[Federal Register: August 5, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 150)]
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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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