Date: August 14, 1972

Time: Unknown between 8:45 am and 9:00 am

Location: Oval Office

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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log

(rev. Nov-03)

The President dictated a memorandum to Patrick J. Buchanan.

Memorandum

-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

-Buchanan

-Fact sheet

-Tricia Nixon Cox

-Edward R.F. Cox

-Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Economy

-Fact sheets

-Herbert Stein

-Domestic Council

-The President’s view

-Leadership meeting

-Cost of Living Council [COLC] meeting

-Instructions from the President

-US economic growth rate

-Compared to other industrial nations

-Japan

-The President’s previous conversation with Stein

-Japan

-Great Britain

-West Germany

-France

-Italy

-Increase in real spendable earnings

-Compared to increase of real income from 1966 to 1969

-Price increases

-The Administrations success against inflation

-Growth of US economy

-Compared to foreign countries

-Great Britain

-Italy

-France

-Japan

-Need for correct facts

-Inflation

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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log

(rev. Nov-03)

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 8:45 am.

The President’s schedule

-John B. Connally

-Completion of the President’s memorandum

-Haldeman

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

Economy

-Reduction of inflation

-Compared to other countries

-Japan

-Great Britain

-West Germany

-Food costs

-Percentage of income spent on food

-Compared to other countries

-Great Britain

-Ghana

-Distribution of fact sheet

-Tricia Nixon Cox

-Edward Cox

-Julie Nixon Eisenhower