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Title
Memorandum from Gordon Strachan to John Dean with attached partial "Second Enemies List," September 17, 1971
Description
An original handwritten cover memorandum, dated September 17, 1971, from Gordon Strachan (an aide to H.R. Haldeman) to John Dean which says, "The attached should be of interest to you and the political enemies project," together with a six-page portion of the "Second Enemies List," which targets George McGovern campaign staff, supporters, and others.
Source
From 1973: Watergate: Dean, John, Separated Folder SEP-5528/75 in the Rufus Edmisten Papers #5528, Southern Historical Collection, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Date
September 17, 1971
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image/jpg
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
https://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/05ddd/id/471214
Text
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date: 9/17
To: John Dean
From: Gordon Strachan
The attached should
be of interest to
you and the
political enemies
project.
---
McGOVERN CAMPAIGN STAFF
Abzug, Rep. Bella
Co-chairwoman, McGovern-Shriver Women's National Advisory Committee
Armstrong, Robert
Texas Land Commissioner who is expected to have large role in McGovern Texas campaign
Brown, Willie L.
California McGovern Co-chairman
Caddell, Patrick
McGovern's private pollster
Caplin, Mortimer
Economic Speech Advisor
Former head of IRS
Chayes, Dr. Abram
Foreign Policy
Professor, Harvard University
* Clifford, Clark
Vice Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security
Former Secretary of Defense
Cohen, Dick
Jewish Affairs Section
Cunningham, George
Deputy Campaign Manager
Daniels, Harley
McGovern State Coordinator
Davis, Lon
Youth
DeWind, Adrian
Economic Speech Advisor
N.Y. Tax Attorney
* Dougherty, Richard
Press Secretary
Duffey, Rev. Joe
Citizens for McGovern-Shriver
* Dutton, Frederick G.
Senior Advisor
Farenthold, Frances (Sissy)
Co-chairwoman - National Citizens for McGovern-Shriver
Texas State Legislator - former candidate for state governor
* Starred names are repeated on last page
---
McGovern Campaign Staff
Page - 2 -
* Gavin Lt. Gen. James M. (Retired)
Vice Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security
Guggenheim, Charles
McGovern Media man - produces McGovern films
Halsted, Tom
Disarmament and related matters
* Hart, Gary
Campaign Director and Western Coordinator
Heller, Walter O.
Economic Speech Advisor
Former Chairman of Council of Economic Advisors
Himmelman, Harold
Campaign Aide for Northeast
* Holum, John D.
Research Assistant and Speech Writer
James, William S.
Co-chairman - Maryland Citizens for McGovern-Shriver
Jones, Kirby
Deputy Press Secretary
Kimelman, Henry
Finance Chairman - campaign funds and contributions
Kuh, Edwin
Economic Speech Advisor
Professor, MIT
* LaRocque, Rear Adm. Gene (Retired)
Vice Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security
Levett, Michael
Maryland McGovern Campaign Coordinator
Lobell, Martin
Energy
Formerly Sen. Proxmire's Legislative Assistant
MacLaine, Shirley
Co-chairwoman - McGovern - Shriver Women's National Advisory Committee
---
McGovern Campaign Staff
Page - 3 -
Mankiewicz, Frank
National Political Director
Martindell, Anne
Deputy Campaign Director
Chairwoman to New Jersey Convention Delegate
McPherson, Mike
Shriver Travelling Staff
Former Aide to Rep. William Clay (D-Mo.)
Meyers, Henry
Scientific Affairs and Environment
O'Brien, Lawrence
Campaign Chairman
Okun, Arthur M.
Economic Speech Advisor
Former Chairman of Council of Economic Advisors
Patterson, Basil
Co-chairman, Dem. National Committee
Pechman, Joseph A.
Economic Speech Advisor
Economist, Brookings Institution
Pokorny, Gene
Domestic Issues
Proxmire, Senator William
Vice Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security)
Rapp, Stan
Ads for McGovern
Rapp & Collins, New York, Advertising firm
Rubin, Miles
Fund Raiser
Los Angeles Industrialist
Salinger, Pierre
Campaign Aide
Schultze, Charles L.
Vice Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security
Former Director, Bureau of the Budget
Scoville, Herbert Jr.
Vice Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security
Former CIA Deputy Director
---
McGovern Campaign Staff
Page - 4 -
* Smith, Floyd
Vice Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security
President - Intl. Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Stearnes, Rick
Campaign strategy
Surrey, Stanley S.
Economic Speech Advisor
Professor, Harvard University
Sylvester, Edward S., Jr.
Director - Black Steering Committee for McGovern
Former Asst. Secretary of HEW
Tobin, James
Economic Speech Advisor
Professor, Yale University
Van Dyck, Ted
Handling of substantive issues
Warnke, Paul C.
Co-Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security
Weil, Gordon
Substantive Issues
Legislative Assistant to McGovern
Westwood, Jean
Co-chairwoman, Democratic National Committee
Wexler, Anne
Executive Director - Voter Registration
Former Democratic Party Co-chairperson
White, Cissy
Press Aide
Willens, Harold
California Democratic Finance Chairman
York, Herbert F.
Co-chairman - Policy Panel for National Security
Former Defense Dept. Director of Research and Engineering
---
Page 5
McGovern Top Campaign Aides
Frank Mankiewicz National Political Director
Richard (Dick) Dougherty Press Secretary
Gary Hart Campaign Director
Frederick (Fred) G. Dutton Senior Advisor
John D. Holum Research Assistant and Speech Writer
Policy Panel for National Security
Co-chairmen:
Paul C. Warnke
Herbert F. York
Vice Chairmen:
Clark Clifford National Security Planning
Lt. Gen. James Gavin Military Manpower Needs
Rear Adm. Gene LaRocque General Purpose Forces
Sen. William Proxmire Military Procurement and Efficiency
Charles L. Schultze Domestic Aspects of Military Spending
Herbert Scoville, Jr. Nuclear Weapons Policy
Floyd Smith Conversion of Defense Production to Peacetime Uses
WASHINGTON
Date: 9/17
To: John Dean
From: Gordon Strachan
The attached should
be of interest to
you and the
political enemies
project.
