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Conversation 008-098

TapeTape 8StartSunday, September 12, 1971 at 5:08 PMEndSunday, September 12, 1971 at 5:14 PMTape start time04:21:30Tape end time04:26:23ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Woods, Rose MaryRecording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon and personal secretary Rose Mary Woods discuss the success of the President’s recent church service and the large crowd in attendance. They deliberate on appropriate presidential gifts to present to Dr. Raymond Bell in recognition of his contributions. The conversation concludes with a decision to send Dr. Bell and his wife a selection of items, including cufflinks, a tie pin, a compact, and a decorative Lucite object.

Rose Mary WoodsPresidential giftsRaymond BellWhite House protocolPublic relations
AudioNARA Description

On September 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:08 pm to 5:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-098 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-98

Date: September 12, 1971
Time: 5:08 pm - 5:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

[See Conversation No. 278-29]

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     Church service
          -Crowd
          -Dr. Raymond Bell's attendance
                -Presidential gifts
                      -Cuff links
                      -Marjorie P. Acker
                      -Mrs. Bell
                           -Compact
                      -Drinking glasses
                      -Lucite object
                      -Other gifts

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Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Hello.
Hello.
Hello, Mr. President.
How are you?
How was church today?
Just fine.
Oh, we had a huge crowd.
I know.
I thought about you.
That must have been awful having to shake hands.
No, no, it was fine.
We didn't mind.
Did old Dr. Bell make it?
He sure did.
Yeah, I told him.
We gave him names to give to you.
Yeah, so I got him, and I mentioned how much we appreciated what he was doing.
I wonder if we have sent him things like cufflinks or anything like that.
Marge is here.
We'll check that.
I think you ought to give him, maybe he's done so much, I'd give him cufflinks and give his wife a compact maybe.
And then maybe another thing that you might give him is, because he has done so much, do you think he probably doesn't smoke, maybe give him some of those glasses?
Well, maybe some of those.
They probably don't drink either, but you know what I think is awfully nice that we still have a few of, I think?
You know that Lucite thing that Marriott gave us some?
Right.
I think that's a beautiful thing.
I think he'd love something like that better even than glasses.
Right.
Give him that and the cufflinks, too, though.
Uh-huh.
That's good.
Because you can put that on his desk, you know?
Give him the cufflinks and the tie pin.
Okay.
And the Lucite thing and so forth.
Yes.
That's good.
Because I think he'd love that.
Well, that's fine.
That's fine.
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