540–7

Conversation No. 540-7

Date: July 20, 1971
Time: 10:29 am - 11:07 am
Location: Oval Office

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


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ROBERT J. DOLE AND WILLIAM E. TIMMONS ENTERED AT AN UNKNOWN TIME
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Effect of current events
-US-People's Republic of China [PRC] opening
-Press speculation

The economy
-Congressmen and senators
-Campaign issue
-Possible economic briefing
-John B. Connally, George P. Shultz
-Maurice H. Stans
-Senate campaign committee
-Peter H. Dominick
-Shultz
-Possible briefing
-Size of group
-Senators
-Members of the House
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-Timing
Foreign relations
-Milwaukee meeting of officials
-US-PRC opening
-Emphasis on the positive
-The President's leadership
-Alfred M. Landon
-Kansas City meeting
-Vietnam War
-PRC
-Possible settlement
-Taiwan [Republic of China] issue
-Dole’s possible comments
-Dole’s possible trip to Taiwan
-Dole's position as Republican National Committee [RNC] chairman
-Coordination with Henry A. Kissinger
-Vietnam and the peace issue
-Republican Party
-Democratic Party

Issues
-The Pentagon Papers
-Dole’s comments
-The Democrats
-Need to emphasize issue
-Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy
-Edmund S. Muskie
-The economy
-Present rate of employment
-Geographical areas
-Congress
-Public works legislation
-Appalachia
-John Sherman Cooper
-Work on compromise
-Creation of jobs
-Revenue sharing
-Property taxes
-President’s previous comments
-Kansas City
-Chicago
-Public perceptions
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-Mayors, governors
-Taxpayers
Foreign relations
-The PRC initiative
-The Vietnam war
-Democratic comments
-Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy
-Statement about the President Conv. No. 540-7 (cont.)
-Poll of public opinion
-Muskie
-Hubert H. Humphrey
-Republicans
-Attitudes
-Charles H. Percy, Jacob K. Javits
-Shultz
-Mark O. Hatfield
-Proposal
-PRC initiative
-Taiwan issue
-Dominick, [Name unintelligible]
-Republican emphasis on the peace issue
-The Vietnam War
-Democrat’s responsibility


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Blacks
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew’s comments
-African heritage
-Comparison between Blacks in Africa and in the US
-Context of US white society
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-Role in administration
-Arthur Fletcher
Women
-Jobs in the administration
-Bella S. Abzug

Blacks
-Congress Conv. No. 540-7 (cont.)

Minorities
-Mexican-Americans
-Possible appointee to the Treasurer's post
-Connally's recommendation
-Preferred qualities

Youth
-John D. Ehrlichman

Foreign relations
-The Mansfield Amendment
-Draft
-Volunteer Army

An unknown person [Stephen B. Bull?] entered at an unknown time after 10:29 am.

Schedule
-Size of group

The unknown person [Bull?] left at an unknown time before 11:07 am.

PRC initiative
-Possible effect on Vietnam War
-Settlement
-Editorial by William F. Knowland
-Herbert G. Klein
-Concept of \"Peace with honor\"
-[Thomas] Woodrow Wilson
-William P. Rogers
-Editorial by James Sullivan
-Eugene C. Pulliam
-David Lawrence
-Felix McKnight (?)
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-Appeal to youth on foreign policy accomplishments
-Connally
-US relations with the Soviet Union [USSR]
-Arms limitation
-Effectiveness of appeal of foreign policy issues

President’s Kansas City speech
Conv. No. 540-7 (cont.)
The economy
-Unemployment
-Michigan
-Southern California
-South Carolina

Gifts

Haldeman et al. left at 11:07 am.