Thomas Hale Boggs, a Democratic Congressman from Louisiana, served as the House Majority Leader for the entirety of the White House taping period until his death. He began this role in January 1971, transitioning from his previous position as House Majority Whip. A prominent opposition figure to the Nixon administration, Boggs famously attacked FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover on the House floor in April 1971. His career ended abruptly when his airplane disappeared over Alaska on October 16, 1972; he was officially declared dead in early 1973.
On May 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and bipartisan Congressional leaders and staffers, including William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Gerard C. Smith, Henry A. Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Herbert G. Klein, John A. Scali, Hugh Scott, Allen J. Ellender, J. William Fulbright, John C. Stennis, Margaret Chase Smith, George D. Aiken, Robert P. Griffin, Milton R. Young, Robert C. Byrd, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, Leslie Arends, William S. Mailliard, Frank T. Bow, F. Edward Hébert, Gerald R. Ford, Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr., and George H. Mahon, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:15 am to 11:05 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 058-005 of the White House Tapes.
On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Harrison A. Williams, Jr., Roman L. Hruska, George D. Aiken, Allen J. Ellender, Milton R. Young, Strom Thurmond, Warren G. ("Maggie") Magnuson, Carl B. Albert, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, Gerald R. Ford, Albert H. Quie, Emanuel Celler, Richard H. Poff, F. Edward Hébert, Leslie C. Arends, F. Edward Hébert, George H. Mahon, Olin E. ("Tiger") Teague, Paul G. Rogers, William L. Springer, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., William E. Timmons, John D. Ehrlichman, Jeffrey Donfeld, Ronald L. Ziegler, Herbert G. Klein, and Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 3:37 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 062-001 of the White House Tapes.
On July 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, John C. Stennis, Margaret Chase Smith, J. William Fulbright, George D. Aiken, Allen J. Ellender, Milton R. Young, Carl B. Albert, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, Gerald R. Ford, Edward Hébert, Leslie C. Arends, Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, William S. Mailliard, George H. Mahon, Frank T. Bow, Henry A. Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Kenneth E. BeLieu, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John A. Scali, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 10:11 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 064-005 of the White House Tapes.
On September 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including John G. Tower, Wallace F. Bennett, William Proxmire, Allen J. Ellender, Milton R. Young, John J. Sparkman, Norris Cotton, Harrison A. Williams, Jr., Jacob K. Javits, Herman E. Talmadge, Jack R. Miller, Robert C. Byrd, Hugh Scott, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Wright Patman, George H. Mahon, Frank T. Bow, William L. Springer, Albert H. Quie, William R. Poage, Page Belcher, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, Gerald R. Ford, Carl B. Albert, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, Charls E. Walker, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, and John B. Connally [?], met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 4:24 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 076-001 of the White House Tapes.
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Wallace F. Bennet, Robert C. Byrd, Allen J. Ellender, Robert P. Griffin, Jacob K. Javits, Russell B. Long, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Jack R. Miller, Hugh Scott, John J. Sparkman, Herman E. Talmadge, William Proxmire, John G. Tower, Page Belcher, John W. Byrnes, Gerald R. Ford, George H. Mahon, Albert H. Quie, Wright Patman, William L. Springer, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, John B. Connally, Paul W. McCracken, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, and Eugene S. Cowen, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:57 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 078-004 of the White House Tapes.
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Carl B. Albert, Leslie C. Arends, Gerald R. Ford, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, George H. Mahon, Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, Hugh Scott, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, John C. Stennis, Allen J. Ellender, Milton R. Young, William E. Timmons, John A. Scali, Eugene S. Cowen, Clark MacGregor, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 12:01 pm to 12:54 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 078-006 of the White House Tapes.
On December 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, John G. Tower, Carl B. Albert, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, John W. Byrnes, Gerald R. Ford, Wright Patman, William B. Widnall, Wilbur D. Mills, John B. Connally, Paul W. McCracken, Herbert Stein, Peter G. Peterson, George P. Shultz, Paul A. Volcker, Henry A. Kissinger, John A. Scali, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, William L. Safire, Nathanial Samuels, Ezra Solomon, White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:08 pm and 1:22 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 086-003 of the White House Tapes.
On January 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Gerald R. Ford, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:34 pm to 2:29 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 650-012 of the White House Tapes.
On January 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, Gerald R. Ford, and Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr. talked on the telephone from 12:41 pm to 12:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-102 of the White House Tapes.
On February 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Robert C. Byrd, J. William Fulbright, John C. Stennis, Gale W. McGee, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, George D. Aiken, Milton R. Young, Barry M. Goldwater, Carl B. Albert, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, F. Edward Hébert; Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, George H. Mahon, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, William S. Mailliard, Henry A. Kissinger, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, John A. Scali, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., John D. Ehrlichman, the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 9:22 am to 10:00 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 091-001 of the White House Tapes.