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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
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7/15/1971
Domestic Policy
Memo
From Marik to Strachan RE: "Potential
Applications for 1972" 2pg
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
Memo
From Marik, to Strachan Re:
(DOC#126)
Potential Computer Applications For
1972"
7/15/71
(Wixon)
N-2
Memo
(Handwritten) From "BK" to "Hut"
[DUC#27]
Re: "WH comperter System (Political
unduted
(Mifon)
Use) Undated
N-3
Memo
[Doc#28]
From Magnider to Strachan
Re: white House computer
5/17/21
(niton)
N-4
Memo
From Huntsmon to: Re: Use fthe
&
[Doc#29]
White House Computer
5/13/71
N-5
Memo
from Huntsman To: Dean Re: Use
[Doc*30]
. the white House Computer
5/13/71
(Mijon)
N-6
Memo
[DOC*3]]
From Huntoman to Joyce Re:
Computer O.B.
5/1/71
( Diton)
N-7
Memo
From Pural No Kehrli, Re:
[DOCH32]
Follow up To Ron's memo to
Huntsman
11/17/71
C(nifon)
N-8
memo
[DDC#136]
Copy of N-5
5/13/71
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5/13/71
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E. Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
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G. Withdrawn and return private and personal material.
or a libel of a living person.
H. Withdrawn and returned non-historical material.
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CITIZENS FOR THE RE-ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
SUITE 272
1701 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. N.W.
WASHINGTON. O.C. 20006
(202) 333.0920
July 15, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR: GORDON STRACHAN
FROM:
BOB MARIK
SUBJECT:
POTENTIAL COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR 1972
In response to your memo of July 7, I have summarized below
pertinent information on items 1-10 of the original computer
application recommendations.
1. Public Statements by the President, as reported in the
news media, are retained on the RNC Miracode filing sys-
tem. They can be retrieved only by the subject codes
originally assigned, as opposed to some computerized
systems which can retrieve on any combination of words
in the text. The RNC response time is a few hours to
a day or two, depending on the extent of material desired
and its priority.
2. Administration Proposals Sent to Congress, along with
their status or ultimate disposition, are not systemati-
cally indexed anywhere outside of the White House and
Congress as far as I know.
3.
Information on Federal Programs - same as (2) above.
4. Grants and Public Works Projects - same as (2) above.
5. Economic Data on a Demographic Basis does not come from
the Census Bureau on a current basis, I believe. I am
púrsuing this through the Department of Labor (unemploy-
ment), and will also check with HEW (welfare). The
Domestic Council may have some good lines of communication
to the proper sources. This will take a few weeks to
work out, but I will let you know when the data flow is
established.
6. Voting Records of Congressmen. The RNC is keeping records
of the votes of the Presidential contenders. They are
published monthly, and more frequently as their activities
increase. Specific data could be retrieved within a day
or less. Through the Congressional Research Service at
the Library of Congress one may obtain voting records
by bill as well as Administration action. Voting
record by Senator or Congressman is only given to his
staff. Voting record requests are answered immediately,
but the time frame varies for Administration position.
7. Legislation Introduced by Congressmen. As you mentioned,
this is useful primarily for the contenders, and the
RNC includes that in their Miracode system and their
monthly summaries.
8. Federal Patronage is less important than grantsmanship
in seeking votes in a Congressional district. It is
probably not worth putting on the computer.
9'. Published Public Opinion Polls. We have been working
with Joyce Baker at the RNC from time to time and have
found their data base and response time very adequate
(within a few hours or less when required) Their weekly
summary of the polls is succinct and thorough. In
addition, the Citizens Committee is maintaining graphs
of a few indicator polls to measure trends over time.
10. Past Voting Data. A major part of our campaign research
program, in concert with the RNC, will be to summarize
the information in the most usable form and to have it
available on the computer for rapid retrieval in any for-
mat. The RNC has completed its file of voting history
for all states by county, for President, Governor, Senator
and Congressmen over the past ten years. They will com-
bine that information with demographic census data to
produce a wide variety of useful analyses.
CC: Bruce Kehrli