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Conversation 258-051

TapeTape 258StartWednesday, June 23, 1971 at 3:43 PMEndWednesday, June 23, 1971 at 3:48 PMTape start time01:14:04Tape end time01:15:15ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Campbell, J. PhilipRecording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon met with Under Secretary of Agriculture J. Philip Campbell to express personal appreciation for his recent performance and regional outreach efforts. During the brief exchange, Nixon encouraged Campbell to increase his administrative visibility and impact within the administration. The President further directed Campbell to communicate specific feedback regarding these outreach efforts to John Ehrlichman.

J. Philip CampbellPersonnel managementJohn EhrlichmanPolitical outreachAdministrative leadership
AudioNARA Description

On June 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and J. Philip Campbell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-051 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 258-51

Date: June 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with J. Philip Campbell

[See Conversation No. 5-150]
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. 10/08)
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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You're out of Wisconsin, I understand.
That's great.
I guess I'll tell you that I'm sitting here doing some of my reading, and I came across the reoccurrence you made at the meeting, because I thought your secretary was sound, very effectively spoken of by Chief Wilson.
I just want to thank you for it, and I'm very pleased that, as Jihari has done in our team,
No, sir.
You've got to really step up.
And you and others, I take an impact in the same way.
I'm trying to get him into something.
You might tell John that the impact was really quite uncomfortable.
Assign that to him.
well we appreciate your artwork out there give those people out there my best
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