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Conversation 034-142

TapeTape 34StartWednesday, December 20, 1972 at 12:47 PMEndWednesday, December 20, 1972 at 12:48 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon discussed scheduling a brief meeting between the President and Edward V. Jones, a volunteer who worked on White House refurbishing. The First Lady requested the encounter so that the President could meet Jones and his grandchildren. Nixon agreed to accommodate the request in the Oval Office at 2:15 p.m. and requested that a small gift be prepared for the children.

Pat NixonEdward V. JonesWhite House refurbishingPresidential schedulingOval Office
AudioNARA Description

On December 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:47 pm to 12:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-142 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-142

Date: December 20, 1972
Time: 12:47 - 12:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.

[See Conversation No. 392-9B]

       The President’s schedule
            -Edward V. Jones
                  -Stephen B. Bull
                  -[Nella and Mara Balling]
                  -Work on White House refurbishing
                  -The President’s location
                         -Executive Office Building [EOB]
                  -Meeting timing
                  -Oval Office
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Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Yeah, hello.
Yeah, yeah.
Did Steve tell you that Mr. Jones is bringing his grandchildren?
You know, he's the one who volunteered on the house.
Yeah.
Have you ever met him?
I think I did once, yeah.
Yeah, but go ahead.
Because I remember he said once that he'd never met you.
Maybe I didn't.
Could you just see them for five minutes?
Yeah, where would that be?
I mean, he'll be now, but what, are they here now?
No, no, no, no, they're not going to come until 2.
Oh, sure.
Two o'clock.
Or anytime between 2 and 2.30.
Yeah.
Sure.
Sure.
All right.
Fine.
Fine.
I'll, shall we say, make it about 2.15 over there.
Okay.
Over here or in the Oval Office.
Let them come in at 2.15 in the Oval Office.
I've got somebody.
I've got something I've got to do at 2 and something at 2.30, but I can work them in about 2.15.
All right, 2.15, and then have a little gift for the little kids.
Yes, we can do that.
Yeah, okay.
All right, fine, fine.
What time will you be through, then?
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