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Conversation: 494-008

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Start Date: 8-May-1971 1:55 PM

End Date: 8-May-1971 2:40 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 03:00:56

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:09:38

494a.mp3

494b.mp3

NARA Description:

On May 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 2:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 494-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 494-8

Date: May 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:55 pm and 2:40 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President dictated a memorandum to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under court order from
December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums, et al. v. James M.
Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records Administration produced this
transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]

[End of transcript]

     Washington, D.C. demonstrations
         -President's position

     Leadership
          -Agnew
          -President's press conferences
                -Welfare issue
          -President's Williamsburg speech
          -President's Chamber of Commerce speech
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                         (rev. 9/08)



     Press
          -Charles W. Colson, Ronald L. Ziegler, John A. Scali and Haldeman meeting
                -Scali's position
          -White House handling
                -Image of President
          -President's opponents
                -Image of President
                                                                      Conv. No. 494-7 (cont.)
     Leadership
          -President's foreign and domestic accomplishments
                -Press

     Public opinion polls
          -President's position vis-a-vis Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy on law and order
          -Public opinion