229–12

Conversation No. 229-12

Date: November 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:35 am and 12:44 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with John D. Ehrlichman.

1972 election
-Women surrogates [?]
-Post-election let-down
-Husbands

Donald H. Rumsfeld
-Recent meeting with the President
-The President’s recent conversation with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Conduct
-The President’s support for Senate candidacy
-Interest in Cabinet position
-Previous meeting with Ehrlichman
-Change of statements
-Opportunism
-Cabinet position
-Peter G. Peterson
-Rumsfeld’s relations with Ehrlichman
-Foreign trips
-Previous meeting with Ehrlichman
-Tone
-Job offer
-White House staff work
-Politics
-Gubernatorial nomination
-Chances
-Supporters
-Fund-raising
-W. Clement Stone
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Conversation No. 229-12 (cont’d)

-Poll
-Departure

Second term reorganization
-Forthcoming meeting with Nelson A. Rockefeller
-State and Defense Departments
-Henry A. Kissinger
-New Federalism
-National Security
-Kissinger
-Relations with Rogers
-The President’s recent conversation with Haldeman
-Rogers’ retention
-Rogers’ departure
-Timing
-Kissinger’s conduct
-Source of conflict
-Departures
-Timing
-Rogers’ departure
-Firing
-Press relations
-Rogers’ cooperation
-Staff [National Security Council [NSC]
-Leaks
-Kissinger


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RNC
-Bush
-The President’s conversation with Haldeman
-Mitchell
-Conversation with Ehrlichman
-Departure
-Resistance
-Benefits
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Conversation No. 229-12 (cont’d)

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The President’s schedule with Rockefeller
-Timing

Ehrlichman left at an unknown time before 12:44 pm.