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NATIONAL REPUBLICAN

CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE

Clinirman

Guy Vander )agt, M.C., Michigan

Executive Director

jack McDonald

Senior Vice Chairmen

James M. Collins, M.C., Texas Pierre S. duPont, M.C. , Delaware John H. Rousselot, M .C., California

Memorandum For

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SHINGTON, D.C. 20515

TELEPHONE ( 202) 225-1800

Jack Calkins

Howie Gorrell asked that I forward the enclosed which is self-explanatory. Needless to say, Howie would greatly appreciate your assistance in obtaining the President's signature.

David A. Cole Associate Execut ive Director

Vice Chair111en Executive Co111111ittee

William 5 . Broomfield , M .C. , Mi chigan Hamilton Fish, Jr ., M .C .. New York Bill Frenzel , M .C ., Minnesota Joel Pritchard , M.C. , Washing ton ) . Herbert Burke, M .C. , Florida john Paul Hammerschmidt , M.C. , Arkansas Robert W . Kasten , Jr. , M .C . , Wisconsin Ronald A. Sarasin, M.C., Connecticut

Silvio 0 . Conte, M.C., Massa chusetts William H . Harsha, M .C ., Ohio Edward J. Derwinski, M .C ., Illinois Joseph M . McDade, M .C ., Pennsylvania

Larry Winn , Jr., M .C ., Kansas

Secretary Treasurer

John Buchanan, M .C. , Alabama George Olms ted, Virginia

Trent Lott , M .C ., Mississ ippi Sam Steiger, M .C ., Arizona

john T. Myers, M .C. , Indiana Charles Thone, M .C. , Nebraska G . William Whitehurs t , M .C ., Virginia

Patronage Committee Chairman

David C. Treen , M.C., Louisiana

Auditing Committee Chairman

William l. Armstrong, M.C. , Colorado

Digitized from Box 27 of the Robert T. Hartmann Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library

United States Organizing Committee

5 March 1975

Mr, Howard L, Gorrel I 4921 Seminary Road - Apt, #~~~1315 Alexandrla, VA 2231 I

Dear Row i e., ••

CISS/1975 WORLD WINTER GAMESFORIBE

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11-16 February 1975

Hope this finds you A-OK as usual, Same here and I am st! I I pounding on mv tyoewriter.

I am sending this correspondence to you by registered ma! I because of the value of the enclosed mater la I, and I hope you wt I I do the same when you send It back to me via reqistered mall.

Enclosed, please find ten (10) Program Books, Five of them, the ones that are not signed at al I, can be given away to President Ford, etc, or other people as you deem necessary. If you need more, I am sure that Simon has them, or maybe vou do, If not, I et me know and I w 111 send vou more,

ll The othe. r f Ive (5) signed program books are complete egcent for President Ford's signature. Please ~~M use your wonderful friends to get to have President Ford sign ft~ the five books with the enclosed pen. And send the f Ive books back to me alonq with the pen, ~

I hope that you can do this real soon as I am preparing them for the AAAD Museum as well as for the CISS Museum. I want to present one of the five signed program book to Simon so please keep It a secret, OKay, I hope you can act fast because I would I Ike to have It bv March 24th or the I Ike,

guess have said RMg nuff for now, so I wl I I SK now,

Take care and wi I I be contacting you soon about the stamp business.

Rega rds,,,.

Kenneth S, Rothschf Id Pub I icitv Director

Sponsored by American Athletic Association of the Deaf, Inc. (MAD) Affiliated with Comite International des Sports Silencieux (C.l.S.S.) Recognized by International Olympic Committee (1.0.C.) Contributions are deductible for income tax purposes

TO:

FROM:

THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

March 24 I 1975

Jack Calk' ins

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MEMORANDUM

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OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON

March 19, 1975

TO: James M. Cannon

FROM: Roger W. Hooker, Jr.

My office has been receiving a considerable volume of outrageous mail and telephone calls in connection with the Vice President's solicitation letter on behalf of the National Republican Congressional Committee. The flak is being precipitated not by the letter, but by the solicitation slip enclosed with it which instructs addressees to make checks payable to "VICE PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL FUND". An example is attached.

I suspect most of the adverse re­action is on the part of those people who are against us anyway. In any case there is not much we can do about it now; any effort to correct the situation might just make it worse.

cc: Ann Whitman Hugh Morrow

ES, MR. VICE PRESIDENT, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME!

Yes, I will volunteer my financial help to surport President Ford's efforts to bring about

a resurgence of the Republican Party and a Republican Congress in 1976! I pledge the

indicated amount between now and November 1976: 7ilucc /!iU !M~ 7(1!/Jl/1/J(z Name (Mr. Mrs. Miss) Please Print

Please make checks payable to: VICE PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL FUND

Corporate checks are prohibited by law. An official receipt will be sent by return mail. THANK YOU!

l'D LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE 0 0 500 0 50

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Zip ( If you contribute $25 or more, you'll automatically re­

ceive the Republican Congressional Newsletter. l'D LIKE TO PLEDGE

I pledge $. ___ _ I enclose $. ____ herewith Balance $. ___ _

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PLEASE BILL ME Quarterly 0 Semi-annually 0 Yearly 0 I'm paying my lull pledge now 0

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Postage will be paid by:

PERSONAL Vi ce Pr es i dent Nel s on A. Rockefeller c/o Nat ional Republican Congressional Commit~ee Gnited States House of Rep r e sentative s Postoffice Box 2837

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NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE

Chairman

Guy Vandt'r Jagt, M.C., Michigan

Executitie Director

Ja.ck McDonald

Senior Vice Chairmen

James M. Collins, M.C .. Trxas Pierre S. duPont, M.C .. Delaware John H. Rousselot, M.C., California

Memorandum For:

512 HOUSE OFFICE BLDG. ANNEX WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

TELEPHONE (202) 225-1800

March 25, 1975

John T. Calkins ~eputy Consellor to the President

Per our conversation today, I was in contact last week with Roger Hooker of the Vice President's staff concerning the contribution form accompanying the solicitation letter signed by Vice President Rockefeller.

Once the form in question was brought to my attention, I immediately stopped mailing to our file and changed the form to read, "Please make checks payable to: GOP '76 Victory Fund" on subsequent mailings. Needless to say I regret the uneasiness the original form caused and assume full responsibility for same since I am charged with the direct mail activities of the Congressional Committee.

For your information, I am pleased with the results. we have raised $65,000.as a result of this letter.

To date

lr.A. 41<--David A. Cole Associate Executive Director

Vice Chairmen Executive Committee

William S. Broomfield, M.C .. Michigan Hamilton fish. Jr., M.C .. New York Bill Frenzel, M.C .. Minnesota Joel Pritchard, M.C., Washington J. Hubert Burke, M.C.. Florida John Paul Hammerschmidt. M.C., Arkansas Robert W. Kasten. Jr., M.C .. Wisconsin Ronald A. Sarasin, M.C., Connecticut

Silvio 0. Conte, M.C .. Massachusetts William H. Harsha, M.C .. Ohio Trent Lott, M.C., Mississippi Sam Steiger, M.C., Arizona Edward J. Derwinski, M.C .. Illinois Joseph M. McDade, M.C., Pennsylvania John T. Myers. M.C .. Indiana Charles Thone, M.C., Nebraska

Larry Winn. Jr., M.C., Kansas G. William Whitehurst, M.C., Virginia

Secretary Treasurer Patronage Committee Chairman Audifin1! Committee Chnirman