Register of the Jeb Stuart Magruder papers
Finding aid prepared by Sarah Ainsworth and Tanya Yule
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Title: Jeb Stuart Magruder papers
Date (inclusive): 1968-1975
Collection Number: 78043
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
34 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder, 7 sound recordings, 1 videorecording
(15.76 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Writings, correspondence, office files, memoranda, reports, sound recordings, and printed matter relating to the elections
of 1968 and 1972 and the Watergate hearings.
Creator:
Magruder, Jeb Stuart, 1934-2014
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1978.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Jeb Stuart Magruder papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Jeb Stuart Magruder (1934-2014) was an American businessman who served in the Richard M. Nixon White House as deputy director
of communications, and as the director and then deputy director for the Committee to Re-elect the President (CRP) for the
1973 presidential election.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains materials related to Magruder's career during the Richard M. Nixon presidency, including files from
his time as the deputy director of communications (1969-1971), and then as director and subsequent deputy director of the
Committee to Re-elect the President (1971-1973). The collection contains memorandum, subject files related to drafting policy
and communications, and materials related to the Watergate trial. Of note are personal correspondence to and from Jeb and
Gail Magruder, including correspondence during Jeb's incarceration.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiotapes
Video tapes
United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1972
Watergate Affair, 1972-1974
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Committee for the Re-election of the President
Correspondence
1972-1975
Arrangement
Arranged into two sub-series based on recipient: Jeb Stuart Magruder and his wife Gail Magruder. Jeb Magruder's sub-series
is arranged into three chronological periods, each divided according to the correspondent's relationship. Gail Magruder's
correspondence is arranged chronologically.
box 1, folder 2
1972 January 9-December 13
Scope and Contents
Contains letters sent and received. Largely relates to Magruder's work on CRP and Nixon's inauguration. Includes correspondence
with Dwight Chapin, Yuri Babenko, Bill Brock, Robert C. Odle and James R. Schlesinger.
box 1, folder 3
1972 December 14-March 7
Scope and Contents
Contains letters sent and received. Largely relates to Magruder's work on CRP and Nixon's inauguration. Includes correspondence
with Yuri Babenko, Brad Hainsworth, Harry S. Dent, Sr., Bob Dole, Joyce Rumsfeld, Anna Chennault, David N. Parker, and Marlow
Cook.
box 1, folder 4
1973 February 2-May 22
Scope and Contents
Contains letters sent and received. Includes correspondence with Janet Fraser, Jo Haldeman, Linden Blue, Peter G. Peterson,
and Frederick Baily Dent's receipt of Magruder's resignation letter from the Department of Commerce.
box 1, folder 5
1973 April 19-July 27
Scope and Contents
Contains letters sent and received.
box 1, folder 6
1973 May 4-June 11
Scope and Contents
Contains letters received.
box 2, folder 1
1973 June 19-December
Scope and Contents
Contains letters received.
box 2, folder 2
1973 September-1974 January
Scope and Contents
Contains letters received. Relates to Magruder's time at Metropolitan Research Services, and specifically the Sea Pines development
project.
box 2, folder 3
1974 April-May 31
Scope and Contents
Contains letters received. Includes letter from Dwight Chapin.
box 2, folder 4
1973 May 21-July 17
Scope and Contents
Contains Letters sent and received.
box 2, folder 5
1973 June 12-July 9
Scope and Contents
Contains Letters received.
box 2, folder 6
1973 June 14-July 17
Scope and Contents
Contains Letters sent and received.
box 3, folder 1
1973 June 14-July 27
Scope and Contents
Contains Letters sent and received.
box 3, folder 2
1973 August 3-December 6
Scope and Contents
Contains Letters sent and received.
box 3, folder 3
1974 January 14-May 23
Scope and Contents
Contains Letters sent and received.
box 3, folder 4
1974 May 24-31
Scope and Contents
Contains Letters received.
