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467–16
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • H. R. Haldeman
  • Alexander P. Butterfield
March 17, 1971
Conversation No. 467-16

Date: March 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:16 am and 9:42 am
Location: Oval Office

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

Vietnam

President’ schedule
-March 19, 1971 funeral of Thomas E. Dewey
-Time
-Effect on President’s schedule
-Press conference
-Departure for Dewey funeral
-President’s forthcoming press conference
-Timing
-Television and radio coverage

Vietnam
-Democrat caucus meeting
-Discussion of President’s policies
-Decision

Transportation
-Possible statement by President
-President’s position
-Compared with statement on agriculture
-Publicity
-Possible message to Congress
-Possible briefing by John A. Volpe
-President’s involvement
-Budget message
-Timing
-President’s forthcoming trip to California
-Compared with President’s education statement

An article by Hugh S. Sidey
-View of the President
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-Possible source on White House staff
-Haldeman’s instructions
-William L. Safire
-Sidey
-Joseph C. Kraft
-President’s previous interview on television
-Possible relation to polls
-President’s previous interview with Cyrus L. (“Cy”) Sulzberger
-White House staff relations
-President’s instructions
-Richard A. Moore
-White House staff
-Press
-Possible source
-Charles W. Colson
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Leonard Garment
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Sidey and John F. Osborne

Head of State dinner for John M. (“Jack”) Lynch
-Coverage
-Television
-President’s view
-Length
-Reasons
-Gifts
-Lynch’s toast

Tricia Nixon’s engagement
-Press coverage
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Possible press conference
-Photographs
-Marya McLaughlin’s report
-Administration coverage on Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
-Martha (Beall) Mitchell story
-Story on Edward R. F. Cox
-Work for Ralph Nader
-List
-Constance M. (Cornell) (“Connie”) Stuart
-Betty Beale
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-Distribution
-Helen A. Thomas
-Los Angeles Times story
-Stuart
-Role
-Haldeman’s role

President’s schedule Conv. No. 467-16 (cont.)
-T. Nixon’s wedding
-Oklahoma
-River project
-President’s possible attendance
-Timing
-California trip

Alexander P. Butterfield entered at an unknown time after 9:16 am

-Departure time for Whitney M. Young, Jr. funeral

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 9:42 am

-New York
-Young funeral
-Motorcade logistics
-Dewey funeral
-Schedule

Haldeman left at an unknown time before 9:42 am
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