513–7

Conversation No. 513-7

Date: June 7, 1971
Time: 5:07 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

President’s meeting with Peter G. Peterson
-Effort by John D. Ehrlichman, Peterson, and George P. Shultz
-Benefits
-Dr. Edwin H. Land
-Problems with “bright” people
-Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan

Polls
-Approval
-Results
-George H. Gallup
-Timing of release
-Comparison
-Gallup versus administration
-Administration poll
-Vietnam
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-Past performances
-Press conference
-Awareness
-Past statistics
-Demonstrations
-Legalizing marijuana
-Approval versus disapproval
-People’s Republic of China [PRC] United Nations [UN] admission
-Louis Harris/Gallup results
-Administration results
-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT]
-Awareness
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-Henry A. Kissinger
-Past statistics
-Substance of SALT
-Progress of SALT
-President’s US/Soviet Union initiative for disarmament
-Approval of initiative
-Need for US strength
-Attitude to military
-Comparison with 1969
-Unemployment versus inflation
-President’s view
-Estimation of people’s perception
-SALT
-Kissinger
-Charles W. Colson
-Timing of announcements


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[The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 5:21
pm]

[Conversation No. 513-7A]

[See Conversation No. 4-64]

[End of telephone conversation]

Polls
-Phone versus standard polls
-Noteworthy results
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-Marijuana
-Demonstrations

[The President talked with Rose Mary Woods between 5:21 pm and 5:22 pm]

[Conversation No. 513-7B]

[See Conversation No. 4-65] Conv. No. 513-7 (cont.)

[End of telephone conversation]

Polls
-Future efforts

The President and Haldeman left at 5:22 pm