660–6

Conversation No. 660-6

Date: January 29, 1972
Time: 8:50 am - 9:00 am
Location: Oval Office

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

John B. Connally
-Health
-Idanell (Brill) (“Nellie”) Connally’s Health
-Health
-Symptoms
-Work habits
-Vigor
-Cyclical nature
-Burnout
-Compensation
-Pressure to resign
-Nellie Connally
-Comment about home buying
-John N. Mitchell
-Connally’s comment to Nicholas P. Thimmesch
-Washington, D.C.
-Relations with Cabinet
-Social arena
-John Connally’s participation
-Work habits
-Staff
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Connally men
-Charls E. Walker
-Paul A. Volcker

Unknown news item

Connally
-Press coverage
-Thimmesch

Henry A. Kissinger’s press coverage
-Awareness
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 660-6 (cont.)


-Time cover story
-Henry A. Grunwald
-Hugh S. Sidey
-Kissinger’s reaction
-Newsweek cover
-Background
-Time
-The President as Man of the Year

International economic policy
Personnel
-Mitchell
-Peter G. Peterson move
-John B. Connally’s authority
-Peter M. Flanigan and Ehrlichman

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 8:50 am.

Dewitt and Lila (Acheson) Wallace, Thelma C. (“Pat’) Nixon
-Waiting for meeting with the President

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:00 am.

Supreme Court death penalty decision
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Effect
-Convicts awaiting execution
-Number

Meeting with the Wallaces

The President’s forthcoming call to Haldeman
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 660-6 (cont.)


White House staff
-Instructions
-Ehrlichman
-George P. Shultz
-Flanigan
-Kissinger

Haldeman left at 9:00 am.