Conversation: 197-016
Prev: 197-015 Next: 197-017Start Date: Saturday, July 22, 1972 6:47 PM
End Date: Saturday, July 22, 1972 7:05 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorRecording Device: Camp David Hard Wire
NARA Description:
On July 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 197-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 197-016 Date: July 22, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:47 pm and 3:05 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President dictated a memorandum. ***************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/25/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [197-016-w001] [Duration: 2m] 1972 election -Presidential debates -Ronald L. Ziegler -Clark MacGregor Page | 9 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 -George S. McGovern request -The President’s participation in repeal of Section 315 -Vote on Section 315 -Lyndon B. Johnson -Differences between the two candidates -Render debate unnecessary -1964 -Foreign policy issues -Potential debate subjects -The President’s opinion -Sensitivity of international negotiations -Intelligence ***************************************************************** Camp David operator talked with the President. [Conversation No. 197-16A] [See Conversation No. 136-13] The President resumed dictation at an unknown time between 3:05 and 3:57 pm. ***************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/26/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [197-016-w002] [Duration: 5m 56s] The President's schedule -Previous wedding of Dabney Jane Hibbert and Barry Wayne Feather -The President’s opinion -Church -The President’s description -Minister Page | 10 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 -Tricia Nixon Cox -Dress -Barry Wayne Feather -Cousins [?] -Previous visit to the President's California house -Shoe shining Spiro T. Agnew -The President's announcement -Low-key -Answers to attacks Life magazine -Pictures -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon Bobby Fischer -Supporter of the President -The President’s description -Introverted -Family background -Death of mother The President's family schedule -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon -Water ballets -Previous trip to California -Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Tricia Nixon Cox -J. Edgar Hoover -Previous trip to Africa -Previous trip to Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] -Tricia Nixon Cox's and Julie Nixon Eisenhower's previous collaboration -Parts -Cinderella and Prince Charming -Cinderella’s stepsisters -Cats -The President’s opinion -Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower -Kittens Page | 11 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 -Unknown person’s health ***************************************************************** [The memorandum continues as Conversation No. 197-18]