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Conversation 451-006

TapeTape 451StartThursday, February 18, 1971 at 10:30 AMEndThursday, February 18, 1971 at 10:36 AMTape start time00:39:55Tape end time00:47:20ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Goode, Mark I.;  Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon, First Lady Pat Nixon, and Mark I. Goode met to coordinate the logistics and orchestration for an upcoming welcoming ceremony for the Italian Prime Minister. The discussion focused on scheduling the event and planning a tour of the East Wing, including the display of specific works of art by painters such as Charles Willson Peale, Rembrandt Peale, and Gilbert Stuart. The participants finalized the sequence of the event to ensure proper presentation of these cultural highlights during the state visit.

Italian Prime MinisterWhite House ceremoniesPat NixonEast WingArt collectionDiplomatic protocol
AudioNARA Description

On February 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Mark I. Goode, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:30 am to 10:36 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 451-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 451-6

Date: February 18, 1971
Time: 10:30 am - 10:36 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Mark I. Goode and Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon

     Welcoming ceremony for Italian Prime Minister
         -Schedule
              -Orchestration
         -White House tour
              -East Wing
         -Works of art
              -Charles Willson Peale
              -Rembrandt Peale
              -George Washington
              -Gilbert Stuart

The President, et al. left at 10:36 am
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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.

Yeah, I know.
Tower, can you hear us?
Arthur, after the, uh, after you've, uh, been raised from the top of the mountain, will you be able to bring your own hands to the three-centimeter from there?
Now, while you're on the flight, I want you to just feel the atmosphere in the air as you place it directly in front of you as you face the mountain.
The, uh, handheld CDS camera will be moving around, following the activity of being in color, and it's going to be good.
Come on, you suck at that.
We're going to go together.
We're going to go back.
We're going to go back.
We're going to go back.
We'll go.
How do you feel about that?
We've walked out.
How do you feel about that?
How do you feel about that?
Okay.
All right, hold on.
Who is this here, George?
Who's this guy?
Who's this guy?
All right.
Do you have a better idea of what happens next?
That's just, you know, all the world's just people's lives.
You know, if you find that every hour, then it follows you.
Not just the eye, the eye, the head.
It follows you right out of the throat.
Every day.
It's a big warning for what's coming up.
Is this too early for you to prove?
I'm wondering if he's walking back and forth or what.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't want to be boring.
I don't want to be annoying.
I don't want to be annoying.
I don't want to be annoying.
I don't want to be annoying.
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