US-RUn-msg114.3 John H. Chafee 1972 Senatorial Campaign Papers 1961-1972 (bulk 1971-1972) Finding aid prepared by Leslie Olsen University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections 2002
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 Chafee, John H., 1922-1999 John H. Chafee 1972 Senatorial Campaign Papers 1961-1976 (bulk 1971-1972) John H. Chafee 1972 Senatorial Campaign Papers 26.5 box(es) (14 linear feet) The collection contains records that were created during and after Chafee's election campaign against incumbent senator Claiborne Pell in 1972. Ms. 114.3 Historical Note

John Chafee considered running for the United States’ Senate seat for Rhode Island during his career as governor and then as Secretary of the Navy. After he lost the 1968 gubernatorial campaign and accepted the position of Secretary of the Navy, he knew that he could not return to being Rhode Island’s governor again. He would not consider running for the governorship of Rhode Island because the position of Republican candidate had been assumed by his friend and colleague, Herbert DeSimone.

Chafee was careful to keep his career as Secretary of the Navy separate from his putative run for the Senate, but allegations surfaced that he was using federal resources to begin his Senate campaign. Charges were made that Chafee visited Rhode Island many more times than he visited any other state. Chafee made sure, however, that he had resigned as Secretary of the Navy (on May 6, 1972) before he announced his candidacy for the Senate (on May 15, 1972).

Newspaper reports did note a potential conflict of interest in his numerous trips to Rhode Island. One noted that he had spent “considerable time in Rhode Island–which has a number of major Navy schools, bases and airfield–in recent months, making speeches about the Navy and apparently not neglecting the local civic groups on those same occasions.” Washington Post, April 5, 1972. Chafee hoped to use his knowledge of Navy procedure to help keep the bases in Rhode Island from closing and made the issue a main one in his 1972 campaign. In fact, in April 1973, the bases were closed in Rhode Island, devastating the Rhode Island economy. But as Chafee stated in a statement delivered while he was a US Senate candidate on Oct 20, 1976, “The base closure decisions were made in April 1973, some eleven months after my resignation as Secretary of the Navy, by Secretary of Defense Richardson, who was not even in office when I resigned. … During my tenure as Secretary of the Navy, I did everything in my power, consistent with my responsibilities to preserve and protect the Naval establishment in Rhode Island.”

While a race against an incumbent and popular Democrat in Rhode Island might be seen as a difficult one for a Republican to win, the polls had shown early on that Chafee had a good chance at winning the Senatorial election. A poll conducted by the Providence Journal Company on Aug 22, 1971, (9 months before he announced his candidacy) showed Chafee to be the favorite in a projected race with Pell (Chafee–46.2 %, Pell–45.1%, with 8.7% undecided). The Providence Journal on Nov 24, 1971 again predicted a win by Chafee (by 2 to 1) over Pell. Chafee prepared extensively for his contest against Pell. Specific files on Pell, newspaper clippings, excepts from the Congressional Register, position papers, lists, and notes were drawn up and kept to prepare for the campaign. In Jun of 1972, however, the Pell Education Grant was passed by Congress and the popularity of that bill propelled Pell to victory during an election when for the first time in recent Rhode Island history, Rhode Island voted for a Republican in a presidential election, 54 percent for Richard Nixon to 46 percent for George McGovern.

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 Preferred Citation

The John H. Chafee 1972 Campaign Papers, Mss. Gr. 114.3, University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections.

 Scope and Content Note

The collection contains records that were created during Chafee's election campaign against incumbent senator Claiborne Pell in 1972. The records include appointment books, news releases, correspondence and news articles. There are also research files on Senator Pell's legislative and political background.

The records also includes correspondence and personal papers relating to the post-election time period.

 Arrangement

The records are arranged into the following series: 1. Correspondence 2. Chronological Correspondence 3. Appointments 4. Pell Research Files 5. Newsclippings 6. News Releases 7. Post-Campaign Files

Administrative Information

The records were transferred to the University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections by Senator Chafee's office in 1993.

