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Conversation 806-005

TapeTape 806StartTuesday, October 24, 1972 at 8:58 AMEndTuesday, October 24, 1972 at 8:59 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Chapin, Dwight L.Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon met with Dwight L. Chapin to discuss the logistics of the President’s recent campaign travel and the preparation of commemorative certificates for supporters. The conversation focused on the administrative distribution of these materials to police, bands, and local figures in towns visited during the tour. Nixon emphasized the importance of these gestures as a strategic effort to bolster electoral support.

Campaign strategyPresidential travelPublic relations1972 electionLogistics
AudioNARA Description

On October 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:58 am to 8:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 806-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 806-5

Date: October 24, 1972
Time: 8:58 am - 8:59 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Dwight L. Chapin.

        The President's schedule
            -Towns
                -Preparation of certificates
                     -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                     -Yonkers
                          -Demonstrators
                     -Watergate issue

        Telegram to Yonkers

                                          (rev. Nov-03)

             -Previous days campaign trip
                 -Crowds

         Certificate mailing
             -Bonds, police

Chapin left at 8:59 am.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I would suggest that those little towns, particularly, I want to go home and that's why I want to correct the patients' certificates, their parents' certificates.
Yes.
And doctors in particular, you know, are going to go to the doctor and be sure that they aren't any other
I don't know.
We have all of them.
Okay.
Okay.
Very good.
We didn't stop there.
We have all the certificates for the bands and the police and all over.
We're trying to get them all out.
All these left, and it stops just as quickly as we can.
Right.
That's good for the election.
You can get more than that.
Yes, sir.
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