767–21

Conversation No. 767-21

Date: August 11, 1972
Time: 12:23 pm - 1:02 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Donald E. Johnson, John F. Evans, Jr., and John D. Ehrlichman; Stephen
B. Bull and the White House photographer were present at the beginning of the meeting.

Greetings

The President's schedule
-George W. Romney's report on Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Photographs
-Arrangements

1972 election
-Veteran organization conventions
-Republican National Convention
-George S. McGovern's schedule
-Veterans of Foreign Wars [VFW] convention
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-The President's schedule
-American Legion convention
-Agnew’s forthcoming appearance at the VFW convention
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)


Veterans Administration [VA] administrator
-Cost of Living Council [COLC]
-Johnson’s appointment to the Domestic Council
-Domestic Council compared to the National Security Council [NSC]
-Publicity in veterans press
-Cabinet status of VA
-Central Intelligence Agency [CIA]
-Atomic Energy Commission [AEC]

Veterans affairs
-Legislation
-Cemetery bill [National Cemeteries Act]
-Department of Defense
-Possible transfer of hospital from Public Health Service [PHS] to VA
-Galveston, Texas
-Legislation
-The Administration’s support
-Social Security
-Veterans
-Johnson’s efforts
-Olin E. (“Tiger”) Teague
-Charles M. Teague
-William E. Timmons
-Education bill
-Senate committee
-Olin Teague
-Senate Republicans
-Medical bill
-Possible cuts
-Cemetery bill
-Senate
-Veto possibility
-“Instant Medical School” bill
-Olin Teague
-Opposition by the Administration
-Temple, Texas
-Possible pilot project
-The President’s view
-Otto E. Passman
-Olin Teague
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)

-The President's view
-Support for the President on national security
-Work with Democrats for Nixon
-John B. Connally
-A VA hospital director
-Carl A. Hatch Act
-Johnson's work
-Schedule before election
-Hatch Act
-Travel in key states
-New York
-Pennsylvania
-Ohio
-Illinois
-Michigan
-California
-Texas
-Talks with veterans and labor organizations
-Subjects
-Armed services
-Amnesty
-National defense
-Speeches
-Regional talk shows
-National defense

Johnson's schedule
-Speeches
-W. Ramsey Clark
-Statements from Hanoi
-McGovern
-Comments on J. Edgar Hoover
-Support for Clark
-Possible Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] director
-Amnesty issue
-Attack on McGovern
-Johnson’s previous speeches at state veterans conventions
-Support for the President
-May 8, 1972 decision
-Mining
-Bombing
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)

-Amnesty issue
-Johnson’s trips to states
-Previous Cabinet meeting
-Appearances at state veterans conventions
-Other appearances
-Chamber of Commerce events
-Fundraisers
-Television shows
-Los Angeles trip
-Marine Corps League national convention
-Gen. Robert E. Cushman, Jr.
-Concern for Vietnam veterans
-Contrasted with concern for draft evaders
-Los Angeles trip
-Appearance on KNBC
-Meet the Press style format
-Amnesty
-The President’s view
-World War II experience
-Jobs for veterans
-Servicemen returning to civilian workforce
-Decrease in unemployment
-Government service
-Number of Vietnam veterans working in VA
-The Administration’s responsiveness to veterans
-Joint program between VA and former Chairman of Equitable
Life
-Administration's record
-Civil service

George C. Wallace
-Physical condition
-Possible move date
-Facilities in the governor’s mansion
-Equipment
-Personnel
-Forthcoming call from Johnson
-Cornelia Wallace
-Message from the President
-Offer of Johnson’s services
-Use of White House operator
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)

-Johnson’s possible visit with George Wallace

Johnson's schedule
-Travel

Presentation of Presidential gifts
-Cuff links

The President’s daughter's visit to Iowa

Presentation of Presidential gifts
-Johnson’s wife

Johnson and Evans left and Ziegler entered at 12:41 pm.

The President's forthcoming meeting with Donald McI. Kendall family
-Cabinet Room

The President left at an unknown time after 12:41 pm.

The President's schedule
-Previous meeting with Johnson

Bull entered at an unknown time after 12:41 pm.

Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon's schedule
-Meeting with the Kendall family
-Gold dessert service
-The President’s trip to the People’s Republic of China [PRC]

The President entered and Bull left at an unknown time before 12:44 pm.

Romney
-Announcement to press
-Desire to return to private life
-Romney’s previous meeting with the President
-Public service
-The President's request for Romney to remain
-Housing
-Wilkes-Barre program
-Future plans
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)

-Post Republican National Convention plans
-Romney’s forthcoming visit to San Clemente
-Timing of departure

Ehrlichman left at 12:44 pm.

Milton J. Shapp

R. Sargent Shriver
-Shriver’s resignation letter
-Release by the State Department
-William P. Rogers
-State Department bureaucracy
-Ziegler’s meeting with Hugh S. Sidey
-Sidey’s comments on McGovern
-Questions for Shriver on Meet the Press
-Shriver’s resignation letter
-Shriver’s request to remain in the administration
-Ehrlichman
-Sidey’s possible meeting with Ehrlichman

Bull entered at 12:45 pm.

Mrs. Nixon’s schedule

Release of Shriver’s resignation letter

Mrs. Nixon entered and Ziegler left at 12:45 pm.

The President's schedule
-The President's meeting with Deborah (Murray) Sloan
-Timing
-Meeting with Kendalls
-Sloan’s pregnancy
-Sloan’s parents
-Mrs. Nixon’s participation
-Mrs. Nixon’s previous meeting with Sloan
-The President's meeting with Kendall family
-Gifts
-Possible gift to Donald Kendall
-Kendall’s gifts to the President
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)

-Golf clubs
-Golf balls
-Kendall sons
-Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
-Sigrid Irmgard (Baroness Ruedt von Collenberg) (“Bim”) Kendall
-Pin

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:47 pm.


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Donald Kendall, Sigrid Kendall, Donald McI. Kendall, Jr., Kent C. Kendall and Peter M.
Flanigan entered at 12:47 pm; the White House photographer was present at the beginning of the
meeting.

Greetings

Introduction of children
-Donald Kendall, Jr.
-Kent Kendall

Gift presentation to the President
-Gold dessert service
-Manufacturing process
-Exclusion from future presidential library
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Edward R.F. and Tricia Nixon Cox

Photographs
-Arrangements
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)


Oval Office description
-George Washington
-Music box
-Flags of the armed forces
-Army
-Navy
-Air Force
-Marine Corps
-Coast Guard

Washington Monument

Donald Kendall
-Pepsico
-Products
-Golf clubs

Publications
-Expenditures
-Color printing
-Advertisements
-Coca Cola
-Democrats, Republicans

Photograph
-Deaf boy [Michael Newton?]
-Previous visit with the President
-Instrument in ear

Presentation of Presidential gifts
-Viewfinder
-Apollo program
-Tie clasp
-Trinket
-Cuff links
-Pin
-Putter
-Presidential seal
-Presidential signature
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)

[Business and Industry for the Re-election of the President?]
-Boston
-Chicago
-Denver
-Pittsburgh
-Dallas
-Unknown person's schedule
-Seattle, Dallas
-Regional chairmen
-City organizations
-Businessmen

Dwarf tree
-PRC

Pandas
-Photograph
-National Zoo
-PRC

Rose Garden

Donald Kendall

Golf clubs
-Possible use as head of state gifts
-Kakuei Tanaka
-Eisaku Sato
-Tanaka

Mrs. Nixon et al. left at 1:02 pm.