

Mr.  Heller.  I  am  a  student. 

Mr.  Dash.  Where  are  you  a  student  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  am  a  student  at  Mount  Hood  Community  College 
in  Gresham,  Oreg.  , . 

Mr.  Dash.  How  old  are  you  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  Nineteen  years  old. 

Mr.  Dash.  Wliere  is  your  home  address  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  1025  Northwest  Wallula  Avenue,  Gresham,  Oreg. 

Mr.  Dash.  When  did  you  first  became  involved  in  the  1972 
Presidential  campaign  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  first  became  involved  in  the  primary  in  the  State 
of  California  in  the  month  of  May. 

Mr.  Dash.  At  that  time,  were  you  working  for  the  reelection  of 
President  Nixon  ? 

Mr,  Heller,  No,  I  was  not. 

Mr.  Dash.  Would  you  explain  what  your  role  was,  how  you  were 
participating  in  the  campaign  ? 

Mr,  Heller.  I  was  asked  by  the  National  Jewish  Youth  for  Hum- 
phrey, the  chairman,  to  be  the  Oregon  State  chairman  for  Jewish 
Youth  for  Humphrey.  Senator  Humphrey  did  not  come  to  Oregon; 
therefore,  I  did  not  work  for  him  in  Oregon.  I  was  asked  to  come  to 


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California  and  help  coordinate  some  of  the  organizational  matters  in 
basically  just  dealing  with  volunteers.  That  was  my  function  in  the 
primary. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  there  come  a  time  when  you  began  to  work  for  the 
reelection  of  President  Nixon  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  Pardon  ? 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  there  come  a  time  when  you  came  to  work  for  the 
reelection  of  President  Nixon  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  began  to  work  for  Richard  Nixon  on  August  13. 

Mr.  Dash.  "WTiat  were  the  circumstances  of  your  undertaking  that 
campaign  role? 

Mr.  Heller.  During  the  Democratic  Convention — was  it  Tuesday  ? 
I  do  not  recall  the  date  when  I  found  out  that  Senator  Humphrey  had 
declined  from  the  race.  Later  on  that  evening,  I  phoned  up  our  na- 
tional chairman,  who  was  at  the  convention,  and  I  told  him  that  it 
would  be  impossible  for  me  to  not  only  not  support  George  McGovern, 
but  going  by  my  conscience,  I  could  do  nothing  else  but  support 
Richard  Nixon  actively. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  you  identify  with  any  particular  group  in  your 
campaign  activities  in  support  of  the  reelection  of  President  Nixonf 

Mr.  Heller.  Well,  the  Thursday  after  that  Tuesday,  18  of  tl^ 
Jewish  Youth  for  Humphrey  chairmen  around  the  country,  all  thb 
chairman,  on  Thursday  presented  to  the  press  their  statements,  all 
of  them  supporting  Richard  Nixon. 

Mr.  Dash.  Mr.  Heller,  I  am  going  to  show  you  a  leaflet  which  has 
a  bold  heading,  "Nixon  Is  Treyf,"  and  later  on  has  some  other  refer- 
ences to  Mr.  Nixon,  which  I  will  ask  you  to  read. 

By  the  way,  before  I  show  you  this,  for  the  purpose  of  the  record 
and  the  committee,  would  you  describe  the  Yiddish  word  "treyf"  and 
what  it  means  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  The  word  "treyf,"  the  best  that  I  can  describe  it,  first  of 
all,  means  not  kosher.  I  do  not  read  Yiddish.  People  who  do  speak 
Yiddish  tell  me  that  the  word  "treyf"  is,  so  to  speak,  a  much  more 
hard-core  word  to  the  people.  You  see,  the  people  in  the  community 
with  which  I  was  dealing  and  which  the  word  "treyf"  was  aimed  at, 
are  people  that  do  not  read  English.  All  they  understand  is  Yiddish. 
In  Yiddish,  things  can  be  said  that  cannot  be  said  in  English.  So  the 
best  way  that  I  can  explain  the  word  "treyf"  is  to  say  that  it  means 
not  kosher  food,  and  I  would  say  that  it  is  a  slimy  tactic.  That  would 
describe  the  word. 

Mr.  Dash.  But  tlie  Yiddish  word  itself  means  not  kosher  food.  It 
could  mean,  for  instance — shrimp  or  lobster  is  not  kosher  food;  it 
could  also  be  called  treyf,  right  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  Right. 

Mr.  Dash.  "Would  you  look  at  this  pamphlet,  please  ? 

In  other  words,  you  say  the  people  that  lived  in  the  area,  I  take  it 
the  pamphlet  was  addressed  to  Yiddish  voters  in  the  area. 

Mr.  Heller.  The  "Nixon  Is  Treyf"  piece? 

Mr.  Dash.  Yes. 

Mr.  Heller.  Tlie  "Nixon  Is  Treyf"  piece  was  not  just  addressed  to 
voters  in  the  area.  This  piece  was  to  demonstrate  against  our  support 
of  Nixon  in  the  war.  This  was  to  get  people  to  demonstrate.  So  I 
would  not  say  it  is  just  voters. 


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Mr.  Dash.  Not  just  voters,  but  I  take  it  the  use  of  the  lanofuagb 
"Nixon  Is  Treyf '  and  some  of  the  other  laufjuao^e 

Mr.  Heller.  "Nixon  brings  the  ovens  to  tlie  people,  ratlier  than  the 
peo|)le  to  the  ovens.'' 

Mr.  Dasit.  Yes,  that  would  l)e  directino;  itself  toward  the  Jewish 
residents  of  the  area,  would  it  not  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  It  certainly  would.  A  lot  of  those  people  are  from  the 
old  country,  and  personally,  I  do  not  think  that  there  was  any  other 
piece  of  literature  put  out  in  this  cani|)aio-n  that  I  know  of  that  could 
have  gotten  any  dirtier  than  that.  The  resj)onse  I  received  from  the 
people — I  was  literally  appalled.  I  just  do  lot  know  what  to  say  about 
that  statement. 

Ml'.  Dash.  Which  statement  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  "Nixon  brings  the  ovens  to  the  people  rather  than  the 
people  to  the  ovens." 

Mr.  Dash.  That  is  the  bottom  of  the  statement.  Would  you  read 
the  full  statement? 

Mr.  Heller.  Both  paragraphs? 

Mr.  Dash.  Yes,  sii'. 

Mr.  Heller  [reading]  : 

Albert  Spiegel,  president  of  the  .Jewish  Federation  Council  of  Greater  Los 
Angeles,  is  also  chairman  of  the  California  Committee  to  Re-elect  the  President. 
Spiegel,  a  mnlti-millionaire  himself,  turns  his  hack  to  the  mass  slaughter  in  In- 
dochina as  well  as  rampant  unemployment  and  poverty  at  home.  Where  is  the 
social  conscience  of  our  people?  Where  is  our  memory?  Does  it  also  carry  a  price 
tag?  Nixon's  support  of  .Tews  and  Israel  is  conditioned  by  his  lust  for  reelection. 
Xixon  does  not  represent  our  interest !  Albert  Spiegel  does  not  represent  us ! 

Demonstrate  and  remember. 

Why  of  course  the  people  don't  want  war.  Why  should  some  poor  slob  on  a 
farm  want  to  risk  liis  life  in  a  war  when  the  best  he  can  get  out  of  it  is  to  come 
back  to  his  farm  in  one  piece?  Naturally,  the  common  people  don't  want  war : 
neither  in  Russia  nor  in  England,  nor  in  America,  nor  in  Germany.  That  is 
understood.  But  after  all.  it  is  the  leaders  of  the  country  who  determine  policy, 
and  it  is  always  a  simple  matter  to  drag  people  along,  whether  it  is  a  democracy, 
or  fascist  dictatorship,  or  a  parliament  or  communi'^t  dictatorsbii).  Voice  or  no 
voice,  the  people  can  always  be  brought  to  the  bidding  of  the  leaders.  That  is 
easy.  All  you  have  to  do  is  tell  them  that  they  are  lieing  attacked,  and  denounce 
the  Pacifists  for  lack  of  patriotism  and  exposing  the  country  to  danger.  It  works 
the  same  in  any  country. 

Mr.  Dash.  That  last  paragraph  you  just  r-ead  is  attributed  to  Her- 
mann Goering  at  the  Nuremberg  trial  in  this  pamphlet,  is  that  true? 
Mr.  Heller.  That  is  true. 

Mr.  Dash.  Would  you  finish  the  reading  of  that? 
Mr.  Heller  [continues  reading]  : 

Senior  Air  Force  Officials  also  indicated  that  if  Mr.  Nixon  is  reelected  without 
a  negotiated  settlement  having  been  reached,  the  air  war  against  North  Vietnam 
would  intensify. — LA  Times. 

Thanks  to  Modern  Technology.  Nixon  P.rings  The  Ovens  To  The  People  Rather 
Than  The  People  To  The  Ovens.  Sponsored  by  the  .Tewisli  Campaign  to  End  the 
Indochina  Holocaust. 

Mr.  Dash.  Do  you  know,  is  that  nn  authentic  oi'ganization,  the  Jew- 
ish Campaign  to  End  the  Indochina  Holocaust?  Do  you  know  of  it? 

Mr.  Hp:ller.  To  my  knowledge,  I  have  never  heard  of  it  before  this 
flier. 

Mr.  Dash.  Without  in  any  way  indicating  the  language  of  that  last 
statement,  Nixon  bi'ings  the  ovens  to  the  people  ratlier  than  the  people 


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to  tlie  ovens,  was  such  a  group  to  end  the  Indochina  holocaust,  would 
a  fair  interpretation  at  least  be  that  it  meant — perhaps  bad  judgment — 
to  have  meant  the  bombing-s  or  the  use  of  napalm  to  be  referred  to  by 
that  statement?  In  other  woi-ds,  the  purport  of  the  statement? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  don't  know  what  the  purport  of  the  statement  is. 

Mr.  Dash.  All  right.  Wheiv  did  you  first  see  this  leaflet? 

Mr.  Heixer.  I  fii-st  saw  it  in  my  office.  Somebody  had  brought  it 
into  my  office  and  showed  it  to  me. 

Mr.  Dash.  What  did  you  do  about  it  then  I  Who  brought  it  into 
your  office? 

Mr.  Heller.  A  volunteer  worker. 

Mr.  Dash.  xV  volunteer  worker  for  whom  ? 

]Mr.  Heller.  A  volunteer  worker  who  was  working  in  my  office. 

]SIr.  Dash.  For  the 

Mr.  Heller.  For  the  Democrats  for  Nixon. 

Mr.  Dash.  All  right.  What  did  you  do  when  you  received  the  leaflet? 

Mr.  Heller.  Allien  I  received  the  leaflet,  I  didn't  know  what  to 
think  and  I  sent  someone  down,  a  volunteer — a  volunteer  had  gone 
down  to  see  if  this  was  being  handed  out  by  the  McGovern  volunteers, 
and  it  was. 

Mr.  Dash.  ^^Hien  you  say  "it  was,"  what  did  you  see? 

INIr.  Heller.  Pardon  me? 

]Mr.  Dash.  When  you  say.  "and  it  was,"  that  is  a  conclusion.  ^AHiat 
did  you  see  ? 

j\Ir.  Heller.  In  other  words,  the  volunteer  came  back  to  me  and 
said  that  this  piece  of  literature  was  being  handed  out  in  several  places 
on  the  street,  up  and  down  the  street  between  our  office  and  the  McGov- 
ern office. 

Mr.  Dash.  And  you  said  b}^  JMcGovern  workers  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  By  people  who  my  volunteer  thought  to  be  McGovern 
volunteers. 

Mr.  Dash.  What  did  you  do  when  you  received  that  information  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  had  telephoned  the  person  who  was  in  charge  of  the 
press  department  for  the  Committee  to  Ee-Elect.  I  told  him  about  the 
piece  of  literature  and  I  read  him  word  for  word  everything  on  the 
literature.  He  asked  me  if  the  McGovern  people  were  handing  it  out. 
I  told  him  that  a  volunteer  had  told  me  that  they  were. 

He  told  me  to  double  check  on  it  myself,  which  I  did.  I  walked 
down  the  street.  I  saw  people  who  I  believed  to  be  McGovern  volunteer 
workers;  I  also  saw  this  inside  their  headquarters.  I  did  not  go  inside 
their  headquarters,  I  saw  it  through  the  window. 

It  has  on  the  bottom,  the  Jewish  Campaign  to  End  the  Indochina 
Holocaust  and  no  ]\IcGovern  identification.  That  was  the  end  of 
my 

Mr.  Dash.  You  say  you  saw  it  through  the  window  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  saw  stacks  of  it  and  I  saw  people  inside  the  head- 
quarters carrying  it  out  and  I  could  see  what  they  were  carrying 
out. 

Mr.  Dash.  You  saw  this  leaflet  being  carried  out  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  "Nixon  is  Treyf"  in  great  quantity,  probably  more 
quantity  than 

Mr.  Dash.  Mr.  Chairman.  I  would  like  to  have  the  leaflet  marked 
in  evidence  as  an  exhibit  of  the  committee  and  introduced  in  evidence. 


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Senator  Em^N.  Without  objection,  the  exhibit  will  be  received  in 
evidence  as  such  and  appropriately  marked. 

[Tlie  docnmont  i-efcT-red  to  was  niai-kod  exhibit  Xo.  247.*] 

Mr.  Dask.  I  want  to  show  yon  about  three  other  exhibits,  Mr.  Heller. 

Now,  will  you  look  at  what  appears  to  be  a  leaflet  with  the  heading; 
"Who  Is  Our  Candidate  For  President— November  7,  1972,  Elec- 
tions?" It  appears  at  the  end  to  be  sponsored  by  a  ^roup  called  "Jews 
For  McGovern-Shriver."  Do  you  see  that? 

Mr.  Heller.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Dash.  Now,  the  address,  7910  Beverly  Boulevard,  Los  Angeles, 
Calif.  Do  you  know  what  exists  at  that  addi-ess? 

Mr.  Heller.  At  that  address  was  a  McGovern  headquarters. 

Afr.  Dastt.  I  understand  you  have  supplied  this  leaflet  to  the  com- 
mittee. Is  that  true? 

Mr.  Heller.  This  leaflet  ?  Yes. 

Mr.  Dash.  How  did  that  come  into  your  possession  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  This  piece  of  literature  was  given  to  me  by  Harvey 
Tannenbaum. 

Mr.  Dash.  Who? 

Mr.  Heller.  Harvey  Taimenbaum. 

Mr.  Dash.  And  who  is  he  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  Harvey  Tannenbaum  was  my  associate  in  the  cam- 
pai<m.  We  ran  the  office  together. 

Mr.  Dash.  Now,  is  it  your  understandino;  that  this  leaflet  also  was 
distributed  in  the  area,  the  same  area  where  the  prior  leaflet  was 
distributed? 

Mr.  Heller.  This  piece  of  literature,  "Nixon  is  Treyf" — was  handed 
all  over  the  city.  This  piece  was  concentrated  in  the  area  of  the  Fair- 
fax Avenue  area,  because  on  one  side,  it  is  Yiddish  and  on  the  other 
side  it  is  English.  The  people  in  that  area,  a  great  majority  of  them. 
I  think,  only  speak  and  read  Yiddish. 

Mr.  Dash.  Now,  without  reading  the  full  leaflet — I  think  you  have 
read  this  leaflet — could  you  characterize  what  the  message  of  the 
leaflet  is? 

Mr.  Heller.  Well,  I  would  say  from  the  leaflet  that  the  Jews  for 
McGovern  campaign  is  trying  to  tie  President  Nixon's  policies  in 
with  the  holocaust,  the  murdering  of  the  6  million  Jews. 

Mr.  Dash.  In  fact,  there  is  a  reference  down  toward  the  bottom 
portion  of  the  leaflet  which  reads, 

Nixon's  antihnsing  program  was  designed  only  to  gain  the  vote  of  tlie  racists. 
He  thus  strengthened  the  racists  in  a  program  for  discrimination,  and  anti- 
Semiticism.  Jews  are  aware  of  STich  activity  in  the  genocide  of  the  6  million 
.Tewg  who  died  in  the  crematory  of  Nazi  Germany. 

Is  that  the  reference  you  make  ? 
Mr.  Heller.  Yes. 

Mr.  Dash.  Also,  there  is  the  reference  toward  the  end  right  after 
that, 

•Jewish  traditions  are  based  on  peace,  equal  rights,  and  justice  for  all.  and 
help  for  the  poor.  The  Los  Angeles  TJoard  of  Rabbis  enthusiastically  support  Mc- 
Govern. The  Rabbis  want  a  change  in  Washington. 

Now,  did  you  have  occasion  to  learn  whether  or  not  that  statement 
was  a  truthful  statement? 

♦See  p.  5022. 


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Mr.  Heller.  Yes;  there  is  a  statement,  a  letter  from  the  Southern 
California  Board  of  Rabbis  which 

Mr.  Dash.  I  think  you  have  that  with  you. 

Mr.  Heller.  That  is  right. 

Mr.  Dash.  Now,  this  letter,  for  the  record,  is  addressed  to  Mr.  Albert 
A.  Spiegel. 

Who  IS  Mr.  Spiegel? 

]Mr.  Heller.  Mr.  Spiegel  was  involved  with  the  Committee  To  Re- 
Elect. 

Mr.  Dash.  Was  he  a  Democrat  for  Nixon  or  was  he  one  of  the 
Committee  To  Re-Elect  the  President? 

Mr.  Heller.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Committee  To  Re-Elect  the 
President. 

Mr.  Dash.  Who  was  Harry  Essrig,  who  was  writing  the  letter? 

Mr.  Heller.  He  is  the  executive  vice  president  of  the  Board  of 
Rabbis. 

Mr.  Dash.  I  take  it  the  letter  was  probably  an  original  inquiry, 
perhaps,  of  Mr.  Spiegel,  asking  whether  or  not  the  board  of  Rabbis 
had  gone  on  record.  Would  you  read  the  letter  from  Mr.  Essrig,  the 
executive  vice  president  of  the  Board  of  Rabbis  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia ? 

Mr.  Heller  [reading] : 

"  In  response  to  our  phone  conversation  of  just  a  few  minutes  ago,  may  I  state 
categorically  that  the  board  of  Rabbis  of  southern  California  has  at  no  time 
taken  any  action  concerning  any  of  the  candidates  in  the  Presidential  or  other 
campaigns.  The  board  of  Rabbis  has  never  participated  in  political  matters 
in  the  past  and  certainly  we  have  in  no  way  identifietl  ourselves  with  any  candi- 
date this  year. 

I  am  surely  chagrined  that  false  statements  are  being  made  in  this  regard  and  I 
hope  that  you  will  put  at  ease  any  concern  that  might  be  expressed  regarding 
the  false  rumors  that  are  spread  about  the  Board  of  Rabbis. 

Mr.  Dash.  And  that  letter  is  dated  October  13, 1972  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  That  is  right. 

Mr.  Dash.  Mr.  Chairman,  I  w^ould  like  to  have  the  leaflet  which 
is  entitled,  "Who  is  our  Candidate  for  President"  and  also,  the  letter 
from  the  executive  vice  president  of  the  Board  of  Rabbis  of  Southern 
California  identified  for  the  record  and  introduced  in  evidence. 

Senator  Ervin.  They  have  been  identified  by  the  witness,  I  think. 

Mr.  Dash.  Yes ;  they  have  been  identified. 

Senator  Ervin.  Since  they  have  been  identified  by  the  witness, 
without  objection,  they  will  be  received  in  evidence  as  exhibits  and 
appropriately  marked  as  such. 

[The  documents  referred  to  were  marked  exhibits  Nos.  248  and 
249.*] 

Mr.  Dash.  Do  you  also  have  in  front  of  you  certain  newspaper 
columns  from  Mr.  Anderson  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  Yes ;  I  have  them  in  front  of  me. 

Mr.  Dash.  Are  you  familiar  with  these  columns  that  Mr.  Anderson 
wrote  for  the  Wasliington  Post,  one  on  Monday,  October  25,  1971, 
one  September  24, 1971,  and  one  on  November  10, 1971  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  only  have  the  two. 

Mr.  Dash.  Which  do  you  have  ? 

•See  pp. 5023-5025. 


4970 

Mr.  Heller.  I  have  "GOP  Advised  Editor  Edited  Pro-Nazi  Paper'" 
and  "Wliite  House  Lauds  Anti- Jewish  Head." 

Mr.  Dash.  I  will  show  you  the  third.  What  is  the  heading  on  that 
coluinn  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  "Nixon  Appears  a  Little  Soft  on  Nazis." 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  you  provide  copies  of  these  columns  to  the 
committee  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  Yes,  I  did. 

Mr.  Dash.  How  did  they  come  into  your  possession  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  think  I  had  these  pieces  from  the  campaign. 

Mr.  Dash.  Were  these  columns  distributed  in  any  way  by  the  same 
hcadquartei's  that  you  have  identified? 

Mr.  Het^ler.  Yes. 

Mr.  Dash.  This  is  the  McGovern  headquarters  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  This  is  the  McGovern  headquarters  on  Beverjy  and 
Fairfax. 

Mr.  Dash.  Was  this  to  your  knowledge  information  that  you 
received  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  saw  them  handing  it  out. 

Mr.  Dash.  You  saw  who  handing  it  out  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  saw  a  person  by  the  name  of  Zeb  Arososky  and  I  saw 
people  who  I  believed  to  be  volunteer  workers  from  the  lieadquarters, 
or  at  least  people  who  w-cre  in  and  out  of  the  headquarters  handing 
out  literature  on  the  streets  and  at  rallies  in  support  of  George 
McGovern. 

Mr.  Dash.  And  basically,  again,  without  going  into  the  content  of 
the  column,  they  indicate  columns  which  w'ould  put  President  Nixon 
in  an  anti- Jewish  posture,  is  that  true? 

Mr.  Heller.  That  is  true,  yes. 

Mr.  Dash.  If  you  want  to  read  any  part  of  it,  you  may. 

Mr.  Heller.  I  don't  think  it  is  worth  reading. 

Mr.  Dash.  All  right.  They  will  go  into  the  record. 

In  fact,  Mr.  Chairman,  I  would  like  the  three  columns — the  Octo- 
ber 25,  1971,  September  24,  1971,  and  the  one  I  have  just  given  you, 
my  copy — what  date  is  that  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  November  10. 

Mr.  Dash.  I  would  like  those  columns  of  Mr.  Jack  Anderson  to  be 
identified  and  introduced  in  evidence. 

Senator  Ervtn.  Without  objection,  the  documents  will  be  received 
in  evidence  and  appropriately  numbered  as  such  as  exhibits. 

[The  documents  referred  to  were  marked  exliibits  Nos.  250,  251, 
and  252*.] 

Mr.  Dash.  At  this  time,  Mr.  Chairman,  I  have  no  further  questions. 

Senator  Erven.  Mr.  Thompson. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Thank  y-m,  Mr.  Chairman. 

Let  me  back  up  just  a  moment,  Mr.  Heller.  As  I  understand,  this  was 
your  first  foray  into  politics,  is  that  right,  the  1972  campaign  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  It  was  my  first  involvement  in  a  political  campaign. 

Mr.  Thompson.  And  you  are  a  Democrat,  is  that  correct  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  am  a  registered  Democrat. 


"See  pp.  5026-5029. 


49^1 

Mr.  Thompson.  And  of  course  with  the  organization  of  National 
Jewish  Youth  for  Iluniphrey  as  a  statewide  coordinator,  is  that 
correct  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  was  tlie  statewide  coordinator,  yes. 

Mr.  Thompson.  AVere  you  a  volunteer  and  organized  tlieir 
activities? 

Mr.  Hei.ler.  That  was  primarily  my  function  to  organize  the  vol- 
unteers and  just  to  get  out  the  literature,  this  was  in  the  primary. 

Mr.  Thompson.  And  after  the  pi'imary  I  believe  you  were  asked  to 
work  in  the  soutliei'n  California  Democrats  for  Nixon  campaign? 

Mr,  Heller.  That  is  correct. 

Mr,  THo:vrpsoN.  And  you  were  cochaimian  of  the  Los  Angeles  Demo- 
crats for  Nixon  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  Yes. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Where  were  your  headquarters? 

]\Ir.  Heller.  Our  main  headquarters  was  on  Fairfax  Avenue. 

Mr,  Thompson.  Is  tliat  in  the  Jewish  community? 

Mr.  Heij.er.  That  is  in  tlie  heart  of  tlie  Jewish  community. 

Mr.  Thompson.  And  wliat  wore  your  duties  ? 

INIr.  Heller.  We  liad  a  couple  of  offices  and  I  was  responsible  for 
the  operation  of  the  offices  and  primarily  all  we  did  in  the  campaign 
was  to  say  President  Nixon's  record  spoke  for  itself.  When  I  got  into 
the  campaign,  literature  was  already  made  up  because  it  came  from 
magazines  like  Newsweek  and  so  forth,  so  really  my  function  was 
only  to  organize  getting  out  the  literature,  getting  people  to  speaking 
en<ragements.  and  having  rallies.  That  is  all. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Was  the  ISIcGovern  headquarters  in  close  proximity 
to  yours  in  the  Jewish  communitv  there? 

Mr.  Heller.  The  McGovern  headquarters  was  about  a  block  and  a 
half  away,  two  blocks  maybe. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Were  you  familiar  with  the  leaders  there,  the  cam- 
paign workers  there  at  McGovern  headquarters,  by  sight? 

INIr.  Heller.  By  sight  T  was,  yes. 

Mr,  Thompson.  And  you  have  identified  three  documents  which  you 
say  were  distributed  out  of  the  headquarters  there  and  I  believe  they 
speak  for  themselves.  Mr.  Chairman,  at  this  time  I  have  no  further 
questions. 

Senator  Ervin,  Senator  Baker. 

Senator  Baker.  Mr.  Chairman,  thank  you  very  much.  Mv.  Heller, 
I  won't  take  very  long.  I  am  not  quite  sure  I  understood  the  burden 
of  your  testimony  with  respect  to  the  "Nixon  is  Treyf"  characteriza- 
tion. I  understood  ^Nfr.  Dash  to  say  that  the  "Treyf"  means  not  kosher, 
T  believe  you  said  that,  too,  and  counsel,  Mr.  Dash,  asked  if  that  meant 
food  as  in  shrimp  and  lobster.  Ts  that  the  fair  intendment  of  the  "Nixon 
is  Treyf"  allegation  in  the  political  context  in  your  opinion? 

INIr,  Heller,  No,  it  is  not.  This  piece  of  literature  is  not  just  refer- 
ring to  food.  The  word  when  used  in  context  is  referring  to  food,  I 
think  possibly  to  give  an  analogy,  a  crude  one.  I  could  say  that  to  an 
orthodox  Jew  "Treyf"  is  the  same  thing  as  he  would  abhor  eating  ham 
and  that  is  what  it  meant  to  these  people. 

Senator  Baker.  Does  it  mean  abhorrence,  unclean  in  that  political 
context  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  That  is  riirht. 


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Mr.  Dash.  Actually  forbidden. 

Senator  Baker.  But  it  does  not  refer  to  food  in  the  political 
context  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  No. 

Senatoc-  Baker.  It  is  a  statement,  it  is  an  odious  impact,  it  is  char- 
acterized to  inflame  the  emotions,  is  that  correct? 

Mr.  Heller.  That  is  correct,  and  it  did  accomplish  that. 

Senator  Baker.  And  the  statement  that  "Nixon  brings  the  ovens  to 
the  people  instead  of  the  people  to  the  ovens,"  I  underetoo<l  Mr.  Dash 
to  say  that  it  might  have  reference  to  the  use  of  napalm  in  Southeast 
Asia;  is  there  anything-  in  the  document  that  refers  to  napalm  in 
Southeast  Asia? 

Mr.  Heller.  Not  that  I  recall  reading. 

Senator  Baker.  Now,  reading  the  document  in  its  four  corners  and 
in  its  political  context  and  its  reference  to  Hermann  Goering  and  the 
statements  and  the  sad  history  of  the  Jewish  people  in  Nazi  Germany, 
would  the  statement  in  that  document  "Nixon  brings  the  ovens  to  the 
people,"  in  your  opinion,  be  characteristic  of  our  policy  in  Southeast 
Asia  or  did  it  have  other  significance  in  that  document  ? 

INIr.  Heller.  I  don't  think  it  was  similar  in  any  way  to  our  jwlicy  in 
Southeast  Asia.  I  think 

Senator  Baker.  The  only  thing  I  am  reaching  for,  Mr.  Heller,  is  I 
am  not  sure  INIr.  Dash  meant  to  defend  those  two  statements. 

Mr.  Dash.  No  ;  I  did  not  by  any  means,  it  was  a  scurrilous  leaflet. 

Senator  Baker.  I  am  happy  to  hear  that  but  I  really  don't  think  the 
record  should  be  permitted  to  stand  with  a  rationalization  of  a  state- 
ment attributed  to  Hermann  Goering  as  an  analogy  to  the  use  of 
napalm. 

Mr.  Dash.  This  leaflet  does  not  refer  to  Goering,  it  was  another 
leaflet.  This  was  a  group  against  the  holocaust  in  Southeast  Asia. 

Senator  Baker.  Was  that  characterized  as  a  justification  for  the  use 
of  that  language  ? 

Mr.  Dash.  Oh,  no.  I  don't  think  anybody  can  justify  these  matters. 

Senator  Baker.  Can  we  agree  it  was  an  unfair  campaign  practice? 

Mr.  Dash.  It  was  very  scurrilous. 

Senator  Baker.  Would  you  agree  with  that,  Mr.  Heller? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  agree  with  it  100  percent. 

Senator  Baker.  I  have  no  further  questions. 

Senator  Ervin.  Senator  Montoya. 

Senator  Moxtoya.  Wlien  did  you  produce  these  documents  to  the 
committee  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  produced  them  just  a  few  days  ago. 

Senator  INIontoya.  "V^Hiere  did  you  get  them  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  had  some  of  the  documents  myself  and  what  I  didn't 
have,  I  got  from  my  associate  Harvey  Tannenbaum  in  Los  Angeles, 
Calif. 

Senator  Montoya.  Do  you  have  a  file  on  these  documents  in 
California? 

Mr.  Heller.  No,  we  didn't  keep  files  but  we  did  have  some  of  the 
literature. 

Senator  Montoya.  Which  did  you  have  yourself  and  which  did  you 
get  from  Mr.  Tannenbaum? 


4973 

Mr.  Heller.  I  did  not  have  the  ''Xixoii  is  Treyf"  piece  until  T 
i-eceived  that,  and  also  the  Xazi  pieces.  I  have  the  Xazi  pieces. 

Senator  Montoya.  Did  you  get  together  with  Xixon  before  ^-ou 
appeared  before  this  committee  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  Xo.  I  spoke  with  Harve}^  Tannenbauni  and  I  also  spoke 
with  our  national  coordinator,  "'JeAvish  Youth  for  Humphrey." 

Senator  ]\Ioxtoya.  That  is  when  you  developed  the  presentation  of 
tliese  documents  after  sjieaking  to  tliem  ? 

^Ir.  Heller.  Xo.  I  did  not  develop  a  presentation  for  this  at  all 
with  them.  I  spoke  very  little  with  thenu  All  I  did.  the  reason  I  spoke 
with  tlie  national  coordinator  is  because  I  thought  it  might  be  pos- 
sible, that  if  there  were  any  other  documents,  I  may  have  mailed  them 
to  him  and  he  might  have  had  them.  That  was  our  only  conversation. 

Senator  ^NIoxtoya.  You  mentioned  a  few  minutes  ago  that  the 
"Treyf*  lumdbill  was  in  the  ]McGovern  headquarters  on  Fairfax  Ave- 
nue. Did  you  go  in  there  yourself  ? 

]Mr.  Heller.  Throughout  the  campaign  I  never  stepped  inside  the 
]\IcGovern  headquarters  on  Beverly  and  Fairfax.  What  I  did  do  when 
this  piece  came  out — they  had  big  windows,  the  windows  were  not 
covered  completely  by  posters,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  very  little,  and  I 
could  see  stacks — it  originally  was  a  green  sheet,  and  I  could  read 
"Xixon  is  Treyf,"  it  was  in  big  stacks  and  people  were  taking  them 
out,  and  as  the  people  came  out  I  could  also  read  the  flier. 

Senator  ]Moxtoya.  And  the  handbill  was  visible  from  the  window? 

Mr.  Hellp:r.  It  was  visible  from  where  I  was  standing  outside  the 
building. 

Senator  Mox^toya.  And  you  saw  in  turn  other  people  connected  with 
the  headquarters  distribute  the  same  on  the  streets  along  Fairfax 
Avenue  ? 

]Mr.  Heller.  That  is  right. 

Senator  ]\Ioxtoya.  Did  you  positively  identify  these  people  as  being 
volunteers  out  of  McGovern  headquarters? 

Mr.  Heller.  The  only  thing  I  can  say  as  to  positively  identifying 
them  is,  from  the  beginning  of  the  campaign  until  the  end  of  the 
campaign  I  did  not — I  was  not  remaining  in  an  office  myself.  I  was 
out  on  the  streets  and  in  the  communities  as  much  as  possible,  and 
the  faces,  many  of  the  faces,  of  the  people  who  were  handing  this  piece 
of  literature  out  I  had  seen  many  times  handing  out  literature  that 
was  stamped  on  the  bottom  "McGovern-Shrivei*.'' 

Senator  ]\Ioxtoya.  Would  you  considei"  this  a  dirty  trick? 

Mr.  Heller.  I  considered  this  piece  of  literature  to  be  as  low,  as 
dirty  as  you  can  g^et. 

Senator  jMoxtoya.  Did  you  notify  the  Democratic  Xational  Com- 
mittee or  the  Committee  To  Re-Flect  the  President  or  the  Eepublican 
Xational  Committee  about  the  dissemination  of  this  type  of  literature? 

]Mr.  Heller.  Well,  as  I  said,  I  spoke  to  somebody  who  was  in  charge 
of  the  press  department  for  the  Committee  To  Re-Elect.  and  I  had 
told  him  of  the  piece  and  told  him  my  feelings  toward  it. 

Senator  Mox'toya.  The  reason  I  ask  you  this  question  is  because  I 
asked  Mr.  ^SlacGregor  the  other  day  if  he  was  aware  of  any  dirty 
tricks  practiced  by  the  McGovern  organization  or  the  Democratic 
Campaign  Committee  or  Xational  Committee  upon  the  election  effort 


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of  President  Nixon  and  he  stated  that  he  was  not  aware  of  any  dirty 
tricks. 

Mr.  Hem.ek.  Well,  all  I  can  say  is  that  T  contacted  somebody  from 
the  committee  in  Los  Ano;eles,  and  otherwise  I  did  not  talk  to  anybody. 

Senator  Moxtoya.  That  is  all,  Mr.  Chairman. 

Senator  Enyix.  Senator  Weicker. 

Senator  Weickeh.  I  have  no  questions,  Mr.  Chairman. 

Senator  Ervin.  This  literature  was  an  etfort  on  the  part  of  some- 
body to  poison  the  minds  of  Jewish  votei's  in  that  ai-ea  against  Presi- 
dent Nixon,  was  it  not  ? 

:Mr.  Heller.  Yes. 

Sehator  Ekvin.  Do  you  know  whether  there  was  any  counterlitera- 
ture  circulated  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  Not  froui  my  offic(\  and  I  never  saw  any  fi'om  any  other 
office  or  organization. 

Senator  Ervin.  Well,  it  is  a  very  unfoi'tunate  thino-that  uiany  Amer- 
icans— not  many,  but  some — resort  to  rather  disreputable  methods  of 
iiifluencin<i-  votes  in  Presidential  elections;  is  that  not  true? 

Mr.  Heller.  It  certainly  is. 

Senator  Ervin.  Yes.  And  it  certainly  is  alien  to  what  our  system 
of  o-overnment  contemplates  in  regard  to  these  matters,  certainly  the 
first  amendment  contemplates  there  will  be  a  free  and  fair  discussion 
of  issues.  Do  you  not  so  const  I'ue  it  ? 

INIr.  Heller.  Yes,  I  do. 

Senator  Ervix.  Yes.  sir.  Thank  you. 

Any  further  questions? 

Mr.  Thompson.  I  mioht  have  just  one  or  two  more,  ISIr.  Chairman. 

Mr.  Heller,  you  are  probably  the  youn<^est  witness  who  has  been 
before  the  committee,  and  you  said  this  was  your  first  time  in  politics, 
and  I  am  sure  you  have  ol)served  the  hearings  as  the  Watero:ate 
events  unfold.  I  understand  you  are  active  witli  the  Jewish  Council 
and  quite  active  in  student  involvement.  Do  you  have  any  discussions 
with  your  contempoiaries  with  re^rard  to  what  is  ^'oino-  on  in  Wash- 
ington these  days  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  Yes,  I  have  discussed  it  a  little  bit.  or  they  have  dis- 
cussed it  with  me. 

Mr.  Thompson.  What  seems  to  be  the  consensus  of  thouoht ;  what 
is  your  opinion  witli  reoard  to  the  state  of  politics  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  Well,  I  would  certainly  say  that  from  the  people  who 
were  involved  in  Watero-ate,  that  it  was  somethino-  that  most  of  the 
people  that  I  have  talked  to  were,  of  course,  very  upset;  not  only 
upset  but  some  people  that  I  have  talked  with,  and  just  recently  when 
I  was  in  New  York  and  T  have  talked  to  thousands  since  the  cam- 
paio:n,  I  have  talked  to  thousands  of  Jewish  youths,  and  many  of 
those  Jewish  youths,  I  would  simply  say  to  them — and  this  is  really 
the  only  answer  T  can  ofive  them,  is  that  it  is  a  problem  and  it  is 
too  bad  that  some  ])eople  are  in  politics  that  are  like  the  people  who 
masterminded  these  dirty  tricks  and  people  who  were  responsible  for 
break-ins  and  so  forth,  but  the  only  solution,  I  believe,  to  clean  up 
]wlitics  is  to  very  simply,  rather  than  hide  faces  and  rather  than  to  run 
in  the  other  direction,  I  think  that  more  people,  more  people  than 
ever  should  cet  involved  in  politics,  and  certainly  I  would  find  that  to 
be  a  solution  that  would  clean  it  up. 


4975 

Mr.  Thompson.  Do  you  find  among  many  of  your  friends  that  tlioy 
are  thinking  about  hiding  their  faces  or  running  in  the  othei-  direction  i 

Mr.  Heller.  Yes.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  there  was  a  })erson  that  I 
spoke  to  just  a  coupk^  of  days  ago.  who  no  matter  how  mucli  1  talked 
to  liim,  and  by  the  way.  he  was  a  McGoveni  supporter,  I  talked  to  him 
for  hours  and  hours  and  hours,  and  at  that  point  in  time,  he  believes 
\ery  strongly  that  our  Govei-nment  is  headed  in  the  direction  of 
catastrophe,  and  his  answer  to  that  is  that  when  I  asked  him,  "Why 
don't  you  remain  involved,  express  your  feelings  T'  all  he  can  tell 
me  is  that  McGovern  had  the  most  honest  people  that  could  have  been 
and  that  really  that  is  the  only  answer,  that  is  the  answer  that  I 
received  from  many  people  is 

Mr.  Thompson.  Regardless  of  party  affiliation  or  whatever,  is  it 
the  feeling  among  many  of  the  young  people  that  you  talked  to,  that 
the  Government  is  headed  toward  disaster,  the  w^ay  you  describe  it? 

Mr.  Hellj:r.  I  think  there  is  a  lot  of  feeling  of  that  by  the  people 
that  I  have  spoken  with,  by  the  people  in  my  college,  who  are  college 
students;  even  those  people,  a  lot  of  them  were  in  political  science 
courses.  I  really  do  not  think  that  I  will  see  them  involved  in  politics 
for  a  time  to  come. 

Mr.  Thompson.  What  about  you  ? 

Mr.  Heller.  Well,  I  think  that  I  have  learned  a  lot  from  the 
Watergate  hearings  and  from  the  bad  things  that  were  done  by  other 
people,  and  I  personally  will  hope  to  be  involved  in  politics  as  much 
as  I  possibly  could.  If  I  did  not  have  school  to  accomplish  first,  I  would 
go  100  percent  right  now  and  try  to  get  involved  in  politics. 

]Mr.  Thompson.  Thank  you.  I  have  no  further  questions. 

Senator  P^rvin.  Any  f urtlier  questions  t 

Mr.  Dash.  No  further  questions,  Mr.  Chairman. 

Senator  Ervin.  Thank  you  veiy  much. 

Mr.  Heller.  Thank  you. 

Mr.  Dash.  Mr.  Paul  Brindze.  R-r-i-n-d-z-e,  is  that  correct? 

Mr.  Brindze.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Ervin.  Do  you  swear  that  the  evidence  you  shall  give  to 
the  Senate  Select  Committee  on  Presidential  Campaign  Activities 
shall  be  the  truth,  the  whole  truth,  and  nothing  but  the  truth,  so  help 
you  God? 

Mr.  Brindze.  I  do. 

Mr.  Dash.  Mr.  Brindze,  for  the  record,  it  is  tnie  that  you  were  just 
spoken  to  by  members  of  my  staff  last  evening,  and  actually,  again 
this  morning,  and  were  given  notice  that  you  would  be  a  witness  as 
recently  as  this  morning,  is  that  true  ? 

TESTIMONY  OF  PAUL  BRINDZE 

^h\  Brindze.  Yes,  that  is  true. 

^Ir.  Dash.  Could  vou  tell  the  committee  what  your  present  position 
is? 

Mr.  Brindze.  I  am  currently  a  student  at  the  Law  School  of  UCLA, 
Los  Angeles,  Calif.,  and  I  am  currently  working  on  a  quarter  away 
jirogi'am  from  the  law  school  in  Senator  Tunney's  office  here  in 
Wash  in  2+ on. 


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Mr.  Dasit.  What  association,  Mr.  Rrindze,  did  you  have  with  the 
McGoveni  campaign  in  California  ? 

Mr.  Rrixdzk.  Diirinoj  the  pi-imary  canipai<rn  I  was  responsible  for 
canvassino;  operations  in  the  west  side  ai-ea  of  Los  Anofeles.  I  was  also 
selected  at  a  local  caucus  as  a  delegate  to  the  national  convention.  I 
attended  the  national  convention  as  a  McGovern  delegate.  After  the 
convention  I  continued  niv  Avoi-k  in  AVest  Los  Angeles  and  eventually  T 
was  assigned  responsibility  for  three  west  side  areas  offices,  particu- 
larly the  offices  tliat  dealt  with  the  predominantly  Jewish  commu- 
nities of  Beverly  Ftiii'fax.  and  Pico  Fairfax. 

]\rr.  Dash.  Was  one  of  tliose  offices  7010  I^everly  Boulevard? 

]\rr.  Bktnoze.  Yes,  that  is  right. 

^Nlr.  Dasit.  Will  you  take  a  look  at  tliat  gi'(>en  leaflef^'  ^\lli('ll  has 
already  been  identified  for  the  record  and  has  the  oi)ening  statement 
"Nixon  is  Treyf ".  Have  you  seen  that  leaflet  before '? 

Mr.  Brtndze.  Yes.  I  have. 

]\rr.  Dasit.  (^ould  you  ex|)liiin  tlie  ciirumstances  under  which  you  saw 
the  leaflet  and  what  responsibility  you  had  at  McGovern  headquarters 
'  for  either  the  reproduction  of  that  leaflet  or  its  distribution  ? 

Mr.  BitixDzi:.  Yes. 

My  headquarters  at  Beverly  Fairfax  did  most  of  the  printing  foi- 
the  west  side  Los  Angeles  campaign,  and  we  had  two  mimeogi-aph 
machines  there  at  the  time,  and  an  electi'ostencil  machine  which  could 
I'eci'eate  stencils  fi'om  hai'd  copies,  from  prijited  copies. 

A  gentleman  came  into  tlie  office  bv  the  name  of  Coni'ad  Mellilli. 
M-e-1-l-i-l-l-i.  There  may  be  some  mistake  in  the  "I's"  thei-e.  I  am 
not  sui-e  of  that. 

He  came  into  the  office  and  said  that  he  was  a  member  of  a  radical 
Jewish  group  against  the  war.  He  said  that  they  were  planning  a 
demonstration  in  front  of  the  Jewish  Federation  Council  ineeting 
which  was  upcoming,  and  that  they  had  ]U'oduced  3.000  of  these  pieces 
of  litei-ature.  and  they  had  lun  out  of  them  and  their  group  did  not 
have  any  money  to  repi'oduce  them  and  he  wanted  me  to  pi-oduce 
another  3.000  copies  foi-  him. 

Ml'.  Dash.  Did  he  identify  himself  as  representing  the  so-called 
sponsor  group  at  the  bottom  of  the  leaflet,  "The  Jewish  Campaign 
to  Fnd  the  Indochina  Holocaust''? 

Mr.  Brindze.  OK.  I  believe  he  did.  I  do  not  i^member  that  he  used 
that  group  name.  I  do  i-emember  he  i-epi-esented  himself  as  repre- 
senting a  radical  Jewish  antiwar  group. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  you  know  him  befoi-e  he  came  in  to  see  you  ? 

Mr.  Brindze.  No,  I  did  not  know  him  before  he  came  in.  You  know. 
I  have  seen  him  ai'ound  the  office,  it  is  possible  that  he  was  there. 
I  do  not  really  remember  specifically  having  seen  him. 

Mr.  Dash.  When  he  asked  you  to  reproduce  additional  copies  of 
this  leaflet  did  you  read  the  leaflet  ? 

Mr.  Brtndze.  T  glanced  at  the  beginning  of  the  leaflet,  basically  the 
headlines  of  it,  and  I  didn't  read  the  body,  the  typewi-itten  body  of 
the  leaflet. 

Mr.  Dash.  Do  you  understand  the  Yiddish  word  "treyf"  ? 

Mr.  Brindze.  Yes,  I  do. 


♦Exhibit  No.  247.  see  p.  .5022. 


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yh-.  Dash.  ^Miat  did  it  moan  to  you  "Xixoii  is  Ticyf"  when  you 
saw  it  ? 

Mr.  I^KiXDZE.  OK,  I  woidd  like  to  preface  this  with  a  little  bit  of 
statement  of  my  expertise  in  Yiddish.  T  do  not  currently  speak  Yiddish, 
however,  I  was  raised  in  the  Fairfax  area,  went  to  hitrh  school  at 
Fairfax  Hioli  School.  My  o-randmothei-  spoke  fluent  Yiddish,  Yiddish 
was  spoken  quite  a  bit  in  my  home  as  a  child  and  also  I  did  go  to  a 
Yiddish  school  after  my  reo:ular  school,  up  until  about  the  a<;e  of  8. 
To  me  "treyf  means  Hrst,  not  kosher;  second,  it  could  be  interpreted 
as  unclean.  Used  in  this  context  "Xixon  is  treyf"  it  means  basically 
Nixon  is  no  good. 

Mr.  Dash.  Also  it  could  uiean  forbidden,  too.  "Treyf"  is  forbidden. 

INIr.  Brindze.  It  could  be  forbidden.  I  Avould  say  basically  if — in 
the  context  here  it  means  Nixon  is  no  good.  In  the  proverbial  or  our 
Fairfax  community  Xixon  is  a  nogoodnik. 

Mr.  Dash.  But  you  will  accept  Senator  Baker's  expression  it  was 
meant  to  be  an  epithet,  it  was  meant  to  identify  him  either  as  abhorrent 
or  no  good  ? 

Mr.  Brindze.  I  would  say  it  was  meant  as  identifying  him  as  no 
good.  The  thing  I  would  disagree  with  this  former  testimony  that 
said  this  would  arouse  violent  emotions  in  the  Jewish  community. 
Saying  that  somebody  is  treyf  to  a  Jew  is  saying  that  the  person  is 
no  good  but  it  is  a  common — it  is  not  an  imheard  of  comment.  It  is 
not  as  we  might  say,  I  don't  think  that  it  would  constitute,  in  most  of 
our  community,  what  is  know  as  fighting  words.  It  would  not  be  the 
kind  of  thing  that  would  stir  somebody  up  so  much  that  he  would 

]Mr.  Dash.  Did  you  read  the  rest  of  the  leaflet,  especially  the  bottom? 

]Mr.  Brixdze.  I  do  not  remember  having  looked  at  the  phrases  on 
the  bottom. 

j\Ir.  Dash.  Now,  what  did  you  do  when  you  wei'e  asked  by  this 
person  who  you  met  for  the  first  time  to  reproduce  this  leaflet  ? 

iNIr.  Brixdze.  I  agreed  that  I  would  allow  our  person  who  ran  the 
mimeograph  machine  to  run  off  additional — I  don't  remember  if  it 
was  1,500  or  o,000,  it  was  not  more  than  8,000^ — copies  of  this  leaflet 
And  I  told  him,  however,  that — I  told  Conrad — that  as  far  as  I  was 
concerned  I  had  been  given  orders  not  to  partcipate,  that  the  cam- 
paign was  in  no  way  to  participate  in  demonstrations,  this  was 
shortly  after  the  Century  City  demonstration  in  Los  Angeles,  and  that 
this  decision  I  was  making  was  not  any  authoiized  campaign  decision 
and  that  T  was  doing  this  on  my  own  because  I  agreed  with  his  aims, 
basically  the  aims  of  identifying  Mr.  Nixon  with  the  war  and  identify- 
ing Mr.  Spiegel. 

Mr.  Dash.  Are  you  saying  that  you  were  telling  him  that  you  were 
not  authorized  by  Senator  McGovern  or  those  working  for  Senator 
McGovern  in  those  cam])aigns  to  I'un  this  oft',  but  you  wei'e  taking  this 
as  your  pei'sonal  i-esponsibility  ? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  I  am  afraid  that  is  exactly  w  hat  I  was  saying. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  you  think  such  a  leaflet  would  assist  Senator 
McGovern  in  his  campaign  ? 

INIr.  Brix'dze.  Again,  without  having  read  the  entire  body  of  the 
leaflet  I  felt  at  the  time  that  it  would.  I  felt  more  particularly — my 
reasons  for  being  involved  in  the  INIcGovern  campaign  have  a  great 
deal  to  do  with  the  war,  and  I  felt  that  it  was  important  to  bring  out 


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Mr.  Nixon's  relationship  to  the  war,  and  particuhirly  to  put  pressure 
on  the  Jewisli  Federation  Council  to  make  it  clear  that  ^Ir.  Spiegel 
was  not  speaking  for  them  when  he  endorsed  President  Nixon.  I 
personally  felt  that  those  were  worthwhile  aims. 

Mr.  Dash.  What  about  the  language  at  the  end  ''Thanks  to  modern 
teclmology  Nixon  brings  the  ovens  to  the  people  rather  thr  u  the  people 
to  the  ovens"  and  that  is  in  the  context  of  a  quote  from  Hermann 
Goering.  Isn't  that  really  a  reference  or  an  attempt  to  inflame  Jewisli 
residents,  reminding  them  of  the  Nazi  holocaust!? 

Mr.  Rrindze.  I  would  reiterate  that  I  do  not  lemember  reading 
that  part  of  the  body  of  the  statement  when  I  got  it,  and  I  wouldn't 
defend  its  rhetoric.  I  think  it  is  a  bit  strong. 

However,  my  opinion,  and  there  was  a  great  deal  of  talk  in  the 
Jewish  comnumity  during  the  campaign,  there  was,  you  know,  in  refer- 
ence to  what  was  going  on  in  Indochina  and  there  were  several  people 
in  the  Jewish  community  who  felt  that  there  was  a  similarity,  that 
the — that  our  actions  in  Indochina  did  bear  a  similarity,  and  partic- 
ularly there  is  a  Jewish  tradition,  shall  we  say,  of  life,  and  the  value 
of  life,  it  is  very  important  in  our  community,  and  I  would  say  it 
goes  toward  that  end,  toward  inflaming  that  end. 

Again  I  would  agree  that  the  language  is  unfortunate. 

Mr.  Dash.  Well,  before  authorizing  the  reproduction  of  this  on 
your  own,  wouldn't  vou  have  been  wise  to  have  read  the  entire 
leaflet? 

Mr.  Brindze.  Suitably  I  would  have. 

Mr.  Dash.  This  time  not  having  read  the  entire  leaflet  and  seeing 
what  it  is,  would  you  have  authorized  it — that  leaflet '. 

Mr.  Brindze.  I  doubt  I  would  have.  At  the  time  that  it  happened 
my  major  concern  was  that  the  McGovern  campaigu  would  be  identi- 
fied, might  be  identified  through  this  leaflet  as  participating  in  a  rally, 
which  is  what  we  were  most  concerned  about,  and  that  is  the  reason 
that  I  told  him  that  as  far  as  the  McGovern  campaig-n  was  concerned 
I  was  not  supposed  to  be  doing  this.  You  know  I  felt  that  was  the 
problem  but  again  I  hadn't  read  the  body  so  I  didn't  see  the  problems  in 
rhetoric. 

Mr.  Dash.  After  you  completed  having  that  i-epioduced,  how  many 
did  you  say  you  thought  w^ere  reproduced  'I 

Mr.  Brindze.  There  was  a  maximum  of  P>,000  that  might  have  been 
as  low  as  1,500, 1  am  not  sure. 

Mr.  Dash.  What  did  you  do  with  the  package  ? 

Mr.  BifiNDzE.  We  gave  them  to  Mr.  Mellilli  and  he  took  them  out 
of  the  office.  We  may  have  helped  him  load  them  in  the  car,  I  don'( 
know. 

Mr.  Dash.  How  long  did  it  take  to  run  this  oft'  ? 

Mr.  Brindze.  Appioximately  a  half  houi-,  I  would  say. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  you  store  any  of  those  around  the  office  ? 

Mr.  Brindze.  No.  I  also  specifically  told  him  that  these  were  not  to 
be  left  at  any  of  my  other  offices  in  the  area.  Distribution,  if  he  was 
going  to  do  distribution,  it  was  by  his  group  and  not  by  McGovern 
people  and  I  didn't  want  to  see  these  in  any  office. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  you  direct  any  of  your  workers  in  the  office  to 
distribute  any  of  these  leaflets  ? 

Mr.  Brindze.  No;  as  I  say  I  may  have  told  some  people  to  help 
him  carry  them  out  to  the  car,  I  don't  remember  that. 


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]Mr.  Dash.  To  your  knowlodgp. 

Mr.  Brixdzk.  Specilically  I  did  not  tell  tluMU  to  distribute  an}'  of 
tliem. 

Mr.  Dash.  To  your  knowledge  did  any  of  the  McGovern  workers  in 
your  office  distribute  them  ? 

Mr.  HiuxD/E.  Xot  to  my  knowledge. 

Mr.  Dasii.  Is  it  possible  some  of  them  did  ? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  It  is  certainly  but  not  to  my  knowledge  and  not 
to  my  knowledge  and  direction. 

Mr.  Dash.  Did  you  bring  these  leaflets  to  any  higher  authoi-ity  in 
the  McGovern  campaign  I 

]\rr.  Brixdze.  Only  after  the  news  broke  on  it.  There  was  a  news 
i-eport  that  came  out  very  shortly  after  this  happened  to  the  eifect 
that  another  example  of  the  McGovern  campaign  participating  in 
demonstrations  had  been  printed  at  our  office  and  I  did  then.  There 
were  inquiries  from  the  southern  California  campaign  as  to  wliether 
or  not  this  had  been  printed  at  our  office  and  I  then  informed  the 
people  above  me. 

Mr.  Dash.  Who  difl  you  inform  ? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  I  informed  first  Mr.  Joseph  Charney  who  was  the 
west  side  area  coordinator  for  the  campaign,  and  then  he  and  I  both 
had  a  meeting  with  Mr.  Elmer  Cooper  who  was  southern  California 
coordinator. 

Mr.  Dash.  What  was  decided  should  be  done  as  a  result  of  this 
incident? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  All  right.  There  were  two  decisions.  First  of  all, 
Mr.  Cooper  said  that  I  had  placed  him  in  a  very  bad  position,  because 
they  did  not  approve  of  this  leaflet,  and  his  first  inclination  was  that 
I  shoidd  be  removed  from  the  campaign  staff.  However,  the  campaign 
in  the  Fairfax  area  had  been  going  very  well' and  this  hid  been  the 
first  incident  of  misjudgment  on  my  part,  so  he  didn't  want  to  do  that. 
He  said,  hoAvever,  that  as  far  as  he  was  concerned  we  should  say  that 
the  person  who  ran  the  mimeograph  machine  was  a  16-year-old  young 
man.  was  responsible  for  doing  it  on  his  own,  that  that  would  be  the 
public  statement.  I  talked  to  the  IG-year-old  man  involved  and  he 
said  he  would  be  willing 

INIr.  Dash.  He  would  take  the  rap? 

J\lr.  Brixdze.  He  would  take  the  rap  on  this. 

INIr.  Dash.  Was  he  fired  ? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  He  was  asked  not  to  come  around  for  a  few  days 
and  didn't  come  around  the  office  for  about  a  week.  He  was  not  on  the 
staff.  He  was  a  volunteer  and  he  didn't  come  around  for  about  a  week, 
and  I  believe  the  public  pressure  was  to  the  effect,  the  public  statement 
rather  Avas  to  the  effect  that  he  would  be  identified  as  the  person 
involved  who  had  been  dismissed.  I  would  also  say  on  the  west  side 
level,  a  policy  was  instituted  after,  that  Mr.  Charney's  office  would 
approve  all  documents  being  ])rinted  out  of  our  office  and  from  that 
time  on  either  Mr.  Cliarney's  signature  or  Mr.  Steve  Miller  who  was 
in  Mr.  Charney "s  office  had  to  initial  all  of  the  pamphlets  that  were 
produced  at  our  office. 

Mr.  Dash.  Xow,  will  you  look  at  the  leaflet  that  is  headed  "'\'\^io 
is  Our  Candidate  For  President."  I  think  it  may  be  on  the  table  in  front 
of  you. 


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Do  you  have  it? 

Mr.  Brindze.  Yes ;  I  do. 

Mr.  Dash.  That  has  already  been  identified  in  the  record  as  exhibit 
248,  and  appears  to  have  been  sponsored  by  a  group  "Jews  for 
McGovern-Shriver'-  with  the  address  you  have  just  identified  as 
the  INIcGovern  headquarters  on  Beverly  Boulevard. 

Was  this  leaflet  also  printed  at  McGovern  headquarters  ? 

Mr.  Brindze.  Yes;  this  was.  I  believe  it  was  fairly  early  in  the 
campaign,  I  am  not 

Mr.  Dash.  Fairly  what  ? 

Mr.  Brindze.  I  believe  it  was  fairly  early  in  the  campaign,  I  am 
not  sure  of  the  timing  on  this.  There  were  several  pieces  that  were  pro- 
duced by  this  group.  They  came,  and  there  was  an  older  Jewish 
gentleman  in  the  community  who  organized  the  "Jews  for  ]McGovern'' 
and  they  volunteered  to  pay  for  the  cost  of  the  materials  if  we  would 
print  their  leaflets,  which  were  Yiddish  on  one  side  and  English  on 
the  other  side. 

Mr.  Dash.  In  other  words,  the  organization  that  is  listed  as  the 
alleged  sponsor  of  the  "Jews  for  McGovern-Shriver''  was  in  fact  an 
organization  ? 

Mr.  Brindze.  As  far  as  I  know,  they  were  an  organization,  al- 
though I  have  only  had  contact  with  the  one  old  gentleman. 

Mr.  Dash.  Were  you  authorized  by  your  superiors  to  reproduce 
this  leaflet? 

Mr,  Brindze.  I  cannot  say  that  for  certain  without  knowing  specifi- 
cally the  date ;  it  is  very  difficult  for  me  at  this  time  with  this  notice. 

Mr.  Dash.  Were  you  the  person  in  charge  of  that  headquarters? 

Mr.  Brindze.  Yes;  I  was  tlie  person  in  charge  of  that  lieadquai'ters. 

The  reason  that  I  am  questioning  whether  or  not,  if  I  knew  the 
date,  I  would  say,  yes;  I  approved  it  on  my  own,  or  no;  Mr,  Charney 
had  seen  it.  I  think  that  it  is  likely  that  it  was  earlier  and  that  I 
approved  this  on  my  own.  Again,  this  was  at  a  stage  where  I  was 
not  approving  everything  that  was 

Mr.  Dash.  Without  going  into  the  leaflet,  it  again  attempts  to  make 
a  reference  to  the  genocide  of  6  million  Jews,  relating  it  to  Mr.  Nixon's 
antibusing  program,  and  also  makes  a  reference  to  the  fact  tliat  the 
Los  Angeles  Board  of  Rabbis  enthusiastically  support  iSIcGovern. 
I  think  we  have  had  introduced  into  the  record  a  letter  from  the 
board  of  Rabbis  that  denied  that,  which  w'ould  make  this  an  untruthful 
statement.  Were  vou  aware  at  any  time  that  this  w^as  an  untruthful 
leaflet? 

Mr.  Brindze.  I  do  remember  the  leaflet  now.  That  was  after  this 
letter  came  back.  That  was  brought  up  by  the  press,  I  believe  someone 
at  the  office  said  that  we  sliould  not  ]iroduce  something  that  was 
untruthful,  because  they  had  the  letter  at  that  time. 

As  I  remember  discussing  it  again,  with  this  Jewish  gentleman 
who  had  written  the  piece — Senator  McGovern  had  appeared  sliortly 
before  that  before  the  board  of  Rabbis  at  a  meeting  in  downitown 
Los  Angeles,  I  believe,  or  the  Biltmore.  At  that  meeting.  Rabbi 
Nussbaum,  who  is  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  and  a  very 
important  Rabbi  in  Los  Angeles,  praised  Senatoi-  INIcGovern  and 
fullheartedly  endorsed  him.  It  was  appai-ently  the  impression  of  the 
gentleman  who  produced  this  document  that,  having  read  the  press 


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story,  there  Avas  an  actual  endorsement  cfiven.  when  in  fact,  as  we 
found  out.  tliere  was  not  an  endorsement  given. 

Mr.  Dash.  I  think  you  will  agree,  then,  that  this  is  a  fairly  loose 
practice  of  printing.  Would  you  agree  that  this  is  a  loose  practice  of 
permitting  the  facilities  of  your  headquarters  to  print  such  leaflets 
without  checking  the  accuracy  of  the  statements  ? 

]Mr.  Brixdze.  I  would  certainly  agree  with  that. 

]\lr.  Dash.  Also,  there  have  been  introduced  for  the  record  three 
columns,  written  by  Jack  Anderson — which  at  least  connect  President 
Xixon  witli  anti-Jewish  positions.  "Were  those  columns  repulilished 
by  your  headquarters  ? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  On  this,  there  was.  There  were  several  pieces  wdiich  we 
received  from  higher  headquarters — I  believe  it  was  national.  It 
might  have  come  from  an  office  in  Chicago  that  was  handling  some 
Jewish  afi'airs.  There  were  a  few  boxes  that  came  in.  We  then  repro- 
duced several  additional  copies,  because  there  was  a  great  demand 
for  this  particular  article. 

Mr.  Dash.  Do  you  recognize  these  as  being  among  those  ? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  Yes,  I  do. 

Mr.  Dash.  Mr.  Chairman,  I  have  no  further  questions. 

Senator  Ervix.  Mr.  Thom]:)son. 

]Mr.  Thompsox^.  As  I  understand  it.  you  were  in  charge  of  three 
west  side  offices  ? 

!Mr.  Brixdze.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  Was  this  a  full-time  job  ? 

]Mr.  Brixdze.  Yes.  it  was. 

]Mr.  Thompsox'.  Were  you  paid  a  salary? 

ISIr.  Brixdze.  Yes. 

]Mr.  Thompsox.  Did  you  spend  most  of  your  time  in  one  of  the 
three  headquarters  ? 

Mr.  Brix'dze.  In  one  of  the  three  as  opposed  to  the  other  ? 

Mr.  Thompsox.  In  any  of  the  three  ? 

Mr.  Brix-^dze.  I  would  suj^pose  that  I  spent  a  good  deal  of  my  time, 
probably  at  least  10  hours  a  day.  and  as  the  cami)aign  closed,  probably 
closer  to  18  hours  a  day,  in  at  least  one  of  the  headquarters. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  This  Conrad  ]\Iellilli — I  believe  you  testified  at 
one  point  in  your  testimony  that  he  was  a  volunteer. 

]Mr.  Brix'dze.  Xo.  I  think  I  said  I  thought  I  might  have  seen  him 
in  one  of  the  offices.  It  is  possible  that  I  had  seen  him  and  thought  he 
was  a  volunteer.  I  was  not  sure.  I  do  remember  not  knowing  specifi- 
cally who  he  was  at  the  time  and  taking  him  at  face  value. 

]\ir.  Thompsox.  You  did  say  that  at  one  time,  he  was  told  not  to 
show  up  for  awhile  ? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  Xo.  that  was  the  volunteer  that  ran  the  mimeograph 
machine. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  What  was  his  name  ? 

]Mr.  Brixdze.  I  do  not  remember  his  name. 

]Mr.  Thompson.  ]Mavbe  we  are  confused  on  a  point.  I  have  here 
the  witness  summary  that  states  that  regarding  the  alleged  scurrilous 
leaflet  printed  up  in  the  McGovern  headquarters  and  describing 
Xixon  as  a  Xazi,  "Brindze  admitted  unofficially  authorizing-  the  print- 
ing of  material  on  ^SIcGovern  equipment.  Apparently,  a  non-Mc- 
Govern  individual  named  Conrad  Mellilli  came  from  McGovern  head- 


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quarters.  At  that  time,  Brindze  explained  to  the  latter  that  he  could 
not  officially  authorize  the  printing  of  this  material,  but  he  would 
assist  unofficially  and  allow  the  materials  to  be  printed  on  the  then 
idle  McGovern  mimeograph  machines,''  and  so  on.  Are  you  saying, 
then,  that  Mellilli  is  not  the  name  of  the  individual  who  actually 
came  in  and  asked  that  they  be  allowed  to 

Mr,  Brindze.  He  is  the  individual  who  came  in  and  asked  that  we 
print  this.  What  I  am  saying  is  that  he  was  not  a  volunteer  in  the 
McGovern  campaign ;  he  was  not  the  individual  that  subsequent  i-eports 
had  listed  as  being  removed  from  the  office.  That  was  the  young  man 
who  was  running  the  mimeograph  machine,  whose  name  I  do  not 
remember. 

ISIr.  Thompson.  Oh,  I  see.  The  young  man  who  took  the  rap,  so  to 
speak. 

Mr.  Brindze.  Yes. 

Mr.  Thompson.  You  say  you  believe  you  might  have  recalled  seeing 
him  around  the  headquarters  sometime  before,  but  you  did  not  know 
his  name  ? 

Mr.  Brindze.  I  said  I  might  have.  I  do  not  remember  specifically 
having  done  this.  The  reason  I  say  I  might  have  is  there  is  some 
question  in  my  mind  as  to  why  I  took  this  person  at  face  value,  looking 
back  on  it.  That  may  have  been  the  reason.  But  I  do  not  specifically 
remember  having  seen  him  before. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Did  you  question  him  as  to  what  that  organization, 
the  "Jewish  Campaign  to  End  the  Indochina  Holocaust,"  was  or  where 
the  headquarters  were  ? 

Mr.  Brindze.  No,  he  represented  himself  as  a  member  of  the  radical 
Jewish  community.  Pie  appeared  physically  to  fit  that  description.  He 
was,  you  know,  he  had  fairly  long  hair,  he  had  a  beard,  he  was 
dressed  in  army  fatigues,  an  old  army  fatigue  jacket  with  several 
antiwar  and  anti-Nixon  buttons  and  some  radical  Jewish  buttons, 
all  over  his  jacket. 

Mr.  Thompson.  As  I  understand  it,  ]Mr.  Brindze,  you  allowed  a  man 
whom  you  essentially  did  not  know,  to  come  in  and  print  material 
which  you  essentially  did  not  read,  and  I  believe  you  said  you  might 
perhaps  have  assisted  him  in  loading  this  material  after  it  was  printed. 
Is  that  in  essence  correct? 

Mr.  Brindze.  I  would  say  that  is  a  fairly  accurate  characterization. 

Mr.  Thompson.  You  stated  that  you  were  doing  this  unofficially 
instead  of  officially.  Is  not  the  result  of  what  you  were  trying  to  do, 
in  effect,  to  cover  yourself  in  case  you  got  caught,  so  you  would  have 
what  has  been  referred  to  I'ecently  as  deniability  ? 

Mr.  Brindze,  What  I  was  doing,  again,  was  specifically — I  felt — 
I  will  repeat — I  felt  that  the  demonstration  that  he  described  to  me 
and  that  was  mentioned  at  the  beginning  of  the  leaflet  was  a  good 
idea  personally,  and  I  felt  that  he  should  be  supported  in  his  work 
on  that  idea.  However,  I  knew  that  I  did  not  have  authority  to  do 
that  and  I  did  not  want  to  implicate  the  McGovern  campaign. 

Mr.  Thompson.  You  did  not  think  you  were  implicating  the 
McGovern  campaign  or  you  spoke  for  the  McGovern  campaign  when 
you  were  in  charge  of  that  office.  You  were  in  the  office  at  that  time. 
You  were  a  salaried,  paid  worker,  with  full-time  job.  In  your  mind 
did  you  feel  that  by  making  the  statement  that  this  was  unofficial 


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instead  of  ofRcial.  you  could  disassociate  yourself  from  the  McGoveni 
cainpaion  ? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  1  would  say  I  was  only  ex[)ressino-  what  my  feelings 
were  at  the  time. 

jNIr.  Thompson.  And  you  also  permitted  the  use  of  the  ISIcGovern 
headquarters,  did  you  not?  The  use  of  the  McGoyern  equipment,  and 
I  assume,  the  use  of  ]McGovern  paper  and  materials  in  this  project? 

]Mr.  Brindze.  Yes,  sir. 

]Mr.  TiioMPSOx.  Unofficially  ? 

]\rr.  Brixdze.  Yes,  sir,  and  T  might  say,  if  I  am  guilty  of  anything 
in  this  matter,  it  would  be  very  bad  judgment  and  perhaps  misappro- 
priation of  materials  in  the  McGovern  campaign,  which  T  might 
mention  in  this  particular  case,  amounted  to  approximately  $15  in 
value  and  less  than  a  half  hour  of  a  volunteer's  time. 

I  pointed  out  the  value  of  that  only  to  underscore  the  smallness  of 
this  incident  in  my  duties  regarding  the  ^IcGovern  campaign  and 
the  McGovern  campaign  generally  in  that  area.  I  was  responsible  for 
the  expenditure  of  probably  close  to  $25,000  during  the  IMcGovern 
campaign,  and  this  was  $15  out  of  that  $"25,000. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  In  other  words,  a  little  bit  of  misappropriation  is 
less  culpable  than  a  lot  of  misappropriation '? 

INIr.  Brixdze.  No,  sir,  I  am  only  trying  to  put  it  in  context  as  to 
what  I  understood  to  be  the  situation. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  I  am  sorry.  I  misunderstood  what  you  were  doing. 

Xow,  you  are  talking  about  matters  of  judgment.  You  are  talking 
about  matters  of  rhetoric.  If  you  feel  that  you  want  to  subscribe  to 
reference  to  a  Presidential  candidate  in  the  same  document  as  someone 
who  is  responsible  for  the  genocide  of  6  million  Jews  or  someone  who 
brings  the  ovens  to  the  people,  that  is  for  eA'erybody  to  determine.  I 
suppose.  But  what  strikes  me  about  this  and  what  I  would  like  to  ask 
you  about,  is  what  justification  you  have  for  imposing  upon  a  young 
man  there  who  did  nothing  more  than  operate  the  mimeograph 
machine  to,  in  effect,  take  the  rap  for  wliat  was  done?  What  went 
through  5' our  mind  as  you  did  that?  How  do  you  feel  about  that? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  I  would  say  at  the  time,  first  of  all,  I  felt  very  guilty 
about  it.  Second  of  all.  I  told  the  people  when  I  was  asked  about  it 
that  I  would  not  do  it  without  talking  to  him.  I  went  back  and  talked 
to  him  and  explained  the  situation  to  him  and  said,  "This  is  what  is 
going  to  happen." 

'Mr.  Thompsox.  What  did  you  tell  him  was  going  to  happen,  that 
he  was  going  to  take  the  rap  ? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  No,  I  told  him  that  this  is  what  they  had  proposed 
downtown.  If  I  were  to  admit  that  I  had  approved  this  document,  it 
would  mean  that  they  would  have  to  fire  me — this  is  what  they  told 
me — and  that  if  he  agreed  that  lie  could  take  it,  it  would  mean  that 
he  would  be  out  of  the  office  for  at  least  a  week  and  that  he  would  end 
up  with  the  blame  on  this. 

]Mr.  Thompsox'.  How  old  was  this  young  man  ? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  He  was  approximately  16. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  Approximately  16  years  old? 

Mr.  Brix'dze.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Thompsox'.  He  agi-eed  to  do  this  ? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  He  agreed  to  do  this. 


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Mr.  Tito:mpson.  But  ]:>resentina;  this  proposal  to  liim  or  tellino;  him 
what  the  boys  downtown  liad  decided — what  was  the  effect  of  that? 
Was  it  not  that  lie  would  not  need  to  be  contacted  and.  in  effect,  he 
was  not  goino;  to  turn  around  and  relate  the  information  to  someone 
else,  was  he?  Was  not  the  *rist  of  what  you  were  trying  to  do  to  get 
him  to  tell  anyone  who  might  inquire  that  it  was  he  who  actually 
was  responsible?  Is  that  what  you  were  trying  to  get  him  to  do? 
Mr.  Brixdze.  The  first  time  I  talked  to  him.  it  was  not  that  at  all. 
The  first  time  I  talked  to  him  was  before  T  had  even  agreed  that  this 
would  be  the  story.  I  told  them  downtown  that  I  didn't  want  to  do  this 
without  talking  to  him,  because  T  felt  bad  about  it,  quite  frankly. 
I  still  do.  I  am  perhaps  not  as  vindicated,  but  I  would  not  feel  it  was 
something  that  I  had  a  right  to  do  to  him  for  my  benefit,  without 
talking  to  him  about  it. 

Mr.  Thompsox,  In  other  words,  this  was  not  your  proposal  ? 
Mr.  Brindze.  No.  sir. 

]\Ir.  Thompsox^.  This  was  a  proposal  of  Mr.  Elmer  Cooper  and  the 
press  boys  downtoAvn  ? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  I  don't  remember  that  it  was  ]Mr.  Cooper  himself. 
It  was  in  the  discussions  downtown  and  he  was  involved  in  those 
discussions. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  Mr.  Elmer  Cooper  was  the  coordinator  for  southern 
California? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  Who  else  was  consulted  about  making  this  decision? 
Mr.  Brixdze.  The  only  people  I  specifically  talked  to  downtown 
were  Mr.  Elmer  Cooper,  Mr.  Joseph  Charney,  who  was  not  downtown 
but  in  the  west  side  office. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  What  was  his  position  ? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  It  was  Mr.  Joseph  Charney  and  he  was  the  west 
side  coordinator.  He  was  my  immediate  superior.  I  consulted  with 
him  about  it. 

Again,  I  believe  that  the  press  people  were  talking  downtown.  I 
don't  remember  specifically,  mvself,  talkin<r  about  decisions  on  this. 
I  don't  really  know  or  remember  specifically  where  the  idea  came 
from. 

INIr.  Thompsox-^.  One  of  the  persons  participating  was  the  coordinator 
of  the  southern   California   ]\IcGovern  effort — one  of  the   persons 
particinating  in  this  decision  ? 
Mr.  Brixdze.  Yes,  sir. 

I  should  make  it  clear  he  did  not  participate  in  the  decision  to 
produce  this  leaflet. 

Mr.  Thompsox^.  I  am  talking  about  the  decision 

Mr.  Brixdze.  The  decision  to  blame  the  young  man. 
Mr.  Thompsox.  That  is  what  I  am  talking  about. 
Mr.  Brixdze.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  THo:\rPsox.  And  after  this  decision  was  reached  and  after  you 
spoke  to  the  young  man  and  after  he  agreed  to  take  the  blame  for 
what  you  had  done,  was  there  a  story  to  i:)ut  out  to  that  effect  ? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  I  believe  that — again  I  am  not  speaking  firethand.  I 
belie\e  t^^e  sto!-v  that  was  nut  out  h^'  the  press  neople  was  something 
to  the  effect  that  the  person  responsible  for  it  had  been  fired  or  dis- 
missed or  was  no  longer  with  the  campaign. 


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;Mr.  Tno:vrpsox.  You  were  that  pei-son,  were  you  not? 

i\Ir.  Brixdze.  T  was.  in  fact,  that  person.  I  don't  know  the  specifics 
of  how  they  related  to  the 

Mr.  TiioMPsox.  You  were  not  in  fact  fired,  is  that  correct? 

]\rr.  Brixdze.  I  was  not. 

Mr.  TiiOMPSOX.  You  remained  in  your  position  at  the  current  sahary 
you  had  at  the  time  and  the  responsibilities  that  you  had? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  Yes.  I  did. 

Mr.  TiioMPSOX.  And  you  mentioned  other  leaflets,  I  believe,  that 
were  printed  there  at  headquarters:  the  one  Mr.  Dash  referred  to. 
"Jews  for  McGovern-Shriver,"  referring  to  the  I^os  Ano:eles  Board  of 
Rabbis  which  they  later  refuted.  How  many  other  ty])es  of  docu- 
ments, leaflets  of  this  nature  did  von  put  out  at  those  headquarters? 

]\Ir.  Brixdze.  "VAHien  you  say  of  this  nature,  what  do  you  mean  ? 

Mr.  TnoMPSOx.  I  an'i  talkino;  about  the  nature  of  comparing  Nixon 
or  his  sponsors  with  genocide  of  6  million  Jews.  I  am  talking  about  any 
documents  or  statements  purporting  to  claim  the  support  of  people 
who  vehemently  denied  it  later  on — anything  of  that  nature. 

Mr.  Brixdze.  I  would  say  in  the  categories  that  you  have  just  re- 
ferred to,  I  do  not  know  of  other  documents  that  were  produced  at  our 
headquartei-s.  I  would  say,  however,  that  we  printed  at  various  times 
several  hundred,  possibly  as  many  as  500  different  documents  during 
the  2-month  or  so  ])eriod.  Again,  very  early  in  the  campaign,  the  process 
of  proofreading  these  was  very  sloppy  and  I  could  not  state  to  my  cer- 
tain knowledge  that  nothing  else  was  produced.  I  do  not  know  of  any- 
tiiing  else  being  produced  of  that  nature. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  Why  was  it  so  important  that  McGovern  headquar- 
ters disassociate  itself  with  this  particular  document? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  As  I  mentionecl  before,  this  was  slightly  after  the 
Century  City  demonstration  where  there  had  been  accusations  by  the 
Xixon  campaign  that  the  McGovern  campaign  had  somehow  instituted 
this  demonstration. 

]\rr.  TiioMPsox.  Did  you  hear  testimony  about  the  phone  bank  at 
headquarters  being  used  ? 

Mr.  Brixdze.  No,  I  haven't. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  All  right. 

Mr.  Brtxdze.  But  this  was  the  concern.  I  might  mention  again  that 
none  of  the  press  reports  or  any  of  the  stir  that  came  out  of  this  par- 
ticular document  was  the  bodv,  and  the  references  that  you  are  making 
that  were  made  in  the  body.  Avere  mentioned  at  all.  It  was.  again, 
strictly  aimed  at  another  supposed  example  that  the  ^McGovern  cam- 
paign was  in\olved  in  organizing  demonstrations. 

Mr.  TiioMPSox.  Are  you  aware  of  any  other  statements  released  by 
the  McGovern  campaign  people  in  the  area  that  you  had  responsi- 
bility for,  in  which  the  responsible  people  knew  that  the  material  re- 
leased or  statements  released  were  false,  other  than  the  one  vou  have 
related? 

Mr.  J^RixDZE.  No. 

^Vfr.  T'jr'OTT'sox.  Thank'  you.  sir.  T  have  no  f ni-ther  questions.  ^ 

Senator  Ervix.  Anything  furthei-? 

Mr.  Dash.  T  have  no  further  questions.  Mr.  Chairman. 

Senator  EIrvix.  The  committee  will  stand  in  recess  until  2  o'clock. 

[Whereupon,  at  12  :45  p.m..  the  connnittee  recessed,  to  reconvene  at 
2  p.m.,  the  same  day.] 


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Afterxoon-  Session,  Tuesday,  No\tember  6,  1973 

Senator  Ervix.  The  committee  will  come  to  order. 

Cono-i-essman  Carter,  please  stand  and  raise  your  rio;ht  hand.  Do 
you  swear  the  evidence  you  shall  <rive  to  the  Senate  Select  Committee 
on  Presidential  Campaign  Activities  shall  be  the  truth,  the  whole 
truth,  and  nothing-  but  the  truth,  so  help  you  God  ? 

Representative  Carter.  I  do. 

Senator  Ervix.  Mr.  Thompson. 

Ml-.  Tiio:mpsox.  Sir,  to  identify  the  witness  for  the  record,  this  is  the 
Honorable  Tim  Lee  Carter  from  Kentucky. 

TESTIMONY  OF  HON.  TIM  LEE  CARTEK,  A  REPRESENTATIVE  IN 
CONGRESS  FROM  THE  FIFTH  CONGRESSIONAL  DISTRICT  OF 
KENTUCKY 

Representative  Carter.  That  is  correct. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  I  appreciate  your  being  here,  Congressman  Carter. 

Representative  Carter.  Thank  you,  sir. 

Mr.  TiiOMPSox.  I  understand  that  you  have  a  prepared  statement. 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir,  that  is  right. 

Mr.  TiiOMPSOX.  Would  you  please  read  the  statement  at  this  time  ? 

Representative  Carter.  All  right,  sir. 

Mr.  Chairman,  on  Sunday  night,  Auo:ust  20,  1972,  at  the  start 
of  the  Republican  National  Convention,  my  wife  and  I  were  invited 
to  the  Fontainebleu  Hotel  to  a  large,  well-publicized  dinner.  Many  of 
the  hotels  had  been  picketed  for  severals  days  by  large  groups  of 
demonstrators. 

As  we  approached  the  Fontainebleu  Hotel,  we  saw  such  a  large, 
raucous  crowd  in  front  that  we  parked  at  the  Eden  Roc,  just  north  of 
the  Fontainebleu.  As  we  approaclied  the  Fontainebleu,  walking,  we 
saw  hundreds  of  shouting  demonstrators.  We  had  to  get  through  them 
to  go  to  the  hotel,  as  others  did. 

As  we  made  this  effort,  we  were  screamed  and  yelled  at;  we  we^'e 
shoved,  pushed,  and  our  coats  were  ))ulled.  A  button  was  pulled  off  mv 
coat.  These  fanatical  people  yelled,  ''Murderers!  Assassins  I"  and  .ob- 
scenities at  us. 

Since  I  wore  my  delegate's  insignia,  my  wife  and  I  seemed  to  be  a 
target  for  the  deuionstrators.  The  group  was  maniacal.  It  was  difficult 
to  inch  our  May  through  this  crowd.  They  little  knew  that  I  even  op- 
posed our  country's  going  into  the  war  in  Vietnam.  One  fellow  blocked 
my  way  and  yelled,  "Murderer!"  in  my  face.  It  was  all  I  could  take. 
I  would  have  slu.fraed  him  if  it  had  been  my  last  act  on  earth. 

I  gave  him  a  Sunday  punch,  flush  on  the  jaw,  and  the  last  time  I 
saw  him,  he  was  still  falling.  The  crowd  closed  in  on  me,  flailing  with 
fists  and  hands,  and  screaming  to  tlie  height  of  their  inhuman  ambition. 

I  made  my  way  through  the  crowd  to  a  cordon  of  police,  but  found 
I  had  lost  my  wife,  Katie,  in  the  melee.  I  waded  back  twice  into  the 
mass  of  whirling  dervishes,  but  I  could  not  find  her.  Later,  I  found  she 
had  crawled  on  her  hands  and  knees  into  the  lobby  of  the  hotel  ;ind  it 
took  some  time  to  quiet  and  calm  her,  so  I  did  not  see  the  cordon  of 
police  push  the  mob  back. 

On  the  last  day  of  the  convention,  Wednesday,  August  23,  1972,  I 
was  in  the  place  of  lodging  of  the  Kentucky  delegation,  being  inter- 


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viewed  by  Mr.  Sclmltz,  who  was  employed  hy  a  Lexina'ton.  TCy.,  radio 
station,  wlieii  I  heard  a  loud  ruckus  on  the  outside.  By  the  time  T  <zot 
out  there,  a  mob  was  leavincf.  T>r.  Harold  Barton,  from  Kentucky,  luis- 
band  of  our  national  conimitteewoman  from  Kentucky,  was  holdinof 
his  iaw  with  one  hand  and  a  tootli  or  so  in  the  other.  The  American  fla<i: 
and  the  Kentucky  flair  had  been  torn  down. 

There  were  no  signs  of  police.  We  were  advised  latei-  l)y  some  emis- 
sary of  the  police  to  "fo  early  to  convention  hall  because  of  the  unruly 
mobs  roaming  the  streets. 

Just  as  we  were  sfcttinff  ready  to  g:o,  a  fanatic  mob  came  down  the 
street  in  numbers  too  larsre  to  cope  with.  Thev  set  trashcarts  on  fire 
and  rolled  them  into  the  street ;  they  rolled  barrels  in  the  street,  they 
smashed  window  lijfrhts. 

A  bus  stopped  at  the  street  entrance  to  our  hotel.  This  was  the  one 
which  we  meant  to  board,  but  four  or  five  of  the  revolutionaries — and 
that  is  what  I  term  them — snatched  a  panel  off  the  back  of  the  bus, 
pulled  out  the  oil  line  and  broke  it.  It  was  the  work  of  professionals. 
This,  of  course,  disabled  the  bus.  A  second  bus  came  up  behind.  It  was 
quickly  put  out  of  commission. 

Mr.  "Wilbe  Greer,  the  district  chairman  from  my  district  in  Ken- 
tucky, asked  if  I  saw  them  slashing  the  tires.  I  am  sure  they  were 
slashed,  for  the  tires  went  down,  but  I  saw  no  knives. 

Across  the  street  a  nice  new  Cadillac  was  also  put  out  of  commis- 
sion. The  mob  passed  on  down  the  street,  yellin":,  screaming,  and 
breakin":  out  trlass  windows.  We  had  no  police  protection  nor  means 
of  transportation  to  the  convention  center.  However,  we  were  deter- 
mined, as  American  citizens,  that  even  if  we  had  to  walk,  fight,  or 
both,  we  were  o-oin.<T  to  exercise  our  constitutional  rights  to  vote  at 
the  convention  center.  But  many  of  the  women  and  some  of  the  older 
men  decided  to  stay  at  the  hotel. 

The  State  chairman.  John  Kerr,  and  I.  with  the  mayor  of  More- 
head.  William  H.  Lavne,  and  Bill  RuefF.  of  Morgantown,  Ky.,  led  our 
group  of  about  20  a  distance  of  12  to  15  blocks  in  a  rather  circuitous 
route  to  the  convention  center.  Luckily,  we  met  only  a  few  hecklers 
and  went  through  a  relatively  small  amount  of  tear  gas.  After  the 
convention,  we  came  back  to  the  hotel  the  same  wav  we  went — on  foot. 
There  was  more  tear  gas.  more  heckling,  but  no  attacks. 

The  women  were  terribly  frightened,  and  were  overjoyed  natu- 
rallv.  wlien  we  reached  our  ho^el. 

Mr.  Chairman.  I  went  through  combat  in  World  War  II  in  the 
Pacific,  and  the  people  we  faced  there  were  no  more  fanatical  or  fierce 
than  these  revolutionaries  we  faced  in  Miami.  We  never  dreamed  in- 
cidents such  as  this  would  occur  in  America,  but  they  did. 

I  have  with  me  today  a  film  of  an  interview  made  bv  NBC  in  con- 
vention center  which  con'oborates  my  statement,  and  I  will  submit 
it  for  your  perusal  if  you  desire,  but  I  would  like  to  have  it  back  for 
my  personal  records. 

If  you  have  questions,  Mr.  Chairman,  I  should  be  happy  to  attempt 
to  answer  them. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Thank  you,  Congressman  Carter.  I  might  rebate  a 
little  of  your  background.  I  believe  you  are.  in  addition  to  being  the 
distinguished  Congressman  from  the  Fifth  District  from  Kentucky, 
a  doctor,  is  that  correct  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir.  I  am. 


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Mr.  Thompson.  And  yon  are  a  medical  doctor? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  TiioMPSox.  I  believe  you  were  in  the  practice  of  medicine  from 
1940  to  1964;  is  that  right? 

Representative  Carter.  That  is  right. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Congressman,  I  believe  your  statement  is  detailed 
and  speaks  for  itself.  As  I  understand  the  suunnary,  there  are  basically 
three  instances  that  you  relate.  I  might,  first  of  all,  ask  you  what  your 
function  was  during  this  i)articular  convention  ? 

Re{)resentative  Carter.  I  was  a  delegate  to  this  convention  and  also 
a  member  of  the  platform  connnittee  at  the  convention. 

Mr.  Thompson.  And  August  '20  was  on  a  Sunday;  had  you  been 
there  any  time  previous  to  this  Sunday,  August  20  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir,  I  had  been  there  for  approximately 
a  week  to  help  form  a  platform. 

