Conversation: 472-007
Prev: 472-006 Next: 472-008Start Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1971 3:20 PM
End Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1971 3:24 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Arends, Leslie C.Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:30:01
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 00:34:16
NARA Description:
On March 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:20 am to 10:24 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 472-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 472-7
Date: March 23, 1971
Time: 10:20 am - 10:24 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Leslie C. Arends
Supersonic Transport [SST]
-President’s morning meeting with Republican leaders
-House vote
-US role in world
-President’s view
-Soviet Union
-Japan
-Great Britain
-Defense spending compared with domestic spending
Congress
Federal Communications Commission [FCC]
-A letter to Arends
-Dean Burch
-Augie Meyer
-A letter to Arends
-William L. Springer
-Robert C. (“Bob”) Wilson
-Contents
-Burch
-Burch’s actions
-Networks
-[Forename unknown] Rench [?]
-Actions
President’s nominees [?]
-Congressional scrutiny
-William J. Casey
-John B. Connally [?]
-Casey
Congress
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)
-Arends’ work
-Laos operation (Lam Son)
-A planned briefing
-Clark MacGregor
-A meeting, March 23, 1971
-[Thomas] Hale Boggs
-Democrat and Republican attendees
President’s previous interview with Howard K. Smith
-Questions
Congress
-A meeting, March 23, 1971
-Democrat attendees
Arends left at 10:24 am