October 18, 1973

Dear George:

Your letter of September 25, recommending
that Donald Simmons be considered for an Ambas-
sadorship in Africa has come to my attention.

As you know, such an appointment would be
non-career and therefore, would have to originate
at the White House. Your interest, however, is
appreciated and I assure you that Mr. Simmons
will be considered.

Warm regards,

The Honorable
George Bush,
Republican National Committee,
310 First Street, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20003.

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RESUME

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DONALD M. SIMMONS

Donald M. Simmons, born in 1935, is married with a family and is President of Africa Trade Development, Ltd., a company that he helped organizeto participate in Reciprocal Trade Development between the United States (particularly the Mid-Continent area) and Africa.

From April 1968 until February 1970, Mr. Simmons was Executive Director of Harlem
Commonwealth Council, Inc. in New York, a company organized to assist Black
businesses.

From early 1964 until early 1968, Mr. Simmons was Regional Manager of Sales and
Development for Phillips Petroleum Company in West, Central and East Africa with
29 countries under his jurisdiction.

In 1963-64, Mr. Simmons was Legislative Assistant to Senator J. Howard Edmondson of Oklahoma. In this capacity, he was concerned with such areas of Federal Legislation as civil rights, equal employment opporutnity and housing, oil and gas and social security.

From 1960 to 1963, Mr. Simmons held various management posts in the Simmons Royalty
Company in Oklahoma (a family business) that included Budget Planning Director, Lease
Supervisor, and Drilling Supervisor.

Mr. Simmons is currently a member of the Black Economic Development Advisory Council to the Small Business Administration and was a lecturer with the American Management Association and Chairman of the AMA Seminar in May 1970 on "Effective Marketing Through Franchises in the Ghetto Areas". He was a consultant to the Minority Franchise for Urban Research Corporation, as well as a panelist for the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies National Convention in Boca Raton, Florida.

In August and September of 1972, Mr. Simmons made an 8-country tour of Africa (Senegal, Liberia, the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Dahomey, Nigeria, Zaire and Kenya) to practically promote reciprocal trade between these countries and the Ozarks Regional Commission Area (comprised of the States of Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas). Mr. Simmons made this trip under the auspices of the Ozarks Regional Commission.

On October 4, 1972, Mr. Simmons (at the invitation of the Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Peterson) participated as a panelist at a high level State Department Seminar on Trade and Investment Opportunities in Africa. Additionally, on October 6, 1972, he was invited to address the State Department's National Advisory Council on Africa.

Mr. Simmons has served as consultant to various economic development groups through-
out the Country. His areas of responsibility have been in rendering technical market
research, sales and industrial development.

Mr. Simmons is a diplomat of the Business Council for International Understanding
Training Program for International Business Executives conducted by the American
University in Washington, D. C. He is also a graduate of Oklahoma State University.

Republican Senate-House Dinner - 1974

January 22, 1974

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Department of State
2201 C Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20520

Dear Mr. Secretary:

Are you planning to accept our recent invitation to be one of our honored guests at the dinner to be held March 27 in Washington?

The purpose of the dinner is, of course, to signal the beginning of active campaigning for Congressional candidates by the Republican Senatorial Committee and the Republican Congressional Committee. These two committees, along with the Republican National Committee, join together on this one night to raise the necessary funds to get control of the Congress in 1974. Our future fund raising efforts for individual campaigns are often directly affected by the success of this annual dinner.

The record of our joint dinner is excellent. As Chairmen, we are very proud of the low overhead and effective use of funds. You can help us improve our record by sending in your subscription promptly, thus saving time and follow-up expense.

Your Republican Members of Congress are facing difficult challenges this year. They must know that you are behind them...supporting them...encouraging them and giving them your financial support.

Please send us your acceptance by reserving one or more tables at $10,000 each for your party or for individual tickets at $1,000 each.

