{"conversationCode":"035-071","tapeNumber":35,"conversationNumber":71,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-035-071","startDateTime":"1973-01-03T18:01:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-03T18:03:00.000Z","startDate":"3-Jan-1973","startTime":"1:01 PM","endDate":"3-Jan-1973","endTime":"1:03 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Mansfield, Michael J. (\"Mike\"); Scott, Hugh; Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On January 3, 1973, Michael J. (\"Mike\") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:01 pm to 1:03 pm. 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Timmons\n                  -Bipartisan leadership meeting\n                        -Domestic policy\n\n       Senate schedule\n            -Nominations and messages\n                  -Committees\n            -Committee structure\n\n       The President’s schedule\n            -Bipartisan leadership meeting\n                  -Breakfast\n\n       New Year’s greeting\n\f                                                -68-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["035-071.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Mansfield, Michael J. (\"Mike\")","Scott, Hugh","Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"035-070","nextCode":"035-072","transcript":[{"start":2.63,"end":6.41,"text":"President, Senator Mansfield, Senator Scott."},{"start":6.42,"end":7.27,"text":"There you are."},{"start":7.47,"end":8.01,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":8.45,"end":9.36,"text":"Hello, Mr. President."},{"start":9.84,"end":11.08,"text":"Hello, Mr. President."},{"start":11.1,"end":12.22,"text":"Hi, how are you?"},{"start":12.24,"end":12.86,"text":"Fine, thank you."},{"start":12.88,"end":14.24,"text":"You got to work?"},{"start":14.28,"end":20.75,"text":"Yes, we have a forum, we're in business, and we're supposed to tell you that we're ready for action."},{"start":20.77,"end":33.55,"text":"Well, fine, we appreciate it, and I got a lot of nominations that are already on their way down there, and messages will be coming down, and we'll have a chance to see you both on Friday."},{"start":34.12,"end":46.1,"text":"uh with the with the rebalance of the leadership and i hope that you uh that you'll be able to come friday night as well if you can i'm inviting uh you i've extended that invitation"},{"start":46.66,"end":51.18,"text":"I told Bill Timmons this morning to include the whole leadership."},{"start":51.68,"end":60.26,"text":"You see, these are for all the new members of the House and the Senate, Democrat and Republican, so we're asking the whole Republican leadership and the whole Democratic leadership."},{"start":60.94,"end":67.15,"text":"So, I mean, you know, it's no command, but I thought it would be a nice way to honor, to sort of welcome them to Washington."},{"start":67.13,"end":75.93,"text":"Friday morning is a working session, the first of our bipartisan things, this one on domestic policy primarily."},{"start":77.81,"end":84.53,"text":"Good, good, good, good."},{"start":84.71,"end":89.64,"text":"We'll have our committee structure ready on Monday after we've had another session."},{"start":90.02,"end":90.42,"text":"Right."},{"start":90.6,"end":96.11,"text":"Well, I wish you well, and I'll see you Friday morning, 8.30."},{"start":96.51,"end":97.11,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":97.13,"end":98.52,"text":"Ham and eggs."},{"start":98.54,"end":99.44,"text":"Okay, Mr. President."},{"start":99.46,"end":99.72,"text":"Okay."},{"start":99.92,"end":100.48,"text":"Red weed."},{"start":100.62,"end":101.28,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":101.62,"end":102.22,"text":"Bye."},{"start":102.24,"end":102.9,"text":"Happy to see you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon spoke with Senate leaders Mike Mansfield and Hugh Scott to acknowledge the formal reconvening of the Senate and confirm the readiness of both chambers for legislative action. The participants coordinated their upcoming schedules, confirming a Friday morning bipartisan meeting to address domestic policy and an evening reception for new members of Congress. 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