Conversation 020-023

TapeTape 20StartWednesday, February 2, 1972 at 1:56 PMEndWednesday, February 2, 1972 at 2:00 PMTape start time00:45:04Tape end time00:48:51ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Eisenhower, Julie NixonRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

President Nixon and his daughter Julie Nixon Eisenhower discuss the success of her recent trip to Pittsburgh and a positive press report regarding First Lady Pat Nixon. The conversation transitions into an update on the President’s recent schedule, specifically his attendance at the National Prayer Breakfast and a meeting with Republican governors. The two also touch upon political strategy, including the potential national prominence of Governor Reubin Askew as a future Democratic keynote speaker or vice-presidential candidate.

Pat NixonRepublican GovernorsNational Prayer BreakfastReubin AskewPolitical StrategyPublic Relations

On February 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 1:56 pm to 2:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-023 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 20-23

Date: February 2, 1972
Time: 1:56 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

[See Conversation No. 318-14]

     Julie Nixon Eisenhower's schedule
           -Pittsburgh
                 -Associated Press [AP] story

     Charles W. Colson's memorandum
          -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s trip

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       Charles W. Colson’s memorandum
              -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon's trip
                    -Reaction to memorandum

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     President's schedule
           -Prayer breakfast
           -Governors meeting
                 -Result
                 -Reubin O. Askew
                 -Republicans

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       Democratic National Convention
            -Reubin O. Askew
                    -Keynote speaker
                            -Significance
                                    -South
                    -Potential Vice Presidential candidate
                    -1968 Republican National Convention keynote speaker
                            -John V. Lindsay
                            -Spiro T. Agnew
                            -[Dwight] David Eisenhower, II’s opinion
                                    -Daniel J. Evans

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      Weather
            -Washington D.C.

      The President's schedule
             -Potential trip to Florida February, 3 1972
                     -Reading

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      Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
            -Opinion of Florida

      The President's schedule
             -Camp David
                     -Disadvantages
             -Walker's Cay

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       The President’s schedule
              -Potential trip to Florida
                     -Walker’s Cay
                               -Weather

       [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II

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Hello.
I have jewelry for you, sir.
Hello.
Hello.
Hi, Daddy.
I just want to text you how Pittsburgh went.
Oh, it went very well.
It really did.
Oh, good, sweetie.
I thought it did.
And today in the front page of our paper down here, they had a big picture of a little blind girl feeling my face.
Isn't that nice?
That's a marvelous thing.
I certainly was glad you sent me that copy of the memo from Chuck Colson on Mother's Trip.
Wasn't that terrific?
Yeah, well, I told him when he sent it in.
I said, my gosh, I've got to get it to you and the others.
But wasn't that a great story?
It really was great.
Well, we were busy yesterday.
Gosh, I started with the prayer breakfast at 8 and finished with the governor's at night.
How was the governor's thing?
Oh, fine.
It went fine.
Everybody was happy.
Was ASCU there?
No, no.
This was just the Republican governors, and so they were all friendly.