Date: September 15, 1972
Time: 11:05 am – 11:22 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ray Charles, Bruce Elman, Robert Taylor, Alice Travis and Henry C.
Cashen, II.
Charles concert in Washington DC
-Greetings
-Elman
-Wolf Trap
-Tricia Nixon Cox’s visit to concert
-Maxwell Robb’s daughter
Press photograph
Charles’s anti-drug abuse and community efforts
-The President’s view
-Washington, DC
-Sickle cell anemia
-Milwaukee
-Charles’s music career
-Aid to drug abusers
-Mentally retarded children
-Pilgrim Center
Charles’s career
-Early years
-Compared to Sammy Davis, Jr.
-The President as Vice President
-Musical family
-Interest in music
-Unknown person
-Influence on Charles
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Charles’s trip to Europe
-Europeans’ appreciation of American visits
-The President’s trip to Soviet Union
-Czechoslovakia
-Prague
-Hungary visit by Charles
-Budapest
-Universality of music
-Charles’ view
-Band
-Raylettes
-Personnel changes
-Music
-The President’s view
-Russian ballet
-Compared to Chinese ballet
-European radio stations
-Charles’ view
-Compared to American stations
-Russian music
-Chinese music
-Compared to Japanese music
-Charles’ view
-Kabuki dancers
American radio stations
-American view of foreign music
-Need for exposure
-Charles’ view
-Desired use of foreign music
-Nancy Hanks
-Washington, DC
-Likely effect on public
-Parallels to rock-and-roll
Stephen B. Bull, the White House photographer and members of the press entered at an unknown
time after 11:05 am.
Photograph
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Bull left at an unknown time before 11:22 am.
Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
-Photograph
Charles’s world trips
Children’s Center
-Washington, DC
-Aid to children
-New building
-Construction
-Watergate Associates
-Aid for construction of building
-Maurice H. Stans influence
-Robert A. Podesta
Charles’s concert schedule
-Pittsburgh
-Richmond, Virginia
-North Carolina
-Dick Cavett Show
-Prague
Japanese
-European influence
East-West similarities
-Advantages
-Japan
-China
-Africa
-Latin America
-South America
-Communication
Appreciation of differing cultures
-The President’s view
-Dangers of single-mindedness by US
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
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Nixon’s foreign visits
Travel to People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Possible Ray Charles visit
-The President’s view
-Soviet Union
White House photograph
Parting remarks
-Presidential cuff links
-Presidential pin
-Davis
-Francis A. (“Frank”) Sinatra
Charles et al. left at 11:22 am.