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1/7769 PLAINTEXT ' 1J 41 mmmnwvpn W URGENT 11 M5 »' I92<' . /la / " 5833 z ..»< A W» 1:» 6 T0 sacs WASHINGTGN FIELD 1:17-C NEW YQRK "BA/f¬§;» Y aw" 4 Pa%§~@§§§%,g§;§g*;§§,§§*@~5 BENVER , JML A K , E a g w UW§¢ 9@9. I , I '9 Q M 3 FROM DIRECTOR FBI A E uééf n , fl 92>929292k j lég iég gggax-a é {Q92 WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE, AKA WILLIAM LEWIS SAFER, SPE@IAL W INQUIRY, BUDED JANUARY FOURTEEN, NEXT, WITBEUT FAIL; _ Z
f NIXON ADMINISTRATIQN HAS REQUESTED INVESTIGATIQN 0F 1
SAFIRE WHO HAS BEEN NAMED A SPECIAL ASSISTANT T THE PRESJBENI_ ELECT; BORN nzcnmsza snvnmwnnn, NINETEEN TWENTYNINE,1EW YORK eziy; i AN} SINCE NINETEEN SIXTYFIVE HAS RESIEED ONE ZERO EIGHT FIVE PARK AVENUE, nnw YORK CITY. MARRIED T0 THE FonmEa[::::::::] ZSCI [:::::::] BRITISH SUBJECT. '
I HAS RESIBED NEW YORK ¬ITY SINEE NINETEENIFORTYTWO. FRQM T I TH11lc}1un 7 ~:av1'~1;: FUUR EAST EIGHTYNINTH ST%E§T QETEEN FLFEYFIVE T@;N1HEIEEN _ Cale A ~ * : l7|§? ' 1 F F£J92{? EIFTYEIGHT, FQUR WENTYFIVE EAST SEVEE ;'$N@HWs@REETT iNINETEEN NOTE: Rfquest received 1/7/69. Separat§;memo sent through re requ DHY: cam _'f>§_~;_A,__,,,~~ GS; q;' ?l - W 9|. _cg! M : _ _ n z J ' , A > ~»;;¢a@w-92 1 I J1 M I V, > mm 92:'Return to Mr. V Room 1258. L L . ,*92 up - P Y ' ~ 0 5-
TELETYPE we WAsHrNT@N FIELD RE: WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE
FIF'I'Y.EIGH'I TO NINETEEN SIXTYFI92§, ONE ONE SIX ONE YORK AVENUE.
A'I'I EN'DED BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, BRONX, NEW YORK,
NINETEEN FORTYFCWJR TO NINETEEN FORTYSEVEN. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, I SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, NINETEEN FORTYSEVEN TO ?NfNE'i EEN F0R'!'YNINE,__J__,..- .-
NO DEEREE INDICATED. SSN ONE ZERO THREE DASH TWENTYTWO DASH
SEVEN SEVEN ZERO HTREE. '
SERVED IN UPS. ARMY NINETEEN~FIFTYTWO T0 NINETEEN FIFTYFOUR,
ASN FIVE ONE ONE NINE ZERO ONE THREE SEVEN. ALSO INDICATES
"BRIEF SERVICE" IN U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE IN EARLY NINETEEN
FIFTYTWO. +11 EMPLOYED FROM xzNETE 'ronTYNIuE T0 NINETEEN srxwvomx,
EXCEPT FOR MILITARY snavxcn, BY TEX uc CRARY,INCORPORATED,
ONE TWO TWO EAST FORTYSECOND SZFREET, NEW YORK CITY, AND ITS
PREDECESSOR COHPANIE59. SINCE NINETEEN SIXTYONE HAS BEEN
PRESIDENT OF SAFIRE FUBLIC RELATIONS, THREE SEVEN FIVE PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY. I
mornmn, IDA zanxsn SAFIR, on: ens szx zmno THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY. FATHER, OLIVER caaus SAFIR, DECEASED, [::::::::] ic | NEW YORK, Ann| | _ NEW YORK CITY. CHILDREN, |ANn| L Zig RESIDE WITH .~HIM AND WIFE,
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TELETYPE TO WASHINGTGN FIELD RE: "WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE namanncns ,| "L/-9292 nmvn, aanvxsnw arms, CALIFORNIA; I S ml I b6 srnnm, BOTH zmw vonx cmr. ASSOCIATES ,| | smnnwj k AND|:| I | ALL IN new YORK cmr. an INDICATE$ inar an POSSIBLY nan A "SEERET" CLEARANCE
IN conwxcwxon wxwn AFOREMENTIONED ssavzcn zn AIR roacn RESERVE.
nnw YORK NOTE THAT wax no CRARY IS on LIST er pnnsous
NOT TO an conwacwmn wxwnovr BUREAU APPROVAL; IT IS BELIEVED nncmssanv T0 conwncw mc CRARY £ D ornnn ummnsns OF HIS ORGANIZATION TO nxscn icn ova RESPONSIBILITIES IN wars CASE. DUE T0 vRaEnT NATURE or nnquzsw, rm rs rmpznawxvn nuns»
BE MET wxrnow FAIL. no DELAY WILL an TOLERATED. PSQ
FOLLGWS BY AIRTEL.
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TO : Mr. Galxy" bar: ii/969 2%] H ._____._ T
FROM V: w. v.C1eve1an& p=:§" £4l _ L ,1 , p V '51 ,-'- g;_; ._....,..i1-<>~ , 1 ~.__;w -1 3" 1. ,-v___,/ ~ ; 92 V92 SUMECT; SPECIAL INQUIRYINVESTIGATIONS Q ,"§i.* <»5/ { NIXON ADMINISTRATION' q, /
The NixonAdministra as today requested nvestigation¥%%g&§m{h§§i§92 +a of has been namedrgmwho y the President-e ect §§ § Special Assistant who will be speech writer. A reque n v ' o investigation of Safire's who apparently will go to the White House with him.
Mr. Jones'smemo to Mr. Bishop dated 12/31/68 tickler attached! indicates Safire, President of his own b6 public relations firm in New York, was previously connected b7@ Iwith Tex McCrary;, Incorporated. He was Vice President of that firm. While with that firm, the organization was involved in several Registration Act investigations involving it the Dominican Republic. He was with McCraryw from 1949 to 1961 except for two years'mi1itary service.
that she was alsoBackground employed byconcerning£::::::;;:::;]indicates data the Mc rary; rm rom 1955 to 1959. _ 1 " j Tex McCraryi has been on the Bureau "no contact" list for many years. It is believed, however, that it will befnecessaryconcerning to Safire contact McCrar both andl;::f;::;;:::]in and other membersorder to ofadequately his firm discharge our responsibili es n ese cases. ACTION?cases Thebeen have ordered sepiratelythe tofield and New York is being instructed to co duct appropriate EMccraryinvestigation regardingon the "no their, Cra is contactfi/%i§tF92¢Z y mployment even/é/ 5833/.- though , Enc.¢Miss 1. Gandy »:'.'_ REQJi T38 it £ V/*3; i»_ ,1 L JEVFEVxi g M r 11. DeLoac 1 it ~ g am ,,;Q A » - Mr. Gale Bishop? ~;: A i f Hg 1 @jik£/{/ §* Mr; Cleveland ,¢92 /92 J / Mr. Young-2. ... aebiwmégwvd. ~x»*~v,:~, 1 1 ' DHY:cam92a3/WWWW 4¬§ ~ " " :»' 7 Q 92
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INSTIIUOTIDN$Z Prepare in triplicate, using a typewriter. Fill in all items. If the answer is No or "None," so state. If more space is needed for any item, continue under item 28. II. FULL NAME LASTNAME! _ FIIRSTINAME! MIDDLENAME! Z. DATE OF BIRTH Initialsand Safzre ~ William Lewis 1 7 Dec 1929 abn gemen fll IIIITIO f ts of OTHER NAMES USED. Maidenname, names by former marriages, former names char: ed 3. PLACE OF BIRTH not acceptable. legally or otherwise. aliases, nicknames, etc. Specify which, and show dates used. It no middle '92 name, show I New York City " NMN! ,- if initials only, . I Original name spelled Safir; added an 'e' for %@ *'-E UFE '-E ahow no given _ 5. HEIGHT WEIGHT COLOR COLOR or middle name! pronunciation ' - purposes in ~ 1955. . 6,0 175 gyey EYES In/mmHAIR 92 s. [1 SINGLE 7. IF MARRIED. WlDOWED_ OR DIVORCED. GIVE FULL NAME AND DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTHOF SPOUSE OR FORMER SPOUSE. INCLUDE WIFE'S MAIDEN NAME. GIVE DATE AND PLACE OF MARRIAGE OR DIVORCE. ' 9Q? MARRIED Givesame information regarding all previous marriages and divorcee.! [I WIDOW ER!Married_16 Dfc_1IL962 to Helene Julius, British subject, in London place El DIVORCED of wife's rit !. No previous marriages
1965 1958 1955 1953 1942 1941 1965 ..
92 1940Y92- 1937 1958 8. DATE AND PLAC5 OF RESIDENCE: ll actual places of residence di er from the mailing addresses, furnish and identify both Bedin with present and go back to January l. I937. Continue under item 28 on other aide it necessary.! mom E _ _ I NUMBER AND STREET . CITY STATE present 19551085 Park Avenue I New York - 1161 York Avenue New York _ 1953 Apt. 8B to 1963; 12A to 1965! 425 East 79th St. 1942 4 East 89th St. York 666 West End Ave 1938 68-37 Yellowstone Blvd. , Forest Hills 1938 300 S. Elm Drive, Beverly YorkHills, 91 Riverside Drive York New New New Y I W _ _.. __ _ 92, 5. , .1. _ __ __92 . .,-4
I4. HAVEYOU EVER BEEN DISCHARGEDFROM,TI -IE FORCESARMED UNDEROTHER THANHONORABLE CONDITIONS?E] YESm0. H eneworin Yes, give detailsin item IQ.! 92 15.Ind EMPLOYMENT. eddreaeeawhen List .4z.'L em unemplgygzwggiveén% n:ea1ErI:£ 1 tr a r r r :v'n1¢{o¢'g=§i:;:gIre gi zrtse -:>'m "m - - ild y irto/I a _ms. Show ALL dc ms ¬|laV;12 ;I:w"If12¢ti'.I! » , r - . _.92l. ../-_ ,_. n . ..
NAME OFEMPLOYER Firmor mg ! ADDRESS FROM TO AND SUPERVISOR Full name, ilelcqrfgwn! Wherepcnployed! TYPE OFWORK REASON FOR LEAVING . 1961 M present SafirePublic Relations,375.Park Av public relations exec". 1955 1961 - -NYC 8' /Tex McCrary, lnc. 122 E. 42nd, public relations exec. , 92 ' > NYC ,,.. . =92. leftjto start own firm 7 . -'1 -"9 2 1955 r . 92 , 19% ?T lI4c C7rar§i lI i" Deari §-Inc. 2?0"Park Ave. "1="armership dissolved. r ''l_92:» 925 _ , J ; :..' *-- NYC .!< ~» . '- 92 t . 92§ '<.n92'92 _' _' x"; ,92 92a I F. 1954 '11955 N _ Tex McCrary Productions _ radio-television program 1airI 1 Ho'te'l'Dorse t,:New"Y'o"rk,FN.~ producer; Y: left to enter / public relationsbusiness. // _ I I V T 1952 1952 1 U. S. Army T l -- 1949 1952 W Tex McCrary Productions, ' Inc. radio-TV reporter , _ c // 71//. 21.East 63rd St. , New York, N. Y. Newspaper column writer, // left for Army.
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I8. HAVEYOU EVERBEEN ARRESTED,TAKEN INTOCUSTODY, HELDFOR INVESTIGATIONOR QUESTIONING, OR CHARGEDBY ANYLAW ENFORCEMENTAUTHORITY? You mayomit: Tre icI! violationa whichfor paidyoua ne of 830or lees; and anything ! hnppen that beforeyour ldth birthday. All other I incidenta mustbe included,even thoughthey weredismiued oryou merelyIforfeitod collateral.!U YES NO. IF Your:ANSWER was." |s élvl-:FULL DETAILSIBELOW:'- ' v ' LAW ENFORCEMENT v DATE-_ - CHARGE , . ,_ .92 PLACE O _ _ Ix . O O AUTHORITY ACTION TAKEN I 4-
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Z0. FOREIGNCOUNTRIES VISITED SINCE I917!. Exclusive ofmilitary service.! COUNTRY A -DATE LEFT U.S.A. DATE RETURNEDU.S.A. PURPOSE
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ZI. AREYOU NOW,OR HAVE YOU EVERBEEN.A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNISTPARTY. U.S.A..OR ANYCOMMUNIST FASCIST OR ORGANIZATION?D YESxQ-NO.
22. AREYOU NOWOR HAVEYOU EVERBEEN A MEMBER OF ANY FOREIGNOR DOMESTICORGANIZATION. ASSOCIATION.MOVEMENT. GROUP.OR COMBINATION OF PERSONS WHICHIS TOTALITARIAN. FASCIST. COMMUNIST.OR SUBVERSIVE OR WHICH HAS ADOPTED,OR SHOWS. A POLICY OF ADVOCATINGOR APPROVING THE COMMISSIONACTS OF OFFORCE ORVIOLENCE TO DENY OTHER PERSONS THEIR RIGHTS UNDER TI-IECONSTITUTION THE OF UNITEDSTATES, OR WHICH SEEKS T0 ALTERTHE FORMOF GOVERNMENTOF THE UNITED STATESav UNCONSTITUTIONAL MEANS? [IYEs3£§No_ .
- - I BHIF YOURANSWER QUESTIONTO OR 2I 22ABOVE ISSTATE THE NAMESOF ALLSUCH ORGANIZATIONS,ASSOCIATIONS, MOVEMENTS.GROUPS. ORCOM~ BINATIONS PERSONSOF ANDDATS OFMEMBERSHIP. ITEM IN 28OR ONA SEPARATE SHEET TOBE ATTACHEDTO AND MADE A PARTOF THISFORM, GIVECOM- PLETE DETAILSOF YOUR ACTIVITIES THEREINAND MAKEANY EXPLANATIONYOU DESIREREGARDING YOURMEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIB. OR NAME INFULL ADDRESS FROM E! OFFICE HH.D wwemeawc uesm nbxx " - _ e mmuiemxxxxxx a xnwnw ix ~ >
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24. MEMBERSHIPIN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. Listall organisation: in which you are new u memberorlhnve beene member, exceptthose which show religious nrpolitical a ilietione.! If none, so state.! _ ' NAMEIN FULL _ ADDRESS TYPE - mom. E OFFICEHELD _ z _ . OverseasPress Club V ' _ Board of Govs. of America, Ind. 54.West 40th, NYC prof. 1955 present member; , I BankersClub . .170_B'z.vay,ANYC'1962 prof-. present__ Publie Relationssaawzy O - . ' I cozvrma of America _ I 845 Third Ave. A prof. _ . 1957. V present ON 28
25. RELATIVB. Parents, epoueefdivorcedspouse, children,brothers, and eiete're,living or deid. Nemepf epouee shpuldinclude maiden name end any other namee byprevious marriage. If peraon-iedead. state "dead" after relationship and furnish- 1 information for other columns ea oftime of deet'h.!. ; . ' _ _ YEAR OF __ COUNTRY OF PRI§ENT . RELATION NAME INFULL BIRTH ADD RIBS BIRTH _ CITIZENSHIP '/W MatherIda PunishSafir was 1160 ThirdAve.' NYCUS - US Father detzd! Oliver Crous if 1896 _ idem !: _ " ~ US US I Wife . Britis? zi:§:»* *Brother| C 'Engléitd ' . . Y. Us Us Brother -I NYC A vs US I Son _ Pa ve., NYC I US US Daughter " F ' be - O 1|:|1oss Park Ave., NYC - US we US I E r . l 0 I 1
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Z66. REFERENCES Namethree persons, not relatives or employers, who are aware of your quali cations and tness.! NAMEIN FULL HOME ADDRESS i BUSINESS ADDRESS YEARS KNOWN Norton Simone, Inc. 9 1645N0. Valencia Dr. , Fullerton, Calif. 375 five, NYC 8 q/13 . . . _ "W. P1-~-- |-UH !!!-Ge . ooInl'|2i'It:elsltg1 i 92 ~ 3* t 92 W > V t & e. :'. ~ ~ - 92 _ 92 .1 . _ _ , 92 ' -92 | 92 t ~ 92 - . >' n 92 92 ,- ,, , u -_- . _ 92.». . . . , > _ ' .- 92- 3 . .. ~ Before signing this form check back over it to make sure you'have answered all-questions fully and correctly. 92- - CERTIF-ICATICIN = ' é = T - " M ' belief, I Cit_1_!'r1rY andare made that inthe good st}aternén't s' faith. made by me on this ' form _, are true, _jcor_n_pIete, andlcorrec to -t -best ofgny knowledge and . ' ' , ,1 FIIIO It Ilatolnontwllhhlbll on Iv tllll l"- Iorm .DeC DATE! -* SlGNATURE Signongrnal t and L/9257i'If carbon copy! ' ~ INFORMATION T0 BE FURNISHED BY AGENCY '92j' -~ ~" 92. ~ .92-~ , .92~ t 92~,7 _A » ,_ ' _ _ INSTRUCTIONS TO AGENCY : See Federal Personnel 'Manua l Chapter 7'36 and PPM Sup'pIement 296-31, Appendix A, for details on when this form is required and how it is used. If this is a request for i_nves_ti gation before appointment, insert "APPL" in the space for Date of Appointment and show information about the proposed appointment in the other spaces for appointment data. The original and the rst carbon copy should be signed by the applicant or appointee. Submit the original and the ml:/ gued carbon copy of the form, Standard Form 87 Fingerprint Chart!, and any investigative information about the person received on voucher forms or otherwise, to the United States Civil Service Commission, Bureau of Personnel Investigations, Washington, D.C.; 20415. If this is a request for full eltllsiecurity investigation, submit_th'ese forms to the attention of the Division of Reimbursable In- . vestigations; if this is a request for preappointment national agency checks, submit these forms to the attention of the Control Section. IIETAIN THE CARIONJIEOIW-'_0F STA NDA92IID92 FORM 86-ISIENEIJ BY THEAPPLIDANT OR APPOINTEE! FOR YOUR FILES mm: or APPOINTMENT TYPE or APPOINTMENT ~ CIVILSERVICE REGULATION numasn on -TITLE or POSITION AND GRADE on omen APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY s/may I D EXCEPTED ~EI COMPETITIVE Includeinde nite and tem- Y - T. 92 ' porqry types of competitive appointments.! DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY 'DUTY STATION SEND RESULTS OF PREAPPOINTMENT CHECK TO: TI-us Is A SENSITIVE Position .~-_ . . lb , , - r X -4" I"-;e.I 92 . // . /* I ' ,» SIGNATURE. .. AND ta. _Tl'I1.E or Aurnomzrt "=:ncY OFFICIAL! 1 , - '- t 4* -i -/ W 92; _, . ¢_ ' 1. , - ', - U15. GOVERNMENT PRINTIIIG OFFICE T _1958 O _ Z99 _ '1&4 k , - rte 92/ - ~ 92/ ' .1» . _ V M _ , _,~ . _ ii '__ ._ V . _,_, .. 3-3-_ v , ~ 2 ; , J i » , - r ,_ -= v _ B 1?lt Z0-.»--.. - _- I K ?*~§7",,Y ~Wi*l-liam " Lewis Safire "» ForeignTravel name.ppears on passports up to I 1 r 5":194792 -, July: Canada touilism! - » Iisafilffi!'2 i E 1 1 Oct. 1951 January 1952: England, France, Germany, Egypt, Malta, Greenland, Libya R .Morrocco, Greece, Italy. WNBC-WNBT correspondent, J ii accredited by Dept. of Defense. July August, 1955: England, France tourism! ii 4I June, 1957: France, England tourism! Oct. 1957: Canada tourism! - July-August, 1958: Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, France tourism! E E April, 1959: Cuba tourism! July August, 1959: USSR, Portugal, Spain, England. Three weeks in Moscow as public relations representative for U. S. company exhibiting a house at U. S. ., ~~ Exhibition in Sokolniki Park; remainder of European tour, vacation. >! 3| July-August, 1960: Philippines business!, Japan, H0ng.Kong, Tahiti tourism! ,92July, 1961: Nassau, The Bahamas tourism! 1. 92July, 1962; Jamaica, BWI tourism! November, 1962:England, France tourism! " 2 Dec. 1962 - Jan. 1963: England to be married!, .Mor0cc0 honeymoon! Dec. 1963: England tourism! é Sept. 1964: England, France tourism! 1 Jan. 1964: Lucaya, Grand Bahama business! ¬ s Jan. 1965: England deathof father in law! _ 3 » I July, 1965:Bermuda tourism! 