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Conversation No. 670-16

Date: February 14, 1972
Time: 2:48 pm - 3:04 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
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Briefing for People’s Republic of China [PRC] trip
-Movie for press
-Haldeman’s previous conversation with Ziegler
-President’s instructions
-Narration
-John B. Connally
-White House theater
-Possible refreshments
-Television
-President’s opinion

Press
-PRC trip
-Hawaii
-Presidential briefing
-Ziegler’s role
-Movie
-Technical information
-Trade bulletin
-Schedule
-Trade
-Schedule
-Peking
-Busing
-Announcement
-PRC trip
-Busing
-Press conference
-Timing

Busing
-John N. Mitchell and Elliot Richardson
-Leonard Garment
-Need for action
-Courts
-Critics
-Vietnam
-Statements
-Racial balance
-Equal education
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Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 670-16 (cont.)


-Public opinion
-Haldeman’s view
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Courts
-Possible decisions
-Howard H. Baker, Jr.
-Quality education
-Balance requested
-Neighborhood schools
-Liberals
-Negro views
-Polls
-Percentage in favor of busing
-William F. (“Billy”) Graham
-Liberals
-Blacks
-White students compared to black students
-White students attending black schools
-Private schools
-Tokens
-Significance
-Ambassador to Chad
-George S. McGovern
-Statements
-Switch
-Edmund S. Muskie
-Statements
-William P. Rogers’s view

PRC trip
-Leadership meeting and departure
-Announcement
-Timing
-Barry M. Goldwater
-Democrat
-Gale W. McGee
-Goldwater

Schedule
-Breakfast
-Announcement
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Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 670-16 (cont.)


-Cabinet Room
-Ziegler’s view
-Advantages
-Live coverage
-Press
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Talk with Ziegler
-Talking paper

Ziegler left at 3:03 pm.

Rose Mary Woods
-President’s instructions to Haldeman
-Request for call

Haldeman left at 3:04 pm.