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Conversation No. 306-1 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 1:45 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with an unknown person.
Approval The unknown person left at an unknown time before 1:45 pm.
Conversation No. 306-2 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 1:45 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 15-154]
Conversation No. 306-3 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: 1:45 pm - 1:46 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon. [See Conversation No. 15-155; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]
Conversation No. 306-4
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Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:46 pm and 3:08 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:08 pm.
Conversation No. 306-5 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:46 pm and 3:08 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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Conv. No. 306-6 (cont.)
***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 6s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:08 pm.
Conversation No. 306-6 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:46 pm and 3:08 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.
Meeting with the President -The elderly -Time
Conversation No. 306-7 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:46 pm and 3:08 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 15-156]
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Conversation No. 306-8 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: 3:08 pm - 3:11 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Clark MacGregor. [See Conversation No. 15-157]
Conversation No. 306-9 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:11 pm and 3:53 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
The President's schedule -December 1971 -January-May 1972
-Congress -Schedule
Conversation No. 306-10 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown after 3:11 pm &&5:39 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with John D. Ehrlichman. *****************************************************************
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 29s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
White House Conference on Aging -News summary
-Lobbyists -The President's speech
-Draft -Analysis of issues
-James W. McLane -Previous work with Robert H. Finch -Francis W. Sargent -Arthur S. Flemming
White House speechwriters
-Raymond K. Price, Jr. -William L. Safire -Patrick J. Buchanan -John K. Andrews, Jr.
The President's forthcoming speech to White House Conference on Aging
-McLane -Draft -Analysis of issues
-Congress -House Resolution [HR] 1
-George P. Shultz’s views -Recommendations
-Long range goals -The President’s concern about the elderly -Administration's options -Flemming -Domestic Council
-Problems of elderly -Goals
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
-Economic considerations -Budget constraints -Support for the Administration’s economic policies -Polls
-Property taxes -Federal budget -Inflation
-Candor -Problems of elderly
-The President's commitment -Minority groups -“Forgotten Americans” -Youth -Election year promises
-Possible reaction -Nelson H. Cruikshank -The President’s standard speech -Labor
HR 1 -Medical care costs
-The President's conversation with H. R. Haldeman, November 29, 1971 -Senior citizen discounts
-Medicare -Congress's possible action -Prescription drugs
-Possible federal subsidy under Medicare -Cost-sharing -Haldeman's views
The President's forthcoming speech
-McLane's recommendations -Administrations' options
-Volunteer program -Costs
-Foster Grandparents program -Costs
-Pension reform -Value to elderly
-Andrews's work -Price
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
-McLane's recommendations -Administration's options
-Medicare coverage -Eyeglasses, dentures, and hearing aids
-HR 1 -Costs
-Compared with prescription drugs -Prescription drugs
-Costs -Deductibles -British program -Destitute people compard to others
-Shultz -Ehrlichman's forthcoming call to Andrews
The President's schedule
-Camp David -Meeting with Golda Meir, December 2, 1971 -Key Biscayne
-Staff -Ehrlichman's schedule -North Carolina -Shultz
-Ehrlichman’s schedule -Staff meeting -Haldeman -Estate matters
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
Water filtering system -Unknown Navy captain's development -Oil and water -Possible purchase by Navy -The President's previous conversation with F. Donald Nixon
-John C. Whitaker ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 3m 54s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 *****************************************************************
Busing -Ehrlichman's memorandum -Article by Alexander M. Bickel -Possible meeting between Bickel and the President -The President’s forthcoming State of the Union address
The aged
-Administration's actions -Property taxes
Education and tax issues
-Washington Post article, November 28, 1971 -Unknown reporter
-Department of Health, Education and Welfare [HEW] -Vagueness
Administration's accomplishments
-Publicity -Individuals
Appointments
-Supreme Court nominations
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
-Robert C. Byrd -Unknown person
-Treatment by press -White House response -Compared with Earl L. Butz nomination as Secretary of Agriculture
Butz
-Popularity -Confirmation
-Vindication -Alternative choice as Secretary
-Herman E. Talmadge
John B. Connally -Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] program, November 28, 1971
Talmadge -Relations with the President
-Agricultural background -Gene [surname unknown] -Possible position as Secretary of Agriculture
Connally
-CBS program -News summary
-Ehrlichman's previous conversation with Mike Wallace -Connally's brother
-Appearance on program -Brother's statement concerning Connally -Successes -Jake J. Pickle -George E. Christian -Brother's statement
-Democrats -Lyndon B. Johnson
-Comments regarding possible Vice Presidential spot for Connally on Democrat ticket
-Relationship -Brunch for Texas friends, December 4, 1971
-Perry R. Bass and Phil [Surname unknown] -Ehrlichman
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
-Trip to Florida
Texans -Connally -Johnson
Connally
-Compared with Johnson -Speaking style -Performance -Views on issues
Value Added Tax [VAT]
-Egil G. (“Bud”) Krogh, Jr. -Treasury Department's views
-Connally -Schedule for passage -Timing
-Work by White House staff -Charles W. Colson, Haldeman and Ronald L. Ziegler
-The President's speech on the aged -Property tax relief
-Lee W. Huebner's work on draft -Home ownership -Democrats
-Aid to education -Article by Newbold (“Newby”) Noyes, Jr.
