261–49

Conversation No. 261-49

Date: July 1, 1971
Time: 7:00 pm - 7:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Forthcoming Bicentennial speech at National Archives
-Text of President’s message
-Changes
-William L. Safire
-Language

Pentagon Papers
-William P. Rogers
-Press conference
-John N. Mitchell’s statement
-John B. Connally
-Discussion with Haldeman
-President’s possible press statement
-Kansas City
-Supreme Court decision
-Forum
-Reaction in Texas
-Position
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Strategy
-Forum

Unemployment
-Forthcoming statement
-Charles W. Colson

Prior conversation with Henry A. Kissinger
-People’s Republic of China [PRC] announcement
-Press speculation
-Effect on Pentagon Papers issue

Pentagon Papers
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Effect on administration
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-Portrayal as repressive
-Popular support for Vietnam War
-Trust of government
-Nixon Administration
-Compared to administrations of Lyndon B. Johnson and John F. Kennedy
-Dean Rusk
-Interest of American people
-Colson Conv. No. 261-49 (cont.)
-John A. Scali
-Unemployment figures
-PRC announcement
-Kissinger’s trip
-Forthcoming statement in Kansas City
-Buchanan
-Timing

Investigation of leak

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-Mitchell
-Discussion with Haldeman
-J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.
-Elliot L. Richardson
-Polygraph examination
-Richardson
-Department of Health, Education, and Welfare [HEW]
-Buzhardt’s view
-Mitchell’s view
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-Classified information
-Ellsworth F. Bunker cables
-Leaking
-Polygraph test
-Possible resignation

President’s schedule
-Declassification study group Conv. No. 261-49 (cont.)

Classified material
-Leaks
-Research and Development [RAND] Corporation
-Brookings Institute

Louis Harris poll
-President’s popularity
-Colson
-Foreign policy
-Relations with PRC, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-Domestic economic situation
-Compared to administration’s poll
-Compared to previous polls
Declassification effort
-Unknown person discussed [E. Howard Hunt, Jr.?]
-Haldeman’s possible meeting

President’s schedule
-Kissinger
-National Security Council [NSC]
-Yosemite dinner
-Timing
-Issues

Richard A. Moore
-Chicago Tribune story
-Mrs. Ralph Hunstatter [?]
-Greeting President
-Gift from President
-Miss [Forename unknown] McMichael [sp?]
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Pentagon Papers
-President’s leadership
-Buchanan
-New York Times, Washington Post
-Influence
-Television appearances
-Rusk
-Rogers Conv. No. 261-49 (cont.)
-Kansas City
-Possible Presidential appearance
-Possible public statement

Haldeman left at 7:20 pm