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Conversation 005-170

TapeTape 5StartMonday, June 28, 1971 at 11:51 AMEndMonday, June 28, 1971 at 1:40 PMTape start time04:56:42Tape end time04:59:42ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob");  White House operator;  Woods, Rose Mary;  Connally, John B.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman consulted with Treasury Secretary John B. Connally regarding the President's strategy for an upcoming Cabinet meeting. Both men agreed that Nixon should replicate the effective, explicit conduct he displayed during an earlier morning meeting rather than following a standard agenda. This approach was intended to set a clear precedent for subsequent economic policy discussions involving Cabinet members Melvin Laird and William Rogers.

Cabinet meetingJohn B. ConnallyEconomic policyH. R. HaldemanRichard Nixon
AudioNARA Description

On June 28, 1971, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Rose Mary Woods, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 1:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-170 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-170

Date: June 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:51 am and 1:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 529-23G]

     Call to John B. Connally

     Connally's situation

     Note to Connally

Haldeman conferred with Rose Mary Woods at an unknown time after 11:51 am.

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Haldeman talked with Connally at an unknown time after 11:51 am.

President's conduct at meeting June 28
     -Forthcoming Cabinet meeting
     -Forthcoming Cabinet meeting
            -Melvin R. Laird, William P. Rogers
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Secretary Conley, please.
This is Haldeman.
Thank you.
He's on a long distance call.
They wondered if he could ring you right back.
I'll hang on.
All right.
You're giving him a note, Mr. Haldeman.
OK.
you
Yes, sir.
Secretary?
Yes, sir.
I'm sorry to bother you, but I wanted to check.
I had the feeling after this meeting this morning here that rather than going through the baloney and stuff that we were going to do at the Cabinet meeting tomorrow, that he ought to do exactly the same thing at the Cabinet as he did today.
So did I.
Do you think so?
Yeah.
I'd say this.
He couldn't have been more explicit nor more effective than he was this morning.
Well, that kind of fits with what we were talking about yesterday, too.
That's right.
But it needs the full cannon.
I think doing it with Laird and Rogers there would be ideal.
So do I.
He'll have to leave, you know, slant it a little bit differently, but not very damn much.
Not a hell of a lot.
Okay, but you do think it's a good idea?
Yeah, I sure do.
And that'll set up the pattern for, you know, your thing on the economy afterwards.
Right.
Okay, I just, before I pushed it, I just wanted to get your opinion on that.
Oh, I sure agree with that.
And if you follow, it was unwise for some reason.
No, no, I don't think it's unwise at all.
I think, hell, it's got to be known.
And if it isn't known, it's not going to be effective.
Okay.
And then, well, you know, if that's what he wants to do, well, then, hell, he ought to tell everybody that's what he's going to do.
Okay.
Okay.
Thank you, sir.
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