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Conversation 285-001

TapeTape 285StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 7:55 PMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 9:18 PMTape start time00:00:30Tape end time00:03:40ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Safire, William L.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AudioNARA Description

On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:55 pm and 9:18 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 285-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 285-001
Date: October 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:55 pm and 9:18 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with William L. Safire.
[The recording begins while the meeting is in progress]
Draft of speech on Phase II of the President's economic policy
-Textual changes
-Wording
-Marty [Surname unknown]
Page | 1
White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
-Length
-Last page
-Rose Mary Woods
-The President's schedule
-Morning, October 7, 1971
Safire left at an unknown time before 9:18 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

That's really all that's going to happen.
All of that is going to happen.
We're going to have to get to the point where we're going to be able to say it.
I wouldn't, uh,
the primary credit rating for the success of this.
I would put it a pretty strong number on the score.
I like it.
The last page you can fiddle around with.
I want you to fiddle around with that.
Let her do the rest of it.
I think it's in good shape.
What do you think?
Yeah.
It's winning.
It covers the subject.
It runs 17 more words now.
I think it would be one of these.
Take the last page, and let me see that in the morning, and you have to go around with it again.
And she can do the final copy of the other papers now.
And then, of course, I'll come over here, and she can leave it over at her desk, and I'll have it written for you.
Thank you.
Whatever you have on that, bring it in around 9 o'clock.
Thank you.
Bye, Bill.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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