Conversation: 550-001
Prev:  549-026 Next: 550-002Start Date: 28-Jul-1971 4:58 PM
End Date: 28-Jul-1971 5:16 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:00:28
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:20:12
NARA Description:
On July 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:58 pm to 5:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 550-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 550-1 Date: July 28, 1971 Time: 4:58 pm - 5:16 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman ; this recording begins at an unknown time while the meeting is in progress. The President's schedule -William D. Eberle -Martin C. (“Marty”) Anderson -John S. Davies -"Early Bird" group -Leslie C. Arends -Murray M. Chotiner -Request for meeting -Return from European trip -Purpose -Timing of return from trip -Purpose -F. Donald Nixon -Israel -American Jewish community -Campaign contributions -Ambassadors -Robert C. Hill -William P. Rogers -White House activities -Law firm -John N. Mitchell -Intelligence reports Staff changes -Haldeman's conversation with Mitchell -Robert H. Finch -Donald H. Rumsfeld -Finch -Possible job as head of the Office of Emergency Preparedness [OEP] -Staffing and responsibilities -Peter M. Flanigan -Darrell M. Trent 2 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -Rumsfeld -North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] post -White House post -Committee to Re-elect the President [CRP] post -Frank Dale -Possible Ambassadorial post in Latin America -Haldeman's forthcoming conversations with Finch and Rumsfeld -OEP job -Compared to Departments of Defense, State, Treasury, Justice The President's schedule -Forthcoming visit to Canton, Ohio, July 30-31, 1971 -Pro Football Hall of Fame induction events -American Broadcasting Corporation [ABC] coverage Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:58 pm. -Chotiner Bull left at an unknown time before 5:16 pm. -Pro Football Hall of Fame -Frank Gifford interview with the President, July 31, 1971 -Chotiner -Transportation Pro Football Hall of Fame event Arthur F. Burns -Effect of story -Ronald L. Ziegler -Reorganization of the Federal Reserve Board [FRB] -Effect of comments -George P. Shultz -Conversation with Alan Greenspan -Proposed statement -People’s Republic of China [PRC] -Request for meeting -Handling Rudolph A. Peterson -Haldeman's conversation with John B. Connally 3 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -Possible job appointment Stock market -Report -Effect of news stories Conservatives -William F. Buckley, Jr. Conv. No. 550-1 (cont.) -Call to Henry A. Kissinger -Mitchell's forthcoming call to J. Daniel Mahoney -Comments about the administration's policies -Effect -Congress -The public -National Review and Human Events magazines’ constituency -Mahoney -Mitchell’s forthcoming call -Buckley -Schedule Schedule -"Early Bird" group -Mitchell, Clark MacGregor -Prisoner of War [POW] group presentation -Catholic War veterans -"Early Bird" group -Size Haldeman left at 5:16 pm.