872–13

Conversation No. 872-13

Date: March 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:22 pm and 1:33 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Tony Martin. The White House photographer was present at the
beginning of the meeting.

Greetings
-Al Hart [?]

Photograph session

Martin's wife's birthday
-Cyd Charisse
-Hannah Milhous Nixon’s birthday

Martin's help
-President's gratitude

President’s event
-Martin’s invitation
-Regrets
-Australia
-Cuff links

Washington, DC
-Blue Room
-Visitors
-Entertainment
-Embassies

George Murphy
-Meeting with Martin
-George H
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(rev. May-2010)
Conversation No. 872-13 (cont’d)


-Ash Wednesday
-Support from President, Ronald W. Reagan
-Election loss

Martin’s patriotism
-Support for President
-Loyalty to Republicans
-Prisoners of war [POWs]
-Flag
-Bronze star
-Sense of pride in country
-Meeting with Leslie T. (“Bob”) Hope

POWs
-Return
-Press coverage [?]
-Attitude of POWs
-Hollywood show
-Charleston Heston
-Veterans in hospitals
-Age

Vietnam Veterans
-Support for Veterans
-Compared to POWs
-Veterans Hospitals
-Entertainment
-Remembrance

Martin's meeting with President

President's schedule
-California
-Meeting with Nguyen Van Thieu
-Party for John Ford
-California
-Medal of Freedom
-President's telephone call
-POWs
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Conversation No. 872-13 (cont’d)


-Ford's response
-Amnesty

Martin
-Tour
-Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago
-Health
-Exercise
-Eating habits

Charisse's birthday

An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 1:22 pm.

Gifts
-Ashtray
-Presidential seal

Capitol tour
-Mark O. Hatfield
-Oregon
-Senate
-Supreme Court

White House tour
-Blue Room
-Photograph of Martin
-Thomas Jefferson Memorial
-President’s chair
-Run for President

Gifts
-Ashtray
-Cuff links

President's accomplishments
Visit to White House
-Martin’s singing, Charisse's dancing
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. May-2010)
Conversation No. 872-13 (cont’d)


Martin and an unknown person left at 1:33 pm.