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Start Date: 15-Apr-1971 6:30 PM

End Date: 15-Apr-1971 6:50 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")

Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 03:34:55

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:52:05

249a.mp3

249b.mp3

NARA Description:

On April 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:30 pm to 6:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 249-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 249-29

Date: April 15, 1971
Time: 6:30 pm - 6:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

     Lyndon B. Johnson’s polls
         -Glassboro summit
         -Fluctuations

     Summit meetings
         -Dangers for cosmetic purposes
         -Charles W. Colson
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      -William P. Rogers

Stock market
     -Activity
     -Gimmick
     -Confidence
          -Speech writing
     -Haldeman’s conversation with Fay G. Wells [?] and Sarah McClendon
          -Robert D. Murphy
          -Gross National Product [GNP]

GNP
      -George P. Shultz
      -Haldeman’s conversation with McClendon

People’s Republic of China [PRC] initiative
     -Effects
          -Liberals
          -Intellectuals
          -Media coverage
                -Television
                -Balance
          -Visit of ping-pong team
                -Human interest stories

American people
    -Attitudes
    -Demonstrators
    -San Jose incident
          -President’s speech
          -William L. Safire
          -Administration response
          -Press
          -Administration press

Haldeman’s Look interview
     -Haldeman’s conversation with Christopher S. Wren
          -President’s speech at the University of California, Los Angeles [UCLA]
     -Media collusion
          -[Arnold] Eric Sevareid
          -Meetings
     -Establishment
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         -Henry A. Kissinger
         -President’s role in government
               -Distinction between political role and head-of-state role
                     -November 3, 1969 speech
                           -Exercise of leadership
                           -Reaction
                     -Cambodia
                     -President’s speech                                Conv. No. 249-29 (cont.)
                     -Laos
                     -April 7, 1971 speech
                           -Troop withdrawal
                                 -Timing
                           -President’s leadership
                           -Public reaction

    Cabinet and staff
         -Clark MacGregor
         -John A. Scali
         -Shultz
         -John D. Ehrlichman
         -John B. Connally’s view
         -Changes
               -Donald H. Rumsfeld
               -Maurice H. Stans
               -Melvin R. Laird and Rogers
               -Stans
               -Clifford M. Hardin
               -James D. Hodgson
               -Stans
         -President’s ideal
               -Stans
         -Rogers and Laird
         -Rogers
               -April 7, 1971 speech
               -Kissinger


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security]
[Duration: 12s ]
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     ISRAEL


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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                                                          Conv. No. 249-29 (cont.)


          -Rogers C. B. Morton
          -George W. Romney
          -Rumsfeld
          -Romney
          -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
          -Blacks

The President and Haldeman left at 6:50 pm