Conversation: 890-021
Prev: 890-020 Next: 890-022Start Date: 30-Mar-1973 12:21 PM
End Date: 30-Mar-1973 12:30 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Holifield, Chet; McGuire, Perkins; Ash, Roy L.; Timmons, William E.;Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On March 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Chet Holifield, Perkins McGuire, Roy L. Ash, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:21 pm to 12:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 890-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 890-21
Date: March 30, 1973
Time: 12:21 pm - 12:30 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Perkins McGuire, Chet Holifield, Roy L. Ash and William E. Timmons.
The White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.
Greetings
Photographs
Report on government procurement
-President’s reading
-Summary
-Savings for government
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. August-2010)
-Procurement policies
-Ash
-Competition for bids
-Change to non-competitive level
-Savings for government
-Investment
-Legislation
-Recommendations
-Changes in regulations
-Solidifying standards
-Administration action
-Executive Order
-Legislation
-Industry
-Quality of leadership
-President’s qualifications
-Hoover Commission
Commission on Government Procurement
-President’s gratitude
-McGuire's tenure as chairman
-Achievements
-Agreements
-Report
-Follow-up by Ash
Gifts
-Ashtray
-Smoking
-Cufflinks
-Pins
-Wives
-Ashtray
Energy
-Breeder reactor
-Analysis by Joint Committee Staff
-William E. Simon [?]
-Nuclear power
-A meeting with George P. Shultz
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. August-2010)
Conversation No. 890-21 (cont’d)
-Charles J. DiBona
-Imbalance of trade
-Charts of energy sources
-Forecasts
-Coal
-Tripled strip mining
-Natural gas
-Oil
-Alaska
-Gap
-US usage
-Interior Department
-Work of Joint Committee staff
-Electricity
-Uranium
-Fossil fuels [?]
-Analysis of energy sources
-Consultant
-Petroleum engineer
-Dissemination
-California
-Board of Standard Oil
-Robert O. Anderson
-Atlantic Richfield Company [ARCO]
-DiBona
-Report to President
-Bipartisan meeting with President
McGuire, et. al., left at 12:30 pm.