Conversation: 516-002
Prev: 516-001 Next: 516-003Start Date: 10-Jun-1971 9:11 AM
End Date: 10-Jun-1971 10:56 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Woods, Rose Mary; Butterfield, Alexander P.; Bull, Stephen B.; Beam, Jacob D.; Sonnenfeldt, Helmut ("Hal"); Atkins, Oliver F. ("Ollie");Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:03:03
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:36:18
NARA Description:
On June 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, Jacob D. Beam, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:11 am to 10:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 516-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 516-2
Date: June 10, 1971
Time: 9:11 am - 10:56 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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[Duration: 47s ]
Rose Mary Woods entered at 9:18 am
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News article
-Editorial in Saturday Review
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-Richard L. Tobin
-President’s foreign policy
-Henry A. Kissinger’s role
-Norman Cousins
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[Duration: 34m 33s ]
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Foreign trips
-Canada
-Kissinger
-Okinawa Treaty
-William P. Rogers
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[National Security]
[Duration: 1m ]
CANADA
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[Duration: 1m 38s ]
Woods left at 9:57 am Conv. No. 516-2 (cont.)
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General Services Administration [GSA]
-Robert L. Kunzig
-Building lighting for security
-Cost burden
-GSA efficiency
-Lieberman sculpture removal
-Leonard Garment
-Accomplishment of goals
Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 10:00 am
President’s schedule
-Jacob D. Beam
-Stephen B. Bull
-Meeting with Helmut (“Hal”) Sonnenfeldt
Butterfield left at 10:02 am
Sonnenfeldt
-Qualities
-Intelligence
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[Privacy]
[Duration: 9s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 9 Conv. No. 516-2 (cont.)
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[Duration: 2m 59s ]
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John B. Connally
Lockheed
-David Packard
-Loan
-Democrats versus Republicans
-Veracity
-Kenneth E. BeLieu, Robert F. Froehlke
-Melvin R. Laird, Haldeman previous conversation
-Department of Defense [DOD] appointments
Administration agenda
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Kissinger
-Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy
-Okinawa Treaty
-Political value of events
-Criticism
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-Philosophy
-Congressional influence
-Political alertness
-Vacillation on issues
-Political division of country
-Demonstrations
-Administration efforts at consensus
-Raymond K. Price, Jr. Conv. No. 516-2 (cont.)
-Recognition by administration
-Staff division
-Price, Garment, Patrick J. Buchanan
-William L. Safire, Price, Garment philosophy
-Effect on President
-Ehrlichman
-View on domestic issues
-State Department
-Rogers
-Kissinger’s role
-Teamwork
-Kissinger’s schedule
-High level contacts
-Business contacts
-Views
-Handling
Environment
-Ehrlichman
-Potomac River
-National priorities
-Value for money spent
-Environment protection in terms of employment
Left-wing criticism
-Treatment by administration
-Satisfaction of groups completely
-Benefits
-Tulsa, Oklahoma speech
-Control of enemies
-Connally
-Need for clear image
-Tricia Nixon
-Washington Post story
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Tape Subject Log
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-Reporter
-Previous dealings with Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Selection of reporter from media pool
-Candy [Surname unknown]
-Constance M. (Cornell) (“Connie”) Stuart
-White House media pool
-Upcoming media events
-Howard K. Smith and others invitation to the ExecutiveConv.
OfficeNo.
Building
516-2 [EOB]
(cont.)
-Play of wedding
-Reporter attendance
-Television set-up of wedding
-Butterfield
-President’s schedule
-Ehrlichman’s emphasis on important items
-Environment as an issue
-Business contacts
-Environment issue
-Potomac River project
-Cost
-Time
Bull entered at unknown time after 10:02 am
President’s schedule
-Press
Bull left at unknown time before 10:30 am
Courtesy calls
-Photographs
-Benefits
Haldeman left at 10:30 am
Beam, Sonnenfeldt, and Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins entered at 10:31 am
Atkins left at unknown time before 10:56 pm
Negotiations with Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-Outlooks of parties
-Soviet Central Committee
-Arms negotiations
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-”Hawks” versus “doves”
-Philosophies
-Relation to People’s Republic of China [PRC] policy
-Soviet foreign policy
-PRC orientation
-Formal soviet position
-Sensitivity to US-PRC contacts
-”Use” of relations of one nation in relations with another Conv. No. 516-2 (cont.)
-Sino-Soviet border buildup
-United States’ policy
-Aggressive tactics
-Attitude of Soviet [?] citizens
-Trade licenses
-Trade
-Prospects
-Effect on American economy
-Obstacles
-Reciprocal deal with PRC
-PRC-US grain deal
-Credit restrictions
-Commercial credit
-Export-Import [Ex-Im] Bank guarantees
-President’s authority
-Chinese Communists [Chicoms]
-Credit obstacles
-Effect of overcoming obstacles
-Eastern Europe
-Technology
-Computer sales
-British, US competition
-USSR role
-Peter G. Peterson role
-Relaxation of restrictions
-Items, credit
-Gerald R. Ford
-Farm bill
-Use of gold versus currency
-John F. Kennedy wheat deal precedent
-Supply and demand function
-US incentive to trade
-US needs
-Gold acceptance
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-PRC, USSR payment
-Arms deal
-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] effect
-Peterson effort
-Need for planning
-Projections of trade
-Dwight D. Eisenhower’s trade policies
-President’s critical analysis Conv. No. 516-2 (cont.)
-Time magazine piece
-Use of trade
-Effect on Vietnam War
-PRC grain
Beam and Sonnenfeldt left at 10:56 am