294–11

Conversation No. 294-11

Date: November 18, 1971
Time: 10:55 am - 12:42 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Charles W. Colson.

The President's schedule
-American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO]
convention
-George Meany

The President talked with Herbert Stein between 10:56 am and 10:58 am.

[Conversation No. 294-11A]

[See Conversation No. 15-29]

[End of telephone conversation]

Stein
-Possible position with administration

The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan between 10:59 am and 11:00 am.

[Conversation No. 294-11B]
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[See Conversation No. 15-30]

[End of telephone conversation]

Amnesty
-George S. McGovern's views
-Abraham Lincoln's actions
-Deserters

Congressional vote on Edward P. Boland Amendment, November 17, 1971
-Press coverage
-John A. Scali
-Michael J. Mansfield Amendment
-The President's statement

The President's schedule
-AFL-CIO convention
-Colson's staff member

Meany

Unknown man
-Statements

[First name unknown] O'Brien

Robert J. Dole
-Question and Answer [Q&A] session

Earl L. Butz
-Confirmation
-Effect of delay
-Clark MacGregor's conversations
-George D. Aiken, Hugh Scott and Charles H. Percy
-Dole

Supreme Court nominations
-William H. Rehnquist
-Confirmation
-Smith Hempstone, Jr.’s previous column
-Conservatives
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Conservatives
-Defense budget
-Amchitka test

Amchitka test
-White House mail

Polls
-George H. Gallup and Louis P. Harris

National economy
-Press views of the President's policy
-Wall Street Journal
-Barron's
-Third quarter figures
-Paul W. McCracken
-George P. Shultz
-Release of government statistics
-Wall Street Journal
-Third quarter figures
-Views of Colson's friend
-The President's forthcoming speech at AFL-CIO convention
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Content
-The President’s policies
-Democrats' actions
-Ronald L. Ziegler and Scali

Polls
-Harris and Gallup
-Figures
-Media coverage of issues

The President's schedule
-AFL-CIO convention
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National economy
-Donald H. Rumsfeld
-John B. Connally
-International monetary situation
-Tax Bill
-Speech in New York City
-Stock market
-Gross National Product [GNP] and Consumer Price Index [CPI]

The President's schedule
-Possible press conference
-Coverage
-Timing
-Haldeman's views
-Forthcoming trip to People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Timing of announcement
-Scali
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Possible press conference
-Timing
-Previous TV appearances
-Possible press conference
-Timing

Cambodia
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] television program
-J. Skelly Wright's decision

The President's schedule
-Possible press conference
-Format
-Location

The President talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:34
am.

[Conversation No. 294-11C]

Haldeman's schedule

The President talked with Haldeman at an unknown time.
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Asked Haldeman to join them

[End of telephone conversation]

The President's schedule
-Possible press conference
-Timing
-Thomas E. Dewey's views
-Charles A. Halleck's memorandum
-Patrick J. Buchanan's views

Haldeman entered at 11:34 am.

Connally's schedule
-Possible press conference
-National economy
-Pay Board and Price Commission

The President's schedule
-Press conferences
-Views of Democrats and media
-Dan Rather's views
-Courtney R. Sheldon's views
-Democrats' views
-Possible press conference
-Connally
-Possible statements
-National economy
-Location
-California press
-Arrangements

Henry A. Kissinger entered at 11:40 am.

International monetary policy
-Britain
-Connally
-Kissinger's conversation with Connally
-Participation in forthcoming meetings
-Edward R.G. Heath
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-Connally and William P. Rogers
-Kissinger's conversation with George R.S. Baring, Earl of Cromer
-Heath, Georges J.R. Pompidou and Willy Brandt
-Walter Scheel
-Connally’s schedule
-Cromer

Rhodesia
-United Nations [UN] vote on Chrome sanctions
-US reaction
-British vote
-Congress
-Ziegler
-State Department's views
-Procurement bill
-Cromer
-The President's conversation with Alexander F. Douglas-Home
-US support
-British efforts
-Sanctions
-US response
-Kissinger's dealings with State Department

President’s schedule
-Kissinger’s lunch with Cromer
-Heath
-Forthcoming announcements
-Pompidou
-Connally’s schedule
-Heath and Brandt
-Possible press conference
-Timing
-Connally’s schedule
-Foreign concerns
-Meeting of the Group of Ten
-Kissinger’s forthcoming conversation with Rogers
-Connally’s schedule
-Pompidou and Brandt
-Attendees
-Connally and Rogers
-Stag meeting
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Kissinger left at 12:00 pm.

-State Department
-Rogers
-Leaks

Rogers's schedule
-Forthcoming trip to Latin America
-Timing
-Announcement
-Other foreign visitors
-Press conference

The President's schedule
-Possible press conference
-Connally
-Congress's schedule
-Briefing book

Connally's schedule
-Possible press conference
-Colson's forthcoming conversation with Connally
-Connally's speech in New York City
-The President's schedule
-Timing
-Colson's forthcoming conversation with Connally

The President's schedule
-Possible press conference
-Timing of announcement
-The President's trip to Florida
-Rather's statement
-Public's perception

Polls
-Harris compared with Gallup
-Results
-Methods
-Results
-Regional differences
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-Issues
-Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lyndon B. Johnson
-Determining issues
-William L. Calley, Jr.
-Results
-Eisenhower and Johnson
-Claude Robinson's views
-1960
-Gallup
-John F. Kennedy
-[Forename unknown] Rowdey [sp?]
-Work in Massachusetts
-Colson
-Johnson in 1967
-Gallup compared with Harris
-Gallup's conversation with Donald H. Rumsfeld
-Harris
-Dewey
-Albert E. Sindlinger
-Gallup
-George W. Romney and Edmund S. Muskie
-Trial heats
-Calley
-Process
-Popular mood
-Unemployment
-George H. Gallup [Jr.]
-George H. Gallup [Sr.]
-Vietnam
-Gallup
-Harris
-William B. Saxbe, Robert A. Taft, Jr. and Robert P. Griffin
-Distribution

Louie B. Nunn
-Statement
-Muskie, Hubert H. Humphrey, Edward M. Kennedy and Birch E. Bayh, Jr.


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AFL-CIO convention
-Meany comments

Connally
-Conversation with Haldeman
-Schedule
-Possible press conference
-Colson
-Relations with White House staff

The President's schedule
-Possible press conference
-Timing
-Football game
-Florida
-Press conference
-Connally
-Press conference
-Timing

Colson and Haldeman left at 12:42 pm.
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