Mr.  Thompson.  As  you  attempted  to  attend  the  dinner  at  the  Foun- 
tainebleu  with  your  wife,  is  it  your  opinion  that  you  were  recognized 
as  a  delegate  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir,  I  feel  like  I  was.  However,  other 
people  along  with  us  before  us  and  behind  us  were  treated  in  the  same 
manner. 

Mr.  Thompson.  How  many  were  in  your  party  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Only  the  two  of  us  together,  ])ut  there  were 
many  people  who  had  to  get  through  this  mob  of,  say,  500  to  700 
peoi:)le  in  front  of  the  Fontainebleu. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Were  the  police  in  evidence  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir.  They  had  formed  a  line  holding 
their  clubs  as  they  do  around  the  entrance  to  the  hotel,  but  they  stood 
stock  still  at  this  time. 

Mr.  Thompson.  And  I  believe,  according  to  your  statement,  that  you 
were  nndergoing  harassment  and  obscenities  and  provocation. 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir,  that  is  quite  true. 

Mr.  Thompson.  After  being  called  a  "nnirderer"  to  your  face,  you 
hit  the  person  who  made  that  statement  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir,  I  reached  the  flashpoint  automat- 
ically, and  I  couldn't  help  it. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Did  they  converge  on  you  at  that  point  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir,  they  did. 

Mr.  Thompson.  And  I  believe  you  stated  you  lost  Mrs.  Carter  there 
temporarily? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir,  I  did. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Did  you  later  determine  what  she  had  done  or  had  to 
do  in  order  to  extricate  herself  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir.  I  found  out  when  I  got  to  the  lobby 
of  the  Fontainebleu. 

Mr.  Thompson.  What  condition  was  she  in  and  what  had  she  done? 

Representative  Carter.  Well,  she  had  crawled,  apparently,  up  soi-t 
of  an  elevation  there. 

]Mr.  Thompson.  On  her  hands  and  knees  ? 

Representative  Carter.  On  her  hands  and  knees;  yes,  sir.  And  into 
the  lobby  of  the  hotel. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Were  you  able  to  finally  attend  the  dinner?  Were 
all  your  parties  able  to  arrive  there  ? 


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Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir;  we  were  able  to  attend  the  dinner. 
It  took  a  little  time  to  calm  and  quiet  them  down. 

Mr.  Thompson.  On  the  Auofust  :23  incident  which  was  on  a  Wednes- 
day at  the  Atlantic  Hotel,  I  believe  you  related  you  were  there  pri- 
marily for  a  press  interview  on  that  particular  occasion,  or  at  least 
you  were  attempting  to  conduct  a  press  interview. 

Eepresentative  Carter.  1  was  there  and  the  press  wanted  to  inter- 
view nie  and  we  were  engaged  in  that  process  when  I  heard  all  the 
noise  outside. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Did  you  have  any  police  protection  there  at  that 
time  ? 

Eepresentative  Carter.  No,  sir;  we  did  not. 

Mr.  Thompson.  What  kind  of  arrangements  were  you  in?  Were  you 
on  the  outside  of  the  building  ? 

Representative  Carter.  I  was  on  the  inside  in  a  room  there  talking 
with  Mr.  Schultz.  In  fact  he  was  taking  down  what  I  was  saying. 

Mr.  Thompson.  What  seemed  to  spark  the  people  who  came  in  there? 
Was  it  a  sudden  surge  or  did  they  drift  in  or  what  ? 

Representative  Carter.  No.  sir ;  they  were  one  of  the  mobs  that  were 
roaming  around  through  Miami.  They  just  surged  right  in  there,  from 
what  I  heard  later.  I  saw  them  receding — going  out.  But  when  I  had 
gone  out  there,  as  I  told  you,  I  saw  Dr.  I3arton  there  and  they  had 
torn  the  flags  down. 

Mr.  Thompson.  That  is  where  the  Kentucky  delegation  was  staying? 

Representative  Carter.  Tluit  is  right. 

Mr.  Thompson.  You  knew  many,  if  not  all,  of  the  members  there 
quite  well  ? 

Representative  Carter.  That  is  correct. 

Mr.  Thompson.  AMio  is  Dr.  Barton  ? 

Representative  Caritsr.  Dr.  Barton  is  a  surgeon  from  Kentucky  and 
his  wife  is  the  national  committeewoman  from  Kentucky. 

Mr.  Thompson.  What  happened  to  him  in  that  case  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Someone  struck  him  in  the  moutli  or  had 
knocked  out  two  teeth. 

Mr.  Thompson.  On  the  Tuesday,  August  22, 1972,  incident,  Congress- 
man, you  mentioned  the  disabling,  I  believe,  of  two  buses  that  had  ar- 
rived there  to  take  you  to  the  convention. 

Representative  Carter.  That  is  right. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Was  tliat  your  ordinary  mode  of  transportation? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir.  There  were  buses  that  would  take 
us  directly  to  the  convention  center. 

Mr.  Thompson.  You  said  thev  were  rather  expertly  dismantled,  or 
something  of  that  nature.  What  leads  you  to  that  particular  conclusion  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Well,  I  have  been  familiar  with  automobiles 
a  great  part  of  my  life,  and  I  would  not  have  known  how  to  take  a 
panel  off  the  back  end  of  a  bus  that  quickly  and  break  the  oil  line.  It 
takes  nretty  much  of  an  experienced  man.  I  tliink,  to  do  it. 

^Ir.  Thompson.  About  how  quickly  was  it  done  ? 

Representative  Carter.  I  would  say  it  didn't  take  over  5  minutes,  if 
that  long. 

Mr.  Thompson.  When  the  second  bus  arrived,  that  was  disabled 
also? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir. 


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Mr.  Thompson.  How  far  was  it  from  tho  liotel  where  you  were  stay- 
iii<Z  to  tlie  convention  site  ? 

Representative  Cakter.  It  was  rio;ht  at  the  entrance  to  the  hotel.  At 
this  hotel  there  is  a  U-shaped  drive  which  yon  can  come  up  and  circle 
back  into  the  street.  As  it  reached  the  end 'of  tlie  U.  tliat  is  where  the 
first  bus  was  disabled  and  then  slio:htly  beliind  it  the  other  one  came  up 
and  was  disabled. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Would  you  i-elate  to  us  a  little  bit  of  the  atmosphere 
there?  "Were  these  people — wlio  would  appear — out  of  nowhere,  or  did 
you  see  people  continually  fi-om  time  to  time  roaminor  around? 

Representative  Carter.  No,  sir,  this  was  in  a  rather  lar(re  group — 
a  mob  is  what  it  was;  that  is  what  they  wei-e.  Three  or  four  circlino; 
wouldn't  have  caused  too  much  difficulty,  or  even  a  half  dozen  or  a 
dozen,  but  you  get  200  or  ;]00  peoj^le  and  it  is  rather  difficult  to  face 
such  a  mob. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Were  large  o:roups  present  on  the  streets  there 
throuo-hout  the  convention  period  from  time  to  time  ? 

Representative  Carter.  I  saw  several  of  these  groups;  ves,  sir,  I  saw 
them  at  the  Fontainebleu  and  I  believe  they  picketed  the  Eden  Roc,  too. 
and  the  Park,  and  we  met — well,  of  course,  on  the  day  we  mentioned 
there  had  been  a  larpfe  group  that  came  in,  tore  down  the  flao-s,  hit  Dr. 
Barton,  and  then  left;  and  tliey  returned  as  we  got  ready  to  board  our 
buses,  or  just  before  that  and  disabled  those  buses. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Of  course,  you  related  the  damage  to  automobiles 
an'i  smnshinqf  the  windows  and  so  forth  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Thompson.  I  would  like  to  ask  you  two  basic  questions.  Con- 
gressman, based  upon  your  testimony  and  your  statement.  Fir't, 
whether  or  not,  in  your  opinion,  people,  either  delegates  or  nondele- 
gates,  who  would  otherwise  have  attended  the  convention,  stayed  away 
because  of  these  activities. 

Representative  Cartp:r.  I  am  sure  that  if  they  had  seen  what  T  did. 
knowing  what  was  going  to  happen,  many  of  them  would  have  staved 
away.  Just  as  many  of  them  didn't  go  to  the  convention  center  that 
night  because  of  fear,  after  seeing  what  had  happened. 

Ml'.  Thompson.  Second,  you  have  attended  other  political  conven- 
tions ? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Thompson.  About  how  many  other  conventions  have  you  at- 
tended ? 

Representative  Carter.  Two  othei-s. 

Mr.  Thompson.  How  would  von  compare  the  disruptive  activities 
down  in  Miami  on  this  occasion  with  the  previous  experience  of 
political    conventions? 

Representative  Carter.  When  T  was  there  in  1968,  T  saw  no  difficulty 
whatsover  and  recalled  none.  I  was  in  Chicago  in  1952 ;  I  saw  no  trouble 
there  at  that  time. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Thank  you,  sir. 

I  have  no  further  questions. 

Senator  Ervin.  You  were  not  in  Chicago  in  1968  at  the  Democratic 
National  Convention,  were  you  ? 

Representative  Cart?:r.  I  heard  it  was  a  little  rough. 

Senator  Er\tn.  I  was  there. 


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You  are  a  medical  doctor  as  well  as  a  psychiatrist? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir — I  am  a  medical  doctor. 

Senator  Ervin.  I  always  thought  a  practicing  psychiatrist — I  would 
have  asked  you  as  a  psychiatrist  if  you  can  explain  why  people  that 
engage  in  such  conduct  as  these  people  on  the  occasion  you  have  de- 
scribed, why  they  do  it;  what  they  think  they  are  accomplishing  by  it. 

Re])resentative  Carter.  Well,  in  this  case,  it  seemed  to  me  that  they 
wanted  to  keep  us  away  from  the  convention.  They  tore  down  our 
flags,  they  wanted  to  terrorize  people,  and  they  were  very  dangerous 
people. 

Senator  Ervix.  I  have  always  been  una])le  to  comprehend  why  any 
human  hAn<r  wants  to  engage  in  conduct  of  that  kind. 

Representative  Carter.  Mr.  Chairman,  I  fully  agree  in  view  of  what 
happened  there.  I  think  this  is  a  small  percentage  of  our  people  and  I 
thank  God  for  it.  I  do  not  think  4,  actually,  or  5  or  10  percent,  but  they 
are  so  active  that  any  time  an  opportunity  presents  itself,  they  show  up. 

Senator  Ervix.  And  the  same  people  want  to  deprive  other  people 
of  their  rights.  Certainly,  you  and  Mrs.  Carter  and  the  other  people 
going  to  this  dinner  had  a  legal  right  to  use  the  streets  of  Miami,  espe- 
cially without  anybody  interferring;  did  you  not? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Ervix.  I  think  I  trust  the  first  amendment;  I  think  it  is 
a  great  part  of  our  Constitution.  It  recognizes  that  people  have  a  right 
to  assemble  and  petition  the  Government  for  the  redress  of  grievances, 
but  it  expressly  says  this  right  "is  the  right  peaceably  to  assemble." 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Ervix.  And  a  demonstration  of  this  kind  where  violence  is 
employed  is  not  only  a  detriment  to  our  Constitution,  it  is  a  detriment 
to  our  system  of  Government,  and  it  has  been  illegal  for  hundreds 
and  hundreds  of  years,  ever  since  man  emerged  from  the  mists  of 
savagery. 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir,  I  agree,  sir. 

Senator  Ervix.  Senator  Baker. 

Senator  Baker.  Thank  you  very  much. 

Congressman  Carter,  I  am  happy  to  have  you  here. 

Representative  Carter.  Thank  you,  sir. 

Senator  Baker.  I  have  had  the  privilege  of  knowing  you  ever  since 
you  first  come  to  the  Congress  of  the  United  States. 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Baker.  You  represent  the  district  which  adjoins  my  home 
area  of  Tennessee  and  I  am  happy  to  say  we  share  a  common  unfortified 
boundary. 

I  was  in  Miami  Beach,  too,  and  I  can  empathize  with  the  description 
you  give.  I  recall,  as  I  commented  to  one  previous  witness  earlier  to- 
day, that  on  this  same  occasion — I  believe  it  was  the  same  occasion — 
we  were  going  to  convention  hall  for  the  balloting  of  the  convention 
nomination,  that  not  only  were  your  buses  disabled,  but  I  believe  the 
buses  of  a  great  number  of  delegations  were  disabled  up  and  down 
Miami  Beach.  Is  that  correct  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir ;  that  is  correct. 

Senator  Baker.  I  l>elieve  a  great  number  of  buses — I  hesitate  to 
say  the  number — but  a  great  number  of  buses  were  disabled  and  a  great 
number  of  delegations  could  not  reach  the  convention  hall  because  of 
this  vandalism.  Our  own  bus,  the  Tennessee  delegation,  not  only  was 


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the  enofine  disabled  and  the  tires  slashed,  but  repair  vehicles  called 
to  haul  off  those  buses  to  make  room  for  others  were  blocked  before, 
they  could  reach  the  hotel  to  take  the  delejration. 

In  my  own  case,  we  resorted  to  a  privat<^  car  to  try  to  reach  the 
convention  hall  and  found  that  it  had  been  painted.  It  had  been  painted 
with  slurrino-  remarks  alono;  the  side  and  the  windshield  wipers  had 
been  pulled  oft'.  We  finally  rode  to  the  convention  that  nio^ht  in  a  Ten- 
nessee Hig:hway  Patrol  car  provided  by  the  Go^'ernor.  who  was  chair- 
man of  our  deletjation.  We  had  a  car  in  front  and  a  cai-  behind  with 
armed  policemen.  I  do  not  know  how  we  would  have  gotten  there  except 
for  that,  except  to  walk.  I  think  you  have  already  pointed  out  that 
walking  through  that  crowd,  which  probably  was  measured  by  tens 
of  thousands — at  least  by  thousands — was  at  l)est  a  risky  business. 

Do  you  recall.  Congressman,  the  great  rows  of  empty  derelict  buses 
that  the  Miami  Beach  police  put  up  as  a  barricade  against  these  surg- 
ing throngs  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Baker.  Do  you  remember  seeing  the  demonstrators  who 
came  into  the  streets  to  block  cars  with  their  faces  painted  white  ? 

Representative  CxVrter.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Baker.  And  they  rocked  cars  back  and  forth  and  tore  off 
windshield  wipers  and  opened  the  doors  to  pull  jieople  out? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Baker.  Would  you  say  that  was  reasonably  calculated  to 
cause  fear  and  trepidation  in  the  hearts  of  people  who  were  going  to 
that  convention  to  nominate  the  President? 

Representative  Carter.  I  would  say  heartily,  yes. 

Senator  Baker.  You  w^ent  and  so  did  I,  but  it  was  not  a  very  pleas- 
ant thing,  was  it  ? 

Representative  Carter.  I  was  determined  to  go. 

Senator  Baker.  Well,  it  may  have  been  pleasant  for  you.  You  floored 
one  of  them. 

Representative  Carter.  No,  sir,  that  did  not  make  it  pleasant.  I  did 
aot  want  to.  But  we  were  determined  to  go.  It  was  our  constitutional 
right  and  we  must  be  willing  to  fight  for  our  rights,  if  necessary. 

Senator  Baker.  We  do,  indeed.  And  vou  recall  that  on  that  occasion, 
when  the  President  appeared  befoi-e  the  convention — or  the  next  day, 
I  believe — to  make  his  acceptance  speech,  to  avoid  that  crowd,  pre- 
sumably, he  was  brought  in  and  out  of  that  convention  hall  by  heli- 
copter ? 

Representative  Carter.  That  is  my  understanding;  yes,  sir. 

Senator  Baker.  Tell  me,  Dr.  Carter,  I  do  not  want  to  prolong  this. 
As  the  chairman  pointed  out,  at  least  this  much  occurred  in  1968 
against  the  Democratic  National  Convention  in  Chicaijo.  It  was  an 
extremely  unfortunate  situation  in  both  instances — in  1972  and  1968. 
There  was  great  violence;  there  were  almost  uncontrollable  forces  at 
work. 

Representative  Cartphj.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Baker,  There  was  severe  and  genuine  danfrer  to  human  bfe 
and  the  danger  of  in juiy,  to  say  nothing  of  the  intimidating  force  that 
demonstrations  of  this  sort  produce.  I  pray  to  God  that  that  has  not 
become  part  and  parcel  of  our  political  prm^ess.  I  hope  that  is  not 
what  great  national  parties  have  to  go  through  in  order  to  have  a 


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convention  and  nominate  their  candidates  for  President  and  Vice 
President. 

I  am  a  little  at  a  loss  about  what  we  can  do  in  terms  of  legislation. 
T  su{)pose  we  can  make  national  conventions  a  Federal  event  and  make 
them  subject  to  Federal  jurisdiction  with  the  law  enforcement  au- 
thorities. I  suppose  we  could  do  that.  Put  there  are  pi-esently  in 
being  and  in  place  laws  and  statutes  of  the  municipalities  and  the 
States;  and  there  was,  in  fact,  a  Federal  presence  tliere  with  the 
Secret  Service  and,  I  believe,  with  National  Guard  or  Regular  Army 
troops  that  were  held  in  reserve  in  case  things  got  really  out  of  hand. 

Do  you  have  any  way  to  suggest  how  we  avoid  the  repetition  of  what 
happened  to  the  Democrats  in  1968  and  to  Pepul)licans  in  1972? 

Representative  Carter.  I  do  not  think  you  can  legislate  how  people 
can  desire  to  do  those  things  if  they  want  to;  but  certainly  we  can 
give  better  protection  to  the  pai'ticii)ants  at  such  a  convention. 

Senator  Baker.  To  restate  and  underscore  our  resolve  to  function 
and  perform  as  a  poUtical  entity,  notwithstanding  the  best  efforts  of 
those  who  would  disrupt  it? 

Representative  Carter.  That  is  right. 

Senator  Baker.  And  deprive  us  of  our  first  amendment  rights? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Baker.  I  agree  with  you.  I  don't  think  there  is  any  way 
you  can  legishite  this.  It  would  be  my  hope — I  hope  not  my  vain  hope — 
that  the  identification  of  these  transgressions,  the  illumination  of  these 
events,  calling  the  public's  attention  to  this  savagei-y  airainst  Demo- 
crats in  1968  in  Chicago  and  RepubUcans  in  1972  in  Miami  Beach, 
that  public  attention  on  these,  I  believe,  unacceptable  acts,  this  spoil- 
ing of  the  stream  of  American  politics — I  believe  that  the  identifica- 
tion of  that  and  the  illumination  of  it  in  the  public's  eyes  will  call 
attention  to  the  undesirability  of  it  and  may  serve  as  a  deterrent  force 
in  the  future.  AVouVl  you  join  me  in  hoping  that  is  the  case? 

Representative  Carter.  I  certainlv  think  so.  I  think  that,  actually, 
this  very  effort  on  the  part  of  certain  people  has  an  adverse  effect  on 
the  i5olitical  party  which  they  happen  to  represent  or  might  represent. 
I  believe  that  it  does  it  every  time. 

Senator  Baker.  I  think  both  of  the  ffreat  national  political  parties 
ought  to  join,  through  their  appropriate  spokesmen,  in  a  statement 
deploring  that  sort  of  conduct  as  a  transgression  against  the  funda- 
mental rights  of  American  citizens  in  the  political  arena.  I  think  that 
both  our  national  parties  ought  to  state  clearly  for  all  to  hear  that 
those  who  perpetrate  such  things  are  disserving  any  legitimate  po- 
litical cause  or  any  purpose  to  be  served  by  a  political  party  and  that 
they  abhor  it.  That  has  been  said.  I  believe,  by  every  responsible  politi- 
cal officer  in  the  Ignited  States  m  one  way  or  another.  But  I  think  we 
have  to  find  a  v:av  to  underscore  and  emphasize  that  so  that  certain 
conduct  is  off  limits;  that  it  is  simplv  not  in  the  best  interests  of  any 
candidate  or  any  party  to  see  a  repetition  of  that  sort  of  thing  in  the 
future.  And  T  commend  that  to  our  two  great  national  parties,  because 
thev  are  both  great. 

Xow,  Dr.  Carter.  I  won't  go  further  into  this  situation  except  to 
sav  that  it  is  a  paradox  of  sorts  that  you  of  all  people  in  the  Congress 
of  the  United  States  would  be  charged  with  being;  a  murderer  over 


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the  war  in  Vietnam.  T  recall  at  a  very,  very  early  date  in  that  conflict, 
I  believe  long  before  President  Xixo'n  was  elected,  you  expressed  your 
disapproval  of  American  involvement  in  Vietnam  sind  you  called  con- 
tinuously and  constantly  for  the  withdrawal  of  the  American  pres- 
ence in  Southeast  Asia  and  you  were  in  the  very  vanguard  of  those 
doing  it. 

Were  these  your  friends  there?  Were  these  antiwar  prot-esters  that 
you  were  awai'o  of  that  genuinely  sought  the  cause  of  peace? 

Representative  Carter.  I  don't  feel  like  they  were  genuine  war  pro- 
testers at  all.  I  think  they  were  there  to  disrupt,  to  cause  trouble,  and 
to  prevent  people  from  going  to  the  convention.  Certainly,  they  were 
not  knowledgeable  or  they  would  have  known  the  feelings  of  some 
of  us. 

Senator  Bakp:r.  You  didn't  stop  to  explain  that  to  that  fellow  you 
floored,  though,  did  you? 

Representative  Carter.  Xo,  sir,  I  had  no  time  for  that. 

Senator  Baker.  I  admire  you  for  doing  that. 

Thank  you.  Doctor. 

Representative  Carter.  Thank  you. 

Senator  Ervin.  Senator  Talmadge. 

Senatoi-  Talmadge.  Congi-essman  Carter,  did  this  mob  that  you  re- 
ferred to  seem  to  be  organized  or  spontaneous  ? 

Representative  Carter.  I  would  think  there  was  some  organization 
there,  Senator,  though  not  in  a  military  manner.  But  I  think  that, 
evidently,  it  had  been  agreed  upon  for  them  to  meet ;  there  were  so 
many  of  them  there. 

Senator  Talmadge.  Did  you  have  any  idea  who  organized  them? 

Re])resentative  Carter.  No,  sir,  I  do  not. 

Senator  TAL:\rADGE.  Do  you  know  whether  or  not  they  were  paid? 

Representative  Carter.  I  do  not. 

Senator  Talmadge.  Were  there  any  police  officers  in  the  area? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir;  at  the  Fontainebleu  Hotel  there 
was  a  cordon  of  them  around  the  entrance  to  the  hotel.  I  would  say  100 
of  them  or  so. 

Senator  Talmadge.  Did  thev  seem  to  be  trying  to  control  the  situa- 
tion ? 

Representative  Cartt<:r.  They  were  standing  there  holding  their  night 
sticks  like  this  [indicating]  to  keep  this  crowd  from  coming  in  the 
Fontainebleu  Hotel.  I  understand  that  after  I  got  in  the  hotel,  they 
pushed  these  people  back.  They  were  a  little  late  for  me. 

Senator  Talmadge.  Was  it  that  the  mob  was  too  large,  beyond  the 
control  of  the  police  officers,  or  that  the  police  officers  didn't  exercise 
enough  diligence  in  trying  to  control  theui  ? 

Representative  Carter.  They  didn't  do  anything  at  tliat  time.  I 
understand  that  later  they  pushed  them  back,  but  evidently  there 
were  not  too  many  for  them  to  conti'ol. 

Senatoi-  Talmadge.  Did  you  hear  any  orders  from  police  officers  for 
them  to  disperse? 

Representative  Carter.  Not  one. 

Senator  Talmadge.  Did  you  see  any  effort  on  the  part  of  police 
officers  to  use  tear  gas  to  control  them  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Not  at  this  time.  We  did  go  through  tear 
gas  areas,  but  not  when  we  w^ent  in  the  Fontainebleu. 


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Senator  TAL:\rADGK.  Of  course,  this  is  most  abnoi-mal  foi'  American 
politics.  As  you  know,  we  have  had  some  disiuptions  at  nearly  all  the 
cam]>aiirns.  but  I  know  of  nothin<r  on  a  |)ar  with  the  Democratic  Con- 
vention of  4  years  aijo  and  the  Ivepublican  Convention  of  last  year. 
What  would  von  su'ra'est  ?  Law  enforcement  is,  of  course,  primarily 
the  responsibility  of  the  local  officers.  If  the  local  officers  can't  con- 
trol it,  the  Government  sends  in  enough  National  Guardsmen  for  them 
to  do  so. 

AVas  any  effort  made  by  any  of  the  officials  there  to  induce  a  more 
diliarent  effort  on  the  part  of  the  police  department  to  control  the 
situation  ? 

Representative  Carter.  I  believe  that  the  police  department  did  its 
best.  They  were  standing:  there,  as  I  told  you,  in  militarv  formation, 
you  might  sav,  holding  these  batons.  Evidently,  they  didn't  think  there 
was  enough  difficulty  going  on  out  in  front  to  intercede.  But  after  we 
got  into  the  hotel,  they  did  come  through. 

Senator  Talmadc.e.  Did  this  disruption  continue  throughout  the 
Republican  Convention,  or  was  it  only  the  1  day? 

Representative  Carter.  Oh,  no,  sir;  this  was  on  the  first  day,  and 
later — on  the  2od,  I  believe  it  was. 

Senator  Taemadge.  The  same  thing  occurred  day  after  day  through- 
out the  Republican  Convention ;  is  that  true  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir;  there  were  groups — mobs — going 
up  and  down  the  streets  almost  every  da  v. 

Senator  TAL:NrADGE.  Did  anvbody  contact  Governor  Askew  to  request 
the  Xational  Guard  to  control  the  situation  ? 

Representative  Carter.  I  tliink  there  were  troops  held  out  in  abey- 
ance there  to  come  in. 

Senator  Talmadge.  Were  any  troops  ever  there  on  the  scene? 

Representative  Carter.  I  never  saw  any ;  no,  sir. 

Senator  Talmadge.  Thank  you,  Congressman.  I  have  no  further 
questions. 

Representative  Carter.  Thank  you,  sir. 

Senator  Eratx.  Senator  Weicker. 

Senator  "Weicker.  I  have  no  questions,  sir. 

Senator  Eratx.  Senator  Mont oya. 

Senator  Moxtoya.  No  questions. 

Senator  Er\tx'.  Mr.  Thompson. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  Congressman.  I  might  ask  vou  on  that  one  point,  it 
has  been  widely  stated,  I  believe,  that  the  Miami  Police  Department 
did  a  magnificent  job  down  there  and  the  county  police  did  a  good  job 
under  the  circumstances. 

Do  you  ascribe  to  that  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Well,  they  certainly  had  the  Fontainebleu 
and  the  Eden  Roc  pretty  well  protected.  However,  down  at  the  smaller 
hotel  where  we  were,  we  had  no  protection.  I  don't  say  that  to  belittle 
their  efforts.  By  and  large.  T  guess  thev  did. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  They  had  quite  a  large  area  to  cover  and  they  had 
quite  a  few  people  to  cover? 

Representative  Carter.  Yes,  sir ;  that  is  right. 

Mr.  TiroMPsox.  And  thev  did  not  have  to  call  in  the  National  Guard  ? 

Representative  Carter.  Not  to  my  knowledge ;  no,  sir. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  Thank  you. 


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I  have  no  further  questions. 

Senator  Ervin.  Thank  you  very  much.  Congressman. 

Representative  Carter.  Thank  you  very  much,  Mr.  Chairman. 

Mr.  Edmisten.  Mr.  Chairman,  the  next  witness  is  Mr.  Jeremiah  P. 
Sullivan. 

Senator  Ervt^ist.  Please  raise  your  right  hand. 

Do  you  solemnly  swear  that  the  testimony  you  are  about  to  give  to 
the  Sele-^t  Committee  on  Pi'esidential  Camt:)aign  Activities  will  be  the 
truth,  the  whole  truth,  and  nothing  but  the  truth,  so  help  you  God? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  I  do. 

Senator  Euvix.  Mr.  Thompson. 

Mr.  Thompson.  State  your  full  name  for  the  I'ecord,  please. 

TESTIMONY  OF  JEREMIAH  P.  SULLIVAN,  POLICE 
SUPERINTENDENT,  CITY  OF  BOSTON 

Mr.  SlTvLwan.  Jeremiah  P.  Sullivan. 

Mr.  Thompson.  What  is  your  occupation  ? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  I  am  a  police  superintendent.  Boston  Police 
Department. 

Mr.  Thompson.  How  long  have  you  been  a  police  officer  ? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Thirty  years,  with  the  exception  of  3  years  in  the 
armed  services. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Were  you  on  duty  on  October  31. 1972  ? 

Mr.  Sui^LivAN.  Yes,  sir,  I  was. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Will  you  tell  us  whether  a  Republican  fundraising 
dinner  took  place  that  evening  in  Boston  ? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir;  it  was  held  at  the  Commonwealth  Armory 
on  Commonwealth  Avenue,  Boston. 

Mr.  Thompson.  At  the  armory  in  Boston  ?  . 

Mr.  Sltllivan.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Who  was  the  speaker  at  that  particular  event? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  There  were  many  speakers,  Mr.  Thompson. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Who  would  you  say  the  main  attraction  was? 

Mr.  SuLLLVAN.  Well,  Mr.  Nixon. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Mr.  Nixon.  Would  you  tell  us  whether  a  demonstra- 
tion occurred  that  particular  evening? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir,  there  was. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Would  you  approximate  for  us  about  how  many 
demonstrators  gathered  outside  the  armory  there? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Approximately  7,500. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Would  you  describe  for  the  commiitee  the  march  of 
the  demonstrators  along  Commonwealth  Avenue  and  whnt  destruction 
and  damage,  if  any,  there  was? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir;  approximately  500  people,  mostly  young- 
sters, gathered  in  Copley  Square  in  Boston  at  about  5  :10  or  5  :30  p.m. 
and  started  marching  air  ug  Dartmouth  Street  and  out  Commonwealth 
Avenue.  We  had  some  r.'ports  of  destruction  of  property  on  the  way 
up.  As  they  passed  by  Boston  T^niversity  more  young  people  were 
added  to  the  crowd  and  through  a  previous  arrangement  we  had  re- 
quested those  who  were  in  charge  of  the  group  and  who  had  requested 
a  street  i)ermit  to  go  as  fai"  as  the  Boston  I'niversity  Bridge,  to  pass 
bvei-  to  the  other  side  of  the  street,  and  stay  on  the  opposite  side  of 
the  armory.  There  was  some  destruction  of  property,  damage  to  motor 
vehicles  by  those  who  marched  on  the  way  out. 


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Mr.  Thompsox.  "What  sort  of  property  destruction,  Mr.  Sullivan? 

Mr.  SuLLivAX.  WiiulshieUl  wipei's  and  some  windshields  were 
dania«red.  <rouirino:  of  cars.  dentin<j:  of  the  hoods  and  the  tops  of  auto- 
mobiles by  fists  apparently  being  pounded  on  automobiles.  Some  win- 
dows were  broken  in  some  of  the  buildings  on  the  way  out. 

Mr.  Tho^ipsox.  Was  there  any  painting  on  buildings? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes.  gratliti — some  oh^^cenities  were  painted  or 
sprayed  on  some  of  the  buildings  all  the  way  from  Copley  Square 
Public  Library — churches  and  other  buiklings  on  the  way  out. 

Mr.  Thompson.  After  the  demonstrators  arrived  at  the  armory, 
what,  if  anything,  did  they  do  to  the  guests  who  were  entering  the 
dinner  at  the  armory  ^ 

Mr.  Sullivan.  There  were  obscenities  by  many  of  those  who  were 
restrained  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  street.  It  was  Halloween ;  it  was 
a  chilly  night.  Many  were  dressed  in  HalloAveen  costumes  and  there 
was  an  attempt  to  get  near  the  guests  as  they  entered  the  armory.  There 
was  a  long  line  of  guests  waiting  because  there  was  a  very  tight  se- 
curity check  while  people  were  entering.  The  celebrities,  those  who 
were  speaking  through  a  previous  request,  were  permitted  by  us;  we 
made  arrangements  for  them  to  go  down  Gaffney  Street,  and  some  of 
the  protesters  did  make  an  attempt  to  get  near  the  guests.  There  was 
a  lot  of  sign-carrying;  much  of  it  was  anti-Vietnam  war  type  signs, 
"Sign  up  now-'  peace  signs,  and  there  were  many  obscenities:  "One 
two.  three,  four.'"  and  then  obscenity,  ''We  are  against  the  war" ;  this 
type  of  thing.  There  was  a  chanting  by  most  of  the  people  who  were 
in  attendance  across  the  street  from  the  armory. 

^ur.  i"ii03iP80x.  1  liave  photographs  here  1  will  ask  you  to  identify 
in  a  moment  that  show  the  demonstrators.  I  see  one  sign  here  "Nixon 
sucks  blood";  anti-Xixon  signs  also  among  demonstrators  there. 

Mr.  SuLLiVAX.  Yes,  sir;  there  was  a  wide  variety  of  anti-Nixon 
signs. 

Mr.  Thompson'.  Did  some  demonstrators  spit  on  the  people  who 
were  entering  the  armory  then  ? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Not  while  they  were  entering;  no,  sir.  When  some  of 
the  guests  were  leaving  later  in  the  evening,  there  was  spitting. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Y"ou  mentioned  a  rather  tight  security  check.  Did 
the  police  department  handle  that  or  did  the  people  who  organized  the 
dinner  handle  that  ^ 

Mr.  Sullivan.  It  was  a  combination  really,  an  extraordinarily 
great  coordination  between  the  Secret  Service,  the  Boston  Police, 
the  State  Police,  the  ]MEC — which  is  similar  to  the  Park  Police  here 
in  Washington.  The  committee  did  have  private  security  people  in  the 
armory,  and  so  we  did  go  on  the  assumption  that  the  President  him- 
self may  arrive,  we  had  a  Presidential  detail  set  up. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Were  these  ordinary  security  precautions  under  the 
circumstances  for  such  an  event,  or  did  you  expect  possible  trouble  there 
sometime  in  advance  ? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Thev  were  ordinary  in  that  we  expected  the  possi- 
bility of  the  President  arriving  or  Mrs.  Nixon.  In  anticipation  of  a 
march  from  Coplev  Square  we  ex]:iected  that  tliere  mav  be  difficulties 
so  we  expected  that  we  sliould  have  more  than  tlie  usual  number  of  of- 
ficers on  the  route. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Mr.  Sullivan,  while  the  dinner  was  taking  place  in 
that  armory,  did  the  demonstrators  ever  attempt  to  move  forward  or 
storm  the  armory  at  any  point  ? 


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Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir.  I  had  explained  through  a  prearranged 
agreement  with  those  who  led  the  march — we  had  asked  them  to  stay 
on  the  other  side  of  the  median  strip.  In  the  center  of  Commonwealth 
Avenue  there  is  a  trolley  car  line  l)oth  inbound  and  outbound  and  there 
is  a  5-foot  chain-link  fence.  They  remained  there  pretty  nuich  until 
about  9  in  the  evening;  there  was  a  chanting  of  the  obscenities  and 
then  there  came  a  point  where  we  had  our  TPF,  tactical  patrol 
force,  lined  up  immediately  in  front  of  the  armory.  We  had  the  Massa- 
chusetts State  Police  troopers  inside  the  fence  between  the  armory 
doors  and  the  fence;  we  had  many  additional  officers  on  duty.  "We  had 
our  canine  officers  ready;  we  had  six  mounted  officers  there  for  crowd 
control,  and  there  was  a  surging  of  the  crowd  against  the  fence.  The 
fence  was  knocked  down ;  they  started  to  cross  and  at  that  point  there 
was  a  newsman's  car  which  we  feel  was  mistaken  for  a  police  car.  Some- 
body had  written  the  word — sprayed  the  word — "Pig''  on  it;  that 
was  firebombed  and  it  attracted  a  lot  of  attention  back  toward  the 
direction  of  the  car.  Our  officers  started  to  repel  the  crowd  back  away 
from  the  armory.  There  was  much  chanting:  "Let's  get  in.  Let's  go 
through  the  doors.  We're  going  in.'' 

Fortunately,  the  explosion  incident  seemed  to  separate  the  crowd. 
Our  officers  took  advantage  of  it,  and  used  as  a  wedge  some  of  our 
TPF  and  regular  officers  to  move  the  youngsters  up  Commonwealth 
Avenue  and  down  Commonwealth  Avenue.  It  just  about  broke  the 
back  of  whatever  was  going  to  happen  in  the  takeover  of  the  armory, 
although  many  of  them,  about  1.500  to  2,000,  remained  in  the  immedi- 
ate vicinity  of  the  armory.  The  others  went  back  in  town  toward  Cop- 
ley Square  and  the  rest  headed  outbound. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Had  you  not  taken  ))recautions,  would  there  have 
been  a  i^ossibility  of  the  armory  being  taken  over  by  these  people  ? 

Mr.  SuLLWAN.  There  is  no  question  about  it. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Did  you  learn  or  did  you  know  of  any  other  fire- 
bombings  of  automobiles  other  than  the  one  of  the  reporter  that  you 
mentioned  ? 

Mr.  SiTLLiVAN.  Yes,  sir.  Shortly  after  what  I  have  just  described 
there  was  a  taxicab  that  was  also  firebombed.  We  called  for  the  de- 
partment of  public  woi'ks  street-cleaning  equipment;  thei-e  was  a  lot 
of  glass  in  the  streets,  and  we  had  to  clean  the  streets  for  the  guests  at 
the  dinner  so  they  would  be  able  to  drive  away  with  their  motor 
vehicles. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Were  there  any  injuries  to  police  officers  as  a  result 
of  their  demonstration  ? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir;  we  had  nine  police  officers  who  were  injured. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Would  you  desci'ibe  the  tvpe  of  injuries? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  We  had  some  minor  injuries.  We  had  one  photog- 
rapher knocked  down — w^as  hit  in  the  face  and  had  a  broken  nose. 
He  said  it  was  a  spike,  but  wasn't  sure  of  the  type  of  missile;  his 
85-millimeter  camera  was  smashed.  We  had  mounted  officers  who  were 
injured;  their  ankles  and  their  calves  were  sti'uck  with  missiles.  We 
had  reports  of  sharp  implements  l)eing  stuck  into  the  buttocks  of  some 
of  the  horses,  and  the  dogs  were  being  taunted.  Such  events  was  taking 
place. 

Mr.  Thompson.  Would  you  describe  what  happened  to  the  guests  as 
they  were  leaving? 

Mr,  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir. 


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Some  of  the  <xiiests  started  to  leave  early.  Apparently  they  had  heard 
rumors  inside  that  there  had  been  a  demonstration  outside.  The  officers 
inside  and  outside  were  reassurino-  them  that  they  were  safe.  By  this 
time  the  crowd  had  subsided  quite  a  bit.  There  was  still  some  chant- 
ing; there  were  still  some  of  the  obscenities.  Because  of  the  redeploy- 
ment of  the  officers— I  had  to  redeploy  them  in  both  directions  up  and 
down  Commonwealth  Avenue — some  of  those  costumed,  especially  the 
costumed,  Halloween  youngsters  started  to  move  in  close  to  the  guests 
and  were  heaping  obscenities  and  epithets  on  them  and  there  was  some 
spitting  at  some  of  tlie  guests  as  they  were  passing  through.  Some 
of  the  guests  personally  requested  me  and  other  officers  for  an  escort 
to  their  car,  and  this  was  taken  care  of. 

Mr.  TiiOMPSOx.  Did  you  receive  any  reports  at  the  scene  of  the 
demonstration  from  either  guests  or  officers  as  to  the  damage  or  de- 
struction of  automobiles  or  other  personal  property  of  the  guests  w^ho 
were  at  the  dinner? 

Mr.  SuLLivAx.  Yes,  sir.  Some  of  it  was  official ;  that  was  brought  to 
our  attention  and  reports  were  taken.  I  have  copies  of  these  reports 
here.  Many  of  the  guests  merely  indicated  that  they  had  reported  to 
their  insurance  companies;  many  of  them  came  back  and  indicated  that 
their  aerials  were  ripped  off,  windshield  wipers  were  ripped  off',  dented 
cars,  Avindshields  were  damaged,  and  tliis  kind  of  damage. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  Eeports  of  slashing  of  tires  ? 

Mr.  SuLLivAx.  Yes,  sir,  slashing  of  tires.  We  had  businessmen  report 
plate  glass  windows  were  smashed  in  by  demonstrators  or  those  who 
had  been  intending  to  cross  the  street  or  leaving  the  immediate  area. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  I  will  show  you  three  photographs  now  which  I  have 
shown  to  counsel,  if  you  would  please  identify  those  three  photographs, 
and  you  can  hold  them  up  to  the  committee  as  you  refer  to  them. 

]Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir.  This,  Mr.  Thompson,  is  a  photograph  of  a 
Boston  police  photographer  lying  on  the  ground  and  he  is  being 
protected  by  three  or  four  of  our  TPF  tactical  patrol  officers.  His 
camera  is  lying  in  the  street ;  there  is  a  sign  at  his  head — protecting 
his  head — which  says  "Sign  it  now." 

The  second  photograph  would  indicate  to  me — our  officere  repelled 
tlie  crowd  when  they  started  to  surge  across  toward  the  armory  doors — 
the  fear  expressed  in  the  faces  of  some  of  the  people  avIio  are  trying 
to  break  away.  At  approximately  that  time  there  w^as  the  firebombing 
of  the  car. 

The  tliird  photograph  indicates  the  newsman's  car  that  had  the 
word  "pig"  written  on  tlie  side  of  it,  and  apparently  they  had  mis- 
taken the  newsman's  aerial  for  a  police  aerial.  That  might  have  been 
the  reason  for  it  but  that  is  the  newsman's  car  on  fire  almost  directly 
across  the  street  from  the  front  of  the  armory. 

Mr.  Thompsox.  Mr.  Chairman,  I  would  move  tliese  photographs 
be  made  a  part  of  the  record. 

Senator  Ervix.  Let  the  record  show  that  the  photographs  will  be 
received  in  exidence  as  exhibits  and  appropriately  numbered  as  such. 

[The  documents  referred  to  were  marked  exhibits  Nos.  253,  254,  and 
255.*] 

Mr.  Thompsox.  Thank  you,  Mr.  Chairman.  I  have  no  further  ques- 
tions. Thank  you,  Mr.  Sullivan. 


*See  pp. 5031-5033. 


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Senator  Ervin.  Mr.  Lenzner. 

Mr.  Lenzner.  Thank  you,  Mr.  Chainnan. 

Mr.  Sullivan,  did  the  department  receive  any  inte^lioence  prior  to 
this  demonstration  that  indicated  there  was  o^oini^  to  be  a  plan  to  dis- 
rupt the  appearances  at  the  dinner  or  create  disturbances  and  violence? 

Mr.  Stru^ivAN.  Yes,  sir.  There  were  some  intelligence  reports  in 
connection  with  it.  One  woman  who  indicated  that  she  had — a  lady  of 
an  ad  hoc  committee  called  "A  Penny  a  Plate."  Slie  did  come  forward 
and  we  cooperated  with  her  in  or^anizine;  the  program  as  well  as  we 
possibly  could.  We  supplied  two  motor  vehicles  to  escort  the  parade 
up  Commonwealth  Avenue  which  made  our  jol)S  just  a  little  bit  easier, 
althouorh  we  feel  that  a  lot  of  agitators  participated  in  it,  and  that 
hadn't  been  planned  on. 

The  People's  Coalition  for  Peace  and  Justice,  we  wei-e  told  by  our 
intelligence  office,  would  be  in  attendance.  The  Greater  Boston  Peace 
Action  Coalition  woukl  also  be  partici])ating;  and  the  Students  for  a 
Democratic  Society  would  also  be  evidenced  at  this.  There  would  be 
some  attempt  for  guerrilla  action  and  we  should  anticii:)ate  this,  which 
was  exactly  the  language  that  came  through  in  our  intelligence  reports. 

Mr.  Lenzner.  From  your  occupation  and  from  your  observation  as 
a  police  officer,  was  there  evidence  that  the  disruptions  and  violence 
that  took  place  were  planned — that  is,  coordinated  and  planned  vio- 
lence and  disruptions  ? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  The  parade  itself,  or  the  group  that  marched  cer- 
tainly was  organized — all  except  approximately  1,800  who  were  al- 
ready at  the  armory  when  they  arrived. 

Mr.  Lenzner.  When  the  acts  of  violence  took  place,  did  it  appear  to 
be  prearranged  that  people  had  gotten  together  and  organized  them- 
selves to  conduct  this  ? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Much  of  it  seemed  spontaneous,  sir ;  yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Lenzner.  Can  you  tell  me  this :  Was  there  any  investigation 
afterward — criminal  investigation — to  determine  whether  there  was 
a  conspiracy  or  agreement  to  create  violence  and  cause  damage  ^ 

Mr.  Si^LLiVAN.  Yes;  our  intelligence  office  looked  into  this  prior  to 
and  after  the  Republican  dinner  and  we  found  no  information  and  no 
evidence  of  a  conspiracy  in  connection  with  it.  There  were  10  arrests 
made  for  disorderly  persons — drunkenness,  assault  and  battery  with 
a  dangerous  weapon,  assault  of  a  police  officer — but  beyond  that,  we 
found  no  evidence  of  any  coordinated  conspiracy  on  the  part  of  those; 
no,  sir. 

Mr.  Lenzner.  I  think  you  testified  that  had  it  not  been  for  the  one 
violent  act,  the  act  of  firebombing.  that  your  personnel  would  have  had 
trouble  maintaining  appropriate  order  there.  Is  that  a  problem  of  not 
having  adequate  personnel?  In  other  words,  would  you  have  needed 
substantially  additional  numbers  to  control  the  situation? 

IVIr.  Sullivan.  No.  sir.  I  am  confident  that  we  did  have  sufficient  per- 
sonnel on  hand  at  that  time  and  if  we  hadn't  I  am  afraid  we  would 
have  had  serious  iniurv  and  possibly  death  that  niofht. 

Mr.  Lenzner.  Well,  as  a  law  enforcement  official,  maybe  you  can 
help  us  because  there  has  been  a  concern  over  the  years  of  public  figures 
being  unable  to  appear  in  public  and  to  make  speeches  and  appear  at 
rallies  and  other  public  events  without  fearing  that  a  demonstration  is 
either  going  to  make  it  impossible  or  cause  injury  to  individuals  at 
public  events. 


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Do  you  have  any  suggestions  or  ideas  on  either  law  enforcement 
or  what  the  Congress  can  do  to  insure  that  these  activities  don't  con- 
tinue in  the  way  thev  have  ? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir.  I  recall  when  John  Kennedy  appeared  at 
Boston  College,  he  was  a  very  difficult  individual  to  protect ;  the  Secret 
Service  men  and  our  own  office  in  the  Boston  Police  Department  and 
the  Newton  Police — we  had  Senator  McGovern  in  Boston  on  two  occa- 
sions. That  went  on  almost  without  incident,  although  it  required  a 
tremendous  number  of  police  officers  to  protect  him  and  his  guests  at 
that  time. 

The  first  rally  took  place  in  Post  Office  Square;  we  took  every  pre- 
caution on  the  windows  and  wherever  there  might  be  a  vantage  point, 
and  it  does  require  so  manv  extra  forces  and  draining  of  normal 
policing  units  that  we  have  throughout  the  citv.  In  this  particular  case 
I  am  positive  that  we  supplied  to  the  Republican  dinner  committee 
up  there  every  ounce  of  police  protection  we  did  in  connection  with 
any  other  Presidential  candidate  or  President  that  ever  came  into  our 
cities.  It  is  no  easv  problem.  They  must  be  with  the  people  ancl  deal 
■with  them.  Even  the  crowd  of  8,000  who  were  present  that  night  in  the 
streets.  I  am  sure  that  many  of  them  were  young  curiosity  seekers; 
they  wanted  to  see  their  President  or  the  President's  wife,  or  Vice 
President  xVgnew ;  they  were  probably  seeing  the  President  for  the  first 
time.  And  then,  of  course,  the  agitatoi"s  take  advantage  of  these  situa- 
tions. 

We  don't  like  to  have  our  police  officers  there  with  their  helmets  and 
shields  on.  We  would  prefer  to  have  them  in  the  same  type  of  uniform 
that  these  officers  are  in,  in  this  caucus  room  now.  So,  I  have  no  easy 
solution,  but  I  have  a  recommendation  to  make,  and  that  would  be — on 
this  particular  occasion  when  we  were  planning  this  event,  I  personally 
suggested  that  the  President,  or  whoever  it  was — Mrs.  Nixon  or  Vice 
President  Agnew— be  brought  in  by  helicopter.  It  would  have  made  our 
motorcade  coverage  so  much  easier.  It  would  have  provided  greater 
safety  for  them.  They  talked  about  bringing  them  into  the  Bedford 
Airport,  which  eventually  they  did  do.  Had  they  brouo-ht  them  into  the 
Logan  Airport  we  would  have  had  problems  in  escorting  them  across 
the  city — setting  up  traffic,  including,  probablv,  the  newsmen's  buses 
who  came  along,  especially.  They  are  the  high  ride  buses.  We  don't 
have  the  underpasses  to  accommodate  them  and  there  is  some  danger 
of  having  the  roofs  sheared  off  and  losing  a  number  of  newsmen. 

I  am  saying  these  are  some  of  the  things  that  have  to  go  into  the 
planning,  and  the  recommendation  that  I  have  is — since  it  was  Hal- 
loween night,  most  of  the  officers  who  were  on  that  particular  detail 
might  have  otherwise  been  detailed  throughout  the  city  watching  the 
little  goblins  running  around  tricking  or  treating  from  door  to  door. 
So  it  is  a  tremendously  costly  thing  for  the  local  government,  and  I 
would  recommend  Federal  legislation  to  have  the  Federal  Government 
defray  the  costs  in  events  such  as  these. 

Mr.  Lexzxer.  I  tliink — and  I  may  he  wrong  about  this — that  some 
of  the  funds  from  the  Law  Enforcement  Assistance  Agency  have  been 
made  available  to  local  iurisdictions  for  riot  control  or  crowd  control. 
Has  your  department  obtained  any  of  these  funds  ? 

Mr.  Sfllivax.  Not  for  ]iersonnel  costs  or  overtime  costs.  Yes,  sir,  for 
riot  control  and  training.  We  have  appreciated  that. 


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Mr.  Lenzner.  But  your  suggestion  would  be,  for  specific  events,  to 
be  able  to  increase  your  personnel  to  an  adequate  level ;  to  have  the 
Government  defray  the  expenses  for  that  ad  hoc  situation — the  specific 
demonstration  that  you  need  extra  help  on  'i 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir.  For  the  protection  of  the  political  figures 
that  are  coming,  because  so  many  rumors  had  spread  on  who  was  going 
to  be  the  speaker  or  who  was  going  to  arrive,  and  these  youngsters 
wanted  to  see  some  of  the  prominent  political  figures.  They  just  simply 
could  not  get  that  close.  We  would  not  permit  them  for  the  safety 
of  the  ])olitical  figures  who  were  going  to  appear  that  night. 

Mr.  Lexzner.  If  you  had  sufficient  intelligence  prior  to  the  event, 
is  it  feasible  to  obtain  some  kind  of  injunction  against  the  leaders  of 
the  group  that  you  had  evidence  had  an  intention  to  disrupt  or  provoke 
violence?  Is -that  feasible? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Well,  I  do  not  know.  I  have  listened  to  so  many  of 
these  hearings  that  I  am  getting  the  feeling  that  I  know  so  many  of 
the  board  here.  I  sort  of  like  Senator  Ervin's  first  amendment  descrip- 
tion of  the  right  to  peaceably  assemble.  I  think  we  could  run  into  real 
problems  trying  to  determine  who  would  not  have  the  right.  We 
would  have  almost  have  to  find  out  exactly  what  they  were  going  to 
do  before  they  did  it  and  I  do  not  think  they  are  going  to  tell  you 
this.  They  are  going  to  come  before  you  and  they  are  going  to  say: 
"This  will  be  a  peaceful  assembly."  Tliey  may  be  very  conscientious  and 
honest  about  it  when  they  tell  you.  We  accept  their  word  for  it.  Street 
permits  for  parades  are  allowed.  Then  it  gets  out  of  hand,  and  we 
wonder  why.  I  think  that  would  be  very  difficult  to  determine. 

Mr.  Lenzner.  Thank  you,  Mr.  Chairman.  That  is  all  I  have. 

Senator  Ervin.  Senator  Baker. 

Senator  Baker.  I  have  no  questions. 

Senator  Ervin.  Mr.  Sullivan,  a  situation  like  that  is  very  difficult  for 
the  police  to  handle,  is  it  not  ? 

Mr.  SiTixivAN.  Yes;  it  is. 

Senator  Ervin.  In  the  first  place,  as  you  have  pointed  out,  you  not 
only  have  in  the  group,  maybe,  people  who  have  been  disrupting  the 
occasion,  but  you  also  have  a  grouii  of  other  people — law-abiding  peo- 
ple— who  come  out  of  a  sense  of  curiosity. 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Ervin.  And  the  disrupters  are  very  frequently  mixed  up 
w4th  the  law-abiding  people  who  are  there  for  nothing  except  for  good 
purposes. 

Mr.  Sullivan.  They  feel  they  would  like  to  see  their  leaders. 

Senator  Ervin.  And  as  you  point  out  very  well,  the  difficulty  of  deal- 
ing with  a  situation  like  this  is,  a  lot  of  times  you  do  not  know  that 
there  is  going  to  be  violence;  that  the  demonstration  is  peaceful  luitil 
some  candidate  or  impoi'tant  individual  appears  on  the  scene? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Ervin.  Then  it  suddenly  erupts  and  suddenly  starts? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Ervin.  In  addition  to  that,  the  police  have  to  necessarily 
delay  taking  action  until  the  demonstration  does  become  disoi-derly; 
because  otherwise,  they  would  be  accused  of  suppressing  the  right  of 
peonle  to  assemble. 

Mr.  Sullivan.  They  must  exercise  restraint. 


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Senator  Eratx.  And  the  people  are  anxious  to  avoid  precluding 
anybody,  including-  the  disrupters;  therefoi-e,  they  cannot  use  their 
most  effective  weapons,  which  are  fii-earms. 

Mr.  SuLLivAX.  Yes. 

Senator  Ervix.  So  they  have  to  exercise,  as  much  as  possible,  re- 
straint; reenforcing  their  employees,  possibly. 

Mr.  SuLLivAX.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Ervix.  So  you  characterize  this  grou^^  in  Boston  on  that 
occasion  as  l>eing  a  violent  and  unruly  mob — turned  into  a  violent  and 
unruly  mob? 

"Siv.  SrLLivAx.  It  was  a  combination  of  both.  Senator.  I  think,  as  I 
sav,  there  were  youngsters  there  who  simply  wanted  to  see  their  leader. 
They  wanted  to  see  the  people  who  were  attending  this  dinner.  I  am 
sure'  in  all  of  these  demonstrations — we  have  had  sometimes  100,000 
people  walk  down  Commonwealth  Avenue  to  Boston  Common.  We 
have  been  able  to  monitor  them ;  we  have  met  with  them,  and  there 
was  little  or  no  incident.  But  the  thing  that  the  law  enforcement 
officer  always  fears  is  the  individual,  the  agitator,  who  will  start 
throwing  rocks,  and  the  shoving  and  the  pushing,  and  then  we  are  in 
trouble ;  because  oftentimes  the  police  officer  will  grab  the  wrong  per- 
son. I  think  the  very  fact  that  there  was  not  a  single  charge  of  })olice 
brutality  against  the  Boston  police,  the  State  police,  or  any  other  law 
enforcement  officer  in  connection  with  this  is  some  indication  of  the 
restraint  shown  by  the  officers. 

Senator  ER^^x.  AVere  there  not  indications  that  a  lot  of  the  violence 
was  agitated  and  brought  about  by  protest  against  the  Vietnam  war? 

Mr.  SuLLivAx.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Ervix'.  And  that  has  l^een  a  great  calamity  to  our  country, 
has  it  not;  the  ease  with  whicli  })eople.  especially  young  i)eople,  could 
be  stirred  into  conduct  of  the  kind  you  describe  on  account  of  the  Viet- 
nam war? 

Mr.  Sui.LiVAX^.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  ER^^x^  Well,  I  want  to  connnend  vou  on  the  action  the  po- 
lice took  on  this  occasion.  I  do  not  know  a  harder  jol)  you  can  have 
than  for  a  police  officer  to  try  to  deal  with  such  a  situation  as  this. 

Mr.  Sfllivax.  Thank  you. 

Senator  Ervix.  Senator  Weicker. 

Senator  Weicker.  Just  a  few  conunents,  if  I  might. 

First  of  all,  let  me  say  this.  As  your  neighbor  to  the  west,  I  have 
spent  many  wonderful  times  in  Massachusetts,  and  more  pai-ticularly 
the  city  of  Boston.  You  have  a  very  fine  police  force. 

Mr.  SrLLr\^\x'.  Thank  you.  sir. 

Senator  Weicker.  As  you  well  know,  Xew  Englanders  are  the  ones 
who  expressed  themselves  long  before  the  Vietnam  war,  in  fact,  even 
more  so 

Mr.  SuLEivAX'.  They  do  that  sometimes. 

Senator  Weicker.  How  many  arrests  were  made  on  that  particular 
evening  ? 

Mr.  SfLEivAX'.  There  were  10  arrests  made  in  the  immediate  vicin- 
ity of  the  armoiT,  Senator.  Then  as  the  crowd  headed  back  downtown, 
there  were  approximately  10  more  arrests  in  isolated  areas — on  Bea- 
con Street.  Xewbury  Street.  Commonwealth  Avenue,  and  other  areas — 
for  vandalism  and  the  breaking  of  windows. 


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Senator  Weicker.  Would  you  not  say  that  one  of  tlie  difficulties 
that  we  have,  or  rather  that  the  police  have  in  mob  situations  such  as 
this  is  that  democracy  is  a  very  inefficient  system  under  which  to  go 
ahead  and  control  a  mob  ? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir,  it  certainly  is. 

Senator  Weicker.  And  that  is  so  because  we  still  put  a  great  pre- 
mium on  the  rights  of  each  individual. 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Weicker.  And  certainly,  on  the  other  hand,  there  is  not  one 
person  in  this  room  who  does  not  frown  on  and  condemn  violence  in  the 
pursuit  of  any  goal  in  this  country.  No  matter  how  great  the  goal,  it 
has  no  place  and  should  have  no  place  in  our  society. 

Mr.  Sullivan.  That  is  right. 

Senator  Weicker.  So  this  is  the  matter  that  has  to  be  resolved.  I 
sometimes  worry  during  the  course  of  these  hearings,  and  with  the 
experience  of  the  late  sixties  and  early  seventies  in  mind,  whether 
or  not  the  American  people  w^ill  still  lay  a  greater  premium  on  having 
a  democracy  or  whether  they  will  lay  a  greater  premium  on  having 
peace  and  quiet.  Because  peace  and  quiet,  you  know  as  an  enforcement 
officer,  can  be  obtained,  but  at  what  I  think  is  too  stiff  a  price,  if  you 
will,  for  individual  liberties.  Does  not  this  cross  your  mind  sometimes, 
this  very  precarious  balance  between  your  duties  and  the  protection 
of  the  citizenry? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes.  sir. 

Senator  Weicker.  Certainly,  I  think  that  both  of  us  would  agree 
that  in  no  set  of  circumstances  is  violence  an  excuse  in  any  manner, 
shape,  or  form  for  lawbreaking  of  any  kind. 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir. 

Senator  Weicker.  So  the  problem  is  not  going  to  go  away  as  we 
continue  our  examination.  It  would  seem  to  me  we  are  always  going 
to  be  confronted  with  trying  to  insure  the  rights  of  every  American 
and  at  the  same  time  to  insure  that  lawbreaking  will  be  dealt  with 
under  the  law. 

Do  you  know,  of  these  arrests,  how  many  convictions  were  obtained  ? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  I  do  not  have  the  disi^osition.  It  was  approximately 
1  week  after  these  cases  were  brought.  I  was  hurriedly  notified  yester- 
day to  come.  Senator.  I  did  not  get  tlie  notification.  I^sually,  in  cases 
of  this  nature,  they  probably  would  have  been  filed  in  the  court. 

Senator  Weicker.  But  you  would  say,  would  you  not,  that  insofar  as 
threatening  an  individual  or  throwing  a  firebomb,  imposing  or  threat- 
ening physical  violence,  that  the  laws  are  on  the  books,  are  they  not  ? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  they  are. 

Senator  Weicker.  There  is  not  a  question  in  that  area  of  achieving 
anything  further.  In  Boston  or  Miami  or  wherever  in  the  United 
States,  these  matters  of  physical  harm  and  property  damage,  et  cetera, 
are  well  covered  by  the  law. 

Mr.  Sullivan.  We  have  sufficient  legislation  in  that  area ;  yes,  sir. 

Senator  Weicker.  I  would  su])pose,  then,  it  is  up  to  the  leadership 
of  our  communities  or  our  States  in  this  country  to  go  ahead  and  make 
a  clear  case  for  the  fact  that  we  can  all  disagree,  but  we  do  so  within 
the  bounds  of  the  law  and  that  lawbreaking  in  any  form  is  not  to  be 
tolerated.  That  probably  would  be  the  greatest  hel})  to  you  as  a  police 
officer,  would  it  not  ? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir;  it  certainly  would. 


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Senator  Weicker.  Thank  you  very  much. 

Senator  P]rvix.  Senatoi-  Montoya. 

Senator  ^Montoya.  Mr.  Chairman,  I  just  have  one  or  two  questions. 

Chief  Sullivan,  you  are  the  first  police  chief  who  has  appeared  be- 
fore this  committee,  and  you  represent  the  law  enforcement  a^jency  of 
one  of  the  bio-  cities  of  the  country.  How  many  police  did  you  have 
available  close  to  the  armory  in  case  anything-  would  happen  ? 

Mr.  SuLLivAX.  P^ither  directly  or  indirectly,  we  had  approximately 
400  men  in  connection  with  this  detail.  Senator. 

Senator  Montoya.  And  if  this  ci-owd  decided  to  come  throu^jh  and 
accelerate  the  initial  thrust  with  perhaps  assault  and  violence,  w^ould 
you  have  been  able  to  control  that  crowd  with  400  men  ? 

Mr.  SuLi.ivAX.  Yes,  sir,  we  feel  that  we  would. 

Senator  Moxtoya.  How  would  you  have  controlled  them ? 

Mr.  SuLLiVAX.  AVe  had  sufficient  manpower  in  our  well -trained,  ex- 
ceptionally well  trained  Boston  Police  Force  tactical  unit  for  crowd 
control  and  the  State  ti'oopers  with  their  own  tactical  patrol.  There 
was  a  larcre  number  of  officers  inside  the  armory,  both  Boston  Police 
plainclothes  officers  and  State  police  plainclothes  officers  and  troopers 
in  uniform,  so  that  the  crowd  inside  was  well  protected  as  well  as  those 
outside. 

"We  did  anticipate  difficulty  up  at  the  armory.  That  was  the  reason 
we  had  our  canine  units  there.  They  are  very,  very  helpful.  We  don't 
like  to  use  them  unless  we  absolutely  have  to,  but  in  a  case  like  this, 
we  had  them  on  hand,  and  when  the  dogs  started  barking-  and  snarl- 
ino;.  the  crowds  started  movino;  back,  and  the  mounted  officers  are  very, 
very  effective  in  connection  with  crowd  control. 

As  I  wanted  to  describe  before,  many  of  those  who  were  on  the  other 
side  of  the  street  probably,  we  felt,  were  just  simply  curiosity  seekers. 
So  we  probably  would  have  been  able  to  contain  those  members  of  the 
crowd  that  actually  did  have  in  mind  storming  the  armory. 

Senator  Moxtoya.  I  think  you  did  a  tine  job.  Have  you  given  any 
thought  to  any  deterrent  measures  in  this  kind  of  situation,  when  a 
President  comes  in  to  visit  a  cit v  'i 

Mr.  Sullivan.  I  almost  think,  Senator,  we  would  have  to  follow  pre- 
cisely the  same  planning  and  implementation  of  our  alert  mobilization 
plan  in  connection  witli  such  an  event. 

There  is  one  thing  that  I  do  wish,  that  political  figur'^s  would  give 
us  more  advance  knowledge,  at  least  to  the  local  jiolice  and  to  the  Secret 
Service,  if  possible.  I  realize  the  safety  of  political  figures  is  very  im- 
portant, but  we  have  to  have  as  much  advance  information  for  prepara- 
tion as  we  possibly  can  to  coordinate  it.  I  think  one  of  the  things  that 
could  have  happened  some  years  ago  was  to  sit  down  and  meet  with 
some  of  the  marchers  and  ask  them  to  cooperate.  But  this  is  a  new  look 
in  connection  with  mob  control,  and  where  we  are  able  to  do  it — 
actually  lead  them  to  wherever  they  are  o-oing — this  is  most  helpful. 
We  need  the  advance  information  and  intelligence  in  order  to  be  able 
to  do  tlie^e  things. 

Senator  ]\[oxtoya.  T  am  thinking  of  the  uncontrolled  crowds  or  dem- 
onstrators in  Miami-  Thev  weren't  controlled  by  the  police  there,  as 
the  testimony  shows  us  here  this  afternoon. 

Mr.  Surxn-Ax.  Eight,  sir. 

Senator  Moxtoya,  I  am  thinkinqf  in  terms  of  the  possibility  of 
violence  in  San  Diego,  and  this  is  why  the  Republican  convention  site 


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was  chang;ed.  Xow,  what  do  you  consider  as  a  proper  measure  of  pn 
caution  and  deterrence  in  the  future  to  protect  Presidential  candidate; 
and  also  to  insure  the  proper  conduct  of  national  conventions?  Do  you 
have  anything  by  way  of  suggestions  along  theee  lines? 

i\Ir.  Sullivan.  As  to  conventions,  we  have  never  had  a  Presidential 
national  convention  in  Boston.  In  my  estimation,  that  would  be  a  very 
difficult  one  to  handle.  But  so  far  as  we  in  law  enforcement  are  con- 
cerned, sir,  wo  need  the  entire  coordination  of  every  single  possible  law 
enforcement  agency,  Federal,  State,  and  local.  The  FBI  was  very  help- 
ful to  us  in  connection  with  this,  the  Secret  Service,  the  State  Police, 
the  Park  Police,  our  own  ])olice  officers,  any  police  agency  whatsoever 
in  the  immediate  area.  Oftentimes  in  a  city  like  Boston,  we  find  as 
many  as  20  or  80  diiferent  police  departments.  We  need  all  the  help 
and  coordination  we  can  get. 

It  must  be  headed  up  by  one  individual,  as  it  was  in  Florida,  pre- 
paring Floi'ida.  But  there  must  be  the  feeder  lines  from  all  of  those 
who  are  participating,  from  either  side  of  the  aisle,  to  let  us  all  know 
what  is  goino;  on  so  we  can  all  be  in  step  in  connection  with  it. 

As  for  motorcades  through  a  city,  such  as  the  one  I  described  in 
connection  with  Senator  McGovern,  these  are  verv.  very  difficult  to 
police,  because  it  came  after  we  left  the  airi:)ort.  We  came  along 
Kneeland  Street  and  now  we  are  on  the  main  street  of  Boston,  Wash- 
ington Street,  and  they  decided  to  ^et  into  an  open  car.  Well,  this  is  the 
choice  of  the  political  figures  themselves  and  there  is  always  the  danger 
of  individuals  being  up  on  the  buildings.  It  happened  on  another 
occasion. 

As  for  the  immediate  area  where  the  rally  is  going  to  take  place,  we 
did,  we  took  extraordinary  precautions  in  the  immediate  area  of  the 
armory  itself  where  this  dinner  took  place.  We  went  in  and  we  made  a 
personal  survey  of  every  single  room  in  that  building.  We  checked 
every  single  door.  We  wanted  to  know  what  was  behind  every  door.  As 
political  figures  were  coming  in,  there  was  going  to  be  no  danger  of 
somebody  stepping  out.  We  made  sure  that  we  posted  officers  at  every 
single  entrance  or  exit. 

We  ringed  the  building,  the  railroad  tracks  and  even  the  State  high- 
way just  beyond,  to  make  sure  there  was  no  one  who  didn't  belong 
there. 

Boston  University  has  an  administration  building  that  is  adjacent 
to  the  armory.  We  placed  officers  up  on  the  roofs  and  at  vai'ious  win- 
dows, stratep-ic  areas  where  somebody  micfht  find  himself. 

We  placed  officers  on  Gaffney  Street  where  there  were  windows  that 
looked  into  the  VIP  room  where  some  of  the  celebrities  might  be  before 
they  went  into  the  main  hall.  All  of  these  things  were  done,  but  they 
had  to  be  done  with  the  coordination  of  the  police  officials  and  the  plan- 
ning agencies,  whoever  was  connected  with  it,  including  private  se- 
curity agencies,  who  were  most  helpful  in  connection  with  this. 

Senator  Montoya.  And  you  feel  that  if  you  had  adequate  notice,  you 
could  have  handled  a  Presidential  visit  more  adequately  ? 

Mr.  Sullivan.  Yes,  sir,  I  think  we  could  have  done  a  much  better 
job. 

Senator  Montoya.  That  is  all. 

Thank  you,  Mr.  Chairman. 

Senator  Ervin.  Any  further  questions  ? 

[No  response.]  ,,  


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Senator  P^rvix.  Thank  you  veiy  nuich,  Mr.  Sullivan. 

Mr.  SuivLivAx.  It  is  an  honor. 

Senator  Baker.  Mr.  Chairman,  I  believe  this  witness  completes  our 
witness  roster  for  todav.  Since  it  is  only  -'5  ■'20  in  the  afternoon  and  we 
have  a  little  time  before  adjourmnent  for  the  day,  I  think  it  mijrht  be 
appropriate  to  bring  up  a  matter  that  the  connnittee  has  discussed  and 
I  brouo-ht  up  previously  in  executive  sessions,  including  the  executive 
session  this  morning. 

The  committee  has  continued  for  some  time  now  to  take  proof  on  a 
wide  range  of  allegations  and  charges.  I  understand  our  transcript  now 
exceeds  8  million  words.  The  likelihood  that  we  are  going  to  be  able 
to  finish  these  hearings  and  do  justice  to  the  mandate  required  by 
Senate  Resolution  60  by  February  28,  at  the  rate  we  are  going,  is  small 
at  the  moment. 

Now,  in  the  course  of  this  committee's  function,  the  staff — that  is, 
the  majoritv  and  the  minority  staff— I  believe,  we'll  agree,  has  worked 
together  and  worked  pretty  \vell.  We  have  produced  committee  wit- 
nesses and  avoided  the  temptation  to  produce  Republican  or  Demo- 
cratic witnesses.  They  have  been  committee  witnesses.  I  think  that 
almost  without  exception,  the  interrogation  of  the  witnesses  has  been 
remarkably  free  of  partisan  flavor. 

Bui  we  have  reached  a  point  now  where  there  is  a  great  body  of 
proof  that  has  been  developed  by  the  staff  that  will  require  a  great 
deal  of  time  to  put  in  the  record  by  oral  testimony.  I  am  advised  ijy 
the  staff  that  they  have  sworn  interviews  of  some  40  witnesses  dealing 
with  a  wide  range  of  subject  matter,  but  much  similar  to  the  testi- 
mony we  heard  today,  that  is,  testimony  of  acts  of  violence,  of  dis- 
ruption, of  hurled  epithets,  broken  windows,  of  splattered  paint, 
slashed  tires,  and  a  mmiber  of  other  things. 

What  the  affidavits  do  not  do,  in  most  instances,  is  lay  this  to  the 
feet  of  a  particular  person  or  particular  group.  But  they  are  acts  of  dis- 
ruption of  the  most  sensitive  of  all  the  democratic  processes,  the  elec- 
tive system.  I  think  this  record  would  be  incomplete  without  that 
information. 

The  flrst  paragraph  of  the  resolution  which  created  this  committee 
provides,  as  I  read  earlier  in  today's  hearings,  for  the  establishment  of 
a  select  committee  of  the  Senate  to  conduct  an  investigation  and  study 
of  the  extent,  if  any,  to  which  illegal,  improper,  or  unethical  activities 
were  engaged  in  by  any  persons,  acting  individually  or  in  combination 
with  otiiei-s,  in  the  Presidential  election  of  1972  or  any  campaign,  can- 
vass, or  other  activities  related  thereto.  I  tried  to  make  it  very  clear 
in  my  examination  of  at  least  one  and  I  think  other  witnesses  today,  and 
I  have  previously  tried  to  make  it  very  clear  when  I  did  not  know  of 
a  connection. 

I  restated  to  one  witness  today  the  burden  of  his  testimony  was  free 
of  the  allegation  that  it  was  caused,  orchestrated,  or  planned  by  the 
Democratic  National  Committee  or  the  committee  to  elect  Senator 
McGovern  President  or  anything  else.  But  the  irreducible  minimum 
fact  was  that  serious  disruptions  took  place  and  this  committee's  juris- 
diction certainly  extends  to  that,  notwithstanding  that  in  many  in- 
stances, we  cannot  prove  who  planned  or  imdertook  those  things. 

So.  rather  than  offer  to  the  committee  40  witnesses,  which  would  get 
us  well  past  the  time  when  the  snow  flies  in  this  citv  and  probably  be- 
yond the  time  when  Senate  Resolution  60,  decrees  that  we  file  our  final 


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report — rather  than  sit  through  a  great  number  of  witnesses  whose 
testimony  in  many  instances  woukl  be  repetitious,  in  some  instances 
without  identification — I  propose,  as  you  know,  Mr.  Chairman,  that 
sworn  affidavits  be  submitted  for  the  record  and  received  with  the  full 
understanding  that  affidavits  of  a  witness  not  subject  to  cross-examina- 
tion and  taken  by  the  stail  present  a  problem  of  sorts.  Committee  mem- 
bers, I  believe  in  every  instance,  certainly  in  most,  have  not  inter- 
vieAved  these  witnesses  personally.  We  have  depended  on  staff  to 
do  that  under  oatli,  with  the  full  understanding  that  if  any  affiant's 
statement,  if  any  affidavit  is  called  into  question  or  if  there  is  any 
further  elaboration  of  points  covered  by  the  affidavit,  it  may  be  wished 
by  any  member  of  the  committee  that  that  witness  might  be  recalled 
for  further  elaboration  or  for  cross-examination. 

So,  from  the  40  applications,  I  have  winnowed  it  to  30  affidavits 
which  I  intend  to  offer  for  the  record  today.  I  will  not  read  those  papers. 
That  would  put  a  considerable  burden  on  the  committee's  time  and  on 
this  record. 

I  will  offer  them,  together  with  a  brief  description  of  the  subject 
matter  we  deal  with.  Mr.  Chairman,  the  affidavits  I  ask  be  printed 
as  a  part  of  the  record  as  we  will  have  them  duplicated  for^ — they  have 
already  been  delivered  to  members  of  the  committee.  They  will  be 
available  for  anyone  who  wants  them  as  a  public  document. 

Senator  Ervin.  I  might  state  that  I  have  read  all  of  the  affidavits 
and  I  have  consulted  with  all  of  the  members  and  they  have  airreed 
with  me  that  it  is  in  the  interest  of  time  to  receive  these  affidavits.  These 
affidavits  certainly  show  that  there  was  a  lot  of — there  were  violent 
demonstrations  during  the  Presidential  election  of  1972.  It  shows  that 
there  were  a  lot  of  very  reprehensible  things  done  at  various  political 
headquarters.  However,  there  are  one  or  two  of  the  affidavits  that  I 
w^ould  say,  like  the  one  of  Dr.  Lundgron,  a  physician,  former  physician 
of  the  President,  which  recounts  some  burglaries  which  it  seems  to  me 
do  not  connect  with  the  Presidential  election  of  1972  except  perhaps 
by  surmise. 

There  is  one  affidavit  about  two  or  three  parties  in  Manchester,  N.H., 
who  set  off  a  bomb  in  police  headquarters,  who  said  they  belonged 
to  the  Peoples  Liberation  Army.  I  don't  believe  that  is  quite  connected. 

But  I  will  say  this.  So  many  of  these  affidavits  show  that  a  lot  of 
demonsti'ations  occurred,  or  in  which  they  took  part  in,  were  largely 
due  to  dissatisfaction  with  the  Vietnam  war.  But  I  want  to  conunend 
people  who  drew  the  affidavits  because  the  affidavits  state  the  facts  and 
where  they  do  not  state  facts,  where  they  state  conclusions  of  the 
witness,  the  people  who  drew  the  affidavits  took  pains  to  state  that 
fact.  I  have  never  seen  a  set  of  affidavits  more  fairly  drawn  in  that 
respect  than  these  affidavits. 

I  think  in  the  interest  of  time  I  might  state  further  that  I  am  glad 
to  note  that  there  is  nothing  in  any  of  the  affidavits  to  show  that  any 
of  the  candidates  for  President  or  the  Presidential  nomination  coun- 
tenanced any  of  these  events.  But  these  affidavits,  with  the  exception 
of  the  one  or  two  I  mentioned,  are  certainly  competent,  the  evidence 
in  them  is  competent  under  our  resolution.  I  think  it  is  greatly  to  the 
interest  of  the  committee  and  its  work  to  put  them  into  evidence  rather 
than  bring  these  witnesses  here,  because  what  they  recount,  as  a  rule, 
is  very  roughly  what  we  are  inquiring  into  and  will  save  a  great  deal 


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of  time.  At  the  same  time,  by  putting  them  in  the  record,  they  will  be 
available  to  anybody  who  wants  to  study  the  record. 

Senator  Baker.  Mr.  Chairman,  thank  you  very  much. 

Now,  at  the  very  befjinning  before  I  make  my  brief  description — 
it  is  not  so  brief,  it  will  take  about  15  minutes — ^before  I  make  my 
description  of  the  affidavits  just  for  housekeeping  purposes,  I  would 
ask  that  the  30  affidavits  that  have  been  delivered  to  the  members 
of  the  committee  and  which  will  be  delivered  to  the  reporter,  be 
identified,  and  received  in  evidence  as  exhibits  to  this  record. 

Thank  you,  Mr.  Chairman. 

Mr.  Thompson.  I  might  clarify  what  the  Senator  said.  The  packet 
which  Senator  Ervin  had  be 'ore  him,  I  believe,  contained  40  affidavits. 
I  believe  Senator  Baker  has  selected  30  of  those.  If  they  had  all  been 
examined  I  would  assume  we  will  make  all  40  of  them  part  of  the 
record. 

Senator  Ervix.  You  say  they  deal  with  only  30  subjects  but  there 
must  be  40,  maybe  45,  so  let  them  all  come  in. 

Senator  Baker.  Whatever  it  is,  I  want  them  put  in  the  record, 
Mr.  Chairman. 

Senator  Ervix.  Without  objection  and  by  the  consent  of  the  entire 
committee,  that  is  so  ordered,  and  they  will  be  appropriately  num- 
bered for  the  purposes  of  the  record  as  before. 

[The  documents  referred  to  were  marked  exhibits  Nos.  256-1 
thi-ough  '256-tO.*] 

Senator  Baker.  Mr.  Chairman,  I  would  like  to  say — if  I  may — 
in  the  course  of  our  investigation,  matters  have  been  brought  to  our 
attention  which  reflect  on  the  supporters  of  both  major  candidates. 
Certain  other  matters  have  been  brought  to  our  attention  which  indi- 
cate that  both  parties  w^ere  subjected  to  improper  activities  by  persons 
acting  individually  or  in  combination  with  others,  although  in  some 
instances  the  perpetrators  of  these  activities  are  not  known. 

Some  of  these  actions  have  taken  the  form  of  violence  against 
campaign  headquarters.  Some  have  taken  the  form  of  violent  demon- 
strations which  in  some  instances  prevented  others  from  exercising 
their  constitutional  rights  to  assemble  and  express  their  political 
beliefs. 

It  is  not  our  purpose  to  imply  a  connection  between  these  activities 
and  any  candidate  or  campaign  worker  if  the  facts  do  not  merit  such 
a  conclusion. 

It  seems  to  me  that  at  this  point  in  our  proceedings  there  are  two 
primary  considerations.  First,  to  make  sure  that  the  investigation  is 
a  full  one,  and  that  the  record  is  complete  with  regard  to  this  type 
activity;  and,  second,  that  we  move  as  expeditiously  as  possible.  I 
see  no  useful  purpose  in  spending  several  days  in  calling  numerous 
witnesses  who  will  provide  repetitious  testimony  in  this  area. 

Therefore,  Mr.  Chairman,  five  witnesses  have  been  called  today  and, 
with  the  committee's  permission,  which  has  now  been  granted,  I 
will  summarize  portions  of  other  evidence  which  would  have  taken 
many  days  to  present  through  live  testimony.  The  information  which 
I  will  relate  is  supported  by  sworn  affidavits  which  I  will  submit  to  be 
placed  in  the  record.  The  information  covers  several  categories  and 
areas  of  inquiry. 


*For  description  and  location  of  exhibits,  see  contents  pages. 


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I  will  begin  with  information  relating  to  the  FBI,  an  organization 
which  has  provided  this  country  with  the  finest  law  enforcement 
agency  in  the  world  for  these  many  years.  We  have  heard  testimony  in 
open  hearings  as  well  as  statements  in  the  press  wuth  regard  to  the 
proper  function  of  the  FBI,  both  in  the  past  and  at  present.  Mr.  Chair- 
man, during  our  investigation,  information  has  come  to  this  committee 
which  raises  serious  questions  with  regard  to  the  FBI  in  its  utilization 
now  or  in  the  past.  Tliis  information  has  to  do  with  the  use  of  the  FBI 
in  ways  possibly  other  than  contemplated  by  statute. 

But,  Mr.  Chairman,  there  are  obvious  jurisdictional  problems  we 
would  have  in  pursuing  these  matters,  and  possibly  claims  of  national 
security,  to  say  nothing  of  the  impact  that  it  might  have  on  that  fine 
law  enforcement  agency  which  is  the  FBI,  just  as  it  has  been  and  still, 
I  trust,  is,  of  a  high  level  of  esprit  de  corps  and,  therefore,  I  suggest, 
Mr.  Chairman,  that  matters  in  that  category  instead  of  being  made 
part  of  this  record,  be  referred  to  the  appropriate  jurisdictional 
committee  of  the  Senate  for  their  determination  according  to  their 
jurisdiction  according  to  the  Standing  Rules  of  the  Senate. 

Mr.  Chairman,  we  have  heard  testimony  concerning  the  use  of 
spies  or  operatives  who  were  placed  in  the  opposing  party's  camps 
during  the  1972  campaign.  Of  concern  to  this  committee  is  not  only  the 
nature  of  this  activity  but  the  extent  of  it,  including  the  extent  to 
which  it  is  acceptable  in  a  political  campaign.  It  seems  that,  had  it 
not  been  for  the  last-minute  veto  of  Senator  McGovern,  Democratic 
nominee  for  the  Presidency,  such  an  operative  might  have  been  placed 
aboard  Vice  President  Agnew's  campaign  plane  by  high  McGovern 
campaign  officials  but  Senator  McGovern,  to  his  credit,  did  veto  that 
and  it  did  not  occur  so  far  as  we  know. 

It  was  suggested  in  the  affidavit  of  Mr.  Richard  Cohn,*  that  a  Mr. 
Van  Dyk  suggested  the  project  and  that  a  salary  was  established  and 
that  Mr.  Stewart  Mott  was  approached  and  agreed  to  finance  the  en- 
deavor. But  I  reiterate,  Senator  McGovern  vetoed  the  plan  and  it  was 
not  carried  into  effect.  The  very  fact  that  it  became  part  of  political 
consideration  in  a  Presidential  campaign  bears  on  two  important 
issues.  One,  the  question  of  how  often  this  occurs  and  to  what  extent 
and,  two,  how  things  of  this  sort  may  occur  without  reaching  the 
attention  of  the  candidate  or  the  principal  manager  of  the  campaign. 
In  this  case  it  did.  In  other  cases  I  suspect  it  may  not. 

In  Oklahoma,  the  affidavit  of  Jim  Rodriguez**  relates  the  events 
concerning  a  November  3  demonstration  in  Tulsa  during  which  the 
President  was  shouted  down  so  that  he  was  unable  to  continue  his 
speech.  The  affidavit  also  relates  that  the  McGovern  coordinator,  who 
was  a  leader  of  the  demonstration,  told  Rodriguez  that  he,  the 
McGovern  coordinator,  had  the  right  to  prevent  the  President  from 
speaking.  Two  additional  affidavits  relate  the  events  surrounding 
the  November  3  demonstration  and  describe  the  McGovern  supporters' 
activities  in  ripping  down  signs  and  causing  various  disruptions. 
They  also  relate  that  this  demonstration  was  highly  organized  and 
planned  well  in  advance  with  the  demonstrators  supplied  with 
professionally  made  signs. 

From  Maine,  the  affidavit  of  Alexander  C.  Ray,***  describes  the 

♦See  exhibit  No.  256-37.  p.  5182. 

•*See  exhibit  No.  256-32,  p.  5170. 

***See  exhibit  No.  256-14,  p.  50S4.         .    :  ,        ......    ...    •'. 


5011 

April  28,  1972,  demonstration  at  the  Vice  President's  appearance  in 
Auo:iista.  The  demonstration  featured  shouted  obscenities,  the  throw- 
iuff^of  phistie  bags  filled  with  tomato  juice,  and  the  physical  attack  on 
the  Vice  President's  automobile  which  was  described  in  the  press  as 
"one  of— the  Vice  President's— closest  calls  as  far  as  physical  violence 
is  concerned." 

In  New  York,  five  or  more  demonstrations  occurred  during  the 
Presidential  campaign.  These  demonstrations  were  marked  by  the 
throwing  of  red  paint  on  Nixon  volunteers  and  the  dumping  of  bags 
of  cockroaches  in  the  Nixon  headquarters. 

In  West  Virginia,  during  an  October  24  demonstration  in  Morgan- 
town,  the  demonstrators  attempted  to  shout  down  the  speech  of 
Tricia  Nixon  Cox. 

In  Ohio,  several  demonstrations  occurred  in  Columbus  near  the 
Ohio  State  campus.  During  one  of  the  demonstrations,  a  rock  was 
hurled  at  and  struck  the  back  window  of  Vice  President  Agnew's 
car  and  guests  at  the  fund-raising  dinner  at  which  the  Vice  President 
spoke  were  spit  upon  and  subjected  to  shouted  obscenities. 

According  to  the  affidavit  of  Miss  Toni  B.  Greenwood,*  on  October 
12,  1972,  M-hen  she  was  office  manager  for  the  Washington  office  of 
Democrats  for  Nixon,  75  to  100  people  in  the  office  took  over  the  office 
and  proceeded  to  tear  down  Nixon  campaign  posters.  Nixon  campaign 
material  was  destroyed,  typewriters  and  other  office  equipment  were 
damaged,  and  office  supplies  were  taken.  The  demonstrators  also 
made  a  number  of  long  distance  telephone  calls  while  they  were  there. 
She  states  she  found  travel  vouchers  which  indicated  that  buses  or 
reimbursement  for  gasoline  had  been  provided  to  transport  some  of 
the  demonstrators  from  as  far  away  as  Philadelphia  and  Baltimore. 
Approximately  6  hours  later,  most  of  the  demonstrators  departed 
the  office  leaving  pro-McGovern  literature  in  the  headquarters. 
Metropolitan  Police  arrested  20  demonstrators  who  remained. 

In  Wyoming,  the  November  2  speech  of  Vice  President  Agnew 
at  Cheyenne  was  continually  interrupted  by  the  demonstrators  shout- 
ing obscenities  and  the  drowning  out  of  the  Vice  President's  speech 
by  the  use  of  whistles. 

'  From  Atlanta,  Ga.,  three  affidavits  describe  a  large  organized 
demonstration  that  occurred  at  the  President's  appearance  at  the 
Regency  Hyatt  House.  At  this  demonstration,  the  President's  plans 
were  disrupted  and  he  canceled  his  plans  to  make  a  brief  address. 

Tlie  1972  Presidential  campaign  spa^^^led  two  massive  demon- 
strations in  the  city  of  San  Francisco.  The  first  occurred  on  May  12, 
1972,  outside  the  St.  Francis  Hotel  where  Governors  Reagan  and 
Rockefeller  were  addressing  the  "Victorv  72"  meeting  of  the  Cali- 
fornia Republican  Central  Committee.  This  demonstration  featured 
anti-war  and  anti-Nixon  rhetoric,  property  damage  including  the 
burning  of  a  police  motorcycle,  violent  police  confrontation,  and 
widespread  property  damage  to  local  stores,  as  outlined  in  the  state- 
ment of  Avitness  Byron  James,**  dated  Octol->er  9,  1973,  and  a  copy 
of  the  May  12,  1972,  edition  of  the  San  Francisco  Examiner,  both  of 
which  are  offered  as  a  part  of  the  presentation  today  for  the  record. 


*Spe  exhibit  No.  2fifi-3S.  d.  51S5. 
**See  exhibit  No.  256-6,  p.  5061. 


