Conversation 118-002

TapeTape 118StartTuesday, March 13, 1973 at 11:00 AMEndTuesday, March 13, 1973 at 12:03 PMParticipantsUsilaner, Brian; Baker, Harold R.; Cole, Reginald E.; Boyett, Fred R.; Dickerson, Glenn R.; Harkins, William D. (Capt.); Schalbrack, A. L. (Col.); Vinciguerra, John V.; Olmstead, Mary; McVay, B. N.; Kelly, Bernard E.; Johnson, Reginald; Perry, Joseph; McMillan, Charles; Butz, Earl L.; Rogers, William P.; Simon, William E.; Richardson, Elliot L.; Ray, Dixy Lee; Kamp, Carl; Weinberger, Caspar W. ("Cap"); Sampson, Arthur F.; Ash, Roy L.; Hampton, Robert E.; Peterson, Norman; Schriever, B. A. (Gen.)Recording deviceCabinet Room

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NARA Description

On March 13, 1973, Recipients of the 1972 Management Improvement Award, including Brian Usilaner, Harold R. Baker, Reginald E. Cole, Fred R. Boyett, Glenn R. Dickerson, Capt. William D. Harkins, Col. A. L. Schalbrack, John V. Vinciguerra, Mary Olmstead, B. N. McVay, Bernard E. Kelly, Reginald Johnson, Joseph Perry, Charles McMillan, Earl L. Butz, William P. Rogers, Willliam E. Simon, Elliot L. Richardson, Dixy Lee Ray, Carl Kamp, Caspar ("Cap") Weinberger, Arthur F. Sampson, Roy L. Ash, Robert E. Hampton, Norman Peterson, and Gen. B. A. Schriever, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 12:03 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 118-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 118-2

Date: March 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:00 am and 12:03 pm
Location: Cabinet Room

Brian Usilaner met with some or all of the following: Harold R. Baker, Reginald E. Cole, Fred
R. Boyett, Glenn R. Dickerson, Captain William D. Harkins, Colonel A. L. Schalbrack, John V.
Vinciguerra, Mary Olmsted, Henry A. Carrington, B. N. McVay, Bernard E. Kelly, Reginald

Johnson, Joseph Perry, Charles McMillan, Earl L. Butz, William P. Rogers, William E. Simon,
Elliot L. Richardson, Dixie Lee Ray, Carl Kamp, Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger, Arthur F.
Sampson, Roy L. Ash, Robert E. Hampton, Norman Peterson, and General B. A. Schriever

     [General conversation/Unintelligible]

     Order of presentation of awards in Oval Office
          -Usilaner
          -Baker, Butz, and Cole
          -Dickerson, Boyett, and Simon
          -Harkins, Schalbrack, and Richardson
          -Vinciguerra and Ray
          -Rogers and Olmsted
          -Carrington and Kamp
          -McVay
          -Kelly
          -Johnson, Perry, and McMillan
          -Weinberger and Sampson

     [General conversation/Unintelligible]

     Awards presentation
         -Photos
         -Arrangements
         -Size of group

     [General conversation/Unintelligible]

Usilaner, et al. left at an unknown time before 12:03 pm

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Harold Baker with Secretary Bunsen and Reginald Cole.

That's her.

So why don't you go over here?

Secretary, let's go first, and then your name is involved.

Okay, Fred Boyette and Glenn Dickerson with Secretary Simon, who will be next, and Paul, who will be next.

Ok, and then John Vistageren with Cameron Redd.

And then Mary Olmsted with Secretary Rodgers.

And then Henry Carrington and Jeremy Cairns.

And then Mr. McVeigh, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Johnson.

This is the order.

McVeigh, Kelly, Johnson, Perry, McMillan, and then Secretary Weinberger and Senator Samson.

Thank you for watching!

F***!

Teksting av Nicolai Winther

I think we're in a circle over here.

And what we'd like to do is get a photo of the individual receiving the award from the president with his agency or department at WIC.

So Mr. Director Ash will be with the president.

If you call your name, come forward with your department or agency and receive the award.

Just follow the photo in front of the flags.

And if you receive the award, you may come over on the other side of the office to position yourself for it.

It gives you award awareness.

It's a pretty ceremonial, simple, no press coverage of the photography, but it's a very useful one for various kinds of work.

Are there any questions?

We're trying to do this completely responsibly, because there's a large group of dead people.

You're obviously trying to take...

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