Republican suspicions that CBS and the Kerry campaign shared information about the documents prior to the September 8 airing of "60 Minutes" got a boost from statements made by an adviser to the Massachusetts Democrat. Joe Lockhart, a press secretary for former President Bill Clinton who was recently added to the campaign, told the Associated Press that he contacted Bill Burkett about the documents at the suggestion of CBS producer Mary Mapes.
The reason the democrats did this is mentioned later in the article:
Lockhart added that during a brief conversation, Burkett offered advice "on how to deal with the Vietnam issue and the Swift boat" allegations.
Lockhart recalled that the former Guardsman said, "These guys play tough and we have to put the Vietnam experience into context and have Kerry talk about it
more."
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