Conversation 862-011

TapeTape 862StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 12:30 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 12:31 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.;  [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOval Office

On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 862-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 862-11

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Between 12:30 pm and 12:31 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull and an unknown man.

      President's meeting with Ambassador John A. Volpe, Mardi Gras queen
             -Cabinet Room
             -Press
             -Gifts

      Thelma C.(“Pat”) Nixon
            -Departure

      Meeting in outer office
            -Joe D. Waggamer, Jr.

      President's meeting with Norman Vincent Peale
             -Time
             -Arrangements
                     -Breakfast
                     -Sermon
             -Actors
                     -Debbie Reynolds
                            -Daughter
                            -Husband
                     -John Gielguld

      Debbie Reynolds
            -Support for the President

      Volpe
              -Meeting with President
                     -Length
                                             -26-

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                                                         Conversation No. 862-11 (cont’d)




       Call to Mrs. Nixon

Bull and the unknown man left at 12:31 pm.

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All right, we have here next to the screen here.
Yeah, they're here.
They're all set.
If you want to do it right before Master Holden, you're in the cabinet.
That's where I go to?
Yeah.
All right.
If you'd like to do that before Master Holden.
Yes, I'll do that first.
Where is it?
I want to know.
Do you have the pens?
I want to give them the pens.
Both pens.
Both of them.
Well, we have a question here.
I was going to ask you a question.
This station has been advised that you're leaving at 5.30, so you should watch your step.
and have this meeting that could be the first one they make.
I don't think they're going out there to have a company meeting.
Well, that's for four people.
The other, I'll respond.
And I think it might be a good situation to meet in my conference room.
I'll probably be inside the conference room.
Dr. Peel and Mrs. Peel will be coming tomorrow night.
They understand that you and Mrs. Peel, they're probably coming by 9 o'clock, but we're waiting for them.
Then what you do is you wait and they have breakfast by themselves.
And that way, you don't get a certain director.
And with the actors, with the extras.
She's got her daughter coming.
Yes, sir.
That's her husband.
That's her husband.
Yeah.
She's got her daughter coming.
It's a 16-year-old girl.
Yeah.
And many parents.
Because Mike Neal doesn't come to movies here.
Who is this?
John Neal, the producer, director.
She's the great Hamlin star.
Jake's in English.
But anyway, she's a, she, uh, she's been a good supporter, right?
But she did so well in the show.
you better come in with that note