Conversation 853-002

TapeTape 853StartThursday, February 8, 1973 at 9:51 AMEndThursday, February 8, 1973 at 9:52 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Recording deviceOval Office

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the delivery of specific reading materials to Alice Roosevelt Longworth. The President requested that Charles W. Colson facilitate sending a copy of Henry Fairlie's book, *Great Expectations*, along with a Vermont Royster column regarding the Vietnam settlement. This administrative task aimed to ensure that Longworth received the correct press commentary as part of the President's ongoing media outreach efforts.

Alice Roosevelt LongworthCharles W. ColsonHenry FairlieVermont RoysterVietnam settlementPress relations

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NARA Description

On February 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:51 am to 9:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 853-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 853-2

Date: February 8, 1973
Time: 9:51 am-9:52 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Charles W. Colson
              -Location
              -Copy of Henry Fairlie's book [Great Expectations]
                     -Alice Roosevelt Longworth
              -Vermont Royster’s column
                     -Press on Vietnam settlement
                             -Longworth
              -Rose Mary Woods

Bull left at 9:52 am.
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get a hold of him.

And ask him to send a copy of the Fairley book, you know, the one I recently read.

I want one for Mrs. Long, and the Vermont Reister column, you know, the one that I referred to in the news media.

He'll know the one that I referred to, the Vermont Reister column, giving the

wasn't particularly elated about the impeachment.

I want to be sure she gets the right one, because we circulated to others, put both of them, and sent them over to some longer.

All right, so now, do you want us to come up with a job that you want us to do?

Yeah, I was going to say, give up the rose.

I was going to say, here, this is all this.

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