Conversation: 249-029
Prev: 249-028 Next: 249-030Start Date: Thursday, April 15, 1971 11:30 PM
End Date: Thursday, April 15, 1971 11:50 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 03:34:55
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:52:05
NARA Description:
On April 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:30 pm to 6:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 249-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 249-29
Date: April 15, 1971
Time: 6:30 pm - 6:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Lyndon B. Johnson’s polls
-Glassboro summit
-Fluctuations
Summit meetings
-Dangers for cosmetic purposes
-Charles W. Colson
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Tape Subject Log
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-William P. Rogers
Stock market
-Activity
-Gimmick
-Confidence
-Speech writing
-Haldeman’s conversation with Fay G. Wells [?] and Sarah McClendon
-Robert D. Murphy
-Gross National Product [GNP]
GNP
-George P. Shultz
-Haldeman’s conversation with McClendon
People’s Republic of China [PRC] initiative
-Effects
-Liberals
-Intellectuals
-Media coverage
-Television
-Balance
-Visit of ping-pong team
-Human interest stories
American people
-Attitudes
-Demonstrators
-San Jose incident
-President’s speech
-William L. Safire
-Administration response
-Press
-Administration press
Haldeman’s Look interview
-Haldeman’s conversation with Christopher S. Wren
-President’s speech at the University of California, Los Angeles [UCLA]
-Media collusion
-[Arnold] Eric Sevareid
-Meetings
-Establishment
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-Henry A. Kissinger
-President’s role in government
-Distinction between political role and head-of-state role
-November 3, 1969 speech
-Exercise of leadership
-Reaction
-Cambodia
-President’s speech Conv. No. 249-29 (cont.)
-Laos
-April 7, 1971 speech
-Troop withdrawal
-Timing
-President’s leadership
-Public reaction
Cabinet and staff
-Clark MacGregor
-John A. Scali
-Shultz
-John D. Ehrlichman
-John B. Connally’s view
-Changes
-Donald H. Rumsfeld
-Maurice H. Stans
-Melvin R. Laird and Rogers
-Stans
-Clifford M. Hardin
-James D. Hodgson
-Stans
-President’s ideal
-Stans
-Rogers and Laird
-Rogers
-April 7, 1971 speech
-Kissinger
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security]
[Duration: 12s ]
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ISRAEL
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Conv. No. 249-29 (cont.)
-Rogers C. B. Morton
-George W. Romney
-Rumsfeld
-Romney
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Blacks
The President and Haldeman left at 6:50 pm