Conversation: 473-004
Prev: 473-003 Next: 473-005Start Date: Thursday, March 25, 1971 2:31 PM
End Date: Thursday, March 25, 1971 2:50 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:41:51
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:57:39
NARA Description:
On March 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 9:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 473-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 473-4
Date: March 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:31 am and 9:50 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Rose Mary Woods’ call
President’s schedule
-California trip
White House staff
-Needs
-California trip
-Public relations
-Compared with House and Senate
-Compared with a campaign
Cabinet
-John B. Connally
-Public relations
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
White House staff
-Haldeman
-Charles W. Colson
-Colson’s role
-Public relations
-Supersonic Transport [SST]
-Peter H. Dominick’s previous meeting with President
-Republican leaders’ meetings Conv. No. 473-4 (cont.)
Congressional relations
-Clark MacGregor
-Possible meeting with President or Haldeman
-Dominick meeting
-Charles H. Percy
-Need for support for President’s policies
-Vietnam
-SST vote
-Administration efforts
-Meetings with Senators
-Effect
-Donald H. Rumsfeld
-Robert H. Finch and Rumsfeld’s trip to Europe
-Possible position
-Trade Representative
-Possible work with MacGregor
-Congress
-Finch
-Work
-Public relations efforts
-MacGregor
-William E. Timmons
-MacGregor
-Meetings with President’s supporters
-Possible meeting with President
-Reasons for meeting
-Public relations efforts
-Motivation
-Needs
President’ schedule
-California trip
-Possible alternative
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
-Troop withdrawal announcement
-Meeting with surrogate speakers
[Name unintelligible]
-White House staff
-National Security Council [NSC] meetings
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Public relations efforts Conv. No. 473-4 (cont.)
-Relations with the press
-Stewart J. O. Alsop
-John Kenneth Galbraith
-Public relations efforts
-Galbraith
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Finch
-The President
-Kissinger
-Vietnam briefings
-Kissinger
-Vietnam briefings
-Student groups
President’s schedule
-Cabinet and senior staff
-Information for press
-Public relations efforts
-Haldeman’s US News and World Report interview
-Public relations efforts
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Congressional groups
-Press
-Timmons, Ehrlichman, MacGregor, George P. Shultz, and Finch
-Cabinet officers
-Colson’s role
-Questionnaire
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 9:31 am
President’s schedule
Bull left at an unknown time before 9:58 am
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
Public relations
-Questionnaire
-Responses
-President’s qualities
-Polling techniques
-President’s qualities
-Compared with Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy
-Children Conv. No. 473-4 (cont.)
Haldeman left at 9:50 am