Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 96 › Conversation 096-003
Nixon, White House News Photographers' Association & Thomas on Photojournalism
Tuesday, March 21, 1972 · 4:09 PM–4:20 PM ET · Cabinet Room ·12 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with members of the White House News Photographers' Association in the Cabinet Room to discuss their annual photo contest and professional activities. The participants engaged in general conversation regarding the recognition of winning photographers, coverage of the President's recent travels, and National Geographic features. The session concluded with the group posing for a commemorative photograph.
- White House News Photographers' Association
- Photojournalism
- Public Relations
- Cabinet Room meeting
- Presidential photography
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NARA Description
On March 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House News Photographers' Association, George Thomas, Joe Scherschel, Gordon Gahan, Francis Routt, Fred Maroon, Bruce Dale, Jim Blair, Frank E. Cancellare, James McNamara, Charles Fekete, Bob Boyer, Ron Van Norstand, James Norling, the White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 4:09 pm to 4:20 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 096-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 96-3
Date: March 21, 1972
Time: 4:09 pm - 4:20 pm
Location: Cabinet Room
The President met with George Thames, Joe Scherschel, Gordon Gahan, Francis Routt, Fred
Maroon, Bruce Dale, Jim Blair, Frank E. Cancellare, James McNamara, Charles Fekete, Bob
Boyer, Ron Van Norstand, and James Norling; the White House photographer and members of
the press were present at the beginning of the meeting
[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]
White House News Photographers’ Association’s annual photo contest
-Sound man award
-Winners
-Schedule
-Dale
-National Geographic
-World
-The President’s daughter
-Newsreels
-Photographer of the Year
-American tourists
-News
-The President’s trip abroad
-Geographic articles
-Photograph of the group
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
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[096-003-w001]
[Duration: 49s]
White House News Photographers’ Association’s annual photo contest
-Interest
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White House News Photographers’ Association’s annual photo contest
-Party
-Photographs
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 08/22/2019.]
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[096-003-w002]
[Duration: 45s]
General conversation
Question [?]
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The President, et al. left at 4:20 pmAlso recorded on March 21, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 096-003, March 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/096-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).