President Richard Nixon met with Edward J. Kiernan, the president of the International Conference of Police Associations, for a brief introductory discussion. The meeting served as a formal engagement between the administration and the representative of national police interests. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this one-minute exchange, which functioned primarily as a courtesy visit.
On August 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Edward J. Kiernan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:20 pm to 5:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 758-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 758-20 Date: August 1, 1972 Time: 5:20 pm - 5:21 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with Edward J. Kiernan. [See Conversation No. 28-37; one item has been withdrawn]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.