Conversation: 283-018
Prev:  283-017 Next: 283-019Start Date: 6-Oct-1971 9:30 AM
End Date: 6-Oct-1971 10:10 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.; Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 01:14:49
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:42:22
NARA Description:
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:30 am to 10:10 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 283-18 Date: October 6, 1971 Time: 9:30 am - 10:10 am Location: Executive Office Building The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and an unknown person [Stephen B. Bull?]. Item for Peter M. Flanigan Names The unknown person [Bull?] left at an unknown time before 10:10 am. News story -The People’s Republic of China [PRC] -State Department action 13 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/10) Conv. No. 283-18 (cont.) -Two-China policy -William P. Rogers -The President's PRC trip -Henry A. Kissinger's preparation The President's schedule -North Carolina trip -David N. Henderson -Invitation ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 54s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 ********************************************************************** Lloyd N. Cutler -Common Cause -Invitation to the White House -Flanigan -John N. Mitchell -American Airlines -Action -Flanigan The President's schedule -Robert J. Dole -Carl T. Curtis -Jack R. Miller -Corn prices -Paul W. McCracken -Robert P. Griffin -Michigan politics -Howard H. Baker, Jr. 14 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/10) Conv. No. 283-18 (cont.) -Busing in Tennessee Campaign contributions -Harry S. Dent -Funding of local and regional campaigns -Slush fund -Past use -Baker -Mitchell Campaigns -The President's role, stance -Baker -Griffin -Michigan politics -Mitchell -Dole -Michigan -Busing -Constitutional amendment -Griffin -Stephen J. Roth -Racial problems Campaign issues -Busing -Issue -John D. Ehrlichman -Constitutional amendment -Mitchell -Ehrlichman ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 3m 46s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 15 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/10) Conv. No. 283-18 (cont.) ********************************************************************** Photograph opportunities -Southern Democrats -Henderson -Texas -O[vie] Clark Fisher -Incumbents -Dent The President's schedule -John D. Ehrlichman -Whittier, California -Scheduling -Unio of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] trip announcement -Unknown man in Chicago -Reception -Illinois state dinner -Ronald L. Ziegler -Aldo B. (“Elbow”) Beckman -Donald Oberdorfer, Jr. -Ziegler’s press conference -West Virginia -Martinsburg -John F. Osborne -Kalispell, Montana -The President's comment about trailer parks in Kalispell -Camping -Environmentalists -Mansfield Foreign policy -Kissinger and Rogers -Relationship Economy -Presentation -John B. Connally -McCracken, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, Arnold R. Weber 16 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/10) Conv. No. 283-18 (cont.) Scheduling of speeches -7:30 pm start time -The President's return from the PRC, Soviet Union -Prime time speech The President's foreign policy initiatives -The PRC -Barry M. Goldwater -Charles W. Colson -Ronald W. Reagan -Comments on PRC initiative -Robert H. Finch -The President's qualifications for summit -Play in news media -Victor Lasky -John A. Scali -Goldwater Public relations -Best sellers -Promotion of pro-Nixon and conservative books -Edith Efron -Allen S. Drury -Jeffrey Hart -Hobart D. Lewis -Possible campaign book -Theme Dole -PRC trip -Primary elections The President's schedule -Forthcoming PRC trip -Bogota, Colombia -Israel -Trip to Latin America -Persons traveling with the President -Logistics Problems -Soviet trip 17 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/10) Conv. No. 283-18 (cont.) -George W. Romney -Michigan -Peter G. Peterson -PRC trip -Summit Unknown person -Writing Haldeman left at 10:10 am.