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Conversation 945-008

TapeTape 945StartTuesday, June 19, 1973 at 4:30 PMEndTuesday, June 19, 1973 at 4:40 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with an aide regarding the logistical arrangements for an upcoming meeting with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. The discussion focused on managing press access, specifically the duration and scope of photographic opportunities at the meeting site. The President emphasized a preference for minimizing media presence and streamlining the encounter to ensure a quick and efficient engagement.

Leonid BrezhnevPresidential schedulingPress relationsWhite House logisticsSoviet-American relations
AudioNARA Description

On June 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 945-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 945-8

Date: June 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:30 pm and 4:40 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

     Leonid I. Brezhnev’s schedule
          -Meeting with President
                 -Location
                 -Press coverage
                       -Photographs
                       -Duration
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                      (rev. July-2011)

                                                          Conversation No. 945-8 (cont’d)

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 4:40 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Now we have had telephone communication.
You should be leaving very shortly.
I have a couple of minutes when he leaves on the road by you so you can go out to the west.
I just want to get a picture of our island there.
All right.
Is there going to be a press picture of the site?
Whatever you would like, I think the press office is interested in that.
We can make it quick, right?
We can make it quick?
Yes, sir.
Oh, we have to.
I don't want to.
I don't want two groups.
It's time to go.
Small group.
Do you want to get our meeting on?
Get on.
It's great.
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