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330–13
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • H. R. Haldeman
  • UNKNOWN
  • John D. Ehrlichman
April 5, 1972
Conversation No. 330-13

Date: April 5, 1972
Time: 10:05 am - 11:39 am
Location: Executive Office Building

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

International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT] case
-John N. Mitchell
-Statement
-Publicity
-Public statements
-Robert J. Dole
-Barry M. Goldwater
-Charles W. Colson


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[Duration: 16m 8s ]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
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-ITT case
-Impact on Administration
-Administration’s response
-Photograph
-Boston Globe
-Mock-up for the President's perusal


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Education
-The President's speech to Philadelphia convention
-Revised draft
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Wording
-Rewriting
-Call to Ehrlichman

Haldeman talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 10:05 and 11:39 am.

[Conversation No. 330-13A]

Ehrlichman
-Location
-Return call
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 330-13 (cont.)

[End of telephone conversation]

Education
-The President's speech to Philadelphia convention
-Ehrlichman's location
-Speech
-Revisions
-Consultation with Ehrlichman
-The President's drafts
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.

Haldeman talked with Ehrlichman at an unknown time between 10:05 and 11:39 am.

[Conversation No. 330-13B]

-Catholics
-Speech
-The President's revisions
-Time
-Arrangements
-Philadelphia

Haldeman and the President conferred at an unknown time during the conversation.

[End of telephone conversation]

The President's speech on education
-Trip to Philadelphia
-Transportation
-Helicopter
-Time of travel

The President's trip to Florida
-Press coverage
-Prior notice
-Henry A. Kissinger's accompaniment
-Kissinger's plans
-Publicity

The President's schedule
-Haldeman's plans
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 330-13 (cont.)

-Gridiron Dinner
-Haldeman's attendance
-Philadelphia convention
-Buchanan's presence on trip

Drug enforcement

John R. (“Tex”) McCrary
-Possible assignment


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-As opposed to someone else's assignment

William L. Safire

Photographs


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-Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 330-13 (cont.)

-Judgment
-Abilities as photographer
-Photographs of the President
-James Keogh's book
-Allen S. Drury's book
-Action shots

People's Republic of China [PRC] trip
-Public memory
-Need to revive
-Unknown person's judgment

Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Schedule
-American Broadcasting Company [ABC] special
-Constance M. (“Connie”) Stuart

Haldeman talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:39 am.

[Conversation No. 330-13C]

Mrs. Nixon
-Location
-Schedule
-ABC special

[End of telephone conversation]

McCrary
-Work with Mrs. Nixon
-White House staff
-Work with Mrs. Nixon
-Stuart

PRC trip
-A letter
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 330-13 (cont.)

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White House Dinner
-Retiring members of Congress
-List of invitees
-Memorandum
-Ranking members of committees
-Size of list
-Republicans
-Degree of formality
-Time
-The President's schedule

The President's schedule
-Duke Law School graduates
-Meeting
-Dinner
-Number
-Professors
-Dean of Law School
-Army Chorus
-Length
-Classmates
-Number
-Reception
-Military
-Time
-Arrangements
-The President's remarks
-Business meeting
-Duke Law School Dinner
-Dean of school
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 330-13 (cont.)

-Invitation
-President of the University
-Ehrlichman


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McCrary idea

The President's drug message
-Format
-Use of telephones
-Hotline number
-One minute spot
-Presidential posture
-Advisors' proposals
-Haldeman's views
-Myles J. Ambrose
-Announcement
-Timing
-Ehrlichman
-Fireside chat
-Importance of the issue
-Drug programs
-Results
-Publicity
-Timing

The President's appearances
-Issues
-Vietnam War
-Demands on the President's time
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 330-13 (cont.)

-Philadelphia education convention
-Drug message
-Fireside chat
-Arrangements
-Hotline
-Time and day of the week
-Television time
-Hotline
-Requests
-Delays
-Press conferences
-Equal time
-Remarks
-Length
-Maximum
-Televison coverage
-Hotline
-Phone number
-Announcement
-Ambrose
-As symbol
-Work with McCrary
-Compared with J. Edgar Hoover's tactics in
1930's
-Strike force
-Drug peddlers
-Arrests
-Presidential awards
-Follow-up to press conference

The President's schedule
-Meeting with William P. Rogers
-Elliot L. Richardson
-Melvin R. Laird
-Press conference
-Cancellation
-Meeting with unknown person
-The President's speech
-Vietnam
-Kissinger's presence
-Day of week
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 330-13 (cont.)

Vietnam issue
-Laird
-Propaganda
-Rogers
-Meeting with the President
-Time

Haldeman talked with an unknown person (or persons) at an unknown time between 10:05 and
11:39 am.

[Conversation No. 330-13D]

Unknown person's schedule

The President conferred with Haldeman during the conversation.

[End of telephone conversation]

The President's schedule
-Meeting with Rogers
-Time
-Meeting with Kissinger

Anti-trust suit against networks
-Richard G. Kleindienst
-Mitchell's approval
-The President's review
-Colson
-Herbert G. Klein
-Areas of review
-Programming
-Report to the President

ITT hearings
-News story
-Senate Judiciary Committee
-Convention hall
-Press reports
-Samuel J. Ervin, Jr.
-Businessman in San Diego
-Misinterpretation
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 330-13 (cont.)

Kleindienst
-Statement on demonstrations
-Mitchell's concern

Mitchell
-Public relations sense
-Staff meetings
-Judgment
-Colson
-Judgment


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George S. McGovern
-White House plant
-Compared with plant in Edmund S. Muskie organization
-Ties to Edward M. Kennedy


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The President's trip to unknown place
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 330-13 (cont.)

-Kissinger
-Report
-Impact

Drugs
-Delay of speech
-Marijuana
-Legalization
-The President's opposition
-Statement
-Heroin
-Opposition
-Users
-Views on legalization

Haldeman left at 11:39 am.
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