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Start Date: 28-Dec-1972 12:07 PM

End Date: 28-Dec-1972 12:35 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)

Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building

380-010.mp3

NARA Description:

On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 380-10

Date: December 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:07 pm and 12:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum for the file.

[This is a continuation of Conversation No. 380-8]
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                       NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                              Tape Subject Log
                                                (rev. Dec.-07)

                                                                           Conversation No. 380-10 (cont’d)

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        Death of Harry S. Truman
             -The President’s trip to Truman Library
                   -Meeting with Truman family
                         -Margaret Truman Daniel
                   -Harry S. Truman
                         -Age
                               -Senate, Vice President, President

        1972 campaign
             -Republican Party

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Unitelligible]
[Duration: 44s         ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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        White House
             -Christmas decorations
                   -The President’s viewing

        Second memorandum

        Nicaraguan earthquake relief
             -The President’s possible trip
             -US goodwill

        Vietnam
             -Bombing
             -Negative reaction

        Nicaraguan earthquake relief
             -State Department
                   -Task Force
                   -Col. Richard T. Kennedy
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            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                Tape Subject Log
                                  (rev. Dec.-07)

                                                      Conversation No. 380-10 (cont’d)

     -Coordination
           -Maurice J. Williams
     -Richard A. Moore
     -[David] Kenneth Rush
     -Stephen B. Bull
     -Williams
     -Kennedy

Vietnam War
     -American opinion
           -Victory
     -Bombing
     -Republicans
     -People’s Republic of China [PRC]
     -Soviet Union
     -Europe
     -Small nations

Second term reorganization
     -White House staff
           -Charles W. Colson
           -Herbert G. Klein
           -Press relations

Domestic policy
    -John D. Ehrlichman
          -First term summary
    -Program development
    -National health plan
    -Governors
          -State revitalization
          -Legislation

Vietnam [?]
     -Military conflict

The President’s previous conversation with Patrick J. Buchanan
     -Book
           -Quality
           -News media, party leaders, bureaucrats
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. Dec.-07)

                                                            Conversation No. 380-10 (cont’d)


       Vietnam War
            -Henry A. Kissinger
                 -Charles H. Percy
                       -Bombing

       The President’s previous conversation with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
            -Camp David

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