Conversation 266-014

On July 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 6:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 266-014 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 266-14

Date: July 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:45 pm and 6:35 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     Items for the President's signature

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman entered and Butterfield left at 5:45 pm.

     The President's schedule
          -Bohemian Grove
               -Press coverage
                      -Wire services
                      -Ronald L. Ziegler
                      -Off-the-record coverage
               -Arrangements
                      -Prohibitions on recording speeches
                            -Herbert C. Hoover
                            -The President’s previous speech at Bohemian Grove, 1957
                                 -Transcripts

                          -The National Archives
                    -Compared to Barry M. Goldwater
                          -Lyndon B. Johnson
                    -Presence of the press
                          -Ziegler’s role
               -Emil (“Bus”) Mosbacher, Jr.
               -Presence of the press
                    -Ziegler
                    -Robert B. Semple
                    -Segregation
                    -Walter Trohan, Semple, Michael Coles
                    -Comparison to the Gridiron Club
               -Timing
               -Arrangements
                    -Goldwater
                    -Gridiron
                    -Segregation
                          William Raspberry
         -Ohio
               -Meeting with John S. (“Jack”) Knight
                    -Prayer meeting
         -Air Force One
               -Release of story
               -”Spirit of 76"

    Foreign policy
         -Developments in US-People's Republic of China [PRC] relationship

    Schedule
         -Cabinet
         -George P. Shultz
         -Ronald W. Reagan

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    John B. Connally
         -Contact with Haldeman
    Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
         -The President's conversation with Murray M. Chotiner
         -Chotiner's perceptions
         -Domestic Council
               -John D. Ehrlichman
         -Agnew's perception of duties
         -Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Connally
               -Involvement in handling issues
         -Access to the President
         -Domestic Council
         -Perception of Bryce N. Harlow's activities, duties
         -Leak of news story
               -John A. Scali
                     -Cabinet
                     -Agnew, William P. Rogers
         -Robert C. Hill
         -John N. Mitchell's forthcoming conversation with Chotiner
         -Foreign trips
         -Duties
               -Ehrlichman
               -Issues
         -Staff
         -Schedule
               -Florida
               -Apollo 13 event
         -Martin C. Anderson
               -Arthur F. Burns
         -Conservative viewpoint
         -Chotiner
         -Leak of news story
               -Scali
                     -Cabinet
                     -Agnew, Rogers
         -Melvin R. Laird
         -Cambodia
         -Harlow
         -Relationship with Secret Service, staff
         -Mitchell's forthcoming conversation with Chotiner

          -Foreign trips
                -Amount of work
                -Greece
          -Mitchell
          -Chotiner
          -Rogers
          -Chotiner
          -Scali
          -Harlow's role
          -Foreign trips

     The President's schedule
          -Signing of environmental report
               -Press coverage
          -Mitchell and Robert J. Dole
               -Deputy Chairman, Republican National Committee
               -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
          -Educational organizations group
               -National Education Association [NEA]
          -Parade magazine photo session
               -Cover story
               -Female appointees
          -Scheduling

[The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and
6:32 pm]

[Conversation No. 266-14A]

[See Conversation No. 7-26]

[End of telephone conversation]

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[The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon between 6:32 pm and 6:33 pm]

[See Conversation No. 7-27]

[End of telephone conversation]

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     Harlow
          -Secretary of Agriculture
               -Henry Vollon (?)

The President and Haldeman left at 6:35 pm.