President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met with Gerald Ford and staff to review the President's upcoming schedule and discuss the political fallout of the recent Attica State Prison riot. Nixon and Haldeman defended New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller's handling of the situation, specifically praising the use of force and rejecting the necessity of amnesty for the inmates. Additionally, the group briefly critiqued a local Washington, D.C. environmental initiative involving bike lanes on Rock Creek Parkway, dismissing the project as a costly inconvenience to commuters.
On September 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Gerald R. Ford, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:57 pm to 8:09 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 572-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 572-1
Date: September 14, 1971
Time: 7:57 am - 8:09 am
Location: Oval Office
The President's schedule
-Presence of photographers at meetings
-Forthcoming meeting with agricultural leaders
-Prince and Princess Hitachi of Japan
-Republican Congressional leadership meeting
-Time
-The President's meeting with Gordon L. Allott
-Length
-Clark MacGregor
-Draft bill
-Changes
-Meeting with Francis J. Galbraith
-The President's meeting with Committee to Form a National Health Education
Foundation
-Length
-Galbraith's meeting
-Briefing paper
-The President's surrogate at meeting
-Talking points
Attica State Prison riot
-Nelson A. Rockefeller
-Reactions
-Manolo Sanchez
-Administration friends
-William M. Kunstler, Thomas Grey Wicker
-Negotiations
-Prisoners' demands
-Rockefeller's concessions
-Jacob K. Javits
-Support for Rockefeller
-Amnesty
-Effect
-Death tolls
-Amnesty
-Sharp shooters
-Hostages
-Television cameras
Environment
-Washington, DC
-Air pollution
-Bicycles as source of transportation
-Rock Creek Parkway
-Bike lane
-Traffic jam
-Expenditures
-Source of income
-Source of action
-Public responseThis 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.