Conversation: 321-018
Prev: 321-017 Next: 321-019Start Date: Wednesday, March 8, 1972 5:29 PM
End Date: Wednesday, March 8, 1972 5:45 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 01:28:46
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:43:01
NARA Description:
On March 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:29 pm to 12:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 321-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 321-18
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Date: March 8, 1972
Time: 12:29 pm - 12:45 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Backgrounders
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Substance
-John A. Scali
-President’s reading
-William P. Rogers
-Lecture on the People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Analysis of the world
-Press
-Strive for accuracy on PRC trip
-President’s analysis
-Chou En-lai
-Kissinger
-Compared with Rogers
-“Selling” the President
-Joseph W. Alsop
-Kissinger’s media appearances
-Story
-Scali
-PRC trip
-Decision-making ability
-Possible perception of power
-Potential problems
-Columnists
-PRC trip
-Preparation
-Books
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 321-18 (cont.)
John N. Mitchell
-Rogers
-Moscow
-Trip
-Upcoming visit
-Kissinger
Ambassadors
-Bureaucratic problems
-References to Japanese society
-Embassy staff meeting
-PRC
-Lack of embassies
-Rogers
Kissinger
-Rogers
-Meetings with Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
-Potential troubles
-Different line with columnists
-Morale at the State Department
-John B. Connally
-Nelson A. Rockefeller
Mitchell
-Previous conversation with Haldeman
Haldeman left at 12:45 pm.