We believe that, with the necessary backing, we can substantially improve our numerical standing in the Congress. We hope you agree and will indicate your enthusiasm by responding quickly.

Sincerely,

Bill Brock

George Bush

Bob Michel

THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON

March 5, 1974

Dear George:

Thank you very much for inviting me to
participate in the upcoming Republican Congres-
sional Candidate Conference. I believe, however,
that I must defer to the important tradition of
keeping the Secretary of State and his Department
out of the partisan political arena.

You know, of course, that you have my
personal best wishes for a successful
Conference.

The Honorable
George Bush,
Chairman,
Republican National Committee,
310 First Street, Southeast,
Washington, D. C.

OFFICE OF
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON

March 22, 1974

Dear Mr. Bush:

Secretary Kissinger has asked me to thank you for your letter of March 13 urging him to accept Chancellor Roskens' invitation to speak at the University of Nebraska.

The Secretary personally appreciated knowing of your enthusiasm for his addressing the Nebraska audience. As much as he would like to accept, he simply cannot fit it into his schedule. Although the Department has already written Chancellor Roskens, I hope that you will convey the Secretary's sincere regret to Mr. Herman.

The Honorable
George Bush,
Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Center,
310 First Street, Southeast,
Washington, D. C.

February 15, 1974

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of State
2201 C. Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20520

Dear Mr. Secretary:

With all due respect for the pressures of time, circumstances and calendar we sincerely hope that you will seriously consider and, hopefully, accept our invitation to deliver a major foreign policy address under the auspices of the University of Nebraska at Omaha on the day of your choice during the week of April 21-23, 1974.

The University would consider it a singular privilege to welcome you among us for a foreign policy statement to capstone our week-long observance called UNO - Expo '74. I should say at the outset that the University is prepared to provide all requisite physical arrangements in accordance with your wishes and in cooperation with your staff.

The University of Nebraska at Omaha is a non-resident urban campus of more than 13,000 students which confidently addresses itself to the complexities of the urban environment with a not inconsiderable part of our academic orientation addressed to the problems of the next thirty years and the post industrial society. In a sentence, that is how our University, which is one of three campuses making up the University of Nebraska System, views the roll of a state university in an urban setting. UNO - Expo '74 evolves as a consequence of our presence as a major university with concomitant responsibilities for the educational enterprise in this region, and represents an extension of the university into the region through a carefully planned week-long series of seminars, concerts, exhibitions, demonstrations and scholarly undertakings which affect the people of the mid-lands.

We are, of course, fully cognizant that the continually intensifying demands on you and your office have precluded opportunities for you to physically share our country's positions with respect to international affairs and the Department of State with residents of the Great Plains.

7 le Honorable Henry A. Kissinger

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Omaha continues to emerge as a significant opinion center in the Plains region, and so we sense Omaha not simply as a place but as a regional community of some considerable consequence in shaping attitudes which affect the lives of countless thousands. We welcome your participation in the process.

The University looks forward to the opportunity of working with you and
your staff.

bc: Mr. Larry Eagleburger
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Dr. David Sirota

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Assembly
California Legislature

BILL BOND
ASSEMBLYMAN, THIRTY-NINTH DISTRICT

July 15, 1974

Mr. George Bush, Chairman
Republican National Committee
310 East First Street, S. E.
Washington, D. C. 20003

Dear George:

I haven't had an opportunity to personally talk to you since the Lincoln Day Dinner in Long Beach, but I have been following your activities closely and you are doing one superb job for our party. As you are aware, since our last meeting, I was successful in getting the nomination to succeed Congressman Craig Hosmer. It will be a tough race, but I am certain that we will win this one.

If I might, I would like to ask a favor. Recently, I received photographs from the National Republican Headquarters of the President, Vice President and the Secretary of State. Could you have someone get inscriptions for these photographs because I would like to hang them in my district office.

Thanking you in advance for anything you can do and look forward to seeing you soon.

BB:meo

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