726–13

Conversation No. 726-13

Date: May 19, 1972
Time: 4:05 pm - 4:13 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Robert C. Byrd, John D. Ehrlichman, and Clark MacGregor; the White
House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.

Greetings

[Photograph session]
-Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 726-12 (cont.)

-Arrangements
-Byrd's last visit
-Vietnam
-US withdrawal
-Byrd's views

Black lung bill
-Memorandum to President from Caspar W. Weinberger and MacGregor
-Costs per annum
-“Budget-buster”
-Byrd's views
-MaGregor's report
-Ehrlichman
-Meeting with President
-Talk with Byrd
-President's signature
-Announcement
-Date
-Arch A. Moore, Jr.
-Meeting with Byrd
-Announcement
-President's decision
-Announcement
-Costs
-Byrd's help
-President's veto
-Reason
-Override in Congress
-Likelihood
-Re-introduction
-Likelihood of passage
-President's support
-Byrd's meeting with President
-Press statement
-President's considerations
-Presentation of case for bill
-Decision by President
-Date
-Tone of meeting
-Decision by President
-Speculation
-Call to Moore
-Date
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 726-13 (cont.)

-Time
-Ehrlichman and MacGregor
-Announcement of decision
-MacGregor's role
-Time

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:05 pm.

Congressional leaders
-Location

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:13 pm.

Black-lung bill
-Byrd's meeting with President
-Press statement
-Moore's support for bill
-Byrd's conversation and meeting with President
-Call to office
-Time
-Congressional leaders meeting

President's Soviet trip
-Byrd's best wishes
-Expected results
-Vietnam
-Effect in Congress

Congressional leaders meeting
-Byrd's presence

Byrd and MacGregor left at 4:13 pm.

The President left at 4:13 pm.