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 Our field program is going well. Other than a mid-September targeting meeting, I don't think there will be any significant demands on your time other than the invitations that you will receive to speak on behalf of various Democratic candidates. I I think that broad exposure in a lot of states is important. on the other hand, we should never lose sight of the larger states ana those states that are critical because of the sequence of the Presidential primaries. The following is a listing of the dates of the 1972 primaries. Three states have added primaries (but are not included here yet) since 1972 and 6 or 8 more are expected to follow suit. We will have an update on this in a

few weeks.

1972 Primaries

New Hampshire March 7 Florida March 14 Illinois March 21 Wisconsin April 4 Rhode Island April 11 Massachusetts April 25 Pennsylvania April 25 Alabama May 2 District of Columbia May 2 Indiana Hay 2 Ohio. May 2 Tennessee May 4 North Carolina May 6 Nebraska Hay 9 West Virginia May 9 Maryland May 16 Michigan May 16

Oregon May 23