569–2

Conversation No. 569-2

Date: September 10, 1971
Time: 9:27 am - 10:13 am
Location: Oval Office

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

The economy
-Meeting with labor union representatives
-Momentum
-End of 90-day wage and price freeze
-Future action
-Congress
-Democrats
-\"Rich man\" tax plan
-Extension of price freeze
-Cost of Living Council [COLC]
-Contact with public
-Use of White House staff
-Donald H. Rumsfeld, Robert H. Finch
-Ombudsman
-Charles W. Colson
-Plan
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Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 569-2 (cont.)


Arthur F. Burns's schedule
-Trip to Europe
-John B. Connally
-Meeting with the President prior to departure
-Time of meeting
-George P. Shultz
-Connally
-Meeting with the President
-Trip to Europe
-Connally, Shultz

The President's schedule
-Meeting with Stewart W. Alsop
-Meeting with Paul W. McCracken
-Labor meeting
-Dinner for Takeo Fukuda, September 10, 1971

White House worship service
-Rev. William F. (“Billy”) Graham
-Guests

Connally
-Coordination on economic issues
-The President's previous conversation with Shultz
-William L. Safire, Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Colson
-Making information available
-Administration staff
-Shultz
-Connally

Connally
-Relations with administration staff
-Spiro T. Agnew
-Melvin R. Laird
-Meeting with John D. Ehrlichman, Haldeman, Shultz
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Tape Subject Log
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Burns
-Meeting with the President
-President’s views
-Connally's presence
-Prospects of future meetings with the President
-Connally

Connally
-Reaction to National Symphony concert at Kennedy Center, September 9, 1971
-Conversation with Haldeman
-Igor Stravinsky

President's economic speech, September 9, 1971
-Price
-Haldeman
-Safire
-The President's speech
-Safire
-Substance
-Draft of speech
-Connally, Shultz
-Previous conversation with Connally
-Tax plan
-Connally
-Haldeman's previous conversation with Price
-Price's conversation with Connally
-Date of conversation
-Verification of subject for approval
-George W. Romney
-James D. Hodgson
-Connally
-Treasury
-William P. Rogers
-Burns
-Romney
-Information about subject of speech
-Testimony on Capitol Hill
-House Ways and Means Committee
-Testimony in accordance with speech content
-Rogers
-Cambodia
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Tape Subject Log
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-Coordination
-Statement
-Connally
-Reaction to speech
-Knowledge on issue
-Reaction
-Media coverage
-Applause
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
-Standing ovation
-End of speech
-Television editing of the President's speech
-Parts of the President's speech
-Applause
-Replay of key sentences
-Lead-in
-Wrap-up
-Favorable reception to key point of the President's speech
-Wrap-up
-Edward M. Kennedy
-The poor
-Business

Economic policy
-Poverty
-Tax cuts
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Amount
-Cost
-Nixon program
-Initiative
-Television appearances
-Democrats
-Welfare section of the President's speech
-Criticism
-Edward W. Brooke
-Use of phrase on degradation in work
-Daniel K. Inouye
-Welfare rolls
-Unemployment rate
-Lack of jobs
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Tape Subject Log
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-Welfare
-Unemployed
-Blacks
-Menial jobs
-George Meany
-Welfare
-Public opinion
-Support for the President

Staffing
-Haldeman’s previous conversation with Colson
-Herbert G. Klein
-Henry C. Cashen, II
-George T. Bell
-Desmond J. Barker, Jr.
-William Rhatican
-Public relations
-Advance man
-Previous jobs for the administration
-Patrick E. O'Donnell
-L. Nicholas Ruwe
-Schedule
-S. Steven Karalekas
-Writing staff
-Safire
-Richard A. Moore
-Staff
-Joseph Baroody, Jr.
-Public relations firm
-Citizens' Committee Organization
-Staff
-Rumsfeld, Finch

