601–12

Conversation No. 601-12

Date: October 23, 1971
Time: 11:14 am - 11:51 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rose Mary Woods.


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[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 5m 12s ]


[The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 11:14 am and
11:18 am]

[Conversation No. 601-12A]

[See Conversation No. 12-101]

[End of telephone conversation]

[The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon between 11:18 am and 11:19 am]

[Conversation No. 601-12B]

[See Conversation No. 12-102; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]

[End of telephone conversation]


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Supreme Court appointments
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 601-12 (cont.)


-Women appointees
-Mrs. Nixon’s speech to Republic Women Conference
-Lawyers
-Comparison to Germany
-John N. Mitchell

The President’s schedule
-Elmer H. Bobst
-“Dodo” Momdouha (As-Sayyid) Bobst

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 11:19 am.

The President's schedule
-Richard A. Moore
-Telephone calls

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:22 am.

Forthcoming social event

Typewriter used for the President's speeches
-Radio

Richard A. Moore entered at 11:21 am.

The President's schedule
-Telephone call
-President of Mexico

Woods left at 11:22 am.

The President's Supreme Court announcements
-Charles W. Colson
-Media reaction
-Dan Rather
-The President’s decision
-William French Smith
-Richard G. Kleindienst
-Frank M. Johnson
-William H. Mulligan
-Howard H. Baker, Jr.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 601-12 (cont.)


-Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
-Time magazine
-Newsweek magazine
-Moore's recollection
-Method of the President's decision
-Herschel H. Friday
-John N. Mitchell
-Mildred L. Lillie
-Name selections
-Lawrence E. Walsh
-Leaks
-American Bar Association [ABA]
-Leaks
-Mitchell
-Wall Street Journal
-Unnamed female reporter
-The President’s statement on television
-Reasons
-The media
-Lillie and Friday
-ABA
-Effect on media
-The President's decision-making process

Alexander P. Butterfield, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Donald F. Barnes entered at 11:30 am.

The President's schedule
-Telephone calls

Butterfield left at 11:30 am.

The President's Supreme Court nominations
-Moore's discussions
-Associated Press [AP], United Press International [UPI]
-Time, Newsweek
-AP, UPI
-Moore's conversation with DeVan L. Shumway

The President talked with Luis Echeverria between 11:31 am and 11:43 am.

[Conversation No. 601-12C]
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 601-12 (cont.)



[See Conversation No. 12-103]

[End of telephone conversation]

Translator's work

Barnes left at 11:43 am.

United Nations [UN] vote on Taiwan expulsion
-US-Mexican relations
-William P. Rogers
-Italy
-Forthcoming election
-Compared with Mexico
-Morocco

Haig left at an unknown time before 11:51 am.

The President's Supreme Court appointments
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Colson
-Decision-making process
-Attorney General
-People under consideration
-Media's activities
-Nominees
-William H. Rehnquist
-Edmund S. Muskie, Edward M. Kennedy
-Possible response of media
-Need for confidentiality in decision-making
-Moore's telephone call from Potter Stewart
-Reaction
-Supreme Court
-Case load
-Types of cases

Forthcoming UN vote on Taiwan
-Ireland
-Airlines
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 601-12 (cont.)


Moore left at 11:51 am.