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Conversation 338-012

TapeTape 338StartTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 11:24 AMEndTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 11:32 AMTape start time00:36:27Tape end time00:38:10ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AudioNARA Description

On May 9, 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 11:24 am and 11:32 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 338-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 338-12

Date: May 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:24 and 11:32 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

     Swimming pool
         -Installation
               -Location
               -Walter [Surname unknown]

     Vietnam
          -Blockade
               -Response
                    -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo's report
                         -Emotion
                         -Democrats
                    -Spontaneity
                         -President's previous speech
                    -Ronald L. Ziegler’s previous press conference

                                         (rev. Dec-01)
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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All right, bye.
I didn't want to, this is not as important, but I didn't notice anything.
Can you, could you have a checkmate before I see him, or whether he could put in a sort of tool there, and he might want to be alone?
No, no.
I'd like to tell Walter about it today.
Incidentally, I just had a call from Bozo, and he said that, I mean, of course, this is typical of the buses, but that was the reaction he heard, so it was,
There's something emotional going on, cracking down.
Democrats are the tendency citizens to say, thank God we did something.
They know it's going to take time.
They're all prepared for it.
They're prepared for it.
Of course, well, that's right.
At this time, we don't have to.
It may be, but we don't have to go to that point.
My point is that, like, remember, third, you know, we did build something, but I think most of that was spontaneous, wasn't it?
I think there's stuff last time we got through that we heard that was a good reaction.
Let's see if that's good.
Great.
Great.
Okay.
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