Conversation 050-008

TapeTape 50StartFriday, March 19, 1971 at 12:06 PMEndFriday, March 19, 1971 at 12:13 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia; Vinson, Joan; North, Carol; Plowman, Kathy; Crayton, Patsy; Powers, Iris; McManus, Mary Jane; Ford, Eldora; Moe, Alfred F.; Moe, Alfred F. (Mrs.); Buckley, Russ (Lt.); Nelson, Marianne; Resor, Stanley R.; Palmer, Bruce (Gen.); Jones, L. (Maj.); Moorer, Thomas H. (Adm.); Ratliffe, Walter B. (Lt. Col.); Chafee, John H.; Zumwalt, Elmo R., Jr. (Adm.); Chapman, Leonard F. (Gen.); McLucas, John L. (Dr.); Davis, Russell (Mrs.); Davis, Russell (Lt.); Sieverts, Frank A.; Epes, H. H., Jr. (Adm.); Kegley, Milton (Col.); Brock, William E., III; Boland, Edward P.; Keating, William J.; Mazzoli, Romano L.; Michel, Robert H.; Myers, John T.; Nichols, William F. ("Bob"); Pelly, Thomas M.; Rogers, Paul G.; Shriver, Garner; Young, William J.; Zion, Roger H.; Dickinson, William L.; Hunt, Olive; Morin, Richard (Mrs.); Johnson, U. Alexis; Capen, Richard; Nixon, Richard M. (President); National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia; Vinson, Joan; North, Carol; Plowman, Kathy; Crayton, Patsy; Powers, Iris; McManus, Mary Jane; Ford, Eldora; Moe, Alfred F.; Moe, Alfred F. (Mrs.); Buckley, Russ (Lt.); Nelson, Marianne; Resor, Stanley R.; Palmer, Bruce (Gen.); Jones, L. (Maj.); Moorer, Thomas H. (Adm.); Ratliffe, Walter B. (Lt. Col.); Chafee, John H.; Zumwalt, Elmo R., Jr. (Adm.); Chapman, Leonard F. (Gen.); McLucas, John L. (Dr.); Davis, Russell (Mrs.); Davis, Russell (Lt.); Sieverts, Frank A.; Epes, H. H., Jr. (Adm.); Kegley, Milton (Col.); Brock, William E., III; Boland, Edward P.; Keating, William J.; Mazzoli, Romano L.; Michel, Robert H.; Myers, John T.; Nichols, William F. ("Bob"); Pelly, Thomas M.; Rogers, Paul G.; Shriver, Garner; Young, William J.; Zion, Roger H.; Dickinson, William L.; Hunt, Olive; Morin, Richard (Mrs.); Johnson, U. Alexis; Capen, RichardRecording deviceCabinet Room

AI Summary

President Nixon met with members of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, along with various military officials and members of Congress, to observe the signing of a proclamation for the National Week of Concern for POW/MIA. The gathering served as a public demonstration of support for families affected by the ongoing war in Vietnam. The ceremony focused on acknowledging the plight of those missing in action and reinforcing the administration's commitment to their families.

POW/MIAVietnam WarNational League of FamiliesExecutive proclamationMilitary affairs

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NARA Description

On March 19, 1971, during the Signing of the National Week of Concern for Prisoners of War/Missing in Action, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the military and the Executive Committe for the National League of American Families of Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, including Joan Vinson, Carol North, Kathy Plowman, Patsy Crayton, Iris Powers, Mary Jane McManus, Eldora Ford, Alfred F. Moe, Mrs. Alfred F. Moe, Lt. Russ Buckley, Marianne Nelson, Stanley R. Resor, Gen. Bruce Palmer, Maj. L. Jones, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Lt. Col. Walter B. Ratliffe, John H. Chafee, Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., Gen. Leonard F. Chapman, Jr., Dr. John L. McLucas, Gen. John C. Meyer, Mrs. Russell Davis, Lt. Russell Davis, Frank A. Sieverts, Adm. H. H. Epes, Jr., Col. Milton Kegley, William E. Brock, III, Edward P. Boland, William J. Keating, Romano L. Mazzoli, Robert H. Michel, John T. Myers, William F. ("Bob") Nichols, Thomas M. Pelly, Paul G. Rogers, Garner Shriver, William J. Young, Roger Zion, William L. Dickinson, Olive Hunt, Mrs. Richard Morin, U. Alexis Johnson, and Richard Capen, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 12:06 pm to 12:13 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 050-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 50-8

Date: March 19, 1971
Time: 12:06 pm - 12:13 pm
Location: Cabinet Room

The President met with Joan Vinson, Carol North, Kathy Plowman, Patsy Crayton, Iris Powers,
Mary Jane McManus, Eldora Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred F. Moe, Lieutenant Russ Buckley,
Marianne Nelson, Stanley R. Resor, General Bruce Palmer, Major L. Jones, Admiral Thomas H.
Moorer, Lieutenant Colonel Walter B. Ratliffe, John H. Chafee, Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr.,
General Leonard F. Chapman, Jr., Dr. John L. McLucas, General John C. Meyer, Mrs. Russell
Davis, Lieutenant [Forename unknown] Davis, Frank A. Sieverts, Admiral H. H. Epes, Jr.,
Colonel Milton Kegley, William E. Brock, III, Edward P. Boland, William J. Keating, Romano
L. Mazzoli, Robert H. Michel, John T. Myers, William F. (“Bob”) Nichols, Thomas M. Pelly,
Paul G. Rogers, Garner Shriver, William J. Young, Roger Zion, William L. Dickinson, Olive
Hunt, Mrs. Richard Morin, U. Alexis Johnson, and Richard Capen

     [Unintelligible]

     [Applause]

     [General conversation]

The President, et al. left at 12:13 pm

Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I'd like to go back to George's comments.

I think I'm running sharing because I've been out around the country, particularly in the West.

Here I've gotten pretty bleak because two of my major constituencies, labor unions and minority groups,

I have very good friends here in Washington, but Bob James is great.

I had meetings with Los Angeles Times editorial board, supervisors of all counties in Southern California, and then a group of leading mayors.

When you talk with them,

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