On March 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone from 11:19 pm to 11:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-100 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-100
Date: March 16, 1972
Time: 11:19 pm - 11:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Robert H. Finch.
Busing speech
-West Coast reaction
-Finch’s location
-Finch’s schedule
-Forthcoming press conference in Los Angeles
-Constitutional amendment
-Moratorium
-Legislation
-Delivery
-California interest
-New Hampshire
-Wisconsin
International Telephone and Telegraph [ITT] case
-Network coverage
-Effect on administration
-Effect on the Republican Party
-Big business
-Dita D. Beard memorandum
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Finch’s view
-Edwin Reinecke
-Involvement
-Nixon’s lack of involvement in California site decision
-Finch’s statement
-Robert J. Dole’s statement
-Nixon’s choices
-Chicago
-Midwest
-San Diego
-Miami
-Contributions
-Reinecke
Busing speech
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