626–3

Conversation No. 626-3

Date: November 30, 1971
Time: 9:15 am - 9:45 am
Location: Oval Office

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

Pending legislation
-Tax Bill
-Check-off for political campaigns
-Possible veto
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Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 626-3 (cont.)


-John O. Pastore's possible compromise
-Tax credit
-Benefits to tax payers
-Conference Committee report
-House's possible action
-Possible veto
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Clark MacGregor's work

Earl L. Butz
-Confirmation
-Possible outcome of vote
-Timing of vote
-Press coverage

National economy
-The President's program
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] News interviews
-Laborers and labor leaders
-Ohio
-George Meany

Confirmations
-Senate's schedule
-Butz
-Supreme Court

1973 budget
-Federal pay raise
-Vote

News summary
-The President's schedule
-Forthcoming trip to the People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-John A. Scali
-Dan Rather
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Robert Pierpont
-Staff's knowledge
-White House Communications Agency [WHCA]
-Policemen
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 626-3 (cont.)


-Secret Service
-Pierpoint's story
-Ziegler's efforts
-Rather and Pierpont

James Perry of National Observer
-Past reporting of the President
-Compared with [Forename unknown] Pearson [sp?] Wall Street Journal
-Importance
-The President’s view

Robert H. Finch and Herbert G. Klein
-Activities in 1972
-Haldeman’s view
-Roles on White House staff

Maurice H. Stans's schedule
-John B. Connally

Connally
-News reports regarding role in administration
-Arthur F. Burns
-Effect
-Previous conversation with Henry A. Kissinger
-News reports regarding role in administration
-Connally’s view
-Previous conversations with George P. Shultz and Kissinger
-Kissinger
-Haldeman’s view
-Burns
-Previous meeting with Shultz and Kissinger
-Leaks
-Connally’s view
-Previous conversation with Kissinger
-American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations [AFL-
CIO] convention
-Possible effect
-The President’s view
-News reports
-Haldeman’s view
-Kissinger and Burns
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 626-3 (cont.)


-Possible sources
-Peter G. Peterson
-Possible conversation with Haldeman

Leaks
-White House response
-Charles W. Yost

Stans
-Possible report to Cabinet on foreign trip
-Compared with Connally's report on foreign trip
-Unknown prime minister
-Giovanni Battista Motini [Pope Paul VI]

The President's schedule
-Time interview
-Timing
-President’s forthcoming trip to New York
-Florida

Christmas tree lighting ceremony
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-The Vice President [Spiro T. Agnew]
-The President

Haldeman left at 9:45 am.