Conversation 733-007

Audio for this conversation has not yet been released by the National Archives.

On June 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Rose Mary Woods, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 733-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 733-7

Date: June 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:55 am and 12:26 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

     Luis Echeverria Alvarez's visit
          -Head of State dinner
               -Astronauts
                     -Gift
               -Entertainment
                     -Pete Fountain

Rose Mary Woods entered at 11:58 am.

           -Presidential gift

                -Timing
                -Astronauts
                -Timing
                      -Entertainment
           -Entertainment
                -Fountain

     The President’s schedule
          -Astronauts
          -Echeverria
          -Astronauts

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 12:10 pm.

     Head of State dinner for Echeverria
         -The President's presence
         -Charles W. Colson
         -Astronauts' entrance
               -Logistics
         -Guests
               -Family
               -White House staff
                     -Henry A. Kissinger
                     -Herbert G. Klein
                     -Robert H. Finch
         -Guest lists
               -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
               -Maurice H. Stans
               -Colson
               -Harry S. Dent
               -Harry S. Flemming
               -Ann C. Whitman
               -Dr. W. Kenneth Riland
               -Nelson A. Rockefeller
               -Mexican-Americans
         -Future state dinners
               -The President’s view

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]

[Duration: 6m 52s    ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Ronald L. Ziegler entered at 12:10 pm.

     Press conference
          -Nikolai V. Podgorny’s trip to Hanoi
          -Kissinger’s forthcoming trip to the People’s Republic of China [PRC]
                -Moscow summit
                -Agreement by both sides
                -Importance
                -Details of trip
          -William P. Rogers
                -Trip to Asia
                      -Southeast Asia Treaty Organization [SEATO]
                      -Future announcement
          -Strategic Arms and Limitation Tretaty [SALT]

Ziegler left at 12:12 pm.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 8m 32s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2

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     White House functions
          -Dinners
               -The President's view
               -Fundraisers
                    -Stans

                -Political dinners
                      -The President’s view
                      -George S. McGovern supporters
                -The President's attitude
                -Woods’s view
                -Problems
                      -Preparation
                            -Speech
                            -Television
                -Lyndon B. Johnson
                      -Guest lists

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 18s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3

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The President and Woods left at 12:26 pm.