Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 101 › Conversation 101-015
Nixon White House recording on Office of Economic Opportunity
Friday, May 19, 1972 · 5:23 PM–8:01 AM ET · Cabinet Room
AI Summary
In this meeting, unidentified participants engaged in a wide-ranging briefing on various domestic policy and administrative matters, including organizational changes within the Office of Economic Opportunity and public relations strategies regarding the President's upcoming return from a Soviet summit. The discussion covered diverse topics such as rural development, health concerns like cancer research and FDA reporting, and administrative positions on busing. The participants also coordinated preparations for upcoming Cabinet meetings and executive briefings.
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NARA Description
Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:23 pm on May 19, 1972 and 8:01 am on June 13, 1972. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 101-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 101-15
Date: Unknown between May 19 and June 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:23 pm, May 19 and 8:01 am, June 13, 1972
Location: Cabinet Room
Unknown people met
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[Non-historical]
[Duration: 1m 53s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
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Briefing for the President [?]
-Length
Thomas C. Korologos
-Previous day’s actions
Office of Economic Opportunity [OEO]
-Legal services
-The President’s veto
-Continuing resolution
-The President’s veto
-Significance
-Wesley L. Hjornevik
-Position
-Harold Testlack [?]
-Position
-Hjornevik
-New position
-Phillip V. Sanchez
-New assistant
-Howard J. Phillips
-Assignment
-Reasons
-National Advisory Council
-Appointment of Fred Spiegel [?]
-Call from the Vice President
-Sanchez
-Public relations plans
-Polls
-Times
-Albert E. Sindlinger
-Follow-up
-Meeting with Richard K. Cook [?]
-Preparation
-Scheduling
-Public relations plans
-Memo
-Deadline
-The President’s return from Soviet Union trip
Arthur S. Flemming
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
[Privacy]
[Duration: 35s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4
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Camp David
-The President’s return
James V. Smith
Rural development
-The President’s position
-Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger
-Frank C. Carlucci
-J. Philip Campbell
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 56s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Cancer
-Colon
-Meat eaters
-Action
-Dr. Merlin K. DuVal
-Call to Earl L. Butz
-National Institutes of Health [NIH]
-Smoking
-Coca-Cola
-Food and Drug Administration [FDA]
-Report
-Source
-Cancer
-Cyclamates
-Congressional bills
-Disposition by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare [HEW]
-Publicity
Busing
-Report in newspaper
-Administration position
-James S. Coleman report
-Position
Domestic Council meeting
-Purpose
-Briefing for Cabinet
-The President’s trip to Soviet Union
-Domestic implications
-Time and date
-The Vice President
-Significance
-Time and date
Soviet summit
-Environment
-Briefing
-John D. Ehrlichman
Camp David trip
-Departure time
-Mode of travel
-Attendees
-Number
-Samuel M. Cohn
-Weinberger
-Cohn
-[Forename unknown] Hartford
Public relations issue
[Unintelligible]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5
[Privacy]
[Duration: 1m 37s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5
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Unknown person’s schedule
The unknown people left at an unknown time before 8:01 am, June 13, 1972Also recorded on May 19, 1972
- 101-011 5:23 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:23 pm on May 19, 1972 and 8:01 am on June 13, 1972.
- 101-012 5:23 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:23 pm on May 19, 1972 and 8:01 am on June 13, 1972.
- 101-013 5:23 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:23 pm on May 19, 1972 and 8:01 am on June 13, 1972.
- 101-014 5:23 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:23 pm on May 19, 1972 and 8:01 am on June 13, 1972.
- 101-016 5:23 PM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:23 pm on May 19, 1972 and 8:01 am on June 13, 1972.
- 101-018 5:23 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:23 pm on May 19, 1972 and 8:01 am on June 13, 1972.
- 101-019 5:23 PM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:23 pm on May 19, 1972 and 8:01 am on June 13, 1972.
- 101-020 5:23 PM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:23 pm on May 19, 1972 and 8:01 am on June 13, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 101-015, May 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/101-015 (accessed September 18, 2026).