Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-115

Nixon phone call with Manfield on Anne Mansfield and Mike Mansfield

Wednesday, April 12, 1972 · 8:02 AM–8:03 AM ET · White House Telephone · 57 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Manfield, AnneConversation022-115 on Tape 22 (tape position 04:33:39–04:34:36)StartWednesday, April 12, 1972 at 8:02 AMEndWednesday, April 12, 1972 at 8:03 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-115 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417193195 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon called Anne Mansfield on her wedding day to offer his personal congratulations and well wishes. During the brief exchange, the two discussed her father Senator Mike Mansfield’s upcoming trip to the People’s Republic of China, which had been the subject of a substantive conversation between the President and the Senator the previous evening. Nixon lightheartedly concluded by suggesting that the Senator bring back souvenirs for her as a wedding gift.

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NARA Description

On April 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Anne Manfield talked on the telephone from 8:02 am to 8:03 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-115 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 22-115

Date: April 12, 1972

Time: 8:02 am - 8:03 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Anne Mansfield.

[See Conversation No. 707-2]

     Anne Mansfield’s wedding
         -The President’s previous talk with Michael J. Mansfield
         -Preparations
         -Senator and Mrs. Mansfield
              -Forthcoming trip to the People’s Republic of China [PRC]
              -The President’s previous talk with Mansfield
              -Wedding present

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Hello.

Miss Ann Mansfield, sir.

You are.

Hello.

Hey, good morning.

I didn't want to wake you up so early on your wedding day, but I was talking to the senator last night and I heard all about it and I just want to wish you the best.

very, very happy occasion, and then, of course, many happy years.

Well, how very kind of you, Mr. President.

Gosh, you didn't wake me up, and I think it's very, very thoughtful of you to ring.

Yeah, I think you were probably getting all ready for everything.

Yes, yes, more or less.

I was thinking, but I certainly wasn't woken up.

And my parents are delighted about this China singer, you know.

Yes, well, you know, he's... Of course, they're both going.

Yeah, we had a long talk last night.

I hope he didn't get home too late for supper, but... Nope, he's just fine.

We had a good talk.

Tell him to bring you back some souvenirs, huh?

I will.

As a wedding present.

I will indeed.

All right, well...

Benny, bye.

Goodbye.

Also recorded on April 12, 1972

022-114 7:58 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:02 am.
707-001 7:58 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:02 am.
707-002 8:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Anne Manfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:02 am to 8:03 am.
707-003 8:03 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 8:05 am.
707-004 8:05 AM · 2 min — Stephen B. Bull and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:05 am and 10:14 am.
707-005 10:14 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Hugh Scott, Gerald R. Ford, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:14 am to 10:26 am.
707-006 10:26 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:26 am and 10:32 am.
707-007 10:26 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:26 am and 10:32 am.

All 34 conversations from April 12, 1972 →

Nixon, Mansfield & Kissinger on People's Republic of China April 17, 1971 · 33 min
Nixon phone call with Mulcahy on Wedding and White House social relations July 3, 1971 · 2 min
Nixon phone call with Scott on China and Mike Mansfield February 29, 1972 · 3 min
Nixon, Smith & Mansfield on Senate adjournment and People's Republic of China October 18, 1972 · 2 min
Nixon & Ziegler on People's Republic of China and Bipartisan foreign policy April 11, 1972 · 3 min
Nixon, Bull & Sanchez on Mike Mansfield and People's Republic of China February 3, 1973 · 2 min

Cite this conversation

Conversation 022-115, April 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193195). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-115 (accessed November 15, 2026).