Conversation: 315-014
Prev:  315-013 Next: 315-015Start Date: 17-Jan-1972 1:50 PM
End Date: 17-Jan-1972 2:15 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Acker, Marjorie P.; Woods, Rose Mary; Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:44:06
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:06:10
NARA Description:
On January 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Marjorie P. Acker, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:50 pm to 2:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 315-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 315-14 Date: January 19, 1972 Time: 1:50 pm - 2:15 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. Denmark -Death of King Frederik IX -Henry A. Kissinger memorandum -William P. Rogers -John S. D. Eisenhower -John D. Ehrlichman -State Department 7 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 315-14 (cont.) -Danes -US constituency -California -Compared to Swedes -Death of King Frederik IX -Eisenhower -Rogers -Guilford Dudley, Jr. -Fred J. Russell -Valley Knudsen -Health -Possible call from Haldeman -Lauritz Melchior -Victor Borge -Dudley, Russell and Eisenhower Appointments -Peter M. Flanigan -John B. Connally -Peter G. Peterson -Personality -Possible working relationship with Connally -Haldeman’s possible talks with Flanigan and Connally -Flanigan’s possible talk with Connally -Haldeman’s role -Compared to Kissinger -Possible conversation with Haldeman -The President’s views -Haldeman’s possible talk with Connally -Doubts -White House staff -Support of Connally -Ehrlichman -Connally's role with administration State of the Union speech -Advance draft review -Raymond K. Price, Jr.’s call to Connally -Ehrlichman's report -Connally's suggestions -Instruction for Haldeman 8 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 315-14 (cont.) -Tone -Ehrlichman's role -Draft -Completion -Timing -Review -Kissinger -Additions -Tone -Conciliation -Non-partisanship -Length Connally -Position in Cabinet -Relations with Democrats -Relations with Cabinet -Relations with White House staff -Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz and Kissinger -Connally's staff -Forthcoming conversation with Haldeman -State of the Union speech -The President’s schedule -Connally’s review White House staff -Unknown man -Quote -Herbert Stein -Ehrlichman, Shultz -Connally -Relations with other staff -Compared to Rogers -Ehrlichman, Shultz -Haldeman’s effort -Work Marjorie P. Acker entered at 2:10 pm. The President's forthcoming speech -Length 9 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 315-14 (cont.) Acker left at 2:11 pm. Haldeman's schedule -Flanigan -Paul A. Volcker [The President talked with an unknown person [Rose Mary Woods?] at an unknown time between 2:11 pm and 2:15 pm.] [Conversation No. 315-14A] The President's speech draft -Copy -The President's style -Delivery to Connally -Haldeman -Price -Ronald L. Ziegler -Time of release -Reproduction [End of telephone conversation] -The President's reading copy -Delivery to Connally -Press copy Haldeman's schedule -Forthcoming conversation with Flanigan -Forthcoming conversation with Connally -Call to the President Haldeman left at 2:15 pm. 10 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06)