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Conversation 414-012

TapeTape 414StartFriday, March 2, 1973 at 9:31 AMEndFriday, March 2, 1973 at 9:38 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Cole, Kenneth R., Jr.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. discuss how the administration should respond to inquiries regarding state revenue sharing and a specific story involving a governor's office. Cole seeks guidance on addressing concerns from state and city officials who remain uneasy despite federal assurances. The two agree to maintain the official stance that the administration expects to proceed with special and general revenue sharing programs.

Revenue sharingPublic relationsFederal-state relationsDomestic policyExecutive communication
AudioNARA Description

On March 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:31 am to 9:38 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 414-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 414-12 (cont’d)
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Hello.
I was asked by Buchanan and what we ought to respond to in case we get something in regard to that the governor's story, the governor's 30-year-old, who was a special resident in Sharon.
What was the version of that accurate in the second?
Yeah.
What is your view of that?
Can we say that we still expect to get a special reference?
Sure.
All right.
All right.
Under both special revenue sharing and general revenue sharing, the states and cities actually can afford
Yeah.
We weren't able to reassure them about all that when they were here apparently.
What was the problem?
So that'll probably be overrated.
and like the veterans there's no way no way
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