Conversation: 866-019
Prev: 866-018 Next: 866-020Start Date: 1-Mar-1973 3:06 PM
End Date: 1-Mar-1973 3:30 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Roth, Robert; Tkach, Walter R.; Wilson, Richard L.; Steele, John L.; Warren, Lucian C; terHorst, Jerald F. ("Jerry"); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Sanchez, Manolo;Recording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On March 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Robert Roth, Walter R. Tkach, Richard L. Wilson, John L. Steele, Lucian C Warren, Jerald F. ("Jerry") terHorst, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:06 pm to 3:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 866-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 866-19
Date: March 1, 1973
Time: 3:06-3:30 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Robert Roth, Walter T. Ridder, Richard L. Wilson, John L. Steele,
Lucian C. Warren, Jerald F. terHorst and Ronald L. Ziegler.The White House Photographer was
present at the beginning of the meeting.
Introductions
Photographs
Press passes [?]
Gridiron Club
-[Unintelligible name]
-Associate member
Seating arrangements
-Visiting heads of state
Edward R. G. Cox
-Attendance at Gridiron Club dinner
-[Dwight] David Eisenhower, II
-Navy
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 3:06 pm.
Refreshment
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Conversation No. 866-19 (cont’d)
-George P. Shultz’s drink
Manolo Sanchez left at an unknown time after 3:26 pm.
Invitation to Gridiron dinner
-President's inability to attend
-Other meetings
-White House Correspondents
-Radio and Television Correspondents
-White House Photographers
-Women reporters
-President's attendance
-1974, 1975, 1976
Gridiron Club
-Presidents
-1976 Woody Hoffman
-Admission of women
Gridiron dinner
-William P. Rogers
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Spiro T. Agnew
-Rogers
-Vietnam settlement
-Prisoners of War [POWs] issue
-List of names
-Clark Air Force base
-President's contributions
-Checkers
-Duet skit
-Agnew
-Guests
-President’s toast
-President’s schedule
-White House Correspondents
-Radio and Television Correspondents
-Conflict
-State dinner
-Skits
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Conversation No. 866-19 (cont’d)
-Duet
-Milton S. Eisenhower
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Nikita S. Khrushchev take-off
-William B. Thompson
-Foreign visitors
-Head of state
-Reactions
-Invitation
-Planning
-Golda Meir
-Edward R. G. Heath
-Reaction
-Possibility
-Annual visit
-Maxine Chesire, Francis A. (“Frank”) Sinatra
-Appearance
-Hair
-Resident's contribution to current dinner
-Agnew
Gridiron Club
-Traditions
-Pressure from women
-POW appearance
-Social events
-Air Force colonel
-Robinson Risner
-Virginia
-Sergeant
-[First name unknown] Flagg
-Doug Ramsey
-Adm. John S. McCain, Jr.
-Capt. Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr., Risner
-John S. McCain, III
-Captivity
-President's meeting with wife of sailor
-U.S.S. Saratoga
-POW bracelet
-Jack S. McCain, III
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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Conversation No. 866-19 (cont’d)
-Past dinner
-Judge
-Publishers
Gridiron dinner
-Invitation to Heath
-Kissinger
-Great Britain
-Alliance
-Skit
-Speech
-Possibility
-Heath’s wit
-Leonid I Brezhnev
-Invitation
-Chou En-lai
-Invitation
-Skits
-Kissinger
-Gifts
-Cufflinks
-Heath
-[Shah of Iran] Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Gifts
-Photographs
President's speech on impoundment
Roth et al. left at 3:26 pm. Ronald L. Ziegler remained.
Gridiron dinner
-Heath
-Foreign visitor
-Demeanor of Gridiron dinner
Church services
-Gridiron Club officers
-List
-Rose Mary Woods
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Conversation No. 866-19 (cont’d)
-New York Times
-Washington Post
-Baltimore Sun-Times
-Detroit News
-Hearst newspapers
-Mike Cole
-Wilson
-Criticism of editorial policy of paper
-TerHorst
-Ridder
-Alcoholism
-Roth
-Liberalism
-Lucian Warren
Gridiron dinners
-Year to attend
-1974
-1973
-Reasons for not attending
-George S. McGovern
-Roth, Ziegler, Wilson
-Refusal to attend 1973 inauguration
-Press comments
President’s schedule
-Woods
Ronald Ziegler left at 3:30 pm.