These materials were originally collected and stored by the Office of John H. Chafee.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Leslie Olsen in 2002.

 Names Chafee, John H., 1922-1999 Pell, Claiborne, 1918-2009 Subjects United States. Congress. United States. Congress. Senate--History--20th century. Political campaigns--Rhode Island--History--2oth century. Political campaigns--United States--1970-1980. RIAMCO Browsing Terms Government, Politics and Law Rhode Island/Local Interest Additional information

The Gubernatorial Papers of John H. Chafee (MsG. 114.1), The John H. Chafee Secretary of the Navy Papers (MsG. 114.2), The Senatorial Papers of John H. Chafee (MsG. 115).

 Inventory Series 1 Correspondence 1969-1972

This series contains correspondence received and sent out by the “Chafee for ’72” campaign. The series is arranged chronologically within month by the date of the reply to the letter and alphabetically by name of recipient. The series contains the carbon copy of the letter sent by the “Chafee for ’72” office to the correspondent with the original letter sent to the Campaign office, along with any enclosures and usually the envelope.

At the end of the series are three folders with “Political Flavor” letters. Although they were written when Chafee was Secretary of the Navy, they were written to support him in running for the office of US Senator from Rhode Island. Included are Chafee’s replies to those letters.

 1 1 1972 May Correspondence, May, A-F 1 2 1972 May Correspondence, May G-M 1 3 1972 May Correspondence, May, N-Z 1 4 1972 May Correspondence, Re: Regional Coordinates 1 5 1972 May Correspondence, May, Whitburn 1 6 1972 Jun Correspondence, Jun A-B 1 7 1972 Jun Correspondence, Jun, C-F 1 8 1972 Jun Correspondence, Jun, G-H 1 9 1972 Jun Correspondence, Jun, I-M 1 10 1972 Jun Correspondence, Jun N-R 1 11 1972 Jun Correspondence, Jun S-Z 1 12 1972 Jun Correspondence, Re: Jun 7 dinner 1 13 1972 Jun Correspondence, Jun, Whitburn 1 14 1972 Jul Correspondence, Jul, A-C 1 15 1972 Jul Correspondence, Jul, D-F 1 16 1972 Jul Correspondence, Jul G-H 1 17 1972 Jul Correspondence, Jul I-M 2 18 1972 Jul Correspondence, Jul N-S 2 19 1972 Jul Correspondence, Jul T-Z 2 20 1972 Jul Correspondence, Jul, Whitburn 2 21 1972 Aug Correspondence, Aug, A-B 2 22 1972 Aug Correspondence, Aug, C-F 2 23 1972 Aug Correspondence, Aug, G-H 2 24 1972 Aug Correspondence, Aug, I-M 2 25 1972 Aug Correspondence, Aug, N-P 2 26 1972 Aug Correspondence, Aug, Q-S 2 27 1972 Aug Correspondence, Aug, T-Z 2 28 1972 Aug Correspondence, Aug, Whitburn 2 29 1972 Sep Correspondence, Sept, A-B 3 30 1972 Sep Correspondence, Sept, C 3 31 1972 Sep Correspondence, Sept, D-F 3 32 1972 Sep Correspondence, Sept, G-H 3 33 1972 Sep Correspondence, Sept, I-L 3 34 1972 Sep Correspondence, Sept, M 3 35 1972 Sep Correspondence, Sept N-P 3 36 1972 Sep Correspondence, Sept, R-S 3 37 1972 Sep Correspondence, Sept, T-Z 3 38 1972 Sep Correspondence, Sept, Do Not Lose 3 39 1972 Sep Correspondence, Sept, Whitburn 3 40 1972 Oct Correspondence, Oct, A-B 3 41 1972 Oct Correspondence, Oct, C 3 42 1972 Oct Correspondence, Oct, D-F 3 43 1972 Oct Correspondence, Oct, G-H 4 44 1972 Oct Correspondence, Oct, J-K 4 45 1972 Oct Correspondence, Oct, L-M 4 46 1972 Oct Correspondence, Oct, N-P 4 47 1972 Oct Correspondence, Oct, R-S 4 48 1972 Oct Correspondence, Oct, T-Z 4 49 1972 Oct Correspondence, Oct, Whitburn 4 50 1972 Nov Correspondence, Nov, A-B 4 51 1972 Nov Correspondence, Nov, C 4 52 1972 Nov Correspondence, Nov, D-F 4 53 1972 Nov Correspondence, Nov, G-H 5 54 1972 Nov Correspondence, Nov, I-K 5 55 1972 Nov Correspondence, Nov, L 5 56 1972 Nov Correspondence, Nov, M 5 57 1972 Nov Correspondence, Nov, N-O 5 58 1972 Nov Correspondence, Nov, P-Q 5 59 1972 Nov Correspondence, Nov, R 5 60 1972 Nov Correspondence, Nov, S 5 61 1972 Nov Correspondence, Nov, T-Z 5 62 1972 Nov Correspondence, Nov, Condolence letters 5 63 1972 Nov Correspondence, Nov, Whitburn 5 63a 1969 Correspondence: “Political Flavor” Letters 5 63b 1970 Correspondence: “Political Flavor” Letters 5 63c 1971-1972 Correspondence: “Political Flavor” Letters Series 2 Chronological Correspondence 1972

