President Nixon met with Jesse M. Calhoon, president of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, to express appreciation for the union's support and discuss their political alignment. The conversation focused on labor politics, the potential for increased job creation through shipbuilding initiatives, and an appraisal of various organizations' non-endorsement strategies. The President encouraged the expansion of maritime activities and discussed the sociopolitical motivations behind certain groups' refusal to align with opposition policies.
On July 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Jesse M. Calhoon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:41 pm to 2:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 348-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 348-9 Date: July 19, 1972 Time: 2:41 pm - 2:42 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Jesse M. Calhoon. [See Conversation No. 27-12] (rev. Oct-06)
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