President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to request the latest electoral data following his 1972 victory. The primary objective was to obtain current figures for the national popular vote and specific results from California for an upcoming report. The President directed his staff to secure and provide these updated statistics to finalize the documentation.
On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 813-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 813-25
Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:59 am and 12:03 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with an unknown man.
Instruction
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1972 election
-Latest results
-National popular vote
-California
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