Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 734
Nixon White House Tape 734 (June 14, 1972)
4 conversations · Oval Office
Featuring Nixon, Woods, Haldeman, MacGregor, Bull
President Nixon met with H.R. Haldeman, Clark MacGregor, Henry Kissinger, and others to discuss a wide-ranging agenda involving domestic policy, legislative strategy, and the President's public image. Key topics included the potential for presidential vetoes on various bills, the administration's stance on military amnesty, preparations for a press conference, and the logistics for an upcoming Congressional briefing on the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT). The group also reviewed intellectual commentary on higher education and debated campaign finance matters, ultimately coordinating the administration's messaging and travel schedule.
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, met to discuss administrative and logistical arrangements, including the placement and quality of items for the President's desk. The discussion also covered scheduling details for both the President and First Lady Pat Nixon, with specific references to travel plans involving associates such as John Mitchell, Bebe Rebozo, and Robert Abplanalp. Much of the conversation regarding specific itineraries and personnel assignments remains restricted due to personal privacy concerns.
President Nixon met briefly with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, in the Oval Office to discuss his ongoing schedule. The meeting lasted only one minute, serving primarily as a logistical check-in regarding his appointments. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
Secret Service agents met with President Nixon in the Oval Office to conduct routine security business or receive briefings. Due to the lack of an available transcript and the presence of unintelligible audio, the specific details of the discussion remain undocumented. The exchange concludes without any recorded policy decisions or identifiable action items.