Conversation: 206-015
Prev: 206-014 Next: 206-016Start Date: Sunday, August 20, 1972 8:00 PM
End Date: Sunday, August 20, 1972 9:59 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Recording Device: Camp David Hard Wire
NARA Description:
On August 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 5:59 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 206-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 206-15
Date: August 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:00 pm and 5:59 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev.Oct-06)
The President’s forthcoming acceptance speech
-Biblical quotations
-The President’s 1960 campaign
-George S. McGovern speeches
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Possible radio speeches
-Kissinger
-Closing
-Haldeman’s view
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Tanya Savicheva story
-Kissinger's view
-Tanya story
-Tanya story
-Price
-John K. Andrews, Jr.
-McGovern
-Challenge to America
-Contrast with McGovern
-Need for emotion
-Tanya story
-Price
-World peace aspirations
-McGovern
-Soviet Union
-Peace dividend
-Cities
-Environment
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Congress
-Welfare reform
-Revenue sharing
-The President’s reading of draft
-The President’s previous televised address to the Soviet
people
-US desire for peace
-Tanya story
-Tone
-Kissinger’s view
-Haldeman’s view
-Price
-Haldeman’s view
-Need for specifics
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev.Oct-06)
-Price’s material
-Tanya story
-Acceptance of challenge
-Need for unity
-Tanya story
-Haldeman’s view
-Audience Studies Incorporated [ASI] market reseatch
-Response to movie
-Measurement
-Results
Haldeman and the President left at 5:59 pm.