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Conversation 549-018

TapeTape 549StartWednesday, July 28, 1971 at 2:54 PMEndWednesday, July 28, 1971 at 2:58 PMTape start time03:47:12Tape end time03:50:30ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Ziegler, Ronald L.Recording deviceOval Office
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On July 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:54 pm to 2:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 549-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 549-18

Date: July 28, 1971
Time: 2:54 pm - 2:58 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler; this recording begins at an unknown time after the
meeting is in progress.

     Congressional ceremony
         -George H. Mahon
               -[Forename unknown] Simon

     Conservatives
         -Patrick J. Buchanan
               -The US-PRC initiative
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. 10/08)



                      -Opposition from the Right
                           -PRC perspective
           -National Review
           -Response

Ziegler left at 2:58 pm.

                                                                Conv. No. 549-18 (cont.)
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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They forgot it.
See ya.
No, it's a good line.
I thought it was fine.
Looks good too.
Big crowd.
A big crowd.
A crowd and very responsive and enthusiastic.
I didn't see any.
Every time you get down there for a year, it's been crowded.
A year and a half.
Very responsive.
Very.
As a giant.
So that's cool and all.
Well, that combination of a lot of other things, I think, but definitely.
But anything else that cools a lot.
Sure does.
If the right wing is not managed that way, managed for you, I suppose, you're going to drag us tomorrow.
I don't care.
You can't imagine that.
Let me tell you what.
We're going to check.
I'm serious, sir.
We want Sporak on the right.
Right.
And realistically, it's a very small group over there, but they're very open.
I don't, whatever the National Review does, one of those, whatever it is.
In other words, what I'm saying is that the conservative group is not small, but I think the vocal group would be not too large in numbers because they didn't want this to be a sign.
Yeah.
You're all, you're all set up wrong.
I don't think we're going to do anything.
I don't think we're going to do anything.
We're not announcing that.
We're not announcing that.
We're not announcing that.
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