President Nixon dictated a memorandum for his personal files to record his assessment of current administrative challenges. The discussion focused primarily on domestic public opinion, specifically regarding the ongoing concerns surrounding returning prisoners of war and federal budgetary priorities. This reflection served to formalize the President's perspective on these critical political issues as of early 1973.
On March 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 419-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 419-5
Date: March 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:46 pm and 1:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
[Continued from Conversation No. 419-3]
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Public opinion
-Prisoners of war [POWs]
-Budget [?]
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