1974 June-December
Scope and Contents
Contains Letters received.
box 3, folder 5-6
Magruder, Gail
1974 July 8-August 24
box 3, folder 7
Children
1974 June-August
box 4, folder 1
Other family members
1974 July 23-December
box 4, folder 2
1974 June 5-June 14
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Douglas E. Coe.
box 4, folder 3
1974 June 17-June 28
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Harry Dent, Sr.
box 4, folder 4
1974 July 1-July 8
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Donald Riegle, Jr.
box 5, folder 4
1974 August
Scope and Contents
Letter from Donald Santarelli.
box 5, folder 6
1974 August 24-September 23
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Atheneum Book Publishing.
box 6, folder 1
1974 September 24-October 31
box 6, folder 2
1974 November 1-November 13
box 6, folder 3
1974 November 15-November 24
box 6, folder 4
1974 November 25-November 27
Scope and Contents
Includes letters from Harry Dent, Sr., and Robert C. Odle.
box 6, folder 5
1974 December 2-December 10
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Alfred Knopf.
box 9, folder 2
1974 September 2-September 8
box 9, folder 3
1974 September 9-September 30
box 9, folder 4
1974 October 2-October 29
box 9, folder 5
1974 November 1-December 3
box 9, folder 6
Scribner, Elizabeth
1974 May 30-July 26
box 9, folder 7
Levine, Arthur
1974 July 3-September 26
1975 January-June
Scope and Contents
Contains Letters received.
box 10, folder 1
1975 January 2-February 1
Scope and Contents
Includes letters from Robert Alan Fernon Reisner and Nancy Colson.
box 10, folder 2
1975 February 2-July 24
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Harry Dent, Sr.
box 10, folder 3
1975 January 9-January 20
box 10, folder 4
1975 January 23-February 3
Letters Received
1973-1975
box 10, folder 8
1974 January-March 27
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from the staff of Barbara Walters show.
box 11, folder 1
1974 March 28
Scope and Contents
Largely related to Gail Magruder's appearance on the Today Show.
box 11, folder 2
1974 March 28
Scope and Contents
Contains a letter from Barbara Bush.
box 11, folder 5
1974 April
Scope and Contents
Contains a letter from Jo Haldeman.
box 12, folder 1
1974 September 11-1975 June
Scope and Contents
Includes letters from Jeb Stuart Magruder from prison and a letter from Jo Haldeman.
1968 Presidential Campaign materials
1968
Scope and Contents
Contains materials related to Jeb Magruder's work as the Southern California coordinator to Richard Nixon's presidential campaign.
box 13, folder 1
Chairman campaign resources and lists
1968
box 13, folder 2-3
California GOP participation resources
1968
box 13, folder 4-5
Los Angeles goals program
1968
box 13, folder 6
California state officers list
1968
box 13, folder 7
California campaign headquarters
1968
box 13, folder 8
California executive meeting minutes
1968 September 18
box 13, folder 9
California precincts and voting information
1968
box 13, folder 10
Telephone campaign supervisor's handbooks for the primary
1968
box 33, folder 1
Organizational chart templates
1968
Scope and Contents
Contains California and Los Angeles county campaign organizational charts.
Deputy Director of White House Communications file
1968-1971
Scope and Contents
Contains materials related to Jeb Magruder's position as the deputy director of communications for the White House, including
memorandum, reports, and subject files.
White House Action Memorandum
1969-1970
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
Processing Information
Numerous memos contain several dates grouped together, in this event they are arranged and grouped with the originating date.
Related Materials
The Nixon Presidential Library contains additional Action Memorandum.
Scope and Contents
Official memorandum sent from the office of the secretary of staff. The memorandum contain numerous levels of communications
with a variety of White House staff containing time sensitive tasks, needs-to-know information related to presidential policy,
programs, proposals, and people.
box 14, folder 1
1969 october 16-November 14
Chronological file
1969-1971
Processing Information
Documents that were noted as originally being filed in JSM Chon file were added to this section. Loose documents that were
related to existing subject files were filed with their related subjects. Numerous topics and corresponding memorandum and
notes can be found filed both in the chronological file, and in a related subject or Action Memorandum file.
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence and internal office memorandum pertaining to numerous projects and plans.
Subject file
1968-1971
Processing Information
Folder titles have been retained from the original folders when available. Devised subject files were created when large groupings
related to a particular subject were identified. If Action Memorandum were found they were retained in the subject file and
not separated to the Action Memorandum series.
Scope and Contents
Contains memorandum, clippings, correspondence, and reports.
box 16, folder 11
Brinkley, David and NBC
1970 February 4
Scope and Contents
Related to recent coverage by David Brinkley on NBC
box 16, folder 1-4
Cambodia
1970 May-July
Scope and Contents
Contains notes, memorandum, reports, press coverage, and draft policies and communications for reporters. Of note is the draft
of an edited speech for Ronald Reagan in support of sending troops into Vietnam, undated.
box 19, folder 10
Cambodia
1970 May-June
Scope and Contents
Contains memorandum related to press and television planning, as well as correspondence with Jim Keogh related to a Cambodia
book project.
