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Start Date: 6-Oct-1972 8:55 AM

End Date: 6-Oct-1972 9:06 AM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Butterfield, Alexander P.

Recording Device: Oval Office

793-005.mp3

NARA Description:

On October 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:55 am to 9:06 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 793-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 793-5

Date: October 6, 1972
Time: 8:55 am - 9:06 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H.R.( “Bob”) Haldeman and Alexander P. Butterfield.

        Radio Address on Federal Spending
            -John D. Ehrlichman

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 9:06 am.

             -Spending limit
                 -Amount
                                             3
                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. Nov-03)

                -Patrick J. Buchanan
                     -Proposed speech
                -Vetoes
                     -Tax increase
                     -Property taxes
                          -Elderly
                          -The President’s October 5, 1972 press conference
                          -The President’s nomination acceptance speech
                -Buchanan
            -Tone
                -Raymond K. Price, Jr.
                -Buchanan
                     -George S. McGovern
            -Veto
            -Property tax relief
                -Elderly
            -Buchanan
            -Spending program of the President's opponents
                -Cost
                -Tax increase
                     -Amount
                -Veto
                     -President’s budget
            -The President's spending programs
                -Tax increase
                     -Goal
                          -Second term

An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 8:55 am

        The President’s schedule

An unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:06 am

        Radio Address on Federal Spending
            -President’s spending programs
                -Congress
                -Prices and taxes
                     -Importance in 1972 campaign
                -Spending program of the President’s opponents
                     -Taxes
                -Goal
                                    4
            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                            Tape Subject Log
                              (rev. Nov-03)

              -Tax increase in 1973 and second term
                  -Congress
         -The President’s budget
              -Democrats
    -Cooperation of Congress
         -Prices
         -Taxes
         -Spending programs
    -Ehrlichman
         -Question and answer session [Q&A] on taxes
         -Programs
         -Government employment
              -Tax increase
    -Buchanan
         -News summary
    -Price
    -Duration
    -Announcement
    -Tax increase
         -Goals
              -Congress
                  -Cooperation
    -Buchanan
         -Notes

Pollsters
    -Republican party
    -Clark MacGregor

Ronald L. Ziegler
   -Press coverage of the President's recent press conference
           -Networks
                -Jerome R. Waldie's statement on 1972 campaign

Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
    -Strip mining
         -Support
    -Performance

John J. Sirica
    -Watergate
         -Public comment
                                              5
                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. Nov-03)

                     -Rights of defendants

        The President's recent press conference
            -Charles Manson

        Radio address on Federal spending
            -Buchanan
            -News coverage

The President and Haldeman left at 9:06 am.