President Nixon called Leslye A. Arsht to express his personal gratitude for her dedicated service and long hours working on the White House news summary. He specifically praised the high quality of the summary, noting that it surpassed those available to previous presidents, and commended the contributions of Arsht and Lyndon K. “Mort” Allin. The conversation also served as an opportunity for the President to apologize for missing her recent party and acknowledge her commitment to his re-election campaign.
On January 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Leslye A. Arsht talked on the telephone from 4:01 pm to 4:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 20-7 Date: January 31, 1972 Time: 4:01 pm - 4:03 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Leslye A. Arsht. [See Conversation No. 661-6] Earlier party for Arsht -President's attempt to call Gratitude for effort -Hours -News Summary ********************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/29/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [020-007-w002] [Duration: 5s] Gratitude for effort -Help in President’s re-election campaign ********************************************************************** Gratitude for effort -News Summary -Quality -Lyndon K. (“Mort”) Allin role ********************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/29/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [020-007-w003] [Duration: 7s] Gratitude for effort -Salary **********************************************************************
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