Nixon White House TapesTape 465 › Conversation 465-003

Nixon & Goode on Farm leaders and Signing ceremony

Wednesday, March 10, 1971 · 9:50 AM–9:51 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Goode, Mark I.Conversation465-003 onTape 465 (tape position 00:18:02–00:18:55)StartWednesday, March 10, 1971 at 9:50 AMEndWednesday, March 10, 1971 at 9:51 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 465-003 ↗

President Nixon met with Mark I. Goode to coordinate logistics for an upcoming signing ceremony with farm leaders in the Roosevelt Room. The discussion focused on administrative details, including the participation of Alexander P. Butterfield, the strategic placement of cameras, and the protocol for pen distribution. These arrangements were finalized to ensure the smooth execution of the event.

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On March 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Mark I. Goode met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:50 am to 9:51 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 465-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 465-3

Date: March 10, 1971
Time: 9:50 am - 9:51 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Mark I. Goode

     Meeting with farm leaders
          -A signing ceremony
          -Roosevelt Room
          -Alexander P. Butterfield
          -Camera locations
          -Pen distribution

Goode left at 9:51 am
  • 465-001 9:25 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 9:33 am.
  • 465-002 9:33 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William L. Safire, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:33 am to 9:45 am.
  • 465-004 9:51 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Scott, Robert N. Hampton, Lowell J. Endahl, C. W. McMillan, John E. Butterbrodt, Don F. Magdanz, John Palmer, Eugene Moos, Robert Lederer, Patrick Healy, Harry Graham, Claude Gifford, Devoe H. Willard, John I. Sutherland, Parke Brinkley, Frank Frazier, Walter W. Goeppinger, Charles Toan, Albert Russell, Robert J. Andrews, Elbert Harp, Ralph T. Jackson, Lorraine Kirker, Roy B. Keppey, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:51 am to 10:01 am.
  • 682-001 9:57 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 am and 10:06 am.
  • 465-005 10:06 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:13 am.
  • 465-006 10:13 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:13 am to 10:23 am.
  • 465-007 10:23 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:42 am.
  • 465-008 10:42 AM · 2 hr 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Noel C. Koch, Alexander P. Butterfield, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:42 am to 1:15 pm.

Conversation 465-003, March 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/465-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).