Conversation No. 831-5

Date: January 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

      Haldeman's vacation
           -Weather in Palm Springs

      White House staff performance
           -Stephen B. Bull
           -Gerald L. Warren
                 -Ronald L. Ziegler
           -Bull
           -Haldeman's vacation
           -Charles W. Colson
                 -Competence
                 -George P. Shultz
                 -John D. Ehrlichman
                 -Key Biscayne
                 -Vietnam War
                 -Haldeman
           -Support for the President
                 -Emotionalism
                 -Press relations
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                                                        Conversation No. 831-5 (cont’d)

           -Cambodia
           -May 8, 1972 decision
     -Domestic advisors
           -Sphere of responsibility
                 -Donald H. Rumsfeld
                 -Robert H. Finch
                 -Ehrlichman
                 -Shultz
                 -Roy L. Ash
     -Ziegler
           -Strength

Bombing of North Vietnam
    -Public opinion
          -Sports
          -1972 election
                 -Landslide
          -Compared to Cambodia
          -Compared to May 8, 1972 decision
                 -Nuclear war
    -Difficulties of decision
          -Costs

The President's schedule
     -Haldeman’s responsibility
     -Congressional leaders
     -Time off
           -Ehrlichman
           -Shultz
           -1973 Inauguration
                  -Speech
     -Meeting with bipartisan Congressional leaders
           -Second term reorganization
                  -Wage and price controls
                  -Government organization committees
                        -Chet Holifield
                  -Shultz
                  -Length
                        -Timmons
                  -Ehrlichman
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                                                      Conversation No. 831-5 (cont’d)

                -Shultz
                       -Briefing abilities
                -Timmons
                -Ehrlichman
     -Meetings with Congressional leaders
          -Carl B. Albert
          -Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield
          -Gerald R. Ford
          -Hugh Scott
     -Meeting with bipartisan Congressional leaders
          -Invitations
          -Cabinet
          -Timing

The President’s supporters
     -The President’s memorandum
     -Maurice H. Stans’ memorandum
     -Contributors
           -Quantity
           -Use of White House
     -Kissinger

The President’s schedule
     -Dinner with Edward R.G. Heath
     -New rule
           -White House Staff attendance
                  -Kissinger
                  -State Department
                  -National Security Council [NSC]
     -Meeting with [Hussein, King of Jordan] Hussein ibn Talal
           -Private visit
           -Dinner
           -Working lunches
     -Meeting with Golda Meir

1973 Inauguration
     -Drive to Capitol
           -Departure
                 -Television [TV]
           -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
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                                            Conversation No. 831-5 (cont’d)

      -Chairmen of Senate committees
            -Marlow W. Cook
            -Howard W. Cannon
      -Spiro T. Agnew
      -Elinor I (Judefind) Agnew
-Introduction
      -Mrs. Nixon and Elinor Agnew
-Musical selection
      -Military academies choirs
            -Mormon Tabernacle Choir
-Religious services
      -William F. (“Billy”) Graham
      -Terence Cardinal Cooke
      -Edgar F. Magnin
      -New Majority
-Ceremony
      -Greek Orthodox, Jew, Catholic
      -Protestant black minister
            -Edward V. Hill
                   -California Baptist
            -Norman A. Huffman
            -Louis H. Evans
      -Catholic
            -John Cardinal Cody
                   -Chicago
            -Jerome M. Boyle
            -John Cardinal Krol
            -Cooke
      -Black clergy
      -Jewish rabbi
            -Magnin
      -Catholic cardinal
            -Political supporter
            -Humberto S. Medeiros
                   -Archbishop of Boston
            -Timothy Cardinal Manning
                   -Los Angeles
            -Cooke
            -Graham
            -New Majority
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                                            Conversation No. 831-5 (cont’d)

              -Italian
              -Cooke
-Congressional luncheon
       -Number invited
-The President's family
       -Arrangements
              -Congress
       -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
       -Tricia Nixon Cox
-Mamie G.D. Eisenhower
-Details
-Truman memorial service
       -Moment of silence
              -Announcement
-Inaugural balls
       -Cancellation
              -Mourning period
-Salute to states
       -Concerts
-The President’s schedule
       -Concert
       -Inaugural ceremony
       -Balls
       -Church service
       -Family reception
-Parade
       -Length
       -Bands
              -Richard Nixon High School
                     -Laredo
              -Prepositioning
-Center of operations
       -White House
       -Mayflower Hotel
-Parade
-Cabinet
-Balls
       -Length
       -The President's appearances
       -Congress
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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                                         (rev. Oct.-08)

                                                             Conversation No. 831-5 (cont’d)

                   -Concerts
                   -1972 elections

       Contributors
            -Stans's list
            -Business Council
                  -Number
                  -Donald McI. Kendall
                          -Charles W. Colson
                  -David Packard
                          -Support for the President

The President and Haldeman left at an unknown time before 1:00 pm.