Conversation: 371-012
Prev: 371-011 Next: 371-013Start Date: Friday, October 20, 1972 2:36 PM
End Date: Friday, October 20, 1972 2:56 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; White House operatorRecording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On October 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:36 am to 10:56 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 371-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 371-12
Date: October 20, 1972
Time: 10:36 am - 10:56 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Watergate
-Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]
-Mark W. Felt
-Haldeman's possible conversation with L.[ouis] Patrick Gray, III
-Relationship with John D. Ehrlichman
-E. Howard Hunt, Jr.
-Haldeman's forthcoming conversation with
Ehrlichman
-Possible motivations
-Time-Life reporter
-Religious, political views
-John W. Dean, III's efforts
-Justice Department
-Haldeman's forthcoming conversation with Ehrlichman
-Dean
-Time-Life reporter
-Religious, political views
-Possible motivations
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct-06)
Tricia Nixon Cox
-Conversation with the President October 19, 1972
-Halloween at the White House
-Public relations
-Security considerations
-Age of guests
An unknown person entered and left at an unknown time before 10:53 am.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 4m 42s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Watergate
-FBI
-Felt
-Haldeman's forthcoming conversation with Ehrlichman
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 17s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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Revenue sharing signing ceremony in Philadelphia
-Photograph opportunity
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Oct-06)
-Receiving line
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew's role
-Size
-Compared to Texas trip
-Frank L. Rizzo
-Return trip to Camp David
-Ehrlichman
-The President's arrival time
The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. at an unknown time between 10:36 am and
10:53 am.
[Conversation No. 371-12A]
Request that Haig join him
The White House operator talked with the President at 10:53 am.
[Conversation No. 371-12B]
[See Conversation No. 31-151]
[End of telephone conversation]
The President's schedule
-Philadelphia
-Drive
-Haig's recent call to Haldeman
Haldeman left at 10:56 am.