Conversation: 398-007
Prev:  398-006 Next: 398-008Start Date: 19-Jan-1973 4:40 PM
End Date: 19-Jan-1973 5:23 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Price, Raymond K., Jr.; Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
NARA Description:
On January 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:40 pm to 5:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 398-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 398-7 Date: January 19, 1973 Time: 4:40 pm - 5:23 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. President's dictating machine -Operation President's Inaugural speech President's second term -Record -Ideas -1972 election -Effort Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo’s schedule -Call from the President -Meeting with the President Second term reorganization -William P. Rogers -Tenure as Secretary of State -Retirement from government service -Resistance -8- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan.-09) Conversation No. 398-7 (cont’d) Transcribing President’s dictations -Staff -Trustworthiness -Rose Mary Woods -Marjorie P. Acker -Woods -Loyalty -Speed -Haldeman’s secretary -Copies Spiro T. Agnew -Henry A. Kissinger -Responsibilities -Dwight D. Eisenhower -Possible travels -Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty [SALT] negotiations -Soviet Union -Possible results -Kissinger Watergate -Charles W. Colson -Spokesman role -Kissinger -Alexander M. Haig, Jr. -Executive privilege defense -John D. Ehrlichman -Republicans -John F. Kennedy -Lyndon B. Johnson -Staff responsibility -Support in Congress -Applicability -Presidential advisors -Kissinger's staff -Relationship with the President -Paper drafting -9- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan.-09) Conversation No. 398-7 (cont’d) -Conversation with staff -Colson -L. Patrick Gray III [?] Inaugural events -Concert Nixon Foundation trustees -Meeting on Nixon Library -Site selection -San Clemente -Scott Ebert [?] -Whittier College site -Clinton Harris -Site selection -Meeting with President -Whittier College -Ehrlichman's view -San Clemente -Yorba Linda -Compared to Eisenhower -Birthplace in Dennison, Texas -Whittier College -Advantages -College consortium -William F. (“Billy”) Graham -Donald McI. Kendall -Hobart D. (“Hobe”) Lewis -John N. Mitchell -Jack Drown -W. Clement Stone -H. Ross Perot -Hubert Perry -Harris -Edward C. Nixon -Donald F. Nixon -Leonard K. Firestone -Taft Schreiber -Patricia R. Hitt -10- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan.-09) Conversation No. 398-7 (cont’d) -Leonard Garment -Leslie T. (“Bob”) Hope -Delores (Reade) Hope -Mitchell Item for President's signature Inaugural events -Sammy Davis, Jr. -Health -Frank Sinatra -Substitution -Master of ceremonies -President's appearance -Concerts -Cast party -President’s Inaugural speech -Press relations Raymond K. Price, Jr. entered at 5:04 pm. President's schedule Price left at 5:05 pm. Inaugural events -Appearances by President -Ball -Sinatra -Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra -Ball -Cast party -Concert -Weather -Parade -Audience reception by President -Television [TV] coverage -Flags -Presidential box -11- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan.-09) Conversation No. 398-7 (cont’d) -Lighting -TV coverage President's schedule -Stephen B. Bull -Meeting with Graham -Timing -Coming weeks -Other meetings -John B. Connally [?] Vietnam settlement -Kissinger's trip -Announcement -Timing -Press conference -Prayer breakfast -President’s schedule -Hussein ibn Talal [Hussein, King of Jordan] -Visit -Announcement -Ehrlichman -Ziegler -Presentation -Ronald W. Reagan -Teleprompter -Taping -Connally -Charts, pictures President's first term -Accomplishments -Credit -1972 election -Vote -Volunteer armed forces -Post Office Department -Second term reorganization -Roy L. Ash -12- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan.-09) Conversation No. 398-7 (cont’d) -Clinton Rossiter -Book Rossiter -Death -Kissinger -Student riots -Vietnam War Second-term reorganization -Rossiter -Value -Time required -Haldeman's work -Bull's work -Haldeman's work -Morale -Compared to Sherman Adams and James Hagerty -Ehrlichman -Ash -George P. Shultz -Ehrlichman -Outside support -Mitchell ***************************************************************** [Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift] -George H.W. Bush -Visits to White House -Camp David -Robert S. Dole -Team player -Clarence J. (“Bud”) Brown, Jr. -Effect -Goldwater -Campaign -13- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan.-09) Conversation No. 398-7 (cont’d) [End segment reviewed under deed of gift] ***************************************************************** President's schedule -Price -President’s Inaugural speech Haldeman left at 5:23 pm.