5 15 March, 1966: England, France tourism! E 1 1. June-July, 1967: England, France tourism! < July, 1968: England tourism! »| 92. ; 4-22 Rev. 1-zzireo! ~.. 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YNM _ _ YE A _,_ FROM DIRECTORSP _ >081 F , - " s" . .-~~ *'*' | WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE, AKA WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIR, SPECIAL INQUIRY, BUDED JANUARYFOURIEEN, NEXT, WITHOUT FAIL. /J'K_ , A _ I _ ww. . 4 i g; NIXON ADMINISTRATION HAS REQUESTED INVESTIGATION OF SAFIRE WHO HAS BEEN NAMED A SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT- BORN DECEMBERSEVENTEEN, NINETEENTWENTYNINE, NEWYORK CITY, AND SINCE NINETEEN SIXTYFIVE HAS RESIDED ONE ZERO EIGHT FIVE . b 6 PARK AVENUE,NEW voaxCITY. MARRIEDto THE FoRmER[::::::::] b7 [:::::::] BRlTISH.SUBJECT, _ _ HAS RESIDED NEW YORK CITY SINCE NINETEEN FORTYTWO, FROM NINETEEN FORTYTWO TO NINETEEN FIFTYTHREE RESIDED SIX SIX SIX WEST END AVENUE, NINETEEN FIFTYTHREE T0 NINEIEEN FIFIYFIVE, FOUR EAST EIGHTYNINTH STREET, NINETEEN FIFTYFIVE TO NINETEEN FIFTYEIGHT, FOURTWENTYFIVE EASTSEVENTYNINTH STREET.NINETEEN I. ' . . I A ' O].v S_~ II-l.. Y 1'; -4 L . J ,1. ,4 P; PAGE TWO / FIFTYEIGHT TO NINETEEN SIXIYEIVE, ONE ONE SIX ONE YORKAVENUE- ATTENDED BRONX HIGHSCHOOL OFSCIENCE, BRONX, NEW YORK, NINETEEN FORTYFOURTO NINETEEN FORTYSEVEN. SYRACUSEUNIVERSITY, J SYRACUSE, NENYORK, NINETEEN FORTYSEVENTO NINETEEN FORTYNINE, NO DEGREE INDICATED. SSN ONE ZERO THREE DASH TNENTYINO DASH ssvau savsw zzao THREE, I _ ' . SERVED IN U¢S. ARMY NINETEEN-FIETYTNOTO NINETEEN FIFTYFOUR, ASN FIVE ONE ONENINE ZERO ONE.THREE-SEVEN. ALSO INDICATES "BRIEF SERVICE" IN U.S..AIR FORCE RESERVE IN EARLY NINETEEN FIFTYTNO. I , EMPLOYED FROMNINETEEN FORTYNINETO NINETEEN SIXTYONE, EXCEPT FORMILITARY SERVICE,BY TEXMC CRARY,INCORPORATED, 92 oms Two Two EASTFORTYQECOND srnzzr,NEW YORKCITY, AND ITS PREDECESSOR COMPANIES. SINCE NINETEEN SIXTYONE HAS BEEN PRESIDENT OFSAFIRE PUBLIC RELATIONS, THREESEVEN FIVE PARK AVENUE, NEWYORK CITY. _ " MOTHER, IDA PANISH SAFIR, ONE ONESIX ZERO THIRD AVENUE, C . MEN YORKCITY. FATHER,OLIVER CROUSSAFIR, nscsasan.[:::::::::] L NENYORK, AND ' 137C | b6 NEW YORK crrv. . _ CHILDREN, IANDIV | RESIDE WITH HIM AND WIFE. , I,;92 7»? - * 92 ¬ __ _§ ' ';""""""__<<. y '92T Q! I J» . D; I /'- _ ¢ ' ji ==. - "f 92 ! 92 i PAGETHREE @¬ ."I '5 ww REFERENCES, DRIVE, BEVERLYHILLS, CALIFORNIAJ I I YA |:|/Ml I 33¢ - STREET, BOTH NEW YORK CITY» ASSOCIATES,| | j srR£Er;] | AND[::::::] I IALL zwwsw YORKczrv. HE INDICATES THATHE POSSIBLY HADA "SECRET" CLEARANCE IN CONNECTION WITH AFOREMENTIONED SERVICE IN AIR FORCE RESERVE- NEN YORK NOTE THAT TEX NC CRARY IS ON LIST OF PERSONS NOT TO BE CONTACTED NITHOUT.BUREAU APPROVAL. IT IS BELIEVED' NECESSARY TO CONTACT MC CRARY AND OTHER MEMBERS OF HIS ORGANIZATION TODISCHARGE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES IN THIS CASE. DUE TO URGENT NATUREOF REQUEST, IT IS IMPERATIVE BUDED BE MET WITHOUT FAIL. NO DELAY WILL BE TOLERATED» PSO FOLLOWS BYAIRTEL. ' ' 1 SPIN. END ' " uY;;.;xzsrvAws FBI NEW YORK u V»:~= / @L4EQw§ l x ~ Y0-l_9Lt» Rp'v&7-11;-68! . 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M_ 2&9 Holmes Gm,_____ .__<- - U, 0 b6 SUBJECT: _ b7c SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT-ELECT NIXON D H 6! moi New Yorkas President-elect a Special Assistant Nixon who has will named be a William speech writer,and Sa re worka 8 ed 38 on "policy and program development. " U.S. News and World Report, 12-23-68! According to Bureau files,,in 1965 William Lewis Satire was president of a public relations organization. known as Satire Public Relations, Incorporated, 375 Park Avenue, New York, New York. He was born on December 7, 1929, at New York City. He participated in the 1959 American _ National Exhibition in Russia as a member of Tex-McCrary, Incorporated, New York City. He was vice president of this public relations rm which was headed by the well-known John Regan "Tex"! McCrary. While Sa re was connected with Tex-McCrary, Incorporatego _ that organization was involved in several Registration Act investigations , . involving the Dominican Republic, which were conducted by the Bureau. The July 12, 1958, issue of "Editor and Publisher" alleges that Safire, a vice president of McCrary's office, was involved in exposing the use of associate,micro hones in a Washington, D. andothers. C. , This hotel was by reporter awell-publicized Jack Anderson, side. 117.:bg issue to the appearance of Bernard Goldfine, Boston textile millionaire, before the Special House Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight. According to the above article, Safire's assignment was to track down and catch committee investigators suspected oi "bugging" the hotel rooms of Goldfine and those of McCrary's organization. 05-77346-251! The tiles of the Identification Division contain no arrest data identi able with Mr. Sa re. W . RECOMMENDATION: /é/*9 ? ;? ;' y I For A information. , l ' , "OT 92/ REcoR§i-515' 95$ mC '° FEB 1131969 . A Mr. DeLoach *===_=. L =2: Mr. Bishop 1 92 4,,» l 92_ § , ' _. .. 92 1/7/as Airtel To: SACs, Washington Field " En3¢ Néw York 9 EBB. F E816; St. Leuis - Ema. Baltimare ~ En¢.' Les Angeles »Enc@ Denver ~ Ene. From: Direator, FBI WILLIAM LEWIS6gAFI E aka William hewis Safir $PEGIAL INQUIRY _ BUDED: 1/13/69 ' ReBute1 today. Enelosed for each office is copy of PQQ re Safire Tmsz:-" / 5733 * 5 JAN7J___1g69 NOT REE?!-§[;§Tjm' Tolson Comm I 1° FEB *1319s9 DeLoc §§§§O_ ___ D DHY: cam @»ClU Y'k'92 Casper Callahan Conrad Felt Sullivu3::i;:5W' MAM 8 6 ! iiK , la Tuvel 1?! Trotter Tele. R Holmes 5 1 + §, 1 -; f » ~M.o I Q />/1 1/8/69 AIRTEL AIRHAIL ' '4 T02 sAc; sw. LOUIS » L/>2 /592 ram. . sac, nzuvna s1 ss?a / nuc! ,w" < V IILLIAH LEIIS <9 MSAIIRE, aka ~ ;9292;2///// , ¢ suns»: 1414/as _ _ 4 W1 92 » Re Buraan te1etype.to Washington Field 1/7/69, copy designated for St. Louis. - L ~ » V ~ 4 Egg 19119113? investigation was conducted by IC §§co/ M L u 1/8/69, personnel, Air Reservo Personnel Center, Denver,'Colorado, advised thoy were unable to locate 0: identify at that renter military r cords for WILLIQR LEWIS SAIIRE, aka V William Lewis Safir, nder Serial No. 51116137; however, military r cords for appointee may be maintained at ¬he National Personnel 92 Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri. o Y o A ' St. Louis handle. . ,¢ . * A- st. Louis H, 1 iv _ - o V L A-B a-- » %na o~~ A? . , p;-/7 % /" RJT=Pgr 1-n:::.,::, " H o '¢@@~~ > 7 /,~»:z o - - A Awa ' ' 'Y53d35L3h?;w V;' ~- 'E# * ~-%~ -=*~~Ao I ry R I? U !.;;__ > .7 _ >~zp t.~ .,1 . 7 o,o~~* / lo Y @;, %a@ a Q? @¢¢~¢§§ f r } 1: /I V .I! 2@ Z ./X Rev. 349457» 92 . I A . - . -915;. 99 _ .&92 : J"- Q . A-=.?~=FEDERABBUREAU OFINVESTIGATION _ . ' - -5 '1 . REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD I. AIIBANY HEREAU ; 1/10/69 I 1/9/69 - C TITLE OF CASE I REPORT MADE av TYPED sv I 0 I SA|:| WILLIAM LEWISSAFIREI» aka CHARACTERCASE ' or .. Williamlewis Safi: _ I SPECIAL INQUIRY I RWERENCE2 Bureau teletype to Albany, 1/7/69. I _ ~RUC- ¬,<>/<-/ -_ W ACCOMPLISHMENTSCLAIMED ACQUH-_ CASE HASBEEN coNv|c.I AuTo.I Fus. I FINES_ . SAVINGS I REcovER|Es TAL5 PENDING OVERONE YEAR Gvss I:INO PENDING PROSECUTION OVER SIXMONTHS I:I_YE5 END Apmovgo ,9 F','§°§] ;,§§§ T- noNOT WRITEm sPA9;:r§E|_ow ' COPIESMADE: M _ / . W é Bvreau-4 I I I, ;_ »NOT RECORDED . 1 - Albany 61-1902! A _ ,_ 6'-MN 131959 > 4 .. Y . - ws ~ 4. . - ' ~ ' ~. _ . ' E112! I3 I. . .4 J" J _ 92 ;- * * ' * "»92E 92<:_ IL» " ~ | AgencyDisseminationI ,. Recorddi Attached ii Re Portr; ' " NOWIIOHS -_~ é92 I49 I RequesL Recd.II / I ' - I i A Date Fwd.I ' V » Igyowd _r_92 _ £195 ' 9 W ' "I . 9 I V Y _ U 5 GOVERNMENTPRINTING|9$7 O Z1J-G77 OFFICE ' 92 . P<92 .. ,. .9,-5 q i ' i ,._..> 92;-924 'V 926:! ..-Tiap-2043-3-59! Rev. Ky ' I j . ..%I v 9 ~ SI! ~% ~ 9 A IITED STATES DEPARTMENT0 USTICE I ' FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Copy lo: 09¢: 1/10/69 Field Office File #: Burequ F5], #: Tm WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE" c " " SPECIAL INQUIRY Synopsis: SAFIRE attended College of Liberal Arts, Syracuse University, from 9/47 through 6/49, and achieved 1.97 averagebased on~%1-ra TE§ §stem. Records, Office of Dean of Men, revealed no disciplinary action. No arrest and credit record, Syracuse, N.Y. .=.RU ;.. - _QETAILS: 5; SYRAClI_S.Ei,__N:EWIYQRK EDUCATION I 9,. I ., . b6 Mrs;| I b7C I L Syracuse University,stated that their I records disclosed at WILLIAM LEWISFSAFIR attended Syracuse University from September, l94], through June, 1949, in the College of Liberal Arts. He completed 63 hours of work and achieved a 1.97 average based on the 3.0 grading system. This represents an average just _ short of a B. He did not receive any degree and records did not disclose whether or not SAFIR had continued his education at another institution. His permanent residence ~ This document contains neither recommendations not conclusions of the FBI. It Is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. I }92U.S. GOVERNMENTPRINTING OFFICE1967 O 273 B78 '4-»"__~,-f.- . .'~ ~. ' "Z :,. , ._ ~ . '4'=1 by mi V _ < .'Y . " ' i/9 < I J ;AL 16l~902 '. . 1. . - V " " 1 was listed as 666 West_End Avenue,New York,N.Y§, and 6 prior attendance at the Bronx_High School of Science,T Z~Bronx; N.Y., was revealed! , 6; ; ;'-'i L*ilQ- ,>/ V 92 . vi» , . ~ , rr__;_;;;;_Qn_1anna y@9;ivsyr;¢ns¢ University, stated6 that a review 1959}'MrS»|| of their file concerning SAFIR disclosed that no disciplinary action had been taken against him during the.period of his To matriculation and that his file was entirely satisfactory; SAFIR, who was.born on December 17, 1929, at New York I,» City, according to University records, was an honor senior 656 at the Bronx High School of Science and was active inf fb7C many affairs thereaw He served as Circulation Manager of» ~the,newspaper.; Hisparents were identified as OLIVER C. i :SAFlR;_bornin Dyersburg,§Tennessee;Jand 1DA_PANISH SAFIR; born in New York City.;g¢!@ V it-s V ' » 6 6' 6 6 'r§5 6 .w£s.[:::::::]s£at¢d_t5at*in wiewjofthe Lapse of V time since his attendance at the University; she knew of Y" ino faculty personnel who might recall him." . i _ i ' 6 ARREST ANDCREDIT »'¥6 # i *6 {*2 f} ; T on January 99 1969,Mrs.[::::::::::::::] Identi- £2 fication _n :2 DlVlSlOnV ¢ <, ~ , S rac PO1lC¬ I - K, Deoartment V, and Miss u i V H 1 I Syracuse CreditBureau bothstated that ~their files contain no record identifiable with the appointee. A l. 1 T A F0-263 ~4'Rév.= 341%?! . I. "X }_'- £714 *~ FEDERAL BUREAU , OF INVEQTIGATION ' I REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD b6 ST. LOUIS BUREAU - 1/10/69 1/9/69 WC TITLE or CASE REPORTMADE BY '}YpED BY . Q » IC |:| Jmf WILLIAM akaLEWISWilliam Lewis SAFIRE Safir_ _i CHARACTEROF CASE l SPI 63 . REFERENCE: Bureau teletype, 1/7/69; and V Bureau airtel dated 1/7/69 STATUS: ' RUC - _ A* .. COVER PAGE AFCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED . _ ACQUI-I-_ CASE HA5 BEEN CONv| . 1 - st. Louis 61-NPRC M! ail JAN 13 I959 I I-_-; ';_-._ -4'§1> _*___._.= . I I 73* ll ! .4 ~./ Di sseminotion Regard of AI'Iu é:_hed Report Agency I I . I _ I . / / / / =0 -fFa -;>,&{:' ' Rev.!Q-3-5 9! v.92,92_.7. t J ? " ungsn STATES DEPARTMENTor-' J.TlCE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Copy lo: Rwmid: IC[::::::::::;;;:::] om . sr.LOUIS Dmm January 10, l Flew Om File #= SL1 161"'NPRC M Bureau File #: b7C Tmm WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE cM~a~= SPECIAL INQUIRY ¢ Swwwm SAFIR served in U S . . . Air Force Reserve U S . myAr and in U. S.~A. R. Received honorabledischarges andrelease from active duty. -RUC- DETAILS: AT sr. LOUIS, MISSOURI On January 9, 1969, a review of the military service records on file at the Military Personnel Records Center, 9700 Page Boulevard, disclosed that WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIR , serial number 12 373 149, enlisted in the U. S. Air Force Reserve on July 20, 1951. He served in the Reserve on an inactive status until May 8, 1952, at which time he was honorably discharged as an Airman Basic by reason of induction into the U. S. Army. He was inducted into the U. S, Army, serial number 51 190 137, on May 9, 1952, and he entered on active duty on e same date at Syracuse, New York. He was honorably released from active duty on April 17, 1954, as a Corporal at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, by reason of convenience of the Government early release program!, and he was transferred to the Reserve to complete his military obligation. He served in the U. S. Army Reserve, inactive status, from April 18, 1954, to May 25, 960, at which time he was honorably discharged»~¢a His military occupations were shown as light weapons infantryman, informa on specialist, clerk typist, and as script writer. ' This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency v ,-u 92 ."_ N I M1 92 SL2 161~NPRC-M He had foreign service in Germany, and he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal Germany!. His character and efficiency ratings ranged from excellent to superior, and there was no record of courts~martia1 or absence without official leave. He was granted Interim Secre clearances on'July30, 1951, and on September 1, 1953. The date and place of birth were shown as December 17, 1929, at New York, New York, and his Social Security number was listed as 103-22-7703. _2*_ .¢ _, 4,/1.T '1 If HA TELEWPE 'l'olaon_...... ' -= w ca Mr.DeL0a¢h...... JAN wncg Mr.M0hL.__...... Bishop Mr. Mr. ______,___ WA IO 4~ - Casper...... Mr.Callahan... Mr. Conrad....¢... 254PM URG T I-10-69 JAM RMr. FeIt._...._.___.. Mr. GaleI.______TO DI CTOR AND MIAMI PLAINTEXT Mr. Rosen_...... Mr. Sullivan._.._ Mr. Tavel___..__._ IAMI VIA WASHINGTON Mr. 4- I rotter.__.__ Tel R FROM NEW YORK 161-2728 2P M. e. oom_..._. xss Ho1n1ea.__... Miss Gandy_.._.. C> WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE AKA WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE; ¢.,-.>....,--_»-_ SPI BUDED ONE FOURTEEN NEXT WITHOUT FAIL T ,» B I NIXON ADMINISTRATION HAS REQUESTED INVESTIGATION OF SAFIRE, WHOHAS BEEN NAMED AS A SPECIAL ASSISTANT T0 THE PRESIDENT-ELECT. BORN TWELVE SEVENTEEN TWENTYNINE, NEW YORKCITY, AND SINCE ONENINE SIX FIVE RESIDED ONE ZEROEIGHT FIVEPARK AVENUE,NEW YORKCITY. MARRIED to rm:FORMER |:| A snmsusummer. 136 b7C REFERENCE|% J==k__Aw V | |:|, NEW YORK, NEW YORK.ONE on rawINSTANT, I VESTIGATIONHANDLEAT NEWYORK REF'LEC'l'S|:|PRESENTLY:@/,£0433.os=|:| nmznvnzw @ FE rm was ESTENDP GE ONE IFOUNTAINBLEU SDHOTEL mum,FLORIDA. WTV RERQRDER A 6% 'v/it IE5< PAGE Hid DUE T0 URGENT NATURE OF REQUEST; IT IS IMPERATIVE BUDED BE MET WITHOUT FAIL. N0 DELAY WILL BE TOLERATED. P- END WA...JDR R RELAY ' FBI WASH DC v S I v 4» L /IQ A 'Yr 92 1' ~=. ,3 .'~ ~. -. Q A i , _ _ ~ I . .¢ L .4, Mr. J/ 92i92lf II iMr.1 Mr. Mr. E _" T T;':~_' = _ M1 .; MI . Mr. Mr. Mr. WAO2 1256 URGENT 1-15-69 EAN _ TO RECTORANDYORK NEW l6l-2728! PLAINTEXT!qn?Q7!7t .1 : w_J A wswVIA YORK WASHINGTON l - ~1;=::;======»»{/é 2E/ FROM MIAMI 61 563! 1P Mr MrTdmm____ DeLoach_...__ Mohr...____ Bishop..L.___ Casper.______6? Gallahan_.__ Tele. Conrad___._ Miss MissFelt___,____ Gale______Rosen..______Sullivan.______/ Tavel_ .- 92_ Trotter- r Ho1mes*__'.' | I Gandy._____- / 92 /' 0 , WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE, AKA WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE, BUDED ONEFOURTEEN NEXTWITHOUT FAIL. V} ' .=» I RE NEWYORK TELTO DIRECTORAND MIAMI,JAN. TEN, LAST. EFFORTST0 MADECONTACTREFERENCE [::::::::::}TTHE FONTAINERLEAU HOTEL,MIAMI BEACH, FLA., MADE wxru NEGATIVE i I I I §$ L§~.»_' _- - , . T7 ,v i _,> A - X 5 '7 _~ FD-268ass?! M7. _ .3- '.~ _,,_,. _, r . _ ,, FEBERAQ- BUREAUOF INVE-1QSTIGATION I REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD I BUREAU ' '1/12/69 . IDS ANGELES 1/9/69 OF CASE REPORIMADEav A b6 H TYPED ex "I b7C I kfh I . 