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Conversation 614-011

TapeTape 614StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 3:55 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 4:02 PMTape start time00:54:28Tape end time00:56:10ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryRecording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon and Rose Mary Woods discuss the guest list and planning for an upcoming state dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The conversation focuses on streamlining the invitee list, specifically regarding officials from the State Department, military representatives, and cabinet members like Elliot Richardson. Nixon emphasizes limiting the number of attendees to avoid unnecessary complications while managing the social protocol for the event.

Indira GandhiWhite House state dinnersGuest list managementProtocolElliot L. Richardson
AudioNARA Description

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 614-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 614-011

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

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

     Forthcoming dinner for Indira Gandhi
          -Gerard C. Smith

     Guest lists for White House Dinners

            -The President's conversation with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                 -White House staff
                 -Cabinet
                       -Elliot L. Richardson
                 -Military
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I want to know who suggested Jerry Smith.
She did not have a plan.
Yeah, I had a talk, incidentally, with Bob Holtman, and he totally agrees with you on the whole White House scandal.
And he said, well, I have to see if I have only one traffic officer tonight.
He said, we could have only one or two traffic officers from now on.
Yeah.
Right.
He said, Richardson and one more state department.
And also, you know, we need to cut the road down very early in the military.
Yeah.
No, but I don't want to now.
It doesn't do us any good.
I'd love, but I'll just have dinner with them sometime.
But we can cut another area off.
We can cut the others.
Out there, and go to go to your line.
You know what I mean?
Play it all over again.
One, that's all.
One more.
No more.
Okay.
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