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Conversation: 874-011

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Start Date: 9-Mar-1973 12:31 PM

End Date: 9-Mar-1973 12:42 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Hart, ThomasBauer, DougBaxter, RobertBostic, JimCarroll, JosephFryer, JohnGross, JimMcConahey, SteveMcGlashan, BillMumford, JohnNogales, LuisNunn, Lee, Jr.Powell, ColinRamsay, AnnSchrempf, BillStukel, DonYasinsky, JohnLoeffke, BernardBenziger, Joan

Recording Device: Oval Office

874-011.mp3

NARA Description:

On March 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Thomas Hart, Doug Bauer, Robert Baxter, Jim Bostic, Joseph Carroll, John Fryer, Jim Gross, Steve McConahey, Bill McGlashan, John Mumford, Luis Nogales, Lee Nunn, Jr., Colin Powell, Ann Ramsay, Bill Schrempf, Don Stukel, John Yasinsky, Bernard Loeffke, and Joan Benziger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:42 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 874-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 874-11

Date: March 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:31 pm and 12:42 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Thomas Hart.

       President's meeting with White House Fellows
             -Length
             -Arrangements

       Greetings

Doug Bauer, Robert Baxter, Jim Bostic, Joseph Carroll, John Fryer, Jim Gross, Steve
McConahey, Bill McGlashan, John Mumford, Luis Nogales, Lee Nunn, Jr., Colin Powell, Ann
                                            -11-

                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                      (rev. June-2010)
                                                           Conversation No. 874-11 (cont’d)


Ramsay, Bill Schrempf, Don Stukel, John Yasinsky, Bernard Loeffke, and Joan Benziger entered
at 12:31 pm; the White House photographer was present during part of the meeting.

       Photo session
            -Arrangements

       Introductions
             -Douglas Bauer
             -Bob Baxter
             -Jim Bostic
             -Joseph Carroll
             -John Fryer
             -Jim Gross
             -Steve McConahey
             -Bill McGlashen
             -John Mumford
             -Luis Nogales
             -Lee Nunn
             -Colin Powell
             -Ann Ramsay
             -Bill Schrempf
             -Don Stukel
             -John Yasinsky
             -Joan Benziger

       Group photograph
            -Sale [?]

       White House Fellows
            -Trip
                  -Value
            -Tenure as Fellows
                  -Value
                  -Travel
                  -Education

       Theodore Roosevelt
            -World leader
                 -Treaty of Portsmith
                                         -12-

              NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                   Tape Subject Log
                                    (rev. June-2010)
                                                         Conversation No. 874-11 (cont’d)


                      -Russia, Japan

Presidency
      -Importance of office
      -Importance of US
           -Economy
                 -European common market
                       -Great Britain
                 -Japan
           -Military role
                 -Compared to Europe, Japan
           -People’s Republic of China [PRC], [USSR], Vietnam War
           -Economic impact of US
      -US economy
           -Basis of US strength for foreign policy
           -Importance
           -Impact of President's actions

Economy
     -Role of government
           -Private enterprise

White House Fellows
     -Importance of work
     -Candidacies for office
          -Need for able people
                -Balanced budget [?]
                -Competent government [?]

Budget

President's policies
      -Budget balance
             -Special revenue sharing
                   -Divestiture of power
                   -Quality of state, local government

Gifts
        -Cuff links
                                              -13-

                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                        Tape Subject Log
                                         (rev. June-2010)
                                                              Conversation No. 874-11 (cont’d)


             -Pins

White House Fellows left at 12:42 pm.