Conversation: 063-002
Prev:  063-001 Next: 063-003Start Date: 28-Jun-1971 9:12 AM
End Date: 28-Jun-1971 10:54 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cabinet Committee on Economic Policy; Houthakker, Hendrick S.; Stein, Herbert; Hodgson, James D.; Connally, John B.; Ehrlichman, John D.; Flanigan, Peter M.; Peterson, Peter G.; Shultz, George P.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Recording Device: Cabinet Room
NARA Description:
On June 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Policy, including Hendrick S. Houthakker, Herbert Stein, James D. Hodgson, John B. Connally, Peter M. Flanigan, Peter G. Peterson, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:12 am and 10:54 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 063-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 63-2 Date: June 28, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:12 am and 10:54 am Location: Cabinet Room Paul W. McCracken met with Hendrik S. Houthakker, Herbert Stein, James D. Hodgson, John B. Connally, John D. Ehrlichman, Peter M. Flanigan, Peter G. Peterson, George P. Shultz, Ronald L. Ziegler, and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman [General conversation/Unintelligible] The President entered at 10:05 am Cabinet meeting, June 29, 1971 San Clemente Administration economic policy -Future -Press Foreign policy -Henry A. Kissinger 2 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) ****************************************************************************** Vietnam [To listen to the segment (1m44s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-534.] ****************************************************************************** Possible memoranda to the President -Economic policy -Possible leaks -The President’s reading -Hodgson, George W. Romney -Importance -Memorandum from Federal Reserve Board -The President’s memoranda of conversations -Possible leaks -New York Times, Washington Post, Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS], National Broadcasting Company [NBC], Time, Newsweek -Effects -Economic policy -Various solutions -Leaks -The President’s responsibility -Release -Defense Department and State Department’s memoranda The President’s economic policy -Wage and Price Board -”Jawboning” -Budget and tax policies -Need for stability -Spokesman -Connally -Quadriad and Cabinet meetings -Role of economic advisors -Speeches -Connally’s and the President’s speeches -Chairman and members of Council of Economic Advisors [CEA] -Peterson, Shultz, Hodgson, and Romney -The President’s actions as Vice President 3 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -Leaks -Outcome -Responsibility -The President’s decisions -Role of economic advisors -Press contacts -Responsibility -Compared with foreign policy -Congress -Role of economic advisors -Connally -Speeches -Purpose -Flanigan, Ehrlichman The President left at 10:21 am [General conversation/Unintelligible] Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 10:54 am