Date: June 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:12 am and 10:54 am
Location: Cabinet Room
Paul W. McCracken met with Hendrik S. Houthakker, Herbert Stein, James D. Hodgson, John B.
Connally, John D. Ehrlichman, Peter M. Flanigan, Peter G. Peterson, George P. Shultz, Ronald
L. Ziegler, and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Possible memoranda to the President
-Economic policy
-Possible leaks
-The President’s reading
-Hodgson, George W. Romney
-Importance
-Memorandum from Federal Reserve Board
-The President’s memoranda of conversations
-Possible leaks
-New York Times, Washington Post, Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS],
National Broadcasting Company [NBC], Time, Newsweek
-Effects
-Economic policy
-Various solutions
-Leaks
-The President’s responsibility
-Release
-Defense Department and State Department’s memoranda
The President’s economic policy
-Wage and Price Board
-”Jawboning”
-Budget and tax policies
-Need for stability
-Spokesman
-Connally
-Quadriad and Cabinet meetings
-Role of economic advisors
-Speeches
-Connally’s and the President’s speeches
-Chairman and members of Council of Economic Advisors [CEA]
-Peterson, Shultz, Hodgson, and Romney
-The President’s actions as Vice President
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/08)
-Leaks
-Outcome
-Responsibility
-The President’s decisions
-Role of economic advisors
-Press contacts
-Responsibility
-Compared with foreign policy
-Congress
-Role of economic advisors
-Connally
-Speeches
-Purpose
-Flanigan, Ehrlichman
The President left at 10:21 am
[General conversation/Unintelligible]
Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 10:54 am