President Nixon initiated this brief call to Muriel L. Hartley to personally acknowledge and thank her for thirty years of federal service. He specifically highlighted her essential contributions to the work of Alexander Haig and Henry Kissinger during her tenure. The conversation served as a professional gesture of appreciation upon her retirement from the White House staff.
On December 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Muriel L. Hartley met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 310-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 310-12 Date: December 18, 1971 Time: 3:35 pm - 3:36 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Muriel L. Hartley. [See Conversation No. 16-116]
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