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  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • David R. Scott
  • LT. COL.
  • Peter M. Flanigan
  • Alexander M. Haig
  • White House photographer
  • Stephen B. Bull
February 1, 1972
Conversation No. 662-6

Date: February 1, 1972
Time: 11:53 am - 12:05 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Colonel and Mrs. David R. Scott, Colonel and Mrs. James B. Irwin,
Lieutenant Colonel Alfred M. Worden, Peter M. Flanigan, and Gen. Alexander M. Haig; Jr.; the
White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.

Greetings
-Apologies from the President

Goodwill mission to Poland and Yugoslavia
-Apollo XV’s astronauts’ impression
-Weather
-Reception
-Photograph session
-Voice of America [VOA]
-Benefits of trip
-Extent of trip
-Yugoslavia
-Poland
-Communism
-Poland
-Hungary
-Czechoslovakia
-Romania
-Latin America
-Iron curtain countries
-Visits
-Yugoslavia, Poland
-Mars
-Background of astronauts
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-Timing of next Apollo mission
-Extent of travels
-Poland, Yugoslavia, and the US
-Space travel
-View of US
-Fascination
-Reception

People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Forthcoming visit by the President
-Possible visit by astronauts

Space shuttle
-Progress
-Interest in Eastern Europe
-Benefits

Gifts
-Watches
-Cufflinks

PRC trip
-Table tennis

Astronauts families
-Camp David trip
-Timing
-General conversation

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 11:53 am.

Gifts presentation
-Pens
-Golf balls

University of Nebraska football team

Bull, et al. left at 12:05 pm.
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