Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 460 › Conversation 460-012

Nixon, Stevenson & Wood on Prisoners of War and Disabled American Veterans

Friday, February 26, 1971 · 1:08 PM–1:12 PM ET · Oval Office ·4 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Stevenson, Cecil W.; Wood, Frank G.; Bell, George T.; White House photographerConversation460-012 onTape 460 (tape position 00:50:19–00:54:26)StartFriday, February 26, 1971 at 1:08 PMEndFriday, February 26, 1971 at 1:12 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 460-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with representatives Cecil W. Stevenson, Frank G. Wood, and George T. Bell, along with a White House photographer, for a ceremonial visit in the Oval Office. The participants discussed the administration's policy regarding prisoners of war, with Nixon reaffirming his commitment to the issue as previously stated in a public address. The meeting concluded with the presentation of a formal resolution to the President and the exchange of autographs and tokens of appreciation.

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Well, how are you?

Good to see you again.

Very glad to have you here.

I'm sorry to catch you waiting, but we have a lot of people.

That's good.

We're going to get a picture of these.

Put your hat on.

Get on this side.

That way we can have a balance.

That's right.

We need this off the air so it's...

Mr. President and I, we wouldn't be going to the Supreme Court if we didn't express to you the entire mission plan for making our appreciation of any of this possible.

And the fact that the original war stamp was issued in conjunction with our stamp.

You know, the people of the whole world here are trying to support our prisoners.

But you know, as I said yesterday in my speech, as long as they've got one prisoner, we are fine.

I have something else that I want to give you that you might be interested in.

This is a...

This is a resolution which I will submit to our National Contemporary Committee, Mr. Fred Stampler, meeting here in Washington over the weekend and next week.

Thank you.

Good, good, good.

I appreciate it very much.

Well, you're a great boss, anyway.

You got it.

Get behind the hose, don't you?

Make sure you're right at the end of the box.

Sure.

All right.

Stevenson, I get you.

First name, Cecil.

Cecil Rodney.

Easy, easy, easy, easy.

And then Schultz.

That's right.

All right.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On February 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Cecil W. Stevenson, Frank G. Wood, George T. Bell, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:08 pm to 1:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 460-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 460-12

Date: February 26, 1971
Time: 1:08 pm - 1:12 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Cecil W. Stevenson, Frank G. Wood, and George T. Bell; the White
House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting

     Greetings

     Photograph

     Prisoners of War [POWs]
          -Disabled American veterans
          -Administration policy
                -The President’s previous speech

     Presentation of resolution to the President

     Appreciation

     Autographs

     Gifts

     Farewells

Stevenson, et al. left at 1:12 pm

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 460-012, February 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/460-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).