5012 

The  second  massive  San  Francisco  demonstration  took  place  on  the 
occasion  of  the  President's  campaign  visit  to  the  Sheraton-Palace 
Hotel  on  September  27, 1972.  Previous  testimony  before  this  committee 
described  the  Sheraton-Palace  as  "being  in  a  state  of  siege".  I  would, 
at  this  time,  introduce  into  evidence  a  series  of  photographs  of  the 
September  12  demonstration,  as  certified  by  Mr.  Paul  Toland,  who 
furnished  the  committee  the  photographs.  I  might  inquire  of  counsel 
if  they  have  been  included  in  the  packet  submitted. 

Mr.  Thompson.  They  are  not  in  the  packet  but  we  have  them  all 
here  and  we  will  make  them  available  in  the  presentation. 

Senator  Ervin.  Let  the  record  show  those  photographs  will  be  ad- 
mitted in  evidence.* 

Senator  Baker.  Thank  you,  Mr.  Chairman.  The  photographs  speak 
for  themselves  and  show  the  Sheraton-Palace  ringed  with  a  cordon 
of  helmeted  police  in  full  riot  attire,  both  on  foot  and  on  horseback, 
with  riot  sticks  drawn  and,  in  some  instances,  shotguns  visible.  The 
photographs  show  a  crowd  of  tremendous  proportions  and  members 
of  the  crowd  stopping  traffic  and  hurling  rocks  through  the  plate  glass 
front  of  the  United  California  Bank. 

This  September  27,  1972,  demonstration  was  promoted  by  various 
leaflets  which  are  included  in  the  packet,  Mr.  Chairman,  and  attached 
to  the  affidavit  of  Mr.  Dewey  Clower.**  These  leaflets  were  reportedly 
disseminated  at  the  McGovern  Berkeley  headquarters  and  urged  a 
protest  march  on  the  Sheraton-Palace. 

Mr.  Chairman,  Mr.  Mankiewicz,  Senator  McGovern's  campai^ 
manager,  and  Mr.  Bemhard,  Senator  Muskie's  campaign  manager,  in 
the  1972  Presidential  campaign,  testified  that  certain  unfair  and 
improper  tactics  were  employed  against  their  campaigns.  Some  of  the 
perpetrators  of  these  activities  were  never  identified.  Falling  in  that 
same  general  category  of  improper  activities  carried  out  in  the  1972 
Presidential  campaign  were  the  violent  demonstrations  and  incidents 
of  destruction  which  were  directed  against  the  President's  various 
campaign  headquarters  throughout  the  country.  While  those  re- 
sponsible for  these  actions  also  cannot  be  identified  in  most  instances, 
we  are  submitting  to  the  committee  sworn  affidavits  with  attached 
photographs  and  newspaper  articles  which  accurately  describe  and 
portray  these  acts.  We  have  selected  representative  events  related 
in  these  affidavits  to  discuss  here  today. 

Two  CRP  headquarters  in  Phoenix,  Ariz.,  and  Austin,  Tex.,  were 
completely  destroyed  by  arsonists.  In  addition,  there  was  an  attempted 
arson  perpetrated  against  the  CRP  headquarters  in  Albuquerque, 
K  Mex.  Also  in  Albuquerque,  N.  Mex.,  vulgar  anti-Nixon  slogans 
were  sprayed  across  the  CRP  campaign  headquarters  with  the  use  of 
black  spray  paint.  In  addition,  the  persistent  disruptions  caused  the 
lease  to  be  canceled  on  the  CRP  headquarters  building,  forcing  the 
CRP  to  move  its  headquarters  in  the  midst  of  the  campaign. 

In  New  Hanii^shire  an  affidavit  of  Lieutenant  Glennon***  describes 
the  bombing  of  the  Manchester  Police  Department.  One  of  the  would- 
be  bombers  was  injured  in  the  explosion  and  an  accomplice  was  found 
to  be  in  the  possession  of  a  press  release  which  bragged  that  the  group 


*See  exhibit  No.  256-8.  p.  5070. 
•*See  exhibit  No.  250-4.  p.  5055. 
***See  exhibit  No.  256-24,  p.  5135. 


5013 

had  bombed  the  Nixon  headquarters  that  same  evening.  Only  the 
prompt  police  apprehension  of  the  bombers  and  the  confiscation  or 
destruction  of  three  additional  sophisticated  bombs  from  their  pos- 
session prevented  them  from  carrying  out  their  plan  with  regard  to 
the  Nixon  headquarters.  In  addition,  the  two  perpetrators  of  the 
bombing  were  depicted  in  the  newspaper  photographs  as  being  in  the 
forefront  of  the  anti-Nixon  demonstrations  which  occurred  at  the 
Manchester  CRP  headquarters  only  a  few  days  before  the  bombing.  I 
have  introduced  photographs  and  news  stories  which  depict  the  bombs 
used  and  damage  done  to  the  Manchester  Police  Departments  as 
exhibits  to  that  affidavit. 

In  Ohio,  the  Dayton  headquarters  suffered  two  break-ins  which 
damaged  equipment  and  records.  During  the  second  break-in,  Mc- 
Govern  slogans  were  painted  on  the  walls  and  windows  of  the 
headquarters. 

The  CRP  headquarters  in  Baltimore  City,  Md.,  twice  experienced 
its  plate  glass  windows  being  smashed  by  rocks.  On  the  latter  occasion, 
a  funeral  sign  was  hurled  into  the  headquarters  through  the  broken 
window.  Also,  "Death  to  Nixon"  was  painted  onto  the  marble  front 
of  the  headquarters  building. 

In  Minnesota,  an  affidavit  describes  a  break-in  of  the  CRP  head- 
quarters during  which  motor  oil  was  poured  over  boxes  containing 
about  6,000  pieces  of  mailing  literature. 

Gun  and  rifle  shots  smashed  through  the  windows  at  the  CRP 
headquarters  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  and  Kutztown,  Pa. 

In  Fall  River  and  Springfield,  Mass.,  the  respective  CRP  head- 
quarters were  plagued  by  individuals  who  broke  the  windows  in  the 
headquarters  and  pasted  the  storefront  with  McGovern  stickers.  On 
election  night,  several  young  female  volunteers  were  subjected  to  rock 
throwing  by  demonstrators,  requiring  the  police  to  be  called  in  to 
disperse  the  crowd. 

It  should  be  noted  also  that  on  or  about  September  21,  1972,  the 
office  of  President  Nixon's  personal  physician.  Dr.  John  C.  Lungren 
of  Long  Beach,  Calif.,  was  broken  into.  We  have  an  affidavit  from 
Dr.  Lungren  which  states  that  during  this  break-in,  a  locked  closet 
was  broken  into  and  the  President's  files  removed  from  a  safe.  The 
President's  records  were  discovered  on  the  office  floor,  outside  the 
closet,  by  Dr.  Lungren  on  the  morning  of  September  21,  1972.  At  that 
time,  Dr.  Lungren  observed  that  the  President's  file  had  been  removed 
from  the  manila  folder  in  which  it  was  kept  and  that  the  records  were 
no  longer  in  the  chronological  order  in  which  they  were  maintained, 
leading  Dr.  Lungren  to  suspect  that  the  President's  records  had  been 
tampered  with.  This  crime  remains  unsolved  at  the  present  time. 

I  would  like  to  introduce  Dr.  Lungren's  affidavit  into  the  record 
along  witli  three  photographs  furnished  by  Dr.  Lungren.*  These 
photographs  depict  the  scene  discovered  by  Dr.  Lungren  on  Septem- 
ber 21,  1972 ;  the  damage  to  the  closet  door,  and  the  President's  records 
alongside  the  folders  in  which  they  were  normally  kept. 

The  overview,  with  regard  to  violence  perpetrated  against  the 
CRP,  is  provided  by  the  affidavit  of  Robert  C.  Odle,  Jr.**  He  states 
the  following : 


*Spe  exhibit  No.  25fi-7.  p.  5065. 
**See  exhibit  No.  256-39.  p.  5188. 


5014 

I,  Robert  C.  Odle,  Jr.,  do  hereby  swear  and  depose  that : 

I  am  employed  as  Executive  Assistant  to  the  Assistant  Secretary  for  Housing 
Management  at  the  Department  of  Housing  and  Urban  Development.  I  reside 
at  300  North  Saint  Asaph  Street,  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

During  the  1972  Presidential  Campaign,  I  held  the  position  of  Director  of 
Administration  for  the  Committee  for  the  Reelection  of  the  President.  During 
the  Campaign,  the  CRP  was  greatly  concerned  for  the  security  of  its  National 
Headquarters  at  1701  and  1730  Pennsylvania  Avenue  in  Washington,  D.C. 
This  concern  was  due  to  acts  of  violence  and  destruction  which  were  both 
threatened  and  perpetrated  against  the  headquarters  of  the  CRP  headquarters 
throughout  the  Country.  In  my  position  as  Director  of  Administration,  I  often 
received  information  regarding  these  threats  and  acts  of  violence  and  destruc- 
tion, and  caused  various  memoranda  to  be  prepared  by  me  and  received  by  me 
from  other  staff  members.  These  memoranda  detailed  the  measures  which  were 
contemplated  and  executed  by  the  CRP  throughout  the  Country  to  protect 
ourselves  against  violence,  and  against  demonstrations  which  might  become 
violent. 

During  the  1972  Campaign,  the  national  CRP  headquarters  on  Pennsylvania 
Avenue  was  the  object  of  numerous  bomb  threats.  In  fact,  on  at  least  one 
occasion,  we  were  forced  to  evacuate,  for  several  hours,  the  entire  headquarters 
building  due  to  a  bomb  threat.  In  addition,  we  received  reports,  almost  on  a 
daily  basis,  from  CRP  headquarters  across  the  Country  that  had  received 
bomb  threats  directed  against  their  buildings.  Moreover,  at  least  one  CRP 
office  was  completely  destroyed  by  arsonists  and  a  bomb  also  exploded  in  the 
Alameda  County  Republican  Headquarters  in  Oakland,  California,  causing 
considerable  damage.  These  bomb  threats  and  actual  bombings  caused  us 
intense  concern,  and  necessitated  the  distribution  of  a  memorandum  to  all  our 
State  Chairmen  recommending  procedures  to  be  employed  in  the  event  of  bomb 
threats  or  other  destructive  or  dangerous  incidents  or  threats  thereof.  I  have 
attached  to  this  affidavit  a  copy  of  that  memorandum  dated  September  25.  1972. 

Another  cause  of  great  concern  during  the  1972  Campaign  was  the  numerous 
demonstrations  which  occurred  throughout  the  Country  including  the  District 
of  Columbia.  During  the  1972  Campaign,  many  demonstrations  occurred  at  or 
near  the  National  CRP  headquarters  on  Pennsylvania  Avenue.  On  one  occasion, 
for  example,  a  group  of  demonstrators  chained  themselves  to  the  door  of  the 
building  at  1730  Pennsylvania  Avenue  for  approximately  24  hours.  During  this 
demonstration,  blood  was  thrown  by  the  demonstrators,  both  on  the  buildings 
and  on  Nixon  Campaign  workers.  The  headquarters  was  forcibly  shut  down  for 
an  entire  day.  Finally,  the  CRP  headquarters  received  many  threats  against 
the  life  of  the  President,  the  Vice  President,  the  Campaign  Director,  and  the 
wife  of  the  Campaign  Director. 

Thus,  the  extreme  concern  which  the  CRP  had  for  the  security  of  its  staff 
and  National  headquarters  was  caused  by  a  series  of  death  threats,  bomb 
threats,  threats  of  demonstrations,  demonstrations,  threats  of  violence,  and 
actual  violence,  both  in  Washington  and  at  CRP  offices  across  the  Nation — a 
kind  of  harassment  which  I  believe  is  unparalleled  in  American  jwlitical 
history. 

Ending  the  affidavit. 

This,  Mr.  Chairman,  brins^s  me  to  the  demonstrations  and  violence 
directed  toward  the  Republican  Partv  in  the  Miami  Beach  conven- 
tion. We  have  secured  from  the  Florida  Department  of  Military 
Affairs  a  copy  of  their  afteraction  report  on  the  Republican  National 
Convention. 

I  would  at  this  time  introduce  into  the  record  the  cover  letter  from 
the  Florida  Department  of  Militarv  AfTairs  and  part  G  of  the  after- 
action report,  Aviiich  as  the  committer  will  note,  contains  extracts  from 
a  "revised  manual  for  the  Republican  Convention."  "VVliile  the  source 
of  this  manual  is  not  identified,  suffice  it  to  say  that  it  is  a  nondelegate 
publication  which  I  shall  show  in  a  moment  was  distributed  amon^ 
dissident  elements  at  their  Flamingo  Park  staii:ino;  area.  While  this 
is  not  an  affidavit,  Mr.  Chairman,  it  is  a  submission  from  the  Miami 
Beach  Police  Department  and  I  would  ask  unanimous  consent  that 
it  might  be  received  and  made  part  of  the  record. 


5015 

Senator  Ervtn.  Without  objection,  so  ordered. 

[The  document  refei-icd  to  was  marked  exhibit  No.  257.*] 

Senator  Baker.  Tliis  manual,  with  cover  displaying  the  President 
in  cartoon  with  fangs,  amounts  to  a  handbook  of  civil  disobedience. 
This  handbook  states  at  page  G-133  that,  ''Flamingo  Park  should 
be  a  living,  breathing  community  of  revolutionary  people  .  .  .  dedi- 
cated to  confront  the  real  enemy' Richard  Nixon."  Page  0-145  refers 
to  the  trial  of  Richard  Nixon  on  the  streets  of  Miami  Beach  by  the 
people.  In  general,  I  believe  the  radical  tone  of  this  publication  speaks 
for  itself. 

I  would  now  like  to  introduce  into  the  record,  a  letter,  dated 
Octobei-  "24,  1073,,  from  Rocky  Pomerance,  Chief  of  Police  in  Miami. 
Beach,  Fla.  This  letter  certifies  that  an  attached  "chronological  log 
of  events"  was  compiled  from  official  Miami  Beach  Police  Department 
records  and  an  accurate  reflection  of  events  described.  I  would,  Mr. 
Chaii-man,  offer  that  letter  and  the  chronological  log  of  events,  as 
supplied  by  the  Miami  Beach  Police  Department,  as  an  exhibit  for 
the  record. 

Senator  Ervin.  It  will  be  received  in  evidence  as  an  exhibit  and 
appropriately  numbered  as  such. 

[The  document  referred  to  was  marked  exhibit  No.  258.**] 

Senator  Baker.  Thank  you,  sir. 

I  would  draw  the  committee's  attention  to  the  destructive  scope 
of  vandalism,  delegate  harassment,  and  violent  disruption  perpetrated 
between  August  20-23,  1972,  in  and  around  the  Republican's  con- 
vention hall  in  Miami  Beach.  For  example,  this  report  details : 

1.  The  pelting  of  delegates  with  eggs  and  rocks,  stopping  traffic;  slashing 
tires :  attempts  to  set  buses  on  fire ;  stuffing  potatoes  in  exhaust  pipes ;  smashing 
vehicles;  trashing  streets;  breaking  office  windows;  throwing  ignited  papier- 
mache  bombs  into  the  convention  comixnmd ;  vomiting  on  vehicle  hoods,  nudity, 
and  chants  of  "kill  the  pigs." 

2.  Tlie  report  recites  incidents  where  : 

( a )  Policemen  were  stoned  trying  to  rescue  panicky  delegates. 

(ft)  Tear  gas  grenades  were  thrown  by  demonstrators. 

(c)  Shots  were  fired  at  police  officers  who  were  trying  to  maintain  order. 

id)  Demonstrators  marched  on  Convention  Hall  attired  with  helmets,  gas 
masks,  and  night  sticks. 

(e)  The  heretofore  referenced  Revised  Manual  was  distributed  in  Flamingo 
Park. 

3.  The  report  indicates  the  arrest  of  over  1.200  demonstrators  on  August  22 
and  23  alone. 

Mr.  Chainnan,  I  might  supplement  Congressman  Tim  Lee  Carter's 
testimony  by  introducing  into  the  record  the  sworn  statement  of  Lyle 
R.  Graser,  detailing  extreme  violence  directed  toward  the  Republican 
National  Committee  press  vehicle  he  was  riding  in.  I  would  also 
like  to  read  a  portion  of  a  letter  from  a  South  Carolina  delegate, 
Neal  D.  Thigpen,  concerning  the  difficulties  that  he  and  his  wife  had 
in  getting  into  convention  hall.  But  rather  than  read  it,  Mr.  Chairman, 
I  will  point  out,  and  I  am  at  the  end  of  my  presentation,  that  there 
was  not  time  to  receive  a  signed  affidavit  from  INIr.  Thigpen.  He  gave 
the  statement  to  Mr.  Howard  Liebengood,  assistant  minority  counsel, 
who  talked  to  him  vpsterday  by  telephone.  Mr.  Liebengood  has  offered 
his  affidavit  to  the  effect  that  Mr.  Thigpen  would  so  testify.  Rather  than 
offer  that  as  an  affidavit  at  this  point,  I  would  ask  permission  that 


♦See  p.  5196. 
**Seep.  5219. 


5016 

the  statement  might  be  included  in  the  record,  and  we  can  supply  a 
sworn  version  of  it  as  a  filed  exhibit. 

Senator  Ervin.  That  will  be  entirely  satisfactory. 

[The  documents  referred  to  were  marked  exhibits  Nos.  259  and 
260.*] 

The  protestors  then  very  methodically  began  to  put  our  bus  out  of  commission. 
They  first  sprayed  all  of  the  windows  with  black  paint  so  that  it  was  diflBcult 
for  anyone,  including  the  driver,  to  see  through  them.  We  were  able,  however, 
to  see  the  demonstrators  using  knives  and  icepicks  to  slash  the  bus  tires.  In 
the  meantime,  our  assailants  were  breaking  the  windows  with  bricks,  stones, 
etc. 

While  all  this  was  happening,  things  inside  the  bus  were  chaotic.  Women  and 
children  were  crying.  Men  shouted  back  at  the  attackers  and  argued  what 
courses  of  action  were  available  to  us.  After  much  urging,  the  driver  then 
attempted  to  move  the  bus  forward  again.  But  with  the  tires  flat,  it  moved 
another  half  a  block  and  came  to  its  final  resting  place  at  an  intersection. 
The  demonstrators  then  opened  the  bus'  rear  hood  and  pulled  out  the  gas  lines. 
Gasoline  spilled  onto  the  street  and  ran  under  the  bus.  When  the  protestors 
began  throwing  firecrackers  under  the  vehicle,  we  decided  it  was  time  to  get 
off  the  bus  and  take  our  chances  outside. 

We  tried  to  stay  together  but  that  became  impossible.  As  we  were  pushed  and 
shoved,  struck  by  eggs,  stones,  and  fists,  and  spit  on,  we  found  ourselves 
.separated  into  twos  and  threes.  They  tore  clothing  and  screamed  obscenities. 
The  slogans  many  of  them  chanted  called  either  for  ending  the  war  in 
Vietnam  or  dumping  President  Nixon.  In  the  confusion,  my  wife  and  I  were 
temporarily  separated.  I  finall.v  was  able  to  rescue  her  from  a  doorway  where 
she  was  trapped  by  the  mob.  Her  dress  had  been  torn  and  she  was  hysterical. 

Mr.  Chairman,  that  completes  my  sketchy  delineation  of  the  matter 
set  forth  in  the  collection  of  affidavits.  I  think  these  are  important  and 
significant  in  terms  of  the  evaluation  of  the  state  in  which  politics  is 
held  by  at  least  some  elements  in  our  society.  I  think  it  is  important 
to  the  background  consideration  of  the  committee  to  reiterate  the 
caveat  I  stated  initially.  I  am  not,  by  implication  or  otherwise, 
trying  to  attribute  this  conduct  to  anyone  unless  the  affidavit  so  states. 

I  am  not,  by  implication  or  otherwise,  trying  to  involve  or  implicate 
a  candidate  or  a  party.  I  am  simply  offering  these  as  a  part  of  the 
record  to  establish  the  political  climate  which  I  think  must  be  changed 
if  this  country  is  going  to  survive. 

Senator  Montoya.  Mr.  Chairman,  I  have  something  to  introduce 
into  the  record  at  this  point,  and  I  offer  it  for  introduction  into  the 
record.  It  is  an  in-house  memorandum  from  E.  D.  Failor  to  Jeb  S. 
Magi-uder.  It  is  confidential/eyes  only,  under  the  letterhead  of  the 
Committee  for  the  Re-Election  of  the  President,  dated  September  23. 
1972.  And  I  would  like  to  read  it  because  it  is  not  very  long. 

Senator  Ervin.  Well,  before  you  do,  I  would  like  to  make  some 
observations.  I  want  to  state  that  I  think  the  introduction  of  these 
affidavits  and  the  analysis  made  by  Senator  Baker  constitute  a  real 
service  to  the  committee  because  it  enables  us  to  include  in  the  record 
in  a  relatively  .short  period  of  time  matters  which  are  germane  to  our 
investigation  and  enables  us  to  save  days  of  w'ork  which  would  be 
required  if  we  had  to  subpena  these  witnesses  to  come  before  the 
committee  to  testif  v  in  person. 

Senator  Bakkr.  Thank  you,  Mr.  Chairman. 

Senator  Montoya.  This  is  along  the  same  line,  Mr.  Chairman,  and 
I  will  start  reading  from  the  memorandum : 


*See  pp.  5258-5261. 


5017 

On  Friday,  September  15,  1972,  you  assigned  me  responsibility  for  the  above 
project.  Attached  is  Keu  Itietz's  reix)rt  re  the  above  subject  matter  for  the  past 
week. 

In  addition  to  the  items  in  the  attached,  I  have  personally  endeavored  to 
create  an  encounter  between  Shriver  and  a  busing  opponent  on  the  busing  issue 
for  today  in  Las  Vegas.  Antibusing  people  will  be  used  in  this  encounter  and 
no  Republicans  will  be  surfaced. 

Excellent  television,  radio  and  print  coverage  of  some  of  these  events  has 
resulted  during  the  past  week.  Definite  pluses  for  our  campaign  have  resulted 
from  the  media  coverage.  It  should  be  pointed  out  that  other  Republican  types, 
undoubtedly,  will  be  copying  this  week's  activities  on  their  own  in  their 
localities.  We  have  no  control  over  the  activities  we  do  not  program. 

We  have  learned  the  McGovern  organization  and/or  the  Secret  Service  has 
reacted  to  our  activities.  The  San  Gennero  Festival  in  Greenwich  Village, 
New  York.  Saturday  night  was  orginally  planned  as  a  walking  tour  of  a  few 
blocks  by  McGovern.  However,  as  a  result  of  the  events  in  Flushing,  New  York, 
on  Thursday,  September  21st,  the  street  walk  was  canceled  and  McGovern 
spoke  in  an  area  that  was  barricaded  off. 

I  have,  and  will,  maintain  continuing  supervision  over  this  project.  Ken 
Smith  is  the  key  guy  from  YVP  and  I  will  contact  other  resources. 

If  you  have  any  questions  or  suggestions  on  the  above  project,  please  advise. 

From  September  15-22,  preparation  for  our  activities  in  providing  sign  car- 
riers and  leafleteers  was  made  in  Milwaukee ;  Chicago ;  Bergen  County,  New 
Jersey ;  Colimibas,  Ohio ;  Detroit,  Lansing,  and  Flushing,  New  York.  Chicago 
and  Lansing  were  dropi>ed  because  of  the  closed  nature  of  the  candidate's 
schedule.  Busing  quotes  were  distributed  in  Detroit  outside  a  closed  labor 
meeting.  That  was  the  only  activity  there  due  to  the  lack  of  public  appearances. 
We  began  work  on  literature,  hand-lettered,  on  Wednesday  after  conferring 
with  Ken  Khachigian.  The  following  is  a  city-by-city  report : 

September  10 — Milwaukee :  A  dozen  young  people  carrying  signs  questioning 
the  candidate's  stands  and  criticizing  his  remarks  about  young  people — which 
end  is  up? — were  at  the  noon  downto\\ai  rally.  While  no  press  coverage  was 
generated,  we  do  know  we  upset  the  candidate.  With  cameras  zooming  in  he 
asked  one  of  our  girls  wearing  a  YVP  button  "You  don't  really  support  Nixon, 
do  you?"  Her  reply  was  classic:  "Yes  sir.  I've  had  my  head  examined  and  I'm 
for  Nixon  now  more  than  ever !"  Photos  of  that  event  are  attached. 

September  20 — Columbus :  The  reception  for  the  candidate  at  the  factory — 
Nixon  buttons,  hats  and  the  debaters — came  about  much  the  same  way  as  in 
Bergen  County,  i.e.,  our  people  were  alerted  to  check  into  the  schedule  and  they 
as.'^isted  the  senior  committee  distributing  the  Nixon  material.  However,  as 
we  know  from  the  evening  news  and  morning  page  1  newspaper  coverage,  it 
did  the  job. 

September  20-21 — Detroit:  As  noted  previously,  mimeographed  handouts 
attacking  the  candidate's  busing  stand  were  distributed  to  labor  members 
entering  closed  meetings. 

September  21 — New  Y^ork — Flushing  subway  situation.  Again,  we  had 
to  scramble  for  time,  but  20  young  people  turned  out  with  Nixon  signs  and 
buttons — some  with  "Nixon"  in  Hebrew.  The  film  coverage  of  this  was  excellent 
on  the  CBS  morning  news — no  matter  where  the  earners  turned,  the  signs 
were  there  along  with  audible  chants  of  "Nixon  Now !"  and  "Four  more  years !" 
throughout  the  report.  Reporter  Bruce  Morton  concluded  that  it  was  not  a  very 
good  stop.  We  are  told  an  AP  wire  story  reported  the  presence  of  young  Nixon 
supporters. 

We  have  activities  planned  in  Seattle  on  Monday,  Los  Angeles  on  Tuesday, 
San  Diego  on  Wednesday,  and  Toledo  on  Friday  of  next  week.  Specific  events 
will,  of  course,  depend  on  the  candidate's  schedule. 

That  is  the  end  of  the  memorandum,  Mr.  Chairman,  and  I  submit 
it  for  entry  into  the  record. 

TTlie  document  referred  to   was  marked  committee   exhibit  No. 

261.*] 

*See  p.  5265. 


5018 

Senator  Ervin.  Is  there  anything  further  by  any  member  of  the 
committee?  If  not,  we  will  stand  in  recess  until  10  o'clock  in  the 
morning. 

[Whereupon,  at  4  p.m.,  the  hearing  was  recessed,  to  reconvene  at 
10  a.m.,  Wednesday,  November  7, 1973.] 

[Subsequent  to  the  hearings  of  October  10  and  11,  1973,  the  Select 
Committee  received  an  affidavit  from  Anthony  H.  Barash  commenting 
on  the  testimony  of  Messrs.  Michael  McMinoway  and  Frank  Mankie- 
wicz.  The  affidavit  was  received  too  late  for  publication  in  Book  11, 
where  tlie  testimony  appears,  and  is  hereby  made  part  of  the  record  in 
this  book  on  page  5267.] 


EXHIBITS  SUBMITTED  FOR  THE  RECORD 

Exhibit  No.  246 

[From  the  Washington  Post,  Wednesday,  Oct.  18,  1972] 

From   tqe  Committee  fob  the  Re-Election  of  t^e  President,   Clark  Mac- 
Gregor's  Statement  on  the  Washington  Post 

(Following  is  the  complete  text  of  the  statement  read  to  refyorters  Monday  by 

Mr.  MacGregor) 

According  to  the  Gallup,  Harris,  Siudlinger,  and  Yankelovich  polls,  the  po- 
litical leftist  movement  known  as  McGovernism  is  about  to  be  repudiated  over- 
whelmingly by  the  American  people.  As  it  should  be.  But,  frustrated,  twenty-six 
poipts  behind  in  the  polls,  with  three  weeks  to  go,  George  McGovern — and  his 
confederates — are  now  engaging  in  the  "politics  of  desperation" ;  we  are  witnes- 
sing some  of  the  dirtiest  tactics  and  hearing  some  of  the  most  offensive  language 
ever  to  appear  in  an  American  presidential  campaign. 

Lashing  out  wildly,  George  McGovern  has  compared  the  President  of  the  United 
States  to  Adolf  Hitler,  the  Republican  Party  to  the  Ku  Klux  Klan,  and  the  United 
States  Government  to  the  Third  Reich  of  Nazi  Germany.  His  i)ersonal  assaults 
on  the  President  have  been  characterized  by  such  terms  as  "most  corrupt," 
"murderous,"  and  "barbaric,"  and  his  running-mate  has  served  as  an  echo 
chamber. 

The  Washington  Post's  credibility  has  today  sunk  lower  than  that  of  George 
McGovern. 

Using  innuendo,  third-person  hearsay,  unsubstantiated  charges,  anonymous 
sources,  and  huge  scare  headlines — the  Post  has  maliciously  sought  to  give  the 
appearance  of  a  direct  connection  between  the  White  House  and  the  Watergate — 
a  charge  which  the  Post  knows — and  half  a  dozen  investigations  have  found — to 
be  false. 

The  hallmark  of  the  Post's  campaign  is  hypocrisy — and  its  celebrated  "double 
standard"  is  today  visible  for  all  to  see. 

Unproven  charges  by  McGovern  aides,  or  Senator  Muskie,  about  alleged  cam- 
paign disruptions  that  occurred  more  than  six  months  ago  are  invariably  given 
treatment  normally  accorded  declarations  of  war — while  proven  facts  of  opposi- 
tion-incited disruptions  of  the  President's  campaign  are  buried  deep  inside  the 
paper.  When  McGovern  headquarters  in  California  was  used  as  a  boiler  room  to 
rally  hard-core  anti-war  militants  to  confront  the  President — that  was  appar- 
ently of  no  significance  to  a  newspaper  which  has  dispatched  a  platoon  of  report- 
ers to  investigate  charges  that  somebody  sent  two  hundred  pizzas  to  a  Muskie 
rally  last  spring. 

Why  hasn't  the  Washington  Post  investigated — The  Molotov  cocktail  discovered 
on  October  8th  at  the  door  of  the  Newhall,  California,  Nixon  Headquarters? 

The  extensive  fire  damage  suffered  September  17th  to  the  Nixon  headquarters  in 
Hollywood,  California? 

The  arson  of  September  25th  which  caused  more  than  $100,000  in  damage  to 
the  Nixon  headquarters  in  Phoenix,  Arizona? 

The  extensive  window  breaking  and  other  trashing  this  fall  at  Nixon  store- 
fronts in  New  York  City  ;  Arlington,  Massachusetts,  and  Los  Angeles  County? 

While  the  Post  itself  openly  and  actively  collaborated  in  the  publication  of 
stolen  top  secret  documents  of  the  Government  of  the  United  States  sixteen 
months  ago — today,  it  is  faking  shock  and  outrage  at  some  obvious  volunteers 
who  were  allegedly  spying  on  Larry  O'Brien. 

Like  George  McGovern,  who  personally  encouraged  Daniel  Ellsburg  to  commit 
the  deed  for  which  he  faces  a  possible  115  years  in  a  Federal  Penitentiary — The 
Washington  Post  is  a  hypocrite.  While  each  crime  is  reprehensible,  which  is  the 
more  serious?  Stealing  top  secret  documents  of  the  Government  of  the  United 
States;  or  allegedly  stealing  Larry  O'Brien's  political  papers? 

(5019) 


21-296   O  -  74  -  pt.  12 


5020 

The  purpose  of  the  Post  campaign  is  clear :  To  divert  public  and  national 
attention  away  from  the  real  issues  of  this  campaign — peace,  jobs,  foreign  iwlicy, 
welfare,  taxes,  defense  and  national  priorities — and  onto  the  phony  issues  manu- 
factured on  L  Street  and  in  McGovern  headquarters. 

It  is  said  that  this  is  a  dirty  campaign,  but  all  the  dirt  is  being  thrown  by 
only  one  side.  The  mud  slinging,  the  name  calling,  the  unsubstantiated  charges, 
the  innuendoes,  the  guilt  by  association,  the  character  assassination,  the  second- 
hand hearsay  are  all  tactics  exclusively  employed  by  the  McGovernites  and  their 
apologists.  President  Nixon  will  remain  on  the  high  road,  discussing  issues  of 
real  concern  to  the  American  people  in  a  fair,  forthright,  and  hard-hitting  manner. 
The  American  people  will  apply  a  single  standard  in  judging  the  performance 
of  Richard  Nixon  and  George  McGovern,  even  though  that  essential  fairness  is 
not  exhibited  by  The  Washington  Post  and  a  few  others. 


[News  Release  —  Oct.  19,  1972] 

Statement   by   Clakk   MacGrbgor,    Campaign   Director,   Committee  for  the 
Re-Election  of  the  President 

In  yesterday's  editions,  the  Washington  Post  has  indicated  a  willingness  to 
investigate  the  conduct  of  the  McGovern  campaign,  a  campaign  which  is  so  chock 
full  of  irregularities  that  it  cries  out  for  inspection  by  the  press. 

I  have  on  previous  occasions  noted  both  the  violent  attacks  which  have  been 
made  on  our  headquarters  and  the  scurrilous  rhetoric  which  has  been  leveled 
at  the  President  by  the  McGovem-Shriver  ticket  and  its  henchmen. 

The  following  tactics  and  techniques  reportedly  being  employed  across  the 
country  by  the  McGovern  forces  call  for  a  balanced  and  impartial  inquiry  by 
the  press : 

1.  An  article  in  the  Lancaster,  Pa.,  New  Era  on  October  3,  1972,  reported  that 
the  McGovern  campaign  in  Pennsylvania  is  using  official  mailing  lists  stolen 
from  the  Pennsylvania  Department  of  Agriculture  to  solicit  sui>port  for  the 
McGovern-Shriver  ticket.  According  to  the  New  Era,  this  is  a  direct  violation 
of  Federal  law  and  a  si>ecific  violation  of  an  order  issued  last  February  by 
Pennsylvania's  Governor.  I  will  note,  as  does  the  New  Era,  that  the  State's 
secretary  of  agriculture  is  a  McGovern  advocate  who  resigned  from  a  ^IcGovern 
campaign  committee  in  August  to  avoid  possible  prosecution  under  the  Hatch 

Act. 

2.  A  report  in  the  Atlanta  constitution  of  August  5.  1972.  indicates  that  a  team 
of  from  15  to  100  spies  has  been  asseiubled  by  Senator  McGovern  to  "try  to  dig 
up  damaging  background  information  on  key  members  of  the  Nixon  administra- 
tion." According  to  the  Constitution,  the  head  of  this  spy  ring  publicly  admits 
that  as  many  as  100  Nixon  supporters  and  three  members  of  the  White  House 
staff  have  been  targeted  for  political  espionage  by  this  McGovernite  erastz  CIA. 

3.  A  highly  reliable  source  in  the  press  has  told  the  Committee  for  the  Re- 
Election  of  the  President  that  McGovern's  Press  Secretary,  Richard  Dougherty, 
brags  about  the  spies  Senator  McGovern  has  planted  not  only  within  the  Nixon 
campaign  but  who  also  infiltrated  Senator  Humphrey's  campaign  and,  in  return 
for  offers  of  employment  after  Senator  Humphrey  had  been  effectively  sab- 
otaged, fed  the  McGovern  primary  campaign  a  steady  stream  of  information 
from  inside  Humphrey  headquarters. 


5021 

This  is  the  precise  exchange  illuminating  this  charge : 

A  resix>cted  newsman  covering  the  McGovern  campaign  hGs  told  officials  at 
the  Committee  for  the  Re-EIection  of  the  President  of  a  conversation  involving 
Richard  Dougherty,  press  secretary  to  Senator  McGovern. 

In  that  conversation.  Dougherty  said  that  McGovern's  board  of  strategy 
knew  everything  in  advance  regarding  Senator  Hubert  Humphrey's  primary 
campaign  because  the  McGovern  team  had  infiltrated  Humphrey's  campaign 
staff. 

"Some  of  those  boys  in  Humphrey's  camp  have  been  doing  well  for  us," 
Dougherty  said.  "In  the  campaign  we'll  make  it  up  to  them — they'll  have  jobs." 

"Tlus  is  not  all  of  it,"  the  newsman  quoted  Dougherty  as  saying.  "We  get  a 

lot  of  information  out  of  that  headquarters  setup  at  1701  Pennsylvania  Avenue." 

When   Dougherty   was  asked   the   nature   of   the   information   obtained   from 

the  Ck>mmittee  for  the  Re-EIection  of  the  President,  he  replied,  "Oh,  position 

papers — all  kinds  of  information." 

4.  Although  Senator  McGovern  has  publicly  branded  public  opinion  polls 
"lousy" — one  assumes  because  they  show  him  being  rejected  by  almost  every 
segment  of  American  society — the  McGovern  campaign  has  consistently  released 
its  own  "polls"  which  are  so  radically  at  odds  with  those  of  respected  independent 
pollsters  that  they  can  only  be  cheap  propaganda  tricks  concocted  by  the  Mc- 
Govern psywar  apparatus  in  a  deliberate  attempt  to  confuse  the  public. 

The  most  recent  example  was  a  McGovern  "poll"  released  Sunday  showing 
President  Xixon  only  three  jwints  ahead  of  McGovern  in  California.  One  day 
later,  the  independent  and  highly  respected  Field  poll  show-ed  President  Nixon 
with  a  14-point  lead  in  California. 

In  New  York,  the  McGovern  apparatus  has  leaked  a  constant  diet  of  polls 
to  the  news  media — polls  which  show  President  Nixon  supposedly  only  a  few 
points  ahead.  In  fact,  independent  polls  put  the  President  up  to  22  points  ahead. 
Such  tactics  are  reprehensible  first  because  they  are  a  blatant  attempt  to 
u-se  the  press  to  con  the  American  public,  and  second  because  they  lead  workers 
and  contributors  to  invest  time  and  money  on  the  basis  of  false  information.  At 

...  ;.   uiiuex  ill  LtiLse  .scrutiny  from,  among 

others,  a  conunittee  of  the  U.S.  Congress,  such  tactics  show  a  total  and  irresponsi- 
ble disregard  for  the  democratic  process. 

Every  one  of  these  reports  demands  the  same  attention  the  press  has  laAished 
on  the  McGovern  charges.  Now  that  the  Washington  Post — which  has  pre\iously 
exhibited  extraordinary  zeal  in  its  publication  of  unsubstantiated  charges  by 
unnamed  people — has  demonstrated  a  reluctant  willingness  to  explore  the 
despicable  tactics  employed  by  the  President's  opposition.  I  hope  others  will 
follow  suit. 

Will  the  Post  detail  its  entire  staff  of  30  investigative  reporters  to  inquire 
into  these  questions? 

I  know  of  no  justifiable  double  standard  which  requires  American  media  to 
repeat  every  unsubstantiated  charge  leveled  against  the  Nixon  administration 
while  simultaneously  requiring  the  media  to  ignore  the  psychological  warfare  and 
espionage  being  practiced  by  the  McGovemites. 


5022 


Exhibit  no.  247 


NHON  B  IREYF 

DEMONSTMTF      A  SAIN  ST 
ALBERT  SPIEGEL'S  SUPPORT  OF 

NHON  AND  1W  mUl 

MONDAY.     OCTOBER   f,     6^00 p^ 
AT  THE  ANNUAL   ELECTIONS  OF  THE 
JEWISH  FEDERATION    COUNCIL 

AT  THE  BEVERLY  HILTON  HOTEL 

DEMONS TRATS  AND  REMEMBER 

Albert  Spiegel,  President  of  the  Jewish  Federation  Council  of  Greater  Los  Angeles,  is  also 
Chairman  of  the  California  Committee  to  Re-elect  the  President,   Spiegel,  a  multl-mlllion- 
alre  himself,  turns  his  back  to  the  mass  slaughter  in  Indochina,  as  well  as  rampant  unem- 
ployment and  poverty  at  home.   Where  is  the  social  conscience  of  our  people?  Where  is  our 
memory?  Doias  It  also  carry  a  price  tag?  Nixon's  support  of  Jews  and  Israel  is  conditioned 
by  his  lust  for  re-election.   Nixon  does  not  represent  our  interestl   Albert  Spiegel  does 


not  represent  us  I 


DEMONSTRATE  AND  REMEMBER 


"Why  of  course  the  people  don't  want  war.   Why  should  some  poor  slob  on  a  farm  want  to  risk 
his  life  in  a  war  when  the  best  he  can  get  out  of  it  Is  to  come  back  to  his  farm  in  one 
piece?  Naturally  the  common  people  don't  want  war;  neither  in  Russia,  nor  in  England,  nor 
in  America,  nor  in  Germany.   That  is  understood.   But  after  all  it  Is  the  leaders  of  the 
country  who  determine  policy,  and  it  is  always  a  simple  matter  to  drag  the  people  along, 
whether  It  Is  a  democracy,  or  a  fascist  dictatorship,  or  a  parliament,  or  a  communist  dic- 
tatorship.  Voice  or  no  voice  the  people  can  always  be  brought  to  the  bidding  of  the  leaders. 
That  Is  easy.   All  you  have  to  do  is  to  tell  them  they  are  being  attacked,  and  denounce 
the  pacifists  for  lack  of  patriotism  and  exposing  the  country  to  danger.   It  works  the  samo 
in  any  country."  —Hermann  Goering,  at  the  Nuremberg  Trials 

"Senior  Air  Force  Officials  also  Indicated  that  if  Mr.  Nixon  is  re-elected  wlthouc  a  nego- 
tiated settlement  Having  been  reached,  the  air  war  against  North  Vietnam  would  Intensify." 

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Exhibit  No.  248 

WHO  IS  CPR  CASDID/LTE  FOR  PRSSmSKT  <■**<'  BOVBOaffit  7th.  1972    EJCTIOKS 

No  aenaibi*  pertoo  will  challenga  ISRAEL' 3  right  to  sxietenoe  and  self  drteminatioa. 
ISRAEL  18  hare  to  atay.     During  hir  last  3i  yaars  in  oXfioe,  Nixon  (tawaBtrttod  a  dnbioiia 
and  dalinqoent  attit\ide  t<ward3  ISRAEL.     Crnlj  during  thia  election  year  did  Hiion  apprvn 
aaa^r  asalBtanco,  isixler  presexu'*,  an  an  iiiiuoanant  tor  the  Jewish  vote.     His  allAgsd 
friandship  towjda  ISRAEL  ie  not  trtstwortby.    Senator  McGorem  was  and  ia  a  eoosiatwxt 
and  tmstwDrtl^  friend  of  ISRIEL.    Rabbi  Hrx  Kcssbow  llBta  MoGorem  as  the  be«t  frland 
for  ISRAEL. 

Rixon'B  political  outlook  ie  v.  dmigaroua  travsaty  for  tho  Aaerican  peoplo.    It  wurt  not 
b3  peraitted  for  acothar  *  yoara.     Ha  dacaivod  the  Aaerioan  people  with  his  prcalM  in 
196b  to  get  out  of  this  Jjsaoral  undeclared  war,  and  with  his  further  praaise  to  imprtm 
the  general  welfare.     He  continuos  this  gonocidal  was  and  he  proaisad  to  eoaitlnBe  it  in 
1973  with  further  escalated  barbaroiu  high  density  bosabing,  wming  hundreds  of  thousands 
of  innocent  people,  and  cracting  nore  AEorican  POtfs,  all  under  the  dabions  pretense  of 
being  »caadtted»  to  save  the  oorr^pt  bloody  dictator  Thieu.     795^  of  the  Aaeriean  people 
dSBSad  a  ooatplete  withdrcjal  froa  tb3  war  and  bring  the  PCHs  hoae. 

STOP  THE  SBR3ELESS  KELLISQ  deaanda  MoGorom.     He  is  ocnedtted  to  do  so  on  the  day  after 
inangnratioa,  and  get  out  of  th:;  vrar  ztlthin  90  days  end  bring  all  the  PWs  heael 

Nizcn'o  eeoocalo  policies  incraased  unssployaenb  and  placed  unbearable  hardships  on  aany 
■inority  grocra.    More  than  30  Ictomational  Unions  with  a  aeabershlp  of  30  aillioB  people 
endorsed  the  MeOovera-Sbriver  prograo.    HcGorera  will  tria  the  sxcesaive  ailitaiy  budget 
and  prevliie  the  resulting  fnndn  for  dimsstic  rsooErtruotion  and  general  welfare.     QOGD. 

Hixon«s  wage  and  prie^  controlc  are  deceitful.    Wages  are  rigidly  controlled  irtiile  the 
prioee  for  food  eM  houijing  have  riccn  to  staggering  proportioas,  plaring  a  hardship  on 
the  average  citlsen.    At  the  ecjw  tipfl  corporate  profits  bare  risen  to  all  ti«e  high  lerela. 
Bison  vetoed  wHe  on  three  oooasioas  that  provided  for  health,  edncatiai  and  general  wel^ 
faro  indsdlng  reliof  for  tha  c'-ed.    Ha  nants  greater  appropriations  for  porpoaes  of 
killing    and  dectruction  of  ocrironannt ,  oca  he  lisdts  appropriations  to  aeager  tekso  som 
for  the  general  wslfara.     KIioti  corves  only  the  millionaires  for  greater  profits. 

Nixon  was  forced  to  arrpsxrre  the  congroasicaal  reccsaeadctloD  for  a  205&  increase  in  soolal 
security  benefits.    He  i^esieted  all  efforts  for  m  inersase  above  5$. 

Nixon's  anti-bussiug  progrst  was  designed  only  to  gain  the  vote  of  the  racists,    fie  thas 
strengthened  the  raeirtG  in  a  progran  for  diserioinsitian  and  anti-SenitisB.    Jews  are  avare 
of  such  activity  in  tbe^enocids  of  6  nilli(^  Jews  who  died  in  the  cr«Batorla  of  laxl  Qexmany. 

Hixon  as  President  prcaised  that  he  vUl  ncoinate  additicoal  Judges  for  the  SxqarMe  Court 
who  support  his  pMloocph^.    This  <raly  aeans  ultra  conservative  judges  who  will  further 
abrogate  civil  r±gtte  thst  affect  ovary  aAnority.    Wc  aust  not  allow  tkis  to  happen. 

Jewish  traditions  f>xe  tma-id  on  peace,  equal  rights  esA  Justice  for  all,  and  hcdp  for  the 
poor.    The  Los  Aageles  Boird  of  Rabbis  enthusiastically  support  MoGovem.     The  Rabbis  want 
a  change  lih  WashingtoQ. 

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A  vote  for  KaGo'vem  ijt  a  vote  for  peaoo  and  a  better  iaerica  in  which  we  Jews  hanre  hope 
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Exhibit  No.  249 


October  13,  1972 


Mr.  Albert  A.  Spiegel 

641  North  SepulveHa  Boulevard 

Los  Angeles,  California   90049 

Dear  Al: 

In  response  to  our  'phone  < onversation  of  iust  a  f.-w 
minutes  ago,  may  I  statP  catrgorical  ly  thaf  the  Bcrd 
of  Rabbis  of  Southern  California  'las  at  no  time  calen 
any  action  concerning  any  of  the  candidatc^  in  the 
presidential  or  other  campaigns.   The  Board  of  Ribbis 
has  never  participated  In  political  matter;;  in  tiit 
past,  and  certainly  we  have  in  no  v;ay  identified  our- 
selves with  any  candidate  this  year. 

I  am  truly  chagrined  that  false  statements  are-   being 
made  in  this  regard,  and  I  hope-  that  you  will  put  at 
ease  any  concern  that  might  be  exprcsaod  regarding  the 
falsp  rumors  that  are  spread  about  tho  Board  of  Rabbis. 


Sincerely, 

Harry  Essrl« 
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^RBV  E8SniO 
AflRY  HYMAN 


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SOLOMON  f.  KLEINMAN 


NORMAN  PAUKER 

Secielary 

JACOB  KOHN' 
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Honnrary  P:esicfen1s 
EXECUTIve  COMUnTEE 
HENRI  E.  FRONT 
ERWIN  HERMAN 
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JACOB  LEVINE 
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EDWARD  M.  TENENBAUM 
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5026 

Exhibit  No.  250 

[From  the  Washington  Posr,  Monday,  Oct.  25,  1971] 

White  House  Lauds  Anti-Jewish  Editor 

(By  Jack  Anderson) 

Both  President  Nixon  and  Vice  President  Agnew  have  paid  high  tribute  to  a 
notorious  anti-Jewish  editor  in  Pittsburgh. 

Their  effusive  accolades  were  publislied  by  tlie  proud  editor,  Geno  Szebedin- 
sky,  in  the  same  newspaper  wliere  he  touted  such  scandalously  antisemitic  tracts 
as  the  "Protocols  of  the  Elders  of  Zion"  and  tlie  "Myth  of  Six  Million." 

On  the  front  page  of  the  Hungarian  language  newspaper  "Magyarsag,"  Szebe- 
dinsky  published  a  letter  from  President  Nixon  declaring :  "Your  distinguished 
career  as  editor  and  publisher  is  well  known  to  me.  I  am  proud  to  join  your  friends 
and  admirers  in  their  tribute  to  the  enviable  reputation  you  have  earned,  and  to 
the  high  standards  you  have  perpetuated  .  .  ." 

Nixon  praised  Szebedinsky  for  "four  decades  of  .  .  .  unfailing  dedication  to 
the  cause  of  freedom  and  human  dignity  and  justice  '  and  added  that  the  editor 
was  "deeply  appreciated  by  countless  readers  within  the  Hungarian  community 
and  throughout  the  country." 

This  ringing  praise  was  echoed  by  Agnew  who  said  Szebedinsky's  "hard  work 
and  dedication  are  fine  examples  for  others  to  follow."  Agnew's  letter  was  also 
printed  on  page  one. 

On  page  seven,  Szebedinsky  urged  upon  his  readers  an  assortment  of  anti- 
Jewish  literature,  including  Henry  Ford's  venomous  "The  International  Jew," 
which  the  old  car  maker  later  repudiated,  and  three  books  by  the  late  Lajos 
Marschalko,  a  notorious  Nazi  who  lauded  the  Nazi  butchers  of  Auschwitz. 

INCRIMINATING    WORDS 

In  earlier  editions,  Szebedinsky  printed  other  anti-Jewish  diatribes.  A  front- 
page article  on  Oct.  31,  1969,  for  example,  charges  that  Jews  "put  to  death  thou- 
sands of  the  best  Hungarians  or  simply  murdered  them." 

And  in  the  same  edition,  Szebedinsky's  jiaper  claimed :  "The  Talmudic  way  of 
thinking  reigns  with  the  sign  of  revenge,  celebrating  orgies  of  lies,  fraud  and 
self-deception." 

Last  March  26,  Szebedinsky  advised  his  readers  that  antisemitism  is  really 
a  result  of  "Jewry,  which  is  living  and  gasping  unquenchably  for  revenge."  Any- 
one believing  the  Nazis  killed  six  million  .Tews,  he  also  printed,  is  brainwashed. 

After  Szebedinsky  published  the  Nixon  and  Agnew  letters  last  May.  the  World 
Federation  of  Hungarian  Jews  charged  that  Szebedinsky  once  wore  the  uniform 
of  the  SS  in  World  War  11. 

The  accusation  was  contained  in  stinging  letters  to  President  Nixon  and  to 
Sen.  Jacob  JaWts,  (R-N.Y.).  hlm.self  a  Jew.  The  Nixon-Agnew  letters,  com- 
plained the  Federation,  were  "deeply  offending  to  the  victims  of  Nazi  barbarism." 

The  Federation  told  us  the  President  did  not  reply.  We  checked  the  extensive 
but  incomplete  Arcliives  files  of  SS  officers  and  found  no  record  of  Szebedinsky 
or  a  second  name  he  used  in  Hungarj-,  Janos  Hortobagyi. 

WHITE    HOUSE   DENIES    ANTI-SEMITISM    CHARGE 

"President  Nixon  has  never  condoned,  and  does  not  condone,  anti-Semitism  in 
any  form,"  the  White  House  said  of  a  Jack  Anderson  column  appearing  today 
that  cites  Mr.  Nixon's  praise  for  Pittsburgh  editor  Geno  Szebedinsky- 

"The  President  frequently  sends  messages  of  congratulations  to  persons  being 
honored  by  testimonial  dinners."  the  White  House  statement  said.  In  this  case, 
the  statement  said,  the  message  was  requested  by  an  unnamed  "reputable  source" 
for  a  dinner  honoring  Szebedinsky  and  organized  by  the  Hungarian  clergy  of 
greater  Pitt.s'jurgh. 

"Nothing  in  our  information  about  Mr.  Szebedinsky  or  his  Hungarian-lan- 
guage newspaper  indicated  other  than  that  he  was  a  reputable  publisher  of  a 
paper  devoted  to  the  principles  of  freedom." 


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Exhibit  No.  251 

[From  the  Washington  Post.  Friday,  Sept.  24,  1971] 

GOP  Adviser  Edited  Pro-Nazi  Paper 

(By  Jack  Anderson) 

A  former  Nazi  editor,  who  was  a  leading  Hitler  propagandist  in  occupied 
Slovakia  during  the  1940s,  is  an  adviser  to  the  Republican  National  Committee. 

He  is  Dr.  Joseph  Pauco,  who  trumpeted  the  Nazi  line  throughout  Slovakia 
and  hailed  the  Nazi  persecution  of  the  Jews.  As  late  as  1957,  he  defended  his 
past  Nazi  activities  as  "the  cause  of  great  and  sacred  truth." 

Pauco  was  invited  by  President  Nixon  to  attend  a  White  House  prayer  service 
on  Sept.  12.  While  no  other  White  House  worshipper  may  have  been  more  in  need 
of  prayer,  it  is  ironical  that  Pauco  should  wind  up  at  a  Nixon  devotional.  For 
his  mentor  and  mahatma,  Joseph  Tiso,  the  puppet  dictator  of  Slovakia,  was 
hanged  as  a  war  criminal. 

Hitler  ended  his  bloody  conquest  of  Czechoslovakia  by  dividing  the  country 
and  installing  Tiso  as  the  ruler  of  Slovakia.  Pauco  was  named  editor-in-chief 
of  Tiso's  official  organ,  Slovak,  which  became  the  strident  voice  of  the  Nazi 
regime. 

One  of  Pauco's  close  associates  was  Dr.  J.  Kirschbaum,  who  has  been  accused 
by  the  Jewish  Community  Council  in  Prague  of  sending  Slovakian  Jews  to  the 
gas  chambers  of  Au.schwitz  and  other  murder  camps. 

Kirschbaum  denies  the  charge.  But  we  have  dug  out,  at  least,  an  old  news- 
paper picture  of  Kirschbaum  in  his  Slovak  SS  uniform,  his  hand  raised  in  the 
Hitler  salute. 

Pauco  and  Kirschbaum  escaped  Tiso's  fate  by  fleeing  to  the  West.  Pauco 
reached  the  United  States  in  1950;  Kirschbaum  settled  in  Toronto. 

Eventually,  Pauco  took  over  the  weekly  newspaper,  Slovak  v.  Amerike.  in 
Middletown,  Pa.,  and  named  his  old  friend  Kirschliaum  as  an  adviser. 

The  natty,  charming  Pauco  was  brought  into  the  Republican  National  Com- 
mittee as  chief  Slovak-American  adviser  by  the  former  chairman,  Interior 
Secretary  Rogers  C.  B.  Morton.  Pauco  is  now  comptroller  of  the  committee's 
ethnic  council. 

Pauco  also  is  serving  as  a  Nixon  appointee  on  the  Small  Business  Adminis- 
tration's advisory  council. 

Not  long  ago,  Pauco  and  Kirschbaum  helped  to  e.stablish  the  Slovak  World 
Congress,  and  they  held  a  meeting  in  Toronto  in  June.  They  were  showered  with 
greetings  from  Sens.  John  Tower  (R-Tex.),  Strom  Thurmond  (R-S.C),  Roman 
Hruska  (R-Neb. )  and  others. 

Sens.  Robert  Taft  (R-Ohio)  and  Claiborne  Pell  (D-R.I.)  showed  up  in  Toronto 
to  address  the  meeting. 

From  the  White  House  on  down,  these  prominent  Americans  can  be  excused 
for  being  unaware  of  the  Nazi  backgrounds  of  Pauco  and  Kirschbaum.  But  the 
official  who  is  supposed  to  keep  track  of  former  Nazis,  Assistant  Attorney 
General  Robert  Mardian,  the  Justice  Department's  internal  security  specialist, 
also  attended  the  Toronto  affair. 

Mardian  might  have  picked  up  a  clue  to  Pauco's  Nazi  past  by  reading  his 
biography  in  Who's  Who.  For  Pauco  lists  among  his  accomplishments  the  editor- 
ship of  the  old  Slovak  daily.  If  this  was  missed  by  Mardian.  it  was  picked  up  by 
an  amateur  Nazi  hunter  and  Democratic  Party  official.  Bill  Quinn,  who  identified 
the  daily  as  a  Nazi  mouthpiece. 

He  tipped  us  off,  and  we  have  now  traced  Pauco's  past  in  old  Library  of 
Conarress  records,  books  and  newspapers. 

"There  is  only  one  alliance,  and  that  alliance  is  with  Germany,"  wrote  Pauco 
in  a  sie:ned  editorial  on  Sept.  17,  1944.  Again  on  Oct.  11,  1944,  he  printed:  "The 
great  German  Reich,  led  by  Fuehrer  Adolf  Hitler,  proved  to  the  Slovaks  its 
benevolence." 


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In  a  typical  diatribe  against  the  Jews,  his  newspaper  declared  on  Sept.  3, 
1944:  "We  all  know  about  their  moral  decay  and  their  murderous  hatred  of 
the  Christian  people."  ,  ^.       .  *^      ok  o   a 

Is  it  possible  that  Pauco,  now  57,  has  changed  his  views  after  25  years?  As 
late  as  August,  he  praised  the  war  criminal  Tiso  as  a  "martyr." 

Footnote :  My  associate  Les  Whitten  reached  Pauco  in  Middletown.  He  denied 
that  his  wartime  newspaper  was  a  Nazi  organ.  "I  ran  a  Slovak  paper,"  he  said. 
Asked  about  the  paper's  attacks  on  the  Jews,  he  said  at  first.  "I  can't  remember," 
then  declared,  "We  were  friends  of  the  Jews."  He  added  heartily  :  "Anybody 
who  says  we  were  Nazis  is  full  of  baloney."  The  Republican  National  Commit- 
tee, he  said,  would  verify  his  good  name.  Kirschbaum  has  an  unlisted  telephone 
in  Toronto  and  couldn't  be  reached. 


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Exhibit  No.  252 

[From  tbe  Washington  Post,  Wednesday,  Nov.  10,  1971] 

Nixon  Appears  a  Little  Soft  on  Nazis 

(By  Jack  Anderson) 

President  Nixon,  who  made  bis  name  in  politics  by  attacking  the  Democrats 
for  being  "soft  on  Communists,"  is  showing  signs  himself  of  a  little  softness  on 
Nazis. 

We  recently  reported  that  he  invited  an  ex-Nazi  to  the  White  House  for  a 
prayer  session  and  that  he  sent  a  letter  of  tribute  to  a  notorious  anti-Jewish 
editor. 

The  White  House  issued  a  pained  public  statement  protesting  that  "Presi- 
dent Nixon  has  never  condoned  and  does  not  condone  anti-Semitism  in  ^ny 
form."  We  certainly  agree.  Mr.  Nixon  is  no  more  anti-Semitic  nor  pro-Nazi  than 
Harry  Truman  and  Dean  Acheson  were  pro-communist. 

But  men  with  histories  of  Nazi  sympathies  have  managed  to  endear  them- 
selves to  the  Nixon  administration.  Here's  the  record,  which  is  worse  than  we 
originally  reported : 

We  identified  Dr.  Joseph  Pauco,  a  prominent  GOP  adviser  and  White  House 
guest,  as  a  pro-Nazi  propagandist  in  Slovakia  during  World  War  II.  We  cited 
recent  public  statements  to  show  that  he  still  worships  the  memory  of  the  Nazi 
puppet  in  Slovakia,  Joseph  Tiso.  The  Anti-Defamation  League  confirmed  our 
charges  with  additional  evidence  from  their  files.  The  Republican  National  Com- 
mittee quickly  accepted  Pauco's  resignation.  Yet  at  this  writing,  five  weeks  after 
our  revelations,  he  is  still  an  ofliicial,  unsalaried  adviser  to  Small  Business 
Administrator  Tom  Kleppe.  Pauco  makes  recommendations  on  small  business 
loans  and  other  SBA  matters  in  his  home  state  of  Pennsylvania. 

We  reported  that  both  President  Nixon  and  Vice  President  Agnew  sent  warm 
tributes  to  Geno  Szebedinsky,  editor  of  the  Hungarian-language  newspaper 
Magyarsag,  which  foams  with  anti-Semitism.  Although  the  President  wrote 
Szebedinsky  that  his  distinguished  career  ...  is  well  known  to  me,"  we  are 
convinced  Nixon  had  absolutely  no  knowledge  of  the  editor's  anti-Semitic  reputa- 
tion. Both  Nixon  and  Agnew  signed  the  tributes  purely  as  political  routine.  Yet 
someone  familiar  with  Szebedinsky  and  his  views  was  close  enough  to  the  White 
House  to  arrange  for  him  to  be  honored.  And  the  White  House,  despite  its  public 
assurance  that  the  President  doesn't  condone  anti-Semitism,  has  yet  to  repudiate 
his  letter  to  Szebedinsky. 

President  Nixon  not  only  prayed  with  Pauco  at  the  White  House  but  also 
invited  another  World  War  II  extremist,  Ivan  Docheff,  to  the  White  House. 
DochefE  acknowledged  to  us  that  he  was  the  leader  of  the  National  Legion  in 
his  native  Bulgaria.  This  w^s  a  youth  organization  characterized  as  "fascist"  by 
the  moderate  Bulgarian  National  Committee  here.  DochefE  admitted  it  was  a 
right-wing  group  but  said  he  was  "100  per  cent  anti-communist,  not  a  Nazi." 
Docheff's  picture  at  the  White  House  with  Nixon  and  Agnew,  printed  in  the 
Bulgarian-language  paper  Borba,  raised  cries  of  outrage  from  moderate  Bul- 
garian-Americans. 

Laszlo  Pasztor,  the  industrious  head  of  the  GOP  ethnic  groups,  was  never 
asked  about  his  wartime  activities  in  Hungary  by  the  four  GOP  officials  who 
interviewed  him  for  his  job.  As  it  happens,  Pasztor  belonged  to  a  Hitler-youth- 
style  group  imder  the  notorious  Arrowcross  party  until  he  was  21.  Although  he 
never  joined  the  adult  party,  he  served  it  as  a  junior  diplomat  in  Berlin  under 
the  vicious  anti-Semitic  Szalasi  regime.  Pasztor  insists  he  never  took  part  in 
anti-Semitic  activities  and  says  in  his  GOP  Party  post,  he  has  tried  to  weed  out 
the  right-wing  extremists  from  the  Republican  ethnic  groups.  He  spoke  feelingly 
of  these  problems  for  two  hours  with  my  associate  Les  Whitten.  At  one  point, 
Pasztor  asked  wearily:  "What  kind  of  guys  did  I  inherit?" 

headlines,  footnotes 

Peace  Corps  Woes — The  Peace  Corps  hopeful  effort  to  enlist  Mexican-American 
volunteers  has  largely  failed.  Of  13  Mexican-Americans  trained  for  service  in 
Peru,  eight  have  quit.  They  had  been  sent  to  Peru  to  help  build  potato  produc- 
tion, but  a  bumper  crop  made  their  work  superfluous.  Peace  Corps  efforts  to  keep 
them  in  other  programs  failed,  and  the  eight  disillusioned  Chicanos  have  now  left 
the  Peace  Corps.  Elsewhere  in  Peru,  volunteers  were  able  to  thwart  reported 
efforts  by  Director  Joe  Blatchford  to  install  an  old  fraternity  brother,  Doug 


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Burck,  as  country  director.  A  compromise  by  Blatcliford  lias  forestalled  resigna- 
tion tlireats  of  about  100  of  tbe  200  volunteers  in  Peru.  Less  than  a  balf-dozen 
have  actually  quit  because  of  the  squabble. 

Giant  Killer — Back  in  April  1970  we  wrote  of  the  David-and-Goliath  struggle 
between  Federal  Trade  Commission  lawyer  Daniel  Kane  and  the  gigantic 
Koppers  Co.  Kane  had  accused  Koppers  of  killing  competition  in  resorcinol,  a 
chemical  used  in  tires,  explosives  and  dyes.  While  Kane  fought  the  case,  his  FTC 
boss  then  Rufus  (Duke)  Wilson,  had  been  meeting  privately  with  Koppers'  at- 
torney and  discussing  the  case.  Wilson  has  now  retired  from  the  FTC,  and  Kane 
recently  won  a  tough  consent  settlement  from  Koppers.  In  it,  the  firm  promises  t(i 
void  its  "exclusive"  resorcinol  supply  contracts,  and  contracts  running  more  than 
a  year,  give  up  any  plans  to  buy  out  resorcinol  competitors  without  an  FTC 
okay  and  block  price  discriminating. 


Miami  Beach,  Aug.  18  (JTA) — Laszlo  C.  Pasztor  of  Washington.  D.C..  whci 
had  been  identified  twice  in  the  past  year  by  syndicated  columnist  Jack  Anderson 
as  having  been  a  member  of  a  Nazi  youth  movement  in  Hungary  during  World 
War  II,  is  in  line  for  membership  on  the  executive  board  of  tbe  Republican  Na- 
tional Committee.  An  oflRcial  announcement  made  available  to  the  press  here  to- 
day said  that  the  committee  had  voted  this  week  to  amend  the  committees  bylaws 
to  "grant  ex  officio  membership  on  its  executive  board  to  the  chairman  of  the 
National  Republican  Heritage  Groups  (Nationalities)  Council. 

The  chairman  of  the  council,  the  committees  announcement  said,  is  Pasztor. 
The  council  was  formed  in  1971  as  an  auxiliary  to  the  Republican  National  Com- 
mittee, it  reported,  and  is  an  all  volunteer  organization  representing  ethnic  Re- 
publican groups  in  21  States  and  among  31  nationality  groups.  The  announcement 
stressed  the  action  as  a  "move  responsive  to  the  growing  number  of  ethnic 
Americans  who  are  turning  to  the  Republican  Party." 

The  Rules  Committees  action,  if  approved  by  the  convention  as  a  whole  here 
next  week  "will  give  official  recognition  to  all  ethnic  Republican  auxiliary  orga- 
nizations," the  committee's  announcement  said.  The  National  Repul)lican  Heri- 
tage groups  council  will  then  mainhiin  a  position  in  the  party  similar  to  the 
National  Federation  of  Republican  Women  and  Young  Republican  National 
Federation. 

In  a  column  on  Nov.  10  widely  distributed  throughout  the  United  States  and 
overseas,  Anderson  reported  that  Pasztor  was  "never  asked  about  his  wartime 
activities  in  Hungary  by  four  GOP  officials  who  interviewed  him  for  the  job" 
(as  Nationalities  Director),  "Pasztor  belonged  to  a  Hitler  youth  style  group 
under  the  notorious  arrow  cross  party  until  be  was  twenty  one.  Although  he 
never  joined  the  adult  party,  he  served  as  a  junior  diplomat  in  Berlin  under 
the  vicious  anti-Semitic  Szalasy  regime." 

"Pasztor  insists  he  never  took  part  in  anti-Semitic  activities  and  in  his  GOP 
party  post  he  has  tried  to  weed  out  the  right  wing  extremists  from  his  GOP 
ethnic  groups."  Anderson  wrote,  "He  spoke  feelingly  of  those  problems  for  two 
hours  with  my  associate  Les  Whitten." 

Last  March  13,  Anderson's  column  reported :  "We  have  uncovered  several  ex 
Nazis  who  were  invited  to  the  W^hite  House  or  were  photographed  with  Presi- 
dent Nixon  and  Vice  President  Agnew  and  other  GOP  dignitaries.  The  Presi- 
dent, of  course,  did  not  know  about  their  Nazi  background.  They  should  have  been 
screened  by  Laszlo  Pasztor,  the  GOP  Nationalities  Director  who  himself  belonged 
to  the  Nazi  Youth  Movement  in  Hungary  during  World  War  Two." 

"Instead  of  reprimanding  Pasztor  [copy  illegible]  Nazis  through  the  gate," 
Anderson  continued,  "the  President  recently  sent  him  a  dear  Laszlo  letter  praising 
him.  The  happy  Hungarian  <iuickly  duplicated  it  and  mailed  out  copies  to  ethnic 
leaders." 


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Exhibit  No.  253 


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STATE    OF   ARIZONA        ) 

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County    of  Maricopa    ) 


AFFIDAVIT 


COMES  NOW  JAMES  F.  U'YMORE ,  who  being  first  duly  sworn 
upon  his  oath,  deposes  and  says: 

That  he  is,  and  at  all  times  mentioned  herein  was,  the 
Executive  Director  of  the  State  Committee  of  the  Republican 
Party  in  the  State  of  Arizona  and,  as  such,  he  knows  the  follow- 
ing facts  : 

That  during  the  campaign  of  1972,  the  State  Committee 
of  the  Republican  Party  in  Arizona  and  the  Committee  to  Reelect 
tlie  President  established  a  joint  campaign  headquarters  at 
533  West  Indian  School  Road  in  the  City  of  Phoenix,  State  of 
Ari  zona . 

That  ear]}'  in  the  morning  on  Friday,  September  29,  1972, 
this  combined  headquarters  was  totally  destroyed  by  fire  with 
damage  to  the  building  estimated  at  at  least  $100,000.00,  and 
an  estimated  damage  to  the  contents  owned  by  the  Committee  to 
Reelect  and  by  the  State  Committee  to  be  a  total  of  no  less  than 
$20,000.00. 

That  on  Thursday,  September  28,  1972,  the  State  Committee 
had  received  a  warning  from  the  Republican  National  Committee 
Headquarters  alerting  the  State  Committee  to  take  necessary 
security  precautions  at  its  headquarters  to  avert  possible  dis- 
ruptions and/or  protests.   That  the  State  Committee  did  not 
have  time  in  which  to  comply  with  that  warning  prior  to  the 
destruction  of  its  headquarters. 

An  extensive  and  exhaustive  investigation  of  the  fire 
was  conducted  by  the  Arson  Squad  of  the  Phoenix  Police  Depart- 
ment, the  Phoenix  Fire  Marshal,  and  the  Federal  Bureau  of 
Investigation,   Nu  arrests  have  been  made. 


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That  as  a  result  of  the  fire,  a  mailing  being  prepared 
by  the  State  Committee  was  destroyed  and  office  equipment, 
records  and  files  were  also  destroyed. 

Property,  files  and  records  belonging  to  individual 
candidates  which  were  located  in  the  building  were  also  destroyed. 

The  State  Committee  incurred  costs  of  moving  and  estab- 
lishing a  new  location,  which  costs  are  estimated  to  be  $5,000.00. 
As  a  result  of  the  destruction  and  the  opening  of  a  new  head- 
quarters, the  State  Committee  and  the  Committee  to  Reelect  were 
out  of  operation  for  approximately  ten  days. 

That  the  newspaper  clippings  and  photographs  from  the 
Arizona  Republic  and  the  Phoenix  Gazette  are  essentially  true 
and  accurate,  and  the  photographs  do  depict  the  scene  of  the 
fire  as  of  Friday,  September  29,  1972. 


James  F.  Wymore' 


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SUBSCRIBED  AND  SWORN  TO  before  me  this  ^jV  day  of 
(il-cSti)^'/^^  1973. 


My  Commission  Expires: 


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:'X::J  C/J.L  r.O.  9-1065-72 333  West  Indian  School  koad  -  -  ArvSC:-;  REPO:.::  - 

Saj.tcriar  29,  1972 

Victia:  David  H.  Jiirdock 

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Report  by  Robert  E,  Bivin 

Chief  Investicator 

City  of  Phoenix  Fire  Dcpartseat 

Sep'uCi^ber  29,  1972,  at  0226  hours,  I  monitored  a  call  statins  the  Republican 
Headquarters  was  on  fire  at  Tnird  Aver.ue  and  Indian  School  Road.  I  responded  to 
check  tlie  crowd  and  investigate  the  fire,  I  arrived  on  the  scene  at  an  early 
cta^c  of  the  fire  and  obtained  the  following  license  plates  of  spectators  cho\;ins 
intorect  (undue)  of  the  fire.  An  Amsrican  Building  Maintanance  truck,  licence 
C.3.  1440,  with  three  young  Caucasian  males  -  -  -  a  motorcycle  J.J.  87  with 
a  bearded  man  approximately  24  year  old  Caucasian  male  -  -  and  a  car,  licence 

.-1912,  consisting  of  a  young  man  and  two  girls,  all  Caucasian.  I  contacted 
Lieutenant  John  Fields  and  informed  him  to  alert  his  field  officers  of  our 
need  for  assistance  in  this  type  of  fire. 

Upon  examining  the  fire  scene,  it  was  noted  that  the  two-story  structure  houccii 
the  Republican  Party  downstairs  and  the  Arizona  State  Property  Evaluation  Ofiicc 
\.,..lyL'S^,     The  fire  was  on  the  first  floor  hallvjay  running  norCh  and  south  r/.d 
also  west  to  east  in  center  of  building.  This  hallway  shov7ed  a  bum  pactc-" 
cc.-.cistcnt  with  the  splashing  of  an  unlcnown  accellerant.  The  floor  tile  cI-.o:id 
severe  bum  pattern  along  the  vjhole  corridors.  Low  burn  pattern  on  floor, 
walls,  doors,  and  ail  metallic  door  loiobs  malted.  A  desk  sitting  in  middle. 
of  r;allway  was  completely  destroyed.  Sheetrock  walls  along  corridor  frox  er.:!  to 
end  showed  an  even  heat  and  burn  pattern.  Offices  behind  tlie  hallway  door;:  choked 
e:itr£ri3  heat  and  smoke  conditions  consistent  to  a  petroleum-base  fire.  Tl-.ir.  fire 
appeared  to  be  of  short  duration  but  a  high  intensity  heat-type  fire.  Solid  ^:oodci". 
doors  charred  to  1/4"  but  from  bottom  to  top  a  consistent  and  even  char. 
Tlae  leasees  of  this  building  stated  they  had  trouble  locking  the  front  door  and 
when  they  left  they  left  it  unlocked  (a  Mrs.  Lois  Anderson)  -  but  a  cleaning  crew 
ci:::;:;  in  later.   This  cleaning  crew  to  be  interviewed  later. 


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Republic  CoiBmitteeman  Jim  Winemore,  279-5596,  stated  they  had  received  a 
security  witrxviiiS  from  Steven  B,  Kins  -  Washington,  DoC,,  202-3336120  -  or 
hc.;.c  ;/.ionc  7O3-3G0-5642  -  stating  trouble  at  Republican  offices  in  San 
Fi:::u£iGco,  two  in  New  York,  and  one  in  Texas. 

I  coordinated  the  Fire  Department  Investigation  ;^ith  the  Piioenix  Police 
De;>ari:aieat,  the  F.B.I,,  and  other  public  officials.  Word  was  received  that 
the  tiioing  of  this  fire  was  perfect  due  to  two  weeks  ago  nothing  of  value  was 
in  this  building  -  and  one  week  in  the  future  they  would  be  empty  again. 


c/s--  i-:'r7)TJlG: 


ROBERT  E.  BIVIN  -  Chief  Investigator 


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CITY  OF  PhOEiMlX,  ARIZONA 

FIRE  DE?A.V/i.",£ia 

DIVISION  OF  Fifi£  i?>ft£V£MTION 

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9/29/72 j333  West  Indian  School  Road   DAVID  H.  MURDOCK  |   ARSGlv 


9/29/72,  at  9  AM,  the  undersigned  investigator  was  just  coming  on  duty  and 


responded  to  the  above  address  to  continue  on  with  the  investigation  of  a  fire 


set  at  above  location  by  person/s  unknovm.  On  my  arrival.  Chief  Investigator  Elvin 
\ms   contacted  on  the  scene  and  I  assisted  him  on  his  Investigation  thus  far.  Upon 

entering  the  first  story  interior  it  was  noted  that  the  entire  first  floor  of  a 

two-story  commercial  building  occupied  by  various  offices  -  and  also  headquarcGrinr. 

the  coKalttee  offices  for  re-election  of  the  President,  Richard  M.  Nixon,  had 

received  extensive  fire,  heat  and  smoke  damage  to  the  first  and  second  floors  of 


this  comnigrcial  building.  From  my  observations,  it  appeared  that  person/s  nr^roT-n 


entered  the  building  on  the  ground  floor,  probably  through  the  rear  ?:niifh  r■n^-.-^^.f^ 


and  a  flanmable  accellerant  was  poured  along  the  main  hallway  which  ran  nnrfb  mr!  r.n„ 

of  the  building.   Ho  evidence  of  a  flammable  accellerant  was  found  In  the  r.or!:'n 

lobby  entrance.  A  small  hallway  running  east  off  the  main  hallway,  and  "inr'frr. 


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to-ja^.-d   the  south  end  of   the  building,   also  yyas   saturated  with  a   flpT-ri-ihlp  ar^. 

-liirgii.'^-h  my  investigation  and   inspection  of   the  naln  point  arpn   rPfPiiHn(>  hn:^-.-'^-^- 

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Ti^ia  entire  first  floor,  second  floor  and  roof  top  areas  vare  thorour^hly  checlrftd  o-jt — 
for  sry  possible  ir.gans  of  entry  made  by  persor./s  unkno^m  responslb:ie  for  t'nir, . 


j fira  -  but  vrLth  negative  results  -  except  for  the  n-.osi:  severe  P.O.  which  \:.is  ;:he. 

1 rear  south  door.  Due  to  the  hallway  north  to  south  being  the  most  sevarelv  _irj:JL.zad »._: 

I 

j Snr;iae3  9  and  4  V7ere  called  upon  for  assistance  -  -  aad  all  the  burnf.d  df^br^.r  r-s 

rav-ovcia  by  the  firefighters  so  that  the  midersigncd  tnvestlc;ator  could  dete^L^L-tba j 

j £la.rr3  path  and  travel.  Everything  pointed  to  a  flazraable  liquid  saturatio: 

: to  the  amount  of  flan-jnable  liquids  used  as  an  accellerant.  it  is  the  opj.nior'  a 

j this  investigator  that  five  gallons  or  laore  of  fuel  was  used. 


■a:io  :jx  1:0  leads  nor  suspects  at  Tiiis  rj:2C".T  ivTiitixg. 


ru?.T^:::ti  r2?c?vTS  to  follow. 


I  M.  A.  Eenicez 


5046 

[From  the  Arizonia  Republic,  Sept.  30,  1972] 

Nixon  Offices  Hebe  Wrecked  by  Flames 
(By  Jack  West) 

The  headquarters  of  the  Committee  for  the  Re-Election  of  the  President  suffered 
extensive  damage  in  a  blaze  yesterday  that  firemen  said  was  deliberately  set. 

The  fire,  which  firemen  said  was  started  with  gasoline  splashed  along  hallways 
in  the  two-story  building,  also  damaged  the  headquarters  of  Republican  state  and 
county  candidates  and  offices  housing  two  state  agencies. 

Dannigo  in  the  building  at  333  W.  Indian  School  was  estinnted  at  $100,000. 

Sen.  Paul  Fannin,  R-Ariz.,  who  had  taken  the  Senate  floor  Thursday  to  de- 
nounce harassment  of  Republican  campaigners  in  other  locales  by  militants  sup- 
porting Democratic  presidential  nominee  George  McGovem,  expressed  shock  over 
the  fire. 

"We  apparently  do  not  know  who  is  responsible  for  the  destruction  of  the 
re-elect  office  in  Phoenix,"  Fannin  said,  "but  this  is  another  act  tliat  would  seem 
to  fit  in  with  the  pattern  of  disruption,  obstruction  and  violence  being  employed 
to  divert  attention  from  the  serious  issues  the  President  seeks  to  discuss." 

James  Wymore,  executive  director  of  the  Reptil)lican  State  Central  Committee, 
said  his  office  received  a  memorandum  from  national  party  headquarters  Thurs- 
day warning  of  possible  sabotage  to  campaign  headquarters  throughout  the 
nation. 

A  copy  of  the  memo,  which  suggested  precautions  be  taken,  was  sent  to  the 
Phoenix  Police  Department,  but  police  had  no  time  to  set  up  special  precautions, 
Wymore  said. 

Van  A.  Shumway,  press  director  in  Washington  of  the  Committee  for  the  Re- 
Election  of  the  President,  said  the  fii*e  was  the  most  serious  incident  to  date 
involving  President  Nixon's  re-election  campaign. 

He  said  there  have  been  rock-throwing  incidents  in  New  Hampshire,  California 
and  Texas,  but  no  other  incidents  of  arson. 

The  chief  fire  investigator  for  the  Phoenix  fire  department.  Bob  Bivin.  said. 
"It  looks  like  a  splash  job.  Someone  splashed  gasoline  down  the  hallway  that  runs 
north  and  south  through  the  ground  floor  of  the  building  and  also  in  the  shorter 
east-west  hallway  in  the  south  end  of  the  building." 

Another  fire  investigator,  Manuel  Benitez,  said  that  perhaps  five  gallons  of 
gasoline  had  been  used. 

"That's  a  dangerous  way  to  start  a  fire,"  he  said.  "The  first. thing  we  did 
was  to  check  the  emergency  rooms  in  the  hospitals  for  burn  victims,  because  it  is 
so  easy  for  an  arsonist  to  burn  himself  or  even  kill  himself  this  way.  But  we 
didn't  find  him." 

It  took  40  firemen  and  eight  pieces  of  firefigliting  equipment  nearly  an  hour 
to  douse  the  blaze,  firemen  said. 

In  addition  to  the  President's  committee  headquarters  and  GOP  offices,  the 
building  contained  offices  of  the  State  Department  of  Property  Valuation  and 
the  Resources  Information  System.  The  building  is  owned  by  the  David  H. 
Murdock  Development  Co. 

Dennis  Kemp,  Arizona  division  leasing  manager  for  the  development  firm, 
said  the  company  would  pay  all  moving  costs  of  the  tenants  and  would  place 
them  in  other  Murdock-owned  buildings,  in  higher  priced  office  space  and  with 
no  increase  in  rents. 

Offices  of  the  two  state  agencies  will  be  set  up  at  3500  N.  Central.  Kemp  said. 
It  had  not  been  determined  last  night  where  the  Republican  offices  would  be 
relocated. 

Police  Sgt.  Charles  Roberts  said  it  was  impossible  to  determine  whether 
the  arsoni.st  forced  his  way  into  the  building  because  the  damage  was  so 
extensive. 

Fannin,  who  called  on  McGovern  to  disavow  harassment  of  the  GOP.  said  it 
was  a  .serious  matter  that  the  arson  occurred  in  Phoenix  just  after  the  visit  of 
Mrs.  .Tulie  Nixon  Eisenliower.  tlie  President's  daughter.  She  was  in  Phoenix 
Thnr^day  for  the  dedication  of  the  Civic  Plaza. 

"The  arson  will  only  serve  to  draw  the  party  clo.ser  together  in  a  strong, 
united  effort  to  win  the  November  election."  said  Harry  Rosenzweig.  Republican 
state  chairman.  "We  must  not  let  violence  infringe  in>on  our  right  to  choose  for 
public  office  the  candidates  we  believe  to  be  most  qualified." 


5047 

Sam  Mardiaii,  chairman  of  the  Arizona  Committee  for  the  Re-Election  of  the 
President,  called  the  tire  "a  most  reprehensible"  act  and  a  gross  insult  to  the 
American  political  system. 

•'Philosophical  differences  are  normal,"  Mardian  continued,  "but  only  a  sick 
mind  would  resort  to  arson  and  proijcrty  destruction.  The  mindless  act  of 
buruiufj  the  Nixon  headquarters  can  only  hurt,  not  help,  whatever  cause  the 
perpetrator  stood  for. 

"I  am  heartsick  at  the  damage  io  the  building  and  the  loss  of  valuable  office 
equipment  and  records,  but  more  so  that  such  a  deliberate  and  cowardly  attack 
should  be  made  at  all. 

"This  will  not  deter  the  efforts  being  carried  on  by  volunteers  on  behalf  of 
President  Nixon's  campaign,  and  new  headtjuarters  will  he  opene<i  as  soon  as 
possible." 


5048 

EXfflBIT  No.  256-2 

AFFIDAVIT 

I,    Richard  L.    Schultz,    Assistant  Minority  Counsel  for  the  Select 
CoiTimittee  On  Presidential  Campaign  Activities,    do  hereby  affirm  that 
on  September  21,    1973  I  interviewed  Mr.    Jack  Easton  at  his  office, 
Room  659,    Century  Plaza  Hotel,    Los  Angeles,    California,      In  further 
affirmation,    I  state  that  Mr.    Easton  provided  to  me  the  following 
information: 

During  the  197Z  presidential  campaign,    Easton  functioned  as  the 
Nixon  Comnnunications  Director  for  Southern  California.      In  this  capacity 
in  September,    197Z,    at  about  the  time  President  Nixon  appeared  at  the 
Century  Plaza  Hotel,    Easton  received  infornriation  concerning  the  fact 
that  literature  (scurrilous  in  nature)  was  being  prepared  in  the  McGovern 
Headquarters,    located  at  449  North  Fairfax,    Los  Angeles,    California, 
which  is  located  in  the  heart  of  the  Jewish  cominunity. 

Mr.    Easton  stated  that  it  was  his  belief  that  the  scurrilous  literature 
in  question  was  entitled,    "Nixon  Is  Treyf".      The  infornraation  concerning 
this   scurrilous  literature  prompted  him  to  go  to  the  McGovern  Headquarters 
located  at  449  North  Fairfax,    Los  Angeles,    California  and   there,     he 
along  with  a  witness,    Mr.    Richard  Nahagian,    viewed  this  literature  in  the 
McGovern  Headquarters  and  determined  that  in  their  opinion  it  was 
scurrilous  in  nature  toward  the  President  of  the  United  States  and  it  failed 


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to  comply  with  existing  legal  requirements  in  that  it  failed  to  reflect 
the  name  of  the  individual  or  organization  who  prepared  the  literature 
for  diss ennination.      Mr.    Easton  advised  that  a  McGovern  spokesman 
admitted  the  printing  of  the  scurrilous  literature  at  the  McGovern 
Headquarters  and  the  individual,    though  not  identified  in  order  that  he 
not  be  embarrassed  further,    was  fired. 

I,    Richard  L.    Schultz,    Assistant  Minority  Counsel  for  the  Select 
Committee  On  Presidential  Campaign  Activities,    further  affirm  that 
on  September  21,    1973  I  contacted  Mr.    Richard  Nahagian  by  telephone 
at  the  State  Attorney's  office,    telephone  870-0131,    ext.    396,    with  a 
view  toward  corroborating  the  information  furnished  to  me  by  Mr. 
Jack  Easton.      Mr.    Richard  Nahagian  corroborated  the   story  of  Mr. 
Easton  and  stated  that  he  did  in  fact  accoinpany  Mr.    Easton  to  the 
McGovern  Headquarters,    located  at  449  North  Fairfax,    Los  Angeles, 
California,    during  September,    1972  and  that  on  this  occasion  he  did  note 
that  there  was   scurrilous  literature  in  the  McGovern  Headquarters 
pertaining  to  the  President  of  the  United  States  and  though  his   recollection 
is  hazy,    it  is  his  best  judgement  and  recollection  that  the  material  so  viewed 
was   entitled,    "Nixon  Is   Treyf".      Mr.    Nahagian  also  called  to  .-ny  attention 
the  fact  that  the  materials   which  he  and  Mr.    P^aston  viewed  in  the 


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McGovern  Campaign  Headquarters  were  not  properly  identified  as 
to  the  individuals  or  organization  who  prepared  same. 


Washington, 


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District  of  Columbia  ) 


Dated:  Jjj^^m/rr/i  ^,  t'^7-3 


Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me  th 


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day  of  November,    1973. 


'     Notary  Public 
My  commission  expires    10/31/78 


OfOLL 


5051 

Exhibit  No.  256-3 

affidavit  of  truman  f.  campbell 

TRUMAN  F.  CAMPBELL,  being  first  duly  sworn,  deposes  and  says: 

1.  That  he  is,  and  at  all  times  herein  mentioned  was,  the 
Chairman  of  the  Fresno  County  Republican  Central  Committee,  Fresno, 
California. 

2.  That  in  such  capacity  he  supported  the  efforts  of  the 
Re-Elect  The  President  Committee  in  the  campaigns  of  1972. 

3.  That  on  or  about  the  30th  day  of  October,  1972,  he  was 
called  upon  by  the  Re-Elect  The  President  Committee  to  moderate  and 
serve  as  master  of  ceremonies  at  a  rally  at  the  Fig  Garden  Village 
Shopping  Center,  Fresno,  California,  where  a  "People  to  People"  bus 
was  to  bring  several  nationally  prominent  Republican  women,  including 
Pat  Hutar,  Connie  Armitage,  and  Ramona  Banuelos;  that  the  ladies 
were  to  speak  and  local  candidates  were  to  be  introduced;  and  that 
entertainment  was  also  to  be  provided. 

4.  That  affiant  appeared  at  the  time  and  place  set  for  the 
rally,  along  with  many  supporters  of  President  Nixon,  including  many 
members  of  the  Republican  women's  organizations  in  Fresno  and  the 
surrounding  Valley  counties. 

