607-10

Conversation No. 607-10

Date: October 29, 1971
Time: 10:46 am - 11:00 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Winton M. (“Red”) Blount and Alexander P. Butterfield; the White
House photographer was present at the beginning of this meeting.

Alabamians

Post Office
-Board of Governors appointments
-Confirmation hearings
-Hiram L. Fong
-Gale W. McGee
-Michael J. Mansfield
-Hugh Scott
-Fong
-Blount's previous conversations with Bryce N. Harlow
-Harlow's possible conversation with Fong
-Fortune 500
-Butterfield's forthcoming conversation with Harlow
-The President’s instructions
-Partisanship
-Blount’s view
-Status
-Employment
-Amount of mail delivered
-Blount's replacement
-Blount's previous meeting with Robert V. Hansberger
-Hansberger
-The President’s view
-Requirements
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 607-10 (cont.)


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 15s ]


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US Senate
-John J. Sparkman
-Age
-Appearance
-The President’s view
-Health
-Effect
-Committee hearings
-The President’s view
-Vietnam
-Blount’s view
-Primary election
-Potential opponents
-Blount’s view
-The President’s view
-Allen J. Ellender
-Age
-The President’s view
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 607-10 (cont.)


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 37s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2

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Alabama
-The President’s view
-George C. Wallace
-College football
-James B. Allen
-The President’s view
-Blount’s view
-J. Lister Hill
-Blount's possible activities
-Urbanization
-Birmingham
-Mobile
-Montgomery
-“Heart of Dixie”
-\"Cradle of the Confederacy\"
-Jefferson Davis

Blount
-Service with Administration
-The President’s view
-Letter of resignation
-Announcement
-Timing
-The President's forthcoming response
-Announcement
-Blount's political plans
-Sparkman
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 607-10 (cont.)


President’s approval rating
-Forthcoming trip to People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Economy

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 10:46 am.

Blount

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:00 am.

Auburn University football team
-Ralph (“Shug”) Jordan

University of Alabama football team
-Paul W. (“Bear”) Bryant

Blount's wife

Blount and Butterfield left at 11:00 am.