EXCERPTS FROM REAGAN CAMPAIGN AIDES ON CARTER MATERIAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000100300004-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2010
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: June 24, 1983
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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Excerpts from Reagan camp ~gr~ a~ es
on Carter material
Following are excerpts from let-
ters sent in response to queries on
how the 1980 Reagan campaign ob-
tained Carter campaign briefing ma-
terial.
From James A. Baker III:
"In 1980: sometime:after the-Rea-
gan-Anderson debate .and before the
Reagan-Carter debate, I do remem-
ber briefly seeing a 4arge looseleaf
bound book ... that was thought to
have been given to the Reagan camp
by someone with the Carter cam-
paign. But I do not believe this was
strategic material. It is my best rec-
ollection that 1 was given the book by
William Casey. with the suggestion
that it might be of use to the Debate
Briefing Team. I should note, how-
ever. that I have recently checked
this recollection with him, and while
he has not contested my recollection,
he has no such recollection of his
own. It is my further recollection
that after briefly thumbing through
the binder. I passed it on to the De-
bate Briefing Team, headed by Da-
vid Gergen and Frank liodsoll."
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From William J. Casey:
"I have no recollection that I ever
received, heard of or learned in any
other way of a set of papers which
laid out the Carter debate plan or the
points which President Carter had
planned to make as described in Mr.
Barrett's account.
"Upon receiving your letter I
checked with my secretary during'
the campaign, two of my special
assistant and five of the deputy
campaign directors and none of
them have any knowledge that the
campaign ever received or had any
paper or information resembling
that described by Mr. Barrett."
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' From'David R. .Gergen:
"I do not recall ever receiving or
seeing a 'Carter debate book' or any
other notebook from the Carter cam-
paign-.-- "It is possible that I did see some
pages of 'Carter material' for a brief
period, but I do not recall it.
"I do recall hearing that some
material from the Carter campaign
was present in the Reagan cam-
paign. To the best of my recollection.
the material was not described to me
as important or dramatic. .
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From David A. Stockman:
"My recollection of the 'docu-
ment' referred to in Mr. Barrett's
book begins with a package of ma-
terial that was delivered to my of-
fice ... from the Reagan campaign
committee ... I believe this was Oc-
tober 23, 1980.
.. The documents dealt entirely
with policy issues ... and contained
standard arguments in support of
Caner Administration initiatives
and policies.
"Due to the advocacy character
of these issue briefs it was apparent
to me at the time that they had in
some way come from the Carter
campaign. "
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