570–8

Conversation No. 570-8

Date: September 11, 1971
Time: 1:13 pm - 1:56 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

The President's schedule
-Charles G. (\"Bebe\") Rebozo

Bull left at an unknown time before 1:56 pm.
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Schedule
-Lunch
-The President’s forthcoming talk with unknown woman
-Weather
-Camp David
-Boating

Rebozo entered at an unknown time after 1:13 pm.


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Henry A. Kissinger's schedule
-New York

Press coverage of forthcoming trip to the People's Republic of China [PRC]
-William H. Carruthers and Ronald L. Ziegler
-Technicians
-Crew
-Work Day
-Number of Hours
-Crew
-Number of People
-Press list
-Number
-Ground station for broadcast transmission
-Considerations
-Tokyo, Hong Kong
-Live broadcast feed capability
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-News coverage
-Walter L. Cronkite, Jr.
-American Telephone and Telegraph [At&t]
-PRC
-Cable link in San Francisco
-Publicity

US Economy
-Cost of Living Council [COLC]
-John B. Connally
-Announcement of follow-up action
-Date
-Time period
-Effectiveness
-Type of announcements
-Stock market
-Charles W. Colson
-Rise
-Bankers
-Lawyers
-Effect
-Haldeman's son
-Bicycle
-Ten-speed
-Example of availability of goods
-Effect of economic action, surcharge
-California
-Washington, DC
-Time period
-Deposit for bicycle
-Current price
-Reasons
-Popularity of item
-Pre-surcharge
-Imported bikes
-Dock strike in Los Angeles
-Dock strike
-Dock worker’s union
-James D. Hodgson, J. Curtis Counts
-Action by the administration
-Dock worker’s union
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The Press
-PRC trip
-Number in press entourage
-Kissinger’s view
-Announcement of trip
-Number in press entourage
-Ziegler
-Trip to the PRC
-Trip to the Soviet Union
-Kissinger
-PRC trip
-Type of coverage
-Ping pong picture
-Effect
-Photographs from Kissinger's Peking trip
-Trip to the Soviet Union

US economy
-COLC
-Work
-Connally

The President's schedule
-Trips to the PRC, Soviet Union
-Press
-Limitations on coverage opportunities
-Comparison to Spiro T. Agnew trip
-Lack of activity
-Possibility of trouble
-Briefing backgrounds

Military draft bill
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Meeting with Clark MacGregor
-Military service draft extension Congressional conference report
-Gordon L. Allott
-Michael J. Mansfield
-Possibility of rejection
-New data
-North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] troop withdrawal
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-Possible breakfast meeting between the President and Mansfield
-Time
-MacGregor and Haig
-Kissinger
-Draft extension conference report
-Possibility of defeat of bill
-International negotiations
-Possible implications
-Time
-Kissinger's schedule
-Mansfield
-Possible rejection of bill
-MacGregor
-NATO
-Capitol Hill
-Perceptions
-Election
-Henry M. (\"Scoop\") Jackson
-Military pay bill
-Wage and price freeze
-Draft extension conference bill
-Possibility of defeat
-Draft loss
-Time period
-Possibility of a new conference
-F. Edward Hébert
-John C. Stennis
-Position
-New conference
-Military pay raise

COLC
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Possibility of meeting with state and local government representatives
-Number of meetings
-End of conference
-Time
-Relation to press conference
-Date
-State and local government conference
-Mayors conference
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-Executive committee of the Governor's Conference
-Association of county officers
-Number of representatives
-League of Cities
-Meetings with special interest groups
-Ehrlichman
-Analysis
-Value
-Labor unions
-Consumer movement representatives
-Meeting
-Letter
-Implications
-Colson
-Establishment of Citizens Committee
-Phase II
-Freeze
-Voluntary action
-Consumer groups
-Duration of meeting

Public relations
-Meetings with the President
-Time period
-Ehrlichman
-The President's State dinner with the Japanese
-Duration
-Focus on the President's leadership
-Press conference
-Effect of the President's scheduling

President’s schedule
-Winners of World International Bowling Federation Tournament
-Meeting with the President
-Congratulations
-Timing
-Bowling publications compared with other publications
-Pictures
-Time period
-Number of people
-National Highway Week
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-Time
-World racing individuals
-Department of Transportation
-Highway safety program
-Briefings by the administration
-Individuals
-Number of people
-Possibility of Blue Room reception
-Receiving line
-Picture
-Remarks
-Safety techniques
-Effect
-Mario Andretti, Andy Granatelli, Parnelli Jones
-Reception
-Comparison to meetings with governors and local officials
-Sir Alexander F. (“Alec”) Douglas-Home
-United Nations [UN] General Assembly
-Meeting with the President
-Foreign Minister Aldo Moro of Italy
-Presidency
-Amintore Fanfani
-Forthcoming election in Italy
-Meeting with the President
-Attendance at General Assembly session
-Meeting with the President
-Scheduling
-Length of meeting
-Press picture
-Douglas-Home
-Meeting with Congressional leaders
-Date
-Cabinet meeting
-Economic program
-Discussion
-Attendees
-Connally
-Wives
-Length of meeting
-Agenda
-International aspect
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-Domestic aspect
-Tax structure
-Charls W. Walker
-Tax structure
-Legislative leaders meeting
-Agenda
-Colson
-MacGregor
-Arnold R. Weber
-Herbert Stein
-George A. Lincoln

Congress
-Action
-Bill before Congress
-Delays or failure to pass
-The President's speech to Congress, September 9, 1971
-Effect
-Reaction
-Arthur F. Burns

Press coverage
-Colson
-Connally
-Press coverage
-Senate
-Potential Presidential candidates on Democrat side
-Effect on actions
-Unknown person's statement or reaction

Events' effect on the President's actions

An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 1:16 pm.

President’s schedule

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 1:56 pm.

Speechwriting
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
- One liners
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The President's schedule
-Funeral of Winston L. Prouty
-President’s attendance
-Answers to press questions
-Funerals of other Senators
-Richard B. Russell
-Everett M. Dirksen

The President's leadership
-Haldeman's schedule
-Colson, Ehrlichman
-Drug issue

Bull entered at an unknown time after 1:16 pm.

[Signing documents]

President’s schedule
-Camp David
-Dog

Bull left at an unknown time before 1:56 pm.

Scheduling of the President's time
-\"Open Door Hour\"
-Time use
-Telephone calls

Connally

Strategy

The President's schedule
-Camp David
-Announcement
-Drive
-Meetings with groups
-Mayors and governors
-Environmental and transportation issues
-Environmental Protection Agency [EPA]
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-The President's role
-Agnew
-Other officials

Haldeman left at 1:56 pm.