Conversation: 255-038
Prev:  255-037 Next: 255-039Start Date: 9-Jun-1971 2:53 PM
End Date: 9-Jun-1971 4:35 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Sanchez, Manolo; Butterfield, Alexander P.; White House operator; Shultz, George P.; Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 03:26:28
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 04:13:22
NARA Description:
On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:53 pm to 4:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 255-38 Date: June 9, 1971 Time: 2:53 pm - 4:35 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman Schedule An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 2:53 pm Delivery The unknown person left at an unknown time before 4:35 pm ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 2m 46s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************************** Ronald W. Reagan 35 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) [Ronald L. Ziegler talked with the President between 3:07 pm and 3:09 pm] [Conversation No. 255-38A] [See Conversation No. 4-96] [End of telephone conversation] News summary -John A. Scali -Leak of information -American Broadcasting Company [ABC] Commendations -Letters -Certificates -Jeb Stuart Magruder -Lyndon K. (“Mort”) Allin -President’s previous meeting with police chiefs [Ziegler talked with the President between 3:13 pm and 3:14 pm] [Conversation No. 255-38B] [See Conversation No. 4-97] [End of telephone conversation] Melvin R. Laird -Source of news leak -Howard K. Smith Commendations -Presidential Citizens Medal 36 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 2m 8s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 Conv. No. 255-38 (cont.) ****************************************************************************** Robert [Surname unknown] -Appointment to Federal Communications Commission [FCC] Peter G. Peterson John B. Connally -President’s previous conversation -Hubert H. Humphrey’s [?] presentation, June 8 Proposed trip to California Charles W. Colson Unknown person in Ziegler’s office -Work with press corps -Press corps Letter writing campaign by Cabinet officers to press -Allin -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew -Donald H. Rumsfeld -Bryce N. Harlow -Lyndon B. Johnson President’s schedule -Young Republicans -Annual leadership conference -Proposed meeting with President -18-year-old vote 37 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -State Department -Reception for Washington press corps retirees -William P. Rogers -Scali -John M. Hightower -[Forename unintelligible] Roberts -Paul W. Ward -Hightower Conv. No. 255-38 (cont.) Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 3:14 pm [Unintelligible] Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:50 pm -Directors of the National Association of Broadcasters meeting -Presentation to President of book -White House reception -Forthcoming press conference -George Putnam -Paul Harvey -Briefing for the American Society of the Association Executives -George W. Romney -Rumsfeld -Connally -Proposed meeting with the President -Proposed meeting with unknown organization -Timing of meeting ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 46s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 ****************************************************************************** 38 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -Vietnam announcement -Forthcoming summit -Soviet Union -People’s Republic of China [PRC] -Vietnam negotiations -Xuan Thuy Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 3:50 pm Conv. No. 255-38 (cont.) President’s schedule Butterfield left at 3:51 pm ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 2m 4s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6 ****************************************************************************** -John A. (“Jack”) Mulcahy -Forthcoming sale of Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo’s house in Key Biscayne -John N. Mitchell -Rental of house to administration officials -Presidential residence at Camp David -Termites -Repairs -Lack of facility for support staff Economics and government spending -Rogers -State Department reception rooms -New office buildings for House and Senate -Unknown committee 39 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) Unknown person discussed [Robert H. Finch?] -Counselor to the President -”Free agent” -Harlow [The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 3:51 pm and 4:04 pm] Conv. No. 255-38 (cont.) [Conversation No. 255-38E] [See Conversation No. 4-98] [End of telephone conversation] -Finch -Nelson A. Rockefeller -Rumsfeld [George P. Shultz talked with the President between 4:04 pm and 4:17 pm] [Conversation No. 255-38C] [See Conversation No. 4-99] [End of telephone conversation] Conversation with Shultz President’s schedule -Forthcoming meeting with Quadriad -Budget meeting -John D. Ehrlichman -Connally -Forthcoming trip to Rochester, New York -Wednesday’s schedule Foreign policy -President’s schedule -State visits -Value -Timing ****************************************************************************** 40 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 7 [National Security] [Duration: 1m 10s ] COUNTRY Conv. No. 255-38 (cont.) END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 7 ****************************************************************************** -Foreign travel -Europe -Moscow -PRC -Possible meeting with Europeans -Camp David -State dinners -Scheduling -[Unintelligible] -Haile Selassie -Value -Photographic value of foreign travel -Peking -Moscow Trip to Moscow -Timing -Democrat Convention (1972) -Possibility of a Democratic candidate visit President’s schedule -Transition period -Timing -Public awareness -Possible General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. announcement [The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 4:17 pm and 4:38 pm] 41 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) [Conversation No. 255-38D] [Unintelligible] [End of telephone conversation] Peterson [?] Conv. No. 255-38 (cont.) Haldeman left at 4:35 pm