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766–2
- President Richard M. Nixon
- Rose Mary Woods
- John D. Ehrlichman
- Jim Brown
- John L. Wilkes
- Stanley S. Scott
August 10, 1972
Conversation No. 766-2
Date: August 10, 1972
Time: 4:46 pm - 5:07 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
Woods's health
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 59s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)
Public relations
-R. Sargent Shriver
-Robert F. Kennedy’s alleged wiretapping
-Lyndon B. Johnson
-Appointment as Ambassador to France
Personnel
-Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
-1960 campaign
-Unknown person’s handling of International Telephone and Telegraph
[ITT] funds
-John F. Kennedy and Johnson
-Joseph P. Kennedy’s view
-IRS staff
-Woods’s view
Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Unknown person
1972 election
-Campaign financing
-List of contributors to George S. McGovern’s campaign
-Possible strategy
-Woods’s conversations with Robert H. Finch and Jeremiah
Milbank
-April 7, 1972 reporting deadline
-Amount of contributions
-Possible leak
-Max Palevsky
John D. Ehrlichman entered at 4:50 pm.
The President’s forthcoming meeting with Jim Brown
-Brown's appearance
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)
BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
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[Duration: 43s ]
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A letter from Allen J. Ellender's staff
-The President's trip Ellender’s funeral
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
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[Duration: 2m 17s ]
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A letter from Mary [?] Hendricks
-Shreveport Times
-William E. Timmons
-Shreveport Times
-Ewing family
-Compared to William Loeb [Manchester Union Leader]
Department of Treasury medallions
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
[Dictabelts?]
-Wodds’s possible transcription
-An unknown person's suggestion
-Possible accidental destruction
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)
Brown, John L. Wilkes, and Stanley S. Scott entered and Woods left at 4:56 pm.
Greetings
Brown's movies
The President's previous meeting with Brown
-Brown’s induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
-1960
Photograph session
Brown's activities
-Physical fitness
-Minority business
Minority businesses
-Washington, DC
-Car dealerships
-Government aid
-Peter G. Peterson
-Ehrlichman
-Domestic council
-Leon H. Sullivan
-Urban League
-Wilkes
-Robert J. Brown
-Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
Gifts
-Cuff links
John N. Mitchell
-Jim Brown's previous conversation with Mitchell
-Ed Walsh
-Brown’s view
-Health
-Golf
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:56 pm.
Photograph session
Bull left at an unknown time before 5:02 pm.
Jim Brown's physical condition
-Weight
Ollie Matson
-Football career
Football from 1969 Pro Bowl
Washington Redskins
The President's thanks for Jim Brown's support
Herbert G. Klein
-Introduction to Jim Brown
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Jim Brown, Wilkes, and Scott left at 5:02 pm.
Peterson
-Bull
-Forthcoming meeting between Peterson and Brown
Jim Brown
-Lifestyle
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s conversation with the President
-Edward M. Kennedy
-Compared to Al Capp
-The President’s view
-Ehrlichman’s view
-Example for young blacks
-Support for the President
6
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)
-Assistance for Jim Brown
Blacks
-Patois
-Ehrlichman’s view
George W. Romney
-Forthcoming meeting with the President
-Ehrlichman's previous talk with Leonore L. Romney
-[George Romney’s trip to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]
-Television appearance
-Ehrlichman’s previous talk with Leonore Romney
Bull entered at an unknown time after 5:02 pm.
[The President’s forthcoming meeting with the Cost of Living Council [COLC]]
Bull left at an unknown time before 5:07 pm.
Food prices
-The President's forthcoming meeting [with the COLC]
-Ehrlichman’s view
-Briefing by the COLC
-View of the COLC
-Ehrlichman’s view
-Camp David
-Public relations issues
-John B. Connally's proposals
-Arthur F. Burns's proposals
-Herbert Stein's view
-Political acumen
George Romney
-Forthcoming meeting with the President
-[Situation in Wilkes-Barre]
-Milton J. Shapp
-Military
-Additional employees for the Department of Housing and Urban
Development [HUD]
7
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)
-Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger
The President and Ehrlichman left at 5:07 pm.
