694–2

Conversation No. 694-2

Date: March 27, 1972
Time: 3:16 pm - 4:08 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull [?] and Charles W. Colson.

International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT]
-Reminder to an unknown person

Bull [?] left at an unknown time before 3:23 pm.

ITT
-Press conference
-Hugh Scott and Roman L. Hruska

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 3:16 pm.

Refreshments

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:23 pm.

ITT
-Press conference

Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:16 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Sep-01)
Conv. No. 694-2 (cont.)

The President's schedule
-Meeting
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:23 pm.

ITT case
-Press conference
-Scott and Hruska
-End hearings
-Richard Kleindienst confirmation
-Evidence
-James O. Eastland
-Democrats
-Press coverage
-Denver
-Robert C. Mardian
-Edward M. Kennedy question
-Press account
-Possible statement
-Marlow Cook
-Scott
-Hruska
-Robert J. Dole
-Dita D. Beard testimony
-Eastland’s view
-Affidavit
-Schedule
-Senate
-Congress
-Clark MacGregor's role
-Welfare reform
-Revenue sharing
-William R. Merriam’s testimony
-White House role
-Location
-Talk with William E. Timmons

Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 3:16 pm.

-Edward J. Gerrity, Jr.
-Ronald L. Ziegler, Gerald L. Warren
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Sep-01)
Conv. No. 694-2 (cont.)
-Republican Convention
-Timmons
-Merriam

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:23 pm.

-Veracity of White House spokesmen
-Press coverage
-Merriam
-Talks with White House staff members
-Timmons
-Content
-Timmons
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Public relations activities
-Harold S. Geneen
-Beard memorandum
-Test results
-Possible testimony by experts
-Committee
-Republicans
-Eastland
-Kleindienst confirmation
-Wallace Johnson
-John N. Mitchell
-Party line vote
-Jacob K. Javits
-Republicans
-Vote
-Statement
-Strategy
-Committee
-Other responsibilities
-Busing moratorium
-Legislation

Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 3:23 pm.

Signing documents
-House Resolution [HR] 1

Haldeman entered at 3:24 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Sep-01)
Conv. No. 694-2 (cont.)
-Connally

Ziegler
-Press briefing
-Time
-James D. Hodgson
-Elliot L. Richardson

Butterfield left at 3:25 pm.

ITT case
-Committee
-Other responsibilities
-Busing issue
-Robert P. Griffin
-Eastland
-Press conference
-Hruska and Scott
-Cook
-Dole
-Senate
-Eastland
-Edward J. Gurney
-Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.
-Votes
-Merriam
-Talk with Timmons
-Sheraton Hotel
-Convention
-Gerrity's conversation with Colson
-Problems
-Options
-Flanigan
-Geneen
-Headquarters
-Ziegler
-San Clemente
-The President
-Sheraton Hotel
-Convention
-Geneen
-Beard testimony
-Robert C. Wilson
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Sep-01)
Conv. No. 694-2 (cont.)
-Press coverage
-C. Arnholt Smith
-Other hotels
-Sheraton Hotel
-Money
-Amount
-Disposition
-Press coverage
-White House strategy
-Committee
-Witnesses
-Kleindienst confirmation
-Press conference
-Hruska
-Eastland
-Talk with Mardian
-Merriam
-Testimony
-ITT statement
-Beard memorandum
-White House telephone call
-Contents
-Timmons
-Jack Gleason
-Garrity
-Merriam
-Timmons
-Money
-Beard
-Testimony
-Contribution
-Amounts
-Circumstances
-Money exchange
-Pledge
-Geneen
-Business investment
-Sheraton Hotel
-Headquarters
-Other hotels
-Smith
-Robert Wilson
-Schedule
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Sep-01)
Conv. No. 694-2 (cont.)
-Attempt to testify
-White House strategy
-Boycott
-Geneen
-Testimony
-Executive session
-Boycott
-Hruska
-Congress
-Hruska
-Hearing notes
-Percentage of questions
-Kennedy
-Democrats compared to Republicans
-Ten minute rule
-Kennedy
-Committee
-Kleindienst confirmation
-Floor battle
-Filibuster
-Withdrawal
-Abe Fortas
-Party line vote
-Mitchell
-Filibuster
-Kennedy
-John V. Tunney
-Offensive-defensive positions
-Eastland
-Other obligations
-Busing
-Griffin
-Scott
-Leadership meeting
-Gerald R. Ford
-Griffin
-MacGregor
-Scott
-Geneen
-Sheraton Hotel
-ITT's file
-Timmons's files
-White House files
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Sep-01)
Conv. No. 694-2 (cont.)
-Timmons's schedule
-Congress
-Timing
-Kleindienst withdrawal
-Hearings
-Beard's health
-Kleindienst confirmation
-Demand a vote
-Justice Department
-Busing
-Withdrawal
-Ultimatum
-Recommendations
-Beard's health
-Justice Department
-L. Patrick Gray, III
-Eastland
-Change in position
-Further nominations
-Filibuster
-Convention

Colson left at 3:58 pm.

-Flanigan
-Murray [Chotiner?]
-William Eberle
-Flanigan
-White House role
-John C. Whitaker
-Before and after the election
-Attorney General
-MacGregor
-Qualifications
-Kleindienst
-Colson

Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:58 pm.

The President's schedule
-Meeting
-Rogers C.B. Morton
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Sep-01)
Conv. No. 694-2 (cont.)
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:08 pm.

ITT case
-Attorney General
-Appointment
-Typewriter
-Proof
-White House integrity
-Compared to Lyndon B. Johnson administration
-Staff
-Convention
-San Diego
-Herbert G. Klein
-Wilson

The President's schedule
-Forthcoming reception
-White House Conference for the Advertising Council
-Handshaking
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Call from Rose Mary Woods
-The President's appearance

Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:58 pm.

Placement of something in the office

Haldeman and Bull left at 4:08 pm.