-Democrats' fears -Joseph W. Alsop -Wilbur D. Mills -Alsop -Possible article
-Neil H. McElroy report -State of the Union address -Probable conclusions -Crisis in public and private schools
-Significance of the President’s actions -Burden shifting
-McElroy -Lewis A. Engman -Cincinnati
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
-Administration's stance -Mills's work
The President talked with the White House operator at 3:53 pm. [Conversation No. 306-10A] [See Conversation No. 15-158] [End of telephone conversation]
-Mills's work -Alsop
-Message from the President -Connally
-Tax reform -Significance of the President’s actions -Compared to adoption of income tax
The aged
-Haldeman's views -Congress -Compared with environment as an issue
-Votes Colson entered at 3:55 pm.
Busing -Bickel
-Forthcoming meeting with the President -Views
-Legislative route -Ehrlichman's views
-Paper on issue -Legislative route -Timing -Possible message
-Constitutional amendment -Prospects
-Brown vs. Board of Education -Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
-Bickel's views -Meeting with the President
The President left at an unknown time before 4:00 pm.
Pay increase for federal employees -Shultz
-Meeting with Colson, November 29, 1971 -Views -Amendments -Possible compromise -William L. Gifford
The President entered at an unknown time after 3:55 pm.
-Amendment -Congress's possible action -Comparability
-Timing -White House position -Budget
-Pay Board -Average ceiling
-Deferral -Pay Board
-White House position -Congressional legislation -Shultz's proposals
-Compromise -Timing -Clark MacGregor's views on passage -Delay
-Freeze
The President's schedule -Budget
-Ehrlichman's schedule -Duke University -Forthcoming call -[Robert H. Finch?]
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
Ehrlichman left at 4:00 pm.
Stock market -Closing figures
-MacGregor's statement
Economy -Public attitude
-Market -Purchase of mutual fund shares
-Increase -Leading business indicators
-Expected freeze -International monetary situation -The President’s meetings -MacGregor's statement
-Compared with John F. Kennedy administration -Business community -Investment tax credit -Automobile excise tax -Tax Bill veto
-Work by Henry C. Cashen, II and Howard A. Cohen -Automobile industry
-Colson's conversation with Archibald K. Davis -Foreign cars -American Motors Corporation
-Consumers -Refunds -Possible attack by Washington Post -Check-off for political campaigns
-Past spending -Democrats
-Connally's press conference
George Meany -Hostility towards the President at American Federation of Labor-Congress of
Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO] convention -Colson's meeting with Maurice A. Hutcheson [?] -Unknown woman (doctor) -Meany’s reaction to public response -Public response
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
-Letters to the editor -Los Angeles Times
-Political cartoons -Victor Riesel article -Labor's views
-Frank E. Fitzsimmons -Fitzsimmons’s views -Meany’s entourage -Action
-Meany’s comments -Media coverage
James R. (“Jimmy”) Hoffa -Pay board
-Executive clemency -Parole Board
-Fitzsimmons -Possible poll -Meany -Parole Board
-Fitzsimmons's views -Christmas release -Parole Board -Meany
-Conflict with administration
Meany -Hostility towards the President at AFL-CIO convention
-Editorials -Discourtesy
-Comments on the President's courage Campaign practices
-Edward M. Kennedy -Cartoon
-Reprint -Distribution
Edmund S. Muskie
-Statement in defense of Meany -Supportive editorial
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
-White House backing -Public opinion -Viability
-Stand on busing -White House write-in campaign
-Polish-Americans in Chicago -The Committee for Fairer Education through Busing -Philip [Surname unknown] -Success
-Statement in defense of Meany -White House mailing
-Target groups -Business -Jews
-Bernard J. (“Bunny”) Lasker -Democrat candidates' silence -Labor
Economy
-Stock market -Trade deficit -News coverage
-CBS -Christmas sales
-Federal Times -Consumer confidence -Effect on Democrats -Tax Bill
-Congress's actions -Excise tax -Automobiles
-Personal exemption tax credit -Compared to investment tax credit -Paul W. McCracken's views
-Christmas sales -Arthur F. Burns
-Statement on meeting with the President -Connally -Henry A. Kissinger and Shultz
-Money supply -Compared to investment tax credit
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
Education
-Aid to parochial schools -Democratic candidates with children in private schools
-Attack on administration -Double standard -Analogy to discrimination -The President’s schedule -Unknown country club -Unknown place in Baltimore -Jews
-Burning Tree -W[illiam] Stuart Symington -J. William Fulbright -The President's membership
Education
