Conversation 319-005

TapeTape 319StartMonday, February 7, 1972 at 3:04 PMEndMonday, February 7, 1972 at 3:09 PMTape start time00:09:27Tape end time00:11:47ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building

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President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met to finalize the scheduling and agendas for an upcoming Cabinet meeting and a session with Congressional leaders. The discussion focused on coordinating topics for the Cabinet, including the ongoing dock strike, welfare reform, and the proposed value-added tax. They also addressed protocol for the final meeting of Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans.

White House schedulingCabinet meeting agendaCongressional relationsDock strikeWelfare reformValue-added taxMaurice Stans

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NARA Description

On February 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:04 pm to 3:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 319-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 319-5

Date: February 7, 1972
Time: 3:04 pm - 3:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     President’s schedule
           -Speech
           -Cabinet meeting
           -Agenda
           -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
           -Congressional leaders meeting
           -Agenda
                -Dock strike
                -Welfare situation
                -Value-added tax [VAT]
                -William P. Rogers
                -House and Senate reports
           -Maurice H. Stans
                -Final meeting

Butterfield left at 3:09 pm.

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So before writing into that speech, time is short on this cabinet meeting.

Do you want to look at this final agenda?

Bob said he'd get a few by three, so leader.

Yeah, leader plus cabinet.

Let's pick it up and guide him as he goes.

Thank you.

I'm not sure.

What about the cabinet chair?

Do you want to just reference that at the beginning, and we can have Amari sitting in his chair?

This will be his last meeting.

Or do you want to even...

Thank you very much.

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