5.  That  also  gathering  at  the  said  time  and  place  were 
numerous  dissidents,  some  of  the  Spanish-Mexican  race,  some  carrying 
anti-Nixon  signs,  some  carrying  pro-McGovern  signs,  some  carrying 
anti-Proposition  22  (a  California  ballot  proposition  relating  to 
farm  labor)  signs,  some  carrying  United  Farm  Workers  Organizing 
Committee  (UFWOC)  signs  and  banners;  all  shouting  and  jeering,  using 
provocative,  abusive,  and  in  many  instances,  obscene  language. 


21-296  O  -  74  -  pt.  12  ---  11 


5052 


AFFIDAVIT  OF  TRUMAN  F .  CAMPBELL 
Page  2. 


6.  That  until  the  bus  arrived  the  said  demonstrators  remained 
reasonably  orderly^  but  that  upon  the  arrival  of  the  bus  the  demon- 
strators became  unruly  and  uncontrollable,  in  that  they  vocally 
shouted  down  all  attempts  by  affiant  and  the  aforementioned  potential 
speakers  and  entertainers  to  exercise  their  rights  of  free  speech, 
and  to  carry  on  the  rally  as  planned  and  organized. 

7.  That  although  affiant  had  a  podium,  microphone,  ampli- 
fiers and  speakers,  he  could  not  be  heard  above  the  din  of  the  demon- 
strators, nor  could  any  of  the  others  who  came  to  speak  and  entertain 

8.  That  there  were  many  instances  of  provocation  which  would 
have  caused  serious  consequences,  but  none  of  the  insults,  taunts 

and- challenges  were  answered,  nor  were  physical  abuses  returned. 

9.  That  several  of  the  ladies  were  pushed,  shoved  and  molestec 
by  the  demonstrators,  but  most  decline  to  speak  out  for  fear  of 
retaliation.   That  one,  Mrs.  Flora  Wise,  had  her  hair  pulled  and  was 
struck  by  a  fist  in  her  lower  back  and  required  medical  attention 
thereafter;  that  another,  Mrs.  Eldora  Cooney,  was  struck  on  the  top 
of  her  head  by  a  sign;  that  another,  Mrs.  Linda  Carter,  was  pushed 
and  shoved,  and  another,  Mrs.  Betty  Blackburn,  had  her  wig  pulled 
off  and  thrown  under  a  car;  and,  that  affiant  and  all  of  the  above- 
named  ladies  and  all  of  the  Nixon  supporters  were  verbally,  and 
some  physically,  abused,  as  aforesaid,  by  the  close  physical  pre- 
sence, by  the  loud  and  raucous  shouting  and  jeering,  by  the  insult- 
ing remarks  and  obscene  language,  and  threats  on  the  part  of  the 
demonstrators . 

10.  That  when  it  became  obvious  that  the  rally  could  not 


5053 


AFFIDAVIT  OF  TRUMAN  F.  CAMPBELL 
Page  3 


proceed  as  planned,  the  aforesaid  personages  returned  to  the  bus 
and  the  bus  departed. 

11.  That  affiant  understands  that  many  who  were  on  the  bus 
did  not  come  out  for  fear  of  their  personal  safety,  and  in  fact, 
affiant  is  informed  and  believes  that  Mrs.  Banuelos  did  not  come 
to  Fresno  for  the  same  reason. 

12.  That  affiant  recognized  several  of  the  participating 
demonstrators  as  those  who  had  demonstrated  in  other  prior  demon- 
strations, and  was  informed  by  the  California  Re-Elect  The  President 
Committee  directors  that  some  of  the  same  demonstrators  partici- 
pated in  similar  demonstrations  in  other  areas  throughout  the  day. 

13.  That  the  demonstrators  in  fact  identified  themselves 
and  carried  signs  and  banners  describing  themselves  as  farm  workers 
and  members  of  UFWOC;  that  they  shouted,  in  Spanish  and  English, 
anti-Nixon,  anti-Proposition  22,  anti-Banuelos ,  pro-McGovern,  pro- 
Chavez  slogans  and  comments. 

14.  That  the  California  Re-Elect  The  President  Committee 
furnished  affiant  with  evidence  in  the  form  of  copies  of  the  United 
States  General  Accounting  Office  forms  which  showed  that  money, 
approximately  $52,000.00,  had  been  transferred  to  El  Pueblo  con 
McGovern,  and  from  that  organization  to  certain  well  known  activist 
members  of  UFWOV,  and  UFWOC  itself. 

15.  That  there  are  many  witnesses  available,  including  the 
aforementioned  ladies,  who  can  support  the  matters  hereinabove 
set  forth,  by  affidavit  or  testimony,  but,  as  indicated,  many  fear 


5054 


AFFIDAVIT  OF  TRU^4AN  F.  CAMPBELL 
Page  4 


retaliation  by  UFWOC  members  amTsympathize 


Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before 
me  this  5th  day  of  October,  1973. 


^^^^ 


Notary   Public    in ^drtd    for    said    State, 


^i.^        HELEN  MAZZEI 

■•rrTrS^       NOTARY  PUBLIC  ■  CALIFORNIA 
i   ^C^J^  PRINCIPAL  OFFICE  IN 

FRESNO  COUNTY 
My  Commission  Expires  Morch  11,  1977 


5055 

Exhibit  No.  256-4 
AFFIDAVIT 


I  W.    Dewey  Clower,    to  hereby  swear  and  depose 
that  the  attached  leaflets,    reportedly  disseminated 
by  the  McGovern-Berkley  Headquarters,    were 
utilized  in  the  San  Francisco  area  prior  to  Sep- 
tember 27,    1972,    to  promote  a  demonstration 
against  the  President  on  the  occasion  of  his 
campaign  visit  to  that  city  on  the  aforementioned 
date. 


W.    Dewey  Glower 


>. 


Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me  this 
5th  day  of  November,    1973, 


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Kjotary/  Public 

My  OjmTTiisslcn  Expires  Moy  31,  1S78 


5056 


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Richard  Nixon  is  coming  to  town  on  Sept.  27th  to  address  a  $1,000  a  plate 
luncheon  at  the  Sheraton-Palace  Hotel,  for  wealthy  contributors  to  his  campaign. 
This  is  the  man  who  four  years  ago  promised  a  "secret  plan"  to  end  the  war. 
This  has  meant  the  most  intense  and  indiscriminate  bombing  in  the  history  of 
warfare,  the  use  of  ever' more  destructive  weapons  to  replace  American  soldiers, 
which  leave  millions  of  Vietnamese  killed,  wounded^ or  made  r^fu^es. 

Nixon  also  promised  "prosperity  and  harmony"  at  home.   What  has  this  meant  for 
us?   Frozen  wages,  welfare  cuts,  rising  prices  and  increasing  unemployment. 
Only  for  the  bankers,  industrialists,  and  other  rich  people  whom  Nixon  represents 
is  there  "prosperity  and  harmony".   They  will  gladly  pay  a  $1,000  to  buy  a  piece 
of  Tricky  Dick  at  the  Sheraton. 

He 'may  please  them,  but  he  doesn't  fool  us.   We  must  express  our  anger  and  once 
again  shatter  the  myth  of  passivity  among  the  people.   Now,  at  election  time, 
when  Nixon  is  running  on  his  platform  of  lies,  we  must  confront  him  and  expose 
him  wherever  he  sliows  his  face.   We  hold  him  and  those  he  represents  responsible 
for  genocide  in  Indo-China  and  oppression  in  the  U.S.   There  should  be  no  peace 
in  the  United  States  until  there  is  peace  in  Vietnam. 


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Cvcry  ten  days  Nixon  drops  the  eouivalent  of  one  atomic  bomb  on 
Ouang  Tri  (about  the  size  of  Golden  Gate  Park),  he  bombs  the  dikes 
and  he  stalls  in  Paris... 

YET,  he  has  the  gall  to  say  he's  for  peace. 

r.'ixon  freezes  v/aqes,  cuts  welfare,  allows  prices  to  rise  and 
encourarjcs  unemploypent... 

YET,  he  has  the  gall  to  say  he's  for  workir-  people. 

He  may  please  the  people  who  are  paying  SinoO  to  have  lunch  with 
him,  but  he  doesn't  fool  us.  We  hold  him  responsible  for  gencdde 
in  Indochina  and  misery  in  the  US. 


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5059 
Exhibit  No.  256-5 

•  '■'  '  AFFIDAVIT 

I,     MICHAEL    BARRY     HELLER,     am  a  Democrat  who  was  once 
active  in  the  Humphrey  Campaign  during  the  1972  Presidential  primaries.      On 
or  about  August  13,    1972,    I  went  to  work  for  the  Democrats  for  Nixon  organiza- 
tion,   as  Director  of  their  Fairfax  Avenue  storefront  headquarters  in  the  Los 
Angeles,    California  area.      I  was  active  in  managing  headquarters  activity  and 
in  marshaling  the  area  Jewish  vote  for  Nixon. 

On  the  day  the  Fairfax  Avenue  Headquarters  opened,    Mr.    James   Roosevelt 
and  Mr.    George  Jessel  were  in  attendance.      The  ceremonies  were  punctuated 
with  heckling  by  McGovern  supporters  in  the  doorway.     After  the  ceremony, 
this  heckling  continued  on  the  street  as  Messrs.    Roosevelt  and  Jessel  shook 
hands  and  visited  wdth  voters  on  the  street. 

I  slept  in  the  Fairfax  Avenue  Headquarters  and  was  very  nnuch  aware  of 
the  hostility  directed  toward  our  Campaign.     Shortly  before  the  Fairfax  Avenue 
fire,    I  moved  out  of  the  Headquarters  to  the  Beverly  Laurel  Hotel  in  response 
to  telephone  threats  and  personal  threats  to  the  effect  that  something  was  going 
to  happen  to  our  headquarters.      Hence,    I  was  extremely  suspicious  of  politically 
motivated  arson  when  the  Fairfax  Avenue  fire  took  place.     I  have,    however,   been 
advised  that  the  police  investigation  into  this  fire  revealed  no  political  motiva- 
tion. 

While  it  is  difficult  to  assess  the  scope  of  involvement  of  McGovern  sup- 
porters and  leadership  in  the  unfortunate  atmosphere  of  campaign  hostility,   there 
was  one  particular  incident  that  indicated  direct  McGovern  campaign  support  of 
this  atmosphere.     I  refer  to  a  piece  of  scurrilous  literature  captioned  "Nixon  is 
Treyf,  "  copy  attached.     This  literature  urged  a  demonstration  against  Mr. 
Albert  Spiegel,    who  was  active  in  the  Jewish  campaign  effort  in  behalf  of  the 


5060 


Presidgnt's   re-election.      This  literature  further  smeared  the  President  with 
the.slogan  "Nixcn  Brings  The  Ovens  To  The  People  Rather  Than  The  People 
jTo  The  Ovens.  "      I  personally  saw  this  piece     of  literature  being  passed  out  • 
in  the  neighborhood  community  by  McGovern  workers  and  s"aw  stacks  of  it  in  " 
McGovern  storefront  headquarters  in  West  Hollywood,    California.      I  reported 
this  to  Mr.    Jack  Easton,    the  Connmunications  Director  for  California  CRP. 
Mr.    Easton  took  a  representative  of  the  District  Attorney's  office  to  the 
McGovern  headquarters  in  West  Hollywood  and  confirmed  that  the  document 
was  actually  being  printed  in  that  Headquarters, 

I  swear  that  the  aforegoing  is  true  and  accurate  to  the  best  of  my  know- 
ledge,   information,    and  belief. 


Dated  this  ^^         day  of  October,    1973. 


Michael  Bi«rify  Heller 


M. 


STATE  OF  OREGON  ) 

COUNTY  OF  MULTNOMAH  )  ^^ 
Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me  this        29         day  of  October,    1973. 


V^^^l^ 


NOTARY  PUBLIC,  STATE  OF  OREGON 

MY  COMMISSION  EXPIRES  AUGUST  16,  1974 


Note. — The  piece  of  literature  "Nixon  Is  Treyf"  referred  to  is  published 
as  exhibit  247. 


5061 


Exhibit  No.  256-6 

My  name  is  Byron  S.  James  of  6  Croydan  Circle,  Piedmont,  California. 
This  statement  is  made  by  me  freely  and  with  any  reservations.   During 
the  time  period  April  1,  19  72  through  November  15,  1972,  I  was  employed 
by  the  California  Committee  for  the  Re-Election  of  the  President.   On 
May  12-13,  1972  the  Republican  State  Central  Committee  of  California 
held  its  regular  quarterly  meeting.   This  meeting  was  held  at  the 
St.  Francis  Hotel,  San  Francisco,  California. 

On  the  day  of  May  12,  1972  Governor  Reagan  of  California  and  Governor 
Rockerfeller  of  New  York  were  to  attend  the  meeting.   Their  prominent 
positions  in  the  campaign  for  the  Re-Election  of  President  Nixon  had 
caused  a  large  crowd  to  gather  in  Union  Square  as  an  act  of  protest  to 
the  Vietnam  War,  to  President  Nixon  and  to  the  Republican  Party  in 
general.   The  protest,  and  the  call  for  persons  to  attend,  had  been 
well  publicized  in  the  press  and  media  by  handbills  and  by  small  posters 
posted  in  numerous  locations  throughout  San  Francisco  and  Berkeley. 

The  California  Re-Election  Committee  had  a  hospitality  suite  in  the 
St.  Francis  Hotel.   The  rooms  were  on  about  the  10th  floor  in  the  front 
and  located  above  the  intersection  of  Post  and  Powell  Streets. 

I  arrived  at  Union  Square  sometime  prior  to  noon.   I  wandered  around 
Union  Square  for  a  while  and  then  went  to  the  hospitality  suite.   The  ->. 
crowd  was  rather  large  and  numerous  policemen  were  there  to  control 
traffic  and  keep  the  streets  open.   Also,  policemen  were  at  the  normal 
street  entrances  to  the  Hotel. 

I  do  not  recall  the  exact  time  the  demonstration  began.  However,  the 
events,  as  I  observed  them  from  a  window  in  the  suite,  were  generally 
as  follows: 

There  were  some  speeches  in  Union  Square  by  persons  obviously  opposed 
to  the  re-election  of  President  Nixon.   At  a  point  in  time,  persons 
strategically  located  in  the  crowd  began  the  marching  around.   From 
my  point  of  observation  it  was  obvious  that  these  persons,  some  with 
bullhorns  and  large  placards,  had  been  so  located  as  to  get  the  crowd 
moving  around  Union  Square  in  a  circular  direction.   Also,  during 
this  time  I  observed  individuals  with  spray  paint  cans  to  make  the 
peace  symbol  on  the  sidewalks  in  Union  Square,   They  also  painted 
anti-Nixon  slogans. 

Eventually,  the  crowd  surged  onto  Post  Street  and  began  blocking 
traffic.   Boards  and  rope  from  a  construction  job  on  Post  Street 
plus   the  sheer  presence  of  people  were  used.   A  municipal  bus  was 
stopped.   About  this  time,  police  officers  on  motorcycles  started 
clearing  the  street.   Eventually,  the  crowd  began  throwing  objects 
at  the  police  officers.   Additionally,  the  crowd  tried  to  barricade 
the  street  with  boards  and  rope.   It  was  apparent  that  serious 
attempts  were  made  to  knock  the  police  officers  from  their  motorcycles. 


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5062 


During  this  same  time  period  when  the  street  was  blocked,  small 
groups  from  the  crowd  of  protesters  could  be  seen  going  in  and  out 
of  the  shops  and  stores  on  Post  Street,  along  Union  Square.   I  also 
observed  police  officers  moving  these  small  groups  out  of  the  shops 
and  stores. 

While  the  police  officers  were  trying  to  keep  Post  Street  clear 
(traffic  was  now  halted),  one  police  officer  did  fall  from  his 
motorcycle.   When  he  tried  to  right  the  motorcycle  he  and  another 
officer  were  driven  back  by  objects  hurled  from  the  crowd.   After 
several  attempts  had  been  unsuccessful,  a  male  person  From  the 
crowd  ran  forward  with  lighted  paper  and  set  the  motorcycle  on  fire. 
Shortly  after  this,  there  began  an  overall  effort  by  the  police 
to  clear  Union  Square.   This  was  accomplished. 

As  the  crowd  was  being  dispersed,  I  observed  several  small  groups 
again  going  in  and  out  of  the  shops.   The  newspaper  reports  on  the 
following  day  noted  that  windows  of  shops  and  stores  had  been  broken 
by  the  crowd  as  it  was  being  dispersed. 

The  above  comments  present  the  events  of  May  12,  1972  to  the  best  of 
my    recollection. 


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5063 

[From  the  San  Francisco  Examiner,  May  12,  1972] 

'     Anti-Wab  Riot — Fibes,  Rocks  Close  Stores — 3500  in   Union   Sq.   Outbreak 

Routed  After  Cycle  Upset 

(By  Jane  Eshleman  Conant) 

Downtown  San  Francisco  became  a  rampaging  battlefield  this  afternoon  as 
thousands  of  anti-war  demonstrators  swept  through  the  shopping  district  break- 
ing windows,  setting  fires,  throwing  rocks  and  fighting  police. 

They  started  out  peacefully  enough  at  a  rally  in  Union  Square. 

Then  things  got  rough.  A  police  motorcycle  was  tipped  over  and  set  afire 
and  the  order  went  out  to  "clear  the  square." 

The  demonstrators — 3500  to  5000  of  them — were  swept  out  by  police  on  foot 
and  on  horseback. 

WILD   DISORDEai 

They  swarmed  away  down  Powell  and  Stockton  Streets,  in  wild  disorder. 
Some — perhaps  500 — turned  to  violence. 

Many  were  hurt.  A  number  of  others  were  arrested. 

Some  stores  were  closed  by  their  proprietors. 

Cable  cars  stopped  running  on  Powell  Street.  Market  Street  transit  was  slowed. 

Curiously  enough,  some  shoppers  and  tourists  went  about  their  errands  as 
though  nothing  was  happening.  Others  were  caught  in  the  fray  ;  one  gray-haired 
woman  was  knocked  down  and  stunned. 

The  rally  was  timed  to  coincide  with  a  set  of  meetings  in  the  St.  Francis  Hotel, 
attended  by  Republican  bigwigs  including  Governors  Reagan  and  Rockefeller. 

like   two   WORLDS 

It  was  like  two  worlds  in  the  Square — referred  to  by  some  as  the  heart  of 
the  City. 

Inside,  the  neatly-dressed  Republicans  lunched  in  polite  serenity. 

Outside,  long  haired  youths  and  their  equally  long  haired  girls  listened  raptly. 
sang,  chanted  and  even  danced  as  speaker  after  speaker  denounced  President 
Nixon's  latest  moves  in  Southeast  Asia. 

Then — just  as  Governor  Rockefeller  concluded  his  speech  to  the  party  faithful 
and  Governor  Reagan  came  to  the  podium — the  violence  began. 

Reagan  was  just  telling  what  he  described  as  a  new  version  of  the  old  "Wlio 
was  that  lady  I  saw  you  with  last  night?"  joke.  Instead  of  "That  was  no  lady, 
that  was  my  wife,"  he  said,  the  new  answer  is  "That  was  no  lady,  that  was 
my  teen-aged  son." 

cycle  in  flames 

The  Republicans  laughed  heartily.  Outside,  on  Post  Street,  all  of  a  sudden 
the  police  motorcycle  went  up  in  flames  and  the  war  was  on. 

Demonstrators  snatched  building  materials  from  a  construction  job  and  used 
them  as  makeshift  barricades  in  the  street. 

One  ofiicer  was  hit  in  the  head  with  a  brick. 

A  Municipal  Railway  bus  was  stalled  by  the  fire.  Demonstrators  boarded  it 
and  escorted  the  passengers  out. 

The  police,  carrying  out  a  predesigned  plan,  started  their  sweep. 

Union  Square  emptied  in  almost  no  time.  The  mounted  ofl5cers  were  particularly 
effective ;  demonstrators  appeared  unwilling  to  argue  with  the  big,  smart  and 
well-trained  horses. 

Some  did  challenge  the  officers  who  were  on  foot.  Some  clubbings  followed. 
One  youth  was  dragged  and  shoved  some  50  feet  by  a  baton-armed  policeman, 
arguing  all  the  way.  Finally  he  fell  to  the  ground  and  lay  still.  When  the  police 
moved  on,  the  youth  jumped  up  and  ran. 

The  demonstrators,  now  in  smaller  groups  or  in  rough  parade-type  file  moved 
down  toward  Market  Street,  breaking  windows  as  they  went. 

Across  from  the  City  of  Paris,  several  smashed  windows  in  a  police  car  and 
pelted  it  with  rocks.  They  tried  to  tip  it  over  but  ran  when  the  mounted  police 
came  at  them. 

Two  youths  were  arrested  here.  One  promptly  climbed  out  of  the  police  car 
and  fled,  but  was  overtaken  and  re-arrested. 

Windows  were  smashed  in  Woolworth's  at  Powell  and  Market.  It  was  closed 
for  the  day. 

A  big  trash  fire  was  lit  in  a  bin  on  the  Emporium  side  of  Market  Street  across 
from  Powell. 


5064 

KEPT   MOVING 

Windows  were  knocked  out  in  Grodin's  at  Stockton  and  O'Farrell. 

Some  passersby  were  reported  cut  by  flying  glass  on  Post  Street. 

Rioters  sprayed  paint  on  buildings  at  Ellis  and  Powell  Streets. 

Police  concentrated  on  keeping  the  demonstrators  moving,  in  small  groups. 

When  they  observed  these  fractional  elements  merging  into  bigger  crowds,  they 
moved  in  with  more  "sweeps."  One  of  these  was  ordered  about  an  hour  after  the 
initial  breakup  when  a  crowd  formed  again  at  Powell  and  Post,  just  outside  the 
St.  Francis. 

Motorcycle  squads  were  used  for  mobility. 

A  police  horse  fell  in  the  200  block  of  Powell  Street  and  was  injured.  The  animal 
lay  quietly,  covered  with  a  blanket.  Demonstrators  gathered  around  to  rubber- 
neck. 

BANK  CLOSED 

The  Day  and  Night  branch  of  the  Bank  of  America  was  shut  ahead  of  the 
regular  clo  ing  hour. 

A  splinter  group  of  demonstrators  headed  for  the  new  Federal  Building  at  450 
Golden  Gate  Ave.  Police  told  the  security  guards  to  prepare  for  trouble.  The 
demonstrators  disappeared  after  10  minutes. 

Just  before  the  affair  began,  a  hidden  arsenal  of  rocks  and  lengths  of  pipe 
was  uncovered  in  the  square. 

Four  big  shopping  bags  of  the  weapons  were  tilled  as  officers  plucked  6  to  8  inch 
pieces  of  pipe  and  smooth  round  rocks  from  the  shrubbery,  under  trash,  and  in 
the  garbage  cans. 

Reagan  was  driven  here  from  Sacramento  with  a  military  helicopter  "flying 
shotgun"  over  his  car  along  Interstate  Route  80.  California  Highway  Patrol  cars 
gave  him  ground  escort. 


5065 

ExraBIT  No.  256-7 

A  FFIDA  VIT 

I,      JOHN    C.      LUNGREN,      M.D.,      do  hereby  certify  that  the  attached 
photographs  were  taken  in  my  professional  offices  at  2898  Linden  Avenue,    Long 
Beach,    California,    on  September  21,    1972,    and  that  they  accurately  depict  the 
scene  I  found  in  my  secretary's  office  upon  arriving  for  work  that  morning. 

The  photographs  show  damage  to  the  closet  door.     This  closet  was  used  as 
a  vault  and  the  door  is  kept  locked.      Inside  the  closet,    I  maintained  an  unlocked 
safe  for  the  safekeeping  of  the  medical  records  of  the  President  of  the  United 
States.     I  had  been  the  President's  personal  physician  before  he  entered  the 
White  House  and  have  acted  as  a  medical  consultant  for  the  President  since 
then.      The  President's  records,    dating  back  to  I960,    were  kept  in  chronological 
order  in  a  file  folder  inside  a  manila  envelope    in  the  aforementioned  safe. 

A   search  of  my  office  premises  on  September  21,    1972,    revealed  an  apparent 
break- in.      The  intruders  gained  access  to  the  suite  of  professional  offices  by 
forcing  the  sliding  glass  doors  in  the  adjacent  office  of  a  colleague.    Dr.    Buell. 
Nothing  appeared  disturbed  in  the  building  on  September  21  other  than  the  contents 
of  the  closet  safe. 

As  shown  in  the  photographs,    the  contents  of  the  safe,    including  three  business 

checkbooks,    an  office  ledger  book,    a  payroll  record  book,    and  the  President's 

records  were  strewn  about  the  floor  outside  the  closet.     The  President's  records 

were  outside  the  manila  envelope  in  which  they  were  kept.     The  petty  cash  money 

bag,    containing  approximately  $50.  00,    was  in  the  closet  vmdisturbed. 
i 
;  I  exannined  the  President's  records  in  the  file  folder  and  found  them  to  be 

out  of  the  chronological  order  in  which  they  were  maintained.      This  led  me  to 
speculate  that  the  President's  records  had  been  examined  and,    perhaps,    photo- 
graphed,   although  I  am  aware  of  nothing  of  a  compromising  or  embarrassing 
nature  contained  in  those  records. 


5066 


The  September  21,    1972,    break-in  was  the   second  break-in  of  my  offices 
during  that  month.      Previously,    on  Labor  Day  weekend,    entry  was  gained  in 
the  same  nnanner  and  the  closet  door  forced  open.      On  that  occasion  the  offices 
were  ransacked  and  $27.  00  stolen.      The  contents  of  the  safe  were  undisturbed. 

The  September    21,    1972,    break-in  was  investigated  by  the  Long  Beach 
Police  Department  and  the  FBI.      I  understand  that  the  crime  ren-iains  unsolved. 


I  sw^ear  that  this  statennent  is  true  and  correct  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge, 
information,    and  belief. 


Dated  this" 


\ day  of -October,    1973. 


JUAA' 


^ohn  C.    Lung  r en,  (Mi  D. 


Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me  this  o^/^  day  of  October,    1973. 


^'•A       ALICE  L.  ARiVlOUR 

Notary  Public  Calilornia 


PRINCIPAL  OFUCE    IN 
LOS    ANGELES    COUI«r» 
My  CommUslor  Expires  Sept.  28,   197< 


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Jdfts  Ellis  &  Associates 

Investigations 

1221  Madison,  Oakland  9461 2 
Telephone  835-2007 


Exhibit  No.  256-8 


'OCTOBER  9,    1973 


>a.    HOWARD   S   LI3ENG00D 
ASSIST-.::?  riNORITY  CO'JKSEL 
SENATE   WATERGATE   CDMJJITTEE 
WASHIKGT.^N   D.C. 


DEAR   SIR: 

THE  ATTACHED  PHOTOGRAPHS   DEPICT   THE   DEMONSTRATION    THAT   TOOK   PLACE, 
DURING  PRESIDENT  K IX atv"S   VISIT   TO  S-AN    FRAl^CISCO,   CALIFORNIA    ON    SEPTEMBER 
27th,    1972   IN    FRONT    OF  AND  AR^TIKD   THE   SHEARTON-PALACE   HOTEL. 


RESPECTFULLY, 


PAUL  R   TOLAI^^D 


SEND  ALL  REPLIES   TO:      111  BROADV/AY,    S'TITE   202 
JACK   LONDON   SQUARE 
OAKLAIID,   CALIFORNIA        9'^607 


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-Jj:^  day  of  ,,.^!:=i:t,i?t?*,^ifeM9i 


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5073 


Exhibit  No.  256-9 

The    Chairman    of   the    Committee    to    Re-elect    the    President, 
in    Hillsborough    County,    appointed    me    Chairman    of    the    Agnew 
Appearance    Day,    giving    me    the    highest    responsibility    to    work 
with    the    Vice    President's    advance    team    in    preparation    for   his 
visit    to    Tampa    on    September   29,    1972. 

For   one    full    week    prior    to    the    Vice    President's    visit, 
I    worked    day    and   night    on    his    scheduled    appearance    and   was 
fully    aware    of   the    activities    in    the    community    prior    to    his 
visit.       On    Wednesday    night,    300    to    400    youths    met    at    a    rally 
on    the    University    of    South    Florida    campus    with    the    avowed 
purpose    of    disrupting    the    Friday    noon    visit    of    the    Vice    President 
of   the    United    States    of    America. 

The    advance    men    reported    to    me    that    this    was    a    potentially 
dangerous    event    because    many    of    the    young    people    on    our    campus 
at    the    rally   were    using    drugs    and   were    obviously    affected 
thereby.       It    was    my    understanding    that    there    were    weapons    at 
the    rally,    although    none   were    used.       Some    of   the    youths    did 
have    small    arms    on    their    person.       However,    the    advance    team 
Informed    me    that    the    situation    was    well    under    control,    for    both 
the    Secret    Service    and    the    FBI    were    at    the    rally    and   were 
making    note    of   certain    individuals   who    obviously    had    a    history 
of    causing    public    disturbances. 

On    Friday,    the    day    of    the    Vice    President's    visit,    I    was 
in    charge    of   events    inside    the   hall.       I    received   a    report    that 
there    were    200    to    300    demonstrators    protesting    outside    the 
Curtis    Hixon    Convention    Hall     interfering   with    the    band    that 
was    playing    patriotic    music    in    the    morning,    and    hindering 
those   who   wanted    to   enter   the    hall.      They   were    carrying    placards 
and    signs    in    protest    to    the    administration    and    our    involvement 
in    the   war    in    Southeast    Asia,    and    calling    the    President    and 
Vice    President    of   the    United   States    murderers    and    other   terms 
equally    unjustified. 

The    meeting    proceeded    on    schedule,    however,    with    tight 
security    on    those    entering    the    hall. 


5074 


During    the    program,    1    was    seated    at    the    head    table    at 
the    platform  where    I    had    a    distinct    view    of   the    6000    people 
in    the    hall    who    came    to   hear    and    see    the    Vice    President.       Prior 
to    his    appearance,    a    group    of   over    100    young    people    formed    in 
the    hall.       They    had    smuggled    in    signs    and    revealed    these    prior 
to    the    Vice    President's    appearance,    condemning    the    administra- 
tion,   the    President    and    Vice    President    for   activities    in    the 
war    in    Southeast    Asia.       The    signs    supported    Hanoi,    North    Vietnam 
and,    in    general,    the    Communist    objectives    in    that    part    of    the 
world.       In    addition    to    the    over    100   young    people    who    sat 
together    at    the    rally,    there    were    some    two    to    three    dozen 
scattered    among    those    in    attendance    on    the    main    floor   of    the 
hall.       They    also    carried    signs,    walked    around    the    hall    blocking 
the    view    of    those    who    were    seated    in    the    hall,    and    in    general, 
caused    a    disturbance    and    a    most    unpleasant    atmosphere.       Some 
of   the    demonstrators    waived    Communist    flags.      All    of    this    was 
prior   to    the    Vice    President's    appearance. 

The    Vice    President    did    appear   on    schedule    in    the    hall. 
When    he    arrived   at    the    platform   to   make    his    address,    these 
100-plus    people    began    to    shout    in    unison    and    heckle    the 
Vice    President,    calling    him   a    murderer.       This,    of   course, 
caused    considerable    disturbance    to   those   who   were    in    attend- 
ance,   as    well    as    showing   extreme    disrespect    for   the    Office    of 
the    Vice    President    of   the    United    States    of   America.       This 
disturbance    continued    for   approximately    15    minutes,    the    entire 
duration    of   the    Vice    President's    address.       The    ushers    were 
unable    to    contain    the    disturbance    or    to    escort    those    who    were 
causing    the    disturbance    from   the    hall.      However,    two    or    three 
young    people    were    escorted    out    of   the    hall    after   they    had 
gotten    into    a   skirmish   with    some    of   the    older   men    and   women 
in    the    audience.      Several    times    the    shouting   was    applauded 
down   by    those    in    attendance,    and   when    the    applause    overcame 
the    heckling    and    vulger   shouts,    the    disrupters    would    refrain 
momentarily.       Each    time    the    Vice    President    began    his    address, 
it    would   start    over   again.       This    continued    throughout    the 
entire    address    of   the    Vice    President. 


5075 


The  effectiveness  of  the  FBI  and  Secret  Service,  and 
all  those  concerned  with  the  security  of  the  Vice  President 
did  prevent  harm  from 


State  of  Florida       ) 
County  of  Hillsborough  )  ss. 

On  this  the  29th  day  of  October,  1973,  before  me, 
Betty  Wargo,  the  undersigned,  personally  appeared 
Shelton  A.  Thorne,  known  to  me  to  be  the  person  whose  name 
he  subscribed  to  the  foregoing  statement,  and  acknowledged 
that  he  executed  the  same  for  the  purposes  therein  contained, 


seal 


In  witness  whereof,  I  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  official 


jL 


r^     (jJd 


dA,  ^0 


k. 


Betty  Wargo 

Notary  Public       ^ 


5076 


EXfflBIT  No.  256-10 

AFFIDA  VIT 

I    am    GEORGE  NORMAN  BISHOP,    JR.    of  Columbus,    Georgia.     I  am  presently 
Southern  Regional  Director  of  the  Republican  National  Committee.      In  1972  I  was 
Field  Director  for  the  campaign  of  Fletcher  Thompson  for  the  U.   S.   Senate. 

I  was  in  Atlanta  for  the  President's  campaign  visit  on  October  12,    1972,    and 
during  the  week  prior  to  this  visit.     I  recall  seeing  leaflets  advertising  an  anti- 
Nixon  demonstration  during  that  week. 

On  the  day  of  the  President's  visit,    I  was  shooting  16  mm.   film  for  potential 
commercial  television  use.     This  involved  meeting  the  Presidential  party  at  the 
airport  and  accompanying  the  motorcade  to  the  Regency  Hyatt  House  where  the 
President  was  to  attend  a  reception,    after  making  brief  comments  to  a  crowd 
gathered  to  welcome  him  at  the  Hotel. 

There  was  a  huge  and  enthusiastic  turnout  for  the  President  along  the  motor- 
cade route.     The  motorcade  moved  rapidly  without  incident  to  the  Regency   Hyatt 
House.     Upon  arriving  at  the  Regency,    I  noticed  a  very  large  cluster  of  protesters 
on  the  south  edge  of  the  Hotel  driveway.     The  demonstrators,    comprising  approx- 
imately 35%  of  the  Hotel  crowd,    had  signs- -some  of  which  I  believe  were  obscene-- 
and  were  chanting  and  yelling.     I  was  immediately  concerned,    particularly  remem- 
bering an  apparent  attempt  to  provoke  violence  by  demonstrators  at  a  Senator 
Goldwater  speaking  engagement  in  Warner  Robbins,    Georgia  one  month  before. 
There  was  a  tremendous  crush  of  people  that  surged  forward  as  the  President 
emerged  from  his  vehicle  to  enter  the  Hotel.     The  police  moved  them  back  so  that 
the  President  could  enter  the  building  in  safety. 

The  large  crowd  lingered  outside  the  Hotel  in  anticipation  of  a  Presidential 
appearance.     I  understand  that  the  President  did  not  reappear  to  make  brief  comments 


5077 


because  of  the  demonstrators.     The  demonstrators,    along  with  the  crowd,    dispersed 
when  it  became  apparent  that  there  would  be  no  further  appearance. 

There  is  another  incident  that  occurred  in  Georgia  during  the  last  month  of 
the  campaign  that  I  believe  is  deserving  of  the  Select  Committee's  attention.     I 
am  referring  to  a  large  quantity  of  4'  x  8'  plywood  signs,    professionally  painted, 
suggesting  a  Nixon— Nunn  ticket.     These  signs  were  painted  in  a  paint  shop  in 
Perry,    Georgia,    and  transported  to  Dublin,    Georgia.     Thereafter,    they  were 
placed  along  the  highway  by  personnel  not  sympathetic  to  the  President. 


Dat« 


ed  this     T^^   day  of  October,    1973. 


y      " ' 


.^      /     0J^9^        /^^'i 


Gelirge  Norman  Bishop,    Jr.        f 


Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me  this  ^?9        d^y  of  October,    1973. 


5078 
Exhibit  No.  256-11 

A  FFIDA  V  IT 

I  am    MRS.    JOHN  HARKINS  of  Sandy  Springs,    Georgia,     On  October  12,    1972, 
I  accompanied  a  group  of  young  people  from  the  Sandy  Springs   High  School  to  a 
vantage  point  near  the  Regency  Hyatt  House  Hotel  in  Atlanta  to  view  the  President 
of  the  United  States.     The  President  was  makixig  a  campaign  visit  to  Georgia  and 
was  coming  to  the  Regency  from  the  airport  via  motorcade. 

Our  group  arrived    early  in  the  morning,    and  we  were  there  as  a  large,    enthu- 
siastic crowd  gathered  throughout  the  morning.     The  crowd  was  well  mannered 
and  eagerly  awaited  the  arrival  of  the  President  with  patriotic  anticipation. 

Approximately  one  hour  before  the  President  arrived,    a  bus  pulled  up  in  front 
of  the  Capitol  City  Club  and  approximately  75  demonstrators  got  off  with  rolled  up 
signs.     The  apparent  leaders  of  this  group  directed  thpm  to  the  left  front  of  the 
Regency.     While  I  did  not  see  all  of  the  signs,    I  am  told  by  others  in  attendance 
that  the  signs  were  basically  anti-Nixon  and   pro-McGovem.     I  understand  that 
some  of  the  signs  were  obscene. 

When  the  President  arrived,    the  mob  of  dennonstrators  turned  the  anticipated 

glimpse  of  the  President  into  a  near  nightmare.     There  was  an  abundance  of  jeers, 

catcalls,    abusive  language,    all  accompanied  by  pushing  and  shoving  by  the  demon- 

strators.     Ott'r  group  was  pushed  into  the  street.     I  was  genuinely  fearful  for  the 

President's  well  being,    as  the  mob  scene  bordered  on  violence. 

/ 
The  tragic  thing  about  the  demonstration  was  its  impact  on  the  happy  bunch 

of  beautiful  young  Americans  that  I  had  acconnpanied  to  see  the  President.     They 
were  both  embarrassed  and  disiUusioned,    and  their  thrill  at  seeing  the  President 
^vas  tainted  by  the  offensive  acta  of  the  dennonstrators.     Wbile  I  am  neither  a 
Republican  nor  a  zealous  supporter  of  Richard  Nixon,    I  think  it  is  a  sbatne  that 


5079 


candidates   for  high  office,    the  American  public,    and  the  President  of  the  United 
States  cannot  commingle  absent  foul  and  provocative  demonstration. 


Dated  this    ^  (^        day  of  October,    1973. 


I  \\/a>  \  A  ;^)  -noLA  Vo" .  , 


X 


s.    John  Harkins 


Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me  this    ^  <■  day  of  October,    1973. 


i^cL^.u.''j)Of^.niA'u> 


T 


5080 
Exhibit  No.  256-12 

October  25,    1973 

Mr.    Fred  Thompson,   Minority  Counsel 

Senate  Select  Committee  on  Presidential  Campaign  Activities 

Room  G-308 

Dirksen  Office  Building 

Washington,    D.    C.    20515 

Dear  Mr.    Thompson: 


During  the  1972  Presidential  Campaign,    I  was  s   staff  member  for  the 
Georgia  Committee  for  the  Re-Election  of  the  President.     Enclosed  is  a 
sample  of  flyers  that  were  distributed  on  the  Emory  University  campus 
as  well  as  the  downtown  area.      This  particular  flyer  was  handed  to  me  in 
the  downtown  area  of  Atlai^ta.     Many  of  these  flyers  were  placed  directly 
above  posters  announcing  the  President's  visit  to  Atlanta, 

On  the  day  of  the  President's  visit  I,    along  with  other  members  of  the 
campaign  staff,    stood  near  the  entrance  to  the  Regency  Hyatt  House.     Seemingly 
everyone  around  us  was  holding  signs  favorable  to  the  President.      I  do 
recall  seeing  a  few  signs  acattered  about  for  McGovern,   but  nothing  to 
really  attract  my  attention.     However,    when  the  President's  car  arrived  at 
the  hotel,    from  out   of  nowhere,    demonstrators  pushed  forward,    knocking 
down  the  ropes  and  other  barricades  around  the  driveway.     Signs,    quite 
obviously  hidden  prior  to  the  President's  arrival,    suddenly  appeared  bearing 
such  words  as  "Sicky,    Sicky  Dick",    Nixon's  War  Crimes"  and'Nixon  is 
through  in  '72". 

For  approximately  3  to  5  minutes  there  was  mass  confusion.      There  were 
continuous  chants  from  the  demonstrators  of  "Sicky,    Sicky  Dick",   but 
more  disgusting  than  this  was  their  most  abusive  and  filthy  language  to  those 
people  standing  around  them.      The  President  was  unable  to  go  to  the  VEP 
reviewing  box  located  in  front  of  the  hotel,    as  had  been  previously  planned. 
Demonstrators  completely  surrounded  the  President's  car  and  there  was 
concern  on  my  part,   as  well  as  others  standing  around  me,    for  the 
President's  safety.  < 

I  do  hope  that  the  above  information  will  be  of  some  use  to  you. 

Sincerely, 

Linda  Miller    '  ' 


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IS  COMING   I 
TO  TOWN     ! 


THURS. 
OCTOBER  12 


DEMONSTRATE  AGAINST  THE 

WARMAKER! 


RALLY  10:30 

PICKET  12  N 


I'l.A/.A     PA!<K    (  Pa   the  UN  I  (KKGROirND) 


AT  THE 
REGENCY  HOTEL 


STOP  THE  BOMBING! 
ALL  U.S.  FORCES 

OUT  OF  S.E.ASIA  NOW! 


PARTIAL  LIST  OF  ENDORSERS:  Atlanta  Coardinatlng  Committee,   Atlanta  Peace 
Action  Coalition,   City-Wide  Student  Mobilization  Committee,   Gay  Liberation 
Front,   Georgia  State  Student  Mobilization  Committee,   Socialist  Workers  Party, 


5082 


Exhibit  No.  256-13 
affidavit 

I,  Merritt  R.  Laubenheimer,  Jr.,  have  acted  on  many  oc- 
casions since  1968  to  aid  White  House  advance  men,  who 
have  made  arrangements  for  visits  of  President  Nixon  and 
Vice  President  Agnew  to  the  Chicago  area. 

On  September  26th  of  1972  Vice  President  Agnew  was  in 
Chicago  for  a  young  peoples  concert  sponored  by  (Youth 
for  Nixon)  and  the  following  morning  went  to  a  rally  at 
Proviso  East  High  School  in  Maywood,  Illinois.   During 
this  visit  the  Vice  President  was  greeted  with  demonstra- 
tors when  he  arrived  at  the  hotel  and  the  following  morn- 
ing when  he  was  in  Maywood.   The  demonstrators  were  not 
able  to  provide  harrassment  at  the  youth  concert  as  they 
were  not  allowed,  by  police,  to  enter  the  building  and 
his  motorcade  entered  the  building  by  means  of  an  under- 
ground entrance.   On  October  18th  when  Mr.  Agnew  came  to 
Chicago  he  was  continually  disturbed  by  large  groups  of 
unruly  demonstrators  who  were  kept  at  bay  by  the  police. 
Mr.  Agnew  attended  a  dinner  the  night  of  the  18th  at 
Mccormick  Place  and  was  greeted  there  by  a  large  group 
of  demonstrators. 

President  Nixon  also  came  to  Chicago  on  October  18th  for 
the  same  dinner,  arriving  late  (approximately  9:30  p.m.) 
and  joined  the  Vice  President  at  the  speakers  table.   Dem- 
onstrators were  present  when  both  departed  from  the  dinner. 
President  Nixon  made  a  second  visit  to  Chicago  on  November 
3rd  in  which  he  addressed  a  large  group  (approximately 
20,000)  at  the  airport.   There  were  approximately  125 
demonstrators,  carrying  signs,  who  were  allowed  to  enter 
the  hangar  at  O'Hare  during  this  rally.   They  were  quite 
unruly  and  several  times  interrupted  the  remarks  which 
the  President  and  others  made. 

It  is  my  opinion,  from  remarks  which  I  heard  made  by  the 
Department  of  Justice  undercover  people  and  Secret  Service 
men,  that  these  were  demonstrators  whom  they  had  expected 
to  see  during  these  visits  as  a  result  of  their  under- 
cover work.   Further  these  groups  would  often  pass  out 
flyers  in  advance  stating  that  they  would  be  there  demon- 
strating and  urging  others  to  join  them.   Also,  whenever 


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news  events  nationally  or  having  to  do  with  the  Vietnam 
situation  stirred  the  demonstrators  they  were  seen  to 
picket  outside  and  actually  enter  and  cause  mild  disturb- 
ance within  the  Committee  to  Reelect  offices  on  S.  Dear- 
born St.  in  Chicago. 

I  would  further  state  that  since  President  Nixon  and  Vice 
President  Agnew  were  inaugurated  on  January  20,  1969  they 
have  made  numerous  visits  to  Chicago.   To  by  best  recollec- 
tion there  have  been  some  sort  of  groups  demonstrating  at 
some  point  along  the  route  of  each  visit,  predominantly 
anti-war  demontrators.   In  the  case  of  Vice  Presid^t  Agnew' s 
visits  these  groups  have  often  numbered  in  ejcdesj^yOpy  SOpi 

The  foregoing  affidavit  was  executea  '^d^s^^i^eCT^^^oreme 
and  in  my  presence  by  Merritt  R.  Laubenheimer,  Jr.  of 
Winnetka,  Illinois 

Subscribed  and  sworn  to,  by  me,  this  seventh  day  of  October 
1973,  at  Winnetka,  Illinois. 


Notary  PublAc 


21-296  O  -  74  -  pt.  12  ---  13 


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Exhibit  No.  256-14 


MAINE 

REPUBLICAN    STATE    COMMITTEE 


I  hereby  affirm  that  the  following  information 
contained  in  this  affadavit  is  accurate  and  true  to  the  best 


of  my  knowledge. 


DATE:  October  26,  1973 


RjuJ.e^, 


Alexander  C.  Ray,  Executive  Director 
Maine  Republican  State  Committee 
187  State  Street 
Augusta,  Maine  04330 


The  above  named  Alexander  C.  Ray  personally  appeared  before  me  and 
swore  that  the  statements 'contained  herein  are  true  and  accurate  to 
the  best  of  his  belief. 


Dated:  October  26,  1973 


^^1^ 


My  Commission  expires:  February,  1974 


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On  the  28th  and  29th  of  April,  1972,  Maine  Republicans  held  their 
biennial  State  Convention  at  the  State  Armory  in  the  City  of  Augusta,  Maine. 
Approximately  3,500  Republicans  were  assembled  on  April  28  in  the  Armory  to 
hear  the  convention's  keynote  address  by  former  Vice  President  Spiro  T.  Agnew. 

State  and  local  police  as  well  as  the  Vice  President's  advance  men 
and  the  Secret  Service  were  aware  through  published  newspaper  accounts  that 
anti-war  protesters  were  planning  on  picketing  the  convention.  We  made  arrangements 
with  these  agencies  to  cordon  off  an  area  in  the  Armory  parking  lot,  adjacent  to 
the  Armory,  to  allow  the  protesters  to  conduct  a  peaceful  demonstration  so  they 
wDiild  not  disrupt  the  proceedings  of  the  convention  and  would  not  inhibit  the  free 
passage  of  the  delegates. 

The  demonstrators  planned  a  rally  in  the  Capitol  Park  area  at  noon  and 
they  were  then  to  proceed  to  the  Armory.  Capitol  Park  is  located  directly  across 
the  street  from  the  State  House  and  approximately  one -half  mile  from  the  Armory. 
(See  clippings  marked  #s  1  and  2) . 

The  identifiable  leaders  of  the  rally  and  the  demonstration  were: 
RogerTheberge,  a  member  of  the  Viet  Nam  Veterans  Against  the  War;  Carolyn  Dow, 
of  the  United  Low  Income  People;  Larry  Moskowitz,  a  member  of  the  Communist  Party 
in  Maine;  John  Hanson,  of  the  Maine  State  Federated  Labor  Council;  and  Everett 
Brown  Carson,  a  Democratic  candidate  for  Congress  in  the  First  District  of  Maine. 

At  this  noon  rally,  the  demonstrators  were  read  a  telegram  frcan  Democratic 


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Governor  Kenneth  M.  Curtis  of  Maine  who  said  in  his  message  that  he  wholeheartedly 
supported  what  the  demonstrators  were  doing. 

At  the  Augusta  Aniiory,  Maine  State  Police  covered  all  entrances  (See 
clipping  #  3).  The  demonstrators  marched  to  the  Armory,  surrounded  the  building, 
and  completely  ignored  the  section  that  had  been  reserved  for  them.  They  chanted 
obscenities  of  the  lowest  possible  nature  as  they  continued  circling  the  Armory. 
The  demonstrators  tore  down  the  American  Flag  from  the  flagpole  in  frontof  the 
AnrKJry.  They  ripped  down  the  lettering  on  the  Armory  marquee,  replacing  a  greeting 
to  the  Vice  President  with  "WELmME  VIET  CONG"  .  THe  demonstrators  threw  bread, 
fruit,  cans,  and  plastic  bags  filled  with  tomato  juice  to  simulate  blood.   Some 
of  these  objects  hit  our  delegates  and  policemen..  They  also  placed  signs  accusing 
the  Vice  President  of  ^furder  and  hung  a  figure  of  Agnew  in  effigy.  Towards  the 
end  of  the  demonstration,  the  protesters  burned  a  field  adjacent  to  the  Armory. 

As  the  Vice  President  left  the  Armory  through  a  side  entrance  he  and 
his  entourage  were  attacked  by  some  demonstrators  who  threw  tomato  juice,  climbed 
on  his  automobile,  and  attacked  state  police  officers  and  secret  service  personnel. 

The  Maine  State  Police  took  movie  and  still  photographs  of  the  events, 
although  no  prosecutions  resulted. 

News  clippings  and  newspaper  photograps  from  the  convention  are  included 
in  this  affadavit,  as  are  two  editorials  condemning  the  Democratic  Governor  for 
his  support  of  the  rioters. 


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Antiwar  rally 

A  rally  at  Capitol  Park  Thursday  at  antiwar  protest  group  then  marclied  to 
noontime  gatiiered  a  diverse  crowd  of  the  Armory  where  Vice  President  Agnew 
demonstrators  at  the  State  House.     The       was  speaking.    (KJ  Photo  by  Seideman) 


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Before  the  march 
Carolyn  Dow  speaks  at  Capital  Park,  demonstration  starting  point. 


— KJ  Photo  by  Seidemai 


5089 


Solid  blue-gray  line 

state  Police  officers  covered  all  entrances  to  the  GOP         an  American  flag  in  front  of  the  armory  or  by  hanging 
convention  at  the  Armory  Friday,  courteous  but  firm.         Nixon  in  effigy.     (KJ  Photo  by  Seideman) 
Demonstrators  failed  to  get  a  leaction  by  cutting  down 


MacLeod 

Outside 

Looking  In 


AUGUSTA,  Maine  (APi  - 
[Senate  President  Kenneth  P. 
MacLeod  of  Brewer  found  him- 
self locked  out  of  the  Augusta 
armory  during  Vice  President 
Spiro  T.  Agnew's  speech  Friday 
to  the  state  Republican  con- 
vention. 


The  GOP  official  said  he  had 
gone  outside  to  watch  the  anti- 
war protestors  and  couldn't  get 
back  into  the  armory  to  hear 
Agnew  because  police  closed 
off  the  entrances. 

MacLeod,  who  was  supposed 
to  be  on  the  platform  with  the 
vice  president  and  other  party 
leaders,  said  he  was  spattered 
when  the  demonstrators  threw 
plastic  bags  full  of  tomato  juice 
"and  other  guck." 


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Profesfers'  version 

Demonstrators  changed  a  greeting  for  the  vice 
president  to  this  and  hung  the  president  in  effigy,  (KJ 
Photo  by  Seideman) 


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In  protest 

Although  demonstrators  were  supposed  to  be  cor-        front  of  the  armory.    (KJ  Photo  by  Seideman) 
railed  in  the  parking  lot,  they  parked  themselves  in 


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Protesters  Were  Few  But  Noisy 
(By  Donald  C.  Hansen) 

Vice  President  Agnew  came  here  Friday  to  accept  the  cheering  applause  of 
Maine  Republican  conventioneers  and  left  town  two  hours  later  with  the  chants 
of  Vietnam  War  protesters  ringing  in  his  ears. 

Agnew  was  introduced  to  Republicans  as  tlie  vice  president  of  the  United  States 
and  "a  man  who  tells  it  like  it  is"  l)y  Sen.  Margaret  Chase  Smith. 

To  between  300  and  400  chanting  protesters  outside  the  Augusta  Armory  he 
was  a  "murderer"  and  a  "fascist."  Several  waved  Viet  Cong  flags. 

Inside  the  convention  center  at  the  armory,  about  2,500  Republican  delegates 
and  alternates  applauded  when  Agnew  defended  the  U.S.  conduct  of  the  war 
in  Southeast  Asia. 

Outside  the  armory  protesters  threw  bread,  fruit  and  tomato  juice  at  the 
Vice  Presi<lent's  car  as  he  and  his  wife  left.  Two  young  protesters  broke  through 
a  State  Police  and  Secret  Service  ring  around  the  car  and  pounded  on  the 
trunk  with  their  fists. 

"One,  two,  three,  four,  we  don't  want  your  f war,"  they  chanted  again 

and  again. 

There  were  no  arrests  made  by  police,  a  fact  which  bothered  some  GOP 
conventioneers. 

The  large  plastic  letters  on  a  National  Guard  marquee  reading  "Maine  Wel- 
comes Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spiro.  Agnew"  were  taken  down  and  destroyed  by  the 
protesters  and  tomato  juice  was  thrown  at  the  sign.  An  American  flag  was  also 
taken  down. 

A  spokesman  for  the  protesters,  Ray  Lavasseur  of  Augusta,  a  member  of  Vet- 
erans Against  the  War  in  Vietnam,  said  the  group  would  make  restitution  for  any 
damage. 

There  was  no  direct  confrontation  between  the  protesters  and  Agnew.  State 
and  local  police  ringed  the  armory  and  no  protesters  were  permitted  to  enter  the 
building  while  the  Vice  President  was  speaking  inside. 

Protesters,  largely  young  men  and  women  termed  the  demonstration  "a 
success." 

Some  GOP  delegates  called  it  "shocking,"  "disre.spectful,"  and  a  "disgrace." 

The  demonstrators,  led  by  Veterans  Against  the  Vietnam  War,  marched  about 
a  mile  from  a  noon  rally  at  Capitol  Park  to  the  Armory  where  they  chanted, 
shouted  obscenities  and  sang  songs  outside  the  main  door  of  the  convention 
center. 

They  chanted  "Stop  The  War  Now"  over  and  over  again,  occasionally  shouting 

"F you,  Agnew,"  and  finally  sitting  down  on  the  asphalt  to  sing  a  song  called 

"Gives  Peace  A  Chance." 

The  GOP  State  Committee  had  turned  over  a  large  section  of  the  armory  park- 
ing lot  for  use  l)y  the  demonstrators  but  they  refused  to  use  it. 

Instead,  the  chanting,  placard-waving  protesters  marched  directly  to  the  mar- 
quee in  front  of  the  armory  and  ripped  down  the  lettering  welcoming  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Agnew.  The  Agnews  were  already  inside  the  armory  attending  a  private 
reception  when  the  demonstrators  arrived. 

In  place  of  the  lettering  they  placed  signs  accusing  the  vice  president  of  mur- 
der, hung  an  efl3gy  of  Agnew  from  the  marquee. 

About  a  dozen  State  Police  stood  rigid  and  unmoving  in  front  of  the  Armory 
watching  as  the  lettering  was  ripped  down  and  a  tomato  juice  concoction  re- 
sembling blood  was  thrown  at  the  marquee. 

Some  convention  delegates  watching  from  the  front  steps  of  the  armory  were 
angered  that  police  made  no  move  to  prevent  the  demonstrators  from  ripping 
down  the  lettering. 

Paul  Austin,  a  GOP  alternate  from  Brunswick,  watched  as  the  lettering  was 
torn  down  and  said  "I  can  go  along  with  demonstration,  but  not  with  destruction. 
They  ought  to  be  kicked  in  the  heads.  And  most  of  tliem  aren't  even  veterans." 
he  added. 

Members  of  Veterans  Against  the  Vietnam  War.  dressed  in  combat  fatigues 
and  many  carrying  toy  rifles  which  they  synd>olically  broke,  stood  in  front  of  the 
bulk  of  the  demonstrators  and  near  the  file  of  State  Police  in  front  of  the  armory. 

They  were  stationed  there,  they  said,  to  prevent  physical  violence,  fights  or 
confrontations  between  protesters  and  conventioneers. 


5093 

"We're  here  to  prevent  trouble,"  one  of  the  veterans,  Nick  Hazlett,  of  Portland, 
told  a  stony-faced  ^tate  Police  trooper.  "If  there's  any  trouble,  look  to  us." 

'"You'd  better  see  the  lieutenant  about  that,"  the  trooper  replied. 

A  GOP  delegate  from  Bangor,  Lawrence  LaPointe  watched  the  demonstrators 
rip  down  the  numiuee  lettering  and  blamed  much  of  the  trouble  on  the  press  and 
television. 

"This  is  a  leftist  group  and  I  think  the  press  is  at  fault,"  he  said.  "It's 
sensational  and  the  press  plays  it  up.  These  people  are  a  minority  but  TV  plays 
it  up." 

Some  other  delegates  felt  much  the  same  way.  When  a  television  photographer 
climbed  on  the  trunk  of  a  car  to  take  pictures,  one  delegate  said  "It's  a  good 
thing  that's  not  my  car  or  I'd  rip  your  foot  off." 

Delegate   Frank   Garland   of  Freejxirt   winced   visibly  as  the  demonstrators 

chanted  "F you,  Agnew,"  and  said  he  considered  the  protest  "distasteful.  It 

shows  a  lack  of  resi)ect  for  the  women  who  are  here." 

Garland,  who  is  a  member  of  the  Freeport  School  Committee,  said  "There's 
too  much  encouragement  for  this  kind  of  thing,  and  some  of  it  comes  from  our 
educational  institutions." 

The  demonstration,  which  some  thought  might  attract  as  many  as  2,000  pro- 
testers from  throughout  the  state,  fell  far  short  of  that  goal. 

They  assembled  quietly  in  Capitol  Park  across  the  street  from  the  State  House, 
and  heard  a  variety  of  .speeches  before  marching  to  the  armory. 

Roger  Theberge,  a  former  helicopter  pilot  in  Vietnam  and  a  student  at  the 
University  of  Maine  in  Augusta,  the  acting  coordinator  for  the  protest,  said 
Republicans  are  as  deeply  to  blame  for  the  Vietnam  War  as  Democrats. 

Larry  Moskowitz  of  Freeport  claimed  that  President  Nixon  and  Vice  President 
Agnew  were  war  criminals  and  murderers.  "The  gangsters  who  are  now  in  the 
White  House  make  the  Matia  look  like  a  bunch  of  Gardiner  Cub  Scouts,"  he  said 

Tlie  purpose  of  the  protest  was  supported  by  Democratic  Gov.  Kenneth  M. 
Curtis  who  sent  a  telegram  to  the  group  which  said  "I  wholeheartedly  support 
your  objectives"  to  end  the  war  in  Vietnam.  He  declined  an  invitation  from  the 
protesters  to  march  with  them. 

One  Democratic  congressional  candidate — Everett  Brown  Carson  of  Bruns- 
wick— a  meml)er  of  the  Vietnam  veterans  group,  was  on  hand  for  the  march  and 
the  armory  protest. 

Other  speakers  included  John  Hanson  of  the  Maine  State  Federated  Labor 
Council  who  said  that  "rank  and  file  workers  in  America  are  against  the  war," 
and  said  that  "since  1964  absolutely  nothing  concerning  this  war  has  been 
changed." 

Also  speaking  were  representatives  from  the  women's  lib  movement  and  a 
spokeswoman  for  United  Low  Income  People. 

After  the  Vice  President  finished  his  armory  speech  his  car  was  driven  up  to 
a  side  door  and  w-as  quickly  encircled  by  demonstrators.  The  Agnews  waited 
inside  the  Armory  for  several  minutes  while  Secret  Service  agents  and  State 
Police  cleared  a  path  to  the  car. 

Then  the  Agnews  walked  quickly  the  few  steps  to  the  car  and  entered  while 
the  demonstrators  shouted  and  jeered.  The  car.  surrounded  by  both  police  and 
protesters  moved  slowly  out  of  the  Armory  parking  lot  to  the  nearby  Augusta 
State  Airport  where  the  Agnews  flew  to  Portland. 


MORESHEAD    ACCUSES    CuRTIS    OF    ROLE    IN    DEMONSTRATION 

Augusta,  Maine  (AP). — The  chairman  of  the  GOP  State  Committee  said 
Tuesday  that  Democratic  Gov.  Kenneth  M.  Curtis  "is  attempting  to  cover  up 
his  support  for  the  violent  and  destructive  demonstration  which  occurred  at 
the  Republican  State  Convention"  last  week. 

Charles  E.  Moreshead  said  Curtis  was  trying  to  "shift  the  blame  to  Vice  Presi- 
dent (SpiroT.)  Agnew." 

Moreshead  added  that  in  a  te'egram  sent  to  the  protesters  (the  day  before 
the  demonstrations)  Curtis  "supported  and  encouraged  their  activities,  which 
included  the  tearing  down  of  our  American  flag,  the  raising  of  a  Viet  Cong  flag, 
the  shouting  of  obscenities  at  the  vice  president  and  the  destruction  of  private 
and  public  property." 


5094 

"It  amazes  me  how  Curtis  can  rationalize  his  position  by  claiming  that  the 
views  of  Mr.  Asnew  are  as  dangerons  to  the  future  of  democracy  as  are  the 
revolutionaries  in  the  street,"  said  Moreshead.  . 

"Rather  than  to  continue  this  debate  I  will  leave  it  up  to  the  citizens  of  Maine 
to  decide  whether  democracy  and  freedom  are  improved  by  such  unlawful  demon- 
strations "  concluded  Moreshead  in  a  statement  released  by  his  office. 

l-'uew  criticized  Democratic  presidential  contenders  for  being  un-American 
in  their  stands  against  the  Nixon  administration  on  the  Indochina  conflict. 
Included  in  the  criticism  was  Maine's  Sen.  Edmund  S.  Muskie. 


5095 


Exhibit  No.  256-15 

montgomery  county 

R[?pyiLaeAM  central  coM^u^iTTig 

7979  OLD  GEORGETOWN  ROAD,  SUITE  900      BETHESDA,  MARYLAND   20OII4 


TELEPHONES:   HEADQUARTERS  -  65'«-698'» 
CHAIRMAN  -  65'*-6986 


_.   October  30,  1973 

AFFADAVIT 
from  Joann  Rogers  Niefeld  of  11813  Timber  Lane,  Rockville,  Maryland. 

I,  Joann  Rogers  Niefeld,  being  a  resident  of  Montgomery  County, 
Maryland  and  a  citizen  of  the  United  States  of  America,  do  hereby 
affirm  the  following.   That  on  or  about  5  October,  1972,  I  received 
numerous  complaints  from  three  or  four  precincts  in  the  Silver  Spring 
area  concerning  the  unauthorized  collection  of  funds  by  person  or 
persons  representing  themselves  as  Republican  Party  workers."  Ed 
Cadwallder,  Precinct  Chairman  of  13-17,  was  also  notified  and  immed- 
iate precautions  were  instituted.   These  precautions  included  a 
county-wide  mailing  to  all  Party  leaders  along  with  press  releases 
to  all  local  papers. 

Unfortunately  none  of  the  support  documents  are  available  except 
two  newspaper  articles,  Csee  attached)  because  all  documents  relating 
to  that  period  in  time  are  missing  from  Montgomery  County  Republican 
Headquarters.   Our  efforts  to  ascertain  as  to  who  might  be  responsible 
for  the  collection  of  monies  while  misrepresenting  themselves  as 
Republican  workers,  while  handing  out  McGovern  literature  have  proven 
to  be  fruitless.   These  collections  lasted  from  one  to  trwo  weeks  and 
to  the  best  of  oui?  knowledge,  discontinued  immediately  after  the 
public  was  made  aware  of  them. 

The  exact  method  of  these  illegal  collections  were  ^s  follows,   Per- 
son or  persons  unknown  would  go  to  houses  in  the  above  anentioned 


5096 


MONTGOMERY  COTNTY 
7979  OLD  GEORGETOWN  ROAD,  SUITE  900      BETHESDA,  MARYLAND   200114 


TELEPHONES:   HEADQUARTERS  -  65'+-698'* 

CHAIRMAN  -  es^t-egsB 


Page  two  -  Affadavit  of  Joann  Rogers  Niefeld.  f 


area  and  would  solicit  whatever  financial  help  persons  would  give 
to  the  Republican  Party.   They  would  explain  that  they  had  a  tough 
fight  on  their  hands  and  needed  every  dollar  they  could  raise. 
After  the  person  gave  the  money,  they  would  then  be  handed  a  piece 
of  pro-McGovern  literature.   After  they  handed  out  the  literature 
they  vjould  then  depart  from  the  premises.   If  they  were  challenged 
as  to  why  they  were  giving  out  pro-McGovern  literature,  they  would 
either  retort  with  a  slang  expression  or  sometimes  would  explain 
that  the  regular  Republican  Party  of  Montgomery  County  could  not 
endorse  Nixon-Agnew.   There  were,  to  the  best  of  ray  knowledge,  no 
receipts  given  by  these  person  or  persons. 


Signed 


/ 


<-a^ 


STATE  OF  MARYLAND  ) 

County  of         )   ss.  >- 

Montgomery      ) 

Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me,  a  Notary  Public  in  and  for 
said  County,  this  30th  day  of  October,  1973. 


/Z-TAli  ^     yS^^. 


^<g<2^ 


^^anet  M.    Stevens,    Notary   Public 
i/Montgomery   County,    Maryland 
My   Commission   Expires   July    1,    1974. 


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EXfflBIT  No.  256-16 

TO  THE  SELECT  COMMITTEE  ON  PRESIDENTIAL  CAMPAIGN  ACTIVITIES: 

AFFIDAVIT 

I,  Samuel  Hopkins,  of  4302  Wendover  Road,  Baltimore,  Maryland 
21218,  of  lawful  age,  being  duly  sworn,  deposes  and  says  as  follows: 

1)  During  the  1972  Presidential  campaign,  I  served  as  Chairman 
of  the  Baltimore  City  Committee  for  the  Re-Election  of  the  President 
with  Headquarters  at  403  North  Charles  Street  and  3021  West  North 
Avenue.   This  Committee  was  a  sub-committee  of  the  Maryland  Committee 
for  the  Re-Election  of  the  President  located  at  7979  Old  Georgetown 
Road  (Suite  600),  Bethesda,  Maryland  20014.   State  Senator  Edward 

P.  Thomas,  Jr.  (Frederick  and  Carroll   Counties)  served  as  Chairman 
and  David  Neideffer,  5807  Greenlawn  Drive,  Bethesda,  Maryland,  20014 
served  as  Executive  Director  of  the  Maryland  Committee.   The  Maryland 
Re-Elect  Committee  approved  and  paid  expenses  of  the  Baltimore  City 
Committee  which  operated  on  a  very  limited  budget.   The  Maryland 
Committee  for  the  Re-Election  of  the  President  has  figures  on  the 
costs  incurred  from  instances  of  vandalism. 

2)  This  information  is  submitted  in  response  to  an  October  12, 
1973  verbal  request  which  was  confirmed  in  a  letter  dated  October 
12,  1973,  which  reached  me  on  October  13,  for  details  of  certain 
incidents  which  had  been  called  to  the  attention  of  Mr.  Michael  J. 
Madigan,  Assistant  Minority  Counsel  of  the  Select  Committee  by 
Mr.  David  Neideffer,  Executive  Director  of  the  Maryland  Re-Elect 
Committee.   Mr.  Neideffer  phoned  me  on  October  10,  1973  to  let  me 
know  he  had  called  these  incidents  to  the  attention  of  the  Select 
Committee  and  that  they  would  phone  me. 

3)  The  two  costly  incidents  of  vandalism  involving  the  403  North 
Charles  Street  Headquarters  were: 

(a)  The  large  building-wide  sign  over  the  entrance  dis- 
appeared, as  I  remember,  during  the  night  of  August  12,.  1972 
a  day  or  two  after  it  was  installed.   This  was  reported  to 
the  Baltimore  City  Police  and,  I  believe,  to  the   FBI. 

(b)  We  were  never  able  to  completely  remove  the  paint. or 
chemicals  which  were  used  to  write  anti-Nixon  sentiments  on 
the  stone  below  the  plate  glass  window.   Funds  were  unsuccess- 
fully expended  in  an  effort  to  remove  this  writing  —  but  it 
can  still  be  seen.   We  finally  settled  this  damage  to  the 
building  by  waiving  our  rental  deposit  which,  I  believe,  was 
$300.00.   The  Baltimore  City  Policy  Department  knows  about  this 
incident. 


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TO  THE   SELECT  COMMITTEE  ON  PRESIDENTIAL  CAMPAIGN  ACTIVITIES 
Affidavit  of  Samuel  Hopkins  continued. 


4)   Telephone  call   requesting  that  our  3021  North  Avenue  Head- 
quarters be  given  up  because  it  would  not  be  tolerated  by  area 
residents  who  were  opposed  to  the  re-election  of  the  President. 
Early  in  September  1972,  at  about  the  time  we  opened  our  Headquarters 
at  3021  West  North  Avenue,  I  received  this  telephone  call.   Since  I 
know  of  no  witnesses  to  this  phone  call  and  the  fact  that  the  phoner 
could  well  have  been  an  imposter,  I  will  not  mention  in  this  affi- 
davit more  than  the  nature  of  the  remarks  made  by  the  caller. 

Ater  the  usual  steps  of  identification  and  pleasantries, 
this  caller  proceeded  to  voice  lengthy,  strong  and  forceful  objectior 
to  a  re-Elect  Committee  Headquarters  at  3021  West  North  AveiiuG. 
The  arguments  made  were  to  the  effect  that  you  have  no  business  in 
my  area,  the  people  in  the  neighborhood  will  not  stand  for  this 
Headquarters,  Mr.  Nixon  has  no  supporters  there,  the  people  all 
oppose  the  President  and  their  feelings  should  be  respected  or  they 
will  respond  with  acts  of  violence  against  the  Headquarters.   You 
will  not  be  able  to  stay. 

My  reply  to  my  caller  was  that  the  opening  of  this  Head- 
quarters had  been  urged  by  Republican  leaders  in  the  area.   They 
felt  that  if  we  did  not  open  this  Headquarters  it  would  be  used  to 
support  the  argioment  the  President  was  not  interested  in  the  people 
of  the  area.   To  them  it  was  essential  to  have  a  headquarters  .  in 
the  area.   They  believed  the  area  would  give  the  President  a  much 
improved  vote  over  1968.   Our  conversation  ended  with  the  phoner 
again  forcefully  insisting  the  President  had  no  support  in  the  area 
and  that  the  presence  of  a  headquarters  there  would  not  be  tolerated 

I  reported  this  phone  conversation  to  Mr.  Archie  M.  Jones, 
1607  North  Dukeland  Street.   Mr.  Jones  was  Co-chairman  of  the 
Baltimore  City  Re-Elect  Committee  and  also  Chairman  of  the  Republi- 
can City  (State  Central)  Committee  of  Baltimore  City.   I  also 
reported  it  to  David  Neideffer,  Executive  Director  of  the  Maryland 
Re-Elect  Committee.   Mr.  Jones,  whose  home  is  near  the  3021  West 
North  Avenue  Headquarters,  directed  its  operations.   He  had  been  a 
strong  supporter  of  its  opening.   Our  discussion  brought  out  the 
fact  that  there  had  been  a  pattern  of  other  telephone  calls  to  dis- 
suade Republican  leaders  from  more  than  a  token  campaign.   Although 
these  calls  may  have  been  upsetting,  the  indications  were  that  they 
had  been  ineffective.   We  agreed  things  were  going  well  despite  the 
calls  and  that  it  would  be  difficult,  costly  and,  in  fact,  im- 
practical to  take  any  action  to  stop  or  identify  the  caller  in 
these  situations.   As  things  turned  out,  a  sample  of  five  precincts 
near  3021  West  North  Avenue,  shows  the  Nixon  vote  rose  from  4.0% 
in  1968  to  13.2%  in  1972. 


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TO  THE  SELECT  COMMITTEE  ON  PRESIDENTIAL  CAiMPAIGN  ACTIVITIES: 
Affidavit  of  Samuel  Hopkins  continued. 


5)   Unfortunately,  the  phone  caller's  prediction, covered  in 
Item  #4  as  to  destruction,  proved  correct.   The  large  plate  glass 
windows  at  3021  West  North  Avenue  Headquarters  were  broken  on  two 
occasions.   The  Baltimore  City  Police  and  I,  believe,  the  FBI 
investigated  these  incidents  of  vandalism.   The  phoner's  prediction 
that  we  would  be  unable  stay  in  the  Headquarters  proved  to  be 
incorrect . 


6)   Enclosed  is  letter  from  David  Neideffer  pertaining  to  the 
incidents  which  occurred  in  Baltimore  Cj^y. 


Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me  this    /pl^        <3ay  of  October 


1973. 


My  Commission  expires 


^My 


pt.  12  ---  14 


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tff\ 


Republican  State 
Central  Committee 
of  Maryland 


Chairman 

Edward  P   Thomas.  Jr. 

First  Vice  Chairman 
Mrs.  Sylvia  Hermann 

Second  Vice  Chairman 
James  R.  Pope 

Third  Vice  Chairman 
Gary  P   Ponzoll 

Treasurer 
Archie  M.  Jones 

Secretary 

Mrs.  Imogens  Johnston 

National  Committeeman 
Richard  M.  Allen 

National  Committeewoman 
Miss  Louise  Gore 


October  17.  1973 


Mr.  Samuel  Hopkins 
4302  Wendover  Road 
Baltimore,  Maryland   21218 

Dear  Mr.  Hopkins: 

A  review  of  our  records  indicates  the  following  acts 
of  vandelisin  were  committed  against  our  Baltimore 
City  Re-elect  the  President  Headquarters.   Since 
there  were  2  Headquarters,  I  shall  deal  with  each 
one  separately. 

403  North  Charles  Street  Office 

1.  On  or  around   August  12,   1972  a  15 'x  8' 
canvas  sign  was  torn  down  and  stolen.   This  sign  had  to 
be  replaced  at  a  cost  of  $201.00. 

2.  During  the  second  week  in  October,  this 
office  was  smeared  with  anti-Nixon  slogans  and 
its  marble  front  was  painted  with  the  slogan 
"Death  to  Nixon."   We  lost  our  $300.00  deposit 
because  we  were  unable  to  remove  this  slogan,  in 
fact,  it  is  still  on  the  front  of  the  building. 

3.  We  were  picketed  by  various  anti-war 
groups  and  "peace"  organizations.   There  were  several 
incidents  in  which  the  personnel,  including  this 
writer,  had  confrontations  with  various  dissidents. 

4.  The  office  was  constantly  bombarded  with 
various  anti-Nixon  phone  calls,  veiled  threats 
and  obscene  language. 

3021  West  North  Avenue  Office 

1.   On  or  about  September  29,  1972  this  Head- 
quarters had  all  of  its  plate  glass  windows  smashed. 
Replacement  cost  was  $55.00  for  temporary  boarding 
and  $366.00  to  replace  the  windows.   This  particular 
office  opened  on  September  15,  1972  and  received. 


9  WEST  HAMILTON   STREET  /  BALTIMORE.   MARYLAND  21201  /  PHONE  (301)   727  1064 


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Mr.  Samuel  Hopkins  October  17,  1973 

Page  2 


on  a  daily  basis,  threats  and  demands  that  this 
office  should  close  —  or  it  would  be  closed. 
These  threats  continued  and  on  or  about 
November  1,  1972  the  plate  glass  windows  were 
again  smashed.   Since  threats  preceded  this 
second  breaking  of  the  windows  and  since  a  funeral 
sign  was  used  to  smash  the  windows  and  then  thrown 
inside  the  office,  the  personnel  was  very  unnerved. 
After  the  many  threats  and  the  second  overt  act 
of  violence,  the  office  was  again  boarded  up; 
however,  the  personnel  refused  to  be  run  out  of 
the  7th  Congressional  District  and  continued  to 
keep  what  was  left  of  the  office  open.   This  was 
accomplished,  in  part,  because  the  Baltimore  City 
Police  Department  agreed  to  beef  up  their  patrols 
in  the  area. 

This  is  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  the  summation 
of  the  major  incidents  that  occurred  in  the 
Baltimore  City  Re-elect  Headquarters.   I  hope 
that  this  account  is  a  help  to  yc  . 


Sincerely  yours. 


David  L.  Neidefjcer>» 
Executive  Director 


5102 


Exhibit  No.  256-17 

affidavit 

I,    George  Collins,    do  hereby  swear  and  depose  that: 
I  am  presently  employed  as  the  Librarian  at  the  Boslon  Globe 
newspaper,    Boston,    Massachusetts.      I  have  forwarded  to  the  Senate 
Select  Committee  on  Presidential  Campaign  Activities  seven  photographs 
of  the  demonstration  which  occurred  on  October  31,    1972.      These  photographs 
were  taken  by  Donald  C.    Preston  for  appearance  in  the  Boston  Globe    on 
November  1,    1972. 


.\ulA^ 


Then  personally  appeared  the  above  mentioned  George  Collins  of 
Boston,    Massachusetts,    and  made  oath  that  the  foregoing  statements  are 
true  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,    except  those  based  on  information, 
and  as  to  those  he  believes  the  same  to  be  true. 

Before  me.  Q^VTv^m  .     ^5"^       /99S 


Notary  Public 
Note. --Three  of  the  seven  photographs  referred  to  above  were 
previously  entered  into  the  record  as  exhibits  253,  254,  and  255. 
_The  other  four  -phonographs — fnllnw  -an  next  page. . . 


5103 


5104 


5105 


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5106 


5107 

Exhibit  No.  256-18 

affidavit 

I,    Daniel  M.    Durand,    do  hereby  swear  and  depose  that: 

I  reside  at  371  Rochester  Street,    Fall  River,    Massachusetts.    I  am 
imployed  as   sales  manager  for  a  wholesale    appliance  distribute-  in  the 
state  of  Massachusetts. 

During  the  year  1972  I  served  as   chairman  for  the  Committee  to  Re- 
ilect  the  President  in  Fall  River,    Massachusetts.      In  the  197Z  election 
:ampaign  several  violent  and/or  destructive  incidents  occurred  in  and 
round  the  Nixon  Campaign  Headquarters  in  Fall  River,    Massachusetts. 

On  October  14,    1972,    during  the  evening  or  early  morning  hours,    paint 
vas  thrown  all  over  the  building  that  housed  the  Nixon  Campaign  Headquarters 
n  Fall  River.     The  perpetrators  were  not  apprehended.      Two  -weeks  later, 
gain  during  the  evening  or  early  morning  hours,    over    two-hiindred 
.IcGovern  election  stickers  were  pasted  on  the  Nixon  Election  Headquarters 
juilding  in  Fall  River.     Most  of  these  were  pasted  over  the  existing  Nixon 
)osters,    signs,    etc.     These  McGovern  stickers  were  being  sold  two  blocks 
Lway  at  fifty  cents  each. 

Shortly  before  the  election,    at  the  end  of  October,    1972,    a  projectile 
vas  thrown  through  the  window  at  Nixon  Campaign  Headquarters  in  Fall 
River.     The  perpetrator  was  arrested  and  convicted  of  destroying  property. 
\  iife-wspaper  article  accurately  describing  the  incident  is  attached  hereto 
IS  Exhibit  A. 


5108 


2- 


On  election  night,    November  7,    1972,    after  the  early  returns  indicated 
a  Nixon  landslide,    a  large  -group  of  people  demonstrated  in  front  of  the 
Nixon  Headquarters  in  Fall  River,    screaming  obscenities  and  throwing 
bottles  at  both  male  and  female  Nixon  volunteers.     Many  of  the  bottles 
smashed -at  the  feet -of  these  volunteex.s.  _It  _was  necessajry  to  call  the 
police  and  they  managed  to  disperse  the  unruly  crowd.  .  I  recognized 
many  members  of  the  crowd  as  McGovern  campaign  employees  or 
volunteers. 

Then  personally  appeared  the  above  mentioned  Daniel  M.    Durand  of 
Fall  River,    Massachusetts,    and  made  oath,  that  the  foregoing  statements 
are  true  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,    except  those  based  on 
information,    and  as  to  those  he  believes  the  same  to  be  true. 


Before  nne. 


'■^Jn-^u  no? iy^.^.-.^^/ 


My  CommJssioii  Expires 
June  30.  1976 


Notar^^  Public 


5109 


Nixon  Quarters 
Window  Broken, 
Man  Arrested 

Police  have  charged  a  man 
here  with  throwing  a  pumpkin 
and  some  tomatoes  through  a 
plate  glass  window  of  the 
Nixon  campaign  headquarters 
at  16  North  Main  St.  early  to- 
day. 

Sgt.  William  Kilroy  and  Pa- 
trolman Henry  Kozak  said  they 
heard  glass  breaking  wiiile 
they  were  standing  on  North 
Main  Street,  a  short  distance 
from  the  Nixon  headquarters 
about  3  a.m. 

Checking  the  area  the  men 
discovered  the  broken  window. 
and  inside  the  office  found  a 
large    pumpkin    and    tomatoes. 

Kilroy  radioed  all  sector 
cars  to  watch  for  a  vehicle 
possibly  carrying  pumpkins 
and  tomatoes. 

A  short  time  later  Patrol- 
men Donald  McKenzie  and  Mi- 
chael Troia  stopped  a  1970 
model  car  and  inside  it  they 
found  three  large  pumpkins 
and  some  tomatoes. 

Facing  charges  of  malicious 
mischief  in  District  Court  to- 
day was  Joseph  Karam,  24,  of 
500  Sherman  St. 

Police  also  charged  him 
with  operating  without  a 
driver's  license  in  his  posses- 
sion, and  failing  to  display  a 
registration  plate  on  the  front 
of  the  vehicle. 


5110 

EXfflBIT  No.  256-19 

AFFIDAVIT 

I,    Gregory  Gallagher,    do  hereby  swear  and  depose  that: 
I  am  presently  employed  by  Donald  Dwight,    Lieutenant  Govenor 
of  the  State  of  Massachusetts.     During  the  presidential  election  campaign 
of  1972  I  served  as  Executive  Director  of  the  Committee  to  Re-elect  the 
President  in  Massachusetts. 

In  October,    1972,    a  man  arrived  at  the  Nixon  Campaign  Headquarters 
in  Boston  and  worked  there  for  one  day  as  a  volunteer.     At  approximately 
3  p.m.    that  day,    he  came  into  my  office  and  said  he  was  a  reporter. 
Subsequently,    he  wrote  an  article  in  the  newspaper  describing  President 
Nixon  and  the  Nixon  volunteers  in  obscene  language.     He  also  claimed  to 
have,    and  my  investigation  revealed  he  did  in  fact,    copy  telephone  numbers 
incorrectly  while  posing  as  a  volunteer,   thus  disrupting  the  Nixon 
Headquarters'   effort  to  try  and  urge  Massachusetts   residents  to  go  out 
to  the  polls  and  vote.   x5aO66GB04i9C5BC£JCXSdkifeM«>!9eKSS§<9SScftXJS^^ 

On  October  31,    1972,    Mrs.    Nixon  attended  a  dinner  in  Boston  at  the 
Commonwealth  Armory.     I  also  attended  that  dinner  and  drove  there  in 
a  "Nixon  Campaign  car".     Outside  the  armory  a  violent  demonstration 
of  approxinnately  7,  000  persons  occurred.     The  demonstrators  marched 
down  Commonwealth  Avenue  in  Boston,    snrxashing  windows  and  causing 
considerable  damage  to  private  property.     While  the  dinner  ^was  in  progress 


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on  the  inside  of  the  armory  the  demonstrators  tried  to  storm  the  doors 
and  break  into  the  armory,    but  they  were  rebiiffed  by  the  Boston  police. 

Outside,    the  demonstrators  burned  a  press   car,    smashed  car  windows, 

> 
defaced  numerous  automobiles,    and  slashed  the  tires  of  many  automobiles. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  dinner,    while  the  guests  were  leaving  with 

their  wives,    the  dennonstrators  shouted  obscenities  at  thenn.      I  personally 

observed  this  while  I  was  leaving  the  dinner  with  my  wife.      When  we  returned 

to  the  "Nixon  Campaign  car!'  we  found  that  both  the  front  and  back 

windows  had  been  smashed  and  that  "fuck  Nixon"  had  been  scratched  in 

the  paint  all  over  the  car.     In  addition,    all  four  tires  of  the  campaign  car 

were  slashed.      Moreover,    numerous  guests  at  the  dinner  had  their  automobile 

tires  slashed,    particularly  those  whose  autoniobiles  had  Nixon  stickers 

attached  to  them.     Several  newspaper,  articles  and  photographs  accurately 

describing  and  depicting  the  disruption  and  dannage  are  attached  hereto 

as  Exhibits  A  through  E. 

Then  personally  appeared  the  above  mentioned  Gregory  Gallagher  of 
Boston,    Massachusetts,    and  made  oath  that  the  foregoing  statements  are 


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— -3  - 

true  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,    except  those  based  on 
information,    and  as  to  those  he  believes  the   same  to  be  true. 


Before  me.  This   fifth  day  of  October,    1973     M  ^ 


^      ^„     Gregory^    V5allagherV_ 
Notary  Public 
My  commission  expires   1 /29/lS 

Notary  Public 


5113 

[From  the  Boston  Herald  Traveler  and  Record  American,  Nov.  1,  1972] 

1,500  Police  Guard  Pat  Nixon  Dinner — 7,000  I^otestebs  Storm  Armory 

(By  Ken  Powers,  John  McGinn,  and  Ed  O'Connor) 

Seven  thousand  screaming  anti-war  demonstrators  stormed  Commonwealth 
Armory  where  Mrs.  Pat  Nixon  was  guest  si>eaker  at  a  fund-raising  Republican 
dinner  last  night  but  a  massive  security  force  of  1500  police  kept  the  waves  of 
youths  from  breaking  into  the  building. 

Wording  on  signs  carried  by  the  youths  and  shouted  slogans  indicated  out- 
spoken dissatisfaction  with  the  fact  that  the  cease-fire  settlement  in  Vietnam 
was  not  signed  yesterday  in  Paris. 

Prior  to  that  time  North  Vietnam  had  been  insisting  on  an  Oct.  SI  signing. 

At  one  ix>int  of  the  riot  which  erupted  about  twenty  minutes  before  Mrs.  Nixon 
arrived  by  helicopter  with  other  dignitaries,  demonstrators  penetrated  the  police 
lines  in  front  of  the  armory  on  Commonwealth  ave.  and  threatened  to  turn  tlie 
GOP  affair  into  a  shambles. 

Mounted  horsemen.  K-9  dogs,  and  bus  loads  of  Boston,  state  and  Brookline 
police  were  thrown  into  the  fray.  A  number  of  persons  were  injured,  including 
two  ix>licemen.  Five  were  arrested. 

An  estimated  6500  youths  gathered  in  C-opley  sq.,  then  marched  toward  Boston 
University  Bridge.  By  the  time  the  crowd  reached  the  armory  it  had  swelled 
to  7000. 

The  armory  already  was  ringed  with  riot-equipped  state  police. 

All  traffic  was  shut  down  on  Commonwealth  ave.  as  the  crowds  began  their 
push.  It  api>eared  iK>lice  officials  had  underestimated  the  number  of  youths  who 
would  take  part,  for  the  contingent  in  the  area  of  the  armory  as  the  protestors 
arrived  appeared  almost  threadbare  in  comparison  to  their  opposition. 

Bus  loads  of  officers  were  quickly  brought  in  from  all  sections  of  the  city.  All 
available  Tactical  Patrol  Force  men  and  plainclothes  detectives  were  summoned 
as  well  as  additional  state  police. 

Armed  with  placards,  spray  paint  cans  and  rocks,  collected  from  the  roadbed 
of  the  MBTA  tracks  outside  the  armory;  the  attackers  swarmed  to  the  front 
door  as  about  1000  guests  were  in  line  to  get  inside. 

They  went  through  the  ranks  of  police  and  the  battle  to  force  them  back 
started.  Rocks  were  hurled.  After  a  15-minute  assault  the  youths  fell  back  to 
a  chain-link  fence  separating  the  inbound  and  outbound  ^IBTA  tracks. 

The  protestors  ripi>ed  up  the  fence  and  retreated  to  the  opposite  side  of  Com- 
monwealth ave.  where  they  made  anti-Nixon  speeches. 

Those  arrested  on  Commonwealth  ave.  at  the  time  of  the  melee  were  identi- 
fied by  police  as  Bruce  A.  White,  21,  of  Chester  st.,  Allston ;  Michael  J.  Fishl>ein, 
21,  also  of  Chester  st.  Allston-  Bruce  E.  Cailler.  21,  of  Commonwealth  ave., 
Allston:  Robert  A.  Barbanti,  23,  of  Greenleaf  St.,  Roxbury,  and  Jonathan  J.  Gold- 
stein, 18,  of  Marion,  Pa. 

