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Lindsay quote: Ibid. Time gave the president: gave the president: ”Moving Ahead, Nixon Style,” ”Moving Ahead, Nixon Style,” Time, Time, August 15, 1969. August 15, 1969.
He even revised the chart: Reeves, Reeves, President Nixon, President Nixon, 124. 124. ”RN is riding high”: ”RN is riding high”: Ibid., 108. Ibid., 108.
CHAPTER NINETEEN: IF GOLD RUST.
Chappaquidd.i.c.k: Time, Time, July 25, August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, September 5, 1969, October 31, 1969; July 25, August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, September 5, 1969, October 31, 1969; Richmond News Leader, Richmond News Leader, July 21, 24, 25, 26, 1969; CT, August 1, 1969. July 21, 24, 25, 26, 1969; CT, August 1, 1969.
Bill Safire warned him: Richard Reeves, Richard Reeves, President Nixon: Alone in the White House President Nixon: Alone in the White House (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001), 101. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001), 101.
The White House's on-staff private eye: Anthony Lukas, Anthony Lukas, Nightmare: The Underside of the Nixon Years Nightmare: The Underside of the Nixon Years (New York: Viking, 1976), 1516; Stanley Kutler, (New York: Viking, 1976), 1516; Stanley Kutler, The Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon The Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon (New York: W. W. Norton, 1992), 103. (New York: W. W. Norton, 1992), 103.
Network speech: ”Kennedy's Television Statement to the People of Ma.s.sachusetts,” NYT, July 26, 1969.
Al Capp running for Senate: Esquire, Esquire, November 1970. November 1970. Middle America-or at least: Middle America-or at least: CT, August 1, 1969. CT, August 1, 1969.
Steven V. Roberts on Tate-Polanski circle: Steven V. Roberts, Eureka Eureka (New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Books, 1974), 22327. (New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Books, 1974), 22327.
Woodstock origins: /howwoodstock1.html.
And what Time Time seemed especially eager: seemed especially eager: ”The Message of History's Biggest Happening,” ”The Message of History's Biggest Happening,” Time, Time, August 29, 1969. August 29, 1969.
Yippie tent at Woodstock: Jeremy Varon, Bringing the War Home: The Weather Underground, the Red Army Faction, and Revolutionary Violence in the Sixties and Seventies Bringing the War Home: The Weather Underground, the Red Army Faction, and Revolutionary Violence in the Sixties and Seventies (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004), 131. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004), 131.
Time's sister publication, Life: September 6, 1969. Life: September 6, 1969.
”I am willing to state unequivocally”: Reeves, Reeves, President Nixon, President Nixon, 120. 120. J. Edgar Hoover released a public letter: J. Edgar Hoover released a public letter: Regularly broadcast on Technicolor Web of Sound Web radio station, . Regularly broadcast on Technicolor Web of Sound Web radio station, . Max Ascoli: Max Ascoli: Reeves, Reeves, President Nixon, President Nixon, 72. 72.
Letters to Time: Time: September 12, 19, 1969. September 12, 19, 1969.
Newsweek tried to grasp: tried to grasp: Reeves, Reeves, President Nixon, President Nixon, 62; ”s.e.x and the Arts,” 62; ”s.e.x and the Arts,” Newsweek, Newsweek, April 14, 1969. April 14, 1969.
”Stag nights” and s.e.xual hypocrisy: Eric Schlosser, Reefer Madness: s.e.x, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market Reefer Madness: s.e.x, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003), 12631. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003), 12631. Even Even Reader's Digest Reader's Digest reported: Reader's Digest, reported: Reader's Digest, February 1967. February 1967. Another 1967 Another 1967 Digest: Digest: Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, November 1967. November 1967. ”Silence is criminal”: ”Silence is criminal”: ”On Teaching Children About s.e.x,” ”On Teaching Children About s.e.x,” Time, Time, June 9, 1967. June 9, 1967. ”Backwardness is succ.u.mbing”: ”Backwardness is succ.u.mbing”: Janice M. Irvine, Janice M. Irvine, Talk About s.e.x: The Battles over s.e.x Education in the United States Talk About s.e.x: The Battles over s.e.x Education in the United States (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002), 35. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002), 35.
