Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 361 › Conversation 361-024
Nixon, Haldeman & Kehrli on 1972 Campaign and Acceptance speech
Tuesday, August 22, 1972 · 12:58 PM–1:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman met to discuss strategies for the upcoming presidential acceptance speech, focusing on contrasting Nixon's platform with George McGovern's national defense positions. The participants evaluated the use of teleprompters in political delivery, analyzing McGovern’s technique compared to Nixon’s, while also processing a backlog of legislative bills. Additionally, the President reviewed the visual impact of wearing flag lapel pins during television appearances, ultimately deciding against their use due to visibility concerns.
- 1972 Campaign
- Acceptance speech
- George McGovern
- Teleprompter
- Flag lapel pins
- Legislative bills
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NARA Description
On August 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Bruce A. Kehrli met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:58 pm to 1:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 361-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 361-24
Date: August 22, 1972
Time: 12:58 pm - 1:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 17m 52s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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The President’s forthcoming acceptance speech
-Statements on George S. McGovern's positions
-National defense
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2m 24s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 12:58 pm.
Bills for signing
-Bruce A. Kehrli
Bull left at an unknown time before 1:30 pm.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 37s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
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Kehrli entered at 1:30 pm.
[Signing of documents]
The President’s forthcoming acceptance speech
-Possible use of teleprompter
-McGovern's Use
-Haldeman’s view
-Walter L. Cronkite, Jr.
-McGovern's delivery
Bills awaiting the President’s approval
-Number of bills
Kehrli left at 1:32 pm.
-Grover Cleveland
Flag lapel pins
-Appearance on television
-The President’s view
The President and Haldeman left at 1:35 pm.Also recorded on August 22, 1972
- 361-016 10:25 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Barry M. Goldwater, Pamela Powell, unknown person(s), and John J. Rhodes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:25 am to 11:35 am.
- 361-017 11:35 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 12:58 pm.
- 361-018 11:35 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 12:58 pm.
- 361-019 11:35 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 12:58 pm.
- 361-020 11:35 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 12:58 pm.
- 361-021 11:35 AM · 13 sec — 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 11:35 am and 12:58 pm.
- 361-022 11:35 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 12:58 pm.
- 361-023 11:35 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 12:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 361-024, August 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/361-024 (accessed October 1, 2026).