Conversation: 642-001
Prev:  641-010 Next: 642-002Start Date: 2-Jan-1972 9:07 PM
End Date: 2-Jan-1972 11:59 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Goode, Mark I.; Carruthers, William H.; Richardson, Donald W.; Wussler, Robert; Atkins, Oliver F. ("Ollie"); Rather, Dan; Manning, Gordon; Leonard, William A., II; Warren, Gerald L.; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:00:34
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:32:43
NARA Description:
On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Mark I. Goode, William H. Carruthers, Donald W. Richardson, Robert Wussler, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, Dan Rather, Gordon Manning, William A. Leonard, II, and Gerald L. Warren met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:07 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 642-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 642-1 Date: January 2, 1972 Time: 9:07 pm - unknown before 11:59 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Mark I. Goode, William H. Carruthers, Donald W. Richardson, Robert Wussler, James Wall and members of the Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] technical crew. Voice level Lighting Introductions -Wussler -Wall -Previous work with the President during primaries Camera angles -Shots The President, Goode and Carruthers left at an unknown time before 9:30 pm. [General Conversation] [Equipment noise] The President, Goode and Carruthers and Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins entered at an unknown time after 9:07 pm. Photograph session -Timing Temperature in room Microphones Make-up 2 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 642-1 (cont.) [General Conversation] -Heat in room -Opening remarks Time until broadcast Microphones Photograph session -Arrangements -Timing -Microphones [General Conversation] -Time Time until broadcast [General Conversation] -The President’s schedule Time until broadcast Make-up -Lighting Time until broadcast Goode, Carruthers, et al. left and Dan Rather entered at an unknown time after 9:07 pm. Rather’s gratitude California The President was interviewed by Rather at 9:30 pm. [A transcript of the following portion of the conversation appears in Public Papers of the Presidents, Richard M. Nixon, 1972, pp. 1-17] [End of transcribed portion] 3 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 642-1 (cont.) Recent interview -“Ms.” Question -The President’s forthcoming trip to the People’s Republic of China [PRC] -Rather -Overtime PRC trip -Rather -CBS -Mike Wallace -[Howard K.?] Smith Gordon Manning, William A. Leonard, II, Gerald L. Warren, press photographers, Atkins and members of the press entered at an unknown time after 9:30 pm. Introductions Recent interview -Length Photographers [General Conversation] -Wussler Unknown event in 1958 Chicago CBS staff scheduled to go to the PRC -Peking Football game, January 2, 1972 -Miami Dolphins [General Conversation] -Atkins 4 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) Conv. No. 642-1 (cont.) The President left at 10:34 pm. [General Conversation] The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.