Letter from Senator Barry Goldwater to President Gerald R. Ford Regarding Campaign Strategy During the 1976 Presidential Election Campaign

gah. MEMORANDUM OF INFORMATION FOR THE FILE EXECUTIVE DATE 6/1/76 PL LETTER, MEMO, ETC.- TO: Mr Friedersdorf FROM: Mr Connor SUBJECT: Letter from Sen. Barry Goldwater CORRESPONDENCE FILED CENTRAL FILES - - CONFIDENTIAL FILE GERALD R. FORD GRARY BB 2 22 MEMORANDUM OF INFORMATION FOR THE FILE EXECUTIVE DATE 5/7/76 PL SP3-1 LETTER, MEMO, ETC. TO: Sen. Barry M. Goldwater SUBJECT: The Campaigne FROM: max Frieders day CORRESPONDENCE FILED CENTRAL FILES - CONFIDENTIAL FILE C.F: john THE WHITE HOUSE PL WASHINGTON June 1, 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR: MAX FRIEDERSDORF FROM: JIM CONNOR JEE SUBJECT: Letter from Barry Goldwater The attached letter was returned in the President's outbox. It is returned to you for appropriate action. FORD & LIBRARY GERALD RECEIVED JUN 26 1976 CENTRAL FILES THE WHITE HOUSE washington Date 6-3-70 TO: FROM: Max L. Friedersdorf namey For Your Information Please Handle Please See Me GER ORD Comments, Please Other The President And talked to Jun. goldwater since may 7, no further Msponse nucled. MAK- Hus was ack'd over yr signature RALD R. F when it came in, stating you'd see the i saw u. it. THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN THE WHITE HOUSE washington May 7, 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM: MAX L. FRIEDERSDORF m.6. 6. SUBJECT: Senator Barry Goldwater Attached is a letter just received from Senator Goldwater, which I thought you should see before departing today for Nebraska. Phas FORD & LIBRARY GERALD 5-9 barry GOLDWATER THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN COMMITTEES: ARIZONA AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES ARMED SERVICES PREPAREDNESS INVESTIGATING SUBCOMMITTEE TACTICAL AIR POWER SUBCOMMITTEE United States Senate INTELLIGENCE SUBCOMMITTEE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION SUBCOMMITTEE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE May 7, 1976 The President The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: I hope this reaches you before you depart for Nebraska for I would like to reiterate a couple of things I said to you on the phone the other day. You are the President. Do not stupe to arguing with another candidate. Your speeches are a little bit too long. Get a good speech that is short and use it and use it and use it. Reagan's trick, as you know, is to have a whole handful of cards and he shuffles out whatever comes out to be ten minutes of speaking, and I don't think this deck has changed much over the years. Your speech writer has to be more punchy. It has to sound like you and no matter how much you have to rehearse it, do it. You are not going to get the Reagan vote. These are the same people who got me the nomination and they will never swerve, but ninety per cent of them will vote for you for President, so get after middle America. They have never had it so good. They are making more money and they are not at war and, for God's sake, get off of Panama, but don't let Reagan off that hook. God speed and with best wishes, Barry Banz Goldwater PL May 7, 1976 Dear Barry: This is just to advise you that we are in receipt of your letter under today's date. I can assure you it will be brought to the President's immediate attention. With cordial regard. Sincerely, Max L. Friedersdorf Assistant to the President Honorable Barry M. Goldwater United States Senate sent by measurger Washington, D. C. 20510 to Adduster's ofe. MLF:NK:nk bcc: Jack Marsh, Dick Cheney, Rog Morton (dispatched) original gives to the Pres. by m LF by memo TORO 124 LIBRARY GLEATE MAY 11 1976 CENTRAL FILES THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 5/7 Frank - 1 for confidential filing qudz GERALD Bith LIBRARY BB RM2 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON PL July 6, 1976 ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM FOR: RON NESSEN FROM: JIM CONNOR get SUBJECT: Special Kiplinger Magazine November 1948 "What Dewey will Do" The above mentioned Special Kiplinger Magazine of November 1948 was returned in the President's outbox with the following notation: "What a story. The Tribune wasn't the only one to make a mistake. I wonder what the following Kiplinger booklet said. " Please follow-up with appropriate action. FORD & LIBRARY GERALD cc: Dick Cheney Jim Shuman (with the Kiplinger Magazine) RECEIVED JUL 8 1976 CENTRAL FILES