Conversation: 491-033
Prev:  491-032 Next: 491-034Start Date: 5-May-1971 12:43 PM
End Date: 5-May-1971 1:13 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]; White House operator; Dean, John W., III; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 05:15:49
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 05:41:12
NARA Description:
On May 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:43 pm to 1:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 491-033 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 491-33 Date: May 5, 1971 Time: 12:43 pm - 1:13 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. President's conversation with John G. Tower -Texas drought 59 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Clifford M. Hardin -Political impact -Bill -Administration activities -Gen. George A. Lincoln -Peter M. Flanigan -Possible legislation -Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico Conv. No. 491-31 (cont.) -Tower’s trip to Texas -Hardin's trip to Texas -Flanigan -John B. Connally -Flanigan -Public relations -Decade of service dinner -President’s possible involvement -Possible message by President -President's schedule -Television -Length -Dedication of Lyndon B. Johnson Library -Invitation by Johnson -Tour of library -Texas Republicans -Texas Republicans [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] Fulbright Committee -Testimony of unknown Navy Lieutenant -Congressional Record Promotion of Zosimo Delacruz Congress -Connally -John N. Mitchell 60 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Connally -Views on Democrat leadership -Possible coalition -Republicans and Southern Democrats -Mitchell's possible role -House Republican leadership -Gerald R. Ford and Leslie C. Arends Conv. No. 491-33 (cont.) President's schedule -Meeting with Mitchell, Ford, and Arends -Connally -Financial meeting -Meetings Unemployment in key states -John J. Rhodes’ proposal -Peter M. Flanigan -Economic problems -California -National Security Council [NSC] -1972 defense budget -Inventory -Congress -California -Washington -Los Angeles -Unemployment rate -Sun-belt strategy -Inter-agency group -Defense contracts -Defense -Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger -Impact on 1972 elections -Timeframe -Economy -Prospects -Flanigan -Staff -NSC -Defense contracts -David Packard -Procurement 61 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Closing of bases -Henry A. Kissinger -Locations Demonstrations -Capitol Hill [Haldeman talked with an unknown person at an unknown time betweenConv. 12:43No. pm 491-33 and 1:13(cont.) pm] [Conversation No. 491-33A] -Report on activities [End of telephone conversation] -John W. Dean, III -John D. Ehrlichman -Schedule [The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:13 pm] [Conversation No. 491-33B] [See Conversation No. 2-87] [End of telephone conversation] President's schedule -Connally -Meeting with Mitchell -Arends [The President talked with Dean at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:13 pm] [Conversation No. 491-33C] [See Conversation No. 2-88] [End of telephone conversation] Demonstrations 62 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Capitol Hill -Timing -Robert Maheu -Police -Lincoln Memorial -Southern Christian leadership group -Demonstrators -Appearance Conv. No. 491-33 (cont.) -Vietnam President's schedule -Meeting with Mitchell, et al. -Congressmen -George Meany -Schedule President's schedule, May 7, 1971 -"Salute to Agriculture" -Meany House Republican leadership -Ford -Arends -Southerners Senate -Robert A. Taft, Jr. -Leadership -Southerners -Hugh Scott -Howard H. Baker, Jr. -”Southern strategy” -Scott Kent State University -Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] News coverage -First anniversary -Pictures -William K. "Billy" Schroeder -Uniform -Reserve Officer Training Corps [ROTC] -High school 63 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -College -Allison B. Krause -Father -Arthur A. Krause -Veterans -Production -Communists Conv. No. 491-33 (cont.) [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] Kent State -Networks -Impact -Letters -Charles W. Colson President's previous press conference, May 1, 1971 -Patrick J. Buchanan's views -Domestic issues -Vietnam -Range of issues -1962 campaign -Questions -John Birch Society Press conferences -Television -News -Radio -Coverage -Television -Future -Television -Live -Camera -President's schedule -Press 64 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) Vietnam -CBS reportage -Possible administration counterattacks -Televised press conferences Kent State -Network coverage Conv. No. 491-33 (cont.) The President and Haldeman left at 1:13 pm.