This series contains pink carbon copies of letters sent out by the “Chafee for ’72” campaign staff. This series also contains news releases, schedules, and memoranda.

 6 64 1972 May 6 65 1972 Jun 6 66 1972 Jun 6 67 1972 Jul 6 68 1972 Jul 6 69 1972 Aug 6 70 1972 Aug 7 71 1972 Aug 7 72 1972 Sept 7 73 1972 Sept 7 74 1972 Sept 7 75 1972 Sept 7 76 1972 Oct 7 77 1972 Oct 7 78 1972 Oct 7 79 1972 Nov Series 3 Appointments 1969-1972

This series contains letters relating to events Chafee did or did not attend, remarks made at various functions, News Releases of other Republican candidates, organizational lists and other lists–all related to his campaign for the Senate in 1972. The News Releases from his campaign are collected in another series, News Releases. This series is organized alphabetically by subject.

 8 80 1972 Advertising: Political poster “Chafee in ’72” (oversize) See Map Case 8 81 1972 Advertising: Sign Requests/Locations Poster Requests 8 82 1972 Correspondence: Jim Field 8 83 1972 Correspondence: Fund Raiser 8 84 1972 Correspondence: James Hanaway 8 85 1972 Correspondence: Letters to the Editor 8 86 1972 Correspondence: Morton Smith 8 87 1972 Correspondence: Bruce Selya 8 88 1972 Correspondence: Dave Sweet, News Secretary 8 89 1972 Film critiques 8 90 1972 Introduction–John Chafee 8 91 1972 List: Absentee voters 8 92 1972 List: Attorneys for Licht 8 93 1972 List: Breakfast List 8 94 1972 List: “Bruce’s Ticket List” 8 95 1972 List: Chafee Appointments 8 96 1972 List: Chafee Coordinators 8 97 1972 List: Chafee for ’72 8 98 1972 List: Doctors for Chafee 8 99 1972 List: Dorrance Street Headquarters 8 100 1972 List: Educations for Chafee 8 101 1972 List: Labor for Chafee 8 102 1972 List: Lawyers for Chafee 8 103 1969-1971 List: News Media 8 104 1972 List: Organizational Charts 8 105 1972 List: Parking, Outlet 8 106 1972 List: Republican Convention Delegates and Alternatives (and Correspondence) 8 107 1972 List: RI Federation of Republican Women 8 108 1972 List: RI Federation of Young Republicans 8 109 1972 List: RI Republican State Central Committee 8 110 1972 List: RI Republican State Central Executive Committee 8 111 1972 List: RI Republican Representatives 8 112 1972 List: RI Republican State Senators 8 113 1972 List: Small Businessmen for Chafee 8 114 1972 List: Town and City Chairmen 8 115 1972 List: Town Committee 8 116 1972 List: Ward Chairmen 9 117 1972 News Releases: DeSimone 9 118 1972 News Releases: DeSimone 9 119 1972 News Releases: DeSimone 9 120 1972 News Releases: DeSimone 9 121 1972 News Releases: DeSimone 9 122 1972 News Releases: DeSimone 9 123 1972 New Releases: Other Candidates 9 124 1972 Past Events 9 125 1972 Past Events 9 126 1972 Past Events 10 127 1972 Past Events 10 128 1972 Past Events 10 129 1972 Past Events 10 130 1972 Past Events 10 131 1972 Past Events 10 132 1972 Past Events 10 133 1972 Past Events 10 134 1972 Past Events 11 135 1972 Past Events 11 136 1972 Past Events: Regrets–Debate 11 137 1972 Past Events: Regrets–Donations 11 138 1972 Past Events: Regrets 11 139 1972 Past Events: Regrets 11 140 1972 Past Events: Regrets 11 141 1972 Past Events: Regrets 11 142 1972 Past Events: Regrets 11 143 1972 Past Events: Regrets 11 144 1972 Past Events: Schedules 11 145 1972 Past Events: Schedules 11 146 1972 Past Events: Schedules 12 147 1972 Past Events: Schedules 12 148 1972 Past Events: Schedules 12 149 1972 