They  were  booked  for  being  disorderly  i>ersons  at  District  14. 

The  guests  eventually  entered  the  building  with  comparative  safety  through 
the  Gaffney  st.  entrances. 

Minor  skirmishes  erupted  from  time  to  time  while  Mrs.  Nixon  spoke,  but  the 
police  doga  were  the  deciding  factor  in  most  cases. 

Meanwhile  auto  dealers  kept  busy  boarding  up  huge  plate  glass  windows  for  a 
half  mile  on  either  .side  of  the  armory. 

Restlessness  spread  across  the  entire  Back  Bay  through  the  night. 

At  8 :30  a  splinter  group  of  400  left  the  armory  but  the  main  body  remained 
formulating  harassing  movements.  A  stolen  car  with  three  men  inside,  one 
carrying  a  rifle  sticking  out  the  window,  was  seen  in  Kenmore  sq. 

Police  said  the  youth  fired  several  shots.  At  about  the  same  time  a  fire  was 
reported  at  the  rear  of  920  Commonwealth  ave.  A  fire  truck  was  hit  by  rocks  and 
police  were  needed  to  get  the  firefighters  in  and  out  of  the  block  where  rubbish  had 
been  ignited. 

Gangs  were  roaming  the  streets  carrying  bags  of  rocks  and  hockey  sticks. 
Groups  moved  from  the  armory  to  Kenmore  s(i.  damaging  parked  cars. 

Thirty-two  police  from  District  4  were  sent  to  Kenmore  sq.  to  handle  that 
gang.  It  was  reported  that  demonstrators  had  stockpiled  bricks,  nails,  bottles  and 
gasoline  in  the  vicinity  of  Kenmore  sq. 


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Tvvo  youths  made  it  inside  the  police  lines  at  the  armory's  outside  walls. 

A  crowd  of  more  than  6,000  jammed  the  affair  which  included  appearances  by  a 
number  of  Hollywood  celebrities  headed  by  comedian  Bob  Hope. 

Prior  to  the  dinner  students  for  a  Democratic  Society  had  issued  a  warning  they 
would  attempt  to  block  the  door  and  throughout  the  day  police  organized  their 
huge  security  force. 

Anti-war  groups  reportedly  staged  a  "penny-a-plate"  rally  downtown  before 
starting  their  trek  to  the  Armory. 

The  dinner  was  held  in  the  same  location  where  Sen.  George  S.  McGovern  and 
the  Democrats  hosted  a  $25-a-plate  fund  raiser  on  Oct.  11.  That  rally  drew  a 
full  house  of  6000  and  raised  an  estimated  $130,000, 

Some  discontent  was  voiced  within  the  ranks  of  the  GOP  youth  movement  long 
before  the  First  Lady  arrived. 

Daniel  J.  Rea,  Jr.,  New  England  regional  director  of  the  Young  Americans  for 
Freedom,  said  sponsors  of  the  dinner  backed  on  promises  to  set  aside  1000  tickets 
for  four  or  five  youth  groups  that  had  worked  for  President  Nixon  in  recent 
weeks. 

He  said  Warren  Chase,  youth  coordinator  at  the  dinner,  had  promised  seats 
would  be  underwritten  by  donations  and  then  had  withdrawn  the  promise. 

The  organizations  involved  were  the  YAF,  the  Young  Republicans,  Young 
Voters  for  the  President,  Young  Labor  for  the  President  and  Young  Ethnic 
Groups  for  the  President. 

Rea,  said  at  a  meeting  last  Friday  night  Chase  told  100  representatives  the 
1,000  figure  had  been  cut  to  500,  then  on  the  following  day  all  tickets  were 
canceled. 

Rea  said  Cha;se  told  him  the  invitations  to  the  young  people  were  withdrawn 
because  of  tightened  security,  the  caterer  needed  more  room  than  expected  and 
the  dinner  had  been  oversold. 

Rea  said  he  believed  the  latter  reason  should  be  accepted  as  "the  honest 
excuse."  Chase  finally  offered  20  tickets  to  YAF  but  the  group  declined  say- 
ing it  felt  it  would  be  unfair  to  the  others  who  had  worked  for  the  President's 
reelection.  He  noted  that  it  could  not  be  considered  a  boycott  of  the  dinner  be- 
cause the  YAF  still  supports  President  Nixon. 

Meanwhile  a  spokesman  for  the  McGovern-Shriver  campaign  oflSce  in  Boston 
announced  that  the  Massachusetts  McGovern-Shriver  organization  did  not  spon- 
sor or  support  any  of  the  actions  of  the  antiwar  mobs  that  marched  on  the 
Armory. 


Tat'  Calm,  Poised  Despite  Furob 
(By  George  Briggs  and  Joe  McLean) 

Undisturbed  by  several  thousands  demonstrators  outside  the  building,  Mrs. 
Richard  M.  Nixon  presented  a  picture  of  poise  and  grace  last  night  as  she 
entered  Commonwealth  Armory  for  a  fund-raising  dinner  honoring  her  President 
husband. 

However,  the  nation's  First  Lady  had  not  been  forced  to  run  the  gauntlet  of  the 
angry  crowd  on  her  arrival.  Instead,  in  an  area  behind  the  Brighton  armory 
cordoned  off  by  stete  and  local  police,  she  landed  by  helicopter  following  her  fiight 
from  Washington  to  Hanscom  Field  in  Bedford. 

Mrs.  Nixon,  stunning  in  a  sparkling  blue,  scoop-necked  dress,  smiled  radiantly 
as  the  nearly  8,000  guests  in  the  armory  gave  her  a  .standing  welcome  to  the  $25-a- 
plate  Republican  dinner. 

Uniformed  state  and  local  police  and  obviously  unobtrusive  Secret  Service 
agents  stood  watch  on  the  fringes  of  the  gala  gathering.  But,  contrary  to  the  mood 
outside,  there  was  only  good  will  displayed  in  the  vast  hall  and  a  secondary  dining 
room. 

Flanked  by  an  imposing  array  of  top  Republican  Party  oflBcials  at  the  head 
table,  Patricia  Nixon  chatted  at  length  with  fellow  guests  during  a  dinner  that 
featured  pilaf-stuffed  breasts  of  chicken  with  cranberry  sauce.  Mediterranean 
salad,  Moussaka  (a  Mideast  dish  of  lamb  and  eggplant)  and  a  Bakalava  dessert 
served  with  coffee. 


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Among  those  sharing  the  head  table  with  her  were  Gov.  and  Mrs  Francis  W 
Sargenr,  Mrs.  Edward  W.  Brooke,  U.S.  Keps.  Margaret  M.  Heckler  and  Hastings 
Keith,  former  U.S.  Sens.  Henry  Cabot  Lodge  and  Leverett  Saltonstall  Trans- 
portation Secretary  John  A.  Volpe,  Secretary  of  H^lth,  Education  and  Welfare 
Elhot  L.  Richardson.  Lt.  Gov.  Donald  Dwight  and  state  Rep.  Frank  Hatch  Jr 

The  invocation  at  the  dinner  was  delivered  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Joseph  F  McGuire 
Auxiliary  Bishop  of  Boston. 

And  sharing  the  limelight  with  the  distinguished  guests  were  popular  celeb- 
rities of  the  entertainment  field  including  comedians  Bob  Hope  and  Frankie 
Fontaine,  singers  Ethel  Merman  and  Ruta  Lee  and  the  ever  popular  Lionel 
Hampton  and  his  band. 


21-296   O  -  74  -  pt.  12  ---  15 


5116 


Exhibit  No.  256-20 

affidavit 

I,    Raymond  N.    Tuller,    do  hereby  swear  and  depose  that: 

I  reside  at  140  Chalmers  Street,    Springfield,    Massachusetts.     I 
was  President  of  the  Cold  Storage  Company,    Inc.>  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts  for  twenty-seven  years  and  I  am  presently  employed  as 
Manager  of  the  Cyr  Arena  in  Springfield,    Massachusetts. 

During  the  year  1972,    I  served  ai  Coordinator  of  the  Committee  to 
Re-elect  the  President  in  Springfield,    Massachusetts.      During  the  1972 
election  campaign  several  violent  and  destructive  incidents  occurred  in 
and  around  the  Nixon  Campaign  Headquarters  in  Springfield,    Massachusetts. 

The  first  such  incident  occurred  on  October  13,    1972,    when  an  unknown 
person  jumped  out  of  a  car  and  threvi^  a  large  brick  through  the  front 
window  of  the  Nixon  Campaign  Headquarters  in  Springfield.      A  number  of 
people  w^ere  in  the  room  at  the  time  and  the  brick  narrowly  missed  my  wife's 
head.      My  wife  was  struck,    however,    by  a  fragnrient  of  the  brick  and  suffered 
a  leg  cut  from  the  broken  glass.     She  was  taken  to  the  hospital  thereafter 
and  exannined.     A  newspaper  article  describing  this  incident  and  a 
photograph  portraying  the  damage  that  occurred  therefrom  is  attached 
hereto  as  Exhibit  A. 

On  October  31,    1972,    many  Springfield  residents  who  supported  the 
President  attended  a  dinner  in  Boston  at  which  Mrs.    Nixon  spoke.      Many 
of  these  persons  had  Nixon  stickers  on  their  automobiles  and  during  a 
violent  dennonstration  outside  the  dinner  the  tires  of  these  automobiles 

i 


5117 


-2- 


were  slashed.  In  particular,  Mrs.  and  Mr.  Theodore  Banforth  and 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harley  Runyon  suffered  four  slashed  tires  on  each  of 
their  respective  automobiles.  ^ 

On  November  4,    1972,    a  large  demonstration  occurred  in  front  of  the 
Nixon  Campaign  Headquarters  in  Springfield.     Brochures  were  passed  out 
prior  to  the  demonstration.      One  of  these  brochures,    accusing  President 
Nixon  of  "murderously  increasing  the  human  costs  of  the  war",    is  attached 
hereto  as  Exhibit  B. 

On  November  7,    1972  election  night,    an  unknown  gunman  fired  a  shot 
through  the  plate  glass  window  of  the  Nixon  Headquarters  in  Springfield. 
Although  the  roonn  into  which  the  shot  was  fired  was  full  of  people,    no 
one  was  injured.     A  newspaper  article  and  photograph  accurately  describing 
the  incident  and  depicting  the  damage  caused  by  the  bullet  is  attached  hereto 
as  Exhibit  C. 

After  the  election,    probably  as  a  result  of  a  victory  photograph  of  me 
that  appeared  in  the  newspaper  and  is  attached  hereto  as  Exldbit  C,    I 
received  numerous  telephone  threats  indicating  that  persons  ujaknown  would 
"get  me'ior  supporting  the  President. 

Then  personally  appeared  the  above  mentioned  Raymond  N.    Tuller  of 
Springfield,    Massachusetts,    and  nnade  oath  that  the  foregoing  statements 


5118 


are  true  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,    except  those  based  on 
information,    and  as  to  those  he  believes  the  same  to  be  true. 

Before  me.         ()  \  Qf^Y^nO ^"^^    // .     -  /    uXM^*—^ 


o^v> 


\A\ 


5119 


Presidetil 
Nixon. 

Now  more 
than  ever* 


A  \oliinlper  uorkiiig  for  (he  relectioii  (if  Presi- 
(Icni  Nixon  reieiNed  ;i  leg  cut  after  ;i  youth  fired 
.1  1)1  ick  at  a  poi-tcv  and  through  a  window  at  Rr- 
piiblican  Headquarters,  273  Slate  St.,  Springfield. 
:Mrs.  Raymond  N.  Tullcr  of  160  Chalmers  Ave. 
received  leg  cuts. 


Youth  Hurls  Brick 


T|iiougli  GOP  HQ 

■    '■       i.     ■  L  /      -. 


s 


A  young  white  man  hurled 
.1  brick  through  tlie 
Republican  Party 
Headquarters.  273  State  St.', 
Springfield,  yesterday,  in- 
juring the  wife  of  the 
Hampden  County  coordinator 
for  President  Nixon. 

Raymond  N.  'fuller  of  im 
Chalmers  St..  said  his  wife 
received  a  piece  of  glass  mi 
the  ankle  and  was  neaily 
struck  by  a  large  pifce  of 
brick.  A  smaller  piece  sU'uck 
her  in  the  leg.  he  said. 

A  man  parked  across  State 
Street  got  out  of  a  new  yellow 
Datsun  and  carried  the  brick 
in  his  hand,  he  said. 

The  man  smashed  the 
window,  throwing  the  brick 
through  Nixon's  face  on  a 
poster    in     the    window,     he 


said.  The  man.  described  as 
19  or  20.  about  .5  feet  ID  in- 
ches tall  .with  a  blue  den  mi 
jacket,  drove  off  lowa.d 
Main  Street,  he  said. 

The  incident  has  been 
I'cponed  to  Boston  ;ind 
Washington.  DC. 
p  r  e  -s  i  d  e  n  t  i  a  1  ranip.ngn 
headqiiaiteis.  he  s.iid.  It  is 
the  203rd  such  incident 
across  the  country  inciufling 
tu'o  torch  job^.  lie  said. 

"Ttiis  will  be  the  setond 
window  we  will  replace."  he 
said. 

Tuller  said  his  wife  was 
some  20  ieat  from  the  win- 
dow and  the  brick  landed  .'i7 
feet  from  the  window. 

"We  were  kind  of  shook 
up."  said  Tulier,  who  took  his 
uife  to  the  doctor. 


(i.iinmar.  lakts  Sliot 
Vl  GOP  H«  atLjiiarUrs 

While  membtrs  of  the 
Springfield  Committee  to 
Reelect  the  President  weie 
celebrating  last  night,  an 
unknown  gunman  fired  a  sliot 
ilirough  the  plate  glii.ss 
wind"ow  of  the  Nixon  cam- 
paign headquarters  on  State 
Street. 

Raymond  Tuller,  Nixon's 
.'  a  m  p  a  i  g  n  manager  in 
Springfield,  said  he  and  other 
workers  were  taking  it  easy 
-hortly  after  II  when  a  bullet 
;ir  pellet  hit  the  window." 

We  didn't  see  anyone  or 
hear  a  car  go  by,  we  just 
heard  the  shot,"  Tuller  said. 
The  pellet  put  a  small  hole 
in  the  plate  glass  but  the 
•Auidow  did  not  shatter. 
Tuller  sKid. 


(ijit'oii    P!iotD    bv    Steve    \/aii    /Wc'crl 

Dennis  iVFurphy,  Nixon 
campaign  worker  in 
Sprlugiield,  -^iands  behind 
the  bullet-shallered  plate 
glass  window  at  Nixon 
campaign  headquarters  at 
723  State  St.  A  lone  gun- 
man pumped  a  single  shot 
through  the  window 
narrowly  missing  a  dozen 
persons  in  the  room. 


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EXfflBIT  No.  256-21 


NIELSEN.   STOCK   &   BLACKBURN.    LTD 

ATTORNEYS   AT    LAW 

SEVEN  -THIRTY  SECOND  AVENUE  SOUTH 

MINNEAPOLIS,  MINN     55402 

TELEPHONE  33e-079S 

October  30,  1973 


Mr.  Ronald  Riggs 

Senate  Committee  on  Presidential 

Campaign  Activities 
Room  G30  8 

Dirkson  Senate  Office  Building 
Washington,  D.C.   20510 

Dear  Ron: 

As  requested  we  enclose  original  and  one  executed  copy 
of  Affidavit  with  respect  to  campaign  irregularities  committed 
by  the  McGovern  Campaign  Committee  on  election  day,  19  72. 

Prior  to  the  election  we  regularly  received  reports 
of  other  opponent  activities  planned  or  implemented,  but 
because  of  our  investigative  system  of  party  officials 
and  Youth  for  Nixon  volunteers,  it  soon  became  known  that 
we  were  being  especially  alert  to  irregularities.   During 
the  campaign  we  were  given  time  at  regional  meetings  and 
the  state-wide  meetings  of  the  Committee  to  Re-elect  for  our 
affirmative  campaign  to  educate  our  volunteers  and  leaders  on 
election  law  do's  and  don'ts,  and  to  indicate  to  them  our 
purpose  and  objective  was  to  give  every  eligible  voter  the 
best  opportunity  possible  to  vote  and  to  have  his  vote  counted. 
Although  to  some  it  may  sound  incredible  today,  no  violation 
of  Minnesota  election  law  by  Nixon  Committee  to  Re-elect  the 
President  were  detected  by  me  or  reported  to  me  on  election 
day. 

We  will  be  pleased  to  furnish  what  further  assistance 
you  may  need,  if  possible. 

Yours  very  truly, 

Arthur  J.  Stock 

AJS : sw 

cc:   Congressman  William  Frenzel 
Robert  Brown,  Chairman 

Minnesota  Republican  Party  • 

Mrs.  Rhoda  Lund,  Chairwoman 

Minnesota  Committee  to  Re-elect 
the  President 


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BEFORE  THE  SENATE  SELECT  COMMITTEE 
ON  PRESIDENTIAL  CAMPAIGN  ACTIVITIES 


AFFIDAVIT 

STATE  OF  MINNESOTA) 

)  ss 
COUNTY  OF  HENNEPIN) 

ARTHUR  J.  STOCK,  being  first  duly  sworn,  deposes  and 

says  as  follows: 

1.  That  he  is  a  practicing  attorney  in  the  City  of 
Minneapolis,  State  of  Minnesota,  in  the  firm  of  Nielsen, 
Stock  &  Blackburn,  Ltd;  that  he  graduated  from  Yale  College 
in  1954  and  Yale  Law  School  in  1959,  and  has  been  admitted  to 
practice  before  state  and  federal  courts  since  1959. 

2.  That  regularly  since  1962  he  had  advised  and 
consulted  various  Minnesota  Republican  Party  organizations, 
candidates  and  candidate  committees  on  election  law  matters; 
he  has  represented  said  political  party  and  candidates  on 
numerous  occasions  in  election  contests  and  election  related 
legal  proceedings,  and  is  a  consultant  to  members  of  the 
Committee  on  Elections  of  both  houses  of  the  Minnesota  legislature, 

3.  That  in  the  1972  general  election  he  was  Chairman 
of  the  Ballot  Security  Program  for  the  Minnesota  Republican 
Party  and  the  Minnesota  Committee  to  Re-elect  the  President,  as 
well  as  serving  as  adviser  to  the  Committee  on  election  procedures; 
that  he  organized  and  operated  on  election  day  in  November,  1972 

a  state-wide  ballot  security  headquarters  which  opened  two  hours 
prior  to  the  opening  of  the  polls  and  closed  two  hours  after 
the  polls  had  closed. 

4.  That  in  the  course  of  such  activities  certain  alleged 
election  irregularities  in  violation  of  Minnesota  Statutes 
§211.15  (which  forbids  campaigning  on  election  day)  were  reported 
and  acted  upon,  as  follows,  to-wit: 


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(a)  By  9:00  A.M.  on  election  day  Youth  for  Nixon 
members  on  the  campus  of  the  University  of 
Minnesota  reported  a  massive  recruitment  effort 
on  campus  by  the  McGovern  Volunteer  Committee 
for  volunteers  to  do  electioneering  work  on 
election  day. 

(b)  Before  10:00  A.M.  reports  were  received  from 
several  neighborhoods  in  Minneapolis,  St.  Paul 
and  Minneapolis  suburbs  of  organized  campaign 
activities  such  as  distribution  of  handbills 
urging  election  of  McGovern,  use  of  sound  trucks, 
personal  approach  of  citizens  urging  them  to 

\       vote  for  McGovern  and  handing  out  other  campaign 
material. 

(c)  Before  10:00  A.M.  reports  were  received  of 
similar  mass  recruitment  efforts  on  three  other 
college  campuses. 

(d)  By  10:30  A.M.  reports  were  received  from  the 
Ramsey  County  (St.  Paul)  Ballot  Security  team 
of  similar  activity  in  St.  Paul  and  St.  Paul 
suburbs . 

(e)  To  verify  the  reports  the  Ballot  Security 
program  had  two  college  age  volunteers  for  Nixon 
respond  to  the  recruitment;  they  showed  up  at 
two  different  McGovern  campaign  headquarters, 
received  literature,  were  given  instructions  and 
transported  to  two  different  places  in  the  city 
to  solicit  votes  for  McGovern;  complying  with  our 
instructions  each  went  to  a  home  of  a  known 
Republican   upon  being  left  by  the  McGovern 
Committee  organizer,  and  called  Ballot  Security 


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headquarters  to  report  their  verification. 

(f)  Having  confirmed  the  original  reports  as  to  extent 
and  activity,  the  Ballot  Security  staff  then 
contacted  the  Minneapolis  City  Clerk  and  Hennepin 
County  Auditor  (who  are  responsible  for  conduct 

of  elections) ,  the  Minnesota  Attorney  General,  the 
Minnesota  Democrat-Farmer-Labor  Party,  and  the 
McGovern  Committee  Headquarters  (as  well  as  alerting 
the  state-wide  Ballot  Security  system) ;  for  the 
next  three-four  hours  the  McGovern  leaders  denied 
the  existence  of  such  activities  or  professed 
ignorance;  finally,  however,  the  matter  was 
resolved  when  Affiant  was  contacted  by  two  attorneys 
representing  the  McGovern  Committee  who  made  assur- 
ances that  the  activity  had  been  terminated. 

(g)  That  such  activities,  to-wit  the  soliciation  of 
votes  is  prohibited  by  the  Minnesota  election  law, 
to-wit:   Minnesota  Statute  211.15. 

(h)   That  there  were  other  election  irregularities  that 
came  to  the  Committee's  attention  before  the 
election  and  on  election  day;  however,  the  foregoing 
represents  the  clearest  example  of  an  organized 
effort  by  a  campaign  committee  for  a  Presidential 
candidate  to  engage  in  concerted  activities  clearly 
forbidden  by  law. 
5.   That  he  makes  this  Affidavit  for  the  purpose  of 
establishing  that  the  events  set  forth  above  did  occur  and  occur 
in  the  manner  above  described,  that  the  foregoing  is  based  upon 


5124 


his  personal  knowledge,  information  to  him  and  belief  and  he 
does  believe  the  same  did  occur  as  above  set  forth. 

Further  Affiant  sayeth  not. 

Dated:   October  29,  1973.  .  ' 


STATE  OF  MINNESOTA) 

)  ss 
COUNTY  OF  HENNEPIN) 

Arthur  J.  Stock,  being  first  duly  sworn,  says  that  he  is 
the  Affiant  in  the  foregoing  Affidavit;  that  he  has  read  said 
Affidavit,  knows  the  contents  thereof  and  that  the  same  is  true 
of  his  own  knowledge,  except  as  to  those  matters  therein  stated 
upon  his  information  and  belief,  and  that  as  to  those  matters  he 
believes  them  to  be  true. 


0^  \KAj4^ftAtn^-k 


Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me 
this  ^7"^day  of  October,  1973. 

-; 


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Exhibit  No.  256-22 

affidavit 

State  of  Minnesota 
County  of  Beltrami 

Chester  A.  Oman,  County  Republican  Chairman 

SI  2  Beltrami  Avenue 

:  :nidji,  Kinnesota  56601 

Being  duly  sworn  states  that  under  oath  to  wit: 

Republican  Campaign  Headquarters  for  Beltrami  County  was 
located  at  the  corner  of  Second  Street  and  Beltrami  Avenue  and  was 
under  lease  from  Mr.  Roy  Wright  of  Bemidji  for  period  July  1,  1973 
to  November  30,  1973-   The  building  was  under  control  of  the  county 
committee  and  the  rent  of  $240.00  paid  by  the  county  committee. 

This  location  was  Campaign  Headquarters  for  the  Nlxon-Agnew 
Committee,  Seventh  District  Congressional  candidate  Jon  Haaven, 
U.S.  Senate  candidate  Phil  Hansen  and  the  local  legislative  candidates 
Allan  Kabedank  and  Willys  Nord. 

The  break-in  was  made  during  the  night  or  morning  hours  after 
headquarters  closed  on  Sunday  October  13,  1973-   Entry  was  gained 
by  forcing  the  front  door  open  and  breaking  the  lock. 

Materials  destroyed  were  primarily  the  last  joint-mailing  of 
literature  of  all  the  candidates  using  this  headquarters.   Destruction 
was  done  by  pouring  motor  oil  over  all  the  envelopes  and  paper  material 
including  bumper  stickers,  handouts  and  signs  of  President  Nixon  and 
Agnew.   Attached  Is  a  copy  of  news  article  in  the  October  Ik,    1973i 
Issue  of  the  Bemidji  Pioneer  which  records  this  effort  to  disrupt 
the  GOP  campaign  as  an  organlzed,,-^rffort  throughout  the  county. 


Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me  this  12th  day  of  October  1973- 


No  tar  j>/ Public     '  Y 


BEJry  L  MURRAY 
Notary  Public,  BELTRAMI  CO.,  MINN. 
My  Commission  Expires  JUNE  17, 1978 


5126 

[From  the  Bemldjl  Pioneer,  Oct.  14,  1973] 
Vandals  Hit  GOP  Headquakters 

In  a  campaign  which  has  been  plagued  by  acts  of  vandalism  for  several  weeks, 
Allan  Habedank  today  reported  a  break-in  at  GOP  headquarters  at  Second  Street 
and  Beltrami  Ave. 

Police  said  entry  was  gained  by  prying  open  a  front  door.  About  6,000  pieces 
of  mail  had  been  desti'oyed  by  ix)uring  a  light  grade  of  motor  oil  over  the  litera- 
ture, some  of  which  had  been  sti-ewn  about  the  floor,  both  in  the  main  room  of 
the  campaign  office  and  in  a  storage  room  at  the  rear  of  the  building. 

Habedank,  candidate  for  state  senator  from  the  4th  District,  said  some  2,000 
pieces  of  mailing  literature  belonging  to  Willys  Nord,  candidate  for  state  repre- 
sentative from  District  4-A,  was  included  in  the  vandalism. 

He  also  reported  that  a  crew  of  volunteers  numbering  from  eight  to  10  persons 
had  worked  all  day  Sunday  in  preparing  the  literature  for  mailing,  which  had 
been  scheduled  for  today. 

"I'd  like  to  think  it  was  just  a  Halloween  prank,"  the  candidate  said,  "but 
we've  been  dogged  by  vandalism  for  the  past  several  weeks,  and  now,  with  this 
happening  so  close  to  election  day,  well,  it's  just  a  little  hard  to  take." 

The  GOP  headquarters  building  had  been  closed  at  about  7  p.m.  Sunday,  the 
break-in  being  discovered  this  morning  when  Habedank  and  fellow-workers 
opened  the  oflBce  at  8  a.m.  in  anticipation  of  mailing  out  his  o^vni  literature  along 
with  that  of  Nord. 

Several  days  ago  Habedank  reported  theft  of  several  thousand  small  "stake" 
signs  from  locations  throughout  the  district.  Over  the  past  weekend,  he  noted, 
signs  had  disappeared  from  Deer  River,  Remer,  Federal  Dam,  LongA'ille  and 
other  areas. 

Police  Chief  James  McDowell  said  this  morning  the  case  is  still  under  investi- 
gation. 


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SUKVEYING  DAMAGE  at  the  local  GOP  headquarters 
Is  Allan  Habedank,  right,  and  Gary  Katzcnmaier. 
Haliedank,  candidate  for  state  senator  from  District  4, 
said  about  6,000  pieces  of  mailing  literature  had  been 
totally  ruined  by  motor  oil  poured  over  the  campaign 


material,  some  of  It.  :  :    ;  ■  .didff 

Willys  Nord,  who  is  rmmlng  for  the  state  kgislati 
from  District  l-A.  The  office  was  broken  into  someti 
between  7  p.m.  Sunday  and  8  a.m.  today.  (Fion 
photo  by  Frank  Bain) 


5127 

Exhibit  No.  256-23 
AFFIDAVIT 

I,   Arthur  C.    Egan,   Jr.,   do  hereby  swear  and  depose  that: 

I  am  the  Chief  Investigative  Reporter  for  the  Manchester  Union 
Leader  which  is  located  at  35  Amherst  Street  in  Manchester,  New 
Hampshire. 

On  February  12,   1972,  a  demonstration  occurred  in  front  of  the 
Nixon  Headquarters  in  Manchester,   New  Hampshire.       Eleven  persons 
who  participated  were  arrested.     Four  days  later,    on  February  16,   1972, 
the  Manchester  Police  Department  was  bombed  in  the  early  morning 
bours.     The  bombs  damaged  both  the  police  and  fire  departments.     In 
addition,    one  bomb  went  off  in  the  hand  of  one  of  the  two  perpetrators, 
Jaan  K.   Laaman,   injuring  him.     A  press  release  was  seized  from  the 
person  of  the  second  perpetrator,   KathyrnA.   Holt.     The  press  release 
stated  that  they  had  intended  to  bomb  both  the  police  department  and  the 
Nixon  Headquarters  that  evening.  i 

On  February  16  and  17,  1972,  the  Manchester  Union  Leader  ran  front 
page  stories  on  the  bombing.    Asa  part  of  the  Febrtiary  17  story,  the 
Manchester  Union  Leader  printed  photographs  of  the  anti-Nixon  demonstration 
of  February  12,   which  clearly  depicted  both  Laaman  and  Holt  in  the  forefront 


5128 


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of  the  demonstration,    carrying  a  banner  and  shouting.     These  stories 
and  photographs  are  an  accurate  description  of  the  bombing  February  l6l 
and  the  demonstration  of  February  12.     They  are  attached  hereto  as 

Exhibits  A  and  B.  ^^^V^^^c^     C-(f^a^r.\^ 

Then  personally  appeared  the  above  mentioned  Arthur  q/.    Fgan,    Jr. 
of  Manchester,   New  Hampshire,    and  made  oath  that  the  foregoing  states 
ments  are  true  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,    except  those 
based  on  information,   and  as  to  those  he  believes  the  sanne  to  be  true. 
Before  me,      October  4,  1973 . 


^^^  Notarv  Thihlic 


Notary  "Public 
11/16/76 


5129 


5130 


5131 


21-296   O  -  74  -  pt.  12  ---  16 


5132 


5133 

[Prom  the  Manchester  Union  Leader] 
Letteb  Pbedicted  Both  Bomb  Blasts 

Manchester  Police  this  morning  released  a  letter  that  attributes  bombing  of 
Manchester  Police  and  Fire  headquarters  to  the  "People's  Liberation  Army." 
Police  Chief  John  A.  Stips  said  the  letter  was  taken  from  a  suspect  detained 
shortly  after  the  bombings. 

It  was  learned  that  copies  of  the  same  letter  were  scheduled  to  be  mailed  to 
various  newspai>ers,  among  them  the  Manchester  Union  Leader. 

A  reprint  of  the  full  letter  from  the  "People's  Liberation  Army"  follows : 

"On  Sat.  Feb.  11,  in  Manchester,  N.  H.,  there  was  a  demonstration  of  people 
from  all  over  N.  H.  against  the  opening  of  Nixon  headquarters,  the  war  in  S  E 
Asia  and  the  repression  in  America.  Even  though  Manchester  is  known  as  a 
center  for  right  wing  activity,  the  people  came  and  demonstrated  militantly. 
Tho  the  people  refused  to  be  intimidated  the  pigs  viciously  attacked  them  and 
after  a  series  of  busts  the  demonstration  was  broken  up.  While  demonstrations 
like  this  are  necessary  and  good  we  are  not  going  to  get  far  always  fighting  on 
the  pigs  terms — fighting  unarmed  or  underarmed  openly  in  the  streets. 

"Seeing  the  need  to  carry  the  initial  attack  of  the  people  further  the  peoples 
liberation  army  in  X.  H.  staged  a  series  of  attacks  in  Manchester  on  the  nite 
of  Feb.  15.  We  bombed  Nixons  headquarters,  we  simultaneously  bombed  iwlice 
headquarters  from  three  sides — oflices,  pig  lounge  area,  and  garage  area.  We  con- 
tinued the  same  fight  on  a  different  level,  this  time  on  our  terms  .  .  .  meaning 
moving  right  under  the  pigs  nose  using  surprise  as  our  most  heaviest  weapon, 
moving  aggressively  the  pig  media  has  been  trying  to  portray  this  coming  elec- 
tion as  a  traditional  quiet  affair.  Ni  >:on,  McOloskey  and  the  rest  of  the  Repub- 
licans along  with  Muskie,  Daley  and  all  the  Democrats  are  looking  at  New 
Hamp.  and  the  first  primary  and  hoping  this  comes  true.  We've  shown  them 
what  to  expect — 

All  power  to  the  imagination 

War  on  our  Terms 

Peoples  Liberation  Army" 


Possible  Link  To  Clash  Hebe 
(By   Bill  Robinson) 

A  21-year-old  woman,  charged  in  connection  with  this  morning's  bombings 
at  Manchester's  police  headquarters  and  the  Central  Fire  Department,  may  be 
linked  with  Saturday's  "antiwar"  march  in  Manchester  which  ended  in  a  clash 
between  police  and  protestors. 

Police  said  that  Kathryn  A.  Holt,  gave  an  address  of  430  Commonwealth  Ave., 
Boston.  Deputy  Chief  Thomas  King  said,  however,  a  car  confiscated  by  oflScials 
bearing  New  Hampshire  registration  plates  was  registered  in  Miss  Holt's  name. 
King  added  that  the  registration  certificate  lists  an  address  of  32  Hanson  St., 
Dover. 

A  check  with  the  Manchester  Highway  Department  revealed  that  a  parade 
permit  was  issued  to  the  New  Hampshire  Peace  and  Anti-war  Group  under  the 
name  of  David  Parker  of  the  same  address  listed  on  Miss  Holt's  registration 
certificate,  32  Hanson  St.,  Dover. 

Saturday's  demonstration  was  aimed  at  the  opening  ceremonies  of  President 
Nixon's  Manchester  headquarters  on  Hanover  Street.  Police  arrested  12  demon- 
strators during  the  20-minute  melee,  which  broke  out  after  the  estimated  175 
demonstrators  violated  police  orders  and  crossed  from  the  south  side  of  the 
street  to  the  north  side  and  converged  on  the  Nixon  headquarters  ofllce. 

A  news  release  was  received  at  the  Manchester  Union  Leader  in  today's  mail 
from  the  "Lincoln's  Day  Parade  Committee." 

The  letter  concerned  Saturday's  demonstration  in  Manchester  and  stated  "for 
further  information  :  contact  Judy  Collins."  It  then  listed  a  phone  number. 

According  to  the  Dover  business  oflBce  of  the  New  England  Telephone  Company, 
the  number  listed  in  the  news  release  is  listed  to  David  Parker  of  32  Hanson  St., 
Dover. 

A  call  to  the  name  listed  in  the  release,  Judy  Collins,  revealed  that  she  also 
lives  at  that  address  and  is  a  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  Peace  Action  which 
she  said  is  a  coalition  of  different  groups. 


5134 

The  release  reads  in  part : 

"iQn  Saturday,  February  12,  250  people  participated  in  a  demonstration  and 
march  against  Richard  Nixon's  domestic  policies  and  the  continuation  of  the 
war  in  Indochina. 

"A  spokeswoman  for  the  Lincoln's  Day  Parade  Committee,  Valerie  Hawkins, 
said  that,  'in  accordance  with  the  parade  permit  stipulations,  the  march 
proceeded  as  planned.  When  it  reached  Nixon's  campaign  headquarters ;  officially 
being  opened  by  HUD  Sec.  George  Romney ;  a  spontaneous  demonstration 
occurred.' 

"For  a  short  time,  the  marchers  chanted  slogans,  such  as :  Stop  the  air  war 
in  Indochina,  tax  the  rich  not  the  poor,  drop  Nixon  not  bombs,  and  others.  After 
10  minutes.  Miss  Hawkins  said  that  'The  police  began  forcing  people  off  the 
street  and  onto  the  south  sidewalk.  A  few  demonstrators  then  crossed  the  street 
to  the  north  sidewalk  without  police  opposition,  and  continued  to  chant  directly 
in  front  of  the  headquarters.' '' 

The  release  continued,  "Mrs.  Hawkins  made  it  clear  that  at  this  time,  'There 
was  no  antagonism  towards  the  police.'  " 

Miss  Collins  said  this  morning  that  Miss  Hawkins  resides  at  the  same  address 
as  she  does,  32  Hanson  Street. 

When  asked  if  Miss  Holt  also  resided  at  that  address  she  said  "I  can't  answer 
that."  She  denied  that  Miss  Holt  was  a  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  Peace 
Action  group. 

She  concluded  with,  "I  don't  want  to  answer  any  questions  about  that," 
referring  to  further  questions  concerning  Miss  Holt. 


5135 

Exhibit  No.  256-24 

affidavit 

I,    Donald  F.    Glermon,    do  hereby  swear  and  depose  that: 
I  am  Lieutenant,    Manchester  Police  Department,    Manchester,    New 
Hampshire.      During  the  early  morning  hours  of  February  16,    1972,    I  was  on 
duty  in  the  Manchester  Police  Department,    Manchester,    New  Hampshire. 
I  heard  a  bomb  explode  and  later  observed  that  several  wdndows  near  the 
police  locker  room  area  had  been  blown  out.     A  photograph  accurately 
depicting  the  damage  caused  by  the  bomb  blast  is  attached  hereto  as 
Exhibit  A.      Investigation  that  night  revealed  that  one  Jaan  K.    Laaman  had 
placed  a  bomb  under  one  of  the  windov/s  of  the  Police  Department.     The 
bomb  went  off,    prematurely,    blowing  the  window  out  as  well  as  severely 
damaging  Laainan's  hand.    Further  investigation  revealed  that  a  second 
bomb  had  been  placed  under  the  window  of  the  office  of  the  Chief  of  the 
Manchester  Police  Department.      This  bomb  did  not  go  off  and  is  accurately 
depicted  in  the  photograph  attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  B.     A  third    bomb 
exploded  near  the  fire  department,    which  is  located  adjacent  to  the  police 
department,    and  damaged  the  window^s  and  structure  of  the  fire  departnnent. 
A  fourth  bomb  exploded  on  the  side'walk  near  the  police  department  where 
it  apparently  had  been  dropped  by  one  of  the  two  perpetrators,    Jaan  K. 
Laaman  and  Kathyrn  A.    Holt.     Both  Laaman  and  Holt  were  arrested  that 
same  evening  and  subsequently  convicted  of  the  bombing  offense. 


5136 


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Upon  the  arrest  of  Kathryn  Holt,    a  mimeographed  press   release, 
already  enclosed  in  envelopes  addressed  to  newspaper  agencies,    was 
seized  from  her  person.      The  press   release,    attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  C, 
said  that  Laaman  and  Holt,    as  members  of  the  "People's   Liberation  A  rmy' 
had  bombed  the  police  department  from  three  sides  and  had  bombed  the 
Nixon  Headquarters  in  Manchester,    New  Hampshire.      The  fourth  bomb 
apparently  was  intended  for  the  Nixon  Headquarters,    had  Laaman  and 
Holt  not  been  arrested.      Holt  attempted  to  destroy  the  press   release 
subsequent  to  her  arrest  but  Officer  Dwyer  of  the  Manchester  Police 
Department  seized  it  from  her  person. 


Then  personally  appeared  the  above  mentioned  Donald  F.    Glennon  of 
Manchester,    New  Hampshire,    and  made  oath  that  the  foregoing   statements 
are  true  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,    except  those  based  on 
information,    and  as  to  those  he  believes  the  same  to  be  true. 


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5137 


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5139 


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5140 


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5141 


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5142 


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5143 


EXfflBIT  No.  256-25 


STATE  OF  KEW  MEXICO 

Be  rnalliiS 

County  of- 

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5144 


files,  recoras  ana  materials  from  the  office  each  night  and  took  tnez.    noEe 
with  us,   I  arranged  for  a  security  system  to  be  installed. 

Kay  10th,  shortly  after  neon,  three  young  men  duirrped  a  load  of  debris  in 
front  of  the  headquarters  end  attempted  to  light  it,  without  success. 
They  ran  away,  arcund  the  building.   A  person,  unknown  to  me,  v,ho  said  he 
was  walking  by  and  saw  the  incident,  came  into  the  office  and  told  me  that 
the  three  men  got  into  an  old  white  Plymouth,  N.M.  license  #AOT  316  and 
drove  away.   Shortly  thereafter,  the  police  department  called  me  on  the 
telephone  and  said  that  a  large  grap   of  demonstrators  was  marci-iing  to 
my  office  with  the  intention  of  burning  it»   A  few  minutes  later,  a  group 
of  police  officers  arrived  at  the  office  and  told  me  the  same  thing.   The 
officer  in  charge  instructed  me  to  remove  all  signs,  posters,  etc.,  place 
most  of  the  furniture  in  the  store  room,  lock  the  front  door  and  to  leave 
the  building  through  the  rear  exit.   The  police  officers  remained  in  the 
building,  in  the  rear  store-room,  out  of  sight.   I  went  to  the  front  of  the 
building  where  I  saw  a  group  of  several  hundred  persons  come  down  Central 
Ave,,  cnanting  and  carrying  anti-war  signs.   VVhen  the  group  arrived  in 
front  of  the  CRP  office,  some  persons  looked  through  the  windows,  tried 
the  door  and  yelled  to  the  crowd,  "They've  moved  out,"   The  crowd  then 
moved  on  down  the  street.   \Mthin  half  an  hour,  I  received  notice  from 
the  property  owner  that  I  would  have  to  move  the  office  oecause  he  and 
other  tenantss  feared  the  building  would  be  burned  and  their  offices 
would  be  endangered.   We  continued  to  occupy  this  office  for  several 
weeks,  as  the  rent  was  prepaid  and  no  other  suitable  office  space  was 
available.   The  secretary  and  volunteers  were  instructed  to  maintain  a 
very  low  profile.   No  campaign  materials  v;ere  visible,  the  telephone 
was  answered  with  'Hello'.   No  information  was  given  over  the  phone 
nor  to  visitors  to  the  office  who  were  not  known  to  us.   ue  tried  to 
give  the  public  appearance  of  a  telephone  solicitation  service,   iVe 
believed  this  was  necessary  for  the  security  of  the  office  and  the 
personal  safety  of  the  secretary  and  volunteers. 


5145 


A^tacnle^t  to  statemeijt.  oy  Paula  i..  Halcji  Pg.  3 

Cn  Hay  I'+th,  the  Bernalillo  County  Republican  headquc' rt ers ,  at  3^20 
Lomas  K.E.  was  defaced  with  paint,   I  saw  TV  coverage  of  this  wnich 
shoived  a  group  of  women  painting  the  front  of  the  office.   Tney  were 
arrested  on  the  scene.   I  also  read  about  this  in  the  local  newsnaoers, 
T-hey  -had  notified  the  press  of  their  intention  to  demonstrate  at  this 
office  and  at  the  public  park  across  the  street.   I  later'  visited  the 
r.eadquarters  and  saw  the  damage,   A  friend  of  mine  told  me  that  her 
neighbor,  Ms.  Nancy  Nevison,  kk^2    Ave,  Del  Sol,  (who  is  also  know  to  me 
and  whom  I  know  to  be  active  in  the  Democratic  Party),  stated  to  her 
that  she,-  Ms.  Nevison,  organized  tnis  demonstration,  out  stayed  across 
the  street  in  Bataan  Park  because  she  did  not  want  to  oe  arrested, 

Kay  16th,  I  heard  that  the  headquarters  at  3^*20  Lomas  had  been  firebomoed 
the  night  before.   I  went  to  see  the  damaged.   The  front  window  had  been 
broken  and  a  large  quantity  of  election  material  and  printed  matter  v.hich 
had  been  prepared  for  delegates  to  a  3ernallilo  i-^ounty  Republican 
convention  to  be  held  May  20th  had  been  burned,   I  had  seen  this  material 
a  day  or  so  before,  when  I  had  sent  some  of  my  volunteers  to  help  in  its 
preparation. 

On  several  occasions,  groups  of  protestors  in  sheets,  white  faces  and 
oriental-type  straw  hats  blocked  entrace  to  the  office  at  3^*20  Lomas 
and  1  was  told  by  the  staff  there  that  these  persons  entered  the  office 
and  made  remarks  and  gestures  which  were  offensive  and  threatening. 
Similar  protestors  appeared  in  front  of  my  office,  but  to  my  knowledge 
did  not  prevent  anyone  from  entering  nor  did  they  cause  disturbance 
inside  my  office. 

September  26th,  when  I  was  attending  a  CRP  fund  raising  Evening  Kith 
the  President  dinner  at  the  Four  Seasons  Motel,  we  were  advised  by  the 
MC  that  there  were  protestors  outside.   He  advised  us  all  to  leave  with-'c 
care.   Some  persons,  bbout  this  time,  attempted  to  enter  the  banquet  room 
via  the  outside  doors,  wnich  were  locked.   They  rattled  the  doors  and 
banged  on  them.  When  I  triea  to  leave  the  building,  the  door  was  blocked 
by  people  dressed  as  described  above.   They  carried  anti-war  and  anti- 
Nixon  signs,  accosted  guests  and  blocked  the  entrance/exit.   It  was 
necessary  to  leave  the  building  by  a  rear  exit. 


5146 


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In  June,  the  CRP  office  was  reeved  to  5^10  Lomas  i'^.ii,   tVe  incurred  quite 
a  Dit  of  adaitional  expense  in  moving,  signs,  change  of  letter-head, 
telephones,  etc,  as  a  result  of  being  forced  from  the  previcus  location. 
Although  I  was  out  of  town  at  this   tiir.e ,  my  secretary  did  tell  me  that 
the  locks  were  changed  when  we  moved  in.   There  were  nurr^erous  incidents 
during  the  following  months  of  unauthorized  entrance  to  this  office, 
Confidential  materials  were  disturbed,  some  were  removed'  from  the  files 
and  later  returned.   Certain  special  CRP  campaign  material  items,  which 
I  personally  counted  each  day,  v.ere  removed  during  the  night  when  the 
office  was  locked,   I  had  the  lock  changed  again  September  27th.   I 
continued  to  notice  evidence  of  entry.   'Oct.  22,  I  locked  my  personal 
file  in  the  presence  of  three  witnesses  and  found  it  open  and  disturbed 
early  the  following  morning,   I  had  the  key  in  my  possession  at  all 
times.   Twice  I  had  to  call  a  repair  man  to  fix  the  evaporative  air 
cooler  which  was  on  the  roof.   He  told  me  there  was  evidence  of  someone 
tampering  with  it  each  time.   I  checked  with  the  building  ciaintenance 
people  and  no  one  had  touched  it.   This  was  significant  to  me  because  it 
is  a  co/ijnonly  used  mode  of  entry  in  this  part  of  the  country  and  also 
because  another  political  office  (one  of  Senator  Pete  Dominici's)  was 
entered  and  roboed  by  this  method  about  this  same  time, 

"■hen  we  no-eded  additional  telephone  service  in  our  office,  I  had  two 
private  unlisted  lines  installed,  without  the  call  numbers  being  on  the 
sets,  so  that  these  would  be  used  only  for  outgoing  cells.   I  was  the 
only  person  other  than  the  installer  who  knew  tnese  numbers.   There  was 
mechanical  difficulty  with  my  private  line  the  entire  time  it  was  in 
place.   The  telephone  repair  men  could  not  trace  or  correct  the  problems. 
Although  these  numbers  were  supposed  to  be  unavailable,  I  received 
harassing  calls  on  my  private  line  directed  toward  the  CRP  and  the  President, 
I  do  not  know  how  the  callers  learned  the  number. 


During  the  campaign  we  got  many  telephone  calls  of  an  antagonistic 
nature.   In  the  final  weeks,  the  same  voices  repeatedly  called  to 
"discuss"  issues,   I  believed  that  this  was  an  attempt  to  tie  up  our 
telephones  during  the  busiest  time  of  the  campaign. 

This  is  the  extent  of  my  direct  knowledge  of  unusual  activities  durected 

toward  the  CRP  during  the  1972  election. 


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ExraBIT  No.  256-26 

aFFILAVIT     ■ 

I,  Willird  Lewis,  do  hereby  svvFar  and  depose  that: 

I  presently  reside  at  13G1  Sigma  Chi  Road,  N.E.,  Albuquerque, 
lev   Mexico.   During  the  presidential  election  campaign  of  19''2  I 
:erved  as  Campaign  Manager  for  the  New  Mexico  Committee  for  the 
te-Election  of  the  President. 

During  the  week  of  May  8-12,  1972  the  State  Nixon  Campaign 
ieadquarters  was  subjected  to  various  acts  of  vandalism,  harassment, 
ind  disruption  which  resulted  in  a  severe  interruption  of  the  cam-  .- 
iaign  operations.   That  week  was  the  week  of  the  so-called  Haiphong 
iarbor  mining  events. 

Some  of  the  disruptive  activities  directed  at  the  Nixon  cam,- 
)aign  operations  are  noted  below: 

1.  During  the  night  following  the  President's  announcemient 

)f  actions  against  North  Vietnam  the  campaign  headquarters  was  vand- 
ilized.   Black  spray  paint  was  used  to  spray  vulgar  and  obscene 
3nti-Kixon  slogans  across  the  plate  glass  windows,  the  glass  door, 
ind  metal  trim.   In  addition,  a  portion  of  lighted  display  adver-     ''' 
cising  sign  was  destroyed. 

2.  For  several  subsequent  days  the  headquarters  staff  was  sub- 
jected to  a  number  of  obscene  and  harassing  anonymous  telephone  calls, 

3.  During  the  week  protest  demonstrations  in  Albuquerque  in- 
tensified.  City  police  intelligence  warned  me  that  our  headquarters 
was  a  potential  target  for  demonstrators,  and  suggested  that  we  take 
measures  to  protect  life  and  property. 

U.    Shortly  after  noon  on  Wednesday,  May  10,  1972  the  City 
police  dispatcher  called  to  alert  us  that  a  large  group  of  demon- 
strators who  had  massed  at  the  gates  of  Kirtland' Air  Force  Base 


21-296  O  -  74  -  pt.  12  ---  17 


5148 


were  marching  toward  our  headquarters.   A  few  minutes  later,  ir  ad- 
vance of  arrival  of  the  main  body  of  demonstrators,  a  small  ^roup 
in  an  automobile  drove  into  the  parking  lot,  juniped  from  the  vehicle, 
and  dumped  a  substantial  amount  of  inflammable  debris  alon<5  the 
building  front  and  doorway,  then  sped  off.   V/ith  the  assistance  of 
personnel  from  a  neighboring  office  and  a  roving  police  patrol,  we 
were  able  to  remove  the  debris  before  the  mass  of  the  demonstrators 
arrived.   We  assumed  that  the  demonstrators  intended  to  burn  the 
building,  and  began  to  bring  additional  fire  extinguishers  into  the 
building.   At  this  time  the  mobile  tactical  police  unit  arrived  and 
grouped  behind  the  building,  a  squad  of  approximately  fifty  police 
officers.   Shortly  thereafter  the  main  body  of  demonstrators  arrived 
in  front  of  the  building  which  had  been  evacuated  and  locked.   I 
estimate  the  number  of  demonstrators  to  be  approximately  three  hun- 
dred fifty.   After  chanting  for  approximately  ten  minutes  the  group 
moved  on  down  Central  Avenue  toward  the  University  campus.   No  damage 
was  sustained  and  there  was  no  confrontation  with  police. 

These  incidents  caused  severe  interruptions  and  disruptions 
in  campaign  activities.   Some  of  these  are  noted  below: 

1.  The  month-to-month  lease  which  the  Committee  held  on  the 
campaign  headquarters  building  was  cancelled,  requiring  the  removal 
of  the  headquarters  to  another  location.   The  leasor  said  that  other 
tenants  had  insisted  upon  our  removal  because  they  were  afraid  of 
arson  and  vandalism.    Since  our  location  had  been  widely  publicized, 
the  move  caused  confusion,  particularly  for  those  desiring  to  volun- 
teer as  campaign  workers. 


5149 


2.  The  forced  ir.ove  was  a  financial  loss  to  the  comrr.ittee  be- 
cause of  telephone  systems  which  had  been  installed,  stationery 
printed  with  the  address,  lost  paid  staff  time  required  to  pack 
and  unpack  the  office  files,  supplies,  and  equipment,  and  other 
expenses  related  to  moving. 

3.  The  impact  upon  the  volunteer  staff  was  severe.   The  mom- 
entum of  regular  volunteer  schedules  was  lost  in  the  confusion. 
During  the  May  8  week  we  asked  volunteers  to  ^tay  away  because  we 
feared  for  their  safety.   The  intimidation  of  volunteers  coupled 
with  the  subsequent  forced  move  resulted  in  a  severe  interruption 
of  planned  activities  utilizing  volunteer  services. 

4.  A  careful  schedule  of  publicized  events  was  disrupted. 
Publicity  had  already  been  released,  and  invitations  printed,  for 

a  "Grand  Opening"  later  in  Kay.   The  forced  move,  and  concern  about 
further  potential  demonstrations  and  harassment  required  postpone- 
ment of  the  Grand  Opening  which  finally  occurred  in  mid-July,  about 
seven  weeks  later  than  originally  scheduled. 

5.  Normal  office  routine  was  completely  disrupted  curing  the 
week  of  May  8-12,  1972.   The  staff  was  required  to  pack  valuable 
files,  supplies,  and  equipment  each  night  and  rem.ove  them  from  the 
building  because  of  fear  of  destruction.   On  Kay  10,  1972  the  staff, 
with  volunteer  and  police  help,  had  to  remove  virtually  all  furnit- 
ure, in  addition  to  files,  supplies,  and  equipment  because  it  appear- 
ed that  destruction  by  fire  was  an  imminent  danger.   Time  was  lost 
answering  nu:merous  anonymous  harassing  telephone  calls. 


-oJx# 


Then  personally  appeared  the  above  mentioned  Willard  Lewis 


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of  Albuquerque,  New  Mexico,  and  made  oath  that  the  foregoing 
statements  are  true  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief. 


Before  me  g^pn^^    tl^      ^-J. 


Notarjr/yublic 


5151 

"    '  EXHIBIT  No.  256-27 

■'  AFFIDAVIT 

I,    William  Kapps  of  505  West  55th  Street,    New  York,    New  York    10019, 
swear  and  affirm  that  I  have  personal  knowledge  of  the  following  disturban- 
ces directed  against  the  Nixon  Campaign  in  New  York  City  during  the  197Z 
campaign: 

On  August  17,    1972,    there  was  a  conference  held  by  Father  Daniel 
Berrigan  and  David  Dellinger  in  the  Roosevelt  Hotel,    Room  417,    with  Craig 
Thorn,    David  Richman,    and  myself.     The  subject  of  the  meeting  was  a  plea 
by  Berrigan  and  Dellinger  to  end  the  war  in  Vietnam.     After  the  meeting 
Berrigan  and  Dellinger  held  a  news  conference  attended  by  approximately 
twenty  observers  and  media  people  outside  the  Nixon  Campaign  Headquarters 
in  the  Roosevelt  Hotel.  ■. .       ' 

On  August  26,    1972,    a  demonstration  took  place  on  the  southeast  corner 
of  East  45th  Street  and  Madison  Avenue,    outside  the  Nixon  Headquarters  in 
the  Roosevelt  Hotel.     Approximately  150  people  participated.     Speeches  were 
made,    accompanied  with  songs  and  chanting.      Leaflets,    speculating  an 
attendance  of  1,  000  people,    ^vere  distributed  approximately  two  weeks  in 
advance  of  the  demonstration.      The  demonstration  lasted  approximately  one 
and  one-half  hours.  .^  ,.-.     .  ^ 

On  September  6,    1972,    twelve  to  fifteen  demonstrators  emerged  from  the 
elevators  on  the  fourth  floor  of  the  Roosevelt  Hotel.      They  donned  masks 


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and  headgear,  proceeded  to  chant,  blow  bugles,  and  dumped  bags  of  live 
roaches  on  the  floor.  They  passed  out  leaflets  concerning  the  Watergate 
bugging  and  fled.      The  demonstration  lasted  less  than  two  minutes. 

On  October  1,    197Z,    a  similar  demonstration  occurred  at  the  same  loca- 
tion.    The  building  was  vacant  on  this  Sunday  except  for  security  personnel. 
The  demonstrators  again  dumped  live  roaches  on  the  floor  and  distributed 
leaflets. 

On  October  25,    1972,    cans  of  red  paint  were  thrown  on  volunteer  workers 
at  the  Nixon  store  front,    520  Madison  Avenue. 

On  the  night  of  October  30-31,    1972,    approximately  30  people  conducted 
an  all  night  sit-in  demonstration  in  front  of  the  Nixon    store  front    at  520 
Madison  Avenue.      The  store  front  windows  were  covered  with  anti-Nixon 
posters  and  then  broken.  , 

This  information  was  extracted  from  my  diary  from  the  months  of 
August,    September,    and  October,    1972. 


{A^^^-^i^ 


Then  personally  appeared  the  above  mentioned  William  Kapps  of  New  York, 
New  York,   and  made  oath  that  the  aforegoing  statements  are  true  to  the  best 
of  his  knowledge  and  belief,    except  those  based  on  information,    and  as  to 
those  he  believes  the  same  to  be  true. 


Before  me,  ^  ^/ f    ^/^3 


MAURICE  R 
Notary  Public,  State 

No.  31-8592850 
Quaiitied  in  New  York  Couoljt. 


liT.^ni^,,..^^-^^-^^ 


f      -T'^^s::n  Zx,    --  ^.a.•ch  30, 1974  Notary  Public 


5153 

Exhibit  No.  256-28 

affidavit 

T,    ROBERT     I,     HISLOP,      JR.,     do  hereby  swear  and  depose  that: 

T  am  presently  ennployed  as  Detective,    Columbus,    Ohio  Police  Department, 
Intelligence  Bureau,    and  have  been  with  the  Department  for  two  and  one-half 
years.      During  the  month  of  May,    1972,    several  demonstrations  occurred  in 
Columbus,    Ohio.      T  was  present  at  the  demonstrations  occurring  on  May  9 
and  May  11, 

At  the  May  9  demonstration.    Vice  President  Agnew^  spoke  at  a  fund-raising 
dinner.     As  the  guests  for  the  dinner  arrived,    they  were  physically  and 
verbally  abused.     As  the  Vice  President's  car  arrived,    the  rear  window  was 
struck  with  a  rock  directly  behind  where  the  Vice  President  was   seated.     In 
addition,    the  demonstrators  threw  potatoes  at  the  guests  and  police.      The 
demonstrators  were  also  shouting  obscenities  at  the  guests  and  were  observed 
spitting  on  the  guests. 

At  the  May  11  demonstration,    250-300  demonstrators  marched  to  the  ROTC 
building  on  the  Ohio  State  campus,    Colun^bus,    Ohio.      The  ROTC  building  was 
assaulted  with  rocks,    and  the  fence  and  gate  were  damaged  by  rocks  and  other 
assaults.      During  this  dennonstration,    the  demonstrators  blocked  traffic  and 


5154 


destroyed  personal  property  while  marching  from  the  Ohio  State  ROTC 
building  to  Fifteenth  and  High  Streets  in  Columbus.      As  the  police  attempted 
to  disperse  the  crowd,    rocks  were  thrown  at  the  police.     A  full-scale  riot 
then  resulted,    causing  the  destruction  of  property,    the  setting  of  fires,    and 
numerous  arrests,    as  well  as  injuries  to  the  police  officers. 

The  attached  photographs  accurately  depict  some  of  the  demonstrations 
on  May  9-  and  May  11.      The  attached  press   release  was  issued  on  May  14  by 
the  demonstrators  after  the  demonstrations  were  completed,    acknowledging 
that  they  "attacked"  Vice  President  Agnew,    annong  others.      The  attached 
flier  was  distributed  prior  to  the  May  11  demonstration  by  the  organizers  of 
that  demonstration.      The  attached  news  articles  were  written  concerning 
these  demonstrations. 


5155 


Then  personally  appeared  the  above  mentioned  ROBKRT  T.    HTSLOP.    JR. 
of   Columbus,    Ohio,    and  made  oath  that  the  foregoing  statements  are  true 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,    except  those  based  on  information, 
and  as  to  those  he  believes  the  same  to  be  true. 

Before  me,    this  ^9^ay  of  October,    1973. 


ROBERT  1.  IHISLOP.    JR. 


Notary  Public 
My.  Commission  Expiies  \hj   i-i^  i97g 


5156 


5157 


5158 


'$ 


■^  ^^-  ^ 


5159 

"  ^'  STATEMENT  OF  THE  INDOCHINA  COALITION 


Early  Friday  morning,  1500  OSU  campus  community  residenta  opposed  to  the  Indo- 
china War  vere  nttacked  by  police  under  ordera  from  Safety  Director  Bernard 
Chupka  and  Sheriff  Stacy  Hall.   We  oought  maximum  visibility  of  our  opposition 
to  the  wor  Nixon  has  declared  on  humanity  by  nonvlolently  occupying  the 
Intersection  at  15th  end  High,  Against  the  advice  and  desires  of  OSU  and 
city  politicians  and  the  Columbus  police,  Chupka  and  Hall,  upper-class 
Republicans  from  the  suburbs.  Invaded  our  community  and  attempted  to 
order  uo  to  leave  or  be  arrested.   The  reason  the  National  Liberation  Front 
and  the  Vietnamese  people  are  winning  la  because  they  are  fighting  for 
control  of  their  own  land  In  the  area  where  they  live  and  work.   We,  too, 
will  defend  our  communities  against  aggression  and  Invasion, 

Since  Friday,  warrents  hnve  been  issued  for  the  arrests  of  at  least  nine 
well-known  community  activists,  described  by  police  as  leaders.  None  of 
the  four  people  accused  of  inciting  to  riot  did.  In  fact,  encoSrage  anything 
but  a  militant  yet  disciplined,  nonviolent  demonstration,  «nd  several 
vocally  opposed  entering  High  Street.   Two  people,  Margaret  Sarber  and 
John  Miernlk,  who  left  the  area  two  hours  before  the  police  attack,  are 
in  Jail  with  A  combined  ball  of  nearly  one-quarter  of  a  million  dollars. 

These  nine  people  were  selected  by  the  Moody  Administration  for  political 
arrest,  ao  part  of  a  nation-wide  conspiracy  by  the  Niton  Administration  and 
the  Republican  Party  to  silence  opposltloti  to  their  war  of  aggression  in 
Southeast  Asia.  Margaret,  John,  Colin  Nelburger  and  Steve  Abbott  are 
staff  members  of  the  Columbus  Free  Press,  which  has  exposed  and  opposed 
the  Moody  and  Nixon  fldminlstrations  and  local,  national  and  international 
oppression  and  repression.   Margaret  and  Colin  were  perhaps  the  most  visible 
spokespeople  for  the  Indochina  Coalition,  which  has  conducted  sustained 
antiwar  activities  since  the  renumptton  of  the  bombing  of  North  Vietnam, 
and  which,  on  Tuesday,  embarrassed  Vice  President  Agnew  and  Republican 
fat-cats  at  their  $125  a  plate  blood  dinner.   Ray  Twohlg,  who  was  busted 
In  court,  and  Mike  Schwartawalder  are  well-known  movement  lawyers,  who 
h«v.e  been  deeply  involved  in  the  struggle  for  community  control  of  police, 
nnd  who  were  present  at  15th  and  High  as  legal  observers;  Ray,  perhaps 
the  most  visible  attorney  for  Charles  Ross,  had  filed  suit  against  the 
police  charging  brutality.,  especially  dujring  the  November  1871  riots. 
Jerry  Friedman  is  well-known  as  the  former  president  of  Undergraduate 
Student  Government  and  the  figurehead  of  Community  Union,  which  has  worked 
towards  community  control  of  police,  Karen  Danesl  and  Chet  Dllday  are 
leaders  of  SDS,  and  have  been  active  in  orgnnlaing  workers  and  students. 
Colin  was  instrumental  in  organizing  Gay  Pride  Week,  and  Is  one  of  Columbus' 
few  publlcally-Bdmitted  homosexuals.   Margaret,  John,  Colin  and  Steve  have 
been  active  in  the  struggle  against  death  drugs  in  our  community,  a  vital 
aspect  of  the  Nixon  Administration's  ghetto  pacification  program. 

Margaret,  John,  Ray,  Mike,  Jerry,  Steve,  Colin,  Karen  and  Chet  have  publical  ly 
opposed,  attacked  and  embarrassed  such  Republican  officials  as  Chupka, 
Hall,  Moody,  Judges  Schull  and  Fals,  and  Splro  T.  Agnew.   The  charges 
against  thea  seven  are  no  more  the  result  of  their  actions  at  15th  and 
High  than  was  the  FBI  Interrogation  of  at  least  20  people  the  result  of 
the  rock  or  potato  that  did  not  break  Splro  Agnew' s  windshield. 

The  Republican  Party  power  brokers  hope  to  silence  opposition  to  their 
murderous  policies  throughout  th  e  world,  from  Columbus  to  Indochina, 
through  McCarthyesque  attacks  upon  those  they  perceive  to  be  our  leader- 
ship.  We  will  not  be  silenced.   In  the  words  of  murdered  Black  Panther 
Fred  Hampton:   "When  one  of  us  falls,  a  thousand  will  rush  to  take  his 
place." 


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at  list 


nur-ii 


The  People*  uprlalsgs  Is  South  Vietnam  !•  wlnptng.  Nlxong 
l«te»t  e$c«l*tloB,  ihowB  the  failure  of  Vletn«isiz«tIon,  and  the 
desperation  of  the  wannakers. 
Slace  Moadays  apeech,  fcy  Hlxon,  the  people  fromBerkley.MadlaloB, 
Alburquerqe, (where  two  were  shot),  have  met  the  escalation  with 
IHCRSASING  MILITANCY  to  end  the  war.   Here  In  Columbua  we  met  the 
SPIRO  T,  AGNEW,  and  the  REPUBLICAN  Party  with  500  aagry,  shouting 
people,  who  saw  thru  the  facade  of  the  ^25  dinners  while  people 
•""'*•  I,  thirneitt  few  days  our  anger  will  focus  on  ROTC  and  Battele 

Instute.  ROTC  provides  857.  of  our  Second  officers  to  the  Indochina 
war.. Battele  reseaches  and  produces  projects, as  the  Chemical 
Defoiliaxtlon, Counter  Insurgeroy  Studies. 
Faced  with  a  defeat  in  Vietnam,  warmongers  have  launched  a 
.  freazeid  attack  on  working  people,  especially  black  and  brown  perjle 
From  the  wage  and  price  freeze.  Inflation,  welfare  cutbacks,  and 
runaway  shops  to  the  fraae  ups  of  political  leaders  like  Angela 
Davis,  and  Ruchel  tlagee  to  outright  MURDERS  like  George  Jackaan, 
and  Attica  repression  is  Intensifying.  But  like  the  people  of  Indo- 
chiaa,  blacks  wonen  gays  working  people  are  fighting  back. 
JOIN  US.   JOIN  US.     JOIN  US.     JOIN  US.    JOIN  US. 

Today  " 

'•00  "March  to  statlhoose-  from 

^OODALEl  T^Av'Rv:    /dem>J\5onj +buttlje5  /bloc<.v 

8-00  'Rally-oval  karcmtoKotc 
ri^\PAY   3:30  "KALLY  I5t^+H\^H 

MA'RCH    TO    BATE-LLE    INISTiTUTE. 


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Antiwab  Rally  Set  for  Today 

Another  rally  to  protest  the  war  in  Vietnam  will  be  held  today  at  1 :30  on  the 
Oval. 

Plans  to  have  the  rally  and  a  "guerrilla  theatre"  were  made  at  an  open  meet- 
ing called  by  the  Indochina  Coalition  Sunday  night  at  the  Wesley  Foundation. 

The  50  people  who  attended  also  discussed  ways  to  protest  Vice  President  Spiro 
T.  Agnew's  visit  to  the  Ohio  State  Fairgrounds  Tuesday.  Agnew  will  be  speaking 
at  a  $125-a-plate  dinner  sponsored  by  the  Ohio  Republican  Finance  Committee. 

Colin  Nieburger,  one  of  the  members  of  the  coalition,  said,  "I  think  the  word 
strike  is  the  most  premature  action  we  can  conceive  of  doing.  People  really 
don't  want  to  relive  1967  again." 

Other  people  at  the  meeting  said  it  would  be  "too  bad"  if  people  looking  for 
a  riot  or  having  exams  cancelled  are  disappointed. 

"As  much  as  possible  I  think  we  should  work  on  building  something  that  will 
continue,  not  just  end  in  June,"  said  an  unidentified  speaker. 

Various  forms  of  civil  disobedience  were  the  main  actions  discussed  concern- 
ing Agnew's  visit.  Handing  out  free  balogna  sandwiches  and  closing  off  the 
fairgrounds  entrances  with  sit-ins  were  discussed. 

The  presence  of  secret  servicemen  and  police  was  also  brought  up.  "The  police 
are  always  ready  to  change  the  issues,"  said  one  person.  "They  would  love  to 
change  the  issue  of  the  Indochina  War  to  'hippies  riot.'  " 

The  Indochina  Coalition  is  a  recently-formed  group  opposing  the  war  in  Indo- 
china, according  to  some  people  at  the  meeting.  By  a  show  of  hands,  less  than 
half  the  people  at  the  meeting  were  students. 

Members  also  discussed  ways  to  involve  non-students  in  the  protests.  "A  lot 
of  us  work  and  can't  make  it  to  the  rallies,"  said  some. 

Another  rally  is  scheduled  for  4  :30  p.m.  Tuesday. 


Agnew  Attracts  Protests 
(By  Renee  Kaputkin  and  Gary  Gorman) 

About  375  demonstrators  protesting  President  Nixon's  blockade  of  North  Viet- 
nam marched  from  the  Oval  to  the  Ohio  State  Fairgrounds'  Lausche  Building 
Tuesday  where  Vice  President  Spiro  Agnew  spoke  at  a  $125-a-plate  Republican 
fund  raising  dinner. 

The  demonstrators  arrived  two  hours  before  Agnew  and  formed  a  semicircle 
around  the  building.  They  shouted  insults  at  the  dinner  guests  as  they  entered, 
but  there  was  little  violence. 

Agnew  aides  said  the  rear  window  of  the  Vice  President's  car  was  cracked 
by  a  hard  object.  Agnew  was  not  injured  or  disturbed,  the  aides  said. 

Agnew  was  ushered  through  a  back  entrance  that  was  closely  guarded  by  riot- 
equipped  Highway  Patrolmen. 

Col.  Robert  Chairamonte,  head  of  the  Highway  Patrol,  said  that  70  patrolmen 
were  called  out  when  demonstrators  began  blocking  entrances  to  the  building. 
"We're  here  to  protect  your  right  of  peaceful  assembly,"  Chairamonte  said. 

The  march  began  at  a  rally  on  the  Oval  organized  by  the  Indochina  Coalition, 
a  recently  formed  group  that  opposes  the  war  in  Indochina. 

Coalition  member  Colin  Neiburger,  who  is  not  a  student,  said  the  group  is 
"fighting  the  same  thing  the  Vietnamese  are  fighting — U.S.  imperialism." 

He  said  the  group  wants  to  renew  student  interest  in  the  war  and  educate 
people  about  war  research  on  campus. 

"The  only  way  to  stop  the  war  is  for  us  to  march,  protest  and  stop  the  war 
machine,"  Neiburger  said.  "Voting  has  given  us  only  Kennedy,  Johnson  and 
Nixon." 

About  100  persons  joined  the  original  group  of  marchers  before  they  reached 
the  fairgrounds. 

Some  dinner  guests  responded  to  the  demonstrators'  claim  that  they  were  sup- 
porting the  war  by  attending  the  dinner. 

"I  fought  my  wars  so  you  people  could  be  here  now,"  one  man  said.  Another 
said,  "If  we  look  for  promises  and  performance,  Nixon  has  pulled  men  out  of 
Vietnam." 

Jeff  Coleman,  a  member  of  the  Indochina  Coalition  said,  "We're  trying  to  show 
that  the  young  people  of  the  United  States  are  going  to  react  to  the  escalation 
of  the  war  and  that  the  quiet  campus  is  a  myth," 


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Demonstration  Erupts 
(By  Mary  Umberger) 

The  Rod  Serling  Festival  wasn't  the  only  "orgy"  on  campus  late  Thursday 
night. 

While  an  estimated  4,000  Twilight  Zone  fans  watched  the  Maydaze  "Movie 
Orgy"  in  French  Field  House,  several  hundred  persons  participated  in  a  demon- 
stration that  eventually  led  to  a  rock  throwing  and  tear  gas  shooting  battle 
between  police  and  protestors. 

At  the  end  of  it  all,  72  had  been  arrested,  31  had  been  injured,  and  about  $3,000 
damage  had  been  done  to  University  property. 

Among  the  injured  was  David  E.  Stormer,  associate  director  of  campus  police, 
who  was  hit  in  the  face  with  a  brick.  He  suffered  a  compound  fracture  of  the 
nose  and  facial  cuts  and  bruises.  He  was  treated  and  released  from  University 
Hospital. 

A  police  spokesman  said  he  will  be  back  at  work  today. 

Of  the  31  injured,  including  18  police,  none  was  seriously  hurt.  All  were  treated 
and  released  from  either  University  or  Mount  Carmel  hospitals. 

Bernard  Lachner,  vice  president  for  administrative  operations,  estimates  dam- 
age to  campus  police  vehicles  at  $1,000.  He  said  five  cruisers  were  damaged,  all 
of  which  were  back  in  operation  by  Friday  afternoon. 

Lachner  said  about  $2,000  damage  occurred  to  windows  and  doors  of  campus 
buildings,  primarily  in  South  Campus  residence  halls. 

Campus  police  arrested  four  persons,  none  of  whom  were  students,  and  of  the 
68  arrested  by  Columbus  police,  28  were  students,  Lachner  said. 

Meanwhile,  Saturday  night  city  police  Intelligence  Bureau  officers  filed  affi- 
davits charging  about  14  additional  persons  with  offenses  related  to  the 
disturbance. 

Included  in  the  list  was  former  Undergraduate  Student  Government  President 
Jerome  Friedman,  on  a  charge  of  inciting  to  riot.  As  of  Sunday  afternoon,  Fried- 
man had  not  been  located. 

The  demonstration  began  early  Thursday  evening  with  a  rally  by  about  100 
persons  on  the  Oval.  The  rally  was  organized  to  protest  military  research  at  the 
University  and  President  Nixon's  Indochina  policy. 

At  about  8  :30  the  group  marched  to  the  ROTC  Building,  led  by  Colin  Neiburger 
and  Margaret  Miemik,  gathering  marchers  until  the  crowd  size  reached  about 
250,  observers  said.  The  group  tried  to  take  over  the  building  but  were  prevented 
by  the  building's  gates  and  by  University  policemen  on  the  scene  and  inside  the 
building. 

The  group  left  the  ROTC  Building  and  moved  to  15th  Avenue  and  High  Street, 
where  they  blocked  traflSc,  smashed  windows,  overturned  trash  barrels,  and 
pulled  an  old  truck  into  the  intersection. 

Columbus  police  stood  by  for  more  than  two  hours  without  taking  action  as 
Undergraduate  Student  Government  President  Mike  White  and  Off  Campus 
Student  Association  member  David  Showalter  met  with  Police  Chief  Earl  Burden 
in  an  effort  to  get  the  police  to  wait  before  taking  action. 

At  12  :23  Columbus  Safety  Director  Bernard  Chui)ka  ordered  the  crowd  to  dis- 
perse. Demonstrators  answered  by  throwing  rocks  and  bottles. 

Then  Burden  ordered  police  to  move  in  at  the  15th  and  High  intersection, 
splitting  the  crowd  into  two  sections. 

Police  dispersed  the  crowd  by  shooting  wooden  knee-knockers,  which  are  one 
and  a  quarter  inch  pellets.  Cruisers  patrolled  north  and  south  from  Ninth  to  15th 
Avenues,  and  east  to  west  from  North  Fourth  to  High  Streets  until  2  a.m. 

The  last  reported  trouble  occurred  at  about  2  a.m.,  when  a  group  burned  some 
wooden  crates  in  the  street  on  11th  Avenue. 

About  45  campus  police  were  called  out  during  the  disturbance,  a  police  official 
said.  Exact  figures  on  ihe  number  of  city  policemen  on  tlie  scene  were  unavailable, 
l)ut  observers'  estimates  ranged  from  .50  to  SO.  in  addition  to  an  undisclosed 
number  of  city  detectives  and  undercover  intelligence  officers. 

A  demonstration  and  march  to  Battelle  Memorial  Institute  on  King  Avenue 
planned  for  3  :30  Friday  afternoon  failed  to  materialize,  as  only  about  50  persons 
gathered  at  15th  and  High. 

The  campus  remained  quiet  Saturday  and  Sunday,  although  police  continued 
to  patrol  the  area. 


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:-•-  EXfflBIT  No.  256-29 

AFFTDAVn 

I,  Ella  Carol  Jacques,  campaign  manager  for  the  Kontgom;ry  County 
Committee  to  Re-elect  the  President,  237  N.  Main  Street,  Dayton,  Ohio, 
swear  and  affirm  that  I  have  personal  knowlec'3e  of  the  following  disturb- 
ances directed  against  the  Nixon  Campaign  in  the  1972  campaign: 

In  September  of  1972,  two  break-ins  of  the  Montgomery  County  Committee 
to  Re-elect  the  President  headquarters  at  237  N.  Main  Street,  occurred. 
In  the  first  break-in,  office  equipment  was  damaged  and  computer  records 
id/ destroyed.  -^ //•  M 


were  stolen  ancy  destroyed 

In  the  second  break-in,  computer  printed  precinct  and  mailing  lists 
were  stolen.   Peace  slogans  and  pro-McGovern  slogans  were  painted  on  windows 
and  walls. 

Prior  to  the  Republican  telephone  campaign  in  our  area,  there  was 
another  group  calling  voijers.   The  goup  identified  themselves  a^  an  in- 
dependent polling  organization.   If  the  receiver  of  the  calls  indicated  that 
they  intended  to  vote  for  President  Nixon,  the  callers  became  abusive  in 
language  and  berrated  the  call  receivers*  choice. 

On  October  ^4,  1972,  Sera  tor  William  Brock  appeared  as  surrogate  speaker 
at  the  University  of  Dayton  Student  Center  for  the  Committee  to  Re-elect 


21-296  O  -  74  -  pt.  12  -—  18 


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the  President.   Interspersed  in  the  crowd  of  listeners  were  approximately 
30  hecklers  who  attempted  to  prevent  Senator  Brock  from  speaking. 


&M^/<^.  ''^^^ 


C^fJi-'^imm 


Then  personally  appeared  the  above  mentioned  Ella  Carol  Jacqaes  of 
Dayton,  Ohio,  and:  aade  oath  that  the  foregoing  statements  are  true  to  the 
best  of  her  knowledge  and  belief,  except  those  based  on  information,  and 
as  to  those  she  belijevep  the  same  /Qo  be^true. 

Before  me, 


le  belLeves  the  sa 


/o^fo/ 


7S 


F.  WETH  DONIEY,  Not.ry  PuHie 
In  »nd  (or  Monl9om«ry  County,  Ohio 


Motary  Public 


5165 

Exhibit  No.  256-30 


AFFIDAVIT 


STATE  OF  OKLAHOMA) 

)  ss 
COUNTY  OF  TULSA    ) 


I,  RICHARD  J.  BIGDA,   of  lawful  age,  being  first  duly 
sworn  upon  oathstate:  '  '"'■'     ' 

On  Friday,  November  3,  1972,  an  airport  reception  was  held 
for  President  Nixon  in  a  hanger  at  the  Tulsa  International  Airport. 
At  that  event  a  number  of  anti  Nixon,  McGovern  sign  carrying  youths 
tried  to  disrupt  the  President's  speech.   I  observed  these  events 
from  the  vantage  point  of  being  the  Chairman  of  the  Tulsa  Committee 
for  the  Re-election  of  the  President.   In  this  capacity,  I  was  able 
to  move  freely  in  the  area  in  order  to  coordinate  the  various  activities 
and  I  could  also  observe  many  of  the  events  which  occurred  that  day. 
Two  people  from  the  President's  advance  staff,  Mr.  Buzz  Mandel  and  Mr. 
J.   David  Andrews  were  also  keenly  aware  of  the  demonstrators. 

The  HcGo ve rn-An ti  Nixon  demonstrators  arrived  together  in  the 
reception  hanger  early,  about  noon,  the  President  was  to  arrive  at  3:15 
p.m.   They  gathered  on  a  platform  near  the  rear  of  the  building,  it  was 
elevated  above  the  general  audience  and  in  front  of  the  speakers  stand. 
They  carried  official  blue  and  white  McGo ve rn-Shr i ve r  signs  which  were 
about  16X24"  in  size  and  mounted  on  poles  and  sticks.   They  also  had  hand 
made  signs  which  said  No  More  Years,  Ban  the  Bomber,  No  More  Bombs 
and  other  anti  Nixon,  anti  war  slogans.  ;   ' 


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At  Mr.  Buzz  Mandel's  urging,  I  sent  several  young  people  into  the 
same  area  to  separate  the  demonstrators  or  dilute  their  increasing 
chants  of  No  More  Years.   I  was  not  able  to  count  them  in  the  crowd, 
but  there  were  perhaps  about  10-15.   I  heard  from  some  of  our  people 
that  they  were  making  themselves  quite  unpopular. 

After  the  President  arrived  and  he  began  his  speech,  the 
McGovern  sign  carrying  group  began  to  chant,  "No  More  Years".    They 
repeated  this  chanting  8  or  10  times  during  the  President's  address. 
Those  surrounding  the  Nixon  group  countered  with  a  chant  of  "Four 
More  Years",   in  order  to  drown  out  their  noise.   From  my  point  next 
to  the  spearkers  stand,  it  was  difficult  to  understand  what  the 
President  was  saying.   The  sound  system  was  poor  and  the  chanting  de- 
tracted from  the  effectiveness  of  the  speech. 

I  ddi  not  meet  any  of  the  demonstrators  and  personally  could 
not  identify  who  they  were.   The  November  4,  1972  Tulsa  newspapers  men- 
tion one  name,  the  Tulsa  police  may  have  others.   I  do  know  that  when 
some  of  our  Republican  youth  urged  the  demonstrators  to  leave,  the 
Secret  Service  men  who'  had  also  moved  close  to  the  anti  group  restrained 
the  pro-Nixon  youth  from  their  activities. 

One  other  incident  occurred  during  the  grand  opening  of  the 
Nixon  headquarters.   I  received  a  report  of  several  young  men  who 
were  bothering  some  of  our  teenage  Republicans  outside  of  the  buildings 
but  they  left  before  I  actually  knew  of  the  incident. 

Our  general  policy  was  to  ignore  the  McGovern  campaign, 
its  activities  and  headquarters  entirely.   We  conducted  our  campaign 


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in  a  positive  manner  without  mentioning  the  opposition. 


Ri  c h4 r  d  ' J .  Bi  gda 


Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me  this  5th  day  of  October, 


Notary  Public      C^ 


(SEAL) 


My  Commission  Expires: 


5168 


ExraBIT  No.  256-31 


I,  MERRILL  R.  JACOBS,  do  swear  and  affirm  the  following  to  be 


On  November  3,  1972,  in  Tulsa,  Oklahoma,  a  group  of  demonstrators 
numbering  35  or  40  did  appear  at  a  Presidential  rally  to  disrupt  a  political 
gathering.   The  demonstrators  were  organized  in  a  manner  to  gain  as  much 
publicity  and  create  a  vocal,  visible  disturbance. 

Said  demonstrators  destroyed  or  pulled  down  Nixon,  Bartlett  (for 
Senate)  and  Hewgley  (for  Congress)  signs  and  banners  and  replaced  them 
with  their  own  banners  bearing  obscenties.   They  also  shouted  chants  in 
order  to  drown  out  whoever  was  speaking. 

Rumors  of  such  a  demonstration  had  been  circulating  prior  to 
the  Presidential  visit  and  a  demonstration  was  anticipated.   The  policy 
of  the  Nixon  campaign  was  not  to  react  to  the  demonstrators  but  to  ignore 
them  and  hope  they  would  not  get  out  of  hand. 

After  the  incident  I  was  informed  by  several  persons  that  the 
disturbance  was  led  by  a  Mr.  Lane  of  Tulsa  who  was  a  McGovern  youth  co- 
ordinator' in  the  area.   Mr.  Lane  was  detained  and  questioned  by  Tulsa 
police  after  the  rally. 

The  demonstration  could  be  described  as  "semi-violent"  in  as 
much  as  signs,  banners,  etc.  were  destroyed,  but  to  the  best  of  my  know- 
ledge no  physical  violence  occurred. 

There  can  be  no  doubt  that  the  demonstration  was  planned  well 
in  advance.   The  people  in  question  arrived  at  the  rally  site  early  and 
staked  out  their  positions.   It  was  not  a  spontaneous  outburst.   The 
demonstrators  were  well  supplied  with  McGovern  signs  and  placards,  and 
their  intent  was  to  prevent  Nixon  from  being  heard  and  at  the  same  time 
gain  press  for  their  candidate,  McGovern.   The  point  of  the  matter  being 
that  the  protestors  were  attempting  to  prove  that  President  Nixon  did  not 
have  solid  support  at  the  rally. 

Being  present  at  the  McDonnell  Douglas  facility  where  the  rally 
and  demonstration  occurred  and  observing  the  event  with  much  interest, 
I  swear  that  the  above  is  a  true  account  of  the  events  of  that  day  of 


which  I  have  personal  knowledge. 


C^l^ 


MERRILL  R.    JACOBS 

1972   Oklahoirfa^hairman 

Young  Voters' for    the    President 


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TCRIFICATION  BY  OATH  OR  AFFIRMATION 


STATE  OF  OKLAHOMA   ) 

)  ss  . 
COUNTY  OF  OKLAHOMA  ) 


I,  MERRILL  R.  JACOBS,  being  duly  sworn,  depose  (affirm)  and  say 
that  this  statement  of  events  is  complete,  true  and  correct  to  the  best 
of  my  knowledge. 


R.  yOACOBT 

Subscribed  and  sworn  to  (affirmed)  before  me  this  4th  day  of 
October,  1973.  ' 


My  commission  expires  June  8,  1976. 


'^-^^   y     (^  Notary/Publi^^-y    ^ 


5170 


Exhibit  No.  256-32 

TO   THE   SELECT   COMMITTEE   ON   PRESIDENTIAL   CAMPAIGNS: 

AFFIDAVIT 

JIM  RODRIGUEZ,  of  lawful  age,  being  duly  sworn,  deposes  and  says 
as  follows: 

(1)  During  the  1972  Presidential  campaign  I  served  as  youth  co- 
ordinator of  the  Tulsa  County  Committee  of  the  Re-Election  of  the  President. 

(2)  I  was  assigned  by  Richard  Bigda  and  Paula  Unruh,  County 
Chairmen,  to  organize  and  direct  the  activities  of  youth  at  the  airport 
ralley  held  in  Tulsa  on  November  3,  1972. 

(3)  X  received  information  from  our  Tulsa  Office  that  some  type 
of  disturbance  was  in  the  making  the  morning  of  the  ralley.   I  was  requested 
by  Dave  Andrews,  a  Seattle  attorney  who  was  a  member  of  the  President's 
advance  party,  to  monitor  any  disturbance  which  might  develop  and  to  report 
back  periodically  during  the  day. 

(A)   I  observed  a  group  of  college-age  youths  gather ing  just  west 
of  the  hanger  to  be  used  in  the  ralley.   There  were  several  who  had  signs, 
but  were  making  modest  attempts  to  conceal  their  contents.   By  2:00  P.M. 
their  number  had  grown  to  approximately  35  to  45  strong  and  they  were  huddled 
together  in  football  fashion.   By  this  time  It  was  obvious  to  me  that  this 
group  was  planning  some  type  of  organiied  disturbance. 

(5)  I  reported  to  Dave  Andrews  my  observations  and  he  asked  me 
to  continue  to  monitor  the  movements  of  the  group. 

(6)  It  was  sometime  in  the  vicinity  of  2:00  P.M.  when  the  group 
began  to  move  into  the  building  and  gathered_ln -an  area  directly 'in^ftont  of 
the  speaker's  platform  about  two-thirds  back  in  the  crowd.   I  would  estimate 
that  they  were  positioned  about  100  feet  from  the  speaker's  stand.   The  group 
remained  rather  placid  until  the  arrival  of  the  President. 

(7)  During  the  time  of  the  President's  walk  to  the  platform,  intro- 
duction and  address  there  was  constant  demonstration  of  disregard  for  the 
President's  right  to  speak  to  the  thousands  of  people  who  had  gathered  to 
hear  his  message.   The  group  caused  a  disturbance  by  yelling  obscentltias 

and  chanting  slogans  derogatory  to  the  President.   One  in  particular  that  I 
remember  was,  "One,  two,  three,  four,  we  don't  want  your  f--king  war."   The 
group  of  demonstrators  stole  sign  poles  belonging  to  the  Re-Elect  the  Presi- 
dent Committee  and  displayed  their  signs  high  over  the  audience. 


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(8)  Many  of  the  signs  which  the  demonstrators  displayed  were 
standard  McGovern  yard  signs.   There  were  several  homemade  signs  with  anti- 
Nixon  slogans  and  some  with  obscent it ies .  ,  , 

(9)  During  the  disturbance  several  of  the  demonstrators  were 
detained  by  local  police  for  20  to  30  minutes.   One  of  these  was  Richard 
Lane,  College  Co-ordinator  for  the  Eastern  Oklahoma  McGovem  campaign.   I 
will  comment  again  about  Mr  Lane's  involvement  in  the  disturbance. 

