{"conversationCode":"007-066","tapeNumber":7,"conversationNumber":66,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-007-066","startDateTime":"1971-08-06T16:16:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-08-06T16:17:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Aug-1971","startTime":"12:16 PM","endDate":"6-Aug-1971","endTime":"12:17 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Patman, Wright;","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.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 7-66\n\nDate: August 6, 1971\nTime: 12:16 pm - 12:17 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Wright Patman.\n\n[See Conversation No. 556-13]\n\n     Birthday greetings\n          -The President's talk with John B. Connally\n\n     Lockheed Bill","filename":["007-066.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:31:51","tapeEnd":"02:32:44","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Patman, Wright"],"prevCode":"007-065","nextCode":"007-067","transcript":[{"start":0.1,"end":16.22,"text":"I just learned from one of my spies here that you were celebrating your birthday, and I wanted to extend my best wishes."},{"start":16.46,"end":17.92,"text":"Oh, it's so nice of you."},{"start":18.18,"end":21.47,"text":"And I know you're one of the hardest-working members of that Congress."},{"start":21.55,"end":23.71,"text":"I mean, John Connelly and I are just having a meeting, and"},{"start":23.69,"end":26.13,"text":"And so now you take off an hour."},{"start":26.69,"end":27.29,"text":"How about that?"},{"start":27.65,"end":29.18,"text":"I'll be glad to, Mr. President."},{"start":29.22,"end":30.88,"text":"Your suggestion, take off an hour."},{"start":30.92,"end":31.46,"text":"One hour."},{"start":31.7,"end":35.7,"text":"It hadn't been for you and John, you wouldn't have had any Lockheed Bill."},{"start":35.8,"end":36.82,"text":"That's right."},{"start":37,"end":38.69,"text":"And you got the bill that you asked for."},{"start":38.7,"end":48.26,"text":"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."},{"start":48.27,"end":49.28,"text":"Well, thank you, sir."},{"start":49.32,"end":50.9,"text":"You've made my day and my year."},{"start":51.22,"end":51.64,"text":"Okay."},{"start":51.8,"end":52.4,"text":"Bye."},{"start":52.5,"end":53.14,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["Lockheed Corporation","Wright Patman","Legislation","Loan Guarantees","Congressional relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-05T22:29:59.498Z"},"topicSlugs":["lockheed-corporation","wright-patman","legislation","loan-guarantees","congressional-relations"],"audioDurationSec":53,"audioFiles":[{"file":"007-066.mp3","bytes":1278327,"durationSec":53.2,"bitrate":192247,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:21.471Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:34.860Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/007-066.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-066","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/7/conversation-007-066","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}