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Conversation 551-008

TapeTape 551StartThursday, July 29, 1971 at 12:24 PMEndThursday, July 29, 1971 at 12:33 PMTape start time03:39:19Tape end time03:49:16ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Williams, Harold;  Gill, Rhoda;  Pendleton, Terry;  Perrymore, Dale;  Bennett, Nora;  Page, Vickie;  Renberg, Timothy;  Gilley, Jerry;  Wade, Deborah;  Gremillian, Jerry;  Cullen, Jo Ann;  Rock, Frances;  Cashen, Henry C., II;  White House photographerRecording deviceOval Office
AudioNARA Description

On July 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Harold Williams, Rhoda Gill, Terry Pendleton, Dale Perrymore, Nora Bennett, Vickie Page, Timothy Renberg, Jerry Gilley, Deborah Wade, Jerry Gremillian, Jo Ann Cullen, Frances Rock, Henry C. Cashen, II, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 12:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 551-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 551-8
                                                                     Conv. No. 551-6 (cont.)
Date: July 29, 1971
Time: 12:24 pm - 12:33 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Harold Williams, Rhoda Gill, Terry Pendleton, Dale Perrymore, Nora
Bennett, Vickie Page, Timothy Renberg, Kirk White, Jerry Gilley, Deborah Wade, Jerry
Gremillian, Jo Ann Cullen, Frances Rock, and Henry C. Cashen, II; the White House
photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.

     Greetings

     Introduction

     General conversation

     Plaque presentation

     Distributive Education Clubs of America
           -History
           -Work
           -Benefits

     Presidential gifts

     Music box

     Presidential gifts

     Blazer presentation

     Forthcoming meeting in Salt Lake City
          -Invitation

     Presidential pens
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                             NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. 10/08)



             -Bill signing
                   -Distribution

      World peace

Williams et al. left at 12:33 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Thank you.
Thank you.
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Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you for watching.
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I'm sorry.
Try to walk.
Thank you very much.
And also, it seems to me that there's a lot of these things.
There's nothing that we can do about it.
There's a lot of these things that we can do about it.
There's a lot of these things that we can do about it.
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But I do.
You're all going to be exposed to it.
They're all going to be exposed to it.
They're all going to be exposed to it.
They're all going to be exposed to it.
Well, we'd like to give you something right here.
Well, this is cute, by the way.
You might want to see this.
That's the, uh...
I've met it many, of course, and it's certainly just COG.
So this game I opened up, see what it was.
Now, let's see.
We want you each to have a little bit of an entrance.
This is for the boys.
This is the prison conference.
You see, this is the center of the picture.
This is the seal, which is the core.
And here's the prison conference.
So that's your .
We brought a lot of local mints over here, too, to give the flag something we like, possibly to bring them apart in the water.
Yes, you have the flag on.
I am very grateful now that I will put this up.
It's the right size.
We've got, since you've got the blazer now, you're all set to be official members of DECO.
I want you to try to make an annual media conference in Salt Lake and St. Lawrence.
So we certainly will invite you to come see us.
I'd like to be able to, but I don't think I'm able to.
But I get to that, because of this group being part of sort of a business story, I couldn't meet you in person.
That's how cute you look.
I signed a bill.
I signed a bill.
I signed a bill.
I signed a bill.
I signed a bill.
I signed a bill.
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but that's going to be a very challenging time.
People think this period of war is hard as it is, but you know, what you do with these folks is very difficult.
And people have to serve.
There might actually be nothing but the country.
You become a second-rate country.
All you can do is take off and so that's your job.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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