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Conversation 283-045

TapeTape 283StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 2:54 PMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 2:58 PMTape start time04:24:54Tape end time04:30:15ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman discuss rescheduling a planned Friday meeting to avoid unnecessary disruptions and potential conflicts regarding Treasury Secretary John Connally’s participation. They decide to shift the engagement to a later time to better facilitate reports on the administration’s Stage II economic policies and the upcoming summit. The participants emphasize the need to avoid repetitive patterns in scheduling and maintaining control over the narrative presented to congressional leaders.

Economic PolicyStage IIWhite House SchedulingJohn ConnallySummitryPolitical Strategy
AudioNARA Description

On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:54 pm to 2:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-045 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 283-045
Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 2:54 pm - 2:58 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 10-87]
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Yeah.
Bob, I think we should reconsider that 8 o'clock Friday meeting.
First, I think Connelly has to be there, and I don't know if he's going to agree with this press conference.
the other reason i mean this time we really don't need it i have another problem that what you could do would be to have the leaders of three o'clock four o'clock on uh
and let the captain take the first half hour and get a report on how we're doing on stage two.
The second half hour, it gets a little rundown on the summit.
No, that's a hell of a big thing for us.
It's quite some far market.
How would that sound to you?
Well, you know, we just don't want those guys to mess with us.
And we could also give them a feel
So they're going to go out and make those speeches.
Sure.
Or should we say...
Okay.
Well, touch down.
No.
I think we're going to preserve that precedent.
I know it's very important.
We have borrowed them.
11 o'clock 11 o'clock
And if the cabin gets delayed a little bit, it's all right.
Right.
Four o'clock.
Five.
Good.
That's the deal.
Yeah.
But I think you'll agree that the Friday thing was not very disruptive.
Yeah.
What clutters him up with these blood-maintaining sort of things.
And also, in regard, it does the same thing in a week.
We've got to watch against this repeating pattern, simply because we did it before.
So we've got to do it.
Right, right, okay.
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