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    "ocrText": "Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nContested Materials Collection\nFolder List\nBox Number\nFolder Number\nDocument Date\nNo Date\nSubject\nDocument Type\nDocument Description\n46\n50\n11/1/1972\nCampaign\nMemo\nFrom Kehrli to Haldeman RE: election night\nplans for RN and surrogate speakers, as well\nas data collection. Handwritten notes added\nby unknown. Two duplicates attached. 3 pgs.\nMonday, April 02, 2012\nPage 1 of 1\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 1, 1972\nADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nH. R. HALDEMAN\nFROM:\nBRUCE KEHRLI\nSUBJECT\nElection Night Plan\nI. Presidential Participation -- Chapin has forwarded a plan\non this. A lot will depend on when or if McGovern concedes.\nThe precedence of a candidate who has lost but refuses to\nconcede is being researched. Dwight will be dealing directly\nwith you on the President's schedule.\nII Programming Surrogates and Influencing the Vote from the\nShoreham -- Dwight Chapin claims that he \"has covered all of this\nwith you\" and that the only thing that will be coming over is\na rough schedule of surrogate appearances. Just to double check,\nthe following is my understanding from Dwight on how that portion\nof the program will be handled:\nDick Moore and Chapin, located in Chapin's\noffice will be directing the Shoreham pro-\nceedings via a direct line to Carruthers\nbased on input from you, the President, and\ndata collected here. Bruce Herschensohn\nwill control the Eidaphor screen in the\nMain Ballroom, and Mark Goode will be\nworking with the surrogates and network\npeople.\nBecause of the uncertainty of an election,\nthe program will not be as structured as\nthat produced in Miami, however, there will\nbe a rough scenario.\nIII. Data Collection at the White House -- The collection system\nat the White House is based on the following assumptions:\nThe networks will have the best and quickest\nsystem for collecting actual results -- we\nshould not try to duplicate them.\nWe can, however, check their results against\nour contacts in specific areas.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 1, 1972\nADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nH. R. HALDEMAN\nFROM:\nBRUCE KEHRLI\nBall\nSUBJECT:\nElection Night Plan\nI. Presidential Participation -- Chapin has forwarded a plan\non this. A lot will depend on when or if McGovern concedes.\nThe precedence of a candidate who has lost but refuses to\nconcede is being researched. Dwight will be dealing directly\nwith you on the President's schedule.\nII. Programming Surrogates and Influencing the Vote from the\nShoreham -- Dwight Chapin claims that he \"has covered all of this\nwith you\" and that the only thing that will be coming over is\na rough schedule of surrogate appearances. Just to double check,\nthe following is my understanding from Dwight on how that portion\nof the program will be handled:\nDick Moore and Chapin, located in Chapin's\noffice will be directing the Shoreham pro-\nceedings via a direct line to Carruthers\nbased on input from you, the President, and\ndata collected here. Bruce Herschensohn\nwill control the Eidaphor screen in the\nMain Ballroom, and Mark Goode will be\nworking with the surrogates and network\npeople.\nBecause of the uncertainty of an election,\nthe program will not be as structured as\nthat produced in Miami, however, there will\nbe a rough scenario.\nIII. Data Collection at the White House -- The collection system\nat the White House is based on the following assumptions:\nThe networks will have the best and quickest\nsystem for collecting actual results -- we\nshould not try to duplicate them.\nWe can, however, check their results against\nour contacts in specific areas.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 1, 1972\nADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nH. R. HALDEMAN\nFROM:\nBRUCE KEHRLI\nBoth\nSUBJECT\nElection Night Plan\nI Presidential Participation -- Chapin has forwarded a plan\non this. A lot will depend on when or if McGovern concedes.\nThe precedence of a candidate who has lost but refuses to\nconcede is being researched. Dwight will be dealing directly\nwith you'on the President's schedule.\nII Programming Surrogates and Influencing the Vote from the\nShoreham -- Dwight Chapin claims that he \"has covered all of this\nwith you\" and that the only thing that will be coming over is\na rough schedule of surrogate appearances. Just to double check,\nthe following is my understanding from Dwight on how that portion\nof the program will be handled:\nDick Moore and Chapin, located in Chapin's\noffice will be directing the Shoreham pro-\nceedings via a direct line to Carruthers\nbased on input from you, the President, and\ndata collected here. Bruce Herschensohn\nwill control the Eidaphor screen in the\nMain Ballroom, and Mark Goode will be\nworking with the surrogates and network\npeople.\nBecause of the uncertainty of an election,\nthe program will not be as structured as\nthat produced in Miami, however, there will\nbe a rough scenario.\nIII. Data Collection at the White House -- The collection system\nat the White House is based on the following assumptions:\nThe networks will have the best and quickest\nsystem for collecting actual results -- we\nshould not try to duplicate them.\nWe can, however, check their results against\nour contacts in specific areas."
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