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Nixon & Goode on White House logistics and Oval Office protocol

Friday, April 16, 1971 · 12:07 PM–12:09 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Goode, Mark I.Conversation482-003 on Tape 482 (tape position 00:06:28–00:07:07)StartFriday, April 16, 1971 at 12:07 PMEndFriday, April 16, 1971 at 12:09 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 482-003 ↗

President Nixon met with Mark I. Goode to briefly discuss logistics regarding the President's schedule and the handling of upcoming visitors. The primary objective of the meeting was to coordinate the arrival of an organized group for a scheduled appearance at the Oval Office. Nixon instructed Goode to ensure the visitors were lined up and processed promptly.

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Have the other group come in and be in line here twice.
Take care of them right away.

On April 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Mark I. Goode met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:09 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 482-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 482-3

Date: April 16, 1971
Time: 12:07 pm - 12:09 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Mark I. Goode.

     President's schedule

Goode left at 12:09 pm.
  • 482-001 11:58 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 12:07 pm.
  • 482-002 11:58 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Mark I. Goode met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 12:07 pm.
  • 482-004 12:09 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Bernard J. ("Bunny") Lasker, Albert H. Gordon, Donald T. Regan, Peter M. Flanigan, John B. Connally, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:38 pm.
  • 482-029 12:38 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:41 pm.
  • 482-005 12:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Jon M. Huntsman, David Haight, and Mrs. David Haight met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:41 pm to 12:43 pm.
  • 482-006 12:43 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:43 pm to 12:45 pm.
  • 250-010 12:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 250-011 12:45 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm.

Conversation 482-003, April 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/482-003 (accessed October 3, 2026).