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Conversation: 881-006

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Start Date: 16-Mar-1973 12:20 PM

End Date: 16-Mar-1973 12:31 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Farrell, Michael J.Dahl, ArleneSchaum, Rounseville ("Skip")Shaum, LorenzoSchaum, Carole

Recording Device: Oval Office

881-006.mp3

NARA Description:

On March 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Michael J. Farrell, Arlene Dahl, Rounseville ("Skip") Schaum, Lorenzo Shaum, and Carole Schaum met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 881-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 881-6

Date: March 16, 1973
Time: 12:20 pm -12:31 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Arlene Dahl, Rounseville "Skip" Schaum, Lorenzo Schaum, Carole
Schaum and Michael J. Farrell. The White House photographer was present at the beginning of the
meeting.

       Introductions

       Children
             -School
             -President’s birthday
                   -Dahl’s father
             -Age

       Dahl’s family
            -Move to New York

       Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
            -Effect of church services characterized
            -New Jersey

       Debbie Reynolds
            -President's meeting
            -Irene
                  -Plot
                  -Reviewers
                  -Wholesomeness
                  -Out-of-towners
                  -New York
                  -New York Post
                  -Tony Award
            -Voice
                  -Ailment
                  -Changes
                                      -22-

           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                              Tape Subject Log
                               (rev. July-2010)
                                                  Conversation No. 881-6 (cont’d)


Musical show
     -Applause

Broadway
     -Changes
          -Cultural values
          -Decline in quality
     -Marlon Brando
          -Cover of Time, Newsweek
          -Playboy
     -Family theater

Movies
     -Parental Guidance [PG] rating
     -Suitability
     -Restricted [R] rating
     -Camp David

Photographs
     -Arrangements
     -Atkins
           -Beijing
           -Moscow
           -PRC

Henry A. Kissinger

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
     -Trade fair

Last meeting with President
      -Church
      -Metro Goldwyn meter [MGM]

Movie
     -Three Little Words
          -Debbie Reynolds
                 -Helen Kane character
          -Richard (“Red”) Skelton
          -Format
                                                  -23-

                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                        Tape Subject Log
                                         (rev. July-2010)
                                                            Conversation No. 881-6 (cont’d)



        Photographs
             -Copies

        Tour of White House
        Julie Nixon Eisenhower's crewel work

Dahl, et al., left at 12:31 pm.