Conversation: 473-015
Prev:  473-014 Next: 473-016Start Date: 25-Mar-1971 4:23 PM
End Date: 25-Mar-1971 4:56 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Finch, Robert H.; MacGregor, Clark; White House operator; Bull, Stephen B.; Allen, William M.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 04:36:41
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 04:51:41
NARA Description:
On March 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Robert H. Finch, Clark MacGregor, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, and William M. Allen met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:23 pm and 4:56 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 473-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 473-15 Date: March 25, 1971 Time: Unknown between 4:23 pm and 4:56 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler Seating arrangements The President’s schedule -Robert H. Finch and Clark MacGregor President’s call to Boeing [?] -Publicity A wire story on Japanese technology Finch and MacGregor entered at 4:40 pm President’s meeting with Congressional Black Caucus [?] -A briefing paper -Changes -Charles C. Diggs, Jr. -Appreciation for President’s actions A report 46 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) President’s schedule [The White House operator talked with the President at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and 4:52 pm] [Conversation No. 473-15A] President’s call to William M. Allen Conv. No. 473-15 (cont.) -Line to use [End of telephone conversation] An unknown person [Stephen B. Bull?] entered at an unknown time after 4:40 pm President’s forthcoming call to Allen -Line The unknown man [Bull?] left at an unknown time before 4:50 pm President’s forthcoming meeting with Black Caucus -Number of attendees -Agenda -Diggs -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, Donald H. Rumsfeld -MacGregor’s place -Agenda -Charles B. Rangel -Photographs -President’s possible role -Length of meeting -President’s next meeting President’s call to Boeing -Signal Corps Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:40 pm -Feedback problems at Boeing President’s meeting with Congressional Black Caucus -Possible photograph -Location 47 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) -Publicity -Time -Publicity -Possible newspaper story -The President’s view -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins -Publicity -Diggs’ request Conv. No. 473-15 (cont.) -Press response -Time -President’s schedule Bull left at an unknown time before 4:50 pm [The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and 4:50 pm] [Conversation No. 473-15B] Call to Boeing -Line to use [End of telephone conversation] President’s meeting with Congressional Black Caucus -President’s role -Cabinet attendees -Length -Administration response to issues raised -Cabinet attendees -George W. Romney, James D. Hodgson -Seating arrangements -Diggs -Augustus F. Hawkins -Ronald V. Dellums -Hawkins [?] Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:40 pm President’s call to Boeing -Line at Boeing plant -A speaker problem 48 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) Bull left at an unknown time before 4:50 pm President’s meeting with Congressional Black Caucus -Finch and MacGregor’s presence -President’s call to Boeing -President’s schedule Finch and MacGregor left at 4:50 pm Conv. No. 473-15 (cont.) -Responses -Publicity -Photograph -Diggs’ possible statement to press Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:50 pm President’s call to Boeing -Allen Bull left at 4:52 pm [The President talked with Allen between 4:52 pm and 4:56 pm] [Conversation No. 473-15C] Broadcast of call to Boeing plant Supersonic Transport [SST] -President’s position on Senate vote -Effect on Boeing employees -President’s position -President’s appreciation for Boeing’s work -Future use of Boeing’s work Boeing -Air Force One -President’s trip to West Coast, March 26, 1971 -Contribution to US -707, 727, 737, 747 -Future contributions 49 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) SST -President’s position -US leadership -Congressional action US role in world -President’s policies -Boeing workers Conv. No. 473-15 (cont.) -Future Boeing -President’s use of planes [End of telephone conversation] Ziegler left at 4:56 pm