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Conversation: 473-015

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Start Date: 25-Mar-1971 4:23 PM

End Date: 25-Mar-1971 4:56 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Ziegler, Ronald L.Finch, Robert H.MacGregor, ClarkWhite House operatorBull, Stephen B.Allen, William M.

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 04:36:41

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 04:51:41

473-015.mp3

NARA Description:

On March 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Robert H. Finch, Clark MacGregor, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, and William M. Allen met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:23 pm and 4:56 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 473-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 473-15

Date: March 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:23 pm and 4:56 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler

     Seating arrangements

     The President’s schedule
          -Robert H. Finch and Clark MacGregor

     President’s call to Boeing [?]
          -Publicity

     A wire story on Japanese technology

Finch and MacGregor entered at 4:40 pm

     President’s meeting with Congressional Black Caucus [?]
          -A briefing paper
          -Changes
                -Charles C. Diggs, Jr.
          -Appreciation for President’s actions

     A report
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     President’s schedule

[The White House operator talked with the President at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and
4:52 pm]

[Conversation No. 473-15A]

     President’s call to William M. Allen                           Conv. No. 473-15 (cont.)
          -Line to use

[End of telephone conversation]

An unknown person [Stephen B. Bull?] entered at an unknown time after 4:40 pm

     President’s forthcoming call to Allen
          -Line

The unknown man [Bull?] left at an unknown time before 4:50 pm

     President’s forthcoming meeting with Black Caucus
          -Number of attendees
          -Agenda
                -Diggs
                -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, Donald H. Rumsfeld
          -MacGregor’s place
          -Agenda
                -Charles B. Rangel
          -Photographs
          -President’s possible role
          -Length of meeting
          -President’s next meeting

     President’s call to Boeing
          -Signal Corps

Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:40 pm

          -Feedback problems at Boeing

     President’s meeting with Congressional Black Caucus
          -Possible photograph
                -Location
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                                     Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. 9/08)



                -Publicity
                -Time
                -Publicity
                     -Possible newspaper story
                     -The President’s view
                -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
                -Publicity
                -Diggs’ request                                     Conv. No. 473-15 (cont.)
                -Press response
                -Time
                     -President’s schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:50 pm

[The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and
4:50 pm]

[Conversation No. 473-15B]

     Call to Boeing
           -Line to use

[End of telephone conversation]

     President’s meeting with Congressional Black Caucus
          -President’s role
          -Cabinet attendees
          -Length
          -Administration response to issues raised
          -Cabinet attendees
                -George W. Romney, James D. Hodgson
          -Seating arrangements
                -Diggs
                -Augustus F. Hawkins
                -Ronald V. Dellums
                -Hawkins [?]

Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:40 pm

     President’s call to Boeing
          -Line at Boeing plant
          -A speaker problem
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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                         Tape Subject Log
                                            (rev. 9/08)



Bull left at an unknown time before 4:50 pm

     President’s meeting with Congressional Black Caucus
          -Finch and MacGregor’s presence
          -President’s call to Boeing
          -President’s schedule

Finch and MacGregor left at 4:50 pm                               Conv. No. 473-15 (cont.)

           -Responses
           -Publicity
           -Photograph
                -Diggs’ possible statement to press

Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:50 pm

     President’s call to Boeing
          -Allen

Bull left at 4:52 pm

[The President talked with Allen between 4:52 pm and 4:56 pm]

[Conversation No. 473-15C]

     Broadcast of call to Boeing plant

     Supersonic Transport [SST]
          -President’s position on Senate vote
          -Effect on Boeing employees
          -President’s position
          -President’s appreciation for Boeing’s work
          -Future use of Boeing’s work

     Boeing
          -Air Force One
                -President’s trip to West Coast, March 26, 1971
          -Contribution to US
                -707, 727, 737, 747
                      -Future contributions
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                                       Tape Subject Log
                                          (rev. 9/08)



     SST
           -President’s position
                 -US leadership
           -Congressional action

     US role in world
          -President’s policies
          -Boeing workers                                         Conv. No. 473-15 (cont.)
          -Future

     Boeing
          -President’s use of planes

[End of telephone conversation]

Ziegler left at 4:56 pm