President Nixon met with H. R. Haldeman, Clark MacGregor, and Robert J. Dole to strategize regarding the upcoming 1972 presidential campaign. The discussion focused on political maneuvering and the coordination of campaign efforts in the lead-up to the election. While a significant portion of the meeting was withdrawn from public record, the session served as a tactical planning assembly for the administration's political team.
On July 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Clark MacGregor, and Robert J. Dole met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:45 am to 11:39 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 749-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 749-2 Date: July 21, 1972 Time: 10:45 am - 11:39 am Location: Oval Office The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, Clark MacGregor, and Robert J. Dole. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 14m 28s ] MacGregor left at 11:35 am. END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Haldeman and Dole left at 11:39 am.
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