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Nixon, Dwinell & Atkins on Diplomatic relations and US-Peru relations

Friday, July 2, 1971 · 11:32 AM–11:36 AM ET · Oval Office · 4 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Dwinell, Lane; Dwinell, Elizabeth (Cushman); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Atkins, Oliver F. ("Ollie")Conversation535-009 on Tape 535 (tape position 02:31:06–02:34:46)StartFriday, July 2, 1971 at 11:32 AMEndFriday, July 2, 1971 at 11:36 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 535-009 ↗

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President Nixon met with Lane and Elizabeth Dwinell to express his personal appreciation for Lane Dwinell's service to the administration. The brief encounter included a discussion regarding a scheduled luncheon for Mrs. Juan Velasco, to which the Dwinells were invited as part of broader diplomatic engagement. The meeting concluded with the exchange of presidential gifts and a photograph, marking the formal end of Dwinell's tenure.

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All right, man.
That's it.
Come on.
That's it.
That's it.
That's it.
That's it.
That's it.
That's it.
That's it.
That's it.
Uh, if you could, uh, if you could set it up.
Do you agree for us to take this to that lunch today?
Certainly, yes, you can have lunch today.
Well, if you'd just set it up.
Mrs. Polanski, will you just count it up to the last minute?
As she came today, there was a kind of misdemeanor.
She was looking at the board, and all of a sudden, there was a person down there, and there were, I think, 30 or 40, 50 people counting from the desk.
Well, if you'd like to come, what do you like to know?
Just like you are, what is the kind of block you want us to go on?
That's a great idea.
That'll be a good way to... All right.
I think it's perfect.
That's fine.
Now it's all done.
You've got to make sure you're good at coloring.
No, that's fine.
Yes.
Oh, well, that's good.
There we go.
Well, we, I do want to thank you.
That's a long, hard struggle.
All the good that you do will, will promise to get us good marks after we go there.
Or bad marks in hell, we know that.
Well, it's been enjoyable.
It's been a great meeting, to be honest.
It's been a complex one.
I've enjoyed being a member of the administration.
We're proud of that.
Are you going back to New England?
No, not that part.
No, we did 11th.
11th?
11th, yeah.
I know every time.
It looks different this time of year than the last time we were there, when we had the red ones.
Well, that's right.
The only red I think I ever went to was down here.
I remember that.
It's so much beautiful down here.
Yeah.
Oh, right now.
Great.
Yeah, I was there for a few years.
Now, let me say this.
I gave you a cover.
There's your pilot.
Oh, my God.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Come on.

NARA Description

On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Lane Dwinell, Elizabeth (Cushman) Dwinell, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:32 am to 11:36 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 535-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 535-9

Date: July 2, 1971
Time: 11:32 am - 11:36 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Lane Dwinell, Mrs. Elizabeth (Cushman) Dwinell, and Alexander P.
Butterfield. Oliver F. Atkins was present during part of the meeting

     Lane Dwinell
          -The President's appreciation for work

     Schedule
          -Mrs. Nixon's luncheon for Mrs. Juan Velasco
               -Invitation for the Dwinells

     Photograph

     Dwinell's work
         -Dwinell's future plans

     Presidential gifts

     Lunch for Mrs. Velasco
         -US-Peruvian relations

Mr. and Mrs. Dwinell left at 11:36 am

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  • 535-006 11:27 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, Marjorie P. Acker, Herbert A. Peterson, Mrs. Herbert A. Peterson, Debra Peterson, Eric Peterson, and Jeffrey Peterson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:27 am to 11:29 am.
  • 535-007 11:29 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert G. Houdek, Robert G. Houdek, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:29 am to 11:32 am.
  • 535-008 11:32 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:32 am.
  • 535-010 11:36 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield [?], Eleuterio Mendozo, Mrs. Eleuterio Mendozo, Elizabeth Mendozo, and James D. ("Don") Hughes met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:36 am to 11:39 am.
  • 535-011 11:39 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert J. Newbrand, Mrs. Robert J. Newbrand, Janice Newbrand, Patricia Newbrand, Michael Newbrand, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:39 am to 11:41 am.
  • 535-012 11:41 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:41 am and 11:43 am.
  • 535-013 11:43 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Wimer D. Mizell, Eddie Bane, Larry Calufetti, Benny Castillo, Bob Ellenberger, John Caneira, Nell Ellenberger, Ron Fraser, Doug Gerlach, Marty Harrington, Peter Helt, Tony Hewitt, Cliff Holland, Fred Lynn, Bill McClain, Roger McGill, Fred Mims, Paul Patterson, Jeff Port, Ken Reed, Jay Smith, Jack Smitheran, Tim Steele, Jackson Todd, Al Torregano, Bobby Winkles, and Elinor Winkles met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 11:52 am.
  • 535-014 11:54 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Roman C. Pucinski, Orlando Rivera, and Arthur Fagan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:54 am to 11:57 am.

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Conversation 535-009, July 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/535-009 (accessed October 13, 2026).