Conversation 339-030

On May 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:25 pm to 4:03 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 339-030 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 339-30

Date: May 19, 1972
Time: 3:25-4:03 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

     President's schedule
          -President's reception for press
                 -William P. Rogers’s invitation
                      -Reason
                 -Length

     Henry A. Kissinger

     Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
          -The President’s view
                -Compared with Patrick J. Buchanan
                -Compared with John B. Connally

     President's schedule
          -Visit to George C. Wallace
                 -An unknown person
                      -Comments on Soviet summit

     US-Soviet Union summit
         -Response of American people
               -Kissinger
         -Speeches
               -President's call to an unknown person
               -Raymond K. Price, Jr.
         -Others on trip
               -Adele Rogers
                     -Trip to Poland, Europe, Soviet Union
                     -The President’s view
               -Patricia R. Mosbacher
               -Emil (“Bus”) Mosbacher, Jr.
               -Adele Rogers
               -William Rogers

                                      (rev. Dec-01)
Senate
     -Charles W. Colson
     -Clark MacGregor
     -Gordon L. Allott
     -John W. Dean, III [?]
     -William M. Magruder[?]
     -Comments on summit
           -Effects of President's previous speech on the blockade
                -Administration effort
                       -Reason
                            -Press veracity

Parties during Soviet summit trip
      -Rose Mary Woods
      -Attendance
      -Salzburg
            -A helicopter

Black lung legislation
     -Caspar W. Weinberger
     -Robert C. Byrd
     -President's signing
     -Cost
     -President's position on veto
           -Compared with day-care center legislation

National Security Council [NSC]

John B. Connally
     -Resignation

George P. Shultz
    -The President’s view

President's trip to the Soviet Union
     -Briefing books
            -Kissinger
     -William Rogers's role
            -The President’s view
                   -Haldeman’s view
            -Plenary session
     -Kissinger's role
     -William Rogers's role

                                         (rev. Dec-01)
                -Signing ceremonies
          -The President’s role
          -Kissinger
          -William Rogers
          -Gifts
                -Cadillac
                      -General Motors [GM]
                -Hydrofoil
                -Publicity
                      -General Motors
                      -Value
          -Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
          -William Rogers
                -Environment
                -Stories

     President's schedule
          -Visit to George C. Wallace
                 -Agnew
                 -Wallace's condition
                 -Cornelia Wallace
                      -President's previous call
                 -George Wallace
                      -The President’s view
                            -Compared with George S. McGovern
                                  -Patriotism
                                        -Haldeman’s view

     Busing issue
          -Edwin L. Harper
          -John D. Ehrlichman
          -Buchanan
          -Political connotations
          -President's position on integration

     Soviet Summit
          -Public support

The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 3:25 and 3:49
pm.

[Conversation No. 339-30A]

                                        (rev. Dec-01)
[See Conversation No. 24-161]

[End of telephone conversation]

     Connally's trip
         -Presidential plane
                -Staff

The President talked with Connally between 3:49 and 3:59 pm.

[Conversation No. 339-30B]

[See Conversation No. 24-162; two items have been withdrawn from this conversation.]

[End of telephone conversation]

     Connally's trip
         -Florence, Italy
                -Idanell B. (“Nellie”) Connally

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     President's schedule
          -Camp David

Haldeman left at 4:03 pm.