27
. Laxalt, discussion.
28
. Brad O’Leary, in discussion with the author, 2001.
29
. Memorandum by Bob Visser, May 20, 1976, Robert Hartmann Papers, Box 164, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
30
. Memorandum by Bob Visser, May 20, 1976.
31
. Memorandum by Bob Visser and Tim Ryan, April 27, 1976.
32
. M. Stanton Evans, in discussion with the author, February 25, 2004.
33
. Memorandum by Bob Visser and Tim Ryan, April 27, 1976.
34
. Memorandum by Bob Visser and Tim Ryan, April 27, 1976.
35
. Jesse Helms to M. Stanton Evans, March 25, 1976, Robert Hartmann Papers, Box 164, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
36
. Jules Witcover,
Marathon: The Pursuit of the Presidency, 1972-1976
(New York: Viking Press, 1977), 412.
37
. Jim Burnley, in discussion with the author, July 28, 2004.
38
. Keene, discussion.
39
. Bruce Eberle, in discussion with the author, April 28, 2004.
40
. Loren Smith, in discussion with the author, 2004.
41
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 414.
42
. Ellis, discussion.
43
. Charlie Black, in discussion with the author, 2004; Witcover,
Marathon,
411.
44
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 52.
45
. Gerald R. Ford,
A Time To Heal
(New York: Harper & Row, 1979), 361.
46
. Ford,
A Time To Heal
, 372.
47
. Nofziger,
Nofziger
, 167.
48
Witcover,
Marathon
, 406.
49
. Stuart Spencer, in discussion with the author, June 21, 2004.
50
. Burnley, discussion.
51
. Ellis, discussion; Wrenn, discussion; Finkelstein, discussion.
52
. Martin Anderson,
Revolution
(New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988), 44-45.
53
. Martin Anderson, in discussion with the author, June 23, 2004.
54
. Ellis, discussion; Wrenn, discussion.
55
. Gerald M. Pomper, et al,
The Election of 1976: Reports and Interpretations
(New York: Longman, 1977), 24.
56
. Pomper,
The Election of 1976,
25-26.
57
. Lou Cannon,
Reagan
(New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1982), 218.
CHAPTER NINE — Citizens for Reagan, Take Two
1
. Paul Laxalt,
Nevada’s Paul Laxalt: A Memoir
(Reno: Jack Bacon & Company, 2000), p. 292.
2
. Elizabeth Drew,
American Journal: The Events of 1976
(New York: Vintage Books, 1978), 237.
3
. Drew,
American Journal
, 237.
4
. James R. Dickenson, “Stunning Ford Loss Gives Renewed Life To Reagan Candidacy,”
Washington Star
, March 24, 1976.
5
. Lou Cannon, in discussion with the author, June 2, 2004.
6
. James R. Dickenson, “Stunning Ford Loss Gives Renewed Life To Reagan Candidacy,”
Washington Star
, March 24, 1976.
7
. Mary McGrory, “Reagan an Enigma In Moment of Victory,”
Washington Star
, March 26, 1976.
8
. Stuart Spencer, in discussion with the author, June 21, 2004.
9
. M. Stanton Evans, “The Ronald Reagan Story,”
Human Events
, January 24, 1976.
10
. Evans,
Human Events
, January 24, 1976.
11
. Evans,
Human Events
, January 24, 1976.
12
.
New York Times
, “Campaigns Against Washington Termed ‘Racism’ by Humphrey,” March 25, 1976.
13
. Charles Black, in discussion with the author, 2004.
14
. David Bufkin, in discussion with the author, March 5, 2004.
15
. Bufkin, discussion.
16
. Bufkin, discussion.
17
. Bruce Eberle, in discussion with the author, April 28, 2004.
18
. Warren Weaver Jr., “Election Board Loses Most of Power,”
New York Times
, March 23, 1976.
19
.
Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments
, S.3065, 94th Congress;
New York Times
, “A Little Late, Agreement on A Campaign Law,” April 18, 1976; Warren Weaver Jr., “President Considers Veto Of Campaign Funding Bill,” April 21, 1976; Richard D. Lyons, “Six Ford Rivals Filing Fund Suit,” April 22, 1976;
New York Times
, “Freeing Campaign Funds,” May 6, 1976; Warren Weaver Jr., “Election Funding Delayed Further,”
New York
Times
, May 14, 1976.
