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Nixon & Riland on Birthday greetings and Personal relations

Tuesday, February 8, 1972 · 12:28 PM–12:29 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Riland, W. Kenneth (Dr.)Conversation320-009 on Tape 320 (tape position 00:21:36–00:23:52)StartTuesday, February 8, 1972 at 12:28 PMEndTuesday, February 8, 1972 at 12:29 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 320-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief call to Dr. W. Kenneth Riland to extend birthday greetings on his 90th birthday. During the exchange, the President complimented the work of Riland's son, who was a member of the White House staff. The conversation remained cordial and strictly social, serving as a gesture of personal goodwill between the President and the Riland family.

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Hello?
You know, yeah.
Hello?
I just called to wish you a happy birthday, Mr. Ryan.
Well, your son has been taking good care of us down here, and he told me you were 90 today, and I said, well, that gave him hope to live just that long.
We hope he does, and that you live on the line.
Right.
Right.
Right.
Yes, sir.
We like the Rylance, and we just want to hope you'll have a great day.
Yes, you are.
That's right.
Family and everything.
Great.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Bye.

NARA Description

On February 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Dr. W. Kenneth Riland met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:28 pm to 12:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 320-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 320-9

Date: February 8, 1972
Time: 12:28 pm - 12:29 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Dr. W Kenneth Riland

[See also Conversation No. 20-57]

Also recorded on February 8, 1972

  • 667-002 12:20 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 5:13 pm.
  • 320-007 12:23 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 12:28 pm.
  • 320-008 12:23 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 12:28 pm.
  • 020-057 12:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. Walter Riland talked on the telephone from 12:28 pm to 12:29 pm.
  • 320-010 12:29 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 2:31 pm.
  • 320-011 12:29 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 2:31 pm.
  • 320-012 12:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 2:31 pm.
  • 320-013 12:29 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 2:31 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 320-009, February 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/320-009 (accessed October 2, 2026).