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Conversation 021-122

TapeTape 21StartMonday, March 20, 1972 at 7:36 PMEndMonday, March 20, 1972 at 7:37 PMTape start time04:19:05Tape end time04:20:34ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon directed his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to reorganize his upcoming schedule to better accommodate time-consuming meetings with Romanian official Manea Manescu. Nixon emphasized that translation requirements necessitate doubling the time allotted for foreign dignitaries, prompting the rescheduling of meetings with Gerard C. Smith and Raymond P. Shafer. These adjustments were intended to prevent scheduling bottlenecks and ensure sufficient time for high-level discussions.

Presidential schedulingManea ManescuDiplomatic translationGerard C. SmithRaymond P. ShaferTime management
AudioNARA Description

On March 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 7:36 pm to 7:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-122 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 21-122

Date: March 20, 1972
Time: 7:36 pm - 7:37 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President’s schedule
          -Timing of meetings
               -Manea Manescu
               -Raymond P. Shafer
               -Gerard C. Smith
               -Manescu
                      -Romania
                      -Translation
                           -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
               -Gerard C. Smith
               -Shafer
               -Manescu
                      -Translation
                           -National Security Council [NSC
               -Smith
               -Shafer
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I think we're a little too tight on the schedule, and I want you to move...
I mean, after Monesco you've got to move the shaper at 5.30 and put the other fellow at 5 o'clock.
You have it there?
I've got it.
Yeah, well, I'll tell you what it is.
It's Smith.
Smith should be at 5, because we'll never finish with the Romanian after translation.
So if you can't do it in 15 minutes, it takes you to tell you that, that he forgot.
And Smith, therefore, he needs a half hour, so you've got to put him at five.
Put Schaefer at 5.30.
Well, put him at 5.30 for that reason.
That may get him for five minutes.
But the main thing is, you can't put Smith at 4.30 after Manescu at 4.15, because Manescu will never get through in 15 minutes.
That's right.
With the translation, you see.
With the translation, always double the time.
Whatever NSC may tell you, double the time.
All right.
Thank you very much.
So, in other words, Smith at 5, Schaefer at 5.30, and then give me a little more time, and I hope it's managed by 6 o'clock.
Okay?
All right.
Thank you.
All right.
Thank you.
Yes?
Hello.
Mr. President, I'm Secretary Connolly, returning your call.
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