285–16

Conversation No. 285-16

Date: October 7, 1971
Time: 10:30 am - 12:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

Briefings

William L. Safire
-Speech draft
-Letters
-Daughters

News summary
-Broadcasting magazine
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-Television viewers
-William L. Calley, Jr.

The President talked with Daniel P. Moynihan between 10:32 am and 10:58 am.

[Conversation No. 285-16A]

[See Conversation No. 10-116]

[End of telephone conversation]

Letter
-Blacks

Conversation with Moynihan
-Intellect
-IQ
-Requirement for success


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-Intellect
-IQ
-Requirement for success
-College boards


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Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Newsday story
-White House response
-Fisher Roland sale, 1969
-President’s involvement
-Appraised value of sale to government
-Army Corps of Engineers
-George A. Smathers
-Key Biscayne house
-President’s purchase
-Investigation
-William Moyers
-Otis Chandler
-[Unintelligible name]

Los Angeles Times
-Immigration Service
-Romana A. Banuelos
-Confirmation hearings
-The President's attitude toward
-Haldeman's plan toward
-Illegal Mexican aliens

The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 10:58 am and
11:07 am and asked for John N. Mitchell.

[Conversation No. 285-16B]

[See Conversation No. 10-117]

[End of telephone conversation]
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-Chandler
-Income tax

The President talked with Mitchell between 11:07 am and 11:08 am.

[Conversation No. 285-16C]

[See Conversation No. 10-118]

[End of telephone conversation]

Los Angeles Times
-Illegal aliens
-San Clemente
-Coast Guard
-Contractor's crew

Immigration and Naturalization Service [INS]
-[Forename unknown] Rosenberg
-Los Angeles

The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 11:08 am and
11:10 am.

[Conversation No. 285-16D]

[See Conversation No. 10-119]

[End of telephone conversation]

Rosenberg
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] morning news
-Banuelos
-Illegal aliens
-Raymond F. Farrell
-INS
-Comments to press
-San Clemente property
-Illegal aliens
-John W. Dean, III
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The President talked with John N. Mitchell between 11:10 am and 11:13 am.

[Conversation No. 285-16E]

[See Conversation No. 10-120]

[End of telephone conversation]

Mitchell
-Farrell
-Rosenberg
-Banuelos
-Mattel Toys
-Elliot Hamburger
-Ruth Hamburger
-Possible Federal action

The President's instructions
-Los Angeles Times
-John B. Connally
-Dean
-Norman Chandler
-Otis Chandler
-New York Times
-Los Angeles Times
-John D. Ehrlichman [?]
-INS
-Charles W. Colson
-George P. Shultz
-Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS]
-Opposition to the President
-Jews
-Democrats
-Colson’s efforts

Frederic V. Malek
-Otis Chandler

Newsday story on Rebozo
-Instructions for treatment of story
-White House response
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-Comments
-Financial statements
-Effect on Rebozo
-George A. Smathers
-Otis Chandler
-San Bernardino Sun

Arthur F. Burns talked with the President between 11:19 am and 11:24 am.

[Conversation No. 285-16F]

[See Conversation No. 10-121]

[End of telephone conversation]

William L. Safire entered at 11:20 am.

Speech draft

Burns committee

Safire left at 11:25 am.

Newsday story on Rebozo
-The President's financial status
-1961-1969
-Net worth
-Law form income
-San Clemente
-Forthcoming telephone call to Rebozo
-Haldeman
-White House response
-Smathers

Social Security

Newspaper backing
-1962 California gubernatorial election [?]

Banuelos [?]
-CBS
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-Broadcasting magazine

Congress
-The President's efforts

Colson
-CBS coverage
-Cambodia
-Walter L. Cronkite, Jr.
-Vietnam election
-Nguyen Van Thieu
-Communists

CBS radio program \"Capitol Cloakroom\"
-Hugh Scott's appearance
-Comment on Edward M. Kennedy's statement
-Prisoners of War [POWs]

Kennedy
-Colson's office
-Mail

Key Biscayne [?]
-Robert H. Abplanalp [?]

Allen S. Drury's book, Courage and Hesitation
-Sales


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-Reactions
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Drury
-Ziegler
-Unknown photographer
-Ziegler and Drury
-Herbert G. Klein


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-Press
-View of the President
-Kennedy
-Press
-Drury’s view
-Ziegler
-Look magazine
-Excerpts

Press
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-The President's relationship

Drury


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Drury
-The President
-Rose Mary Woods
-Arthur F. Burns
-Murray M. Chotiner

The President's schedule
-October 16, 1971
-Camp David
-Helen Thomas
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Tricia Nixon Cox

The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 11:24 am and
11:51 am.

[Conversation No. 285-16G]

[See Conversation No. 10-122]

[End of telephone conversation]

Mrs. Nixon's schedule

The President talked with Mrs. Nixon between 11:51 am and 11:56 am.

[Conversation No. 285-16H]

[See Conversation No. 10-123; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]

[End of telephone conversation]

Mrs. Nixon's schedule
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-Thomas

The President's schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Departure for People's Republic of China [PRC]
-The President's rule on blacks and Jews
-Order of the Sons of Italy
-Marconi Award for the President
-John A. Volpe
-Emilio Colombo [Aldo Moro]
-Personal presentation
-Elmer H. Bobst
-Schedule
-Cancer charity event
-New York, November 9, 1971
-Connally and Kissinger
-Robert S. McNamara

The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 11:56 am and
12:01 pm.

[Conversation No. 285-16I]

[See Conversation No. 10-124]

[End of telephone conversation]

-Press [?]
-Columbus Day

The President talked with William L. Safire between 12:01 pm and 12:02 pm.

[Conversation No. 285-16J]

[See Conversation No. 10-125]

[End of telephone conversation]

-Washington Redskins-Houston Oilers game
-George E. Allen
-World Series
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-Baltimore
-Sports Illustrated
-Pittsburgh Pirates
-Attendance at game
-Editorial writers group
-Possible visit by the President
-Contact with the President
-Press conferences
-Speech writers

Press
-[Forename unknown] Goldstein
-Banuelos
-Elliot L. Richardson [?]
-Forthcoming White House event

The President's schedule
-Al Smith dinner
-1971 attendance
-1972
-President
--Hubert H. Humphrey

The President's schedule
-New York
-Waldorf ballroom
-Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties
-Optimists dinner
-Gridiron dinner
-Knights of Columbus
-Italians
-Woods
-Safire

Marjorie P. Acker entered at 12:15 pm.

Speech
-Delivery of text

Haldeman and Acker left at 12:16 pm.
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