Sherri Finkbine: ”Abortion and the Law,” Time, Time, August 3, 1962; ”The Thalidomide Disaster,” August 3, 1962; ”The Thalidomide Disaster,” Time, Time, August 10, 1962; ”People,” August 10, 1962; ”People,” Time, Time, August 24, 1962; ”Thalidomide and Abortion,” August 24, 1962; ”Thalidomide and Abortion,” Time, Time, December 21, 1962; ”Milestones,” December 21, 1962; ”Milestones,” Time, Time, February 12, 1965; ”More Abortions: The Reasons Why,” February 12, 1965; ”More Abortions: The Reasons Why,” Time, Time, September 17, 1965. September 17, 1965. In June of 1967 they lamented: In June of 1967 they lamented: ”New Grounds for Abortion,” May 5, 1967. ”New Grounds for Abortion,” May 5, 1967. The previous month: The previous month: ”Freedom from Fear,” ”Freedom from Fear,” Time, Time, April 7, 1967. April 7, 1967.
”Could it be possible that Time”: Letters, Time”: Letters, Time, Time, August 17, 1962. August 17, 1962. ”Abortion is murder”: ”Abortion is murder”: Letters, Letters, Time, Time, February 24, 1967. February 24, 1967. ”The very idea that abortion”: ”The very idea that abortion”: Letters, Letters, Time, Time, October 20, 1967. October 20, 1967.
Harris poll: ”Changing Morality: The Two Americas,” Time, Time, June 6, 1969. June 6, 1969.
”scared by the abundance of life”: Vincent J. Cannato, Vincent J. Cannato, The Ungovernable City: John Lindsay and the Battle to Save New York The Ungovernable City: John Lindsay and the Battle to Save New York (New York: Basic Books, 2003), 146. (New York: Basic Books, 2003), 146. ”We're going on a trip together”: ”We're going on a trip together”: Garry Wills, Garry Wills, Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made Man Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made Man (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1970), 8. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1970), 8. ”Is Dr. Spock to Blame?”: Newsweek, ”Is Dr. Spock to Blame?”: Newsweek, September 23, 1968. September 23, 1968. ”prevalent among the educated”: Nation, ”prevalent among the educated”: Nation, October 17, 1966. October 17, 1966.
He made sure every story: Reeves, Reeves, President Nixon, President Nixon, 62. Ona.s.sis and 62. Ona.s.sis and I Am Curious (Yellow): I Am Curious (Yellow): ”Photographer Says Mrs. Ona.s.sis Used Judo on Him,” NYT, October 6, 1969. ”Photographer Says Mrs. Ona.s.sis Used Judo on Him,” NYT, October 6, 1969. ”P had me in quite a while”: ”P had me in quite a while”: H. R. Haldeman, H. R. Haldeman, The Haldeman Diaries: Inside the Nixon White House The Haldeman Diaries: Inside the Nixon White House (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1994), 43. (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1994), 43. ”The courts have not left society defenseless”: ”The courts have not left society defenseless”: PPP 181, May 2, 1969. PPP 181, May 2, 1969.
My sources for the s.e.xual education controversy and Chicago conference are Irvine, Talk About s.e.x, Talk About s.e.x, and Mary Breasted, and Mary Breasted, Oh! s.e.x Education! Oh! s.e.x Education! (New York: Praeger, 1969). (New York: Praeger, 1969).
”Dear d.i.c.k, I know you don't realize”: ”s.e.x Education Battles Splitting Many Communities Across U.S.,” NYT, September 14, 1969. ”s.e.x Education Battles Splitting Many Communities Across U.S.,” NYT, September 14, 1969.
