Conversation 489-030

TapeTape 489StartMonday, April 26, 1971 at 8:30 PMEndMonday, April 26, 1971 at 8:51 PMTape start time05:38:48Tape end time05:40:20ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Shultz, George P.Recording deviceOval Office

On April 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 489-030 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 489-30

Date: April 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President dictated a memorandum for George P. Shultz.

     Appropriations
         -Freeze
               -Russell B. Long
               -Republicans
               -Budget
               -Administration policies

     Schedule
          -Emil (“Bus”) Mosbacher, Jr.
               -Coral Sea
               -President's position
               -Gerald R. Ford

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I wrestle along today, as you will recall, and has been raised by a number of our senators.
As there are difficult budgetary considerations involved here, we debate this reexamination of our policy.
I take that re-examination and then see if we can do the best we can to our friends.
There was a moss macker today.
He told me that the rivers were going on the Coral Sea.
Perhaps we may have offered this to him and turned down the opportunity for somebody who I would like to have further exploration made to see whether
Through Congress, Senator, to Jerry Ford, on the one hand, and through him.