On June 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 531-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 531-15
Date: June 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:56 pm and 5:07 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
-Barber
-Upcoming meeting
Bull left at an unknown time before 5:07 pm.
Conversation
Conv. No. 531-31
No. 531-16
(cont.)
Date: June 28, 1971
Time: 5:07 pm - 5:58 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with John B. Connally and Arthur F. Burns.
Greetings
Refreshments
National economy
-Burns’ letter to President
-Wage and price controls
-Taxes
-Inflation
-Fiscal stimulation
-Tax issue
-Government spending
-Taxes
-Acceleration of personal exemption
-Corporate tax
-Depreciation allowance
-Hearings
-Connally's conversation with Samuel J. Ervin, Jr.
-Possible lawsuit
-Common Cause
-Ralph Nader
-Effect on tax receipts
-Creation of jobs
-Investment tax credit
-Burns’ view
-Personal income tax
-Prospects for tax legislation
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Conversation with Burns
-Revenue-sharing
-Political ambitions
-Health
-1971, 1972
-President's comments to Cabinet
-Connally as spokesman
-Quadriad
-Need for single administration spokesman
-Burns
-Burns’ relationship with President
-William McChesney Martin's relationships with Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Lyndon B. Johnson, and John F. Kennedy
-Connally as administration spokesman
-James G. Hodgson
-George W. Romney
-Maurice H. Stans
-Impact of Burns’ statements
-Responsibility
-President
-Advisors
-Joseph W. Martin, Jr.'s comments
-President's work habits
-President's policy
-Jawboning
-Forthcoming meeting with steel industry representatives
-Possible settlements
-Connally
-President’s meeting with the Productivity Council
-Federal budget
-Accelerated public works
-Forthcoming veto
-Teenage unemployment
-Forthcoming veto
-Reasons
-Inflation
-Pending legislation
-Blue-collar workers
-Federal salaries
-Post Office
-Winton M. (“Red”) Blount
-Forthcoming veto
-Wage and price control
-Comparison with construction workers
-Wage and price board, freeze
-Firmness
-Jawboning
-Quota legislation from Congress
-Balance of trade
-Discipline within administration
-President's schedule
-Fiscal year 1973 budget
-Camp David meeting
-Difficulties
-Discipline in public comments
-Burns
-Monetary policy
-Wage and price controls
-Taxes
-Budget
-New economic policy
-Need for unity in position
-Connally
-Articulation of policy
-New York Times article
-Burns’ Pepperdine College address
-Impact
-Burns’ conversation with President
-Economic policy
-Dissemination of Burns’ views
-Public statements
-Burns’ Pepperdine College speech
-Burns’ forthcoming Congressional testimony
-Wage and price controls
-Burns
-Integrity
-Role
-Views on incomes policy
-Wage and price controls
-John J. Sparkman's possible hearing
-William Proxmire
-Burns’ forthcoming testimony
-President's support
-Expression of views
-Burns’ testimony
-Possible statement
-Incomes policy
-David M. Kennedy's comments
-Impact of events
-Wage and price controls
-President's responsibility
-Burns’ policy
-Effect on President's policy
-Burns’ comments
-Possible public perception
-Connally as administration spokesman
-Martin's comments on federal budgets
-Burns’ comments on incomes policy
-Forthcoming testimony
-Incomes policy
-Wage and price controls
-Pepperdine College speech
-Public confusion
-President's policy
-Effect
-Burns’ meeting with President
-Thomas E. Dewey's funeral
-Burns’ forthcoming public statements
-Unity
-Burns’ letter to the President
-Investment tax credit
-Analysis of changes in economy
-Inflation
-President’s perception
-Connally
-Burns’ public comments
-Changes from previous positions
-Munich
-President's policy
-Antagonism of financial press
-Burns’ letter
-Federal employees' wages
-Burns’ public comments
-Monetary policy
-Connally's testimony
-Range of subjects
-Possible Congressional testimony
-Connally's forthcoming statement
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Burns’ forthcoming testimony
-Incomes policy
-President's policy
-Wage and price controls
-National Commission on Productivity
-Welfare
-Jawboning
-Lockheed
-Labor settlements
-Steel
President's schedule
-Barber
National economy
-Burns’ letter
-Burns’ relationship with Connally
-Burns’ views
Connally and Burns left at 5:58 pm.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.