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Conversation 254-020

TapeTape 254StartMonday, May 31, 1971 at 6:30 PMEndMonday, May 31, 1971 at 6:38 PMTape start time01:36:09Tape end time01:38:40ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Rogers, William P.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon and Secretary of State William P. Rogers discuss maintaining a firm bargaining position regarding international trade and economic policy. They reflect on recent public appearances, specifically addressing national morale and the President's attendance at a Memorial Day event at West Point. The conversation concludes with an emphasis on balancing domestic political pressures with a responsible approach to economic management.

International TradeEconomic PolicyPublic RelationsNational MoraleForeign PolicyMemorial Day
AudioNARA Description

On May 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:30 pm to 6:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 254-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 254-20

Date: May 31, 1971
Time: 6:30 pm - 6:38 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with William P. Rogers

[See Conversation No. 3-203]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Hello?
Good evening, Arnie.
What?
You finished?
You finished all the work?
Right.
Right.
Sure.
I just got back from San Diego.
We're going to the cities.
I, uh, plan to play a very cool, I'm not saying a little off, uh, particularly, you know, scene.
Come on.
Or is there anything, is there anything positive I can throw at you?
I try to say, naturally, if they ask anything, I try to say, well, it wasn't a deal.
You're right.
Keep that bargaining position.
All that.
There are very big pressures, I'm sure, on the left in this country.
On the whole problem of the tech trade and the metal on that.
I know it's not even, by all means, that's the goal we've been working for for a year.
We are now in the process of starting to shape up the development.
It was good for Americans, I mean, particularly, which we need.
We need to make sure we have control over the economy.
I'm sure the media is now all over the place, totally, or what is on everything.
If there's anything that's left out,
Try to fight a battle and be responsible.
How do they put Memorial Day over there?
Yeah.
Yeah.
I don't know if somebody's putting me down.
I think I was wet, but I went to West Point for that reason.
Had a really good rain for me.
I mean, well, status and everything's going to hell and everybody has got to be, you know, you know, they know the rest and they want to feel like, my God, it's still a pretty good country.
I mean, the Delaware.
Exactly, yeah, right.
I'll give you that.
Okay.
Bye.
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