20
. John P. MacKenzie, “7 Candidates Ask Freeing of Funds,”
Washington Post
, April 23, 1976.
21
. John Sears, in discussion with the author, March 18, 2004.
22
. Sears, discussion.
23
. Jules Witcover,
Marathon: The Pursuit of the Presidency, 1972-1976
(New York: Viking Press, 1977), p. 414.
24
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 414.
25
. James R. Dickenson, “Reagan Now Can Put More Punch in Debate,” Politics Today,
Washington Star
, March 25, 1976.
26
. Jack W. Germond, “Reagan’s Eye On Texas and Later Voting,”
Washington Star
, March 26, 1976.
27
. Germond,
Washington Star
, March 26, 1976.
28
. Brian Kelly, “Reagan’s Network Problems,”
Washington Star
, March 28, 1976.
29
. Kelly,
Washington Star
, March 28, 1976.
30
. Kelly,
Washington Star
, March 28, 1976.
31
. Kelly,
Washington Star
, March 28, 1976.
32
. Peter Hannaford, in discussion with the author, January 8, 2004.
33
. Lou Cannon and John Carmody, “Reagan Gets Half Hour for Speech on TV,”
Washington
Post
, March 30, 1976.
34
. Martha Angle, “Reagan to Speak On Prime-Time Tomorrow Night,”
Washington Star
, March 30, 1976.
35
. Angle,
Washington Star
, March 30, 1976.
36
. Loren Smith, in discussion with the author, 2004.
37
. Angle,
Washington Star
, March 30, 1976.
38
. Smith, discussion.
39
. Jim Lake, in discussion with the author, January 16, 2004.
40
. Lyn Nofziger,
Nofziger
, (Washington DC: Regnery, 1992), p. 183-4.
41
. Smith, discussion.
42
. Eberle, discussion.
43
. Associated Press, “Book Disputed By Sons-in-Law,”
Washington Star
, April 3, 1976.
44
.
Washington Star
, “TV Time for Candidates,” March 31, 1976.
45
. Lou Cannon, “Reagan, in National TV Talk, Attacks Ford Foreign Policy,”
Washington Post
, April 1, 1976.
46
. Cannon,
Washington Post
, April 1, 1976.
47
. Hannaford, discussion; Michael Deaver, in discussion with the author, December 23, 2003.
48
. Cannon,
Washington Post
, April 1, 1976.
49
. Cannon,
Washington Post
, April 1, 1976.
50
. Spencer Rich, “Ford May Be Vulnerable on Aid,”
Washington Post
, April 2, 1976.
51
. Becki Black-Donatelli, in discussion with the author, January 15, 2004.
52
. Lou Cannon,
Reagan
(New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1982), p. 219; Lou Cannon, “Speech Buoys Reagan Aides,”
Washington Post
, April 2, 1976.
53
. Cannon,
Washington Post
, April 1, 1976.
54
. Lou Cannon, “Speech Buoys Reagan Aides,”
Washington Post
, April 2, 1976.
55
. Edward Walsh, “Ford Scores Reagan For ‘Political Attack,’”
Washington Post
, April 3, 1976.
56
. Bill Richards, “Reagan Firm On Kissinger,”
Washington Post
, April 3, 1976.
57
.
New York Times
, “‘I Wish, I Wish,’” April 9, 1976.
58
. William Claiborne, “HHH Is Factor,”
Washington Post
, April 7, 1976.
59
. Lake, discussion.
60
. Lou Cannon, “Reagan Seeking New Start in Texas,”
Washington Post
, April 5, 1976.
61
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 439, 448, and 495.
62
. Thomas P. Ronan, “G.O.P. Leader in Brooklyn Gives Support to Reagan,”
New York Times
, May 13, 1976.
63
.
Washington Post
, “Reagan, Wallace Win Ruling,” April 17, 1976.
64
. Ron Nessen,
It Sure Looks Different Form The Inside
(Chicago: Playboy Press, 1978), 175.
65
. Text for Mailgram from President Ford Committee to Reagan Delegates in Texas, April 21, 1976, Reagan Texas Activity Complaint, President Ford Committee Records, 75-76, Box D 14, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
66
. Mailgram from Dr. Richard R. Moore to President Gerald Ford, April 23, 1976, Reagan Texas Activity Complaint, President Ford Committee Records, 75-76, Box D 14, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI; Mailgram from Mary Martin Jackson to Rogers Morton, April 25, 1976, Reagan Texas Activity Complaint, President Ford Committee Records, 75-76, Box D 14, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
67
. Gerald M. Pomper, et al,
The Election of 1976: Reports and Interpretations
(New York: Longman, 1977), Table 1.3, p. 20-23.
