Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 469 › Conversation 469-006

Nixon, Haldeman & Walker on Whitney M. Young Jr. and Economic policy

Thursday, March 18, 1971 · 5:03 PM–5:25 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Walker, Ronald H.; Woods, Rose MaryConversation469-006 on Tape 469 (tape position 00:21:10–00:26:59)StartThursday, March 18, 1971 at 5:03 PMEndThursday, March 18, 1971 at 5:25 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 469-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417176227 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with H. R. Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, and briefly Ronald H. Walker to coordinate upcoming scheduling logistics and administrative briefings. Discussions involved the planning of the First Lady’s travel to New York for the funeral of Thomas E. Dewey and a review of Walker's successful management of the Whitney M. Young, Jr. funeral. The President also tasked Haldeman with monitoring economic policy consultations involving John B. Connally, George P. Shultz, and other key economic advisors to ensure effective coordination.

Presidential scheduling
Whitney M. Young Jr.
Funeral arrangements
Economic policy
Pat Nixon
Cabinet coordination

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NARA Description

On March 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald H. Walker, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 5:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 469-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 469-6

Date: March 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:03 pm and 5:25 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

     President’s schedule

[The President talked with Ronald H. Walker between 5:03 pm and 5:04 pm]

[Conversation No. 469-6A]

     Walker’s work on Whitney M. Young, Jr. funeral
         -Compared with Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. funeral

[End of telephone conversation]

Rose Mary Woods entered at 5:04 pm

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/19/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[469-006-w001]
[Duration: 2m 28s]

     Jack Drown’s schedule

     Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon’s schedule
          -New York trip
               -March 19, 1971
          -Thomas E. Dewey funeral
               - Jack Drown
          -Return trip
          -New York trip
               -Length

     Jack Drown
          -Suitcase

     The President’s schedule
          -New York trip

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               -Return trip

     Jack Drown and Helene (Colesie) Drown’s schedule

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Woods left at an unknown time before 5:25 pm

     Economy
         -President’s forthcoming meeting with John B. Connally
         -President’s previous talk with George P. Shultz
               -John D. Ehrlichman
               -George W. Romney
               -Arthur F. Burns
               -Maurice H. Stans
               -Paul W. McCracken
               -John A. Volpe
               -Winton M. (“Red”) Blount
               -Ehrlichman
               -Patrick J. Buchanan
               -McCracken

     McCracken
         -Forthcoming call from Haldeman
               -Burns

     President’s schedule
          -Connally

Haldeman left at an unknown time before 5:25 pm

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So, yeah.

I just want you to know that we all thought that was a very fine job.

They're very good about circumstances.

I went to the, to Martin Luther King, General, and I tell you all the difference in the world.

Well, they were, it was tough.

Yeah.

Oh, and that's, and that came off great.

You did a great service to them and made it come off nice, you know, so there wasn't any drag over the business.

Okay.

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I want you to find out something from me before I leave.

Connelly, Schultz said that there's somewhere that talks with Ervin that he'd get it.

And Ervin talked to Ron, he says that Romney and Arthur Burns, and Maurice Sands, and Paul McCracken, and Arthur Burns, Paul McCracken,

of John Bowlby and Red Blunt and meeting at the economy.

Now, he did not have, of course, this kind of efficiency.

You can't preserve it.

There's no damn thing.

Either one, I think you can.

Yeah, why don't you just call, you call Paul and say, look, there's some meeting going on, some meeting's going on, if you just follow this, if there's something we, if you say, yeah, I've got a meeting with Arthur, if you, I'll just say, yeah, I'm just curious, because I've been talking to Arthur, so I don't know what these meetings are.

Let me know, I'm just, well, I'm going to wait until you're done.

Also recorded on March 18, 1971

469-001 4:42 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:42 pm to 4:46 pm.
469-002 4:46 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:00 pm.
469-003 4:46 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:00 pm.
469-004 4:46 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:00 pm.
469-005 5:00 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:03 pm.
469-007 5:04 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:25 pm.
469-008 5:04 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:25 pm.
469-009 5:25 PM · 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:25 pm to 6:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 469-006, March 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176227). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/469-006 (accessed October 31, 2026).