President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman discuss the potential restructuring of executive appointments and diplomatic portfolios for the second term. The conversation centers on the feasibility of Peter G. Peterson’s new role, specifically regarding the impracticality of combining East-West trade duties with European Economic Council responsibilities. Consequently, Nixon instructs Haldeman to have George Shultz propose merging the EEC and NATO ambassadorships into a single, unified position.
On November 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:44 pm to 12:45 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-040 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 153-40 Date: November 17, 1972 Time: 12:44 pm - 12:45 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. [See Conversation No. 226-7] Second term reorganization -Peter G. Peterson -Haldeman’s recent conversation with Henry A. Kissinger -Haldeman’s and Kissinger’s conversations with George P. Shultz -New position -Problems -Likelihood of acceptance -East-West trade responsibility -European Economic Council [EEC] -EEC and North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] ambassadorship -Instruction for Shultz
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