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Conversation 380-013

TapeTape 380StartThursday, December 28, 1972 at 12:35 PMEndThursday, December 28, 1972 at 12:39 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Scouten, Rex W.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon met with White House Chief Usher Rex Scouten to discuss the logistics and potential modifications for a new facility installation within the Executive Office Building. The two men evaluated the practicality of placing the installation on the third floor versus a basement location, considering accessibility and necessary infrastructure upgrades like air conditioning. They reached a general consensus on selecting a convenient location that avoids the need for extensive plumbing or shower installations.

White House facilitiesExecutive Office BuildingRex Scoutenoffice renovationlogistics
AudioNARA Description

On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rex W. Scouten met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:35 pm to 12:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 380-13
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Date: December 28, 1972
Time: 12:35 pm and 12:39 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Rex W. Scouten.

[See Conversation No. 35-26]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Hello.
Hi, thanks.
You know, I know you've been talking about plans.
Here's what I have in mind.
I already think about it.
You know, even I agree with you down here.
Oh,
They don't have the information.
Well, my view is that rather than having, putting a damn big installation on the little thing down, close it a little bit, that it doesn't matter.
Just have the alley and then upstairs.
One, two, three, four.
And put it on the third floor.
put up a very gorgeous table on the bed.
It goes up there and expands the bath and so forth and so on.
How would that be?
See, you've got the water and so forth down here.
Yeah, it could be done there.
It could be done there, as a matter of fact, then.
And then, I don't know.
And, uh, put it in there where it would be handy.
Yeah.
Well, I suppose we'll go down here.
Let's go over there.
But I didn't want to say in terms of what you do down below, but I think just the one strength of voting, as I understand it, is voting for the tribute.
Now, that would require, for example, organic changes to be done in the air condition, and that sort of thing.
I know that I don't receive it.
Even when I use this bulletin, I don't change each dollar an hour.
But if we had this down here, this is convenient enough.
You just take the elevator down and walk to it, right?
Yeah.
And you don't need showers.
You can go out and shower.
Thank you.
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