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Start Date: 13-Mar-1972 3:15 PM

End Date: 13-Mar-1972 3:41 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Passman, Otto E.Kissinger, Henry A.Cook, Richard K.White House photographer

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 05:00:36

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 05:26:49

683a.mp3

683b.mp3

683c.mp3

NARA Description:

On March 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Otto E. Passman, Henry A. Kissinger, Richard K. Cook, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:15 pm to 3:41 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 683-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 683-15

Date: March 13, 1972
Time: 3:15 pm - 3:41 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Otto E. Passman, Henry A. Kissinger and Richard K. Cook; the White
House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.

     Greetings

     Photographs

     The President’s telephone remarks to a drug education seminar in Monroe, Louisiana,
          October 4, 1971
          -Size of the audience

     Congress
         -George H. Mahon
         -Republicans compared to Democrats
         -J. William Fulbright
         -Allen J. Ellender
         -William Proxmire
         -Security assistance
               -Barry M. Goldwater
                     -Talk with Passman
                          -Masons
                          -Passman’s political affiliation
                                -Voting record
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                 Tape Subject Log
                                   (rev. Aug-01)



Passman’s support for the President

1973 foreign assistance bill
     -Support
     -Military assistance
           -John A. Hannah
           -Henry Kearns
                 -Export-Import [Ex-Im] Bank
     -Multilateral foreign aid
           -Congress
                 -Bilateral aid
           -John B. Connally
                 -Talk with Passman
           -Congress
           -Finances of other countries
                 -Development loans
                       -Diplomatic relations
           -International loan provisions
                 -Amounts requested
                 -Repayment
                       -Interest
                       -US treasury
                       -Inter-American development bank
                 -Passman compared to the president
     -Military assistance programs
           -Vietnam War
                 -The President’s efforts to end the war
                       -Reductions in outlays
                 -Fulbright
                 -Proxmire
     -Multilateral aid
     -Peace corps
           -Finances
           -Reasons for being removed from countries
           -Bilateral technical aid employees compared to Peace Corps employees
           -Finances
           -Laws and statutes violated by lobbying efforts
                 -General Accounting Office [GAO] audit
     -Hannah
           -Talk with Passman
     -Finances
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                                     Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. Aug-01)
                                                                 Conv. No. 683-15 (cont.)

         -Multilateral assistance
              -Paper
                    -Connally
                    -Secretary of State
         -Kissinger’s possible call to Passman
              -National security
                    -Cook
                    -Cambodia
                           -Finances
         -Peace Corps
         -Passman’s support for the President
         -Connally
              -Treasury Department
         -Effect on US
              -Mahon
              -Karl E. Mundt

    The President’s schedule
         -The President’s forthcoming trip to the Soviet Union
         -Invitation to Louisiana Press Association
               -Kissinger


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[Duration: 2m 17s ]


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    Passman’s experience
         -Reports

    Schedule
         -Sunday service at the White House
              -Baptist preacher
                   -Southern Baptist Convention

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                                       Tape Subject Log
                                         (rev. Aug-01)
                                                           Conv. No. 683-15 (cont.)


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[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 1m 10s ]


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     Foreign assistance bill
          -Security

     Gifts
             -Cufflinks

     Passman’s secretaries
          -Number
          -Salaries

     Forthcoming busing meeting

     Clocks
          -Passman’s hobby
          -The President
               -Antique clock
               -Possible gift from Passman
                     -Antique hunting case watch

     Kissinger’s schedule

     Gift
             -Peking
                  -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

     Gold watch

     Secret Service

Passman, et al. left at 3:41 pm.
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                       NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. Aug-01)