0 CHARACTER OF CASE I WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE, aka -I William Lewis Safir .SPECIAL INQUIRY I I ! 1 63 'REFERENCES: teletypeBureau toWashington FieldOffice "" '"" / L 1/7/69 Bureau airtel to Washington Field Office 1/7/59 RUC /< _ A* _ Cover_Page ACCOMPLBHMENTSCLAMED AcQmT_ CASEHASBEEN coNv|c.]Au'ro.FINESSAVINGSI RECOVERIES_[ TALSPENDING FUG. ovER ONE YEAR Eves BNO PENDING PROSECUTION oven snx MONTHS [:]vEs |:]No APPROVED /Q/ SPECIAL,NCHARGE AGENT noNOT IN wane SPACESBELOW COPIES MADE: I /é/9 $7313 9* - Bureau AIR MAIL! NUT RECORDED l ~ Los Angeles 61-13 6 1! - I2 JAN 151969 =.i::|_' / / Dissemination Record of Attached R¬p0I'I Notations Agency I Y I R@qu=sls;¢¢¢>*Q I1 ,2:g@@1 M . G Q- Date F333.6 V J5 V I I :-> 92, H0 E:T. <;;; §!!'!I!I'- |-i=:- r.»..- _ _,__ __ r._~ ~ WY FD-2 ra1a1j Re92/.53-3'-5Q! hr ,--'5': ' 1:4 - | ,. I E 3 -4 »".¢34' E 1..rEn STATES DEPARTMENTOF I35STICE FEDERAL BUREAUOF INVESTIGATION Copy Io: Rww1d= Om Los Angeles, California Dam , anuary , Field officeFi|e #1 Bureau F||e1? Tmu WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE 92 CM" "= SPECIAL INQUIRY Synopsis: Mr.| a reference, comments favora ly and recommends appointee for a position of trust and confidence. ' A ~ RUC - DETAILS: SA|:| Q The followine investivat Q ion was conducted by . , __.__._.._..__...___-4REFERENCE n January9, 1969, Mr.| Norton Simon Inc., with offices located at F76 un oocs and Industries, Inc., 1 6A5 West Valenica Drive, Fullerton, California, advised as follows concerning the appointee, WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE' This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI It is the property of the FBI and ls loaned to Your agency; it and Us contents are not to be distributed outside your crqency _/_. av ___ , ..,- . {.3 92 v pa » 4 . ~ 1:7. .;_ ,_.- .0. p 1; 4" p, . I LA 161-1361 He first met Mr. SAFIRE in 1960 in New York at which time| Iof Nixon Associates, which was a volunteer group who worked in behalf of Mr. NIXON in the Presidential election campaign. Mr. SAFIRE also worked with[:::::::]at that time in this group., In January 1961, Mr. SAFIRE began his own public relations firm, Safire Public at'o s, and his fi co v s b6 'g y iven to him b Mr . who w as then bqc the Good Humor Company. Since that time he has known Mr. SAFIRE both socially and professionally. He has met the appointee's wife and children. He said he considers theof appointee excellent character to be a very reputation. loyal and and patriotic American Mr[::;;::::]said the appointee's associates are people of equa y good character and reputation. He noted the appointee is outstanding in his ability in the-public relations field. 'He saidhe would unqualifyingly recommend Mr. SAFIRE for a position of trust and confidence with the Federal Government. -25%- En mzozzw.or |N92/Ems : /P/oziamu.W I 92 . F ~ J O. s. DEPAD;'!'MENTOF wane: OOENEJIUNIOATIOFJ SECTION' I ' JAN I 3 196%/W,,~i Mr. ? E I J FBI WASH DC* Mr. Q1 D FBI NEW YORK Mr. "I 1 9:45 PM UR ENT l-13-69 AWS Mr. » TO DIRECOR I I WASHINGTONFIELD ALBANY, NEWARK ANDCLEVELAND % Mr. mom w. onx 161-2128 Mr. _L £E|_AN[}». Mr.11% . Mar.To £m§'1_.__..o, WILLIAM LENISKSAFIREAKA WILLIAMLEWIS SAFIRE' Mag?! 1Oa1Lo@o9231_.=_=, I Mr. SPECIALBUDED,FOURTEEN INQUIRY, NIIHQUTONEFAIL; éfg ¬£f//0 I; £§o1}nJ?_.=¢=,,1Biahop_.__,_NEXT, =m Casper.____,,, Mn-.Cal1ah& 1._=II Gonmd1_.._... J; Felt , 3,: 3 Gale._____,._ gp NIXONADMINISTRATION REQUESTED HAS OFINVESTIGATION ; 5' Mr.Rosen__._.... » APPOINTEE WHO HAS BEEN NAMED AS A SPECIAL ASSISTANT T0 Sul1iv2Ju1__... -1 Tell Tavel____ Trotter___ . THE PRESIDENT-ELECT.APPOINTEE BORNTWELVE SEVENTEEN_ o. Roomm.....____ Miss Holmeg.____ TWENTYNINE, NYC,NEW YORK,AND SINCEONE NINESIXTYFIVE f Elias G< ON INSTANT DATE INVESTIGATION BY THE NYO DISCLOSEDTHE V» ",1 » Q __ ,.92 . ,~v~ -< I- 4, -92. PAGE TWO CLEVELAND, OHIO. WFO, ALBANY, NK AND CV HANDLERESPECTIVE INTERVIEWSOF ASSOCIATES. A ' DUE TOURGENT NATUREOF REQUEST,IT IS IMPERATIVE BUDED BE MET WITHOUT FAIL. N0 DELAY WILL BE TOLERATED¢ END BGM FBI WASH DC* Q _ , gM2 .M1". " FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESHGATION I j Mu". U. S. DEPARTNIENT CF JUSTICE f¢;1L;~_ COE92 §f?U!92iECA'iiON SECTION I35 PM unezur 1-14-ss AFS TEL{§ YPE JAN ,. 1419s9®W- M1 i Mr. M . A M11 T0 DIRECTOR gmk V Mr. 'IP alm1z»_...... __ FROM EVELAND 61-541! 1P §TN@FlaLwv92c1b.._..__ <19 i I 92"c> .'mz-____..._.__ LLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE, AKA-, SP1. A "'""""""" T? fsI=op_._._ L,,YqwfN0giver _____ ,_ Calls ha1m_..... Ccn1'ad.._.... * Felt. _____. /I O Gale .._._._. >L R.osen.__._.__ MIDLAND'ROSS CORPORATION, CLEVELAND, ADVISED THIEEDATE WILLIAM @i%31zU.ivaJm__.__ T 2,vel.______. T':otter____... ]Room____ RELATIONS MATTERS FOR APPROXIMATELY PAST SEVEN YEARS, AND HE HAS . :'..»?"m.eB___. BECOME WELL ACQUAINTED VNITH APPOINTEE DURING THIS PERIOD. | Ga1ndby___ smtznm-: ms emu MET APPOINTEFS wmi: on omz OCCASION, BUT THAT '92 sm: MADE rm/onaaus IMPRESSION. |:|Ar>v1SEo APPOINTEE was 9 ,.»»g,;;I? & ASSOCIATED smm:Am! ASSOCIATES, mmmxom I-3/6}»: NYC, HAS may uAum.r-:0 YEARS, APPARENTLY MIDLAND-ROSSPRIMARILY PUBLIC ASii?.- ,1 svzzcn waxrza, ACCOMBANIED NIXON on tax? T0 ussR AS vxcz PRESIDENT,.' 92 ~ AND ASSISTED IN SIXTY PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. [:::::::]comm£nIEn ,5. "U ~ »/ FAVORABLY ON APPOINTEE'S QUALIFICATIONS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS, HIS . REPUTATION IN HIS FIELD AND GENERALLY HIS ASSOCIATES, CHARACTER, 'AND LOYALTY» RECOMMENDS FORPOSITION OF TRUST AND CONFIDENCE- REPORT FOLLOWS. 1' P _ v J92q§! m J '2 NOT Q,' 5L REcoR@E© all A 4/ »;<@ / END ~ "5 Qt I T" 'io7EEB '13 HBO 92> %q U r "X5 5? MAR I 81 l§;.::1citi 5 9 _, _ _ »~ Mr. Tolsmzx____. I " EDERAL BUREAU0Fmvssr c ~ M1:-. ZDeLos4':In_I_._. Mr. '~'" {:1 " OMNUNICATION s. DEPARTMENT or 1us'N:£mm SECTION U A Mr. I , JANM1969 UL/ - Mr.II.6[¢! LT¬....--_. TE? .-'3¢isho1o____. FBI NASH DC C§;sj:¢»m"___._ FBI ALBANY PLS HOL Ca11»:j:1a.m__....Ev 11:59 URGENT I/14/69 KEM , I §' C0nmd__.._.; TO IRECTOR E FROM ALBANY 61-902! IP - M1-. Fe1t__,____._ Mr. Ga..le,-__,_..__._. Mr. R0sem.___..__I Mr. SullivamI__ Mr. Ta.veR____...; Mr. Trotteu-.;__... .2 Tale. !R;oo:1m__.__..~ Miss Ho1mes,_._._._ Him Gmmdlv_..._.I {Z MESSAGES j 3 g 92 NR. mum *1 ,1." WI 5 1 WILLIAM LEWI§gAFIRE, AKA; SPI. N I RE NEW YORK TELETYPE T0 ALBANY, JANUARY THIRTEEN LAST. NYS SENATOR ROY GOODMAN, ALBANY, N. Y., ADVISED TODAY ' HE_MET SAFIRE IN-SIXTYEOUR WHEN LATTER'S PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM.COMMENCED HANDLING ADVERTISING ACCOUNTS FOR EX-LAX, 1mc., OF BROOKLYN, N. Y., wuosz PRESIDENT IS sooomnu. GOODMAN DESCRIBED SAFIRE AS A MAN OF TOP INTEGRITY AND REPUTE WHO I5 AN EXPERT IN PR AND COMMUNICATIONS FIELDS, AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED HIM. P- END c one AND an I-/Q, /4 92_= ._ M _',,>.<5 4 I ' . Z? / FD-Z 3_n 5: ___, __,._I f Ré1/. 12»19=67>_ -~= ~-Jr FEDERA BUREAU OF IN TIGATION "REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD . Q6 WASHINGTON FIELD BUREAU 1/14/69 1/8 - 1/14/69 . 107C TITLE OF CASE REFORT MADEBY TYPED BY WILLIAM LEWISZEAFIRE img aka William Lewis Safir ¢|.|ARA¢1'5RCASE 0|: SPI 6 < REFERENCES:'Buteletype 1/7/69. Buairtel 1/7/69. NYte1etype 1/13/69. . p - b6 ADMINISTRATIVE b7C ' The Bureau'sattention is directed to the report of S dated August 11, 1961, at New York, entit led Registration Act-Dominican Republican." Page o this report contains information from a New York sourc e indicating that on or about May 1, 1961, the firm of Tex ME crazy, Incorporated, was then in the process of dissoluti on. _ ACCOMPLBHMENTSCLMMED []NONE AcQmT_ CASEHASBEEN C VON IC . Au~ro . FUG. FINES SAVINGSI I TALS RECOVERIES PENDING oven ONE YEAR Eves [:]No PENDING PROSECUTION oven SIX MONTHS |:IYES [:]No APPROVED CYW S'°,f,°;fjJ5f°,§"*NOTwane IN noSPACES ae|.ow COPIESQ§~ MADE BureaoI k;L///// , J/éé/;I ;?2égi1;;Lj¬ _ I _W 1 -nWFO 61-5270! - WRECORDED to FEB 1131959 zz: &= i Dissemination Recordof Attached Report KNQIIIIIOHS Agency 92 Request. Recd- I 7 It I HowDate Fwd.Fwd.I I I I By " 45 r-.0 a- ~.:_._____< "Q-.1- 4.1 "1¬:1_ - ' I _ Q -I1'h"§I 92I *'i'.il / ix; 92 ~ A _ GPO 119630-299-ass 5'7I 8 MARIg g coven PAGE V F W I 92_ 5 !- ,- 4 iv V B # WFO 161-5270 The above is being submitted for information as it was in 1961 that the appointee formed his own Public Relations firm. LEADS: wro V111 interview e JACOB JAVITS. Will report a check of the reports of the Depart- ment of Commerce Security Office. File temporarily unavail able.! ~» Will reportIRS. Q ¢ @ W» - 3* - COVER PAGE 92 7 92 J ' Ax M:_ fa; FD-2&4 Rev.~ :1 I A _ g'3-a-59! F » v . WED STATESDEPARTMENT O JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Copy lo: - R¢P°" °f=-SA l Office: W3.Sh1I1gtOI'1,D ¢ C . ]:§Q Dale: Field Office File #: Bureau File #: Imm WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE Character: SPEC IAL INQUIRY Swmmm Records Office of President elect reviewed, Information obtained from Registration Section, USDJ, reported. No credit record. Police agencies negative. FCSC reported. HCUA, CIA no record. State Passport records reviewed. Secret Service no record. Newspaper morgues and Library of Congress records reviewed. _ p - . v ' DETAILS: AT WASHINGTON, D. C. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. -U.S. GOVERNMENTPRINTING OFFICE |9U7 ° 273'8'/B 0:, Y >~A; ¢_ /92 '-M 1 A e. > /3 . _ ~** Q 1 -u WFO-l6l¬527O AJD:jmg' , l_ ,, ,% . > _ : , 4 Office of President elect RICHARDM, NIxoN- _'A 0n' Ja11'ueryi*1O,"l969'§ for Administration, captioned Ac4>f f_ice, advisedSA GEORG.,EvE.,_" SAUNDERS thathis file's c"o'nt a in '.r_ecordrfor_ no a'p pointee.'.AT. , the _ e;.v.2 . 92 ._v '¢ r ._ ,_ V yw V ' 7 A V I ' 9 G D i 92 ~ L. .. 1 ' . , ' , .WFO 16l-5270~i ~ ~.AJD=.j"92s A In . is "Q. > » ' . . V U. S. Departmentof Justice USDJ!92A FT , "_.b6 ~ ~ * c = -bvc 1_/5;, OnJanuary 13,1969,1SA[::::::::::::::]reviewedA' Registration File #1189 at the Registration Section, Internali K fSecurityDivision, U.S; Departmentof_Justice USDJ!,It "' disclosed on December 12,1958, WILLIAML. SAFIRE filed a - , ,Short'Form Registrationunder_the Foreign Agents Registrationr Act of 1938, as Amended, in support of the registration of 1, Tex Mc Crary, Inc., 122 East 42nd Street, New YorkCity. A , SAFIRE listedhis birthas December17, 1929,New YorkCity // and showedhis homeaddress as 1161 YorkAvenue, NewYorkf / Y City; 'Hewas shown-asa Vice President of Tex MoCrary, int} ,At-the'time,of abovethe registration, Tex McGrary, Incyg. w A :1 1 D »£' h A 1 f 4 i A ~ Februaryas ac ng as 1959, agentTex 13, or Mct e GovernmentC¥§¥yT"THET$§ZEZigacting o A ent na., 0s gent, for the Government of E1 Salvador. ,On February 15, ll 9, Tex Me Crary, Inc., ceased acting as agent for the Go ernment of Argentina.f Tex Mc_Crary, Inc,,_ceased acting as agent for the Governmentof"E1 Sa1vador.on July 1, 1959. In.October,- 1959, Tex Me Crary,Inc., began acting as agent for.the @Tibet@an Governmentin Exile, and this association ceasedon November 1, 1959. There was no additional pertinent_informa- tion. A '~*"Y; ~, < ~a , - ' . 4, 't . ' .B_ IQ _ -135* 92/.7 '~" ~ - - fa _ .»_ . r m, . ' ,jl'_4 _ h» I ' . c aik " .WFO_l6l 527O AJDijmg I 1 .a R CREDIT AND POLICEAGENCIES ' Y I . 'SE[;;:%;:;;:::::::]causeda searchto bemade o the files of T e -re t Bureau, Incorporated, Washington, D; C,; and was advised on January 9, 1969, that the files contain no record for the appointee._ = =_ on Jam1arY'9;1969;*1a1c|:|de¢emi1n E that no recogd was contained in the Metropolitan Police D partment files concerning the appointee ¬', I . It is to be notedthat at all times' b6 an indefin number of unidentified records ape out of file and not av b7C able for review " 1 1 V - '4. O " A . Y . V - w - searched'Januaryfiles On the 9",1969,oftheU. S. »1c|Park andPoliceno identi4i- able record could be found concerning the appointee, " . _ 92 Af r" rv " ..'~'m > ' . , » , I ._ , - . . ~.92 1 ' _ . .,_ A. - J * - - ' _ WFO 161-5270 AJD:jmg> ' - 1. . YMISCELLANEOUS. - - , I ~< . - . , , ,. SA WILLIAM E. TRAINOR,-JR.,a searchcaused to be » i _madeCivil of theService filesCommission, of the Bureauwas of Personnel advisedandon Investigations,' January l0, l962:%%;. that the U. S. Department bf Commerce initiated an investiga " tion of the appointee on May21, 1959, for the following V reasonz _i __ ;_"f' K _ ' ev 1 6- . Z "Exhibitor Commerce." K _ _ ».- 6 6 The files of the House_Comitteeon Un-AmericanA, ~qd Activities werereviewed January on 1969, 9, SE[::::::j}é b by , [::::::::]and noidentifiable recordwas foundfor theap- bf pointee., " , r ' do 'A ' p 1' _ b§C~ ~SAl I, causeda search to be . % made theof filesof theCentral intelligenceAgency, and6:/" was advised on January 10, 1969, that the filespcontained _ no pertinent identifiable information concerning either then aPP°1"tes°r|:|s 6 1 " .-r »The_files of the Passport Qffice ,USDS,~reviewed , -by SEI Ion JanuarYfTUT?l§6§,disclosed that WILLIAM LEWISSAFIRB wasissued Passport#H5s75s9 onJune 14, _l967, at New York for a proposed tworweek tour of Great Britain and France. _ p - r "- "* * 1, , . :'_ ' - . U A _ Passport #c549§17 wasissued to WILLIAM LEWISSAFIR on July Z4, 1962, at New York for a two-week visit to"Sweden.4 This passport was renewed on February 24, 1966, at New York p to be valid until July 23, 1967, for a pleasure and Business trip of two weeks to Great Britain and France. - M .» C 'v1f "Hewas issued Passport #526943 onJune 14,1957, at _ New York, for a three-week Business trip to England, Erance,l West Germanyand Italy. - . _ _ , * '4V '~ _ _ ' __ . _._I '6 ;'1 . '44 _ A ' L """ "- .» _.__. e_, >4 0 x . Q C I-'92zb L n 3 92. O Y 92 92 1 WFO 161-5270 AJD:jmg 2 He was first issued a Passport #512626 in the name, WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIR, on October 1, 1951, at Washington, D. C., for a two-month trip to Iceland, France, England, Germany, Portugal, Morocco, Italy and Libya, for the purpose of gather- ing news. He stated that he was born on December 17, 1929, at New York, and the files shows that his birth certificate, in the name WILLIAM LEWISSAFIR, was seen by the passport authorities. His father was listed as OLIVER C. SAFIR, born at Dyersburg, Tennessee, birth date shown variously as April l, 1896, April l, 1894, April 2, l893. His mother was listed as IDA PANISH, born at New York, New York, January 12, 1896. This file contained no additional pertinent informa- tion. ii c//1 ICI Icaused a search to be made of the files of the U. S. Secret Service Department of the Treasury, and was advised on January 13, 1969, that no record was located concerning theappointee. b6 The followinginvesti ationwas conductedat the b7c LibraryCongress of IC[::::ii::::::::]on by January10, 1969. The Book Review Digest for October, 1968, described the book "The New Language of Politics'as ananecdotal diction- ary of catch words, slogans and phrases-political usage. The Book Review Digest for 1964 reveals SAFIRE was co-author of a book entitled "Plunging Into Politics." This book explains how to become or support a candidate on the national, state or local level. It also gives advice on how to build a campaign staff it with willing hands and finance it with contributions. K" 1 6 , .4 _:f * 771». ~ r' <-»-w'*=~"' ~ " Q / ' v 4- ;92,_92>._ 7 1 _ 0 , ~ WFO 161-5270 AJD:jmg 3 Additional references at the Library of Congress reflect he was the author of two additional articles entitled "The Relations Explosion" and "Public Relations Publicity" these articles concern the public relations field. The following investigation was conducted by IC bf I on January 1969.10, b The files of the Evening Star Newspaper, Washington, D. C., containsa newspaper clipping, dated December 10, 1968, which furnishes information relative to the appointment of WILLIAM LEWISSAFIRE as a Special Assistant to President elect NIXON and that he was a special assistant during the election campaign. It further revealed SAFIRE is an author who has 1 headed his own NewYork public relations firm ice 1966. His latest book "The New Language of Politics," which was publish- ed in 1968 was mentioned. On January 14, 1969, SA WILLIAM E. TRAINOR, JR., caused a search to be made of the Library of the "Washington Daily News" and no additional information was located therein other than that set forth above from "The Evening Star." 92 .. 