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Conversation 758-017

TapeTape 758StartTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 4:57 PMEndTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 5:17 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Cook, Richard K.;  Friedersdorf, Max L.;  Nidecker, John E.;  Bishop, John J., Jr.;  Dowd, William F.;  Robison, Howard W.;  Erlenborn, John N.;  Zwach, John M.;  Cederberg, Elford A.;  Gubser, Charles S.;  Crane, Philip M.;  Mosher, Charles A.;  Andrews, Mark;  Duncan, John;  Burke, J. Herbert;  Findley, Paul;  Kyl, John;  O'Konski, Alvin E.;  Myers, John T.;  Lujan, Manuel, Jr.;  Clawson, Delwin M.;  Archer, William, Jr.;  Snyder, M. Gene;  Case, Clifford P.;  Hatfield, Mark O.;  Biester, Edward G., Jr.;  Brown, Garry E.;  Conte, Silvio O.;  Davis, Glenn R.;  Derwinski, Edward J.;  Dickinson, William L.;  Hosmer, Craig;  Martin, David T.;  Minshall, William E.;  Nelsen, Ancher;  Rhodes, John J.;  Ruppe, Philip E.;  Sandman, Charles W., Jr.;  Saylor, John P.;  Scherle, William J.;  White House photographerRecording deviceOval Office
AudioNARA Description

On August 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Richard K. Cook, Max L. Friedersdorf, John E. Nidecker, and incumbent Republican Congressmen and candidates, including John J. Bishop, Jr., William J. Dowd, Howard W. Robison, John N. Erlenborn, John M. Zwach, Elford A. Cederberg, Charles S. Gubser, Philip M. Crane, Charles A. Mosher, Mark Andrews, John J. Duncan, J. Herbert Burke, Paul Findley, John Kyl, Alvin O'Konski, John T. Myers, Manuel Lujan, Jr., Delwin M. Clawson, William Archer, Jr., M. Gene Snyder, Clifford P. Case, Mark O. Hatfield, Edward G. Biester, Jr., Garry E. Brown, Silvio O. Conte, Glenn R. Davis, Edward J. Derwinski, William L. Dickinson, Craig Hosmer, David T. Martin, William E. Minshall, Ancher Nelsen, John J. Rhodes, Philip E. Ruppe, Charles W. Sandman, Jr., John P. Saylor, William Scherle, and White House photographer, met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:57 pm to 5:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 758-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 758-17

Date: August 1, 1972
Time: 4:59 pm - 5:17 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men [White House photographers?] met.

             The President’s forthcoming photograph session with Congressmen and
             Congressional candidates
                 -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
                 -Technical problems
                     -Film speed
                 -Arrangements
                     -Jack [unknown last name]

The President met with Richard K. Cook, Max L. Friedersdorf, John E. Nidecker, John Bishop,
Bill Dowd, Howard Robinson, John N. Erlenborn, John Zwach, Elford Cederberg, Charles S.
Gubser, Philip M. Crane, Charles Mosher, Mark Andrews, John J. Duncan, J. Herbert Burke,

                                         (rev. Nov-03)

Paul Findley, John Kyl, Alvin O'Konski, John T. Myers, Manuel Lujan, Jr., Del Clawson, Bill
Archer, M.G. Snyder, Clifford P. Case, Mark O. Hatfield, Edward G. Biester, Gary Brown,
Silvio O. Conte, Glenn R. Davis, Edward J. Derwinski, William L. Dickinson, Craig Hosmer,
Dave Martin, William E. Minshall, Ancher Nelsen, John Rhodes, Philip E. Ruppe, Charles
Sandman, John Saylor, and William Scherle. The White House photographer was present at the
beginning of the meeting.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 16m 12s    ]

Bishop, et al., except Cook, Friedersdorf and Nidecker, left at 5:14 pm.

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2

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             Congress
                -Busing
                     -Rules Committee
                         -Constitutional amendment
                         -Moratorium
                     -Education and Labor Committee
                         -Bill Palmer [?]
                              -Affirmative standards bill
                     -Constitutional amendment
                         -Possibility of passage
                     -Democrats
                     -Speaker of the House [Carl B. Albert]
                         -Gerald R. Ford
                     -Moratorium
                     -Affirmative standards bill
                         -Senate

                                        (rev. Nov-03)

                          -Possibility of House passage
                      -Liberal Democrats
                          -Michigan
                          -Indiana

Cook, Friedersdorf and Nidecker left at 5:17 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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10 minutes late, Jack.
And what time he does that, what?
He's short of 11.
They reported out the constitutional amendment and they postponed action on the moratorium.
Now they're attempting to go to Congress, attempting to exert pressure.
we can probably
But if they're going to screw around and give us a half-assed busting bill, right?
No, I would have nothing to have that bad.
What we're not trying to do is to try to get more of our hand on the standards bill, which is pretty legit, through the House and dump it on the last of the Senate.
We may still be able to get the permanent standards bill through the House.
What?
Yeah, that one.
That one.
That one.
That one.
That one.
That one.
That one.
to get well with another drone deal.
They say, I don't work against musking.
I would just as well stick with where they are so that our police then can go in like in Michigan, places like Indiana and take care of them.
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