Conversation 255-005

TapeTape 255StartFriday, June 4, 1971 at 2:54 PMEndFriday, June 4, 1971 at 3:10 PMTape start time00:11:25Tape end time00:13:44ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building

On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:54 pm and 3:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-005 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 255-5

Date: June 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:54 pm and 3:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person

     President’s schedule
          -3:30 meeting
          -Unknown project
          -Labor

               -George Meany

     Unknown subject [Grain exports?]
         -Temporary
         -Limited
         -Mr. “D” [Anatoliy F. Dobrynin?]
              -Unknown person’s forthcoming meeting

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3 30 uh
Do any checking out on that project?
Are you working on that?
As he said, he's subtle enough to know what you're thinking of him.
And, uh, one of the actions later, I think he probably appreciated what I said about, about meeting, visiting, or the fact that I said he needed a coach.
And also, if we could do it on this basis, this is only a temporary thing.
Can we get this one?
You get this, and then you come to the other one.
No.
I'm getting this, but remember, though, that you all understand the issue.
And that's like, what if this is only for this purpose?
It will not be expanded into technology, right?
It's a second thing.
It's a second thing, but...
I just do that.
You've got to be able to do that.
It's so great.
I can't just be put on the car, like, 12 hours a day, and I just sit here.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
Woof!
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