Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-121

Nixon phone call with Mulcahy on Wedding and Personal correspondence

Saturday, July 3, 1971 · 9:06 AM–9:08 AM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Mulcahy, John W., Jr.Conversation006-121 on Tape 6 (tape position 02:27:09–02:28:46)StartSaturday, July 3, 1971 at 9:06 AMEndSaturday, July 3, 1971 at 9:08 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-121 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon called John W. Mulcahy, Jr. to personally extend his best wishes on the occasion of Mulcahy’s wedding to Elizabeth Shea. The conversation served as a gesture of personal goodwill, with the President drawing parallels to his daughter Tricia’s recent wedding and reflecting on his close relationship with the Mulcahy family. Nixon also took a moment to commend Mulcahy's professional service and offered his well wishes for the couple's upcoming honeymoon.

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Yeah.
Mr. Mulcahy, Mr. President.
Yeah.
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Is Mr. Mulcahy on the line?
Yes, this is Mr. Mulcahy speaking.
Yes, hello?
Hello, Mr. President.
Yes, how are you?
Fine, Mr. President.
How are you?
I just called.
I think you're getting married.
Hello?
Yes, sir.
Yeah, July the 3rd?
That's right.
Well, I just wanted to wish you our very best and your bride and to tell you that having seen my daughter get married about a couple weeks ago, I know what a great thing it's going to be for you.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Are you going to have a good Irish celebration afterwards?
Yes, we are.
Yeah.
Irish whiskey?
Well, not too much of it now.
Ah, well, listen, you can have my share.
Fair enough.
And I just wish you the very best.
I've met the girl, haven't I?
Did I meet her?
No, sir, I don't believe so.
What is her name?
elizabeth shea oh my god another irish jeez can you keep it all in the family don't you another one to the mafia that's right thank god thank god well you give her my very best and uh we are so uh so delighted uh mrs nixon and i we feel kind of like the mulcahy's are part of our family too you know after our wonderful visit over there well that's great
And we just hope you're at the school, aren't you?
Yes, Mr. President.
Right.
Well, your father is enormously proud of that that you're doing there.
That's a good service.
Well, we wish you the best and have a wonderful honeymoon.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Bye.
Bye-bye.

NARA Description

On July 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Mulcahy, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:06 am to 9:08 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-121 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-121

Date: July 3, 1971
Time: 9:06 am - 9:08 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with John W. Mulcahy, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 536-10A]

     White House operator

     Mulcahy's wedding
         -Tricia Cox's wedding
         -Celebration
         -Elizabeth Shea
         -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

     John W. Mulcahy

Also recorded on July 3, 1971

  • 536-005 8:50 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 8:58 am.
  • 536-006 8:50 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 8:58 am.
  • 536-007 8:58 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:58 am to 9:01 am.
  • 006-119 9:04 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:04 am to 9:05 am.
  • 536-008 9:04 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:04 am to 9:05 am.
  • 006-120 9:05 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:05 am.
  • 536-009 9:05 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:05 am.
  • 536-010 9:05 AM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, John A. ("Jack") Mulcahy, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:55 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-121, July 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-121 (accessed September 19, 2026).