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Conversation: 871-009

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Start Date: 7-Mar-1973 12:10 PM

End Date: 7-Mar-1973 12:20 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Armstrong, Anne L.Franklin, Barbara H.Hitt, Patricia R.Spain, Jayne B.Lee, JuliaBernstein, Bernice L.Chang, Marguerite S.Hart, JanetJacox, Marilyn E.Karle, Isabella L.Townsend, Marjorie R.Lee, Jill

Recording Device: Oval Office

871-009.mp3

NARA Description:

On March 7, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Anne L. Armstrong, Barbara H. Franklin, Patricia R. Hitt, Jayne B. Spain, Julia Lee, Bernice L. Bernstein, Marguerite S. Chang, Janet Hart, Marilyn E. Jacox, Isabella L. Karle, Marjorie R. TOwnsend, and Jill Lee met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:10 pm to 12:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 871-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 871-9

Date: March 7, 1973
Time: 12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Bernice L. Bernstein, Marguerite S. Chang, Janet Hart, Marilyn E. Jacox,
Isabella L. Karle, Marjorie R. Townsend, Anne L. Armstrong, Barbara H. Franklin, Patricia R.
Hitt, Jayne B. Spain and Julia Lee; members of the press and the White House photographer
were present at the beginning of the meeting.

       Photographs
            -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins

       Introduction of women
             -Place of work

       Positions in federal government
             -Scientists
                   -Specializations
             -Lawyers
             -Regional director

       John W. Warner

       [Photograph session]

       Women
          -Public life
                -Increase
                       -Last four years
                       -President’s second term
          -Recruitment
                -Problems
          -Advancement in federal service
          -Pay

       Wage-price controls
           -Impact on federal salaries
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                      NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                        Tape Subject Log
                                         (rev. May-2010)
                                                           Conversation No. 871-9 (cont’d)


        Unknown person's son
        Gifts

        Dinners
             -Veterans of Foreign Wars [VFW] dinner

        Dr. Chang's birthplace
             -Nanking

        China
                -People
                     -Accomplishments
                -People’s Republic of China [PRC]
                     -President’s, Chang’s experience
                     -Cities
                           -Compared to Bankok [?]

        President’s, unknown woman’s experiences at Duke Law School
              -Teachers
                    -[First name unknown] Maggs [?]
                           -Qualities
                           -Classes

Bernstein, et al., left at 12:20 pm.