-Democrat candidates with children in private schools -Use in busing issue -Muskie -Edward M. Kennedy -Hubert H. Humphrey -Muskie -Kennedy
Democratic candidates
-Attack by White House on domestic issues -Buchanan -Louie B. Nunn -Colson's work -Spokesmen
Public relations
-Douglas L. Hallett -Writing -Youth -Analysis
-The President's previous conversation with Haldeman -Press conference
-Butz -Meany
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
-Phase II -Federal pay increase -Timing -People's Republic of China [PRC] trip
-Value -Compared with Richard A. Moore and John A. Scali -Colson’s conversation with Haldeman
-Romana A. Banuelos -Confirmation
-Signing dollar bills -Domestic programs -Packaging -Colson's use -Feelings about work -Compared with senior staff -Judgment
-Herbert G. Klein and staff -Hallett's work
-Environmental issues -Views regarding the President's involvement
-Colorado River trip -One-on-one television appearances -Press conferences -Students -Workers -“Day in the Life of the President”
-Scali's claim for credit -Views on the President's strengths -Candid formats
***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 5m 40s ] Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 4:00 pm. Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:52 pm.
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 ***************************************************************** The President talked with an unknown person in Haldeman's office at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:52 pm. [Conversation No. 306-10B] Forthcoming announcement -Date of the President’s trip to the PRC -Timing [End of telephone conversation] The President talked with Kissinger at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:52 pm. [Conversation No. 306-10C]
The President's schedule -Meeting with Finch
-Kissinger's schedule -Briefing, November 30, 1971
-Announcement -State Department announcement
[End of telephone conversation] The President talked with Haldeman at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:52 pm. [Conversation No. 306-10D]
The President's schedule -Meeting with Finch and Klein, November 30, 1971
-Kissinger's schedule -Finch’s trip
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
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-Colson -Report on stock market
-Tax Bill veto
Stock market -Closing figures -Public attitudes -California -Closing figures
[End of telephone conversation]
Stock market -Closing figures -Predictions
-Inflation -Unemployment -Consumers
Unemployment -John F. Kennedy Administration -Louis P. Harris poll -Vietnam veterans -Use of unemployment benefits The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:52 pm. [Conversation No. 306-10E]
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
[See Conversation No. 15-159] [End of telephone conversation]
Unemployment figures -Vietnam veterans
-Harris poll -Exclusion from figures
-Compared with previous years The President talked with Finch between 4:52 pm and 4:54 pm. [Conversation No. 306-10F] [See Conversation No. 15-160] [End of telephone conversation]
Administration officials -Foreign trips
-1972 -The President’s schedule -Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration
-John Foster Dulles -Reports to William P. Rogers -Maurice H. Stans
-Trip to Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] -Japan -Connally -Colson’s office -Peter G. Peterson
-Connally
Economy -Business community -Connally -Stans
-Connally's press conference -Peter M. Flanigan
-Report to Chamber of Commerce
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
-Mood -Recession -Public psychology -Automobile sales -Christmas sales -1970 -Forthcoming poll
-Press conference of November 27, 1971 -Advertisers -Colson's visit to grocery store
The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 5:02 pm. [Conversation No. 306-10G]
William F. (“Billy”) Graham -Forthcoming trip to Taiwan, Republic of China
-Chiang Kai-shek -Briefing paper
-[National Security Council [NSC]] [End of telephone conversation]
Hoffa -Possible executive clemency
-Timing -Meany
-Fitzsimmons -Parole Board -Meany
The President talked with an unknown person [Manolo Sanchez?] at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 5:02 pm. [Conversation No. 306-10H]
The President’s schedule [End of telephone conversation]
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 5:02 pm. [Conversation No. 306-10I] [See Conversation No. 15-162] [End of telephone conversation]
Unknown person [Hoffa?] -Administration support
The President talked with John C. Whitaker between 5:02 pm and 5:05 pm. [Conversation No. 306-10J] [See Conversation No. 15-163] [End of telephone conversation]
Public housing -Conditions -Blacks -Whites and Puerto Ricans -Washington, D.C.
