Conversation: 472-017
Prev: 472-016 Next: 472-019Start Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1971 7:50 PM
End Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1971 8:00 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 03:34:47
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:44:24
NARA Description:
On March 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:50 pm to 3:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 472-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 472-17
Date: March 23, 1971
Time: 2:50 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
President’s previous interview with Howard K. Smith
-Format
-Compared with press conference
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Buchanan
-Leonard Garment
-Length
-Smith’s questioning
-Foreign policy emphasis
-Blacks
-Price
-Buchanan
-Smith compared with [Arnold] Eric Sevareid
-Questions
-Length of interview
-Difficulty
-President’s responses
-President’s demeanor
-William E. Brock, III
-John B. Connally
-Clifford M. Hardin
-Public opinion
-Camera angles
-Placement of cameras
-White House control
-Barbara Walters interview
-President’s seating position
-Hardin’s view
-White House control
-William H. Carruthers
-Placement of cameras
-Effect
-Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman conversations
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Tape Subject Log
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 1m 6s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 Conv. No. 472-17 (cont.)
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President’s schedule
-An announcement concerning Davis-Bacon Act, March 26, 1971
-A prison dedication in Oklahoma
-Richard G. Kleindienst
-Another Oklahoma dedication
-Oklahoma City logistics
-President’s role
-Remarks
-Tour
-Precedent
-President’s role
-Prisoners
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 2:50 pm
-3:00 meeting
Bull left at an unknown time before 3:00 pm
President’s interview with Smith
-Public response
-White House telephone call
The President and Haldeman left at 3:00 pm
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)