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From Robert C. Odle, Jr., to Haldeman RE: follow-up to a recently released Gallup Poll. Handwritten notes added by unknown. 2 pgs. [Subject: Domestic Policy] [Memo], 12/2/1970
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72
12/2/1970
Domestic Policy
Memo
From Robert C. Odle, Jr., to Haldeman RE:
follow-up to a recently released Gallup Poll.
Handwritten notes added by unknown. 2 pgs.
6
72
11/24/1970
Domestic Policy
Memo
From Odle, through Chapin, to Haldeman
and Klein RE: attached plan concerning
recent Gallup Poll results. 3 pg.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Page 1 of 1
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 2, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. HALDEMAN
FROM:
ROBERT C. ODLE, JR.
The following actions were taken to follow-up on the Gallup Poll which
was published last Sunday.
1.
Mr. Klein called Chairman Morton to suggest a Sunday afternoon
press conference in which he would stress the results of the Gallup
Poll showing support for the President and a high degree of popularity.
The Chairman was in London but in his absence we had the National
Committee put out a press release in the Chairman's name making
our points. This release was then mailed to the media.
2.
Mr. Klein talked with a number of columnists regarding this line.
He had lunch with William White in this connection. Mr. Colson
talked to Victor Laskeyand the Drummonds concerning the poll.
Colson has a commitment from Laskey to do a column. If the column
is good, we will distribute it widely.
3.
Mr. Klein telephoned the new chief editorial writer of the Washington
Star, Smith Hempstone, suggesting that the Star point out in an editorial
that the 57% approval rate ought to get across to Congress the point
that the President's campaign did not affect his popularity. Mr. Klein
then lunched on Tuesday with Newbold Noyes of the Washington Star.
The Star is considering an editorial.
4.
Mr. Klein telephoned Robert Thompson, National Editor of the Hearst
Corporation to suggest a column or national editorial on the Gallup
Poll. Hearst is considering this.
5.
Lyn Nofziger and Jim Hogue prepared ten speeches on the Gallup Poll.
Four have been delivered as of this hour. In addition, speech inserts
and other attack material was prepared and forwarded by Nofziger
and Hogue.
6.
The poll will be featured in Monday on December 7. If we had done it
last Monday, the Democrats would have known we had the poll in advance.
It's mailed to papers on Thus.
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7.
An extensive mailing was made to more than 5, 000 Republican officials
throughout the country enclosing the poll with a cover letter from
Rogers Morton. The mailing was sent to county chairmen, city
chairmen, state central committee vice chairmen, state central
committee chairwomen, state central committee local chairmen, county
vice chairmen and members of the Republican National Committee. It
was hand delivered to approximately 233 Republican Members of Congress.
8.
A press conference by GOP Congressmen who have recently been
elected to the Senate was suggested to Messrs. Timmons and Nofziger.
After considering it, they decided against such a press conference for
three reasons: a) there was no hard news -- thus the questions put to
them would have been on a number of other issues; b) the Harris Poll
came out Monday and many of the questions might have been on it instead
of the Gallup; c) there was no guarantee as to what persons such as
Weicker might have said.
9.
Mr. Klein considered the possibility of a Vice Presidential visit to
the Senate Press Gallery on Monday or having reporters in the Vice
President's office at the Capitol. However, Mr. Klein felt that
since the Vice President has not yet visited the Press Gallery, and
since the Vice President ha S been under criticism for not performing
his Senate duties, such an activity would be inadvisable.
10.
Mr. Klein has stressed this line in his speeches this week and in his
conversation with Administration officials and spokesmen.
CC: Mr. Chapin
Mr. Klein
Attachments
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 24, 1970
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. HALDEMAN
MR. KLEIN
THROUGH:
MR. CHAPIN
FROM:
ROBERT C. ODLE, JR.
Attached is a tentative plan for the Gallup Poll release based to a
large extent on Mr. Chapin's memorandum of November 23 to
Mr. Haldeman.
Please let us know what sections are acceptable and we will begin
to move.
Thank you.
Attachment
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
November 24, 1970
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
TENTATIVE PLAN
NOVEMBER 29 GALLUP POLL
Description:
On Sunday, November 29, the new Gallup poll will be
published. It was taken November 13-15 and will show
57% approve of the President; 30% disapprove; and 13%
have no opinion. This is in contrast with the October 9-13
poll which showed 59%, 27% and 14%.
Objective:
There are two key lines with respect to these pre and
post-election polls:
(1) While the Democrats have charged continuously since
November 4 that the election represented a defeat for the
President and a challenge to his popularity, the most recent
post-election poll showed his popularity varied only two
points -- a minor fluctuation. Thus, Democratic charges
have been proved wrong.
(2) Despite sustained and unparallelled Democratic attacks
on the President during the campaign of October and
November, the President's popularity remained basically
unchanged.
Action:
Explore the possibility of getting an Administration political
spokesman (e. g. : Finch) on ISSUES AND ANSWERS this
Sunday. Note: unless we move fast with a "heavy, 11 ISSUES
will be pre-empted by a religious special. Finch could
discuss both the poll and aid to Pakistan. - - Klein/Snyder
Develop talking papers, lines, etc., for use by Administration
spokesmen and provide these lines to all players. - - Klein/
Keogh/Safire/Nofziger
Get Morton to hold a press conference on Sunday. This would
play well on Sunday evening TV and in Monday morning
newspapers. -- Klein
Explore the possibility of bringing in one or two friendly
columnists on Monday to see the President (e.g. g. : Dick Wilson,
William White). If the President could not see them, perhaps
Finch and/or Klein could. Chapin/Klein
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
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ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
Action:
Suggest that an editorial be written in Sunday's Star
pointing out that the President's 57% approval rate
might get the point across to Congress that the
President's campaign efforts did not affect his popularity.
Also, get this point across to a TV commentator such as
Reasoner. -- Klein
Call William Randolph Hearst and suggest a column taking
on the President's critics by using the Gallup poll against
those who were predicting a defeat in '72. -- Klein
Get attack material to our people on the Hill -- especially
Senators -- so that on Tuesday as they debate the supplemental
appropriation bill, our Senators can point out that the people
are still with their President. -- No fziger/Hogue
Explore the possibility of the Vice President visiting
the Senate press gallery on Monday at 1:00 p.m., or
having reporters in his Capitol office, to show how the poll
demonstrates the President's popularity. -- Klein/Sohmer/
Gold
Explore the possibility of a 10:00 a.m. Monday press confer-
ence by freshmen GOP Senators (Taft, Buckley, Beall,
Roth, Brock, Weicker) to point out that they found the
President to be popular -- and the poll confirms it. --
Timmons/Nofziger
Send a massive mailing on the poll to a number of lists
with emphasis on the media and the Republican Establish-
ment. Use a cover letter from the Vice President. --
Baukol
Project Managers: Chapin/Odle
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL