President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman reviewed the feedback and public reactions to the President’s recent address on school busing. They assessed the opinions of various political figures, media editors, and civic organizations while coordinating outreach efforts through staff members like John Ehrlichman and Charles Colson. Additionally, the pair discussed the ongoing ITT controversy, specifically focusing on the status of Dita Beard’s files.
On March 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:57 pm to 11:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-094 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-94
Date: March 16, 1972
Time: 10:57 pm - 11:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President.
Busing speech
-Opinions
-Arch A. Moore
-D. Tenant Bryan
-Frank W. Burke
-John Loeb
-Felix McKnight
-Joe D. Waggonner, Jr.
-Department of Health, Education and Welfare [HEW]
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Leonard Garment
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-William S. Broomfield
-Richard R. Wainwright
-Harold E. Hyde
-Mario Machuochi [sp?]
-President of the National Association of Post Office Employees
-Editorial page editor of the Birmingham News
-Donald Goodenow
-Ken Morrell
-Attorney General
-Ehrlichman
-Clark T. Reed
-The President’s view
-Edmund S. Muskie
-George C. Wallace
-Cruise Palmer
-Everett D. Collier
-Brady F. Black
-County Executive of Onondaga County, New York
-Cabinet members
-Earl L. Butz
-Rogers C.B. Morton
-George P. Shultz
-James Hodgson
-Minorities
-Robert H. Finch
-Mayor Allen, Columbus, Georgia
-Martin S. Hayden
-Ehrlichman
-Talk with John B. Connally
-Connally’s schedule
-Opinions
-Edith Green
-Wires and letters
-Congress
-Herbert G. Klein
-Charles W. Colson
-George T. Bell
-Ehrlichman
-Colson
-Bell
-International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT]
ITT case
-Dita Beard’s file
Busing speech
-Wires and letters
-Colson
-Civic groups
-American Legion
-Jaycees
-Unknown person
-Committee to Re-elect the President [CRP]
-FinchNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.