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Conversation 019-049

TapeTape 19StartMonday, January 24, 1972 at 3:46 PMEndMonday, January 24, 1972 at 3:47 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.;  Rogers, Adele (Langston)Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon spoke with Adele Rogers to express his personal appreciation for a thoughtful gift presented by Cabinet members for his San Clemente home. The conversation focused on the aesthetic suitability of the sculpture selected by Rogers and Nellie Connally, as well as the positive reception of a recent anniversary dinner the President had hosted for his Cabinet. This interaction served primarily as a social gesture to reinforce interpersonal relationships between the President and his Cabinet wives.

San ClementeCabinetArtGiftsSocial relations
AudioNARA Description

On January 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Adele (Langston) Rogers talked on the telephone from 3:46 pm to 3:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-049 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 19-49

Date: January 24, 1972
Time: 3:46 pm - 3:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Henry A. Kissinger conferred with the President.

     Vietnam negotiations

[End of conferral]

[The President talked with Adele (Langston) Rogers between 3:46 pm and 3:47 pm.]

[See Conversation No. 317-15B]

     Gift for San Clemente from Cabinet members
           -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
           -Idanell B. (“Nellie”) Connally
           -Sculptor

     The President's previous dinner for the Cabinet
          -Reaction
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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.

Yeah.
Mr. President, can you talk to Mr. William Rogers now?
Yeah.
Fine.
Hello.
Hello, Mr. President.
I just wanted you to know how much Pat and I appreciated the taste that you and I understand Nellie Connolly showed in selecting that gift for us.
Well, I hope you'll enjoy it.
It's really great, and I mean, only somebody that knew the house would have thought about this.
Well, that's, we thought that it fitted in with the setting.
Yeah.
And he's meant to be a very good sculptor.
Anyway, it's interesting, too, the text.
texture he's gotten in the material.
But it just fits the tone.
That's what we hope.
I know nothing about art, but I know things that are beautiful.
Good.
Well, I hope you'll enjoy it and think how much all of us care about you and how much we appreciate you.
What I care about the most is that you took so much time to do it.
Well, and we loved that dinner.
That was wild for you to give us an anniversary dinner instead of vice versa, but everybody loved it.
Well, we had a lot of fun.
Good.
Well, thank you so very much and thank you for calling.
Goodbye.
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