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Conversation: 790-002

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Start Date: 2-Oct-1972 8:15 AM

End Date: 2-Oct-1972 8:33 AM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Ehrlichman, John D.Bull, Stephen B.

Recording Device: Oval Office

790-002.mp3

NARA Description:

On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:15 am to 8:33 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 790-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 790-2

Date: October 2, 1972
Time: 8:15 am - 8:33 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

        The President's schedule
            -Presentation of credentials
                -African ambassadors
                     -Niger
                     -Tanzania
                     -Sierra Leone
                     -Malagasy Republic
                     -Zaire
                          -Lombo Lo Mangamanga
                     -Frequency of Ambassadorial changes
                     -Secretary of State
                     -Possible change in second term
                          -Vice President
                          -Secretary of State
                     -Annual diplomatic reception
                     -Entertainment
                -Thailand
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. Nov-03)

                -New Zealand
                -Jamaica
                    - [Douglas Valmore Fletcher]
                -Frequency of changes
                    -New Zealand

       John B. Connally
           -Health
               -Broadcast
               -Son
                    -Health
               -Haldeman’s recent conversation with Connally
                    -Connally’s morale
           -Connally’s location
               -Houston
               -The President’s upcoming conversation with Connally
           -Possible meeting with the President


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 59s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3

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       United Press International [UPI] editors' wives reception
           -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s schedule
           -The President's schedule
               -Camp David
           -Mrs. Nixon's role
               -Handshaking
           -The President’s involvement
           -White House
               -Possible tour
           -Mrs. Nixon’s schedule
               -Camp David
                                              3
                      NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. Nov-03)

                     -Rita Rajneih DeSantis
                -Constance M. (Cornell) (“Connie”) Stuart
                -William R. Codus
                     -Upcoming call to Mrs. Nixon
                          -The President's schedule
            -UPI wives
            -American Society of Newspaper Editors [ASNE]
            -Mrs. Nixon’s schedule
                -The President's schedule
                     -Andrei A. Gromyko
                -Husbands
                -Timing
                     -The President’s location
                -Codus
                     -Forthcoming telephone call to Mrs. Nixon
            -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
            -George S. McGovern

        The President's schedule
            -Camp David
                -Timing
            -Connally
                -Upcoming meeting
            -Gromyko
                -Upcoming meeting


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 26s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4

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John D. Ehrlichman entered at 8:26 am.

        Debt limit-expenditure ceiling bill
                                                4
                      NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                       Tape Subject Log
                                         (rev. Nov-03)

             -The President’s possible letter to Congressmen
                 -Republicans
                 -Democrats
                 -Impact on vote
                 -Presidential activity
             -The President’s view
                 -Possible letter to Congressional leaders
                 -Grandstanding before 1972 election
             -Leaders of Congress
                     -Forthcoming meeting
             -Wilbur D. Mills
                 -George H. Mahon
                     -Substitute
                          -Congressional veto
                               -The President’s proposed cut
                                     -Deadline

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 8:26 am.

        The President’s schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:33 am.

             -Possible letter
                 -William F. Timmons
                      -Upcoming conversation with Ehrlichman
             -Forthcoming meeting
                 -Ehrlichman's role
                 -Timmons’s role
                      -Casper W. (“Cap”) Weinberger
                      -Memorandum
                           -Camp David
                      -Ability at getting Congressional votes compared to ability to preset a case
                           -Compared to Clark MacGregor
                           -Weinberger
                           -Ehrlichman
                 -Agenda
                      -Ehrlichman’s role
                 -Press
                      -The President’s interest in bill passage
                 -Charls E. Walker
                      -Schedule
                                               5
                      NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. Nov-03)

                         -Debt limit extention
                         -Deficit
                         -Inflation
                              -Economic impact
                     -George P. Shultz
                 -Timmons


Ehrlichman left at 8:32 am.

        The President’s recent conversation with Ehrlichman

Haldeman left at 8:33 am.