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Conversation 020-057

TapeTape 20StartTuesday, February 8, 1972 at 12:28 PMEndTuesday, February 8, 1972 at 12:29 PMTape start time02:03:44Tape end time02:04:51ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Riland, H. WalterRecording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon initiated this call to extend birthday greetings to H. Walter Riland, the father of the President's physician, Dr. W. Kenneth Riland, in recognition of his 90th birthday. The two men exchanged brief pleasantries regarding the President's upcoming trip to the People's Republic of China and the President’s appreciation for the Riland family. The conversation served primarily as a personal gesture of goodwill and gratitude.

BirthdayW. Kenneth RilandPRC tripPersonal correspondence
AudioNARA Description

On February 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. Walter Riland talked on the telephone from 12:28 pm to 12:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-057 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 20-57

Date: February 8, 1972
Time: 12:28 pm - 12:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with H. Walter Riland.

[See Conversation No. 320-9]

     Birthday greetings
          -Dr. W. Kenneth Riland's performance
          -Letter from the President
          -Calls
          -Wish for successful trip to the People’s Republic of China [PRC]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Hello.
Mr. President, Mr. Walter Ryland for you.
Yeah.
Hello.
Hello.
I just called to wish you a happy birthday, Mr. Ryland.
Well, Mr. President, this is a high honor.
Well, your son has been taking good care of us down here, and he told me you were 90 today, and I said, well, that gave him hope to live just that long.
We hope he does and that you live on to 100.
Well, that's my prayer, that he outlives me by many years.
Right.
I got your wonderful letter the other day.
Yes, sir.
And I am very much indebted to you, and I appreciate it very highly.
Well, we like the Rylands, and I just want to hope you have a great day.
I thank you.
I'm having quite a session here with telephone calls.
I bet you are.
And the church.
That's right.
Family and everything.
So I'm going to be taken out to luncheon.
Great.
And I wish you a very successful trip across the sea.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Bye.
Bye now.
Thank you.
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