Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 598 › Conversation 598-003
Nixon, Voss & Etherington on Volunteerism and Community Development
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 11:45 AM–12:06 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Ruth Voss and representatives Edwin Etherington, James McLane, and Stanley Scott to discuss her volunteer initiatives in Cincinnati, particularly programs supporting local youth and community development. The conversation centered on the logistical and financial challenges of securing federal support through government agencies like ACTION. Nixon expressed interest in these volunteer efforts and provided directives to his staff to coordinate with administrative officials to address the project's funding needs.
- Volunteerism
- Community Development
- Federal Funding
- ACTION
- Cincinnati
- Public Policy
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Ruth Voss, Edwin D. Etherington, James W. McLane, Stanley S. Scott, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:45 am to 12:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 598-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 598-3
Date: October 21, 1971
Time: 11:45 am - 12:06 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ruth Voss, Edwin D. Etherington, James W. McLane, and Stanley S.
Scott.
[The White House photographer was present at the beginning of this meeting]
Salutations
Seating arrangements for photographs
Volunteerism
-Cincinnati Enquirer
-Cincinnati experience
-Community house
-House for girls
-Voss's experiences
-Federal funds
-John D. Ehrlichman
-ACTION
-Family life
-Relationship with Cincinnati Enquirer
-Frank Dale
-Financial needs
-The President's directive
-Ehrlichman
-Casper W. Weinberger
-ACTION
-Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.
-ACTION
-Upper Volta
-Peace Corps
-Poor people
-Africa, Asia, Latin America
-United States
Voss's experiences
-University of Cincinnati
-Oscar Robertson
The President's attendance at All-Star game
Cincinnati
-William J. Keating
-Robert A. Taft, Jr.
The President's viewing of the Cincinnati-Cleveland football game on television
-Paul Brown
Cincinnati
-Hockey
-Royals basketball team
-Columbus
-Cleveland
Federal funds for Voss's project
The President's schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with foreign diplomats
Gift presentation
Stephen B. Bull and Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 12:00 pm.
Gifts
-Presidential seal
Dale
Voss
Henry Ford II
Voss et al. left at 12:02 pm.
The President’s schedule
The President and Butterfield left at 12:06 pm.Also recorded on October 21, 1971
- 012-034 10:52 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:52 am to 11:04 am.
- 281-026 10:55 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, John B. Connally, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:55 am to 11:40 am.
- 012-036 11:04 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 11:04 am to 11:14 am.
- 012-037 11:14 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 am and 12:39 pm.
- 598-001 11:42 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:45 am.
- 598-002 11:42 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:45 am.
- 598-004 12:06 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 7:28 pm.
- 281-027 12:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:36 pm to 12:38 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 598-003, October 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/598-003 (accessed September 28, 2026).