---
McGOVERN CAMPAIGN STAFF
Abzug, Rep. Bella
Co-chairwoman, McGovern-Shriver Women's National Advisory Committee
Armstrong, Robert
Texas Land Commissioner who is expected to have large role in McGovern Texas campaign
Brown, Willie L.
California McGovern Co-chairman
Caddell, Patrick
McGovern's private pollster
Caplin, Mortimer
Economic Speech Advisor
Former head of IRS
Chayes, Dr. Abram
Foreign Policy
Professor, Harvard University
* Clifford, Clark
Vice Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security
Former Secretary of Defense
Cohen, Dick
Jewish Affairs Section
Cunningham, George
Deputy Campaign Manager
Daniels, Harley
McGovern State Coordinator
Davis, Lon
Youth
DeWind, Adrian
Economic Speech Advisor
N.Y. Tax Attorney
* Dougherty, Richard
Press Secretary
Duffey, Rev. Joe
Citizens for McGovern-Shriver
* Dutton, Frederick G.
Senior Advisor
Farenthold, Frances (Sissy)
Co-chairwoman - National Citizens for McGovern-Shriver
Texas State Legislator - former candidate for state governor
* Starred names are repeated on last page
---
McGovern Campaign Staff
Page - 2 -
* Gavin Lt. Gen. James M. (Retired)
Vice Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security
Guggenheim, Charles
McGovern Media man - produces McGovern films
Halsted, Tom
Disarmament and related matters
* Hart, Gary
Campaign Director and Western Coordinator
Heller, Walter O.
Economic Speech Advisor
Former Chairman of Council of Economic Advisors
Himmelman, Harold
Campaign Aide for Northeast
* Holum, John D.
Research Assistant and Speech Writer
James, William S.
Co-chairman - Maryland Citizens for McGovern-Shriver
Jones, Kirby
Deputy Press Secretary
Kimelman, Henry
Finance Chairman - campaign funds and contributions
Kuh, Edwin
Economic Speech Advisor
Professor, MIT
* LaRocque, Rear Adm. Gene (Retired)
Vice Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security
Levett, Michael
Maryland McGovern Campaign Coordinator
Lobell, Martin
Energy
Formerly Sen. Proxmire's Legislative Assistant
MacLaine, Shirley
Co-chairwoman - McGovern - Shriver Women's National Advisory Committee
---
McGovern Campaign Staff
Page - 3 -
Mankiewicz, Frank
National Political Director
Martindell, Anne
Deputy Campaign Director
Chairwoman to New Jersey Convention Delegate
McPherson, Mike
Shriver Travelling Staff
Former Aide to Rep. William Clay (D-Mo.)
Meyers, Henry
Scientific Affairs and Environment
O'Brien, Lawrence
Campaign Chairman
Okun, Arthur M.
Economic Speech Advisor
Former Chairman of Council of Economic Advisors
Patterson, Basil
Co-chairman, Dem. National Committee
Pechman, Joseph A.
Economic Speech Advisor
Economist, Brookings Institution
Pokorny, Gene
Domestic Issues
Proxmire, Senator William
Vice Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security)
Rapp, Stan
Ads for McGovern
Rapp & Collins, New York, Advertising firm
Rubin, Miles
Fund Raiser
Los Angeles Industrialist
Salinger, Pierre
Campaign Aide
Schultze, Charles L.
Vice Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security
Former Director, Bureau of the Budget
Scoville, Herbert Jr.
Vice Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security
Former CIA Deputy Director
---
McGovern Campaign Staff
Page - 4 -
* Smith, Floyd
Vice Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security
President - Intl. Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Stearnes, Rick
Campaign strategy
Surrey, Stanley S.
Economic Speech Advisor
Professor, Harvard University
Sylvester, Edward S., Jr.
Director - Black Steering Committee for McGovern
Former Asst. Secretary of HEW
Tobin, James
Economic Speech Advisor
Professor, Yale University
Van Dyck, Ted
Handling of substantive issues
Warnke, Paul C.
Co-Chairman - Policy Panel for National Security
Weil, Gordon
Substantive Issues
Legislative Assistant to McGovern
Westwood, Jean
Co-chairwoman, Democratic National Committee
Wexler, Anne
Executive Director - Voter Registration
Former Democratic Party Co-chairperson
White, Cissy
Press Aide
Willens, Harold
California Democratic Finance Chairman
York, Herbert F.
Co-chairman - Policy Panel for National Security
Former Defense Dept. Director of Research and Engineering
---
Page 5
McGovern Top Campaign Aides
Frank Mankiewicz National Political Director
Richard (Dick) Dougherty Press Secretary
Gary Hart Campaign Director
Frederick (Fred) G. Dutton Senior Advisor
John D. Holum Research Assistant and Speech Writer
Policy Panel for National Security
Co-chairmen:
Paul C. Warnke
Herbert F. York
Vice Chairmen:
Clark Clifford National Security Planning
Lt. Gen. James Gavin Military Manpower Needs
Rear Adm. Gene LaRocque General Purpose Forces
Sen. William Proxmire Military Procurement and Efficiency
Charles L. Schultze Domestic Aspects of Military Spending
Herbert Scoville, Jr. Nuclear Weapons Policy
Floyd Smith Conversion of Defense Production to Peacetime Uses