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Conversation 643-003

TapeTape 643StartMonday, January 3, 1972 at 2:07 PMEndMonday, January 3, 1972 at 2:10 PMTape start time00:10:47Tape end time00:15:02ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Dreyfus, Jack J., Jr.;  Bull, Stephen B.Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon met with Jack J. Dreyfus, Jr. and Stephen B. Bull to discuss personal matters, including physical fitness, sports, and scheduling a meeting with Kenneth R. Cole. The conversation also touched upon a gift from Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg and a portrait of George Washington. The President concluded the meeting by agreeing to review an article provided by Dreyfus during his upcoming trip to California.

Physical fitnessWalter H. AnnenbergKenneth R. ColePresidential giftsCalifornia tripGeorge Washington portrait
AudioNARA Description

On January 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Jack J. Dreyfus, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:07 pm to 2:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 643-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 643-3

Date: January 3, 1972
Time: 2:07 pm - 2:10 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Jack J. Dreyfus, Jr.

     The President's and Dreyfus's ages

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 2:07 pm.

     Dreyfus's schedule
          -Meeting with Kenneth R. Cole
                -Cole's location
                     -John D. Ehrlichman

Bull left at an unknown time before 2:10 pm.

     Dreyfus
          -Golf
          -Tennis
          -Physical condition
          -Tennis courts

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              -Walking

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     Walter H. Annenberg
          -Position
          -Gift
                -Steuben glass
                      -Presidential seal
          -Philadelphia Inquirer and TV Guide
          -Palm Springs
          -Esthetic sense

     Portrait of George Washington
           -Charles Willson Peale

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 05/11/2022.
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     Article
           -The President’s perusal
                -Forthcoming California trip

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Dreyfus left at 2:10 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Of course, Mr. President, you can find a call.
Your age is younger than mine.
Oh, sir.
You're... 58.
You're what?
38.
When did you bar?
August 1936.
January.
18 months older.
Yeah, 18 months older.
Okay, okay, uh, uh, uh, uh, Dreyfus would like to see, can the hole, if he's around now, or is he, or he may be, in a new arrangement.
Yes, he's right upstairs, I see him.
If you'd like to just sit on that side of this.
Hello, what's that?
Oh, it's a tennis.
I thought I had a chance to tell you.
You're in great shape.
This is great.
You have a tennis court down at your park.
Oh, yeah.
That's great.
Thank you.
Oh, I never learned to fly a double-task ship just a little bit.
You've got to keep up.
That's a bigger thing.
This walking is about 50 yards.
Oh, let me show you something pretty funny.
Look at this.
Walter Anker, my wife's ambassador to London, got this made by...
the uh class and you see that's the presidential seal you know it's a it's a course made specifically for this isn't that a nice thing he's a he's a great uh
You have a guy that, you know the guy, you probably haven't met him, but he's just a person, he's an artist, he's a successful man, he published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, he still does a big thing on TV, a guy at Palm Springs, but he loves beautiful things.
And he said, you know, he saw it, so that's under the picture.
You don't recognize him, that's why you, you know.
That's Washington by the older people.
There are many people still who did this with Washington.
It looks like it.
Yeah, I will.
I will.
Fine.
Thank you.
And I'll let you know how this comes out.
I'll read it on the way out to California.
I'd love it.
Well, good to see you, Jack.
Thank you.
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