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Conversation: 494-003

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Start Date: 8-May-1971 10:15 AM

End Date: 8-May-1971 10:32 AM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President); Washington, Walter E.; Wilson, Jerry V.; Exton, Hugh McClellan; Gleszer, Roland Merrill; Southward, Charles; Dean, John W., III; Ziegler, Ronald L.; 

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:07:46

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:34:42

494a.mp3

494b.mp3

NARA Description:

On May 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Walter E. Washington, Jerry V. Wilson, Hugh McClellan Exton, Roland Merrill Gleszer, Charles Southward, John W. Dean, III, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:15 am to 10:32 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 494-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 494-3

Date: May 8, 1971
Time: 10:15 am - 10:32 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Walter E. Washington, Jerry V. Wilson, Hugh McClellan Exton, Roland
Merrill Gleszer, Charles Southward, and John W. Dean.

      Greetings

      Washington, D.C. demonstrations
          -Current situation

[Transcript #1: A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under
court order from December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums,
et al. v. James M. Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records
Administration produced this transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]

[End of transcript]

Ronald L. Ziegler and members of the press entered at 10:20 am.

      [Camera noise]

      Philadelphia and other cities

Ziegler, et al., left at 10:23 am.

[Transcript #2: A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under
court order from December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums,
et al. v. James M. Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records
Administration produced this transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]

[End of transcript]

      Mother's Day

      Gifts from President
            -Cufflinks
            -Wives, secretaries
            -Golf
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                         Tape Subject Log
                                            (rev. 9/08)




     President's appreciation for work

Washington, et al., left at 10:32 am.