RICHARD NIXON

October 12, 1990

577 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD
WOODCLIFF LAKE, NEW JERSEY

In reflecting on your question with regard to personal anecdotes, it occurred to me that while the major news interest will be what you are able to dig up on Henry's famous temper and other negative characteristics, your readers might like to see the warm-hearted, positive side of an authentic genius with an admittedly complex personality. I have thought of a few incidents which you might find appropriate for your manuscript.

I vividly remember the time that Henry brought his mother and father in to see me at the Oval Office. I recall that they were quite shy and Henry had told me that they came from a modest background. They did not gush or try to put on airs, but it was obvious that they were very proud of Henry. What impressed me even more, however, was that *Henry* was very proud of *them*. I have observed over the years that very successful individuals -- and this is particularly true of those who consider themselves to be intellectuals -- are somewhat embarrassed and even a bit ashamed of their parents or others who helped them to become what they are. Henry, as we know, enjoys association with celebrities. But I sensed that he considered his parents to be more important than any of these celebrities he had met.

Henry regretted that he could not spend more time with his children. On several occasions when he came to California he brought his two children with him. On one of those trips his son David went swimming in our pool with David Eisenhower, who was visiting us at the time. I have never seen a man and a boy have a better time together. David Eisenhower loves games and he introduced Henry's David to water polo and a number of other games that the two of them made up on the spot. Henry later told Mrs. Nixon and me when we were having dinner together how deeply he appreciated David Eisenhower's thoughtfulness in giving his son the time and the attention and the fun that he, because of his tremendous workload, was unable to provide.

Mr. Walter Isaacson

October 12, 1990

A third positive aspect of Henry's personality was his fierce loyalty to Rockefeller. Henry, as I told you, found it difficult to tolerate fools. And sometimes he could be devastatingly critical of some of those in the Administration that he considered to be intellectual lightweights. He knew that Rockefeller and I had been rivals for years. If he had wanted to pander to me, he could on occasion have said something critical of Rockefeller. The fact that he never did so made me respect him far more than would have been the case had he tried to build me up by comparing me with Rockefeller in a way that put Rockefeller down.

I am not suggesting that Henry should be portrayed as always being Mr. Nice Guy. In fact, I know of no major leaders in politics, the profession or business, who never put a word or a foot wrong. But any biography of Henry would not be true to history unless it included some references to his soft side as well as to the many you already have in your research which dwell on his hard side.

I wish you well in your project. If you are hard enough on Henry, Dick Snyder might be able to sell the first serial rights to Newsweek!

Mr. Walter Isaacson

P.S.: Since both her mother and father are certified intellectuals, I thought your daughter Elizabeth should begin collecting her personal library before her first birthday. I am sending an item under separate cover to help start the process.

OFFICE OF RICHARD NIXON

JAN 04 1990

December 28, 1989

Hon. and Mrs. Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger Associates
350 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022

Dear Dr. and Mrs. Kissinger,

As 1989 draws to a close, President Nixon wanted
you to have the enclosed token of his appreciation for
your extraordinarily generous support of the first
Presidential Library and Birthplace in history to be
both built and operated entirely without taxpayers'
funds.

Construction of the building and exhibits is
proceeding on schedule, as are plans for the gala grand
opening celebration this summer. But our executive
director, Hugh Hewitt, reports that we are facing a
substantial deficit, so we will soon begin some last-
minute fundraising to ensure that the project opens on
time and in the black.

In the meantime, may all the blessings of the
season be with you.

With respect,

Posters in Suzanne's office

OFFICE OF RICHARD NIXON

JUL 1 - 1988.

June 28, 1988

Mr. Joao Moreira Salles
Director
Videofilmes Producoes Artisticas
Ltda.
Rua do Russel,
270-Rio de Janeiro
Brasil

Dear Mr. Salles,

Dr. Kissinger has forwarded to President Nixon, together with his strong endorsement, your letter of May 16th asking RN to participate in the exciting new documentary series being undertaken by Videofilmes.

Unfortunately, after a flurry of media appearances in April and May in connection with his new book, 1999: Victory Without War, the former President has had to curtail his schedule for the next ten months or so so that he can get work done on some new projects of his own. As a result, it will not be possible for him to participate.

Incidentally, since he discusses Brazil in 1999, he thought you might enjoy having a copy for your personal library. It will be along soon under separate cover, in care of the 555 Madison Avenue address.

Office of the Chairman S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Racine, Wisconsin 53403-5011

Samuel C. Johnson
Chairman
Chief Executive Officer

June 13, 1988

President Richard Nixon
26 Federal Plaza
New York, New York 10278

Dear Mr. President:

The purpose of this letter is to ask if you would be
our principal speaker at the Johnson Wax 1989 Global
Conference to be held in Kauai, Hawaii. The
conference is scheduled from February 4-11, 1989, and
we would like to ask you to speak to us on Tuesday,
February 7.

First, let me introduce myself. I am Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of our company, which is a
family-owned, multi-national corporation with
subsidiaries in 46 countries, and which celebrated its
100th anniversary last year. Our newest subsidiary is
based in Shanghai, China, and is a joint venture which
manufactures its own products for sale within China.

As you may recall, you named me to the Advisory
Council for Minority Enterprises in 1969, and wrote to
me in 1971 commending me for helping the minority
community. Also, I personally supported your
Presidential campaign, as did my cousin, John J.
Louis, Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to the United
Kingdom.

Our company has been holding conferences of this type
every four years, bringing together our independent
directors from all of our subsidiaries, corporate
officers, and the general managers of our
international companies.