7* - Mr. Tolson..._._..... Mr _,_ _ .-a Mr. M r .... ._._._. 8 :~ J! F .3, Mr. Bishop ._.-__.. Mr. Casper Mr. Ca11a.han.._.-.. . DeLoach ...... Mr. Conrad ..... -._ oh Mr. Felt.-....-.._-__ Mr. Ga1e...... -..___ L.l, T92 L@ UU_L Mr. Rosen.-____._. Mr. Suluvan ...... Mr. Tavel..._.--._._.. Mr. Trotter...... __. Tele. Room__..__._.. iss Holmes ..._.- 128 EMURGENT 1 14-69 FXT iss Gandy...__._. DIRECTOR PLAINTEXT FROM NEWARK 61-1198! NN R Z / Z9 I WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE, SPI BUDED ONE FOURTEEN INSTANT' we if , V? RE NEW YORKTELTO NEWARK, ONE THIRTEENLAST GOOD HUMORCORP EIGHT HUNDRED SYLVANAVENUE, ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS,ADVISEDHAS ACQUAINTEDNJ, BEEN SAFIRE HE ///5;//f/H!Z¬:Qb7C WITH FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS HE ORIGINALLY MET SAFIRE As A SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCE, BUT APPROXIMATELY EIGHT YEARS AGO HE HIRED SAFIRE s FIRM, WILLIAM SAFIRE, INC , THREE SEVEN FIVE PARK AVENUE, NYC, To HANDLE THE PUBLIC RELATIONS OF THE soon HUMOR CORP [:::::::::]sTATEn HEHAs METSAFIRE WIFE, s BUTIS NOT WELL ACQUAINTED WITH HER REGARDING SAFIRE, HE STATED THAT HE CONSIDERED THE LATTER A PERSON OF EXCELLENT i CHARACTER,AND ASSOCIATIONS REPUTATION INQT REGQRDED THERE NO ISQUESTION IN HISMIND ASTO SAFIRE %©FEBY131% WZNNARTHT92 A G, LOYALTYTO THEUS,HE ANDBE WOULDTO HAPPY RECOMMEND_m*_ an' c:jj%? 92 % AN J i Q3:. "Q:~ , ,/~ .* Q J." 1' PAGE TWO NK 16!-1198 SAFIRE FOR ANY HIGH POSITION OF TRUST. REPORT FOLLOWS END HWL FBI WASH DC c <' q@92 92" V ml 92d kv & $ *92 /¢~ 92 A '~. ' _ .1 -.3 f92 T ' Mr. P I AV%IEEM YPEI/T Mr. DeLoach.._.__ Mohr._..._.____ | A 4 'JAN I/IE9 Z A M r. Bishop_____ EDDTDD I Mr.Caaper__....__ Callahan._.._Tolaou_.._____ Mr. Conmd.....,.._ Mr. Felt_.__;;,__,__,, Mr. Gale__.___;_,_ Mr.Mr. R0sen._,______Mr. Sul1ivan...._. M1 . TaveJ.....;..,___ Mr. Trott_er....__ Tale. Room._____~_ wA ----s---- A Miss Holmes_.._,_ Miss Gan_tiy_;_92,, FBI NEW YORK """"""--v-- Iunnn 5:1EURGENT PM Aws 1-14-es __5:?L§guT 92 DIRECTOR PLAIN! M /' 1 FROM NEW YORK 161-2728 26 P. / ,4. V 63 WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE AKA WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIR; SPI; BUDED ONE FOURTEEN INSTANT WITHOUT FAIL!. RE BUREAUTEL T0 NY DATED, ONE SEVENSIXTYNINE, NY TELTo MM DATED,ONE TEN,SIXTYNINE AND NYTEL T0 THE BUREAU, Dyo,AL, cv, NK, DATEDONE THIRTEENsTxTYN1NE._ .~- EMPLoYmEDgs= " IT I5 NOTEDTHE APPOINTEEWAS EMPLOYEDBY TEX _ mc. CRARY PRODUCTIONS,, T INC., NEWYORK, NEWYORK, DURINGTHE PERIOD DEE NINE FOURNINE THROUGHONE NINE SIX ONEWITH THE ~ , 92> EXCEPTION OFTHE PERIOD ONE NINE92 _ _-AFIVE TWO THROUGH 77 m* ,,.~,_ - ONENINE FIVE FOUR WHEN THE APPOINTEESERVED IN.IHE UNITED STATES / ARMY. AAN I INZTETIEVEQIEIEEZZFIS1 » _, /¬;I I ,,_ <9!4 _ -1; ts N011 REQORIDEDA * ENDPAGE ONE iy /D k» - A @ FEB 5F6 Q/D 1 I/759 A/t IL& ,92 "3'I!eT._.T" .__,,,_____ FII31969 92".; __* _~_-.1 §,~- u .9-92 £7I. . 13". ,_ ,- | .4-I PAGE TWO , on ouz TEN sxxrywxns,wax MCCRARY TELEPHONICALLY couwacrzn THE nvo or THE FEDERALsunaau or INVESTIGATION FBI! FROM mzxzco cxrr, msxzco, AND ADVISED sA| | THAT HE nzsrnanFURNISH T0 THEb6 b7C FOLLOWING INFORMATIONCONCERNING THEAPPOINTEE TELEPHONICALLY: HR NC CRARY ADVISED HE HAD KNOWN THEAPPOINTEE /j: SINCEHIMIN NINETEEN HIRING FORTYNINE AS AREPORTER FOR TTHE TEXMC CRARYPRODUCTIONS, INC.,TWENTY ONEEAST SIXTY THIRD STREET,NEW YORK,NEW YORK.HE ADVISEDTHAT BY THE TIME HE MCCRARY! ENTEREDINTO THEPUBLIC RELATIONSBUSINESS, THE APPOINTEE HADRISEN TO THE POSITION OFPRODUCER THE- OF , __,w% BROADCASTSHOW. HE STATEDTHAT THE APPOINTEE HADLEFT HIM FOR THE PERIOD NINETEEN FIFTY TWO THROUGH NINETEENFIFTY FOUR TO SERVEIN THE UNITED STATES US! ARMYAIR FORCE;UPON COMPLETION OETHIS DUTYTH P"l%NTEE RETURNED T0MC CRARY'$ END PAGE TWO92_7. I A W~»»~WWI E- -. J1?! ..>_ I . .. ~PAGETHREE , PUBLIC RELATIONS CONCERNIN WHICH HE BECAME A PARTNER. HE ADVISEDTHE HAT APPOINTEE HAD TERMINATED HIS EMPLOYMENTWITH HIM INAPPROXIMATELY NINETEENSIXTY ONE BUT OPENEDHIS OWN PUBLIC RELATIONS CONCERN WHICHIS KNOWN AS SAFIRE PUBLIC RELATIONS, THREESEVEN FIVEPARK AVENUE,NEW YORK NY!, NY. MC CRARY DESCRIBED THE APPOINTEE AS A REMARKABLE - INDIVIDUAL OFTHE HIGHESTCHARACTER, REPUTATION,ASSOCIATES AND LOYALTY. HE ADVISED THAT THE APPOINTEE'S INTEGRITYWAS NOT SIMPLY"MONEY" INTEGRITYBUT "PRINCIPLE INTEGRITY. MC CRARY STAED THE APPOINTEE WAS AN EKTEREMLY RESPONSIBLE PERSON THATAND THEAPPOINTEE WORKED HAD PRESIDENT FOR ELECT NIXON'S NINETEENSIXTY CAMPAIGN. HE ADVISES THAT THE APPOINTEE WAS ACCUSTOMEDTO WORKING LONG HOURS UNDER ENORMOUSPRESSURE ANDHE THAT DEMONSTRATEDHAD STABILITYIN SUCH EXTUREME SITUATIONS. MC CRARY ADVISED THAT IN SUCH PRESSURE SITUATIONS END PAGE THREE M , _ 1 PAGE FOUR U-92 . THE APPOINTEEVAS NEARLY"OLACIAL" ANDHE NCCRARY! HAD RELIED HEAVILYUPON THEAPPOINTEE NOTTO PANIC NHEN UNDER PRESSURE. I NC CRARY ADVISEDTHE APPOINTEECANE FRONA GOOD FANILY ANDIT VAS HIS UNDERSTANDINGTHAT THEAPPOINTEE WAS NARRIED TOA BRITISH SUBJECT VHONAS A FINE PERSON. HE ADVISED THTTHE APPOINTEEENJOYED AFINE HOMELIFE AND THAT HE NC CRARY!HAD THEHIGHEST OPINIONOF THE CHARACTER, REPUTATION, ASSOCIATESAND LOYALTY OF THE APPOINTEE'S FANILY NEHBERS.- A NC CRARYADVISED THATHE WOULD, WITHOUT RESERVATION, RECONNENDTHE APPOINTEE FOR APOSITION TRUSTOF AND CONFIDENCENITH THEUS GOVERNMENT. END PAGEFOUR - 92 I 1 r U 0 I PAGE FIVE A SAFIRE PUBLIC RELATIONS,THREE SEVEN FIVE PARK AVENUE,NY, NY---- You ONETHIRTEEN NINE,[:::::::::::::::] SIXTY I36 [:::::::::::::::]sAR1RRRELATIONS, PUBLICTHAT HADADVISED HETC BEENTACQUHINTED NITHTHE APPOINTEEFOR APPROXIMATELYFIVE YEARS ANDTHAT THE APPOINTEE HADESTABLISHED SAFIREPUBLIC I ELATIONS IN APPROXIMATELY NINETEENSIXTY ONE AND THE APPOINTEE PRESENTLY HELDTHE POSITION OF PRESIDENTOF THE ORGANIZATION. HE.ADVISED THATHE CONSIDERED THE APPOINTEETO POSSESSOUT- STANDING EXECUTIVEAND ADMINISTRATIVEABILITY AND HE NOTED NR2 APPOINTEEPOSSESSEDEXCELLENI'REPUTATIONI ANTHE IN PUBLIC RELATIONSFIELD IN_THENY AREAM HE STATEDTHAT HE HAD OCCASION NORKT0 WITHTHE APPOINTEEIN CONJUNCTION WITH NUMEROUS PROJECTSAND THATAT ALL TIMES HEFOUND THEAPPOINTEE To BE DILIGENT IN THE PRESENTATIONor HIS NORK. I END PAGEFIVE A I J ' O PAGE SIX' ° I:::::::::::::]Anv1sznTHAT HAD HETHE mar APPOINTEE'S WIFE2' ANDFAMILY ANDCONSIDERED THEMTO BE PEOPLE OFEXCELLENT CHARACTER. HESTATED THEAPPOINTEE ENJOYEDAN EXCELLENT FAMILY LIFE. HE ADVISED THAT HEWOULD, WITHOUTRESERVATION, RECOMMEND THEAPPOINTEE FORA POSITIONOF TRUSTAND CONFIDENCETHEGOVER§FENT. US WITH t ON ONETHIRTEEN SIXTY NIET I I ADVISEDsna THAT HADBEEN APPOINTEE[:::::::::::]FOR THE I APPROXIMATELYYEARS. EIGHT SHEADVISED THATSHE CONSIDERED-; THE APPOINTEETO BE A HARD WORKER WHOWAS CAPABLEOF ACCEPTINGAND RESPOHIBILITY UNDERWORKINGPIRESSURE- EXTREME SHETHAT STQEDCONSIDERED SHE APPOINTEE BEA PERSON THE_ TO OF EXCELLENTCHARACTER, ASSOCIATESAND REPUTATION AND LOYALTY AND WOULDHIGHLY RECOMMENDHIM FOR A POSITION OF TRUST WITH THE USGOVERNMENT. " END PAGESIX -1 l 9 O PAGE szbsw _ I on ows THIRTEENSIXTYNINE, [::::::::::::::] [::::::::::::::::]SAFIRERELATIONS, PUBLICTHAT ADVISED HE / HAD BEENACQUAINTED NITHTHE APPOINTEEFOR APPROXIMATELY 1 I FIVE YEARS. HE ADVISED THAT HE CONSIDERED THE APPOINTEE TO BE A HARD WORKING EXECUTIVENHO ENJOYEDAN EXCELLENT REPUTATION AMONGHIS CONTEMPORARIES. HE ADVISED HE HAD NO REASON TOQUESTION THEAPPOINEE'S CHARACTER,ASSOCIATES, REPUTATION ORLOYALTY ANDNOULD HIGHLYRECOMMEND HIMKO r A POSITION OF TRUST NITH THE GOVERNMENT- I NEIGHBORHOODS: omz zsno EIGHT FIVEPARK AVENUE,NYC. on oneTEN SIXTYNINE,[::::::::::::::::] CAPTIONED b"/C ADDRESS, ADVISEDTHE APPOINTEEHAD RESIDEDIN AN APARTMENT IN THIS BUILDING HITH HIS NIFE AND THO CHILDREN FROMNINETEEN SIXTY FIVE TO THE PRESENT DATE. HE ADVISED THAT THE APPOINTEE END PAGESEVEN "X 1 v > PAGE EIGHT AND HIS FAMILY ENJOY AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION IN THE BUILDING AND HE NOULD HIGHLYRECOMMEND HIMAS TO HIS CHARACTER, REPUTATION, LOYALTYAND ASSOCIATESFOR A POSITION OFTRUST VITH THE GOVERNMENT. ' on rowsTEN SIXTYNINE,| Luv RESIDING AT THE CAPTIONED ADDRESS FOR FIVE YEARSAND SEVENYEARS RESPECTIVELY,ADVISED THE APPOINTEE HADRESIDED IN THE BUILDING FROMAPPROXIMATELY T NINETEENSIXTY FIVE TO THE PRESENT DATEAND HIGHLY RECOMMENDENT 92 1 THE APPOINTEEAS TOCHARACTER, REPUTATION,LOYALTY AND k ASSOCIATES FOR A POSITION OF TRUST NITH THE GOVERNMENT. b§ L Yo~| | NYC. ,ib /C onTEN ouz sxxrvwxw,| I f ! | | "°| | ALL RESIDING AT CAPTIONED ADDRESS END PAGEEIGHT ' '7 * l it 4 PAGE NINE ' FOR SEVENYEARS, EIGHT YEARS AND TEN YEARSRESPECTIVELY, ADVISEDRECALLED THEYAPPOINTEE HAVING THE AS RESIDEMIN APARTMENTi{AND EIGHT LATERIN APARTMENT TWELVEA DURING THEPERIOD NINET%N FIFTY EIGHTTHROUGH NINETEENSIXTY FIVE- THEY ADVISEDTHAT APPOI@gEHAD ENJOYEDAN EXCELLENTREPUTATION IN THE BUILDING DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME HE HAD RESIDED THERE AND THEY WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIMAS TO HIS CHARACTER, REPUTATION, LOYALTYAND ASSOCIATESFOR A POSITION OF TRUST WITH THE GOVERNMENT. REFERENCES. . b6 b7! ow nusFGURTEEN, SIXTYN1NE,| | NYC ADVISEDTHAT HADHE BEENACQUAINTED WITH THE APPOINTEE FOR APPROXIMATELY NINE YEARS. HE ADVISED THAT HE WAS COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THE APPOINTEE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN EMPLOYED FOR TEX MC CRARY PRODUCTIONS, INC. DURING END PAGE NINE PAGE TEN THE LATTENPARNOFNINETEENNINE FORTY NINETEENTHROUGH SIXTYONE THEWITH EXCEPEION OF_A BREAKFOR MILITARYSERVICE¢ HE ADVISEDTHE APPOINTEgNAS A HARDWORKING WHOSE PERSON NORD WASGOOD AND HE STAED THAT THE APPOINTEE ENJOYED AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION IN THE PUBLIC RELATIONS FIELD IN THE NYC AREA. A HE ADVISED HE HAD NO REASON TO DOUBT THE APPOINTEE'SREPUTATION, CHARACTER,AND ASSOCIATESLOYQATY, AND HE WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMENDHIN FOR A POSITION OF TRUST WITH THE GOVERNMENT. R6 b7C on ONEEIGHT SIXTYNINE,| | [:::::::::::::::::NNnSTAFF CURRENTOF MEMBER PRESIDEN ELECT STAFF,~1xo~'s ADVISEDsA[:::::::::::::::]IAAT E HADBEEN RESPONSIBLE FORHAVING THE APPOINTEE APPOINTEDAS SPECIAL END PAGE TEN 4 l O PAGE ELEVEN ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT ELECTNIXON.' ADVISED HE THAT HE WOULD, WITHOUTRESERVATION, RECOMMENDTHE APPOINTEEAS A HARD WORKING INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS THOROUGH AND CONSCIENTIOUS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AND HE ADVISED THAT HE HAD OBSERVEDTHE APPOINTEE WORKING STREES UNDERNUMEROUS ON OCCAQONSHAD AND BEENIMPRESSED THE BYCALMMANNER IN NHICH HE HAD ACCOMPLISHED HIS DUTIES. HE ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMENDTHE APPOINTEE AS T0 HIS CHARACTER, REPUTATION ASSOCIATES AND LOYALTY FOR A POSITION OF TRUST WITH THE sovznwmzmr. wgég N »;7 92 ASSOCIATESIIQQ Pg A% //R bgc b/P om onzTEN SIXTYNINE,| | K [::::::::]GOLDMAN,SACHS AND COMPANYS:FIFTYsaonn srnsaw,FIVE nvc, ADVISEDsA| IHE HAD BEENACQUAINTED END PAGE ELEVEN 1: ' Pnéz TWELVE A WITH THEAPPOINTEE SINCECHILDHOOD AS BOTH HE ANDAPPOINTEE HAD ATTENDEDHIGH SCHOOLAND SYRACUSEUNIVERSITY TOGETHER, HAVING BEENROOMMATES THE AT LATTER. _ HE STATED THAT APPOINTEE UPON GRADUATIONFROM SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY HAD ENTERED THE EMPLOY OF TEX MC CRARY AT NYC AS A REPORTER OR WRITER AND EXCEPT FOR A PERIOD OF I MILITARY SERVICE IN THE EARLY NINETEEN FIFTY'S HADREMAINED WITH MCCRARY, EVENTUALLYBECOMING A MANAGER OF MCCRARY'S PUBLIC RELATIONSOPERATION, UNTILTHE APPOINTEELEFT MCCRARY -92 TO ESTABLISHHIS OWNPUBLIC RELATIONSFIRM IN APPROXIMATELY NINETEENowz. SIXTY MR.[::::::::]Anv1szn HE xwzwOF mo 135 OTHER EMPLOYMENTFOR THE APPOINTEE. b7 I H HE DESCRIBEDTE APPOINTEE AS AN INDIVIDUAL OF THE HIGHESTINTEGRITY ANDHONESTY WHOSE CHARACTER, ASSOCIATES AND LOYALTY TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WERE ABOVE END PGE TWELVE I PAGE THIRTEEN REPROACH. HE STATED THE APPOINTEE WAS EXCEPTIONALLY QUALIFIED IN PUBLIC RELATIONS ENDEAVORS AND MOST EFFECTIVE IN HIS - CONTACTS WITH THE PUBLIC HE ADVISED THE APPOINTEE'SFATHER NAS DECEASED AND THATTHE APPOINTEE'SWIFE, WHO IS FROM ENGLAND HADGIVEN THE APPOINTEE TWO CHILDREN. HE STATED HE HAD ONLY THE HIGHEST OPINION OF THE APPOINTEE'S FAMILYMEMBERS CHARACTER, REPUTATION, LOYALTYAND ASSOCIATES. HE RECOMMENDED THE APPOINTEE COMPLETELY FOR A POSITIONOF TRUST AND CONFIDENCEWITH THE UNITED STATESI GOVERNMENT; ' on ow:THIRTEEN sxxtvmluz,[:::::::::::::::] iic lNYC, ADVISEDTHAT HE HAD BEEN ACQUAINTED WITH THE APPOINTEE FOR OVER FIFTEEN YEARS. HE STATED THAT THE APPOINTEE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN EMPLOYED BY END PAGE THIRTEEN ,> P AGE FOURTEEN TEX MCCRARY INHIS PUBLICRELATIONS FIRMBUT INNINETEEN SIXTY ONE THE APPOINTEE HAD OPENED UP HIS OWN PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM, SAFIRE PUBLIC RLATIONS, AND THAT THE APPOINEEWAS PRESENTLY THE PRESIDENT OF THIS CONCERN. HE ADVISEDTHAT ovzn THE YEARSHE HADOCCASION TO DEAL WITH THE-APPOINTEE IN CONJUNCTION WITH VARIOUS BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND THAT AT ALL TIMES THE APPOINTEE HAD CONDUCTED HIMSELFWITH THE UTMOST INTEGRITY. HE STATED THAT HE HAD MET THE APPOINTEE'S WIFEON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AT SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND THAT SHE WAS A CHARMING PERSON. HE ADVISED THAT HE HAD NO REASON TO QUESTION THE APPOINTEE'S CHARACTER, REPUTATION,ASSCOIATES ANDLOYALTY ANDWOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM FOR A POSITION OF TRUST WITH THE eovsnumzwr, END PAGE FOURTEEN @- 92 0 6 PAGE FIFTEEN 11 1sNOTED[:::::::::::::::]WHO LISTED WAS AS AN ASSOCIATEOF APPOINTEE,THE AND WA%INTERVIEWED HIS be COMMENTS ARE SET FORTH UNDER THE EHPLOYMENTS SECTION OF b7~ THIS TELETYPE. ' * ow omsTEN SIXTYNINE,| | TEX MC CRARY PRODUCTIONS,IN., NYC, ADVISED THAT SHE HAD BEEN ACQUAINTED WITH THE APPOINTEE WHILE HE HAD BEEN WITH MR. C CRARY AND THAT SHE HAD BEEN IMPRESSED BY THE APPOINTEE'S CONCISE WORK.SHE ADVISEDTHAT THE APPOINTEE BEENHAD AN EASY PERSONTO WORK FOR ANDWAS ONEWHO WASSENSITIVE TO THE FEELINGS OF HIS SUBORDINATES¢ SHE ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD, WITHOUT RESERVATION,RECOMMEND THEAPPOINTEE ASTO HIS END PAGE FIFTE E N PAGE SIXTEEN CHARACTER, LOYALTYAND ASSOCIATESFOR A POSITION OF TRUST WITH THEGOVERNMENT. l b; on onzrounrszm, SIXTYNINE,| | b7c _/ |NYC, ADVISEDTHATHE HAD BEEN ACQADINTD3/ I WITH THE APPOINTEE FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS. HE STATED THAT THE APPOINTEE WAS AN ANBITIOUS AND ENERGETIC PERSON WHO WAS WELL REGARDED IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY OF NYC. HE STATED THAT HIS ASSOCIATION WITH THE APPOINTEE HAD BEEN PRIHARILY A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPBUT THAT HE HAD NET THE APPOINTEE'S NIFE.AT SOCIAL FUNCTIONS AND SHE WAS AN EXCELLENT PERSON. HE ADVISED HE WOULD RECOMMEND THE APPOINTEE AS T0 HIS CHARACTER,ASSOCIATE?LND REPUTATION,FORPOSITION A LOYALTY OF TRUST WITH THE GOVERNMENT; on omaTHIRTEEN SIXTYNINE, Qic NYC, ADVISED THAT HE HAD BEEN ACQAUINTEDTHE APPQINIE¬4§m§$PRox1mATELY WITH FIVE YEARS. awn PAGE SIXTEEN Q PAGE SEVENTEEN I HE STATED THAT THE APPOINTEE WAS PRESENTLY THE PRESIDENT OF HIS OWN FIRM, SAFIRE PUBLIC RELATIONSAND HE NOTED THAT THE FIRM APPEARED TO BE DOING VERY WELL IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. HE STATED THAT HE WAS ALSO COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAETHE APPOINTEE HAD BEEN ACTIVE ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENT ELECT NIXON- V HE STATED THATHE CONSIDEREDTHE APPOINEETO BE A PERSON OF EXCELLENT CHARACTER, LOYALTY AND ASSOCIATES ANDADVISED HE HE THAT WOULD,WITHOUT RESERVATION, RECOMMEMM HIM FOR A POSITON OF TRUST WITH THE GOVERNMENT- . omONETHIRTEEN » Se mm, | SIXTY 0 MORTH SIMON,INC., NYC, ADVISED THAT HISFIRM HAD BEENONE OF THE APPOINTEE'S CLIENTS. HE STATED THAT THE APPOINTEE WAS A HARD WORKING EXECUTIVE WHO WASEXTIREMELY CALM UNDER STRESS SITUATIONS. HE STATED THATDURING THEPERIOD OF TIME HE HAD DEALINGS WITH THE APPOINTEE, THE APPOINTEE HAD ALWAYS END SEVENTEENé%E ~ P A . GE EIGHTEEN I ' < - CONDUCTED HIMSELF WITH THE UTMOST INTEGRITY. HE ADVISED THAT HE WOULDRECOMME¬§APPOINTEE TO THE CHARACTER,HIS AS LOYALTY AND ASSOCIATES FOR A POSITION OF TRUST WITH THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. ON THIRTEENONE SIXTYNINE,ll é SHAHEEN NATURALRESOURCES, 1wc., wvc, ADVISED HE HAD BEEN ACQ§?INTEDTHE APPOINTEE WITHFIVE YEARS.HE ADVISED APPOINTEE WAS CONSIDEREDAN EXCELLENT BUSINESS EXECUTIVEAND ENJOYED Q . b7 RECOMMEND THEAPPOINTEE AST0 HIS CHACTER, LOYALTY,AND / ASSOCIATES FOR A POSITION OF TRUST WITH THE GOVERNMENT. om ensTHIRTEEN SIXTYNINE,| | GEORGE JENSON,INC-, NYC, ADVISED HE WAS ACQUAINTED WITHTHE APPOINTEE FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS. HE STATED THAT THE END PAGE EIGHTEEN ,./ PAGE NINETEEN G . APPOINTEE WAS A PERSON WHO WAS HIGHLY RESPECTED IN THE PUBLIC RELATIONSARA IN NYC ANDONE WHOENJOYED AGOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITHALL HIS CLIENTS; HE ADVISED THAT HE WOULD I HIGHLY RECOMMENDTHE APPOINTEE AS TO HIS CHARACTER, LOYALTY ANDASSOCIATES FOR A POSITIONOF TRUSTWITH THEGOVERNMENT-. be ' b 7 on omzFOURTEEN SIXTYNINE, f 1 [::::::::::] STATIONASSOCIATES, ADVISED NYC,HIS THAT CONCERN< T1 HAD DEALT WITH THE APPOINTEE ON NUMEROUSOCCASIONS AND THAT HE HAD BEEN HIGHLY PLEASED WITH THE APPOINTEE'S SERVICES. , HE STATEDTHAT ATALL TIMESTHE APPOINTEEHAD CONDUCTEDHIS I BUSINESSA HIGHLY ONETHICAL PLANE.HE ADVISED THATHE WOULD E HIGHLY RECOMMENDTHE APPOINTEEAS T0 HIS CHARACTER,LOYALTY AND ASSOCIATES FOR A POSITION OF TRUST WITH THE GOVERNMENT. END PAGE NINETEEN PAGE TWENTY ON ONEFOURTEEN SIXTYNINE, [::::::::::]REALTY EQUITYCOPRORATION, ADVISED NYC, THAT HE HADBEEN ACQ§UINTEDWITHAPPOINTEE THE APPROXIMATELY FOR FIVE YEARS IN A BUSINESS CAPACITY. HE STATEDTHAT CON- SIDERED THE APPOINTEE TO BE A PERSON WHOSE WORD WAS TO BE b6 TRUSTED AND HE ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND HE 127$ APPOINTEE ASTO HIS CHARACTER, LOYALTYAND ASSOCIATESFOR A POSITIONOF TRUSTWITH THE.GOVERNMENT. on ONETHIRTEEN s1xTYN1mE,|[ [::::::::::]GILBERT ROBINSON,1mc., NYC, ADVISED THAT HE HAD BEEN ACQUAINTED WITH THE APPOINTEE FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT YEARS. HE STATED THATTHE APPOINTEEENJOYED ANEXCELLENT REPUTATION IN THE COMMUNITY AS BUSINESSMAN AND THAT HIS' MORALS WERE UNQUESTIONED. HE STATED THAT THE APPOINTEE END PAGE TWENTY ,_ I PAGE TWENTY ONE HAD THE REPUTATION IN THE COMMUNITY AS A PERSON WHOSE WORD WAS TO BE TRUSTED. ' HE ADVISED HE RECOMMENDED THE APPOINTEE AS TO HIS CHARACTER,LOYALTY ANDASSOCIATES FORA POSITION OF TRUST WITH THE GOVERNMENT. u L6 ON ONETHIRTEEN SIXTYNINE, I " b / CAMBRIDGE MARKETINGGROUP, INC., NYC, ADVISED THAT HE HAD BEEN ACQUAINTED WITH THE APPOINTEE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS. HE STATED THE APPOINTEE ENJOYED AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION IN THE PUBLIC RELATIONS FIELD IN THE NYC AREA AND HE STATED THAT HE WOULD, WITHOUTRESERVATION, RECOMMENDTHE APPOINTEE AS TO HIS CHARACTER,LOYALTY ANDASSOCIATES FORA POSITION OF TRUST WITH THE GOVERNMENT. END PAGE TWENTY ONE | Q Q ~ J . f PAGE TWENTY Two CREDIT@-- CLERK,on oneTENBUREAU SIXTYNINEJ GREATERCREDITYORK, OFYORK, | YORK,[/////NEWNEW NEW ADVISED 1c[::::::::::::]IHATsax LOCATED A SATISFACTORY CREDIT RECORD FOR THE APPOINTEE. ' ARREST--- ON ONETEN SIXTYNINE, SA AUGUSTJ. MICEK, CAUSED THE RECORDSOF THENEW YORKCITY POLICEDEPARTMENT NYCPD! T0 BEcnzcxan DEPUTY BY 1NsPEcroR[::::::::::::::::]BuREAu or CRIMINALIDENTIFICATION; PATROLMAN[::::::::::]INFORMATION UNIT} SERGEANT[:::::::::::::]OLDRECORD ALL ROOM OFTHE ABOVE OF THENYCPD!; MR. AND [:::::::::::::] FINGERPRINT BUREAU, CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. NO RECORD WAS LOCATED FOR THE APPOINTEE OR HIS FAMILY. END PAGETWENTY TWO J . M PAGE TWENTY THREE MISCELLANEOUS--- A ON ONETEN SIXTYNINE,CAPTAIN[:::::::::::::::] BUREAU OFSPECIAL SERVICES, NYCPD, ADVISEDSA MICEK THAT HE / COULD LOCATENO RECORDFOR THEAPPOINTEE ORFAMILY MEMBERS. ON ONETHIRTEEN SIXTYNINE, I b 6 OVERSEAS PRESSCLUB OF AMERICA, FIVE FUR WESTFORTIETH 7C STREET, NYC, ADVISED THE APPOINTEE HADBEEN A MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATIONFROM NINETEENFIFTY T0 FIVE PRESENTTHE L//// DATE AND THAT HE PRESENTLY HELD A POSITION AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OFeovznnons. H I on ouzFOURTEEN NINE,[::::::::::::::::] SIXTY BANKERS CLUB,ONE SEVENZERO BROADWAY,NYC, ADVISED THAT THE APPOINTEE HAD BEEN A MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION FROM NINETEEN SIXTY TWO TO THE PRESENT DATE AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. ~ END PAGE TWENTY THREE . - , ' 1'' 6 A- PAGE TWENTY FOUR om nusFOURTEEN FOUR,[:::::::::::::]ADVISED srxrv THAT THE APPOINTEE HAD BEEN A MEMBER OF THE BROTHERHOOD-IN- ACTION, FIVE SIX ZERO SEVENTH AVENUE,NYC, AND THAT HE HAD BEEN A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THIS ORGANIZATION. BOYSLEAGUE, ATHLETICONEFORTY FIFTYEAST STREET, SECOND b6 £;?// NYC, ADVISED THAT THE APPOINTEE HADBEEN A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THIS ORGANIZATION AND WAS PRESENTLY ACTIVE IN THIS ORGANIZATION. ow ouzFOURTEEN SIXTYNINE,| | |ADVISEDTHAT HE was COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THE APPOINEE'S MOTHER,IDA SAFIRE, PRESENTLY RESIDED AT THIS ADDRESS! HE STATED THAT SHE APPEARED TO BE ' A CHARMING PERSON AND ENJOYED AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION IN THE COMMUNITY. END PAGE TWENT FOUR s -92 Q " | .1 Q PAGE TWENTY FIVE ONE ONETHIRTEEN SIXTYNINE, | |NYC, ADVISED THE APPOINTEM | PRESENTLYRESIDED IN AN APARTMENT AT THIS ADDRESS. SHE STATED THAT HE APPEARED T0 ENJOYAN EXCELLENTREPUTATION THE IN COMMUNITY. §§c ' IT IS NOTED THE APPOINTEE was PREVIOUSLY A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION TO THE SOVIET UNION IN NINETEEN FIFTY NINE.- THE RECORDS OF THE FBI REFLECT NO DEROGATORYINFORMATIONPERTAININGTHE APPOINTEE.TO ON ONE FOURTEEN SIXTYNINE,THE RECORDSOF "THE NEW YORK TIMES" MORGUE, TWOTWO NINE WEST FORTYFOURTH STREET, NYC, wsnsREVIEWED BY| |AT wnxcuTIME NO RECORD WAS LOCATED FOR THE APPOINTEE. END PAGE TWENTY FIVE' -.. ,92r_ a .<'§ v 6 U * P " A N0' ea TWENTY szx susnmzn BY mzw REPDRT'BEINGY0 END % wA....LRc FBI WASH no Q 1 m "92 9 -4 I 1| I i I { g %; I ?¬u. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVE TIGATION REPORTING OFFICE I OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD ALBANY > BUREAU I 1/1lI/69 1/11+/69 TITLE OF CASE I ' REPORT MADEBY TYPED BY C5 SA 1 _ WILLII AM LEWIS SAFIRE aka . CHARACT L ROF CASE I Ii al I26 SPECIAL INQUIRY '37c S3 REFERENC E: Albany telety ie to Bureau, 1/14/69. RUC ' O / * ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED ACQUIT- CASE HAS BEEN coNvI<:.1AI_ITo.| i=uc. FINES SAVINGS. RECOVERIES' TALS PENDING OVER ONE YEAR Cjvas BNO PENDING PROSECUTION OVER SIX MONTHS Eves END _SPEC A AGE APPROVEDII ,N- QHZWGENT I no NOT WRITE IN SPACESBELOW COPIES MADE I ,/I;/» km; Q /A7 .-Bureau mil-Albany 61-902!» H T92IOT RECORDED 1° JAN 151969T V Dissemination Record of Attached Report N0I°?i¢>"$ I Request AgencyRecd. I i ' '. Al '1I -" Date >"T-"=~ -.: :~.=~=."-i.- ._ ..;- . - ._ IIIQIIA How 33!?" _. I »-.-.-* ~~.r~.'.I-- i-= T I' BY .92 0 QK It _ In _ 9 ,1-to-204 T ' ReV -'3g?s92g! tn, H" ~f ,__ 7 X a / '7% < J 7 I UUED STATES 'DEPARTMENT y OF QSTICE Q FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Copy to: ' 13 £3 Report oi: sA| I Om . ALBANY b?c Date: January IE, I§59 F58 om Fi|9 33% Bureau File #: Ti||¢: WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE Character: SPECIAL INQUIRY Synopsis: NYS Senator ROY GOODMAN, Albany, N. Y., advised on l/1Q/69, he met SAFIRE in 196M, when latter's public relations firm commenced handling advertising accounts for Ex-Lax, Inc., of Brooklyn, N. Y., whose President is GOODMAN. GOODMAN described SAFIRE as a man of top integrity and repute, who is an expert in PR and fields of communications, and highly recommended him. Said NIXON lucky to get him. " -RUO- DETAILS: - AT ALBANY, NEW YORK Miscellaneous _On January 14, 1969, New York State Senator ROY GOODMAN, Republican26th District, New York City!, advised he first met SAFIRE in 196A, when the latter's public relations firm commenced handling advertising accounts for EX-Lax, Inc., of Brooklyn, New York, whose President is GOODMAN. He stated he has had busi- ness and social contacts with SAFIRE since that time, . . . This document contains neither recommendations not conclusions oi the FBI It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency 92 "N u ' s o. r~ r it , ' . ' AL 161-902 and described SAFIRE as'ahighly reputable man of top integrity, who is an expert in the field of Public Relations and Communi- cations, and has authored books on these subjects. He advised that the associates of SAFIRE known to GOODMAN are top caliber people, and he added that SAFIRE'Sloyalty to the United States is beyond the slightest question. He highly recommended him for an important and responsible position with the United States Government stating that President~Elect NIXON is lucky to have him. Mr. GOODMANadvised that he has met SAFIRE'Swife bf on a number of social occasions, and found her to be a lovely b/ person whose loyalty to the United ct s be ond question. He said it is his recollection tha'h is a Britisher, whose father is in the jewelry business in London, England. _g*_ F'Df35 Rev.5-22-64! '* I F B I Date: Transmit the following in Type in plaintext or code! AIRTEL Vin P riarity! TO: ' DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: . - SAC, NEW YORK 61-2728! ' RUC! SUBJECT: WILLIAMLswxsasisiss aka William Lewis Safir SPECIAL INQUIRY ' 9292 BUDED1/ in PAST /' " ' FD-2633'7 Rev12-19-67> ~ »~r_ 1. , E. >£1',":?/ "' °" .FEDERAQBUREAUINVQTIGATION OF REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OFORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD CLEVELAND BUREAU 1/16/69 1/1h/69 ' REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY I , ct _ WILLIAMLEWIS£%AFIRE, °"ARA¢TER°F¢A$E aka b§@b .SPI §> REFERENCES New York. teletype, dated 1/13/69, 'Cleveland tgletype,dated 1/1n/69. . -BUC- / ' ACCOMPLISHMENTSCLAIMED [:] NONE ACQUH-_ CASE HASBEEN CONVIC. AUTO. FUG.l FINES ' SAVINGS RECOVERIES TALS ~ . PE NDINGO VERNO ONEYEAR :}vEs [:1 PENDING PROSECUTION » OVER s|X MONTHS |:|YEs Duo AG ' APPROVED ,§°§Q';RG§"* V no NOTWRITE INSPACES BELOW COPIES MADE: /we A 42723 / I7 Bureau ,,,=.»~ §,,,=-d==NOT R ECORQED @- Cleveland 61-5lIl! W2 JAN 1'7_92S69 __,_/-1 ==;-5% 92_ _,- __ I _ Qisseminu on Record o? A oched Report Notations Agency Request Recd. f 1% L Date Fwd.1 _ $1!. <4 K f ~.' How Fwd. 7 I I .»."'v --<~g ;§'¢l'. ,; _E I ., _= - an/§5;'; & A 0 cro 1 was 0 - 2&9-ass :I!?MA§181 covsn PAGE / Z __c a,i,7 _,i, F 0 204l Re§92'a3 59! i/A: =»'~' _ IQTEDSTATES DEPARTMENTOFQSTKZE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION _ ' Copy Io: Rudd: SA DONALDL. wILLIAMsi om , CLEVELAND Date: JANUARY 16, 1969 . Field Office File #: l Bureau File #:F Title: WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE, ¢M~ee= SPECIAL INQUIRY Synopsis: A i Administration, Midland-Ross Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio advised SAFIRE and. Associates, New York City, has handled Midland-Ross elations matters for approximately the past seven years, and he has be¢ [::::::?:]hascome ell acquainted only met with appointee's appointee wife during on onethis occasion, period I but has favorable impression Appointee has been associated with NIXON for many years, apparently primarily as speech writer, accompanied NIXON on trip to Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, when Vice President, and assisted in 1960 Presidential campaign,= ommented favorably on appointee's qualifications in pu c relations, his reputation in his field, and generally his associates, character, and loyalty. Recommends for position of trust and confidence. » _ b6 - RUg- - b7C DETAILS - . Administrltion, Corporation,Midland-RossIlluminating 2000 I Building, Cleveland, Ohio, advised on January 1H, 1969, that he has known the appointee for approximately seven years; during which time, Midland-Ross has used the public relations service of the appointee, known as William Safire and Associates, in . New York,City. Mr.E::::::]advised that he has met appointee's vwife, who is from England, and who made an entirely favorable impression. e no e he appointee and his wife have one or contacttwo children. withappo ntee commentedsfamily, thatbut hefrom hascomments, had very limited _appointee,/// This documentcontains neitherrecommendations notconclusions of the FBI. it is the property ofthe FBI and is loaned t6 your cxqency; it and its contents ore not to be distributed outside your agency. / ' -U.S. GOVERNMENTPRINTING OFFICE!I9e _ H!__ . ._,, ._ _, ___ lg, '~~.;_. .¢- - - ' _ A {4< - _ _ . . ,4/fl;?» ~s, . ' . -eke/n» .'.A ppm" ss,sh# Jffii , ' - pi .< . CV l6l;54l a ..' _ > 92 , p lied late in life, is completely devoted to his family. ' advised that appointee has had a great deal of- ,_ .i exper ence in political affairs, and has been an adviser to - ~ President Elect RICHARD M. NIXON for many years. Appointee _- accompanied NIXON during his visit to the Soviet Union as Vice President, and was-an . o NIXON during the 1960 ' 4 Presidentialcontributed campaign.in mainlytheM area gathered speech o that aatters.l:f:;::;;:; ointee b6 b7@ »noted appointee has published at least two books n _e e.d, one of which, "The New Language of Politics," is well known, The appointee has also assisted in may other political campaigns, ~Y~amon [:::;i:%]advised hich was that sf U.S. appointee Senatorin theseJACOBinstancesJAVITTS.* Mr.apparently was - A wor ng as an individual, not on behalf of his public.relations "" firm. ~ - » A A" I V [;;:::::::::]advisedin thathisbusiness contacts,v appointee as been honest, straight_forward, and exhibited . high integrity, which is not always expected in the public lrelations field;. The appointee, for instance, has always been careful to avoid exageration and to fairly represent the i accomplishments of Midland- os in obtaining publicity. _ 1 .reproach.APP°iHtee'E:ffn¬pfj sai' , as'n verknown has appointee alwaysbeen to over inl:;;: ::f:lpresence 'above indulge in intoxicants or to disclose any confidences. Appointee p is very.hard working, an excellent administrator, and a highly be . competent expert in public relations, who has enjoyed an~' A 'l:>'"C , A of excellentoutstanding reputation,corporations.J[g;::%:::boted, and was retained by a very impressivethat however, list ' appointee E¬%fm:in]order has nowto acceptdisposedhis o _appointment s usiness to tothe anothernew Newadministration; York» advised all appointee!s associates known to him were, like appointee, of unquestioned character and_loyalty, and he knew of absolutely nothing of an adverse nature concerning applicant. 