Conversation: 848-007
Prev:  848-006 Next: 848-008Start Date: 5-Feb-1973 9:43 AM
End Date: 5-Feb-1973 9:59 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Timmons, William E.; Korologos, Thomas C.; Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On February 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, William E. Timmons, and Thomas C. Korologos met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:43 am to 9:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 848-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 848-7 Date: February 5, 1973 Time: 9:43 am - 9:59 am Location: Oval Office The President met with William E. Timmons and Thomas C. Korologos. Richard K. Cook -Attendance at meeting -Congress Meeting with Republican Congressional leaders -Utility -Roy L. Ash -Program abuse examples -Lincoln Day speeches, mail, newsletters -Kits -Vietnam -Charles W. Colson -Subjects -Amnesty -Peace Amnesty -Live issue -Vote in Senate, House of Representatives -Amendment -Senate -Robert A. Taft, Jr. -Proposal -Peace Corps -Safety -Reward -Value -Abraham Lincoln’s amnesty -11- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct.-09) Conversation No. 848-7 (cont’d) -Misconception -Deserters compared to Southerners -The President’s generosity to individuals -The President’s press conference -Consequences for mistakes -Senate -Opposition -House of Representatives -Bills -Carl B. Albert -Compared to busing Budget -Congressional relations -Support from Republicans -Democrats -Pocket vetoes -Repass bills -Veto -Issues -Taxes, prices -Compared to education, cities -Mandatory languages -Tax increase -Amendments Vietnam War -Issue -Republicans -Budget The President’s schedule -Meeting with Republican Congressional leaders -Length -Briefing -Hugh Scott -12- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct.-09) Conversation No. 848-7 (cont’d) -Gerald R. Ford -Agenda -Vietnam Congress members -Burden of work -Mail, meetings -The President’s experience as Congressmen -Lincoln Day speeches -Republican National Committee [RNC] -Lincoln Day kits -Quality -Quality -Intelligence -Creativeness -Elford A. Cederberg -Appropriations committee -Cederberg -Wilbur D. Mills -Herman T. Schneebli Appointee confirmations -Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger -Confirmation chances -Impoundment list -Commitments -Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield -Scott -Liberal -Peter J. Brennan -Earl L. Butz -Elliot L. Richardson -Deputy Secretary of Defense -William P. Clements, Jr. -Approval -Swearing-in -13- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct.-09) Conversation No. 848-7 (cont’d) -Qualities -Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs -John O. (“Jack”) Marsh, Jr. -Former Congressman Republican Congress members -Morale -Defensiveness -Vietnam War -Scott -Barry M. Goldwater -Press coverage -Opposition -Controversy -Aggressiveness -Attack on Edmund S. Muskie -Talk show appearance -William Proxmire -Issues -War as an issue -Vietnam War -Constitutional rights The President’s schedule -Meeting with Republican Congressional leaders -Scott -Policy luncheon -Timmons’s role -Agenda -Korologos’s role -Cook -Stephen B. Bull -Future meetings -Lincoln Day Loyalist list -14- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct.-09) Conversation No. 848-7 (cont’d) -Democrats -Supporters in House of Representatives, Senate -Letters from the President -Newspapers -Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo -Reception at White House -Republicans, Democrats -Speech by the President -Support on upcoming vetoes -Timing -Kissinger’s trip to Vietnam and People’s Republic of China [PRC] -Return of Prisoners of War [POWs] -Breadth of list -December bombing -William B. Saxbe -Ohio -Partial supporters -Inclusion Timmons and Korologos left at 9:59 am.