Conversation: 703-004
Prev: 703-003 Next: 703-005Start Date: Wednesday, April 5, 1972 9:36 PM
End Date: Wednesday, April 5, 1972 9:55 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Andrews, John K., Jr.; Bull, Stephen B.Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 01:41:58
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:01:27
NARA Description:
On April 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, John K. Andrews, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:36 pm to 4:55 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 703-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 703-4
Date: April 5, 1972
Time: 4:36 pm - 4:55 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with John K. Andrews, Jr.
The President's forthcoming Philadelphia speech on non-public education
-Busing
-Discussion with John D. Ehrlichman
-National Catholic Education Association [NCEA]
-Changes
-Restrictions
-Possible Edmund S. Muskie stance
-Language
-Ehrlichman’s view
-Reception by audience
-Political viewpoint
-Inner-city schools
-Aid
-Private education
-Differences of opinion concerning busing
-Busing for racial balance
-Conflicts
-Revisions
-Administration's opposition
-Support for desegregation and quality of education
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
-Moratorium
-Physical problems
-Ineffectiveness
-Administration's opposition
-Draft statements
-Concessions to audience
-Previous draft
-Recognition of differences of opinion
-Educators and the public at large
-Draft by Patrick J. Buchanan
-Testing time for public education
-A statement
-Wording
-Formulation of problem
-Andrews's conversation with Charles W. Colson
-Non-public education
-National crisis
-Public education
-Testing time
-Headline phrase
-School closing rates
-Data
-Possible numbers
-Parochial schools
-Catholic schools
-Problems
-Wording
-Length
-Statement on promises
-Statement on partisanship
-Democrats compared with Republicans
-Closing paragraph
-Divisions in nation
-Inserted line
-Importance of education
-Need for unity
-Place in speech
-Role of non-public schools
-Busing
-Inclusion in speech
-Overemphasis by press
-Benefits
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
-As opposed to administration's program
-Preparation of text
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:36 pm.
-Unknown secretary
-Location
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:55 pm.
-The President's review
-Meeting with [Rogers]
Andrews left at 4:55 pm.