President Nixon met with CIA Director Richard Helms to emphasize the urgency of executing pending personnel and organizational changes within the intelligence agency. Nixon pressed Helms to implement these adjustments as thoroughly as possible. The brief exchange focused on accelerating the pace of internal restructuring efforts.
On April 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Richard M. Helms met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:06 pm to 2:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 329-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 329-21 Date: April 11, 1972 Time: 2:06 pm - 2:08 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Richard M. Helms. [See Conversation No. 22-109]
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