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On June 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:59 am to 8:02 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-066 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: Henry A. Kissinger talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 514-4A] President's schedule The President conferred with John D. Ehrlichman at an unknown time after 7:55 am. Editing of housing statement National Railroad Passenger Corporation [AMTRAK] - President's schedule - John A. Volpe - Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr. [End of conferral] W. Stuart Symington's Laos presentation - Laos military operations - Disclosure by administration - State Department statement - Clifford P. Case - Kissinger conversations with Charles W. Colson and Clark MacGregor - John F. Lehman, Jr. of National Security Council [NSC] staff - Kissinger meeting with Richard M. Helms, John N. Irwin, II, Melvin R. Laird - Laird's recommendation - Washington Post, New York Times - News coverage on television Vietnam casualty figure - Use by John A. Scali - Public relations effort concerning figures Laird's forthcoming trip to Asia - Taiwan - Kissinger's schedule - People's Republic of China [PRC] - Spiro T. Agnew. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Ehrlichman, John D.