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From Butterfield to Magruder RE: a recent poll that reported a landslide Muskie victory for 1972, and the White House's plan to counter this information. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 1/11/1971
From Butterfield to Haldeman RE: a recent poll that reported a landslide Muskie victory for 1972, and how to better utilize the Republican Party's own media outlets. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 1/11/1971
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From Butterfield to Magruder RE: a recent poll that reported a landslide Muskie victory for 1972, and the White House's plan to counter this information. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 1/11/1971
From Butterfield to Haldeman RE: a recent poll that reported a landslide Muskie victory for 1972, and how to better utilize the Republican Party's own media outlets. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 1/11/1971
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1/11/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Butterfield to Magruder RE: a recent
poll that reported a landslide Muskie victory
for 1972, and the White House's plan to
counter this information. 1 pg.
1
50
1/11/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Butterfield to Haldeman RE: a recent
poll that reported a landslide Muskie victory
for 1972, and how to better utilize the
Republican Party's own media outlets. 1 pg.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Page 1 of 1
January 11, 1971
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. JEB MAGRUDER
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
SUBJECT:
Plan for Countering Dem-Contrived
Straw Polls
Senator Muskie "defeated" President Nixon's
bid for reelection by a landslide in a "preview
of 1972" conducted by a New York radio
station. In a telephone poll registering the
choice of some 5,000 persons, RN polled only
43% and Wallace received less than 1%. RN
had defeated Lindsay by some 50% to 43% in
the GOP primary. The poll was conducted by
Bill Scott on his News Call program from 6:00
to 9:00 a.m. over Radio Station WCA. Station
sources noted that Scott may have incluenced
the outcome of the Dem primary by announcing
in advance that EMK had stated positively that
he would not run
and that HHH seems unlikely
to be a candidate.
This paragraph appeared in the January 9 News Summary.
Please submit through the Office of the Staff Secretary a plan for
handling this kind of "straw poll" in that they will surely
become increasingly common in future months. (We should have
no trouble whatsoever in finding news outlets which will play our
line.)
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PF
January 11, 1971
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
SUBJECT:
Countering Dem-Contrived Straw
Polls
Senator Muskie "defeated" President Nixon's
bid for reelection by a landslide in a "preview
of 1972" conducted by a New York radio
station. In a telephone poll registering the
choice of some 5,000 persons, RN polled only
43% and Wallace received less than 1%. RN
had defeated Lindsay by some 50% to 43% in
the GOP primary. The poll was conducted by
Bill Scott on his News Call program from 6:00
to 9:00 a.m. over Radio Station WCA. Station
sources noted that Scott may have influenced
the outcome of the Dem primary by announcing
in advance that EMK had stated positively that
he would not run
... and that HHH seems unlikely
to be a candidate.
This paragraph appeared in the January 9 News Summary. It
elicited a comment, directed to you, to the effect that we must
find an effective man right away to handle this kind of "straw
poll"
for such polls will become increasingly common in
future months. We ought to be able to find plenty of news outlets
which will play our line.
CC:
Mr. Klein
Mr. Magruder
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