Conversation: 783-011
Prev:  783-010 Next: 783-012Start Date: 19-Sep-1972 11:45 AM
End Date: 19-Sep-1972 12:12 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.; Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On September 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:45 am to 12:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 783-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 783-11 15 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Nov-03) Date: September 19, 1972 Time: 11:45 am - 12:12 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman at 11:45 am. 1972 elections -Theodore H. White -View -Working style -Recent and future meetings with the President -The President’s People's Republic of China [PRC] initiative ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 9m 30s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Grain deal -Department of Agriculture -Allegation of conflict of interest -Clarence D. Palmby [and Clifford G. Pulvermacher] -Palmby -Farmer’s view -Kansas -Farm prices -Farm prices -John D. Ehrlichman, Earl L. Butz -White House staff -Ehrlichman 1972 campaign trips -Federal funding -Use of airplanes 16 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Nov-03) -Ronald L. Ziegler -Clark MacGregor -Staff and government officials as surrogates -Ehrlichman’s suggested reply -George S. McGovern and staff -Edmund S. Muskie, Hubert H. Humphrey, Edward M. Kennedy Bull entered at an unknown time after 11:45 am. The President's schedule -Reserve Officers Association Bull left at an unknown time before 12:12 pm. Amnesty and Vietnam War -Charles W. Colson -McGovern's possible television [TV] speech -Ehrlichman -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew -Speeches -Campaign advertisement -Democrats for Nixon -Quote from the President -John B. Connally -Foreign policy speech -TV -Health -Schedule -Texas -Haldeman’s recent conversation -Speech draft -Effectiveness as campaign issue -Labor -News summary item -Ethnic groups, Democrats, veterans, labor Watergate -Stewart T.O. Alsop's article -Joseph R. McCarthy -Washington Post 17 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Nov-03) ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 54s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ***************************************************************** Speechwriting -Instructions regarding colorful language -International Monetary Fund [IMF] speech -Draft -Length -Compared to the President's drug conference speech -Requirement -Haldeman’s forthcoming conversation with William L. Safire -Tone -Camp David -Safire -Length -Possible edit -Tone -Length -Ad libs -Audience -Press -Compared to TV -Previous speech -Length -Safire Haldeman left at 12:12 pm.