Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 3 › Conversation 003-027
Nixon phone call with Bow on Supersonic transport and Congressional lobbying
Wednesday, May 12, 1971 · 5:32 PM–5:33 PM ET · White House Telephone ·2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Congressman Frank T. Bow discussed legislative strategy regarding the Supersonic Transport (SST) funding, focusing on securing a favorable outcome in the House-Senate conference committee. Nixon expressed concern about specific conferees and emphasized pressuring key senators, such as Tunney, Cranston, and Gambrell, by linking their support to the interests of Lockheed. Additionally, Bow invited the President to attend the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement of Vince Lombardi in Ohio during late July to boost his political standing in the state.
- Supersonic transport
- Congressional lobbying
- Lockheed
- Legislative strategy
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Frank T. Bow
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NARA Description
On May 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Frank T. Bow talked on the telephone from 5:32 pm to 5:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 3-27
Date: May 12, 1971
Time: 5:32 pm - 5:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Frank T. Bow.
[See Conversation No. 499-2C/498-1A]
Supersonic transport [SST] vote
-President's and Bow's travel plans
-President's appreciation
-Possible House-Senate conference committee action
-Silvio O. Conte
-Parren J. Mitchell
-Don or William J. (“Jack”) Edwards
-Possible Senate action
-William Proxmire's 1965 statement
-John V. Tunney, Alan Cranston, and David H. Gambrell
-Lockheed
President's schedule
-Football Hall of Fame
-Benefits for President in Ohio
-Vince Lombardi
-Clark MacGregor
-Date
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)Also recorded on May 12, 1971
- 003-025 5:28 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:28 pm and 5:29 pm.
- 499-002 5:28 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Leslie C. Arends, Stephen B. Bull, Frank T. Bow, John B. Connally, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:28 pm and 6:03 pm.
- 003-026 5:29 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends talked on the telephone from 5:29 pm to 5:31 pm.
- 498-001 5:33 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Frank T. Bow, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, John B. Connally, and Wilbur D. Mills met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 6:03 pm.
- 003-028 5:34 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward P. Boland talked on the telephone from 5:34 pm to 5:36 pm.
- 003-030 5:37 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:37 pm and 5:41 pm.
- 003-031 5:37 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:37 pm and 5:41 pm.
- 003-032 5:41 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:41 pm to 5:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-027, May 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-027 (accessed September 18, 2026).