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Conversation: 888-007

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Start Date: 27-Mar-1973 3:02 PM

End Date: 27-Mar-1973 3:15 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Boggs, Corrine (Clairborne) (Lindy)Jacobs, CorinneBoggs, Thomas Hale, Jr.Boggs, Hale, IIIBoggs, ElizabethBoggs, DouglasSigmund, PaulSigmund, Paul (Mrs.)Paul SigmundSigmund, DavidSigmund, StephenBoggs, ArchieBoggs, Archie (Mrs.)Shoemaker, DanShoemaker, Dan (Mrs.)Shoemaker, BobbyShoemaker, DanKearney, Tom

Recording Device: Oval Office

888-007.mp3

NARA Description:

On March 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Corrine ("Lindy") (Clairborne) Boggs, Corinne Jacobs, Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr., Hale Boggs, III, Elizabeth Boggs, Douglas Boggs, Paul Sigmund, Mrs. Paul Sigmund, Paul Sigmund, David Sigmund, Stephen Sigmund, Archie Boggs, Mrs. Archie Boggs, Dan Shoemaker, Mrs. Dan Shoemaker, Bobby Shoemaker, Dan Shoemaker, and Tom Kearney met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:02 pm to 3:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 888-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 888-7

Date: March 27, 1973
Time: 3:02 pm -3:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Corinne C. ("Lindy") Boggs, Mrs. Corinne Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Hale Boggs, Jr., Hale Boggs III, Elizabeth Boggs, Douglas Boggs, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sigmund,
Paul Sigmund, David Sigmund, Stephen Sigmund, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Boggs, Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Shoemaker, Bobby Shoemaker, Dan Shoemaker, Tom Kearny and Richard K. Cook. The
White House photographer and members of the press were present at the beginning of the
meeting.

       Introductions
             -Hale Boggs, III
             -David Sigmund
             -Paul Sigmund
             -Archie Boggs
             -Mother [?]
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                        Tape Subject Log
                                         (rev. July-2010)
                                                            Conversation No. 888-7 (cont’d)

       Photographs
            -Lindy Boggs
                 -Press photograph

       [General conversation]

       Lindy Boggs
            -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
            -Tenure in Congress
            -Louisiana [?]
            -Election to Congress

       Prime minister

       Photographs
            -Members of family
                  -Children
                  -Relatives
            -Mrs. Boggs's mother
            -Copies

       Artifacts in Oval Office
             -Jade
                    -Age
                         -Fifth Century B.C.
             -National seal
                    -Theodore (“Teddy”) Roosevelt
             -Pictures
                    -George Washington

       Rose Garden
            -Tricia Nixon Cox's wedding ceremony

       Boehm bird figurines

       Rug
             -Age

Lindy Boggs, et al., left at 3:15 pm.
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                    Tape Subject Log
                                     (rev. July-2010)