Guide to the H. R. Haldeman Collection (1956-1978) Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum Contact Information Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum ATTN: Archives 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard Yorba Linda, California 92886 Phone: (714) 983-9120 Fax: (714) 983-9111 E-mail: [email protected] Processed by: Meghan Lee Date Completed: 2005 Table Of Contents Descriptive Summary 3 Administrative Information 4 Biography 5 Scope and Content Summary 6 Related Collections 6 Container List 7 2 Descriptive Summary Title: H. R. Haldeman Collection Creator: H. R. Haldeman Repository: Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard Yorba Linda, California 92886 Abstract: The H.R. Haldeman collection consists of campaign materials, a minimal amount of material from the White House, papers from the civil trials involving H.R. Haldeman, and transcripts and notes from the case United States of America v. John N. Mitchell, et al. 3 Administrative Information Access: Open Publication Rights: Copyright held by Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation Preferred Citation: Folder title. Box #. The H.R. Haldeman Collection. Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation, Yorba Linda, CA. Acquisition Information: Donated by H.R. Haldeman Processing History: Susan Naulty began processing the collection in 1993. The photographs were housed in archival folders and placed with the photograph collection. Meghan Lee completed the arrangement of the collection and proceeded to review and describe the collection, which was completed in 2005. 4 Biography Harry Robbins (“Bob”) Haldeman, the son of a successful businessman, was born in Los Angeles, California, on October 27th, 1926. He attended the University of Redlands and the University of Southern California. During World War II, he served in the Naval Reserve and completed his education at the University of California at Los Angeles, where he graduated in 1948 with a degree in business administration. In 1949 Mr. Haldeman joined the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency in New York. Ten yeas later he was promoted to the post of vice president and manager of the California office. Mr. Haldeman first met Richard Nixon when he was serving as Vice President under Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952. Mr. Haldeman later assisted Vice President Nixon in his unsuccessful 1960 Presidential campaign against John F. Kennedy. He also managed Richard Nixon's unsuccessful campaign for the governorship of California in 1962. In 1968, H. R. Haldeman became the chief of staff of Richard Nixon's successful campaign for the Presidency. During the campaign, Mr. Haldeman became responsible for maintaining the candidates’ schedule, supervising the advance team, and participating in the development of campaign strategy and platforms. After President Nixon's election, Nixon appointed H .R. Haldeman Assistant to the President and the White House Chief of Staff. H. R. Haldeman’s duties included maintaining the President’s schedule and coordinating the White House staff. Mr. Haldeman was responsible for running the administrative functions part in the White House. He supervised the administrative staff responsible for appointments and dispersed the President’s instructions to his staff. Mr. Haldeman was a key figure in the Watergate scandal, and by April 30, 1973, the scandal forced Mr. Haldeman (along with John Ehrlichman, President Nixon’s domestic policy advisor) to resign (on this same day, the resignation of John Dean, White House Counsel, was accepted by the President). On New Year’s Day, 1975, he was convicted of conspiracy and obstruction of justice, and he was sentenced February 21 to an 18-month prison sentence, which he served in Lompoc Federal Prison in California. On his release from prison Mr. Haldeman became vice president of the David H. Murdoch real estate development company. In 1978, Mr. Haldeman published his autobiography The Ends of Power. Harry Robbins Haldeman died of cancer on November 13, 1993, at his home in Santa Barbara, California. At the time of his 5 death, H.R. Haldeman had been working on a publication of his diaries from his time in the White House. The Haldeman Diaries: Inside the Nixon White House was published in 1994. 