maverick
Banned
Cheer Up and Smile II
Pennsylvania AV 1600
October of 1973
As it usually happens in this office, the boss has a look that at the same time displays anger, disappointment, exhaustion and silent contempt for those who work for him. In front of him, a pile of paperwork remains unread, standing next to a stack of files which are messily scattered around a black telephone and a picture of the boss’s family. The company has been doing fine this year as the staff got used to the saying “meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” Only some of the employees that recurrently met with the man himself often disagreed about the precise relevance of the popular adage.
Many of the folders that without order or arrangement laid on top of the large desk had markings in pen that read “Chile”, “Egypt”, “China”, “Groom Lake” “Pentagon” and the like on the corner of each folder. The one that the fingers of the boss were now leaving on top of the pile read “Iran”, but there was no way that the two employees standing in front of the boss’ desk could know that.
L. Patrick Gray has only been the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for little over a year, and most of the day to day business and actual running of the agency’s affairs was done by the man standing next to him, Assistant Director Mark Felt.
Both men were somewhat nervous when they were suddenly called and told to come to the Oval Office, but they knew what the President was going to talk to them about, or at least knew enough to make an educated guess if necessary.
“Gentlemen, I’m sure you are aware of the situation in the West. The affairs with the Indians, you know…” said the President somewhat confused as he closed his eyes for a second and rubbed the sides of his forehead with his fingers in an attempt to focus
“Yes, Mr. President, we are” was the laconic and otherwise painfully lacking response of the man in charge of the biggest intelligence agency in the domestic front
“In the past two months alone, 13 dead in engagements between those Indian radicals and local farmers defending their land, not to mention they seemingly killed one of their own chiefs last week, god knows why”
“Well, Mr. President, Mr. Wilson was accused by the AIM…” began to explain Assistant Director Felt as the President simply raised his hand in a gesture asking for silence
“Yes, yes…these radical, savages, Mr. Gray, must be stopped…by any means necessary”
“Yes, Mr. President” was Gray’s answer, as Felt stood in silent, nodding
“And its not only them, make no mistake about it. Radicals, socialists, communists, welfare bumps…all kind of subversive organizations that must be stopped it this great nation is to survive and preserve its way of life. This is something Hoover understood, and they tried to discredit him and kick him out because of that”
Gray and Felt just stood in silent agreement while thinking to themselves about what the FBI had been under the last years of the Hoover rule. It was best not to think about it too hard.
“To stop these traitorous and subversive groups we must resort to…every single mean at our disposal” continued the President. “Now, when Hoover was in charge, he ran several programs that were collectively responsible for our main efforts against subversive groups, until one of those damn terrorists blew the cover and the public turned against the government….this is something we should avoid at all costs”
COINTELPRO, was the word that was in everyone’s minds and nobody’s mouth. The program had run fro nearly 15 years until a faction of the ‘Students for a Democratic Society’ group uncovered the secret to an unsuspecting and already distrustful American public. It was a disaster. What needed to be avoided in this case was not the array of illegal and unethical methods displayed by COINTELPRO, but rather the very public and humiliating exposure that forced the end of the project.
“Gentlemen, I do not want a trail of paper to undermine this government’s efforts to weed out and eliminate all threats to our way of life or our values” said the president as calmly and cordially as possible. It was almost odd to see a man that had spent some good 30 years as a cowboy and a soldier speaking in that way.
“Of course not, sir”
“Mr. Haldeman and Ehrlichman will be in touch with you to deal with the details. I expect you to do your utmost best to find and destroy any red son of a bitch actively conspiring against us, is that clear?” concluded the President as he stood up, briefly channeling the previous 30 years of his life
“Yes, Mr. President”
And the meeting was over…
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After weeks of rumors about the possibility, Attorney General Richard Kleindienst has tendered his resignation to President Wayne. Kleindienst has offered no explanation other than a desire to return to private practice and spend more time with his family. The same rumors around Kleindienst’s resignation point to a possible return of former Attorney General John Mitchell, one of the staunchest defender of President Nixon’s “Law and Order” policies have nevertheless been disproved, as President Wayne as nominated Deputy Attorney General William Rehnquist to replace Kleindienst as Attorney General.
[Taken from…the Washington Post]
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“THIS IS NOT A MOVIE, JOHN…LEAVE THE SIX SHOOTER AND THE COWBOY HAT”
"FORGET THE ALAMO, REMEMBER THE CONSTITUTION"
“THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ELECT A COWBOY TO THE WHITE HOUSE”
“WAYNE DOCTRINE: SHOOT FIRST, ASK QUESTIONS NEVER”
“LIBERTAD A CHILE, END THE OCCUPATION”
“REMEMBER PINE RIDGE”
[Graffiti found in American campuses through 1973]
Pennsylvania AV 1600
October of 1973
As it usually happens in this office, the boss has a look that at the same time displays anger, disappointment, exhaustion and silent contempt for those who work for him. In front of him, a pile of paperwork remains unread, standing next to a stack of files which are messily scattered around a black telephone and a picture of the boss’s family. The company has been doing fine this year as the staff got used to the saying “meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” Only some of the employees that recurrently met with the man himself often disagreed about the precise relevance of the popular adage.