Economic policy
-Follow-up
-Shultz
-Philosophical differences
-Agreement on views
-Wage and price controls follow-up
-Elimination of freeze
-Public opinion
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Tape Subject Log
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-Approval of freeze
-Trade restrictions
-Approval rate
-Shultz
-Politics
-Appearance of follow-up
-Consultation
-The President's conversation with Shultz
-Announcement of follow-up action
-Date
-Administration staff
-Statement on policy
-Control of runaway inflation
-Freeze
-Announcement of follow-up program
-Initiative
-Deadline
-Announcement
-Shultz
-Connally
-Peter G. Peterson
-Public reaction and perceptions
-Announcements
-Failure to act on programs
-Date
-Deadline
-Need for a planned program
-Time limit
-Announcement of follow-up plan
-Timetable
-Hearings
-Discussions
-Completion of plan
-Announcement
-Deadline
-Staff
-Meeting
-Peterson
-Connally
-Administration's actions
-Meetings with different groups
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Tape Subject Log
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-Public confidence
-The President's style
-Decision-making process
-The President's conversation with Connally
-Evaluation of meeting
-Public perceptions
-Meetings with different groups
-Administration plan
-Business
-Wage freeze
-Labor
-Interest rates, profits
-Agriculture
-Parity issue
-Congress
-Connally
-Announcement on follow-up programs
-Date
-Cambodia comparison
-Camp David
-Workload
-Announcement of follow-up programs
-Date
-Connally
-The President's next press conference
-Announcement of Soviet summit
-Follow-up on freeze
-Date of announcement
-Democrats
-Shultz
-Political strategy
-Stance on wage and price freeze
-Comparison to Nixon administration position
-Eliminating freeze
-Shultz
-Build-up of issue
-Wage and price freeze
-Issues
-Economy
-Freeze
-Burns, Shultz
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Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 569-2 (cont.)


-Political effect
-Safire
-Announcement on freeze
-Connally
-Announcement of follow-up programs on freeze
-Accomplishments
-Mills
-Criticism of freeze program
-90-day freeze
-Public expectations
-Extension of freeze
-Development of Phase II
-Date
-Return from Alaska
-Date for announcement
-Prior to announcement on Soviet summit
-Announcement of follow-up program
-Date
-Business Week
-US News & World Report
-Date
-Connally's role
-Staff work
-Time span
-COLC
-Connally as chairman
-COLC recommendations
-The President's decision
-Date
-Newsworthy story
-Timing
-Weekend magazine deadline

President’s meeting with labor groups
-Connally's attendance
-Hodgson
-Moderator role
-Shultz
-Connally
-Decision on Phase II
-Views of labor group
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Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 569-2 (cont.)


-Press participation at meeting
-Photograph
-Off-the-record nature of meeting
-No official press report

Connally
-Schedule
-Meeting with the President and Haldeman

The President left at an unknown time before 10:04 am.

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 9:27 am.

Connally

Request for Connally’s presence

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:04 am.

Connally entered at 10:04 am.

Greetings

Burns
-Possible meeting with the President
-Trip to Europe
-Connally's previous conversation with Burns
-President’s position
-Fixed exchange rates

The President entered at an unknown time after 10:04 am.

Greetings

Burns
-Meetings with the President and Connally
-Connally's trip to Europe
-Burns
-Meetings with European officials
-Connally's previous conversation with Burns
-Convertibility
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Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 569-2 (cont.)



Upcoming meeting with labor group
-Arrival

Connally's previous conversation with Burns
-Surcharge
-Political issues
-Time of call

Connally's schedule
-Meeting with the President and Burns
-Time
-State dinner for Fukuda, September 10, 1971
-Breakfast with Fukuda
-Quadriad
-COLC meeting
-Discussion of Phase II
-Meeting with the President and Burns
-Time
-COLC meeting
-Connally
-Burns

The President's schedule
-Camp David
-Departure time
-Return
-Church service
-Meeting with Burns

Announcement of Phase II
-Set date
-Press

Bull entered at an unknown time after 10:04 am.

Arrival of labor group representatives

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:13 am.

Announcement of Phase II
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 569-2 (cont.)


-Date
-End of Phase I
-Speculation
-Mills
-Freeze
-Consultations
-Connally
-Announcement as Chairman of COLC
-Date of announcement
-Forthcoming meeting of COLC
-Date
-Prior to announcement of Soviet summit
-Follow-up program to Phase I
-Readiness
-Camp David
-Dateline
-Completion of work
-Datelines
-Time
-Advantages in making announcement
-Public awareness
-Administration's actions
-Consultations
-Follow-ups
-Implementation
-Decision
-Date of announcement
-Decision process
-COLC meeting
-Timing
-Announcement
-News reports
-Procedure

Connally left at 10:13 am.

Connally
-Arrangements for labor group meeting

The President and Haldeman left at 10:13 am.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 569-2 (cont.)