Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-088

Scowcroft & Moorer on General Andrew J. Goodpaster and White House logistics

Thursday, February 15, 1973 · 11:12 AM–12:02 PM ET · White House Telephone · 43 sec

ParticipantsScowcroft, Brent G. (Gen.); Moorer, Thomas H. (Adm.)Conversation043-088 on Tape 43StartThursday, February 15, 1973 at 11:12 AMEndThursday, February 15, 1973 at 12:02 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-088 ↗

AI Summary

General Brent G. Scowcroft contacted Admiral Thomas H. Moorer on behalf of President Nixon to coordinate the guest list for an upcoming luncheon. The primary purpose was to confirm whether Admiral Moorer approved of General Andrew J. Goodpaster’s attendance. Moorer granted his approval, and Scowcroft proceeded to finalize the arrangements.

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One moment for the president.
Oh, surely.
This is General Scowcroft.
Is Secretary Richardson on?
No, I have had more.
All right, fine.
I'll take it for the president.
Fine.
Thank you.
General Scowcroft is on.
Admiral Morrow.
This is General Skullcross, sir.
Good morning.
How are you, sir?
Fine.
The president right now is meeting with General Goodpaster.
Yeah.
And he's wondering if it would be all right for General Goodpaster to attend the lunch.
Of course.
Wonderful.
Okay.
Fine.
I'll take care of it.
Very good.
Admiral Morrow.
Right.
Thank you very much.
Bye.

NARA Description

On February 15, 1973, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 12:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-088 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-88

Date: February 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:12 am and 12:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft talked with Adm. Thomas H. Moorer.

       Attendance at luncheon
            -Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster

Also recorded on February 15, 1973

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  • 043-087 11:12 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:14 am.
  • 857-005 11:12 AM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster, White House operator, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:12 am to 12:02 pm.
  • 857-006 12:02 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:05 pm.
  • 857-007 12:05 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Curtis Counts, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:05 pm to 12:19 pm.
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  • 857-009 12:19 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:47 pm.
  • 857-010 12:19 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-088, February 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-088 (accessed October 1, 2026).