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Conversation No. 862-4

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: 9:34 am - 10:05 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

President's meeting
-John D. Ehrlichman [?]
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Ambassador

Camp David
-Weather
-Transportation

Henry A. Kissinger's schedule
-Barbara Walters's show
-Taping

Meeting on US economy
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John D. Ehrlichman entered at 9:35 am.

-Kissinger’s attendance
-George P. Shultz [?]
-Location
-Barbara Walters's show
-Kissinger
-Time
-Alternatives
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Amount of work
-Time in traveling

William E. Timmons entered and Bull left at an unknown time after 9:35 am.

Invitations
-Evening at the White House, Worship service
-Date
-Republicans
-Reaction to invitation

President's meeting with Richard G. Kleindienst

Timmons left at 9:38 am.

President's talk with Howard H. Baker
-Executive privilege

Tax reform
-Publicity
-President's statement
-Shultz
-Campaign promises
-Tax credits
-Property tax
-Minimum tax
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-Review of reform proposals
-President’s statement
-State of the Union

[A transcript of the following portion of the conversation may be found in RG 460, Box 58, pp.
1-17.]

[End transcribed portion]

Howard H. Baker, Jr.

[Begin transcribed portion]

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 9:38 am during the transcribed portion.

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:05 am during the transcribed portion.

[End of transcribed portion]

White House staff
-William E. Timmons
-Bryce N. Harlow

[Begin transcribed portion]

[End of transcribed portion]

Veterans
-Cutbacks
-Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger
-Political sense

Ehrlichman's role

Earl L. Butz
-Ancher Nelsen
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-Deal with Bob Poole
-Rural Electrification Administration [REA]
-Compromise
-Committee meeting
-Timing

Cultivation of administration's friends
-Farmers
-Veterans
-Large contributors
-Tax breaks
-Veterans and farmers

Veterans
-Legislation
-Political repercussions

Office of Management and Budget [OMB]
-Howard H. Baker, Jr.
-Commission members’ appointments
-Elliot L. Richardson
-Commission
-F. Edward Hebert
-Ehrlichman’s telephone call
-President’s role

James R. (“Jimmy”) Hoffa
-Detroit local
-Presidency
-Kleindienst
-Parole

Ehrlichman left at 10:05 am.
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