452–3

Conversation No. 452-3

Date: February 19, 1971
Time: 9:30 am - 10:06 am
Location: Oval Office

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

Interior Department
-Fred J. Russell
-Resignation
-Press story
-Staff
-Russell
-Press story
-William L. Rogers, Deputy Under Secretary
-Rogers C. B. Morton
-Conversation with John D. Ehrlichman
-Herbert W. Kalmbach
-President’s position
-Press story

News media
-Coverage of the President’s speech at dedication of [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Washington Post coverage
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] radio coverage
-Morley Safer
-Use of media
-White House efforts
-Possibilities
-Prayer breakfast remarks
-Editorials
-William F. (“Billy”) Graham
-Arthur S. Flemming
-Administration efforts
-The Vice President
-John B. Connally
-Herbert G. Klein
-Robert H. Finch
-The President’s Wilson Center speech
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-Distribution
-News value
-Dean Francis B. Sayre
-Support for President
-Laos operation
-Coverage of administration
-Connally
-Vietnam war issue
-CBS television
-Hawks
-Charles W. Colson

Personnel
-Possible changes
-Colson
-Ehrlichman’s conversation with the President
-Colson and the Vice President
-Intergovernmental relations responsibilities
-The Vice President’s staff
-Compared to Connally
-Scheduling
-Fund-raising event for William H. Ayres
-Victor Gold
-J. Roy Goodearle
-L. Nicholas Ruwe
-Public relations efforts
-Ruwe
-Blair House

Head of State visits
-Emilio Colombo
-Television coverage
-Mexican dinner
-Dinner with Josip Broz Tito
-Future dinners
-Entertainment at dinner
-Anna Maria Alberghetti
-Performance
-Background
-Songs
-Entertainment at the White House
-Alexander P. Butterfield
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-Alberghetti
-Role
-Guests at Colombo dinner
-Introductions
-Jean Rotondi, daughter of John A. Volpe
-Henry Salvatori
-Melvin R. Laird
-Connally Conv. No. 452-3 (cont.)
-William P. Rogers
-Salvatori
-Tricia Nixon


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-State dinners
-White House efforts
-Schedule
-Unknown person’s opinion
-Joe Young
Conversation with the President
-Dwight L. Chapin
-Future meeting with the President
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HEAD OF STATE DINNERS Conv. No. 452-3 (cont.)


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Public relations
-Use of anecdotes
-The President’s speech at Wilson Center
-Colombo toast
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.

Ziegler entered at 9:57 am

News stories
-Consumer Price Index [CPI]
-President’s policy
-Paul W. McCracken and George P. Shultz
-Appearance at press briefing
-William L. Safire
-President’s view
-Health policy
-American Broadcasting Company [ABC] and CBS stories
-The President’s speech at Wilson Center
-Coverage
-White House efforts
-Dean Richey’s [sp?] article
-Radio
-Media attention
-CPI
-Safire
-President’s policy
-Public relations efforts
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-Russell
-Resignation
-News story
-President’s position
-Ziegler’s forthcoming statement

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 9:57 am
Conv. No. 452-3 (cont.)
Ziegler left at 10:04 am

The President’s schedule
-Peter G. Peterson, Shultz, and McCracken
-Blair House
-Colombo
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Shultz and McCracken
-Meeting attendance
-Blair House
-Meeting with Colombo
-Egidio Ortona
-Aldo Moro
-Haldeman

Haldeman and Bull left at 10:06 am