Date: September 8, 1972

Time: 12:14 pm – 12:18 pm

Location: Oval Office

The President met with Robert L.F. Sikes, Mrs. Robert L.F. (Inez Tyner) Sikes, Richard K. Cook

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and John E. Nidecker.

[The White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting]

Greetings

[General discussion]

Photograph

Sikes family

-Republican heritage

Health

Congressmen

-Democrats

-Primary

The President’s conversation with Carl B. Albert

George S. McGovern

-1972 campaign

-Security of US

-Possible defense budget cuts

-Position of US

-Vietnam

Sikes

-Campaign

-Support of the President’s policies

-1972 campaign

-Florida

-Results for the President

-Support for the President’s programs

-Defense

-The President’s analysis

-Importance

Presidential gifts

-Flag

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-Pin

Walter E. Annenberg

-Ambassador to London

-Steuben Glass

-Base

-Semi-precious stones

-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

White House

-Unknown British artist

-Additional wings

-Potomac River

-Course of river

-War of 1812

-Oval Office

-Tree

-Peking

The President’s family

-Schedules of daughters

-Vienna

-New York

US military

Wealthy

-Rich people compared with poor people

Sikes et al. left at 12:18 pm.