(10)  During  the  disturbance,  a  long-haired  male  youth  activated 
a  high-pressure  fire  hose  spraying  a  good  number  of  the  crowd.   I  saw  the 
police  pursuing  the  youth  and  do  not  know  if  he  was  apprehended  and  associ- 
ated directly  with  the  group  of  demonstrators.   I  believe  that  he  was. 

(11)  During  the  demonstration  I  was  requested  by  Bus  Mandel,  of 
New  York  City  and  a  member  of  the  President's  advance  party,  to  remove  the 
protesters  from  the  building.   The  demonstrators  said  that  this  was  a  free 
country  and  did  not  leave.   I  did  manage  to  recover  some  of  the  stolen  sign 
poles,  but  more  were  taken  as  the  rally  progressed, 

(12)  Immediately  after  the  ralley  I  went  to  the  McGovern  Head- 
quarters on  North  Sheridan  in  Tulsa  and  spoke  with  a  woman  who  identified 
herself  as  the  County  Chairman  for  the  McGovern  campaign.   I  spoke  quite 
frankly  with  the  Chairman  describing  how  I  felt  about  the  disturbance.   To 
the  best  of  my  recollection  I  said  that  my  idea  of  good  campaigning  did  not 
include  shouting  down  a  candidate  for  office  at  a  ralley  paid  for  out  of 
that  candidate's  funds.   I  also  stated  that  it  was  a  sad  day  for  Tulsa  when 
the  President  of  the  United  States  couldn't  come  to  town  without  being  the 
object  of  a  chorus  of  obscentit ies .   The  chairman  told  me  that  a  group  of 
young  people  did  stop  by  her  office  that  morning  and  pick  up  some  signs,  but 
that  she  had  no  control  over  their  use.   She  added  that  no  one  from  the 
McGovem  Headquarters  was  involved  in  the  disturbance. 

(13)  After  the  meeting  at  McGovern  Headquarters  I  started  down 
Sheridan  to  find  a  place  to  eat.   I  was  listening  to  KRMG,  a  local  radio 
station.   The  station  was  reporting  on  the  ralley  and  commenting  on  the 
demonstration  and  the  subsequent  detainment  of  some  of  the  demonstrators. 
The  announcer  played  a  statement  made  by  Richard  Lane,  the  McGovem  College 
Co-ordinator.   Lane  was  one  of  those  detained  by  the  police.   To  the  best 
of  my  recollection.  Lane  said  that  he  was  the  leader  of  the  demonstrators. 


5172 


Pa  ge  3 

and  that  the  police  had  deprived  him  and  his  associates  of  their  freedom  of 
speech.  ■ '  '  •  -  ■  <    -     ' ■     "     • .  ^  '. 

(14)   Two  days  later  I  met  Mr.  Lane  in  the  lobby  of  the  Twin  Towers 
Donu  at  Oral  Roberts  University.   I  asked  him  if  the  group  of  demonstrators 
was  any  of  his  work.   He  said  yes.   I  asked  Lane,  "Is  your  idea  of  freedom 
of  speech  the  right  of  an  individual  to  shout  down  the  President  of  the 
United  States  when  he  was  expressing  his  right  to  be  heard?"   Lane  said, 
"Yes."   I  said,  "That's  where  we  differ." 


\Lt^^^v^^  /<^Wat^yt^4^2v 


Subscribed  and  sworn  before  me  this  4th  day  of  October,  1973. 


W-^^^ 

V^No tar)/ Public 


My  commission  expires  June  8,  1976. 


5173 


EXfflBIT  No.  256-33 

AFFIDAVIT 

I,   Samuel  R.  Caltagirone       ,  do  "hereby  swear  and  depose  that: 

in  September  and  October  of  1972,  during  the  election  for 
President  Nixon,  it  was  reported  to  me  and  the'  police  of 
Kutztown  that  bullet.-  holes  appeared  in  the  plate  glass 
window  of  one  of  our  store  fronts  located  in  Kutztown  on 
the  main  street  in  Berks  Co;unty,  Pa.  on  about  three 
different  evenings  between  the  hours  of  Midnight  and  five 
A.M.  On  the  fourth  report,  a  rock  was  thrown  thru  the 
window.  This  was  reported  to  our  insurance  carrier  for  the 
campaign  thru  our  attorney  in  Phila.,  Pa.  The  glass 
window  was  replaced  by  Pittsburgh  Plate  Co.,  Reading,  Pa. 

.  Attached  is  a  written  report  of  an  incident 
that  occured  during  the  campaign.  It  is  signed  by  the 
two  women  who  witnessed  th  e  demonstration  and  enclosed 
is  the  newspaper  article. 


Then  personally  appeared  the  above  mentioned   SAMUSL  R. 

;altagirone, 

of       City  »  Reading  >    and  made   oath  that 

the  foregoing   statements  are  true  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief, 
except  those  based  on  information,    and  as  to  those  he  believes  the  same  to 

be  true.  ^  y>^(r7^*-^<.cjcd^ K^  (r/(2^ia,^^c^'-^-r-^^ 

Sworn  to  and    subscribed 
Before  me.      this    31st    day   of    October,    ft.D.    1973. 


Notary   Public 
Reading,    Berks    County,    Pa. 

My  Commission  Expires 


March  3,    1977. 


5174 

Exhibit  No.  256-34 

affidavit  ;      . 

I,    Jack  Moore,    do  hereby  swear  and  depose  that: 

I  am  a  staff  writer  for  the  Lancaster  New  Era,    which  is  located  in  Lancaster, 
Pennsylvania.      The  last  week  in  September,    1972,    a  publicity  release  for  the 
Rural  Pennsylvania  Comnnittee  for  McGovern-Shriver  was  mailed  fronn 
Harrisburg,    Pennsylvania,    using  a  State  Department  of  Agriculture  addresso- 
graph  stencil.     A  copy  of  this  release  was  received  by  Sam  Taylor,    a  Lancaster 
New  Era  staff  writer.      In  the  sanne  nnail,    Taylor  also  received  a  letter  from 
the  State  Agriculture  Department,     The  code  numbers  and  type  faces  on  the 
two  envelopes  -were  identical  to  the  release  by  the  Rural  Pennsylvania  Committee 
for  McGovern-Shriver. 

Pennsylvania  Agriculture  Secretary,  James  A.  McHale,  resigned  in  late 
August  of  1972  as  State  Chairman  of  the  above-mentioned  McGovern-Shriver 
Committee  to  avoid  possible  prosecution  for  violation  of  the  Hatch  Act. 

On  October  2,    197  2,    following  a  report  that  McHale  was  using  his  depart- 
mental staff  and  facilities  to  aid  the  political  activities  of  the  McGovern-Shriver 
Committee,    I  made  an  attempt  to  gain  access  to  conference  room  202  in  the 
Department  of  Agriculture  building.      According  to  McHale's  office,    the  only 
key  to  the   room  was  in  the  possession  of  William  Minnick,    McHale's  adminis- 
trative  officer,    who  could  not  be  located.      It  was  later  learned  that  a  police 


5175 


guard  at  the  building  had  a  key  to  room  202,    but  access  w3s  still  refused  by 
McHale's  office.      At  2:30  p.m.    on  October  2,    1972,    three  men  were  observed 
entering  room  202  and  removing  cartons  of  materials.      The  cartons  were 
removed  from  the  building,    and  it  was   subsequently  learned  that  these  cartons 

wc  re  burned. 

On  October   3,    1972,    the   Lancaster  New  Era   ran  a  front  page  story  and 
photographs   on  this  political  activity  by  the  Secretary  of  the  State  Agriculture 
Department.       As  a  part  of  the   story,    the  front  of  the  two  letter  envelopes 
referred  to  above  were   reproduced.      This   story  and  photographs  are  an  accurate 


description  of  the  activities  described  above,    and~^re  attached  hereto  as 


Exhibit  A. 


Then  personally  appeared  the  above  mentioned  Jack  Moore  of  Lancaster, 
Pennsylvania  and  made  oath  that  the  foregoing   statements  are  true  to  the  best 
of  his  knowledge  and  belief,    except  those  based  on  information,    and  as  to 
those  he  believes  the  same  to  be  true. 

Before  me,  /yt^-^*-^  ^  y'  Z'^',    ^^  7^  » 


'^■</'^ 


Notary  Public/'  ^ 


Marie  M.  MurpTqr 

Hotity  Public,  Lancaster,  tancsster  Conirty 

My  Commission  Expires  July  It,  1S76 


5176 

Exhibit  No.  256-35  ^^ 

To  The  Senate  Select  Commi ttee~ori"  Campaign  Actiitities 


I,  George  Willeford,  Jr.,  M.  D.,  was  notified  by  the 
Austin  Fire  Department  shortly  after  noon  on  April  22,  1972  that  the 
suite  of  offices  occupied  by  the  Republican  Party  of  Texas  on  the 
third  floor  of  the  Littlefield  Building  in  Austin,  Texas  was  on  fire. 

I  immediately  went  to,  the  Littlefield  Building  to  inspect 
for  possible  damage.  I  was  admitted  into  the  building  and  allowed  to 
go  to  the  third  floor  in  the  company  of  a  fireman,  who  was  obviously 
a  supervisor.  After  the  flames  were  put  out,  ceiling  and  wall  panels 
torn  out  and  so  on,  it  was  obvious  that  one  end  of  our  suite  was  heavily 
damaged  and  the  rest  of  our  office  was  smoked  filled.  An  official  of 
the  Fire  Department  inspected  the  area  closely  and  pointed  out  a  spot 
on  the  floor  in  front  of  one  of  the  offices  that  had  suffered  extreme 
heat.   I  was  told  at  this  time  that  the  evidence  around  this  particular 
area  indicated  arson--further  tests  and  study  confirmed  his  initial 
opinion.  (A  copy  of  the  Marshall's  report  is  attached  as  evidence.) 

To  my  knowledge,  no  one  has  ever  been  charged  with  this 
arsonist  act.  The  fire  took  place  during  the  time  when  anti-war 
demonstrations  and  campus  turmoil  was  prevalent  at  the  University  of 
Texas  and  threats  were  common  in  other  state,  federal  and  political 
offices. 


The 
Littlefield 
warned  by  re 
further  acts 
quarters  was 
any  further 
we  hired  an 
addition  to 
a  sign-in/si 
6  p.m. 


fire  forced  us  because  of  the  damage  to  relocate  in  the 
Building.  Later  in  the  ye^r,  before  the  election,  we  were 
sponsible  Austin  authorities  that  their  intelligence  indicated 
of  arson  or  intrusion  were  anticipated.  Our  state  head- 
considered  a  prime  target.  To  head  off  as  best  as  possible 
incidents,  and  acting  on  the  advice  of  the  Austin  police, 
armed  guard  to  provide  all  night  in-office  service.  In 
this  precaution,  the  management  of  the  building  instituted 
gn-out  procedure  for  everyone  moving  through  th^'are^^^after 


George  Wi 
State  Chain 


Sworn  to  before  me  this 
f^    day  of_^^^^^::C^,  1973 

Notary  Public 


5177 


Matter  RIe  No ^5-_4A6.. 


FIRE  MARSHALS  OFFICE  -  AUSTIN.  TEXAS 
FIRE    INVESTIGATION    REPORT 


^   Building   Fire 

Dafe  of  fire AP^i  L  22  .    1 972  _        . 

Locafion 104_East_6th  Street 


rn   Other  (Specify) 

Time        A.M.  _     2:20         P.M. 

._.___. Persons  Killed 

"        Injured     

"        Made  Homeless. 

LittTefield  Building  Corporation 


Kind  of  Structure 1  Jtory  Bri  ck„._ 

How  Occupied Office  Buijdi  n^. 

Owner 


Occupant 

Occupant 

Causa  of  fi're- 


State  Republican  Executi ve  Commi ttee.  et  a1 


INCENDIARY 


Building:  $_ 

Contentt: 


Contents: 


But.  Inter 


INSURANCE  CARRIED: 


Total 


1.600,000.00     $ 1^5a0^00.0Q^     $ 41,82J_._PP„ 


Insured 

.$_    41.821.00 


60,000.00 


55,00Q.0D_ 


_i.^i22,0Q. 


3.422.00 


1.660.000.00 


1.645.000.00 


_45^243,QiL 


45,243. 


Local  Agent: 


Insurance  Company  i  Policy  No: 


Amt.  Insurance 


Remarks: 


SEE  ATTACHED  LIST 

A  fire  of  incendiary  origin  gutted  about  50  feet  of  hallway  in  front  of  offices 
number  327-329  and  331.  An  incendiary  device  had  been  placed  in  front  of  329 
and  a  flamnable  liquid  poured  in  front  of  the  other  doors.  The  offices  were 
closed  and  locked.  There  was  minor  fire  damage  inside  the  offices.  Smoke 
damage  was  heavy  in  the  offices,  hallways  on  the  third  and  fourth  floor,  and 
other  offices  located  on  the  third  floor.  The  remains  of  the  incendiary  de- 
vice were  removed  and  retained  for  evidence.  There  was  a  strong  odor  of  gaso- 
line in  the  hallway  at  the  time  of  the  fire.  The  majority  of  the  offices  on 
the  third  floor  are  occupied  by  the  "op'iblican  Party  Election  Campaign  Head- 
quarters.  The  fire  was  directed  at  this  organization.  However,  there  is  no 
apparent  motive  at  this  time.  This  investigation  will  continue. 


Nam«  at  fi 
D«l<  t  Tim 
Adjyitir. 
fM  lU  «... 


.  M.r.h.i: Leiand  Ij.  Priest 

,  in...«,..io.  s..r>.^.         4-22-72  4:15  p.m. 

5-9-72  '°-"°" 


JCftites  0.  Loflin 


Chief  Investigator   


5178 


Insurance  Information  for  fire  at  104  East  6th  Street  -  Littlefield  Building. 

INSURED:           Littlefield  Building  Corporation 

AGENT:  C.  A.  Schutze 

POLICY  INFORMATION:  Conriercial  Insurance  -  F6273588  $450,000.00 

Commercial  Insurance  -  F6273592  $b50,000.00 

Twin  City  Fire  Ins.  -  115049  $200,000.00 

West  American  Ins.  -  1314433  $200,000.00 

(Rent  Coverage)Commercial  Insurance  -  F6273586  $190,000.00 

INSURED:  Better  Business  Bureau  -  404  Littlefield  Building 

AGENT:  Enfield  Agency 

POLICY  INFORMATION:  Aetna  -  547931  (contents)  $  15,000.00 

INSURED:  B.  G.  Shelby  DBA  Shelby  Co.  -  322  Littlefield  Building 

AGENT:  Nieman,  Hanks,  and  Puryear 

POLICY  INFORMATION:  General  Accident  -  4541217  (contents)       $  25,000.00 


INSURED:  State  Republican  Executive  Committe 

AGENT:  "  Employers  Ins.  of  Texas 

POLICY  INFORMATION:  Employers  Casualty  Co.    -   FMC041362  (contents)$  15,000.00 


Data  of  fh!s  report. 


5179 

Austin    Fire    Morshal's   Office 

FOLLOW-UP  INVESTIGATION  REPORT 

May  9,   1972 


(Wh<r<  Work  St«ri.d| 


-Time 


FIRE 


(Fir«-Ezplo«ion-Complalnt) 


104  East  6th  Street _ 

(Location) 


April  22.  1972 

[DaU] 


On  Saturday  afternoon,  April  22,  1972,  a  fire  was  reported  on  the 
third  floor  of  the  Littlefield  Building.  Mr.  B.  G.  Shelby  occupies 
Suite  322,  doing  business  as  Shelby  Company.  Mr.  Shelby  specializes 
in  distinctive  printing.  Mr.  Shelby  said  he  was  working  in  his  of- 
fice and  noticed  smoke  coming  in  the  office.  He  said  he  inmediately 
called  the  Fire  Department,  lie  then  opened  the  door  to  the  corridor 
and  it  was  loaded  with  smoke.  A  fire  escape  was  just  to  the  left  of 
Mr.  Shelby's  office  door  and  he  used  the  fire  escape  to  leave  the 
building.  The  fire  was  located  in  a  short  hallway  off  the  main  cor- 
ridor. Mr.  Shelby  said  he  did  not  believe  he  could  have  got  past 
the  hallway  to  the  elevator  due  to  the  heavy  smoke  and  flames.  Mr. 
Shelby's  office  and  equipment  suffered  considerable  smoke  and  mois- 
ture damage.  Mr.  Shelby  wa's  interviewed  at  the  fire  scene  and  again 
on  Monday,  April  24.  He  said  he  did  not  hear  or  see  anyone  in  the 
hallway  since  he  was  concentrating  on  his  work  and  the  first  he  knew 
of  the  fire  was  when  the  smoke  started  coming  into  his  office. 

The  hallway  in  front  of  offices  327,  329  and  331  was  completely  gut- 
ted by  the  fire.  These  offices  and  several  other  offices  on  the 
third  floor  are  occupied  by  the  State  Republican  Executive  Committee. 
The  offices  are  used  for  campaign  headquarters,  printing  offices, 
and  other  services  for  the  Republican  Party.  The  fire  did  not  acutal- 
ly  get  into  any  of  the  offices.  There  was  extensive  smoke  and  some 
water  damage  to  the  contents  of  the  rooms  served  by  the  hallway  that 
was  gutted.  Some  of  the  printing  supplies  and  materials  stored  along 
the  walls  of  the  office  next  to  the  fire  area  were  damaged  by  fire 
when  the  glass  in  the  doors  and  windows  broke  out.  The  heaviest 
damage  was  to  the  wiring  and  telephone  lines  in  the  ceiling  of  the 
hallway.  The  remainder  of  the  hallway  and  offices  on  the  third  floor 
suffered  heavy  smoke  damage.  There  were  varying  degrees  of  smol'e 
damage  on  the  fourth  floor.  The  stairway  from  the  third  to  the 
fourth  floor  was  open  and  there  was  nothing  to  stop  the  flow  of  smoke 
up  the  stairway. 

Fire  Inspector  R.  E.  Brune  was  on  duty  at  the  time  of  the  fire  and 
made  the  preliminary  investigation.  Fire  officers  on  the  scene  be- 
lieved the  fire  had  originated  in  wiring  in  the  ceiling  of  the  hall- 
way. Inspector  Brune  was  able  to  determine  that  the  fire  was  of  in- 
cendiary origin  and  recovered  the  remains  of  an  incendiary  device  that 
had  been  placed  in  front  of  the  door  to  office  number  329.  It  ap- 
peared that  a  flammable  liquid  had  also  been  poured  in  front  of  the 
doors  to  the  other  offices  in  this  hallway. 


21-296  O  -  74  -  pt.  12  ---  19 


5180 


Page  2 


The  remains  of  the  incendiary  device  appeared  to  be  two  p)astic  con- 
tainers in  a  brown  paper  bag  of  the  size  and  tvpe  used  in  grocery 
stores.  There  was  also  a  white  powder  residue  around  the  plastic 
containers.  There  was  a  strong  odor  of  gasoline  in  the  hallway  at 
the  time  of  the  fire.  The  remains  of  the  incendiary  device  also 
smelled  strongly  of  gasoline. 

Jim  Kane  and  Cyndi  Taylor,  employees  of  the  Republican  Party,  said 
that  employees  had  been  working  in  the  offices  until  around  1:00  P.M. 
A  clock  in  the  office  had  stopped  at  2:20  P.M.  and  this  was  also  the 
time  the  fire  alarm  was  received. 

Noble  Lytle  of  Leander  was  the  security  guard  on  duty.  He  said  he 
had  made  the  rounds  and  was  in  the  hallways  and  corridors  of  the 
third  floor  around  1:45  p.m.  He  said  the  halls  were  clear  and  no  one 
around  at  that  time. 

Mrs.  Olivia  Smith  works  at  the  Better  Business  Bureau  office  on  the 
fourth  floor.  She  said  tRat  she  had  entered  the  building  about  1:45  P.M. 
and  got  on  one  of  the  elevators.  She  said  she  noticed  a  young  man 
around  30  years  old  had  entered  the  foyer  behind  her  but  did  not  get 
on  the  elevator.  He  just  stood  around  the  foyer.  She  said  the  eleva- 
tor did  not  move  and  she  changed  to  the  other  elevator  and  the  man 
still  did  not  get  on  the  elevator.  She  said  they  exchanged  a  few  words 
about  the  elevator  and  that  he  stayed  in  the  foyer  when  the  elevator 
started  up.  Mrs.  Smith  described  the  man  as  a  Johnny  Carson  type,  with 
light  hair,  clean  shaven,  normal  haircut,  and  wearing  a  sport  shirt. 
He  was  not  wearing  glasses.  Mrs.  Smith  said  he  was  carrying  a  bundle 
under  his  arm  wrapped  in  a  light  colored  denim  material.  The  size  of 
the  package  she  described  would  have  been  about  the  size  of  the  incen- 
diary device  recovered  by  Inspector  Brune  before  it  burned.  Mrs.  Smith 
said  the  man  did  not  have  any  distinctive  accent  or  speech  defect,  and 
appeared  to  be  about  5  foot  10  inches  tall  and  weighed  about  160  pounds. 
Employees  of  the  Republican  Party  offices  did  not  know  of  anyone  fitting 
this  description,  and  no  one  knew  of  any  threats  or  motive  for  the  fire. 
A  few  days  prior  to  the  fire  there  had  been  so  called  anti-war  demon- 
strations and  riots  at  the  University  of  Texas  jnd  several  of  the 
employees  thought  this  incident  might  have  bt-en  related  to  these  riots. 

This  investigation  will  continue. 


JDL:sc 


5181   : 

Exhibit  No.  256-36 

affidavit 


The  undersigned  being  first  duly  sworn,  deposes 
and  states: 

(1)  That  he  served  during  the  last  Presidential 
campaign  as  an  advance  aide  to  President  Richard  M.  Nixon 
and  to  members  of  the  First  Family. 

(2)  That  on  October  24,  1972,  he  was  the  advanceman 
for  Tricia  Nixon  Cox  in  connection  with  her  participation  in  a 
dedication  ceremony  for  the  Department  of  Transportation 
Personal  Rapid  Transit  System  in  Morgantown,  West  Virginia. 

(3)  That  preceding  and  during  the  dedication 
ceremonies,  a  number  of  student  demonstrators,  estimated  to 
be  approximately  100  in  number,  attempted  to  disrupt  the 
ceremony  through  chanting  and  catcalling  during  the  progress 
of  various  speeches. 

(4)  That  the  organization  sponsoring  the  demon-  .,. 
stration  was  identified  as  the  Coalition  to  Stop  the  Re-Elec- 
tion  of  President  Nixon.   An  article  announcing  the  demonstra- 
tion appeared  in  the  University  of  West  Virginia  Campus  news- 
paper the  day  preceding  the  dedication.   See  attached.    "*  '' 


'i/^o/. 


Howard 


bye 


Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me 
this     A/Hdav   of    rJr:^;^       .   1973. 


Demonstration  set 
at  PRT  ceremony 

The  "Coalition  to  stop  the 
Re-election  of  President 
Nixon"  is  sponsoring  a  demon- 
stration at  the  PRT  dedication 
on  Tuesday,  Oct.  24. 

Those  who  wish  to  partici- 
pate are  asked  to  meet  in  front 
of  the  Engineering  Building  on 
the  Evansdale  Campiii-ai-aJO 
aaxuTuesdaj^^according  t^ 
^lan  J~~Stephans.  spokesman 
lor  tlie'gronp: — ^ '    ^ 


Notary 'Rjblic    in  and   fpr  the  -S-LuLe 
-erf    l2>Cx.^l.i^^  r^'.rOi-y^^l^et^    rooiding 
■in  ' 


■*«^ 


My    commission  expires    /)/.ur^  /V  /9?-i 


^ 


5182 

Exhibit  No.  256-37 

affidavit  ^ 

I,  Richard  M,  Cohen,  do  hereby  swear  and  depose  thatt 

I  presently  reside  at  6U7  East  Capitol  Street,  Washington,  D.C,  and 
am  presently  employed  at  The  American  Broadcasting  Company,   In  August  1972, 
I  decided  that  I  would  join  the  HcGovern  for  President  campaign  in  early 
September  1972.   In  August  1972,  I  had  a  meeting  with  Ted  Van  Dyk  with  regard 
to  a  possible  position  in  the  McGovern  campaign.  At  that  meeting.  Van  Dyk 
suggested  that  I  might  undertake  a  project  involving  traveling  on  the  President's 
or  Vice  President's  campaign  planes  so  that  I  might  have  ready  access  to  all  events 
occuring  on  or  off  the  planes.  The  primary  purpose  of  the  project  was  to  convey 
information  from  public  statements  rapidly  to  YicGovern  Headquarters,  ajid  a  secondary 
function  would  be  to  relate  embarassing  incidents  which  might  occur  on  the  planes. 
Van  EJ?-k  further  explained  that  there  were  other  things  that  I  might  do  for  the 
campaign,  such  as  field  organizing  or  speech  research.   I  agreed  to  do  the  project 
because  I  saw  it  as  an  opportvmity  to  combine  an  active  committment  to  the  McGovern 
candidacy  with  a  chance  to  publish  some  articles  about  the  campaign.   I  had  a  back- 
round  of  writing  a  colxunn  for  The  New  Democrat,  a  reform-minded  magazine  of  Democratic 
politics.  Van  Dyk  and  I  tentatively  agreed  on  a  salary  of  $150  per  week  plus  ex- 
penses, hopefully  to  be  paid  by  somebody  independently  of  the  campaign.  We  projected 
the  cost  of  the  project  at  $10,000.  That  figure,  however,  was  a  rough  estimate, 
and  the  project  was  never  carried  far  enough  to  refine  that  figure. 

It  was  clear  from  the  beginning  that  I  was  to  seek  legitimate  credentials  on 
my  own,  and  I  would  be  free  to  write  anything  and  for  anybody  that  I  saw  fit.   At 
no  time  did  we  even  discuss  using  phony  credentials  or  a  false  cover  story  to 
gain  access  to  the  Nixon  and  Agnew  campaign  planes. 


5183 


Van  Pyk  and  I  discussed  the  project  on  several  occasions,  and  I  also  dis- 
cussed It  with  Henry  Kimelr.an.   Van  Dyk  was  in  favor  of  the  project,  and  I  was 
informed  that  Frank  Kankiewicz,  too,  gave  his  approval.  Of  that,  I  have  no 
first-hand  knowledge.   Kimelman  was  opposed  primarily  because  he  felt  that  it 
represented  a  waste  of  McGovern  campaign  funds.   At  one  meeting.  Van  I)yk  told  me 
that  one  of  the  reasons  for  undertaking  the  project  was  that  the  Humphrey  people 
had  done  it  successfully  against  Nixon  in  1968. 

After  my  meetings  with  Van  Dyk,  I  Independently  sought  to  obtain  legitimate 
press  credentials.   I  met  with  a  senior  editor  of  a  large  publishing  house  and 
was  told  that  my  book  proposal  was  an  interesting  one  and  that  he  would  welcome 
a  manuscript,  but  that  no  "advance"  would  be  possible.   I  then  went  to  see  Gloria 
Steinem,  editor  of  Ms.  magazine,   I  suggested  to  her  a  number  of  topics  for  articles 
and  she  indicated  her  interest,   I  was  issued  a  letter  stating  that  I  was  authorized 
to  cover  the  Nixon-Agnew  campaigns  on  behalf  of  Ms.   I  would  like  to  state  that 
at  no  time,  to  my  knowledge,  did  Ms.  Steinem  have  any  knowledge  of  the  ycGovern 
connection.   I  later  filed  the  credential  with  the  appropriate  press  officers  at 
the  White  House  and  the  Executive  Office  Building. 

During  that  approximate  time,  I  visited  with  Stewart  Mott  to  discuss  his  pos- 
sible role  in  financing  this  operation.  Mott  indicated  that  he  was  skeptical  about 
it,  but  stated  that  he  would  fund  it  if  it  were  important  to  Mankiewlcz,  Van  Dyk 
and  Kimelman.  He  did  add,  though,  that  he  would  subtract  the  expenditure  from 
his  total  contribution  to  the  McGovern  campaign.   I  believe  that  he  discussed  this 
with  Henry  Kimelman  by  telephone  on  more  than  one  occasion.   The  whole  idea  was 
quashed  long  before  the  resolution  of  financial  arrangements. 


5184 


The  entire  tine-span  of  consideration  of  this  project  was  approiijnately  two 
or  three  weeks.   I  was  informed  in  very  early  September  by  Ted  Van  Dyk  that  Senator 
George  McGovern  had  been  consulted  and  disapproved  the  project,  and  that  after 
some  discussion,  all  concerned  agreed  that  we  should  not  pursue  it,  I  then  went 
to  work  for  Citizens  for  McGovern-Shriver,  where  I  enjoyed  a  short,  but  respectable, 
career  as  an  organizer. 

To  my  knowledge,  nobody  sei-ved  ray  originally  planned  function,  nor  any  similar 
function,  at  any  time  during  the  campaign  of  George  McGovern. 


Then  personally  appeared  the  above  mentioned  Richard  M,  Cohen  of  Washington, 
D.C.  and  made  oath  that  the  foregoing  statements  are  true  to  Atfe.  be?/,  of  hi9''lfnow- 
ledge  and  belief,  except  those  based  on  information,  and  arXdj 
the  same  to  be  true. 


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Notary  Public 


5185 

Exhibit  No.  256-38 

affidavit 

I,    Toni  B.    Greenwood,    do  hereby  swear  and  depose  that; 

On  October   12,    1972  I  was  office  manager  forthe  Washington  office 
of  Democrats  for  Nixon  located  at   1010     I6th  Street,    N.    W.,    Washington,    D.    C. 
At  approximately   11:00  A.M.    on  October   12,    1972,    75  to   100  people  entered 
the   office.      They  identified  themselves  as  a  "poor  people's  lobbying  group" 
against  pending  welfare  legislation.      I  found  travel  vouchers  which  indicated 
that  buses  or  reimbursement  for  gasoline  had  been  provided  to  transport  some 
of  the  demonstrators  from  as  far  away  as  Philadelphia  and  Baltimore.      The 
group  took  over  the  office  and  proceeded  to  tear  down  our  Nixon  campaign 
posters.     Nixon  campaign  material  was  destroyed  by  the  demonstrators  and 
pro-McGovern  literature  was  left  in  the  headquarters.      Typewriters  and  other 
office   equipment  were  damaged  by  the  demonstrators.      Office    supplies   such 
as    staplers  and   soft  drinks  kept  on  hand  for  our   volunteer  workers  were   stolen. 
Typewriter  Wite-Out  was  poured  on  the  carpet  staining  it  permanently.     A 
number  of  long  distance  telephone   calls  were  made  by  the   demonstrators  on 
our  telephones.     At  4:30  P.M.   I  told  the  demonstrators  they  would  have  to 
leave  or  face  arrest.     At  5:00  P.M.    the  demonstrators  vacated  the  office, 
except  approximately  20  people  who  volunteered  to  remain.      Those  that  remaine< 
were  arrested  by  the  Metropolitan  Police. 


5186 


Attached  as  Exhibit  A  is  an  article  appearing  in  the  Washington   Post 
on  October    13,     1972.      This  article  accurately  describes  the   demonstration. 


Then  personally  appeared  the   above   mentioned  Toni  B.    Greenwood   of 
Washington,    D.    C.    and   made  oath  that  the  foregoing   statements  are   true  to  the 
best  of  her  knowledge  and  belief,    except  those  based  on  information,    and  as 
to  those   she  believes  the    same  to  be  true. 

Before   me,  


Notary  Public 


5187 

[From  the  Washington  Post,  Oct.  13,  1972] 

Welfare  Activists  Arrested  at  Pbo-Nixon  Office 

(By  Jon  Katz) 

Twenty  persons,  including  six  children,  were  arrested  last  niffht  after  a  day- 
long takeover  by  more  than  75  welfare  rights  protesters  of  a  Washington  office 
of  Democrats  for  Nixon. 

The  demonstrators,  from  Washington.  New  York  City,  Baltimore  and  Phila- 
delphia. tKcupietl  an  otfice  of  the  campaign  group  at  1010  16th  St.  NW  shortly 
after  11  a.m.  and  converted  it  into  a  "poor  i>eople's  lobbying  group"  against 
pending  welfare  legislation. 

They  were  i)ermitted  to  remain  inside  the  storefront  office  until  4 :30  p.m. 
when  office  manager  Toni  Greenwood  told  them  they  had  to  leave  or  face  arrest. 

Tlie  bulk  of  the  demonstnitors  left  shortly  before  5  p.m.,  Imt  the  20,  including 
George  Wiley  and  Audrey  Colom.  both  officials  of  the  National  Welfare  Rights 
Organization    (NWRO).  refused  to  leave  and  were  escorted  out  by  police. 

Sliortly  after  they  entered  the  office,  the  demonstrators  destroyed  all  Nixon 
campaign  literature  in  sight.  They  ripi>etl  ix>sters  off  of  the  walls  and  windows 
and  replaced  them  with  welfare  rights  literature  and  signs. 

Throughout  the  day  uniformed  metropolitan  police  stood  out.side,  but  acce<led 
to  requests  by  Democrats  for  Nixon  officials  that  the  demonstrators  be  i>ermitted 
to  remain. 

Despite  the  destruction  of  the  literature.  Wiley  and  Roxanne  Jones  of  the 
Phi'adelphia  WRO  repeatedly  urged  the  demonstrators  not  to  bother  the  cam- 
paign workers,  several  of  whom  bantered  and  exchanged  food  with  the  protesters. 

The  demonstrators  burst  into  cheers  and  chants  when  Wiley  told  them  at 
1  p.m.  that  they  cou'd  remain.  "We  official'y  declare  this  place  the  poor  people's 
campaign  again.st  HR-1   (welfare  legislation)  before  Congress,"  said  Wiley. 

There  were  no  injuries  or  incidenrs  during  the  arrests.  Police  said  all  20 
were  charged  with  unlawful  entry.  The  men  were  taken  to  the  second  district 
police  station,  the  women  were  taken  to  the  Women's  Detention  Center,  and  the 
juveniles  were  taken  to  the  youth  division  holding  center  in  Georgetown,  said 
police. 

The  welfare  rights  official  said  the  takeover  was  prompte<l  by  television  ads 
sponsored  by  Democrats  for  Nixon  warning  that  the  election  of  Democratic 
nominee  George  McGovem  would  result  in  an  increase  in  the  number  of  welfare 
recipients. 

The  demonstrators.  Wiley  said,  were  also  protesting  and  lobbying  against 
provisions  of  the  Social  Security  Bill  (HR-1)  which  went  to  conference 
Wednesday.  Welfare  organizations  charge  that  some  pro^"i.sions  are  "racist  and 
repressive." 

The  bill,  said  Wiley,  would  strip  the  poor  of  legal  protection  and  force  some 
welfare  recipients  and  tlieir  children  to  live  far  below  minimum  subsistence 
levels. 

Provisions  of  the  bill  attacked  by  NWRO  include : 

Authorizations  of  $400  million  for  tests  of  various  welfare  provisions  the 
NWRO  says  lack  safeguards  for  the  poor. 

PermisiSion  for  states  to  cut  back  Medicaid  programs  for  the  poor  and  to 
charge  the  poor  for  part  of  the  services. 

Requirements  that  Social  Security  numbers  be  assigned  to  children  of  welfare 
recipients  to  check  cheating :  barring  added  payment.s  to  welfare  women  who 
are  pregnant ;  creating  a  federal  system  to  track  down  deserting  fathers :  re- 
establishing residency  requirements ;  and  softening  confidentiality  rules  for  wel- 
fare case  records. 

Democrats  for  Nixon  is  headed  by  former  Treasury  Secretary  John  Connally, 
who  was  (Campaigning  on  Mr.  Nixon's  behalf  yesterday  and  was  unavailable  for 
comment. 

A  spokesman  for  the  group,  which  is  headquartered  in  the  Madison  Office 
Building  at  15th  and  M  Streets  NW,  said  the  demonstrators  were  permittetl 
to  remain  during  the  day  "because  they  didn't  bother  anyone  and  were  dem- 
onstrating for  something  they  believe  in.  There's  no  reason  to  evict  them." 

Wiley  said  if  the  provisions  were  not  eliminated,  the  group  would  continue 
it.«  occupation  of  the  Democrats  for  Nixon  storefront  as  a  lobbying  center  against 
the  bill. 


5188 

EXfflBIT  No.  256-39 

AFFIDAVIT 

I,  ROBERT  C.  ODLE,  JR.,  do  hereby  swear  and  depose  that: 

I  am  employed  as  Executive  Assistant  to  the  Assistant  Secretary 
for  Housing  Management  at  the  Department  of  Housing  and 
Urban  Development.   I  reside  at  309  North  Saint  Asaph  Street, 
Alexandria,  Virginia. 

During  the  1972  Presidential  Campaign,  I  held  the  position 
of  Director  of  Administration  for  the  Committee  for  the 
Re-election  of  the  President.   During  the  campaign  the  CRP 
was  greatly  concerned  for  the  security  of  its  National 
Headquarters  at  1701  and  17  30  Pennsylvania  Avenue  in 
Washington,  D. C.   This  concern  was  due  to  acts  of  violence 
and  destruction  which  were  both  threatened  and  perpetrated 
against  the  headquarters  of  the  CRP  in  Washington,  as  well 
as  the  state  and  local  CRP  headquarters  throughout  the 
country.   In  my  position  as  Director  of  Administration,  I 
often  received  information  regarding  these  threats,  and  acts 
of  violence  and  destruction,  and  caused  various  memoranda 
to  be  prepared  by  me  and  received  by  me  from  other  staff 
members.   These  memoranda  detailed  the  measures  which  were 
contemplated  and  executed  by  the  CRP  throughout  the  country 
to  protect  ourselves  against  violence,  and  against 
demonstrations  whic^  might  become  violent.   " 


5189 

During  the  1972  campaign  the  national  CRP  headquarters  on 
Pennsylvania  Avenue  was  the  object  of  numerous  bomb  threats. 
In  fact,  on  at  least  one  occasion,  we  were  forced  to  evacuate, 
for  several  hours,  the  entire  headquarters  building  due  to  a 
bomb  threat.   In  addition,  we  received  reports,  almost  on  a 
daily  basis,  from  CRP  headquarters  across  the  country  that 
had  received  bomb  threats  directed  against  their  buildings. 
Moreover,  at  least  one  CRP  office  was  completely  destroyed  by 
arsonists  and  a  bomb  also  exploded  in  the  Alameda  County 
Republican  headquarters  in  Oakland,  California,  causing 
considerable  damage.   These  bomb  threats  and  actual  bombings 
caused  us  intense  concern,  and  necessitated  the  distribution 
of  a  memorandum  to  all  our  state  chairmen  recommending 
procedures  to  be  employed  in  the  event  of  bomb  threats  or 
other  destructive  or  dangerous  incidents  or  threats  thereof. 
I  have  attached  to  this  affidavit  a  copy  of  that  memorandum 
dated  September  25,  1972. 

Another  cause  of  great  concern  during  the  1972  campaign  was 
the  numerous  demonstrations  which  occurred  throughout  the  country 
including  the  District  of  Coliombia.   During  the  1972  campaign, 
many  demonstrations  occurred  at  or  near  the  national  CRP 
headquarters  on  Pennsylvania  Avenue.   On  one  occasion,  for 
example,  a  group  of  demonstrators  chained  themselves  to  the 


5190 


door  of  the  building  at  17  30  Pennsylvania  Avenue  for 
approximately  24  hours.   During  this  demonstration,  blood 
was  thrown  by  the  demonstrators,  both  on  the  buildings  and 
on  Nixon  campaign  workers.   The  headquarters  was  forcibly 
shut  down  for  an  entire  day.   Finally,  the  CRP  headquarters 
received  many  threats  against  the  life  of  the  President, 
the  Vice  President,  the  Campaign  Director,  and  the  wife  of 
the  Campaign  Director. 

Thus,  the  extreme  concern  which  the  CRP  had  for  the 
security  of  its  staff  and  National  headquarters  was  caused 
by  a  series  of  death  threats,  bomb  threats,  threats  of 
demonstrations,  demonstrations,  threats  of  violence,  and 
actual  violence,  both  in  Washington  and  at  CRP  offices 
across  the  Nation  —  a  kind  of  harassment  which  I  believe 
is  unparalled  in  American  political  history. 


5191 


Then  personally  appeared  the  above  mentioned 
ROBERT  C.  ODLE,  JR., 'of  Alexandria,  Virginia,  and  made 
oath  that  the  foregoing  statements  are  true  to  the  best 
of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  except  those  based  on  informa- 
tion, and  as  to  those  he  believes  the  same  to  be  true. 


Before  me,  this  day  of  November,  1973 


ROBERT  C.  ODLE,  Jr. 


Notary   Public 

My  Commkslon  Expiies  luna  30,  1976 


5192 


Committee  for  the  Re-election  of  the  President      -     ■- 

MEMORANDUM 

'  .   ,      September  25,  1972 

MEMORANDUM  FOR  STATE  CHAIRMEN 

FROM:,     ROBERT  C.  ODLE,  JR.  ^  ^(*  ,  ^  * 

SUBJECT:   Security  Measures 


As  you  may  have  read,  a  campaign  facility  in  California  was 
the  recent  victim  of  an  arsonist.   It  is  possible  that  some 
storefronts  in  your  state  will  also  become  targets  for 
demonstrations  or  incidents  similar  to  California's  experience. 

While  it  is  almost  impossible  to  predict  or  prevent  a  spontaneous 
incident,  the  following  precautions  are  suggested: 

1)  Require  positive  identification  (e.g.,  a  driver's  license) 
of  all  unknown  persons  who  volunteer  to  work.   A  guest  register 
is  also  helpful. 

2)  Local  police  (including  campus  police  when  appropriate) 
should  be  notified  of  the  existence  of  a  storefront  and  its 
hours.   The  police  should  also  be  given  the  name  and  the 
phone  number  of  the  person(s)  to  be  contacted.   Someone  should 
be  designated  as  responsible  on  a.2A-hour  basis.   Close  liaison 
with  local  police  should  be  developed.   The  police  should  also 
be  asked  to  provide  infomation  regarding  their  recommended 
procedures  for  bomb  threats  and  suspicious  packages. 

3)  Call  collect  Stephen  B.  King,  Director  of  Security  for  the 
National  Committee,  immediately  upon  learning  of  any  incident, 
actual  or  potential.   His  office  number  is  202/  333-6120. 
Steve's  home  number  is  703/  360-5642. 

4)  Consideration  should  be  given  to  contingencies  in  the  instance 
of  petitioning  demonstrators,  a  confrontation  inside  the  facility, 
etc.   Who  will  meet  with  demonstrators,  receive  petitions,  etc.? 
One  or  two  demonstrators  could  be  permitted  in  a  facility  if  they 
demand  it  and  it  seems  appropriate.   Police,  of  course,  should 
handle  any  serious  problem  within  their  jurisdiction  (street, 
sidewalk) .   Careful  planning  could  avoid  incidents  or  complaints 
to  the  police. 


5193 


5)   None  of  the  above  should  preclude  you  or  any  office 
manager  from  making  arrangements  on  an  Individual  need  basis; 
e.g.,  providing  guards  at  night  and/or  day.  Installation  of 
alarm  systems,  etc.   The  expense,  of  course,  must  be  borne 
locally.   The  Wackenhut  Corporation,  a  private  security  firm, 
has  offered  to  provide  guards,  etc.,  at  discounted  costs. 
Further  information  may  be  obtained  by  calling  Steve  King.  ' 

Please  contact  Steve  King  if  you  have  any  questions  or  if 
he  can  be  of  assistance. 


.V 


5194 

Exhibit  No.  256-40 
AFFIDAVIT 


State  of  Vfyowing,     ) 

)     ss. 
(irunty  of  Sheridan) 


I,   DAVID  B.  KENNEDY,  being  first  duly  sworn  ijpon 
oath  do  depose  and  say: 

1. 

That  during  the  year  1972  I  was  Ch^iman  of  the 
Republican  State  Central  Conmittee  of  %oniing. 

2. 

That  on  Thursday,  Novanber  2,  1972,  then  Vice 
President,  Spiro  T.  Agnew  came  to  Cheyenne,  VTyooiing  to  give  a 
carrpaign  speech  at  a  political  rally. 


That  a  great  deal  of  interest  and  enthusiasm  in 
VfyomLng  over  this  much  publicized  speech  resulted  in  an  over-flow 
crowd  of  more  than  5,000  people  at  Storey  gynnasiun  in  Cheyenne. 

k. 

That  I  was  present  at  the  rally  and  sat  en  the 
speaker's  platform  during  the  entire  rally,  including  the  Vice 
President's  speech.. 

5, 

That  there  was  no  danonstration  of  any  kind  during 
retrarks  by  any  of  the  preliminary  speakers,  but  shortly  after 
the  Vice  President  began  his  speech  a  group  of  more  than  10  but 
apparently  fewer  than  20  individuals  created  a  major  disn:ptance. 

6. 

That  socoe  of  the  daronstrators  shouted  not  only 
political  slogans  but  obscenities  as  well.  MDSt  of  the  disruption, 
hcMever,   was  caused  by  the  demonstrator^  blowing  whistles  \%hich 
was  dene  so  censtantly  that  I  found  it  impossible  to  hear  more 
than  isolated  phrases  of  the  Vice  President's  speech  for  a  major 
porticn  of  the  speech. 

7. 

That  subsequent  reports  in  the  press  and  an  inves- 
tigation into  the  incident  have  shown  that  the  danonstrators  were 
nearly  all  from  Wyocning  and  had  been  recruited  for  the  express 
purpose  of  creating  just  such  a  disrvption. 


5195 


8.  • 


That  cne  of  t±ie  participants  in  the  demonstration 
recently  bragged  publicly  that  the  dcsncnstration  was  indeed 
"organized". 


That  by  virtioe  of  the  sad  perfonrance  of  a  hand- 
ful of  disruptive  people,  the  Vice  President  of  the  Ihited  States 
and  soma  5,000  Wyoming  citizens  who  c-ame  to  hear  him  were  deprived 
of  their  First  Amendment  riglits.  ^-- 


October,  1973. 


DATED  at  Sheridan,  Wyoming  this  29th  day  pf 


The  foregoing  affidavit  was  acknowledged 
me  by  David  B.  Kennedy  this  29th  day  of  October,  1973. 


(SEAL)  Ndpdry  Public    \^/^ 

My  comnission  expires :  \y^y'f<Z-'Ci^<)C^  ^         /^y^^J^ 


•tri'i* 


21-296  O  -  74  -  pt.  12  ---  20 


5196 


Exhibit  No.  257 


STATE.  OF    FLORIDA 
DEPARTMENT.  OF'  MILITARY    AFFAIRS 

OFFICE,-9F,THE   ADJUTANT   GENERAL 


STATE  ARSENAL.  ST.  AUGUSTINE  ^' 

32084  » 

MSCA  *  11  October  1973 

SUBJECT:   Transmittal  of  After  Action  Report  -  OPERATION  DADE 


Mr.  Robert  Sllverstein 

Assistant  Minority  Counsel 

Select  Committee  on  President's  Campaign  Activities 

United  States  Senate 

Room  G-308,  New  Senate  Office  Building 

Washington,  D,  C,   205IO 


Transmitted  herewith  is  one  (1)  copy  of  After  Action  Report  -  OPERATION 
DADE  per  yowc   request  to  Mr.  Robert  T.  Mounts,  Assistant  General  Counsel, 
Office  of  the  Governor,  State  of  Florida. 

FOR  THE  ADJUTANT  GENERAL: 


-\^ 


1  Incl  FRANK  PANZAJUNO 

After  Action  Report  LTC,  GS,  FlaARNG 

Asst.  Director,  MSCA 
OF:  Mr.  Mounts 


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HERE     WE     GO    

V.  ;      .        ^  .. .  _  . 

This    is    the     revised    edition    of    The     Manual    for    the     Republican    Conven- 
tion.        It    was    published     to-  help    you    better    understand    the    scenario,     pro- 
grams,    and    services. of    this    action. 

This  manual  should  answer  most  of  your  basic  questions  about  life  and 
services  on  the  land,  survival  in  the  streets,  and  how  the  scenario  was  de- 
ve 1  ope  d. 

As    you    read,  through    this     manual,     you'll     notice     the     strong    emphasis    we 
place     on    Viet    Nam     and    the     Vietnamese.         We    do    so,     not    only    because     that 
country    is    the     main    target    of    Nixon's    genocidal     game     plan,     but     because 
there     is    much    that    we     can    learn    from     the     Vietnamese     revolution.         The 
people     in    Viet    Nam    have    demonstrated    to    the    world     that    the    spirit    and    de- 
termination   of    the    people     can    spell    victory. 

They  have  also  taught  us  what  organization  and  revolutionary  discipline 
can  mean  for  any  struggle.  Tiiis  manual  seeks  to  develop  our  skills  in  or- 
ganization   and    discipline     by    defining    our    actions    and    our    needs. 

For    the     next    few  "days,     all    power    to    the     people. 

Hoa     Binh,     (in    peace)  '' 

The     Red     Buffalo    Press  i 


LETTER    FROM    THE    VIETNAMESE 


Dear     American     friends     in     Miami, 


-/      —  -     ^  —  ..  — ^^     —  .     ^ . —  ...,,  — .  —  —  »'-*-&• 

Meanwhile    we     Vietnamese     people     only    wish    to    live    in    Independence     a 
Freedom     to    build    bur    country,     like     every     people     in    this    world.        We.    do    not 
threat    the     security    of    the     U.      S.   ,     we     haven't    done     any    harm    to    the    sound 
sleen     of     the     American     Deoole. 


sleep     of     the     American     people 


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Our     dikes,      hospitals,      schools,      cities     have     been     targets     for     "smart 
bombs"     which    the     Pentagon    is    often    boasting     about    their    precision    . 
Our    civilian    population    have     been    targets    for    a  nt  i- pe  rso  ne  1    bombs    the 
pellets    or    darts    of    which     are     improved    by     U.      S.      modern    technology    and 
made     of    plastic    so    that    X     ray     cannot    detect    them. 

You    do    know    that    one     of    the     most    precious    and     great    legacy    our 
forefathers    left     us    is    2000    miles    of    dikes.         This     system     of    dikes    have     pro- 
tected   our    lives    on    the     plain    throughout    thousands    ot     years    in    our    history 
against    natural    calamities. 

In    his    statement    made     on    April     30,      1972     Mr.      Nixon     indicated    that 
dikes    were  "strategic    targets    and    indirectly    military    targets".        173     air-raids 
have-   been    systematically     and    deliberately    launched     against     the     dikes, 
thereby    posing     a     serious    threat    against    the     lives    of    millions    of    out    people. 

In    Mr.     Nixon's    eyes,     out    country    is    mer'ely     a    no    man's    land    and    our 
people     are     not    human    beings. 

Mr.      Nixon    acknowledged     however    that    he     had     good    will  ,     that    he 
wanted     to     negoiatc     seriously    a     solution''  to    the     Vietnam     problem.         This    is 
purely     ironical    and    impudent     indeedl         Mr.      Nixon    only    wants    to    win    a    posi- 
tion   of    strength     ao     as     to    force     the     Vietnamese     people     to     accept    peace     on 
his    term  s. 

He     is    often    boasting    about    U.      S.      power.         He     can    wipe     the     dikes    out 
within    a    week.         He     can    finish     off    the     North     Vietnamese     in     an    afternoon. 
He     believes    that    brutal    force     can    help    him     decide    the     fate     of    the     Vietnam- 
ese    people.        He     has    miscalculated.         The    American    and    world    people    will 
not    permit    him     to    do     as    he     likes.         The     VLetnamese     people,     like     other 
peoples,     are     self-respecting,     self-relying    and    undomitable     people.         The 
Vietnamese     people     will    never    submit    to    brutal     force.         Previously,     with 
more    than    half    a    miillion    troops    in    the     South     and    waging     over    four    years 
of    airwar    against    the     North,     the     U.      S.      could     not    bring     our    people     to    our 
knees.        At    present,     our    people     have     gathered    more     experiences    in    the    war. 
Then,     Nixon    Administration    will    never    achieve     the     aims    that    its    predecessor 
has     failed    to    achieve.         On    the     contrary,     the     longer    it    continues    the    war, 
the     more     hatred     it    will    inspire     to    our    people     for    the     aggressor     and    the     more 
it    will    strengthen    our    determination    and    solidarity    to    fight    for    the    defense 
of    our    beautiful     native     land,     our    independence     and     freedom,     our    human 
dignity    and    our    life. 

Dear    American     friends,     we     are     fully     aware     that    the     majority    of    the 
American    people     are     against    the     prolongation    of    war.         They    want    an    early 
end    to    the    war    to    let    the     Vietnamese     people     settle     their    own     affairs,     and 
not    to    wast    more     U.      S.      money     and     lives     in    Vietnam.         They    want    to    solve 
their    own    domestic    problems. 

They    have     come    to    Miami,     together    with    the     citizens    of    Miami,     they 
will     act    to     make     pressure     on    Nixon    Administration     and     to    demand     that    it 
stop    the     war,     stop     the     U.      S.      involvement     and     stop    backing     Thieu. 

With    our    best    wishes    of    success.         Hoping    we    will    meet    you    someday, 
in    Miami    or    in    our    Halong     bay    when    the    war    ends. 


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NGUYEN    MAI 

Secretary     of    the     Vietnamese     Committee 

for    Solidarity    with     the    American    People 


SCENARIO 

SUNDAY,     AUGUST    20,     1972 
Vietnamese     Cultural     Event 
TIME:        7    PM 
PLACE:        Flamingo     Park 

At    7    PM    on    Monday    evening,     August     21,     on    the     Flamingo    Park    land 
site,     Vietnamese     living    in    the     United     States    will    present    a    pageantry    of 
their    history,     a    Cultural    Event. 

Many    of    us    who    have     been    demonstrating    over    the    past    several    years, 
in    order    to    help    the     Vietnamese     in    their    struggle     for    freedom     and    inde- 
pendence,    have    heard    of    their    legendary    indominable     spirit.         But,     to    under- 
stand    a    revolution,     we    must    understand    the     people. 

The     Cultural     Event    is    a    rare     opportunity    for    us    to    see     the     Vietnamese 
portray    their    culture     through     sond,     dance,     theater    and     poetry.        The     4,000 
year    Vietnamese     legacy    of    resistance     and    independence    will    be     explained, 
demonstrating    why    Viet    Nam    is    for    the     Vietnamese.         In    addition,     Madame 
Nguyen    Thi     Binh,     foreign    minister    of    the     Provisional     Revolutionary    Govern- 
ment   of    South    Viet    Nam    will    address    the     assembly    via    transcontinental 
telephone    to    make     a    proposal    to    end    the    war. 

We     in    America    who    protest    the    war,     act    out    of    our    anger,     but    we     also 
act    out    of    love.         Let's    learn    about    those     we     love;     let's    learn    about    the 
Vietnamese     and    their    beautiful    way    of    life. 

MONDAY    AND     TUESDAY,     AUGUST     21-22,      1972 

Youth     and    Senior    Citizen 

Panel     Investigation 

TIME:        9:30    AM    -     5    PM,     both     days 

PLACE:        Jewish     Cultural    Cente,r    (429     Lenox    Avenue,     Miami     Beach) 


On    August    21    and     22     at    the    Jewish     Cultural    Center    (  Sth     and    Lenox 
Avenues,     Miami     Beach),     beginning     at    9:30    AM,     a    jury    of    young     and    old 
citizens    will    investigate    un-American    activities    that    were     carried    out    by 
the     Nixon    Administration. 

Among    those    who    will    testify    and     answer    questions    will    be    Jane     Fonda, 
William     Kuntsler,     Bobby    Seale,     Allen    Ginsberg    and    representatives    of    native 
Americans,     Chicanos,     Vietnamese     and    other    groups    with    grievances    against 
the     state . 

On    Wednesday    morning     the    jurors    will    present    tb-eir    findings    to    the 
Republican    National     Committee. 


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MONDAY,     AUGUST    21,     1972 

Women    in    Revold 

TIME:       4    PM    -     Flamingo    Park 

5:30    -     8     PM    -     Convention    Hall     Rally 

Richard    Nixon    is    carrying     out    a    genocidal    war    against    the    people    of 
Viet    Nam,     and    especially    against    Vietnamese     women    -     forcing    them     into 
prostitution,     causing    them    to    breath    chemicals    and    deliver    deformed    babies, 
destroying    the    family    fabric    of    the    society.        We    demand    an    immediate    and 
total    withdrawal    of    all    U.     S.     troops,     planes,     battleships    and    money    from 
South    East    Asia,     and    an    end    of    U.     S.     support    of    the    Thieu    dictatorship. 

The    opening    day    of    the     Republican    Convention    will    be     a    day    of 
Women'     protest. 

In  the  morning  of  Mond  ay  ,  August  21,  several  women's  guerrilla  theatre 
actions  will  confront  the  Republicans  at  their  hotels.  On  Monday,  workshops 
on    Lesbianism    and    Women    and    the     Law    will    be    held. 

At    4    PM    Monday     afternoon,     women    will    join    together    in    a    militant 
march     from     our    tent    in    Flamingo    Park    to    the     Convention    site.         During    the 
march    we    will    carry    symbols    of    the     oppression    of    women,     and    we    will    build 
a    sculpture     of    those     symbols    when    we     arrive     at    the     Convention    Hall. 

Among    those    who    will    participate     in    WOMEN     IN     REVOLT    will    be:        Jane 
Fonda,     Diane     di    Prima    (a    women's    poet),     Barbara     Dane    (  af  olksi  nger ) ,     Mary 
Ann    Scoblick    (a     former    nun     and    one    of    the     Harrisburg    Defendants),      Rita     Mae 
Brown    (poet    and    writer    for    the     Furies,     a    radical     feminist- lesbi  an    monthly), 
Tran    Thanh     Tuyet    (a    woman    from     South     Viet    Nam),     Rachel    Stone    (an    82 
year-old    woman    from    the     Miami     community)     and     Ericka    Huggins    (poet    and 
member    of    the     Black    Panther    Party). 

During    the     Tuesday    »nd    Wednesday    demonstrations,     women's     affinity 
groups    will    participate     in    mobile     non-violent    civil    disobedience,     and    sit-in 
tactics. 

MONDAY,     AUGUST    21,     1972 
Goerge    Jackson    Memorial    Event 

TIME:        8:00    PM  . 

PLACE:       In    front    of    Convention    Hall, 

"After    the    killing    is    done,     the     ruling     class    goes    on    about 
the     business    of    making    the    profits    as    usual." 
-George    Jackson 


August     21,      1972     the     night    the     Republicans    open    their    convention    to 
renominate     Richard     Nixon,     also    marks    the     first    anniversary    of    the     assasina- 
tion    of    Brother     George    Jackson.         At    8    PM    that    night,     thousands    of    people 
will     rally    outside     Convention    Hall     to    tell    our    unacceptance    with    the     police 
state    terror    of    today. 

The     people     speaking     at    the     rally    will    include    John    Thome,     George 
Jackson's    friend     and     lawyer;     spokespeople     from     the     Republic    of    New    Africa 
and    the     Malcolm     X     United    Liberation    Front;     William     Kuntsler,     defending 
attorney    for    H.      Rap    Brown,     the    Harlem    Four    and    the    Tombs    Seven;    the    law- 
yer   for    Billy    Dean    Smith,     a    black    active-duty     GI     accused    of    killing    his 
superior    officer;     and     a    brother    who    survived     Rockefeller's    massacre     at    Attica. 


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TUESDAY,     AUGUST    22,     1972 

Street    Without    Joy    -    -     March    Againit    Murder 

TIME    AND    PLACE:       Eden    Roc    and    Fountainbleau    Hotel: 

Gauntlet    of    Shame    - 

Proceition    to    ConvcDtion    Hall:        7:30    -     8    PM 
March    Againtt    Murder    - 

Wathiogton    Avenue    side     of    Convention    Hall:        8:30 


7:30    PM 


10    PM 


STREET    WITHOUT    JOY 

The    Street    Without    ^Joy,     followed    by    the    March    and    Rally    Againit    Mur- 
der,    give*    ut    our    often    misted    opportunity    to    visually    and    verbally    present 
our    anti- imperialist    and    anti-war    politics.        As    Dan    Berrigan    wrote    in    his 
letter    of    invitation    to    this    day,     "We    will    show    them    for    their    crimes..     To 
make    tlie    Street    Without    Joy    a    GAUNTLET    OF    SHAME". 


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THE    THIRD    DAY       . 

WEDNESbAY,.  AUGUST    23,     1972  ..;  '." '' 

Day 'of    Uhacceptance 

TIME:     'Delegation    Arrives    at    Doral    Hotel:       11     AM  ...     l^' 

■Rally    at    Flamingo    Park:        4:30    PM       ' 
'    March    Encircles    Convention:        S- 6    PM 
'Rally    and    Dike    Building':       6:30    PM 
'Civil    Dlso'bedlence    (Approx.  ):        6    PM  ,  '     "    ' 

End    of    Convention    Session 

Angn«t    23,'    Diiy    of    Uaacceptance  '  ' 

On    the    morning    of    the    23rd    of    August,     a    delegation    headed    by    local 
senior    citixens    will    arrive    at    the     Doral    Hotel,     Headquarters    for    Nixon    and 
the     Republican    National     Committee.         The     delegation    will    present    th'e    find- 
ing   of    their    panel    investigation    into    the    crimes    of    the     Nixon    administration. 
Central    to    thier    demands    will    be     a    GOP    acceptance    of    the     Seven-point    peace 
proposal    initiated    by    the    Provisional     Revolutionary    Government    of    the    Re- 
public   of    Viet    Nam    and    of    the    Poor    People^s    Platform,     put    forward    by    the 
National    Welfare    Rights    Organization.        A     Republican    failure    to    respond 
positively    to    these    two    basie    demand*    will    signal    the    beglnslDg    of    our    re- 
sponse   on    the    third    day    of    tlie    Repoblicsn    CooTeDtloBi       A    Day    of    Unaccep- 
tance. 

Our    response    will    be    disciplined,     angry,     and    nonviolent.        We    will    use 
three    tactics: 

1).        Dlke-building    In    front    of    the    Convention    Hall. 

2).        Stationary    Civil    Disobedience;    and 

3).  Mobile  Civil  Disobedience  to  encircle  the  Convention  Hall.  We 
hope'  to '  be  able  to  maintain  an  angry  presence  around  the  convention  com- 
plex   while    the    delegates    are    inside. 

All    participating    organizations    feel    that    mast    arrests    will    help    convey 
our    message    to '  the  "'American    people.        With     large     numbers    of    arrests    of    non- 
violent   people    who    surround    the    Convention    Hall,     our    message    of    anger    and 
znilitance    will    become     clear. 


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STATIONARY    CIVIL    DISOBEDIENCE 
(See     Map    Page     G-132) 

The    object    of    stationary     civil    disobedience    will    be    to    encircle     the     Con- 
vention   Hall    o^   Meridian    Avenue     and     17th     Street.         This    will    be     accomplished 
by    getting    people     as    near    to    the     access    roads    and    gates    on    these    two    roads 
and    sitting    down    and    allowing    themselves    to    be    arrested    (a    process    which    is 
definitely    obstructive     and    time    consuming). 

It    is    anticipated    that    people    may    encounter    police     lines    which    will 
pre  Ven-  them-   from    dire  ct  ly    si  tt  ihg    down    on    Meridian    or    17th    Avenues.         In 
that    event,     people    should    move    to    those    points    where    the    police    lines    end 
and    place    themselves    in    front    of    those  police    Irnes    and    attempt    to    deny    access 
to    the    Convention  •  Hall.         The     mobility    needed    iji    order    to    help    people     situate 
themselves    in-  strategic    locations    should     not    be    confused    with    the     mobile     civil 
disobedience     that    will    be     used    above     Dade     Blvd.         The    people     undertaking    sit- 
ins    on    Meridian    and    17th    Avenues    will     allow    themselves    to    be     arrested    or    re- 
moved   by    police,     thus    obstructing    those     key     acces    and    gate     entrances. 

MOBILE    CIVIL    DISOBEDIENCE 


People     who    engage     in    mobile     civil    disobedience     complement    the     efforts 
of    those     engaged     in    the     sit-down.         Whiel    the     sit-downs    will     be     aimed     at    the 
Streets    West    and     South    of    the     Convention    Hall,     mobile     civil    disobedience     will 
occur    only    North     and    North    East    of    the     Convention. 

The     tactical .  obj  ective    of    mobile     civil    disobedience     is    to    flood    the     north- 
ern   approaches    to    the    Convention    Hall.        To    make    this    happen,     there    are    fouur 
general     areas-.we  will    operate     in    and     a     key     intersection    in    each    area.         Please 
refer    to    the     map    for    each     area: 

AREA  4:  21st  St.  to  Dade  Blvd.  ,  lopking  north  and  south  respectively. 
From  east  to  west,  from  Bay  Rd.  to  No.  Michigan,;  Key  intersection:  Dade 
and    Alton    Roads. 

AREA     S:       W.'    23rd    Street    to    Dade     and    from    North    Meridian    to    Pnairie 
Drive.         Key    Intersection:  '     North    Meridian    and    Dade     Blvd. 

AREA  6:  West  24th  Street  to  22nd  Street  and  from  Pine  Tree  Drive  to 
Flamingo.        Key    Intersection:       '^3rd    Street    and    Dade    Blvd. 

AREA    7:       29tb.    Stre e t    to''  24 th    Street    and    from    Indian    Creek    Drive    to 
Co-llins    Avenue.         Key    Intersection:        26th     Street    and    Indian    Creek    Drive     and 
Collins    Avenue.  . 

The    basic    idea'    is'to    flood    each    of    the     four    areas    with    hundreds    of 
people    and    by    our    very    presence    to    disrupt    the    flow    of    delegate    buses    and 
vehicles.        Of    course,   .we    wi'ir'be    moving    around    in    the'   area    but    delegate 
traffic    should    not    be    allowed    to    pass    through    the    key    intersections.        As    a 
last    resort,     we     recommend    that    people     sit    down    and    not    move     to    prevent 
buses    from     making     it    through     any    of    the     key    intersections. 

If    our    efforts    in    mobile     civil    disobedience    are     frustrated    in    one    way    or 
another,     affinity    groups    should    fall    back    to    the     area     immediately    around    the 
Coiivention    Hall     and    either    Join    in    the     stationary    sit-ins    or    the    dike  -  bui  Id  i  ng. 
Clusters    of    affinity    groups    organized    into    larger    regional    groups    will    be     as- 
signed   to    each    of    the    four    areas    during    the    days    of    August    20    and    21. 


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LAND    LOGISTICS 


By    the     time     this    manual    is    completed,     Flamingo    Park    should    be     a     liv- 
ing,    breathing     community    of    revolutionary    people.         It    is    of    the     utmost    im- 
portance   that    we     gather    together    dedicated    to    confront    the     real     enemy 
Richard    Nixon,     and    his    gang    of    Republican    accomplices.        Although    the    temp- 
tation   to    draw    differences     among    us     and    engage     in    petty    squabbles    is    easy, 
we     must    resist    and    put     aside    those     divisions    that    seperate     us. 

If    we     are    truly    revolutionary    people,     we     must    show    our    eagerness    to    be 
united    and    strong.         It    is    only     in    our    strength    and    our    struggle    that    we    will 
be     able     to    beat    the     pig     system.         It    is    only    when    we     are    divided     and    frag- 
mented    that    we    will    be     defeated.         To     quote     the     famous    Indian    Chief    Miami 
Turtle,     "If    we     fight    as    single     fingers,     we     will    be     easily    divided    and    killed; 
but    if    we     form     into    a     clenched     fist,     no    enemy    will    be     able     to    defeat    us". 

The     land    has    been    divided    to    provide     the     most    space     for    camping     and 
services.        As    you    walk    in    the    Meridian    entrance    there    will    be    people    at    the 
gate     to    answer    any     questions    and    give     out     logistical    material.         To    the     left 
of    the     entrance     is    the     office    tent.         There     will    be     a     table     from    every    con- 
stituency   group    and    service     located    there.         To    the     right    of    the     entrance     is 
Expose     '72.         Within     Expose     will     be     an    extensive     multi-media    exhibition    of 
Asian,     Latin    and    Nrrth    American    life    under    American    rule.        Also    located    in 
that     area    will     be     the     major    sound    system.         The    chalked     lane     called    Ho    Chi 
Minh     Trail    will     be     lined     by    the     information    tents    of    Unicorn    News    and    UPI, 
and    the    medical    tent    staffed    by    the    acid    rescue    people;    at    the    end    of    the 
trail    will    be    the    food    facilities    of    the    Coconut    Co-op,     and     the    major    medical 
tent.        The    Ho    Chi    Menh    Trail    will    be    the    lifeline    of    this    campsite,     and    we 
ask    you    to    use    the    trait    and    not    to    walk    through    the    peoples'     living    areas. 

There    are    few    rules    on    the    campsite     and    we    ask    you    to    honor    them    for 
the    sake    of    everybody    on    the    land.        There    will    be    no    cars    allowed    on    the 
campsite;    if    you    must    make     a    delivery,     you    can    drive    down    the    trail    until 
you    arrive    at    the    closest    possible    point    to    your    site.        Please,     please,     unload 
quickly    and     leave     so    as    to    avoid    hassling     your    neighbors.         For    those     with 
campers    and    buses,     there    will    be    a    special    parking    lot    just    adjacent    to    the 
campsite.         We    will     not    tolerate     any    death    drugs    on    the     land.         We    will    ask 
anyone     pushing    death    drugs    to    leave     and    not    to    return    until    they     pledge     to 
stop.         The     security    people     are     here     to    help. 

The    swimming    is    free    and    open    20    hours    a    day,     but    it    represents    a 
special    problem.         The    pool,     during    the    Democratic     Convention,     had    to    be 
drained    because    the     filter    system     broke      down.         To    insure    that    this    won't 
happen    again,     we     are     asking    people     to    take     showers    before     swimming,     and 
that    people     not    go    to    the     bathroom    while     in    the    pool    (that    really    fucks    up 
the     filter    system).         The     county    has    said    that    if    there     is    wide-spread     nude 
swimming,     the     pool    will    have     to     be     drained.        Please     help    us    keep    the     pool 
open    -     -     it's    hot    out    there    folks. 

We    hope    to    have     a    land    program    every    day.        As    part    of    the    program, 
speakers    such    as    Jane    Fonda    and    Bobby    Seale    will    be    on    the    land.        The 
land    program     will     also    include     a    wide     range     of    political     and     skill    workshops. 


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SURVIVAL     INFORMATION 


During  the  demonstrations  at  the  Democratic  Convention  in  Miami,  it 
became  apparent  that  there  is  a  need  for  people  to  learn  how  to  survive  at 
demonstrations    in    general,     and    in    Miami     in    particular. 

Added    to    the     general    problems    of, what    to    wear    at    a    demonstration,     how 
to    protect     against    riot-control    weapons,     how     to    communicate     necessary    infor- 
mation   to    the     medics    and    how    to    remember    the     lawyer's    phone     number    were    the 
incredible    heat    and    the    strong    sun    of    Miami. 

Survival    is    everyone's    business;     it     can't    all    be     left    to    the     medics.        Some 
information    in    this    article    may    sound     like    what    your    mother    has    been    trying    to 
cram    down    your    throat    for    years.         It    takes    on    new     importance     if    you    realize 
that    even    a     sunburn    can    keep    you    from    being     effective.         What    is    worse,     it    can 
make     you    a    burden    on    others    and    put    a    lot    of    people    out    of    action. 

You    should    wear    the     same     things    to    a    demo    in    Miami     as    to    any    other 
demo,     that    it:        two    shirts,     the    outer    one    with     long    sleeves.         The     long    sleeves 
will    serve     as    protection    against    gas    and    mace     as    well     as    the     sun.         They    will 
serve     to    protect    you    against    getting    too' cut    up    by    clubs.         The    purpose    of    -t-wo 
shirts    is    that    if    you    are     gassed,     the     outer    shirt    will    be     contaminated    and    must 
be     removed.         For    the    same    reasons    long    pants    are     necessary.         You    should    wear 
boots,     shoes,     or    sneakers    with    sox.         It    is    hard     and    dangerous    to    run    in    san- 
dals,    thongs,     or    clogs    and    you    will     need    to    protect    your    feet    from    being 
trampled. 

You    should    NOT    wear    contact    lenses    if    there    is    any    danger    of    being 
gassed    or    maced.         The     lenses    can    trap    gas    on    the     eye     causing    eye    burns    or 
even    blindness.         People    with    pierced     ears    should'   not    wear    earrings    which    can 
be    pulled     resulting    in    painful    ear    injuries.        People     should    not    wear    chains, 
which    can    be     used    to    choke     you.i,     The    best    protection    against    riot    control 
weapons    is    to    avoid    riots.         This    may    not    be    possible     if    the    pigs    insist    on 
committing     violent    acts.         In    this    event    you     should    wear    a    helmet    any    time 
the    pigs    are     armed    with     clubs.         Choice     of    helmet    will    depend    on    taste     and 
money,     but    cheap    helmet    liners    can    crack    under    direct    blows    and     are     unsafe. 
Any    helmet    should    be     equipped    with    either    an    "anti-choke"     strap    or    be 
fastened    with    two    light    paper    clips    which    will    serve     the    purpose    of    releasing 
if    the     helmet    is    grabbed    from    behind,     thereby    preventing    strangulation.         The 
helmet    should    also    fit    over    the    gas    mask    if    you     are     planning    to    use     one. 

The     best    protection    against    gas    and    mace     is    to    have    your    skin    covered 
with    clothing    and    to    wear    a    good     gas    mask.         If    you     are     getting    a    mask,     be 
sure     that    the     cannister    is    unused     and    is    dated    after    1957.         Cannisters    before 
that    date     are    ineffective     against     C,S  ,     which    is    the    most    common    agent    now 
in    use.        Also    be     sure    that    you    know    how    to    clear,     fit,     and    put    on    the     mask. 
You    should    NEVER    use    vaseline     or. oil,     or    make-up    with     an    oil    base     if    there 
is    danger    of    gas    or    mace.         The     grease     or    oil    will    dissolve     the     gas/mace 
trapping    it    on    the     skin    and     causing    severe     burns.         First    aid    for    gas    or    mace 
injuries    is    in    the    outline     below. 

Anyone    who    is    taking    any    medication    regularly     such     as    insulin,     anti- 
epilepsy    drugs,     antibiotics       or    anti-alergy    drugs    should    write    that    information 
on    his    or    ber    arm     in    magic    marker.         People     who     are     allergic    to    anything 
should    write    that    on    an    arm.         You     should     also    write     needed    phone     numbers, 


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such     as    the     lawyer's    phone     number    and    the     number    of    a     friend     in    Miami. 
It    is    easy    to    forget    a    phone    number    in    the    stress    of    an    arrest    or    injury. 
The    reason    for    writing    on    an    arm     is    that     arm     is    less     likely    to    be     lost    than 
a    shirt    or    slip    of    paper. 

To  prevent  heatstroke  and  sunstroke  you  will  need  to  increase  your  in- 
take of  liquids.  Fruit  juices  or  Gatorade,  which  was  made  for  quick  absorp- 
tion by  the  body.  If  there  is  no  medical  reason  for  you  to  avoid  salt,  you 
should  take  salt  tablets  four  times  a  day.  Many  people  drink  wine  or  beer 
to  quench  thirst,  but  in  the  heat  any  alcoholic  drink  will  serve  to  draw 
liquids  out  of  your  body  (you-  piss  a  lot).  In  this  way,  if  you  are  drinking 
alcohol    in    the    sun,     you    are     even    more     likely    to    keel    over. 

As    far    as    dope    went,     we     saw    no    smack,     but    Miami     is    famous     as    a 
downer    city,     and    there    were    a    lot    of    those.        We    saw    reds    (Seconal),     Yellow- 
jackets    (Nembutal),     and    many     Quaaludes.         There    were     several    problems    other 
than    that    -     -     as    a    group    -     -     downer    freaks    don't    get    much    done. 

Alcohol     is    also     a    down,     and    they    can    combine    with    any    other    tx>    cause 
an    OD. 

The     acid    in    the     city    was    free     of    poisonous    impurities,     but    a     lot    of    it 
is    either    very    strong     or    speedy.         You    should     be     careful    of    acid    here    though, 
as    it    is    easy    to    bum     out    if    you    don't    drink     enough    or    are     near    heatstroke. 

People     who     are     going    to    Miami     in    August    should    remember    that    this 
is    no    place     for    pets    -     -     many    were     injured     in    July. 

Everyone     should    be     familiar    with    the     basic    first    aid    outlined     below,     as 
not    all    doctors    and    medics    in    Miami     know    anything     and    the     knowledge     can 
protect    you    and    your    friends. 

GAS    AND    MACE    FIRST    AID 


A.  There     are     t wo    basic    chemicals    of    tear    gas,     CN    and    CS.         These     can 
,be    dispersed    in    different    ways:        From     fog    machines,     grenades    or    cannisters, 

etc. 

B.  MACE    is    CS    in    concentrated     aerosol     form. 

C.  The    difference     in    action    is    that    CN    is    a    "weak"     gas    and    effects 
the    eyes    and    throat.         There     is    tearing    and     choking. 

D.  CS     is    stronger    and    e  f  f  e  ct  s^  e  yes,    breathing    tubes,     and     skin. 
£.         The     first    aid    for    both     is    the     same: 

1.  If    the     victim    is    wearing     contact     lenses,     remove    them     immed- 
iately. 

2.  Flush     eyes     and    skin    with     lots    of    water. 

3.  Flush     eyes    with     boric     acid    solution    and/or    eye     drops. 

4.  Wash     all     effected     with     mineral    oil,     followed    immediately 
with     alcohol. 

5.  Do     not    leave     mineral    oil    on    the     skin    as    severe     burns    will 
result. 

6.  Reassure    the    victim    before    you    start    treatment    as    to    the    fact 
that    the    water    will    hurt    and    sting    the    skin    but    this    disappears    in    a    few 
minutes.  '■  ^     -'   '  • '  -  ^  .     ;        ;. 


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F.  The     best    protection    for    an    imminent    gas    attack    it    a    gas    mask    but    you 
can    use    wet     gauze     over    your    mouth     for    a    minute     or    two.         You    should    have     at 
much    skin    at    possible    covered    by    clothing    (including     sox    and    sheet). 

G.  Remember    to    grab    hold    of    another    person    at    thit    increatet    balance 
and    decreases    panic.         Walk,     do     not    run,     out    of    gas. 

MASS     ARREST 


Wliile    the    prime    political    purpose    in    coming    to    the    GOP    Convention    is 
not    necessarily    to    get    arretted,     the    possibility    of    mats    arrest    does    exist. 
The     government    has    spent    much     time    and    effort    in    bringing    people    from     across 
the    country    to    Miami    to    help    the    Dade    County    officials    develop    a    response    to 
the    actions    of    demonstrators.        The    plan    that    has    been    developed    is    one    that 
hat    been    experimented    with    In    several    mass    arrest    situations    in    Washington, 
D.     C.  ,     in    the    last    year. 

If    the     police    decide    to    make     mass    arrests,     a    warning    is    usually    given 
over    a    loud    speaker    or    bullhorn.         People     should    not    take     the    warning    lightly 
if    they     feel    there    may    be     a    warrant    out    for    them    or    if    they    are     out    on    bond, 
et    cetera.        After    the    warning     and     the     "grace     period"     is    over,     the    police 
buses    will    come     into    the     area    with     special    police     squads    to    perform    the 
arrests.         The    police    who    are     on    the     streets    or    surrounding    the     demonstration 
will    not    leave     their    assigned     posts    unless    something     unusual    occurs.         The 
police    who    arrive     on    the     arrest    buses    will    take     people     one    by    one,     photo- 
graph   them    on    the     scene    with    their    "arresting    Officer",     fill    out    a    field     arrest 
form    with    basic     information    (name,     age,     sex,     address,     etc.  ),     and    place     them 
on    the     bus    to    be     transported    to    the     detention    facility. 

Women    (up    to     500)    will    be     taken    to    the     City    of    Miami    jail,     1145    N'W' 
11th    Street,     in    Miami.         The     first    2,500    men    will    be     taken    to    the     Dade 
County    Stockade,     6950    N.  W.     41st    Street,      Miami.         The     overflow    will    be     sent 
to    the     Youth     Fair    Building,     10901     S.W.      24th     Street,     Miami     (can    hold    between 
1,000     and     1,500    people).        When    the     Youth    Fair    Building    is    full,     any    other 
arrested    people    will    be     taken    to    piilitary    staging     areas    in    Miami.        Nobody 
will    be    jailed    in    Miami    Beach,     everyone    will    be    taken    to    Miami.        The 
police    will    use    county    statutes    to    arrest    people    in    order    to    justify    the    use 
of    facilities    in    Miami,     an^    also    to    keep    people    away    from    the    solidarity    of 
their    comrades    who    will    still    be     in    the     street. 

The     criminal    court    dockets    for    all    the     courts    in    Miami    have     been    cleared 
for    the    week    of    the     convention.         The     courts    will    operate    on    a    24    hour    per 
day    basis    during     a    mass    arrest    situation. 

When    you    are     taken    before     the    judge,     the     following    things    will    happen: 

A.         You    will    be     advised     of    your    rights. 


B.         You    will     be     assigned     an    attorney    if    you    do    not    have     one     and 
cannot    "afford"     to    hire     one. 


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C.  A  bond  will  be  set,  or  in  the  case  of  Dade  County  residents, 
personal    re  cog'ni  lance     may     be     granted. 

D.  If    you    do     not    have     money     for     bail,     you    will     be     returaed     to    the 
detention     facility     until     trial. 

As  you  can  «ee  ,  the  government  has  developed'  a  basic  machine  to 
grind  out  Amerikkan  justice.  Whether  you  cooperate  or  not  is  entirely 
your    decision,     and     not    the     legal     people's. 

...  .  .  BAIL 

It    is    not    anticipated    that    the    political    organizations    staging     this 
action    will     be     able     to    provide     bail  -in    a. mass    arrest    situation.         V/e     urge 
people    who     feel    that    they    may    be     arrested     at    sometime     during    their    stay 
in    Miami    to    make     prior    arrangements    for    bail    money.         County    offoicials 
have     informed    us    that    in    misdemeanor    cases,     money    will    not    be     taken    from 
prisoners     before     the     bail    hearing    is    heald.         This    is    beiug    done     so    that,     if, 
at    the    time     of    the     bail    hearing,     you    have     enough    money    on    you    to    post 
bail,     you    may    bail    yourself    out    of    jail.         In    the     event    that    you    do    not    have 
enough    money    when    you    appear    at    the     bail    hearing,     you    will    be     returned    to 
jail,     and    your    money,     as    well    well    as    any    other    possessions    not    previously 
taken    from     you,     will    be     removed     and    held    until    you     are     released.         It 
is    not    possible    to    predict    what    the     bail     for    the     mass     arrest     charges    will     be. 
It    would    be     good    to    carry    between    $10    and    $25    with    you.         We    discourage 
people    from    carrying     larger    amounts,     as    this    may    be     an    temptation    for 
rip-offs    by    unscrupulous    officials. 

Bail    forms    will     be     available     at    the     administrative     tent    on    the     land, 
or    from    your    regional    organizer.         We     urge    everyone     to    get    one    of    these 
forms,     fill    it    out    and    return    it    to    the     administrative    tent    or    your    regional 
organizer.         The     information    contained    will    be     extremely    useful    in    con- 
tacting    family,     friends,     or    others    for    bail    money,     if    you    are     unable     to 
bail    yourself    out. 

Although     it    is    not    known    how    long    pwople    will    remain    in    jail    following 
their    arrest,     you    should     be     prepared    two    spend     at    least    24    hours,     and    in    un- 
favorable    circumstances,     it    would     be    wise     to    anticipate    spending     as    long     as 
two    or    three     days     as    a     guest    of    the     state. 

Solidarity    in    confinement     is     crucial.         There     is    strength     in    unit,     and 
a    unified     group    of    people     in    jail    can    do     much    to     turn    a     potentially    un- 
comfortable    experience     into     a     good     collective     experience.         Stick    with 
your    sisters     and    brothers. 


Some     of    us    who    will     be     arrested    will    be     classified     as    juveniles    by     the 
State.        A    juvenile     under    Florida     law    is     17    years    old    or    under.        juveniles 
arrested    will    be    "counseled"     by    a     Dade     County    Juvenile     Authority    worker 
and    provisions    will    be     made    to    send    the    person    home.         Brothers    and    Sisters 
under    17    may    want    to    consider    this    before     being    arrested. 


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LEGAL    OFFICE 

The    legal    office,     The    Miami     Convention    Legal     Collective,     staffed 
by    moveinent    lawyers    and    legal    workers    will    be     located    at    1951     Park    Avenue 
Apartments    9    and    10.        The    telephone    number    is    (305)    538-0305.        This 
office    will     answer     questions,     provide     legal    assistance     and    coordinate    what- 
ever   bail     money     is    available. 

DRUG     LAWS 

Basically,     possession    of    any    type    of    drug    without    a    prescription    is 
illegal.         Possession    of    5    grams    or    less    or    marijuana     is     considered    a    mis- 
demeanor   and    the     case    will    be    heard    in    a     Municipal    or    Metropolitan    Court. 

Possession    of    anything    more     than     5    grams    is    considered    a    felony,     and 
the     case    will    go    to    Criminal    Court.        Sale    of    any    drug    is    a    felony.        Drug 
felonies    carry    a    maximum     5    year    sentence. 

CLOTHING 

Under    Miami     Beach    laws,     "  ski  nny- di  ppi  ng"     is    illegal.        It    is    also 
illegal    to    change     clothes    in    public,     or    wear    bathing    suits    on    the    street. 
Recently,     a     court    action    overturned    local    laws    that    made    the    wearing    of 
women's    clothing    by    men    an    ellegal    act. 

STOP    AND    FRISK   • 

The     Stop    and    Frist    Law    in    Florida    has    been    made     stronger    by    a    recent 
Supreme     Court     ruling    that    the     police    may    search     a    suspect    on    the    basis    of 
information    supplied    by    an    informer,     and    is    not    restricted    to    acting    only 
on    his    own    observations.         This,     of    course,     refers    to    the     stopping    and 
frisking     of    suspects    on    the     streets    for    dangerous    weapons. 

The     law     of    Florida    is    that    whenever    a     cop    encounters    a    person    under 
circumstances    which    reasonably    indicate    that    a    person    has    committed,     is 
committing,     or    is    about    to    commit    a    crime,     he     may    temporarily    detain 
the     person    for    the     purpose     of    ascertaining    the     suspect's    identity    and     cir- 
cumstances   surrounding    her    or    his    presence.         This    is    the     "stop"     section    of 
the     law. 

The     "frisk"     section    of    the    law    is    that    whenever    the     cop    authorized 
to    temporarily    detain    a    person    has    probably    cause    to    believe    that    the 
person    is    armed    with    a    deadly    weapon. 


21-296   O  -  74  -  pt.  12  ---  21 


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Desr     Sisters     and     Brothers, 


Greetings     from     the     New     York     Attica     Brigade! 

\Ve  are  a]]  )jc;-e  in  Miami  to  }.e!p  forge  an  alttrnative  to  tJic  jxrlitics  of  V.'ar,    Rscism  and  Re- 
fr<;rTion  -  the  rotten  frvits  cf  imperialism. 

The  AHica  Brigade  is  here  as  an  anti-impcrjalist,   sUident  based  organization  united  arotrrxJ 
three  principles  - 

-  that  the  7  Point  Peace  plan  of  the  National  IJbcration  Front/ Provisional  Revolutionary  Govern- 
ment of  South  Vietnam  should  be  ccnrcantiy  put  forth  as  the  only  way  to  bring  a  settlement  to  the  war 
in  Vietnam. 

-  tliat  the  struggles  of  oppressed  peoples  at  home  and  abicad  roust  be  linked  togetlier  in  the  fight 
against  U.    S.    imperialism,    and 

-  that  the  only  way  to  can-y  out  these  two  principles  is  always  to  keep  our  politics  up  front  in 
any  tactical  decisior^s  we  make. 

We  want  to  talk  with  people  about  the  7  Point  Peace  Plan  and  about  imperialisin  -  to  explain 
that  the  war  in  Vietnam  is  not  a  mistake,  tliat  Richard  Nixon  and  bis  administration  are  not  "insane" 
blunderer?,  but  people  and  policies  representing  a  desperate  attempt  to  keep  down  people  who  dare  to 
fight  back  against  imperialsm  -  and  who  are  winning  thjat  fight  '. 

After  years  of  struggles  -  from  the  beginnings  of  the  Civil  Rights  movement  to  struggles  on 
campuses  and  building  an  antiwar  rriovemcnt  -  we  have  learned  that  v.-e  must  keep  our  politics  - 
anti-imperialist  politics  -  visible  whenever  possible. 

In  order  to  do  this,  we  believe  we  must  have  at  least  one  demonstration  that  clearly  supports 
the  7  Point  Peace  Plan,   aUacks  the  bombing  of  the  dikes,   attacks  and  exposes  the  policies  of  the  Nixon 
administration  as  policies  representing  a  ruling  class  and  corporations  which  thrive  on  exploitation  and 
misery  of  working  and  poor  people  everywhere,   and  which  supports  the  struggles  of  all  people  against 
U.    S,    imperialism. 

