Conversation 539-015

TapeTape 539StartMonday, July 19, 1971 at 1:21 PMEndMonday, July 19, 1971 at 1:22 PMTape start time02:15:19Tape end time02:16:14ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsRecording deviceOval Office

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with Secret Service personnel to coordinate logistics regarding his movement to the Executive Office Building and ensure appropriate media coverage of his schedule. The conversation centered on managing public perceptions of the President’s domestic agenda through upcoming meetings with congressional leadership. Nixon emphasized the importance of publicity and strategic messaging to maintain control over the domestic political narrative.

Public relationsDomestic policyPresidential schedulingMedia strategyExecutive Office Building

Audio

NARA Description

On July 19, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:21 pm to 1:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 539-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 539-15

Date: July 19, 1971
Time: 1:21 pm - 1:22 pm
Location: Oval Office

An unknown man [Secret Service] entered

     The President’s location
          -Executive Office Building

Recording was cut off at 1:22 pm

Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Not so very much, no.

It's what I've had is on the domestic psychology.

Just put out the fact that I am eating on domestic.

You've got to grab it.

You've got to do it.

Yeah.

Do you?

Do you feel we have champions in surgery?

Others, we don't know.

But what I've had is, publicity, that's our thing.

So everybody will know.

I don't know.

We shall see.

We've got a cover for today with these meetings.

We'll have a cover for tomorrow with the leaders meeting, my leaders meeting.

It should be, I think there's something else on the agenda than just this.

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