box 16, folder 5
Campaign reform legislation
1970 March
box 16, folder 6
Campaign/Election
1969-1970
box 16, folder 7
Candidates
1970 January-1971 March
Scope and Contents
Memorandum related to searching for PR Head and campaign surrogates
box 16, folder 8
Citizens Committee for Government Reorganization
1971
box 16, folder 9-10
Crime and drug game plan
1970
box 17, folder 1
Economy project
1970 February 11
box 17, folder 2-3
Eight Goals
1969-1970
Scope and Contents
Related to Action Memorandum 1603 - Goals of the Administration.
box 17, folder 7
Haldeman reading file
1971 January-March
Scope and Contents
Memorandum sent to H. R. Haldeman from Jeb Magruder
box 17, folder 8
Haynsworth case
1969
Scope and Contents
Memorandum related to Nixon's nomination of Clement Haynsworth as a associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.
The document contains views and polling on the nomination.
box 17, folder 9
Honor America Day
1971 February-August
box 17, folder 10
Huntley, Chet and NBC
1969-1971
box 17, folder 12
Judge Carswell
1970
Scope and Contents
Memorandum related to Nixon's nomination of G. Harrold Carswell as a associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.
The file contains letters and draft letters of support for the nomination sent to Senators
box 17, folder 14
Laos
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Contains memorandum related to the tentative plans for Laos.
box 17, folder 15
Lasky book
1970
Scope and Contents
Related to a book proposal by Victor Lasky of President Nixon. Memorandum outlines Lasky's intentions with the project.
box 18, folder 1
Letters to the Editor
1969-1971
box 18, folder 3
Miscellaneous
1968-1969
Scope and Contents
Includes a proposal for utilizing computer automation for presidential responses on Vietnam for incoming mail. Also includes
a 1968 letter from Richard Nixon to Alfred H. Owens at Citizens National Bank asking for White House staffing recommendations.
News summary reports
1970-1971
box 18, folder 5
1970 September-1971 March
box 18, folder 7
Open door administration
1970-1971
box 18, folder 9
Plans committee meeting
1971
box 18, folder 10
Political
1970 September-October
box 18, folder 11
General
1970 March-December
box 19, folder 2-3
Polls, Opinion Research Corporation
1969-1972
box 19, folder 4
Potomac Clean-up Day
1970 April 17
box 19, folder 5
Memorandum for the president
1969-1971
Scope and Contents
Contains internal memorandum for President Nixon from a variety of White House staffers, including H.R. Haldeman, Alexander
Butterfield, Herb Klein, and John Dean. Of note is a draft letter for the president to sign related to William Casey's nomination
to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
box 19, folder 6
"President's Address on Vietnam, November 3, 1969"
1969 October
box 20, folder 1-6
Press Objectivity
1969-1970
Processing Information
Several documents that could be interfiled into related subject files have been retained within Magruder's original file structure
within Press Objectivity.
Scope and Contents
Contains memorandum and analysis of events and topics from a variety of subjects. Coverage includes Labor Day rally, crime
game plan, Honor America Day, Bill Huntley and NBC, and Judge Haynsworth.
box 20, folder 7
Reference memos used for planning
1969-1970
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous memorandum used by Magruder as reference materials. Coverage includes: crime, role of the vice president, cabinet
members.
box 20, folder 8
Television
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Includes memorandum related to setting up satellite interviews with the president, as well as television interviews.
box 20, folder 9
Unemployment statistics
1971 September
box 20, folder 10
Vanderbilt University project
1970
box 20, folder 11
Vietnam
1969 November 3, 1970 January 26
Scope and Contents
Contains the president's Vietnam Address relay schedule (1969), and game plan for the Tell it to Hanoi Committee (1970).
Committee to Re-elect the President file
1971-1973
Scope and Contents
Contains memorandum, reports, polling data and strategies, and campaign canvassing materials.
box 21, folder 1-5
Memorandum and weekly reports for the Attorney General
1971 April 21, 1972 January 19-July 28
box 21, folder 6
Resolution of the budget committee file
circa 1972
Scope and Contents
Contains undated copy of the document with subject: "Committee action without meeting on payment of legal expenses of committee
officers"
box 21, folder 7-8
Resumes
1971-1972
Scope and Contents
Resumes and interview schedules for potential campaign staff and interns.
Chronological file
1971 February-1973 June 13
box 22, folder 2
1972 March 14
Scope and Contents
Contains document related to attack organization and strategy.
Spokesman Resources Division file
1971-1972
box 22, folder 9-10
General
1971-1972
Scope and Contents
Memorandum and planning related to surrogates and spokesman.
box 22, folder 11
Spokesman Resources Budgets
1972
Scope and Contents
Projected budgets for 1972 campaign, includes budget analysis and comparison charts.