Past Events: Schedules 12 150 1972 Photograph Authorization Form 12 151 1972 Pins, Requests for 12 152 1972 Position Papers 12 153 1972 POW-MIA 12 154 1972 Remarks: St. Martin’s Church 12 155 1972 Remarks: Change of Command 12 155a 1972 Remarks: USS Silversides Commissioning 12 156 1972 Remarks: American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor 12 157 1972 Remarks: Knights of Columbus Blessing Council 12 158 1972 Remarks: Newport Discussion Group 12 159 1972 Remarks: Pawtucket West High School 12 160 1972 Remarks: Red Bridge Council of Republican Women 12 161 1972 Remarks: RI Society of Internal Medicine 12 162 1972 Remarks: RI Society to Prevent Blindness 12 163 1972 Remarks: Brown University Navy Club 12 164 1972 Remarks: JNROTC Program East Greenwich High School 12 165 1972 Remarks: American Tube and Controls 12 166 1972 Remarks: GOP Dinner 12 167 1972 Remarks: Westerly Rotary 12 168 1972 Remarks: Nursing Commencement for Roger Williams Hospital 12 169 1972 Remarks: North Providence Rotary 12 170 1972 Remarks: Bristol Historical Society 12 171 1972 Remarks: Newport Retired Officers Association 12 172 1972 Remarks: K. Gibbs Commencement 12 173 1972 Remarks: Rocky Point Palladium 13 174 1972 Remarks: West Warwick GOP Town Committee 13 175 1972 Remarks: Lincoln School 13 176 1972 Remarks: Chafee Building Dedication, URI 13 177 1972 Remarks: Lincoln High School graduation 13 178 1972 Remarks: East Providence Rotary 13 179 1972 Remarks: Cranston Historical Society 13 180 1972 Remarks: Mt. Pleasant Lions’ Club 13 181 1972 Remarks: GOP Women, Little Compton 13 182 1972 Remarks: Acceptance Speech 13 183 1972 Remarks: Selya at Taft Institute 13 184 1972 Remarks: Press Conference 13 185 1972 Remarks: New Shoreham Anniversary 13 186 1972 Remarks: Woonsocket Breakfast 13 187 1972 Remarks: Executive Associations of Providence 13 188 1972 Remarks: RI Chapter, American College of Surgeons 13 189 1972 Remarks: Bob Gammell’s Nomination as Lt. Governor of RI 13 190 1972 Remarks: Blasbalg, Arnold L., Coventry 13 191 1972 Remarks: Wakefield Rotary Club 13 192 1972 Remarks: GOP Seminar 13 193 1972 Remarks: Drug Abuse, Newport 13 194 1972 Remarks: Press Conference 13 195 1972 Remarks: Women’s Officer School, Newport 13 196 1972 Remarks: Duerk, Admiral Alene B. 13 197 1972 Remarks: Agnew Dinner 13 198 1972 Remarks: Health Care Plan, Biltmore 13 199 1972 Remarks: Big “G” Supermarket, Warwick 13 200 1972 Remarks: Labor Day, Holiday Inn 13 201 1972 Remarks: Warren-Barrington Rotary Club 13 202 1972 Remarks: Tax Reform, Biltmore 13 203 1972 Remarks: Don Roch Testimonial 14 204 1972 Remarks: Business and Professional Women, URI 14 205 1972 Remarks: Jewish Community Center 14 206 1972 Remarks: Bristol County Chamber of Commerce 14 207 1972 Remarks: RI Pharmacists Association 14 208 1972 Remarks: Ducks Unlimited 14 209 1972 Remarks: Ward 2 GOP Outing 14 210 1972 Remarks: East Greenwich Bay Women’s Club 14 211 1972 Remarks: Leisure Learning Program 14 212 1972 Remarks: Crime 14 213 1972 Remarks: High School Talk 14 214 1972 Remarks: Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee (House) 14 215 1972 Remarks: Pawtucket JayCees 14 216 1972 Remarks: MBA Group at URI 14 217 1972 Remarks: Pawtucket Medical Society 14 218 1972 Rockefeller: Biography, Photographs, and Speech 14 219 1972 Speechwriter “Schedule File” Series 4 Pell Research Files 1961-1972

