Secret White House Tapes

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859–36
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Rex W. Scouten
February 21, 1973
Conversation No. 859-36

Date: February 21, 1973
Time: 12:38 pm - 12:49 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Rex W. Scouten.

Pictures

Scouten’s schedule

White House redecoration plans
-Draperies
-Equipment
-Carpet
-Wall color
-Foundations
-Expense

Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Color selections

Shop area
-Expense
-[Intermediate maintenance facility ?] [IMF]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
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Conversation No. 859-36 (cont’d)



-Equipment
-Draperies
-Improvement
-Write offs
-Fire system
-Sprinkling system
-Estimate

White House bowling facility
-Costs
-IMF estimate
-Equipment
-Write offs
-Improvements
-Kitchen
-Need for renovations
-Air conditioning
-Replacement

Shop area
-Improvements
-Storage space
-Ceremonies
-Warehouse
-Airport
-Location

Renovation of White House
-Contributions
-Costs
-Equipment
-Memorandum
-Bruce A. Kehrli
-Donations
-Amounts, costs
-Write offs
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Nov.-09)
Conversation No. 859-36 (cont’d)




White House bowling alley
-Cost of renovation
-Recreation area
-Controls
-Chairs
-Mrs. Nixon
-Preferences

Estimate

Renovations
-Contributions
-Write offs
-Questions
-Answers
-Source of funds
-Boeing people
-Friends of the President
-Press relations
Butlers
-Filipinos
-Role
-Race of butlers
-White servers
-Lower class
-John [surname unknown]
-Foreign visitors
-Whites
-Camp David
-Difficulties in recruiting
-Caterers
-Cubans
-Security classification

Scouten left at 12:49 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
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