[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 42726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20154]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Nixon Presidential Historical Materials; Opening of Materials
AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration.
ACTION: Notice of opening of materials.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the opening of additional Nixon
presidential historical materials. Notice is hereby given that, in
accordance with section 104 of Title I of the Presidential Recordings
and Materials Preservation Act (``PRMPA'', 44 U.S.C. 2111 note) and
1275.42(b) of the PRMPA Regulations implementing the Act (36 CFR Part
1275), the agency has identified, inventoried, and prepared for public
access approximately 445 hours of Nixon White House tape recordings
among the Nixon Presidential historical materials.
DATES: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) intends
to make the materials described in this notice available to the public
beginning October 5, 1999. In accordance with 36 CFR 1275.44, any
person who believes it necessary to file a claim of legal right or
privilege concerning access to these materials should notify the
Archivist of the United States in writing of the claimed right,
privilege, or defense on or before September 7, 1999.
ADDRESSES: The materials will be made available to the public at the
National Archives at College Park research room, located at 8601
Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland, beginning at 8:45 a.m.
Petitions asserting a legal or constitutional right or privilege
which would prevent or limit access must be sent to the Archivist of
the United States, National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi
Road, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl Weissenbach, Director, Nixon
Presidential Materials Staff, 301-713-6950.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NARA is proposing to open approximately 3650
conversations which were recorded at the Nixon White House from
February 1971 to July 1971. These tape segments total approximately 445
hours of listening time.
This is the seventh opening of Nixon White House tapes since 1980.
Previous releases included conversations constituting ``abuses of
governmental power'' and conversations recorded in the Cabinet Room of
the Nixon White House. The tapes now being proposed for opening consist
of the first of five segments comprising the remaining hours of
conversations, processed for release in chronological order starting
with February 1971.
There are no transcripts for these tapes. Tape logs, prepared by
NARA, are offered for public access as a finding aid to the tape
segments and a guide for the listener. There is a separate tape log
entry for each segment of conversation released. Each tape log entry
includes the names of participants; date, time, and location of the
conversation; and an outline of the content of the conversation.
The tape recordings will be made available to the general public in
the research room at 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland, Monday
through Friday between 8:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Researchers must have a
NARA researcher card, which they may obtain when they arrive at the
facility, Listening stations will be available for public use on a
first come, first served basis. NARA reserves the right to limit
listening time in response to heavy demand. No copies of the tape
recordings will be sold or otherwise provided at this time. No sound
recording devices will be allowed in the listening area. Researchers
may take notes. Copies of the tape log will be available for a fee in
accordance with 36 CFR 1258.12.
Dated: July 30, 1999.
John W. Carlin,
Archivist of the United States.
[FR Doc. 99-20154 Filed 8-4-99; 8:45 am]
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