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Start Date: 20-Aug-1972 4:00 PM

End Date: 20-Aug-1972 5:59 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")

Recording Device: Camp David Hard Wire

206-015.mp3

NARA Description:

On August 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 5:59 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 206-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 206-15

Date: August 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:00 pm and 5:59 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

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


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                 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                 Tape Subject Log
                                   (rev.Oct-06)



The President’s forthcoming acceptance speech
     -Biblical quotations
           -The President’s 1960 campaign
           -George S. McGovern speeches
                -Henry A. Kissinger
           -Possible radio speeches
                -Kissinger
     -Closing
           -Haldeman’s view
                -Raymond K. Price, Jr.
                -Tanya Savicheva story
           -Kissinger's view
                -Tanya story
           -Tanya story
                -Price
                -John K. Andrews, Jr.
                -McGovern
           -Challenge to America
                -Contrast with McGovern
           -Need for emotion
                -Tanya story
                -Price
           -World peace aspirations
                -McGovern
                -Soviet Union
                -Peace dividend
                     -Cities
                     -Environment
                             -John D. Ehrlichman
                     -Congress
                             -Welfare reform
                             -Revenue sharing
                     -The President’s reading of draft
                             -The President’s previous televised address to the Soviet
                                    people
                                   -US desire for peace
                                   -Tanya story
           -Tone
                -Kissinger’s view
                -Haldeman’s view
           -Price
           -Haldeman’s view
                -Need for specifics
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                      NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev.Oct-06)


                          -Price’s material
                          -Tanya story
                -Acceptance of challenge
                      -Need for unity
           -Tanya story
                -Haldeman’s view
                      -Audience Studies Incorporated [ASI] market reseatch
                          -Response to movie
                                 -Measurement
                                 -Results

Haldeman and the President left at 5:59 pm.