Conversation: 689-005
Prev: 689-004 Next: 689-006Start Date: Monday, March 20, 1972 7:50 PM
End Date: Monday, March 20, 1972 8:38 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Ehrlichman, John D.; Bull, Stephen B.Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On March 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:50 pm to 3:38 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 689-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 689-5
Date: March 20, 1972
Time: 2:50 pm - 3:38 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
New York City trip
-Staff
-Praise
-The President
-Wire service
-Future trips
-Illinois
-Ohio
-Pennsylvania
-Public response
-Government employees
-Blacks
-Television
The People's Republic of China [PRC] trip
-New coverage
-Anchorage
-American public opinion
-News coverage
-Pandas
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-News coverage
-The President’s possible participation
-New York Times
-PRC Ping pong team
-Reception
-The President
-Chou En-lai
-White House tennis court
-Possible picture
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 689-5 (cont.)
New York City trip
-Staff
-Egil (“Bud”) Krogh, Jr.
-Advance men
-Public response
-Blacks
-Busing
Foreign affairs
The President's schedule
-Forthcoming Soviet Union trip
-Television press conferences
-Timing
-Easter
Baseball season
-Opening game
-Cincinnati Reds-Houston Astros
-Time
-Regular season
-Time
-Opening game
-The President's attendance
-Bowie Kuhn
-California Angels-Texas Rangers
-Invitation to the President
-Time
-The President’s forthcoming Canada trip
-National League opening game
-New York Mets-Pittsburgh Pirates
-Houston Astros-Atlanta Braves
-San Diego Padres-San Francisco Giants
-American League
-California Angels-Minnesota Twins
-Kansas City Royals-Texas Rangers
-First ball of the season
-Cincinnati
-The President’s previous attendance at an All-Star game
-Date
-Press conference
-Texas Rangers
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 689-5 (cont.)
-Arlington, Texas
-Kansas City Royals
The President's schedule
-Press conference
-Timing
-Busing
-Wisconsin primary
-Gridiron dinner
-Florida
-Gridiron dinner
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-John N. Mitchell
-Agnew
-Timing
Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 3:02 pm.
The President's schedule
-Gridiron dinner
-The President's attendance
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-List of attendees
-Liberals
-Jerald F. (“Jerry”) terHorst
-Agnew
-Schedule
-California Republican Assembly [CRA]
-The President's attendance
-Richard (“Dick”) Wilson
-Agnew
-Schedule
-CRA
-William P. Rogers
-Women
-List of people opposed to the President’s attendance
-Agnew
-Haldeman's role
-Florida
-Gridiron dinner
-The President's attendance
-Agnew
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 689-5 (cont.)
-Interest of the administration
-CRA
-Mitchell
-Ronald W. Reagan
-Timing
-Agnew
-Schedule
Ziegler's press briefing
-The President’s previous trip to New York City
-Wire services
-Drugs
-Penalties for distributors
-State laws
-Congress
-State and federal courts
-Marijuana
-Death penalty
-Drugs
-Severe penalties
-Prosecutors
-Judges
-Omnibus crime bill
-Gridiron church service
Ziegler left at 3:15 pm.
The President's schedule
-Gridiron dinner
-Gridiron church service
-Ziegler
-Agnew
-Women
-Haldeman's forthcoming talk with Agnew
-Radicals
-Press
-The administration
-California
-CRA
-Reagan
-1962 campaign
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 689-5 (cont.)
1972 campaign
-Political operations
-Charles W. Colson
-White House
-Mitchell's office
-Private investigators
-Mitchell
-Robert J. Dole
-Republican National Committee [RNC]
-Committee to Re-elect the President [CRP]
-White House
-Colson
-CRP
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Justice Department
-White House
-Ziegler
-Press
-Movement
-CRP
-Funding
-Government compared to private
Leaks
-Herbert W. Kalmbach
-Telephone
-Walter H. Annenberg
-Arthur K. Watson story
-Anti-leak measures
-Leaks
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 689-5 (cont.)
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 3m 27s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT]
-Credibility of witnesses
-Public reaction
-Awareness
-Settlement
-Public reaction to government
Drugs
-Iran
-Penalties for distributors
-Japan
-PRC
-Opium
-Addicts
-Young people
-High Schools
-Marijuana
-Haldeman's son’s voew
-Sidwell Friends
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 689-5 (cont.)
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
[Privacy]
[Duration: 6s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
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-The President's meeting with Raymond P. Shafer, March 21, 1972
-Legalization of marijuana
-Youth
-Parents
-Scientists
-Alcohol
-Law
-Prohibition
-Paul N. (“Pete”) McCloskey, Jr.
John D. Ehrlichman entered at 3:30 pm.
Drugs
-The President’s New York City trip
-The work of the staff
-Wire services
-Television
-Customs
-Jewish couple
-English couple
-Priest
-Forthcoming meeting with the Cabinet Committee on International Narcotics
Control
-Customs agents
-Hiring
-Ehrlichman's talk with Connally
-Social security
-Penalties for distributors
-Ziegler
-Omnibus crime bill
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 689-5 (cont.)
-Penalties for terrorists
The President's schedule
-Stephen B. Bull
Drugs
-Penalties
-Egil (“Bud”) Krogh, Jr.
-Jerome H. Jaffe
-Countries
-Japan
-PRC
-Iran
-Treatment for addicts
-Archie Bunker
-Press
-Left
-Death penalty
-Nelson A. Rockefeller
-State and federal courts
-Death penalty
-Interstate distributors
-Compared to Charles A. Lindbergh law
-Kidnappers
-Bombers
-Dangerous drugs
-Quantity
Busing
Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:30 pm.
The President's schedule
-Forthcoming Cabinet Committee meeting
Bull left at an unknown time before 3:38 pm.
Drugs
-Forthcoming Cabinet Committee meeting
-Heroin examples
-New York City trip
-Press
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 689-5 (cont.)
-Customs shed
Ziegler entered at an unknown time after 3:30 pm.
The President's schedule
-Forthcoming Cabinet Committee meeting
-Photographs
The President, Haldeman, Ehrlichman and Ziegler left at 3:38 pm.