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Conversation: 693-001

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Start Date: 24-Mar-1972 3:02 PM

End Date: 24-Mar-1972 3:39 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Harris, RalphOsborne, John F.Lisagor, PeterBailey, Charles W.Semple, Robert B., Jr.Bacon, DonaldGermond, JackShackford, R. H.Cary, JimMcLendon, SarahWarren, Lucian CCauley, JohnLinden, Frank van derDeakin, JimLewis, JesseShaw, GaylordToth, BobKraslow, DavidSheldon, CourtneyterHorst, Jerrold F.Barnett, DaveNolan, MartinLeacocas, JackMollenhoff, Clark R.Schram, MartinPoe, Edgar AllenBonavita, FredEmbrey, GeorgeKane, FrankO'Brien, EdPotter, PhilMark, Ross

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:00:33

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:36:07

693a.mp3

693b.mp3

NARA Description:

On March 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Ralph Harris, John F. Osborne, Peter Lisagor, Charles W. Bailey, Robert B. Semple, Jr., Donald Bacon, Jack Germond, R. H. Shackford, Jim Cary, Sarah McLendon, Lucian C Warren, John Cauley, Frank van der Linden, Jim Deakin, Jesse Lewis, Gaylord Shaw, Bob Toth, David Kraslow, Courtney Sheldon, Jerald F. ("Jerry") terHorst, Dave Barnett, Martin Nolan, Jack Leacocas, Clark R. Mollenhoff, Martin Schram, Edgar Allen Poe, Fred Bonavita, George Embrey, Frank Kane, Ed O'Brien, Phil Potter, and Ross Mark met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:02 pm to 3:39 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 693-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 693-1

Date: March 24, 1972
Time: 3:02 pm -3:39 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ralph Harris, John F. Osborne, Peter Lisagor, Charles W. (“Chuck”)
Bailey, II, Robert B. Semple, Jr., Don[ald] Bacon, Jack Germond, R.H. Shackford, Jim Cary,
Sarah McLendon, Lucian C. (“Lou”) Warren, John Cauley, Frank van der Linden, Jim Deakin,
Jesse Lewis, Gaylord Shaw, Bob Toth, David Kraslow, Courtney Sheldon, Jerrold F. terHorst,
Dave Barnett, Martin Schram, Martin Nolan, Jack Leacocas, Clark R. Mollenhoff, Edgar Allen
Poe, Fred Bonavita, George Embrey, Frank Kane, Ed O'Brien, Phil Potter, Ross Mark, Hans
Hoefer, Toru Takeuchi, Helen A. Thomas, Norman Kempster, Bob Trautman, Marc Hutten,
Thomas E. Jarriel, Robert Pierpoint, Alan Lidow, Gary Axelson, Forrest Boyd, Herbert E.
Kaplow, Alvin Rosenfeld, Fay G. Wells, Donald Fulsom, Gil Butler, James McManus, Skip
Isaacs, Tom Littlewood, Aldo B. Beckman, Paul Healy, Garnett D. (“Jack”) Horner, J. Gannon,
Dick Wightman, Hugh S. Sidey, Henry Hubbard, Jerrold L. Schecter, Howard Norton, Al
Sullivan, William Sprague, Cliff Evans, H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler and Gerald
L. Warren. See the Public Papers of the Presidents, Richard Nixon, 1972, pages 488-498. The
press conference was in progress when the recording began.

[General conversation]