642–1

Conversation No. 642-1

Date: January 2, 1972
Time: 9:07 pm - unknown before 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Mark I. Goode, William H. Carruthers, Donald W. Richardson, Robert
Wussler, James Wall and members of the Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] technical crew.

Voice level

Lighting

Introductions
-Wussler
-Wall
-Previous work with the President during primaries

Camera angles
-Shots

The President, Goode and Carruthers left at an unknown time before 9:30 pm.

[General Conversation]

[Equipment noise]

The President, Goode and Carruthers and Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins entered at an unknown time
after 9:07 pm.

Photograph session
-Timing

Temperature in room

Microphones

Make-up
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 642-1 (cont.)


[General Conversation]
-Heat in room
-Opening remarks

Time until broadcast

Microphones

Photograph session
-Arrangements
-Timing
-Microphones

[General Conversation]
-Time

Time until broadcast

[General Conversation]
-The President’s schedule

Time until broadcast

Make-up
-Lighting

Time until broadcast

Goode, Carruthers, et al. left and Dan Rather entered at an unknown time after 9:07 pm.

Rather’s gratitude

California

The President was interviewed by Rather at 9:30 pm.

[A transcript of the following portion of the conversation appears in Public Papers of the
Presidents, Richard M. Nixon, 1972, pp. 1-17]

[End of transcribed portion]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 642-1 (cont.)


Recent interview
-“Ms.” Question
-The President’s forthcoming trip to the People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Rather
-Overtime

PRC trip
-Rather
-CBS
-Mike Wallace
-[Howard K.?] Smith

Gordon Manning, William A. Leonard, II, Gerald L. Warren, press photographers, Atkins and
members of the press entered at an unknown time after 9:30 pm.

Introductions

Recent interview
-Length

Photographers

[General Conversation]
-Wussler

Unknown event in 1958

Chicago

CBS staff scheduled to go to the PRC
-Peking

Football game, January 2, 1972
-Miami Dolphins

[General Conversation]
-Atkins
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 642-1 (cont.)


The President left at 10:34 pm.

[General Conversation]

The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.