800–5

Conversation No. 800-5

Date: October 16, 1972
Time: 5:34 pm - 6:16 pm
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Location: Oval Office


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

Haldeman’s previous conversation with William P. Rogers

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Polls
-Vietnam War
-Approval of the President's handling
-George S. McGovern's televised proposals

-Compared with reaction to Administration actions
-May 8, 1972 announcement
-Busing announcement
-January 25, 1972 announcement of peace plan
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-August 15, 1971 announcement on wages and prices

Vietnam War
-The President's recent meeting with the National League of Families of American
Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia
-Charles W. Colson
-Public relations
-Similar events
-Washington Star headline and photograph
-Unknown woman [Nellie Davis?]
-Article
-The President’s pledge not to rely on the goodwill of North
Vietnamese to release prisoners of war [POW’s]
-Amnesty
-Possible network coverage
-The President’s impromptu remarks
-Advantages compared to possible prepared remarks
-Polling
-McGovern’s plan for peace
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Bombing halt
-End of military and political support for South Vietnam
-Withdrawal of US forces
-Resolution of issues by Vietnamese alone
-Possible trip by the Vice President Spiro T. Agnew to Hanoi
-POW’s
-Amnesty for draft evaders
-The President’s statement
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Corruption of Nguyen Van Thieu government
-Role of Thieu government in heroin trafficking
-US military personnel
-Re-election of the President
-Continuation of conflict
-Espionage and sabotage by the Committee to Re-Elect the President
[CRP]

The President talked with Joseph J. Staszak between 5:42 pm and 5:44 pm.

[Conversation No. 800-5A]

[See Conversation No. 31-79; one item has been withdrawn]
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[End of telephone conversation]

Telephone calls by President
-Effect
-Haldeman’s view
-Unknown labor official


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Press briefing
-Ronald L. Ziegler's responses [to questions concerning Dwight L. Chapin and
Donald H. Segretti]
-Washington Star article

Campaign practices
-Effect of McGovern's charges
-Public response
-Vietnam, welfare
-View of the President

Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Possible call from the President
-Agnew’s schedule
-Previous conversation with Haldeman
-Washington Post story on campaign practices
-Effect on public relations
-1968 campaign
-Possible backlash

Press relations
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-Response by the administration to stories on campaign practices
-Colson
-Robert H. Finch, Herbert G. Klein
-Robert J. Dole
-Agnew
-Clark MacGregor
-John B. Connally
-Possible press conference
-Press stories on Segretti’s activities
-National press
-Local press
-National press
-Washington Post story
-The President’s instructions
-Life magazine
-Time magazine
-Hugh S. Sidey
-Theodore H. (“Teddy”) White
-1972 election

The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 5:44 pm and
5:59 pm.

[Conversation No. 800-5B]

[See Conversation No. 31-80]

[End of telephone conversation]

The President's telephone calls
-White House switchboard
-Operators

Agnew
-Schedule
-Grand Rapids, Michigan
-Green Bay, Wisconsin
-Local taping
-Alfred E. Smith dinner
-Revenue sharing signing ceremony
-Chicago
-Pittsburgh
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The President talked with Agnew between 5:59 pm and 6:08 pm.

[Conversation No. 800-5C]

[See Conversation No. 31-81]

[End of telephone conversation]

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The President and Haldeman left at 6:16 pm.