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Conversation: 694-007

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Start Date: 27-Mar-1972 5:01 PM

End Date: 27-Mar-1972 5:14 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)MacGregor, ClarkButterfield, Alexander P.Haig, Alexander M., Jr.

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 01:49:12

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:59:33

694a.mp3

NARA Description:

On March 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Clark MacGregor, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:01 pm to 5:14 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 694-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 694-7

Date: March 27, 1972
Time: 5:01 pm - 5:14 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Clark MacGregor and Alexander P. Butterfield.

     The President's press conference
          -Food prices
               -George P. Shultz
                      -Herbert Stein
               -Members of Congress

     Advertising Council

     Economy
         -Stein presentation
         -Paul W. McCracken’s previous presentations
         -Stein
               -John B. Connally
               -McCracken
               -Forthcoming Republican Congressional leadership meeting
                     -Members of Congress
                          -Recess
                          -Message from the White House
                                -Price stabilization program
                                -George P. Shultz
                                -Stein
         -Connally
         -Stein
               -Inflation
               -Orders for durable goods
         -Congress
               -Lack of action
                     -White House proposals
               -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
               -Record
               -MacGregor
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                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. Sep-01)
                                                                 Conv. No. 694-7 (cont.)
                     -Detroit
               -Stein
               -Republican leaders
                     -Speeches
               -Filibuster

     International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT] case
           -James O. Eastland
           -Meeting with MacGregor
           -Vote
           -The President's talk with Haldeman
           -Republican Convention
           -Richard G. Kleindienst confirmation
                 -Vote
           -MacGregor's conversation with Michael J. Mansfield
                 -Eastland's talk with Mansfield
                 -Eastland's request of MacGregor
                       -Judiciary Committee
                             -Schedule a hearing
           -Executive session
           -Marlow Cook
                 -Filibuster
           -Hugh Scott, Roman L. Hruska
           -Charles W. Colson
           -Robert Mardian
           -Eastland
           -Edward M. Kennedy
                 -Television appearances
                       -Dita Beard's testimony
                             -White House involvement
                 -Statement

Alexander M. Haig entered at 5:04 pm.

          -Beard testimony
          -Cook
          -
          -White House involvement

     Economy
         -Stein
         -Positive messages
         -MacGregor
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                      NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. Sep-01)
                                                                      Conv. No. 694-7 (cont.)

MacGregor and Butterfield left at 5:06 pm.

     The President’s forthcoming trip to the Soviet Union
          -Possible step in Poland
               -Soviet Union
               -US domestic situation
               -US interests
                      -Soviets
                      -Compared to trip to Romania
               -Henry A. Kissinger
                      -Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
                      -US reaction
                            -Public reception in Tehran
               -Possible reception
                      -The President’s experience as Vice President
               -Relations with the Soviet Union
               -North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO]
                      -William P. Rogers
                      -Kissinger
                      -Soviet Union
               -Reception
                      -Haig's talk with Kissinger

The President and Haig left at 5:14 pm.