{"conversationCode":"032-015","tapeNumber":32,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-032-015","startDateTime":"1972-10-24T13:15:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-24T13:17:00.000Z","startDate":"24-Oct-1972","startTime":"9:15 AM","endDate":"24-Oct-1972","endTime":"9:17 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Andrews, John K., Jr.;","description":"On October 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:15 am to 9:17 am. 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Andrews, Jr.\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n[See Conversation No. 806-6B]\n\n        The President's forthcoming farm speech\n            -Format\n            -Themes\n                -Productivity increase of American farmers\n                -Grain deals\n                     -The People's Republic of China [PRC]\n                -World peace\n                -Emphasis on American heartland rural communities\n                     -Morality and spirituality\n            -Draft\n                -Completion","filename":["032-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Andrews, John K., Jr."],"prevCode":"032-014","nextCode":"032-016","transcript":[{"start":0.81,"end":1.57,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":1.59,"end":2.61,"text":"Mr. John Andrews, sir."},{"start":2.63,"end":4.57,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":4.59,"end":11.86,"text":"On the farm speech, I want to particularly avoid just a total laundry list."},{"start":11.88,"end":12.66,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":12.69,"end":18.69,"text":"Now, the other thing I want to be sure that is brought in is to mention the, is to hit the themes."},{"start":18.71,"end":24.4,"text":"Now, I'm sure that some of the researchers will have read some of the things I said on farm things before, and"},{"start":25.14,"end":29.19,"text":"will know these things, and if they haven't, probably you can look back and do it yourself."},{"start":29.43,"end":44.06,"text":"Yeah, but the point that I want to make is that, well, first, the fact that when we talk about productivity, the productivity of the American farmer increase is the greatest that we've had of all."},{"start":44.09,"end":44.67,"text":"You know about that?"},{"start":44.85,"end":45.25,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":45.73,"end":46.37,"text":"That should be used."},{"start":46.41,"end":51.05,"text":"Second, and so it's a great, the farmers have made an enormous contribution to peace."},{"start":51.07,"end":51.33,"text":"Second,"},{"start":51.97,"end":66.35,"text":"The farmers are always interested in, they're going to hit hard on a positive way on what the grain deal and the possibilities with China and how opening up the world in a peaceful world means better for the farmers, but also better for all Americans."},{"start":66.79,"end":67.53,"text":"You got that?"},{"start":67.55,"end":67.93,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":68.09,"end":72.9,"text":"Yeah, the other point, and this is the most important, is that don't limit it to farmers."},{"start":72.92,"end":81.07,"text":"Talk about basically the heartland of America and that what..."},{"start":81.28,"end":94.9,"text":"The farmer, the farms, the rural communities, the towns and so forth that are close to the land, that they have moral and spiritual, their adherence to moral and spiritual and religious values and so forth and so on."},{"start":95.42,"end":96.85,"text":"What they add to America."},{"start":97.05,"end":97.67,"text":"You got that in?"},{"start":97.87,"end":98.71,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":98.73,"end":99.03,"text":"Okay."},{"start":99.27,"end":102.88,"text":"Those are the points I want to be sure we hit very hard so that we can praise them a little."},{"start":103.56,"end":103.8,"text":"Right."},{"start":104.06,"end":104.46,"text":"Okay."},{"start":104.96,"end":107.24,"text":"We should have a draft in for you tonight."},{"start":107.44,"end":107.98,"text":"Oh, fine."},{"start":108,"end":108.61,"text":"I have no hurry."},{"start":108.64,"end":109.87,"text":"No, I hurry."},{"start":110.29,"end":110.83,"text":"Take your time."},{"start":110.89,"end":111.4,"text":"Take your time."},{"start":111.6,"end":111.9,"text":"Okay."},{"start":111.94,"end":113.69,"text":"Thank you, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed John K. Andrews, Jr. on the thematic structure and messaging for his upcoming speech to farmers. He emphasized moving beyond a list of policy items to highlight the American farmer’s record-setting productivity, the benefits of recent grain deals with China for world peace, and the moral and spiritual values of rural communities. 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