Conversation: 468-019
Prev:  468-018 Next: 468-020Start Date: 16-Mar-1971 5:47 PM
End Date: 16-Mar-1971 6:22 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 05:31:12
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 06:03:03
NARA Description:
On March 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:47 pm to 6:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 468-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 468-19 Date: March 16, 1971 Time: 5:47 pm - 6:22 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield Items for signing President’s schedule -Thomas E. Dewey’s funeral Papers for signing -Richard Morrison -Terry Wilson -Rose Mary Woods -A declaration Dewey -Announcement of death H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman entered at 5:50 pm 51 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) Butterfield left at an unknown time before 5:52 pm President’s schedule -Dinner, March 16, 1971 Dewey funeral -Day -President’s attendance -Hobart D. (“Hobe”) Lewis -Whitney M. Young, Jr. funeral -Day -Possible demonstrators -Location -Health of Dewey Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 5:52 pm Young -Query about job offer -John D. Ehrlichman -President’s Cabinet offer -Previous statement Ziegler left at 5:53 pm President’s schedule -Dewey funeral -Forthcoming press conference -Consumer Price Index [CPI] -George P. Shultz -Timing -March 26, 1971 -Maurice H. Stans’ dinner -Timing -CPI -Coverage -President’s possible statements -Timing -John B. Connally -Meeting with mayors -Mayors’ complaints -John V. Lindsay 52 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Richard G. Lugar -Ziegler’s office -A list of attendees -Ehrlichman -President’s previous meetings with mayors -Lindsay -Lugar in Indianapolis -White House meeting Conv. No. 468-19 (cont.) -Meetings with mayors and blacks -Ziegler -Press release -A mayors committee -Legislation proposals -Lindsay, Carl B. Stokes, Joseph Alioto -Staff awareness -Purpose -Information on past meetings -John V. (“Jack”) Brennan -National Archives office -Retrieval of information -Young funeral -Travelers on President’s plane -W. Ramsey Clark -Donald H. Rumsfeld -Margaret (Birchner) Young -Ehrlichman -William P. Rogers -Ziegler -Clark -Rumsfeld -Connection with Young -Rumsfeld’s decision -Reason -Press coverage -Clark Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan’s letter -Peter M. Flanigan -Stans -Business Council -Content 53 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Flanigan -Possible business constituency -Stans -Letter from Fred J. Borch Supporting constituencies for the Administration -Business -Congress Conv. No. 468-19 (cont.) -Republican National Committee [RNC] -Governors -Business -John N. Mitchell -A possible meeting with the President Dewey funeral -President’s attendance -Lewis, George C. Wallace, Barry M. Goldwater -Dewey’s positions -Presidential candidate -Presidential advisor -President’s attendance -Young funeral -Public opinion -Compared to Lyndon B. Johnson -Young funeral -President’s attendance -Day -President’s schedule -Possible demonstrations Demonstrations -President’s response -Public opinion President’s schedule -Meeting with mayors -Ehrlichman -Length -Previous Cabinet meeting -Ehrlichman -John A. Volpe 54 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Stans -Greece -Nicaragua, Kenya -Compared with home slide shows -Dewey funeral -Wreath -Dewey’s sons -Possible letters from the President Conv. No. 468-19 (cont.) -Wreath -Family and associates -Sons -Importance -Possible other funerals -Johnson -Harry S Truman -Johnson -Possible lying-in-state -Truman -Johnson -President’s possible attendance -Washington, DC; Texas -Publicity value -Young funeral in Kentucky -Publicity value -Richard B. Russell’s funeral -Symbolism -Coverage -Value -Dewey funeral -Meeting with mayors -Ehrlichman’s view -Revenue sharing -Length -Ehrlichman -President’s role -President’s role in meetings -Blacks -Leonard Garment -Congress -National Security Council [NSC] -Henry A. Kissinger 55 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Meeting with mayors -Length -Purpose -Previous meetings -President’s view -Value -Purpose -Revenue sharing Conv. No. 468-19 (cont.) -Ehrlichman’s role Haldeman left at 6:22 pm