Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 51 › Conversation 051-001

Nixon, Hardin & Campbell on Dairy industry and Agricultural policy

Tuesday, March 23, 1971 · 10:35 AM–11:25 AM ET · Cabinet Room

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Hardin, Clifford M.;  Campbell, J. Philip;  Affeldt, Paul;  Alagia, Paul;  Besemer, Melvin;  Butterbrodt, John E.;  Eckles, Bill;  Gregg, Don;  Griffith, W. R.;  Hansen, Carlyle;  Harrison, Marion Edwyn;  Hillings, Patrick J.;  Johnson, Wesley;  Moser, John A.;  Nelson, Harold S.;  Parr, David L.;  Powell, Bill;  Robinson, P. L.;  Vose, Avery;  White, Frank;  Palmby, Clarence D.;  Lyng, Richard E.;  Galbraith, William E.;  Shultz, George P.;  Ehrlichman, John D.;  Rice, Donald B.;  Cashen, Henry C., II;  Whitaker, John C.Conversation051-001 onTape 51StartTuesday, March 23, 1971 at 10:35 AMEndTuesday, March 23, 1971 at 11:25 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 051-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardin and a large delegation of dairy industry representatives to discuss federal agricultural policy and industry concerns. The meeting served as a forum for stakeholders to engage directly with the administration regarding price supports and the economic interests of the dairy sector. This engagement took place amidst broader administration efforts to manage agricultural production and solidify support among industry leaders.

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0:44All 50 states.
0:45I know the answer.
0:46Yeah, right.
0:47I know your name.
0:48Frank White from Kansas.
0:50Mr. President.
0:53Mr. President.
0:55Right back here.
0:58Oh, yeah.
0:58I didn't mean to walk by you.
1:00I know those two states.
1:01California.
1:12You can drink from it.
1:14It's a wonderful time to leave.
1:17Maybe not for that funeral, but for the whole weekend.
1:21So, we'll be back.
1:23Great talk.
1:24All the best.
1:26Good to see you.
1:28That was the best one.
1:31That's all right.
1:32Yeah.
1:33That's all right.
1:34I can tell the way you pronounce it.
1:39You say you want a barcode.
1:42You got a barcode.
1:45You got a knife, knife, and a leather suit.
1:47Yeah, go on.
1:49Yeah, go on.
1:50Let's hear it.
1:51You've got any partners in your district?
1:55Are you kidding?
1:56All right, sir.
2:02Well, we're delighted to have you all here.

NARA Description

On March 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and leaders of the dairy industry, including Clifford M. Hardin, J. Philip Campbell, Paul Affeldt, Paul Alagia, Melvin Besemer, John E. Butterbrodt, Bill Eckles, Don Gregg, W. R. Griffith, Carlyle Hansen, Marion Edwyn Harrison, Patrick J. Hillings, Wesley Johnson, John A. Moser, Harold S. Nelson, David L. Parr, Bill Powell, P. L. Robinson, Avery Vose, Frank White, Clarence D. Palmby, Richard E. Lyng, William E. Galbraith, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, Donald B. Rice, Henry C. Cashen, II, and John C. Whitaker, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:35 am to 11:25 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 051-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 51-1

Date: March 23, 1971
Time: 10:35 am - 11:25 am
Location: Cabinet Room

The President met with Clifford M. Hardin, J. Philip Campbell, Paul Affeldt, Paul Alagia,
Melvin Besemer, John E. Butterbrodt, Bill Eckles, Don Gregg, W. R. Griffith, Carlyle Hansen,
Marion Edwyn Harrison, Patrick J. Hillings, Wesley Johnson, John A. Moser, Harold S. Nelson,
David L. Parr, Bill Powell, P. L. Robinson, Avery Vose, Frank White, Clarence D. Palmby,
Richard E. Lyng, William E. Galbraith, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, Donald B. Rice,
Henry C. Cashen, II, and John C. Whitaker

[Transcripts of the following conversation may be found in Record Group [RG] 460, pp. 1-51;
Statement of Information [SI], Book VI, Part 2, pp. 566-616 (1-51); Final Report of the Select
Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, US Senate, pp. 830-842]

[The conversation continues (for 24 seconds) after the end of the transcript]

[End of transcript]

The President, Hardin, et al. left at 11:25 am

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 051-001, March 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/051-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).