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Start Date: 5-Nov-1971 10:33 AM

End Date: 5-Nov-1971 10:59 AM

Participants:

Bull, Stephen B.Eisenhower, Julie NixonJonas, Charles R.Campbell, Charles C.Yarborough, EarlAnderson, JamesArnett, MichaelBarrientes, LupeBoykin, DeborahFrantz, KeithGill, RondaGillmore, ArthurGonzales, RosettaHall, KevinHart, GeraldKamner, JamesKaranz, KarlMcDowell, PaulMann, PhillipMartin, LindaPietuszka, MargaretRotow, DimitriSaathoff, LindaThornton, AntoinetteTschirgi, Scott W.

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:26:05

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:54:03

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NARA Description:

On November 5, 1971, Stephen B. Bull, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Charles R. Jonas, Charles C. Campbell, Earl Yarborough, James Anderson, Michael Arnett, Lupe Barrientes, Deborah Boykin, Keith Frantz, Ronda Gill, Arthur Gillmore, Rosetta Gonzales, Kevin Hall, Gerald Hart, James Kamner, Karl Karanz, Paul McDowell, Phillip Mann, Linda Martin, Margaret Pietuszka, Dimitri Rotow, Linda Saathoff, Antoinette Thornton, and Scott W. Tschirgi met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:33 am to 10:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 615-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 615-11
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. 10/06)




Date: November 5, 1971
Time: 10:33 am - 10:59 am
Location: Oval Office

Stephen B. Bull met with Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Charles R. Jonas, Charles C. Campbell, Earl
Yarborough, James Anderson, Michael Arnett, Lupe Barrientes, Deborah Boykin, Keith Franz,
Ronda Gill, Arthur Gillmore, Rosetta Gonzales, Kevin Hall, Gerald Hart, James Kamner, Karl
Kranz, Paul McDowell, Phillip Mann, Linda Martin, Margaret Pietuszka, Dimitri Rotow, Linda
Saathoff, Antoinette Thornton and Scott W. Tschirgi; the White House photographer and
members of the press were present at the beginning of the meeting.

     Arrangements for tour

The President entered at an unknown time after 10:33 am.

     [General conversation]

     [Photograph session]

     Pens

     The President's first election, November 5, 1946
          -The President’s age
          -Political career

     Press and media
           -Problems
                -Vietnam War
                -Social gaps
                     -Generation, race

     Youth
          -Opportunities

     Uncle Sam
          -Slogan
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                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                Tape Subject Log
                                  (rev. 10/06)
                                                                Conv. No. 615-11 (cont.)


The President's foreign policy
     -Efforts for peace
     -Trips to People's Republic of China [PRC] and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
          [USSR]
     -Problems
          -Environment, race relations, education, health
     -The President's meeting with Indira Gandhi, November 4, 1971
     -United States aid to India
     -The President's meeting with Kofi A. Busia, November 4, 1971
          -Liberia
          -US aid to Ghana
     -Efforts needed for peace
          -Substitution for war
          -Comparison

Youth
    -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
    -Stamina
    -Idealism
    -Lack of negativism

Process for change

Youth
    -Future political careers
    -Press accounts
    -Education
    -Idealism
          -Peace

Introductions
      -The President’s political career
            -Presidency of student body
                  -Whittier High School
                       -Defeat
                  -Whittier College
                       -Duke University
      -Unknown Baltimore Colt [John C. (“Johnny”) Unitas]
      -Paul W. (“Bear”) Bryant
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                              NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                       Tape Subject Log
                                         (rev. 10/06)
                                                                      Conv. No. 615-11 (cont.)


            -The President's conversation with Walter E. Washington
                 -George E. Allen
                       -Washington Redskins
            -Alben W. Barkley

      The President's offices
           -Forthcoming tour for youth group
           -The President's forthcoming meeting with Gandhi
           -Old Executive Office Building [EOB]
           -The President's meeting with Andrei A. Gromyko
           -EOB
           -Portraits

      Music Box

      Julie Eisenhower

      [General conversation]

      Gifts for visitors

      [General conversation]

            -Robert H. Finch and Donald H. Rumsfeld
            -The President's schedule
            -Bull
                  -Unknown organization

Bull, et al., left at 10:59 am.
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                             NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                        Tape Subject Log
                                          (rev. 10/06)