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Conversation: 911-018

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Start Date: 3-May-1973 11:03 AM

End Date: 3-May-1973 11:10 AM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Brock, WilliamBaker, Howard H., Jr.McMahan, RonaldWaldon, C. E.Beard, J. W.Cheeseman, RobertReese, JackWright, AlanMoon, KittyMoore, Horace N.Moore, Horace N. (Mrs.)Timmons, William E.Friedersdorf, Max L.Atkins, Oliver F. ("Ollie")

Recording Device: Oval Office

911-018.mp3

NARA Description:

On May 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, William Brock, Howard H. Baker, Jr., Ronald McMahan, C. E. Waldon, J. W. Beard, Robert Cheeseman, Jack Reese, Alan Wright, Kitty Moon, Horace N. Moore, Mrs. Horace N. Moore, William E. Timmons, Max L. Friedersdorf, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:03 am to 11:10 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 911-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 911-18

Date: May 3, 1973
Time: 11:03 am - 11:10 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with William E. Brock III, Howard H. Baker, Jr., Ronald McMahan, C. E.
Waldon, J. W. Beard, Robert Cheeseman, Jack Reese, Alan Wright, Kitty Moon, Horace N.
Moore, Mrs. Horace N. Moore, William E. Timmons, Max Friedersdorf, and Oliver F. (“Ollie”)
Atkins.

       Introductions       

              -Greetings to Baker and Brock [?] 

              -C. E. Waldon          

                     -Mayor of Martin, Tennessee            

                     -Centennial         

              -Robert Cheeseman           

                     -Martin         

              -Jack Reese        

              -Alan Wright         

              -Fay [?] Moore           

              -Horace Moore            

                     -Washington, DC

       Arrangements for photographs
             -Tennessee         

                    -Baker and Brock          

                    -Centennial commemoration           

                            -President’s attendance
                            -July 4

       President’s foreign visitors 

              -Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] 

                                                           -28-


                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 


                                                     Tape Subject Log 

                                                   (rev. September-2012)

                                                                           Conversation No. 911-18 (cont’d)

               -Kakeui, Tanaka
               -Haile Selassie                     

                      -Lions                   

                      -Dog             


       Presentation of gifts 

              -Letters regarding Vietnam cease-fire 

                      -Fourth grade children       

              -Photograph [?] with names 


       Youth        

               -Teachers, parents      

                      -[First name unknown] Meyer [?] 


       Presentation of gifts by President

       Congressmen         

             -Investigation                    


       President’s schedule                

              -Timmons             


       Candidates

       John B. Connally 

              -Party affiliation                       


Brock et al. left at 11:10 a.m.