'recommended He appointeewithout qualification for a position _ A" of trust and confidence. ~ - A ~ g* " '. i - i . ',. ' // . v , A I Q p W44 , //4f s 1; . - I PD-36 Rev., s-12-e4!c = - ,/ |-"- 92 I .. FBI Date: ]_/]_7 /69 Transmit the following in - Type in plaintexz or code! AIRTEL V in G? *5 ,1 .4» -__ ,~ 92 WFO 161-5270 RTT:mel 1 JACOB K.L3 AVTTS ito New'YorE!, advised_SA T. TAYLOR, Senator JR. on January 14, 1969, the Senator is presently not available for interview. He was authorized to say in the Senator's behalfthat Senator JAVITS has known the appointee, WILLIAM LEWISSAFIRE, as a close, personal friend and professional associate since prior to 1950. He recalled he had utilized the appointee's servicesas a public relations advisor in 1954 when the Senator campaigned for the office of Attorney General of the state of New York. He said the Senator has recently written a letter of recom- K mendation inthe appointee'sbehalf in order thathe EZC may be considered for employment in the United States Governent in an appointive position. [:;::::::]said SenatorJAVITShad hascontinuing a sociable re ationship with the appointee'swifeJ | SAFIRE, andhis children,| |and hdth whom the appointee resides at 1085 Park Avenue, New York City. Senator JAVITS knows of no unfavorable information concerning the appointee's character, associates, reputation and loyalty and recommends him to a position of trust and responsibility in the United States Governent. ' During the course of this interview, Senatgr JAVITS mentioned that the appointee was affiliated with the firm of Tex Mccrary.I orporated from approximately 1954through l?6l nhenhe startedhis ownpublic relationsfirm. JAVITS llhewlse was most complimentaryconcerning the intelligence, ability and integrity of the appointee. _2_ ! r. 4 1 ' r ~~r ¢ F0-2631-Rev. 12-19 |=EDERA§BuREAu 67> OF lNVl_%TlGATlON NEWARK BUREAU 1/ 17/ 69 1/14/69 TITLE OF CASE @ REPORT MADE BY TYPEDBY WILLIAM LEWIS SAP IRE CHARACTER OF CASE smcuu. mqumv , . . REFERENCES: New York teletype 1:0 Newark, 1/13/69 Newark teletype t7 the Bureau, 1/14/69 K 92 _ ACCOMPLISHMENTSCLAIMED, [:]NONE ACQUI-|-_ CASEHASBEEN coNv|c. FUG. FINES SAVINGS RECOVERIES TALS PENDING OVER oNE YEAR |:YEs |:]No PENDING PROSECUTION OVER SIX MONTHS [:]YEs BNO APPROVED ',fff:Q ;,§§§ * no NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW COPIES MADE: .. »92 3 J_ _ ,- a? - x ' /é/ <; 1/ ' I >/;=>* 1 C -5 L 1 1Z 4' B11198}! 1 Newark 61-1198! i¥1;@:.? L2EE@*@ 1éE5E1©' 5 E2: JAN 211969 . .1. 54. <'+~-__ ' " " '" ~-~-----.4... Di sseminulion Record of Attached Report; N°N l 0 5 Agency l ] 11 Request __ Reed. r-92-I 1; _/ A 1 1959 _ Hbw FAwd. I By _-L,/* ;:m~ li"92F ~ "" GPO 1968 O 299 885 COVER PAGE _ /I»; F0264 Rev. 3-3-59! /92 V 1 ./ J3 as* 1'" I LMTEDDEPARTMENT STATESgs clz OFii ! F IA I V FEDERAL BUREAUOF INVESTIGATION Copy to: Rm» oi: I l Office: Newark,New Jersey D<='== January 17, 1969 I35 Field OfficeFile #: Bureuu File #: b7c TiI|== WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE CI*<"°¢'¢'= SPECIAL INQUIRY Synopsis: | lassoc iate ,recommends . -3113- DETAILS 136 --- - b7C ASSGI IATES hI " 14 Good Humor 196°"Corporafion, 8'50Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, advised that he has been acquainted with SAFIRE for approximately 10 years. He first met him through mutual social acquaintances and he is also casually acquainted withSAFIRE's wife|:| Approximately8 years moi: hired SAFIRE's public relations firm, William Safire Inc.,375 Park Avenue, New York City, to handle the public relations work for the Good Humor Corporation. This relationship is still in effect. I escribed SAFIREas person,a of excellent character, repu a n and associations. He has never heard This document cont/crtns neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It ls the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your c1qenCY. J» Y~ ev - ' _ D .1 ! a " . ,7 0 0 .6 ; UK 161-1198 anything unfavorable convemxing him, and so far as he is aware SAFIRE is a loyal Americmn While he is not closely acquainted with SA!'IRE's wife, on the basis of his knowledge of her, she also appears to be a very fine person. He would have no hesitation in recommending SAFIRB for any high position of trust. 2* 92 F iii n= 1 V . I I <11 M /2 4* " - t ' QM : ~ aw" t. .~ 92 L_--<- ~- -'-' V.!.i f Mr; ii! - Miss Gandy ~ Mr. Gale ~ ~ e-Til -oMr Cleveland b5 ' W ./ January 17, 1969 # QLH_ %M..~__. Honorable John n. Ehrlichman 0 Hotel Pierre REQ.RUTD4Q §ZM;Z7 Fifth Avenue and East . 61st o Stre net New DearYork, nr. Ehrlichmanz New York . ANS_N0v -- 4- 171977 --~------~-W} In accordance with a request received from you on January 7, 1969, an investigation has been conducted concerning Mr. 111ia@n§§E;§2§&£i?§4 Transmitted here~ » with is a summary memorandum containing the results of this investigation. - /b3 1 /' 4 92 J / ~. The investigation of Mr. Satire covered _@@;;$,, inquiries in the continental United States as to his *»§g §i character, loyalty, general standing, and ability; %§{§§? / A1 but no inquiries were made as to the sources . of his /4» 1/1 $5 7=3" x~»; 92Q 1,' ' ,b 92'92 F; *,_ . Y 43/ J »1ee=;_l - ,1- fI aroma L , F; '-_t IA ,7. .; f> " _ Q . N; Sincerely ,.y0921Z 5,- *5 WRace '"<¥ FEB 11; lvi Mgeisgch _ ' E_NOt¬& p3§§y<%- k iwi ;/ // ,1 _ _ ., F I-. 1?, '/ _§¥._% '_ gig?-~ on , - __ / 2 $6, A O92 e M Pet 1? nn<=iosuz7ee_. ! . - " :1 5- i :1" / Sullivan Rose W . 5?MA@b;.§,@e§§g A : P; 3 _ -, I: g . _ 1,4% 5 K v_+E! W2 L. - , n '2 4, {*5 in - . . C./A ¥ uve]_ toner __ ___ . . A _ i _, I ~. J »"-'"'=-=-'-'- F '1' .92_ 1 - 3 Ix ~ . - _x_§ ¬r .1 ' Tele.Room ~, U 9292 ' V IF ,_ Holmes a _ 92<;m§ ____ MAIL Roomcl TELETYPE. um?L:92 Return 110 M1 l oom E254/. K v M km I ,__,._~,, _ __,-_. .1/ , ' r I - Q _ _ =2 .. . .¢.; - . ., .,,__. __ . -'i .1-~. - Q V '5 9 r Honorable John D. Ehrlichman . NOTE: Request received 1/7/69 from Nixon Administration Satire, aged 39, a writer and public relations man since 1949, will according to the press serve as a writer in , the Nixon Administration,. He wrote speeches for_ President-elect Nixon in connection with the 1960 and j 7 1968 election campaigns. -He presently operates his own public relations firm but for many years was affiliated with Tex McCrary, Incorporated, New York City. Persons interviewed have no question regarding Safire and he is indicated to be held in high regard in the public relations field." Investigation complete. 92 ._ 2 - - . ;~-_.- ' i _. 41! _,..i_Q? 92 l-F» 7 ~O_ , I 2 19 1O O r January 17, 1969 / WILLIAM L RE 5 <1/v2/MA R er 1. BIOGRAPHICAL'"M" " "" DATA 1 /<22 /Z3iH92 ~ f"/9 iv W Birth 1 Mr. Satire was born on pecemher 17, 1929, in ew York City as William Lewis Safir. He has been known as William Lewis Safire since 1955. or /mtg Education Mr. Safire attended Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York, from September, 1944, to June, 1947, when he was graduated. He attended Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, from September, 1947, to June, 1949, when he withdrew. 1 Emplozment I From 1949 to 1961, with the exception of the years 1952 through 1954, when he was serving in the United States Army, Mr. Safire was affiliated with the public relations firm of Tex McCrary, Incorporated, New York City. He was initially employed as a radio and television reporter and later as a producer. Mr. Safire also served as Vice President of the firm and he was a partner from 1959 until 1961. I M5711 ~ 111.1. // F M 1, 1111.11 3 L . I .1:zn 1111 N I j m ! 1, ,1 .» . /»,¢. 1,. 1;» 1 1iifi.. was= Jmb_ 7, ,- J1 J" 2/ *-"~_lY1 § 1"-' /3/ -' 1:»-" b? K *~'..fUm~w 1.,1 ¢ ]1F 1 "'19292.L4,.» jx ,' /'92 I M. l92cv i. L_92vzmV Ra ~ <»x §§i92 > .4 I ~92l192U William Lewis Satire Since 1961 Mr. Satire has been serving as President of Satire Public Relations, Incorporated, New York City. During the 1960 and 1968 Presidential campaigns of President-elect Richard M. Nixon, Mr. Satire served as a speech writer for Mr. Nixon. Military Service Hr. Safire served in an inactive status in the United States Air Force Reserve from July 20, 1951, to May 8, 1952, when he was honorably discharged as an airman. He was inducted into the United States Army on Hay 9, 1952, and he entered on active duty the same date. He was honorably released from active duty as a corporal on April 17, 1954. Mr. Satire served in an inactive status in the United States Army Reserve Corps from April 18, 1954, until Hay 25, 1960, when he was honorably discharged as a corporal. His service record is clear. Mrital Statue nr. Safiremarried| in 1962. She W1 citi reat Britain. They and eir children, and reside at 1085 Park Avenue, New York City. II. RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION Interviews Jacob K. Javits, United States Senator from New York, advised in Washington, D. 0., that he has been personally and professionally acquainted with Mr. Satire since the early 1950s. He said during his 1954 election campaign when he was seeking the position of Attorney General of New York he used the services of Tex McCrary, Incorporated. In connection therewith, Mr. Safire handled the public re1a tions phase of the campaign. Senator Javits said he has _ g- ///92 -~ ~ 1» s==|||=w-~ . .» _' 92 0 " William Lewis Satire a very high regard for Hr. Satire and he considers him a very intelligent and industrious person. He mentioned he is also acquainted with several ot Mr. Satire's close relatives, and he described them as very reputable persons. Senator Javits said there is no question concerning the character, reputation, loyalty, or integrity of Mr. Satire, and he highly recommended Mr. Satire tor a responsible Government position. John Regan Tex! McCrary, New York City, advised he has been acquainted with Mr. Satire on a close social and professional basis since 1949. He mentioned he initially employed Mr. Satire as a radio and television reporter in his firm, Tex McCrary, Incorporated. He said as a result of Mr. Satire's ability he was pro- moted to the position ot producer and later served as Vice President and a partner in the firm. Hr. McCrary described Mr. Satire as a "remarkable individual" whose character, reputation, loyalty, and associates are above question. He said Mr. Satire is an extremely responsible person who has the ability to work long hours under enormous pressure. He state%,Mr. Satire's close relatives are reputable individuals an he knows Hr. Satire enjoys a good family lite. Mr. McCrary recommended Mr. Satire without reservation for a position ot trust and confidence with the Government. . Relationi, Incorporated, New York City, advised | Satire he Public has - been closely associated with Ir. Satire since 1961. He said he has observed that Mr. Satire possesses outstanding executive and administrative ability and that he has an excellent reputation in the public relations field in the New York area. He stated that since 1961 he has had occasion to work closely with Mr. Satire in conjunction with numerous projects and he noted that at all times Hr. Satire has been diligent in the presentation of his work. He advised he is acqwainted with Mr. §afire's --Bi-» ~. '. William Lewis Satire close relatives and he considers them very reputable persons.[:::::::::::]furnished favorable comments regarding Mr. Safire's character, reputation, loyalty, and associates, and he highly recommended Mr. Satire for a position of trust and confidence with the Government. | L Midland-Ross Corporation, C1eveland,. Ohio, advised he has been well acquainted with Mr. Satire be for approximately seven years. ,He stated that during b7@ I this tionsperiod work for Mr. Midland-Ross Satire s firm Corporation. [%::::::::::]handled the ublic rela- _commented iavorab1y.concerning Mr. Safireis qualifications in the public relations field. He said there is no question concerning Mr. Safire's character, reputation, loyalty, or associates. He mentioned he has met [%;::::%::::galso Mrs. Safire and he mentioned regards that her as President elect a wonderful person.Richard M. xon as u ilized Mr. Safire's services as a speech writer on several occasions. He recommended Mr. Satire for a position of trust and confidence. V A | |Lood HumorCorporation, Engiewood CITY?s, I - ew ersey, advised he has been acquainted with Mr. Safire on a social and professional basis for over ten years. He said for the past several years Good Humor Corporation has utilized Mr. Safire's firm concerning public relatiohs. He stated there is no question concerning Mr. Safire's character, reputation, loyalty, or ability, and he b6 highly recommended Mr. Satire for a sensitive position. b7c I L Goldman, Sachs, and Company, investment bankers, New York City, advised he has been acquainted with Mr. Satire since their youth. He stated they attended high school and Syracuse University at the same time and hile attend ng Syracuse University they were roommates. described Mr. Safire / l _ / ,1/ on 4 -/// /, , /,/7 - ' _ . . :;> $, / r l ' ' William Lewis Satire as an honest and loyal citizen whose character, reputation, and associates are above reproach. He said Mr. Satire is exceptionally qualified in the iield of public relations. He stated he has observed that Ir. Satire is very effective in his contacts with the public. [::::::::::::]fnrnished zitIN favorable comments regarding Mr. Sa£1re'e close relatives and he highly recommended Mr. Satire for a position of trust and confidence with the United States Government. Twenty tive additional persons, including social acquaintances, professional associates, and neighbors, were interviewed and they furnished favorable comments regarding Mr. Sa£ire's character, reputation, loyalty, asseciatesg, morals, and habits. Those well acquainted with Hr. Satire described him as an intelligent, hardworking, conscientious, and ethical individual. They advised that he is concise and energetic and that his integrity is above question. It was also stated Hr. Safire is held in high regard in the business community. He was recommended for a position of trust and confidence. Persons acquainted with Mr. Satire's close relatives described them as reputable and loyal persons. Close Relatives In addition to his wife and children, mentioned previously, Mr. Satire has the following close relatives: Father ' Oliver C. Safir ~ deceased Mother Ida Panisch Safir New York City 136 Brother I I 137.3 Kings Point, New York Brother [:::::::;:g;;:]New Yer y - 5 a __._$&_ V . ._... ____.._¢__._ ~ v ,9] I .c,}.1 929 "n William Lewis Satire Credit and Arrest Checks " . Information has been received from the appropriate credit reporting and law enforcement agencies indicating their files contain either no record or no additional pertinent information concerning Mr. Satire or his close relatives. Miscellaneous ~ 9 n The records of the Registration Section, Department - of Justice, Washington, D. C., show the firm of Tex hcCrary, Incorporated, New York City, registered with the Department of Justice under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, in December, 1958, as an agent of the government of Argentina. This relationship terminated in February, 1959. These records further show that in February, 1959, the afore- mentioned firm registered as an agent of the government of El Salvador. It ceased operating as an agent of that government in July, 1959. The records also show the aforementioned firm r registered with the Department of Justice in October, 1959, g as an agent of the Tibetan government-in-exile. This association ceased in November, 1959. Hr. Satire is listed in the records as an official of the firm of Tex McCrary, Incorporated. v The July 12, 1958, issue of "Editor and Publisher," a weekly magazine published in New York City, contains an article concerning the involvement of the public relations firm, Tex HcCrary, Incorporated, in behalf of Bernard Goldfine. This article; copy enclosed; mentions Mr. Safire. Hr. Goldfine, now deceased, was a Boston, Massachusetts, textile manufacturer who in l96l, upon a plea of guilty to income tax evasion, was sentenced to serve a year and a day in custody of the United States Attorney General. 