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Conversation 887-014

TapeTape 887StartThursday, March 22, 1973 at 12:35 PMEndThursday, March 22, 1973 at 12:47 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Edwards, William J. ("Jack");  Delchamps, Oliver, Jr.;  Hearin, William J., Jr.;  Weiskopf, Albert;  Cook, Richard K.Recording deviceOval Office
AudioNARA Description

On March 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, William J. ("Jack") Edwards, Oliver Delchamps, Jr., William J. Hearin, Jr., Albert Weiskopf, and Richard K. Cook met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 12:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 887-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 887-14

Date: March 22, 1973
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Time: 12:35 pm - 12:47 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with William J. (“Jack”) Edwards, Oliver Delchamps, Jr., A. A. Wood,
William J. Hearin, Jr., Albert Weiskopf, and Richard K. Cook. The White House photographer
was present at the beginning of the meeting.

       Introductions
             -Edwards
                   -Mobile, Alabama
             -Alabama delegation
             -Delchamps
             -Wood
             -Hearin
                   -Newspaper publishing
                         -Mobile Press Register
                         -Republican Congress member
                   -Press coverage
                         -1972 campaign
                               -Editorials
             -Weiskopf
                   -Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce

       Photographs
            -Arrangements

       Tennessee Tombigbee River project
            -Commemorative coins
                  -Claude Whistler
                  -Budget deficit
                  -Map of river system
            -Pride in President
            -Chamber of commerce
            -Delchamps’s business
            -Publicity
                  -Mobile
            -Dedication
                  -President’s visit
                  -George C. Wallace
                  -Photographs
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Wallace
     -Recovery
           -Difficulties
           -Last meeting with President
                 -Governors’ dinner
     -Wife
     -Mobile
     -Lieutenant governor

Southern republicans
     -John C. Stennis
     -Trent Lott
           -Mississippi

Stennis
     -President's calls during convalescence
           -Frequency
     -Recovery from wounds
           -Strength

Southern Congress members
     -Support for national security issue, Vietnam
           -Prisoners of war [POWs]
           -Support for President's policies
                       -Sense of pride
     -Patriotism
           -Denigration
           -Mobile
                 -Capt. Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr.

POWs
   -Dinner
         -Wives
         -Location
         -Entertainment
                -Leslie T. (“Bob”) Hope
   -Denton
         -Religion
   -Qualities, attitude
   -Solitary confinement
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                    -Denton, Col. Robinson Risner
               -Sense of strength
                    -Meat prices

       Vietnam settlement
            -President’s policies
                  -Congress
                        -Silence
                        -resolution

       Edwards
           -Career in Congress
                -Leadership position
                -Unknown people
                       -Death

       Gifts
               -Presidential seal
               -Photographs
                     -Copies
                     -Publication
                     -Copies
                           -Production

       Basketball game

       Alabama
            -Support for President

       Edwards’s career in Congress
           -Possible run for Senate

       Wilbur D. Mills
            -Trade [?]
            -President’s telephone call
            -News summary
            -President's meeting with George P. Shultz
                  -Shultz’s meeting with Mills

Edwards et al., left at 12:47 pm.
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Transcript (AI-Generated)

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I know, I know.
uh... uh...
You know, we had the... Well, I do say it when I write.
I think he's done this before.
You know, when I initiated, much later, we had a conference.
All right.
All right.
Thank you.
Yeah.
There he is.
That's right.
I saw it in the government.
It was terrible.
I don't say that, but he's like, he gets a spark.
His wife.
Oh, yeah.
He's a good soldier.
He's great.
He's great.
I'd love to have him.
We'll be able to find him.
We'll be able to find him.
Oh, yeah.
I talk to Stennis.
I call him every week.
You know, this is the heart.
And everybody, when I call like that, I say, well, you know, they all call it in certain hours of the week.
I forget it.
They forget it most of the time in the weeks, weeks after that.
So I call him every Monday morning.
How do you know?
And, well, I do exactly.
I talk to him, too, you know, because he lives.
When I call him, he says, well, I just wish I could be back.
I'm a laborer.
I say, well, we don't need to worry about that.
Peace out.
Thank you.
Thank you.
As a matter of fact, we are marketing.
Right.
Right.
They came out a little stronger than ever.
Some people are out here all day.
Thank you.
Thank you.
That's a great picture.
We also run a national trade competition.
I see why you're successful.
It's not great.
We are always very proud.
All right.
Well, he'll see that.
Well, thank you.
Well, everybody's been very good.
Alabama was very good.
We found a game.
We're not going to forget that time.
You know what I mean?
When he's ready.
Don't wait too long.
Also,
Also, Schultz is coming to see me today.
You follow up with Schultz.
I'll probably mention it.
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