President Nixon and Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott engage in a brief, informal check-in regarding Scott's recent health progress. The conversation touches upon the current political climate, including legislative strategies concerning Vietnam and broader foreign policy considerations. The two men also briefly discuss the strategic implications of ongoing arms negotiations and public perception of administration initiatives.
On June 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott talked on the telephone from 1:30 pm to 1:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-079 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 25-79 Date: June 20, 1972 Time: 1:30-1:35 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Hugh Scott. [See Conversation No. 342-23] Scott's health -President's telephone call -Progress Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty [SALT] -Henry A. Kissinger -Hawaii -Defense policy -Statements -Nuclear Weapons -Massive retaliation -John Foster Dulles -The President’s view -Foreign policy -Soviet Union Margaret Chase Smith -President's call Vietnam -Thinking of North Vietnamese -A bill in Congress
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