Conversation: 607-011
Prev:  607-010 Next: 607-012Start Date: 29-Oct-1971 11:01 AM
End Date: 29-Oct-1971 11:30 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Burns, Arthur F.; [Unknown person(s)]; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:27:38
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:57:41
NARA Description:
On October 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Arthur F. Burns, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:01 am to 11:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 607-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 607-11 Date: October 29, 1971 Time: 11:01 am - 11:30 am Location: Oval Office The President met with Arthur F. Burns. Winton M. (“Red”) Blount -Political plans -John J. Sparkman -Announcement -Timing 28 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 607-11 (cont.) Sparkman -The President’ view -Age -Appearance National economy -Economic indicators -International monetary situation -Henry A. Kissinger's role -John B. Connally -George P. Shultz -Peter G. Peterson -Burns’s forthcoming conversation with Kissinger -Gold -Kissinger's views -Willy Brandt -Georges J.R. Pompidou -Edward R.G. Heath -European Common Market -France -Middle East policy France -Burns’s view -Popular opinion -The President's relations with Pompidou An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 11:01 am. The President's schedule -Forthcoming meeting with Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft The unknown person left at an unknown time before 11:30 am. France -The President's previous meeting with Pompidou in New York -Chicago -Kissinger’s view -Kissinger's relationship with Valery Giscard D'estang 29 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 607-11 (cont.) National economy -Economic indicators -Burns’s view -Charles W. Colson's possible arrangements for dinner -Gustave L. Levy -Bernard J. (“Bunny”) Lasker -Previous dinner -Liquidity -Money supply -Critics of the rate of growth -Unemployment -The President’s view -Connally's views -Council of Economic Advisors [CEA] -Interest rates -Burns’s views -Liquidity -Banks -Corporations -1960s -The President’s view -Capital investment -Prospects for 1972 -Recession -Recovery -The President's program -George Meany -Possible action -Burns’s view -Possible speech by the President -Wage and price freeze -1972 election -Burns’s view -Business Council -Cost of Living Council [COLC] -Criticism -Profits -The President's statement to unknown steel worker -Detroit -Meany -Participation 30 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 607-11 (cont.) -The President’s view International Monetary Fund [IMF] -Leadership position -Burns's conversations -Great Britain -Germany -France -Pierre-Paul Schweitzer -Burns’s views Alcoholic drinks -The President -Public speaking -Political campaigns -State dinners -Josip Broz Tito -The President’s view -Yugoslavia -Burns's experience -The President IMF -Leadership position -Jelle Zijlstra -Connally's dispute with Burns -Burns's research -Burns's previous conversation with Connally -Burns's credibility -Connally’s credibility -Connally's Views -Possible meeting with Connally -Conversations -Views on US economy -Rate of appreciation -Balance of payments -IMF -Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development [OECD] -Burns’s views -Paul A. Volcker 31 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 607-11 (cont.) An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 11:01 am. [Unintelligible] The unknown person entered at an unknown time before 11:30 am. Connally -Burns’s view Federal Reserve Board [FRB] -Vacancies -Andrew F. Brimmer -President’s previous conversation with William P. Rogers -Possible role with administration -United Nations [UN] -Appointments -Carl Thompson -Burns’s view -Biographical sketch -The President’s view -Connally's views -Texas -Requirements -Unknown man from Atlanta -Martin C. (“Marty”) Anderson -Burns’s view -Timing -Burns's forthcoming conversation with Frederic V. Malek -Burns's possible conversation with Connally Burns's schedule -Forthcoming meeting with Kissinger Burns left at 11:30 am. 32 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06)