-Southwest -Northeast -Trash pick-up
Business leaders -Unknown man -Unknown action -Increase
Labor
-Current legislation -James D. Hodgson -Dock strike -Fitzsimmons -Meany -Ehrlichman
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
-Domestic Council -Meany -Labor Bill
-Public opinion -Meany's actions
-Timing -Possible strike
-Public fears -Unemployment -Congress -Ehrlichman's, Shultz's and Hodgson's work -Wage increases
-Meany -Letter -Local unions -Editorials -Speeches -Business -Peter J. Brennan
-Support -Editorial
-Meany -Representation of labor
-The Administration’s position -Shultz's and Colson's work -Dale K. (“Kent”) Frizzell [?] -Column
Education -Parochial school aid
Young people -Support of administration -Polls
-PRC trip -Vietnam
-Drafting military inductees -Mood -Colson's son's comments -Haldeman's views -PRC policy
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
-Blue collar workers -Hallett's views -Aged
***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 11 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 9m 35s ] The President talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 5:35 pm. [Conversation No. 306-10K] [End of telephone conversation] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 11 *****************************************************************
Environmental issues -Spokesperson position
-Offer to unspecified television commentator -Russell E. Train
-Unknown member of committee -Colson's conversation with Frederic V. Malek
-List of names -Television personality
-Ability to inform public -John A. Scali -Daniel Schorr -Malek -Creation of position -White House consultant for TV
-Train -Unknown American Broadcasting Corporation [ABC] producer
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
-Robert Pierpoint -CBS and National Broadcasting Corporation [NBC] -Herbert E. Kaplow
-Scali -Schorr -Television personality
-Slogan -Handling -Television
-Compared with Department of Agriculture -Film
Butz
-Confirmation -Democrats
-Public contact -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew -Compared with Walter J. Hickel -Confirmation
Unknown announcement -Edward Kennedy
Labor
-Dock strike -Forthcoming call from Colson
***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 12 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 9s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 12 ***************************************************************** The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and
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Conv. No. 306-10 (cont.)
5:35 pm. [Conversation No. 306-10L] [See Conversation No. 15-164] [End of telephone conversation]
The President’s reaction to unknown event Colson’s schedule The President talked with Ziegler between 5:35 pm and 5:39 pm. [Conversation No. 306-10M] [See Conversation No. 15-165] Colson left at 5:35 pm. [End of telephone conversation]
Conversation No. 306-11 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:39 pm and 5:43 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule -Meeting with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Briefcase
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:43 pm.
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Conversation No. 306-12 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:39 pm and 5:43 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Request that Haldeman join him
Conversation No. 306-13 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:39 pm and 5:43 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 15-166]
Conversation No. 306-14 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown after 5:39 pm until 6:14 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
The aged -Legislation
Richard A. Moore [?]
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Conv. No. 306-14 (cont.)
Charles W. Colson John D. Ehrlichman The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower between 5:43 pm and 5:44 pm. [Conversation No. 306-14A] [See Conversation No. 15-167; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation] [End of telephone conversation]
Colson -Julie Eisenhower -William P. Rogers
The President talked with the White House operator at 5:45 pm. [Conversation No. 306-14B] [See Conversation No. 15-168] [End of telephone conversation]
Clark MacGregor -Schedule -New York -Introduction of George H.W. Bush
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:47 pm. [Conversation No. 306-14C] [See Conversation No. 15-169] [End of telephone conversation]
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Conv. No. 306-14 (cont.)
