President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman met to discuss a range of administrative and political issues, including the management of the Watergate scandal, the 1972 election campaign, and internal White House personnel matters. A significant portion of the conversation focused on coordinating foreign policy efforts between Secretary of State William P. Rogers and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, specifically regarding the handling of Jimmy Hoffa's trip to Hanoi and subsequent press strategies. Additionally, the pair addressed logistical planning for upcoming trips, including an excursion to Camp David, and strategized on media and advertising efforts for the President's reelection campaign.
On September 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:52 pm to 1:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 776-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 776-17
Date: September 14, 1972
Time: 12:52 pm - 1:43 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
(rev. Oct-06)
Haldeman’s meeting with White House staff members
-Watergate
-The President's view
-Bryce N. Harlow
-Herbert Brownell
-John D. Ehrlichman
Watergate
-John B. Connally
-Opinion on Watergate
-Commission
-Policy on dealing with charges
-Cover-up charges
-1968 Presidential election
-Parallels to Watergate
-Lyndon B. Johnson
-Democrats
The President's schedule
-Trip to Camp David
-Meetings for Camp David
Frank L. Rizzo
-Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.
-Requests for aid
-Funds
Rizzo and the 1972 elections
-Joseph Alioto
-Revenue sharing bill signing cermony
-George S. McGovern
-Edward M. Kennedy
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 13s ]
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END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Rizzo
-Philadelphia
-McGovern’s previous visit
-Traffic jams
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 11m 1s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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Carl B. Albert
-Incident
-Newspaper story
-Democratic Party
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 11m 9s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
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White House staff
(rev. Oct-06)
-Cole's aid to the President
-Nelson A. Rockefeller
-Ronald W. Reagan
-Rizzo
-The President’s view
-Federal aid
Press coverage
-McGovern
-Philadelphia trip
-Philadelphia media coverage
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Trade agreement with Soviet Union
-Philadelphia Inquirer
-Credit for Administration
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 4m 28s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5
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James R. (“Jimmy”) Hoffa trip to Hanoi
-William P. Rogers
-Conversation with Haldeman
-Request to meet the President
-Kissinger
-Cancellation of Hoffa passport
-Haldeman’s handling
Foreign policy
-Briefing for Rogers
-Kissinger
-Handling of Hoffa trip
-Trip to Leningrad
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-Rogers’s possible reaction
-Rogers
-Possible conversation with the President
-Kissinger
-Negotiation schedule
-Press briefing
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Public speculation
-Communique
-Relations with State Department
-Rogers
-Personal style
-Rogers's reaction
-Media publicity
-Relations with the President
-Rogers's meeting with the President
-The President's schedule
-Kissinger
-Review of foreign policy
The President's schedule
-Italian Festival
-Logistics for arrival
Foreign policy
-Kissinger
-Rogers
-United Nations [UN] Security Council
-George H.W. Bush
-Jewish athlete
-Rogers's role after election
-Planning of European Security Conference
-State Department
-Kissinger
-Press
Rogers's schedule
-Briefing
-Haig
-Saturday golf date
-Briefing with Kissinger
-Telephone
(rev. Oct-06)
The President's schedule
-Meeting with Kissinger
-Camp David
-Rogers
-Kissinger's return to Washington, DC
-Meetings with the President and Rogers
-The President's schedule
-Rogers's concerns over meeting
-State Department staffing
-Haldeman's possible call to Rogers
-Haldeman's schedule
Foreign policy
-Kissinger's press briefing
-Kissinger's negotiating ability
-Effect on the President's re-election
-Haig
-Lend-Lease agreement
-Peter G. Peterson
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Credit for Rogers
-White House
-Rogers's reaction to newspaper story
-Unknown person
1972 presidential election
-Cabinet
-Rogers
-Media campaign
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Charles W. Colson
-Connally
-Charts
-Maps
-Studio taping
-William H. Carruthers
-Television advertising
White House personnel action
-Ralph D. Albertazzi
-Possible retirement
(rev. Oct-06)
-Career advancement
-The President's view
The President and Haldeman left at 1:43 pm.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.