Conversation 229-012

On November 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 12:44 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 229-012 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 229-12

Date: November 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:35 am and 12:44 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with John D. Ehrlichman.

       1972 election
            -Women surrogates [?]
                   -Post-election let-down
                   -Husbands

       Donald H. Rumsfeld
            -Recent meeting with the President
                  -The President’s recent conversation with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                  -Conduct
                  -The President’s support for Senate candidacy
                  -Interest in Cabinet position
                  -Previous meeting with Ehrlichman
                         -Change of statements
                  -Opportunism
                  -Cabinet position
                  -Peter G. Peterson
                         -Rumsfeld’s relations with Ehrlichman
                  -Foreign trips
                  -Previous meeting with Ehrlichman
                  -Tone
                  -Job offer
                         -White House staff work
                  -Politics
                         -Gubernatorial nomination
                               -Chances
                         -Supporters
                               -Fund-raising
                                     -W. Clement Stone
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                                                           Conversation No. 229-12 (cont’d)

                       -Poll
                  -Departure

      Second term reorganization
           -Forthcoming meeting with Nelson A. Rockefeller
           -State and Defense Departments
                 -Henry A. Kissinger
                 -New Federalism
                 -National Security
           -Kissinger
                 -Relations with Rogers
                       -The President’s recent conversation with Haldeman
                       -Rogers’ retention
                       -Rogers’ departure
                             -Timing
                       -Kissinger’s conduct
                       -Source of conflict
                             -Departures
                                    -Timing
                       -Rogers’ departure
                             -Firing
                       -Press relations
                       -Rogers’ cooperation
                 -Staff [National Security Council [NSC]
                       -Leaks
           -Kissinger

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            RNC
                  -Bush
                       -The President’s conversation with Haldeman
                       -Mitchell
                             -Conversation with Ehrlichman
                       -Departure
                             -Resistance
                             -Benefits
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                        (rev. Feb.-08)

                                                                Conversation No. 229-12 (cont’d)

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       The President’s schedule with Rockefeller
            -Timing

Ehrlichman left at an unknown time before 12:44 pm.