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Start Date: 17-Jun-1971 6:17 PM

End Date: 17-Jun-1971 6:46 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Woods, Rose MaryZiegler, Ronald L.Colson, Charles W.

Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:22:08

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:44:58

261a.mp3

261b.mp3

261c.mp3

261d.mp3

NARA Description:

On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:17 pm to 6:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 261-16

Date: June 17, 1971
Time: 6:17 pm - 6:46 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Rose Mary Woods


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 3m 28s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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     Lucy A. Winchester
          -Presentation of gift of appreciation
          -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
          -Rex W. Scouten
          -Previous White House functions


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 7m 11s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2

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     Rerun of National Broadcasting Company’s [NBC] coverage of Tricia Nixon and Edward
          R. F. Cox’s wedding
          -Media event
                -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s expectations


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 33s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5

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Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 6:35 pm

     Forthcoming meeting between Woods and Marjorie P. Acker
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Woods left at 6:35 pm

     Media coverage of forthcoming public statement
         -President’s press conference [?]
               -Camera angles

     Forthcoming press release                                   Conv. No. 261-16 (cont.)

     Pentagon Papers

     Lyndon B. Johnson

     Bryce N. Harlow’s phone call to Johnson
          -Charles W. Colson
          -Haldeman

     Johnson’s statement on Pentagon Papers

     President’s schedule
          -Forthcoming trips to Rochester, New York and Florida
                -Unknown people accompanying President
          -Forthcoming speech to American Medical Association [AMA]

     President’s schedule
          -Florida trip
          -Moscow trip
          -Future foreign trips

[The President talked with Colson between 6:38 pm and 6:45 pm]

[Conversation No. 261-16A]

[See Conversation No. 5-113]

[End of telephone conversation]

     New York Times
         -Exclusion of press
         -Robert B. Semple, Jr.

Ziegler left at 6:46 pm
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