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Conversation: 779-002

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Start Date: 15-Sep-1972 4:49 PM

End Date: 15-Sep-1972 6:17 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Dean, John W., IIIBull, Stephen B.MacGregor, Clark

Recording Device: Oval Office

779-002.mp3

NARA Description:

On September 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John W. Dean, III, Stephen B. Bull, and Clark MacGregor met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:49 pm and 6:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 779-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 779-2

Date: September 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:49 pm and 6:17 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

[Transcripts of the following conversation may be found in RG 460, Box 171, pp. 1-43; RG 460,
Box 58 pp. 1-3; SI, Bk. II, pp. 594-636 (1-43); SI, Bk. VIII, pp. 288-330 (1-43); SI, BK. III, pt.
1, pp. 370-71 (1, 17); 8 RPC, pp. 1-18.

John W. Dean, III entered at 5:27 pm during the transcribed portion.

[Transcripts of the following portion of the conversation may be found in SRPC, pp. 55-75 (1-
21) and US vs. Mitchell, Exhibit 4, pp. 00018-00047 (1-30).]

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 5:27 pm during the transcribed portion.

Bull left at an unknown time before 5:36 pm during the transcribed portion.

The President talked with Clark MacGregor between 5:36 pm and 5:38 pm during the
transcribed portion.

[Conversation No. 779-2A]

[End of telephone conversation]

[A transcript of the following portion of the conversation may be found in RG 460; Box 172, 2nd
installment, pp. 1-14.]

[End of transcribed portion]

             Education
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                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. Oct-06)

                 -Effect on people
                 -Upper-class
                     -Britain
                 -US

            Hard-hats
                -War heroes

            Upper-class of society
               -Republicans compared to Democrats
               -Effects of media
               -Frank L. Rizzo
                    -George S. McGovern's Philadelphia trip
                    -White House response to demonstrators

            Transformation of colleges
                -Effect
                -World Wars I and II effects
                    -British upper classes
                         -Death of society's leaders
                         -Loss of officers
                -Australians
                    -College graduates as leaders
                    -Compared to US

            Draft dodgers
                -Jail terms

            Legislation
                -William M. Colmer
                -House Resolution [HR] 2
                     -F. Edward Hebert
                          -Establishment of military medical school
                          -Secretary of Defense

            Parting remarks

The President, Haldeman, and Dean left at 6:17 pm.
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                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. Oct-06)