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Conversation 416-003

TapeTape 416StartThursday, March 1, 1973 at 1:15 PMEndThursday, March 1, 1973 at 1:25 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, Manolo;  Bull, Stephen B.;  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob");  Nixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, Manolo;  Bull, Stephen B.;  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon met with Manolo Sanchez and Stephen B. Bull to finalize logistical arrangements for an upcoming dinner with Golda Meir, specifically focusing on seating charts and table shapes. Following these preparations, Nixon consulted with H. R. Haldeman regarding the scheduling and strategy for a forthcoming congressional leadership meeting. The discussion emphasized the need to engage effectively with Republican leaders, including Hugh Scott and Gerald Ford, to maintain bipartisan support and manage legislative objectives.

Golda MeirWhite House eventsCongressional leadershipPat NixonH. R. HaldemanScheduling
AudioNARA Description

On March 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:15 pm to 1:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 416-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 416-3

Date: March 1, 1973
Time: 1:15 pm-1:25 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez and Stephen B. Bull.

       President's schedule

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:25 pm.

       Dinner for Golda Meir
            -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
                   -Seating arrangements
            -Table
                   -Shape
            -Seating
                   -President’s table
                   -Golda Meir, Lea (Schlossberg) Rabin
                   -Alice Roosevelt Longworth
                   -Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson
                   -William F. (“Billy”) Graham
                   -Irving Kristol
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                      (rev. Mar.-09)
                                                           Conversation No. 416-3 (cont’d)

                  -Simcha Dinitz
                  -Taft Shreiber
                  -Mrs. Nixon
                  -Yitzhak Rabin

      Sammy Davis, Jr.'s performance at the White House
          -Songs
          -Mrs. Nixon
                -Arrangements
          -Blue Room
                -Receiving line

      Congressional leadership meeting
           -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, Peter M. Flanigan
           -Scheduling
           -Roy L. Ash, John D. Ehrlichman, William E. Timmons
           -Bipartisan character
           -Republicans
                 -Hugh Scott, Gerald R. Ford
           -Haldeman's opinion

The President talked with Haldeman at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:25 pm.

[Conversation No. 416-3A]

      Congressional leadership meeting
           -Purpose
           -Meeting with Scott and Ford
                 -Value
                 -Bull
                 -Trade issues
                 -Bipartisan character
                 -Leslie C. Arends, Robert P. Griffin
           -Republicans
                 -Value
                 -Purpose of meeting
                 -Bryce N. Harlow
                 -Griffin, Arends
                 -Scott
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                      NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                          (rev. Mar.-09)
                                                            Conversation No. 416-3 (cont’d)

                     -Vetoes [?]
               -Flanigan
               -Timmons
               -Need to talk with Republicans

[End of telephone conversation]

          Congressional leadership meeting
               -Scheduling
               -Haldeman's opinion
               -Scott, Ford, Griffin, Arends
               -Timmons, Haldeman
                     -Opinions

Bull left at 1:25 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This 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.

Well, tonight, I think we got it.
This is extra.
We should all be at the same round table.
But if you want it in a square table, what do you want?
No, round tables.
All right, fine.
What do you have in mind?
Your table, right next to it.
This is roughly what you want to do.
See what she wants and she would prefer to be at my table.
That's what she made her to be at the table with me and then just throw off, but it wouldn't be the way to get out of there.
I'd rather think, no, no, that's what it would seem to work out.
But it's her choice that I have no feeling about.
Same thing as junior night.
I don't want
What about this?
You're not going to have a Republican leadership meeting this week.
You better run that by Yes, sir.
I just want to have In regard to this leadership, the purpose of having
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It's that much.
But my point is, why don't we have this Republican leadership meeting so that we can say, we can't talk about it.
We can't talk about it.
We'll all sit around.
They want to avoid discussing anything that's a problem.
It's a horrible trajectory, you know, of this government leadership that they love to talk to.
Why not bring them an errand?
We're kind of stronger than Scott in many ways.
It's an errand.
I don't prefer it, except that I don't think labor is due to the fact that they've got to be doing the rest.
They just may be in the middle of it.
This is a decision that should be made by this plan.
We can talk to Tim and say, I like this.
I like how we're going to do this.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
It's all right.
The schedule's all right.
Just ask.
Yes, sir.
Scott Gordon or other names.
Scott Gordon.
All right.
Why not?
And then why not the whole group?
But I thought it was whatever.
All of it.
Bye.
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