Conversation 434-032

TapeTape 434StartFriday, May 11, 1973 at 3:22 PMEndFriday, May 11, 1973 at 3:40 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Butz, Earl L.; Mead, Dana G.; Erwin, William W.; Hamil, David A.; Bull, Stephen B.; Hart, Thomas; White House photographerRecording deviceOld Executive Office Building

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz and several Department of Agriculture staff members to preside over a bill signing ceremony. The participants, including Dana G. Mead and William W. Erwin, gathered for a photo opportunity with the President to commemorate the new legislation. Brief discussions during the event touched upon the cattle industry in Colorado and concerns regarding consumer food prices.

AgricultureBill signingFood pricesCattle industryLegislation

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NARA Description

On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Earl L. Butz, Dana G. Mead, William W. Erwin, David A. Hamil, Stephen B. Bull, Thomas Hart, and White House photographer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 3:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 434-032 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 434-32

Date: May 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:22 pm and 3:40 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man.

       Bill signing ceremony
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                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                     (rev. September-2012)

                                                              Conversation No. 434-9 (cont’d)

              -Location
              -Earl L. Butz

Butz, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Dana Mead, William W. Erwin, David Hamil, Stephen B. Bull, and
Thomas Hart entered at 3:39 pm. The White House photographer was present at the start of the
meeting.

       Bill signing
               -Photograph of attendees
               -Greetings
               -Introductions
               -Praise for legislation
               -Staff members from Agriculture Department
               -Cole

       Colorado
              -Cattle business

       Food prices

The unknown man, Butz, et al. left at an unknown time before 3:40 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.

Red, we have this team here.

All right, so I'm still signing.

Perhaps we can do it right here, just with the airport just standing behind us.

There are more people.

Oh, there are two of them.

This is a pretty good one here.

Two kids, perhaps.

I don't know if the Secretary is listening.

Well, all right.

I expect you to be here from the back of it.

All right.

I expect you to be here from the back of it.

All right.

I expect you to be here from the back of it.

My house is right over here.

All right.

Thank you very much.

Too good, too good.

Well, for us consumers, we'll, we'll, we'll, we'll, we'll, we'll get it done.

Good.

Let's go ahead and get it done.

Thank you.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Do the job.

Okay.

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