Date: May 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:55 pm and 2:40 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President dictated a memorandum to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under court order from
December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums, et al. v. James M.
Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records Administration produced this
transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]
[End of transcript]
Washington, D.C. demonstrations
-President's position
Press
-Charles W. Colson, Ronald L. Ziegler, John A. Scali and Haldeman meeting
-Scali's position
-White House handling
-Image of President
-President's opponents
-Image of President
Conv. No. 494-7 (cont.)
Leadership
-President's foreign and domestic accomplishments
-Press
Public opinion polls
-President's position vis-a-vis Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy on law and order
-Public opinion