Date: August 13, 1972
Time: 9:53 am – 10:02 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
John D. Ehrlichman talked with the President.
George W. Romney
-Possible resignation
-Leak
-The President’s conversation with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Strategy in dealing with story
-Richard C. Van Dusen
-The President’s possible telephone call
-Van Dusen’s schedule
-Duluth, Iowa
-Forthcoming call from Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger
-Forthcoming call from Ehrlichman
-Van Dusen
-Letter of resignation
-Content
-The President’s view
-Housing
-The President’s re-election
-Forthcoming call from Ehrlichman
-Van Dusen
-Possible appointment as Department of Housing and Urban
Development [HUD] secretary
Partnership involving a Virgin Islands financial plan
-George S. McGovern supporters
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Tape Subject Log
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-Henry L. Kimelman
-Stewart Udall
-Lawrence Halprin
-Sidney Kessler [“Kessell”]
-Udall
-Possible public relations impact
-Clark R. Mollenhoff
-Question of a possible Justice Department prosecution
-Richard G. Kleindienst
-John N. Mitchell
Analysis of McGovern’s major supporters
-Need for identification
-Haldeman
-Adverse actions by the Democrats against the President’s supporters
-John Mulcahy
-Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Robert H. Abplanalp
-Need for identification
-Jerry Rubin
-Possible assignment of task
-Murray M. Chotiner
-Possible use of government files
-Possible assistants
-Possible attitude toward Jews
Partnership involving a Virgin Islands financial plan
-Kimelman
-Use of Mollenhoff
The President’s conversation with Haldeman
-List of McGovern supporters