Conversation: 549-012
Prev:  549-011 Next: 549-013Start Date: 28-Jul-1971 11:51 AM
End Date: 28-Jul-1971 12:46 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:16:38
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:10:43
NARA Description:
On July 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:51 am to 12:46 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 549-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 549-12 Date: July 28, 1971 Time: 11:51 am - 12:46 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with John D. Ehrlichman. Pentagon Papers -Daniel Ellsberg -Department of Justice -Extent of documents 18 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -Henry A. Kissinger -Legal action -Timing -Lt. William Calley, Jr. case -Trial publicity Tax reform -Minimize disincentives -Depreciation -John B. Connally -Department of the Treasury -Internal Revenue Service [IRS] -Lawyers -John H. Alexander -Roles of administration officials -Connally, Peter M. Flanigan -Ehrlichman’s staff Personnel shifts -Flanigan -State Department -Peter G. Peterson -William P. Rogers -Donald H. Rumsfeld -North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] -William D. Eberle -Special Trade Representative -Peterson -Economic responsibilities -Export rebate, import licensing -Balance of trade -Maurice H. Stans -Peterson, George P. Shultz, Stans -Research and development, technology -Responsibility of William M. Magruder -Contacts -Eugene Black, Milton Friedman Voting reform -On-campus voting -William F. (“Billy”) Graham -Responsibility of individual states 19 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -Limitation on administration response -Federal legislation -Walter F. Mondale, Birch Bayh -Youth -Attitude -Forthcoming settlement of the Vietnam war -The People’s Republic of China [PRC] initiative Conv. No. 549-12 (cont.) ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 1m 27s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** Graham -Call from California Drug abuse issue -Letter from the President -Editors -Television stations -New York Times, Washington Star, Washington Post -T. Harding Jones -University of California -Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe The press -New York Times, Newsday -The President's property -Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo -The President's conversation with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman -John N. Mitchell -The President's financial situation -Property, stocks -Fisher Island 20 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -Press investigative effort -Martin Schramm, [First name not known] Green, Rosensweig [Rosenblatt?], Mark Walters -Rebozo -George A. Smathers -Lawyers -Income -Clark M. Clifford, Edward Bennett Williams Conv. No. 549-12 (cont.) Leaks -Elliot Richardson -Tran Ngoc Chau case -State Department -Kissinger -Ellsworth F. Bunker -Rogers -Kissinger Granite City-National Steel merger -Case -Mitchell Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS] -Staff -Jews -Biographies -Investigation Development of The Mall, Washington, D.C. -Matthew Owings -Flanigan, Leonard Garment, Ehrlichman -Proposals -Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen -Restaurants -Disneyland -Orange County setting -Tivoli -Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan -Use of space -National Capitol Planning Commission -Written proposal -Children 21 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -Orientation of children's playground concept -Museums -Automobile ban -Trolley-type transportation Economic issue coordination -Connally, Shultz, Peterson, Flanigan, Paul W. McCracken, Charles W. Colson -Meeting -Speaker emphasis Conv. No. 549-12 (cont.) -Connally, Shultz, Peterson -McCracken, Colson -Stans, James D. Hodgson -Spiro T. Agnew -Subcabinet -Compared to revenue sharing -Fluctuations of the economy -Haldeman -Colson -Edward L. Morgan -Schools Leaks/Pentagon Papers -Justice Department -Grand jury information ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 [Closed by Statute] [Duration: 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 ****************************************************************************** -Brookings Institution -Leslie H. Gelb 22 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 [Closed by Statute] [Duration: 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 Conv. No. 549-12 (cont.) ****************************************************************************** -Investigation -Reports ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 [Closed by Statute] [Duration: 35s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 ****************************************************************************** -Investigation ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6 [Closed by Statute] [Duration: 5s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6 ****************************************************************************** 23 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) Justice Department -Grand jury -Information -Pentagon Papers document sets -Custody -Clifford, Robert S. McNamara -Melvin R. Laird Conv. No. 549-12 (cont.) -Return of copies -McNamara -World Bank presidency -Kissinger -Rogers -W. Ramsey Clark, McNamara -Custody of notes -Lyndon B. Johnson -Meetings -Number of people taking notes -Haldeman -Raymond K. Price, Jr. -Restriction News reports -Ronald L. Ziegler -Arthur F. Burns -Salary increase -Federal Reserve Board size -Shultz’s conversation with Burns -Executive branch staff -Connally -United Press International [UPI] questioning -Public perception of salary increases Foreign aid assistance -Peterson -Otto E. Passman -Appropriation -Military, bi-lateral, foreign, interdevelopment banks, other aid -Peace Corps -Amount of aid funded through multi-lateral organizations -Control -Peterson, Connally 24 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -Bi-lateral funding -Magruder's Supersonic transport [SST] briefing of July 27, 1971 -Forthcoming briefings -Peterson, Connally -Ehrlichman's remarks at Carleton Club -Businessmen's reaction -Administration stance Conv. No. 549-12 (cont.) -Magruder -Memorandum -Schedule -Trade -1940's-1950's orientation -Donald McI. Kendall -Foreign policy -Domestic policy -Other countries -Japan -Italy -France -Consortium -Changes in policy direction -Connally, Magruder -World markets -Shultz -Market economy -Japan, France -Britain -Rolls-Royce -U.S. anti-trust laws -Effect -Yankee traders -William L. Safire -US business and labor -Proposed speech -State Department The President's schedule -Bohemian Grove -Tone of the President's speech -Kansas City speech -Caveman Camp 25 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -Visit -Lowell Thomas -Refreshment -California -Types of members -Fraternal organizations -American Legion Conv. No. 549-12 (cont.) Economic issues -Peterson, Magruder -Use of foreign policy -Trade policies -Domestic policies -Magruder -Shultz -Peterson -Camp David meeting -Divisions -Council of Economic Advisors, State Department, National Security Council [NSC} -Commerce, Labor, Treasury Departments, Peterson's staff -Balance of trade -Handling of issue -Rogers -Stans -Congressmen -Magruder's aerospace industry meeting -Shultz’s view -Boeing -Italian contract -Automobile industry -California -European share of market -Size of cars -Forthcoming meetings -Research and development -Magruder -Edward E. David, Jr. -President’s schedule -Shultz -Availability of meetings with the President -Peterson, Ehrlichman 26 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -Outlook -Burns -McCracken -John Kenneth Galbraith Ehrlichman left at 12:44 pm. Conv. No. 549-12 (cont.)