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Conversation 003-028

TapeTape 3StartWednesday, May 12, 1971 at 5:34 PMEndWednesday, May 12, 1971 at 5:36 PMTape start time00:31:28Tape end time00:32:18ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Boland, Edward P.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon initiated this call to personally thank Representative Edward P. Boland for his pivotal leadership in securing House support for the Supersonic Transport (SST) program. The two discussed the importance of the project to national prestige and the necessity of maintaining American technological superiority. Boland pledged to continue his efforts in the upcoming Senate vote and during the subsequent House-Senate conference to ensure the project's survival.

Supersonic TransportSSTEdward P. BolandNational prestigeLegislative strategyAviation technology
AudioNARA Description

On May 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Edward P. Boland talked on the telephone from 5:34 pm to 5:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-028 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 3-28

Date: May 12, 1971
Time: 5:34 pm - 5:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Edward P. Boland.

[See Conversation No. 499-2/498-1B]

     Supersonic transport [SST] vote
          -Boland's role
          -Upcoming Senate vote
          -House-Senate conference action
          -National spirit
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Mr. President, how are you?
Well, I just wanted to call you to tell you how grateful I am for your fine work in this SST.
I know that you take a lot of heat, you know, from people that are on the other side, but without your help, we could have never done
Well, without that, down there we could have done all that.
And I must say that, you know, you went in there and you took the leadership on your side, and I'm very grateful, and we're going to do our best to try to see if we can turn the Senate around.
If we can't, we're going to make those conferees do their best.
Well, that's fine.
But I think from the standpoint of the country, that's the main thing.
I agree.
And that's what's really involved there, apart from whether we can go faster to Europe.
You and I don't care about that.
But, my God, we don't want the United States to be number two in a place where we've been number one around the world.
Exactly.
Right.
I appreciate your call, Mr. President.
Okay.
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