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On March 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:18 am to 9:51 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 689-002 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman. The President's schedule - House guests - Jack and Helene (Colesie) Drown - Meeting with Gerard C. Smith - Henry A. Kissinger Haldeman talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 9:18 and 9:42 am. [Conversation No. 689-2A] The President's schedule - Meeting with Smith - Timing [End of telephone conversation] The President's schedule - Smith - Time of meeting - Meeting with the Cabinet Committee on International Narcotics Control - Follow up to forthcoming New York City trip - Treaty signing - Biological weapons convention - Soviets - Date - Meeting with Smith - Arrival ceremony for Nihat Erim -"Honor America" individuals - Timing International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT] case - Life magazine article - Justice Department - Leaks - Reporter - Facts - C. Arnholt Smith - Innuendo - Unknown man - Mayor [Unknown name and city] - Democrat - Associated Press [AP] story - National Republican Convention - San Diego - The President - Ronald L. Ziegler - Talk with James W. Gallagher - Robert J. Dole - Chicago - Herbert G. Klein and Robert H. Finch - San Diego - Involvement - Life, Time - Clifford Irving Campaign financing - Time magazine - Herbert W. Kalmback story - Frank DeMarco - Contributions - Tax deductible - Legal rulings - News summary Pentagon papers - John D. Ehrlichman's role - Staff - Talk with Haldeman Arthur K. Watson - Frank F. Church - State Department files - Congressmen and Senators - Behavior abroad - Airplane - Investigation - Haldeman's role - Victor Lasky's possible role Weather [No conversation] ITT case - Contributions - Taxes - White House - Jack N. Anderson - Justice Department - Dita D. Beard's testimony - Beard's health - Committee - Charles W. Colson - Compared to Alger Hiss case - Reporters - Typewriter analysis - Pearl L. Tytell - Secretary - Beard's testimony - McGraw- Hill - Irving - Anderson - Richard W. McLaren - Work on case - Harold S. Geneen -[Forename unknown] Grinell - The Hartford settlement - White House investigation - John D. Ehrlichman - Strategy - Patrick J. Buchanan [No conversation] Busing - Status - Public opinion - Liberals - Ehrlichman - Southerners - Strom Thurmond - George C. Wallace - Barry M. Goldwater - Intervention - Roll- Back - Constitutional issue - Staff meeting - Ehrlichman - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [NAACP] - Clarence Mitchell - News summary - The President's role - Courts - Ehrlichman - Emmanuel Celler - Television - Speech - Media coverage - Black lawyers - Ehrlichman - Samuel J. Ervin, Jr. - Constitution - South - Northern protection bill - Senate - Democrats - Equal time - Possible column - View of speech - Hubert H. Humphrey - Thomas G. Wicker - Segregation [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/22/2022. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [689-002- W002] [Duration: 1m 22s] 1972 campaign - Hubert H. Humphrey - Gallup poll - Edmund S. Muskie - Compared to George S. McGovern - Delegate race - Compared to Eugene J. McCarthy - Popularity contest - Potential of joining forces - Delegates - Mutual support - Hubert H. Humphrey - Support Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 9:42 am. The President's schedule - Helicopter Butterfield left at 9:45 am. White House staff - Media problem The President's schedule - Press conference - Office - Television Domestic issues - John B. Connally - George P. Shultz - Ehrlichman The People's Republic of China [PRC] trip - Pubic reaction - Richard G. Kleindienst - William P. Rogers Media - Treatment of administration - ITT - Busing - White House staff - Poll - ITT - Beard - Pentagon papers - Confidence in administration - PRC - Foreign policy question - Drugs Haldeman's previous dinner with Connally Russell B. Long - Ehrlichman - Conversation concerning House Resolution [HR] 1 - Statement - Reelection of the President The President and Haldeman left at 9:52 am. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)].