President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman met to coordinate final logistical and strategic planning for the closing stages of the 1972 presidential campaign. The discussion focused on scheduling upcoming travel and campaign appearances in states like North Carolina and New Mexico, while also addressing technical preparations and staging requirements for a televised address. The two also assessed media coverage and public opinion polls to refine their messaging in the final days before the election.
On November 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:20 am to 11:45 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 379-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 379-17
Date: November 1, 1972
Time: 11:20 am - 11:45 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Radio addresses
-Timing
-[“The Birthright of an American Child”], November 5, 1972
-November 6, 1972 newspapers
-Health policy
-Foreign policy, November 4, 1972
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-November 5 and 6, 1972
-Newspapers
-Vietnam War
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Radio addresses
-The President’s schedule
1972 election
-Hecklers in Boston
-Car burnings
-George S. McGovern
-Clark MacGregor
-Radio coverage
-Tricia Nixon Cox, Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Radio presentation
-The President’s trips
-North Carolina, New Mexico
-Recommendations
-Rhode Island
-Oklahoma
-Dewey F. Bartlett
-Congressional elections
-North Carolina
-Raleigh
-Airport
-Asheville
-Previous visits
-Haldeman
-Tricia Nixon Cox, Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Victory chances
-New Mexico
-Santa Fe
-Albuquerque
-Airport
-Access problem
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-Previous visit
-Agnew
-Demonstrations
-Texas
-El Paso
-New Mexico State University
-Farmers
-Albuquerque
-Las Cruces
-Prospects
-The President’s trips
-North Carolina
-Colleges
-Greensboro, Charlotte
-Chapel Hill
-Problems
-Raleigh
-Greensboro
-Demonstrators
-Crowd size
-Chicago
-Media coverage
-Newspaper story
-Television networks
-Television speech [“Look to the Future," November 2, 1972]
-Staging
-Library
-Chair
-Lighting
-Chair
-Books
-Studio
-Lighting
-Vietnam
-Staging
-Chair
-Library
-Press coverage
-Adrian Lee
-Foreign policy writer
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Conversation No. 379-17 (cont’d)
-Age
-Mary McGrory
-Column
-McGovern
-MacGregor
-Haldeman’s proposed telephone call to John D. Ehrlichman
-Theodore H. (“Teddy”) White
-Polls
-Chicago Sun-Times
-Charles H. Percy
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Haldeman left at 11:45 am.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.