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On May 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone from 7:15 pm to 7:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-143 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President talked with Gerald R. Ford. Supersonic Transport [SST] - Forthcoming vote in Congress - Opposition - Strategy - Ford's conversation with John N. Mitchell - W. Clement Stone - Richard J. Daley - Chicago Democrats President's schedule, May 11, 1971 - Clark MacGregor - Luncheon on Capitol Hill - Lobbying - President's possible calls SST vote - Time - Debate Revenue sharing - Wilbur D. Mills - John D. Ehrlichman - Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Breakfast meeting - Mills - John W. Byrnes - Ford - Carl B. Albert - John B. Connally - George H.W. Bush - Byrnes [A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under court order from December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums, et al. v. James M. Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records Administration produced this transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.] [End of transcript]. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ford, Gerald R.