Conversation: 206-007
Prev:  206-006 Next: 206-008Start Date: 20-Aug-1972 9:30 AM
End Date: 20-Aug-1972 11:20 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Sanchez, Manolo; Camp David Operator; Woods, Rose Mary; Recording Device: Camp David Hard Wire
NARA Description:
On August 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Camp David operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:30 am to 11:20 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 206-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 206-7 Date: August 20, 1972 Time: 9:30 am - 11:20 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. The President's schedule -Possible return to the White House -Swimming -The President’s previous meeting with William P. Rogers -Henry A. Kissinger -Information for Rogers -Leaks News photographs -Picture of a dog -George S. McGovern picture -Content -Swimming pool, South Dakota -Life picture -McGovern in undershirt -Circumstances -Haldeman’s view ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 4 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.Oct-06) [Personal returnable] [Duration: 11m 57s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 9:30 am. The President's schedule -Forthcoming meeting with Kissinger Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:00 am. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 5m 35s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ***************************************************************** The President talked with the Camp David operator at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 10:00 am. [Conversation No. 206-7A] [See Conversation No. 140-47] [End of telephone conversation] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 39s ] 5 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.Oct-06) Kissinger entered at 10:00 am. END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 ***************************************************************** The President talked with Rose Mary Woods between 10:03 am and 10:04 am. [Conversation No. 206-7B] [See Conversation No. 140-48] Sanchez entered at 10:03 am. [End of telephone conversation] Preparation of sauna -Kissinger’s forthcoming use -Bathing suit Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:20 am. Polls -Rogers -Daniel Yankelovich McGovern -Kissinger’s view Washington Post and New York Times stories -McGovern's Vietnam stance -James M. Naughton -Possible Communist government in South Vietnam -Kissinger’s view -Joseph Mccarthy -New York Times editorial -Nguyen Van Thieu McGovern -Kissinger’s view 6 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.Oct-06) -Frank F. Mankiewicz -The President’s view Republican National Convention -Kissinger's role -Newsmaking -Benefits of nonpartisan policy -Presence at convention -Social functions -Press -Reporters -Catherine Mackin -Douglas Kiker -Possible questions -Kissinger’s possible response -Foreign policy -North Vietnamese -Timing of appearance -Possible interviews with the press -[Arnold] Eric Sevaried -Walter L. Cronkite, Jr. -Mackin -Kissinger’s presence at the convention -Nominating speeches -The President’s acceptance speech -Kissinger’s stay in Florida -Key Biscayne -Doral Hotel -Logistics -Jeb Stuart Magruder -Interest in Kissinger -Compared with the President's family -Presence at social functions -Ronald W. Reagan invititation -Elmer H. Bobst invitation -Possible youth function presence -Kissinger’s previous speech at the State Department -Avoidance of critical remarks -McGovern -W. Ramsey Clark -Pierre E.G. Salinger -Congress Kissinger's schedule 7 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.Oct-06) -Announcement of trip to the Soviet Union -Plans for public statements in October -Activities at Republican convention -Scheduled interviews -Vietnam -Nguyen Van Thieu -Ronald L. Ziegler -Future interviews -Marvin L. Kalb -Cronkite -Plans for late September -Possible network appearance -Convention plans -Response to interview requests -Presence of senior staff with the President -Nonconvention activities -Possible youth function visit -Possible television presence -Kissinger’s view Vietnam negotiations -Possibility of settlement -North Vietnamese meetings with Kissinger -Le Duc Tho -Kissinger’s possible televised press conference -Negotiating record Republican convention -Kissinger's possible attendance -McGovern -New York Times -Photograph of Kissinger’s meeting with Kakuei Tanaka -Forthcoming announcement of Kissinger’s trip to the Soviet Union -Youth appearance -Interviews -Marya McLaughlin -Barbara Walters -McLaughlin -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon interview -Tone -Stars and Stripes -Public relations impact -Belly dancers -Press surmises concerning sexual life of White House staffers and of 8 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.Oct-06) McGovern ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 11m 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6 ***************************************************************** Press -Otis Chandler -Oil promotional activities -Marilyn B. (“Missy”) Chandler -Los Angeles Times The President’s forthcoming acceptance speech -Length -Suggestions from staff members -Patrick J. Buchanan's points -Daniel P. Moynihan's input -Upcoming education speech -Tone -Farmers -Youth -Senior citizens -Blacks -Catholics -Chicanos -Domestic Council -Foreign policy compared to domestic policy -McGovern's speeches -Attention of interest groups -Blacks -Farmers -Income from grain sales to Soviet Union -Income from Japanese -Taxes -John D. Ehrlichman 9 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.Oct-06) -Reform -Reduction -Property -Foreign policy section -Ziegler's input -Mention of US strength -“Begging” for peace in Vietnam -Press reaction -Kissinger’s schedule -John K. Andrews, Jr. -The President’s reading of his draft -Franklin D. Roosevelt -Lyndon B. Johnson -Introduction -Partisanship -Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Johnson -Tone -The President’s draft compared to Andrews’s draft -Length -Latin America, Africa, Middle East -Israel -Rodney C. Campbell -Nelson A. Rockefeller’s conversation with Kissinger -Issues and Answers -The President's Schedule -William F. (“Billy”) Graham -John B. Connally -Israeli view -Golda Meir -The President’s reading of draft -Political considerations -Vietnam -Compared to Middle East -Israel -Haldeman -Amnesty for draft evaders -Effect on foreign policy -Johnson -The President's trips to the People's Republic of China [PRC] and Soviet Union -US security -Need to maintain defense spending -McGovern 10 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.Oct-06) -Soviet Union -Opportunity for peace -Domestic compared to foreign programs -Tone of speech -Vietnam -Reduction of US forces in South Vietnam -End of deployment of draftees -Reduction of casualties -Negotiations -Ceasefire -Withdrawal of US forces -Prisoners of war [POWs] -Elections -POWs -South Vietnam -Domestic critics ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 8 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 23s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 8 ***************************************************************** The President’s forthcoming acceptance speech -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew renomination -The President’s reading of draft -Kissinger’s view -Efforts to combat division of US -The President’s reading of draft -Discrimination -Quotas -Intellectuals -Speechwriters -Raymond K. Price, Jr. -"New Majority" -New politics -Change in US -Liberals -Tone of campaign -Democratic motives 11 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev.Oct-06) -Unemployment, inflation, $1000-per-person welfare proposal -The President’s reading of draft -Unknown Rhode Islander -McGovern -Kissinger’s view -Crime -The President’s reading of draft -Court appointments -Supreme Court -J. Edgar Hoover -Subsequent appointments -[Clark] -Speechwriting staff -Kissinger’s view -Court appointments -Clark -Foreign policy section -Editing Kissinger and Haldeman left at 11:20 am.