President Nixon dictated a memorandum for his files while briefly meeting with aide Stephen B. Bull to secure a signature on official documents. The dictation covered a wide range of administrative and policy matters, including foreign policy objectives regarding the Middle East and Israel, as well as internal concerns involving John W. Dean III and the FBI. The President also reflected on recent events such as the National Governors Conference and various diplomatic communications.
On March 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 4:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 416-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 416-8
Date: March 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:36 pm and 4:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
[This is a continuation of Conversation No. 416-6.]
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Return from Oval Office
-Time
-Meeting with Gridiron dinner delegates
Foreign policy
-Harry S. Truman
-Speech
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Conversation No. 416-8 (cont’d)
-Decency
-Unintelligible name [?]
-Foreign government officials
-Invitations [?]
-Henry A. Kissinger
-President’s message
Middle East
-United Nations [UN]
-Israel
-Soviet Union’s orbit [?]
-Golda Meir
-Socialist Party Congress
-Support for US
-Vietnam War
-Negotiations
John W. Dean, III
-Meeting with President
-President’s impression
-Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]
-Justice Department
-Espionage [?]
National Governors Conference
-Army chorus
-Performance
-Foreign policy
-FBI [?]
-Congress
-Governors’ speeches
Kissinger
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[End of dictation]
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Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:36 pm.
President’s signature
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:00 pm.
The President resumed dictation.
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Television [TV]
-Paul McCartney [?]
-Revolutionaries [?]
The President replayed a portion of the dictation.
Spain
Great Britain
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