9 - #60 one e Q 1 1 ' ./ 92_' A t r g .. William Lewis Satire Agency Checks * ' Information has been received from the Central Intelligence Agency indicating its files contain no,per- tinent identifiable information concerning Hr. or Mrs. Safire. Information has been received from the following governmental agencies indicating their files contain either no record or no additional pertinent information concerning Mr! ' 1 Bureau of Personnel Investigations, Civil Service Commission; Passport Office, Department of State; House Committee on Un-American Activities; *United States Army Investigative Records Repository, Fort Holabird, Maryland; and the United States Secret Service. The central files of the FBI, including the tiles of the Identification Division, contain no additional pertinent information concerning Mr. Safire. Enclosure - 7 _ Newsmen-.. ,. _' TO: :FBI 5 FROM: SUBJECT: ~J 92.» FBI Investigatione Subject'B Name:H __SAFI.RE , ~ 1 5 William Lewis '_W_.W-, ' K4... Date <>fBirth E _ 12/17/Z9 E oP1a¢eof Birth llflew York Present Address:_:_ _6Z2OQE1;:nwQo§1:_Road, _1he_w[_y_ Chase,_ Maryland _ _ i We request: Copy of Previous Report _ Name Check X ____:r3 u11Fieldlnvestigation update 1/17/69 The person name above is being considered for: X White I-Iouae Staff Position Pr e sidential Appointment Position with another Agency - /{Ii ATTACH}/IENTS: . V V ______X______86 tminupii-ode! SF SF 87,Fingerprint }Card;0/ BiographyIL fox}3'30 ' REMARKS: . b6 b7C UE EBE nELIvER i~:*D*EBYFBI P03| J . B . -' , . 5 92 I 92 . 7 J V nos gpprovcl50-R208 No. '- 31.1. ;~1_ A I _ 92 1,... case SERIALNO. cscuse mm I 92_=.5E6URITYlNV_EST_I§IITION = -.,_! um <@~»1~-M-=ll-I07 F! son M ssusmvz POSITION L. lN$TRll0TlONS. Preparetriplicate, in usinga typewriter. Fill in all items. If the answeris No or None, so state. If more space is needed for any item, continue under item 28. . i I. FULLNAME LAST NAME! FIRSTNAME! MIDDLENAME! 2. DATE OFB TH I Initials and .. ebridgemerlts of Sa re, William 1: I Q 1 lull name are, OTHER'_NAMES Maiden name,names USED.by former marriages, namesformer changed3.P CEO Bl T not acceptable. legally or otherwise, aliases, nicknames,etc. Specify which, end shew datesused. If no middle .. , . . name, show " lVIIlN!"; if . 7 4. V AIIEEI EM_ALE__ I initials only, show " no given 92 5. HEIGHT WEIGHT COLORCOLOR or middle name!" ~ . EYES' HAIR 6. E] SINGLE 7. IF MARRIED, WIDOWED,OR DIVORCED, GIVE FULL NAME ANDDATE ANDPLACE OFBIRTH OF SPOUSE ORFORMER SPOUSE.INCLUDE WIFE'S NAME.MAIDENGIVE DATE AND PLACEOF MARRIAGE OR DIVORCE. , I El MARRIED Give sameinformation regarding all previousmerria es end divorces.! . - I [J WIDOW ER! [I DIVORCED 8. DATEAND PLACEOF RESIDENCE. él! actualplaces residence of from di er themeilinj addresses.furnish identify and bothBe¢in withpresent and gobeck to Januaryl. I937. ontinue under item !8 on other side if necessary.! - ' FROM 1! - Y _"NUMBERANDSTREEI'A @ V sure 0 l/69 presentE1mWoodRd., 6200 Chase, ' Chevy Maryland - I » 9. U BY BIRTH U NATURALIZED ALIEN REGISTRATIONNO. DATE, PLACE, ANDCOURT CI us, cmzsn CERT. NO. PETITION N0. E] DERIVED-PARENTSCERT. NO S!. El ALIEN REGISTRATION N0. NATIVE COUNTRY DATE ANDPORT OFENTRY I0. EDUCATION. All schoolsabove elementary.! NAMEOF SCHOOL_ 92 ' 7' _ ADDRBS - -- ~ 7- mom YOlf!A_ TO Year! ozsmzzs _ _ .. .»___4 I E = ~ I II. THISSPACE FOR FBI USE. See alsoitem 29.! 12. socmts5cuR|TY Numasn VI3. MILITARYSERVICE rmor preeent! SERIAL NO. . BRANCH OF SERVICE If none,at five seperstiorl! rsde or I- gI1| . A". FROM Fem" um! 7, Yr.! TO Yr!! ./we/we.-= =w*"B=s* .:j;',"; u. naveYOU EVERBEEN mscunnszomom 11-1:ARMED FORCESuuosn OTHER "mm HONORABLEconomousz [1YES E]NO. II anewerin "Yea," dive detailain item 28.! I5. EMPLOYMENT. Liet ALLemployment starting datee withyour preeentemgloyment. both Give month and yearfor alldates. ShowALL dates and addresseewhen unemployed. Give nameunder whichemployed ildi erent from name now used.! WFROMTO AND NAME SUPERVISOR OFEMPLOYER Full Firmor agency! if name,known! Where ADDRES employed!TYPEWORK OFFOR REASON LEAVING V 1/69 present U. S. Government The White House Special Assistant to the Pres1dent 92 J . ~92 4 I I I I .x ,_ . J - I5. HAVEYOU EVERBEEN DISCHARGED FIRED! FROMEMPLOYMENT ANY FOR RQSON? EYES D NO. I7. HAVEYOU EVER RESIGNED QUIT!AFTER BEING INFORMED THATYOUR EMPLOYER INTENDED TODISCHARGE FIRDYOU FORANY REASON?EIYES EINO. ' II your anawar toI6 or I7 aboveie "Yea" give detaile in item 28. Show thename andeddreea ofemployer, epproximatedate, andreeeena in each caee. This information should agreewith the etatemante madein item l5 EMPLOYMElVT.! - I8. HAVEYOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED.TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. HELD FORINVESTIGATION QUSTIONING. OR CHARGEDOR BY ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY? You may omit: I! Tra ic violations for which you paid a ne cl 830or ieae;and ! nnythinj that happened beforeyour ldth birthday. All other incidentl muet be included,even thoughthey weredismissed. oryou merelyforfeited collateral.! D YES U NO. IF YOUR ANSWER IS GIVE FULL DETAILS BELOW: _DATE HQEIEE - LAW ENFORCEMENT PLACE,_ I AUTI '19 mg, .W___v 11- i'-, " 1 I X I 4 _?92/ __ ~ ,r. ;uI92'ru'IT" . " ._.'92__1* ;~ ~ ~>' _ __r_ ' E" A U-S. GOVERNMENTPRINTING 1 OFFICEI968 O Z99-784 92/ 92J A I ;_~ . ~ V 92 . 5 _ 92 J L 92 / BOB Epprovul No. 50 R208 r "35? Wm; 24* ' ~ STE 92 I 9292=~/ at .. ' ' 1 I9. HAVE YOU NERVOUS BREAKDOWN OR HAVE YOU EVER HAD MEDICALTREATMENT FOR A MEITTAL CONDITION? U YES D NO. I! your anewer in Yes, give detail; in item 28.! Z!. FOREIGN COUNTRIIS VISITED SINCEI930!. Exclusiveoi military service.! COUNTRY ' DATELEFT U.S.A. DATE RETURNEDU.S.A. PURPOSE . England, Fiance, Italy, " _ r Germany, Belgium 2/69 Z/69 Pr idential trip England, France, Italy '7./70 I 7/70 Vjjation Ireland ' _ 10/70 10/70 - .~Presidentia1 trip con d ZI. ARE YOU NOW, OR HAVEYOU EVER BEEN. A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY. U.S.A., OR ANY COMMUNIST OR FASCIST ORGANIZATION? U YES NO. . Z2. ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOUEVER BEEN A MEMBER OF ANY FOREIGN OR DOMBTIC ORGANIZATION. ASSOCIATION. MOVEMENT, GROUP, OR COMBINATION OF PERSONS WHICH IS TOTALITARIAN, FASCIST COMMUNIST. OR SUBVERSIVE OR WHICH HAS ADOPTED. OR SHOWS. A POLICY OF ADVOCATING OR APPROVING THE COMMISSION OF ACTS OF FORCE OR VIOLENCE TO DENY OTHER PERSONS THEIR RIGHTS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, OR WHICH SEEKS TO ALTER THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES BY UNCONSTITUTIONAL MEANS? U YES [:1 NO. Z3. IF YOUR ANSWER TO QUESTION 2| OR 22 ABOVE IS STATE THE NAMES OF ALL SUCH ORGANIZATIONS. ASSOCIATIONS. MOVEMENTS, GROUPS, OR COM- BINATIONS OF PERSONS AND DATE5 OF MEMBERSHIP. IN ITEM Z8 OR ON A SEPARATE SHEET TO BE ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS FORM. GIVE COM- PLETE DETAIIS OF YOUR ACTIVITIES THEREIN AND MAKE ANY EXPLANATION YOU DESIRE REGARDING YOUR MEMBERSHIP OR ACTIVITIES. . '_ NAME IN FULL ' ADDRESS FROM TO OFFICE HELD dj ix! : I I 92-.- Z4. MEMBERSHIP IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. Listall orgnnirations in which you are now a member or have been a member, except those whichshow religioue or political af liatiune.! If none, so state.! " NAME i___i IN FULL m__ ADDRESSTYPE i i_ FROM J2 OFFICE*___¥ HELD , 92 V I .i . 92 Z5. 87% RELATIVES.otlgr names by 'ParerI't|, previoue apouae,_¢'livor6'ed marriage, epouae, If pereon children, ie dead. brothers, eta ta "de,edf' end eieteh;after li ng rela tionahip or deed.and Namepf fumieh =_pou.ue information eheuld lor otherinclude columns maiden name asof time_and I 9 M '! ' ' - ' YEAROF * .. , coumnv or PRESENT RELATION NAME IN FULL BIRTH JADDRESS BIRTH CITIZENSHIP I , _ .. _ = = __ -. ~- .. . _ R5 92 A / 6 I J fr »_ - .1": :~ ~-».>-" 92.1" -3 T ' . - - _ . "vi ~2 92 26b. CLOSEPERSONAL ASSOCIATES. Name threepersons, suchas friends,schoolmates orcolleagues, whoknow youwell! NAMEIN FUIQL ¢ = HOME ADDRESS1 ' , BUSINESS ADDRESS YEARS KNOWN e » '92 Z7.TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE. HAVE YOUEVER BEN THE SUBJECT OFA FULL FIELD OR BACKGROUNDPERSONAL INVESTIGATIONBY ANY AGENCYOF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?U YES D NO. If your answer is Yes, show in item 28, l! the nameof the investigating agency ! the approximate date 0!investigation, and ! the level ofsecurity clearancegranted, it known.! Z8. SPACEFOR CONTINUING ANSWERS TOOTHER QU5TIONS. Show item numbers towhich answers apply. Attach a separatesheet if there is noti enou h spacehere.! . . #20: Bermuda 4/71 - 4/71 vacation _ "Bermuda 12/71 - 12/71 Presidential trip p a Z9.REPORT OF INFORMATION DEVELOPED. This space reserved forFBI use.! I DATE: I Ii e }-. I Before signing this form check back over it to make sure you have answered all questions fully and correctly. CERTIFICATION I CERTIFYthat the statémcnts"madc byme on this form are true, complete, an rre to> hc best of my knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith. ,»»*""~. Fslle statementon Ihllform L 92 < i S I _ i Is pllnlghlhleby mu. ~ 92 - ' DAT SIGNATURE Sign mg' 'land rst carbon copy! ' INFORMATION TOBE FURNISHEDBY AGENCY I INSTRUCTIONS TC! AGENCY: See Federal PersonnelManual Chapter 736 and PPM Supplement 296-31, Appendix A, for details on when this form is required and how it is used. If this is a request for investigation before appointment, insert "APPL" in the space for Date of Appointment and show information about the proposedapp'oint'inent in the other spaces for appointment data. carbonThe original copyof andthe the form, rst carbon Standard copyForm should 87 Fingerprint be signed by the Chart!, ans ap licant any investigative or appointee. Submit information theabout original theperson and the mlrignrd receivedon voucher forms or otherwise, to the United States Civil Service Commission, Bureau of Personnel Investigations, Washington, D.C.. 2041 5. If this is a request for full eld security investigation, submit these forms to the attention of the Division of Reimbursable In- ' vestigations;if this is a request for preappointment national agency checks,submit these forms to the attention of the Control Section. T ' - RETAIN THECARBON COPYDF STANDARD FORM 85 SIGNED BY THE APPLICANTAPPOINTEE! OR FOR.YOIlRFILES '. I DATE OFAPPOINTMENT TYPEOFAPPOINTMENT ' ~ CIVIL SERVICEREGULATION NUMBEROR TITLE OF POSITIONAND GRADEOR - OTHER APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY SALARY.. _ _ ' . ' »' U EXCEPTED - ~ ' - - i B COMPETITIVE. lnéfuaeinde nite and tem- V ' pouiry typesof competitive appointments.! DEPARTMENTAGENCY OR DUTY STATION SEND RI$ULTS OFPREAPPOINTMENT CHECK TO: s Ti-us lsA SznsxrizvaPOSITION - '/ V _ O 92 " E . , ._, I _ . _,~ . 5. sItNA1'l.|'F¬ ANDor AUTk92j1'E_D TITLEAGENCY OFFICIAL! ~1 '' I * :E I - . U.S<_~. GOVERNMENT OFFICE: PRINTING Q*Z§§ 7B4I955 92/ _ 92/ 1 - T ET m ' F 4:32 Rev, 1-22-so! ' 4'?" F-ederalBureau of Inv st1qa_t1on "RecordsL BraR ' 1912- e Searching Unit - Room 6527 Q t_ Servi Unit - Room 6524 ward to V io L_i Return t 4 I0 upervrsor oom Ext Type of References Requested: Ii Regular Request Analytrcal Search! V References Subversive Nonsubversive!& l:Subversive ReferencesOnly I: Nonsubversive References Only l: Main __.;_.__ References Only / Type of Search Requested: l: Restricted to Locality of I: Exact Name Only On the Nose! I: Buildup l:l Variations we r M972 Subject ri Birthdate & Place _ Address Localities Rat! Date 3. I I3Searcher Initials lbi IO 9 I ST FILE NUMBE i~ *>> <@w11@ V r R SERIAL l/'7'Z!_/ ~ 'v V V HM 92.t L BU . Vi ii ¢ Fr -Lip, I - to M Lewis MD § 4%" xx M173 ii iii e-ii > '_ ~ _ _, *" "' _. _* A , ' ' '**"92"-92 1 r ~ l 3 in yv I " "0 t I 4? V ~._ '1 1 / 92-./ ""RFrrni g s|ip _ , g FD-4 Rcv. 12-22-69! nne_2Z}Z/Y3 - T0: @ Director N" UIRY BUFILE161-5833* An" _. SPECIALI Q SECTION LE - __-_ . . 92 Title ' S FIRE Q SAC SP I [:1 ASAC B:n1>Em_3,£2l4,L'L2_____ C] Supv. [:] Agent {:1 SE K [j10____._____.____ RE; Dir. A/T.wFO 3/10/72 [:1 CC $_ Q Steno [I] Clerk C] Rotor #: _ . ACTION DESIRED , ' I3 Ae| -1&1; cGPO I911 4:1 419 Li l 92 V _~ . 5 H '1: A 17 I . " Airtel ~ A3/10/72 -S. Q/7'4, 11§ To: SACs, Washington V Field 61-5370! W. , - Ens. ! §<5, ,, J 7* 1»q Ne3{rwY'0':1~ iB Baltimore : 61-2728! inc, -- :E_nc1, rJf+ , / '1 /»7@ 5; /~ V ' Alexendrié - Enc, K/< .Q I @»;»¢* From: Director; FBI 61-5833! MN iii!;;/ 2% /2%Li, WILLIAH LEWIS EAFIRE 47 , . worn: spnem. 3/24/72INQUIRY , »4~ /<~~ , , 1* ? , 1" 9; /i //3:»! /1 5;, , P WI Z. * 1;» .1 ! i /7' & Bureau has been requested to e up to date January, 1969, investigation of Safire, e e ial Assistant to the President.i Born 12/17/29, New York _ en, and resides 6200~E1mwood Road, Chevy Chase, Maryland. U_ tobdate A background data attached. 1 I 1 ' 1} New York will note that at time of previous investigation Satire was residing in New York City, where l he was self-employed in public relations, He accepted 1 current position in January, 1969. 1 For info Baltimore, wife is the former and they have two minor ch11dren,| j _ be § SPIN. bve ? Mr J Yr Jg r Ir -11- Ir Ex-100 R : 921r Hr MTE1 Reqll st received today Qfrjgirgz-% h ite /37! //1 ' House, 'q' . .921ol'.r _ , ~ Ir FBI Date: 3/22/72 Transmit the following in ,2 I Type in plaintext or code! ' via AIRTEL .2 '22 I Priority! ""'_/'7 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -7 _ _ _ ______' _ _ "' G TO:0 '§/ DIRECTOR, 4%q F:i? g§»" e1-5833!I FROM: SAC,ALEXANDRIA 61-Rc!/ Rue; wILL1Apa;f%;;§g;¢MIs SAFIRE sPEc1A1;__;i3§NQuIRY BUDED: 24/ 72 Rej~/§r§?i§;;1reaudated airtel 3/10/72. i ~ Ii *92 w-___.e F -as Rev. s-22454! L : _ n"1~ 1 ,» l07 " #- F B I ./f 1 Date: 3/24/72 Transmit the following in _ Type in plaintexl or code! Vm Airtel Priority! To: Director, FBI 61-5833! From: SAC,WFO. 61-527o .1 WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE SPECIAL INQUIRY Reference: Buairtel to WFO, dated 3/10/72 Details: at Washington, D;C- ..92 r. MWK. / / /Q/ é3L3jf 92 <>r R' '"s¢¢R5,'§5" APR7 1972 Bureau 61-5833! WFO 61-5270! " I "-- -.__, I _*~ 34» Sent M ___i_____.__ P er -_-__-i_-__i- 7 92 -, V t, . 92, 92~92:~ ;92. :,. , ; ~"_;, . 92r /Z/ L, 92:é;;> -A1 /J 92_4 , _ _< . . Q r - .1 ~ e . "' 4'54;11335. ' . £51 I».- ~ " ¢,' wro 161-5270} _ ,3»;§ 3/ i GES:jh1 messyI - A, c // <7 i<- b,<""' ,», I l "WhiteHouse ' Office WHO!//2?r*- _ The following invest ation at WHO was_conducted'by g 1.- Special Agent GEORGE_E. SAUNDS on 3/20/72: _ 1.? The files of_th Personnel Office, WHO indicated ' the appointee WILLIAML. AFIRE received a presidential appointment comissio d! on l/21/69 as Special Assistant to the President and t he has been so employed to date. RAYMOND PRICE,K. JR., Special Assistant to the President, advised the appointee is one of the speech writers for the President. PRICE heads*up[the staff of speech writers for» the President. PRICE described the appointee as a highly intelligent capable, competent person of great intellectual capacity. SAFIRE is one of the top speech writers for the President and is highly regarded by Mr. NIXON. SAFIRE- _ sis a dedicated discreet person, He has known the appointee Socially, Has taken numerous official White House trips with SAFIRE and considers him a personal friend. SAFIRE isoa fine, decent person who is devoted to his wife and family. There is no question of the appointee's loyalty toA the United S a g»<»States and 0;¢>,;is/M,PEICEhi hly recommends aw so - 0him; » '= ~P2;RICK J. BUCHANAN, Special Assistantto the4 Y o!W} President, _dvised he has worked closely with the appointee or the past approximately fou years dating from the presidential campaign.__Since_coming to the White House in January, 1969, they are both assigned-as speech writers for the President.A Their offices are adjacent to each other. They have also accompanied each otherlon numerous WhiteHouse trips. BUCHANAN has the highest respect for SAFIRE;o'- and considers him a very intelligent, capable, competent , person who is completely dedicated to his osition and the President.d The appointee is an honorable,.honest, trustworthy person whosepersonal habits arédabove reproach;. SAFIRE is a devoted family man. BUCHANAN considersthe appointee a - loyal American citizen and favorably recommendshim.