Conversation: 596-017
Prev:  596-016 Next: 596-018Start Date: 19-Oct-1971 12:56 PM
End Date: 19-Oct-1971 1:26 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Colson, Charles W.; Bull, Stephen B.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:40:51
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:11:52
NARA Description:
On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:56 pm to 1:26 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 596-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 596-17 Date: October 19, 1971 Time: 12:56 pm - 1:26 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. Media -Press leaks -Nominees to Supreme Court -Influence the President's decision Charles W. Colson entered at 12:57 pm. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts board members -William D. Blair, Jr. 26 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) -Lyndon B. Johnson's appointees -Tricia Nixon Cox -Haldeman -Roger L. Stephens -Actions -Previous executive committee meeting -Haldeman -Kennedy sisters -Possible White House use of Kennedy Center -Blair -Use of Kennedy Center -Black Panthers -Unknown priest -Robert B. Anderson -Renaming of Kennedy Center theatres -Eisenhower -Johnson -Nixon -Blair -The President’s view -Haldeman’s view -Comments to the press -Stephens Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 12:56 pm. Misplaced document Bull left at an unknown time before 1:26 pm. Supreme Court appointments -Congressional opposition -Edward M. Kennedy -Birch E. Bayh, Jr. -Media -Hugh Scott, Edward J. Gurney -Support for the President -Time, Newsweek, New York Times, Edward M. Kennedy, Bayh -Administration's counter-attack -Gurney and Scott 27 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 596-17 (cont.) Bull entered at an unknown time after 12:56 pm. Location of missing document Bull left at an unknown time before 1:26 pm. Edward Kennedy -Nomination to federal bench -Francis Morrissey -John F. Kennedy Common Cause -Mailings -John W. Gardner -Administrations response -Cut off contributions -Gerald R. Ford, Robert P. Griffin, Scott -Supporters -Chuck Healy [?] -John A. McCone -Republican National Committee -Supersonic Transport [SST] -Michael J. Mansfield amendment -American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars -Gardner -Internal Revenue Service [IRS] investigation -Enemies List -White House dinner -Ronald L. Ziegler -Funding -Direct mail -Contributors Administration's activities -Congressional hearings -Edith Efron's book -William L. Springer -Dean Burch -Springer -Networks -Publishers 28 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 596-17 (cont.) -Book stores -Neal B. Freeman -Human Events magazine -Samuel J. Ervin, Jr. hearings -Strom Thurmond -Springer Art -The President’s view -Public relations benefits -The President's schedule -Supporters -Gardner -Anderson -The President's previous visit to Kennedy Center -Value -Administration's activities -Women -Businessmen -Nancy Hanks -Virginia H. Knauer -Blair -Kennedy Center image Lyndon B. Johnson -Vietnam -Pentagon Papers -John F. Kennedy -William V. Shannon -New York Times -Book [The Vantage Point] -Jack J. Valenti's comments -Review by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. -Los Angeles Times -Valenti -Robert F. Kennedy -1960 Vice Presidential nomination -Ngo Dinh Diem -Administration actions 29 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 596-17 (cont.) Report of conversation -David E. Bradshaw -Richard J. Daley’s previous meeting with Edward Kennedy -Jay Lovestone ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 4m 5s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** Housing -Statistics -Increase of 47% per annum Stock market -Dow Jones decrease -Wall Street -Arthur F. Burns -Inflation -August 15th -Volume of trade The President's schedule -John N. Mitchell -Donald H. Rumsfeld Haldeman and Colson left at 1:26 pm. 30 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06)