Conversation 039-014

TapeTape 39StartFriday, May 25, 1973 at 12:57 AMEndFriday, May 25, 1973 at 12:58 AMParticipantsWhite House operator;  Cox, Tricia Nixon;  Keyes, Paul W.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone

On May 25, 1973, White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 12:57 am to 12:58 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-014 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 39-14

Date: May 25, 1973
Time: 12:57 am - 12:58 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.

       Telephone call from Paul Keyes to President

The White House operator talked with Paul Keyes. The President and Tricia Nixon Cox can be
heard in the background.

       President’s availability

Tricia Nixon Cox talked with Keyes.

       Keyes’s meeting with Edward R. F. Cox

       President’s location
              -Lincoln Sitting Room

       Former prisoners of war [POWs] dinner
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                                                             Conversation No. 39-14 (cont’d)

              -Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s assessment
              -John Wayne
              -Keyes’s satisfaction
              -Schedule

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Hello?
Julie?
This is Patricia.
Oh, Patricia.
Paul Keyes.
Was that the president?
Was he wanting to speak with him?
Yes, just a moment, please.
He'll be right with you, sir.
Thank you.
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Yes.
Is this Paul?
Hi.
Hi.
This is Trisha.
This is Trisha.
How are you?
Fine.
I was just sitting here as we're ready when you called me.
Oh, really and truly.
For heaven's sake.
We're just up here with Daddy in the Lincoln City room.
We just thought the whole show could not have been better.
It was touching.
It was beautiful.
It was everything, as John Wayne said, everything.
And it's just great.
Well, thank you, darling.
It was a great emotional experience for me.
Oh, well.
The evening got late, but it started late.
That's right.
It just couldn't have been improved upon.
Well, I love you.
That's very good.
It really couldn't have been.
Thank you.
Well, listen, we'll see you soon.
Okay, darling.
Okay, great.
Bye.