Secret White House Tapes

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464–8
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • H. R. Haldeman
  • Alexander P. Butterfield
March 9, 1971
Conversation No. 464-8

Date: March 9, 1971
Time: 11:30 am - 11:39 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and Alexander P. Butterfield

The President’s schedule
-Forthcoming meeting
-George P. Shultz

A memorandum from Peter G. Peterson
-Letter for John B. Connally
-A call from Haldeman
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Problem with the letter
-Need for meeting
-Cabinet officers

Butterfield left at 11:32 am
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-Cabinet meetings

Administration credibility
-Poll
-Effect of Vietnam
-1969 poll
-Press credibility Conv. No. 464-7 (cont.)
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-President’s press conferences
-News summaries
-Vietnam
-March 4, 1971
-William P. Rogers
-Strategy
-President’s opponents
-Effect of President’s domestic initiatives
-Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan
-Revenue sharing
-Congressmen, governors, mayors
-Support for Administration’s efforts

1972 election
-Moynihan’s view
-Issues
-Environment
-Edmund S. Muskie
-President
-Revenue sharing and welfare reform
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Muskie
-Hubert H. Humphrey
-Vietnam War
-Postal reform
-School desegregation
-Harry S. Dent’s view
-Shultz’s view
-President’s leadership
-Vietnam War
-President’s leadership
-Need for public relations
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President’s review of an unknown item
Polls
-North Vietnam bombing
-Follow-up

Haldeman left at 11:39 am

Conv. No. 464-8 (cont.)
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