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On August 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Kenneth E. BeLieu talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 10:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-161 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked with Kenneth E. Belieu; the President can be heard in the background. [See Conversation No. 564-4D] The President's schedule - Bipartisan leadership meeting - Time - Notification of participants - Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield - Hugh Scott - Robert P. Griffin - Robert C. Byrd - Carl B. Albert -[Thomas] Hale Boggs - Gerald R. Ford - Leslie C. Arends - Deletions - Griffin - Byrd - Arends - Chairman and ranking member of House and Senate committees - Banking and Currency - Appropriations - Ways and Means - Byrd - Whips - Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr. - The President's talk with Wilbur D. Mills - Participants - John W. Byrnes - Russell B. Long - Wallace F. Bennett - George H. Mahon - Boggs - Allen J. Ellender - Banking and currency [Pause] - William Proxmire - Wright Patman - Jacob K. Javits - Transportation arrangements - Hugh Scott - Location. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); BeLieu, Kenneth E.