6 Scope and Content Summary: The H.R. Haldeman Collection consists of papers, photographs, books, objects, and audio-visual materials. The objects have been transferred to the Curatorial Department for preservation reasons. The photograph section of the collection is maintained with the other photograph collections in the archive, and the audio-visual materials are maintained with the other audio-visual collections. The books are maintained with the rare book collection, and are available for research. The H. R. Haldeman paper collection is separated into six series. The first series consists of Mr. Haldeman’s campaign files for the 1960, 1962, 1968, and 1972 campaigns. The second series is Mr. Haldeman’s White House Administrative Files. These papers consist of working files from Mr. Haldeman’s office, materials from his tenure on the board of the Ford Theater committee, and pro and con correspondence in response to Mr. Haldeman’s appearance on the Today Show on NBC. Other sub-series include Mr. Haldeman’s diary and materials relating to Presidential trips. The third series includes materials regarding the civil suits Mr. Haldeman was involved in during and after his tenure in the White House. The lawsuits are arranged in the order they were filed. The fourth series contains material relating to the “Watergate” break-in, and the related trials that followed. This includes Mr. Haldeman’s notes taken during the trial and notes taken by John Ehrlichman of meetings with President Richard Nixon which were used in the trial. Also included are transcripts from the initial trial and subsequent appeals. The fifth series deals with the years following Mr. Haldeman’s tenure in the White House and trial. The final series is a collection of newspaper clippings. Related Collections: H.R. Haldeman Collection, Nixon Presidential Materials Project, College Park, Maryland. 7 Container List Series I: Campaigns Sub-series A: 1956 Campaign Data 1:1 Corres- 1956 Campaign 1:2 Corres- RE: 1956 Campaign 1:3 Campaign 1956 [post-election] 1:4 Clippings- 1956-1967 1:5 Sub-series B: 1960 Haldeman-Personal [1960 Campaign] 1:6 Advancement-Letters-1960 Campaign 1:7 [Advance Man Info-1960 Campaign] 1:8 1960 Campaign-Clippings 1:9 Political-Correspondence 1:10 Campaign 1960-Correspondence 1:11 H.R Haldeman- Personal Correspondence 1:12 [Cards and Tickets] 1:13 Sub-series C: 1962 [1962 Campaign Related Material] 1:14 Win Moore’s Proposal (1962) 1:15 Court Documents-Case Number 52615 (1962) 1:16 [Philip Winston F.] Moore [1962 Campaign] 1:17 Brown Errors [Pro-Brown Material] 1:18 Special File- HRH Personal [letters post-election 1962] 1:19 Democrat Intelligence [1962 Campaign] 1:20 Campaigns: 1962 [Pat Brown] 1:21 Democrats for Nixon (1 of 5) 1:22 Democrats for Nixon (2 of 5) 1:23 Democrats for Nixon (3 of 5) 1:24 Democrats for Nixon (4 of 5) 2:1 Democrats for Nixon (5 of 5) 2:2 Correspondence 1962-1967 2:3 Sub-series D: 1968 H.R. Haldeman Joins Nixon Campaign [1968 Campaign] 2:4 Communication Plans- Miami Convention [1968 Campaign] 2:5 Democratic State Central Committee vs. Committee for the 2:6 Preservation of the Democratic Party in California-Deposition of John Robert White (1963) Democratic State Central Committee vs. Committee for the 2:7 Preservation of the Democratic Party in California- Deposition of H. Robert Haldeman Itineraries (1968) I. (1 of 2) 2:8 8 Itineraries (1968) I. (2 of 2) 2:9 Itineraries (1968) II. (1 of 2) 2:10 Itineraries (1968) II. (2 of 2) 2:11 Advance Man’s Manual (1967) 2:12 Campaign 1968 “The Answer Desk” 2:13 Campaign 1968 “The Answer Desk” [September] (1 of 4) 2:14 Campaign 1968 “The Answer Desk” [September] (2 of 4) 2:15 Campaign 1968 “The Answer Desk” [September] (3 of 4) 2:16 Campaign 1968 “The Answer Desk” [September] (4 of 4) 3:1 Campaign 1968 “The Answer Desk” [October] (1 of 4) 3:2 Campaign 1968 “The Answer Desk” [October] (2 of 4) 3:3 Campaign 1968 “The Answer Desk” [October] (3 of 4) 3:4 Campaign 1968 “The Answer Desk” [October] (4 of 4) 3:5 Campaign 1968 [Cards] 3:6 Campaigns: 1968 [Reagan/Finch Swearing-In-Jan, 1967] 3:7 Sub-series E: 1972 [1972 G.O.P. Convention-Presidential Headquarters] (1 of 2) 3:8 [1972 G.O.P. Convention-Presidential Headquarters] (2 of 2) 3:9 “The Re-Elector” (1972) 3:10 Campaign Literature, 1972-Secretary Butz 3:11 Campaign Literature, 1972-Israel 3:12 Campaign Literature, 1972-Labor 3:13 Democrats 3:14 Campaign Literature, 1972-Spanish 3:15 [Campaign Literature, 1972] 3:16 National Telephone Survey #1 [Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 1972] (1 of 7) 3:17 National Telephone Survey #1 [Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 1972] (2 of 7) 3:18 National Telephone Survey #1 [Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 1972] (3 of 7) 3:19 National Telephone Survey #1 [Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 1972] (4 of 7) 3:20 National Telephone Survey #1 [Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 1972] (5 of 7) 3:21 National Telephone Survey #1 [Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 1972] (6 of 7) 3:22 National Telephone Survey #1 [Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 1972] (7 of 7) 3:23 National Telephone Survey #2 [Oct. 6-8, 1972] (1 of 5) 3:24 National Telephone Survey #2 [Oct. 6-8, 1972] (2 of 5) 4:1 National Telephone Survey #2 [Oct. 6-8, 1972] (3 of 5) 4:2 National Telephone Survey #2 [Oct. 6-8, 1972] (4 of 5) 4:3 National Telephone Survey #2 [Oct. 6-8, 1972] (5 of 5) 4:4 National Telephone Survey #3 [Oct.