Conversation: 450-014
Prev: 450-013 Next: 450-015Start Date: 16-Feb-1971 11:24 AM
End Date: 16-Feb-1971 12:12 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.; Shultz, George P.;Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 01:48:57
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:04:57
NARA Description:
On February 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 12:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 450-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 450-14
Date: February 16, 1971
Time: Unknown after 11:24 am until 12:12 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with John D. Ehrlichman and George P. Shultz
[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
Monetary policy
-Balance of payments problems
-American Enterprise Institute statement
-Past crises
-News summaries
-Henry A. Kissinger role
-Foreign policy
-International monetary system Conv. No. 450-12 (cont.)
-President’s view
-Price of gold
-Need for competent handling
-Peter G. Peterson
-Role
-International monetary policy
-White House position
-Quotas
-Peterson
-Committees
-William P. Rogers
-Shultz
-Peter M. Flanigan’s role
-Lockheed
-Rolls Royce
-John B. Connally
-Role
-David Packard
-Laotian Special Action group
-Kissinger
-Council of Economic Advisors
-Peterson’s role
-Connally
-Shultz
-Troika
-Access to the President
-Quadriad
-[Forename unknown] Parker
-Peterson
-Paul A. Volcker
Budget preparations
-1972 State of the Union message
-Preparation
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
-Departments and agencies
-Ehrlichman
-Timing
-Tax reform
-Connally
-Shultz’s efforts
-Defense budget
-Possible problem Conv. No. 450-14 (cont.)
-Additional funding
-United States-Soviet Union relations
-Timing
-Effect on Vietnam withdrawal
Public Works projects
-Public relations
-Administration efforts
-Editorials
-Letters
-Budgetary problems
-Funding
-John C. Whitaker study
-Allocation of resources
[General conversation]
Ehrlichman and Shultz left at 12:12 pm