President Nixon dictates a reflective memorandum for his personal files regarding various administrative and diplomatic issues. The recording covers diverse policy topics including domestic concerns like busing and welfare, as well as reflections on his recent historic trip to the People's Republic of China. Nixon also compares his current experiences with world leaders to his previous tenure as Vice President, while offering anecdotal observations about past presidential experiences at the Gridiron dinner.
On March 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:35 pm and 9:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-050 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 322-50
Date: March 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:35 pm and 9:25 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President continued a memorandum for the file.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/10/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[322-050-w001]
[Duration: 4m 50s]
Busing
-Memorandum
Welfare
People’s Republic of China [PRC] trip
-Chou En-lai
-Mao Tse-tung
Department of State [DOS]
World problems
-Knowledge
-The President’s time as Vice President
-World leaders
-Conversation
-[Unintelligible name]
-Konrad Adenauer
-Nikita S. Khrushchev
-Large and small countries
-Chou En-lai
-Conversations
-Respect
-Staff quality
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The President dictated a memorandum.
Gridiron dinner
-Harry S. Truman
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
-Dwight D. EisenhowerThis 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.