Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 623 › Conversation 623-008

Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Tax legislation and Campaign finance

Tuesday, November 23, 1971 · 12:34 PM–1:13 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation623-008 on Tape 623 (tape position 03:10:39–03:20:18)StartTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 12:34 PMEndTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 1:13 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 623-008 ↗

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President Nixon dictates a memorandum summarizing recent telephone communications with William E. Brock, III, Chalmers P. Wylie, and Betty Kaplow. The discussions focused on potential veto strategies regarding a tax bill, the political implications of the tax check-off provision for campaign financing, and reflections on the President’s recent address to the AFL-CIO. Additionally, the President recorded notes regarding administrative matters, including his honorary role with the Boy Scouts and scheduling logistics for an upcoming trip to California.

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Tuesday, November 23rd, 2016.
On Earth Day calls, I had Senator Brock and, uh, John's wife, uh, the veto of the tax bill.
Sorry, Mr. Chan.
I heard before.
And what you got uncovered by Scott and Gretel this morning, right beside you tonight, did have a very good effect.
In building up the comments, did you have opponents
And if I were House or Senate member, I would be concerned about...
I pointed out that as far as the check office was concerned, that it was like buying a big book, since the candidates at that time would not be known.
No taxpayer should...
But that's a, uh, cause.
You're going to want to cover up the man's purpose of that cause.
We can classify what happened in Miami.
But he was a great spectator.
He might have come up with it and done many a lawsuit.
very substantial period of America.
John McWiley was in Columbus and said that that evening he was going to give merit back to the 35 scouts at his home.
I told him that as the National Armor and National Chamber of Scouts, he could extend my best wishes to them.
He said that as far as me was concerned, he only wished that I had been covered.
He was delighted with
I was dispatched the next day.
I was dispatched the next day.
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I was dispatched the next day.
She said that her father was always here, and I came in.
I told her the part of the disease.
She was hopeless, but I was sure that she was very proud of the fact that her had done so well, and the prediction to be proud of herself and her father.
She went out there, and we were very close.
I gave her a nice tip that we might be going Wednesday and Sunday, but she squared out better than Thursday morning.
Which was the time she had something to go with.

NARA Description

On November 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 1:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 623-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 623-008

Date: November 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:34 pm and 1:13 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President dictated a memorandum.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/10/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[623-008-w001]
[Duration: 3m 54s]

     The President's schedule
          -Telephone calls
               -William E. Brock, III
               -Chalmers P. Wylie

     The President's previous conversation with William E. Brock, III
          -Tax bill
               -Possible veto
               -The President's meeting with Hugh Scott and Robert P. Griffin
               -Tax check-off provision
                      -Financing of political campaigns
                      -Taxpayers
          -American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO]
               -The President’s speech at convention
               -George Meany

     The President's previous conversation with Chalmers P. Wylie

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

            -Chalmers P. Wylie's schedule
                 -Boy Scouts
                      -Merit badges
                 -The President as National Honorary Chairman
            -George Meany
                 -John B. Connally's comments

     The President's previous conversation with Betty (Koplow) Kaplow
          -Herbert E. Kaplow
          -Death of Betty (Koplow) Kaplow’s father
               -Herbert E. Kaplow
          -Betty (Koplow) Kaplow’s schedule
               -The President's schedule
                      -California trip
                            -Departure around November 24-25, 1972

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Also recorded on November 23, 1971

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  • 015-115 12:20 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 623-007 12:20 PM · 17 min — Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, and Herbert E. Kaplow met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:34 pm.
  • 015-116 12:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Herbert E. Kaplow talked on the telephone from 12:30 pm to 12:34 pm.
  • 623-009 1:13 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:18 pm.
  • 623-010 1:18 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 623-011 1:18 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 623-008, November 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/623-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).