Conversation 473-018

TapeTape 473StartThursday, March 25, 1971 at 5:00 PMEndFriday, March 26, 1971 at 9:40 AMTape start time04:58:50Tape end time04:59:11Participants[Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOval Office

An unidentified group discusses the logistics of an upcoming public event, specifically focusing on the positioning of a booth and the progression of the participants toward a subsequent scene. The dialogue suggests coordination for a scheduled appearance or venue movement, though the lack of context makes the specific event unclear. This brief exchange appears to be a logistical check regarding security or staging arrangements for an upcoming presidential engagement.

LogisticsStagingEvent planningOval Office operations

Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:00 pm on March 25, 1971 and 9:40 am on March 26, 1971. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 473-018 of the White House Tapes.

President’s schedule
          -National Security Council [NSC] meeting
                -Length
          -Signing ceremony
                -Executive Branch reorganization
          -NSC meeting
                -Briefing by General Robert E. Cushman, Jr.

     Vietnam report

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You know they're coming here, don't you?
Where?
You know they're coming in front?
Yeah, the booth?
Yeah, the whole booth.
Yeah, the whole booth.
I don't know what you're saying.
I think the plan is, you know, the plan is to be at the next scene.
Yeah.