Date: December 11, 1972

Time: 11:42 am – 11:48 am

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with McDill (“Huck”) Boyd.

[See Conversation No. 819-2F]

Kansas

-Weather

-Local economy

-Sales and advertising

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Robert J. Dole

-Resignation as Republican National Committee [RNC] Chairman

-George H. W. Bush

-Announcement

-Timing

-Boyd’s view

-Concern over speculation

-Dole’s 1972 campaign efforts

Republican Party

-The President’s goals

-New candidates

-Age

-Backgrounds

-Quality

-Boyd’s role

-Candidate selection

-Pre-primary

-Avoidance of primary fights

-The President’s 1946 campaign

-Kansas second district

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-Arthur A. Fletcher

-New Majority

-Appeal to non-Republicans

New Majority

Dole

-Resignation as RNC Chairman

-Handling

-Senate role

-Edward M. Kennedy

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The President’s appreciation for Boyd’s support

The President’s schedule

-December 19, 1972 reception