Richard Nixon, and newly elected Governor Ronald Reagan, at The Bohemian Grove (1967)

This is what the Sonoma County Free Press, Bohemian Grove Action Network says about the Bohemian Grove:

The grove is the site of a two week retreat every July (as well as other smaller get-togethers throughout the year).  At these retreats, the members commune with nature in a truly original way.  They drink heavily from morning through the night, bask in their freedom to urinate on the redwoods, and perform pagan rituals (including the “Cremation of Care”, in which the members wearing red-hooded robes, cremate a coffin effigy of “Dull Care” at the base of a 40 foot owl altar).  Some (20%) engage in homosexual activity (but few of them support gay rights or AIDS research).  They watch (and participate in) plays and comedy shows in which women are portrayed by male actors.  Although women are not allowed in the Grove, members often leave at night to enjoy the company of the many prostitutes who come from around the world for this event.  Is any of this hard to believe? Employees of the Grove have said that no verbal description can accurately portray the bizarre behavior of the Grove’s inhabitants.

Besides this type of merriment. the annual gathering serves as an informational clearing house for the elite.  The most powerful men in the country do their “networking” here, despite the Grove’s motto “weaving spiders come not here” (don’t do business in the Grove).  At these gatherings men representing the government, military-industrial, and financial sectors meet and make major policy decisions.  The Manhattan project, which produced the first atomic bombs, was conceived at the Grove in 1942.  Other decisions made at the Grove include who our presidential candidates will be.  There are speeches, known as “Lakeside Talks”, wherein high-ranking officials disseminate information which is not available to the public-at-large.

The Lakeside Talks are conducted twice daily during the July encampment.  They feature prominent men representing CORPORATE, FINANCIAL, MILITARY and POLITICAL elite circles. They provide a way to float ideas that often lead to public policy but are done without public scrutiny.  Do “Weaving Spiders” indeed come to the Grove? YOU BE THE JUDGE!!!

In July of 1967, Richard Nixon gave the Lakeside Talk at the Bohemian Grove.

According to memos released by the National Archives,  the plan to woo Sinatra was detailed in a confidential “eyes only” October 1971 memo from Charles Colson to H.R. Haldeman, Nixon’s chief of staff.

The several month long campaign worked like a charm. Not only did the Tricky Dick and Ol’ Blue Eyes enjoy a fateful first date, their on-again, off-again romance lasted for years.

Click the October memo below to view the entire set of memos.