Conversation: 611-004
Prev: 611-003 Next: 611-005Start Date: Tuesday, November 2, 1971 3:50 PM
End Date: Tuesday, November 2, 1971 3:59 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:16:24
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:26:03
NARA Description:
On November 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:50 am to 10:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 611-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 611-4
Date: November 2, 1971
Time: 10:50 am - 10:59 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Charles W. Colson.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 611-3 (cont.)
National economy
-Pay Board
-Colson's schedule
-George P. Shultz
-Frank E. Fitzsimmons
-Jay Lovestone
-Business representatives' efforts
-Wage contracts
-Shultz
-1971 increases
-1972 standard
-Freeze period
-Deferred increases
-Shultz's possible meeting with George Meany
-Shultz’s view
-Employers' possible actions
-Deferred increases
-Strikes
-Steel industry
-Strategy
-Timing
-Meany's possible actions
-Timing
-Convention
-The President's schedule
-Arnold R. Weber, Shultz and Colson
James R. Hoffa
-Executive clemency
-Timing
-Parole Board
-Justification
-Parole Board
-John N. Mitchell
-Fitzsimmons
-Alleged commitment
-August 15, 1971 announcement
-Executive clemency
-Building trades unions
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 611-4 (cont.)
-John D. Ehrlichman
Option paper
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Oil
-Meeting
-Effects
-Labor support
-Building trades
-Fitzsimmons
-Meany
National economy
-Pay Board
-Shultz
-Business members
-Importance to the President's economic program
-New economic policy
-Tax
-Surcharge
-International monetary policy
-Public impact
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 10:50 am.
William McMahon's arrival
Bull left at an unknown time before 10:59 am.
Colson's schedule
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Weber, Shultz and Donald H. Rumsfeld
Colson left at 10:59 am.