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From Colson to Haldeman RE: a meeting with Bob Dole focusing on how to attack the Democrats and maximize Nofziger's productivity. 1 pg. [Subject: Domestic Policy] [Memo], 12/3/1971
Copy of a memo from Koch to Colson RE: notes from a meeting with Dole. 1 pg. [Subject: Domestic Policy] [Memo], 11/24/1971
From Colson to Haldeman RE: an attached article from the "Star" including interviews with Scherle and Dole. 1 pg. [Subject: Domestic Policy] [Memo], 10/25/1971
From Colson to Haldeman RE: polling data and analysis from Sindlinger. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/20/1971
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From Colson to Haldeman RE: an attached article from the "Star" including interviews with Scherle and Dole. 1 pg. [Subject: Domestic Policy] [Memo], 10/25/1971
From Colson to Haldeman RE: polling data and analysis from Sindlinger. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 10/20/1971
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12/3/1971
Domestic Policy
Memo
From Colson to Haldeman RE: a meeting
with Bob Dole focusing on how to attack the
Democrats and maximize Nofziger's
productivity. 1 pg.
3
6
11/24/1971
Domestic Policy
Memo
Copy of a memo from Koch to Colson RE:
notes from a meeting with Dole. 1 pg.
3
6
10/25/1971
Domestic Policy
Memo
From Colson to Haldeman RE: an attached
article from the "Star" including interviews
with Scherle and Dole. 1 pg.
3
6
10/20/1971
Campaign
Memo
From Colson to Haldeman RE: polling data
and analysis from Sindlinger. 2 pgs.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Page 1 of 1
December 3, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H.R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
SUBJECT:
Meeting with Bob Dole
I just finished a meeting -- to my delight -- with the old Bob Dole.
He really seemed to have his fight and enthusiasm back and a lot
of self assurance. I hope it is not a one day phenomenon.
Bob indicated that he genuinely wants to become a more effective
spokesman particularly in attacking the Democrate. To my surprise
he said that he felt that he hadn't done a good job at this at all and that
he simply wants our help in doing better. Noel Koch was with me and
Noel got Bob's agreement to approve rebuttal statements without
clearing it with Bob. This means we can really begin to bang back at
the Democrate fast, rather than taking the time to go through the
Nofziger operation.
Bob believes that one of his principal deficiencies has been his in-
ability to get Nofziger to do the things he wants done. Nofziger, of
course, argues that Dole won't cooperate. I don't know who's right
but it is irrelevant because the two have to work together. He says
he has no control over Nofziger because Nofziger believes that he
reports to Evans and/or the White House direct. Bob said that he
was going to see the Attorney General to try and get the point clarified
and to be sure that everyone understands that Nofziger works for Dole.
Noel and I told Bob some of the things that need to be done to beef up
the publicity operation. He is ready, willing and able to do so once he
gets control of Nofziger, or so he says.
The one purpose of this memo is that if the issue comes up, I certainly
hope we can support this. As long as Bob remains in the frame of
mind he is in today, we can certainly get some things done with him.
I don't know how long it will last but it is worth a try.
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 24, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
CHUCK COLSON
FROM:
NOEL KOCH
SUBJECT:
Meeting with Senator Dole
Attached are my brief notes from a meeting I had with Senator Dole
today. He appears very anxious to straighten out the communications
problem between here and the Hill, and feels much of the problem of
his coverage hinges on bad press operation at RNC. He noted exten-
sive coverage by all media this week -- said all arranged out of his
own office.
My impression is that the difficulties shouldn't be hard to solve if
everybody were talking to everybody else; Dole is obviously prepared
to do whatever is necessary to get things straightened out, but there
are clearly responsibilities that fall between the cracks because no-
body wants to get in anybody else's way. The press operation is one
example. Dole apparently doesn't feel that he can prudently go in
and clean it up, so he resigns himself to needling Nofziger. I think
he might clean it up if he were confident the operation was blessed
down here. Obviously, some of the general problem stems from
the hydra-headed leadership of RNC -- if more than one man is
responsible, then nobody is responsible.
I am generally hopeful something can come out of this sit-down next
Thursday.
October 25, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H.R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
SUBJECT:
Attached article
Since you were away this weekend, you might have missed the
attached article by Paul Hope from Sunday's Star. As I read it,
it is based on interviews with two people -- Scherle and Dole.
From Scherle I would expect no better but the quotes that were
attributed to Dole are simply incredible. If you needed any further
evidence that his self confidence is shot and that he is in a terrible
downbeat, this gives it to you. I just can't conceive of a national
chairman talking this way. He sure as hell is not doing us much
good boosting the spirits of the party's faithful, if this is the kind
of stuff he puts out.
I
October 20, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR:
H.R. HALDEMAN
FROM:
CHARLES COLSON
SUBJECT:
Sindlinger Poll
Sindlinger will release a political poll this week, the first he
has done since last summer. He will report a very dramatic
rise in popularity for the President.
His question is admittedly loaded to get the rock bottom, hard
core. He first asks whether there has been any discussion in
the interviewee's family during the past week about anything
that had to do with President Nixon (this cuts down the "don't
knows" and non-voters). If he gets an affirmative reply, he
then asks, "If next year's Presidential election were to berhed
today, would you yourself vote for the reelection of President
Nixon?". He is now getting approximately 48 percent affirmative
response.
His next question is, "If next year's Presidential election were
being held today, who would be your number one first choice to
be elected as the President?". On that one, he is getting 49 percent
for Nixon and the rest of theffield is widely dispersed.
I am not passing on the merits of Sindlinger's technique; he believes
that it's more effective than the trial heats and has been a good
barometer over the years. He consider 50 percent very high, in
fact, the highest the President has ever received. Right after the
President's nomination, he was at 50 percent and then dropped to
40 percent just before the election. He has never been back to that
level until now.
Sindlinger also reports that Muskie is dropping very fast, Kennedy
rising, confirming what all other pollsters are finding.
2.
I intend to spend a little time with Sindlinger if I can get away for a
day, because he has a very interesting technique. I don't know
that anyone else uses it. He keeps a continuous bank of people on
the telephones averaging 500 to 600 calls a day over an 18 hour span.
He starts with a universe of a thousand names and each day picks up
those from the day before that he did not reach, so that he always
has a constant controllable base to whom he is calling. Usually
his surveys, like the political one reported here, are taken over
a period of time so that trends can be detected and often consist
of several thousand conversations. It would seem from his description
at least that he has perhaps the most thorough telephone polling
technique of anyone in the business. Pretty clearly he has the
largest sample.
We have, by the way, worked an arrangement whereby we can use
him any time. The CEA subscribes to him and, therefore, he will
put a question in any time we want him to for nothing. If he does it
free, however, he is also at liberty to use the information and say
for whom he polled, which would presumably be CEA. He also will
do a quick 1200 interview poll for approximately $2500 on any specific
issue we ask him to.