Richard Nixon and John Connally propose a hunting trip for Leonid Brezhnev's visit, May 16, 1973

On May 16, 1973, John Connally visited President Richard Nixon in the White House. This meeting was captured by recording devices in the Oval Office.

In this conversation segment, President Nixon asks Connally to meet with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev during the upcoming US-Soviet summit. Nixon and Connally discuss possible arrangements for a hunting trip. Connally suggests an exotic game excursion to a ranch in the Texas Hill Country.

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AUDIO RECORDING

Conversation 919-017, Audiotape 919 (NARA Identifier #7450097), Oval Office Sound Recordings, White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, College Park, MD and Yorba Linda, CA.

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IMAGE

WHPO-E6125-05A, White House Photo Office Photographs (NARA Identifier #194277), Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, College Park, MD and Yorba Linda, CA.

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