Was Nixon Stalking Frank Sinatra?
Posted in stranger than fiction on January 30th, 2010
When planning for the reelection bid of President Richard Nixon, his aides plotted the “seduction” of Frank Sinatra, who was viewed as a source of “massive financial resources,” and a man who “controls a great number of celebrities, entertainers and other public figures.”
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.
