Secret White House Tapes

505–6

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505–6
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • H. R. Haldeman
  • Ronald L. Ziegler
  • Stephen B. Bull
May 26, 1971
Conversation No. 505-6

Date: May 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:20 pm and 12:43 pm Conv. No. 505-5 (cont.)
Location: Oval Office

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

[Unintelligible]


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Briefings for President
-John R. Price, Jr.
-Council of the Arts
-Birmingham
-Southern Regional Media
-Mobile
-Materials
-Value
-Price
-Need for editor
-Background
-White House staff
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-John D. Ehrlichman
-Domestic Council
-Research staff
-Information
-Staff size
-Paperwork
-Need for editor, manager
-Political information
-Mayors
-High school bands
-Time and space limits
-Points to cover
-Need to condense
-Ehrlichman
-Revenue sharing
-President's time
-Trip to Alabama
-Advance work
-Quality
-Governors
-Bands
-Dwight L. Chapin
-Motorcade stops
-Birmingham
-Crowd size
-Advisor in car
-Birmingham
-Length
-Police
-Crowds
-Photograph
-Crowds
-Location
-Mexico
-Police
-Barricades

Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 12:28 pm.

Press conference
-Announcement
-Time
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-Day

Albert Watson
-Edward M. Kennedy
-Possible appointment to Court of Military Appeals
-Confirmation
-Blacks
-Armed services Conv. No. 505-6 (cont.)
-Lt. William L. Calley, Jr.
-Richard B. Russell's assistant
-Court
-John Russell
-James F. Byrnes
-Black
-Appointment
-Watson
-Handling of announcement
-Instructions for Ziegler’s forthcoming press conference
-Lack of decision
-Possible Interstate Commerce Commission [ICC] appointment
-Gerald R. Ford
-Watson
-ICC
-Donald L. Jackson

Ziegler left at 12:31 pm.

ICC
-Roman L. Hruska
-Harry S. Dent

Trips
-Motorcade stops
-President's location
-Car
-Crowd
-Photographs
-Position of crowds

Press conference
-Podium
-Use
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-Signing ceremonies
-Citation
-State arrivals

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 12:31 pm.

David K.E. Bruce
-Arrival Conv. No. 505-6 (cont.)

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:43 pm.

-Appearance
-Press conference
-Microphone
-Notes
-Posture
-Hands
-Camera
-American Society of Newspaper Editors [ASNE]

Trips
-Motorcade
-Advance man
-Crowds
-President's location
-Car
-Directions on hand shaking
-Microphones
-Appearance
-Dignity
-Airport crowds
-Car
-Use
-President's stops
-Reasons
-Birmingham

Program attendees
-Bertram S. Brown
-Marijuana
-Question of legalization
-President’s participation
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Portraits of the President
-Charlie Daniels’ brother
-Request
-Reply
-Time
-Vice Presidential busts
-Lyndon B. Johnson Conv. No. 505-6 (cont.)
-Johnson Library
-The President
-Possible remaking
-Agnew
-The President
-Time done
-Sculpting from photograph
-Agnew
-Requests
-President's time
-Look photography
-Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
-Camera angles
-News photos
-Face
-Atkins

Television appearances
-[Dwight] David, II and Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Constance M. Stuart
-President's decision
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-White House assistant
-Photos
-Unknown photo
-Girl
-Ziegler
-Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Coverage
-Photograph

Haldeman left at an unknown time before 12:43 pm.
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