Conversation: 733-010
Prev:  733-009 Next: 733-011Start Date: 14-Jun-1972 2:54 PM
End Date: 14-Jun-1972 3:59 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Burger, Warren E.; Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)]; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 04:27:28
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 05:32:19
NARA Description:
On June 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Warren E. Burger, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:54 pm to 3:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 733-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 733-10 Date: June 14, 1972 Time: 2:54-3:59 pm Location: Oval Office 31 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 733-10 (cont.) The President met with Warren E. Burger. Greetings Work of Supreme Court -John N. Mitchell -Case load -Work of Chief Justice -Court executives -Chief Justice -Legislation -Personnel -Reorganization of circuit courts Burger's children -Employment -Item for the President’s signature Earl Warren -Age -Travel Item for the President’s signature -Wade Burger Photograph -J. Lee Rankin -Fred Vinson -Rankin -Herbert Brownell Vinson -Capabilities -Conversation with Burger -Mitchell -Age Supreme Court Justices -Age -Harry A. Blackmun 32 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 733-10 (cont.) -Health -Lewis F. Powell, Jr. -Health -Performance Wade Burger -Photographs -The President’s signature -Burger’s appointment announcement -Elvera Burger -The President’s signature Weather Burger's exercise -Walking -Golf -Tennis -Swimming -Gym at Supreme Court -Swimming Congress -Strom Thurmond -Exercise -Allen J. Ellender -Health -Exercise -Appearance -John L. McClellan -Judiciary committee -James O. Eastland -Work with Burger -Burger -Judiciary committee -McClellan, Eastland, and Roman L. Hruska -Eastland -The President’s view Burger's possible trip to Japan -Invitation -Value -Japanese 33 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 733-10 (cont.) -The President’s view -Timing -Burger's schedule American Bar Association [ABA] convention -Warren -Leon Jaworski -Robert Meserve -Burger's activities -Powell Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 2:54 pm. Refreshments Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:59 pm. Supreme Court Justices -William H. Rehnquist -Forthcoming speech to state Chief Justices -Burger -Powell -Schedule -Public appearance -Rehnquist -Blackmun -Hugo L. Black -John M. Harlan -William O. Douglas -William J. Brennan, Jr. -Wife -Thurgood Marshall -Powell -Potter Stewart -Byron R. (“Whizzer”) White Supreme Court -Importance -The President’s view -Changes -Appointments Book by Irving Kristol -On Democracy in America 34 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 733-10 (cont.) -Domestic issues Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 2:54 pm. Kristol book Bull left at an unknown time before 3:59 pm. Kristol -Disenchantment with liberalism -Domestic issues -Chapter on censorship -Burger Bull entered at an unknown time after 2:54 pm. Kristol’s book Bull left at an unknown time before 3:59 pm. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 8s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 ***************************************************************** Kristol’s book -Burger -Clerks -The President’s view Reading by Burger -Philadelphia Constitutional Convention -Use in opinion -Dictated section 35 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 733-10 (cont.) Dictation system -Purpose -Typing Secretaries at Supreme Court -Sherman Adams -Mary Byrnes -Joseph H. Ball The President's reading -Winston S. Churchill -Quality of writing -Dictation -Details -Diary Memoranda -Record of conversations -Leonid I. Brezhnev, Chou En-Lai -Henry A. Kissinger’s role -Vignettes -Interest -The President’s view Burger's nomination as Chief Justice -Recollections -Mitchell -Brownell -Tax returns -Burger's income -Conversation with Mitchell -Acceptance -Brownell -Eastland -Meeting with Mitchell -Public announcement -Burger’s recollections -Family response -Elvera Burger -Wade Burger -Meeting with the President -Record of meeting -Announcement 36 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 733-10 (cont.) Appointment of Burger -Experience -Warren -Experience -Black -The President’s recollections -Abe Fortas -The President’s view -Burger’s views -Black -First Amendment -Privacy -Support for Burger -Testimonial dinner -Press reports ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 36s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 ***************************************************************** Testimonial