Conversation: 900-009
Prev: 900-008 Next: 900-010Start Date: 18-Apr-1973 12:12 PM
End Date: 18-Apr-1973 12:20 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Volpe, John A.; Bull, Stephen B.;Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On April 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, John A. Volpe, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:12 pm to 12:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 900-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 900-9
Date: April 18, 1973
Time: 12:12 pm - 12:20 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with John A. Volpe.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
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Conversation No. 900-9 (cont’d)
[Rainer Barzel’s meeting with President]
-West Germany
-Willy Brandt
Poland [?]
-News story [?]
Volpe’s activities
-Giulio Andreotti
-Luncheon
-Strength
-Meetings with Italian political leaders, ambassadors [?]
-Aldo Moro, Amitore Fanfani, and Emilio Colombo
-Informality
Ambassadorship to Poland
-Polish ancestry
-Recommendations
-Sent to Henry A. Kissinger
-Federal Bureau of Investigations [FBI]
-Gen. Leo John Dulacki
-Biography for President
-Duties
-Part-time arrangement
-Military service
-Retirement
-Dombrowski
-John Cardinal Krol
-Recommendations
-President of Polish-American alliance
-Alyosius Mujeski
-Political career
-Polish-American Congress
-Volpe’s meetings
-Luncheons
-Adm. [First name unknown] Wright [?]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. July-2012)
Conversation No. 900-9 (cont’d)
-Bishop [First name unknown] Mancincris
-Catholicism
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 12:12 pm.
President’s schedule
-Telephone call from Spiro T. Agnew
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:20 pm.
Italy-Vatican relations
-Press relations
-Italy
-Andreotti
Andreotti
-Strength as Prime Minister
-Compared to Alcide De Gasperi, Fanfani, Columbo
Italian government
-Andreotti
-Strength
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[National security]
[Duration: 2 m 23 s ]
ITALIAN DOMESTIC POLITICS
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. July-2012)
Conversation No. 900-9 (cont’d)
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Volpe left at 12:20 pm.