Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 464 › Conversation 464-022

Nixon, Lujan & Nidecker on Gift exchange and Little League baseball

Tuesday, March 9, 1971 · 3:55 PM–4:00 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Lujan, Manuel, Jr.;  Nidecker, John E.;  White House photographerConversation464-022 onTape 464 (tape position 05:07:56–05:11:27)StartTuesday, March 9, 1971 at 3:55 PMEndTuesday, March 9, 1971 at 4:00 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 464-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Representative Manuel Lujan, Jr. and John E. Nidecker in the Oval Office for a brief, informal photo opportunity. The discussion centered on the exchange of gifts, specifically highlighting Lujan’s presentation of a ticket to a Little League baseball game to the President. This meeting served as a routine ceremonial engagement and concluded with the President reciprocating by presenting gifts to his guests.

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NARA Description

On March 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manuel Lujan, Jr., John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:55 pm to 4:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 464-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 464-22

Date: March 9, 1971
Time: 3:55 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manuel Lujan, Jr. and John E. Nidecker; the White House photographer
was present at the beginning of the meeting

     Presentation of gift to President
          -Ticket to Little League baseball game
     [Unintelligible]

     Presentation of gifts by President

Lujan, et al. left at 4:00 pm

Also recorded on March 9, 1971

  • 464-016 2:58 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:01 pm.
  • 464-017 3:01 PM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:01 pm to 3:42 pm.
  • 464-018 3:42 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:42 pm and 3:45 pm.
  • 464-019 3:45 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert A. Taft, Jr., Richard Dusterberg, Mrs. Richard Dusterberg, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:45 pm to 3:48 pm.
  • 464-020 3:48 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Silvio O. Conte, Edward Farrick, Mrs. Edward Farrick, John H. LaSalle, Robert Rodriguez, Fred H. Bardwell, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:48 pm to 3:55 pm.
  • 464-021 3:55 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:55 pm.
  • 464-023 4:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 464-024 4:05 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, William S. Paley, Frank Stanton, John A. Schneider, Richard W. Jencks, Robert D. Wood, Richard S. Salant, Herbert G. Klein, Charles W. Colson, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:05 pm to 5:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 464-022, March 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/464-022 (accessed September 18, 2026).