This series contains the extensive research done on Senator Claiborne Pell, Chafee’s opponent in the Campaign of 1972 by Chafee’s campaign staff. The research consists of newspaper clippings, excerpts of the Congressional Register with statements by or votes of Pell, copies of bills sponsored by Pell, and numerous notes made on his position on various topics.

The notes are sometimes handwritten, but often are typed. The files often have notes to “Alice” who may have compiled this file. Alice Bridget Gibney was the Research Assistant to the Chafee campaign. She graduated from law school at Catholic University, Washington, DC, in 1972, worked for the “Chafee in ’72” campaign, and later (in 1984) became an Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court. The folder titles generally reflect the original titles given them by the compiler of the files.

The series begins with a subject file and is followed by folders in a legislative file which document Pell’s stands in the 91st and 92nd Congresses. The Legislative File include copies of the Congressional Register which record bills introduced by Pell, copies of bills sponsored by Pell, and notes on Pell’s voting record. These two files are arranged alphabetically and, in the Legislative File, chronologically within category.

 15 220 undated “Pell Topics on File”, an Index to Pell Research File: Subject 15 221 1968 ABM 15 222 1971-1972 A-Plant, A-Tests 15 223 1971, 1972 Agriculture 15 224 1971, 1972 Aid to Non-Public Schools 15 225 1971, 1972 Aid for Museums 15 226 1971, 1972 Amnesty 15 227 1972 Bangladesh 15 228 1972 Busing, includes drafts for press releases and notes 15 229 1970-1972 Busing, Congressional Register 15 230 1971, 1972 Campaign Funding, “Check-off Funding” 15 231 1971 Campaign Spending 15 232 1971 Cancer 15 233 1972 Chafee-Pell articles 15 234 1969 Chemical/Biological Warfare 15 235 1969-1972 Coast Guard 15 236 1963-1971 Committees: Commissions (served) 15 237 1971-1972 Congress: Assessments and views 15 238 1971 Debate with GOP opponent 15 239 1967-1971 Draft. See also Military, Draft 15 240 1967-1971 Draft: “CP Speaks against All Volunteer Force” 16 241 1970 Drugs, Programs, includes notes on Pell’s position 16 242 1970-1972 Economy, Wages 16 243 1967-1972 Editorials–Letters to the Editor 16 244 1971-1972 Education, “Pell Grants,” includes notes on Pell 16 245 1971 Education–Pell in Congress, includes drat of position paper on 16 246 1971-1972 Elderly 16 247 1970-1971 Environment 16 248 1971, 1972 Fishermen, RI, protection of, “Lobster crisis” 16 249 1971 Foreign Aid–Votes 16 250 1971 Foreign Assistance Act–Aid Bill 16 251 1971 Germany-Berlin, relations with 16 252 1971-72 Greece 16 253 1972 Handicapped 17 254 1971 Health Care 17 255 1970-1971 Health Care, Bills on 17 256 1970-1971 Import Oil Quota 17 257 1970-1971 Interstate 84 17 258 1970-1971 Israel, relations with 17 259 1971 Jews, Soviet 17 260 1971-1972 