Conversation: 450-010
Prev:  450-009 Next: 450-011Start Date: 16-Feb-1971 10:28 AM
End Date: 16-Feb-1971 10:49 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Bull, Stephen B.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:57:05
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:33:24
NARA Description:
On February 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:28 am to 10:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 450-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 450-10 Date: February 16, 1971 Time: 10:28 am - 10:49 am Location: Oval Office The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman; an unknown man [Alexander P. Butterfield?] was present at the beginning of the meeting Previous Cabinet meeting -Melvin R. Laird -Briefing -Duration -Compared to Henry A. Kissinger 6 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -William P. Rogers -Butterfield -Role -Instructions for future -Length of meeting -Carl Wallace -John B. Connally -Length of meeting Conv. No. 450-8 (cont.) -Problems -Number of people at meeting -Reduction -William L. Safire -Raymond K. Price, Jr. -Rank of attendees -Elliot L. Richardson -Attendance of subordinate -Robert J. Brown -Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. -Role in future scheduling -Impact -George P. Shultz -Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger -George H. W. Bush -John D. Ehrlichman -Cole -Need for reduction -Problems -Key staff participation -Future meetings -Compared to other staff meetings -National Security Council [NSC] meetings -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew -Price -Safire -Ronald L. Ziegler -Speech writers -John K. Andrews, Jr. [?] -Dr. Edward E. David, Jr. -Peter G. Peterson -Richard M. Helms -Robert J. Dole -Paul W. McCracken 7 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Clark MacGregor -William E. Timmons -Herbert G. Klein -Safire -Weinberger -Budget -Key White House staff -Instructions for future meetings Conv. No. 450-10 (cont.) -Attendance -Agnew -Limitations -Bush Files -President -Haldeman -Content -Tape records -Use White House taping system -Knowledge of The unknown man [Butterfield?] left at an unknown time before 10:49 am; Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 10:28 am Schedule Bull left at an unknown time before 10:49 am Medal of Honor ceremony Press conferences -Preparation -Staff responsibilities -Frequency -Television press conferences -Advantages and disadvantages -Questions European trip -Robert H. Finch and Donald H. Rumsfeld 8 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Wives -List of attendees -Travel arrangements -Air Force planes -Use by Ehrlichman and Shultz -Agnew -Use -Wives of party Conv. No. 450-10 (cont.) -President’s policy -Haldeman Schedule -Patrick J. Buchanan -Haldeman -Leonard Garment [?] -Content of State of World message [?] -Congress -Timmons -Walter Scheel -Staff meeting tomorrow -Ehrlichman -Shultz -State of World message -Arrangements -Timing -Weekly schedule -Events -Quadriad meeting -News summaries -Delivery to President -Weekends -Newport, Rhode Island event Haldeman left at 10:49 am