Richard Nixon's 1972 Presidential Campaign materials
1972
box 23, folder 1-3
"State Chairman Organizational Manual"
1972
box 23, folder 4
"Press Directors' Handbook"
1972
box 23, folder 5
"Business and Industry Committee for the Re-election of the President, City Chairman's Guide Book"
1972
box 23, folder 6
"Planning for the Re-election of the President, Guide Book"
1972 July 2
box 23, folder 7
California reginal headquarters records
1972 September
box 23, folder 8
California country headquarters list
1972 August 1
box 24, folder 2
Proposals for organization and staffing
1971 November 17
Scope and Contents
Memorandum for the Attorney General from Magruder related to proposals for staffing, and polling.
box 24, folder 3-4
"Ticket Splitters by State"
1972
box 24, folder 5
"Special Ballot Program Plan"
1972 June 2
box 24, folder 6-7
Advertising, direct mail, and media organization
1972 January-November
box 25, folder 1
Advertising, direct mail, and media organization
1972 September 25-October 6
box 28, folder 3
Canvassing materials
1972
Scope and Contents
Contains a sample of a canvassing kit.
box 25, folder 2-6
Direct mail and telephone operation
1972
Scope and Contents
Includes memorandum, budgets, and strategic planning documents.
box 25, folder 7-9
Sample mailings
1972
Scope and Contents
Examples of bulk mailings for recruiting volunteers, and soliciting support and donations. The mailings are grouped by regional
demographics.
box 26, folder 1-3
Sample mailings
1972
Scope and Contents
Examples of bulk mailings for recruiting volunteers, and soliciting support and donations. The mailings include surrogate
support letters, and get out the vote program letters.
box 26, folder 4-7
Telephone campaign materials
1972
Scope and Contents
Includes a sample recruitment book that was used for managing shifts and call schedules, chairman's notebook and manual for
running a call center, phone bank sample documents and scripts, and the Leaders Orientation Handbook.
box 27, folder 1
"Victory Volunteer Manual"
1972
box 27, folder 2-4
Polling and research files
1972
Scope and Contents
Includes memorandum and reports related to polling data, media research and strategy, and political maps.
Campaign strategy files
1971-1972
Scope and Contents
Includes memorandum and reports related to campaign and election strategy.
box 27, folder 5-9
1971-1972
Scope and Contents
Contains memorandum and reports related to campaign leadership, strategy, and planning.
box 28, folder 1-2
1972 November
Scope and Contents
Contains memorandum related to post election analyzation of Republican results. Also includes RNC invoices to CRP.
box 28, folder 4
"Campaign reform"
1971-1972
box 28, folder 5
"Senate and congress races"
1972 August-September
Voting files
1971-1972
Processing Information
Original folder titles retained.
Scope and Contents
Contains memorandum and strategy related to voting demographics.
box 29, folder 1-2
18-21 year old vote
1971-1972
box 29, folder 6-9
Elderly and older American's vote
1972
box 30, folder 1
Middle American and Ethnic vote
1972
Republican National Convention file
1968-1972
box 28, folder 6
"Apportionment of Delegates to 1972 RNC" list
1972
box 28, folder 7
Memorandum
1968-1972
Scope and Contents
Includes registration activity reports, as well as memorandum related to RNC engagement.
box 28, folder 8
RNC Telephone Directory and Guide, Miami Beach
1972
box 31, folder 1-2
Planning schedule for the Republican National Convention
1972 March 27
Scope and Contents
Contains a memorandum for the planning activities for the campaign leading up to the convention.
box 31, folder 3
Election night activities
1971-1972
Scope and Contents
Includes memorandum and documents related to planning/coordinating the election night activities.
box 32, folder 1
Campaign ephemera order booklet
1972
os_folder H13
1972 campaign posters
1972
Scope and Contents
Contains: "Now more than ever" (horizontal version), "The president" created by the Young Voters for the President, and "Senator
McGovern, the people of St. Louis want to know:…"
box 33, folder 2
1972 campaign posters
1972
Scope and Contents
Contains: "Now more than ever" (vertical version), "The nation needs coolness more than clarion calls…", and a black and
white portrait of the President smiling with his arms crossed.
box 33, folder 3
"The ReElector" Issue number 5
1972
Scope and Contents
Campaign newspaper, edition featured convention schedule and calendar.
