Conversation 023-048

On April 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 11:48 am to 11:52 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-048 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 23-48

Date: April 20, 1972
Time: 11:48-11:52 am
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See also Conversation No. 714-11A]

The President conferred with John D. Ehrlichman at an unknown time during the conversation.

[End of conferral]

     Mrs. Nixon's schedule
          -Pandas
               -Picture taking
               -Antics

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/21/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[023-048-w001]
[Duration: 3m 8s]

       The President's schedule
              -Camp David visit with Tricia Nixon Cox on April 20, 1972

       Tricia Nixon Cox's schedule
               -Visit to Camp David with President
               -Return from Camp David April 21, 1972
               -Upcoming trip to Chicago April 22, 1972

       Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon's schedule
             -Inability to visit Camp David until April 21, 1972

       Julie Nixon Eisenhower's schedule
               -Arrival at Camp David April 21, 1972
       The President's schedule
              -Leaving for Camp David with Tricia Nixon Cox
                      -After reception for American Society of Newspaper Editors
                              -Timing
              -Dinner plans
                      -Camp David
                      -White House
                              -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
                      -Decision of Tricia Nixon Cox
                      -Reception
                              -Timing
                      -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
                              -General dinner preferences

       Tricia Nixon Cox's schedule
               -Visit to Camp David
                       -Return from Camp David April 21, 1972

       Courier's schedule
              -Twice-daily visits to Camp David

       Tricia Nixon Cox’s schedule

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Hello.
Hi.
Just checking to see how the panda thing went.
I've been in a meeting and so I... Oh, they were just darling.
Everybody raved about them.
How did it work?
Were you able to get up to them?
Do you cut them or things like that?
Or they don't allow that?
No, they're glass cage.
But did they get a good picture of it, I hope?
Well, there were an awfully lot of people there.
Boy, it was well covered.
Good, good.
But a lot of interest in how the people seemed to enjoy it.
I just, they got a good, I bet even the press was pleased.
Yeah, I think so.
Yeah.
They all, they're comic little things, you know.
Yeah, yeah.
Do they really?
Oh, yeah.
They had a...
uh structure inside the cage sort of wood you know and one of them climbed up there and sat up there and chewed his toast he had cinnamon toast it was a screen i hope they got it but there were so many i'm just not sure how well oh well they'll come back and get them and i'll have to be great