Secret White House Tapes

451–5

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451–5
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • H. R. Haldeman
  • Alexander P. Butterfield
February 18, 1971
Conversation No. 451-5

Date: February 18, 1971
Time: 10:12 am - 10:30 am
Location: Oval Office
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The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

[Thomas] Woodrow Wilson Foundation speech
-Woodrow Wilson Award
-George P. Shultz

John B. Connally
-John D. Ehrlichman Conv. No. 451-4 (cont.)
-Conversation concerning George W. Romney [?]
-Event
-Conversation with Haldeman
-Activities

The President’s schedule

Connally’s schedule
-Joseph W. Alsop
-David S. Broder
-Press briefings

Head of State visits
-Briefing for President
-Department of State personnel
-National Security Council [NSC] staff
-Compared to [Forename unknown] Cook

Arms control
-Joseph C. Kraft column
-Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
-Antiballistic Missile [ABM] views
-Soviet reaction

Media coverage
-State of the world
-”Face the Nation” appearance
-Henry A. Kissinger
-William P. Rogers
-Melvin R. Laird
-Conversation with Haldeman
-Kissinger’s press activities
-Peter G. Peterson
-Public relations skills
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-Connally
-Public relations efforts
-Administration efforts
-Laos and Cambodia
-President’s role
-Alsop article
-Laos decision
-Kissinger Conv. No. 451-5 (cont.)
-Peregrine Worsthorne article
-Administration efforts
-Peterson, Connally, Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan
-Vietnam
-Networks
-Newspapers
-Washington Post
-Press appearances
-Lyndon B. Johnson
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Harry S Truman
-President’s previous press conference
-Dan Rather’s comments
-Robert B. Semple, Jr.’s comments
-Preparation

Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 10:21 am

Emilio Colombo’s arrival

Butterfield left at 10:22 am

-Preparation
-Questions and issues

Evening at the White House for Prime Minister John M. (“Jack”) Lynch
-Approval by the President for reporters to attend
-List

Haldeman left at 10:30 am
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