Conversation: 347-004
Prev: 347-003 Next: 347-005Start Date: 30-Jun-1972 12:52 PM
End Date: 30-Jun-1972 2:10 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Shultz, George P.; Ehrlichman, John D.;Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:05:23
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:11:12
NARA Description:
On June 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, George P. Shultz, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:52 pm to 2:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 347-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 347-4 Date: June 30, 1972 Time: 12:52 pm - 2:10 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with John N. Mitchell and H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. The President talked with George P. Shultz between 12:52 pm and 12:57 pm. [Conversation No. 347-4A] [See Conversation No. 26-30] Greetings Refreshments The President's press conference, June 29, 1972 -Questions -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew -Quality -The President’s view -Vietnam War -Capital punishment Haldeman entered at unknown time after 12:57 pm. [Unintelligible] Haldeman talked with John D. Ehrlichman at an unknown time between 12:57 and 2:10 pm. 3 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 347-4 (cont.) [Conversation No. 347-4B] [See Conversation No. 26-31] [End of telephone conversation] [Unintelligible] Caviar -Iran -The President’s previous trip -Compared with the Soviet Union -Mohammed Reza Pahlavi [Shah of Iran] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 4m 19s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Supreme Court -The President's appointees -Vote on capital punishment -The President’s position -Press coverage -The President's appointees -Influence -Press coverage -Fred P. Graham -Lyle Denniston -Washington Post -Phrase "Nixon Court" -Warren E. Burger -Dwight D. Eisenhower -Earl Warren 4 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 347-4 (cont.) -Public impression -Potter Stewart -Georgetown -Child's school -Smith College Mitchell -Resignation -Relationship with the President -Personal problems ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 2m 8s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ***************************************************************** Politicians' wives -Six Crises -Dedication to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon -Difficulties -Martha (Beall) Mitchell -The President’s view -Difficulties with public role Martha Mitchell -Effect on John Mitchell -1972 campaign -The President’s view -Health -John Mitchell’s view -Effect on John Mitchell -Media Interest -Effect 5 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 347-4 (cont.) ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 30s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 ***************************************************************** Martha Mitchell -The President’s view -John Mitchell’s service to the President ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 2m 20s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 ***************************************************************** -Journey from Westchester County -Martha Mitchell -Westchester Country Club -Media -Incident 6 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 347-4 (cont.) ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 3m 32s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6 ***************************************************************** Welfare reform -Administration's position -House Resolution [HR] 1 -Elliot L. Richardson -James D. Hodgson -Abraham A. Ribicoff's position -Los Angeles Times statement -Ronald W. Reagan ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 7 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 22s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 7 ***************************************************************** Ideological orientation -Legal services issues -Public Broadcasting -Sander Vanocur 7 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 347-4 (cont.) -Salary -Compared to Cabinet and Supreme Court -Comparison with Walter L. Cronkite, Jr. -Kennedy family ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 8 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 7m 59s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 8 ***************************************************************** [Transcripts of the following portion of the conversation my be found in RG 460, Box 172, pp 1. SI, BK II, pp. 514-15, (1-2)] [End of transcribed portion] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 9 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 6m 6s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 9 ***************************************************************** The President's conversation with William F. (“Billy”) Graham -Graham's wife -Offer of help for the Mitchells 8 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 347-4 (cont.) Martha Mitchell -Fan mail -Westchester Country Club incident [Transcripts of the following portion of the conversation my be found in RG 460, Box 172, p.2 and SI, BK. II, PP.515-16 (2-3)] [End of transcribed portion] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 11 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 4m 58s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 11 ***************************************************************** Martha Mitchell -Health -Strains of public life -Politician's wives -Samuel Rayburn and Joseph W. Martin, Jr. -Catholic priests Mitchell and Haldeman left at 2:10 pm.