Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 529 › Conversation 529-001

Nixon, Mackey & Garvey on NFL Players Association and Professional Football

Thursday, June 24, 1971 · 1:23 AM–11:35 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Mackey, John; Mackey, John (Mrs.); Garvey, Ed; Buonconti, Nick; Cashen, Henry C., IIConversation529-001 on Tape 529 (tape position 00:00:32–00:00:48)StartThursday, June 24, 1971 at 1:23 AMEndThursday, June 24, 1971 at 11:35 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 529-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with professional football players John Mackey and Nick Buonconti, accompanied by their wives and NFL Players Association representative Ed Garvey, to discuss labor-related concerns within the league. Facilitated by Henry C. Cashen II, the session served primarily as an informal meeting to exchange pleasantries and address the state of professional football. The discussion remained largely general, concluding with the President offering well-wishes for the upcoming season.

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Thank you, thanks for the phone.

NARA Description

On June 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, John Mackey, Mrs. John Mackey, Ed Garvey, Nick Buonconti, and Henry C. Cashen, II met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:23 am and 11:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 529-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 528-16/529-1

Date: June 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:23 am and 11:35 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John Mackey, Mrs. John Mackey, Ed Garvey, Bill Curry, Nick
Buonconti, and Henry C. Cashen II.

[An unknown portion of the conversation was not recorded while the tape was changed]

     General conversation

     Best wishes for the season

Mackey, et al. left at 11:35 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 529-001, June 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/529-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).