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On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent talked on the telephone from 9:16 am to 9:29 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-069 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President talked with Harry S. Dent. [See Conversation No. 813-12] ***************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during chronological review 2007-2013] 1972 election - The President's victory - Dent's appearance on television [TV] - News summary - South - Senate gains - House of Representatives gains - The President's coattails - James E. Holzhouser - S. Fletcher Thompson - Defeat - Dent's view - Mail privileges - House Campaign Committee - Quality of candidates - George S. McGovern - Dent's efforts - Mississippi - Democrats - Republican candidates - Quality - North and West - The President's view - Age - The President's efforts - William L. Scott - Jesse M. Helms - Republican losses - Jack Miller - The President's schedule - Iowa - Personality - Gordon L. Allott - Margin of loss - Incumbents - Dent's view - Reasons for losses - Egos - Margaret Chase Smith - Reason for loss - Age - J. Caleb Boggs - Vice President Spiro T. Agnew visit to Delaware - Dwight D. Eisenhower administration - The President's visits - North Carolina - Oklahoma - Kentucky - Rhode Island - Kentucky - Louie B. Nunn - Sales tax issue - Personality - Rhode Island - John H.Chafee - Dovishness - Minnesota - Hubert H. Humphrey - Alaska - McGovern - Massachusetts - California - The President's victory - Percentage - Media coverage - Lyndon B. Johnson - Electoral votes - McGovern - Alfred M. ("Alf") Landon - Percentage - Johnson in 1964 - 61.1% - John G. Schmitz - Source of support - Holtzhouser - Campaign - Victory - Coattails - Republican Party - Replacement - The President's view - South - Press relations - Washington Star - Liberal press - McGovern - Reasons for defeat - Tactics - Thomas F. Eagleton - Issues - Welfare - Busing - Amnesty - Drugs - Welfare - South - Race issue - Patriotism - Moral values - Enthusiasm for the President - North Carolina, Oklahoma, Georgia - Voter turnout - Landslide - The President's victory - The President's trip to the Peoples Republic of China [PRC] - The President's May 8, 1972 decision - Mining of Haiphong Harbor - The President's trip to the Soviet Union -"Triple Play" terminology Vietnam - Settlement - Timing -1972 election 1972 election - McGovern - Manner - Concession statement - Tone - Contrast with the President - Image - Negativism - South - Southern Democrats - Border states - North Carolina - Virginia - Georgia and South Carolina - Weakness of Republicans - Edward Young - Previous meeting with the President - Quality - Candidates - Quality - National Republican Party -1971 spending - The President's visits - Effect - Democrats - Number of states - Maine - Colorado - Allott - Candidacy - Incumbents - Defeat - Dent's view - Future candidates - Recruitment - California returns Dent's location - The President's schedule ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/09/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [033-069- W001] [Duration: 5s] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** 1972 election - California - Returns - Popular vote - Figures - Timing - News summary - Percentage - Johnson in 1964 - Voter registration - Voter turn- Out - Compared to 1964 - Nonvoters - Blacks in South - McGovern - Republicans - Media relations - Level of apathy - John B. Connally - Surrogates - Letters of endorsement - Dent's efforts - Photograph sessions - Television clips - Senate candidates - Radio tapes - Senate candidates - Telephone calls - Senate candidates - The President's support - H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman *****************************************************************. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Dent, Harry S.