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Conversation 888-007

TapeTape 888StartTuesday, March 27, 1973 at 3:02 PMEndTuesday, March 27, 1973 at 3:15 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Boggs, Corrine (Clairborne) (Lindy);  Jacobs, Corinne;  Boggs, Thomas Hale, Jr.;  Boggs, Hale, III;  Boggs, Elizabeth;  Boggs, Douglas;  Sigmund, Paul;  Sigmund, Paul (Mrs.);  Paul Sigmund;  Sigmund, David;  Sigmund, Stephen;  Boggs, Archie;  Boggs, Archie (Mrs.);  Shoemaker, Dan;  Shoemaker, Dan (Mrs.);  Shoemaker, Bobby;  Shoemaker, Dan;  Kearney, TomRecording deviceOval Office
AudioNARA Description

On March 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Corrine ("Lindy") (Clairborne) Boggs, Corinne Jacobs, Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr., Hale Boggs, III, Elizabeth Boggs, Douglas Boggs, Paul Sigmund, Mrs. Paul Sigmund, Paul Sigmund, David Sigmund, Stephen Sigmund, Archie Boggs, Mrs. Archie Boggs, Dan Shoemaker, Mrs. Dan Shoemaker, Bobby Shoemaker, Dan Shoemaker, and Tom Kearney met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:02 pm to 3:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 888-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 888-7

Date: March 27, 1973
Time: 3:02 pm -3:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Corinne C. ("Lindy") Boggs, Mrs. Corinne Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Hale Boggs, Jr., Hale Boggs III, Elizabeth Boggs, Douglas Boggs, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sigmund,
Paul Sigmund, David Sigmund, Stephen Sigmund, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Boggs, Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Shoemaker, Bobby Shoemaker, Dan Shoemaker, Tom Kearny and Richard K. Cook. The
White House photographer and members of the press were present at the beginning of the
meeting.

       Introductions
             -Hale Boggs, III
             -David Sigmund
             -Paul Sigmund
             -Archie Boggs
             -Mother [?]
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                                                            Conversation No. 888-7 (cont’d)

       Photographs
            -Lindy Boggs
                 -Press photograph

       [General conversation]

       Lindy Boggs
            -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
            -Tenure in Congress
            -Louisiana [?]
            -Election to Congress

       Prime minister

       Photographs
            -Members of family
                  -Children
                  -Relatives
            -Mrs. Boggs's mother
            -Copies

       Artifacts in Oval Office
             -Jade
                    -Age
                         -Fifth Century B.C.
             -National seal
                    -Theodore (“Teddy”) Roosevelt
             -Pictures
                    -George Washington

       Rose Garden
            -Tricia Nixon Cox's wedding ceremony

       Boehm bird figurines

       Rug
             -Age

Lindy Boggs, et al., left at 3:15 pm.
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Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Oh, Mrs. Madden, I'm here.
Here she is.
Oh, thank you.
I love you.
I love you.
I love you.
I love you.
I love you.
I love you.
I love you.
Thank you.
Oh, we're coming.
And he said to Taylor, brother, aren't you just too close to Alibaba?
And he said to Taylor, brother, aren't you just too close to Alibaba?
And he said to Taylor, brother, aren't you just too close to Alibaba?
And it's about you, Tom Carney.
My God, you have a powerful life.
And it's about you, Tom Carney.
And it's about you.
We'll find one with you alone first, you know, for us.
But we'll do is to have one for the press.
Let's have one for just you and me.
And then I'll have one for my friends.
So I want to say right here that we, as Martin said, need that land anyway, and also a very, very, very important thing to do for a new country.
And I suppose that many of us don't really have to do much to do this.
I know that the back of the U.S. is quite a big problem for us.
Over those of us who know her, as I know her, she is here at home.
She belongs in my spirit.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Thank you.
the the the
All right.
All right.
Now let's start this family here. .
Let's see now.
Oh my goodness.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Okay.
This map takes a long time to get out of here.
Well, now this is, uh, Jim on the bench, I think.
Yeah, and then she gets her mother in here.
You stand on my right, like this.
And we'll look at you.
I think you can see this.
Everyone's out there on the green plate.
You know what I'm saying?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
This is a piece of jade, which is 3,000 years old.
Oh, around here.
There is a middle.
You can see it there.
One of the many parts up here.
This, of course, was made in the 17th century, and that was made in the 17th century.
I mean, when this room was switched in, right when the page was up, it was the first president.
See, that's the difference.
If you count the stars, how many of that is over?
One second.
He doesn't have a wig on there.
There's the girls.
That's the Rose Garden, or Trish's Garden.
Down the right is the John Boston.
And we will be just as happy to be there in the meantime.
You're all being purged into this life.
Everything in the room is just purged.
Well, I'm afraid you're staying so long.
I'm afraid you're staying so long.
I'm afraid you're staying so long.
Oh, I think they put that there so she can go back and forth.
You know, I mean, it's like a chair.
Otherwise, the rug is going to make it, uh, make it too pretty.
The rug is made under 240.
It gets a lot of wear.
Thank you very much.
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