585–15

Conversation No. 585-15

Date: October 5, 1971
Time: 5:19 pm - 5:39 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

Possible scheduling of the President's speech
-Analysis of network news
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS], National Broadcasting Company [NBC]
-American Broadcasting Company [ABC]


John B. Connally talked with the President between 5:20 pm and 5:21 pm.

[Conversation No. 585-15A]

[See Conversation No. 10-47]

[End of telephone conversation]

Timing
-Prime time
-Impact on local stations
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-Mid-west
-Far-west
-Cost of Living Council [COLC]

John D. Ehrlichman
-The President's schedule
-Richard H. Poff

The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 5:21 pm and 5:29
pm.

[Conversation No. 585-15B]

[See Conversation No. 10-48]

[End of telephone conversation]

William L. Safire
-John F. Osborne
-Poff
-American Bar Association [ABA] rating
-Birch Bayh

The President's schedule
-Robert J. Dole
-John N. Mitchell

Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 5:27 pm.

[Unintelligible]

Butterfield left at 5:28 pm.

First amendment
-The President's position

The President talked with Richard H. Poff between 5:29 pm and 5:33 pm.

[Conversation No. 585-15C; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]

[See Conversation No. 10-49]
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[End of telephone conversation]

William E. Brock III
-Nomination of Poff
-J. William Fulbright

William P. Rogers
-Forthcoming UN debate on PRC and Taiwan
-Rogers position
-Africa

The President's schedule
-The Presidential helicopter
-Congressman
-Air Force One

The President and Haldeman left at 5:39 pm.