{"conversationCode":"004-052","tapeNumber":4,"conversationNumber":52,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-004-052","startDateTime":"1971-06-07T14:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-06-07T14:42:00.000Z","startDate":"7-Jun-1971","startTime":"10:40 AM","endDate":"7-Jun-1971","endTime":"10:42 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, Adele (Langston);","description":"On June 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Adele (Langston) Rogers talked on the telephone from 10:40 am to 10:42 am. 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(President)","Rogers, Adele (Langston)"],"prevCode":"004-051","nextCode":"004-053","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":2.78,"text":"Mrs. Rogers, Mr. President."},{"start":4.22,"end":4.5,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":4.52,"end":4.74,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":5.26,"end":5.98,"text":"Good morning, Mr. President."},{"start":6,"end":8.04,"text":"Well, you're busy at Cornell, I understand."},{"start":8.06,"end":9.71,"text":"Oh, just trustee meeting."},{"start":9.73,"end":10.13,"text":"Oh, great."},{"start":10.15,"end":10.73,"text":"Oh, I see."},{"start":10.79,"end":11.05,"text":"Fine."},{"start":11.41,"end":14.76,"text":"Well, I had nothing on my mind except to call you."},{"start":14.8,"end":16.96,"text":"I was at Camp David yesterday and tell you that..."},{"start":16.94,"end":24.71,"text":"We were all talking about your party, and everybody just thought it was great, and they particularly thought you did such a fine job in your own remarks."},{"start":25.35,"end":26.89,"text":"And I said, well, my God, you're smart."},{"start":27.64,"end":29.74,"text":"I said, you should be speaking all the time."},{"start":30.88,"end":34.85,"text":"What you said was so nice, and the diplomat just..."},{"start":35.22,"end":36.42,"text":"Loved it."},{"start":36.92,"end":46.31,"text":"You and Tricia were dear, I know, because it was something that she wouldn't enjoy, basically, to let the diplomats have that chance to meet, because it does mean a lot."},{"start":46.35,"end":48.77,"text":"They had gone through and met her before, didn't they?"},{"start":49.34,"end":50.54,"text":"Oh, yes, in the line."},{"start":50.64,"end":51.22,"text":"They did meet her."},{"start":51.26,"end":52.04,"text":"Good, good, good."},{"start":52.06,"end":52.9,"text":"And they were thrilled."},{"start":52.92,"end":56.15,"text":"Yeah, the reason that we didn't come, I didn't think it was right for us to be in line."},{"start":56.16,"end":60.53,"text":"We'd met them all and go through the hamdram, and it put them front and center, which was the right thing."},{"start":60.51,"end":67.96,"text":"I was so thrilled to have a chance to meet the two young people, you know, and you could just see them practically rushing out to the cablegram, the right home."},{"start":67.98,"end":68.3,"text":"Right, right."},{"start":68.84,"end":69.52,"text":"I just met her."},{"start":70.14,"end":70.48,"text":"Right."},{"start":70.5,"end":71.94,"text":"And your words made it lovely."},{"start":71.96,"end":72.61,"text":"They were thrilled."},{"start":72.62,"end":74.81,"text":"You just did a great job, and we just wanted you to know it."},{"start":74.89,"end":77.13,"text":"Well, you're dear to call, and I appreciate it."},{"start":77.23,"end":78.35,"text":"Don't get brainwashed up there."},{"start":78.61,"end":78.91,"text":"No."},{"start":79.07,"end":79.45,"text":"Okay."},{"start":79.59,"end":80.29,"text":"Bye."},{"start":80.41,"end":80.79,"text":"Bye."},{"start":80.81,"end":82.54,"text":"Thank you so much."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon telephoned Adele Rogers to commend her for hosting a successful diplomatic reception for Tricia Nixon and Edward R.F. Cox. The President praised Rogers' remarks at the event and explained his decision to keep a low profile to ensure the diplomats remained the primary focus. Rogers reciprocated the praise, noting that the attendees were delighted by the opportunity to meet the young couple.","topics":["Tricia Nixon","Edward R.F. Cox","Diplomatic Relations","Social Events","Adele Rogers"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-05T21:44:54.157Z"},"topicSlugs":["tricia-nixon","edward-r-f-cox","diplomatic-relations","social-events","adele-rogers"],"audioDurationSec":83,"audioFiles":[{"file":"004-052.mp3","bytes":1047706,"durationSec":82.52,"bitrate":101567,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:21.077Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/004-052.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-052","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/4/conversation-004-052","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). 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