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Conversation 614-010

TapeTape 614StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 3:55 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 4:02 PMTape start time00:52:51Tape end time00:54:28ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryRecording deviceOval Office
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President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss the guest list for an upcoming state dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Nixon expresses strong personal distaste for former U.S. ambassadors to India, specifically Chester Bowles and John Kenneth Galbraith, while confirming that these individuals were excluded from the invitation list. The conversation concludes with the President deciding not to involve former ambassadors in the event protocols.

Indira GandhiState dinnerChester BowlesJohn Kenneth GalbraithWhite House protocolDiplomatic relations
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On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 4:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 614-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 614-10

Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:55 pm and 4:02 pm
Location: Oval Office

Rose Mary Woods talked with the President.

     Forthcoming dinner for Indira Gandhi
          -Former US ambassadors to India
               -Chester Bowles
               -John Kenneth Galbraith
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Yeah.
Yeah.
Rose, just in case it's raised, did anybody think to tell you about what we invited the former ambassador to India for this?
Thank you very much.
They probably were too busy.
Like Chester Cole, he should have been fired, as he was supposed to be when I was there.
He's a son of a bitch, but...
But, uh...
He wasn't...
I mean, he wasn't...
I just want to know, okay?
Okay.
Okay, he was considered and then rejected.
Fine, I understand.
Okay.
See, there's a race that might go the way of the former ambassadors.
No.
Except for Michael, only, you know, because we do do that, you know.
But he's not an ambassador, is he?
Oh, I know.
There's so many.
There are only two of the piece of India.
One of the moguls and the other guy.
Well, it's all right.
It's all right.
I don't think we get involved.
I had a suggestion.
Okay.
All right.
All right.
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