Conversation: 350-018
Prev:  350-017 Next: 350-019Start Date: 24-Jul-1972 1:03 PM
End Date: 24-Jul-1972 2:24 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]; Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On July 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:03 pm to 2:24 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 350-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 350-18 Date: July 24, 1972 Time: 1:03 pm - 2:24 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President met with John B. Connally. The President's memorandum to Connally -Rose Mary Woods H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman entered at 1:04 pm. Schedule Haldeman left at an unknown time before 1:25 pm. The President's previous conversation with Lyndon B. Johnson, July 24, 1972 -Ranch -1972 campaign -Memorandum to Connally -Marvin Watson -The President’s previous meeting with Armand Hammer -Johnson's letter -Secretary -Support for the President’s policies -George S. McGovern -Forthcoming visit to Johnson -Endorsement by Johnson -View of Johnson family -Johnson's treatment -Johnson’s position -Comments of July 23, 1972 -Possible visits to Harry S. Truman and Johnson -The President's visit to Dwight D. Eisenhower -Tone -Briefings by Henry A. Kissinger -Comments about North Vietnamese -Prisoners of war [POWs] for troop withdrawal -Democrats for Nixon -Watson 11 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -George Christian, Dwayne O. Andreas, Jake Jacobsen Connally's schedule -Memorandum -Maurice H. Stans, Charles W. Colson -Johnson -George C. Wallace Wallace Secretaries An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 1:03 pm. Request that Haldeman be asked to join them The unknown person left at an unknown time before 2:24 pm. Wallace Haldeman entered at an unknown time after 1:03 pm. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 3m 15s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ***************************************************************** Dr. George R. Davis, National Christian Church -Democrats for Nixon -Johnson -Position on Vietnam War -Letter to the President -Bombing of Haiphong -Attendance at church in San Clemente -William F. (“Billy”) Graham [?] -Johnson 12 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -Ranch ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 2m 31s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 ***************************************************************** Connally left at 1:25 pm. Schedules of Claudia A. (Taylor) (“Lady Bird”) Johnson, Luci B. (Johnson) and Pat Nugent -Airline security -Memorandum -John D. Ehrlichman -Justice Department -Kissinger -Embassies ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 4m 12s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 ***************************************************************** White House staff -Leonard Garment, Max M. Fisher, Stans -Kissinger's schedule -Kissinger's schedule -Kissinger's conversation with Haldeman, July 24, 1972 -Jewish group 13 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -Jews -Votes -Briefings by Alexander M. Haig, Jr. -Johnson -Treatment by McGovern -Democratic National Convention Watergate -John W. Dean, III -Ehrlichman ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 22m 46s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6 ***************************************************************** Issues -Poll -Democrats -Raymond K. Price, Jr., Patrick J. Buchanan -National defense -Soviet Union -Polls -Death penalty -Ehrlichman -Leaks of story -Haldeman's forthcoming conversation with Ronald L. Ziegler -Rowland Evans and Robert D. Novak -Backgrounders by White House staff -Ehrlichman -National television ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 8 14 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 7s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 8 ***************************************************************** White House staff -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s talk with the President, July 23, 1972 -William R. Codus -Constance M. (“Connie”) Stuart -Forthcoming conversations with Haldeman -Stuart, Codus -Codus's role -Meetings -Women -Loyalty -Haldeman's forthcoming meeting with East Wing staff ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 9 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 25s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 9 ***************************************************************** John S.D. Eisenhower's role as spokesperson -National defense and national security -Speeches -California -Background -Ambassador to North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] -Clark MacGregor -Surrogate list Memoranda from the President to Haldeman 15 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -Haldeman's secretary, Patricia B. McKee -Handling and distribution -Rose Mary Woods and the President's dictabelts -Kissinger, Connally -The President's procedures with dictabelts -Separation of private and public dictations ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 10 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 3m 42s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 10 ***************************************************************** Presentation of the President's position on issues -Magazines' and Associated Press [AP] questions for the President -Views of Colson, Bryce N. Harlow, Ehrlichman, MacGregor -George R. Hearst, Jr. -Format -1960 campaign -Bill Elliott -Herbert G. Klein -Staff -Size -Buchanan's role -Need for catchy phrases -The President's previous meeting about drug abuse law enforcement -Praise for efforts -Chart -Buchanan, William L. Safire -Unknown man from Look -The President's previous meeting about drugs -Arrests -Football analogy -Ehrlichman's staff -Writing The President's schedule 16 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct-06) -Price’s staff -Buchanan's staff -Lyndon K. (“Mort”) Allin -Letter writers -Cufflinks -Price's staff -Buchanan -Buchanan Haldeman left at 2:24 pm.