Conversation: 554-002
Prev: 554-001 Next: 554-003Start Date: Wednesday, August 4, 1971 4:27 PM
End Date: Wednesday, August 4, 1971 5:43 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Ziegler, Ronald L.Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:50:45
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:58:13
NARA Description:
On August 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 1:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 554-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 554-2
Date: August 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:27 pm and 1:43 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Ronald L. Ziegler.
Press conference
-Economy
Busing
-Ziegler recent press conference
Press conference
-Economy
-Unemployment
-Compared to early 1960's
-Arthur F. Burns
-Busing statement
-August 3, 1971
-Spiro T. Agnew
-Economy
-People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Length of conference
President's schedule
-Action papers
Butterfield left at an unknown time before 1:43 pm.
-Economy
-Significance as issue
-Wage and price freeze
-Foreign issues
-PRC and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT]
-Berlin
-Vietnam
-Forthcoming press conference
-Ziegler’s possible comments
-Negotiations
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 554-2 (cont.)
-Critics
-Seven points
-Le Duc Tho
-Economy
-Wage increases
Instructions for Ziegler
-Forthcoming press conference
-Wage increases
Jobs legislation
-Congress
-Clark MacGregor’s office
-Need to stay in session
Ziegler left at an unknown time before 1:43 pm.