Conversation No. 285-016
Date: October 7, 1971
Time: 10:30 am - 12:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Briefings
William L. Safire
-Speech draft
-Letters
-Daughters
News summary
-Broadcasting magazine
-Television viewers
-William L. Calley, Jr.
The President talked with Daniel P. Moynihan between 10:32 am and 10:58 am.
[Conversation No. 285-16A]
[See Conversation No. 10-116]
[End of telephone conversation]
Letter
-Blacks
Conversation with Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan
-Intellect
-IQ
-Requirement for success
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Conversation with Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan
-Intellect
-IQ
-The President’s experiences
-Naval test
-Preparation
-Score
-Offer to work intelligence
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Conversation with Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan
-Intellect
-IQ
-Requirement for success
-College boards
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[Duration: 20s]
Carl [surname unknown]
-Son’s test taking ability
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-College boards
-Grades
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Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Newsday story
-White House response
-Fisher Roland sale, 1969
-President’s involvement
-Appraised value of sale to government
-Army Corps of Engineers
-George A. Smathers
-Key Biscayne house
-President’s purchase
-Investigation
-William Moyers
-Otis Chandler
-[Unintelligible name]
Los Angeles Times
-Immigration Service
-Romana A. Banuelos
-Confirmation hearings
-The President's attitude toward
-Haldeman's plan toward
-Illegal Mexican aliens
The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 10:58 am and
11:07 am and asked for John N. Mitchell.
[Conversation No. 285-16B]
[See Conversation No. 10-117]
[End of telephone conversation]
-Chandler
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-Income tax
The President talked with Mitchell between 11:07 am and 11:08 am.
[Conversation No. 285-16C]
[See Conversation No. 10-118]
[End of telephone conversation]
Los Angeles Times
-Illegal aliens
-San Clemente
-Coast Guard
-Contractor's crew
Immigration and Naturalization Service [INS]
-[Forename unknown] Rosenberg
-Los Angeles
The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 11:08 am and
11:10 am.
[Conversation No. 285-16D]
[See Conversation No. 10-119]
[End of telephone conversation]
Rosenberg
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] morning news
-Banuelos
-Illegal aliens
-Raymond F. Farrell
-INS
-Comments to press
-San Clemente property
-Illegal aliens
-John W. Dean, III
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The President talked with John N. Mitchell between 11:10 am and 11:13 am.
[Conversation No. 285-16E]
[See Conversation No. 10-120]
[End of telephone conversation]
Mitchell
-Farrell
-Rosenberg
-Banuelos
-Mattel Toys
-Elliot Hamburger
-Ruth Hamburger
-Possible Federal action
The President's instructions
-Los Angeles Times
-John B. Connally
-Dean
-Norman Chandler
-Otis Chandler
-New York Times
-Los Angeles Times
-John D. Ehrlichman [?]
-INS
-Charles W. Colson
-George P. Shultz
-Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS]
-Opposition to the President
-Jews
-Democrats
-Colson’s efforts
Frederic V. Malek
-Otis Chandler
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Newsday story on Rebozo
-Instructions for treatment of story
-White House response
-Comments
-Financial statements
-Effect on Rebozo
-George A. Smathers
-Otis Chandler
-San Bernardino Sun
Arthur F. Burns talked with the President between 11:19 am and 11:24 am.
[Conversation No. 285-16F]
[See Conversation No. 10-121]
[End of telephone conversation]
William L. Safire entered at 11:20 am.
Speech draft
Burns committee
Safire left at 11:25 am.
Newsday story on Rebozo
-The President's financial status
-1961-1969
-Net worth
-Law form income
-San Clemente
-Forthcoming telephone call to Rebozo
-Haldeman
-White House response
-Smathers
Social Security
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Newspaper backing
-1962 California gubernatorial election [?]
Banuelos [?]
