Conversation: 263-001
Prev: 262-009 Next: 263-002Start Date: Tuesday, July 20, 1971 5:31 PM
End Date: Tuesday, July 20, 1971 5:58 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:00:30
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:26:22
NARA Description:
On July 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 1:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 263-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 263-1
Date: July 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:31 pm and 1:58 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman; this recording begins at an unknown time
while the meeting is in progress.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Secret Service agents
-Bryce N. Harlow
-Staff
-Attitude towards duties
-The People's Republic of China [PRC]
John B. Connally
-The President's July 19, 1971 meeting
-Secretary of State
-Position in Cabinet
-George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman
-Handling of the Treasury Department
-Ehrlichman's forthcoming conversation
-Personnel
-Hiring of secretary
-White House staff
[Pause]
-Department of the Treasury
-Personnel questions
-Charls E. Walker's conversation
-National Security Council [NSC] meeting
-Representative
-Briefing by Henry A. Kissinger
Clark MacGregor
-Members of Congress
-Attitude during leaders meeting
-Republican attitude compared to Democrats
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/08)
Marine Corps Commandant
-Appointee recommendation
-Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Leonard F. Chapman, Robert E. Cushman, Jr.
Congress
-Lockheed bailout
-David Packard Conv. No. 263-1 (cont.)
-Testimony before Congress
-Connally
Agnew
-Connally
Meeting with Republican Congressional leaders
-Ehrlichman's (?) comments
-Presidential leadership issue
-US initiative on the PRC
-Mary McGrory's comments
-Connally
-Democrats
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-George H.W. Bush (?)
Agnew's trip
-President’s criticism
-Malik Faisal Ibn Abd Al-aziz Al-saud, Prince Fahd, Jomo Kenyatta
-Reports by the press
-Blacks
-Agnew's comments
-Kenyatta
-African Black leaders
Blacks
-US population
-“Rednecks”
-African Blacks
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/08)
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 2m 44s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 Conv. No. 263-1 (cont.)
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Haldeman left at 1:58 pm.