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Start Date: 23-Mar-1971 10:20 AM

End Date: 23-Mar-1971 10:24 AM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Arends, Leslie C.

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:30:01

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:34:16

472-007.mp3

NARA Description:

On March 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:20 am to 10:24 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 472-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 472-7

Date: March 23, 1971
Time: 10:20 am - 10:24 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Leslie C. Arends

     Supersonic Transport [SST]
          -President’s morning meeting with Republican leaders
          -House vote
          -US role in world
                -President’s view
                      -Soviet Union
                      -Japan
                      -Great Britain
          -Defense spending compared with domestic spending

     Congress

     Federal Communications Commission [FCC]
          -A letter to Arends
          -Dean Burch
          -Augie Meyer
          -A letter to Arends
                -William L. Springer
                -Robert C. (“Bob”) Wilson
                -Contents
                -Burch
          -Burch’s actions
                -Networks
          -[Forename unknown] Rench [?]
                -Actions

     President’s nominees [?]
          -Congressional scrutiny
                -William J. Casey
                -John B. Connally [?]
                -Casey

     Congress
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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                    Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. 9/08)



          -Arends’ work
          -Laos operation (Lam Son)
               -A planned briefing
               -Clark MacGregor
          -A meeting, March 23, 1971
               -[Thomas] Hale Boggs
               -Democrat and Republican attendees

     President’s previous interview with Howard K. Smith
          -Questions

     Congress
         -A meeting, March 23, 1971
              -Democrat attendees

Arends left at 10:24 am