Conversation: 274-024
Prev:  274-023 Next: 274-025Start Date: 16-Aug-1971 3:53 PM
End Date: 16-Aug-1971 4:16 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Sanchez, Manolo; White House operator; Flanigan, Peter M.; Chapin, Dwight L.; Butterfield, Alexander P.; Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:31:16
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:53:02
NARA Description:
On August 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Peter M. Flanigan, Dwight L. Chapin, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:53 pm to 4:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 274-24 13 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Date: August 16, 1971 Time: 3:53 pm - 4:16 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. Call to Idanell (“Nellie”) Connally -John B. Connally's press conference -Connally -Breakfast -Rest The President's schedule -Golf -Transportation -Ronald L. Ziegler -Press -William P. Rogers ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 4s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ********************************************************************** -Time -Clubs Economy -Evening Star story about President’s initiatives -Workers -Stock exchange -Wage and price curves 14 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 274-24 (cont.) -Dollar floating -Tax reductions -Government employees -George P. Shultz -Another story -Speech text -Arthur F. Burns -Wilbur D. Mills -Extent of coverage -Pictures -Political effects -People's Republic of China [PRC] -Forthcoming visit -Edmund S. Muskie -Edward M. Kennedy -PRC -George Meany -American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO] -John Kenneth Galbraith -Dallas -Muskie -Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson -George S. McGovern -Criticism -Wage and price freeze -Lyndon B. Johnson -Dollar floating -Jobs -Big business -Congress -International money market -Wage and price freeze -Stock market reaction -Business community reaction -Congress -Historical precedents Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 3:53 pm. Delivery of something 15 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 274-24 (cont.) Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:06 pm. Economy -Evening Star story -Vance Hartke -Congress -View of President’s program -Investment tax credit Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 3:53 pm. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 58s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 ********************************************************************** Economy -Evening Star story -PRC ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 2s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 ********************************************************************** 16 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 274-24 (cont.) Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:06 pm. Stock market -Record -Volume and gain -Nixon dinner The President's schedule -New York -President’s possible visit to stock market Stock Market -Peter M. Flanigan -Bernard J. (“Bunny”) Lasker Haldeman talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 3:53 pm and 4:06 pm. [Conversation No. 274-24A] Request for a call to Flanigan [End of telephone conversation] The President's schedule -New York -President’s possible visit to stock market Haldeman talked with Flanigan at an unknown time between 3:53 pm and 4:06 pm. [Conversation No. 274-24B] Flanigan's location [End of telephone conversation] Economy -Stock market -The President's schedule -Announcement 17 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 274-24 (cont.) -Stock exchange visit -New York -Speech Haldeman talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 3:53 pm and 4:06 pm. [Conversation No. 274-24C] Request for a call to Dwight L. Chapin [End of telephone conversation] Stock market visit -Invitation Haldeman talked with Chapin at an unknown time between 3:53 pm and 4:06 pm. [Conversation No. 274-24D] The President's schedule -New York -Announcement -Time of departure Alexander P. Butterfield entered at an unknown time between 3:53 pm and 4:06 pm. Letter to President of Guinea Butterfield left at an unknown time between 3:53 pm and 4:06 pm. -Stock market -Time [End of telephone conversation] Stock market visit The President's schedule -Meeting with legislation leaders, August 17, 1971 18 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 274-24 (cont.) -Mayor Klaus Schutz of West Berlin -Possible meeting Japan -Textile negotiations -Peter G. Peterson -Flanigan -Shultz and Peterson -Statement -Rogers -President’s involvement -Meeting with Roger Milliken -Harry S. Dent -Peterson and John N. Mitchell -Mitchell Economy -Stock market -Record volume Japan -Textile negotiations -Plan -Camp David meeting -Quotas -President’s efforts -Flanigan -Milliken -Textile board meeting -Timing -President’s schedule -Forthcoming meeting with [Emperor of Japan] Hirohito Haldeman left at 4:16 pm.