Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 687
Nixon White House Tape 687 (March 17, 1972)
4 conversations · Oval Office
Featuring Nixon, Bull, Goode, Diver, Diver
President Nixon met with Mark I. Goode and television technicians in the Oval Office to prepare for a live, televised address to the nation regarding equal educational opportunities and school busing. The participants coordinated technical details, including camera placement, audio levels, and broadcast timing for the speech. Following the successful delivery of the address, the President thanked the crew and distributed presidential gifts as a gesture of appreciation.
President Nixon met with Tina Diver, Neil Diver, and Margita E. White for a brief follow-up to a previous discussion. The meeting functioned primarily as a social encounter, consisting of general pleasantries before the guests concluded their visit and departed the Oval Office. No substantive policy decisions or administrative actions were recorded during this brief exchange.
President Nixon met with H. R. Haldeman, Henry Kissinger, and John Ehrlichman to coordinate upcoming foreign and domestic policy strategies. The group discussed Kissinger’s travel plans, the President’s impending trip to the Soviet Union, and ongoing legislative efforts to address school busing. Nixon urged his staff to adopt a more aggressive, authoritative tone when dealing with Congress and the press to ensure his policy positions—particularly on busing—were clearly and effectively communicated.
Stephen B. Bull met with Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding the President’s location. The discussion focused on the security and movement protocols for Nixon's travel between the Map Room and the Executive Office Building. No further substantive policy or political matters were addressed during this brief administrative briefing.