Secret White House Tapes

514–19

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514–19
  • H. R. Haldeman
  • Stephen B. Bull
June 8, 1971
Conversation No. 514-19

Date: June 8, 1971
Time: 5:22 pm - 5:31 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

Meeting with National Broadcasting Company [NBC] executives
-Charles W. Colson reaction

An unknown person [Manolo Sanchez?] entered at unknown time after 5:22 pm

Refreshments

The unknown person [Sanchez?] left before 5:31 pm

Meeting with NBC executives
-Rebuttal to press abuse
-Need for honesty
-Press honesty
-Herbert G. Klein, John A. Scali, Ronald L. Ziegler
-Criticism of President
-Press view
-President’s effectiveness as an adversary
-Handling of executives
-Reaction of executives
-Other attacks on press
-Spiro T. Agnew
-Robert J. Dole
-Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield
-Apologies

Press coverage
-Curtis W. Tarr story
-Economic stories
-Figures
-Haldeman
-Conversation with newspaper employee
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-Background of economy story
-Presentation
-Hobart Rowen versus author
-Washington Star economic coverage
-NBC economic coverage
-NBC war coverage
-President’s demeanor
-Bias discussion Conv. No. 514-19 (cont.)
-Other approaches
-Drawbacks
-Contact with other media people
-Election coverage
-1966 campaign
-President’s desires
-Equal time
-Criteria for equal time
-Timing of press conferences
-Network view
-President’s view
-Administration needs

Stephen B. Bull entered at unknown time after 5:22 pm

President’s schedule
-Peter G. Peterson briefing
-Attendance
-Members of Congress

The President, Haldeman, and Bull left at 5:31 pm
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