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Start 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

783-011.mp3

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
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                     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


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 9m 30s     ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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            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
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                      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
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                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                    Tape Subject Log
                                      (rev. Nov-03)

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 54s     ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2

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            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.