{"conversationCode":"911-018","tapeNumber":911,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-911-018","startDateTime":"1973-05-03T15:03:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-03T15:10:00.000Z","startDate":"3-May-1973","startTime":"11:03 AM","endDate":"3-May-1973","endTime":"11:10 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Brock, William; Baker, Howard H., Jr.; McMahan, Ronald; Waldon, C. E.; Beard, J. W.; Cheeseman, Robert; Reese, Jack; Wright, Alan; Moon, Kitty; Moore, Horace N.; Moore, Horace N. (Mrs.); Timmons, William E.; Friedersdorf, Max L.; Atkins, Oliver F. (\"Ollie\");","description":"On May 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, William Brock, Howard H. Baker, Jr., Ronald McMahan, C. E. Waldon, J. W. Beard, Robert Cheeseman, Jack Reese, Alan Wright, Kitty Moon, Horace N. Moore, Mrs. Horace N. Moore, William E. Timmons, Max L. Friedersdorf, and Oliver F. (\"Ollie\") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:03 am to 11:10 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 911-018 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 911-18\n\nDate: May 3, 1973\nTime: 11:03 am - 11:10 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with William E. Brock III, Howard H. Baker, Jr., Ronald McMahan, C. E.\nWaldon, J. W. Beard, Robert Cheeseman, Jack Reese, Alan Wright, Kitty Moon, Horace N.\nMoore, Mrs. Horace N. Moore, William E. Timmons, Max Friedersdorf, and Oliver F. (“Ollie”)\nAtkins.\n\n       Introductions\n              -Greetings to Baker and Brock [?]\n              -C. E. Waldon\n                     -Mayor of Martin, Tennessee\n                     -Centennial\n              -Robert Cheeseman\n                     -Martin\n              -Jack Reese\n              -Alan Wright\n              -Fay [?] Moore\n\f                                      -28-\n\n             NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                      Conversation No. 911-33 (cont’d)\n\n        -Horace Moore\n               -Washington, DC\n\nArrangements for photographs\n      -Tennessee\n             -Baker and Brock\n             -Centennial commemoration\n                     -President’s attendance\n                     -July 4\n\nPresident’s foreign visitors\n       -Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]\n       -Kakeui, Tanaka\n       -Haile Selassie\n               -Lions\n               -Dog\n\nPresentation of gifts\n       -Letters regarding Vietnam cease-fire\n               -Fourth grade children\n       -Photograph [?] with names\n\nYouth\n        -Teachers, parents\n               -[First name unknown] Meyer [?]\n\nPresentation of gifts by President\n\nCongressmen\n      -Investigation\n\nPresident’s schedule\n       -Timmons\n\nCandidates\n\nJohn B. Connally\n\f                                             -29-\n\n                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                             Conversation No. 911-33 (cont’d)\n\n               -Party affiliation\n\nBrock et al. left at 11:10 a.m.","filename":["911-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Brock, William","Baker, Howard H., Jr.","McMahan, Ronald","Waldon, C. E.","Beard, J. W.","Cheeseman, Robert","Reese, Jack","Wright, Alan","Moon, Kitty","Moore, Horace N.","Moore, Horace N. (Mrs.)","Timmons, William E.","Friedersdorf, Max L.","Atkins, Oliver F. (\"Ollie\")"],"prevCode":"911-017","nextCode":"911-019","transcript":[{"start":9.25,"end":9.99,"text":"You're welcome."},{"start":10.05,"end":10.81,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":44.3,"end":44.59,"text":"All right, guys."},{"start":82.31,"end":93.09,"text":"All right, now this is the name of our great state, you guys are the great senators."},{"start":110.65,"end":111.31,"text":"I wish"},{"start":139.07,"end":140.71,"text":"You're tall enough to be here today."},{"start":140.73,"end":142.66,"text":"I'm already asked to leave."},{"start":142.7,"end":144.04,"text":"Go ahead and leave, Mr. President."},{"start":185.82,"end":187.54,"text":"That's what it's like to see the array."},{"start":187.78,"end":187.94,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":188.48,"end":189.52,"text":"She has two big dogs."},{"start":189.54,"end":191.26,"text":"Right, right."},{"start":192.46,"end":193.1,"text":"I like that picture."},{"start":193.12,"end":193.9,"text":"It's really scary."},{"start":193.96,"end":194.28,"text":"Oh, yeah."},{"start":195.06,"end":195.64,"text":"It's scary."},{"start":195.7,"end":196.58,"text":"This is the heart."},{"start":196.6,"end":197.82,"text":"This is the heart."},{"start":198.18,"end":198.96,"text":"This is the heart."},{"start":199.04,"end":200.15,"text":"This is the heart."},{"start":200.44,"end":203.25,"text":"This is the heart."},{"start":203.61,"end":206.11,"text":"This is the heart."},{"start":217.21,"end":217.85,"text":"We all"},{"start":244.15,"end":250.15,"text":"I really admire, you know, the teachers, mothers, fathers, and kids building it."},{"start":250.17,"end":253.4,"text":"And they brought it to me every day through December and January."},{"start":253.42,"end":257.22,"text":"They went out and brought the cameras and set it for everybody."},{"start":257.24,"end":257.66,"text":"And I said,"},{"start":267.34,"end":270.6,"text":"We have a presidential seat."},{"start":307.5,"end":310.12,"text":"All right."},{"start":335.08,"end":336.49,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":369.6,"end":370.42,"text":"That should be it."},{"start":402.49,"end":404.56,"text":"Well, that was a great one."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Senators Howard Baker and William Brock, along with a delegation of Tennessee officials and constituents, to participate in a ceremonial event. The group discussed the centennial of Martin, Tennessee, and finalized plans for the President’s potential attendance at the town's July 4th commemoration. 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