~ ;. . V ' < . .' * ' ' , _ 92 .' s Ms ~ ~ ~a:. , R" E _ VI * Q 1,, A ~_.|~ wroGES:jh 161-5270 ' L» H ?, ~ _ is 2 .. ""92 E{92 /I DWIGHT CHAPIN,L. DeputyAssistant to the President, advised he first became acquainted with the appointee during the presidential campaign and has worked /W9 continually with him to date. He has had social contact with SAFIRE and in this respect has found him a decent, respectable person. He described SAFIREas an industrious, / knowledgeable, productive staff member. His comments are completely favorable concerning the appointee's character, associates, reputation and loyalty. The fo1lowing,White House personnel substantially the same information as set out gave above. They all consider the appointee to be in the interviews motivated, intelligent, brilliant, energetic, and moral person; a highly charming stones T.BELL speei iAssistanzto hi itaff Assistant the President ROBERT J. BROWN2 P S ecial Assistant to the President ' L Chief Receptionist 92 CHARLES W.COLSON Special Counsel to the President e Administrative Officer l Staff Assistant _ FREDERIC V.MALEK, Special Assistant to the President NOBLE M. MELENCAMP, Chief Executive Clerk b6 WALTER R.TKACH, BrigadierGeneral, U. S. Air Force, b7C *,HERBERT Personal G. KLEIN, Physician.t0 Director the Presideniof Comunications for the_ " Executive Branch LPersonal Secreta TY to the President ~ , ~ , Personnel Officer JOHN C. WHITAKER, Deputy, Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs HARRY s.DENT, SpecialCounsel to the President 92 92'$ 53 _ .,_ ¢ - * ~ . .2"-' ' i >~ O I ' ~ Q. ' .'..~_ ",1",. s. . re {<1 r ,_v 92 ',- = g _.; , . wro-161-5270 - JM:vos. _ L RESIDENCE . e"»' _- 6200 Elmwood_Road, ~ , - Chevy Chase, Maryland it - _Ai 7,On March23,'1972, Agent[:::::::::;]con- Special ducted the following investigation in the above-capt_oned = neighborhood; A1 ' 1 e_, ~ 'e, ; 2 I lemployed ' as a Houseman at this address, stated that the appo ntee, WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE and family, which_consists of his wife, [:::::::Land~two;small_2ail§?ihalasee~§£9@rab° t tW° ?5*§TY"* " V years of_age,,mgvgQmto_theiaboveecaptioned adHrés§Mab6§t ¢January,_1969, andthey-have been living here since, He has V 6 P1/*4 metmhpth the appointee and his wife and stated that they have. .'-V - impressed him favorably. They are good neighbors. ,They are . considerate, responsible, dependable, and_cooperative. 'Hehas no reason to question their character, associates, reputation, ~or loyalty>to=the_United States.' He has no reason not to f recommend the appointee for a position of trust and confidence" with the United States Government.' 1,. _ , ' W, _7 - I | ChevyChase, r Maryland, stated that the appointee anu nis moved into ;the_neighborhood at the above-captioned address in January, _1969 and that they are living there at the present time. She knows them casually only!" Theyshave impressed her as-good_ néighbors; They maintain their property in excellent condition, have caused no problems in the neighborhood, are personable, intelligent, and responsibleei She vouched for the appointee's character, reputation, associates, and loyalty to the United States. ,She recommended him for a position of trust and confi- i-dence with the United States Government. ,_ _ - A ' ' =5 she_ {stated movLd to thisaddress months nine and agt that tn! appointee.~ and'family werealready living-in the neighborhood, She stated that their yards aredadjacent to one another, even though they live on different streetsg» She metthe appointee on one occasion "casual.Her association She has withithef ppointee hadgg giason and question to his family theircharacter, has been very I reputation, associates, or loyalty to the United States. She has no reason not to recommend him for a position of trust and eons, . fidence with the United States;Gbvernment. _ 1 ' " w 1 .' V. _ _ _ I _ ../. ,. ,, I ~_ Y1:- ~_,__92~§ 92f v e Q §I } 92 WFO 161-5270 2 I hasmet both the appointee and his wife when they moved into the neigh- borhood in 1969. They have been neighbors since. Her relation- ship with them has been very casual. She stated that the ap- pointee has many parties and feels that this is because of the political position that he holds with the White House. She stated that they have caused no problem and that there has been no reason for her to question his character, reputation, associates, or loyalty to the United States. She has no reason not to recommend him for a position of trust and confidence with the United States Government. 1 F Q7 1! 5 u , . WFU 151~5Z7O JV13 L CREDIT AND BOLICEAGENCIES SA[::::::::::::::::]caused a search to be made of the files of The Credit bureau, Incorporated, Washing~ ton, 0.6., and was advised on March 15, 1972, that the files contained a satisfactory credit record for the agpointee. F r 92"1r ~1 On March15, 1972,scI Ide- 1r termined that no reocrd wqs contained in the Metropolitan rolice Department files concerning I I and the following record was con- tained concerning WILLIAM L. SAFIRE, DOB: 12/17/29: DATE VIOLATION DISPOSITION 4/12/69 Passing through red light Forfeited $10.00 It is to be noted that at all times an indefinite number of unidentified records are out of file and not avail able for review. n March15, 1Q72,SC[:::::;::::;::;1searched the files of the U.S. Kerk Police and no i enti ia e record was found concerning the an ointee or his spouse. 136 Un -Marcia ~ ~s 1% 1972s SC searched the b7C files of the Montgomery County, Maryland, Police Department, and no identifiable record was located concerning the ap~ pointee or his spouse. M L 4 . 1 pl WFO 161-5270 JVB l_ MISCELLANQQQQ SC[:::::::::::::::]caused a search to be made of the files of the Bureau of Bersonnel Investigations, Civil $ervice Commission, and was advised on March 21, 1972, that no additional pertinent information was found concern- ing the appointee. On March16, 1972,SCI lcaused a search to be made on the files of the House Committee on Internal Security and was advised that no identifiable re- cord was found concerning the appointee. The files of the Passport Office, Department of State, reviewedon March20, 1972,by SCI I disclosed that WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE was issued Diplomatic rassport Number X-050249 on February 20, 1969, at dashing- ton, D.C., for proposed travel to all countries on official business as need be for such travel, for the White House. The appointee listed his birth date as December 17, 1929, as New York, New York, and his birth certificate in the name of WILLIAM LLWIS SAFIR was seen by passport authorities. The above is all the information in the file since it was last reviewed on January 10, 1969, On March20I 19729 SC[:::::::::::::::]caused a search to he made of the files of the U.S. Secret Service, Department of the Treasury and was advised that no addi iona 1 pertinent information was found concerning the appointee. tn March16 5 1972,SA[::::::::::::::]reviewed Registration File #1189 at the Registration Section, Inter- nal Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice, It dis- closed no additional pertinent information concerning the appointee. if /0 '17" FD-:c_,T aim M _'¥'iu V 5 21 9 4 i : . ET-,=@T_151ia:92;92v:*"m::o92~11 '1 1" / ii 2».-=-Es: Q ¬<¬t2§$i: 92nKUNTCATl6N§i §E@?%Yl0l§ 1/ 1.- __ ./ 4 W 92R 2} 5 ,7 ~ Y ii R/TI. 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Q92 92 Honorable Alexander P. Butterfield ¢U¬TO:£f§_ mi u 92 Deputy Assistantto the President RgQ;& RY:@/ikii The WhiteHouse » " >N0V """""""""" " *=§.-1 Weshiegton,D. C. 4 ANS 171977 927&8. I "" l!earMr. Butterfield: In accordance with a request received from you on March 18, 1972, an investigaticqf as been conducted concerning Mr. William Lggis $afire._ Trans- mitted herewith are two copies oF*¬ §G§§¥§* emorandum containing the results of this investigation. v E An applicant-type investigationwas conducte concerning.Mr. Safire in 1969, the results of which L have been previously furnished to yous The enclosed sumary memoran u covers Mr. Safire's activities since January, 1969. A A ? v ' q§§iE§&! Sincerelyyours,I xx _ ¢ 1 i :.@ Igg 1 "K, 92 , Q?92 gy 3%BEN IX ;/l?so Q5 g Tolson i-13,}: ,'I ~. Felt ___;_ . l I D;- Q ;'y"%»*3 Y . Hnesédsegfi -} Campbell i- APR 71972 J Rosen 92 , r_ Enc1os ies{2} 8g%%ié%&£$giQ%; § -. ¢_. M0111 i_____ w-. 1», - Bishop __i :2.-::P,:-1 =:-r:==-- ~**»~=e; I Miller, E.5._ 4 v NOTE:§ Reqnest received from White Callahan i_ 'l969 investigation of Safire, aged House 3/l0/72 to update Casper __i 42, who is a Special Conrad _i Dalbey ___ Assistantto the President- speeg writer!; Minor traffic Cleveland_ n 9.» nvestigations otherwise Ponder _i_ citation'against Safirejgbh favorable andco %e¢§¬ . @~ 'j§ 1'1 , Bales _i__I " 1 '._ , 1-92'-_:;J. -- f".~ '.-- I '. , 1' L /? A 1 /wW92n, ' :////a 8¥:;1 ::;~ EDD" l~ Q "llll <7 e -> Soyars _i Tele.Room ___ J ,- Y; ; J4; » J Lila {$6I RETURN , TD MR. EY, ROOM 1260 gijjs Q 5 - - ' ELETYPE[I1 UNIT L H ,1 O D f pnil 4, 1972 w1m.m| mus; SAFIRE / A'¢'1>~*¢*@e@-an .7 A THE INVESTIGATION GP I. SAFIRB CUVERBD IQQUIRIES AS TU HIS CHARACTER, LORALTY, ABILITY, ADD GENERAL STANDING, BUT H0 INQUIRIES WERE IADB AS TO THE SOURCES 0F HIS IHCOIB. . .- ' ,/1/, Ir. Satire was born on Decenber 17, 1929, in New York City,as Iil1iam 1ewis Safir. Be has used the name of William lends Satire since 1955. tan applicant-type investigation was conducted concerning Ir. Satire in 1969. The information in this summary memorandum covers the period since January, 1969. Emgloynent I Br. Safire continued ma serve as President of Satire Public Relations, Incorporated, Kev York City, until January 21, 1969, when he received an appointment as Special Assistant to the President; Exehut;ye*QfTic§.ef:the Bresident, Waéhingtdh; p;:CZiithétppsitionlhexpresently holds. Iarital Status A Safiredregidee with his wife the former at 6200 Elmwood and Road, Chevytheir two Chase, children, larylang. b6 Interviews ' b7C Raymond K. Price, Jr. President, Executive Office of , Special Assistant to the |'nls11n _ __._ advised he has been acquainted Fol: w the President, Washington, D. C., Fxlmphcll nn writer for the President since Rnaeu %___ with Ir. Satire as a speech 92I0hr ,, ,*i Januar y 1969 . Re said he has Y 5 As}. mp M92H 11.1%. -r, __ also knovn him on a social basis and described him as anhighly Callahzxn ,4 intelligent, capable, and competent individual. He said [Msper __,_ Cnnrarl .i_, Ir. Safire is one of the top speech vriters for President Dn9292se¢y YA CleWIu|1d ii- Richard I. Nixon and is highly regarded by the President. Ponder W? _, I W Bates .__ 92 {a9292ka92rt __i I A V- alters _ .» WW /4,/ d.~ 1, .. 6a . . * SFM:mfy 7 §:!§'ars ___ ,/, . .;,. Yule. Room ___ U /mi/J H:92 . /K M Holmee __! " RETURN Ganriy _ _ TOMR. ROOM 1260. MAHJROQM[::] TELETYPEUNnfEI1 ENQLGSURE 92 William Lewis Satire He advised that there is no question concerning Mr. Safire's character, loyalty, associates, or reputation, and he recommended him for a position of trust and confidence with the Federal Government. Patrick J. Buchanan, Special Assistant to the President, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D. C., advised that he has been closely associated with Mr. Satire for approximately four years. He described him as a very intelligent, capable, and competent individual. He said Mr. Safire is a reputable, honest, and trustworthy person whose character, associates, and loyalty are above reproach. He recommended him for a position oi trust and confidence with the United States Government. Dwight L. Chapin, Deputy Assistant to the President, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D. C., advised he has been acquainted with Hr. Satire on a social and professional basis for approximately four years. He described him as an industrious, knowledgeable, productive, and stable person. He commented favorably concerning Mr. Safire's character, reputation, loyalty, and associates, and he recommended him for a position of trust and confidence with the Government. Goldman, Sachs and b6 Company, investment bankers, New York City, advised he has b7@ been acquainted with Mr. Safire since their youth, as he mentioned when previously interviewed concerning Mr. Satire. He said he still maintains contact with Hr. Safire and considers him to be an honest individual. He commented favorably concerning Mr. Safire's character, reputation, loyalty, and associates, and he recommended him for a position of trust and confidence with the United States Government. Twenty-three additional individuals, consisting of acquaintances, associates, co workers, and neighbors, were interviewed. They commented favorably concerning Mr. Safire's ability, associates, character; loyalty, and reputation. He was described as an intelligent, considerate, dependable, cooperative, and highly motivated individual. They recommended him for a position of trust and confidence. with the Government. Persons acquainted with his close relatives stated they are reputable individuals. _ 3 -. '1 -, I _ _ William Lewis Safire Close Relatives Hr. Safire s father, Oliver C. Safir, is deceased. In addition to his wife and two children, mentioned previously, he has the following living close relatives: Mother Ida Panisch Safir New York City Brother I I New York City bg b/C Brother | Kings Point, New Y1ork Credit and Arrest Ehecks Information has been received from the appropriate credit reporting agencies indicating their files contain either no record or no additional pertinent information concerning Mr. Safire. Iniormation has been received from the appropriate law enforcement agencies indicating their files contain no information concerning Mr. Satire or his close relatives, with the exception of the following: The records of the Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D. C., indicate William Lewis Satire, born December 17, 1929, was cited on April 12, 1969, for "passing through a red light," for which he was fined $10. , Passport Record The records of the Passport Office, Department of State, indicate Mr. Safire was issued a diplomatic passport on February 20, 1969, for "proposed travel to all countries on official business as need be for such travel for The White House." These files contain no derogatory information concerning him. ,-3 ,1-Qlxf- >-.-- -,~ » _l JL _. _, /92 -L ./Q ? . ~92 V . - _',. -. g 92._. V V s, ~ Wi11iau1 Lewis Safire 1 Agency Checks *- i _ - V '» V V Information has been received from the following governmental agencies indicating their files contain either - no record or no additional pertinent information concerning Mr. Satire: V n ' _ Bureau of Personnel Investigations, Civil V Service Commission; House Committee on Internal Security; Central Intelligence Agency; United States Secret Service; V and The white House Office. V ' .The central files of the FBI, including the fi1esV V of the Identification Division, contain no additional pertinent information concerning Mr. Safiro. 4 e . I Q 4528 /W " 5-W» MXW CHANGED to /W W Qj j ;Z7/r/ X ? % ¥f,r2/ X3 <9 /">r.? X 4 MAY1 9 1978 2%//4% , FB 5 Q 4-528 0 CHANGED TU 3_ 20>/ /é 51233.. p??;/;/ 30>i / /;a@-;? Xi;X %' 9 / 30 x.;L X0 Y7 74 92;"M 1.¢-.- r;92_ 4-528 _. W /»/» 3? X/9' 3 ;/' X13 MAY 3 9 1978 FB92/ 6 4 528 /W, J/3?- % erCHANGED i T0 /W- W K=?y;>Q X/7 '37 X/ Y MAY1 9 1978 3%/1/* /, F JBl/DO FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FOIP.A DELETED PAGE INFORI -.-'I.ATION SI-IEET Nc Duplicaticn Fees are charged fcr Deleted Page Infc naticn Sheet s Tctal Deleted Page{s! ~ 4 Page T6 b3 26 U.S.C. 61III3 per IRS Page TE Page 79 Duplicate Duplicate Page 123 ~ -I33 26 U.S.C. Secticn 61lIl3 per IRS