Many of the folders that without order or arrangement laid on top of the large desk had markings in pen that read “Chile”, “Egypt”, “China”, “Groom Lake” “Pentagon” and the like on the corner of each folder. The one that the fingers of the boss were now leaving on top of the pile read “Iran”, but there was no way that the two employees standing in front of the boss’ desk could know that.
L. Patrick Gray has only been the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for little over a year, and most of the day to day business and actual running of the agency’s affairs was done by the man standing next to him, Assistant Director Mark Felt.
Both men were somewhat nervous when they were suddenly called and told to come to the Oval Office, but they knew what the President was going to talk to them about, or at least knew enough to make an educated guess if necessary.
“Gentlemen, I’m sure you are aware of the situation in the West. The affairs with the Indians, you know…” said the President somewhat confused as he closed his eyes for a second and rubbed the sides of his forehead with his fingers in an attempt to focus
“Yes, Mr. President, we are” was the laconic and otherwise painfully lacking response of the man in charge of the biggest intelligence agency in the domestic front
“In the past two months alone, 13 dead in engagements between those Indian radicals and local farmers defending their land, not to mention they seemingly killed one of their own chiefs last week, god knows why”
“Well, Mr. President, Mr. Wilson was accused by the AIM…” began to explain Assistant Director Felt as the President simply raised his hand in a gesture asking for silence
“Yes, yes…these radical, savages, Mr. Gray, must be stopped…by any means necessary”
“Yes, Mr. President” was Gray’s answer, as Felt stood in silent, nodding
“And its not only them, make no mistake about it. Radicals, socialists, communists, welfare bumps…all kind of subversive organizations that must be stopped it this great nation is to survive and preserve its way of life. This is something Hoover understood, and they tried to discredit him and kick him out because of that”
Gray and Felt just stood in silent agreement while thinking to themselves about what the FBI had been under the last years of the Hoover rule. It was best not to think about it too hard.
“To stop these traitorous and subversive groups we must resort to…every single mean at our disposal” continued the President. “Now, when Hoover was in charge, he ran several programs that were collectively responsible for our main efforts against subversive groups, until one of those damn terrorists blew the cover and the public turned against the government….this is something we should avoid at all costs”
COINTELPRO, was the word that was in everyone’s minds and nobody’s mouth. The program had run fro nearly 15 years until a faction of the ‘Students for a Democratic Society’ group uncovered the secret to an unsuspecting and already distrustful American public. It was a disaster. What needed to be avoided in this case was not the array of illegal and unethical methods displayed by COINTELPRO, but rather the very public and humiliating exposure that forced the end of the project.
“Gentlemen, I do not want a trail of paper to undermine this government’s efforts to weed out and eliminate all threats to our way of life or our values” said the president as calmly and cordially as possible. It was almost odd to see a man that had spent some good 30 years as a cowboy and a soldier speaking in that way.
“Of course not, sir”
“Mr. Haldeman and Ehrlichman will be in touch with you to deal with the details. I expect you to do your utmost best to find and destroy any red son of a bitch actively conspiring against us, is that clear?” concluded the President as he stood up, briefly channeling the previous 30 years of his life
“Yes, Mr. President”
And the meeting was over…
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ATTORNEY GENERAL KLEINDIENST RESIGNS; REHNQUIST TO REPLACE HIM
After weeks of rumors about the possibility, Attorney General Richard Kleindienst has tendered his resignation to President Wayne. Kleindienst has offered no explanation other than a desire to return to private practice and spend more time with his family. The same rumors around Kleindienst’s resignation point to a possible return of former Attorney General John Mitchell, one of the staunchest defender of President Nixon’s “Law and Order” policies have nevertheless been disproved, as President Wayne as nominated Deputy Attorney General William Rehnquist to replace Kleindienst as Attorney General.
[Taken from…the Washington Post]
***********************************************************
“THIS IS NOT A MOVIE, JOHN…LEAVE THE SIX SHOOTER AND THE COWBOY HAT”
"FORGET THE ALAMO, REMEMBER THE CONSTITUTION"
“THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ELECT A COWBOY TO THE WHITE HOUSE”
“WAYNE DOCTRINE: SHOOT FIRST, ASK QUESTIONS NEVER”
“LIBERTAD A CHILE, END THE OCCUPATION”
“REMEMBER PINE RIDGE”
[Graffiti found in American campuses through 1973]
