790–13

Conversation No. 790-13

Date: October 2, 1972
Time: 11:44 am - 12:04 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

David S. Broder's column
-Charge of “hiding” in White House
-Ziegler’s response

Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 11:45 am.

Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s schedule
-Helicopter
-United Press International [UPI] editor’s wives reception
-The President’s schedule

The President’s schedule

Butterfield left at 11:45 am.

Press relations
-The President's campaign activities
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)

-Congress
-Spending ceiling
-Broder
-The President’s trips in US
-Fundraising speeches
-Demonstrators
-Tone
-Broder
-Broder
-Confrontation
-George S. McGovern
-Administration statements
-Press reaction
-Strategy
-Camp David
-The President’s nomination acceptance speech
-Possible press questions on the President’s programs
-Messages
-Index
-The President's record on the issues
-Tone
-News summaries
-Questions from the press
-Agenda
-The President’s activities campaign

-McGovern
-John B. Connally
-The President’s schedule
-Atlanta
-Office press conference, October 5, 1972
-Cameras
-Exit visas for Soviet Jews
-US-Soviet Union grain deal
-McGovern
-Debate
-Vietnam
-Henry A. Kissinger’s trips
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-[Camp David]
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Working on speeches
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)

-Radio speech
-Press conference
-Strategy of the campaign
-Debate
-The President’s August 29, 1972 press conference at San Clemente
-Earlier press briefing


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H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman entered at 11:50 am.


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Office press conference

An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 11:50 am.

The President's schedule

The unknown man person left at an unknown time before 12:04 pm.

Press and media relations
-Office press conference
-Tone
-Ziegler’s view compared to Patrick J. Buchanan's analysis of press attitudes
-The President’s campaign activities
-Ziegler’s recent press conference
-California statements by the President
-Roger H. Mudd
-Interim agreement of strategic offensive arms
-R. Sargent Shriver
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)

-October 5, 1972 press conference
-McGovern
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Interim agreement on the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty [SALT]
-Signing ceremony photograph

The President's schedule
-Ambassadors

Haldeman and Ziegler left at 12:04 pm.