On November 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Jack R. Miller, and William L. Scott met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 10:13 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 391-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 391-31
Date: November 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:45 am - 10:13 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Charles W. Colson and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
1972 campaign
-The President’s speeches
-Media coverage
-New Majority
-Vietnam War
-Media relations
-Networks
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Barry M. Goldwater
-Work of the President’s supporters
-George S. McGovern
-Frank F. Mankiewicz
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-The President’s supporters
-Effort
-Execution
-Demonstrators
-Cincinnati
-Hecklers
-Media relations
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Conversation No. 391-31 (cont’d)
-National Broadcasting Corporation [NBC]
-Buchanan
-Losing elections
-Understanding
-Watergate issue
-The President’s authority
-Donald H. Segretti
-Vietnam issue
-Melvin R. Laird
-Henry A. Kissinger
-The President’s telephone calls
-Clifford P. Case, Edward W. Brooke, and Mark O. Hatfield
-Position on war
-The President’s position
-Instructions for supporters
-The President’s speech, “Look to the Future”
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Drafts
-William P. Rogers
-William L. Safire
-Content
-Confidence
-Historical perspective
-McGovern’s campaign
-Views of Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Taping
-Presentation
-Quality
-Tribute to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Inspiration
-Watergate issue
-Loss of support
-Blue collar vote
-The President’s handling
-Rogers’s comment to Haldeman
-Abraham Lincoln
-Illinois
-“Hard hats”
-Vietnam issue
-Significance of election
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-Impact on Hanoi
-John B. Connally
-Speech
-California
-Field poll
-Percentages
-Vietnam issue
-Impact on public attitudes
-Uncertainty
-McGovern’s position
-Kissinger’s statements
-Problems
-The President’s speech, “Look to the Future”
-Impact
-Kentucky
-Kissinger’s statements
-Problems
-Clarification
-Kissinger’s views
-Massachusetts
-Projection
-Mrs. Nixon’s visit
-Hecklers in Boston
-Impact
-Wisconsin
-Projection
-Further efforts
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The President talked with Jack R. Miller between 10:01 am and 10:04 am.
[Conversation No. 391-31A]
[See also Conversation No. 32-169]
[End of telephone conversation]
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Conversation No. 391-31 (cont’d)
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
1972 campaign
-The President’s telephone calls
-Miller
-Case
-Hatfield
-Miller
-Surrogates
-Complaints
-John D. Ehrlichman
-John W. Warner [?]
-Behavior
-Blue collar vote
-Cleveland
-Youngstown
-Richard M. Scammon
-Black vote
-Turnout
-Ohio
-Projection
-California
-Voter turnout
-Senators
-Vietnam issue
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The President talked with William L. Scott between 10:08 am and 10:10 am.
[Conversation No. 391-31B]
[See Conversation No. 32-170]
[End of telephone conversation]
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Conversation No. 391-31 (cont’d)
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
1972 campaign
-Scott
-Victory chances
-Agnew’s appearance
-Mrs. Nixon
-Support for the President
-Poll
-Publications
-Clark MacGregor
-Voter turnout
-Vietnam issue
-Vote for confidence in the President
-Foreign observation
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Colson and Haldeman left at 10:13 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.