Conversation: 472-022
Prev:  472-021 Next: 472-023Start Date: 23-Mar-1971 5:38 PM
End Date: 23-Mar-1971 6:07 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Acker, Marjorie P.; Butterfield, Alexander P.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Acker, Marjorie P.; Butterfield, Alexander P.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 04:34:50
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 05:00:28
NARA Description:
On March 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Marjorie P. Acker, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:38 pm and 6:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 472-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 472-22 Date: March 23, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:38 pm and 6:07 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman President’s schedule [?] [Pause] President’s preparation Patrick J. Buchanan President’s previous interview with Howard K. Smith -Public opinion -President’s demeanor -Format President’s schedule 51 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 1m 55s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 Conv. No. 472-22 (cont.) ****************************************************************************** Dairy industry -President’s decision -John B. Connally -Campaign contributions to President -Parity level -Connally -Relations with dairymen -Possible additional contributions by dairymen -Campaign contributions to President -Amount Supersonic Transport [SST] -Upcoming vote -Meeting at 6:00 -Possible meeting of President and Marlow W. Cook, John Sherman Cooper, Winston L. (“Win”) Prouty, Jack R. Miller, and Clifford P. Hansen -Upcoming vote -Tally -Hubert H. Humphrey -Cooper -W[illiam] Stuart Symington -Peter H. Dominick -Humphrey -Labor -Cooper -Symington -Connally -Dominick -Clark MacGregor -Pairing 52 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Cook -Quentin N. Burdick -Karl E. Mundt -Possible pairing with Burdick -Milton R. Young -J. William Fulbright -Location -Mark O. Hatfield Conv. No. 472-22 (cont.) -Joseph M. Montoya -Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson and Warren G. (“Maggie”) Magnuson -Possible pairing -Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr. -Connally -Campaign promise -Cook -Possible compromises -James L. Buckley -Margaret Chase Smith -Prouty -Hugh Scott -Environmental concerns -Lawton M. Chiles, Jr. -George A. Smathers -David H. Gambrell -Herman E. Talmadge -Aerospace industry -Chiles -Smathers -Possible meeting with President -Prouty -Possible meeting with President -Environmental concerns -Buckley President’s schedule -Connally -John N. Mitchell -Thomas A. Pappas and Mitchell -John A. Scali -Health 53 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) Whitney M. Young, Jr. funeral -President’s eulogy -Distribution -Leonard Garment -Ministers, black leadership, white civil rights supporters President’s schedule -Black Congressmen Conv. No. 472-22 (cont.) -John D. Ehrlichman -Comparison with President’s meeting with mayors -Cabinet role -James D. Hodgson, George W. Romney -Size of group -Agenda -Housing -Romney ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 3m 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 ****************************************************************************** President’s interview with H. K. Smith -President’s credibility -William F. (“Billy”) Graham -Telephone poll by White House -Unknown persons’ response -Questions -Raymond K. Price, Jr. and Buchanan’s response -Garment’s response -Background Hatfield 54 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) Dairy industry -Campaign contribution -President’s decision -Congressional action President’s schedule, March 24, 1971 -Afternoon Conv. No. 472-22 (cont.) ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 2m 20s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 ****************************************************************************** News summaries Marjorie P. Acker entered at an unknown time after 5:38 pm Rose Mary Woods -Location -A letter Acker left at an unknown time before 6:02 pm News summary -Use Crisis atmosphere -White House staff President’s schedule -California trip -Weather -Florida comparison 55 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 6:02 pm -A briefing -[Name unintelligible] [Burdick?] -A call -Henry A. Kissinger Butterfield left at an unknown time before 6:07 pm Conv. No. 472-22 (cont.) An unknown man [Burdick?] President’s schedule -National Security Council [NSC] meeting -Time -Compared with Congressional leaders’ meetings Haldeman left at an unknown time before 6:07 pm