Date: December 11, 1972
Time: 11:42 am - 11:48 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with McDill (“Huck”) Boyd.
[See Conversation No. 819-2F]
Kansas
-Weather
-Local economy
-Sales and advertising
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Robert J. Dole
-Resignation as Republican National Committee [RNC] Chairman
-George H. W. Bush
-Announcement
-Timing
-Boyd’s view
-Concern over speculation
-Dole’s 1972 campaign efforts
Republican Party
-The President’s goals
-New candidates
-Age
-Backgrounds
-Quality
-Boyd’s role
-Candidate selection
-Pre-primary
-Avoidance of primary fights
-The President’s 1946 campaign
-Kansas second district
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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Conversation No. 34-38 (cont’d)
-Arthur A. Fletcher
-New Majority
-Appeal to non-Republicans
New Majority
Dole
-Resignation as RNC Chairman
-Handling
-Senate role
-Edward M. Kennedy
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The President’s appreciation for Boyd’s support
The President’s schedule
-December 19, 1972 reception