245–2

Conversation No. 245-2

Date: April 6, 1971
Time: 9:20 am - 9:59 am
Location: Executive Office Building

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

William P. Rogers and Melvin R. Laird

Meeting with Congressional leaders
-Gerald R. Ford
-Hugh Scott and Ford

[The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 9:20 am and
9:22 am]

[Conversation No. 245-2A]

[See Conversation No. 42-5]

[End of telephone conversation]

General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew as speakers

Carl B. Albert

[The President talked with Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield between 9:22 am and 9:27 am]

[Conversation No. 245-2B]

[See Conversation No. 42-6]

[End of telephone conversation]

President’s meeting with National Security Council, Congressmen, April 7, 1971
-Mansfield
-Albert
-[Thomas] Hale Boggs
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Meeting with Congressional leaders
-Albert
-Ford
-Scott

Haig

Haldeman’s schedule Conv. No. 245-2 (cont.)

Press
-Unknown story
-Coverage

Staff
-Donald H. Rumsfeld
-Clark MacGregor
-Charles W. Colson
-John A. Scali
-John D. Ehrlichman
-George P. Shultz
-Defense spending

Mood of nation

Vietnam War


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[National Security]
[Duration: 6s ]


FOREIGN AFFAIRS


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2

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White House staff and Cabinet
-Accomplishments

“Ted Gates”
-Vietnam War

Harrison A. Williams, Jr.
Conv. No. 245-2 (cont.)
Henry A. Kissinger

Cambodia
-Bombing
-Kent State University
-Public attitudes

Congressional attitudes
-Rumsfeld
-Problems with Congress
-Robert H. Finch
-Republicans
-MacGregor
-Supporters of Administration
-Labor leaders
-Southerners
-Support or non-support
-Consequences
-President’s options

Scali
-MacGregor
-Staff situation

Economy
-Stock market
-Retail sales
-Apparel
-New York
-Chrysler Corporation
-First quarter
-Home furnishings
-Apparel
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-Stock market
-Buying power

White House staff
-Haldeman’s assessment

[The President talked with Kissinger at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 9:59 am]
Conv. No. 245-2 (cont.)
[Conversation No. 245-2C]

Meeting with the President

Kissinger
-Rogers
-Laird
-Conflicts

Chicago Tribune

Sidney R. Yates and John S. Nolan

Staffing for unknown agency
-Right-wingers

Haldeman left at 9:59 am