Conversation: 768-002
Prev: 768-001 Next: 768-003Start Date: Monday, August 14, 1972 12:45 PM
End Date: Monday, August 14, 1972 1:00 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.; Bull, Stephen B.Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On August 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:00 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 768-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 768-2
Date: August 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:45 am and 9:00 am
Location: Oval Office
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)
The President dictated a memorandum to Patrick J. Buchanan.
Memorandum
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Buchanan
-Fact sheet
-Tricia Nixon Cox
-Edward R.F. Cox
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Economy
-Fact sheets
-Herbert Stein
-Domestic Council
-The President’s view
-Leadership meeting
-Cost of Living Council [COLC] meeting
-Instructions from the President
-US economic growth rate
-Compared to other industrial nations
-Japan
-The President’s previous conversation with Stein
-Japan
-Great Britain
-West Germany
-France
-Italy
-Increase in real spendable earnings
-Compared to increase of real income from 1966 to 1969
-Price increases
-The Administrations success against inflation
-Growth of US economy
-Compared to foreign countries
-Great Britain
-Italy
-France
-Japan
-Need for correct facts
-Inflation
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 8:45 am.
The President's schedule
-John B. Connally
-Completion of the President’s memorandum
-Haldeman
Bull left at an unknown time before 9:00 am.
Economy
-Reduction of inflation
-Compared to other countries
-Japan
-Great Britain
-West Germany
-Food costs
-Percentage of income spent on food
-Compared to other countries
-Great Britain
-Ghana
-Distribution of fact sheet
-Tricia Nixon Cox
-Edward Cox
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower