Conversation: 253-022
Prev: 253-021 Next: 253-023Start Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1971 7:35 PM
End Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1971 8:10 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Price, Raymond K., Jr.; Andrews, John K., Jr.; [Unknown person(s)]; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 01:09:15
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:38:24
NARA Description:
On May 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., John K. Andrews, Jr., unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 4:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 253-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 253-22
Date: May 26, 1971
Time: 3:35 pm - 4:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Raymond K. Price, Jr. and John K. Andrews, Jr.
President’s forthcoming speech
-President’s marks on draft
-Audience
-Length
-Vietnam
-United States’ position in world
-A background statement
-Vietnam
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-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR], Middle East, People’s Republic of
China [PRC]
-Vietnam
-President’s revisions of draft
-Graduates
-Possible service in war
-Vietnam
-Dwight D. Eisenhower Conv. No. 253-22 (cont.)
-Vietnam, World Wars I and II
-Peace
-President’s Birmingham, Alabama speech
-Duty and honor
-Graduates’ grandfathers
-Superpowers
-PRC
-Europe
-Middle East
-US position in world
-Peace
-US strength
-President’s Alabama speech
-Arms limitation
-Purpose
-Mutual, unilateral
-USSR, Asia, Israel
-Middle East
-Israel
-Length
-Tone
-Vietnam, USSR, PRC
-US military, economic, and moral strength
-Graduates’ contribution to US
-20th Century wars
-US goals
-World Wars I and II, Korean War, Vietnam War
-US responsibilities
-Consequences of denial
-Neo-isolationists
-President’s conversations with world leaders
-Neo-isolationists
-Consequences of denial
-Pride
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Tape Subject Log
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-Challenge to graduates
-War casualties
-US today
-Survival
-Burden for US
-Draft
-President’s revisions
-Vietnam Conv. No. 253-22 (cont.)
-War
-Arms control
-Eisenhower
-Peacetime vs. wartime service
-Honor, responsibility
-Army
-Public opinion
-Problems
-Insubordination
J. Edgar Hoover
An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 3:35 pm
President’s schedule
-Meeting with Hoover, John N. Mitchell
-Location
-Possible photograph
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 4:01 pm
President’s speech
-Forthcoming draft
-President’s review
-Price’s and Andrews’ work
Ronald L. Ziegler entered at an unknown time after 3:55 pm
President’s schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with Hoover
-Location
-Photograph
-Mitchell
-John B. Connally
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
-Location
President’s speech
-Work by Price and Andrews
Andrews
Price and Andrews left at 4:01 pm Conv. No. 253-22 (cont.)
President’s schedule
Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 4:02 pm
-Press ladies’ shower for Tricia Nixon
-Time
-Hoover
Butterfield left at 4:04 pm
A statement concerning New York, New York police shooting
-President’s letters to families
-Charles W. Colson
-President’s November 1970 directive to Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]
-Possible scholarship fund
-Vietnam
-President’s forthcoming meeting
The President and Ziegler left at 4:10 pm