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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08)
Conversation No. 513-1
Date: June 7, 1971 Time: 12:43 pm Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods [Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]
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President’s schedule -[Dwight] David Eisenhower, II
Support for servicemen -President’s previous press conference with police chiefs -Press reaction
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H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman entered at an unknown time after 12:43 pm
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Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08)
Woods left at 1:10 pm
Cable from Nationalist Chinese -Henry A. Kissinger, David M. Kennedy, Peter G. Peterson -Chiang Kai-shek -Senkaku Islands -Okinawa reversion -Proposed meeting between the President, Kissinger, and Peterson -Admiral Thomas H. Moorer -Timing
Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 1:11 pm
President’s meeting with Governor Linwood Holton -John D. Ehrlichman -Press announcement -Federal judgeship -John N. Mitchell -Form of invitation -Lieutenant Colonel Ralph D. Albertazzi
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 1m 28s ]
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Housing -George W. Romney statement -Gratitude to President -Housing issues -Interest rates
Ziegler left at 1:12 pm 3
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Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08)
President’s schedule -Meeting with Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger -Robert H. Finch’s view -Meeting with Milton Friedman -George P. Shultz -Photo session -Friedman Conv. No. 513-1 (cont.) -Paul W. McCracken -Hendrik S. Houthakker -Herbert Stein -Shultz -Ehrlichman
Kissinger’s question regarding William P. Rogers -Cable from Burgas [?] -Content -Anwar el-Sadat -Kissinger’s concern -Military courier trip to Rogers -Rogers/Sadat negotiations -Kissinger’s role in Middle East
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 [Privacy] [Duration: 17s ]
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-Cables
William Loeb visit to White House -Circumstances of visit -New Hampshire concerns -Social function versus private visit 4
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Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08)
-James R. (“Jimmy”) Hoffa
Cartoon collection -Presentation -Criteria -Objective -Content -Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr./G. Harrold Carswell nominationsConv. No. 51 3-1 (cont.)
Public television show -Jessamyn West -Viewing by President’s cabinet -Effect
Corporation for Public Broadcasting -Funding -Control of funding board -Desire for permanent government funding -Pending legislation -President’s view -Frank T. Bow -White House role
Woods entered at an unknown time after 1:12 pm
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Woods left at an unknown time before 1:41 pm
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Textile quotas 5
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Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08)
-Peterson’s view -Chiang Kai-shek -Kissinger’s view -Kennedy’s view
Preparation for press conference -Marijuana -Demonstrations Conv. No. 513-1 (cont.) -Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] -Terminology -Questions
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 9 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 31s ]
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White House -News coverage -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon -Funding for arts -Upcoming wedding -Lockout of Judith Martin -Washington Post -Carroll Kilpatrick -Attire of White House press -Ziegler
Public relation -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins story -Reporters
President’s foreign policy -Middle East 6
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-Kissinger’s role -State Department’s role -Ecuador -Africa -India-Pakistan
Handling of Cabinet officers -John B. Connally’s role in international monetary negotiationsCo nv. No. 513-1 (cont.) -Peterson role -McCracken memo -Council on International Economic Policy [CIEP] -Clifford M. Hardin -Maurice H. Stans -James D. Hodgson -Structure of negotiations -Use of other advisors -Arthur F. Burns -Elliot L. Richardson -Domestic Council -Decisions on lower levels -Domestic advisors
Cyclamate indemnification -Shultz, Mitchell -Support for friends -Stans -President’s role in decisions
The President and Haldeman left at 1:41 pm
Conversation No. 513-8
Date: June 7, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:41 pm and 3:20 pm Location: Oval Office
Unknown people [Secret Service?] met
President’s location 7
