Secret White House Tapes

516–9

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516–9
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Stephen B. Bull
  • Alexander P. Butterfield
  • H. R. Haldeman
  • Rose Mary Woods
  • Charles W. Colson
  • White House operator
  • Hubert H. Humphrey
June 10, 1971
Conversation No. 516-9

Date: June 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 3:06 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull and Alexander P. Butterfield

President’s schedule
-Request for Charles W. Colson
-Rose Mary Woods request for time

Bull left at an unknown time before 2:15 pm

-President’s meeting with unknown group
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Benefits
-Timing

Bull entered at an unknown time before 2:15 pm

-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and Woods
-Schedule

Bull left and Haldeman entered at 2:15 pm

-President’s meeting with unknown group of businessmen
-Arrangements
-Number of chairs
-Size of group
-Attendance
-Publishers
-”Movers and shakers”
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-Message
-Attendance
-Make up of group
-Flanigan

Butterfield left and Woods entered at 2:35 pm


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 14s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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-Photograph
-William P. Rogers
-Timing
-Content of meeting

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 2m 15s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2

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-Sequoia trip
-Benefits
-Guests
-Peter G. Peterson
-Rogers
-John B. Connally
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-John N. Mitchell
-Sensitivities


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[Personal Returnable] Conv. No. 516-9 (cont.)
[Duration: 26s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3

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Woods and Haldeman left and Colson entered at 2:44 pm

-Meeting with National Broadcasting Company [NBC] Executives, June 8, 1971
-Julian Goodman
-Herbert G. Klein
-Colson’s forthcoming meeting with William S. Paley
-Problems with media
-Communication between networks
-Grapevine effect
-Frank Stanton
-Network grapevine
-Impact of President’s demeanor
-Klein’s perception
-Press self-image
-John A. Scali’s view
-Scali’s skill as a reporter
-Frank Cormier
-Helen A. Thomas
-Honesty
-Frances Lewine
-[Name unintelligible]
-William (“Bill”) Cornell
-Honesty of reporters
-Concern with credibility
-Concern with money
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 59s ]

Conv. No. 516-9 (cont.)
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4

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Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy, Hubert H. Humphrey relationship
-Kennedy statement
-Colson’s conversation with Robert J. Dole
-Location of speech
-President’s Vietnam policy
-Use in election year
-Dole rebuttal in Senate
-Humphrey rebuttal
-View of President’s efforts


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 3m 21s ]

[The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and
2:53 pm]

[Conversation No. 516-9A]

[See Conversation No. 5-1]

[End of telephone conversation]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5

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[The President talked with Humphrey between 2:53 pm and 2:57 pm]

[Conversation No. 516-9B]

[See Conversation No. 5-2]
Conv. No. 516-9 (cont.)
[End of telephone conversation]

Haldeman entered at unknown time after 2:53 pm

Connally, Rogers, Mitchell schedule
-Dinner for John L. McClellan and Roman L. Hruska

George P. Shultz’s schedule

John D. Ehrlichman, Peterson

Sequoia excursion
-Attendance

Haldeman left at unknown time before 3:06 pm

Humphrey
-View of Presidency
-Call from President
-Reaction by Humphrey
-Humphrey’s action on Senate floor

Press reaction to Kennedy statements
-Play of Senate remarks
-Kennedy support
-Perception of Kennedy statements

Clark M. Clifford’s attack on President

George H. W. Bush attack on Kennedy
-Nature of remarks
-Effect in Massachusetts
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 7
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 38s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 7 Conv. No. 516-9 (cont.)

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Bull entered at unknown time after 2:57 pm

President’s schedule
-Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe meeting

Bull left at unknown time before 3:06 pm


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 3m 13s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6

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Butterfield entered at 3:05 pm

Previous meeting with NBC executives

Butterfield and Colson left at 3:06 pm
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