President Nixon met with John N. Mitchell and Donald H. Rumsfeld to deliberate on pending legislation, specifically focusing on the potential veto of a tax check-off provision for political campaigns. The participants discussed legislative strategies involving Clark MacGregor and Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr., as well as coordination efforts with John B. Connally. Additionally, the group briefly reviewed polling data from Illinois and discussed updates to the President's upcoming schedule.
On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, and Donald H. Rumsfeld met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 294-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 294-23
Date: November 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with John N. Mitchell and Donald H. Rumsfeld.
[General conversation]
Pending legislation
-Tax check-off for political campaigns
-Clark MacGregor
-Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.’s motion
-MacGregor's efforts
-Possible veto
-Possible veto
-Provisions
-James O. Eastland
-Possible veto
-Mitchell's forthcoming call to John B. Connally
-MacGregor
Mitchell left at an unknown time before 4:54 pm.
Illinois
-Poll
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:50 pm.
The President's schedule
-Joel T. Broyhill, William E. Timmons and Egil G. (“Bud”) Krogh, Jr.
-Rumsfeld and Mitchell
Rumsfeld and Bull left at an unknown time before 4:54 pm.This 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.