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On June 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 2:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 520-010 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield President's schedule - Signatures Butterfield left at 12:58 pm H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman entered at 12:59 pm Press briefing - Willy Brandt meeting - Necessity - Drawbacks Resignation of overseas post by Robert C. Hill - Return of Hill - Arrival of Cornelius V. ("Sonny") Whitney - Hill official notification [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/18/2017. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [520-010- W001] [Duration: 23s] Resignation of overseas post by Robert C. Hill - Robert C. Hill's plans Rochester trip - Question and Answer session - Briefing book - Patrick J. Buchanan proposal - Question and Answer - Questioners - Content of questions - Buchanan proposal - White House reporters - Briefing book preparation - Substitute - Question and Answer - Benefits - Television coverage Donald L. Jackson - Request for meeting - Request for assignment - Deputy US representative to Organization of American States [OAS] - William P. Rogers - Necessity of post - Jackson plans in lieu of assignment - Resignation from the Interstate Commerce Commission [ICC] - Abolition of post - Past dealings with Jackson Vietnam withdrawal - Television coverage - Press Information Office [PIO] at Military Assistance Command, Vietnam [MACV] - Stories on meeting GIs Pentagon Papers - New York Times - Barry M. Goldwater role - Lyndon B. Johnson role - Goldwater comments - Goldwater role in Vietnam strategy - Emphasis on breach of security - Franklyn C. ("Lyn") Nofziger role - Use of Senators - Contention by George S. McGovern and Paul N. ("Pete") McCloskey, Jr. - Current Vietnam strategy - Johnson, Walt W. Rostow - Administration response - Use of other Senators -"Family quarrel" - President's policy - Release of classified data - Suspects - Leslie H. Gelb - Morton H. Halperin - Daniel Ellsberg - Herbert G. Klein - Results - White House staff discipline - Rogers' cooperation - William L. Safire - Invitation to New York Times correspondent - Rebuff of New York Times correspondents - Press pools - Ronald L. Ziegler role - Airplane pools - Stu Lourie expulsion - Article - Effect - Background material - New York Times , Washington Post rebuff President's schedule - Rochester trip - Buchanan's preparation of remarks - Material derived from President's appearance Public relations value of wedding - Haldeman judgement - Real estate meeting - Interest in wedding - Network coverage - Reruns - Tricia Nixon Cox's honeymoon plans - Speculation - Robert H. Abplanalp's island - Rationale - Effect - Johnson weddings Pentagon Papers - McCloskey - Attack on government - Johnson - John F. Kennedy - Attack on President Paris air show coverage - Robert H. Finch's visit - Supersonic Transport [SST]- Lockheed information President's schedule - White House Photographers' anniversary - Presentation to President - Brandt - Previous meeting with the President - SST - Nicaragua - Midway Island - Press coverage - Benefits of announcements from Washington - General Nguyen Van Thieu - Public announcement - Ellsworth F. Bunker - General Creighton W. Abrams, Jr. - Melvin R. Laird Negotiations - Morning editorials - President's activity - Henry A. Kissinger - Contact with Le Duc Tho - People's Republic of China [PRC] precedent Haldeman left at 2:15 pm. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob").