Enemies on the White House List Aims and Ambiguities
In Stew Alsop's Newsweek critique the President's inner circle is accused of a vicious, fascist like approach using official powers to harass political opponents. Yet evidence suggests lists were casual, poorly kept, and not a real White House strategy, with some names clearly not enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsweek
Stewart Alsop
Dean, Magruder and Company
Vipers
John Dean
Alsop
Ervin Committee
White House
Dean
FBI
Rowland Evans
Evans and Novak
Evans
Nixon
Robert Novak
Novak
Senate
H. R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Bob Taldeman
No knock debate warned of rights erosion and danger
A 1970 Times critique recalls Senate approval of no knock entry in a drug bill and warns that raids without warning endanger citizens. It notes incidents in Norfolk, Eureka, Collinsville, and Rochester, with officers abusing power, Ideals of the law fracture under a “war on crime” culture and leadership failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Norfolk, Vi
Eureka
Calif
Yead Or
Hward
Giglettos
Askews
Collinsville
William Pines
Winthrop
Mass
New York Times
James 2. Herman
Rochester
N.Y
Washington
Congress
Myles Ambrose
Times
Ambrose
Ambrost
Nixon
editor letters on Nixon budget clash and political enemies list
A reader urges Congress to empower the Office of Management and Budget to join with the President on budget policy criticizing past pork barreling. A Long Beach letter writer lists self described liberal views and questions how to join the White House political enemies list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watergate
Congress
Supreme Court
Truman
Nixon
Office of Management and Budget
Joint
Committee On Budget Control
al Ullman
D-Ore
Long Beach
Giant artistic step for Long Beach Arts Festival
The First Annual Long Beach Arts Festival fulfilled goals of exposing local artisans and performers and highlighting Long Beach culture while boosting community arts appreciation. Credit is given to many individuals and organizations including The Independent Press-Telegram for extensive coverage. The letter invites support for a Second Annual Arts Festival next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Independent, Press-Telegram
Joyce Christensen
Elise Emory
Wheat deals may rival Watergate in political wars
The column by Clark Mal tenhoff argues that pre election deals look partisan and not in the public interest. It questions Kissinger secrecy and predicts possible fallout for Earl Butz while Sen. Henry M Jackson may reveal answers. Barbara Hoepe of Long Beach signs the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Maltenhoff
Henry Kissinger
Henry M. Jackson
Senate
Earl Butz
Fee
Long Beach
Barbara Hoepe
Tax money wasted by government on private homes
Editor charges the government spent about 31.4 million to renovate Nixon’s homes and nearly 125000 for Spiro Agnew’s home. The pieces note these are private residences not government property and urge citizens to pressure senators and congressmen to demand repayment of all funds. The piece concludes with a call to protest government waste.
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Nixon
Spire Agnew
Washington, D.C
Secret Service
Agnew
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Richard Nixon
Kennedy
Johnson
Internal Revenue Service
Daniel Schorr
CBS
U.S
New York
Robert Morgenthau
Hans
Morgenthau
University of Chicago
City University of New York
Michael DeBakey
Texas Heart
Samuel M. Lambert
National Education Association
NEA
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Bebe
Rebozo
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Samson
Temple of Justice
Drug Control Program
Tom Wicker
Press-Telegraiy
Hill Younglove
Mr. Nixon
Presbyterian Church
Eugene Carson Blake
Long
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