Secret White House Tapes

647–14

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647–14
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Arthene Cevey
  • Andrey Pontier
  • Karl Wunderlich
  • Peter Yu
  • Michael Slattery
  • Billy McNight
  • Richard Buck
  • James Toomey
  • Russell Burke
  • Brian Clark
  • Phillip Beauregard
  • Brian Bunce
  • John Sharood
  • Peter McMahon
  • Francois VanDerMenbrugge
  • Stephen B. Bull
January 13, 1972
Conversation No. 647-14

Date: January 13, 1972
Time: 1:03 pm - 1:19 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Arthene Cevey, Audrey Pontier, Karl Wunderlich, Peter Yu, Michael
Slattery, Billy McNight, Stephen Bazo, Richard Buck, James Toomey, Russell Burke, Brian
Clark, Philip Beauregard, Pete Wyrough, Brooks Ross, Robert Jones, Brian Bunce, John
Sharood, Peter McMahon, Francois Van der Mensbrugge, and Christoper Cook at 1:17 pm; the
White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.

Introduction
-Teacher
-Years spent in teaching profession

The President's childhood
-Mother, Hannah Nixon

Introductions

Poems

Photograph session
-Arrangements

The President's birthday

Poems
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Tricia Nixon Cox
-The President's poem to sick brother

Students
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-Future plans
-Writers, journalists
-President

Press

Poem recitation

Washington Post

Poem recitation

Birthday cake

Student's interests

The President's forthcoming trip to the People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Effect on the world
-Unknown teacher
-Airplane flight

Presentation of gifts
-Pens
-Bill signing usage

Oval Office
-Presidential seal
-Floor and ceiling
-Gift
-Bowpin

Portrait of George Washington by Rembrandt Peale

Steuben glass
-“Star of the President”

The President's grade school years
-Fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Zimmerman
-Geography

Pontier, et al., except Cevey left and Ronald L. Ziegler and Stephen B. Bull entered at 1:17 pm.
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Conv. No. 647-14 (cont.)



Birthday card

The President's birthday present
-Compact

Cevey and Bull left at 1:18 pm.

The President's meeting with Edwin M. (“Jiggs”) Fauver
-Length of meeting
-Fauver's duties
-White House Telegraph and Travel Office
-John Fauver
-Photographs
-Press
-Ray M. Zook

The President’s recent meeting with school children

Ziegler left at 1:19 pm.
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