808–15

Conversation No. 808-15

Date: October 27, 1972
Time: 4:45 pm - 5:11 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

The President’s schedule

Radio speech draft on national defense

Speech scheduling
-National defense
-Ronald L. Ziegler’s recommendations
-“One America” speech
-House Resolution [HR] 1 action
-National defense

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1972 campaign
-Haldeman’s recent conversation with William F. (“Billy”) Graham
-Watergate
-Impact
-Vietnam peace initiative
-Press coverage
-Effect
-George S. McGovern as factor
-Movement in polls
-Television factor
-Press conference in Tennessee
-The President playing politics with the war
-Press coverage in Memphis Commercial-Appeal
-Scripps-Howard


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1972 campaign
-Haldeman’s recent conversation with Graham
-Graham’s possible statement on character of men around the President and on
the President
-Haldeman, Dwight L. Chapin
-Opinion of McGovern veracity
-Press coverage
-Money to Jesse A. Helms in North Carolina
-Support of the President
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Vietnam settlement
-Haldeman’s recent conversation with Graham
-Possible rejection of agreement by North Vietnam
-Effect on 1972 election


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Vietnam settlement
-Possible rejection by North Vietnam
-Risk
-1972 election
-Media
-The President


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Stephen B. Bull entered at 5:08 pm.

The President’s schedule
-Forthcoming reception for ethnic press and Heritage group leaders
-Hand-shaking with staff
-Committee to Re-elect the President [CRP]
-Introductions
-Herbert G. Klein
-Conversation with Bull

Bull left at 5:10 pm.


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Haldeman left at 5:11 pm.