Conversation: 689-002
Prev:  689-001 Next: 689-003Start Date: 20-Mar-1972 9:18 AM
End Date: 20-Mar-1972 9:51 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]; Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On March 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:18 am to 9:51 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 689-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 689-2 2 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Date: March 20, 1972 Time: 9:18 am - 9:51 am Location: Oval Office The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. The President's schedule -House guests -Jack and Helene (Colesie) Drown -Meeting with Gerard C. Smith -Henry A. Kissinger Haldeman talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 9:18 and 9:42 am. [Conversation No. 689-2A] The President's schedule -Meeting with Smith -Timing [End of telephone conversation] The President's schedule -Smith -Time of meeting -Meeting with the Cabinet Committee on International Narcotics Control -Follow up to forthcoming New York City trip -Treaty signing -Biological weapons convention -Soviets -Date -Meeting with Smith -Arrival ceremony for Nihat Erim -"Honor America" individuals -Timing International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT] case -Life magazine article -Justice Department -Leaks -Reporter -Facts -C. Arnholt Smith 3 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 689-2 (cont.) -Innuendo -Unknown man -Mayor [Unknown name and city] -Democrat -Associated Press [AP] story -National Republican Convention -San Diego -The President -Ronald L. Ziegler -Talk with James W. Gallagher -Robert J. Dole -Chicago -Herbert G. Klein and Robert H. Finch -San Diego -Involvement -Life, Time -Clifford Irving Campaign financing -Time magazine -Herbert W. Kalmback story -Frank DeMarco -Contributions -Tax deductible -Legal rulings -News summary Pentagon papers -John D. Ehrlichman's role -Staff -Talk with Haldeman Arthur K. Watson -Frank F. Church -State Department files -Congressmen and Senators -Behavior abroad -Airplane -Investigation -Haldeman's role -Victor Lasky's possible role 4 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 689-2 (cont.) Weather [No conversation] ITT case -Contributions -Taxes -White House -Jack N. Anderson -Justice Department -Dita D. Beard's testimony -Beard's health -Committee -Charles W. Colson -Compared to Alger Hiss case -Reporters -Typewriter analysis -Pearl L. Tytell -Secretary -Beard's testimony -McGraw-Hill -Irving -Anderson -Richard W. McLaren -Work on case -Harold S. Geneen -[Forename unknown] Grinell -The Hartford settlement -White House investigation -John D. Ehrlichman -Strategy -Patrick J. Buchanan [No conversation] Busing -Status -Public opinion -Liberals -Ehrlichman -Southerners -Strom Thurmond 5 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 689-2 (cont.) -George C. Wallace -Barry M. Goldwater -Intervention -Roll-back -Constitutional issue -Staff meeting -Ehrlichman -National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [NAACP] -Clarence Mitchell -News summary -The President's role -Courts -Ehrlichman -Emmanuel Celler -Television -Speech -Media coverage -Black lawyers -Ehrlichman -Samuel J. Ervin, Jr. -Constitution -South -Northern protection bill -Senate -Democrats -Equal time -Possible column -View of speech -Hubert H. Humphrey -Thomas G. Wicker -Segregation ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 1m 22s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 6 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 689-2 (cont.) ********************************************************************** Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 9:42 am. The President's schedule -Helicopter Butterfield left at 9:45 am. White House staff -Media problem The President's schedule -Press conference -Office -Television Domestic issues -John B. Connally -George P. Shultz -Ehrlichman The People's Republic of China [PRC] trip -Pubic reaction -Richard G. Kleindienst -William P. Rogers Media -Treatment of administration -ITT -Busing -White House staff -Poll -ITT -Beard -Pentagon papers -Confidence in administration -PRC -Foreign policy question -Drugs Haldeman’s previous dinner with Connally 7 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 689-2 (cont.) Russell B. Long -Ehrlichman -Conversation concerning House Resolution [HR] 1 -Statement -Reelection of the President The President and Haldeman left at 9:52 am.