Date: December 11, 1972

Time: Unknown between 11:08 am and 11:15 am

Location: White House Telephone

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with George H. W. Bush.

[See Conversation No. 819-2B]

Robert J. Dole

The President talked with Bush at an unknown time between 11:08 am and 11:15 am.

[See Conversation No. 819-2C]

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Republican National Committee [RNC] Chairmanship

-Bush’s willingness to take the position

-Party’s interest

-Dole’s view

-Robert S. Strauss

-Texas

-Jean Westwood

-Announcement

-Dole’s canvas of party

-Full time chairman

-Support for Bush

-Bush’s possible reluctance

-Camp David

-Treasury

-United Nations [UN]

-Persuasion

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-The President and Haldeman

-New York

-Transition

-Recommendation for coordination

-Campaign committees

-National, Senate, House of Representatives

-White House comment

-Ronald L. Ziegler

-Expression of the President’s support

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Bush’s tenure as United Nations [UN] ambassador

– UN General assembly vote on US budget assessment cut

-Ronald L. Ziegler

-Haldeman

-Gale W. McGee

-UN session

-Completion

-Timing

-December 19, 1972

-Successor

-Senate confirmation

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Bush’s tenure as Republican National Committee [RNC] chairman

-Timing

-Dole as advisor

-Public statements

-Emphasis

-Great challenge

-Need to broaden party’s base

-“Greatest candidate search in history”

-General goals

-Avoidance of specific plans before committee election

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