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Conversation 292-008

TapeTape 292StartTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 2:53 PMEndTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 3:00 PMTape start time00:09:04Tape end time00:12:00ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman analyze recent presidential approval polling data from Louis Harris, George Gallup, and Albert Sindlinger to assess the political climate. They focus on the timing of survey methodologies, specifically noting that current Gallup figures were collected prior to the announcement of the upcoming Soviet Union summit. The discussion reflects a desire to understand the lag in public opinion trends and the influence of media coverage on presidential support ratings.

Presidential approval ratingsPublic opinion pollingSoviet Union summitH. R. HaldemanMedia coverage
AudioNARA Description

On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 3:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 292-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 292-8

Date: October 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:53 pm and 3:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

     Polls
             -Don [Rumsfeld's ?] figures
             -Presidential approved ratings
             -Louis P. Harris
             -George H. Gallup
                   -Approval ratings
                   -Timing
                        -Soviet Union summit announcement
             -Albert E. Sindlinger
             -Harris
                   -Washington Post coverage
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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But anyway, it's going to be Ossoff, which you would expect, Bob.
If Harris is 51-48, Gallup is going to be 3-4.
It does, haven't we known that?
Yeah, well, you know why it does?
Because basically that's when their little, their waiters, their waiters go, and then they get in their fireplace and they knock on the door.
They only knock on the door once a week.
It'll be up.
But we know it's somewhat better.
I think what it is, it's sort of a late reaction.
Gallup on Sunday was taken before the Soviet announcement.
It was taken, it finished the 11th, Sunday before the Soviet announcement.
That's not the point.
My guess is that they already have it.
Why don't you tell them about it?
Why don't they have it?
No, he said it was taken over through the night, through the election.
You know what I'm saying?
Before it was already done.
Go out.
There's nothing to do about it.
I kind of think that it was demonstrated that it was supposed to exist.
I think you're right.
Is he?
Well, there's a noose on him.
Where does he get the foot?
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