We     invite     you    to    join    us    in    planning    this     action,     which     will    be 
Tuesday    evening. 

We  will  hold  a  meeting  to  discurs  more  about  it  SUNTIAY  AFTERNOON  in  FLAKJNGO  PAPvK  at 
the  N^W  YORK  REGIONAL  AREA  -  look  for  'os  there. 


S   FiQHT 


SUPPORT  THE  7  POINT  PEACE  PROGRAM  ! 


fi::.']'-    5''.  //',  ■  :  ■  -  -■  ,'-'■-'' 


SiUiitj, 


Here  is  a  suimnary  of  the  two  main  points: 

1.  The  "J.    S.   must  set  a.  terminal  date  for  withdrawal  from  South  Vietnam  of  all  U.    S.   forces.     The 
Vietnamese  guarantee  safety  of  withdrawal  operations.     Both  sides  to  release  all  captured  military 
personnel  and  civilians. 

2.  The  U.  S.  must  stop  all  aid  to  the  Thieu  regime.  The  new  government  in  Saigon  will  set  up  a  broad 
3-part  Government  of  National  Concord  to  bold  and  organize  General  Elections,  with  continued  ceasefire, 
no  reprisals,  civil  libertiet  ensured,  all  political  prisoners  freed  and  dissolution  of  all  concentration  camps. 


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On  Aug'jsl  20-23  ^n  Miami  Beach.  Rich.srd    Ni>on  and 
hu  tcliow  consDiialors  come  to  icwn  for  Ihe  fcpjb- 
l.can  Convention. '  Thojsinds  of  people  from  all  over 
the  country  will  be  there  in  the  streets  to  greet  them 
ir^  to  shew  the  American  people  lli2t  »  vote  fo:  Nixon 
h  I  vote  for    murder.    Throughout  hii  admirusiraiion. 
Kixon  sought  to  project  an  Image  that  he  was  pacifying 
the  war  in  Vietnam  and  the  population  at  home.     More 
often  than  not.  the  American  people  have  let  them- 
selves be  lulled  by  these  lies.     Now  that.it  is  clear 
that  Nixon  only  intended  to  cover  up  th«  war  tathej 
th»n  wind  it  down,  and  that  there  can  he  no  peace 


at  home  until  tr.e  war  is  cvet. 
fullscaie  offensive  against  Ni 


hould  launch  , 
reeleciion. 


For  informalion,  posters,  or  lilerature,  contact: 

The  Miami  Conventions  Coalition 

1718  Alton  Road.  Miami  Beach.  Florida  33139 

Telephone:  30S/672-0I22 

Youth  International  Party 
1674  Meridian  Avenue.  Miami  Beach.  FlosSda  33139 
Telephone:  305/53 1-S895 


HMm 


Mst  20-23Q, 


5218 


YOUTH     INTERNATIONAL    PARTY 

1674  N^RIDIAN  AVINUE 

Miami     Beach,     Floridi        33139 

(305)     531  - &S9  5 


NEWS     RELEASE 
NIXON     SUMMONED     TO    PEOPLE'S     COURT 


Anti-Kar  activities  for  the  Republican  Convention  officially  began  Wednesday,  August  9,   when  a  gross 
amount  of  Yippies  in  an  assortment  of  cars,   trucks,   vans,   unicycles  and  roller  sketes  drove  from  Flamingo 
Park  to  Nixon's  Florida  White  House  at  Key  Biscayne  to  present  the  President  with  a  Fccple's  Sumi:;)on  to 
appear  in  the  Streets,  August  20-23  to  stand  trial  for  his  crimes  against  humjnity.     Fittingly  enough,   it 
was  the  27th  anniversary   of  the  bombing  of  Nagasaki.     The  President,   who  was  at  a  secret  peace  meeting 
with  John  Wayne,  Ara  Parseghian,   William  Calley  and  Billy  Graham,   was  unable  to  attend.     But  daughter 
Tricia,   looking  as  wholesome  as  a  Hostess  Twinkie,   in  her  pink  floral  cotton  dress  and  pa'ent  leather 
pumps,   was  on  hand. 

"I'm  so  proud  to  accept  this  token  of  depreciation  for  my  father,  who^the  President. 
A.s  you  all  know,  Taddy  wants  more  than  anything  to  provide  police  not  only  for  this 
generation,   but  for  all  generations.  " 

After  a  darling  curtsy,   the  little  princess  disappeared  in  a  cloud  of  soap  bubbles,     .^fter  a  brief  time-out 
for  these  members  of  the  People's  Jury,   who  felt  the  r}ecessii:>'  to  puke,   a  people's  hearing  was  held  and 
evidence,   in  the  form  of  guerilla  theatre,   was  presented  to  show  the  need  for  the  trial. 
The  jury  sat  horrified  as  the  Mad  Bomber  released  signs  of  Nixon's  manhood  over  the  face  of  Metnam; 
they  watched  as  Jack  the  Quack  performed  his  butcher  act  on  a  pregnant  woman  who  was  unable  to  afford 
a  legal  abortion;  they  squirmed  in  their  seats  as  a  victim  of  CIA  heroin  shot  up  for  the  last  time  before 
dying  of  an  overdose.     When  an  Indian,   a  prisoner  at  Attica  and  a  student  at  Kent  State-Jackson  State 
pleaded  for  justice  .   .    .   for  equality  .    .   for  no  more  that  the  basic  rights  of  humanity  -  -  and  were  then 
shot  down  in  cold  blood  -  -  the  people  of  the  Jury  were  no  longer  able  to  hold  back  their  tears.     The  evi- 
dence was  so  overwhelming  that  a  poloceman  and  a  soldier  freaked  out  and  begged  for  forgiveness.     But 
the  pigs  guarding  Nixon's  gate  remained  macho  to  the  end,   tnre  representatives  of  the  Amerikan  way. 
Coun5el  for  the  defense,   meanwhile  -  -  tie  loose,   pits  sweating,   hair  tousled  -  -  sank  deeper  into  his 
chair  and  cried. 

The  trial  will  take  place  in  the  Streets  of  Miami  Beach,  August  20-23.     Only  we,  the  People  can  judge 
the  crimes  against  us  that  were  concmitted  in  our  name.     Come  to  Miami  Beach  and  take  part  in  the 
Nuremburg  Trials  of  the  1970's. 

PEOPLE'S    JUSTICE    V/ILL    PREVAIL}     : 


5219 


Exhibit  No.  258 


FLORIDA        33139 
•■|'..ir.4  IIUSLASD      U.  S.  A.  " 


ROCKY  POWERANCE 


October  24,   1973 


Mr.    Robert  Silverstein 
Assistant  Minority  Co'jnsel 
United  States  Senate 
Select  Com.Tiittee  on  Presidential 

Campaign  Activities 
Washington,  D.  C.  20510 

Dear  Mr.  Silverstein: 


I  certify  that  the  attached  is  a  copy  of  the  original  "Chronological 
Log  of  Events"  of  the  1972  convention  week,  (19  August  -  24  August  1972) 
Republican  National  Convention,  which  was  included  as  Item  #18  of  the 
After  Action  Report,  and  that  the  information  contained  therein  v.-es 
obtained  from  the  official  records  of  the  Miami  Beach  Police  Depar-tment, 
and  that  they  accurately  reflect  the  activities  contained  in  said 
reports. 


C7vAO\fDW'(? 


ROCKY   POMEPJ\NCE 
Chief  of  Police 
City  of  Miami   Beach 
120  Meridian  Avenue 
Miami   Beach,   Florida 

RP:md 
End. 


33139 


C_ 


NOT/,R'i>'PUBLIG' 
October  24,    1973 
hJOTAEY  (U3IIC  si*iE  Of  FioJO*  ^^  lifGt 

Ml  COMMlSiON  flPiPlS  "AS    W.   1977 
■ONDED  IKK'J  OlNESil  INSUIANCt  UNt'.tWi""'-' 


5220 

H 

CRONOLQGICAL  LOG  OF  EVENTS^ 

CONVENTION  WEEK;. 


Item  §   18 


5221 


Saturday,  19  August,  1972 

This  morning,  the  niami  Beach. Police  Department  bi;Gan  operating  on  c  full 
Convention  schedule.  Although  the  Republican  National  Convention  v.-c-3  not 
scheduled  to  convene  until  ".onday,  August  21,  1972.  Because  intell-.cence 
had  indicated  the  potential  of  pre-convention  dissident  groups  activities  and 
several  operational  changes  had  been  instituted  since  the  conclusior.  ov  the 
Democratic  "National  Convention  six  weeks  earlier,  it  was  felt  that  cssuning" 
a  convention  posture  two  days  early  would  give  personnel,  a  chance  to  v;ork 
any  "bugs"  out  of  the  new  procedures.  At  11  A.  M.  ,  Kiami  Beach  personnel 
assigned  to  convention  duties  took  their  positions  and  Com.Tiand  Post  "Beta" 
beca.r^  operational. 

Scout  teams,  which  were  so  effective  during  the  Democratic  Convention,  were 
to  be  employed  again  end  in  inuch  greater  nuir^bers.   Instead  of  having  15  scouts 
working  only  during  on-session  hours,  43  scouts  would  be  working  on-session  and 
10  would  be  assigned  to  offrsession  hours.  A  scout  briefing  session  was  held 
at  10  A.  H.  in  the  100  Meridian  Avenue  Building.  At  12  Koon.'the  scout  radio 
frequency  became  operational  and  at  1:40  P.  M. ,  the  scouts  began  their  duties. 

At  n  A.  K.  ,  Gate  IIX  was  opc-ned  and  all  others  were  locked. 

At  4  P.  M.  ,  the  detectives  assigned  to  caT.psite  liaison  reported  that  there 
were  approximately  12C0  non-delegates  presently  in  the  park.  They  advised 
that  the  groups  were  quiet  today  end  no  demonstrations  were  planned  until 
ton.orrow.  Today  was  being  used  for  planning  and  organizing. 

Seven  non-delegates  were  seen  checking  the  fence  and  the  locations  of  the 
officers  in  the  area  of  Gate  IX  at  4:05  P.  M. 

At  5:30  P.  H. ,  nic:ni  Beach  platoon  #1  was  sent  to  take  up  positions  at  the 
Fontainebleau  and  Doral  Beach  Hotels  because  of  the  possibility  of  demor.strotioris 
there  this  evening.  Both  hotels  were  quiet,  however,  and  Kiami  Beach  platoon  -Jl 
returned  to  the  Corriplex  at  3:33  P.  M. 

A  group  of  about  20  non-delegates  gathered  at  17  Street  and  Washington  Avenue 
at  3:10  P.  M.  They  sat  on  the  grass  and  talked  until  9  P.  M. ;  then  half  the 
group  i;alked  south  on  Washington  Avenue  and  the  other  half  walked  west  on 
17'  Street.  Ko  problems  occurred. 

At  10:26  P.  M. ,  Game  and  Fresh  Water  Fish  personnel,  responsible  for  off-session 
security,  arrived  to  relieve  Miami  Beach  personnel  on  the  gates.  When  all  periir.et 
personnel  had  been  relieved,  Kiami  Beach  platoon  #1  and  all  other  cn-session 
personnel  secured  for  the  night.  •   . 


5222 


Sunday.    20   August,    1972 


At  7  A.   M.,   Florida  Game  and  Fresh  V.'ater  Fish  Division  persor.nel  were  still 
in  position  around   the  Complex   perimeter,  maintaining  Convention  Co'.'.plex 
becurity.     Gates   3X  and  IIX  were  open  and  all   others  were  locked. 

At  7:25  A.   M.  ,  officers   of  the  Game  and  Fresh  V.'ater  Fish   Coifffiission   apprehended 
a  man  .■•.."ter  he  was   seen  jumping  the  perimeter  fence  near  Gate  3X.      Investigation 
revealed  that  the  man  was  employed  within  the  Coniplex  as  a  day  laborer  and  was 
taking  e  short  cut.     He  promised  to  discontinue  the  practice  and  v;as    released. 

At  3:26  A.  M. ,  a  group  began  to  gather  at  14th  Street  and  K'ashingtoa  Avenue  for  a 
inarch   to  the  Convention  Complex.     Numbering  25  at  this  time,   several    hundred 
v;ere  expected. 

At  9:35  A.   M. ,   12  demonstrators  showed  up  in  front  of  the   Carillon  Hotel   at  6801 
Collins  Avenue.      Carying   signs  with  anti-war  slocins,   the  gro'up  marched  peacefully 
Ij.Tck  jnd  forth   in   front  of  the  hotel. 

Sliortly  oefore   10  A.   M.  ,  marchers  began  to  gather  at  18th  Street  and  V/ashington 
Avenuo.     They  were  members   of  a' Cuban  group  known  as   the  2506  Brigade  who  had 
planned  an  "I   Love  America"   parade-.      By  10:15  A.   M. ,  between   150  end   200   people 
had  gatnered  and  y.'ere   listening  to  speeches   andv/aving  banners   and   flags.      Tney 
disbanded  at  11   A.   M.  without   incident. 

A  flat-bed  truck  arrived  at  14th  Street  and  Washington  Avenue.     A  teen-age 
band  Qothered  on.  the  truck  and  played  music  for  the  approximately  125   people 
assemr-ied  there.      At   10:30  A. jM.,   the  group  got   into  10  cars   and  slowly  followed 
the  flc.-bed  truck   north  on  V/ashihgton  Avenue  toward  the  Complex.      The  group 
disbanded  at   11   A.   M.    shortly'  after  reaching  the  Complex. 

At  l'.:';5  A,   M.  ,   the  first  of   the  Florida  Highway  Patrol    platoons   reported   in 
position.     They  were  platoons   19  and  20  and  were  staged'in  the  Gardin.  Cent_er 
jMdjUu'AMm^ .     At  11    A.   M.,   the  other  FH?   (Florida  Highway  Patrol)   platoons 
were   in  their  staging  areas:     Platoons  21,   22  and  23  at  St..i'.dtr.ickls_Cbu,rch , 
3700  Meridian  Avenue;  and  platoons   24,25  and  26   in  the  Veterans   qf_Foj:eign_Wa_rs 
Club  House,  650.. West.  Avenue.    '  ' 

At' 10:54  A.   H. ,   the  Mobile  Comimand  Post  reported   that  it  was   in  position 
in  f.-ont  of  the  Convention  Hall    and  was   functional. 

At  10:55  A_   M. ,    Public  Safety  Department  platoons   2,   3,   4   and  5  arrived  at  their 
staging  area   iDS_ide_±he_Liiami_aaac±L_&uditfirijiE,   and  at   11:06  A.   K.  ,   Kiami    Beach" 
platoon  i?l   reported  that  it  was  in  its  staging  area  within  the  auditorium.     P.S.D. 
platoons   10  and  11  were  staged  inside_y)e_^ontajjie.bJ_e_au_iiQj:eJ .     Platoon   11  was 
scheduled  to  work  a   12-hour  day  shfft  and  platoon   10  would  relieve    them  and  work 
a   12-hour  night  shift.      However,  both  platoons  were  now  inside  the  --lOtel. 

At  11   A.  M.,   personnel   of  the  Gair.e  and  Fresh  Water  Fish   C&:rL,iission  •..•ere  relieved     ^ 
~at  tlieir  positions   on  the  Convention  Complex  gates  by  riiami   Beach   personrie.l--f^r'.d 
returned  to  their  quarters.  ^'^ 


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At   1   P.   M.  ,  r.id^i    pic-.toon  18  moved   into  the  Co.iiplex  and  v/as   stayedin   the 
audiloHum.      Tins   platoon  had  been  staged  in  Kiia'.ni    during  the   Dc;,t.o<  ratic   IJationalN 
"Convention,   but  would  be  staged   in  riiami    Beach  for  the   Republican   I.'ational  /^ 

Convention.     At   1:^5  P.   M. ,  Miaini   platoons   12,   13  and  14   arrived  en   the  Co.iiplex 
and  i-.-c-re  also  staged  in  .the  .audi^toniunu     Kid.iii    platoons   15,   16  and   17  v.ere    . 
staged  in  the  Kiami   Police  Benevolent  Hall    in  the___.City  of  niami    in   case  of   trouble 
on   that  side  of  the  bay. 

At   1:25  P.   K. ,   an  ari'est  was  iTiade  outside  Flamingo  Park.     A  young  man  v;ho  had  Iter. 

causing  trouble  was   evicJ;ed_,fVw^n_tJ^i^.LliJ■>~by-a.^^^ 

Against  the  '.-.'ar   {V.V?a.W.).      Once  outside  the  park,  he  attempted   td  force  his  ■ 

way  tack  in  several    tinies   and   the  police  were  called.     After  he  v.'as    taken  away,  .  j  -''" 

the  V.V.A.W.   destroyed  his  cache  of  weapons   reportedly  consisting  of  two  fused   /     / 

K.olotov  cocktails,   three  "wrist  rocket"  sling  shots,  two  lead  weighted  arrows,  I    '. 

200  marbles  end^tiO  sharpened  bolts.  ,  I 

At  2:15  P.   M.,   P.S.D.    platoons   6,7,8  and  9  arrived  at  the  Co;Mplex  and  were 
-also  staged  in   the  auditorium. 

At  2:20  P.   M. ,   a  group  of  about  300  non-delegates,   reportedly  Zippies,   left 
rlannr.go  Park  and  narched  north  on  I-'eridian  Avenue  toward  the  Convention  Coinplez. 
Another  group  of  50   to  100  left  the  campsite  a   few  minutes   later  and   caught  up 
with   the   first  group.     All    police  units  within  the  Complex  were  notified  end, 
at   the   request  of  the  Kiami    Beach  Tactical    Com.-ander   (S05),  men  were  moved  out 
of   their  staging  areas   to  positions  behind  the  perirr.eter  fence:     Siami    units 
fro.Ti  Gates   IX  up  to  Gate  9X;   P.S.D.   units   fro.ii  Gates  9X  to  12X  and   north   to 
the  canal,   and  "liami    Beach   platoon  §   1    along  the  north   perimeter.      Gate  3X  was   clcr 
leaving  only  Gate   IIX  open. 

As    the  marchers    approached   the   Complex   on  Meridian   Avenue,    they  were   diverted 
onto    i7th  Street  by  Miami    Beach  officers   in   the  street  and  sent   tc.vard  the 
deiiKir.s tration  area   in  front  of  the  Cor.vention  Complex.     They  arrived   at   the 
South   Demonstration  area  at  2:40   P.   K.    and  started  their  planned  activities  by 
burning   the  A.T.erican  Flag.      Several    of   the  Zippies   urinated  oh  the    flag  while  it 
lay  in   the  street.     They  concluded  their  activities  at  3:25  P.   M.    and  marched 
south  on  V.'ashington  Avenue  bacl^   to  Flamingo  Park.     At  3:53  P.   H.  ,   those  police  uniL: 
sent   to  the  perimeter  were   returned  to  their  staging  areas,   and  Gate   H  3X  was 
reopened. 

At  3:07  P.   M.,    it  was   reported  .that  50  V.V.A.W.   members  were  demo.TS trating   in 
front  of   the   Dora!    Beach   Hotel,    4833   Collins   Avenue;   and   several    F.H.P.    observers 
were  sent  from  St.    Patrick's   Church.      The  V.V.A.W.   members  were  apparently  waiting 
for  a  group  of  V.V.A.W.   who  had  been  r.arching  south  from  Jacksonville,   Florida, 
to  attend  the  convention.     Their  progress  had  received  a.  lot  of  media   coverage 
and  the  group  was   now  reported  marching  south  on  Collins  Avenue  after  having 
crossed  the   79th   Street   Causeway. 

At  3:35  P.  M.  ,  about  20  members  of  the  National  Socialist  V.'hite  Peor^les  Party, 
(vor.r.erly  the  A-nerican  Kazi  Party),  entered  the  campsite  and  attempted  to  take 
over  the  stage.  They  weTe^Turceably  evicted  fro.T/  the  park  by  V.V.A.W.  members 
v/ho  injured  several  to  the  degree  that  they  needed  medical  treatn.i-nt.  The  Nazis 
-vowed  to  return  to  the  park  later  that  night  with  150  storm  troopers.  At  this 
tim2  nightsticks  were  passed  out  by  V.V.A.W.  to  S.D.S.  ir,er,:bers ;  and  guards^w^-re 
posted  throLjho'Jt  Flarainoo  Park. 


5224 


Sunday,  Z:-----&^st,  1972  (contjx^iJ£dX 


The  V.V.A.W.  who  ware  waiting  for  thG  group  rr.orct'ing  from  Jacksonville  had  gone 
to  the  rwnicipal  beach  flt/,6th  Street;  and  were  r.cw,  at  4:21  P.  M.  involved 
in  a  disturbance  with  sonie  Cubans  who  resented  t'f.e  manner  in  which  the  veterans 
were  displaying  .the  A.ierican  flag.  The  two  grou;;s  were  separated  by  police, 
and  after  a  while  the  Cuban  group  disbanded.  The  V.V.A.W.  remainea  in  the  area 
waiting  for  their  co;r;raries.  At  5:30  P.  M.  ,  they  started  inarching  back  to 
Flcminco  Park. 

Between  6:00  P.  H.  and  6:10  P.  M.,  three  different  groups  totaling  about  600 
nori-delegates  left  Flafningo  Park,  all  reportedly  bound  for  the  Fontainebleau  Hotel, 
4441  Collins  Avenue,  to  demonstrate  against  a  $500  per  plate  Republican  Dinner 
taking  place  inside  the  hotel.   Florida  Highway  Patrol  platoons  21,  22  end  23 
were  asked  by  905  to  go  to  the  Fontainebleau  Hotel  and  F.H.P.  platoons  24, 
25  and  26  ware  sent  to  the.  ''5th  Street  Municipal  Lot  to  stand-by. 

As  the  r.on-delegates  approached'  the  Complex,  two  squads  from  Miami  platoons  12 
and  13  v.-sre  stationed  inside  the  17th  Street  side  of  the  perimeter  on  Washington 
Avenue  and  P.S.D.  platoons  6,7,8  and  9  were  positioned  along  17th  Street,  behind 
the  fence.  The  non-delegates  marched  past  the  Complex  and  continued  north  toward  i'r. 
Fonta"inebleau  Hotel;  and  at  7  P.  M. ,  the  units  along  the  fence  were  secured 
and  returned  to  their  staging  area. 

p    At  6:54  P.  M.,  the  first  group  of  about  300  demonstrators  reached  <lst  Street  and  v 
Collins  Avenue.  Moving  to  the  front  of  t'ne  Fontainebleau  Hotel,  they  began  to  ■";^ 
block  traffic  and  JTarass__delen5tes  trying  to  enter  the  hotel.  They  completely 
blocked  northbound  larres  on  Co'lllns  Avenue,  pelted  the  delegate_s_w'i_tn_ecgs ,  and 
were  forming  human  fences  across  the  hotel's  eiifrances  reTLncting  pedestrian 
and  vehicular  movements.  905  ordered  that  traffic  on  Collins  Avenue  be  detoured 
i:z   63  Street  and  41  Street;  and  at  7:45  P.  M.  requested  that  F.H.P.  troopers 
clear  the  front  of  tiie  hotel.  The  troopers  snoved  the  Qe:;ions tratoi^s  across  Collir.s 
Avenue  to  the  west  side  of  tlie  street.  905  i-equested  tiiat  F.H.P.  platoons 
19  and  20  be  sent  from  the  Complex  to  the  Front  of  the  Fontainebleau  Hotel  where 
they  v;ere  to  assist  in  containing  the  demonstrators  and  making  arrests.  Two 
prisoner  vans  were  also  requested,  and  P.S.D.  platoons  6  and  7  were  sent  to  assist. 

At  -8  ?.  iM. ,  some  of  the  demonstrators  started  walking  south  on  Collins  Avenue 
jnd  scon  the  entire  group  was  irioving  away  from  the  hotel.  They  were  allowed  to 
continue  leaving  the  area  of  the  Fontainebleau  Hotel;  and  P.S.D.  platoons 
6  and  7  and  F.H.P.  platoons  19  and  20  were  returned  to  the  Convention  Complex. 
TYie   prisoner  vans  returned  to  stheir  staging  area.  At  8:30  P.  M. ,  Collins 
Avenue  was  clear  and  the  detours  were  removed  from  63  Street  and  41  Street. 

8y  8:40  P.  M. ,  the  demonstrators  were  stretched  out  along  Collins  Avenue  between 
25  and  20  Streets;  end  905  requested  that  the  F.H.P.  cars  patrol  in  that  area  to 
present  the  group  from  reorganizing  and  reversing  dii-ection.  As  ti'ey  approached 
the  Convention  Cc:'.plex,  Miami  platoons  12,  13,  14  and  18  were  move')  out  to 
their  positions  on  the  perim.eter,  but  the  group  continued  south  tcvard 
_  -Floiningo  Park.- 


5225 


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By  9:06  P.   K.  ,   r.iost   of   the   group  v/as    in   the   park    ind   all    F.H.P.    pla-.cons   had 
returned  to  their  staging  areas.      The  Miami    platoons   secured  from  t'-oir   fence 
positions   at  9:15  P.   M. 

At  9:20  P.  M.,   15  of  the  '.'azis   arrived  at   the  Fcntaintblcau  Hotel    c-.rrying  a  si^n 
reading   "flush   Integration".     They  were   in  uniform  but  v.'ere  not  wea'ing 
swastikas.     They  poacfully  demonstrated   there  until    10:40  P.   M.  ,  when   they  left 
n.arching  south  to  41   Street  and  Pine  Tree  Drive  where  they  had     left  their    • 
cars. 

A  group  of  approxiiriately  75  departed  from  Flamingo  Park  at  9:22  P.   M.      They  were 
merr.bers  of  various   gay  groups  who  marched  with   lighted  candles   to  the   ii'orth   Ccnon- 
stration  Area  and  stated  that  they  planned  to  stay  until   5  A.   M.     Two  additional 
small   groups  walked  near  the  Convention  Complex,  but  after  a  short  time  walked  south 
toward  Flamingo  Park.  ■  _ 

At  10:45  P.  H.  ,  Game  and  Fresh  V.'ater  Fish  Co.T.mission  personnel   arrived   and   relieved 
the  niaai   Beach   personnel   on  the  gates.      All   Florida  Highway  Patrol,    Public  Safety 
Oepartiaent  and  Miami    Police  Department  platoons  were  secured  for  the  cJay.     At 
10:50  ?.  M. ,   P.S.D.   platoon  11   secured  from  the  Fontainebleau  Hotel,   due  back 
at   9  A.  K.   to  relieve  platoon   10. 

Officers  from  the  P.S.D.    Bomb  Squad  arrived  at  11:13  P.   M.    to  conduct  a  complete 
sweep  of  the  Convention  Hall  which  they  completed  at  12:55  A.   K.      Nothing 
suspicious  was   located. 


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At   10:50  A.   M.,   P.    S.    D.    platoons   2  through  9   re;iorted   to  their  stroing  area 
within  the  Convention  Complex,   and  at   11   A.   M.  ,  Gaine  end  Fresh  V.'att-r 
Fish   personnel  were  relieved   from  their  gate  positions  by  Miami   Ee.'.ch 
perso.'.nel .     r.iami    platoons   12,   13,   14   and   18  arrived  on  the  Comple):,   and 
only  notes  2X  and  IIX  were  opened.     The  F.H.P.   platoons  v^era  all   in  their 
staging  areas  by  11   A.   M. 

At  11  •..''4  A.  H. ,  K.iami  Beach  platoon  s^l  reported  in  service  at  its  staging  area. 
Gates  I'X,  9X,  lOX  and  12X  were  also  opened  at  this  time  as  P.S.D.  platoons  took 
up  tiitM'r  positions  along  the  perimeter.  By  11:44  A.  M.,  the  iliarai  platoons  had 
assur.ic-d  their  fence  positions   and  Gates   3X,  AX^   5X  and  6X  v;ere  opened. 

An  estimated  1500  non-oelcgatcs  v,'ere  now  using   V^e  Flamingo  Park  Carips'ite.      Several 
nieetir.tjs  were  taking  place,   but  there  was   no  noticeable  move.Tients    in  or  out 
of  the  park.     The  Kazi   bus  was   reportedly  enroute   to  Flainingo  Park   from  Fort 
Lauderdale  end  the  V.V.A.W.,  who  had   taken  over  all    campsite  security,  had  sentries 
posted. 

Traffic  was   flowing  smoothly  in  and  out  of  the  Convention  Complex  os   the  delegates 
arrived  for  the  convention's   scheduled   1    P.   M.    opening  session.      At  1:09  P.   M. , 
a  group  of  25  non-delegates  were  seen  making  a  tour  of  the  Convention  CoJiplex 
perinicier  and  police  traffic  positions   in  the  area  of  the  Complex,    taking  notes 
es   thc-y  went. 

At  2:15  P.   M.  ,   a   group  of  about  500  non-delegates   lef  Flamingo   Park   and  [.larched 
toward  the  Complex.     The  Convention  Tactical    Comi'iander   (905)    requested  that  all 
police  units  be  notified.     I'lOving  slowly,   the  irarchers   approached   the  Complex 
from  the  V.'ashington  Avenue  side'.     All   Kiami    and  P.S.D.    platoons  were   in  position 
along  the  perimeter,  but  the  group  continued  north  on  Washington  Avenue. 
One  (T;nle  ceinonstrator  removed  all   his   clothing  and  executed  several    cartwheels 
in  front  of  the  Convention  Co^nplex.      He  was   placed  under  arrest.      About  20 
elderly  citizens  were  peacefully  demonstrating  near  Gate  2X,  holding  signs   urging 
victory  in  the  war.      One  of  the  V.V.A.W.   members   took  a  sign  frcoi  en  elderly 
demonstrator  and  tore   it  up;   but  the   rest  of  the  marchers   ignored   th.e  small 
■group.     . 

At   3:18  P.   M. ,   the  opening  session  was   concluded  and  all    of  the  delegates   exited 
the  Convention  Complex. 

The  inarching  non-delegates   crossed  Dade  Boulevard  at  V.'ashington  Avenue  and  arrive: 
in  front  of  Miami   Beach  High  School,  the  staging  area  for  approximately  700 
N'ational   Guardsmen.     The  demonstrators  called  to  the  Guardsmen   to  come  out  and 
join   them, end  several    non-delegates   climbed  onto  the   roof  of  the  school   and   to 
the  area  housing  co.ununi cation  aerials,  etc.     905   requested  that  those  persons 
on  .the   roof  be  arrested  and  7  demonstrators  were   taken   into  custody.     At  3:39  P..'- 
905   requested  that  F.H.P.   platoons  21    through  25  coma   to  the  High   5.chool ,  but      ; 
•they  were  asked  to  co.:,e  to  the  cast  side  of   the  school   and  remain  cut  or^ignt 
"of  t'm  demonstrators   unless  needed.  -.•■•. 


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At  3:48  P.  M.,  a  group  of  about  150  Zippics  came  out  -jf 
Flamingo  Park  and  made  their  v/ay  towatd  the  Convention 
Coraplex,  reportedly  to  join  with  the  V.V.A.W.  group  at 
Miccii  Beach  Senior  High  School.   When  they  reached  th-3  tJorth 
Den-.onstrat  ion  Area,  they  stopped  and  orouped  around  s-^veral 
of  their  members  who  began  making  speeches  against  the  war. 
Two  women  stripped  to  their  waists  and  3  men  stripped  compic" 
as  part  ofthe  demonstration. 


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At  4:08  P.  M.,  some  of  the  V.V.A.W.  rr^embors"  left  the  school  and 
drifted  south  on  Washington  Avenue.   F.H.P.  platoons  2A  ,     25 
a:\ii    26  remained  at  Miami  Beach  Senior  High  School  with  appro>c- 
'imately  300  V.V.A.W.  members  still  standing  around  in  front 
oftheschool. 


Two  hundred  members  of  a  women'; 
at  4:38  P.  M.  They  marched  oas^ 
and  turned  north. 


liboratlon  group  left  the  Park 
on  14  Street  toCollins  Avc-nuo 


At  4:47  P.  M.,  the  V.V.A.W.  group  at  Miami  Beach  Senior  High 
School  moved  south  on  Washington  Avenue  and  joined  i  r.  the  North 
Dc---.onstrdt  Ion  Area .  .  Whan  the  V.V.A.W.  left  the  school,  some  of 
the  Zipples  left  the  demonstration  area  and  marched  to  the 
high  school.   They  remained  there  for  about  30  minutos  and  returr.&d 
to  the  demonstration  area.   The  women's  liberation  group  reached 
the  demonstration  at  5:05  P.  M.  and  set  up  a  speakers  platform  at 
19  Street  and  Washington  Avenue.   Soon  ali  of  the  groups  had 
merged  and  were  sitting  on  the  grass  and  In  the  roadway  between 
18  and  19  Streets,  listening  to  speeches. 


At  5:30  P.  M.,  Cubans  had  start 
p^arking  lot  at  17  Straet  and  Me 
parade  scheduled  to  begin  about 
gathering  in  i-1iami  at  the  Orang 
with  the  Miami  Beach  group  shor 
6:44  P.  M.,  approximately  250  C 
the  150  -  200  waiting  paraders 
east  on  17  Street.  Late  arrlva 
700  marchers  by  the  time  the  gr 
To  avoid  a  confrontation  with  t 
18  -  19  Streets,  the  Cuban  para 
on  Washington  Avenue  by  a  line 
intersection.  Instead,  themar 
and  then  north  to  19  Street,  th 
Avenue  just  north  of  the  large 
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and  a  line  of  V.V.A.W.  marshals 
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7:10  P .  M . ,  stragglers  at  the  r 
contact  with  soveral  non-dolega 
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by  police  and  parade  rr.arshals. 


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At  6:32  P.  M.,  the  evening  session  of  the  Republican  fJational 
Convention  commenced.   There  were  several  incidents  of  delegates 
being  harassed  verbally  as  they  entered  the  Complex,  but  most 
entered  unmolested. 


Numerous  speakers  addressed  the  non-delegates.   Some  of  the  more 
noteworthy  were  attorney  William  Kunsler,  Black  Panther  Bobby 
Seale,  actress  Jane  Fonda,  George  Jackson's  former  attorney  John 
Thorne,  attorney  Luke  McKisslck  who  represents  an  imprisoned 
G.I.,  and  a  member  of  the  I.R.A.,  Sean  Keane. 

At  9:25  P.  M.,  there  were  only  about  600  people  remaining  in 
front  of  the  Conriplox.   l-'.ost  of  the  drowd  was  drifting  slo\/ty 
back  toward  Flamingo  Park.   At  11:05  F.  M.,  the  rally  ended  ano 
the  crowd  was  asked  by  someone  on  the  stage  to  clean  -jp  their 
litter.   I'ost  of  the  non-delegates  did  pick  up  the  trosh  in  the 
area  and  then  threw  it  over  the  fence  at  the  officers.   Sc.rio 
eggs  were  also  thrown  at  officers  near  the  South  Demo  n  st  r  a_t>>;^n 
Ar ea  .  • 


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At  11:17  P.  M.,  905  requested  that  theF.H.P.  be  asz:r,nc:d    to 
patrol  south  of  17  Street  to  prevent  dorr.age  to  property  a'-     Tiie 
non-delegates  tr.ade  their  way  back  to  the  campsite.   lo:ne  ^otc-s 
along  17  Street  were  blocked  by  non-do  I egat es ,  but  nc  overt 
attempt  were  rr.ada.to  storm  the  fence.   As  the  area  cleared  of 
de/T-.onstrators,  police  units  were  returned  to  their  stsginr. 
areas.   The  convention  session  ended  cjnd  the  delegates  lei  r 
t  he  Comp lex. 


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the  F.H.P.  troopers  that,  thc-y  could 
Miami  platoons,  except  platoons  12 
At  12:01  A.  M.,  Gcir,e  and  Fresh  Water 
Beach  personnel  on  the  gates. 
latoons  assigned  to  the  Complex  secur; 

to  the  Complex  and  would  remain 
er Sonne  I  were  secured  at  I  A.  M. 
ere  preparing  to  Iqave  their  posts, 
nd  attempted  to. gain  entrance  to  the 
or. an  companion.   He  claimed  to  be  a 
Id  not  produce  his  identification, 
rnlng  his  car  around  when  agents 
ched  him  and  questioned  him.   Bullets 
eat  of  tho  car  and  a  .22  rifle  was 
s  ma.:  was  placed  under  arrest  for 


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iH^i^Y-i—l^-Ayjiy-LLi-  J^Jl 


A  lot  of  planning  had  taken  ploce  during  the  night  as  the  grcocs 
'in  Flamingo  Park  prepared  for  a  rr.ajor  demonstration  in  front  o1 
'the  Fon  ta  I  neb  I  ea  u  Hotel  this  morning.   The  Republican  N'ationai 
Ccmm i t t CO  had  meetings  scheduled  for  9  A.  M,  on  Rules  and 
Credentials,  and  the  Republican  women  had    a  brunch  scheduled 
for  10  A.  M.   S.D.S.  m embers  had  reportedly  obtained  12  tickets 
to  the  brunch  and  planned  to  demonstrate  inside  the  hotel.   At 
9  A.  M.,  the  only  non-delegates  in  front  of  the  hotel  were  about 
25  "Jesus  Freaks".   None  of  the  major  groups  had  left  Flamingo 
Park. 

At  9:15  A.  M.,  about  40  members  of  a  religious  organization  called 
the  "20th  Century  Reformation  Group"  arrived  in  front  of  the 
Fo ntalnebloau  Hotel.   Consisting  of  older  people,  their  activity 
CO nslsted  of  handing  out  literature  to  passers  by. 


P.S.D.  platoon  II  arrived  at  the  Fonta I n eb I ea u  at  9:45  A, 
relieve  platoon  10  staged  Inside. 


M.  to 


At  10:02  A.  M.,  a  group  of  about  200  led  by  S.D.S.  marched  out  of 
Flamingo  Park.   They  marched  east  on  14  Street  to  Collins  Avenue 
and  then  north  on  Collins,  picking  up  stragglers  along  the  route. 
When  they  reached  17  Street  there  were  an  estimated  313  0  non- 
delegates  In  the  group,  marching  In  the  middle  of  the  street  and 
blocking  all  4  lanes  of  traffic.   Smaller  groups  were  gathering 
in  the  park,  looking  for.  transportation  to  the  Fontainebleau.   S;^ 
had  cars  and  were  already  enrouie  to  the  hotel. 

All  F.H.P.  platoons  vere  in  service  by  10:30  A.  M.,  but  50  F.H.P. 
troopers  from  the  group  staged  in  St.  Patrick's  Church  were'brcL-;. 
"to  the  Fontainebleau  at  10:27  A.  M.  r:,  n  d  posted  out  front  in  the 
driveway.   P.S.D.  platoon  II  would  maintain  the  hotel's  internal 
security.   The  Police  Tactical  Commander  (905)  requested  that 
two  prisoner  vans  be  sent  to  the  hotel  and  parked  on  the  vest 
side  of  Collins  Avenue  opposite  the  hotel. 

At  10:30  A.  M.,  the  "20th  Century  Reformation  Group"  left  the 
front  of  the  Fontainebleau  and  moved  north  to  the  front  of  the 
Dora  I  Beach  hotel,  4853  Collins  Avenue. 


P.S.D.  platoons  2,3,4  and  5  arrived  at  tira  Complex  at  10:50  A.  f 
and  Gamie  and  Fresh  Water  Fish  personnel  vare    relieved  on  the 
perimeter  gates  by  Miami  Beach  personnel. 

The  demonstrators  arrived  In  front  of  the  Fon  ta  i  n  e  b  I  er.  u  Hotel 
at  10:45  A.  M.  and  began  marching  back  ajvd  forth  carrying  signs 
and  shouting  slogans.   At  first,  hotel  tfaffic  v.'as  able  to  get 
through  tha  line  of  non-da  I ega tes ,  but  bsfore  long  the  driveway- 
were  bloch-3d  In  addition  to  northbound  traffic  on  Co  I  JJ-cls^  A  v.anu- 


5231 


Tuesdav,  22  Aucusi,  1972  (continued) 


At  I  I  : 
report 
26  pos 
i  I  :  13 
back  f 
south 
hote  I 
regrou 
s  tarte 
t  he  Sa 
de \ ega 


05  A. 

to  th 
i  1 1  o  n  e 
A  ,  M  .  , 
rom  t  h 
a  bout 
and  on 
ped  at 
d  mov  i 
xony  H 
tes  f  r 


M.,  90 
e  Font 
d  thein 

905  g 
e  f  r  o  n 
hal  f  a 
e  nort 

their 
ng  sou 
ote  1  a 
cm  Pue 


requ 
neb  I 
Ives 
ed  t 
of  t 
lock 
ou  nd 
ew  I 
on 
3201 
o  RI 


es  t  ed 
eau  H 

at  4 
he  F. 
he  ho 
,  ope 

lane 
ocat  i 
Coll  i 

Col  I 
CO,  S 


F.H 
ote! 
4  St 
H.P. 
tel  . 
n  i  ng 

on 
on , 
ns  A 
i  ns 
ou  th 


.P. 
,  a  n 
reet 

t  ro 
F. 

up 
Col  I 
and, 
ven  u 
Ave  n 
■  Car 


pl 


af  ■ 


oons  2  1,  22  ^nd  23 

H.P.  platoons  24,  25  end 

Collins  Ave'',  ue.   At 
s  to  inove  t  h- .5  derrjons  t  r  a  I  or  ; 

troopers  moved  them 
north  drive V.' ay  of  the 
Avenue.   The  den-.on  st  ra  t  ors 
er'  a  short  meeting, 
eportedly  bound  for 
headquarters  hotel  for 
a  and  V.'est  Virginia. 


At  JI:D3  A.  M.,  Miami  Beach  platoon  #1  reported  in  service  at 
their  staging  area,  and  11:3  0  A.  M.,  Miami  Platoons  12,  13  and 
14  reported  on  Co.-nplex.   Platoon  18  was  still  cnroute  and  reported 
a  few  minutes  later".   There  was  no  non -d  o  1  eg  a  t  e  ■  act  i  v  I  ty  evident 
around  the  Convention  Complex  other  than  two' pickets  carrying 
signs  at  Gate  I2X. 

After  the  non-delegates  withdrew  from  the  area  of  the  Fontaine- 
bleau,  905  requested  that  ■i'he  F.H. P.  units  move  from  the  hotel 
to  the  Municipal  Parking  Lot  at  46  Street  to  await  further 
developments. 

At  11:31  A.  M.,  a  groupof  den-ionstrators  showed  up  at  the  Deauville 
Hotel,  6701  Collins  Avenue,  headquarters  for  the  Michicsn 
Delegation.   They  milled  around  In  frc.nt  of  the  hotel,  shouting 
anti-war  slogans  and  blocking  delegates  buses  when  thsy  tried 
to  leave.   M. embers  of  Miami  Beach's  off-site  crowd  control 
contingent  ware  sent  to  assist  the  delegates. 


The  S.D.S.  demonstrators  arrive 
and  gathered  In  front  on  the  Co 
delegates  walked  around  the  out 
another  way  In, and  a  rumor  circ 
there  was  an  opening  on  the  sou 
several  F.H. P.  troopers  ba  posi 
keep  the  demonstrators  out.  At 
decided  they  were  not  getting  a 
again,  back  to  the  park.  At  12 
units  and  the  prisoner  vans  tha 
staging  areas. 


d  at 
I  I  i  n 
side 
u  I  a  t 
th  s 
t  i  on 
1  2: 
n  y  w  h 
:  17 
t  th 


the 
s  Ave 

of  t 
ed  th 
I  de . 
ed  in 
1  6  P. 
ere  e 
P.  M. 
ey  CO 


Saxon 
nu  e  s 
he  ho 
roug  h 

905 
side 

M.  , 
nd  be 
,  905 
ul  d  r 


y  Hote 
i  de  . 
tel  I  o 

the  c 
reques 
the  ho 
the  de 
gan  to 

ad  V  i  s 


I     at 

Some 
o  k  i  ng 
r  o  w  d 
ted  t 
tel  t 
m  o  n  s  t 
iTtove 
ed    th 


11:48  A , 

non- 

f  or 
that 
hat 
o 
ra tors 

south 
a  F.H.P, 
ei  r 


The  S.D.S.  marchers  had  ice-picked  tires  on  several  cars 
their  trip  south  from  the  Fonta i neb  1 ea u  Hotel.  They  bro 
v.'indows  in  a  bank  at  2397  Collins  Avenue  and  when  thcv  r 
22  Street  and  Col  I  ins  Avenue,  a  fow  of  them  jumped  ir.  to 
decorative  pool  in  front  of  the  public  library.  Continu 
south,  the  demonstrators  "mashed  sevsral  windows  at  2004 
Avenue  ar,c  broke  the  flagpole  In  front  of  1555  Collir.  s  A 
while  stealing  the  flag.  At  1:04  P.  M.,  905  requeste'1  F 
platoons  2!  through  26  respond  to  16  Street  and  Col  I  i'is 
end  make  appropriate  arrests.   Four  prisoner  vans  u  or  e  ^a 


during 
ke  the 
cached 

the 
i  ng 

Col  I  Ins 
venue 
.H.P. 
A  V  o^  u  3 
J-s.o  \ 


5232 


22  Aucuit,   1972  (cor.tir,  ;;&d) 


requested  at  that  locaiion.   Shortly  i.lter  these  requ'.sts  were 


c 


the  donion  s  t  ra  t  o  rs  discontinued  vandal 
back  to  Flamingo  Park.   At  1:03  P.  M., 
for  F.H.P.  troopers  and  prisoner  vans. 


zing  and  marchc-J  straigh<- 
905  cancelled  rhe  requests 


At 

1  2: 

45 

P.  M 

.  ,  a  Dout  175 

nor 

th 

on 

]■'.  e  r  i 

dian  Avenue. 

the 

peri 

meter 

between  Gat 

ont 

o  i 

ts 

bus  , 

Tho  Z  i  pp  i  e 

Avenue 

, 

block 

i  ng  all  t raf 

Roa 

d  M 

la  1 

1  ,  .th 

ey  turned  ea 

Avenue 

.■ 

Turn 

ing  north  on 

un  t 

i  1 

th 

e y  we 

re  in  front 

1  2 

had 

b 

een  d 

epioyed  alon 

Nor 

th 

Demons  t 

ration  Area, 

to 

their 

stag 

Ing  area  sin 

at 

thi 

s 

time. 

Zippies  left  Flamingo  Park  and  march t-d 
P.S.O.  platoon  2  was  deployed  along 
e^  9X  and  I  OX  and  platoon  5  vas  moved 
s  marched  dov;n  the  center  of  I-'eridian 
fie  lanes.   When  they  reached  the  Lincoln 
st  and  marched  over  to  V/ashington 

V/ashiing1on  Avenue,  the  group  continued 
of  the  Convention  Complex.   .'-'iami  platoon 
g  the  east  perimeter  adjacent  to  the 

and  P.S.O.  platoons  2  and  5  were  return  -id 
ce  there  was  no  activity  along  17  Street 


Meanwhile,  demonstrators  had  b 
cbleau  Hotel.  .  At  1:10  P.  M., 
the  hotel  who  were  beginning  t 
traffic  and  vehicles  entering 
P.  M.,  905  requested  that  3  pr 
or  the  Fon ta i neb  I ea u ,  and  a  mi 
platoons  21  through  26  respond 
.demonstrators  back  as  they  had 
without  d i f f i cO I ty  a  nd  no  arres 
remained  in  the  area  of  the  ho 
staging  areas. 


The  afternoon  convention  session  begait  at 


een  driftin 

g  back  to 

the 

F 

o  n  T  a  i  n  - 

there  were 

over  100 

in  f 

ront  of 

o  i  nterf 

ere 

with  Co  1 

1  i  ns 

A 

venue 

and  ex  i  t 

Ing 

the  h  o  t  e 

1  . 

At 

1:12 

i  s  o  n  e  r  v 

a  n  s 

be  d  i  spa 

tchi 

d 

tc  the. 

1 

n  u  t  e  1  a  t 

er 

requested 

tria 

t 

F  .  H  .  P , 

to  the 

hot 

el  and  move  "^ 

he 

done  ea 

r  1  i 

er .   The  1 

crew 

d 

was  move 

t  s  were 

ma  d 

e.   The  F 

.H.P 

, 

p  1  a  toon 

s 

tel  and 

did 

not  return  "i 

o 

their 

dC 


I  3  P, 


M, 


The  175  Zippies  v.'  ere  all  in  the  North  De  fr.o  nstration  Areaat 
.1:20  P.  M.   When  they  arrived  in  the  area  about  .half  the  group 
had  gone  into  the  Demonstration  Area  and  the  other  half  had 
continued  north  to  20  Street  where  they  blocked  traffic.   After 
a  short  time,  they  moved  back  to  join  the  first  half  of  the  group. 

At  1:28  P.  M.,  the  entire  group  moved  over  to  20  Street  and 
completely  blocked  Gate  2X.   They  again  blocked  traffic  on 
Washington  Avenue  and  several  Zippies  were  seen  vomiting  on  hoods 
of  cars  they  had  forced  to  slow  down.   They  jumped  on  top  of 
cars  parked  along  Washington  Avenue  and  rocked  them'  back  and 
forth.   One  female  demonstrator  removed  her  blouse  and  paraded 
around  topless,  her  body  painted  several  different  colors. 
Miami  platoon  14  was  posted  along  the  perimeter  from  Gate  IX  to 
Gate  3X,  and  platoon  18  wasput  on  its  bus  and  sent  to  Gate  2X 
to  stand-by.   At  1:30  P.  M,,  905  requested  that  platoons  19  and 
20  be  sent  to  the  Font  a  I  neb  I oa u  to  relieve  F.H.P.  plaloons  24, 
25  and  26  at  their  positions.   F.H.P.  platoons  24,  25^_Qd  26  wt-re 


5233 


2  2  A  J  a  u  s " 


197  2  f  c  o  n  T  i  r.  u  e  d  ) 


asked  to  cone  to  25  Streel  and  Dade  Eoule.ard  to  ineet  wi-;  o  905. 

Two  prisonGT  vans  wore  also  requested  at  1'5  Street  arid  Dc-te  Boulevard. 


At  I 

Wash 

wh.er 

red, 

n  I  i 

the 

hha 

.1  rou 

by  a 

3  I  on 

team 

did 

of  2 

vans 


:  35 
i  ngt 
e  th 

wh  i 
ne  o 
troo 
deno 
nd  t 

3-d 
g  si 
s,  a 
not 
12  d 


P .  M . 
on  Av 
ey  we 
te  an 
f  F.H 
pers 
nstra 
he  ■  de 
eep  I 
de  th 
nd  ar 
res  i  s 
emons 


,  tho 
e  n  u  o  a 
re  c  1  i 
d  blue 
.P.  sq 
exited 
tors, 
.Tionstr 
ayer  o 
e  squa 
rest  p 
t  and 
t  r  a  t  o  r 


Z  i  ?p 
nd  w 
mb  i  n 

bun 
uad 

fro 
sea  I 
a  tor 
f 

d  Co 
roce 
I  n  a 
s  ha 


I  e  u  e 
ere  b 
g  "I  ha 
ti  r.g 
cars 
m  "t  he 
i  ng  o 
5  u  n  t 
ooper 
rs,  a 
d  u  r  e  s 
n  hou 
d  bee 


rions  t  r 
ack  in 

1  ight 
and  s  e 
pu 1  led 
i  r  car 
f  f  the 
1  I  the 
s.  Th 
bout  2 

were 
r  and 
n  p  roc 


a  t  o  r  s 

the 

po  I  e 

1 1  i  ng 

a  I  on 

s  and 

area 

y  w  e  r 

e  pr  i 

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five 

essed 


fo 

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■d  Ic 

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pul  I 
re    i 
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rs    V 
d. 

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d  Ic 


t  20  Strei-r 
non  s  t  ra  t  i  c.  r. 
n  g  off  t  h '..  i 

it.  At  ; : 3 
he  Cerr.on  s  t  r  a 
a  solid  line 
rocpers  clos 
ompact  group 
n  s  '.■.  ere  it.  o  v  o 
rs  formed  in 
he  demonst  r a 

the  entire 
ded  aboard  6 


and 
Area 
eco  r 
7  P. 
t  i  on 

a  ro 
ed  i 

sur 
d  up 
to  a 
tors 
g  rou 

pri 


a  T  I  .■  e 

M.  , 

A  r  o  a  .  ■ 
u  nd 
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r  o  u  n  d  c-  d 

r  res  t 

P 
soner 


At  1:25  P.  M.,  about  500  V.V.A.W.  had  left  Flamingo  Park  bound  for 
the  Fonta i neb  I eau  Hotel,  and  arrests  were  still  being  made  in  front 
of  the  Complex  when  they  came  marching  up  17  Street  and  turned  onto 
Vi'ashington  Avenue.   P.S.D.  platoons  3  and  4  were  moved  out  onto 
Vi'dshington  Avenue  just  north  of  19  Street  because  it  was  not  known 
v;hat  reaction  the  V.V.A.W.  marchers  might  have  when  they  saw  the 
arrssts  being  made.   The  V.V.A.W.  group  remained  orderly  and  marcne;^ 
caston  19  Street  to  Collins  Avenue  and  continued  toward  the 
fonta  i  nab  I  eau  Hotel.   At  2:03  P.  M.,  P.S.D,  platoons  3  and  4  returr.id 
fo  their  staging  area. 

The  demonstrators  who  had  been  mov^d  from  in  front  of  the  Fen  t  e  i  neb  I  c- ;  u 

Hotel  at  1:13  P.  M.  by  F.H. P.  troopers  had  continued  a  slow  sojthwf.rd 

movement.   Encountering  a  beer  truck  at  44  Str.3et,  thay  surrounded 

it  and  helped  themselves  to  some  of  its  ccntenls.   They  also  let 

air  Out  of  the  tires  of  some  cars  in  the  sa.x a  vicinity.   At  36  Srreat 

and  Co  I  I  Ins  Avenue,  they  met  the  V.V.A.W,  group  anroute  to  the 

Fonta i neb  I  ea u  and  joined  with  them. 

At  2:55  P,  M.,  the  V.V.A.W."  group  reached  the  Fonta i neb  I e a u  Hotel 
.ind  were  met  by  about  100  demonstrators  waiting  for  them.   Estimatad 
at  slightly  over  SOO  people,  part  of  the  group  blocked  off  the 
hotel's  main  entrance  driveway  and  the  rest  sat  down  in  the  street, 
A  source  within  the  group  stated  they  planned  on  being  arrested 
here  and  that  is  why  they  avoided  a  confrontation  with  police  In 
front  of  the  Convention  Complex.   905  ordered  Collins  Avenue  traffic 
be  detoured  at  41  Street  and  63  Street;  and  requested  5  prisoner 
vans  to  the  Fonta I  neb  I ea u  Hotel. 


At  3:21  P.  M.,  905  advised  that  the  main  driveway  to  the  -lotel  had 
been  cleared,   F.H.P,  troopers  were  posted  at  the  driveways  and  along 
the  front  of  tha  hotel  on  tno  sidewalk,  but  the  dor.onst  rt '■ors'N^era 
ord&rly.'  ^=?^  N 


5234 


.  c  a  V  ,  'i  'I    A  u  (J  u  b  1 


1<J/, 


.cJ) 


At  'i  P.  M.,  a  group  of  about  40  blacks  arrived  at  the  Fontaine- 
b  I '•  j  u  Hotel  carrying  pro-Nixon  and  a  n  t  i -McGo  vorn  sign-:;.   They 
assembled  about  50  yards  north  of  the  V.V.A.W.  sit-in.  passed 
OUT  literature  and  listened  to  speeches.   The  V.V.A.W.  group 
ignored  them  for  the  mDst  part. 

Conditions  were  relatively  quiet  around  the  Complex.   Thirty 
Sominole  Indians  arrived  at  Gate  I  IX  af  2:15  P.  M.   Carrying 
si'ins  and  marching  to  hhe  beat  of  a  drum,  they  made  t^-eir  way  to 
Vi'a-.hington  Avenue  and  asse.T, bl^::  la  the  North  Demonstr-jtion  Area. 
Thoy  remained  there  for  approximately  an  hour  and  ahalf  and 
then  return.ed  to  Gate  MX  and  their  waiting  vehicles.. 

9  rou  p  s  i  tt  i  ng  on 

au  Hotel  got  up  and 

ew  minutes  later,  3 

ted  into  the  hotel  lobby 

y  men's  rest  room  hed 

e  lob. by  was  cordoned 

o.a  man  who  promised 

The  veterans  then 
front.   At  this  "^ime, 

minutes  to  leave 
orderly  conduct.   The 
go  Park.   The  bomb 
was  a  false  alarm, 
examination  revealed 


At 

4:30  P.  M.,  about  half  of  the  V.V.A.W. 

Col 

1  Ins  Avenue  in  front  of  the  Fontaineble 

St. J 

rted  walking  back  to  Flamingo  Park.  A  f 

V.  V 

•A.W.  members  in  wheelchairs  were  assis 

by 

police.   A  report  of  a  bomb  in  the  lobb 

bei 

n  received  at  4;30  P.  M.  and  most  of  th 

of  1 

,  but  the  veterans  delivered  a  letter  t 

to 

deliver  it  to  the  President  in  person. 

1  Rt 

t  the  hotel  and  rejoined  the  group  out 

yOL 

announced  to  the  group  that  they  had  3 

th  : 

area  or  they  would  be  arrested  for  dis 

firf 

up  arose  and  started  back  toward  Fiamin 

H  hi 

oat  in  the  Fo nt a  I  neb  I ea u  men's  restroom 

A  , 

ylinder  was  found  taped  to  a  door,  but 

1  f 

was  not  a  bomb. 

A1-  ■1:47  P.  M.,  905  advised  the  prisoner  vans  to  return  to  their 
•otcging  area.  F.H.P.  platoons  19  throgh  23  were  also  returned 
t'-fheir  staging  areas  and  Collins  Aveaue 


A  ': 
1  I  . 

0  r  i_ 

1  o 
d-qr 
noi 


P. 
P 

OS 

tl 
nbol  1 
strat 


;  45 
i  ngo 
:omp 
1  i  za 


M.  , 
ark 
ed  o 
o  ns 
ze  t 
i  on 
tes 
ea  t  h 
d  by 
hcd 
the 
ea  u 


a  n 
h  ea 
f  s 
I  n 
he  i 
had 
wor 

ma 

a 

6 
V.  V 
Hot 


est 
ded 
ma  I  I 
the 
r  u  n 

bee 

CO 

sks; 

I  ve 
re 

A.W 
el  . 


is  opened  to  traffic. 

iinated  1500  to  2000  d  etr.o  ns  t  r  a  tor  >  left 
for  the  Convention  Complex.   Thi^  large  -^rOK:; 
er  groups  representing  the  vartoos 
campsite;  but  all  were  marching  together 
ited  desire  to  end  the  War.   The  evening's^ 
n-entitled  "Street  without  Joy."   Many  of  . h. 
stumes  and  had  their  faces  painted  to 
and  their  parade  contained  several  floats 
elephant  pulling  a  coffin.   When  the 
ot  and  Meridian  Avenue,  they  met  and  were 
demonstrators  returning  from  the 


resemble  death  masks;  and  their  parade  contained  several  iiuo.:. 
on-!  was  led  by  a  live  elephant  pulling  a  coffin.   When  the 
nroup  reached  16  Street  and  Meridian  Avenue,  they  met  and  were 
joined  by  the  V.V.A.W.  demonstrators  returning  from  the 
fonta i neb  lea u  Hotel. 

Af  5:57  P.  M.,  P.S.D.  platoons  3  and  4  were  loaded  on  thslr  buses 

3:id  positioned  by  Gate  IIX;  and  Miami  platoons  12,  t3  and  14 

were  posltionod  along  the  east  perimeter.   At  6:04  P.  M.^  P.S.D. 

plaroon  2  v/as  positioned  between  Gates  9X  and  I  OX;  an-J,  at  6:10 
P.  M.,  Miami  platoon  18  was  in  stand-ty  position  beh«.-'d  the  east 

perim.iter  forc:;s.   P.S.D.  platoon  5  WaS  ordorod  to  a  s -^iemu  I  e^  at 
its  bus  a  r  6:17  P .  M . 


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The  afternoon  session  of  the  P. cpublic. n  f-Jational  Conv..ntIon 
ended    at  6:20  P.  M .  os  the  d  erion  s  t  ra  t  f;rs  began  to  encircle  The 
Cofi.plex.   It  was  Griz7ling  outside  an.:  a  motion  was  r^de  to  stoy 
in  the  Hall  for  supper  rather  than  Ic.. ve  the  Co'nplex.   Many 
delegates  voted  to  rcnaln. 

About  1000  dojnons  fr  a  tc  rs  continued  no'th  on  Meridian  Avenue      ,• 
past  17  Street  while  The  remaining  ma: chors  preceded  cast  on 
17  Street  to  Washington  Avenue.   As  the  gi"oups  moved  around  the  \ 
perimeter,  they  left  a  solid  line  of  demonstrators  behind  them   '/ ,• 
standing  silently  along  the  curb,  shoulder  to  shoulder.   At     ,-| 
QncK   go  te- demon  s  trat.oj"  s -annou  need  to  the  officers  that  they  y^^ 
Intended  to  block  the  gate  if  any  tried  to  exit. 


At  6:30  P.  M.,  905  requested  F.H.P.  platoons  21,  22  and  23 
position  themselves  in  the  46  Street  and  Collins  Avenue  Municipal 
Parking  Lot  after  reports  were  received  that  memibers  of  the 
miJitan  Attica  Brigade  planned  to  separate  from'the  rest  of 
the  marchers  and  go  to  the  Eden  Roc  Hotel,  4525  Collins  Avenue. 

Washington  Avenue,  from  17  to  20  Streets  had  been  closed  to 
vehicular  traffic  I'o  give  the  non-dele^ gates  a  large  area  in 
which  to  d  errion  st  ra  te .   Whan  the  Complex  perimeter  had  been  lined 
on  hhe  east, south  and  west  sides,  most  of  the  remaining  pro- 
testors gathered  on  Washington  Avenue  near  Gate  2X.   ^t  6:45 
P.  M., Miami  platoon  18  was  positioned  in  support  of  the  police 
units  already  at  Gate  2X,  and  Miami  Beach  platoon  #1,  with 
pepper  foggers,  was  positioned  on  Jackie  Glcason  Drive  by  the 
;-'obile  Command  Post. 

At  6:46  P.  M.,  a  group  of  about  50  Cubans  was  seen  marching  up 
17  Street  to  Wa  s  h  i  ng  lo  n  Avenue.   They  rriarched  around  for  about 
2  hours  before  returning  to  Their  cars,  but  did  not  cause  any 
great  problems  with  the  other  demonstrators.   They  appeared 
to  be  ready  and  looking  for  trouble,  but  other  groups  were  not 
interested. 


At  6:47  P.  M.,  the  National  Guard  placed  its  2/124  Infantry 
Battalion,  staged  in  the  Miami  Beach  High  School,  on  "red"  alert 
and  its  2/116  Task  Force,  staged  in  Miami,  on  "Yel low "_ alert. 

The  main  demonstration  took  place  in  front  of  Gate  2X  in  the  form 
of  Guerilla  theatre.   Several  groups  took  part"  and  acted  out 
different  scenes  using  home-made  props.   The  high  point  came 
about  7:30  P.  M.,  when  the  papier  mache  models  of  boir.bs  and 
airplanes  used  in  their'skits  were  set  on  fire  and  thrown  over 
the  fence  i  n  i"o  the  compound.   The  coffin  which  the  el'^phant  had 
been  pulling  v.' as  also  thrown,  into  the  Complex.   Harassment  of 
delegates  continued.   Mostly  verbal  at  first,  as  tier. e  went^by^, 
it  intensified. 


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t  !_■  e  5  d  d  y  ,  2  ?  A  u  o  u  sTt  ",  I  9  '■'  2  (continued) 


At  7:13  P.  M.,  905  roq'josted  that  Came  and  Fresh  V.'ate."  Fish  per- 
sonnel be  alerted  at  tlieir  hotel  and  a;ked  to  come  to  the  Cor.pjjx. 
At  7:16  P.  M.,  905  requested  that  F .  H .  I' ,  platoons  21,  22  and  23 
icoiTie  from  the  46  Street  Municipal  Parking  Lot  to  the  .•••irking 
I'lot  of  Miami  Seach  High  School.   F.H.P.  platoons  19  a'd  20  '^ere 
sent  to  assist  P.S.D.  platoons  on  Gate- 3  NX  and  12X  a^  derion- 
strators  blocked  vehicular  traffic  f  ro:n  entering  the  'jates  by 
laying  down  in  the  street. 

At  7:38  P.  M.,  the  tri-agency  communications  tie-in  failed  end 
P.S.D.,  Miami  and  Miami  Beach  switched  to  their  alternate  channels, 


At  7:39  P 

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.   The  evening  session  of  theconvention  was 

at  8:30  P.  M.,  ^and  delegates  were  starting 
3  P.  M.  ,  905  requested  F.H.P."  platoons  21, 
oDade  Boulevai'd  and  I-'eridian  Avenue  and  sweep 
ear  of  demonstrators  to  17  Street.   They  were 
completed  In  12  minutes.   Three  prisoner  vans 
Boulevard  and  Merldi^sn  Avenue  to  back  up  the 
.P.  platoons  24,  25  and  26  were  pieced  on 
ging  area.   Traffic  escorts  for  delegates  buses 
Ing  them  through  Gate  I  IX,  which  would  be  open 
sesarrived. 


When  F.H.P.  troopers  began  their  sweep  of  I-'eridian  Avenue,  one 
of  the  detnons  t  ra  tors  threw  a  tear  gas  grenade  at  them,  but  the 
troopers  continued  their  sweep  without  responding  until  T'eridian 
Avenue  was  cleared  up  to  17  Street.   Gates  MX  and  I2X  were 
opened  to  delegate  traffic  and  F.H.P.  troopers  remained  t'riere 
to  keep  the  gates  opened. 


The  demonstrators  who  were  clea 
the  demonstrators  on  17  Street 
delegates  attempting  to  enter  t 
8  P.  M.  a  large  number  of  non-d 
to  move  south  toward  17  Street 
Miami  platoons  15,  16  and  17  ha 
after  being  called  from  their  s 
esked  by  905  to  go  out  through 
non-delegates  from  those  areas. 
sonnel  had  arrived  at  the  CompI 
of  Gate  lOX  to  do  the  same.   Th 
from  the  gates,  but  they  went  i 
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out  of  tires.   Some  Miami  offic 
8:08  P.  M.,  905  requesteo  that 
como  to  17  Street  and  I-'eridian 
east  onto  Washington  Avenue. 


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At  8:16  P.  K.,  tr, 9  tri-agency  tie-in  »/as  back  in  service  and 
P.S.O.,  M  lorn  I  and  MI  am!  Beach  swltchoc'.  back  to  the  co'r-.non 
{  rr-que  ncy . 

A  number  of  demonsl  ra  i  or  s  had  gone  to  Dade  Boulevard  -ind  V/ashifg- 
jton  Avenue  io  block  delegate  traffic  onroute  to  Gates  MX  and 
il2X.   F.H.P.  troopers  had  cleared  the  non-delegates  from  Gate 
I  OX  so  at.  8:25  P.  M.,  905  requested  tl.at  Game  and  Fresh  Water 
Fish  personnel  respond  to  Dade  Boulevard  and  V.'a  s  h  i  ng  to  n  Avenue 
Io  push  the  demonstrators  back  into  the  derr^on  s  t  ra  t  i  on  area, 
Ti-offic  was.  flowing  freely  by  3:30  P.  M. 

Al  8:34  P.  M.,  ihere  were  an  estimated  1000  demonstrators  in 
the  Intersection  of  17  Street  and  Washington  Avenue  and  they  were 
interfering  with  the  operation  of  Gate  6X,  primary  exit  for  buses 
and  taxis,   Miami  Beach  platoon  j?  1  was  requested  to  come  to  Gate 
6X  wlththepopperfoggers. 

The  evening  session  of  the  convention  began  at  8:36  P.  M. 

At  8:38  P.  M.,  F.H.P.  troopers  were  clearing  17  Street  at  Wash- 
ington Avenue,  pushing  the  non-delegates  north  toward  the  demon- 
stration area.   yiiami  units  were  checking  the  double-decked 
parking  lot  and  clearing  It  out.   Derrions  t  ra  tors  had  been  hiding 
behind  the  upper  level  wall  and  throwing  things  at  troopers 
nia  king  the  sweep  and  officers  on  the  fence. 


After 
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17- Street  and  Washington  Avenue  had  been  cleared,  F.H.P. 
rs  remained  across  the  entrance  to  17  Street  to  keep  the 
trators  on  Washington  Avenue  in  the  demonstration  area 
ed.  .,-— — __ 

trators  continued  to  narass del  egaj^s..- 1  r  y  i  ng  to  get  through 

tes.   At  Gate  5X,  df-ir.on  s't  ra  tors  jumped  on  a  car,  bi"oke 
I  windows  and  were  beating  on  the. car  when  the  driver 
ntiy  panicked  and  struck  several  of  them  wii'-hthe  vehicle 

efforts  to  get  away.   Several  of  the  demonstrators 
ed  medical  attention. 


At  9:25  P.  M.,  905  requested  Game  and  Fresh  Water  Fish  personnel 
rr.eet  905  at  17  Street  and  Washington  Avenue.   They  relieved  the 
troopers  who  were  posted  across  the  entrance  to  17  Street  and  905 
requested  rhat  the  F.H.P.  units  position  themselves  along  the 
Lincoln  Road  J-la  I  I  to  prevent  vandalism  by  demonstrators  as  they 
left  the  Complex  to  return  to  the  Flamingo  Park  campsite. 

There  was  still  a  lot  of  non-delegate  movement  on  Washington 
.'ivenua  near  17  Stri3  3t  and  northbound  traffic  was  detoured  at 
Lincoln  Road  at'  9:09  P.  M.   At  9:30  P.  M.,  a  "lami  Fo!  ice 
Lieutenant  •,.as  struck  with  a  rock  and  had  to  be  taken  to  a 
hospital  forsuturlng. 

At  9:47  P.  M.,  200  or  300  demonstrators  broke  away  fr'-.m  the 
people  lIstGnlng  to  music  in  the  North  Demonstration  Area  and 
"..alked  south  on  Washington  Avenue  toward  Flamingo  Park.   TiY  9:52 


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-|--r-esdcv ,  2  2  Aucust,  |f'72  (continued) 


P.  M.,   it  was  estlrr.ottd  that  lliere  weie  from  500  to  ".  ')0  people 
singing  and  listening  to  rock  music  a'.d  speeches  in  "!',e  IJorth 
Doinons  t  ra  t  i  on  Area,  another  100  to  1  5C  by  Gate  5X,  a '■• -J  abo.jt 
ICO  at  17  Street  ond  Washington  Avenuff.   People  continued  to 
it  rift  away  toward  Flart.  irigo  Park. 

At  9:59  P.  M.,  F.H.P.  platoons  :>A ,     25  and  26  were  po:.itioned 
.)1  Dade  Boulevard  and  V.'ashington  Avenue  in  case  sorr.e  demonstrator; 
liied  to  interfero  with  delegate  trafficas  it  lef  the  corriplet 
•  ilierthesession.  " 

At  11:32  P.  M.,  the  speeches  ended  and  the  remaining  non- 

■lo  legates  started  walking  back  to  the  park.   Perimeter  security 

relaxed  and  prepared  to  secure  for  the  evening. 

A1  11:42  P.  M.,  the  evening  session  of  the  convention  adjourned. 


fi'y  11:44  P.  M.,  the  non- delegates  were  passing  Lincoln  Poad,  Thus 
niiowing  F.H.P.  platoons  24,  25  and  20  to  return  to  their  staging 
oi"ca,  but  the  platoons  were  asked  to  «:.  tay  in  their  cars  until 
i.'ord  was  received  that  the  non-delegales  were  all  back  in 
r  1  .J  iTi  i  n  g  o  Park. 

P.^.D.  platoons  2,3,4,  and  5  were  returned  to  their  :i  'aging 
or-; a  at  11:49  P.  M.,  and  they  secured  for  the  night  .-.I  12:06 
A.  M.   All  of  /■'liami's  platoons  also  sf- cured  for  the  f-ight  at 
12:13  A.  M.  andall  F.H.P.  platoons  wire  secured;   A1  about  ihc- 
r. -.K.-.e  time,  Miami  Beach  platoon  ti  \     sect,  red  and  Game  a  r^  d  Fresh 
'.'.'nler  Fish  personnel  relieved  l-llamj  3 each  personnel  on  the  gates. 


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hotel 

t  roopers 
c  hoo 1  at 
adi  ly 


In  additioa,  the  following  adjustments  io  personnel  ass'-^nmer-.ts 
Mere  made  to  compensate  for  the  expected  change  in  the  ^empo  of 
the  demonstrations.   Twelve  4-ir.an  Miami  .jnits  wore  a  s  s  t  vtiIT&n.  t  o 


5240 


1972  (coHTir,  uec) 


the  or 
p  reveri 
del  eon 
direct 
in  -nar 
L  i  n  c  o  I 
a  r)c3  f  r 
p  e  r  s  o  ,'r 
squads 
bw-  b-3 
A  t  J .  >  r, 
Bou 1 ev 
se<ijr  e 


c  a  d  e  s  i 
t  trash 
tos  try 
ion.  F 
ked  car 
n  IRoad 
o  m  Flam 
ne 1  w  i  I 
of  abo 
r  r  i  c  a  d  e 
acad,  D 
a rd  and 
d  the  3 


r'g 
fty 

a  n 
:al  I 
ngo 

be 
t  2 

at 
do 
23 
ped 


ed 
and 


to 
Pa 

Cf 

0  m 
ea 
Bou 
Str 
est 


reac 
de  C 
1  P. 
pre 
rk. 
I  I  ed 
en  e 
ch  o 
I  eva 
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plan 


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,'1  t 

nun 

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veri 

Th 

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ach 

f  t 

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br 


n  o  n  -  d 
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ty  Pu 
rno  1 
t  van 
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,  On 
hree 
and  V.' 
ame  a 
i  dged 


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thb 
n  ve 
b  I  i 
o  rm 
da  1 
r  i  d 
P, 
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M. 
quad 
at  io 
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Fres 


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by 
d  F 
and 

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on 
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ton 

omp 

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a  s 
dem 
res 

de 
I  I 

■  D 
Ave 


as  sect 
oad  open 
X  f  ron  t 
a  r  1  m  e  r.  t 
gne  d  to 
strators 
V/  a  t  G  r  F  i 
d e d  up  i  ,1 1 o 

assigned  t 


e  Bou I e va  r  d 
e,  and'  Dade 
Fish  personnel 


■  or 
•  -it 

'  'i  p  u  t  i  e  s 
/  ^  t  ro I  The 
go  i  ng  to 
h  Con.il  i  s  s  i  &.- 
3 

nan  the 
a  nd 


Responsibility  for  perimeter  integrity  was  also  changed  somewhat. 
Mlrimi  P.O.  was  assigned  to  the  fence  from  Gate  IX  up  to,  but  not 
including.  Gate  9X.   P.S.D.  will  take  from  Gate9X  to  v,here  the 
fence  reaches  Meridian  Avenue,  and  Miami  P.O.  will  pick  op  the 
ienoTh  of  Meridian  Avenue,  behind  the  bus  barricade,  to  Collins 
Canal.   Miami  Beach  P.O.     retained  responsibility  for  the  north 
perimeter  along  Collins  Canal. 

of  the  Convention 
e  X  a  b  i  I  i  t  y  . 

erelict  buses  irito 

All  33  bjses  were  in 
efore  news  of  this 
f.  ampsite,  causing 
egates  previous  ulcns 

to  be  held  to  discuss 
uled,  but  '^.D.S. 
that  new  p'ans  be 
i  Itrators. 

Demons tra  tions  had  been  unofficially  scheduled  for  the  front  of 
Kev    York  Governor  Rockefeller's  headquarters  hotel,  the  Deauville, 
6701  Collins  Avenue,  Miami  Beach.   Consequently,  at  10:70  A.  M., 
FJorida  Highway  Patrol  platoon  23  was  pro -positioned  wi'.hin  the 
fiotsl.   However,  rhe  demonstration  faile.l  to  material  izr/  as  planned 
and  at  12:15  P.  M,  the  troopers  returned  to  their  stagir;g  area 
within  the  Complex. 

Florida  Highway  Patrol  platoons  19,  20,  21,  22,  24,  25  and  26  • 
were  all  within  the  CompJ ex  and  ready  by  10:40  A.  M.,  and  5  minutrs 
later  Dado  County  P.S.D.  platoons  2,  3,  A    and  5  reported  ready 
for  duty.   Miami  Beach  P.O.  personnel  relieved  Florida  G^sme  and 
Fresh  Water  Fish  personnel  at  the  perimeter  gates,  and  £.  t  11:09 
A.  M.,  Miami  Soach  platoon  i^l  reported  t'ley  \^ere    ready.  Miami  P.O. 
platoons  12,  13  14  and  IB  arrived  on  the  Coinplox  at  \  \  : ',^—\    M. 
after  rendezvousing  in  Miami. 


Such 

wa  s 

the  po 1 

ice  s  t 

r  a 

tegy 

for 

th 

e  las 

t  day 

with 

con 

t  i  n  u  e  d  e 

m  p  h  a  s  i 

s 

on  a  rb  i 

t  ra  t 

ion  and  f 1 

At  6 

45 

A  .  M .  ,  3 

wrecker 

:;  be 

ga  n 

1 

o 

move 

the  d 

plr.c. 

-  al 

o  n  .J  the 

west  cur 

1.  of 

Mer  i 

d  i 

an  A V 

■'.-  n  ij  e  . 

pos  i  t  i  on 

at  8:15 

A.  M. 

, 

;ind 

i  t 

was 

not  1 

o  n  g  b 

deployment  nade 

Its  w  a 

y 

1  o  t 

he 

r  1 

art 

i  ngo 

Park 

great  confusion 

and  sp 

ec 

vj- 1  a  7 

i  on 

The  non-del 

were 

now 

t  h  w  a  r  t  e 

d  and 

new  .T.  e  e  t  i 

nn 

s 

wou  1  d 

have 

stra' 

^edy 

.   An  1  1 

A.  M. 

mass 

nee 

ng 

was 

•i  c  h  6  d 

acsd  A 1 1  i 

c  a  B  r  i  g  a 

de  rep 

re 

sent 

a  t  i 

ves 

s  ugg  e 

■ited 

made 

i  n 

secret  b 

ecause 

•  o 

f  ■  poss  i 

b  1 

e 

po  1  i  c 

e  inf 

5241 


■  day,  23  Aocust, |_9  7  2  (  co---J-J.n 'j  ad  ) 


A  nee 
Post 
The  a 
sugge 
He  S'j 
A  V  e  n  u 
and  a 
Wash! 
p  e  r  F  ri 
A  vnrtu 
for  t 
this 
dec  i  d 


ting  wa 
off  ice 
f  o  r  e  n  e  n 
s  t ed  by 
gges t  ed 
e  be  mo 
d  d  I  t  i  o  n 
ng ton  C 
s t e r  an 
e  open 
he  dele 
suggest 
9d  that 


s  c 
for 
1  io 
th 
th 
ved 
a  I 
oii  r 
d  a 
fro 
gat 
i  on 


ailed 

r  a  n  k  i 
ried  pi 
e  of  f  I 
at    t  he 

down 
buses 
t  at  W 
I  low  t 
m  Dado 
es .  S 
was  I 
I  men 


I  n  T 
ng  s 
an  w 
car 

bus 
Wash 
be  u 
a  sh  i 
he  M 

Bou 
ever 
ncor 
and 


K  !  a  m 
erv  i  s 

disc 

char 
a  rr  i  c 
gton 
d  to 
Ion  A 
mi  f  o 
va  rd 

addi 
rated 
ses  s 


i  Beach  Pol  ice  Chief's  '"oi-inand 
ors  of  all  participatlnj  agencies, 
ussed  aid  accepted  with  one  chance 
ge  of  the  Miami  police  :onting<int, 
ode  at  Cade  Boulevard  a.d  Vi'ashing' 
Avenue  Io  just  south  of  Gate  2X, 
block  o1 f  20  and  21  Str-ets  and 
venue.   This  would  extend  the 
rce     in  that  area  to  keep  Washingtc 
to  Gate  2X,  providing  a  third  gate 
tional  buses  were  obtained  and 

into  the  overall  plan.    It  was 
hould  be  in  position  at  2  P.  K. 


t  I  I 
ar  ty 
n  [  7 

each 
hey 

I  ttiO 
o  r.tr.a 
wast 
nd  --3 
o  f  us 
nd  t 
Oiv.^a 
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0  V.'a 
emon 
ppar 
i  th 
nd  i 
u  t  1  o 
ther 
ane 

1  s  b 
o  I  i  c 
e-~:on 


:  3  5  A  .  M  .  , 
(  f  o  r  (t  o  r  I  y 
Street  and 
City  Ordi  n 
lined  up  ou 
ugh  all  twe 
nder  wore  a 
i  ka  .   A  K I  a 
d V  I  sed  him 
©d  to  remov 
ra  nsported 
nder  was  re 
e  a  d  i  n  g  "Flu 
shington  Av 
st ration  Ar 
ent I y  took 
no  u  nde  re  1  o 
i  f  t  e  d  the  b 
cks  to  them 
end  of  "the 
manner.   He 
u  ttocks  to 
e  officers, 
stratlon  ar 


12  memb 
the  A  m  e 

Euc I  id 
a  nee  wh 
ts  i  de  t 
I ve  we  r 

Nazi  i 
m I  Sea  c 
of  the 
Q  the  K 
to  the 
(Ti  o  V  o  d  f 
sh  Inte 
e  n  u  e  ,  t 
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excsp ta 
thing, 
ack  of 
.   He  t 

I  i  no  o 

then  w 
t  hem  a 

The  N 
ea  at  I 


er s  of 
r  i  c  a  n  N 

Avenu  e 
i  ch  for 
he  f  e  nc 
e  In  Na 
n  s  I  g  n  I  a 
h  Po I  i  c 
city  or 
a  z I  Ins 
po I  ice 
rom  the 
g  r  a  t  i  o  n 
hen  nor 
i  I  e'  the 
nee  to 
he  turn 
the  rob 
hen  low 
f  N'a  z  i  s 
a  I ked  b 
third  t 
a  z  i  s  ro 

P.  M. 


the 
a  z  i 

to 
bade 
e  an 
zi-t 
:  a 
e  of 
d  i  na 
Ign  i 
Stat 

see 
"an 
th  o 
y  -..e 
t  h  e  i 
ed  h 

3      to 

ered 
a  nd 
ack 

!  me  . 
1  1  ed 
with 


Nat  Io 

Party 

demon 

d  i  sp 

d  sto 

y pe  u 

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f  i  c  I  a 

nee; 

a  .   H 

ion  f 

ne.,  t 

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n  '.','  a  s 

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repe 

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up  t 

out  f 


na  I  See  '< 
)  a  r  r  i  vf 
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lay  of  c 
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n  i  f  orm, 
r  m  b  a  n  d  1 
I  apprcc 
tut  the 
e  w as  pi 
or  boo  k  i 
he  grou; 
cfied  G  a ! 
h  i  n  g  t  o  n 
a  n  d  i  n  g  " 
n  e  r  .  V.'  ( 
c  k  t  o  w  c  r 
waist,  ( 
robe  a  nc 
ated  t  hi; 
e  first 
was  arrt 
heir  b  a  I 
u  r  t  h  e  r  i 


a  I  i 
•d  a 
iga-i 
:ny 
•ly 
on  1 
lea  r 
■;  n  e 
un  i 
ace 
ng. 
I  u  n 
.  t  o 
Av  n 
her 
lar  i 
d  t 
ixpo 


pos 
ste 
ner 
nc  i 


st  Wh 

t   CO.T, 

ns t  a 
Nazi 
at  pa 
y  the 
i  ng  a 
d  the 
t  CO.r 
d  u  nd 
Af  t 
f  ij  r  I  e 
n  1  7 
ue  to 
e ,  a 
ng  a 
he  .'.'a 
sing 
I  ked 
p  o  s  u  r 
i  t  i  o  n 
d  by 
and. 
dent. 


i  te 
p  I  ex 
;Ai  a 
i  ns  i 

r a  de 

u  n  i 

b  1  a 

u  n  i 

r.o  n  G 

■;  r  a 


Peop I c 
Gate 


e  r  t 
d  a 
S  t  |-  i 

the 
b  lac 
long 
z  i  s  , 
h  i  s 
to  t 
e  i  n 

and 
M  i  e  m 
left 


m  I 

gn  i  a  . 

rest . 
t 

ck 

t  comma,' 
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r  r  e  s  t 
heir 
large  b " 
et 

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naked 
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the 

expose< 
Beach 

the 


Shortly  after  noon  it  was  noticed  that  fire  hydrants  In  the  area 
of  the  Complex  had  been  tampered  with  and  many  of  the  caps  were 
loose.   The  Miami  Beach  Fire  Department  was  notified  and  the 
area  checked.   Some  14  caps  were  found  to  have  been  iocsaned  nostly 
on  tfashlngton  and  Meridian  Avenues.   They  wore  tightened  and  3 
hydrant  wrenches  were  borrowed  from  the  Fire  Depart;r.Gnt  and 
Issued  to  police  supervisors  patrol ing  In  the  sraa  of  the  Complex. 


As  2  P.  M.  apprcach3d,  men  and  material  began  to  assum.e  their 
assigned  positions.   At  i:54  P.  M.,  P.S.O.  platoon  27  D-.-gan  their 
patrol  of  the  Lincoln  Road  Mall.   Two  derelict  bu:-es  were  towed  tc 
17  Street  and  Mi.;ridlan  Avenue  and  at  1:  57  P.  M.  were  in  position, 
closing  off  Meridian  Avenue  to  northbound  traffic.   At  r-  P.  M. 
Florida  Gems  and  Fresh  Water  Fish  personnel  wera  roused  at  tiieir 
hotel  and  called  back  to  the  Complex  after  only  3  hour  s^-  i  '>t . 


5242 


■&^r.<?sdcv,  ?3  Aucust,  1972  (ccntinued) 


By  2:15  P-  M.,  F.H.P.  Iroopers  wore  in  position.   Platocns  19  end 
20  had  the  assignment  of  keeping  the  hotel  entrances  cl'zar,  while 
platoons  21,  22  and  23  undertook  to  keep  open  the  routes  irom 
hotel  row  to  the  Convention  Complex.   Platoons  24,  25  ar.d  26 
were  held  in  reserve  at  the  Miami  Beach  High  School  parking  lot. 

At  2:30  P.M.,  3  derelict  buses  were  towed  into  position  across 
V.'ashington  Avenue  at  20  Street  and  northbound  traffic  was  detoured 
at  17  Street,  leaving  from  17  to  20  Strr.etsclear  of  traffic  for 
the  non-del  c-gates. 

At  2:51  P.  M.,  one  of  the  scouts  reported  that  about  100  non- 
delegates  had  straggled  out  of  Flamingo  Park  in  groups  of  two's 
and  three's,  some  wearing  back-packs.   The  other  scouts  were  asked 
to  watch  for  any  build-up  of  non-delegates  around  intersections. 
Up  to  this  time,  the  only  officers  on  t f e  perimeter  were  the 
Miami  Beach  officers  assigned  to  each  gate,  but. because  tfie  non- 
dolegates  were  beginning  to  stir,  Miami  and  P.S.D.  each  sent  a 
small  number  of  rrien  out  to  the  fence  as  a  precaution. 


Mlani  P.O.  p 

lat 

oo  ns 

were  ass 

i  g  n  ed  as 

fol 

lows: 

na. 

f  rom  Dadfe  ■ 

Bou  1 

evard  to 

Ga 

te  2X 

in  the 

street  be 

h  T  r 

d  the 

buses 

;   n  ' 

4  ,  .  i  ns  i  d 

e 

the 

perimeter  f 

e  n  c  e  , 

f  rom  Ga 

te  2X  to 

Gat 

e  3X; 

#  13, 

f  re 

m  Gate  3 

X 

to  C 

ate  5X; 

and 

plat 

oon  1 2  f 

rom  Gate 

5X 

up  to 

Gate 

9X. 

P 1  a  toon 

W.2S 

on  Ker I d 

ian 

Avenue  beh 1 n 

d  the  bus 

be 

r  r  i  ca 

de ,  pi 

a  tof 

n  15  was 

ass  i 

gned  to 

f  lu 

Id  patrol  In 

section  4 

,  z'. 

n  d  pi 

a  toon 

17  was  used 

a 

reserve  for 

p  1  a 

toons 

12,  13 

and  i  4. 

At 

3  P. 

M  .  ,  P  . 

S.O. 

p 1 atoons 

a  nd 

5  were  reported 

in  posit 

ion  along 

th 

e  per 

i  m,  e  t  e  r 

bet 

wean  Gat 

3 

and 

Meridian 

Av 

e  n  u  e  . 