The audience will be comprised of a cross-section of
international people, and will number over 550,
including spouses. It is a very high level body in
that all of the delegates, to a greater or lesser
degree, are extremely influential in their own
countries.

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The audience includes, among others: Barend W. Biesheuval, Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands; Hon. Yoshio Okawara, Former Japanese Ambassador to the U.S.; John J. Louis, Jr., Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.K.; and Frederick B. Dent, Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, whom you appointed to succeed Pete Peterson.

Our last conference was held in Rio de Janeiro in 1984. Two of our key speakers for this conference were Henry A. Kissinger and Helmut Schmidt. A more complete list of 1984 key speakers and select names of our independent directors is attached.

Our intention is to focus our discussions on the emergence of the Pacific Basin from a political, economic and social perspective and the difficulties and opportunities this will pose for the U.S., Europe and the rest of the world. You were the principal individual involved in opening up business opportunities in China and were absolutely correct and precise in your sense of China's future position in the world. Thus you would be the ideal person to discuss the opportunities in the Pacific; i.e., its global meaningfulness to the rest of the world; how the growth of the Pacific and particularly China will affect the Soviet Union; how the Pacific is developing and how it will develop; how China is emerging; where the economic and political power centers will be; and perhaps some feel for the timeframe. Ideally, some of the key points raised in your book, *1999 Victory Without War*, could be woven into your speech, tying in the growth of the Pacific and China and the effect it has had and will have on Russia, and how this presents an opportunity for the U.S. This would be truly interesting to our audience.

In addition to your being the principal speaker, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, former President of the French Republic and the brother of one of our Directors, has just agreed to speak on the implications of the developing Pacific to Europe.

Since you receive numerous requests for speaking engagements and our independent Directors as a group are not familiar to you, I thought it would be helpful if Henry Kissinger, who does know us, could provide a perspective on us and the type of high level conference we convene. He has kindly offered to drop you a note or to speak to you in this regard.

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The company, of course, will cover all of your travel and other expenses, as well as provide an honorarium to you, or to the Nixon Library, or to any other organization you so choose in the amount of $50,000. We would also be delighted to have your wife as our guest, and we invite both of you to participate in any or all of the conference. We will provide resources for whatever support--research or otherwise--you may like to call upon to prepare for your presentation.

I would be pleased to come to New York, together with our President, who is chairing the conference, to brief you and/or your staff in more detail on the objectives of the conference and the makeup of the delegates. In addition, if your answer is in the affirmative, we can discuss the subject matter you may wish to address.

The Island of Kauai, as you may know, is very peaceful, only slightly commercialized, and very secure. We will have our own security force and system in place in the hotel--all done very discreetly. We would also be most pleased to pay the expenses and provide rooms for one or more of your own security people if you wish.

We are very excited about the possibility of having you join us in Kauai. We feel that your insights into opportunities in the Pacific are unparalleled and our audience would be most appreciative of hearing your views. While the meeting will be closed to the press, we would be pleased to arrange for a press conference, if you so desire, following your presentation.

We will be contacting you through your office in a week or so.

Respectfully yours,

Samuel C Johnson

SCJ/blk
Enclosure

c: The Honorable Henry Kissinger

Key Speakers and Topics from the Global Conference
Rio de Janeiro - 1984

- Henry A. Kissinger, U.S. Secretary of State, 1973-77 - Future power shifts likely to result from economic, political and social trends, future of North-South relations, etc.

- Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor, Federal Republic of Germany, 1974-1982 - Potential Stability in the West

- Roberto de Oliveira Campos, Member, Federal Senate of Brazil - International Finance/Banking and World Ecomomics

- Shirley Williams, President, Social Democratic Party, United Kingdom - Interaction between social and economic issues

- Daniel Yankelovich, Chairman, Yankelovich, Skelly & White, Inc. - Future global issues and trends

- Ambassador Olara Otunnu, Permanent Representative of Uganda in the United Nations - Business investment outlook for Africa, etc.

The select names of our Independent Directors who are particularly well known:

- Barend W. Biesheuval, President, National Investment Bank, The Netherlands; Former Prime Minister, The Netherlands

- Frederick B. Dent, Mayfair Mills, Inc., Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce

- Olivier Giscard d'Estaing, Chairman, European League Economic Cooperation and Vice Chairman, INSEAD

- John J. Louis, Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom

- Hon. Yoshio Okawara, Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Former Japanese Ambassador to the U.S.

- Count Jan-Carl von Rosen, Chairman, Karlebo Group, Sweden

- J. Martin Schroder, President, Martinair, Holland N.V.

- J. Paul Sticht, Chairman of the Executive Committee, and former Chairman and CEO of R. J. Reynolds Industries

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June 9, 1988

To: HAK

From: SSM

Re: Johnson Wax Invitation to Nixon

In your absense Farley's office has called primarily for your
reaction and input to the draft of their letter to Nixon. I
explained you were abroad but promised to bring it up as soon
as you returned. They are anxious to send it but seem to feel
your comments are essential before they do so.

Their draft is at TAB 1

Specifically Farley asks:

-- Do you think it is appropriate to mention Samuel Johnson's financial support of Nixon's campaign?

OK ____ Better not ✓ ____

-- Is it appropriate to name the honorarium? ($50,000)

Of course. He'll want to know ____ Better not ____

-- Is it appropriate to mention that they will arrange a press conference or, if Nixon prefers it, live coverage?

Yes ____ No, better to discuss with him if he accepts ____

Farley also asks you to make whatever changes to the draft that
you think might improve it.

EYJ

June 9, 1988

To: HAK

From: SSM

Their draft is at TAB 1

Specifically Farley asks:

OK ____ Better not ____