Memo on articles about Senator Dole and the Voting Rights Act Compromise

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Memo on articles about Senator Dole and the Voting Rights Act Compromise

Date (Dublin Core)

1982-05-10

Date Created (Dublin Core)

1982-05-10

Congress (Dublin Core)

97th (1981-1983)

Topics (Dublin Core)

See all items with this valueSuffrage

Policy Area (Curation)

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Creator (Dublin Core)

Bair, Sheila

Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Record Type (Dublin Core)

memorandums

Names (Dublin Core)

See all items with this valueUnited States. Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982

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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Language (Dublin Core)

eng

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https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=14&q=

Physical Location (Dublin Core)

Collection 006, Box 58, Folder 7

Institution (Dublin Core)

Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Archival Collection (Dublin Core)

Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Press Related Materials, 1961-1996

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(Page 1)
(Handwritten)
Thought you'd find this interesting Randy
(End of Handwritten)
May 10, 1982
To:
Senator Dole
From:
Sheila Bair 8B
Subject :
Voting Rights Act
We have had favorable front page articles and editorials on our Voting Rights Act compromise in virtually every major newspaper in the country. But, you can't win them all. There was a Mary McGrory article in Sunday's Post which was supposedly based on an interview with Joe Rauh. The article (attached) insinuated that we took the initiative on the compromise because of heat generated in Kansas, and that it really wasn't a compromise at all, i.e., we gave the civil rights groups everything they wanted. Apparently, the article was based on "cocktail" conversation, was not authorized or approved by the Leadership Conference, and is totally inconsistent with their position, and the actual facts. Ralph Neas has apologized profusely for the article and has indicated that several persons in the Conference have contacted Mr. Rauh and explained to him that his facts were wrong and that any public statements should be cleared through the Conference first.
Mr. Rauh has not been involved directly in any of this, really doesn't know what is going on. For instance, the article indicates that we were approached by him, Ben Hooks, and Clarence Mitchell (the former head of the Conference). We, of course, approached the Conference, and he and Clarence Mitchell weren't involved at all. He also indicated that there was "no compromise at all." In fact, with 65 cosponsors on the floor, and 9 in Committee, we persuaded the Conference to open the bill to amendment, acknowledge that there were problems with the House bill relating to the proportional representation issue under Section 2, and the perpetuity aspect of Section 5, and agree to additional statutory language to address these problems.
In fairness to Mr. Rauh, he was just trying to make you look good. As the article indicates, he is "high" on you, and thought that by saying there really wasn't a compromise, he would enhance your already high popularity with civil rights groups.
Incidentally, both Newsweek and Time will be coming out with favorable articles on our compromise this week.
(Page 2)
News from Senator
BOB DOLE
(R - Kansas) 2213 Dirksen Building, Washington, D.C. 20510

(Page 1)
(Handwritten)
Thought you'd find this interesting Randy
(End of Handwritten)
May 10, 1982
To:
Senator Dole
From:
Sheila Bair 8B
Subject :
Voting Rights Act
We have had favorable front page articles and editorials on our Voting Rights Act compromise in virtually every major newspaper in the country. But, you can't win them all. There was a Mary McGrory article in Sunday's Post which was supposedly based on an interview with Joe Rauh. The article (attached) insinuated that we took the initiative on the compromise because of heat generated in Kansas, and that it really wasn't a compromise at all, i.e., we gave the civil rights groups everything they wanted. Apparently, the article was based on "cocktail" conversation, was not authorized or approved by the Leadership Conference, and is totally inconsistent with their position, and the actual facts. Ralph Neas has apologized profusely for the article and has indicated that several persons in the Conference have contacted Mr. Rauh and explained to him that his facts were wrong and that any public statements should be cleared through the Conference first.
Mr. Rauh has not been involved directly in any of this, really doesn't know what is going on. For instance, the article indicates that we were approached by him, Ben Hooks, and Clarence Mitchell (the former head of the Conference). We, of course, approached the Conference, and he and Clarence Mitchell weren't involved at all. He also indicated that there was "no compromise at all." In fact, with 65 cosponsors on the floor, and 9 in Committee, we persuaded the Conference to open the bill to amendment, acknowledge that there were problems with the House bill relating to the proportional representation issue under Section 2, and the perpetuity aspect of Section 5, and agree to additional statutory language to address these problems.
In fairness to Mr. Rauh, he was just trying to make you look good. As the article indicates, he is "high" on you, and thought that by saying there really wasn't a compromise, he would enhance your already high popularity with civil rights groups.
Incidentally, both Newsweek and Time will be coming out with favorable articles on our compromise this week.
(Page 2)
News from Senator
BOB DOLE
(R - Kansas) 2213 Dirksen Building, Washington, D.C. 20510

(Page 1)
(Handwritten)
Thought you'd find this interesting Randy
(End of Handwritten)
May 10, 1982
To:
Senator Dole
From:
Sheila Bair 8B
Subject :
Voting Rights Act
We have had favorable front page articles and editorials on our Voting Rights Act compromise in virtually every major newspaper in the country. But, you can't win them all. There was a Mary McGrory article in Sunday's Post which was supposedly based on an interview with Joe Rauh. The article (attached) insinuated that we took the initiative on the compromise because of heat generated in Kansas, and that it really wasn't a compromise at all, i.e., we gave the civil rights groups everything they wanted. Apparently, the article was based on "cocktail" conversation, was not authorized or approved by the Leadership Conference, and is totally inconsistent with their position, and the actual facts. Ralph Neas has apologized profusely for the article and has indicated that several persons in the Conference have contacted Mr. Rauh and explained to him that his facts were wrong and that any public statements should be cleared through the Conference first.
Mr. Rauh has not been involved directly in any of this, really doesn't know what is going on. For instance, the article indicates that we were approached by him, Ben Hooks, and Clarence Mitchell (the former head of the Conference). We, of course, approached the Conference, and he and Clarence Mitchell weren't involved at all. He also indicated that there was "no compromise at all." In fact, with 65 cosponsors on the floor, and 9 in Committee, we persuaded the Conference to open the bill to amendment, acknowledge that there were problems with the House bill relating to the proportional representation issue under Section 2, and the perpetuity aspect of Section 5, and agree to additional statutory language to address these problems.
In fairness to Mr. Rauh, he was just trying to make you look good. As the article indicates, he is "high" on you, and thought that by saying there really wasn't a compromise, he would enhance your already high popularity with civil rights groups.
Incidentally, both Newsweek and Time will be coming out with favorable articles on our compromise this week.
(Page 2)
News from Senator
BOB DOLE
(R - Kansas) 2213 Dirksen Building, Washington, D.C. 20510