Secret White House Tapes

894–4

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894–4
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • H. R. Haldeman
  • Stephen B. Bull
April 12, 1973
Conversation No. 894-4

Date: April 12, 1973
Time: 11:30 am - 11:43 am
Location: Oval Office

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

A meeting

-Press

-Cameras


An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 11:30 am.

Copy of an unknown item to John D. Ehrlichman

-Reproductions

-Haldeman

-Comments on item

-Photographs


Unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:43 am.

Memorandum

-Contents

-Ehrlichman’s analysis

-Appearances at baseball games

-Knowledge of activities

-Effectiveness of public appearance strategy


Patrick J. Buchanan’s analysis

-Previous national television [TV] appearance by President

-President’s public image

-President’s affectionate demeanor

-Barbara Walters


Ehrlichman’s analysis

-President’s meetings with various groups

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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. February-2011)

Conversation No. 894-4 (cont’d)

-Domestic council staff

-Chicanos

-Ralph Nader [?]

-Value

-Godfrey E. Sperling’s breakfast

-Sperling’s opinion


Press

President’s activities
-Polling numbers
-Public relations
-Early 1973 activities
-Industrious nature of the President [?]
-Inspiration of the people
-Radio

-Newspapers

-Franklin D. Roosevelt

-Complacency of electorate

-Concern for poor

-Ehrlichman’s analysis

-Dwight D. Eisenhower

-Silunsly

-Relationship to business

-Republican Party

-Conservatives

-Antitrust actions

-Reforms

-Conservatives, Republicans

-Automobile safety devices

-Harm to automobile industry

-Environmental restrictions

-Harm to business

-Buchanan

-Ehrlichman’s analysis


Watergate
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Tape Subject Log

(rev. February-2011)

Conversation No. 894-4 (cont’d)

-Dwight L. Chapin and Donald H. Segretti
-Haldeman’s conversation with Gordon C. Strachan about Grand Jury appearance
-Earl J. Silbert’s conversation with Strachan
-Members of Grand Jury characterized
-Interest in Segretti
-Seymour Glanzer’s approach contrasted with Silbert’s

An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 11:30 am.

President’s schedule

-President’s meeting with Secretary General Joseph Marie Luns


The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:43 am.

Watergate

-Strachan’s connection with Segretti

-Haldeman’s involvement

-Strachan’s Grand Jury appearance

-Connection with Segretti

-Chapin’s testimony

-Haldeman’s statement

-Press speculations

-Chapin

-White House staff

-Press reports

-Focus of attention

-President’s remarks


Haldeman left at 11:43 am.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM


Tape Subject Log

(rev. February-2011)

Conversation No. 894-5 (cont’d)
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