Conversation: 758-005
Prev:  758-004 Next: 758-006Start Date: 1-Aug-1972 8:37 AM
End Date: 1-Aug-1972 8:39 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Bull, Stephen B.; Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On August 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:37 am and 8:39 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 758-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 758-6 Date: August 1, 1972 Time: 8:39 am - 10:09 am Location: Oval Office H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman met with Stephen B. Bull. The President's request for Charles W. Colson Photographs -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins -Timing Colson entered at 8:40 am. Bull left at 8:40 am. John D. Ehrlichman’s previous meeting with John B. Connally [?] -Unknown matter [Jake Jacobsen?] The President entered at an unknown time after 8:40 am. 1972 election -Timing ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 27m 14s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 4 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Nov-03) ***************************************************************** Campaign-related issues -British Labor Party compared to Conservative Party -Economics -Raymond K. Price, Jr. -Foreign policy -Defense -Law enforcement -Compared to Great Britain -Economics -Inflation -Strategy -Haldeman’s recent comment at an economic meeting Inflation -Polls -Change in public confidence -Compared to January 1972 -August 15, 1971 -Herbert Stein -George P. Shultz -Consumer Price Index [CPI] -As an issue -Public perception -Shultz -Possible freeze on food prices -Economists -Shultz -Tariffs on farm products -Removal -Reaction by farmers -Consumers -Reaction to price freeze in 1971 -CPI -Food prices -Compared to casualties in Vietnam -Shultz 5 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Nov-03) -Stein -Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger -Shultz -Louis P. Harris poll Vietnam -Policy statement -Instruction for Colson -Surrogate speakers George H.W. Bush -Henry A. Kissinger -Role at the United Nations [UN] -Kurt Waldheim -Example of Henry Cabot Lodge -Defense of US position -Soviet Union -Today show appearance -State Department -Pauline Frederick -Relations with Waldheim -Role at UN -Defense of US positions -Concerns about perception of the President -UN UN -Bush’s schedule -Waldheim -Previous conversations with Bush -North Vietnamese -Bush’s schedule ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 8m 43s ] 6 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Nov-03) END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 ***************************************************************** Campaign finance -Contributions -Questionable sources -Foreign sources -Hypothetical Saudi Arabian oilman -George S. McGovern donors -Foreign sources -Organized crime sources -Administration strategy -Possible inquiry into McGovern donors -Timing -Vice presidential nominee issue -Compared to questions in a trial -Jury reaction -Value of questions ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 31m 51s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 ***************************************************************** Press relations -Memorandum from the President -Price 7 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. Nov-03) -Ehrlichman -Robert J. Dole -Clark MacGregor -Washington Post -MacGregor -Haldeman’s view -Lou Cannon -Conversations with Haldeman -Ehrlichman -Cannon compared to Kenneth W. Clawson -Criticism of staff and campaign -MacGregor -Criticisms -MacGregor’s position on the White House staff -Bryce N. Harlow -William E. Timmons -MacGregor’s position at the Committee to Re-elect the President [CRP] -John N. Mitchell -Possible rationale behind MacGregor’s criticism -CRP -Mitchell -Harlow -Appearance at the National Press Club -Nature -Taping Taping of staff members during press interviews Haldeman and Colson left at 10:09 am.