Conversation: 379-010
Prev:  379-009 Next: 379-011Start Date: 1-Nov-1972 9:26 AM
End Date: 1-Nov-1972 9:59 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, Peter J.; Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On November 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:26 am to 9:59 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 379-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 379-10 Date: November 1, 1972 Time: 9:26 am - 9:59 am Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Patrick J. Buchanan. 1972 election campaign -Time remaining until election -Opposition’s actions -Exploitation -The President's conversation with Charles W. Colson -Demonstrators in Boston -1960 election -Reason for defeat -Texas Congressman Bruce R. Alger -Participants -Number -Use of obscenities -Boston Globe coverage -Handling -The President's forthcoming trip to Rhode Island -Brown University -Busing issue -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon -Democrats -Louise Day Hicks -Possible telephone calls -Tricia Nixon Cox -Wisconsin -Julia Nixon Eisenhower -Possible telephone calls -Demands of McGovern -Insults to Mrs. Nixon -Use of obscenities against Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower -5- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Mar.-08) Conversation No. 379-10 (cont’d) -Responsibility -Condemnation -Violence -San Francisco, Phoenix, Republican National Convention -McGovern's response -Double standard -Ronald L. Ziegler -Repudiation -The President’s trip to Liberty Island, New York, September 26, 1972 -The President’s appearance at Westchester-Nassau rally, October 23, 1972 -Organization -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew -First Family -The President’s campaign -Compared to McGovern’s -Press relations -Double standard -Lack of questioning of conduct -Free speech issue -Violence, use of obscenities -Repudiation -Demands of McGovern -Wires -McGovern campaign -Tone -Possible statement from administration -Ziegler -John B. Connally -Media coverage -Boston newspapers -Effect on McGovern -Democrats -Demonstrators -McGovern supporters -Physical appearance and behavior -Democratic National Convention -Smears against the President -R. Sargent Shriver -The President’s previous campaigns -Focus on record -6- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Mar.-08) Conversation No. 379-10 (cont’d) -Helen Gahagan Douglas -Agnew statements -1968 -“Fat Jap” comment, “Polack “remark, “Soft on communism” charge -Apologies -Compared with Shriver -McGovern -Press relations -Double standard -Demonstrators -Editorials -Mary McGrory -Response -Editors -White House -Op-ed article -Unknown publisher [Post-Review?] -The President -Compared to Abraham Lincoln -Agnew ***************************************************************** [Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift] -Counter attack -Nicholos P. Thimmesch -Public statement, mailing -Honest spokesman -Kevin P. Phillips -[Unintelligible name] -Jeffrey Hart -Barry M. Goldwater -1964 election -McGovern’s troubles -Establishment press hypocrisy -Blaming McGovern -Public repudiation of their ideas -Withdrawal from Vietnam -7- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Mar.-08) Conversation No. 379-10 (cont’d) -New lifestyles -Marijuana -Permissiveness -Welfare -Busing -Public repudiation [End segment reviewed under deed of gift] ***************************************************************** -New York Times -Washington Post -Times -Newsweek -Networks Press relations -1970 campaign -Press assessments -Problems -Television -Successes despite obstacles -Recession -Minority party -Rewriting history -The President's plans -Suppression -Denial of access -New York Times -Washington Post -Time -Newsweek -Networks -Self -defense -Access for friends -Garnett D. (“Jack”) Horner -Intelligence -Washington Star -Jerry Greene -8- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Mar.-08) Conversation No. 379-10 (cont’d) -New York -Chicago Tribun -Los Angeles Times -“Georgetown set” 1972 campaign -Polls -1964 election -Goldwater -Gallup and Harris ***************************************************************** [Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift] -Outcome -Percentages -State issues -Massachusetts -Michigan -Wisconsin -Massachusetts -New York -Polls -Number of votes Press relations -Left-wing opinion makers -Liberal establishment -Support for McGovern -The President’s counterattacks -Fear of the President -Reasons -Repudiation of ideas 1972 campaign -McGovern -Washington Post -Canada -Elections -9- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Mar.-08) Conversation No. 379-10 (cont’d) -Conservative Party -James B. (“Scotty”) Reston -Left -Pierre E. Trudeau -Willy Brandt -Trudeau -Polls -Press -Regrettable statements -Vietnam -Charles W. Colson -Willard Edwards -Clark R. Mollenhoff -Cultivation of the President’s supporters -McGovern’s troubles -Blaming McGovern -Repudiation of the press’ views -Blaming Thomas F. Eagleton -Management, style versus views -Liberal attacks -Reasons -Repudiation of views -Vietnam withdrawal -Busing -Marijuana -Permissiveness -Welfare -Networks -Attacks on administration -Columbia Broadcasting system [CBS] -Impact on polls -Voter turnout -Analogy with football game -Atlanta Falcons versus San Francisco Forty-Niners -Empty bleachers -Campaign excitement -McGovern -1964 election -1968 election -Goldwater, Lyndon B. Johnson -10- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Mar.-08) Conversation No. 379-10 (cont’d) -The President, Hubert H. Humphrey -McGovern -“Wave of the future” -Constituency -Youths, Blacks -Democratic Party -Liberal movement -Decline -1968 election -George C. Wallace -Busing -New York -Canarsie -Ethnics -Blacks -The President’s position [End of segment reviewed under deed of gift] ***************************************************************** Amnesty -The President's policies -Rationale -Forgiveness -Analogy to prison sentence -McGovern Vietnam War -Settlement agreement -Likelihood -Ziegler's statement, October 31, 1972 -Tone -Effect on right -McGovern -Diversion of attention -1972 election -The President’s forthcoming radio and television speech, “Look to the Future” -1972 election -Imposition of Communist government on South Vietnam -11- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Mar.-08) Conversation No. 379-10 (cont’d) -1968 settlement -Collapse -Tone -Likelihood -1972 election -Concessions to North Vietnamese -US public opinion ***************************************************************** [Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift] 1972 campaign -Theodore H. (“Teddy) White -Possible conversation with Buchanan -Conversation with the President -Watergate -John D. Ehrlichman -Press Statements -Buchanan’s role -Eastern establishment -Decline -Lack of morality and honesty -Double standard -Attack on McGovern -Repudiation of views -Agnew -Role of government -Timing -Busing issue -Left issue -Busing issue -Agnew -Attacks on McGovern -Demonstrators -Demands on McGovern -Apology [End segment reviewed under deed of gift] ***************************************************************** -12- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Mar.-08) Conversation No. 379-10 (cont’d) Buchanan left at 9:59 am.