1973 Inauguration
1972-1973
box 31, folder 4
Post election staff list
1972 October 12
Scope and Contents
Detailed memorandum documenting the staffing changes within the White House after the election.
box 31, folder 5
Letter to Jeb Magruder from Taft Schreiber
1972 November 2
Scope and Contents
Letter related to preferential treatment to big donors at the inauguration.
box 31, folder 6-8
Guest lists for inauguration
1972-1973
Watergate records
1969-1975
Scope and Contents
Materials related to the investigation, trial, and sentencing of Jeb Magruder and his role in the Watergate break-ins, also
includes Magruder's recorded testimony.
box 34, folder 1
Statement to the court
1973
Scope and Contents
Jeb Magruder's draft statement to the court regarding his involvement in the Watergate break-ins, and cover-up.
box 34, folder 2
Letters
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Contains letters with the Special Prosecution and Magruder's attorney, and character letters sent to Magruder's Probation
officer, and Judge Sirica prior to sentencing. As well as a letter from McCord to Judge Sirica.
box 34, folder 3
Court records
1974
Scope and Contents
Includes a copy of the filed court order for the United States of America v. Jeb Stuart Magruder, and sentencing documents.
box 34, folder 4
Court transcript
1974
Scope and Contents
Copy of Magruder's transcript, with original annotations.
box 34, folder 5-6
Dossier of Jeb Magruder
1974
Scope and Contents
Chronology of events and publications in various news outlets. Includes copies of all press coverage of the Watergate break-in.
Records of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force
1969-1973
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
Scope and Contents
Contains copies from the National Archives and Records Administration, records group 460. Materials were used during the Watergate
trial.
box 34, folder 7
Memorandum
1969 September 9-December 19
box 34, folder 8
Memorandum
1970 January 5-November 30
box 34, folder 9
Memorandum
1971 October 10
box 34, folder 10-12
Diaries
1971-1972
Scope and Contents
Copies of Jeb Magruder's appointment books and calendars.
box 34, folder 14
Grand Jury Summons
1973 May 15
box 35
Jeb Stuart Magruder's testimony before the United States Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities
1973 June 12
Physical Description: 3 microfilm reels (35 mm)
Audiovisual materials
1973, 1975
Conditions Governing Access
Original audiovisual materials are not available until they have been reformatted. If interested in
accessing these materials, please contact us for more information.
Watergate Hearing
1973 June 14
box MC35
Watergate Hearing, part 1
1973 June 14
Physical Description: 1, 1/4-inch sound tape reels (7-inch)
box MC35
Watergate Hearing, part 2
1973 June 14
Physical Description: 1, 1/4-inch sound tape reels (7-inch)
box MC35
Watergate Hearing, part 3
1973 June 14
Physical Description: 1, 1/4-inch sound tape reels (7-inch)
box MC35
Watergate Hearing, part 4
1973 June 14
Physical Description: 1, 1/4-inch sound tape reels (7-inch)
box MC35
Watergate Hearing, part 5
1973 June 14
Physical Description: 1, 1/4-inch sound tape reels (7-inch)
box MC35
Watergate Hearing, part 6
1973 June 14
Physical Description: 1, 1/4-inch sound tape reels (7-inch)
box MC35
Watergate Hearing, part 7
1973 June 14
Physical Description: 1, 1/4-inch sound tape reels (7-inch)
box MC33
Jeb Magruder Interview with Nine in the Morning WTOP-TV, Washington D.C.
1975 February 24
Physical Description: 1 U-Matic videocassette
Manuscript materials
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Materials related to Magruder's book "An American Life: One Man's Road to Watergate"
box 12, folder 2
Manuscript press releases
1974
Scope and Contents
Contains press release and sample book jacket for "An American Life: One Man's Road to Watergate"
box 12, folder 3-9
Manuscript drafts
1974
Scope and Contents
Contains outline and annotated drafts of Magruder's manuscript for "An American Life: One Man's Road to Watergate"
box 12, folder 10-11
Metropolitan Research Services
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Related to real estate development in South Carolina and Mississippi. Includes geological surveys and maps. Magruder worked
for a short time after with M.R.S.
box 32, folder 3
Look Magazine
1971 October 19
box 32, folder 3
Life Magazine
1972 September 15
box 32, folder 3
Saturday Evening Post
1972 Fall
box 32, folder 3
"Can he Stay Afloat?", Newsweek
1973 May 14
box 32, folder 3
"Jeb Magruder Reflects", Harper's
1973 October
box 32, folder 4
Presidential publicity booklets
1968-1972
Scope and Contents
Includes 1968 Nixon yearbook, and booklets related to Nixon and government.
