Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 54 › Conversation 054-002
Peterson, Harlow & Poff
Tuesday, April 20, 1971 · 7:55 AM–8:06 AM ET · Cabinet Room · 9 min
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NARA Description
On April 20, 1971, Peter G. Peterson, Bryce N. Harlow, Richard H. Poff, and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:06 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 054-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 54-2
Date: April 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:55 am and 8:06 am
Location: Cabinet Room
Peter G. Peterson and other unknown people met
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[Unintelligible]
[To listen to the segment (1m41s) declassified on 02/28/2002, please refer to RC# E-517.]
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Bryce N. Harlow entered at an unknown time after 7:55 am
Greetings
Forthcoming meeting of Republican Congressional leaders, April 20, 1971
-Agenda and topics
-Government reorganization
-1972 appropriations
-Schedule
-President
-William E. Timmons
-Schedule
-Dr. James R. Schlesinger and Henry A. Kissinger
-Schlesinger
-President’s objectives
-Strategy
-Report to the Congress
-Participation of developing countries
-Education
-Jobs, health, food
Richard H. Poff entered at an unknown time after 7:55 am
-Lectern
-Education
-Low literacy rates
-Growth
Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 8:06 amTranscript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 054-002, April 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841926). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/054-002 (accessed November 2, 2026).