Conversation: 323-031
Prev: 323-030 Next: 323-032Start Date: 17-Mar-1972 2:45 PM
End Date: 17-Mar-1972 3:02 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.;Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:21:54
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:39:28
NARA Description:
On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:45 pm to 3:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 323-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 323-31
Date: March 17, 1972
Time: 2:45 pm - 3:02 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
Equal Rights Amendment [ERA]
-Questions
-The President’s support
-Co-sponsor of legislation in 1951
-Statement of support in 1968
-Lawyers
-Statement of support
-The President’s view
-Proposed letter to Hugh Scott
-House Resolution 208 [HR 208]
-Constitutional amendment
-Changes
-Wording
-Amending
-Congressional role
-House and Senate
16
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
-Support
-Wording of the proposed amendment
-The President’s support
-House and Senate
-Wording
-Changes
-The President’s view
-Co-sponsor of legislation in 1951
-1960, 1968
-The President’s role in legislation
-Final wording of amendment
-House and Senate
-Debate
-Statement
-Wording
-HR 208
-Lawyers
Press briefing
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
-Question to Edward L. Morgan
-Busing to achieve racial balance
-The President’s view
-Busing
-The President’s view
-Liberals
-Florida primary
-George C. Wallace
-John V. Lindsay
-George S. McGovern
-American citizens support for the President’s previous speech on busing
-Reactionaries
-Liberals
-Press corps
-Experiences
-Change in position
-Moratorium
-Congress
-Michael J. Mansfield
-Edmund S. Muskie
-Hubert H. Humphrey
-McGovern
17
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
-Humphrey
-Blacks
-Liberals
-Washington Post
-Briefing team
-Meeting with Ziegler
-Ziegler’s view
-Press questions
-Tone
-Television
-Writing press
-Afternoon briefing strategy
-Press reaction
-Changes
-Radio
-Television
-The President’s view
-Election year
-Busing
-International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT]
-Issue
-Coverage
-Awareness
-White House involvement
-Harry S. Truman
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Sherman Adams example
-Convention
-Strategy
-White House involvement
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Involvement
-Circumstances
-[First name unknown] Sullivan
-Press corps
Ziegler left at 3:02 pm.