Nixon Enemies List entry for
Leonard F. Woodcock:
| List and position: | First/Top 20, #9 with Charles Colson's blue checkmark |
| Name as originally listed: | Leonard Woodcock |
| Vitals: | 2/5/1911 - 1/16/2001 |
| Comment on original list: | UAW, Detroit, Michigan |
| Lists with duplicates of this person: | 1 |
| Gleanings: | |
- President of United Auto Workers 1970-1977. - listed in the Top 20 and under "Labor." - originally supported the Vietnam War, but when he became president of the UAW said he was "a late conversion." - On June 16, 1970 said that America must get out of Vietnam and end the arms race if it is to reunite its divided factions. - severely criticized Nixon's health care proposal. (Feb. 24, 1971) - called Nixon's economic package "a fraud and a bonanza for industry" (Aug. 26, 1971), but by then he was already on the Top 20 list (dated June 24, 1971). - appointed by President Carter as ambassador to China in 1977. - headed White House delegation to Vietnam in 1977 to seek an accounting of missing-in-action. - NY Times obituary does not mention the Enemies List. | |
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