516–2

Conversation No. 516-2

Date: June 10, 1971
Time: 9:11 am - 10:56 am
Location: Oval Office

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


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Rose Mary Woods entered at 9:18 am


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News article
-Editorial in Saturday Review
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-Richard L. Tobin
-President’s foreign policy
-Henry A. Kissinger’s role
-Norman Cousins


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Foreign trips
-Canada
-Kissinger
-Okinawa Treaty
-William P. Rogers


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CANADA


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Woods left at 9:57 am Conv. No. 516-2 (cont.)


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General Services Administration [GSA]
-Robert L. Kunzig
-Building lighting for security
-Cost burden
-GSA efficiency
-Lieberman sculpture removal
-Leonard Garment
-Accomplishment of goals

Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 10:00 am

President’s schedule
-Jacob D. Beam
-Stephen B. Bull
-Meeting with Helmut (“Hal”) Sonnenfeldt

Butterfield left at 10:02 am

Sonnenfeldt
-Qualities
-Intelligence
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John B. Connally

Lockheed
-David Packard
-Loan
-Democrats versus Republicans
-Veracity
-Kenneth E. BeLieu, Robert F. Froehlke
-Melvin R. Laird, Haldeman previous conversation
-Department of Defense [DOD] appointments

Administration agenda
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Kissinger
-Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy
-Okinawa Treaty
-Political value of events
-Criticism
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-Philosophy
-Congressional influence
-Political alertness
-Vacillation on issues
-Political division of country
-Demonstrations
-Administration efforts at consensus
-Raymond K. Price, Jr. Conv. No. 516-2 (cont.)
-Recognition by administration
-Staff division
-Price, Garment, Patrick J. Buchanan
-William L. Safire, Price, Garment philosophy
-Effect on President
-Ehrlichman
-View on domestic issues
-State Department
-Rogers
-Kissinger’s role
-Teamwork
-Kissinger’s schedule
-High level contacts
-Business contacts
-Views
-Handling

Environment
-Ehrlichman
-Potomac River
-National priorities
-Value for money spent
-Environment protection in terms of employment

Left-wing criticism
-Treatment by administration
-Satisfaction of groups completely
-Benefits
-Tulsa, Oklahoma speech
-Control of enemies
-Connally
-Need for clear image
-Tricia Nixon
-Washington Post story
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-Reporter
-Previous dealings with Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Selection of reporter from media pool
-Candy [Surname unknown]
-Constance M. (Cornell) (“Connie”) Stuart
-White House media pool
-Upcoming media events
-Howard K. Smith and others invitation to the ExecutiveConv.
OfficeNo.
Building
516-2 [EOB]
(cont.)
-Play of wedding
-Reporter attendance
-Television set-up of wedding
-Butterfield
-President’s schedule
-Ehrlichman’s emphasis on important items
-Environment as an issue
-Business contacts
-Environment issue
-Potomac River project
-Cost
-Time

Bull entered at unknown time after 10:02 am

President’s schedule
-Press

Bull left at unknown time before 10:30 am

Courtesy calls
-Photographs
-Benefits

Haldeman left at 10:30 am

Beam, Sonnenfeldt, and Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins entered at 10:31 am

Atkins left at unknown time before 10:56 pm

Negotiations with Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-Outlooks of parties
-Soviet Central Committee
-Arms negotiations
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-”Hawks” versus “doves”
-Philosophies
-Relation to People’s Republic of China [PRC] policy
-Soviet foreign policy
-PRC orientation
-Formal soviet position
-Sensitivity to US-PRC contacts
-”Use” of relations of one nation in relations with another Conv. No. 516-2 (cont.)
-Sino-Soviet border buildup
-United States’ policy
-Aggressive tactics
-Attitude of Soviet [?] citizens
-Trade licenses
-Trade
-Prospects
-Effect on American economy
-Obstacles
-Reciprocal deal with PRC
-PRC-US grain deal
-Credit restrictions
-Commercial credit
-Export-Import [Ex-Im] Bank guarantees
-President’s authority
-Chinese Communists [Chicoms]
-Credit obstacles
-Effect of overcoming obstacles
-Eastern Europe
-Technology
-Computer sales
-British, US competition
-USSR role
-Peter G. Peterson role
-Relaxation of restrictions
-Items, credit
-Gerald R. Ford
-Farm bill
-Use of gold versus currency
-John F. Kennedy wheat deal precedent
-Supply and demand function
-US incentive to trade
-US needs
-Gold acceptance
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-PRC, USSR payment
-Arms deal
-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] effect
-Peterson effort
-Need for planning
-Projections of trade
-Dwight D. Eisenhower’s trade policies
-President’s critical analysis Conv. No. 516-2 (cont.)
-Time magazine piece
-Use of trade
-Effect on Vietnam War
-PRC grain

Beam and Sonnenfeldt left at 10:56 am