President Nixon initiated this brief telephone call with CBS correspondent Dan Rather to express his appreciation for the network's broadcast coverage of Tricia Nixon Cox's wedding. The conversation touched upon the President's personal schedule, specifically his activities aboard the presidential yacht, the Sequoia. The exchange served primarily as a professional courtesy between the President and the media figure.
On June 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Dan Rather talked on the telephone from 2:43 pm to 2:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-052 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 25-52 Date: June 12, 1972 Time: 2:43-2:45 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Dan Rather. [See Conversation No. 343-10] Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] broadcast of Tricia Nixon Cox's wedding -President's appreciation -President's schedule -Sequoia -Tricia Nixon Cox
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