dinner for Black -Black’s comments -Endorsement for Burger Future Supreme Court appointments -Vacancies -The President’s concern -Qualifications -Burger -Names for vacancies -Rehnquist -The President’s view -Role 37 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 733-10 (cont.) -Mitchell -G. Harrold Carswell -The President’s view -Clement F. Haynesworth An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 2:54 pm. The President's acknowledgement The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:59 pm. Future Supreme Court appointments -The President’s policy -Black appointment -Jewish appointment -Caspar W. Weinburger -White House staff -Arthur F. Burns -Federal Reserve Board [FRB] -Kissinger -Herbert Stein -Edward Levy -Background -University of Chicago -William H. Brown III -Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [EEOC] -The President’s view -Possible meeting with Burger -Duke Power Supreme Court decision -EEOC case -Brown -William French Smith -University of California Board of Regents -Mitchell’s previous conversation with Burger -The President’s view -Smith’s background -Age Administration appointments -The President’s view -Ivy League -Middle America -Geographic areas 38 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 733-10 (cont.) Douglas -Possible retirement -Age -Western background -Regional identification -Education Attacks on Supreme Court -Liberal press -National Observer -Wall Street Journal -[Forename unknown] Perry -Woman reporter’s column -Douglas -Burger -Liberal press -Criminal law -Burger’s view -The President’s view Kristol Decisions of Supreme Court -Trends -Right of counsel -Press accounts -ABA recommendations -Douglas -Dissent -Rehnquist and Powell -Burger -Capital punishment case -Forthcoming ruling -The President’s view Liberal press -Reaction by Powell -Rehnquist and Blackmun -The President's relation with justices New Supreme Court justices -Effects of Washington social climate 39 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 733-10 (cont.) -The President’s advice -Rehnquist -Burger, Blackmun -The President’s view -Congress -John Sherman Cooper -Effect -Vote on Anti-ballistic missiles [ABM] -Burger -Powell -Rehnquist -Blackmun -Stewart -White -Burger’s view -Possible successor to Burger -White -Burger’s view -Blackmun -Powell -Rehnquist -White -Burger’s view -Background -Support for Burger White House dinner for Supreme Court Justices -Timing -Guest list -Confidence of citizenry in judiciary -The President’s view -John B. Connally's opinion -Warren court Issues before Supreme Court -Busing -Cases -The President’s view -Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education case -Press depiction -Burger’s view -Busing limits -Restraining order 40 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 733-10 (cont.) -Burger -Effect -Detroit judge [Stephen Roth] -Robert P. Griffin -Gerald R. Ford Judges -John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson -Political appointments Supreme Court decision on private clubs -American Civil Liberties Union [ACLU] -Rights to privacy -Jewish clubs -Restrictions -The President’s view -Opposition on club restrictions -Breakdown of restrictions -Fitz Weiner (sp?) -Legal arguments -Private clubs -Blacks -The President’s view -Burger’s view -Restrictions -Professional organizations -Jewish and Catholic support -Moose Lodge No-fault insurance -The President’s policy -Opposition -Cost of litigation -Christian Science Monitor -Costs of inquiry -Litigation -Workman's compensation Lord Chief Justice of England -Burger's house guest -Possible visit to White House -Trip to San Francisco -Powell 41 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 733-10 (cont.) -Qualities, philosophy -New York Times -Opposition to philosophy New York Times and Washington Post, Time, Newsweek -Opposition to the President and Burger -The President’s view The Right Honorable Lord John Passmore Widgery -Background -World War II -Appointment -Friendship with Burger -Burger's lecture trip to England -Walter H. Annenberg -Visit to the White House -Arrangements -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman Kissinger The President's opening to People's Republic of China [PRC] -Impact -Burger’s view -Importance -Soviet Union World future -Burger’s predictions -Merger of Catholic and non-Catholic worlds -Convergence of Communist and non-communist worlds -The President's efforts Nation's mood -1972 election -Thomas E. Dewey -George S. McGovern -Strengths -Weaknesses -Hubert H. Humphrey Burger left at 3:59 pm. 42 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 733-10 (cont.)