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Conversation No. 566-4
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Date: August 17, 1971
Time: 1:14 pm - unknown before 1:29 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Charles O. Finley, Dick Williams, Bill Posedel, Jerry Lumpe, Irv Noren,
Vern Hoscheit, Monte Moore, Bob Elson, Red Rush, Hank Fanger, Joe Romo, Tom Corwin,
Blue Moon Odom, Ron Klimkowski, Diego Segui, Jim (“Catfish”) Hunter, Chuch Dobson,
Darold Knowles, Jim Roland, Rollie Fingers, Vida Blue, Bob Locker, Dave Duncan, Gene
Tenace, Frank Fernandez, Dick Greene, Mike Epstein, Sal Bando, Larry Brown, Bert (“Campy”)
Campaneris, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hegan, Tony LaRussa,Angel Mangual, Reggie Jackson, Tommy
Davis, George Hendrick, Joe Rudi, Curt Blefary, Ron Bergman, and Glen Schwarz; members of
the press were present at the beginning of the meeting.

General conversation
-Tour
-Introductions
-Vida Blue
-Age
-[Dwight] David Eisenhower, III
-Washington Senators
-Conversation with the President
-Birthdays
-Wins
-Jim Hegan
-Washington Senators
-Camperis
-Frank Howard
-San Francisco Giants
-Los Angeles Dodgers
-Unknown player
-Eisenhowers
-Odom
-Nickname, “Blue Moon”
-Larry Brown of the Washington Redskins
-Hunter's perfect game
-Jim Fregosi
-California Angels
-Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers
-Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals,
Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves
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Conv. No. 566-4 (cont.)



Presentation of gifts by President
-Golf balls

President's schedule
-World Series

Baltimore Orioles
-Frank and Brooks Robinson
-John Wesley (“Boog”) Powell
-Dave McNally

Duke Snider
-Homerun in 1952

Jackie Robinson

World Series

Finley, et al. left at an unknown time before 1:29 pm.