Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 283 › Conversation 283-012
Nixon & Ford on Richard H. Poff and Judicial Nominations
Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 8:22 AM–8:24 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Representative Gerald Ford discussed the political pressures surrounding the judicial nomination of Richard H. Poff, expressing sympathy for the personal toll the process took on him and his family. The President acknowledged Charles Colson’s aggressive lobbying efforts, specifically the use of Chamber of Commerce letters to garner support. Nixon concluded the call by committing to personally contact Poff to bolster his morale during the difficult confirmation process.
- Richard H. Poff
- Judicial Nominations
- Charles W. Colson
- Political Strategy
- Confirmation Process
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NARA Description
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:22 am to 8:24 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 283-012
Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 8:22 am - 8:24 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President with Gerald R. Ford.
[See Conversation No. 10-64.]
House of Representatives
-Vote
-The President’s response
Gerald R. Ford’s remarks
-Richard H. Poff
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[Previous PRMPA Privacy (D) reviewed under PRMPA regulations 12/04/2017. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Privacy]
[283-012-w001]
[Duration: 4s]
Gerald R. Ford’s remarks
-Richard H. Poff
-Family
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Chamber of Commerce
-Charles W. Colson
-Efforts
-Letters
Hugh Scott
-The President’s callAlso recorded on October 6, 1971
- 010-064 8:21 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone at 8:21 am.
- 283-011 8:22 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:22 am.
- 010-065 8:25 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 8:25 am to 8:27 am.
- 283-013 8:25 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:25 am to 8:27 am.
- 010-066 8:27 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:27 am and 8:28 am.
- 283-014 8:27 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:27 am.
- 010-067 8:28 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and David N. Henderson talked on the telephone from 8:28 am to 8:32 am.
- 283-015 8:28 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, David N. Henderson, White House operator, and Hugh Scott met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:28 am to 9:05 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 283-012, October 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/283-012 (accessed October 8, 2026).