Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 30 › Conversation 030-002

Nixon phone call with Bush on Personal health and United Nations

Tuesday, September 19, 1972 · 11:25 AM–11:26 AM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bush, Prescott S.Conversation030-002 on Tape 30StartTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 11:25 AMEndTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 11:26 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 030-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon called Prescott S. Bush to offer well wishes and encouragement as Bush prepared for an upcoming surgery. The conversation touched briefly on the U.N. General Assembly and Nixon's recent discussion with George H.W. Bush regarding his father's health. The exchange focused primarily on providing personal support to a long-time friend and political ally during his recovery.

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You are.
Hello.
Mr. President.
Press, I was just talking to George.
We were talking about the upcoming session of the U.N.
He told me you were in the hospital for an operation.
Yes.
And I just wanted to tell you we're thinking about you and we know you're going to pull through.
And you just, you know, just have in mind how you sink those good long putts and you'll do this that well on that operation.
Well, thank you very much, Mr. President.
I'm greatly honored to have you even think about me.
Well, I'll tell you.
What you have to do.
Well, don't worry about that.
There's nothing more important than talking to a good friend.
And I remember all those battles we've been through.
Yes, you did.
And, incidentally, my golf is so bad now that I couldn't get... Well, after November, we'll see that that's improved.
That's right.
That's right.
That's right.
Yes.
a little time to do it.
That's right.
And I just wish you the very best.
Thank you very much.
Can I tell you how grateful I am?
And give all the nurses my best.
Okay.
Thank you.
Goodbye.

NARA Description

On September 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Prescott S. Bush talked on the telephone from 11:25 am to 11:26 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 030-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 30-2

Date: September 19, 1972
Time: 11:25 am - 11:26 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Prescott S. Bush.

[See Conversation No. 783-9]

       George H.W. Bush
             -United Nations [UN] General Assembly

       Prescott Bush's health
              -The President's well wishes
                      -Golf

Also recorded on September 19, 1972

  • 030-001 11:17 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:17 am.
  • 783-005 11:18 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:18 am.
  • 783-006 11:18 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:18 am.
  • 783-007 11:19 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Marion Scully, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 11:25 am.
  • 783-008 11:25 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:25 am.
  • 783-009 11:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Prescott S. Bush met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:25 am to 11:26 am.
  • 783-010 11:40 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:40 am to 11:45 am.
  • 783-011 11:45 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:45 am to 12:12 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 030-002, September 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/030-002 (accessed October 3, 2026).