Conversation No. 271-1

Date:  August 4, 1971
Time:  Unknown between 8:37 am and 10:10 am
Location:  Executive Office Building

An unknown man and woman met.

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The unknown man and woman left at an unknown time before 10:10 am.

Conversation No. 271-2

Date:  August 4, 1971
Time:  Unknown between 8:37 am and 10:10 am
Location:  Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:10 am.

Conversation No. 271-3

Date:  August 4, 1971
Time:  Unknown between 8:37 am and 10:10 am
Location:  Executive Office Building

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

President's schedule
-Trip
-New York City
-Timing
-Meeting [Essex House ?]

Government reorganization
-Ash Council
-Level II
-Office of Management and Budget [OMB]
-Federal Reserve Board [FRB]
-George P. Shultz

Television program
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Response to Republicans
-John B. Connally
-Clark MacGregor

Busing
-News summary
-Austin statement
-Reaction
-Patrick J. Buchanan

Media
-Business
-News summary
-Connally and Shultz
-National economy
-News coverage
-Indicators
-Retail sales
-Automobile sales
-Construction
-Business leaders
-Meetings
-Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, Peter G. Peterson, Donald H. Rumsfeld
-Facts
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Revenue sharing
-Economic editors
-William E. and James C. Dunn
-Businessweek
-News magazines
-Democratic politicians
-Issues
-Foreign policy
-Economy
-Administrative response
-Revenue sharing
-Environment
-Economy
-Foreign policy
-Crime
-Economy

Busing
-Political effect
-MacGregor
-Jacob K. Javits
-Connally, Shultz

Conversation No. 271-4

Date:  August 4, 1971
Time:  10:10 am - 10:17 am
Location:  Executive Office Building

The President talked with George P. Shultz.

National economy
-Unemployment
-Figures
-Dan Rather
-Press
-News summary
-News magazines
-Stock Market
-Political angle
-Indicators
-Retail sales
-Construction
-Housing
-Inflation

President’s schedule
-Forthcoming meeting
-President’s possible comments

Conversation No. 271-5

Date:  August 4, 1971
Time:  10:24 am - 10:25 am
Location:  Executive Office Building

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President.
Government reorganization
-Federal Reserve Board [FRB]

Conversation No. 271-6

Date:  August 4, 1971
Time:  10:25 am - 10:35 am
Location:  Executive Office Building

The President met with Patrick J. Buchanan.

School busing
-News summary
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Forthcoming press conference
-Health, Education, and Welfare [HEW] and Justice Department
-Plan
-Supreme Court
-President’s view
-Austin case
-Supreme court
-HEW plan
-Supreme Court
-Interpretation
-Austin, Texas
-Possible answer

National economy
-News magazines
-Hugh S. Sidey
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Issues
-Vietnam War
-Democrats
-Hubert H. Humphrey
-Vietnam War
-Economy
-Polls
-Summit
-News media
-Impact on public
-Indicators
-Unemployment
-Paul A. Samuelson
-Retail sales
-Housing
-Construction
-Inventory levels
-Unemployment
-Rate
-Youth
-Summer employment
-Decline
-Compared to early 1960's
-Instruction for Buchanan

Buchanan left at 10:35 am.

Conversation No. 271-7

Date:  August 4, 1971
Time:  Unknown between 10:35 am and 10:59 am
Location:  Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

Date

Conversation No. 271-8

Date:  August 4, 1971
Time:  Unknown between 10:35 am and 10:59 am
Location:  Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

The President's schedule
-Meeting with William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger and Ronald L. Ziegler

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:59 am.

Conversation No. 271-10

Date:  August 4, 1971
Time:  Unknown between 10:35 am and 10:59 am
Location:  Executive Office Building

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

President's schedule

-Forthcoming press conference
-Timing
-Expected duration
-Forthcoming trip to New York
-Wire service
-Ziegler’s possible comments
-Press conference
-Senators
-Coverage
-Radio and television
-International monetary action
-George E. Reuter's report
-France
-Announcement
-Hot money
-Effect on dollar
-Possible answer

Ziegler left at an unknown time before 10:59 am.

Conversation No. 271-11

Date:  August 4, 1971
Time:  Unknown between 10:35 am and 10:59 am
Location:  Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

Unknown matter