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Start Date: 27-Apr-1971 5:54 PM

End Date: 27-Apr-1971 6:15 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Bull, Stephen B.Etherington, Edwin D.Donnell, Thmas R., Jr.Cole, Albert L.Fisher, Max M.Ford, Henry, IIGoldenson, Leonard H.Levy, GustaveMulford, Raymon H.Pace, Frank, Jr.Sonnabend, PaulStone, W. ClementTownsend, Lynn A.Grassmuck, George L.

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 04:07:30

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 04:28:58

NARA Description:

On April 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Edwin D. Etherington, Thomas R. Donnell, Jr., Albert L. Cole, Max M. Fisher, Henry Ford, II, Leonard H. Goldenson, Gustave Levy, Raymon H. Mulford, Frank Pace, Jr., Paul Sonnabend, W. Clement Stone, Lynn A. Townsend, and George L. Grassmuck met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:54 pm to 6:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 488-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 488-25

Date: April 27, 1971
Time: 5:54 pm - 6:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull at 5:54 pm.

     President's schedule
          -National Voluntary Action leadership meeting
                 -Length
                 -Scheduling
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Edwin D. Etherington, Thomas R. Donnelly, Jr., Albert L. Cole, Max M. Fisher, Henry Ford II,
Leonard H. Goldenson, Gustave Levy, Raymon H. Mulford, Frank Pace, Jr., Paul Sonnabend,
W. Clement Stone, Lynn A. Townsend, and George L. Grassmuck entered.

Bull left at an unknown time before 6:15 pm.

Members of the press were present at the beginning of the meeting.
                                                                     Conv. No. 488-24 (cont.)
     Greetings
          -Cole's schedule
               -Florida

     Photo session
          -Grouping

     [General Conversation]

           -Volunteer
           -Chrysler

     [Machine Noise]

     Voluntary action
         -President
               -Etherington
                     -Leadership
         -Administration support
               -The President
               -Cabinet officials
         -Celebrity value
         -Merits
         -Organizations
         -New activities
         -Impetus
               -Boys Clubs
         -President's travels
               -Peace Corps
         -Youth
         -Older people
               -Creativity
         -President's schedule
               -Boys Club
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      -Cystic fibrosis girl
            -Cathy ("Mim") Frazier
      -Michael Newton
            -Picture
-President's support
      -Mrs. Nixon
      -Cabinet
-Ideas                                              Conv. No. 488-25 (cont.)
-Form
-Centers
      -Goals
      -Performance
-Resources
-Robert H. Finch
      -Grassmuck
-Government funds
-Planning
-Success
-Publicity
-Successes
-Advertisement
-Centers
      -Coordination
            -Local level
            -Agencies
            -National level
-Agencies
-Immunization program
      -Children
-Program
-Pragmatism
-Centers
-Goal
-Pattern
-Satisfactions
-Examples
-Publicity
-Advertising
-Rewards
-Acceptance
-Details
-Deadline
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     Schedule
          -Reception for Voluntary Action leadership

     Voluntary Action
         -Plan
         -President's dinner with [Forename unknown] Borden
         -President's support                                   Conv. No. 488-25 (cont.)
         -Assets
         -Cabinet
         -Congressmen and Senators
         -Celebrities
               -Elvis A. Presley
                     -Effect
               -President's meeting with Presley
         -Older people
         -Talent
         -Lenore Romney
               -Activities
         -Astronauts

Bull entered at an unknown time after 5:54 pm.

     Schedule
          -Sports personalities

     Voluntary action
         -Volunteers
         -Carl M. Yastrzemski

Bull left at an unknown time before 6:15 pm.

                -Activities
                -Hank Aaron
                -Harmon Killebrew
          -President's meeting with Yastrzemski
                -Yastrzemski's activities

     [General conversation]

          -Children
          -John A. Scali
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           -President's schedule
                 -Reception for Voluntary Action group
           -Rose Garden

The President, Etherington, et al., left at 6:15 pm.


                                                                   Conv. No. 488-25 (cont.)