Conversation 051-001

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.

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