Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 587 › Conversation 587-009
Nixon, Hays & Lloyd on French-American relations and Legislative cooperation
Friday, October 8, 1971 · 12:18 PM–12:28 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with a delegation of French legislators and U.S. Congressman Wayne Hays in the Oval Office to discuss the relationship between French and American legislative bodies. The President extended a formal welcome, emphasizing the importance of international cooperation and sharing his perspectives on the legislative process. The brief meeting concluded with informal pleasantries and the President discussing his upcoming travel schedule to West Virginia.
- French-American relations
- Legislative cooperation
- Diplomatic protocol
- International relations
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NARA Description
On October 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Wayne Woodrow ("Woody") Hays, Sherman Lloyd, Rene Chazelle, Jacqueline Thome-Patentore, Jean Boinvilliers, Pierre-Bernard Couste, Isadore Renouard, Pierre Billotte, Madame Solange Troisier, Manuel Lujan, Jr., Robert Moinet, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Richard K. Cook, and Charles E. Lucet met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:28 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 587-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 587-9
Date: October 8, 1971
Time: 12:18 pm - 12:28 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Wayne Hays, Sherman Lloyd, Rene Chazelle, Madame Jacqueline
Thome-Patenotre, Jean Boinvilliers, Pierre-Bernard Couste, Isidore Renouard, Pierre Billotte,
Madame Solange Troisier, Max Lejeune, Robert Moinet, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Richard K.
Cook, Charles E. Lucet.
Introductions
-Hays
The President's words of welcome
-Hays
-Interrelationship of French and American legislative bodies
-America's law making goal
-The President's schedule
-West Virginia
The President's words of farewell
Hays, et al. left at 12:28 pmAlso recorded on October 8, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 587-009, October 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/587-009 (accessed September 28, 2026).