A September issue of Look: Look: Look, Look, September 9, 1969. September 9, 1969.
California Supreme Court: People v. Belous, People v. Belous, 458 P.2d 194 (Cal. 1969). 458 P.2d 194 (Cal. 1969). In Netcong, New Jersey: In Netcong, New Jersey: ”Man and Woman of the Year: The Middle Americans,” ”Man and Woman of the Year: The Middle Americans,” Time, Time, January 5, 1970. January 5, 1970.
CHAPTER TWENTY: THE PRESIDENTIAL OFFENSIVE.
Ronald Reagan's administration prepared: Tolson to DeLoach, July 17, 1969, sfgate.com/news/special/pages/2002/campusfiles/doc.u.ments/6b1.shtml. Tolson to DeLoach, July 17, 1969, sfgate.com/news/special/pages/2002/campusfiles/doc.u.ments/6b1.shtml.
Senator Sam Ervin, the North Carolina: Karl E. Campbell, ”Senator Sam Ervin and the Army Spy Scandal of 19701971: Balancing National Security and Civil Liberties in a Free Society,” Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission, /senator%20sam%20ervin.htm. Karl E. Campbell, ”Senator Sam Ervin and the Army Spy Scandal of 19701971: Balancing National Security and Civil Liberties in a Free Society,” Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission, /senator%20sam%20ervin.htm.
The Nixon administration tapped: Stanley Kutler, Stanley Kutler, The Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon The Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon (New York: W. W. Norton, 1992), 121. (New York: W. W. Norton, 1992), 121. Soon, one thousand undercover: Soon, one thousand undercover: Christopher H. Pyle, ”CONUS Intelligence: The Army Watches Civilian Politics,” Christopher H. Pyle, ”CONUS Intelligence: The Army Watches Civilian Politics,” Was.h.i.+ngton Monthly, Was.h.i.+ngton Monthly, January 1970. January 1970.
On May 14, the attorney general: Jonathan Sch.e.l.l, Jonathan Sch.e.l.l, The Time of Illusion The Time of Illusion (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975), 59. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975), 59.
”Our insider information”: Tom Wells, Tom Wells, The War Within: America's Battle over Vietnam The War Within: America's Battle over Vietnam (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994), 311. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994), 311.
When Nixon learned that the IRS: Stanley Kutler, Stanley Kutler, Wars of Watergate, Wars of Watergate, 105, 107. 105, 107. The IRS's Activist Organizations Committee: The IRS's Activist Organizations Committee: Ibid., 325; Anthony Lukas, Ibid., 325; Anthony Lukas, Nightmare: The Underside of the Nixon Years Nightmare: The Underside of the Nixon Years (New York: Viking, 1976), 22. (New York: Viking, 1976), 22.
The government possessed wiretaps: Kutler, Kutler, Wars of Watergate, Wars of Watergate, 123. 123. Lawyers howled that the chief: Lawyers howled that the chief: Sch.e.l.l, Sch.e.l.l, Time of Illusion, Time of Illusion, 38. 38. The FBI had been saying it since: The FBI had been saying it since: David Farber, David Farber, Chicago '68 Chicago '68 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988), 110. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988), 110.
Students for a Democratic Society held: Wells, Wells, War Within, War Within, 3035. 3035. The Weathermen withdrew: The Weathermen withdrew: Peter B. Levy, ed., Peter B. Levy, ed., America in the Sixties-Left, Right, and Center: A Doc.u.mentary History America in the Sixties-Left, Right, and Center: A Doc.u.mentary History (Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998), 23338. (Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998), 23338. In August some met: In August some met: Jeremy Varon, Jeremy Varon, Bringing the War Home: The Weather Underground, the Red Army Faction, and Revolutionary Violence in the Sixties and Seventies Bringing the War Home: The Weather Underground, the Red Army Faction, and Revolutionary Violence in the Sixties and Seventies (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004), 151. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004), 151.
