Secret White House Tapes

249–29

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249–29
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • H. R. Haldeman
April 15, 1971
Conversation No. 249-29

Date: April 15, 1971
Time: 6:30 pm - 6:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

Lyndon B. Johnson’s polls
-Glassboro summit
-Fluctuations

Summit meetings
-Dangers for cosmetic purposes
-Charles W. Colson
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-William P. Rogers

Stock market
-Activity
-Gimmick
-Confidence
-Speech writing
-Haldeman’s conversation with Fay G. Wells [?] and Sarah McClendon
-Robert D. Murphy
-Gross National Product [GNP]

GNP
-George P. Shultz
-Haldeman’s conversation with McClendon

People’s Republic of China [PRC] initiative
-Effects
-Liberals
-Intellectuals
-Media coverage
-Television
-Balance
-Visit of ping-pong team
-Human interest stories

American people
-Attitudes
-Demonstrators
-San Jose incident
-President’s speech
-William L. Safire
-Administration response
-Press
-Administration press

Haldeman’s Look interview
-Haldeman’s conversation with Christopher S. Wren
-President’s speech at the University of California, Los Angeles [UCLA]
-Media collusion
-[Arnold] Eric Sevareid
-Meetings
-Establishment
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-Henry A. Kissinger
-President’s role in government
-Distinction between political role and head-of-state role
-November 3, 1969 speech
-Exercise of leadership
-Reaction
-Cambodia
-President’s speech Conv. No. 249-29 (cont.)
-Laos
-April 7, 1971 speech
-Troop withdrawal
-Timing
-President’s leadership
-Public reaction

Cabinet and staff
-Clark MacGregor
-John A. Scali
-Shultz
-John D. Ehrlichman
-John B. Connally’s view
-Changes
-Donald H. Rumsfeld
-Maurice H. Stans
-Melvin R. Laird and Rogers
-Stans
-Clifford M. Hardin
-James D. Hodgson
-Stans
-President’s ideal
-Stans
-Rogers and Laird
-Rogers
-April 7, 1971 speech
-Kissinger


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security]
[Duration: 12s ]
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ISRAEL


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Conv. No. 249-29 (cont.)


-Rogers C. B. Morton
-George W. Romney
-Rumsfeld
-Romney
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Blacks

The President and Haldeman left at 6:50 pm
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