[N.B.C trade releases]. (1964)

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NBC NEWS ELECTION YEAR ’64 NBC NEWS* NANCY DICKERSON DISCLOSES JOHNSON CHOICE OF RUNNING MATE IS GUIDED IN PART BY POLL COMMISSIONED BY HIGH DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS NBC CONVENTION CENTRAL, ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 25 — President Johnson's choice of a Vice Presidential candidate is being guided in part by a poll commissioned by high officials of the Democratic Party, it was disclosed last night by Nancy Dickerson, NBC News correspondent. The poll shows that President Johnson would run about the same with any one of six possible running mates. The disclosure of the poll and its results by Nancy Dickerson was made during NBC's convention coverage Monday shortly after 7:30 p.m. EDT. The full text of Mrs. Dickerson's broadcast follows: MRS. DICKERSON: President Johnson studies polls avidly - and he is extremely happy with the results he ' s seen so far. In his weekend meeting with Democratic Governors, he showed them a big red, white and blue chart of his poll results and he gave each Governor a photographic copy, like this one, of that chart. In each of the states, the highest line represents the Johnson strength. The next two lower lines represent the Goldwater strength, and the undecided vote. After this photo¬ graph was made two other results were sent to the White House: (more )