Conversation: 885-007
Prev:  885-006 Next: 885-008Start Date: 20-Mar-1973 6:00 PM
End Date: 20-Mar-1973 7:10 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.; Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:00 pm to 7:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 885-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 885-7 Date: March 20, 1973 Time: 6:00 pm - 7:10 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and Stephen B. Bull. President's schedule -William P. Rogers [?] -Haldeman -National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse -Raymond P. Shafer -John D. Ehrlichman's recommendation on meeting -Publicity -Ronald L. Ziegler -Shafer -Submission of final report to President -Photographs -Press -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins -Meeting with Gen. John B. Flynn -Postponement -Labor Management Advisory Board -George P. Shultz -Withdrawal of request -Consumer Price Index [CPI] release -Meeting with President -Postponement -Meeting with Flynn -Congressional Campaign Committee -Mrs. Bruce Bedford -Announcement -Carlos Sanz deSantamaria Bull left at an unknown time before 7:10 pm. -16- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Sept. 2010) Conversation No. 885-7 (cont’d) John B. Connally -Return from Europe ****************************************************************************** [Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift] George Christian -Harry S. Dent -Party switch -Timing [End segment reviewed under deed of gift] ****************************************************************************** Terry L. Decker -Job change -New York -Lucy A. Winchester -Julie Nixon Eisenhower's executive assistant -Competence -Knowledge of First Family -Bull President's meeting with Ehrlichman -Meetings with counselors -Organization -Cabinet involvement -Earl L. Butz -Cabinet meetings -New cabinet -Loyalty -George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, Peter G. Peterson -Value -Topics -Economics -17- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Sept. 2010) Conversation No. 885-7 (cont’d) -Economics -Quadriad -Number at meeting -Ehrlichman’s role -Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. -Purpose -Harry S. Truman's meetings with Congress members -Meetings with Cabinet, Congressional leaders -Number -Purpose -Presence of staff members -William L. Safire, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Thomas C. Korologos -Meetings with staff -Value -Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler -John W. Dean, III -Scheduling -Cabinet meetings -Ehrlichman’s role -Earl L. Butz -Agriculture Department -Natural resources -Value -Purpose -Counselor meetings -Value -Roy L. Ash -Meetings with President -Assistants to President -Haldeman, Ash, Shultz, Ehrlichman, Kissinger -Common issues -Value -Cabinet meetings -Value -Decision making -Haiphong -Bombing -Disagreements and recommendations -18- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Sept. 2010) Conversation No. 885-7 (cont’d) -Record Vietnam settlement -President's decisions -Bombing of Laos -Alexander M .Haig, Jr. -Doubts -Kissinger's trip to Mexico -Bombing resumption -Value -Public reaction -Press -North Vietnam -Laos -Ho Chi Minh trail -Prisoners of War [POW] release -Kissinger -Risks -Signal -Infiltration from North Vietnam -South Vietnam -Nguyen Van Thieu -US commitment -POW release -Risks -Ho Chi Minh trail -US public reaction -Kissinger’s recommendation -POWs -Rashness -Haldeman’s call to Kissinger -Risks -Public Reaction -P.O.W. Reaction Kissinger -Vacation -Discussion with President -19- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Sept. 2010) Conversation No. 885-7 (cont’d) -Place -Mexico -California -Thieu -Arrangements -Departure -State of the world message -Thieu -Preparation Leaks -Julienne L. Pineau -Newsweek reporter -John A. Scali -Hugh Sidey -Time -Kissinger -Conversations with reporters Theodore H. (“Teddy”) White -Deadline on book -Memorandum -Book -Last Chapter Heads of State visits -[Shah of Iran] Mohammed Reza Pahlavi -Scheduling -Dinner -Dress -Scheduling -Guilio Andreotti -Agnew -Golf Game -Francis A. (“Frank”) Sinatra -Cancellation -Shah of Iran -California -20- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Sept. 2010) Conversation No. 885-7 (cont’d) -Golf -Andreotti -Activities -Golf -Precedent -Sinatra -Kakeui Tanaka -President's meeting with Ali Bhutto -National Security Council [NSC] -Arrangements -Dinner -Meeting with Tanaka -Ivory Coast -Meeting with William R. Tolbert, Jr. -Kissinger's recommendation -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon -Statement Department -Tolbert visit to US -Prayer breakfast -Office call -Commencement address -San Francisco State University -Grambling College -Dinner -Scheduling -Leonid I. Brezhnev -Andreotti -Sulman Franjieh -Lebanon -Rogers's recommendation -Kissinger -Fall Of 1973 -Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] -Iran -Japan -Thailand -Poland -Frequency -21- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Sept. 2010) -Franjieh -Travel -Tolbert -Informal basis President’s schedule -California trip -Topeka, Kansas -Distance -Veterans Vocational Skills Training Center -Value of visit [A transcript of the following portion of the conversation appears in U.S. v. Mitchell, Government Ex. 11A, 00072-00097 (1-26).] The President and Haldeman left at 7:10 pm.