Conversation 566-002

On August 17, 1971, Stephen B. Bull, Roger Robb, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Cora Schlesinger, Charles Schlesinger, Ann Schlesinger, William Schlesinger, Emily Schlesinger, Thomas Schlesinger, Clara Schlesinger, Laura Martin, William O. Doub, Joseph Doub, Albert Doub, Albert A. Doub, Mrs. Albert A. Doub, Mrs. George M. Radcliffe, George M. Radcliffe, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Gerald R. Ford, and Robert P. Griffin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:55 pm to 1:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 566-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 566-2

Date: August 17, 1971
Time: 12:55 pm - 1:10 pm
Location: Oval Office

Stephen B. Bull met with Judge Roger Robb, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Schlesinger, Cora
Schlesinger, Charles Schlesinger, Ann Schlesinger, William Schlesinger, Emily Schlesinger,
Thomas Schlesinger, Clara Schlesinger, James Schlesinger, Laura Martin, Mr. and Mrs. William
O. Doub, Joseph Doub, Albert Doub, Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Doub, and Mr. and Mrs. George
M. Radcliffe; members of the press were present at the beginning of the meeting.

     Placement

     Agenda
         -Press

     General conversation

The President entered at an unknown time after 12:55 pm

     [Photographic session]

     Oath of office

     Introductions

     Oath of office

     [General conversation]
          -George P. Shultz
          -Congress

     Presentation of gifts by President
          -Presidential seal and bow
          -Cufflinks
          -Apollo viewer

     General conversation

     Oval Office
          -Furnishings
               -Theodore Roosevelt
                     -Rug
                          -Presidential seal
               -Julie Nixon Eisenhower portrait
               -George Washington portrait
                     -Rembrandt Peale
               -Flags
               -Music box

     [General conversation]

     President’s schedule
          -Oakland A’s

     [General conversation]

Schlesinger, et al. left and Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 1:09 pm.

     President's schedule
          -Oakland A's
          -Henry A. Kissinger

Gerald R. Ford and Robert P. Griffin entered at 1:10 pm.

     President’s schedule
          -Oakland A’s

The President, Bull, and Butterfield left at 1:10 pm.

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You know, what I'd like to do is have the, uh, you know, all those successors of the family right here in the adult family right here.
Okay?
It all depends on whether it's a successor.
In the question of time, you can stand right here, please.
And the Dow family right here.
Come this way, please.
One flight.
Dow family right here.
In the question of time, you're over there.
This is Dow.
Stand right here.
As soon as this word begins to accomplish,
Now this is such a difficult question.
I'm worried that our kids are just going to pay for it.
I'm worried that our kids are just going to pay for it.
One, two, three.
Thank you.
All right.
I am a hotel.
I am a hotel.
I am a hotel.
I think we're going to get through it, and I think we're probably going to get through it.
I don't have any kind of frustration.
I'm sure it's going to be great.
I don't have any kind of frustration.
I don't have any kind of frustration.
I don't have any kind of frustration.
I don't have any kind of frustration.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
You got them all?
Yes, sir.
Hi, my name is .
My name is .
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Can I take this opportunity, please?
Can I take this opportunity, please?
Can I take this opportunity, please?
Can I take this opportunity?
But you're getting more money than John.
Because you changed jobs and not those.
You got plenty of incentives already.
I just don't ask the Congress to pay some salary.
That's $200 a season.
I mean, it's a big deal.
It's about $400 a minute.
Well, let's see over here.
This room is all of us.
I'm just very thankful to you.
I'll at least call home.
I'll see you all morning.
I'll call home.
I'll see you soon.
I'll see you tomorrow.
One, two, three.
Yes, this is that.
Yes.
Now, let's see.
I'll at least hand it to you.
I'll hand it to you.
That's right.
That's right.
Here we are.
Four hundred dollars and a cent.
He doesn't either way get a great cent.
I told Mr. Jolson it was a counterfeit, and he said, you're right.
Okay.
I just asked for confidence.
I think they'll pass that part.
It's not a problem.
Oh, my God.
Well, Mr. Ralph tried to save you all.
I didn't.
I didn't.
We'd like to give you a few little gifts for the children.
This is for the doll families.
See, they're all over that.
This is for the ladies.
The presidential seal, the bow.
So you can offer that.
Now, see, look at the boys.
They're all getting covered.
Yeah, that's right.
So you all get covered.
And it's a small viewer.
It's an old man.
You see the old man?
That's for you, Tom.
All right, you get it too.
We get one for the whole family, but we do it, you know, if they need some money.
There, there you are.
Now let's see.
For this man, we have a...
In the smallest barrels we have, this is the presidential seal.
It's a little charm that you wear.
And then for a reason.
from the boys.
Boys are outnumbered 23 to 4.
Oh, I see.
Oh, I see.
Oh, I see.
Thank you.
The kids are all right.
The kids are all right.
Well, everybody wants to eat, you know.
That's why you're going.
You're all going to miss this.
Well, we thank you and, uh, hope you wish you the very best of the year.
You've already had good children in this room before.
You see, here's the seagulls.
Cousin Peter Roosevelt was the designer of the room.
and there is over there that's Julie in that color.
Do you know who that is?
What again?
That's George Washington.
It's a very unusual one of the things that's why it's marked there.
It seems to be unrecognizable.
That's one of the things that's why it's one of the deals.
And, you know, either it feels it also.
So, the other things here is the flags and the services.
You're always told where the President is and where he goes.
I mean, it is his office.
They know where he is and where he's going to be placed.
And this is changed because he's been elected on this district.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Well, uh, they can come in and see you now.
Well, goodbye.
Oh, well.
Mr. Rogers is right behind you.
It's a good start.
My wife's going to follow you.
Well, we're so glad to have you here.
We're honored to have you in this room.
Bring the, uh, bring the, uh, what was that now?
Henry, he says he needs some 30 seconds.
Let's do it.
All right, well, this is fun.
Oh, uh, let's see here.
We've got a way to do this.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Well, uh, I guess I need a single idea.
He was anxious to get in, and then he got out of it, and he was fine.
Well, I'd like to say, I'd like to say that I have had so well as I could to pass on to you the book, and I ask you to come, which is the full text.
And you have to call me back in a second.