Conversation: 462-007
Prev: 462-006 Next: 462-008Start Date: Friday, March 5, 1971 3:15 PM
End Date: Friday, March 5, 1971 3:40 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Woods, Rose Mary; White House operator; Stennis, John C.Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:19:44
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:38:25
NARA Description:
On March 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, and John C. Stennis met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:40 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 462-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 462-7
Date: March 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:15 am and 10:40 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield
The President’s schedule
-Herbert Stein
-Forthcoming meeting with the Quadriad
Papers for President’s signature
Rose Mary Woods entered at 10:20 am
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Butterfield left at 10:20 am
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 52s ] Conv. No. 462-7 (cont.)
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President’s March 4, 1971 press conference
-President’s statement to television audience
-Paul W. Keyes
-Call to Woods
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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[Duration: 9s ]
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-President’s statement about William P. Rogers
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-President’s demeanor
-Lillie and Bill Strauther [?]
-Response
-Melvin R. Laird
-Call to Woods
-Winton M. (“Red”) Blount’s dinner
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-Rogers, Nelson A. Rockefeller
-Call to Woods
-Rockefeller
-Call to President
-John C. Stennis
[The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 10:20 am and
10:28 am] Conv. No. 462-7 (cont.)
[Conversation No. 462-7A]
Call to Stennis
[End of telephone conversation]
[Unintelligible]
President’s press conference
-Call from [Forename unknown] Lockhart
-Key Biscayne
-[Robert D.?] Bob Murphy
-Possible call from President
-Note from President
-Wife
-President’s preparation
-Call from Laird
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
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[Duration: 1m 21s ]
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[The President talked with Stennis between 10:28 am and 10:30 am]
[Conversation No. 462-7B ]
President’s press conference, March 4, 1971
-Stennis’ call to Woods
Vietnam Conv. No. 462-7 (cont.)
-President’s position
-Public opinion polls
-Withdrawal
-Laos
-Military situation
-Admiral Thomas H. Moorer
-Laird
-Laos (Lam Son)
-Effect
[End of telephone conversation]
President’s call to Stennis
Vietnam
-Public opinion
-Media influence
-Influence of President’s press conference
-Woods’ view
[Unintelligible]
Copies of a letter to Edward R. G. Heath
-Dissemination
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Walter H. Annenberg
-Rogers
Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
-A Sunday church service photo
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 5s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 Conv. No. 462-7 (cont.)
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-A previous photo
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon
A television appearance
-Eisenhower, T. Nixon, President and Mrs. Nixon
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 38s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 6
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Woods left at 10:40 am