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Conversation 516-005

TapeTape 516StartThursday, June 10, 1971 at 12:26 PMEndThursday, June 10, 1971 at 12:29 PMTape start time01:42:41Tape end time01:45:07ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Hampton, Horace;  Krogh, Egil ("Bud"), Jr.;  White House photographerRecording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon met with Egil “Bud” Krogh and Horace Hampton to formally acknowledge Hampton’s classified contributions to government communication security. Nixon praised Hampton’s discretion and indispensable service, emphasizing the difficulty of replacing an operative who worked independently of the telephone company. The brief meeting concluded with the presentation of cuff links as a token of appreciation before Hampton’s departure from his current duties.

Communication SecurityGovernment OperationsEgil KroghHorace HamptonClassified Operations
AudioNARA Description

On June 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Horace Hampton, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 12:29 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 516-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 516-5
Date: June 10, 1971
Time: 12:26 pm - 12:29 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Horace Hampton, Egil (“Bud”) Krogh, Jr., and the White House
photographer

    Greetings
The White House photographer left at unknown time before 12:29 pm

     Hampton’s efforts in government
         -Nature of operation

     Presentation of gifts
          -Cuff links

     Hampton future plans
         -Replacement

Hampton and Krogh left at 12:29 pm
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Mr. President, Mr. Lawrence Anthony.
Yeah, how are you?
Well, after all these years, I thought we ought to get to this.
Thank you for... Yeah, I hope you enjoyed it.
It's been a pleasure.
Well, we've got to leave now.
I'm just very excited for this.
Of course, I'm going to cancel.
I did that.
I have to pull the whole government together, Mr. President, on communication security.
And he's the one man that has been indispensable, actually.
I've enjoyed it very much.
I've enjoyed it because you saved the country.
However, things that you do, you have to be sure that you're going to trust it.
Because of the old responsibility on many shoulders,
He's been brought up to the Hill, where he's never had to open up what he's been doing back here for us.
It's been a very close operation.
The phone company pretty much said, you're your own man.
Don't tell us what you're doing.
So it's been something that he had to do by himself.
And our problem was finding a man who did the same job.
Well, anyway.
We haven't got much to, uh, reward you with, but we've got a very, very nice complex that you should have.
A lady.
Are you a cop?
No, I'm not.
I know.
I'll get you something else.
I appreciate it very much.
I'm very sorry, but I'm going to have to give up on the activities and things that I've been doing.
I, as I say, am quite concerned because public discussion is a very neutral quality of government.
You have it to 100% degree.
And I'm aware of that.
the kind of people who will do a job, not pop off and recognize that another country requires it.
That's a very valuable asset.
You just be sure we get a guidance as good as you are.
That's all we want.
Thank you, sir.
I appreciate you letting me come in here.
We wanted to get that.
Let's have you pop this picture if you like.
Have a little minute.
That's it.
Thank you, sir.
Thank you.
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