Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-023

Nixon phone call with Moore on Birthday greetings and Leslie E. Brown

Sunday, January 9, 1972 · 2:56 PM–2:57 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Moore, Nora L.Conversation018-023 on Tape 18 (tape position 01:01:27–01:02:29)StartSunday, January 9, 1972 at 2:56 PMEndSunday, January 9, 1972 at 2:57 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 018-023 ↗

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President Nixon initiated a brief, informal phone call to Nora L. Moore to convey birthday greetings after learning they shared the same birth date. During the conversation, Nixon praised the military record of Moore’s son, Major General Leslie E. Brown. Moore responded by assuring the President of his strong political support in her hometown of Yucaipa, California.

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Hello.
Mr. President, I have Mrs. Nora E. Moore now.
Yes.
Thank you.
Mr. Moore, the President is on the line.
Hello?
Hello.
I just called to wish you a happy birthday.
Your son told me, the general told me that you had the same birthday as mine, so I wanted to wish you the very best.
Thank you, and may I say I'm about to faint, and that this is the thrill of my life.
Well, anyway, you can be very proud of him.
He has a great record as a Marine, and we just want you to have many happy returns.
Well, thank you, and the same to you, because it's
That's right.
May I just add that I was to quite an affair for our town last night, and you had many supporters there.
Good.
You're going to get a lot of votes for our little town of Yucaipa.
Yucaipa?
Oh, that's a great place.
I've been there.
Yes, it is.
Thank you so much.
Still unspoiled and nice.
Right.
Thank you.
Yucaipa.
Okay.
Thank you very much.
Bye.
Bye-bye.

NARA Description

On January 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Nora L. Moore talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 2:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 18-23

Date: January 9, 1972
Time: 2:56 pm - 2:57 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Nora L. Moore.

[See Conversation No. 312-14]

     Birthday greetings to Mrs. Moore

     Maj. Gen. Leslie E. Brown's record

     Support for the President

Also recorded on January 9, 1972

  • 018-022 1:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:35 pm.
  • 312-011 1:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:35 pm.
  • 312-012 1:35 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:56 pm.
  • 312-013 1:35 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:56 pm.
  • 312-014 2:56 PM · 1 hr 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nora L. Moore met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:56 pm to 2:57 pm.
  • 018-024 2:57 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:57 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 312-015 2:57 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:57 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 312-033 2:57 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:57 pm and 4:42 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 018-023, January 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-023 (accessed October 19, 2026).