Governor Ronald Reagan placed a courtesy call to President Richard Nixon to offer personal support and prayers following the President’s televised address regarding the Watergate scandal. The conversation focused on the resignations of H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, with Reagan affirming his continued loyalty to the administration. Nixon expressed appreciation for the gesture while emphasizing the necessity of their shared commitment to global peace amidst the ongoing political crisis.
On April 30, 1973, White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, President Richard M. Nixon, and Ronald W. Reagan talked on the telephone from 10:48 pm to 10:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-053 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 45-53
Date: April 30, 1973
Time: 10:48 pm - 10:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.
Telephone call from Ronald W. Reagan
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Conversation No. 45-53 (cont’d)
Tricia Cox conferred with the President.
[Begin conferral]
Telephone call to Reagan
[End conferral]
The President talked with Reagan.
Time of day
Reagan’s call
President’s ordeal
-Reagan’s support
World peace
-Religious differences
Nancy Reagan
Watergate
-President’s previous speech
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman
-Resignations
Reagan’s location
-Sacramento
-Los Angeles
Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
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