On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:53 pm to 4:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 255-38
Date: June 9, 1971
Time: 2:53 pm - 4:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Schedule
An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 2:53 pm
Delivery
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 4:35 pm
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[Duration: 2m 46s]
Ronald W. Reagan's letter regarding Young Americans for Freedom [YAF]
-Vietnam
-Support
-Cold War
-Barry M. Goldwater
-Congress
-Sabotage
-California delegation; 1972 Convention
-Opponents to administration
-Mass media; political forces
-The President’s opinion
Elliot Richardson
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[Duration: 43s]
William F. Buckley, Jr.
-Patrick Buchanan's report of conversation
-Spiro T. Agnew
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Ronald W. Reagan
[Ronald L. Ziegler talked with the President between 3:07 pm and 3:09 pm]
[Conversation No. 255-38A]
[See Conversation No. 4-96]
[End of telephone conversation]
News summary
-John A. Scali
-Leak of information
-American Broadcasting Company [ABC]
Commendations
-Letters
-Certificates
-Jeb Stuart Magruder
-Lyndon K. (“Mort”) Allin
-President’s previous meeting with police chiefs
[Ziegler talked with the President between 3:13 pm and 3:14 pm]
[Conversation No. 255-38B]
[See Conversation No. 4-97]
[End of telephone conversation]
Melvin R. Laird
-Source of news leak
-Howard K. Smith
Commendations
-Presidential Citizens Medal
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[Duration: 2m 8s]
1972 campaign
-Charles W. Colson
-Robert H. Finch
-Timing
-General election
-Intelligence
-Polls
-George C. Wallace
-Hubert H. Humphrey
-Border states
-Pennsylvania
-Robert H. Finch
-The President’s opinion
-Rose Mary Woods
-Financial difficulties
-Jack Drown
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Robert [Surname unknown]
-Appointment to Federal Communications Commission [FCC]
Peter G. Peterson
John B. Connally
-President’s previous conversation
-Hubert H. Humphrey’s [?] presentation, June 8
Proposed trip to California
Charles W. Colson
Unknown person in Ziegler’s office
-Work with press corps
-Press corps
Letter writing campaign by Cabinet officers to press
-Allin
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Donald H. Rumsfeld
-Bryce N. Harlow
-Lyndon B. Johnson
President’s schedule
-Young Republicans
-Annual leadership conference
-Proposed meeting with President
-18-year-old vote
-State Department
-Reception for Washington press corps retirees
-William P. Rogers
-Scali
-John M. Hightower
-[Forename unintelligible] Roberts
-Paul W. Ward
-Hightower
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 3:14 pm
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:50 pm
-Directors of the National Association of Broadcasters meeting
-Presentation to President of book
-White House reception
-Forthcoming press conference
-George Putnam
-Paul Harvey
-Briefing for the American Society of the Association Executives
-George W. Romney
-Rumsfeld
-Connally
-Proposed meeting with the President
-Proposed meeting with unknown organization
-Timing of meeting
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[Duration: 46s]
1972 campaign
-State-by-state
-The Committee to Re-elect the President [CRP]
-Timing
-October
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The President’s schedule
-Vietnam announcement
-Forthcoming summit
-Soviet Union
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Vietnam negotiations
Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 3:50 pm
President’s schedule
Butterfield left at 3:51 pm
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[Duration: 2m 4s]
1972 campaign
-State lists
-New Jersey
-New England
-Maine
-Vermont
-New Hampshire
-Massachusetts
-Connecticut
-New York
-[First name unknown] Mahoney
-State negotiations
-Wives
-Charles W. Colson
-Vincent T. (“Vince”) Lombardi
-Marie Lombardi
-Democrat
-Contributions
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1972 campaign
-John A. (“Jack”) Mulcahy
-Forthcoming sale of Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo’s house in Key Biscayne
-Rental of house to administration officials
-Presidential residence at Camp David
-Termites
-Repairs
-Lack of facility for support staff
Economics and government spending
-Rogers
-State Department reception rooms
-New office buildings for House and Senate
-Unknown committee
Unknown person discussed [Robert H. Finch?]
-Counselor to the President
-”Free agent”
-Harlow
[The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 3:51 pm and
4:04 pm]
[Conversation No. 255-38E]
[See Conversation No. 4-98]
[End of telephone conversation]
-Finch
-Nelson A. Rockefeller
-Rumsfeld
[George P. Shultz talked with the President between 4:04 pm and 4:17 pm]
[Conversation No. 255-38C]
[See Conversation No. 4-99]
[End of telephone conversation]
Conversation with Shultz
President’s schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with Quadriad
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Connally
-Forthcoming trip to Rochester, New York
-Wednesday’s schedule
Foreign policy
-President’s schedule
-State visits
-Value
-Timing
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[255-038-w007]
[Duration: 1m 10s]
Foreign policy
-Foreign travel
-Canada
-Pierre E. Trudeau
-The President’s opinion
-Mexico
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Foreign policy
-Foreign travel
-Europe
-Moscow
-PRC
-Possible meeting with Europeans
-Camp David
-State dinners
-Scheduling
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[255-038-w001]
[Duration: 20s]
Foreign policy
-Foreign travel
-The President’s schedule
-Timing
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Foreign policy
-Foreign travel
-Haile Selassie
-Value
-Photographic value of foreign travel
-Peking
-Moscow
Trip to Moscow
-Timing
-Democrat Convention (1972)
-Possibility of a Democratic candidate visit
President’s schedule
-Transition period
-Timing
-Public awareness
-Possible General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. announcement
[The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 4:17 pm and
4:38 pm]
[Conversation No. 255-38D]
[Unintelligible]
[End of telephone conversation]
Peterson [?]
Haldeman left at 4:35 pmThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.