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On July 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:58 pm to 5:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 550-001 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with H.R. ("Bob") Haldeman ; this recording begins at an unknown time while the meeting is in progress. The President's schedule - William D. Eberle - Martin C. ("Marty") Anderson - John S. Davies -"Early Bird" group - Leslie C. Arends - Murray M. Chotiner - Request for meeting - Return from European trip - Purpose - Timing of return from trip - Purpose - F. Donald Nixon - Israel - American Jewish community - Campaign contributions - Ambassadors - Robert C. Hill - William P. Rogers - White House activities - Law firm - John N. Mitchell - Intelligence reports Staff changes - Haldeman's conversation with Mitchell - Robert H. Finch - Donald H. Rumsfeld - Finch - Possible job as head of the Office of Emergency Preparedness [OEP] - Staffing and responsibilities - Peter M. Flanigan - Darrell M. Trent - Rumsfeld - North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] post - White House post - Committee to Re- Elect the President [CRP] post - Frank Dale - Possible Ambassadorial post in Latin America - Haldeman's forthcoming conversations with Finch and Rumsfeld - OEP job - Compared to Departments of Defense, State, Treasury, Justice The President's schedule - Forthcoming visit to Canton, Ohio, July 30-31, 1971 - Pro Football Hall of Fame induction events - American Broadcasting Corporation [ABC] coverage Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:58 pm. - Chotiner Bull left at an unknown time before 5:16 pm. - Pro Football Hall of Fame - Frank Gifford interview with the President, July 31, 1971 - Chotiner - Transportation Pro Football Hall of Fame event Arthur F. Burns - Effect of story - Ronald L. Ziegler - Reorganization of the Federal Reserve Board [FRB] - Effect of comments - George P. Shultz - Conversation with Alan Greenspan - Proposed statement - People's Republic of China [PRC] - Request for meeting - Handling Rudolph A. Peterson - Haldeman's conversation with John B. Connally - Possible job appointment Stock market - Report - Effect of news stories Conservatives - William F. Buckley, Jr. - Call to Henry A. Kissinger - Mitchell's forthcoming call to J. Daniel Mahoney - Comments about the administration's policies - Effect - Congress - The public - National Review and Human Events magazines' constituency - Mahoney - Mitchell's forthcoming call - Buckley - Schedule Schedule -"Early Bird" group - Mitchell, Clark MacGregor - Prisoner of War [POW] group presentation - Catholic War veterans -"Early Bird" group - Size Haldeman left at 5:16 pm. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.