Conversation: 449-001
Prev: 448-020 Next: 449-002Start Date: 21-Sep-1971 9:19 AM
End Date: 21-Sep-1971 9:36 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ehrlichman, John D.;Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:01:47
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:16:57
NARA Description:
On September 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 9:36 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 449-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 449-1
Date: September 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:19 am and 9:36 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Greeting
The President left at an unknown time after 9:19 am.
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman entered at an unknown time after 9:19 am.
Refreshments
Sanchez left and John D. Ehrlichman entered at 9:22 am.
Pentagon Papers
-Melvin R. Laird
-Henry A. Kissinger's telephone call about release of official version
-Ehrlichman's contacts with J. Fred Buzhardt
-Kissinger
The President entered at an unknown time after 9:22 am.
-Buzhardt
-Pentagon General Counsel
-Release of official expurgated version
-Kissinger, Laird
-Release
-Kissinger
-Issue
-Administration policy
-Kissinger
-Washington Post story
-Leak
-Kissinger
-Ehrlichman's talk with Kissinger
-Politics of the issue
Ehrlichman's and Charles W. Colson’s forthcoming conversation with Kissinger
-Kissinger
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 449-1 (cont.)
-Effects on Vietnam elections
-Vietnam issue
-Administration strategy
-Pressure
-New York Times
-Kissinger
-Discrepancies between versions
-Politics
-Daniel Ellsberg
-Differences between versions
-New York Times
-The President's schedule
-International drug seminar
-Forthcoming call from the Pentagon
-Meeting between Kissinger, Colson and Ehrlichman
-Political situation
-Colson's role
-Importance of issue
-Democrats
-Kissinger's concerns
-Vietnam issue
-Release of Pentagon version
-Newspaper story
-Japan
-Use by political opposition
-Eisaku Sato
Pentagon papers and the declassification issue
-Ehrlichman's schedule
-Meeting with Richard M. Helms
-List
-Cuban missile crisis
-Bay of Pigs
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 449-1 (cont.)
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security]
[Duration: 7s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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-Tom C. Huston
-Bombing halt information
-Timing of issue
-Release
-Pentagon Papers
-Timing
-Kissinger
-Issue
-Involvement in Vietnam
-Democrats
-Nixon administration
-News story
-Possession of documents
-John N. Mitchell
Ehrlichman's schedule
Ehrlichman left at 9:27 am.
Kissinger
-Pentagon Papers
Haldeman's schedule
-Previous staff meeting
-Meeting with Kissinger
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] summit
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 449-1 (cont.)
Public affairs
-Kissinger
-Polls
-Distribution
-Contacts
-Washington, DC
-Negotiations
-Polls
-Gallup
-Haldeman's previous conversation with Kissinger
-Colson
-Trial heat
-Businessman
Council on International Economic Policy [CIEP]
-Meeting between Haldeman, Kissinger, and John B. Connally
-Planning and staffing
-Connally
-White House
-Kissinger
-Peter G. Peterson
-Responsibility
-George P. Shultz
-Economic programs
-Importance
-People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Kissinger
-Peterson
-Peterson
-Kissinger's strategy
-Peterson's counsel
-Other advisers
-Connally
-Shultz
-Paul W. McCracken
-Kissinger
-Private meetings
-CIEP
-Decisions
-CIEP staffing
-Connally
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 449-1 (cont.)
-Shultz
-Kissinger
-McCracken
-Staffing
-The President's plan
-Kissinger's forthcoming conversation with Connally
-Connally
-Shultz's responsibility
-Paul A. Volcker
-Shultz
-Meeting with the President
-Shultz
-Peterson
-Commerce Department
-Administration strategy
-Peterson
-Maurice H. Stans
-Herbert W. Kalmbach
-San Diego
-Peterson
The President's schedule
-The President's forthcoming trip to Detroit, September 25-27, 1971
-Radio broadcast at the Detroit Economic Club
-Television
-Coverage
-Live television
-Midwest regional broadcast
-The President's meeting with consumer leaders, September 21, 1971
-Arrangements
-Proposals
-The President's contact with consumers
-Consumer affairs advisor [Virginia H. Knauer]
-Stans's approach
-Work with people prior to meeting
-Television coverage of the President's trip
-Film coverage
-Portland, Oregon
-Coverage
-News shows
-Local shows
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 449-1 (cont.)
-"Today" show
-Length of coverage on news shows
-Picture
The President and Haldeman left at 9:36 am.