Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 794 › Conversation 794-016
Nixon, Thompson & Peterson on 1972 election and Republican Party
Monday, October 9, 1972 · 4:37 PM–5:00 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with a delegation of Republican congressional and gubernatorial candidates to discuss strategies for the upcoming 1972 general election. Facilitated by White House staff, the gathering served to bolster political unity and campaign momentum among the participating candidates. The discussion focused on rallying support for the administration's agenda to secure victories in their respective races.
- 1972 election
- Republican Party
- campaign strategy
- political mobilization
- Nixon administration
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NARA Description
On October 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Republican candidates for office, including Carveth S. Thompson, Russell W. Peterson, Robert Hirsch, Louie B. Nunn, Dave Towell, Gene Savoie, Harold V. Froehlich, James B. Moseley, Paul W. Cronin, Ellis S. Rubin, Joel Gustafson, Jack Insco, Russ Sloan, Alf Adams, John W. Byrnes, William E. Timmons, John C. Nidecker, Richard K. Cook, and Brad E. Hainsworth, met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:37 pm to 5:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 794-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 794-16 Date: October 9, 1972 Time: 4:37 pm - 5:00 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Carveth S. Thompson, Russell W. Peterson, Robert W. Hirsch, Louie B. Nunn, Dave Towell, Gene Savoie, Harold Froelich, James B. Mosely, Paul Cronin, Ellis S. Rubin, Joel Gustafson, Jack Insco, Russ Sloan, Alf Adams, John Byrnes, William E. Timmons, John E. Nedecker, Richard K. Cook, and Brad E. Hainsworth. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 11m 48s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Thompson et al. left at 5:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 794-016, October 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/794-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).