Date: November 19, 1972

Time: Unknown between 12:15 pm and 1:01 pm

Location: Camp David Study Table

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

[The recording began while the conversation was in progress]

[See Conversation No. 227-1]

Second term reorganization

-William P. Clements, Jr.

-Gilbert W. Fitzhugh

-Blue Ribbon [Defense] Panel

-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

-John B. Connally’s advice

-Haldeman’s forthcoming telephone call

-Texas

-Department of Defense

-Elliot L. Richardson

-Role in Department of Defense

-Decision making

-Budget cuts

-Independence from admirals, generals

-Determination

Press relations

-Henry A. Kissinger [interview with Oriana Fallaci, November 2, 1972]

-Statement

-Substance

-Relationship with women

Second term reorganization

-Charles W. Colson

-Retention

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(rev. Jan.-08)

-Haldeman’s forthcoming conversation with Colson

-Office

-Location

-White House

-Robert H. Finch

-Finch

-Departure

-Time

-The President’s recent conversation with Finch

-Announcement

-Date

-Haldeman’s forthcoming conversation with Finch

-Donald H. Rumsfeld

-George P. Shultz

-Meeting with the President

-Plans

-Cabinet post

-The President’s intention

-Possible conversation with Shultz

-Labor Department

-Shultz

-Peter J. Brennan

-Colson

-Frank E. Fitzsimmons approval

-Reasons for appointment

-Shultz

-Jews

-Work with Colson

-Commerce Department

-Transportation Department

-Labor Department

-Labor representative

-Attitude of organized labor

-Colson’s conversations with the President

-Brennan

-Transportation Department

-Commerce Department

-[Anne L. Armstrong]

-Political symbolism

-Republican Party

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-Women

-Business community

-Donald McI. Kendall

-Advantages

-“Sales” skills

-Newness

-“Flair”

-Republican National Committee chair

-Interior Department

-Armstrong

-Oil

-Howard (“Bo”) Callaway

-John A. Scali

-United Nations [UN] ambassadorship

-Kissinger’s reaction

-George H.W. Bush

-Forthcoming meeting with the President

-Shultz

-Deputy Secretary of Treasury

-Shultz’s reaction

-Political requirement

-John D. Ehrlichman

-Shultz

-The President’s forthcoming meetings

-Commerce Department

-Calloway

-South

-Possible performance

-The President’s forthcoming meetings