Conversation: 470-013
Prev:  470-012 Next: 470-014Start Date: 19-Mar-1971 12:38 PM
End Date: 19-Mar-1971 1:05 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Ford, Gerald R.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 03:10:32
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:32:08
NARA Description:
On March 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Gerald R. Ford met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 1:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 470-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 470-13 Date: March 19, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:38 pm and 1:05 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman Prisoners of War and Missing in Action [POW/MIA] families -Compared with Congressmen and Senators -Hardships on families -Effect on wives and children President’s schedule -Camp David -Arthur F. Burns meeting 36 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Length -Thomas E. Dewey funeral -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon -John M. Harlan -Call from Chief Justice Warren E. Burger ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 11s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ****************************************************************************** -Camp David -Possible length of stay -March 22, 1971 program John A. Scali -Possible White House position -Relations with President -Support for Administration -Associated Press [AP] career -Compared with Ronald L. Ziegler -Possible White House position -Henry A. Kissinger -Title -Leonard Garment -Implications -Functions -Title -Charles B. (“Bud”) Wilkinson -Kissinger -Need -Haldeman’s conversations with Kissinger -Kissinger -Responsibilities 37 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Kissinger -State and Defense Departments -Henry Catto and Robert J. McCloskey -William P. Rogers and Melvin R. Laird -Role -Coordination policies -Public relations -Laird, [David] Kenneth Rush, and KissingerConv. No. 470-13 (cont.) -Charles W. Colson -Kissinger’s press relations -Herbert G. Klein -Ziegler -Compared with Ziegler -AP experience Vietnam -Laos operation -Purpose -President’s and Kissinger’s public statements -Goals -Kissinger’s statements -Problems Scali -Advice on briefing -Colson -Press Kissinger -Briefing method -Columnists -Stewart J. O. Alsop -Television -Wire services Burns -Peter M. Flanigan -Background memorandum President’s schedule -California 38 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) Gerald R. Ford, Hugh Scott Supersonic Transport [SST] -Haldeman’s call to John L. McClellan -Reason -Vote [The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown timeConv. between No. 12:38 470-13pm and (cont.) 12:50 pm] [Conversation No. 470-13A] Call to Ford [End of telephone conversation] Scali -Possible White House position -Possible staff assignment -Kissinger -State and Defense Departments -National Security Council [NSC] -Scali’s view [The President talked with Ford between 12:50 pm and 12:52 pm] [Conversation No. 470-13B] SST vote Congress SST vote -William E. Timmons -President’s opponents -Goal -Environmentalists -Senate -William M. Magruder -Media position -Future plans [End of telephone conversation] 39 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Ford’s response President’s schedule -Burns -Dewey funeral -Seating on plane -Mrs. Nixon Conv. No. 470-13 (cont.) ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 2m 9s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************************** Scali -Possible White House position -Kissinger -Responsibilities -Ziegler -Kissinger -Colson -Career -Change -Future White House staff -Careers before and after White House Haldeman left at an unknown time before 1:05 pm 40 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08)