”Those anarchists will be in jail”: Anthony Lukas, Anthony Lukas, The Barnyard Epithet and Other Obscenities: Notes on the Chicago Trial The Barnyard Epithet and Other Obscenities: Notes on the Chicago Trial (New York: HarperCollins, 1970), 2. Bobby Seale and Charles Garry: (New York: HarperCollins, 1970), 2. Bobby Seale and Charles Garry: Contempt: Transcript of the Contempt Citations, Sentences, and Responses of the Chicago Conspiracy 10 Contempt: Transcript of the Contempt Citations, Sentences, and Responses of the Chicago Conspiracy 10 (Chicago: Swallow Press, 1970), 137. (Chicago: Swallow Press, 1970), 137.
Prosecutor Schlutz began his opening: John Schultz, John Schultz, The Chicago Conspiracy Trial The Chicago Conspiracy Trial (New York: De Capo Press, 1993), 115. (New York: De Capo Press, 1993), 115.
On October 3, the Chicago police: ”2 Cops Hurt in Disorder,” CT, October 4, 1969. ”2 Cops Hurt in Disorder,” CT, October 4, 1969. Three days later, out in California: Three days later, out in California: ”The Case of Angela the Red,” ”The Case of Angela the Red,” Time, Time, October 17, 1969. October 17, 1969.
”Days of Rage”: Varon, Varon, Bringing the War Home, Bringing the War Home, 6162, 7483; Lewis Z. Koch interview. 6162, 7483; Lewis Z. Koch interview.
”5 Cops and City Aide Beaten and Bitten by Women Rioters”: CT, October 10, 1969. CT, October 10, 1969. ”I don't blame the Chicago police”: ”I don't blame the Chicago police”: Varon, Varon, Bringing the War Home, Bringing the War Home, 83. 83.
”We're not trying to end wars”: Ibid., 108. Other left-wing reactions: Ibid., 8586. Ibid., 108. Other left-wing reactions: Ibid., 8586.
In June, 47 percent: Reeves, Reeves, President Nixon, President Nixon, 135. 135.
Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam: Wells, Wells, War Within, War Within, 294. 294. In 1967, in response to student riots: In 1967, in response to student riots: ”Ire Against Fire,” ”Ire Against Fire,” Time, Time, November 3, 1967. November 3, 1967. Now he told the divines: Now he told the divines: Wells, Wells, War Within, War Within, 295. 295.
In late August the army announced: Reeves, Reeves, President Nixon, President Nixon, 127. 127.
In its June 27 issue: ”The Faces of the American Dead in Vietnam: One Week's Toll,” ”The Faces of the American Dead in Vietnam: One Week's Toll,” Life, Life, June 27, 1969. June 27, 1969. The next week the Senate: The next week the Senate: Kutler, Kutler, Wars of Watergate, Wars of Watergate, 156. 156. Women Strike for Peace picketed: Women Strike for Peace picketed: Wells, Wells, War Within, War Within, 294. 294. A book called A book called Truth Is the First Casualty: Truth Is the First Casualty: Publishers Weekly, Publishers Weekly, September 1, 1969, 5. September 1, 1969, 5. Another retired marine: Another retired marine: ”William Corson, Marine, Author,” obituary, LAT, July 24, 2000. ”William Corson, Marine, Author,” obituary, LAT, July 24, 2000.
It was the idea of a Boston envelope: Wells, Wells, War Within, War Within, 328. 328.
The first press release: David Mixner, David Mixner, Stranger Among Friends Stranger Among Friends (New York: Bantam, 1996), 81. (New York: Bantam, 1996), 81. Nixon issued a dictate: Nixon issued a dictate: Wells, Wells, War Within, War Within, 349. 349. That was the conversation starter: That was the conversation starter: Ibid., 330. Ibid., 330.
”I call it the madman theory”: Ibid., 290. Ibid., 290.