Conversation: 286-006
Prev: 286-005 Next: 286-007Start Date: Thursday, October 7, 1971 9:36 PM
End Date: Thursday, October 7, 1971 10:10 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Colson, Charles W.; White House operator; Safire, William L.Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:15:37
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:44:09
NARA Description:
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:36 pm to 6:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 286-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 286-6
Date: October 7, 1971
Time: 5:36 pm - 6:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman entered at 5:36 pm.
Donald H. Rumsfeld’s new position
-The President's schedule
-Possible announcement
-Arnold R. Weber
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Conv. No. 287-6 (cont.)
-Director of operations
-Cost of Living Council
Charles W. Colson entered at 5:37 pm.
Rumsfeld
-William L. Safire
-Drafting of statement
-Director
-Cost of Living Council
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:49 pm.
-John B. Connally
-George P. Shultz
-Rumsfeld
Administration procedures
-William P. Rogers
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Cabinet secretaries
-Dwight D. Eisenhower administration
-Connally
-Cabinet
Consultations
Consumer Federation meeting
-Virginia H. Knauer
Speech revision
-Windfall profits
-Price Commission
-Prices
-Safire
-Industrial prices
-Wholesale prices
The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 5:36 pm and 5:49
pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
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Conv. No. 287-6 (cont.)
Request for a call to William L. Safire
[Conversation No. 286-6A]
[See Conversation No. 11-2]
[End of telephone conversation]
-Industrial prices
-Decline
The President talked with William L. Safire between 5:49 pm and 5:50 pm.
[Conversation No. 286-6B]
[See Conversation No. 11-3]
[End of telephone conversation]
-Inflation
Colson's schedule
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Polls
-Policy issues
-Busing
-Coverage of actions
-Cambodia
-Laos
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
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Conv. No. 287-6 (cont.)
-Economic issue
Press coverage
-Vietnam War
-People's Republic of China [PRC] trip
-Kissinger
Public Support
Economic policy
-Businessmen
-Stock market
Taiwan
Safire
-Speech draft
Economic statistics
-Unemployment
-Decreases
-Effect
The President's schedule
-Network news
-Haldeman's assignment
-West coast evening news
Haldeman and Colson left at 6:10 pm.
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