Conversation 469-006

TapeTape 469StartThursday, March 18, 1971 at 5:03 PMEndThursday, March 18, 1971 at 5:25 PMTape start time00:21:10Tape end time00:26:59ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Walker, Ronald H.; Woods, Rose MaryRecording deviceOval Office

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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
               -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
               -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

Transcript (AI-Generated)

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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.

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.

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