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Conversation: 488-006

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Start Date: 26-Apr-1971 9:00 AM

End Date: 26-Apr-1971 10:04 AM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Ziegler, Ronald L.

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:08:15

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:38:00

NARA Description:

On April 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:00 am to 10:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 488-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 488-6

Date: April 26, 1971
Time: 9:00 am - 10:04 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                       Tape Subject Log
                                          (rev. 9/08)




[Transcript #1: A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under
court order from December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums,
et al. v. James M. Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records
Administration produced this transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]

[End of transcript]

     News summaries
         -Advantages
         -Weekend
         -Week
         -John A. Scali’s comments

     Public relations efforts
          -Scali
                 -President’s view
                 -Qualifications
                 -Role
                 -AP
                 -Television
                 -Possible meeting with the President
          -Patrick J. Buchanan
          -Charles W. Colson
          -Buchanan
                 -Qualifications
          -Richard A. Moore
                 -Qualifications
          -Scali
                 -Raymond K. Price, Jr.
                 -Press
          -Colson and Buchanan
          -Press
                 -Reporting regarding administration activities
                 -Television coverage
                 -Administration strategy
                 -Scali's possible role
                 -News reporting
          -Scali's role
          -Price
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                        Tape Subject Log
                                           (rev. 9/08)



[Transcript #2: A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under
court order from December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums,
et al. v. James M. Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records
Administration produced this transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]

[End of transcript]

     Tricia Nixon Cox                                                   Conv. No. 488-6 (cont.)
           -Look magazine
                -Story
                -Coverage
           -Readers Digest
           -Look magazine
                -President's position
                -Editor
                -Publisher

[Transcript #3: A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under
court order from December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums,
et al. v. James M. Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records
Administration produced this transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]

[End of transcript]

     President's upcoming Chamber of Commerce speech
          -Price

     Speech writers
          -Haldeman's possible conversations
               -Anecdotes
                    -William L. Safire

Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 9:18 am.

     Ziegler's upcoming press conference
          -Possible questions
                 -People's Republic of China [PRC]
                      -Mao Tse-tung's statements to Edgar P. Snow
                            -President's possible visit
                      -Chou En-lai
                      -Life magazine
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          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                     Tape Subject Log
                        (rev. 9/08)




            -Chou En-lai
            -Mao Tse-tung
            -Hugh S. Sidey
            -President's possible response to story
                  -Ziegler’s comments
            -President’s possible visit
            -US relations                             Conv. No. 488-6 (cont.)
                  -PRC and Taiwan
                  -Asia
                  -Chinese people
                  -President's possible visit
                  -Administration goals
                  -Cuba
                  -North Vietnam
                  -North Korea
      -US position
      -President's initiatives
-Eastern Europe
      -President’s previous travels
      -Hungary
      -Poland
      -Czechoslovakia
      -Yugoslavia
      -East Germany
-President's foreign policy goals
      -Ziegler’s comments
-William P. Rogers' forthcoming trip to Middle East
      -Ziegler’s comments
      -Significance
      -Scope
      -Press
      -Prospects
      -Purpose
      -Ceasefire
      -Discussions
      -President's position
      -Israel
            -Rogers’ trip
            -President's visit
      -Egypt
            -Significance of visit
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                       Tape Subject Log
                                          (rev. 9/08)



                           -US relations
                           -US goals
                           -President's 1969 visit
                 -US foreign policy goals

[Transcript #4: A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under
court order from December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums,
et al. v. James M. Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives andConv.
                                                                            Records
                                                                                 No. 488-6 (cont.)
Administration produced this transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]

[End of transcript]

     Networks
         -Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
              -Vietnam
              -Coverage
         -National Broadcasting Company [NBC]
              -Economy
         -Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
              -Vietnam
              -President's schedule
              -Unknown man
              -John F. Kerry

[Transcript #5: A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under
court order from December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums,
et al. v. James M. Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records
Administration produced this transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]

[End of transcript]


The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 10:04 am.