Conversation: 342-016
Prev: 342-015 Next: 342-017Start Date: 20-Jun-1972 11:26 AM
End Date: 20-Jun-1972 12:45 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Cox, Tricia Nixon;Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 03:34:00
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 04:33:11
NARA Description:
On June 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:26 am to 12:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 342-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 342-16
Date: June 20, 1972
Time: 11:26 am-12:45 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
[The discontinuities in this conversation appear in the original recording.]
[Note: A portion of this conversation was also record in November 1973 and played in open
court on November 27, 1973. See Record Group [RG] 21, Miscellaneous 47-73, Exhibit 63.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-00)
There is no transcript available.]
Weather
-Washington, DC
-Florida
-Walker's Cay
The President’s schedule
-Previous trip to Florida
-California
-Walker’s Cay
-Camp David
-Gerard C. Smith’s house
-Rehoboth Beach
-Higher Education Bill signing ceremony
Detroit busing issue
-Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger
-Higher Education Bill
Mrs. Miller (Michigan)
-Walk to Washington
-Congressional race
Magazine comments
-Time
-[Unintelligible]
-New Republic
-National Observer
-National Review
-Human Events
-New Republic
-Readership size
-Richard M. Scammon
-Possibility of pro-administration articles
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Public relations
-Elections
Presidential letter for Richard F. Kneip
-Natural disaster in South Dakota
-John C. Whitaker
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-00)
Conv. No. 342-16 (cont.)
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s previous trip to South Dakota
-Forthcoming election
-Natural disaster
-Tourism
-Whitaker
-Whitaker
-Kneip’s concerns
-Parents of Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
[Blank]
Federal Judge’s action for Democratic convention
-George L. Hart
-Joseph R. Califano
-Delegations qualifications
-Chicago suit
-Delegation qualifications
-Challenges
-George S. McGovern’s guidelines
-Richard J. Daley
-Supporters
[Unintelligible]
Movie, "Hot Rock"
-Haldeman’s view
US conference of Mayors
-Vietnam resolution
-Clark MacGregor
-Support for the President
-Democrats
-Republicans
-Lawrence F. O’Brien
Michael J. Mansfield's Vietnam resolution
-Robert C. Dole
-Substitute proposal
-Prisoners of war [POWs]
-Cease fire
-Effect on negotiations
-Congressional alternatives
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-00)
Conv. No. 342-16 (cont.)
-Nixon proposal
-Administration actions
-William P. Rogers
-Leslie C. Arends
-National defense and foreign policy
The President’s schedule
-California trip plans
-Mrs. Nixon
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-National commanders of veterans' groups
-Briefing
-Charles W. Colson
-Defense Department
-Henry A. Kissinger
The President's schedule
-National Association of Counties meeting
-Political candidates
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-The President’s view
-Role of President
-Cabinet officers
-Lawrence F. O'Brien
-McGovern
-Timing
-Banquet
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Revenue sharing
-Local government problems
-Banquet
-Possible appearance by the President
-Remarks
-Polish-American leaders
-Meeting
-Value
-Timing
-Haldeman’s view
-Poland trip
-Rogers
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-00)
Conv. No. 342-16 (cont.)
-Reception at State Department
-Rogers
-Colson
-Briefing
-Location
-Ehrlichman
-The President’s remarks
-Location
-VIP [Very Important Patients] Program
-No Greater Love program
-POWs' children
-Picnic on White House lawn
-The President’s view
-Benefits
-Celebrities
-Johnny Unitas
-Arnold D. Palmer
-Bill Frasier (?)
-Ted Williams
-Arthur Ashe
-Althea Gibson
-Jack Nicklaus
-Unitas
-Carmello Espota
-The President’s view
-Media briefing
-Black newspapers
-Reception
-Haldeman’s view
-Briefing in 1968
-Leonard Garment
-Jewish press
-The President’s view
-Timing
-California
-Requests for meetings
-Haldeman’s role
-Black newspapers
-Selective promotions
1972 campaign
-Pay offs
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-00)
Conv. No. 342-16 (cont.)
-Black newspapers
-Haldeman’s view
-The President’s view
-Ministers
-Haldeman’s view
-Frederick V. Malek's staff
-Duties
-Colson's staff
-Meetings
-White House staff
-Work on 1972 campaign
-Political support
-Activities related to campaign
The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.
[Conversation No. 342-16A]
[See Conversation No. 25-74; one item has been withdrawn]
[End of telephone conversation]
Public relations
-White House staff
-Ehrlichman
-Kissinger
-Foreign policy
-Possible reception for black newspapers
-White House staff
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-00)
Conv. No. 342-16 (cont.)
Watergate
-Wiretaps
-The President’s view
-Previous campaigns
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Haldeman left at 12:45 pm.