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.
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 AidConversation No. 7-66 Date: August 6, 1971 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
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