Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 741 › Conversation 741-005
Nixon, Dixon & Butz on Agriculture and 4-H
Friday, June 23, 1972 · 12:44 PM–12:50 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Carlos D. Dixon and his family, accompanied by Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz and other officials, to discuss the state of American agriculture and the importance of programs like 4-H and the Future Farmers of America. The conversation highlighted the role of the Farmers Home Administration in supporting capital acquisition for successful farming ventures. Additionally, the President presented the family with gifts and engaged in casual discussion regarding White House furnishings and the economic concerns of cattlemen regarding beef prices.
- Agriculture
- 4-H
- Future Farmers of America
- Farmers Home Administration
- Beef prices
- Carlos D. Dixon
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Carlos D. Dixon, Mrs. Carlos D. Dixon, Stephen C. Dixon, Kimberley R. Dixon, Earl L. Butz, James V. Smith, John C. Whitaker, White House photographer, and Anita J. Dixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 12:50 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 741-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 741-5
Date: June 23, 1972
Time: 12:44-12:50 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Carlos D. Dixon, Mrs. Dixon, Anita J. Dixon, Stephen C. Dixon,
Kimberley R. Dixon, Earl L. Butz, James V. Smith, and John C. Whitaker; members of the press
and the White House photographer were present at the beginning to the meeting.
Introductions
Dixon's experience as farmer
Importance of agriculture
-4-H program
-Future Farmers of America [FFA]
-Capital acquisition
-Farmers Home Administration [FHA]
-Success
Butz
-Advocacy of farmers
Presentation of gifts by the President
Oval Office furnishings
-Rug
-Gift from the Soviet Union
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-The Presidential seal
Presentation of gifts by the President
Butz's speeches
Farmers
-Importance
-Beef prices
-Cattlemen
Dixon et al. left at 12:50 pm.Also recorded on June 23, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 741-005, June 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/741-005 (accessed September 30, 2026).