Labor and Employment 17 261 1971-1972 Law and Order 17 262 1971-1972 Law of the Sea, Oceanographic 17 263 1971-1972 Lead Paint Poisoning 17 264 undated McGovern, Pell’s voting records with, notes on 17 265 1971 Medical School, Rhode Island, programs 17 266 1971-1972 Metric System 17 267 1971-1972 Military, Draft. See also Draft 17 268 1971, undated Minorities 17 269 1971, 1972 Muskie, Pell’s attitude toward 17 270 1972 Navy-Department of Defense 17 271 1971-1972 Navy and Navy in Rhode Island 17 272 1971-1971 Newsletter, Pell’s 17 273 1971-1972 Pakistan/India conflict 18 274 1971-1972, undated Photographs of Pell, newspaper 18 275 1971-1972 POW (Prisoners of War) 18 276 1971 Revenue Sharing, Funding 18 277 1971-1972 Rhode Island Democrats, relations with 18 278 1971 Rhode Island Income Tax 18 279 1971 SST (Super Sonic Transport) plane 18 280 1966, 1972 Sea Grant and University of Rhode Island 18 281 F1972 Social Security 18 282 1970 Space Exploration 18 282a undated Speech, Draft. “Senator Pell’s Irresponsibility” by E. Vieira 18 283 1972 Spending: “Senator Pell, Big Spender” 18 284 1972 Staff–Appointment of William Lynch 18 285 [1972], undated Stands/Issues, position papers on 18 286 1971 Supreme Court Justices, Pell’s vote on 18 287 1971 Toothpaste 18 288 1970-1972 Transportation: Congressional Record 19 289 1971-1972 Transportation, notes and clippings 19 290 1970-1972 United Nations 19 291 1972 Value Added Tax 19 292 1966-1972 Vietnam: Congressional Record 19 293 1969-1972 Vietnam, Newspaper clippings 19 294 undated Vietnam, Notes and drafts of news releases 19 295 1971-1972 Voter Registration 19 295a no date Voting Records, Pell’s 19 296 1971-1972 Weather Modification 19 297 1972 Welfare Reforms 19 297A no date Legislative File 19 298 1969 Bills: 91st Congress, 1st session 19 299 1969 Bills: 91st Congress, 1st session 19 300 1969 Bills: 91st Congress, 1st session 19 301 1969 Bills: 91st Congress, 1st session 20 302 1970 Bills: 91st Congress, 2nd session 20 303 1970 Bills: 91st Congress, 2nd session 20 304 1971 Bills: 92nd Congress, 1st session 20 305 1971 Bills: 92nd Congress, 1st session 20 306 1971 Bills: 92nd Congress, 1st session 20 307 1961-1965 Congressional Record, excerpts from 21 308 1966 Congressional Record, excerpts from 21 309 1967 Congressional Record, excerpts from 21 310 1968 Congressional Record, excerpts from 21 311 1969 Congressional Record, excerpts from 22 312 1970 Congressional Record, excerpts from 22 313 1972 Jan-Jul Congressional Record, excerpts from 22 314 1972 Aug-Oct Congressional Record, excerpts from 22 315 undated “Executive Correspondence” Log 22 316 1967 “Major Legislation,” CQ Almanac (publication) 22 317 1964-1971 Voting Record, Notes on 23 318 1965-1971 Voting Record, Notes on 23 319 1963-1968 Voting Record, Pell-McGovern, 88th-90th Congresses 23 320 1969-1971 Voting Record, Pell-McGovern, 91st-92nd Congresses Series 5 Newsclippings 1966-1972

