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Conversation: 618-032

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Start Date: 15-Nov-1971 1:53 PM

End Date: 15-Nov-1971 2:02 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Grayson, C. Jackson ("Dan"), Jr. (Dr.)Boldt, George H.Rumsfeld, Donald H.Bull, Stephen B.White House photographerZiegler, Ronald L.

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 05:13:02

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 05:22:56

618a.mp3

618b.mp3

618c.mp3

NARA Description:

On November 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. C. Jackson ("Dan") Grayson, Jr., George H. Boldt, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Stephen B. Bull, White House photographer, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:53 pm to 2:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 618-032 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 618-32

Date: November 15, 1971
Time: 1:53 pm - 2:02 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with C. Jackson Grayson, George H. Boldt and Donald H. Rumsfeld; Stephen
B. Bull and the White House photographer were present at the beginning of the meeting.

     Greetings

     National economy
          -Price Commission and Pay Board
                -Difficulty of job
                -Performance
          -The President’s recent press conference
          -Uncertainty
          -Pay Board
                -Labor participation
                      -George Meany's statement
                      -Press
                -Forthcoming decisions
                      -Retroactivity
                            -Organized labor
                            -Sanctity of contracts
                                  -Public policy
                                        -Inflation
                            -Rumsfeld's conversation with General Motors
                                  -Prices
                            -Application
                                  -90 day freeze
                            -Labor
                -Business participation
                      -Meeting, November 11, 1971
                            -Retroactivity

Stephen B. Bull and Ronald L. Ziegler entered at an unknown time after 1:53 pm.
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                         Tape Subject Log
                                           (rev. 10/06)
                                                                 Conv. No. 618-32 (cont.)


     The President's schedule
          -Cost of Living Council [COLC]
               -Agenda
                      -John B. Connally
                      -Press
                      -Length of remarks
               -Congressmen
               -Purpose
               -The President's forthcoming remarks
                      -The President's economic program
                           -Pay Board and Price Commission
                           -Phase II
                           -Inflation

     National economy
          -Pay Board
                -Retroactivity

     COLC
        -Forthcoming meeting
             -Press
                  -Grayson’s and Boldt’s appearance on "Face the Nation," November 14,
                       1971
                       -The President’s schedule
                             -Camp David
             -Handling
                  -Connally

The President et al., left at 2:02 pm.