Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 004-052
Date: Monday, June 7, 1971 at 10:40 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, Adele (Langston)
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-052

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[0:00] Mrs. Rogers, Mr. President.
[0:04] Yeah.
[0:04] Hello?
[0:05] Good morning, Mr. President.
[0:06] Well, you're busy at Cornell, I understand.
[0:08] Oh, just trustee meeting.
[0:09] Oh, great.
[0:10] Oh, I see.
[0:10] Fine.
[0:11] Well, I had nothing on my mind except to call you.
[0:14] I was at Camp David yesterday and tell you that...
[0:16] 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.
[0:25] And I said, well, my God, you're smart.
[0:27] I said, you should be speaking all the time.
[0:30] What you said was so nice, and the diplomat just...
[0:35] Loved it.
[0:36] 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.
[0:46] They had gone through and met her before, didn't they?
[0:49] Oh, yes, in the line.
[0:50] They did meet her.
[0:51] Good, good, good.
[0:52] And they were thrilled.
[0:52] Yeah, the reason that we didn't come, I didn't think it was right for us to be in line.
[0:56] We'd met them all and go through the hamdram, and it put them front and center, which was the right thing.
[1:00] 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.
[1:07] Right, right.
[1:08] I just met her.
[1:10] Right.
[1:10] And your words made it lovely.
[1:11] They were thrilled.
[1:12] You just did a great job, and we just wanted you to know it.
[1:14] Well, you're dear to call, and I appreciate it.
[1:17] Don't get brainwashed up there.
[1:18] No.
[1:19] Okay.
[1:19] Bye.
[1:20] Bye.
[1:20] Thank you so much.