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Conversation 529-004

TapeTape 529StartThursday, June 24, 1971 at 11:46 AMEndThursday, June 24, 1971 at 11:58 AMTape start time00:11:38Tape end time00:19:08ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob");  Butterfield, Alexander P.;  Ziegler, Ronald L.Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon met with H.R. Haldeman, Alexander Butterfield, and Ronald Ziegler to coordinate the administration's political and public relations response to the House vote on the Mansfield amendment. The group deliberated on the appropriate wording for presidential statements to effectively manage the amendment's impact on ongoing negotiations. Additionally, the participants briefly touched upon scheduling matters and personnel considerations, including a potential role for Alexander Haig.

Mansfield amendmentPublic relationsPresidential statementsVietnam War negotiationsWhite House personnel
AudioNARA Description

On June 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:46 am to 11:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 529-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 529-4

Date: June 24, 1971
Time: 11:46 am - 11:58 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and Alexander P. Butterfield.

     Schedule

     Mansfield amendment
         -House of Representatives vote

     Personnel
          -Alexander M. Haig, Jr. [?]

     Presidential statements
          -Wording

     [Unintelligible]

           -Ronald L. Ziegler
                -Effect of Mansfield Amendment on negotiations
                      -Public relations
                      -Wording
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                          Tape Subject Log
                                            (rev. 10/08)



     The President’s schedule

     Ziegler’s statement

Ziegler entered at an unknown time after 11:46 am.

The President, et al. left at 11:58 am.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Point two, here they are, certainly a loser.
They are sourced.
This is the room.
We put a piece of this in there.
This is our Santa.
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I just encourage you to consider .
He's already 70% having to repeat what I think they did .
He did say .
They've got to say the right thing to destroy and .
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