Master List Of Nixon's Political Opponents

The master list of Nixon's political opponents was a secret list compiled by US President Richard Nixon's Presidential Counselor Charles Colson. It was an expansion of the original Nixon's Enemies List of 20 key people considered opponents of Nixon. In total, the expanded list contained 220 people or organizations.

The master list was compiled in mid-1971 in Charles Colson's office and sent in memorandum form to John Dean. On June 27, 1973, Dean provided to the Senate Watergate Committee this updated "master list" of political opponents. The original list had multiple sections, including a section for "Black Congressmen".Knappman Edward W. (1973). ''Watergate and the White House.'' Facts on File, Welsing, Frances Cress (1973). Build a World Without Racism. ''Equity & Excellence in Education'', Volume 13, Issue 1 January 1973, pages 20 – 26.Garza, Hedda (1982). ''The Watergate Investigation Index: Senate Select Committee Hearings and Reports on Presidential Campaign Activities.'' Scholarly Resources,

The purpose of the list was to "use the available Federal machinery to screw heirpolitical enemies." One such scheme involved using the Internal Revenue Service to harass people on the list.

Response

Carol Channing stated that inclusion on the list was her greatest accomplishment. Talk show host and journalist Lou Gordon, who was also on the list, considered his inclusion to be a "badge of honor". Tony Randall was similarly proud, according to Jack Klugman in his memoir on Randall.

In '' The Great Shark Hunt'' (1979), Hunter S. Thompson expressed disappointment in not having been included on the list, writing "I would almost have preferred a vindictive tax audit to that kind of crippling exclusion."Thompson, Hunter S. (2011). ''The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time.'' Simon and Schuster,

Carl Djerassi's 1992 autobiography ''The Pill, Pigmy Chimps, and Degas' Horse'' stated that President Nixon awarded him the National Medal of Science when he was on the Enemies List. Djerassi attributed his inclusion to his opposition to the
Vietnam War.

Entries

Senators

Members of the House of Representatives

;Black Congressmen and Congresswomen

Other politicians

Organizations

Labor

Media

Celebrities

Business people

Business additions

Business

Academics

Notes

References

External links

Records of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force 1971 to 1977
via National Archives and Records Administration
EnemiesList.info: The complete, annotated Nixon's Enemies List

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