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Conversation 623-005

TapeTape 623StartTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 11:43 AMEndTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 11:47 AMTape start time02:22:13Tape end time02:25:50ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Brock, WilliamRecording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon and Senator William Brock engaged in a brief discussion concerning the political implications of electoral processes and the potential for shifts in the constitutional system. The conversation centered on the nature of voter behavior and the influence of political agendas on candidate selection. The exchange concluded with informal pleasantries regarding personal relations and social engagements.

Electoral processConstitutional systemPolitical agendaVoter behaviorCandidate selection
AudioNARA Description

On November 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William Brock met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 11:47 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 623-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 623-005

Date: November 23, 1971
Time: 11:43 am - 11:47 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with William E. Brock, III.

[See Conversation No. 15-111]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Yeah.
Yeah.
It won't.
They're going to leave the political agenda.
And that would change the whole constitutional system in this country.
That is what it gets down to.
That's right.
And despite the fact that they do it, they're supposed to check it off.
They don't really.
It doesn't work that way either.
They individually, they aren't making a conscious decision with regard to the candidate, they don't know who he is yet.
Huh?
That's right, they're buying, they're going to vote.
Right.
And of course, it'll go on, if you say, if you know the cost of that, you're sure to be safe.
It just means that they're gonna be
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I'm sure you would have enjoyed my little conversation with your friends and me.
Oh, it was great.
I mean, it was great.
I enjoyed it very much.
He was acting like that, and so we had a good time.
Well, tell him to go home tonight.
Tell your wife that.
Okay.
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