Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-066

Nixon phone call with Patman on Lockheed Corporation and Legislation

Friday, August 6, 1971 · 12:16 PM–12:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 53 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Patman, WrightConversation007-066 on Tape 7 (tape position 02:31:51–02:32:44)StartFriday, August 6, 1971 at 12:16 PMEndFriday, August 6, 1971 at 12:17 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-066 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon telephoned Representative Wright Patman to offer birthday well-wishes and acknowledge his pivotal role in passing the Lockheed loan guarantee legislation. Nixon commended Patman’s legislative efforts while emphasizing the collaborative success between the administration and Congress on the bill. The brief call concluded with the President urging Patman to take an hour off from his duties to celebrate the occasion.

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I just learned from one of my spies here that you were celebrating your birthday, and I wanted to extend my best wishes.
Oh, it's so nice of you.
And I know you're one of the hardest-working members of that Congress.
I mean, John Connelly and I are just having a meeting, and
And so now you take off an hour.
How about that?
I'll be glad to, Mr. President.
Your suggestion, take off an hour.
One hour.
It hadn't been for you and John, you wouldn't have had any Lockheed Bill.
That's right.
And you got the bill that you asked for.
Well, I must say, we appreciated that very much, and I just want you to know that we thought about you, and I hope you have many happy returns.
Well, thank you, sir.
You've made my day and my year.
Okay.
Bye.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On August 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Wright Patman talked on the telephone from 12:16 pm to 12:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-066 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 7-66

Date: August 6, 1971
Time: 12:16 pm - 12:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Wright Patman.

[See Conversation No. 556-13]

     Birthday greetings
          -The President's talk with John B. Connally

     Lockheed Bill

Also recorded on August 6, 1971

  • 556-012 12:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:16 pm.
  • 556-013 12:16 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Wright Patman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:17 pm.
  • 007-067 12:17 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 007-068 12:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 007-069 12:17 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 007-162 12:17 PM · 3 sec — the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 556-014 12:17 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 556-015 12:17 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 007-066, August 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-066 (accessed October 9, 2026).