Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-051

Nixon phone call with Dole on State of the Union and Maurice Stans

Monday, January 10, 1972 · 5:21 PM–5:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Dole, Robert J.Conversation018-051 on Tape 18 (tape position 01:55:09–01:58:29)StartMonday, January 10, 1972 at 5:21 PMEndMonday, January 10, 1972 at 5:24 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 018-051 ↗

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President Nixon and Senator Robert Dole discuss administrative updates and upcoming political strategy during an informal telephone call. Nixon highlights his focus on drafting the State of the Union address and notes plans for a cabinet dinner, which will serve as the farewell event for Maurice Stans. Additionally, the President encourages Dole to meet with Charles 'Bebe' Rebozo while in Miami to discuss Florida's political climate.

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Hello?
Senator Robert Dole, sir.
Hello?
On the line, sir.
Mr. President?
I'm just returning your call.
I was out last night.
Well, you had a good day yesterday.
Yeah, well, Mrs. Nixon did a hell of a job.
I understand.
She got a great reception when she returned, which she deserved.
I didn't expect you to return my call.
It's one to extend you best wishes for a good year.
Well, are you in Kansas?
I'm in Miami.
Miami.
Oh, boy.
That's too bad.
Yeah, it's too bad.
I called B.B.
Rabozo before I came down to get the weather report.
He said it's going to be all right.
Well, give him a call and go over and see him.
Talk a little politics.
Why don't you do that?
I might do that.
He's a good guy.
Yeah, well, you call him and go out to dinner with him.
I'll be down here tonight and tomorrow night.
Well, fine.
He'll enjoy seeing you, and he's totally reliable on Florida.
Right.
Totally reliable.
It might be a good thing to do.
Yeah.
Are you feeling all right?
I'm feeling good.
Fine.
Well, you get ready for the big battle of the next year.
We're going to have – I'm working.
I'm sort of going out of communication for a week while I prepare the State of the Union.
See, that's on the 20th.
20th, and then we have our big cabinet dinner that night, so we'll get everybody.
I'm going to expand that to include the top people in the White House, too, so that everybody, a big family, kind of an affair, you know.
Right.
That's when we're going to say goodbye to Morris fans, too, for your information.
Right.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Robert J. Dole talked on the telephone from 5:21 pm to 5:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-051 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 18-51

Date: January 10, 1972
Time: 5:21 pm - 5:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Robert J. Dole.

[See Conversation No. 313-26]

     Return of call

     Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
          -Return from Africa

     Dole's location
          -Miami
          -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
                -Weather
                -Possible meeting with Dole

     State of the Union address

     White House dinner
          -Cabinet, staff
          -Maurice H. Stans's departure from the Cabinet

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/21/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]

[018-051-w001]
[Duration: 1m 57s]

     Maurice H. Stans's campaign finance role

     John N. Mitchell
          -Course of the campaign

     New Hampshire primary
         -Paul N. (“Pete”) McCloskey, Jr. and John N. Ashbrook
         -President’s strategy
         -William Loeb
               -John N. Ashbrook

     Republican National Committee
         -Strategy

     Republican Governors
         -Dinner
         -Cabinet briefing
         -Convention role
               -William G. Milliken, Ronald W. Reagan, Nelson A. Rockefeller
                    -Appearances
               -Francis W. Sargent
                    -Appearance
         -Role in convention

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Also recorded on January 10, 1972

  • 018-050 5:16 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Herbert G. Klein talked on the telephone from 5:16 pm to 5:21 pm.
  • 313-025 5:16 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Herbert G. Klein met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:16 pm to 5:21 pm.
  • 313-026 5:21 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert J. Dole met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 5:24 pm.
  • 313-027 5:24 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:24 pm and 5:27 pm.
  • 018-052 5:27 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:27 pm to 5:28 pm.
  • 313-028 5:27 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:27 pm to 5:28 pm.
  • 018-053 5:28 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:28 pm and 5:29 pm.
  • 313-029 5:28 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:28 pm and 5:29 pm.

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Conversation 018-051, January 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-051 (accessed October 19, 2026).