Date: January 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Haldeman’s vacation
-Weather in Palm Springs
White House staff performance
-Stephen B. Bull
-Gerald L. Warren
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Bull
-Haldeman’s vacation
-Charles W. Colson
-Competence
-George P. Shultz
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Key Biscayne
-Vietnam War
-Haldeman
-Support for the President
-Emotionalism
-Press relations
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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-Cambodia
-May 8, 1972 decision
-Domestic advisors
-Sphere of responsibility
-Donald H. Rumsfeld
-Robert H. Finch
-Ehrlichman
-Shultz
-Roy L. Ash
-Ziegler
-Strength
Bombing of North Vietnam
-Public opinion
-Sports
-1972 election
-Landslide
-Compared to Cambodia
-Compared to May 8, 1972 decision
-Nuclear war
-Difficulties of decision
-Costs
The President’s schedule
-Haldeman’s responsibility
-Congressional leaders
-Time off
-Ehrlichman
-Shultz
-1973 Inauguration
-Speech
-Meeting with bipartisan Congressional leaders
-Second term reorganization
-Wage and price controls
-Government organization committees
-Chet Holifield
-Shultz
-Length
-Timmons
-Ehrlichman
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-Shultz
-Briefing abilities
-Timmons
-Ehrlichman
-Meetings with Congressional leaders
-Carl B. Albert
-Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield
-Gerald R. Ford
-Hugh Scott
-Meeting with bipartisan Congressional leaders
-Invitations
-Cabinet
-Timing
The President’s supporters
-The President’s memorandum
-Maurice H. Stans’ memorandum
-Contributors
-Quantity
-Use of White House
-Kissinger
The President’s schedule
-Dinner with Edward R.G. Heath
-New rule
-White House Staff attendance
-Kissinger
-State Department
-National Security Council [NSC]
-Meeting with [Hussein, King of Jordan] Hussein ibn Talal
-Private visit
-Dinner
-Working lunches
-Meeting with Golda Meir
1973 Inauguration
-Drive to Capitol
-Departure
-Television [TV]
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
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-Chairmen of Senate committees
-Marlow W. Cook
-Howard W. Cannon
-Spiro T. Agnew
-Elinor I (Judefind) Agnew
-Introduction
-Mrs. Nixon and Elinor Agnew
-Musical selection
-Military academies choirs
-Mormon Tabernacle Choir
-Religious services
-William F. (“Billy”) Graham
-Terence Cardinal Cooke
-Edgar F. Magnin
-New Majority
-Ceremony
-Greek Orthodox, Jew, Catholic
-Protestant black minister
-Edward V. Hill
-California Baptist
-Norman A. Huffman
-Louis H. Evans
-Catholic
-John Cardinal Cody
-Chicago
-Jerome M. Boyle
-John Cardinal Krol
-Cooke
-Black clergy
-Jewish rabbi
-Magnin
-Catholic cardinal
-Political supporter
-Humberto S. Medeiros
-Archbishop of Boston
-Timothy Cardinal Manning
-Los Angeles
-Cooke
-Graham
-New Majority
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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-Italian
-Cooke
-Congressional luncheon
-Number invited
-The President’s family
-Arrangements
-Congress
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Tricia Nixon Cox
-Mamie G.D. Eisenhower
-Details
-Truman memorial service
-Moment of silence
-Announcement
-Inaugural balls
-Cancellation
-Mourning period
-Salute to states
-Concerts
-The President’s schedule
-Concert
-Inaugural ceremony
-Balls
-Church service
-Family reception
-Parade
-Length
-Bands
-Richard Nixon High School
-Laredo
-Prepositioning
-Center of operations
-White House
-Mayflower Hotel
-Parade
-Cabinet
-Balls
-Length
-The President’s appearances
-Congress
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-Concerts
-1972 elections
Contributors
-Stans’s list
-Business Council
-Number
-Donald McI. Kendall
-Charles W. Colson
-David Packard
-Support for the President
The President and Haldeman left at an unknown time before 1:00 pm.