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08)
The unknown people [Secret Service?] left at an unknown time before 3:20 pm
Conversation No. 513-2
Date: June 7, 1971 Time: 3:20 pm - 3:23 pm Conv. No. 513-1 (cont.) Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull
President’s schedule -Tour for visitors
Rose Mary Woods entered at an unknown time after 3:20 pm
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
Woods left at an unknown time before 3:23 pm
-Unknown man
Butterfield and Bull left at 3:23 pm
Conversation No. 513-3
Date: June 7, 1971 Time: 3:23 pm Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator
[See Conversation No. 4-63]
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Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08)
Conversation No. 513-4
Date: June 7, 1971 Time: 3:23 pm - 4:10 pm Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods
President’s schedule -Dinner -Robert H. and Carol (Crothers) Finch -Woods -Raymond K. Price, Jr. -Location -Menu
Woods left and Peter G. Peterson and Henry A. Kissinger entered at 3:26 pm
Peterson memo -Taiwan -David M. Kennedy’s view -Kissinger’s view
Okinawa reversion
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [National Security] [Duration: 4s ]
FOREIGN RELATIONS
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Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08)
-Senkaku Islands -U. Alexis Johnson -Sovereignty question -Formal Okinawa reversion timing -Japanese drawbacks -William P. Rogers and [Forename unknown] Oichi -Effect on Taiwan relations -Textile negotiations Conv. No. 513-4 (cont.) -Taiwan requests -Defense aid -Melvin R. Laird trip -United States’ goals -Effect on People’s Republic of China [PRC] relations -Effect on Japanese relations -Textile people concern -Roger Milliken’s view -Wilbur D. Mills’ view -Criticism of Administration -Island issue -Taiwan -Military aid -Textile negotiations -Military program -Perception by other parties -Congressional reaction -Announcement
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 [National Security] [Duration: 20s ]
COMMUNICATIONS
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-Impact of textile question -Specific proposals -Announcement -Use of Laird trip -Military equipment trade -Offensive, defensive question -Congress Conv. No. 513-4 (cont.) -Milliken -Postponement of action -Reaction of Japanese -Automobile question -Okinawa -Okinawa versus trade -Automobile question -US action -Senkaku Island question -Germination -Charles [?] visit to President -History of islands -Post-World War II era -Japanese concern -History of Chinese involvement -Timing of raising issue -Perception by Japanese -Perception in United States -Automobiles -Textile question -Future action -Nationalist Chinese desires -Laird -Military representative trip to Taiwan -Timing -Textiles
Kissinger’s schedule -Upcoming meeting with Cambodian
Kissinger left at 3:48 pm
Textile issue -Timing 11
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Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08)
-Negotiations -Congress -Status -Industry role -Milliken -Hong Kong -[South] Korea -Quotas Conv. No. 513-4 (cont.) -Quota bill -Bryce N. Harlow -Mills’ thinking -Textile industry’s view -Agricultural quotas -Prospects for passage -Labor view -Support -Opposition -Industry -Farmers -North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] -International -Growing sentiment -Effect on consumer -Effect on Europe -Peterson’s study -Agriculture -European reaction
Peterson’s bipartisan Congressional briefing, June 8 -Purpose -Long-range concerns -Administration strategy -Congressional support -Points -President’s role in trade -John B. Connally role -Energy program -Benefits -Employment -Exports -Environment -Water control 12
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-Research and Development -National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA] role -NASA budget -Cutbacks -Results
Goals versus action -Previous dinner meeting Conv. No. 513-4 (cont.) -John D. Ehrlichman -George P. Shultz -Long range planning
Planning proposals -Shultz, Ehrlichman -Roy L. Ash -Ben W. Heineman [?] -Domestic Council -Committee formats
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board Meeting -Dr. Edwin H. Land’s argument -Intelligence -Detente -Future relations with Soviet Union and PRC -European role -Arms control -Verification -Land’s viewpoint -Kelly Johnson
Technological innovations -Dr. Edward E. David, Jr. -US technology role -History of technology -Peterson, Ehrlichman, Shultz directives -Content -Attitude toward science -Industry view -Robert H. Abplanalp -Conservatism -Colgate-Palmolive -Need for technological innovation 13
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Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08)
