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Nixon & Safire on Pay Board and Economic Policy

Thursday, March 23, 1972 · 12:45 PM–1:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Safire, William L.Conversation325-020 on Tape 325 (tape position 03:23:29–03:26:13)StartThursday, March 23, 1972 at 12:45 PMEndThursday, March 23, 1972 at 1:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 325-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with William Safire regarding the administration's official position and messaging strategy concerning the Pay Board. The discussion centered on the President's personal views on the Board's activities and incorporated the perspective of Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. This meeting served to refine the administration's public statement to ensure alignment on wage and price control policy.

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NARA Description

On March 23, 1972, 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 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 325-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 325-20

Date: March 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person [William L. Safire?].

     Pay Board statement
          - John B. Connally
          -The President’s view

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 325-020, March 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/325-020 (accessed October 2, 2026).