President Nixon met briefly with Senate leaders Hugh Scott and Mike Mansfield to coordinate an upcoming meeting and discuss general scheduling. The President noted the unique position of both senators as non-candidates in the upcoming election cycle, expressing his desire to engage in informal dialogue away from partisan pressures. The exchange served primarily as a brief pleasantry to arrange a more substantive future engagement.
On January 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Hugh Scott, and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:33 pm to 12:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 650-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 650-11 Date: January 18, 1972 Time: 12:33 pm - 12:34 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with Hugh Scott and Michael J. Mansfield. [See Conversation No. 18-101]
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