-Government encouragement -David -National Science Foundation [NSF] -Land’s view -Presidential support -William P. Lear -John C. Whitaker -Department of Transportation [DOT] Conv. No. 513-4 (cont.) -National Science Board -David -Peterson/Land meeting -Need -Peterson, Land meeting -Ehrlichman -Quantity versus quality on technology -History of scientific contact with government -Land -U-2 development -K. Johnson -Edward M. Purcell -Need for first rate minds -Lyndon B. Johnson Administration -Problem of war -Scientists -President’s opening of the world -PRC -Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] -Use of technology for peaceful purposes -Scientists -David -Lear -Land -Bureaucratic impediments -Soviet Union -Peterson/Ehrlichman/Shultz/David effort -Use of money in US -Educational programs -Energy program -Popular fears of nuclear reactors -Political problems of nuclear power -Coal, oil, natural gas concern -Breeder reactor 14
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Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08)
-Fusion work -Glenn T. Seaborg effort -Atomic Energy Commission [AEC] -”Atoms for peace” -Land’s success -Reasons -Eastman Kodak -Medicine Conv. No. 513-4 (cont.) -Intelligence -Problems -”Greatness” as technological innovation -Land’s idea -Ehrlichman -Lack of great minds in Washington -Discovery of “new worlds” -”Great minds” and innovation -K. Johnson -Background -John F. Kennedy -Dwight D. Eisenhower -Mutual understanding -Post-Vietnam world -Need for US ascendance -PRC strength -Agriculture -Nobel Prize winner [Name unknown] -Use of available resources -Agricultural field -Cooperative Extension Service -Land grant colleges -Sources of Invention -Content -Chester F. Carlson efforts -Xerox -Land’s efforts -Peterson, Ehrlichman, Shultz roles
Bipartisan Congressional briefing -Location -Blair House
Peterson left at 4:10 pm 15
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08)
Conversation No. 513-5
Date: June 7, 1971 Time: 4:41 pm - 4:46 pm Conv. No. 513-4 (cont.) Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield
Bipartisan Congressional briefing -Location -Blair House problems -Alternative to Blair House -Reception -Rex W. Scouten -President’s view -Lucy A. Winchester -Refreshments -Manolo Sanchez
Willy Brandt dinner -Arthur F. Burns invitation
Conversation No. 513-6
Date: June 7, 1971 Time: 5:04 pm - 5:07 pm Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull
Photo session -Timing -Location -Library
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Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08)
Butterfield and Bull left at 5:07 pm
Conversation No. 513-7
Date: June 7, 1971 Time: 5:07 pm Location: Oval Office
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
President’s meeting with Peter G. Peterson -Effort by John D. Ehrlichman, Peterson, and George P. Shultz -Benefits -Dr. Edwin H. Land -Problems with “bright” people -Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan
Polls -Approval -Results -George H. Gallup -Timing of release -Comparison -Gallup versus administration -Administration poll -Vietnam -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew -Past performances -Press conference -Awareness -Past statistics -Demonstrations -Legalizing marijuana -Approval versus disapproval -People’s Republic of China [PRC] United Nations [UN] admission -Louis Harris/Gallup results -Administration results -Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT] -Awareness 17
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Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08)
-Henry A. Kissinger -Past statistics -Substance of SALT -Progress of SALT -President’s US/Soviet Union initiative for disarmament -Approval of initiative -Need for US strength -Attitude to military -Comparison with 1969 -Unemployment versus inflation -President’s view -Estimation of people’s perception -SALT -Kissinger -Charles W. Colson -Timing of announcements
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[The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 5:21 pm]
[Conversation No. 513-7A]
[See Conversation No. 4-64]
[End of telephone conversation]
Polls -Phone versus standard polls -Noteworthy results 18
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Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08)
-Marijuana -Demonstrations
[The President talked with Rose Mary Woods between 5:21 pm and 5:22 pm]
[Conversation No. 513-7B]
[See Conversation No. 4-65] Conv. No. 513-7 (cont.)
[End of telephone conversation]
Polls -Future efforts
The President and Haldeman left at 5:22 pm
Conversation No. 513-9
Date: June 7, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:22 pm and 10:13 pm Location: Oval Office
An unknown person [Secret Service] talked with an unknown person
[Unintelligible]
Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 10:13 pm