Conversation: 213-031
Prev: 213-030 Next: 213-032Start Date: 24-Sep-1972 3:30 PM
End Date: 24-Sep-1972 4:50 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Camp David Operator; Woods, Rose Mary;Recording Device: Camp David Hard Wire
NARA Description:
On September 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Camp David operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:30 pm to 4:50 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 213-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 213-31
Date: September 24, 1972
Time: 3:30 pm - 4:50 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
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Foreign economic policies
-Statement by the President for the International
Monetary Fund [IMF], September 25, 1972
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Statement by the President for National Cancer Conference, September 28, 1972
-Lee W. Huebner
-Type of job
Statement for dedication of American Museum of Immigration
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Quote for the President
-Comparison to the President's visit to Laredo, Texas and statement made
by the President
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Giving statements to the press
Press
-Giving lead stories to press by administration
-Interests of the press
-Giving excerpts to press by administration
-Huebner
-The President's speech to IMF
-William L. Safire
-George P. Shultz’s forthcoming speech
-Lead story
-Reactions
-Press relations
-John B. Connally
-Significance
-Ehrlichman
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-IMF speech by the President
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Campaign tactics
-San Francisco
-Demonstrations
-Strategy of demonstrators
-George S. McGovern
-Press coverage of story
-Response by administration
-Secret Service
-Yippies
-Cooperation with San Francisco police
-Mayor [Joseph Alioto]
-David Packard
-Strategy
-Youth for Nixon
-Effect of appearance
-Bay Area Rapid Transit [BART]
-Utilization by the President's campaign while in
California
-Effect for local area
-Oakland
-Demonstrators
-Los Angeles
-Type
-Compared to those in San Jose
-San Francisco
-Students
-Drug use
-Question of involvement by McGovern
-Texas
-Hispanics
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Issues and public opinion
-Earl L. Butz as an issue
-Poll results
-Soviet wheat deal
-Poll results
-Sale of wheat to the Soviet Union
-Effect on US farmers
-Poll results
-Charges against grain exporters
-Inside information
-Poll results
-Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] investigation
-Poll results
-Effect on President
-Wording of question
-Watergate issue and the President's involvement
-Poll results
-McGovern
-Release of telephone poll results to public
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Issues and public opinion
-Issue questions and their importance
-Vietnam War policy
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-Poll results
-Casualties
-Effect
-Texas, White House
-Economics
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Comparisons to the President and earlier polling
-The President's policies
-Vietnam War
-Inflation
-Unemployment
-Taxes
-National defense
-Crime
-Drugs
-Racial problems
-Archie Bunker
-Health care
-Busing
-McGovern and his position on various issues
-Vietnam
-Inflation
-Unemployment
-Taxes
-National defense
-Crime
-Drugs
-Crime
-Richard G. Kleindienst
-Racial problems
-Health care
-Busing
-Results
-Comparison to the results for the President
-Polling of greatest concern of individuals
-Economics
-Inflation, unemployment, taxes
-Results
-Reformation of the tax structure
-The President compared with McGovern
-Results
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-Amnesty issue
-Results
-Unconditional amnesty issue with various
stipulations
-Results
-Dodging the draft
-The President's position
-Results
-McGovern's position
-Results
-John N. Mitchell's analysis of campaign
-The President compared with McGovern
-Polls
-Prediction on the outcome of the 1972 election
-Thomas F. Eagleton's replacement by R. Sargent Shriver on
McGovern ticket
-Results
-Watergate issue
-Idea of awareness
-Results
-Responsibility for break-in
-Results
-Knowledge of the President on break-in
-Results
-Outcome of voting results because of the issue
The break-in of Dr. John C. Lungren's office
-Number of break-ins
-Suggestions by police in relation to the publicity
-FBI files
-Fingerprints of person who broke in
-John J. (“Jack”) Caulfield
-Idea of inside job
-Lungren's office
-Break-ins
-Haldeman's upcoming conversation with the FBI
The President talked with the Camp David operator at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and
4:46 pm.
[Conversation no. 213-31A]
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[See Conversation no. 154-12]
[End of telephone conversation]
Watergate break-in
-Maurice H. Stans
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods between 4:46 pm and 4:47 pm.
[Conversation no. 213-31B]
[See Conversation no. 154-13; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]
[End of telephone conversation]
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Campaign tactics
-The President's campaign
-Visit to California
-Demonstrators and the type of demonstrations
-Los Angeles
-San Francisco
The President's schedule
The President and Haldeman left at 4:50 pm.
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