473–15

Conversation No. 473-15

Date: March 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:23 pm and 4:56 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler

Seating arrangements

The President’s schedule
-Robert H. Finch and Clark MacGregor

President’s call to Boeing [?]
-Publicity

A wire story on Japanese technology

Finch and MacGregor entered at 4:40 pm

President’s meeting with Congressional Black Caucus [?]
-A briefing paper
-Changes
-Charles C. Diggs, Jr.
-Appreciation for President’s actions

A report
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President’s schedule

[The White House operator talked with the President at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and
4:52 pm]

[Conversation No. 473-15A]

President’s call to William M. Allen Conv. No. 473-15 (cont.)
-Line to use

[End of telephone conversation]

An unknown person [Stephen B. Bull?] entered at an unknown time after 4:40 pm

President’s forthcoming call to Allen
-Line

The unknown man [Bull?] left at an unknown time before 4:50 pm

President’s forthcoming meeting with Black Caucus
-Number of attendees
-Agenda
-Diggs
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, Donald H. Rumsfeld
-MacGregor’s place
-Agenda
-Charles B. Rangel
-Photographs
-President’s possible role
-Length of meeting
-President’s next meeting

President’s call to Boeing
-Signal Corps

Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:40 pm

-Feedback problems at Boeing

President’s meeting with Congressional Black Caucus
-Possible photograph
-Location
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-Publicity
-Time
-Publicity
-Possible newspaper story
-The President’s view
-Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
-Publicity
-Diggs’ request Conv. No. 473-15 (cont.)
-Press response
-Time
-President’s schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:50 pm

[The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and
4:50 pm]

[Conversation No. 473-15B]

Call to Boeing
-Line to use

[End of telephone conversation]

President’s meeting with Congressional Black Caucus
-President’s role
-Cabinet attendees
-Length
-Administration response to issues raised
-Cabinet attendees
-George W. Romney, James D. Hodgson
-Seating arrangements
-Diggs
-Augustus F. Hawkins
-Ronald V. Dellums
-Hawkins [?]

Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:40 pm

President’s call to Boeing
-Line at Boeing plant
-A speaker problem
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Bull left at an unknown time before 4:50 pm

President’s meeting with Congressional Black Caucus
-Finch and MacGregor’s presence
-President’s call to Boeing
-President’s schedule

Finch and MacGregor left at 4:50 pm Conv. No. 473-15 (cont.)

-Responses
-Publicity
-Photograph
-Diggs’ possible statement to press

Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:50 pm

President’s call to Boeing
-Allen

Bull left at 4:52 pm

[The President talked with Allen between 4:52 pm and 4:56 pm]

[Conversation No. 473-15C]

Broadcast of call to Boeing plant

Supersonic Transport [SST]
-President’s position on Senate vote
-Effect on Boeing employees
-President’s position
-President’s appreciation for Boeing’s work
-Future use of Boeing’s work

Boeing
-Air Force One
-President’s trip to West Coast, March 26, 1971
-Contribution to US
-707, 727, 737, 747
-Future contributions
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SST
-President’s position
-US leadership
-Congressional action

US role in world
-President’s policies
-Boeing workers Conv. No. 473-15 (cont.)
-Future

Boeing
-President’s use of planes

[End of telephone conversation]

Ziegler left at 4:56 pm