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Conversation 328-009

TapeTape 328StartMonday, March 27, 1972 at 1:09 PMEndMonday, March 27, 1972 at 2:15 PMTape start time01:19:29Tape end time01:23:39ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon dictated a memorandum to formalize his stance on the proposed Alaska pipeline, weighing its domestic benefits against international and environmental complexities. He identified job creation in Alaska and the potential reduction in oil prices for the West Coast as key political advantages for the 1972 election cycle. Despite pressure from stakeholders like Senator Mike Gravel, Nixon expressed skepticism regarding the project's diplomatic implications and concluded that a final decision did not require immediate unilateral action.

Alaska PipelineEnergy Policy1972 Presidential ElectionOil PricesMike GravelEnvironmental Regulation
AudioNARA Description

On March 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:09 pm and 2:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 328-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 328-9
Date: March 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:09 pm and 2:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum.

     Alaska Pipeline
          -The President’s review
          -Canada
          -Environmental problems
                -A compromise
          -The President’s decision
                -Value of pipeline
                      -1972 election
                -International impact
          -Value
                -Jobs in Alaska
                -Price of West Coast oil
                      -California
          -International Issues
                -Canada
                -Peter M. Flanigan
                -Michael Gravel
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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...over this, uh, Alaska pipeline thing.
Uh, but, uh, just, uh, you know, we've all, uh, we've all, uh, Alaska, you know, all, uh, the Alaska pipeline, you know,
My question is, is it worth
I'm not very impressed with the idea that this is going to be a great thing.
It's going to make a lot of fools for us.
Forget the international impact.
I'd rather not help them for other reasons.
But in terms of that, the other thing we have, one thing we're sure of, is the job in Alaska.
Another thing that is problematical, that is the question of, are we helped by turning off the Alaska pipeline?
The point on the latter part is that, in regards to the negative issues, we don't have to make the decision.
by myself against the thousands of people in California and other places in the United States because we haven't decided against the Alaskan people.
That's my point.
I don't think this has to be done.
I'm not interested.
First, I'm not interested in the international football.
I don't care about the community.
Secondly,
... ... ... ... ...
I think that there's really a lot going on.
I think there's a lot of spotlight here on Ashley Hunter Gravel or somebody like that.
It's pretty clear that at this time, it's not a negotiation.
They don't, they're hoping to do the same thing.
They're hoping to do the same thing.
They're hoping to do the same thing.
They're hoping to do the same thing.
Yeah.
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