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This file contains: From Bruce Kehrli to Chuck Colson and H.R. Haldeman RE: Catholic Voting Attitude. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 1/20/1972 From Bruce Kehrli to H.R. Haldeman RE: New Hampshire. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 1/19/1972 From Bruce Kehrli to Chuck Colson RE: New Hampshire Primary. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 1/11/1972 From Bruce A. Kehrli to H.R. Haldeman RE: Polls. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 1/11/1972

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This file contains: From Bruce Kehrli to Chuck Colson and H.R. Haldeman RE: Catholic Voting Attitude. 2 pgs. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 1/20/1972 From Bruce Kehrli to H.R. Haldeman RE: New Hampshire. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 1/19/1972 From Bruce Kehrli to Chuck Colson RE: New Hampshire Primary. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 1/11/1972 From Bruce A. Kehrli to H.R. Haldeman RE: Polls. 1 pg. [Subject: Campaign] [Memo], 1/11/1972
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library Contested Materials Collection Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 52 46 1/20/1972 Campaign Memo From Bruce Kehrli to Chuck Colson and H.R. Haldeman RE: Catholic Voting Attitude. 2pgs. 52 46 1/19/1972 Campaign Memo From Bruce Kehrli to H.R. Haldeman RE: New Hampshire. 1pg. 52 46 1/11/1972 Campaign Memo From Bruce Kehrli to Chuck Colson RE: New Hampshire Primary. 1g. 52 46 1/11/1972 Campaign Memo From Bruce A. Kehrli to H.R. Haldeman RE: Polls. 1pg. Monday, June 18, 2012 Page 1 of 1 DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL RECORD [NIXON PROJECT] DOCUMENT DOCUMENT NUMBER TYPE SUBJECT/TITLE OR CORRESPONDENTS DATE RESTRICTION N-1 Mexio From Kehrli to: Haldeman, Re: RN [DOC 47] Phone Call Stories 1/31/72 C(Nixon) N- 2 Memo From Kehrli to Haldeman, Re: [Doc 48] Committee For the Re-election Support 1/29/72 C(Nixon) N-3 Memo From kehrli to Ehrlichman, Colson DOC 49] shultz Re: Unemployment Rate Comparisons" 1/24/72 C(Nixon) N-4 Memo from Kehrli to Colson, Huldeman Re: DOC 50] Cathoic Voting Attitude" 1/20/72 ((Nixon) DOC N-5 51] Memo From Keh-li to Haldeman, Re, New Hampshire 1/19/72 C'(Nixon) DOC N-6 52] Memo From Kehrli to Kissinger, Re "Vietnam 1/19/72 C (Nixch) N-7 Memo from Kehali to Ehrlichman, Re: Doc 426] Richmond Decision 1/13/72 C(Nixon) N-8 memo irons Kahrli to: Colson Re: "New [DOC 53] Hampshire Primary" 1/11/72 C (Nixon) TDOC N-9 54] memo From Kehrl: to: Haldeman Re: Polls 1/11/72 C (Nixon) N-10 Memo DOC 55] From Kehrli to: Flanigan + Weinberger Re: "California Project" 1/8/72 C (Nixon) 130c N-11 427] Memo Colson to Kehrli re: Youth Jote 1/10/72 C N-12 memo Kehrli to Haldemen re- "Loudon Wainright" 1/25/72 C [DOC 428] N-13 [DOC 425] MEMO KEHRLI TO KISSINGER re: "VIETNAM" 1/19/72 C (NIXON) FILE GROUP TITLE BOX NUMBER RY 71 FOLDER TITLE Chron File January 1972 RESTRICTION CODES A. Release would violate a Federal statute or Agency Policy. E. Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or B. National security classified information. financial information. C. Pending or approved claim that release would violate an individual's F. Release would disclose investigatory information compiled for law rights. enforcement purposes. D. Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy G. Withdrawn and return private and personal material. or a libel of a living person. H. Withdrawn and returned non-historical material. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION NA FORM 1421 (4-85) Presidential Materials Review Board Review on Contested Documents Collection: Staff Secretary Box Number: 71 Folder: Chron File - January 1972 Document Disposition 47 Retain Open 48 Retain Open 49 Retain Open 50 Return Private/Political 51 Return Private/Political 52 Retain Open 53 Return Private/Political 54 Return Private/Political 55 Retain Open 425 Retain Open 426 Retain Open 427 Retain Open 428 Retain Open MEMORANDUM Ind chan THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON January 20, 1972 ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM FOR: CHUCK COLSON H. R. HALDEMAN FROM: BRUCE KEHRLI BAK SUBJECT: Catholic Voting Attitude It was requested that you note the attached information on a recent Cambridge Marketing Poll. Agreement was indicated with the underlined portion and it was noted that much of Muskie's strength is due to his Catholic support. ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON PRI DIRSIDENT 665 BIND Supplement to Agenda and Brief for Cardinal Cooke Meeting RE: Catholic Voting Attitudes The "Bailey memorandum" circulated at the 1956 Democratic Convention in support of Jack Kennedy's candidacy for the Vice Presidency had as a basic thesis that Catholics vote for Catholics and would for some years to come. 1960 proved the thesis, but many question whether or not it will be true in the future. Plesser of Cambridge Marketing has shown me the results of a just completed poll of 1500 likely voters. Shown below are the results broken down by all voters and by Catholic voters in a three-way race with both Muskie and Lindsay. All Voters Catholic Voters Nixon 38 34 Muskie 34 42 Wallace 10 6 Undecided 18 18 Nixon 42 43 Lindsay 30 29 Wallace 11 11 Undecided 17 17 I asked if Lindsay was not a special case, but Plesser assured me the same pattern pertained in the figures for the other non-Catholic Democratic candidates. Other data indicate that in objective reactions to Nixon, not related to other candidates, Catholics break down in the same proportion as "all voters". From the above, it appears clear that many Catholics who would not otherwise vote for a Democrat will do so if he is a Catholic. Because of this vulnerability, we should continue to give special emphasis in our campaign and legislative strategy to winning back these votes. January 20, 1972 md [N.5] Chun MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON January 19, 1972 ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM FOR: H. R. HALDEMAN FROM: BRUCE KEHRLI BAK SUBJECT: New Hampshire The January 19th, 1972 News Summary contained the following paragraph: 'McCloskey predicts lagging support in New Hampshire will force RN to campaign there before the primary. McCloskey again said he wouldn't be surprised to see RN stop off in New Hampshire enroute home from Peking, but said, "I don't think he will win. 11 Pete said anti-RN sentiment is running strong in N.H. and that he doubted that RN would come even close to the 78% of '68. "The key issue is that people no longer believe their Pres. , whether on the war, inflation, unemployment or pollution control, 11 said McCloskey. 1 It was requested that efforts be stepped up to reduce the estimate of 78% in New Hampshire. Gordon Strachan will relay this request to the appropriate staff member at the committee. CC: Alexander P. Butterfield ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL chron, MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON January 11, 1972 ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM FOR: CHUCK COLSON FROM BRUCE KEHRLI BAK SUBJECT: New Hampshire Primary "In Human Events John Chamberlain writes that the Ashbrook campaign is a calculated risk; if McCloskey does better than Ashbrook the conservative cause will be badly damaged. If RN gets 60% in NH that will be victory enough but if he can't get the 78% he got in '68 it will be a "practical disgrace. 11 It was requested that you get the line out discouraging comparisons with the '68 campaign as all the candidates except the President had withdrawn at that point. Please submit a report on actions taken in this regard and any results by January 17, 1972. Thank you. CC: H. R. Haldeman Alexander P. Butterfield ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM [N-a] Chron. THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON January 11, 1972 ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM FOR: H. R. HALDEMAN FROM: BRUCE A. KEHRLI SUBJECT: Polls The January 11, 1972 News Summary contained the following paragraph: "Louis Bean writes in the New Republic that statewide polls of Michigan, Illinois, and California indicate that in a 2-party race Muskie rates 53%-RN 47%, the opposite of the national polls. 11 It was noted that although Bean is a Democratic pollster, these figures may be correct. cc: Alexander P. Butterfield Chuck Colson ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL