Conversation: 229-012
Prev: 229-011 Next: 229-013Start Date: Tuesday, November 21, 1972 3:35 PM
End Date: Tuesday, November 21, 1972 5:44 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.Recording Device: Camp David Hard Wire
NARA Description:
On November 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 12:44 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 229-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 229-12
Date: November 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:35 am and 12:44 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with John D. Ehrlichman.
1972 election
-Women surrogates [?]
-Post-election let-down
-Husbands
Donald H. Rumsfeld
-Recent meeting with the President
-The President’s recent conversation with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Conduct
-The President’s support for Senate candidacy
-Interest in Cabinet position
-Previous meeting with Ehrlichman
-Change of statements
-Opportunism
-Cabinet position
-Peter G. Peterson
-Rumsfeld’s relations with Ehrlichman
-Foreign trips
-Previous meeting with Ehrlichman
-Tone
-Job offer
-White House staff work
-Politics
-Gubernatorial nomination
-Chances
-Supporters
-Fund-raising
-W. Clement Stone
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Feb.-08)
Conversation No. 229-12 (cont’d)
-Poll
-Departure
Second term reorganization
-Forthcoming meeting with Nelson A. Rockefeller
-State and Defense Departments
-Henry A. Kissinger
-New Federalism
-National Security
-Kissinger
-Relations with Rogers
-The President’s recent conversation with Haldeman
-Rogers’ retention
-Rogers’ departure
-Timing
-Kissinger’s conduct
-Source of conflict
-Departures
-Timing
-Rogers’ departure
-Firing
-Press relations
-Rogers’ cooperation
-Staff [National Security Council [NSC]
-Leaks
-Kissinger
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
RNC
-Bush
-The President’s conversation with Haldeman
-Mitchell
-Conversation with Ehrlichman
-Departure
-Resistance
-Benefits
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Feb.-08)
Conversation No. 229-12 (cont’d)
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The President’s schedule with Rockefeller
-Timing
Ehrlichman left at an unknown time before 12:44 pm.