P.S.D. 

p 1  a  toons 

2 

and  3 

had  3  s  s  'J  r 

ed  posit 

i 

a  1  on 

g  the  Li 

nco 

1  n  Ro 

ad  Ma  1  1  , 

platoon 

2, 

east 

of  f' e  r 

i  da  r 

Avenue 

and 

p 1  a  toon 

3  •.^• 

est  o 

f  Meridi 

an  Avenue 

(Plat 

cons  2 

,  3, 

and  27 

rema 

i  ned  in 

pes 

I  t  i  on 

along  t 

he  Ma  1  1  , 

but 

i  t  \.- 

as  up 

to  t 

he  conma 

n 

f  icer  of  eac 

h  o 

g  e  ncy 

with  pe 

r  i  m  e  t  e  r  r 

esp 

ons  i  b 

i  1  i  ty 

io  oeiermine 

ir.any 

of  his 

men 

were 

d  2  p  1  o  y  e 

d  along  t 

he 

fence 

at  an 

y  one  t  i  ir,  e  . 

The 

prev  i  ous 

ly 

1  i  ste 

d  platoon  respons 

1  bi 

1 1 t I es  were 

for 

initial 

dep  1 

oyfT.ent . 

) 

/ 

At  3:32  P.  M.,  non-delegates  were  seen  checking  the  buses  along 
Weridian  Avenue,  and  officers  at  Dade  and  Alt.on  reported  seeing  a 
sizeable  group  of  non-delegates  in  their  area.   About  noon,  a  sccu' 
had  seen  V.V.A.W.  members  bringing  6  bundles  of  burlap  bags  into  t  ; 
park,  and  now  several  people  were  seen  leaving  the  park  with  these 
bags  apparently  full  of  sand.   Reports  were  also  received  that 
some  of  the  non-delegates  had  bolt  cutters,  apd  officers  on  the 
Ccmplex  perimeter  were  alerted.    Several  scouts  reported  seeing 
non-delegates  with  a  red  panel  wagon  moving  around  between  the  p  ;  •"  • 
and  the  Cc.v.plox,  distributing  nightsticks  to  other  no,--det-!jgat  es . 


5243 


(  c  O  n  T  i  r,  'J  fc  d  ) 


Other  d  emorist  ra  lor  s  v/ere  sc-c-n  walking  tcward  the  Ccn.p  1  e  x  carry  inq 
gas  masks  and  wearing  protective  hcl/oetf. 

oggle  out  of  Flarair  jo  Pa'-k 
groi.ps  were  wal^in^  around 

grfups  were  circM'ig  th.e  Comp!. 
ursing  at  officers  on  the 

flew  of  non-delecj.  tes  into 
some  of,  them  were  "leen 
k  i  n  f;  V.'  a  s  h  i  n  g  t  o  n  A  v  o  n  u  e  . 
ami n go  Park  together  end  heed  ad 

walked  through  the  park  and 
en  700  and  I  000'  non-de I ega tes 


Iton-ti 

e 1 ega  tes 

were  con 

t  i  fiU 

i  nq 

to  str 

t  n  sina  II  g  rou 

p  s  .   A  .  n  u  m  t'  e  r 

of 

those 

on  t  h 

e  L  i  n  c  o  I 

n  Road  l-'a 

1  1  w 

hi  1 

e'  other 

some 

of  -their 

in  o  rn  b  e  /■  S 

ta  u  n 

t  1  n 

g  and  c 

gates 

There 

had  a  1  so 

been  a 

steady 

the  N' 

orth  Demonstration  Ar 

ca. 

where 

check 

inq  the 

tires  on 

the 

buses  b loc 

At  A: 

I8>.  M. 

,  a  group 

of 

50 

left  Fl 

north 

toward 

the  CompI 

ex. 

One  scout 

OS  t  i  m 

ated  tha 

t  t  h  G  r  e  V, 

ere 

on  1 

y  b  e  t  w  0 

left 

In  the  c 

amps  i  te  a 

t  th 

i  s 

t  i  rTi  e  . 

Word  was  received  at  4:30  P,  M,  that  about  150  members  of  the  V.V. 
were  not  going  to  participate  in  tonighr's  defno  ns  t  r  a  t  i  ons ,  but 
were  going  to  leave  for  Gainesville  at  5:30  P.  M.  in  order  to 
support  their  indicted  leaders  who  would  be  standing  trial  there. 


Several  small  groups  of  non-delegates  had  gathered 
and  Meridian  Avenue  until  now  there  were  about  50  p 
At  4:34  P.  M.  the  group  started  moving  north  on  Mer 
behind  the  buses,  toward  Dade  Boulevard.  One  of  th 
to  loosen  the  cap  on  the  fire  hydrant  at  18  Street 
Avenue.  The  group  moved  down  18  Street  to  Jefferso 
then  north  on  Jefferson  Avenue  to  the  canal.  '  Sever 
entered  the  water  and  attempted  to  swim  along  the  c 
fence  of  the  Complex,  but  they  were  seen  by  officer 
the  bridge  at  Dade  Boulevard  and  Meridian  Avenue  an 
from  t he  a  rea . 


at  17  Street 

eop 1 e  there. 

idian  Avenue, 

e  group  tried 

and  /•'  e  r  i  d  i  a  n 

n  Av  enue  and 

al  of  the  grou 

? 

anal  to  the  r.o 

r  . 

s  as  they  rejc 

'r.  c- 

d  were  d  i  s  p  5 1'  •; 

3d 

Ko re  non-delegates  had  gathered  at  17  Street  and  Meridian  Avenue, 
one  appeared  to  be  tripping  out  and  was  causing  a  disturbance, 
while  several  others  were  using  paper  soaked  in  gasoline  in  an 
attempt  to  set  fire  to  the  buses  blocking  the  avenue  until 
dispersed  by  officers,.  A  fire  unit  responded,  but  damage  was 
negligible. 


Group 
sat  i  s 
were 
sacks 
and  d 
de  I  eg 
abuse 
4:43 
requ  i 
hand  I 


lead 
facto 
sti  I  I 

and 
ri  ft 
ates 

of  t 
P.  M. 
red  r 
cd  by 


ers  a 
ry  ne 

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wea  r  i 
towar 
had, 
he  of 

the 
ap  i  d 

a  no 


oj  t  I  c  e  r  s_  c 
^  '   rout  i  ne  c  i 


_s  s  J  g  n 
"ty  pa 


ppar 
w  p  I 
rog  r 

ng  P 
d  th 
for 
f  i  ce 

temp 
po  I  i 
+  .P.r 

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eriti 
a  ns  . 
ess 
rote 
e  Co 
the 
rs  s 
o  ch 
ce  r 
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o  of 
nd 


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most 
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us  1  y 

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not 


had  not  been  able  to  formulate 
ngs  had  been  going  on  all  day  and 

P.  M.   Small  groups  carrying  nap- 
lothing  continued  to  leave  the  park 
n  Complex.   Up  to  this  time  the  no.-.- 
rt,  limited  themselves  to  verbal 
d  on  the  Complex  perimeter,  but  at 
nd  incidents  began  to  occjr  which 

'■[any_p_i.   .these  J  nc  i  d  ent  s  were 
ntioned  contingent  of  _M  i  aoi  ..  Seach 
crowd  controj ,  and  by  officers  on 
signed  "^o  convent  ion-rel  5J_e~^  data!  1  s  , 


21-296  O  -  74  -  pt.  12 


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to 
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'  ^he  crea  of  2 
row  i  ng  roc  ks  a 
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others  pushed 
'J  Collins  Aviin 
'jr.  cade  at  Oade 
I  I  i  ns  Canal,  b 
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rs  stopped  for 

4:52  P.  M.,  a 

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0  to    400  left 
is  t  i  me  .   A  gr 

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other  group  wa 
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at  half  of  the 

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lit  i  ne  pat  ro  I  o 
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Various  groups  o-f— them  were'-using  news  stands,  benches,  garbage 
cans,  etc.,  td^  obstruct  traffic^on  Collins  Avenue  from  16  Street  nor; 
to  about  24  S  t  reef,'^"nd  Tntel^lgence  reports  indicated  they  intended 
to  go  as  far  north  as  the  Doral  Beach  Hotel  at  48  Street.    Some 
hadinfiltrated  over  to  Pine  Tree  Drive  where  disturbances  were 
■reported  until  F.H.P.  was  dispatched  to  alleviate  them.   Delegates 
v/ere  advised  to  traverse  the  Prairie  Avenue  route  south  from 
theirhotelstotheComplex. 


At  5:03  P.  M.,  3  more  large  groups  came  out  of  the  campsite.   They 
^tretched  from  Lincoln  Road  and  Washington  Avenue  almost  back  to 
thepark, which  wasnowempty.  » 

Although  buses  were  used  to  block  certain  streets  around  the  Corrplc-x, 
ordinary  wooden  barracades  were  used  to  block  other  streets  such  as 
tnose  side  streets  leading  into  the  North  Demon  st  ra  t  i  or.  Area. 
A"l  5:05  P.  M.,  it  was  found  that  soroe  non-delegates  ha'.-  removed  the 
barricades  ar  19  Street  and  V.'as  h  i  ngton  \venue  and  were  oirecting    f. 
unsuspecting  motorists  onto  Washington  Avenue  where  th-:.  cars  v.ou '.  d   -^ 
bci  surroundad  and  beat,  upon  by  other  non-delegates.   Groups  contir.'-:G 
t^  .^arass  tha  officers  assigned  to  the  Complex  f  ence,  m'.st  I  y  with 
vortal  abuse  but  several  empty  coke  cans  wen a  thrown  a -i^^^  v  e  r  a  I 


5245 


■■c  ) 


were  seen  picking  up  rocks  at  17  Slreot  .ind  I'.cridian  Avnue. 
Other  groups  kept  up  their  disruptive  to-;  tics  along  Col!  ins  Avenue 
primarily  from  16  "lo  23  Streets.   Vandalizing  cars  and  -hrowing 
objects  into  the  street,  they  dispersed  -vhen  a  police  c  ;-r    appeared 
only  to  reappear  as  soon  as  the  car  was  'Jent  elsewhere. 

At  5:07  P.  M.,  a  P.fi.D.  motorcycle  was  pushed  over  on  20  Street 
near  Park  Avenue  and  two  motor nr.or.  ..ere  reported  to  bo  surrounded 
by  'lo'.'io  ns  t  r  a  t  ors  .   A  squad  from  Miami  platoon'  18  responded  and 
OS •.  i  s  t o d  the  officers.   One  mo  t  o r m a  n  had  b e e  n  i  n  j  u  r  e d  and  was 
^r.lrlr.  ported  to  the  hospital  for  treatment. 

A1  '/  \     Street  and  Collins  Avenue,  o  Metro  bus  v/as  given  a  flat  and 
held  lo  be  assisted  through  traffic.   A  group  of  non-delegates  made 
1h°ir  way  to  the  foot  bridge  at  24  Street  and  Collins  Avenue  leading 
OVLT  to  Pine  Tree  Drive,  only  to  find  it  had  been  guarded  by  Game 
.jnd  Fresh  VJater  Fish  personnel,  as  w&ro  all  three  'foot  bridges 
i  n  the  area. 

As  the  non-delegates  continued  their  tactics  along  James,  Park  and 
Collins  Avenues  from  19  to  23  Streets,  a  prisoner  van  was  sent  to 
that  area  to  be  at  the  disposal  of  the  F.H.P.  personnel  patrol  ing 
there .  *      .       . 

At  5:15  P.  M.,  a  large  number  of  non-delegates  were  reported  on  the 
second  deck  of  the  (■lunicipal  Parking  Lot  opposite  the  Complex  on 
17  Street.   They  were  reportedly  bothering  the  police  scouts  staTlo:.6 
there,  and  thro  v/ ing  things  at  the  officers  on  the  Complex. 
P.S.O.  platoon  2  7  was  dispatched  to  the  parking  lot  and  they 
"sv;ept"  the  area  clear  of  demonstrators.   Demonstrators  continued 
their  disruptive  tactics  along  Collins  Avenue.   At  5:20  P.  M.,  tna 
F.H.P.  troopers  on  patrol  along  Gaoe  Boulevard  \.'ere  put  back  in 
their  cars  and  sent  to  asslist  the  other  half  of  that  Task  Force 
in  clearing  up  Collins  Avenue.   The  one  prisoner  van  sent  earlier 
was  now  full  and  2  additional  vans  were  sent  to  the  area.   Several 
prisoner  vans  were  also  sent  to  Pine  Tree  Drive  around  28  Street 
where  F.H.P.  platoons  21,22  end  25  had  rounded  up  a  number  of  the 
rtor. -delegates  v/ho  had  been  blocking  traffic  and  harassing  motorists 
along  Pine  Tree  Drive. 


The  National  Guard  had  been  monitoring  the  po I  ice  tactical 
and  because  of  the  large  number  of  trashing  incidents  and 
wide  area  over  which  th^y  were  occurring,  at  5:21  P.  M.  th 
Infantry  Unit  2/124  or>  "red  "a  lert  and  their  1/115  and  2/ 
Artillery  units  on  "Yellow"  alert.  ("Rc-a"  alert  indicatin 
minute  response  time  and  '"Yellow"  alert  indicating  a  30  mi 
response  time).  _ 


At  5:24  P.  M.,  the  d  ■inion  s  t  r  a  t  o  rs  erected  their  own  blqc'-ag 
■.across  V.'ashington  Avenue  just  south  of  20  Street.  The  Tev 
hundred  who  had  been  gathered  in  the  North  Demon s t ra t i O"  A 
moved  out  onto  the  Avenue  and  lined  up  the  burlap  bags  !ul 
ijntil  they  extended  from  curb  to  curb.   Tha  non-de  I  ega  tj^'^ 


(■Qok  up  positions  on  the  south  side  of  their  harr\caC/7 


sand 


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19  7  2  (  c  o .'.  7 


tUroi  '<  r\g    things  at  the  police  behind  the  fence, 


At  T 

:  26    P.  M.,  <0  or  50  uenonstrotors  entered  the  canal  at  .V  ich- 

i,  gaf 

'^venue  and  attempted  to  make  their  way  up  to  the  n-.r-'h  oer- 

;  -^o  t 

?.'*  fence,  but  they  wore  discouraged  5y  a  couple  of  .ell  ;!=-•-;;  ^ 

•'bar 

■•ball"  teargas  cirenades.   At  5:28  P.  M.,  2  no  re  pri  Grrsr  vans 

vicrc 

sent  to  20  Street  and  Park  Avenue  et  the  request  o-'  the  F.H.?. 

tr<".  ■ 

lers  in  that  aroa.   An  e  s  t  i  iT.a  ted  300  to  500  d  eir.o  n  s  t  ■  a  tor  s 

hc» 

Moved  out  of  this  ar(2a  and  v/ere  goin^  north  on  Col  1  -ns  Avenue 

to  ■! 

1-;  Fonta  i  neb  I  eou  Hotol,  vandalizing  'zars  as  they  went.   A 

heJ  i 

opter  was  asked  to  <jo  to  26  Street  and  Collins  Avenue  and 

rep/' 

t    on  the  movements  of  this  group  as  it  had  apparently 

sp  1  i 

'  up,  some  going  up  Indlon  Creek  Drive  and  some  going  up  Colllr 

Avfii 

■'..   F.H. P.  platoons  19  and  20  were  sent  to  36  and  Collins  to 

"SViJ 

p'  these  groups  south.   When  the  F.H. P.  units  arrived  the  srr.all 

grf. 

•  of  demonstrators  on  Indian  Creek  Drive  ran  over  to  Collins 

Ave' 

;e  to  join  the  larger  group.   Using  gas  and  making  arrests  as 

rh='v 

could,  the  F.H-.P,  troopers  pushed  the  demonstrators  back 

tCM.. 

id  23  and  Collins.   At  30  Street  and  Collins  Avenue  the  mob 

Of   .• 

■:mons  t  ra  tor  s  broke  up  and  many  ran  toward  the  beach  and  into 

hf.to 

i'i  to  try  to  evade  the  troopers,  but  a  number  were  apprehended 

am? 

1  van  was  dispatched  to  pick  up  the  prisoners.   At  5:59  P.  M. 

Z.    in- 

f  o  prisoner  vans  wore  sent  as  arrest-,  continued.  .  T'-.o  (.-.ore  ve.is 

Wt»1  :. 

'>ent  at  6:02  P.  M.,  making  six  in  ai|. 

AI 


09  P.  M.,  a  large  group  tried  to  crash  Gate  6X.   Gas  was 
•jquad  from  Miami  platoon  12  was  sent  as  reinforcement. 


<lol 

;  jt  es  ,  ag 

a  i  n 

on  the  s 

eco  n 

d  d 

eck  of  the 

'•'  u  n  i  c 

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•  J  r  ded  the 

of  f 

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th  s 

tones  and  other  obj 

ect  s 

P.  S.D 

pi 

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d  the  1 o 

t  of 

demonstrators 

for 

the 

second  t 

i  I.', 

2 

rtff; 

-.t  5:5  1  P 

.  M. 

the  gat 

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eopened , 

Tin 

ding  thomselve 

s  unable 

to 

go 

north  to  th 

e  hot 

el  area,  the 

derionstrators 

con 

t  i  n  ued  t 

o  se 

t  u 

p  road  blocks  an 

d  va 

n  da  1  i  z  e 

C  c 

rs 

ar.i 

und  20  and 

21 

Streets 

and 

Par 

k  Avenue. 

Us  i  ng 

i  ce 

picks  and 

kni 

•IS,  they 

pu  nc 

htured  and  s 

1  as 

hed  tire^  on  numerous  cars. 

A 

del 

•  ■•jate  bus 

was 

stopped 

and 

i  TS 

tires  were 

f  lat 

te  ne 

d .   Severa 

1 

•lev 

onstra tors 

1  i  f ted  the 

door 

to 

the  engine 

comp 

artiTient  and 

tr 

ied 

ic, 

-et  fire  t 

o  th 

e  engine 

aft 

er 

pulling  out 

some 

of 

the  w  i  r  i 

ng 

Of  1 

i--€rs  who 

attempted  to 

a  I  d 

th 

3  delegates 

were 

pe  1 

ted  with 

r 

OC  k 

s 

on■■^ 

were  Qomp 

el  1  e 

d  to  use 

mace  t 

i  disperse 

the  d 

emonstrators 

On.- 

11  o  1  Ice  mo 

tore 

y  c 1 e  was 

tem 

por 

ally  dl sabi 

ed  wh 

en  a 

d  emon  s  t 

ra 

tor 

di'. 

•ronnected 

its 

spark  pi 

ug  w 

i  r( 

s,  and  a  6- 

year 

ol  d 

child  re 

qu 

i  r; 

d 

me'l 

i  ca 1  at  ten 

t  i  on 

after  b 

sing 

-1 

ruck  by  one 

of  t 

he  roc  ks . 

Oei:iorist  ra  tor  s  continued  to  hara;3  delegates  trying  to  enter  the 
complex,  shouting  obsenitles  atithem,  throwing  rocks,  sticks,  pa,'ir 
so.tI-.  ed  in  red  dye,  and  physical. »y  restraining  them.   At  6:03  P.  <■'.  , 
2    t. quads  of  officers  ware  sent  ojitside  Gi;te  4X  to  assist  delegatiS 
through  the  non-delegates. 


At  5:52  P.  M.,  6  non-delegates  •jere    arrer.ted  at  2142  N.  3ay  Foad 
af  !or  being  caught  running  thrc/igh  the  area  throwing  ^TJcTxi^a^t  ho. 


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-e  0  ) 


Other  deir.onstrators 
for  the  traffic  ligh 
in  anattempt  to  sta 

I 
The  non-delegates  a  I 
aria  at  6:16  P.  M.,t 
F.H.P.  person nel  not 
flui^J  patrol  from  21 
oevoral  prisoner  van 
Tactical  Commander  r 
a  I oo  patrol-the  area 
uation  tf. ere  was  imp 
tliey  left  the  area  a 
a  "dumpster"  and  set 


at  Ciade  and  Alton  wi-re  approa 
ts  and  forcing  potalos  up  the 
II  the  cars  and  block  traffic 

ong  Collins  Avenue  continued 
he  Tactical  Ccmmandirr  request 

assisting  v.ith  the  arrests  b 

to  23  Streets  in  the  area  of 
s  were  also  request r.-d.  At  6: 
equested  that  Miami's  mobile 

of  21  Street  and  Collins  Ave 
roving,  but  the  demonstrators 
nd  at  21  Street  and  Park  Aven 

It  on  fire. 


ch  i 

ng 

-;ars  stoppe 

d 

i  r 

exi 

c:ust  pi  pes 

to 

be 

a  p  ro  b 1  em 

ed 

tha 

tall 

e  i  n 

9  <■ 

ode  begin 

Co 

1  1  i 

ns  Avenue. 

24 

P. 

M .  ,  the 

p  i  a 

toon  15 

n  (je 

.' 

The  s  i  t - 

were 

trashing  as 

ue 

had 

turned  ove 

r 

Still  monitoring  our  tactical  frequency,  at  6:25  P.  (•1.,the 
Nitional  Guard  had  changed  the  status  of  their  1/ I  16  and  2/1  16 
Artillery  units  from  "Yellow"  to  "red"  alert. 


By  6 

:3S 

P. 

m:  ,  th 

e  a  rea  o 

f  23  through  21 

St 

reets  on  C 

o  1  1 

i  n 

s  Ave 

--■ue 

hod 

been 

c 

lea  red 

of  demonstrators,  and 

o  n 

emergency 

veh 

i  c 

1  e  w  h 

Ic^ 

h-id 

been 

d 

i  sa  b  1  e 

d  and  surrounded  by  non 

-de 

legates  at 

2^ 

2 

^  re  %  t 

S'   ' 

cm  i 

i  ns 

ha 

d  been 

assists 

d.   Most  of  the 

demonstrators  1. 

ad 

r  u  r. 

iOu1 

6P.«J 

west 

. 

(•'any 

had  been 

arrested,  but 

st  1 

II  t  he  va  n 

da  1 

i  Z 

i  ng  a 

nd 

ho  ra  s  sm en  t 

cont  i 

n  u  ed  .   A 

group  at  18  St 

ree 

t  and  Co  1  1 

i  n  s 

A 

venue 

W  J  5 

0  p  p  r  o  h 

ended 

trashing 

cars  and  they 

were  arrested 

. 

v;  h 

i  le 

wait 

ing 

for  the 

pr  i  soner 

van,  reports  wore 

received 

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stopped 

at  17  Street  near 

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Av  s  n  ue . 

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At  Lincoln  Road  and  Collins  Avenue,  a  group  ofabout  50 

d  eraonstr  a  tor  s  were  marching  In  the  st'"eet  and  blocking  traffic. 

Turning  right,  they  marched  west  on  Lincoln  Road  toward  the  ''all. 

When  officers  from  P.S.D.  platoon  2  moved  forward  to  clear  them  out 

of  _tha  street,  one  of  the  non-delegates  threw  agas  grenade  at  iUe 

officers. 


At  5:54  P.  M.,  Col  I  ins  Avenue  was  clear  of  demonstrators  north  of 
18  Street  and  the  Miami  cars  of  platoon  "16  were  asked  by  the 
Tactical  Commander  to  concentrate  their  patrol  south  of  18  Street. 
f.H.P.    continued  to  made  arrests  on  Pine  Tree  Drive  and, prisoner 
vans  were  rsquested  at  35  and  28  Streets. 

As  Collins  Avenue  '.vas  swept  clear,  problems  increased  in  Intensity 
around  the  Coir.plex.   About  500  demonstrators  convergc-d  -"^  t  17  Street 
and  James  Avenue  and  marched  down  17  Street,  bringing  traffic  to  a 
halt.   At  7:05  P.  M . ,  the  crowd  completely  surrounded  2  bus  loads 
of  delegates  attempting  to  get  Into  tha  Complex  at  Gat_&__9Xj 


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0.  plotoon  A    was  serit  out  into 
5  and  assist  tho  delegates  into 
rocks  while  helping  the  delega 
n  to  the  hospital  for  treatment 
ate  9X,  about  150  demonstrators 
nd  blocking  it  co/npletely.   A  t 
n  open  gate,  slowly  rr.ade  its  v/a 
er  apparently   becarrie  unnerved 
tors  and  their  banging  on  his  c 
I-iem  and  injured  them  slightly. 
ander  requested  that  half  of  P. 
I  ear  the  gates . 


Meanwhile,  a  large  crowd  estimated  at  a  bou  ti  1  OOQXdenions  t  r  ^  to  r  s  h^d 
galhered  on  Collins  Avenue  between  19  and  2  I  "^-Srfree  t  s .   A  sourid 
truck  set  up  by  the  demonstrators  in  iUc    North  Defrions  t  r  ^  t  i  on  Areb 
liod  been  urging  the  non-delegates  to  begin  "direct  action"  nov/  ara 
tolling  them  to  go  to  Collins  Avenue  "where  the  action  ij". 
K.M.P.  units  21,  22  and  23  were  assigned  to  sweep  the  C emons t r 5 tc r s 
south  to  18  Street.   Platoons  19  and  20  were  still  engaged  i n 
n-,.T.-s  arrests  procedures  at  30  Street  and  Collins  Avenue  and 
r -J quested  2  more  prisoner  vans. 

At  7:42  P.  M.,  smoke  was  seen  coming  from  the  direction  of  Dade 
Boulevard  and  Meridian  Avenue.   Someone  had  set  fire  to  a  shade- 
providing  structure  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Bayshore  Golf 
Cource.   The  Fire  Department  was  notified  and  the  fire  '.-as 
quickly  ext i nghu i sh ed .  ■ 

At  7:24  P.  M.,  P.S.D.  platoon  27  began  Its  swoe?  of  17  Street. 
F.H.P.  was  notified  and  dispatched  several  units  to  17  Stree'^'  sni 
Wa^ihington  Avenue.   As  the  non-delegates  were  swept  int  :<  that 
intersection  by  the  P.S.O.  deputies,  the  troopers  pusheJ  "the  grouo 
south  down  V.'ashington  Avenue.   V/hen  17  Street  had  been  cleared,  a 
line  of  officers  remained  across  it  on  the  west  side  of  V.'ashington 
Avenue  to  keep  the  demonstrators  from  filling  it  ud  aga'n.   Some 
of  the  demonstrators  climbed  to  the  upper  level  of  t^le  l^unicioal 
Parking  Lot  and  started  damaging  vehicles  parked  there.   A  gas 
launcher  was  used  to  fire  tear  gas  projectiles  onto  the  lot  and 
the  demonstrators  were  dispersed. 

At  7:40  P.  M.,  the  final  session  of  the  Republican  National  Con- 
vention was  called  to  order,  only  10  minutes  behind  the  posted 
schedule  in  spite  of  the  non-delegates  efforts  to  close  it  do'.vo. 

Several  hundred  non-delegates  were  gathered  around  a  sound  truck  in 
the  North  Demonstration  Area,  I Istening  to  speeches.   A  large 
group  had  attempted  to  turn  over  one  of  '~he    buses  at  20  "Street  and 
had  been  repulsed  through  the  use  of  mace.   Now  they  I  i'.tened  to 
-David  Del  linger,  one  of  the  Chicago  ?,  as  he  tried  to  got  them  to 
'join  their  fellow  demonstrators  at  20  Street  and  Co  I  I  i  n-^^ii^nue. 


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19  7?  (  c  o .-,  t  i  n  ij  e  (i  ) 


Small  bonds  of  non- de  I  eco■^  es  were  all  aiong  V.'a  sh  i  ng -f  on  Avenue  from 
17  to  19  Streets.   Staying  out  of  range  of  the  Mark-7  rjce  can- 
isters, they  threw  curses,  rocks,  stickr,  potatoes,  M-fcO  fire- 
crac^ers,  pieces  of  pipe  and  other  assorted  items  at  t^■.-  police 
behind  the  perimeter  fence.   Occasionally  a  car  would  crive  by  ard 
divert  their  attention  to  it  for  a  few  r.-.  inutes.   They  v^uld  '-alk 
in  front  of  it,  climb  on  it's  hood,  curr.  e  the  driver  er.doccu  pan's, 
banij  on  it,  and  flatten  or  attempt  to  flatten  its  tires.   V/hen  Tfe 
car  passed,  their  harassment  of  the  officers, would  conlinue. 

At  7  :  5Z_P  ,_M .  ],  .J-_hey^  bega  n  to  f  i  I  I   17  Street  and  Washington  Avenue  O^ 
eqa  i  n  ,  Q)  I  ock  i  nq  trjf^fjj^and  throwing  things  at  the  officers  on  17 
Street  ano'^wpfhin  the  Ccnplex.   F.H.P.  platoons  19  and  20  were 
refju'.-st  ed  by  the  Tactical  Commander  to  sweep  the  intersection  and 
pusti  the  demonstrators  south  on  Washington  Avenue,  not  letting 
thorn  go  east  to  Col  1  ins  Avenue.   The  troopers  pushed  the  demon- 
stralors  continued  south  from  There. 

The  'lound  truck  in  thaNorth  Demonstration  Area  had  been  calling 
to  the  demonst r a  tors,  telling  them  to  come  into  the  area  if  they  did 
not  want  to  be  gassed  or  arrested,  and  reminding  them  that  these 
3re=i5  were  put  there  for  them  to  demonstrate  in.   At  8  P.  M.,  there 
werr;  about  300  people  thsre,  and  the  sound  truck  was  attracting 
mo''o.   Father  Groppi  addressed  the  assembly,  telling  them  that 
they  were  in  charge,  not  the  police,  and  t hey  would  call  the 
s  hb t  s  ton  i  g  ht . 


A  build-up  of  non-delegates  was  reported  at  17  Street  and 
Avenue,  end  reports  were  received  of  cars  being  trashed  an 
beino  harassed.   Also,  Collins  Avenue  was  again  experienci 
p  rob  lems.   Lincoln  Road  end  Collins  Avenue  were  repor;tedly 
blocked  with  people  and  vehicles,  and  detrionstrators  were  c 
a.<Iisturbance  in  a  hotel  at  20  Street  and  Collins  Avenu'?. 
pi  ij  loons  21,  22  and  23  ware  asked  to  i^espond  tot  he  Collin 
problems,  and  P.S.D.  platoons  8  and  9,  which  had  been  stan 
at  Miami  International  Airport  in  case  of  problems  there, 
asi^ed  to  come  to  the  Convention  Complex  to  assist  here. 


!■'  e  r  i  d  i  a  n 
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At  8:07  P.  M.,  a  report  was  received  by  the  F.B.I,  that  there  was 
a  white  Ford  parked  in  the  rear  of  the  Convention  Complex  with  a 
bonib  in  it  set  to  go  off  at  8:15  P.  M.   Another  call  vsss  received 
at  8:20  P.  M.  by  the  Florida  Department  of  Law  Enforcement  that 
there  was  a  bomb  in  the  north  end  of  the  Convention  site  set  to  go 
off  at  9:15  P.  M.   Extensive  searches  were  conducted,  but  both 
calls  were  apparently  f^lse  alarms. 


Prior  to  the  arrival  of  P.S.D.  platoons  8  and  9,  a  configent  of 
police  partially  cleared  the  intersection  of  17  Street  -ind  I'.er- 
Idien  Avenue,  freeing  the  delegates  being  detained  thero  and  pushi.- 
the  demonstrators  south  and  west.   The  d^jmonstrators  pu.hod  to  the 
west  regrouped  at  17  Street  and  Washington  Avenue  and  h'.aded  for 
the  Lincoln  Road  I'.a  I  I  .   When  thsy  reached  the  Ma  I  1  ,  the;^  .-34:^0 


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conf.onted  by  P.S.D.  deputies  stationed  there  and  prever. ted  from 
entering.   Deputies  reported  that  this  group  had  tear  cr:s  equlp- 

meril  which  they  used  against  the  officers  as  they  passe  J  through 

the  '^^ I  I  going  south  on  Jefferson  Aveuue.   Turning  righr  on  15 

Str''.''':t,  they  went  to  Lenox  Avenue  where  they  broke  the  windows 

of'tJ'e  Southern  Bell  Telephone  Company  office  and  then  '"an  south 
tow  .rd  I  5  St reet . 

Tho  I  lamingo  Pork  compsite  was  quiet.   Therewere  about  200 
no  n --Jo  I  eqa  tes  inside,  listening  to  various  speakers. 

Onc^ion  Collins  Avenue,  the  group  blocking  its  intersection  with 
I.  irii-uln  Road  had  been  dispersed.   The  f.H.P.  troopers  had  started 
thoir  sweep  at  17  Street  and  pushed  the  derionstrators  south  to 
IG  Sireet.   There,  the  Miami  P.D.  units  picked  up  the  sweep  and 
moved  the  group  down  to  15  Street  end  off  CollinsAvenue,  hoping 
the  non-delegates  would  return  to  Flamingo  Park.. 

Gain«;  and  Fresh  V.'ater  Fish  personnel  had  arrested  4  persons:   Two 
at  i*ie  footbridge  on  27  Street  and  two  at  the  24  Street  footbridge, 
and  'J  prisoner  van  was  dispatched  to  pick  up  the  prisoners. 

P.. .11.  platoons  8  and  9  had  arrived  on  the  Beach  at  8:30  P.  M.,  and 
woi"  now  engnqed  in  clearing  17  Street  and  Meridian  Avenue.   S&rr.e 
of  tho  d<;monr. tra^or-;  wonf  up  17  Street  into  the  Municip.-I  Parking 
Lol  v.here  they  throw  objects  at  the  officers  and  let  air  out  of  tir^; 
of  c-irs  parked  thero.   Tear  gas  was  used  to  clear  the  l.-t.   ', eversi 
orro'.fs  were  nade  at.  Lincoln  Road  and  Meridian  Avenue  a. id  at  18 
Str'":".-t  and  f-leridian  Avenue.   Prisoner  vans  were  dispatched  to 
pi'-k  up  those  prisoners. 

At  f':40  P.  M.,  another  group  of  50  or  60  dcr-onstrators  left 
Fla "lingo  Park  and  started  harassing  r.otorists  on  '-'eridian  Avenue. 
Sevtiral  in  this  group  carried  long  sticks  tied  in  bundles.   They 
would  use  the  stokcks  to  beat  on  cars.   Several  other  smaller 
groups  also  left  the  park  and  Miami  squed  153  was  sent  to  survey 
the  situation.   When  the-  group  saw  the  officers,  several  retreated 
back  into  the  park. 


3etv?een  17  Street  and  Lincoln  Road  on  Collins  Avenue,  a  group  of 
abou  t  50  demo  nstrators  disabled  a  bus  by  pulling  some  wires  loose 
in  its  engine  compartment.   They  beat  on  the  bus  and'  were  attempting 
to  turn  it  over  when  on-duty  patrol  units  responded  to  the  call. 
for  help.   The  demonst  i"a  tor  s  surrounded  the  patrol  units  and 
F.H.P,  troopers  had  to  be  called  to  disperse  the  crowd. 

At  0:48  P.  M.,  there  were  about  500  non- delegates  in  thft  North 
Demonstration  Area.   Davs  Dal  linger  had  Deon  addressing  them  from 
the  sound  truck,  urging  a  march  to  the  Ooral  beach  i-lote:,  4835 
Collins  Avenue.   Ha  proposed  a  peaceful  .narch,  without  -rashing  a.iJ, 
on  the  sidewalk  so  as  not  to  interfere  with  traffic.   T"cy  would 
mcirch  A    abreast  up  Collins  Avenue  to  the  hotel  and  asse-'ble  in  fr'i'.  r, 
of  it  on  the  sidewalk.   At  9:02  P.  M.,  ihe  group  now  3  s  •  i  ir.a  t  (jd  at 
,  ibcr'jt  800  began  to  move  east  on  20  Street  led  by  D.3ve  €hjJJ.[ji^:^r 


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and  Father  Groppi.   The  Police  Tactical  CoM,ir,c- nd  e  r  requested  th.at 
certain  task  force  units  drop  what  they  were  doing  arid  take  the 
follcwing  positions:   F.H.P.  platoons  2^,     25  and  26    wer2  to 
patrol  Collins  Avenue  from  23  to  4  4  Streets  to  prevent  -res^.i-'O; 
and  iViami  platoon  15  was  to  patrol  Collins  Avenue  from  ;5  to  23 
Streets,  also  to  prevent  trashing. 

F.H.P.  platoons  19  and  20  had  been  usinr;  tear  gas  in  tt.-:;ir 
efforts  lo  clear  Collins  Avenue  and  the  Miami  units  on  the  per- 
imeter fence  between  17  <^nd  18  Streets  had  also  been  using  tear 
gos  to  chase  away  rock  throwing  d  etnons  t  r  a  t  ors  .   An  easterly  bree2( 
h.Td  dTrried  some  of  the  gas  up  to  the  Convention  Hal  1  itslef  end 
at  8:55  P.  M.,  the  Interior  Security  Commander  ordered  that  al  I 
doors  on  the  east  side  of  the  Hall  be  closed.   At  9:06  P.  M. , 
more  gas  had  to  bo  used  to  disperse  a  large  crowd  trying  to  crash 
Gate  6X  and  this  necessitated  keeping  the  doors  closed  a  while 
longer. 


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Anticipating  having  to  an" est  over  300  people,  the  Tactical  Com- 
mander requested  that  all  8  platoons  of  F.H.P.  troopers  go  to  the 
Ooral  Beach  Hotel  and  stand-by.   At  9:43  P.  M.,  he  requ'.-sted  that 
5  prisoner  vans  be  dispatched  to  Collins  Avenue  south  cj,^'''f'Kq^Upra\ 
Seach  Hotel,  later  changing  the  number  to  10  vans. 


■etf'-. 


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?3  August, 1972  (continued) 


MeciJiwhile,  problc-ms  conlinuGd  at  the  Corip  I  ex  .   Du-mon  s  t  r 'j  t  or  s 
at  19  Street  and  V,' ashing  ton  Avenue  were  blocking  cars  ^.nd  shooting 
objects  at    police  with  slingshots.   Four  squads  were  Colled  cut 
of  the  Complex  to  sweep  the  arsa. 

At  9:55  P.  M.,  the  marchers  hod  reached  42  Street  and  Collins 
Avenue.   Picking  up  stragglers  ss     it  ino'.  ed,  there  v,ere  now 
estjmatcc:  between  800  to  1000  pcOpIe  In  the  crowd.   A  rnotorcycle 
officer  was  sent  to  63  Street  end  Indian  Creek  Drive  to  block  off 
southbound  traffic  loading  to  Collins  Avenue. 

Also  at  9:55  P.  M.,  President  Nixon  arrived  at  the  Convention 

C  o  mp  lex.   To  limit  the  necessity  of  using  any  furtfier  gas,  Miami's 

entire    task  force  "C",  platoons  12,  13,  14  and  18  were  moved  out 

oni'O  the  west  side  of  Vi' ashing  ton  Avenue.    Some  d  eifio  n  s  t  r  e  t  or  s 

v;ere  still  causing  problems  and  throwing  rocks  at  officers  on 

V.'o  5h  i  ng  ton  Avenue  at-  17  Street, and  these  people  '.vere  pushed  south 

on  "oshington  Avenue  by  Miami  platoon  15,  away  from  the  Complex. 


r.y  !0:04  P.  M.,  the  large  group  marching  to  the  Doral  Beech  Hotel 
U'id     passed  44  Street  and  Collins  Avenue  and  motorcycle  units  were 
pyitod  on  41  Street  at  Collins  Avenue  and  Indian  Creek  Drive 
1o  divert  northbound  traffic.'   Identification  equipment  and 
por-oonnel  to  process  900  to  1000  arrestees  were  requested  at  the  Co:^ 
Kyoch  Hotel  by  the  Tactical  Commander.. 


"(. 


A  t  I 
gun 
I  7  S 
tal  ! 

pant 

when 
Our  i 
at  t 
gun 
f  lee 


;  I  0 

-  Mi 
■eel 
ea  I 
,  a 
>nd 
>pp; 


I  ng, 


.  M.,  a  black  male  fired  several  shots  wifh  a  hand 
mi  police  officers  and  fled  north  on  Jarries  Avenue  from 
in  a  Chevrolet  convertable.   Described  as  being  6  feet 
y  20's,  afro  haircut,  loncslesved  khaki  shirt  and  dark 
an  r.  etching  his  discription  was  seen  later  at  Lincoln 
ashington  Avenue.   He  ran  south  on  \.'ashington  Avenue 
ached  by  3  P.S.D.  deputies  and  2  M,  lami  Beach  officers, 
chase,  he  pulled  a  chrome  plated  revolver  and  pointed 
icers  chasing  him.   Although  he  avoided  capture,  this 
covered  by  police  after  the  subject  dropped  it  while 


A-t  10:12  P.  H.,  a  group  of  about  150  demonstrators  blocked  Co 
Avonue  betv;een  19  and  20  Streets  and  were  throwing  trash  and 
i/inq  a  tax  cab.   Miami  platoon  15  had  finished  its  sweep  of 
Str-eet  and  Washington  and  was  asked  by  the  Pol  ice  Tactical  Co 
mander  to  go  to  19  Street  and  Col  I  ins  Avenue  to  ciear  that  ar 
They  did  os,  making  several  arrests  in  the  process.   Another 
group  was  trashing  cars  along  Lincoln  Road  between  Collins  an 
Ja:nes  Avenues.   Members  of  P.S.D.  platoon  2  and  several  Miami 
Beach  officers  pushed  the  demonstrators  back  to  Lincoln  and  C 
but  the  non-delegates  vastly  outn  urn  bored  the  officers  and  pel 
th&m  with  rocks.   Two  squads  from  P.S.D.  platoon  27  had  1o  be 
sent  to  assist  them.    •  ■ 


I  I  i  ns 
v  a  n  d  3  1 
I  7 


o  I  1  ins, 
ted 


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19  7  2  Ceo 


— — 

At  iO:27  P.  M. 

a  g  r ou 

p  of  a 

bout 

2  00  nof. 

-delegates  le 

ft  Flam 

i  ngo 

Park.   reporte 

d  I 

y  car  r 

y  i  ng  c 

1  ubs 

and  in 

an  angry  mood 

,   4  n  in 

f  o  r  ira  n  t 

stated  they  were 

go  i  nc 

to  trash  t 

he  Do  To 

1  Beach  Hotel 

I'.arc 

h  i  ng 

4  abreast,  the 

y 

moved 

north 

on  Wa 

s  h  i  ng  tc 

n  Avenue  and 

it   look 

ed  a  ; 

though  they  wero 

head  e 

d  for 

the  C 

o  m  p  1  e  X  ; 

but  at  Lin CO 

I  n  Road 

,  they 

turned  east. 

Sc/ne  yo  i 

n  g  nor 

■}  h  on 

James 

Avenue  and  th 

e  rest 

g  o  i  n  g 

Norih  on  Colli 

n  s 

Avenue,  the 

y  met 

again 

at  18  Sti-ect 

and  Col 

1  i  ns 

Avenue,  and  cent 

i  nued 

north. 

pick 

i  ng  up 

stragglers  al 

o  n  g  the 

way. 

At  the  Doral  B 

each  Hot 

el  ,  Co 

1  1  i  ns 

Avenue 

was  comp 1 ete 

I y  blocked 

by  the  deponst 

ra 

tors  . 

At  1  0 

:44  P 

.  M.,  anorder  to  di 

sperse 

was 

given  and  riost 

o 

f  the 

demon  s 

t rators  e 1 ec 

ted  to  leave. 

About 

250  chose  to  b 

e 

a  r  I-  e  s  t 

e  d  ,  t  ^l 

e  res 

t  moved 

south  on  Co  1 

1  i  ns  Av 

e  n  u  e 

toward  the  par 

k. 

The 

F.H.P. 

crow 

d  control  vehicle  was  calle 

d  for  ,:  r. . 

pos 1 1 1 o  ned  on 

th 

e  br  i  d 

ge  bet 

v;  e  e  n 

Indian 

Creek  Drive  a 

nd  Pine 

Tree 

Dr  ive  on  41  St 

reet  to 

p  r  e  v  e  n 

t  the 

demons 

trators  from 

cross  i  n 

g  the 

bridge  and  bei 

ng 

i  n  a 

position  to 

either 

trash  the  41 

Street 

bus  incss  distr 

i  c 

t  or. 

block 

the  d 

el egato 

s  return  traf 

fie  rou 

tes 

f  rom  the  Co.T.p  1 

ex 

to'  th 

e  major  hot 

els. 

At  11:05  P.  M. 

t 

he  o t  h 

er  r  e  f 

erred 

to  a  ng 

ry  mob  headin 

g  north 

for  the 

Doral  Beach  Ho 

t  e 

1  had 

r  e  a  c  h  e 

d  23 

Street 

and  Co  1  1  i  ns  A 

venue. 

In       '■ 

as  nijch  as  all 

o 

f  the 

F.H.P. 

plat 

o  o  n  s  w  s 

re  i  nvo 1 ved  i 

n  the  arrests 

taking  piece  i 

n 

f  ront 

of  the 

Dora 

1  Beach 

Hote  1  ,  the  P 

o 1  i  ce  T 

ac t  i  ci 1 

Co.Tuna  nder  i  nqu 

i  red  of 

the  c  o  m  ;r,  a  n  d 

er  s  of 

the  P. S  .0.  an 

d  f-1  i  a  m  i 

plotcons  what 

u  n 

i  ts  th 

ey  had 

a  V  i  a 

labl e  t 

o  deal  with  t 

his  imp 

(5  n  d  i  n  g 

p rob  1  em.   P. S  . 

D. 

p I atoons  8 

and  9 

,  f  rom 

within  the  Co 

.T.  p  1  ex. 

and 

(■'  i  e  m  i  platoon 

1  5 

were 

vol u  n  t 

ee  r  ed 

by  the 

ir  respective 

c  o  m  m  a  n 

ders 

a  nd  the  Po 1  i  ce 

T 

act  i  ca 

1  Cor,,'.- 

a  nder 

r  e  q  u  e  s 

ted  they  meet 

at  44 

Str'^et 

and  Collins  Avenue  to 

Intercept  t 

he  g  rou 

p  before  it  r 

Gsched 

the 

Ooro  1  8c-3Ch  Ho 

t  e 

1  . 

A-t  11:10  P.  M.,  the  convention  session  concluded  and  the  oalecates 
prepared  to  leave  the  Complex.   Those  with  cars  were  able  to;  hc-^'. 
the  charter  bus  drivers  were  reluctant  to  drive  their  buses  in 
fear  of  being  trapped  by  demonstrators  once  outside  the  Complex 
and  risking  damage  to  theirbuses  and  possible  injury  to  them- 
selves and  their  passengers.   Because  of  this  situation  and  the 
President  and  Vice  President  personally  greeting  and  shaking  hands 
^with  numerous  delegates,  few  persons  left  the  Convention  Co.mp  I  ex 
o  n  t  i  m  e  . 


At 
41 

Do 
no 

\•.•^ 

th 
it 
th 

an 
At 
th 

th 


I  1 

St 

ral 

t  t 

en 
ey 

s  r 
9  i 

d  c 

ab 

e  2 

o  t  r 


:  I  I 

r  ee 

Be 

o  b 

the 
wer 
oto 
nt6 

na 
ou  t 

gr 

Wo 


P.  M.  , 
t  to  63 
ach  Hot 
e  ar res 

d  GMOns 
e  d  I  stu 
rcyc  I  e 

r  sect  i  o 
off  i  cor 

1. 1  :30 
o u  p s  mo 
y  over 


Co 

St 

el  , 

ted 
t  ra 
rbe 
cs 
n 


rga 
the 


I  I  i  ns 
reet 
The 

were 
tors 
d  to 
ort  b 
hrowl 
s  s  t  r 
H.  ,  i 
d  and 

brld 


Ave 
as  t 

500 

mo  V 
reac 
f  ind 
lock 
ng  r 
uck 
he  g 

tog 
ge. 


nue  was  still  clo"sed  to  traffic  from 
he  arrests  continued  in  front  of  the 

to  600  d  c-mon  s  t  ra  tor  s  who  had  chosen 
Ing  slowly  south  at  about  46  Street, 
hed  41  Street  and  Indian  Creek  Drive, 

the  F.H.P.  Crowd  Control  vehicle  and 
ing  The  bridge.   They  milled  around  In 
ocks  and  bottles  at  the  officers, 
by  a  9/llth  wrench  thrown  at  him. 
(■oup  coming  north  reaciied  41  Street  ard 
ether  unsuccessfully  tried  tj^i-^  o  r  c  e 


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vi  e  d  n  o  s  c:  ay,  23  August  1972(Cor,  tinued) 


By  11:32  P.  M.,  delegates  in  cars  v/ere  leaving  the  Convention 
Comp  lex.   The  Police  Tactical  Coirinander  advised  that  Collins  Avenue 
was  still  blocked  off  and  the  delegates  should  be  north  on  Alton 
Road  or  Pine  Tree  Drive  to  63  Street  and  cone  south  on  Collins 
Avenue  from  there,',  if  there  hotels  were     in  that  area. 

At  11:35  P.  M.,  P.S.O.  platoons  3  and  9  and  Mlrani  platoon  15 
becjan  to  clear  41  Street  and  Indian  Creek  Drive  by  pushiing  the 
demonstrators  south  on  Indian  Creek  Drive,  and  slowly  the  group 
befjan  to  move.   Some  arrests  v/ere  made  there  and  a  van  \vas  sent  to 
pick  up  fho  prisoners.   Arrosts  ware  still  being  made  at  the  Dora! 
Beach  Hotel,  but  some  F.H.P.  troopers  were  released  from  that  seen?; 
and  •■.ent  to  41  Street  and  Collins  Avenue  to  help  push  the  group 
south.   Soi7ie  trashing  began  as  the  group  headed  south  and  rocks  end 
bottles  were  thrown  at  the  troopers. 

The  group  continued'  rrioving  south  with'  I  it  tie  urging  frcm  officers. 
At  35  Street,  the  group  stopped  for  a  short  tine  then  continued 
again,  small  groups  began  breaking  off  the  main  body  of  demonstrato.- 
and  spreading  out. 


At  11:46  P.  M.,  a  group  of  about  75  demonstrators,  reportedly 
members  of  the  Attica  Brigade,- — l^t-t — ihe^park  and  marched  north 
on  Meridian  Avenue,  s  hou  1 1  ng''^"  K  i  I  I  the  p  i  gV.  "   Thirty  F.S.O. 
(iiotormen  were  sent  to  check  tTTe  group  and  when  the  demc.nstrators 
saw  the  motors  coming,  they  ran  back  inside  Flamingo  Pi.rk. 

At  'T  few  minutes  to'  midnight  the  charter  bus  drivers  agreed  to  trsn 
their  buses  and  began  to'  shuttle  delegates  back  to  their  hotels. 
Most  of  the  non-delegates  had  left  the  c-roa    of  the  Complex  al- 
tho'jyh  Gate  6X  had  to  be  closed  for  a  short  time  at  11:46  P.  M.,  ■..  ;■ 
20  demonstrators  at.tampted  to  break  into  the  Complex  ar.d  were 
harassing  delegates  attempting  to  leave. 

At  midnight.  Game  and  Fresh  V.'ater  Fish  personnel  at  24  Street  and 
Collins  Avenue  made  an  arrest  and  a  prisoner  van  was  dispatched  to 
them.   Also,  reports  of  a  group  trashing  on  the  west  end  of  the 
Lincoln  Road  Kail  were  received  and  P.S.D.  platoon  3  was  asked  to 
i  nvest  i  ga te. 

At  12:03  A.  M.,  the  last  prisoner  was  removed  from  in  front  of  the 
Dora  I  Beach  Hotel  and  Col  1  ins  Avenue  was  opened  to  northbound 
traffic.   The  Police  Tactical  Commander  requested  that  F.H.P. 
platoons  24,  25  and  26  patrol  Collins  Avenue  in  the  area  of  25 
Street  and  requested  that  F.H.P.  platoons  21,  22,  and  23  assist  w  i  •; 
demonstrators  on  Colllnp  Avenue  between  18  and  20  Strsets.   All 
units  were  directed  to  tjse  taar  gas  as  a  last  resort  or.  ly. 

At  12:07  A.  M.,  Miami  units  requested  a  prisoner  van  at  1611 
Meridian  Avenue.   Arrests  were  alio  being  miadj  at  18  S1rfi£_t_  end 


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■  cdr.c-scicv  ,      2  3'     August, 


I  '■'  7  2  (  c  o  r,  1  i  n  u  e  d  ) 


Collins  Avenue  and  a  prisoner  van  was  ^c■ques^Gd  thure.   Sn-ia  I  I 
groups  of  10  or  15  non-celegates  wore  seen  in  various  areas,  r.ost 
headed  back  to  Flamingo  P^rk. 

At  12:13  A.  M.,  about  10  dcmor.  strctors  cttompted  to  bic'zk  the 
driveway  of  the  Doral  Beach  Hotel.   Miafii  Beach  Police  hec  dq  ua  r  t  f.-r  • 
was  contacted  and  2  zone  cars  ■fiore    sent  to  investigate.   Arrests 
were  made  and  prisoner  control  sent  o  van  'to  pick  up  the 
prisoners.. 

By  12:13  A.  M.,  18  Street  and  Collins  Avenue  had  biien    cleared  end 
F.H.P.  platoons  19  and  20  were  sent  back  to  their  staging  area. 
The  Police  Tactical  Commander  asked  F.H.P.  platoons  21  througn  26 
TO  assume  fluid  patrol  along  Collins  Avenue  and  Indian  Creek  Drive 
"to  prevent  the  d  en-ion  s  t  ra  to  rs  from  regrouping. 

At  12:16  A.  M.,  P.S.O.  platoon  3  requested  2  prisoner  vans:   one  tc 
Lincoln  Road  and  Washington  Avenue  and  another  to  Lincoln  Road  and 
Pennsylvania  Avenue. 

3y  12:19  A,  M.,  P.S.D.  had  cleared  all  non-delegates  off  Lincoln 
.Road,  and  Collins  Avenue  from  21  Street  to  41  Street  was  also 
clearofdemons.trators. 

At  12:25  A.  M.,  operator  22  at  the  Fo nt a i neb  I  ea u  Hotel  received  a  c 
tfiot  there  was  a  bomb  in  the  hotel  set  to  go  off  at  12:40  A.  I-'. 
F.B.I,  and  Secret  Service  were  notified  and  a  search  '..as  conduct  :-d 
with  negative  results.   The  call  was  classified  as  a  false  alar-n. 

At  12:30  A.  M.,  F.H.P.  platoons  24,  25  and  26  were  returned  to 
their  staging  area,  and  5  minutes  later,  F.H.P.  platoons  21,  22 
and  23  retuiTied  to  their  staging  area. 


By  12:35  A.  M.  there  was  no  non-delegate  activity  in  the  area  of 
the  Complex.   Almost  al I  non-delegates  were  back  in  the  park  and 
police  units  were  asked  to  stay  away  from  the  campsite  anticipating 
that  it  would  settle  dowr).   Many  of  the  campers  had  already 
packed  up  and  left  and  nore  continued  to  do  the  same. 

At  12:37  A.  M.,  Game  and  Fresh  V/ater  Fish  personnel  were  relieved 
from  their  positions  and  asked  to  return  to  their  staging  area. 

At  12:45  A.  M.,  P.S.D.  platoons  4  and  5  were  relieved  from  their 
positions  along  the  fence  and  staged  in  the  audiiorium. 

At  I  A.  M.,  all  gates  were  locked  except  Gates  2X  and  MX.   Perscr..- 
assigned  to  the  gates  were  told  to  remain  there  until  r;Iievod. 
P.S.D.  platoons  2  and  3  roportod  no  aci"Ivity  on'the  ''al;,  and 
ware  advissd  to  return  to  their  staging  area.   P.S.D.  ptatoon  27 
returned  to  Its  staging  area  in  Miami.      .[ 

At  1:45  A.  'l^ ,  ,     Game  and  Fresh  Water  Fish  personnel  \/o  r  e-'i^i^pv  i  ng 
Kicini  Beach  parse nnel  on  their  perimeter  positions,  x   i  '  ^ 


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.  ■--  c  r.  c-  cdey,  23  Aucust,   1972  (coriti,-.  u'--  c  ) 


At  2:05  A.  M.,  P.S.O.  platoons  2,5,4  anc  5  v,ere  secure c  and  th. ey 
returned  to  Miami. 

lAt  2:15  A.  M.,  Miami  Beoch  platoon  /I  \     w£/s  secured. 

At  2:30  A.  M.,  platoons  8  and  9  of  P.S.D.  which  had  beci  helo  over 
in  case  of  activity  In  the  park  were  secured  and  left  -'•  he 
Convention  Complex.    I 


/I'T 


U' 


V 

National   Guard    units   monitored    police    radio   during    tl>e    last    day    of    the 
Republican   convention   and    produced   a    log   of    selected    incidents.       Several 
incidents   involving   use   of    firearms   were    reported.      Some    of    these   may 
have    proven    to  be    runors,    but    the   report   v.'as    on   the   radio  and   probably 
contributed    to    the    tensions   at    the    time. 


1:25  P.M. 


Be  on  lookout  for  car  b^^aring  Alabama  plate  in?"  Subject 
observed  placing  rifle  on  i^ear  floor  of  the  vehicle. 


3:31  P.M. 


Ketro  rriotorrr-.an  spotted  3  white  rr^ale  hippies  in  1954  red  Ford 
van,  Oregon  plates,  loading  shotguns  into  the  van. 


9:17  P.M.   White  van,  tag  ;?'/#,  moving  south  front  41st  &  Collins, 
occupants  armed  and  supposedly  out  to  kill  Nixon. 

11:00  P.M.    Van  is  stopped  by  Secret  Service,  occupants  said  to  be  arir.ed. 


10:10  P.M. 


Miami  Beach  patrolman  HcCormar  reports  black  male  fired 
4  shots  at  Miami  police,  17th  &  James,  and  r.-,n  north. 


10:12  P.M.    \."nite  male,  stripe  s'riirt,  strip  pp.nts,  firing  revolver, 
Jumped  into  Chevrolet  convertible,  traveling  north  on 
James  from  17th. 


(Could  that  be  the  same  m.an??   Someone  giving  ch'as'i??) 


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Thursday,  24  August.  1972 


The  next  riorning,  tho  only  non-delegate  activity  was 
of  Flamingo  Park  as  many  prepared  to  Ic;.ve  the  city. 


i'o  the  area 


At  the  Convention  Hall  Complex,  Game  and  Fresh  Water" Fish  personnel 
were  relieved  at  8:30  A.  M.  by  Mia.Tii  Beoch  personnel  and  police 
security  on  the  gates  was  discontinued.   Several  uniform  squad-cars 
patrolled  tha  Corriplox  and  personnel  from  the  Andy  Frain  private 
security  sarvice  were  static  nod  at  the  only  gates  opened:   2X 
and  MX.   At  noon,  the  Andy  Frain  personnel  secured  and  the  roving 
uniform  squad  cars  were  the  only  security  force  checking  the  perijr.o; 

City  Council's  authorization  for  non-delegates  to  use  Flamingo  Park 
as  a  campsite  expired  at  noon.   Some  were  still  there  at  noontime, 
but  it  was  evident  that  all  of  those  remaining  svfere  in  the  process 
of  packing  their  belongings.   It  was  decidedto  give  them  more 
t r oe  and  take  no  action  to  move  them  out  unless  it  apprared  that 
they  had  no  intentions  of  leaving.   By  nightfall,  all  campers 
had  left  the  park  and  all  security  forces  other  than  that  of  the 
City  of  I'liami  Beach  had  been  secured  from  Convention  details  and 
the  community  relaxed.  ■.  .   ' 


5258 

EXfflBIT  No.  259 

October  5,  1973 


Mr.  Robert  Silverstein 

Select  Coirunittee  on  Presidential 

.Campaign  Activities 
VJashington,  D.  C. 


Dear  Kr.  Silverstein: 


In  response  to  your  letter  which  I  received  on  October  1,  1973,  the 
following  is  an  account  of  ray  experience  in  Miami  Beach.   Considering  the  amount 
of  time  that  has  elapsed  since  then,  I  will  try  to  give  a  general  account  with 
attention  to  detail  when  and  if  it  comes  to  mind. 

I  arrived  in  Miami  Beach  late  in  the  evening  on  Saturday,  August  19,  1972. 
The  following  day  I  looked  up  ny  friend,  Mr.  Gene  Ingold,  who  had  been  placed  in 
charge  of  the  R.N.C.  Press  Headquarters  located  in  the  basement  of  the  Fontainebleac 
Hotel.   Mr.  Ingold  assigned  rae  various  duties  relating  to  the  general  operati^^ 
of  the  Press  Room.   That  first  day  was  spent  getting  acquainted  with  other  workers 
and  generally  getting  to  know  ray  way  around. 

The  following  day,  Monday,  August  22,  I  reported  to  Mr.  Ingold  and  was 
assigned  the  task  of  making  deliveries  of  press  materials  to  the  convention  center. 
I  vas  provided  with  an  official  convention  automobile  since  the  distance  betr^jeen 
the  hotel  and  the  Convention  Hall  was  about  four  or  five  miles.   It  vas  in  this 
capacity  that  I  served  for  the  duration  of  the  convention. 

Tne  delivery  of  a  large  volume  of  printed  matter  required  several  trips 
per  day  between  the  Press  Headquarters  at  the  Fontainebleau  and  the  Convention  Eall. 
During  those  frequent  trips,  it  was  not  all  unusual  to  see  groups  of  demonstrators 
picketing  both  the  Fontainebleau  and  the  various  entrances  to  the  Convention  Hall. 
Although  some  of  these  demonstrators  were  painted  to  appear  as  skeletons  and 
carried  signs  stating  that  "Nixon  is  a  Murderer",  they  generally  conducted 


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theiiiselves    in   a   peaceful   r.anner. 

I  On    the    final   day   of   the  Convention,    the   proceedings    in    the    Press 

Room   picked   up   a   hectic   pace.      Everyone   worked   diligently    throughout    the   day. 
I   icade    several    trips    to    the   Convention  Hall   delivering   press   releases    and   other 
printed   matter    that  day. 

The   President  was    scheduled    to  n-.ake   his    acceptance    speech    in    the   evening 
of    that    last  day   of   the   convention.      On   ray   final   delivery    to    the   hall    I  was    to 
take    some   of    the   girls,    v;ho  had   worked    so  hard    in    the    Press   Room,    along  with 
me,    so    that    they   might  hear    the   acceptance    speech.      As    I  have    said   before    the 
pace  was   so  hectic    in    the    Press   Headquarters    that  day,    that   no   one  had   even 
a   chance    to   eat.      So,    on   our  way    to    the   Convention  Hall,    we   decided    to    find 
a   place    to  get   a    quick  bite    to   eat.      This    is   -..hen    the    incident   which    the 
committee  has   contacted   me   about   occurred.      The   account    that    follows    is    to    the 
best   of   my   recollection. 

As   we   approached    the    intersection   of    17th    Street   and   Collins   Avenue, 
we  had    to   stop    the   car   because   a    group   of   demonstrators   was   blocking   our   path. 
Soiae   of    them   noticed    that   we   were   driving   an   official    convention   car.      One   of 
them    tried    to   open    the  hood   of   the   car   and   when  he    failed   at    this,    he   kneeled 
in   front   of   the   car   and  blocked   our   path.       I    lowered    the   window   to    try    to   reason 
with    them.       I  was   wearing   an    identification    t^g   on  ray    lapel   v.'hich    said:      R.N.C. 
Press  Headquarters.      When   one   demonstrator   noticed    it  he   said,    "Let    them  go, 
they're   press."      Another    then   pitched    in   saying    that  R.N.C.    stood    for  Republican 
National   Conniittee.      They    then  began    to    taunt   us,    calling  us    "murderers"   and 
using   vile    language.      The   women    in    the    car  with   me   became    frightened   at    this 

time   and    I    rolled    the   window  up.      The   car    then  became   a  -i-c-ULi-iv^   point    for   all 


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the  demonstrators.      They   slashed    all    four   tires,    spit   on    the   windovs,    tore    the 

I 
official    license   plate   off,    and   began    to   rock    the   car    trying    to    turn    it   ever. 

[ 
They  also   began  writing   on    the   car  with    spray   paint   and    n^ils. 

While    sitting    in    the   car;    I  vas   amazed   at  how  organized    the   demonstrators 
appeared.       I   saw  one   guy   with   a   mill tarj'- type    field    radio   on    ahis   back.      Others 
had  valkie- talkies    and   bullhorns. 

In  a  few  minutes  members  of  the  Miami  Police  Depsrt.Tient  arrived  and 
we  were  able  to  get  out  of  the  car.  The  police  dispersed  the  crowd  and  moved 
the  car  out  of  the  intersection.  We  went  to  a  nearby  hotel  and  called  the 
Press  Headquarters  to  tell  them  what  happened.  They  sent  a  car  for  the  girls 
and  since  my  hotel  was  close  by,  I  returned  to  watch  the  acceptance  speech  on 
television. 


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5261 

Exhibit  No.  260 

affidavit 

I,    Howard  S.    Liebengood,    do  swear  and  depose  that  I  have 
this  date  reviewed  by  telephone  with  Dr.    Neal  D.    Thigpen  his 
letter  to  the  Select  Committee  of  October  16,    1973. 

Dr.    Thigpen  advises  that  he  would  be  willing  to  swear  under 
oath  as  to  the  truth  and  accuracy  of  all  facts  and  statennents  made 
in  the  aforementioned  letter,    a  copy  of  which  is  attached  hereto. 


Howard  S.    Liebengood 


Washington,  . 

District  of  Columbia  ) 

Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me  this  5th  day  of  November,    1973. 


My  commission  expires   10/31/78 


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Siwaysjl^ifsa  G^Mo 


fLOtuWCE,  SOUTH  CA«OLIMA    li'Sai 

.tLtn>.M  .f  r.i.tic.i  sciMc.  October   16,    1973 

and  G*o9r«phY 


Mr-  Robert  Silverstein 

Assistant  Minority  Counsel 

United  States  Senate  .  ; 

Select  Committee  on  Presidential 

Campaign  Activities 
Washington,  D.  C.    20510 

Dear  Mr.  Silverstein: 

Please  know  how  very  much  I  appreciate  your  letter  of  October  5th. 
I  apologize  for  the  delay  in  answering,  but  I  have  been  away  at  a  profes- 
sional meeting  for  the  last  few  days. 

With  the  Watergate  scandal  and  the  other  revelations  of  1973,  I 
am  surprised  anyone  really  reicembers  what  happened  to  the  South  Carolina 
delegation  in  Miami  Beach  on  the  evening  of  August  23,  1972.   The  South 
Carolina  delegation,  of  which  I  was  one  of  the  twenty-two  delegates,  was 
housed  at  the  Saxony  Hotel  for  the  duration  of  the  1972  National  Republi- 
can Convention  (August  20,  1972~August  23,  1972). 

On  the  last  night  of  the  Convention,  the  entire  delegation,  which 
included  delegates,  alternates,  wives,  children,  and  friends,  began  board- 
ing our  bus  in  front  of  the  Saxony  to  proceed  to  the  Miami  Beach  Convention 
Hall.   I  suppose  there  were  as  many  as  sixty-five  or  seventy  people  in  the 
bus.   Before  everyone  had  boarded,  the  first  ranks  of  a  massive  body  of 
protestors  marching  north  on  Collins  Avenue  appeared  a  block  or  so  from 
US-   As  they  approached,  they  screamed,  cursed,  and  threw  various  types  of 
objects  (eggs,  stones,  etc.). 

•        With  the  bus  filled,  we  hurriedly  rounded  the  corner  and  started 
south  toward  Convention  Hall  on  the  street  running  parallel  to  Collins. 
The  first  ten  or  twelve  blocks  of  the  trip  were  fairly  uneventful..  We 
passed  only  intermittent  groups  of  demonstrators  as  we  wove  through 
oi>enings  in  police  barricades  composed  of  buses  pulled  into  the  street. 
At  one  point,  a  young  demonstrator  ran  into  the  street  and  sat  down  with 
his  back  to  the  traffic.   Our  bus  narrowly  missed  him,  but  I  think  an 
automobile  traveling  next  to  us  did  hit  him. 

Up  to  then,  we  were  not  doing  badly.   At  that  point,  however,  our 
driver  turned  the  bus  left  and  then  right  onto  Collins  Avenue.   Just  why 
he  did,  has  never  been  successfully  explained  to  me.   In  any  event,  the 


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Mr.  Robert  Silverstein  -2-  October  16,  1973 


traffic  on  Collins  Avenue  was  almost  stopped  and  the  street  and  sidevalks 
were  crowded  with  hordes  of  protestors.   We  went  another  block  or  so,  and 
then  the  trouble  started.   Dozens  of  demonstrators  poured  into  the  street 
and  physically  blocked  our  bus.   The  driver  attempted  to  move  the  bus 
forward  but  couldn't. 

The  protestors  then  very  nethodically  began  to  put  our  bus  out  of 
coircnission.   They  first  sprayed  all  of  the  windows  with  black  paint  so 
that  it  was  difficult  for  anyone,  including  the  driver,  to  see  through 
them.   We  were  able,  however,  to  see  the  demonstrators  using  knives  and 
icepicks  to  slash  the  bus'  tires.   In  the  meantime,  our  assailants  were 
breaking  the  windows  with  bricks,  stones,  etc. 

While  all  this  was  happening,  things  inside  the  bus  were  chaotic. 
Women  and  children  were  crying.   Men  shouted  back  at  the  attackers  and 
argued  what  courses  of  action  were  available  to  us.   After  much  urging, 
the  driver  then  attempted  to  move  the  bus  forward  again.   But  with  the 
tires  flat,  it  moved  another  half  a  block  and  came  to  its  final  resting 
place  at  an  intersection.   The  demonstrators  then  opened  the  bus'  rear 
hood  and  pulled  out  the  gas  lines.   Gasoline  spilled  onto  the  street  and 
ran  under  the  bus.   ^■/hen  the  protestors  began  throwing  firecrackers  under 
the  vehicle,  we  decided  it  was  time  to  get  off  the  bus  and  take  our 
chances  outside. 

We  agreed  beforehand  to  stay  together  in  a  group.   But  that's 
exactly  what  we  didn't  do.   The  first  fifteen  or  twenty  of  us  got  off 
the  bus  and  wading  into  the  protestors,  tried  to  push  south  on  Collins. 
My  wife  and  I  were  among  the  last  in  this  initial  group  which  also  in- 
cluded U.  S.  Representative  Floyd  D.  Spence.   After  going  a  hundred  or 
so  feet,  I  turned  around  and  sew  to  my  horror  that  there  was  no  one 
behind  us  but  a  sea  of  demonstrators.   Everyone  else  from  our  bus,  a 
much  larger  group  of  perhaps  fifty  individuals,  had  stayed  together  and 
moved  off  Collins  Avenue  to  the  right  by  way  of  an  intersecting  street. 
Initially  they  fought  off  the  demonstrators  and  had  things  pretty  rough, 
but  eventually  they  were  aided  by  an  unidentified  Black  man  who  led  them 
to  a  police  perimeter  and  safety. 

Meanwhile,  the  smaller  group  moving  up  Collins  was  having  its 
own  difficulties.-'  We  tried  to  stay  together  but  that  became  impossible. 
As  we  were  pushed  and  shoved,  struck  by  eggs,  stones,  and  fists,  and 
spit  on,  we  found  ourselves  separated  into  twos  and  threes.   They  tore 
clothing  and  screamed  obsenities.   The  slogans  many  of  them  chanted 
called  either  for  ending  the  war  in  Vietnam  or  dumping  President  Nixon. 
In  the  confusion,  my  wife  and  I  were  temporarily  separated.   I  finally 
was  able  to  rescue  her  from  a  doorway  where  she  was  trapped  by  the  mob. 
Her  dress  had  been  torn  and  she  was  hysterical./ 

We  battled  on  for  another  block  where  several  dozen  policemen 
came  to  our  assistance.   Incidentally,  these  were  the  first  officers  we 


5264 


Mr.  Robert  Silvcrstein 


-3- 


October  16,  1973 


had  seen,  with  one  exception,  since  the  bus  turned  onto  Collins  Avenue, 
When  we  had  first  gotten  off  the  bus,  a  lone  motorcycle  policeman  had 
tried  to  help  us.   There  wasn't  much  he  could  do,  and  we  soon  lost  him 
.in  the  press  of  a  horde  of  protestors. 

The  police  ushered  us  into  the  front  yard  of  what  I  gather  was 
a  recreation  center  of  some  sort.   Congressman  Spence  told  a  police 
captain  he  was  a  U.  S.  Representative  and,  shortly  thereafter,  a  police 
vehicle  took  eight  or  ten  of  us  to  the  convention  site. 

Aside  from  what  I  have  recounted  here,  I  was  involved  in  no  other 
incident  of  disorderly  conduct.   In  addition,  I  did  not  observe  nor  do  I 
have  any  personal  knowledge  of  illegal,  improper,  or  unethical  activities 
during  the  1972  National  Republican  Convention. 


With  kindest  regards. 


Sincerely, 


r\ 


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Neal  D.  Thigpen 
Associate  Professor  and 
Chairman  of  the  Department 
of  Political  Science  and 
Geography 


NDT:pm 


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Exhibit  No.  261 

committee  for  the  re-election  of  the  president 

September   23,    1972   ' 


MEMORANDUM 


CONFIDENTIAL/ EYES   ONLY 

FOR:  Jeb  S.    Magruder 

FROM:  E.    D.    Fallor 

SUBJECT:       McGovern-Shrlver  Confrontations 


On  Friday,  September  15,  1972,  you  assigned  ce  responsibility  for 
the  above  project.   Attached  is  Ken  Rietz's  report  re  the  above 
subject  matter  for  the. past  v/eek. 

In  addition  to  the  items  in  the  attached,  I  have  personally 
endeavored  to  create  an  encounter  betv.'een  Shriver  and  a  bussing- 
opponent  on  the  bussing  issue  for  today  in  Las  Vegas.   Anti- 
bussing_j)eople  will  be  used  in  this  encounter  and  no  Republicans 
will  be  surfaced.  ~ 

Excellent  television,  radio  and  print  coverage  of  some  of  these 
events  has  resulted  during  the  past  week.   Definite  pluses  for 
our  campaign  have  resulted  from  the  media  coverage.   It  should 
be  pointed  out  that  other  Republican  types,  undoubtedly,  will  be 
copying  this  week's  activities  on  their  own  in  their  localities. 
We  have  no  control  over  the  activities  we  do  not  program. 

We  have  learned  the  KcGovern  organization  and/or  the  Secret 
Service  has  reacted  to  our  activities.   The  San  Gennero  Festival 
in  Greenwich  Village,  New  York,  Saturday  night  was  originally 
planned  as  a  walking  tour  of  a  fcv;  blocks  by  McGovern.   However, 
as  a  result  of  the  events  in  Flushing,  New  York,  on  Thursday, 
September  21st,  the  street  walk  v;as  cancelled  and  McGovern  spoke  in 
an  area  that  was  barricaded  off. 

I  have,  and  will,  maintain  continuing  supervision  over  this  pro- 
ject.  Ken  Smith  is  the  key  guy  from  YVP  and  I  will  contact  other 
resources. 

If  you  have  any  questions  or  suggestions  on  the  above  project, 
please  advise. 


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Co- 


From  September  15-22,  preparation  for  our  activities  in 
providing  sign  carriers  and  leafleteers  was  made  in  Mlli-zaukce, 
Chicago,  Bergen  County,  New  Jersey,  Columbus,  Ohio,  Detroit, 
Lansing  and  Flushing,  New  York.   Chicago  and  Lansing 
were  dropped  because  of  the  closed  nature  of  the  candidate's 
schedule.   Busing  quotes  were  distributed  in  Detroit  outside 
a  closed  labor  meeting.  That  was  the  only  activity  there 
due  to  the  lack  of  public  appearances.  Ve   began  v.-ork  on 
literature  (hand-lettered)  on  Wednesday  after  conferring  with 
Ken  Kachigan.     The  follov/ing  is  a.  city  by  city  report: 

September  19  -  Milwaukee:   A  dozen  young  people  carrying  signs 
questioning  the  candidate' s  stands  and  criticizing  his  remarks 
about  young  people  (which  end  is  up?)  were  at  the  noon  doiimtown 
rally.   UTiile  no  press, coverage  was  generated,  we  do  know 
we  upset  the  candidate.  With  cameras  zooming  in  he  asked  one 
ot  our  girls  v;earing  a  YVP  button  "You  don't  really  support 
Nixon  do  you?"  Her  reply  v;as  classic:   "Yessir.   I've  had 
.my  head  examined  and  I'm  for  Nixon  now  more  than  ever!" 
Photos  of  the  event  are  attached. 

September  20  -  Columbus:  The  reception  for  the  candidate 
at  the  factory  (t'ixon  buttons,  hats  and  the  debaters)  came 
about  much  the  same  way  as  in  Bergen  County,  i.e.,  our  people 
were  alerted  to  check  into  the  schedule  and  they  assisted  the 
senior  committee  distributing  the  Nixon  material.   However, 
as  we  know  from  the  evening  news  and  m.orning  page  1  newspaper 
coverage,  it  did  the  job. 

September  20-21  -  Detroit:   As  noted  previously,  mimoegraphed 
handouts  attacking  the  candidate's  busing  stand  vjere  distributed 
to  labor  members  entering  closed  meetings. 

September  21  -  New  York(Flushing  subway  siturtion)  :   Again , 
we  had  to  scramble  for  time,  but  20  young  people  turiied 
out  V7ith  Nixon  signs  and  buttons  -  some  with  "Nixon"  in  Hebrew. 
The  film  coverage  of  this  war.  excellent  on  the  CBS  morning 
news  —  no  matter  where  the  camera  turned,  the  signs  were  there 
along  with  audible  chants  of  "Nixon  Now!"  and  "Four  more  years!" 
throughout  the  report.   Reporter  Bruce  Morton  concluded  that 
it  was  not  a  very  good  stop.   V.'e  are  told  an  AP  v.'ire  story 
reported  the  presence  of  young  Nixon  supporters. 

We  have  activities  planned  in  Seattle  on  Monday,  Los  Angeles 
on  Tuesday,  San  Diego  on  V.'edncnday,  and  Toledo  on  I'riday  of 
next  v.'eck.   Specific  eveTvis  \.'ill,  of  course,  depend  on  the 
candidate's  schedule. 


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ADDITIONAL  MATERIAL  SUBMITTED  FOR  THE  RECORD 

AFFIDAVIT    OF    ANTHONY    H.     BARASH 

STATE    OF    CALIFORNIA  ) 

)       ss. 
COUNTY    OF    LOS    AInIGELES    ) 

I,  ANTHONY  H.  BARASH,  being  duly  sworn  declare: 
Based  upon  my  review  of  the  testimony  of  Messrs. 
Michael  McMinoway  and  Frank  Mankiewicz  as  set  forth  in  Volumes 
44  and  45,  respectively,  of  the  United  States  Senate  Report 
of  Proceedings  -  Hearing  held  before  Select  Committee  on 
Presidential  Campaign  Activities  Senate  Resolution  60,  I  have 
the  following  general  and  specific  comments: 

Commencing  on  or  about  July  5,  197  2  and  continuing 
through  and  including  Saturday,  July  15,  1972,  I  served  as  chief 
of  the  convention  security  activities  for  Senator  McGovern's 
staff  at  the  1972  Democratic  National  Convention.   In  that  : 
capacity,  I  had  occasion  from  time  to  time  to  solicit  volunteers 
to  assist  in  the  activities  of  the  security  staff,  which  consisted 
primarily  o '^  manning  a  variety  of  security  points  designed  to 

:ontrol  traffic  within  the  public  areas  of  the  Doral  Hotel 
in  Miami  Bei^c^'l.  Florida,  and  access  to  the  campaign  con- 
vention headquarters  at  the  Miami  Beach  Convention  Center.   With 
the  ex-eption  of  Jay  Henderson,  of  Senator  McGovern's  staff,  the 

security  staff  consisted  entirely  of  volunteers  recruited  in 
iami  Beach  from  available  resoiirces.   With  one  exception,  none 
of  the  volunteer  security  personnel  had  any  formal  police  or 
security  training,  and  they  were  not  called  upon  to  perform  any 
services  requiring  such  training.   Their  duties  consisted  almost 
exclusively  of  c'ecking  requests'*f or  admittance  to  various 
meetings  or  private  areas  against  lists  of  invited  guests  or 


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others  previously  determined  to  be  allowed  into  such  areas. 
Under  no  circumstances  were  any  such  security  personnel  requested 
or  permitted  to  admit  persons  to  otherwise  secure  areas  without 
prior  clearance  from  specific  members  of  the  McGovern  campaign 
staff.   With  the  exception  of  messenger  functions,  at  no  time 
were  members  of  the  security  staff  permitted  or  requested  to 
enter  or  remain  in  secured  areas. 

On  or  about  Saturday,  July  9,  1972,  Michael  W. 
McMinoway  volunteered  his  services  as  a  member  of  the  security 
staff.   After  a  brief  interview  during  which  he  stated  that  he 
was  from  Louisville,  Kentucky,  was  a  salesman  for  his  father's 
firm,  and  therefore,  able  to  devote  time  to  political  activities, 
had  previously  worked  in  the  Humphrey  campaign  but  had  determined 
to  support  Senator  McGovern,  was  available  to  work  at  any  time 
during  the  duration  of  the  convention,  and  was  known  by  members 
of  the  campaign  staff  from  Washington,  he  was  asked  to  join  the 
security  staff.   It  is  my  recollection  that  Tom  Southwick  of  the 
McGovern  staff  confirmed  that  he  knew  Mr.  McMinoway  from  Washington. 
Mr.  McMinoway 's  social  security  number  was  solicited  and  delivered 
to  the  Secret  Service  for  a  routine  check  consistent  with  the 
practice  which  had  been  established.   There  was  no  further  report 
from  the  Secret  Service  with  respect  to  Mr.  McMinoway.   No  other 
security  clearance  efforts  or  investigations  were  made  with 
respect  to  any  volunteer  security  personnel,  including 
Mr.  McMinoway. 

References  in  the  following  refer  to  the  transcript  of 
the  testimony  of  Michael  W.  McMinoway  in  a  hearing  held  on 
Wednesday,  October  10,  1973  before  the  Senate  Select  Committee 
on  Presidential  Campaign  Activities: 

Page  8666,  1.  16-25.   As  noted  above,  Mr.  McMinoway 


Editor's  Note--Transcrlpt  Pae;e    Book  11  Paee 
8666  4487 


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identified  himself  as  a  salesman  from  Louisville,  contrary  to 
his  testimony. 

Page  8693,  1.  15-22.   The  security  person  assigned  at 
any  point  in  time  to  the  17th  floor  was  stationed  at  the  Secret 
Service  security  table  located  at  the  stairwell  entrance  to  the 
17th  floor.   His  duties  consisted  solely  of  determining  whether 
persons  seeking  access  to  the  17th  floor  appeared  on  a  list  which 
was  permanently  located  at  that  table.   The  list  consisted  of 
the  names  of  those  persons  who  were  resident  on  the  17th  floor, 
plus  a  limited  number  of  other  persons  who  were  given  access  to 
the  17th  floor  on  a  routine  basis.   Any  person  seeking  admittance 
to  the  17th  floor  whose  name  did  not  appear  on  that  list  was 
required  to  be  specifically  cleared  by  Messrs.  Gary  Hart,  Frank 
Mankiewicz  or  Gordon  Weil.   The  security  staff  was  not  empowered 
independently  to  clear  access  to  the  17th  floor. 

Page  8694,  1.  14-23.   At  no  time  was  any  security  staff 
member  cleared  to  enter  any  room  on  the  17th  floor  unless  spec- 
ifically invited  to  enter.   No  security  person  could  enter  Senator 
McGovern's  suite  without  specific  clearance  from  Senator  McGovern, 
or  Messrs.  Hart,  Weil  or  Mankiewicz. 

Pages  8695-8697.   At  no  time  was  the  possession  of  a 
button  of  any  color  sufficient  to  enable  any  person  to  enter  the 
17th  floor  or  any  private  rooms  on  the  16th  floor.   Access  to 
the  17th  floor  was  limited  to  persons  whose  names  appeared  on  a 
specific  list  maintained  by  the  Secret  Service  or  specifically 
authorized  to  enter  the  17th  floor  by  Messrs.  Hart,  Weil  or 
Mankiewicz.   Blue  buttons  were  given  to  persons  resident  on  the 
17th  floor  or  visiting  on  the  17th  floor  with  permission 
solely  for  the  purposes  of  enabling  them  to  move  about  the 

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floor  without  challenge.   Similarly,  red  buttons  were  given  to 
certain  people  who  had  reason  for  frequent  access  to  the  16th 
floor.   White  buttons  and  gold  buttons  were  distributed  indis- 
criminately, in  effect,  as  campaign  souvenirs.   At  no  time  were 
persons  wearing  any  buttons  permitted  access  to  the  17th  floor 
solely  by  reason  of  the  possession  of  a  particular  button  or 
badge.   The  Secret  Service  was  not  requested  to  acknowledge  the 
possession  of  any  button  or  badge  for  any  purpose.   Mr.  McMinoway 
was  issued  buttons  to  enable  him  to  perform  his  services  as  a 
volunteer  member  of  the  security  staff. 

Page  8699,  1.  7-24.   At  no  time  was  any  member  of  the 
security  staff,  in  his  capacity  as  a  member  of  the  security  staff, 
requested  to  chauffeur  delegates. 

Pages  8707-8709.   Mr.  McMinoway  was  known  to  members  of 
the  McGovern  campaign  staff  as  a  volunteer  from  Washington,  and 
he  identified  himself  to  me  in  that  fashion.   The  routine  Secret 
Service  information  was  obtained  and  processed,  but  no  other  in- 
vestigation of  his  background  or  credentials  was  made,  in  reliance 
upon  his  representation  that  he  was  a  volunteer  who  supported 
Senator  McGovern  and  had  prior  experience  with  other  Democratic 
candidates  for  President  before  becoming  a  McGovern  supporter 
prior  to  the  convention.   It  was  neither  feasible  nor  felt 
necessary  to  specifically  perform  a  political  background  invest- 
igation on  every  volunteer  at  the  convention. 

Page  8749,  1.  24-25.   At  no  time  did  I  hire  Mr.  Mc- 
Minoway or  did  he  serve  as  my  deputy.   Mr.  McMinoway  volunteered 
as  a  member  of  the  security  staff  and  served  in  that  position, 
without  further  responsibility  or  supervisory  duties. 

Page  8750,  1.  3-13.   As  one  of  many  volunteers,  Mr. 

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McMinoway  was  requested  to  begin  performing  his  duties  as  soon 
as  possible.   His  prior  experience  as  a  volunteer  had  been 
verified  by  persons  who  knew  him  from  Washington,  and  it  was 
common  for  volunteers  to  begin  working  prior  to  the  completion 
of  the  Secret  Service  security  clearance.   To  the  best  of  my 
knowledge,  he  manned  a  security  post  on  the  16th  or  17th  floor 
on  the  evening  of  July  8  and  on  the  afternoon  of  July  9.   It 
is  my  further  recollection  that  from  the  evening  of  July  9 
through  the  morning  of  July  12,  he  was  absent,  although  he 
previously  committed  to  work  various  periods  during  that  time. 
During  July  12,  my  principal  activities  were  involved  with  the 
daylong  demonstration  in  the  lobby  of  the  Dcral  Hotel,   After 
the  conclusion  of  that  demonstration,  my  time  was  spent  at  the 
Convention  Center.   Accordingly,  I  have  no  recollection  of  Mr. 
McMinoway 's  presence  or  absence  on  July  12.   My  time  during  the 
afternoon  of  July  13  was  spent  primarily  on  the  17th  floor  of 
the  Doral  Hotel  participating  in  certain  arrangements  in  con- 
nection with  the  arrival  and  departure  of  the  proposed  vice 
presidential  nominee  and  in  connection  with  the  security  arrange- 
ments and  guest  list  for  a  party  to  be  held  after  the  conclusion 
of  the  activities  at  the  Convention  Center  that  evening.   At  no 
time  during  that  afternoon,  and  specifically,  at  no  time  during 
the  period  when  Senator  Eagleton  was  on  the  17th  floor,  do  I 
recall  Mr.  McMinoway ' s  presence. 

Page  8785,  1.  1-4.   Contrary  to  the  testimony,  Mr. 
McMinoway  did,  in  fact,  approach  me  to  volunteer  for  a  position 
on  the  security  staff.   I  am  not  aware  that  any  member  of  the 
McGovern  campaign  staff  recruited  him  for  that  job. 

References  in  the  following  refer  to  the  transcript 

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of  the  testimony  of  Frank  Mankiewicz,  Thursday,  October  11, 
1973,  before  the  Senate  Select  Committee  on  Presidential 
Campaign  Activities : 

Page  9014,  1.  20-23.   The  buttons  to  which  Mr. 
Mankiewicz  referred  were  distributed  by  the  Secret  Service  to 
a  very  limited  nvunber  of  people  and  were  not  the  buttons 
referred  to  by  Mr.  McMinoway.   At  no  time  could  or  would  Mr. 
McMinoway  have  received  any  of  those  buttons  except  from  the 
Secret  Service.   The  buttons  Mr.  McMinoway  referred  to  were 
in  fairly  general  circulation  and  did  not  provide  access  to 
the  17th  floor,  as  noted. 

I  declare  under  penalty  of  perjury  that  the  foregoing 
is  true  and  correct. 

ExecuJ;ed  this^^^  day  of  January,  1974,  at  Los  Angeles, 
California.         -   . 


ANTH(JNY  H.  BARASH 


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day  of  January ,  1974 . 


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