Conversation: 524-022
Prev:  524-021 Next: 524-023Start Date: 17-Jun-1971 12:22 PM
End Date: 17-Jun-1971 12:46 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; White House operator; Shultz, George P.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:40:13
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:03:43
NARA Description:
On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:46 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 524-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 524-22 Date: June 17, 1971 Time: 12:22 pm - 12:46 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Stephen B. Bull. President's schedule -George P. Shultz meeting with President -Executive Office Building [EOB] Shultz entered at 12:22 pm. Bull left at 12:22 pm. Public Service Employment Bill -Status -House of Representatives and Senate action -Senate bill compared with House bill -Manpower reform and revenue sharing -Administration's position -House effort -Veto possibility -Timing -Public Works Bill -Compromise possibilities -Committee and subcommittee cooperation -Flexibility of spending -Compromise movement -Flexibility of spending -Ties to distribution formula 29 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -Extent -Effect on unemployment -Visibility -Gerald R. Ford -President's veto position -Focus on employment -Commitment from chairman -Shift of power to states and cities -Focus of program -Preparation for negotiations -Reconsideration of veto -Power of potential veto -Effect on committee chairmen -Shultz and John D. Ehrlichman contact -Public service component of HR-1 -Potential maneuvers and public perception Camp David budget meetings -Schedule -Agenda -Objectives -Preparation -American Medical Association [AMA] statement in Atlantic City -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and Ehrlichman conversation [The President spoke with the White House operator at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:46 pm] [Conversation No. 524-22A] Ignore previously placed call [End of telephone conversation] Bull entered at an unknown time after 12:22 pm. Request for Ronald L. Ziegler Bull left at an unknown time before 12:46 pm. Quadriad meeting -President, Shultz, John B. Connally meeting 30 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -Timing -Need for controlled attendance -Shultz call to Haldeman Bull entered at an unknown time after 12:22 pm. Ziegler's location Conv. No. 524-22 (cont.) Bull left at an unknown time before 12:46 pm. Economy -Reports to President -Housing starts -Personal income -Options -Second quarter Gross National Product [GNP] figures -Revisions -Income outpacing output -Balance -Transfer payments -Social Security payments -First quarter imbalance -Second quarter imbalance -Social Security payment -Consumer spending -Business -Caution -Inventory building -Capital investment -Effect -Steel -Forthcoming proposal for President -Forthcoming Camp David meeting -Wage/cost outlook -Forecast -GNP figures -Release -Timing -Basis of figures -Expectations versus reality -Potential upset -Impact on construction and contracts 31 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -Inflation -Special effect -Timing of economic recovery -Businesses -General outlook -Wage and price concern -Inflation -Inflation Conv. No. 524-22 (cont.) -Size of inventories -Possible consequences -Edward L. Morgan and Shultz trip -Scope -Five Southern states -Objective -Discussion with state advisory committees -Impact of economic program on states -Administration policy -Instilling confidence -Feasibility -Change of national psychology -Subjective sampling -Results -Reaction of public to new GNP numbers -Connally -Economic figures -Revisions -Seasonal adjustments -Reasons -President and Shultz meeting -Timing The President and Shultz left at 12:46 pm.