Conversation 596-023

TapeTape 596StartTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 12:23 PMEndTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 12:30 PMTape start time02:10:25Tape end time02:18:13ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Meares, Charles W. V.;  Lawry, Sylvia;  Cole, Kenneth R., Jr.;  White House photographer;  Bull, Stephen B.Recording deviceOval Office

On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. V. Meares, Sylvia Lawry, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 12:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 596-023 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 596-23

Date: October 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:23 pm and 12:30 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Charles W. V. Meares, Sylvia Lawry, and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.
[Members of the press and the White House photographer were present at the beginning of the
meeting]

     Introductions
           -Weather

     Photographs

     Multiple Sclerosis research

     Presentation of Paul Revere tray to the President
          -Support to National Multiple Sclerosis Society
          -Paul Revere

     Photographs

     Presentation of Presidential gifts

     Meares
         -New York

     Scientific research
          -Multiple Sclerosis
          -Cancer

     The President's appreciation

Meares, et al. left and Bull entered at 12:30 pm.

     Bull's schedule
           -Television appearance
                -Two imposters

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:31 pm.

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Okay, this is a presentation of the National Sports Society of the U.S. Army of the United States.
The U.S. Army of the United States has been out there.
They started a little press photo on this.
The U.S. Army of the United States has been out there.
They started a little press photo on this.
The U.S. Army of the United States has been out there.
You can hold on to that.
Oh, Mr. President, this is Mr. Bill DeLaurie.
How are you, Mr. President?
How are you, Mr. President?
Very good to see you.
Pleasure to see you.
What do we want?
Well, we can air this up somewhere.
I want to set you up with a picture.
Oh, yeah.
I don't have a picture.
You will see that with any course you have to be certain that you are on the right track.
You are about to be lucky.
This is a very, very long and, from all standards, I bet it wasn't even clear that early.
No, it wasn't clear that early.
Excuse me.
I'll speak to the rest of you.
No, I'm just going to turn.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
your resources, and finally, your greatest concern is that it has no cost to privatize your funds for MSP resources.
It's estimated that around $500,000 in American dollars will be sold to the public for your services.
and a lot of the movement and the members are ready with various problems in their lives and problems in their dreams.
We hope for you to be blessed and blessed.
Thank you.
We know that true progress can only be made with 100 years.
People throughout the country voluntarily respond to our continuing appeal for the purpose of having on us a network of research and social media.
We thank you for your concern and commitment to the voluntary movement for which our society is a part.
And to mark our 20th anniversary, it is a special honor to present you with this silver tray, which represents an expression of both the worth and the words of one of this nation's first volunteers, Paul Javierz.
The tray itself, a reproduction of an 18th century design,
And Lord, at Cologne and Greensburg, on Paul Revere's alma mater, commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Society and gratefully acknowledges the presidential support and gift to its continuing service to mankind.
The inscription, from the rare public speech by Paul Revere, seems to us to capture the spirit of the voluntary movement, and at the same time expresses so well the guiding principle of the National Multicultural Society.
It reads, May we so square our actions through life as to shelter the world of mankind that we mean to live within the compass of good citizens.
Board is at July 4th, 79th.
Mr. President, please accept Mr. Trey's deep appreciation of your continuing support of voluntary actions and our own society's work.
Well said.
Thank you very much.
And I think Mr. Trey is commemorating in front of the anniversary of his death.
a lot of people, all of their, they inspire a lot of people to support a lot of people across the country.
I'm here to think about all of those grosses in the department.
Thank you.
And the fact that there's people who do not afford to do things like that.
That's the reason they're all, they're young people, and that's, you know, that'd be life-threatening.
And I don't know if that's the reason.
I'm here to talk to them.
Yeah, I'm here to talk to them.
I'm here to talk to them.
I'm here to talk to them.
Thank you very much.
July 4th.
As far as we know, the only other public speech that we have made was at the British Academy.
Yeah, right.
Other than that, no.
What a no.
All right.
Now, would you like to get the picture, too, if you could?
This is for you.
This is for you.
This is for you.
This is for you.
This is for you.
This is for you.
This is for you.
This is for you.
Now, you were the first to present your document.
I just wanted to make sure of that.
What it is is a seal of your sentence as a student here.
There it is.
Thank you.
There it is for you to sign.
All right.
It's a small thing.
You've got to have something to do with it.
It's a long time coming.
I don't know if you remember the day.
Well, I don't remember.
I suppose you're off here.