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Conversation 677-018

TapeTape 677StartMonday, March 6, 1972 at 1:28 PMEndMonday, March 6, 1972 at 1:38 PMTape start time03:54:35Tape end time03:55:55ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon dictated a memorandum to the Secretary of State and other officials regarding the management of public messaging following his recent trip to the People’s Republic of China. He instructed that all official comments regarding the trip must be confined strictly to the framework established in his arrival remarks at Andrews Air Force Base on February 28, 1972. This directive served to ensure administrative consistency and control the narrative surrounding the diplomatic breakthrough.

People's Republic of ChinaDiplomacyPublic relationsWhite House communicationsForeign policy
AudioNARA Description

On March 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 677-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 677-18

Date: March 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:28 pm and 1:38 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President dictated a memorandum to the Secretary of State, et al.
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. 10/06)
                                                                    Conv. No. 677-18 (cont.)



     The People’s Republic of China [PRC trip
          -Public statements
               -The President’s remarks at Andrews Air Force Base, February 28, 1972
                      -Directions for comments
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I have a letter of a sentence that reads in regard to my arrival remarks at Amherst Air Force Base on February 28th.
Please provide that sentence to read as follows.
The questions on those subjects should be set strictly within the framework of my arrival remarks at Amherst Air Force Base on February 28th.
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