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Conversation No. 705-11

Date: April 10, 1972
Time: 12:25 pm - 12:38 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Robert W. Barker, Arch N. Booth, William N. Burch, George Champion,
Jr., Mary Pillsbury Lord, James P. Low, Leonard H. Marks, Herbert E. Marks, J. Willard
Marriott, Alice (Sheets) Marriott, William J. McManus, Charles S. O'Malley, Jr., A. Pollard
Simons, Katherine (Merrill) Swim, Walter E. Washington, C. Robert Yeager, John P. Cosgrove,
John B. Kelly and David C. Hoopes; the White House photographer was present at the beginning
of the meeting.

Introductions and greetings

Unknown team

News report

Photographs

Dudley Swim

Marriott
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[General discussion]

Group photograph
-Arrangements

Golf
-Partner
-Champion

Filming of event

Honor America Day
-Recognition
-Need for ceremonies
-Non-partisanship
-Film
-Distribution
-The President's appearance
-Twenty-sixth amendment

The President's administration
-Washington, DC crime rates
-Decline
-Walter Washington
-Baseball club [Washington Senators]
-Congress

George E. Allen
-Stadium seating

Gifts from the People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Trees
-Growing conditions
-Pandas
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Zoos
-San Diego, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, St. Louis and Washington

Presidential gifts
-Women
-Golf balls
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Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 705-11 (cont.)


-The President’ inscription

Arbor Day
-Mrs. Nixon

Golf
-Champion

The President's trip to Florida

Golf

Barker et al left at 12:38 pm.