Conversation: 487-011
Prev: 487-010 Next: 487-012Start Date: Friday, April 23, 1971 5:29 PM
End Date: Friday, April 23, 1971 5:40 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, John H., Jr.; Allen, James B.; Pless, Norman; Stevens, Elton; Siebels, George; Nidecker, John E.; Huebner, Lee W.; Atkins, Oliver F. ("Ollie")Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:51:24
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:01:12
NARA Description:
On April 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, John H. Buchanan, Jr., James B. Allen, Norman Pless, Elton Stevens, George Siebels, John E. Nidecker, Lee W. Huebner, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:29 pm to 12:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 487-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 487-11
Date: April 23, 1971
Time: 12:29 pm - 12:40 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with John H. Buchanan, Jr., James B. Allen, Norman Pless, Elton Stevens,
George Siebels, John E. Nidecker, and Lee W. Huebner.
[Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins was present at the beginning of the meeting.]
Introductions
-Pless
-Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Photographs
-Arrangements
[Unintelligible name]
-President's previous visit
-Fundraising dinner
-Family
Alabama delegation
-Representation
-Birmingham metropolitan area
-Loyalty to nation
-Congressional Medal of Honor recipients
Medal of Honor recipients
-Forthcoming meeting, October 25, 1971
-Birmingham
-Veterans
-Invitation to the President
-Significance
Birmingham
-One hundredth anniversary
-Attendance
-President's participation
-Invitations
-Letters
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President's schedule
-Possible visit to Alabama
-Timing
-Plans
-Timing
Bart Starr
-Award Conv. No. 487-11 (cont.)
-Note to the President
-Coaching
-Leadership
-[Forename unknown] McKenney
Presentation to the President
-Invitation
-President’s schedule
Autograph
President's schedule
-Invitation
-Congress
Alabama delegation
-Accomplishments
-National defense issues
-Buchanan
-Senate
-Allen
-John J. Sparkman
-Support for the President
[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under court order from
December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums, et al. v. James M.
Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records Administration produced this
transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]
[End of transcript]
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Vietnam
-President's policies
-Withdrawal
-Communist takeover
Presentation of gifts
-Cufflinks
-Presidential seal Conv. No. 487-11 (cont.)
-Bipartisan
President’s program
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Prospects
-Ways and Means Committee
Alabama delegation
-Support for the President
President's schedule
-Possible visit to Birmingham
-Turnout
Farewells
-Thin grey line
President's schedule, April 22, 1971
-Medal of Honor ceremony
-Sparkman
-Wives
-Mothers
-War
Farewells
Buchanan, et al., left at 12:40 pm.
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