Conversation 711-007

On April 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 11:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 711-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 711-7

Date: April 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:52 am and 11:55 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

     John A. Scali
          -The President's meeting with People's Republic of China [PRC] table tennis team

Alexander P. Butterfield entered at an unknown time after 11:52 am.

     Tricia Nixon Cox
           -The President's call

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 11:55 am.

     The President's schedule
          -Meeting with PRC table tennis team
               -Scali
               -The President’s comments and the team’s comments
                      -Length
                      -The President's review
                           -Time devoted to reading
               -Schedule
          -Meeting with Earl L. Butz
               -Butz's trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
               -Butz's announcement
                      -Publicity
                           -Henry A. Kissinger's trip to Moscow

     Butz
            -Announcement
                -Reasons
            -Work with administration
                -Problems
                -Compared with John A. Volpe

The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 11:52 and
11:55 am.

[Conversation No. 711-7A]

[See Conversation No. 23-18]

[End of telephone conversation]

Haldeman left at an unknown time before 11:55 am.