7 conversations found
On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:03 pm to 8:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-041 of the White House Tapes.
President Nixon directs H. R. Haldeman to coordinate the appointment of Bryce N. Harlow to a delegation accompanying Vice President Spiro Agnew. The President intends for Harlow to act as a confidant and informal advisor to Agnew during the trip. Haldeman agrees to the plan and commits to contacting Harlow, along with Senators Hugh Scott and Gale W. McGee, to organize the details.
On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:05 pm and 8:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-042 of the White House Tapes.
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to his private secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The brief exchange served solely as a logistical request to facilitate communication with a key staff member. No policy matters or substantive political issues were addressed during this brief administrative interaction.
On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:25 pm to 8:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-043 of the White House Tapes.
President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, coordinate the revision of a speech drafted for a dedication ceremony scheduled the following day. Finding the original text provided by staff to be excessively long and dull, Nixon instructs Woods to truncate the draft while retaining its opening and closing sections. Woods agrees to finalize the condensed version within thirty minutes so that Press Secretary Ron Ziegler can review it before the President’s 8:30 a.m. breakfast meeting with Vice President Spiro Agnew.
On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 8:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-044 of the White House Tapes.
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone call through the White House operator to request a conversation with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This interaction served solely as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his primary foreign policy advisor. No substantive policy discussions took place during this brief operator-assisted exchange.
On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 8:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-045 of the White House Tapes.
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate urgent communications with his senior staff. He requested that the operator connect him with John D. Ehrlichman while also inquiring about the current whereabouts of Henry A. Kissinger. The operator confirmed these requests and initiated the process to locate both individuals for the President.
On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:56 pm to 9:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-046 of the White House Tapes.
President Nixon and John Ehrlichman discuss economic strategy and legislative planning following Ehrlichman's meeting with John Connally and Peter Peterson. A key proposal involves extracting public service job provisions from H.R. 1 to create a separate, expedited bill that demonstrates proactive governance in response to potential vetoes. They also evaluate public relations strategies regarding unemployment statistics and express caution about a planned Congressional presentation by Peterson regarding import quotas, fearing it may commit the administration to unintended economic policies.
On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:03 pm to 9:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-047 of the White House Tapes.
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discuss managing labor leader Jay Lovestone regarding grain export licenses to avoid congressional pressure. Additionally, they review reports from Cambodia, with Kissinger expressing concern over the veracity of General Creighton Abrams and his staff regarding recent military failures. Nixon and Kissinger acknowledge frustrations with the command's performance but decide against making drastic leadership changes at that time.