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Nixon Tapes on Anne L. Armstrong
17 conversations · frequently with Nixon, Haldeman, Armstrong, Bull
President Richard M. Nixon met with counselor Anne L. Armstrong in the Executive Office Building to discuss administrative matters. The conversation was brief and classified as a personal, returnable item, resulting in no public record of the specific dialogue. Consequently, no substantive policy decisions or action items were documented for this interaction.
President Nixon, Anne Armstrong, and H.R. Haldeman met to discuss staffing for the administration's second term, specifically focusing on a new, high-level role for Armstrong within the White House. The participants considered placing Armstrong in a senior advisory position—rather than the Chief of Protocol—to better leverage her political skills, manage the Bicentennial Commission, and address criticism regarding the representation of women. Nixon emphasized the need for a specific, authoritative title and an office within the White House complex to ensure Armstrong had the necessary proximity and influence to manage key policy and political initiatives.
H. R. Haldeman and Ronald Ziegler coordinate the strategic release of information regarding the appointment of Anne L. Armstrong as Counselor to the President. Rather than utilizing the Washington Star, they decide to leak the announcement to friendly newspapers in Texas to maximize the impact of the news. Haldeman tasks Ziegler with finalizing the details and identifying the appropriate media outlets before they meet in person to formalize the plan.
H. R. Haldeman contacts the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Anne L. Armstrong. The brief exchange focuses solely on coordinating this connection, reflecting routine administrative efforts to reach the presidential counselor. No further policy discussions or significant strategic decisions are addressed in this fragment.
H. R. Haldeman coordinates with the White House operator in an attempt to reach Anne L. Armstrong, who is believed to be at the Mayflower Hotel. Despite sightings of Armstrong near an elevator, the operator reports an inability to locate or contact her. Haldeman instructs the operator to continue efforts to establish a connection.
President Nixon met with H.R. Haldeman and other staff to discuss the reorganization of his second-term administration, with a primary focus on appointing Anne L. Armstrong as a Counselor to the President with Cabinet rank. The discussion covered defining Armstrong's responsibilities—including outreach to women, the Bicentennial, and POW/MIA issues—and managing potential media leaks regarding her appointment. Additionally, the participants reviewed the disposition of 1972 campaign surplus funds and addressed various scheduling logistics for upcoming White House events, including a Cabinet dinner.
H. R. Haldeman coordinates with the White House operator to locate Counselor to the President Anne L. Armstrong for an urgent conversation with Richard Nixon. After initial efforts to find her at the Mayflower Hotel prove unsuccessful, Haldeman instructs the operator to check with the Republican National Committee and contact her husband in Texas. The search highlights the administration's priority in reaching Armstrong for immediate consultation.
H. R. Haldeman informs Anne L. Armstrong that the White House has leaked to the Washington Star her appointment as a Cabinet-rank Counselor to the President. They discuss the scope of her new role, which will focus on broad policy matters including women's issues, and address the logistical arrangement of splitting her time between Washington, D.C., and Texas. To solidify her new position, Haldeman instructs Armstrong to attend a Cabinet dinner that evening, providing her with logistical support and emphasizing the importance of her immediate transition into her new official duties.
President Nixon consulted with Marjorie P. Acker to clarify and finalize the guest list for an upcoming dinner party. The discussion centered on confirming the attendance of Anne L. Armstrong and her husband, Tobin, as well as Admiral Thomas H. and Carrie Ellen Moorer. Nixon sought to reconcile conflicting information regarding whether Anne Armstrong's husband would be accompanying her to the event.
President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman met to discuss personnel and organizational logistics for the upcoming second term, specifically focusing on the office placement of Counselor Anne L. Armstrong within the White House complex. Nixon insisted that Armstrong be provided with suitable office space inside the White House rather than the Executive Office Building to enhance her profile, even at the expense of office space for other staffers. Additionally, the President received updates on internal leadership disputes within the Republican National Committee regarding finance chair candidates.
President Nixon consulted with Stephen B. Bull to finalize the seating arrangements for an upcoming breakfast meeting. To avoid potential social misunderstandings, the President directed that Anne L. Armstrong be seated to his left. Peter J. Brennan was subsequently assigned to the second position on the left to complete the protocol for the event.
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his daily schedule and manage upcoming appointments. The discussion focused on facilitating meetings involving key staff members, specifically H.R. Haldeman’s interaction with Anne L. Armstrong and a briefing with William E. Timmons. Bull was tasked with managing these logistical arrangements to ensure the President's scheduled commitments proceeded as planned.
A White House tour group consisting of an unidentified man and woman visited the Cabinet Room, where they discussed the room's layout and the specific roles of various Cabinet members. The participants examined the Cabinet table and identified the assigned seating positions for officials such as George P. Shultz, Anne L. Armstrong, and John A. Scali. The interaction concluded without any significant policy developments or administrative action items.
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified male visitor in the Oval Office to address his daily administrative schedule. The discussion primarily facilitated logistics regarding upcoming appointments with Phillip V. Sanchez and Anne L. Armstrong. The meeting concluded quickly, with the visitor departing before the President’s subsequent scheduled engagements.
President Nixon met with Phillip V. Sanchez and Anne L. Armstrong to commemorate Sanchez's appointment as the U.S. Ambassador to Honduras. During the brief session, which included a photo opportunity, the participants discussed the transition from Sanchez’s former role at the Office of Economic Opportunity and the positive impact this new diplomatic assignment would have on his family. The President offered his well wishes for the move, emphasizing the professional and personal significance of the upcoming ambassadorship.
President Nixon held a brief, two-minute meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual, followed by an engagement with Counselor to the President Anne L. Armstrong. While the audio content remains undefined, the scheduling of these encounters suggests a high-level briefing or administrative discussion. No specific policy decisions or significant developments were recorded during the available portion of this interaction.
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to briefly discuss the scheduling arrangements for Anne L. Armstrong. The brief encounter appears to have been focused on coordinating access or logistics regarding her current location. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.