-CBS
-Broadcasting magazine
Congress
-The President's efforts
Colson
-CBS coverage
-Cambodia
-Walter L. Cronkite, Jr.
-Vietnam election
-Nguyen Van Thieu
-Communists
CBS radio program "Capitol Cloakroom"
-Hugh Scott's appearance
-Comment on Edward M. Kennedy's statement
-Prisoners of War [POWs]
Kennedy
-Colson's office
-Mail
Key Biscayne [?]
-Robert H. Abplanalp [?]
Allen S. Drury's book, Courage and Hesitation
-Sales
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Allen S. Drury's book, Courage and Hesitation
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon’s opinion
-Tricia Nixon Cox’s opinion
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s opinion
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s opinion
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Allen S. Drury's book, Courage and Hesitation
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s opinion
-Reactions
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Drury
-Ziegler
-Unknown photographer
-Ziegler and Drury
-Herbert G. Klein
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Allen S. Drury's book, Courage and Hesitation
-Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward R. F. Cox
-Positive attributes
-Interview
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-No interviews
-Rose Mary Woods
-Interview possibility
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-Tricia Nixon Cox
-The President’s decision making abilities
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Allen S. Drury's book, Courage and Hesitation
-The President’s decision making abilities
-Press
-View of the President
-Kennedy
-Press
-Drury’s view
-Ziegler
-Look magazine
-Excerpts
Press
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-The President's relationship
Drury
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Allen S. Drury
-Tricia Nixon Cox
-Dislike of press
-Interview
-The President
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
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Edith Efron’s book News Twisters
-Tricia Nixon Cox
-Press
Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
-Press’s portrayal
-The President’s opinion
-Television’s role
-Cross country trip
-Walt Disney
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Drury
-The President
-Rose Mary Woods
-Arthur F. Burns
-Murray M. Chotiner
The President's schedule
-October 16, 1971
-Camp David
-Helen Thomas
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Tricia Nixon Cox
The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 11:24 am and
11:51 am.
[Conversation No. 285-16G]
[See Conversation No. 10-122]
[End of telephone conversation]
Mrs. Nixon's schedule
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
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The President talked with Mrs. Nixon between 11:51 am and 11:56 am.
[Conversation No. 285-16H]
[See Conversation No. 010-123]
[End of telephone conversation]
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Mrs. Nixon's schedule
-Thomas
The President's schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Departure for People's Republic of China [PRC]
-The President's rule on blacks and Jews
-Order of the Sons of Italy
-Marconi Award for the President
-John A. Volpe
-Emilio Colombo [Aldo Moro]
-Personal presentation
-Elmer H. Bobst
-Schedule
-Cancer charity event
-New York, November 9, 1971
-Connally and Kissinger
-Robert S. McNamara
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The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 11:56 am and
12:01 pm.
[Conversation No. 285-16I]
[See Conversation No. 10-124]
[End of telephone conversation]
-Press [?]
-Columbus Day
The President talked with William L. Safire between 12:01 pm and 12:02 pm.
[Conversation No. 285-16J]
[See Conversation No. 10-125]
[End of telephone conversation]
-Washington Redskins-Houston Oilers game
-George E. Allen
-World Series
-Baltimore
-Sports Illustrated
-Pittsburgh Pirates
-Attendance at game
-Editorial writers group
-Possible visit by the President
-Contact with the President
-Press conferences
-Speech writers
Press
-[Forename unknown] Goldstein
-Banuelos
-Elliot L. Richardson [?]
-Forthcoming White House event
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The President's schedule
-Al Smith dinner
-1971 attendance
-1972
-President
--Hubert H. Humphrey
The President's schedule
-New York
-Waldorf ballroom
-Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties
-Optimists dinner
-Gridiron dinner
-Knights of Columbus
-Italians
-Woods
-Safire
Marjorie P. Acker entered at 12:15 pm.
Speech
-Delivery of text
Haldeman and Acker left at 12:16 pm.