68
. Drew Lewis, in discussion with the author, April 7, 2004.
69
. Pomper,
The Election of 1976
, Table 1.3, p. 20-23.
70
. Paul Weyrich, in discussion with the author, March 4, 2004.
71
. Cannon,
Washington Post
, April 5, 1976.
72
. Rowland Evans and Robert Novak, “In Texas, a Wallace-to-Reagan Switch,”
Washington
Post
, April 21, 1976.
73
. Cannon,
Washington Post
, April 5, 1976.
74
. Lou Cannon, “Reagan Asks Oil Depletion Be Renewed,”
Washington Post
, April 7, 1976.
75
. Ernie Angelo, in discussion with the author, May 4, 2004.
76
. Jeff Bell, in discussion with the author, May 5, 2004.
77
. Witcover,
Marathon,
419.
78
. Nofziger,
Nofziger
, 182.
79
. Chris Lay, in discussion with the author, June 25, 2004.
80
. Christopher Lydon, “Carter Defends All-White Areas,”
New York Times
, April 7, 1976.
81
. Lou Cannon, “60 Reagan Allies Back Ford,”
Washington Post
, April 20, 1976.
82
. James M. Naughton, “Ford Sees Wisconsin Vote As Kissinger Endorsement,”
New York
Times
, April 8, 1976.
83
. Edward Walsh, “Ford, Reagan Disagree On Kissinger Standing,”
Washington Post
, April 8, 1976.
84
. Angelo, discussion.
85
. Bufkin, discussion.
86
. Lou Cannon, “Ford, on Stump in Texas, Urges Long Terms for Drug Dealers”
Washington
Post
, April 10, 1976.
87
. Drew,
American Journal
, 172.
88
. Edward Walsh, “Reagan Charges Denied,”
Washington Post
, April 24, 1976.
89
. Fred Barnes, “Ford Isn’t So Quick to Brag Anymore,”
Washington Star
, May 1, 1976.
90
. Barnes,
Washington Star
, May 1, 1976.
91
. James R. Dickenson, “Ford Walloped As Challenger Gains New Life,”
Washington Star
, May 2, 1976.
92
. Stewart Davis, “Reagan Rejects Casting in Running Mate’s Role,”
Dallas Morning News
, April 29, 1976.
93
. Associated Press, “Reagan Can’t Win, Rocky Says,”
Dallas Morning News
, May 1, 1976.
94
. Jon Nordheimer, “Reagan Attacks Kissinger For His Stand on Rhodesia,”
New York Times
, May 1, 1976.
95
. Barnes,
Washington Star
, May 1, 1976; James P. Sterba, “Ford Believed to Have Cut Reagan Strength in Texas,”
New York Times
, May 1, 1976.
96
. James P. Sterba, “A Heavy Turnout,”
New York Times
, May 2, 1976.
97
. Sterba,
New York Times
, May 2, 1976.
98
. Angelo, discussion.
99
. R.W. Apple Jr., “Reagan’s Big Need Now,”
New York Times
, May 3, 1976.
100
. Nessen,
It Sure Looks Different
, 209.
101
. James M. Naughton, “Ford Prepares for a Difficult Fight For Nomination After Texas Defeat,”
New York Times
, May 3, 1976.
102
. Jon Nordheimer, “Reagan Says Texas Shows He IS the Best Candidate,”
New York Times
, May 3, 1976.
103
. Dickenson,
Washington Star
, May 2, 1976.
104
. Witcover,
Marathon
, 418.
105
. Robert D. Hershey, “Goldwater Calls Reagan In Error,”
New York Times
, May 3, 1976.
106
.
Washington Star
, “Much ado about Panama,” May 2, 1976.
107
. James R. Dickenson, “Reagan’s Foreign Policy Attack Is Working,”
Washington Star
, May 3, 1976.
108
. Memorandum, “An Explanation of the Reagan Victories in Texas and the Caucus States,” Reagan Campaign Material, Jerry Jones Files, 74-77, Box 25, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI.