549–4

Conversation No. 549-4

Date: July 28, 1971
Time: 9:03 am - 10:00 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

Items for the President's signature

H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman entered at 9:06 am.

Schedule

Butterfield left at 9:06 am.

The President's schedule
-Professional Football Hall of Fame
-Attendance at game
-Attendance at dinner
-Handling
-Frank T. Bow

[Pause]

-Photograph coverage
-Wire services

[Pause]

-Source of story
-Iowa trip
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Hall of Fame game in Ohio
-Hall of Fame induction ceremony
-Time
-Attitude

[Pause]

-American Legion Boys Nation group
-Type of event
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-Handling
-Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins’ photograph
-Effectiveness
-Preparation for event
-Remarks
-Photographs, writing press pool
Spiro T. Agnew
-Arrival at the White House after trip
-Press coverage
-Photograph
-William P. Rogers
-The President's attendance at Congressional ceremony
-Patrick J. Buchanan, John D. Ehrlichman
-Status
-Duties
-Handling of trip
-Henry A. Kissinger's attitude
-Portugal
-Golf game with Francis A. (“Frank”) Sinatra
-Press coverage
-Attitude towards advance scheduling
-Bryce N. Harlow
-Compared to the President

The President left at an unknown time after 9:06 am.

The President entered at an unknown time before 10:00 am.

[Pause]

Agnew
-Pubic perception
-Comparison with the President
-Trip
-Golf game
-Press briefings
-Meetings
-Staff
-Handling
-Options
-The President's trips
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
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Schedule
-Mrs. Nixon
-Veterans of Foreign Wars [VFW]

East Wing staff
-Julie Robinson
-Tricia Nixon Cox Conv. No. 549-4 (cont.)
-Constance M. (“Connie”) Stuart
-Press responsibilities
-Status
-Salary
-Husband
-Children
-United States Information Agency [USIA]
-Salary action

Schedule
-Mrs. Nixon
-Trips in August, 1971
-Types of events
-National Parks
-Handling
-July 28, 1971
-Dinner
-John S. Davies
-Walter R. Tkach
-Meeting
-Time, length
-The President's schedule
-Mrs. Nixon
-Type of guests
-The President's work schedule
-Protocol
-Arrangements
-Setting
-Truman balcony
-Sequoia
-Length of dinner

Poll
-Opinion Research Corporation [ORC]
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-Youth portion of poll
-Shifts in attitude
The press
-Ziegler
-Perrino's restaurant
-Prices of menu items
-Press coverage
-Wine Conv. No. 549-4 (cont.)
-Cost
-Press report
-Coverage of the President's activities
-Detail, extent
-Golf
-Compared to Dwight D. Eisenhower

The President's schedule
-Bowling event
-Automobile racing event
-Golf
-Bowling

Speech draft for radio broadcast
-William L. Safire
-July 3, 1971 National Archives speech, July 6, 1971 Kansas City speech
-Effectiveness of draft
-Focus, approach
-Television compared with radio
-Domestic issues
-Steel strike settlement
-Length
-Radio speech
-Focus
-Peter G. Peterson
-US competitive position in the world
-Roy L. Ash
-News value
-Purpose
-John K. Andrews, Jr.
-Noel C. Koch
-Safire
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Speechwriter group
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-Staff assignments
-Harlow
-[Unintelligible name]
-Douglas L. Hallet
-Haldeman's conversation with Charles W. Colson
-Attitude
-Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan, Buchanan
-View of Haldeman, Colson Conv. No. 549-4 (cont.)
-Colson
-Labor groups liaison
-Philosophy
-Patricia Colson

The economy
-Handling and presentation of issue
-Agnew
-Focus of speeches
-Maurice H. Stans, James D. Hodgson
-John B. Connally
-Peter M. Flanigan
-George W. Romney
-View of administration's economic policies
-Terminology
-Balance of payments
-Peterson, George P. Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, Flanigan
-Colson
-Harold C. Passer
-Handling of leading indicators story

Hubbell case (?)
-Martin (“Tex”) Schramm
-Haldeman's conversation with Ehrlichman
-Response
-Hobart D. (“Hobe”) Lewis
-The President
-Financial position

The President's schedule
-California
-Lee Trevino

Connally
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-Unnamed woman [Mrs. Romana A. Banuelos (?)]

The President’s schedule
-California
-Proposed meeting with Ronald W. Reagan
-Welfare

[Pause] Conv. No. 549-4 (cont.)

Veterans hospital

The President and Haldeman left at 10:00 am.