***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 32s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ***************************************************************** The President talked with William E. Timmons between 5:47 pm and 5:50 pm. [Conversation No. 306-14D] [See Conversation No. 15-170] [End of telephone conversation]
The President's schedule -Congress -Possible call back by the President -Florida -New York
-Florida -Edward R.G. Heath
-Christmas
Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon's schedule -Forthcoming trip to Africa
-Reception for accompanying staff -New Year's Eve
-Parties -Value -Return from trip
-Congress schedule -State of the Union address
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Conv. No. 306-14 (cont.)
The President's schedule -State of the Union speech -Inaugural anniversary -Foreign visitors -[Emilio Colombo?] -Timing of visit -State of the Union address
-Henry A. Kissinger The President talked with Kissinger at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:00 pm. [Conversation No. 306-14E]
Kissinger's schedule -Unknown meeting -The President's current meeting with Haldeman
[End of telephone conversation] Kissinger’s schedule
The President's schedule -Christmas tree lighting
Julie Eisenhower's schedule
-Christmas television special ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 25s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 *****************************************************************
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Conv. No. 306-14 (cont.)
Government workers' pay raise -Credit for administration
The President's schedule -Florida -George P. Shultz
-Spanish Ambassador
US Ambassador to Spain -Cornelius V. (“Sonny”) Whitney
-Visit to Spain -Children
-Prince Juan Carlos -Gregorio Lopez Bravo de Costro -Age
-Gen. Francisco Franco -Rogers and Kissinger
Campaign financing -Whitney -Campaign contribution
-John N. Mitchell and Lee R. Nunn -Return to Whitney
Kissinger entered at 6:00 pm.
Kissinger's schedule -Meeting with Jerrold L. Schecter et al.
-Report to Congress on US foreign policy -The President's policies
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] -The President's previous press conference
-People's Republic of China [PRC] -Reporters' response to answers from Kissinger -Information from State Department -PRC
-Rogers -PRC, USSR and Vietnam
-The President's policies -Article
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Conv. No. 306-14 (cont.)
The President's schedule -Possible interview with Time
-Photograph Kissinger left at 6:04 pm.
-Drawing -Tie-in of key issues
Campaign financing -Whitney
-Campaign contribution -Return of money -Probable revelation
-Senate confirmation -Spain’s position
-Mitchell -Candidates
-[Unintelligible]
Earl L. Butz -Confirmation as Secretary of Agriculture
-The President's work -Check on background
-Carl T. Curtis -Milton R. Young
-John C. Whitaker's work -MacGregor
Campaign financing
-Whitney -Campaign contribution
-Return of money -Senate confirmation
-Mitchell's views -Spain’s position -Mitchell's view -Spain’s position
-Mitchell’s view -Return of money -Spain’s position
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Conv. No. 306-14 (cont.)
-Children -Age -Senate confirmation
-Butz example
Senate -Special session
-Rules -Calendar year
An unknown man [Secret Service agent] and Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 6:04 pm. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 11 [National Security] [Duration: 51s ] The unknown man [Secret Service agent] and Sanchez entered at an unknown time before 6:14 pm. END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 11 *****************************************************************
Senate -Special session
-Scheduling -Effect -Christmas -New Year’s -The President’s schedule -Retiring Congressmen
-House Resolution [HR] 1
The President's schedule
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Conv. No. 306-14 (cont.)
-Speeches -Value -Chicago
-Elderly issue -TV appearances
-Question and answer sessions -Major announcements
Haldeman left at 6:14 pm.
Conversation No. 306-15 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:14 pm and 6:15 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with an unknown person.
[Unintelligible]
Conversation No. 306-16 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: 6:15 pm - 6:16 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower. [See Conversation No. 15-171; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]
Conversation No. 306-17
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Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with an unknown person.
Economy -Stock market [?] -Number of share traded -Gold
Conversation No. 306-18 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with an unknown person.
Thanks
Conversation No. 306-19 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:16 pm and 6:22 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 15-172]
Conversation No. 306-20 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: 6:22 pm - 6:28 pm Location: Executive Office Building
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
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The President talked with Charles W. Colson. [See Conversation No. 15-173]
Conversation No. 306-21 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:28 pm and 6:29 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
Woods's schedule -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
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-Meeting the President -Location -West Wing