Conversation: 702-002
Prev:  702-001 Next: 702-003Start Date: 4-Apr-1972 2:47 PM
End Date: 4-Apr-1972 3:11 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ziegler, Ronald L.; [Unknown person(s)]; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:05:32
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:33:37
NARA Description:
On April 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 702-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 702-2 Date: April 4, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:47 pm and 3:11 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. National Catholic Education Association [NCEA] speech, April 6, 1972 -Draft -Report -Revisions -Charles W. Colson's review -John B. Connally -Delivery -Connally's view -John D. Ehrlichman's view -Elliot L. Richardson's view -Drafting -Patrick J. Buchanan -John K. Andrews, Jr. -Points covered -Education -Catholic schools -Length -Points covered 2 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) -Busing -Problems of non-public education -Busing -Equal Education Opportunity Act -Catholic schools -Buchanan -Service to poor -Busing -Impact on poor -Catholic schools -Service to poor Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 2:55 pm. Vietnam -Ziegler's statement -Sense of crisis -Meeting with Melvin R. Laird -Issuance -Laird's press conference -Weather break -Bombing -Timing -Scheduling -William P. Rogers's trip -Scheduling -Time and day -Diplomatic case -North Vietnamese invasion -Defense Department and Robert J. McCloskey briefings -Conventional nature of war -Sophisticated weapons and tactics -Surface to Air missiles [SAMs] -Demilitarized Zone [DMZ] -North Vietnamese offensive -Press reports -Soviet supplies -The President’s forthcoming trip to the Soviet Union -Anatoliy F. Dobrynin -Air strikes -Weather -Tanks -US actions 3 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) -Ziegler's comments on military operations -Ship movements -Limitations -B-52s -Presidential decisions -Study of situation -Invasion Ziegler left at 3:00 pm. Education -Speech to NCEA The President's schedule -Meeting with William J. Porter -Alexander M. Haig, Jr. -Time -Day ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 5s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ***************************************************************** Drugs -Speech for the President -Length -Raymond K. Price, Jr. Radio talk on drugs -Length -Haldeman's view -Content -Draft 4 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) -Revisions -Price -Distribution -Heroin hotline -Advertising Council -Informants -Pushers -News value -Announcement -Timing -News magazines -Phone calls -Number -Television news coverage -Scheduling -Heroin hotline -Announcement -News value -Scheduling -Maximum audience -Sunday -Benefits -Announcement -News magazines -Television news Books -Sale of The President’s Trip to China -White House involvement -Herbert G. Klein -Republican National Convention -Facilities -Bulk sale -Convention -Robert H. Abplanalp's idea -Businessmen -John A. Mulcahy -James Keogh's book -Colleges and universities -Jews -Book company -Investment -Sellers 5 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) -Jews -Jack Drown -Encouragement -White House staff -Bulk sales -College and university distribution Soviet Union trip -Book -Klein -Press -Invitations -Compared to the President’s trip to the People’s Republic of China [PRC] -Klein -Ziegler -Administration's friends -The President's enemies -Ziegler's concern -Networks -Wire services -New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times -Friends -Nashville Banner, St. Louis Globe-Democrat and Dallas Herald -Nicholas P. Thimmesch -Clark R. Mollenhoff -Peter M. Flanigan -Ziegler -Guest list for trip -Guidelines -Boston Globe White House staff -Handling of press -Easter event -Ziegler -White House aides -Military personnel -Craig S. Campbell -Coast Guardsman [Alexander R. Larzelere] -John V. Brennan -Vernon C. Coffey -Campbell -Camp David 6 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) -Selection -Campbell -Compared to Larzelere -Brennan -Coffey -Handling of arrangements -Dwight L. Chapin and Stephen B. Bull -Problems -Easter event -Replacements -Recruitment -Bull -Back-up support -White House aides -Rosselier [sp?], Campbell -Assignments Education -Speech to NCEA -Draft Haldeman talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:11 pm. [Conversation No. 702-2A] NCEA speech The President's schedule -Mitchell [End of telephone conversation] The President's schedule -Haldeman's meeting with Mitchell -Possible meeting with the President -Time Haldeman left at an unknown time before 3:11 pm.