Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-012
Nixon, Colson & Haldeman on Polling data and George McGovern
Friday, October 6, 1972 · 12:37 PM–1:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
Charles W. Colson coordinated with White House staff, including Joan Hall and Susan Lallathin, to gather and verify the latest polling data while President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman consulted in the background. The discussion focused on confirming specific poll figures for Nixon and his opponent, George McGovern, along with the associated point spread. Colson ultimately directed staff to finalize the report and deliver the typed results to his office.
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NARA Description
On October 6, 1972, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Joan Hall, and Susan Lallathin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 1:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-12
Date: October 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 1:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Charles W. Colson talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to his office
Colson talked with Joan Hall. The President and H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman can be heard in the
background.
Colson's schedule
-Dick [surname unknown]
Poll figures
-Albert E. Sindlinger
-Point spread
Hall conferred with Susan Lallathin.
Poll figures
[End of conferral]
Poll figures
-The President, George S. McGovernAlso recorded on October 6, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-012, October 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).