Extensive newspaper clipping files were kept or have survived for the Campaign of 1972. This series may have been kept by Alice Bridget Gibney, Research Assistant for the “Chafee in ’72” Campaign. Various notes for “Alice” were found in this material which consists of a subject file of newspaper clippings from Rhode Island newspapers. The files also contain some “Position Papers” on various topics, some news releases, and letters. This series also contains note cards [in Chafee’s hand] with a note, “Alice–Notes for Debate.” Alice Gibney graduated from law school at Catholic University, Washington, DC, in 1972 and became an Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court in 1984.

 24 321 1972 Abortion, Chafee’s views on 24 322 1972 Absentee vote, article on 24 323 1972 Accomplishments, Chafee 24 324 1972 Amnesty,  Chafee’s views on draft evaders and deserters 24 325 1972 Armed Forces Committee, Rhode Island representation on 24 326 1972 Briefings, part I 24 327 1972 Briefings, part 1 (copy 2) 24 328 1972 Busing, Chafee’s views on 24 329 1972 Campaign, accounts of 24 330 1972 Campaign, accounts of 24 331 1972 Campaign, accounts of 24 332 1972 Campaign, accounts of 24 333 1972 Campaign Finances 24 334 1972 Candidacy for Senate, Chafee’s announcement of 24 335 1972 Consumer Protection, Chafee’s views on 25 336 1972 Chafee-Pell Opposition, includes News Releases 25 337 1972 Crime, Chafee’s views on 25 338 1972 Debates, Chafee-Pell 25 339 1972 Debates, Notes for 25 340 1972 Defense and Defense Spending 25 341 1972 Democratic Party Platform 25 342 1972 Democratic Party, Quota system used by 25 343 1972 DeSimone, Herbert, clippings about 25 344 1972 DeSimone, Herbert, clippings about 25 345 1972 DeSimone, Herbert, clippings about 25 346 1972 Drug Laws and Controls, Chafee’s views on 25 347 1972 Economy, Chafee’s views on 25 348 1972 Education, Chafee’s views on 25 349 1972 Elderly Programs, includes Draft of Position Paper on 25 350 1972 Environment, views on, includes Draft of Position Paper on 26 351 1972 Federal Spending, Chafee’s views on 26 352 1972 Flooding in Rhode Island, Small Business Association 26 353 1972 Food Prices, Chafee’s views on 26 354 1972 Health and Housing, Chafee’s views on 26 355 1972 Labor endorsement of Chafee 26 356 1972 Law of the Sea, includes Letters and United States Oceans Policy: An Analysis 26 357 1972 McGovern, George, Chafee’s opinion of 26 358 1972 Middle East, Chafee’s position on 26 359 1972 Morton, Rogers, support of Chafee 26 360 1972 Navy, Chafee and 26 361 1972 Oil Allowances, Chafee’s view on 26 362 1972 Pensions, Chafee’s views on 26 363 1972 Republican National Convention, Chafee at 26 364 1966, 1968, 1970 Republican Party Platform 26 365 1972 Republican Party Platform, news reports of, includes except from Congressional Record, Sept 11, 1972 26 366 1972 Richardson, Elliot, news of 26 367 1972 Rockefeller, Gov. Nelson, news of 26 368 1972 Scott, Senator Hugh, and Chafee 26 369 1972 Seniority in the Senate, Chafee’s views on 26 370 1972 Smear Campaign, warning of 26 371 1972 Soviet Union, Nixon and 26 372 1972 Statistics, Notes, various topics 26 373 1972 Tax Reform, Chafee’s views on 26 374 1972 Transportation, Chafee’s plans for 26 375 1972 Vietnam, Chafee’s position on 26 376 1972 Welfare, Chafee’s view on, includes letter from Sally Ehrle 26 377 1972 Women’s Rights, Chafee’s views on Series 6 News Releases 1972

This series contains a collection of the News Releases written by the “Chafee in ’72” campaign. The series consists of mimeographed or photocopied examples of the News Releases. In some few cases the original manuscript copy is stapled to the News Release.

 27 378 1972 Apr News Releases 27 379 1972 May News Releases 27 380 1972 Jun News Releases 27 381 1972 Jul News Releases 27 382 1972 Aug News Releases 27 383 1972 Aug News Releases 27 384 1972 Sep News Releases 27 385 1972 Sep News Releases 27 386 1972 Oct News Releases 27 387 1972 Oct News Releases 27 388 1972 Nov News Releases Series 7 Post-Campaign Files 1973-1976

This series contains a collection of personal records and correspondence kept by Chafee between the time of his failed Senate race in 1972 and his successful Senate campaign in 1976. It consists mainly of carbon copies of letters that Chafee sent and letters recipients sent to him. The series is arranged alphabetically, and chronologically by date of letter within category.

On February 1, 1973, Chafee became a partner in the law firm, Edwards and Angell. This series does not include his files from his legal practice, but does include some records of his on speech material, his partnership articles, mementos of a trip to China, and miscellaneous information of interest to him which were kept in a folder labeled “Edwards and Angell”.

 28 389 1975 China trip, memorabilia from, includes contact photographic sheets 28 390 1975-1976 Donaldson, Major Charles A., case of 28 391 1974 Edwards and Angell: Partnership articles 28 392 1973 “Miscellaneous Navy Matters (Trident, Pueblo, etc.)” 28 393 1973 Naval Base Closures, includes correspondence 28 394 1973 “Personal Correspondence” 28 395 1973 “Personal Correspondence” 28 396 1973 “Personal Correspondence” 28 397 1974 “Personal Correspondence” 29 398 1974 “Personal Correspondence” 29 399 1974 “Personal Correspondence” 29 400 1974 “Personal Correspondence” 29 401 1974 “Personal Correspondence” 29 402 1974 “Personal Correspondence” 29 403 1974 “Personal Correspondence” 29 404 1974 “Personal Correspondence” 29 405 1974 “Personal Correspondence” 29 406 1974 “Personal Correspondence” 29 407 1974 “Personal Correspondence” 29 408 1974 “Personal Correspondence” 29 409 1975 “Personal Correspondence” 29 410 1975 “Personal Correspondence” 30 411 1975 “Personal Correspondence” 30 412 1975 “Personal Correspondence” 30 413 1975 “Personal Correspondence” 30 414 1975 “Personal Correspondence” 30 415 1975 “Personal Correspondence” 30 416 1975 “Personal Correspondence” 30 417 1975 “Personal Correspondence” 30 418 1973 “Project Rhode Island” 30 419 1973-1974    Bond Issues, Rhode Island (newspaper clippings and notes) 30 420 1974    Brown Symposium on Defense 30 421 1973    Licht Pension, notes on 31 422 1975    “Panteleakis material” 31 423 1975-1976    “Tall Ships” 31 424 1975 “Speech Material” 31 425 1975 “Speech Material”