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Nixon & Haldeman on White House scheduling and Foreign policy

Wednesday, March 22, 1972 · 10:05 AM–11:01 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation324-044 on Tape 324 (tape position 01:38:51–01:45:35)StartWednesday, March 22, 1972 at 10:05 AMEndWednesday, March 22, 1972 at 11:01 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 324-044 ↗

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President Nixon met with H.R. Haldeman to direct a more strategic approach to the public scheduling of Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Tricia Nixon Cox in key electoral states. Additionally, the President discussed potential international travel, specifically evaluating the geopolitical implications of visits to Poland and Turkey. These discussions aimed to balance domestic political outreach through his family with the complex diplomatic maneuvering required regarding NATO relations and Soviet-bloc engagement.

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...to, uh, Senator Benson, who, uh, quite a long time ago, was, uh, involved in, uh, the dedication of the, uh, Eisenhower bus, uh, the Texas Society of Humanities, and, uh, what Benson put, uh, carrying on a program that commonly tolerates Benson.
We've got a very effective old pro.
Charm.
It's going to show very, very well.
Our scheduling staff are underestimating her effectiveness.
I know they're very good at checking over the invitations that she gets and working on her schedule.
I want to honor the study made at the highest level under your direction of appearances that you can make in case cases.
I know you have worked on several cases, but to take them to a committee that I thought might be worth more work than time, and to see what we do there should not be a reason for us to ever take them.
... ... ... ... ... ...
to listen to the right events.
But she's very good at insisting on the public.
Very good.
And our problem, what I am concerned about, is that... ...the basis of... ...the education we receive... ...in those areas where...
She did a lot more good for us.
Patricia also did a lot more good for us.
Mary in New York, Jersey, Pennsylvania, where she would not have to go away when we were in need.
Cracking the flying legs.
There are no plans in regard to the way the events are handled.
I hate this fact.
I want to stay here for a second.
She's doing a very good job of returning home in place.
Now I need a signal from a higher level of the earth.
We're going to show a page that I want you to turn to, but we appreciate it.
You can receive the same.
Francis, I just wanted to see you.
Thank you very much.
I'm going to have a frank talk with Dave regarding the Polish invitation.
I'm going to have to draft it and get us involved in Germany.
creating a rehabilitation process to see if we can avoid the trap and still get the benefits.
I believe that it's businessable.
It might be that I do also have to return to something else.
However, without making it that much more of a mistake,
I think it would not require a state visit and a reception to avoid the problem of another NATO country.
Also, an argument could be made that Turkey was supposed to be the only NATO country in the world, and so it could.
I've been talking to you several times, sir, and I'm glad to be talking to you.
I'm telling you that you have not a psychological weapon to deter Turkey.

NARA Description

On March 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:01 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 324-044 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 324-44

Date: March 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:11 am and 11:01 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

     Julie Nixon Eisenhower
           -Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd M. Bentsen
                -Dedication of Dwight E. Eisenhower bust
                     -Texas Society
                        -John B. Connally, John G. Tower, and Lloyd Bentsen
             -White House scheduling staff
                  -Invitations to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/11/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[324-044-w001]
[Duration: 2m 58s]

     Julie Nixon Eisenhower
           -Schedule
                 -Appearances that should be made
                       -Key states
                            -New York
                            -Ohio
                            -Illinois
                            -Texas
                            -Kansas [?]
                            -California
           -Strengths and abilities
           -Schedule
                 -Tricia Nixon Cox
                       -New York
                       -New Jersey
                       -Pennsylvania

     Staff
             -Hiring

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     The President’s schedule
          -The President’s possible trip to Poland
               -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
               -German treaty ratification
          -Poland
               -Politics
          -Henry A. Kissinger
          -The President’s possible trip to Istanbul, Turkey
               -Convenience
                      -Proximity to Moscow
                      -Proximity to other North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] members
               -The President’s view
                      -Soviet Union

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 324-044, March 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/324-044 (accessed October 3, 2026).