Conversation: 462-012
Prev:  462-011 Next: 462-013Start Date: 5-Mar-1971 10:49 AM
End Date: 5-Mar-1971 11:06 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Sanchez, Manolo; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:46:06
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:03:07
NARA Description:
On March 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:49 am to 11:06 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 462-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 462-12 Date: March 5, 1971 Time: 10:49 am - 11:06 am Location: Oval Office 36 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman Nelson A. Rockefeller -Schedule -Possible briefing White House press briefing Conv. No. 462-12 (cont.) -Unemployment -Revenue sharing -Congressional approval President’s schedule -Admiral Thomas H. Moorer -Military action in Vietnam Public relations -Leonard Garment -Haldeman’s forthcoming call to Garment -Press release on President’s musical interest -Compared with revenue sharing -Charles W. Colson’s efforts -Work with Senate and House -J. William Fulbright President’s press conference -Mobilization of President’s supporters -Call from John C. Stennis -Cabinet officers -Mobilization of President’s supporters -Clark MacGregor -White House staff efforts -Colson -Labor -Ronald L. Ziegler -Raymond K. Price, Jr.’s staff -Herbert G. Klein -Colson -President’s statement about the press -Laos Polls 37 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -David R. Derge [?] -Laos -Statistics -Compared to 1968 campaign polls -Democrat candidates -Edmund S. Muskie -Hubert H. Humphrey -Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy Conv. No. 462-12 (cont.) President’s press conference -William P. Rogers -Follow-up press conference -Laos (Lam Son) -Middle East -Melvin R. Laird -Follow-up press conference President’s schedule -Rockefeller meeting -Possible attendees -John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz -Press briefing on revenue sharing -President’s appearance -Ziegler Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 10:49 am ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 15s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ****************************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:06 am 38 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) Mobilization of President’s supporters -The President’s press conference -Effect on troops -Compared to a campaign ****************************************************************************** Conv. No. 462-12 (cont.) BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 1m 4s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 ****************************************************************************** Ziegler entered at an unknown time after 10:49 am President’s March 4, 1971 press conference -Possible press response -Ziegler’s assessment -Robert B. Semple, Jr.’s comments -Martin Schram’s question -The President’s response -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew -Attitude of press -Semple -Eugene V. Risher -Response -Lead story -Laos (Lam Son) -Vietnamization -South Vietnam -Possible invasion of North Vietnam -The President’s position -Response President’s schedule -Quadriad meeting 39 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -National Security Council meeting -Topics discussed -John B. Connally briefing -Comments on the economy -Time -Rockefeller meeting -Photo coverage -Ehrlichman Conv. No. 462-12 (cont.) -Shultz -Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger -Edwin L. Harper -Public relations options -Possible press briefing on revenue sharing -Responses -Warren E. Hearnes -Patrick J. Lucey -Popular support -Photo -Location -Press briefing -President’s possible appearance -Forthcoming message to Congress George W. Romney -Briefing on revenue sharing -Possible joint briefing with Rockefeller and Agnew -Possible meeting with Ehrlichman, Shultz, and Agnew -Talk with Ziegler President’s schedule -Rockefeller -Time Haldeman left at an unknown time before 11:06 am Vietnam -Prisoners of War [POWs] and Missing In Action [MIAs] -Number, definition Ziegler left at 11:06 am 40 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08)