Conversation: 647-014
Prev: 647-013 Next: 647-015Start Date: Thursday, January 13, 1972 6:03 PM
End Date: Thursday, January 13, 1972 6:19 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cevey, Arthene; Pontier, Andrey; Wunderlich, Karl; Yu, Peter; Slattery, Michael; McNight, Billy; Buck, Richard; Bazo, Stephen; Toomey, James; Burke, Russell; Clark, Brian; Beauregard, Phillip; Wyrough, Pete; Ross, Brooks; Jones, Robert; Bunce, Brian; Sharood, John; McMahon, Peter; Van Der Menbrugge, Francois; Cook, Christopher; White House photographer; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Bull, Stephen B.Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:42:58
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:59:13
NARA Description:
On January 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Arthene Cevey, Andrey Pontier, Karl Wunderlich, Peter Yu, Michael Slattery, Billy McNight, Richard Buck, Stephen Bazo, James Toomey, Russell Burke, Brian Clark, Phillip Beauregard, Pete Wyrough, Brooks Ross, Robert Jones, Brian Bunce, John Sharood, Peter McMahon, Francois VanDerMenbrugge, Christopher Cook, White House photographer, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:03 pm to 1:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 647-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 647-14
Date: January 13, 1972
Time: 1:03 pm - 1:19 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Arthene Cevey, Audrey Pontier, Karl Wunderlich, Peter Yu, Michael
Slattery, Billy McNight, Stephen Bazo, Richard Buck, James Toomey, Russell Burke, Brian
Clark, Philip Beauregard, Pete Wyrough, Brooks Ross, Robert Jones, Brian Bunce, John
Sharood, Peter McMahon, Francois Van der Mensbrugge, and Christoper Cook at 1:17 pm; the
White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.
Introduction
-Teacher
-Years spent in teaching profession
The President's childhood
-Mother, Hannah Nixon
Introductions
Poems
Photograph session
-Arrangements
The President's birthday
Poems
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Tricia Nixon Cox
-The President's poem to sick brother
Students
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-Future plans
-Writers, journalists
-President
Press
Poem recitation
Washington Post
Poem recitation
Birthday cake
Student's interests
The President's forthcoming trip to the People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Effect on the world
-Unknown teacher
-Airplane flight
Presentation of gifts
-Pens
-Bill signing usage
Oval Office
-Presidential seal
-Floor and ceiling
-Gift
-Bowpin
Portrait of George Washington by Rembrandt Peale
Steuben glass
-“Star of the President”
The President's grade school years
-Fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Zimmerman
-Geography
Pontier, et al., except Cevey left and Ronald L. Ziegler and Stephen B. Bull entered at 1:17 pm.
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Conv. No. 647-14 (cont.)
Birthday card
The President's birthday present
-Compact
Cevey and Bull left at 1:18 pm.
The President's meeting with Edwin M. (“Jiggs”) Fauver
-Length of meeting
-Fauver's duties
-White House Telegraph and Travel Office
-John Fauver
-Photographs
-Press
-Ray M. Zook
The President’s recent meeting with school children
Ziegler left at 1:19 pm.