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Conversation: 598-003

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Start Date: 21-Oct-1971 11:45 AM

End Date: 21-Oct-1971 12:06 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Voss, RuthEtherington, Edwin D.McLane, James W.Scott, Stanley S.Bull, Stephen B.Butterfield, Alexander P.

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:02:22

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:19:08

598a.mp3

NARA Description:

On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Ruth Voss, Edwin D. Etherington, James W. McLane, Stanley S. Scott, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:45 am to 12:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 598-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 598-3

Date: October 21, 1971
Time: 11:45 am - 12:06 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ruth Voss, Edwin D. Etherington, James W. McLane, and Stanley S.
Scott.
[The White House photographer was present at the beginning of this meeting]
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                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                 Tape Subject Log
                                   (rev. 10/06)
                                                                   Conv. No. 598-3 (cont.)


Salutations

Seating arrangements for photographs

Volunteerism
    -Cincinnati Enquirer
    -Cincinnati experience
           -Community house
    -House for girls
           -Voss's experiences
                 -Federal funds
                      -John D. Ehrlichman
                      -ACTION
                 -Family life
                 -Relationship with Cincinnati Enquirer
                      -Frank Dale
                 -Financial needs
                      -The President's directive
                            -Ehrlichman
                            -Casper W. Weinberger
                            -ACTION
                            -Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.
                      -ACTION
                            -Upper Volta
                      -Peace Corps
    -Poor people
           -Africa, Asia, Latin America
           -United States

Voss's experiences
     -University of Cincinnati
           -Oscar Robertson

The President's attendance at All-Star game

Cincinnati
     -William J. Keating
     -Robert A. Taft, Jr.

The President's viewing of the Cincinnati-Cleveland football game on television
     -Paul Brown
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                             NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                        Tape Subject Log
                                          (rev. 10/06)
                                                                    Conv. No. 598-3 (cont.)



     Cincinnati
          -Hockey
          -Royals basketball team
          -Columbus
          -Cleveland

     Federal funds for Voss's project

     The President's schedule
          -Forthcoming meeting with foreign diplomats

     Gift presentation

Stephen B. Bull and Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 12:00 pm.

     Gifts
             -Presidential seal

     Dale

     Voss

     Henry Ford II

Voss et al. left at 12:02 pm.

     The President’s schedule

The President and Butterfield left at 12:06 pm.
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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. 10/06)