Date: August 10, 1972
Time: 4:46 pm - 5:07 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
Woods's health
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 59s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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2
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)
Public relations
-R. Sargent Shriver
-Robert F. Kennedy’s alleged wiretapping
-Lyndon B. Johnson
-Appointment as Ambassador to France
Personnel
-Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
-1960 campaign
-Unknown person’s handling of International Telephone and Telegraph
[ITT] funds
-John F. Kennedy and Johnson
-Joseph P. Kennedy’s view
-IRS staff
-Woods’s view
Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Unknown person
1972 election
-Campaign financing
-List of contributors to George S. McGovern’s campaign
-Possible strategy
-Woods’s conversations with Robert H. Finch and Jeremiah
Milbank
-April 7, 1972 reporting deadline
-Amount of contributions
-Possible leak
-Max Palevsky
John D. Ehrlichman entered at 4:50 pm.
The President’s forthcoming meeting with Jim Brown
-Brown's appearance
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3
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)
BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 43s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
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A letter from Allen J. Ellender's staff
-The President's trip Ellender’s funeral
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2m 17s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
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A letter from Mary [?] Hendricks
-Shreveport Times
-William E. Timmons
-Shreveport Times
-Ewing family
-Compared to William Loeb [Manchester Union Leader]
Department of Treasury medallions
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
[Dictabelts?]
-Wodds’s possible transcription
-An unknown person's suggestion
-Possible accidental destruction
4
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)
Brown, John L. Wilkes, and Stanley S. Scott entered and Woods left at 4:56 pm.
Greetings
Brown's movies
The President's previous meeting with Brown
-Brown’s induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
-1960
Photograph session
Brown's activities
-Physical fitness
-Minority business
Minority businesses
-Washington, DC
-Car dealerships
-Government aid
-Peter G. Peterson
-Ehrlichman
-Domestic council
-Leon H. Sullivan
-Urban League
-Wilkes
-Robert J. Brown
-Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
Gifts
-Cuff links
John N. Mitchell
-Jim Brown's previous conversation with Mitchell
-Ed Walsh
-Brown’s view
-Health
-Golf
5
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:56 pm.
Photograph session
Bull left at an unknown time before 5:02 pm.
Jim Brown's physical condition
-Weight
Ollie Matson
-Football career
Football from 1969 Pro Bowl
Washington Redskins
The President's thanks for Jim Brown's support
Herbert G. Klein
-Introduction to Jim Brown
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Jim Brown, Wilkes, and Scott left at 5:02 pm.
Peterson
-Bull
-Forthcoming meeting between Peterson and Brown
Jim Brown
-Lifestyle
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s conversation with the President
-Edward M. Kennedy
-Compared to Al Capp
-The President’s view
-Ehrlichman’s view
-Example for young blacks
-Support for the President
6
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)
-Assistance for Jim Brown
Blacks
-Patois
-Ehrlichman’s view
George W. Romney
-Forthcoming meeting with the President
-Ehrlichman's previous talk with Leonore L. Romney
-[George Romney’s trip to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]
-Television appearance
-Ehrlichman’s previous talk with Leonore Romney
Bull entered at an unknown time after 5:02 pm.
[The President’s forthcoming meeting with the Cost of Living Council [COLC]]
Bull left at an unknown time before 5:07 pm.
Food prices
-The President's forthcoming meeting [with the COLC]
-Ehrlichman’s view
-Briefing by the COLC
-View of the COLC
-Ehrlichman’s view
-Camp David
-Public relations issues
-John B. Connally's proposals
-Arthur F. Burns's proposals
-Herbert Stein's view
-Political acumen
George Romney
-Forthcoming meeting with the President
-[Situation in Wilkes-Barre]
-Milton J. Shapp
-Military
-Additional employees for the Department of Housing and Urban
Development [HUD]
7
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov-03)
-Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger
The President and Ehrlichman left at 5:07 pm.