Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 369 › Conversation 369-020

Nixon & Dorr on Personal health and Elections

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 7:15 PM–7:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Dorr, Goldthwaite H.Conversation369-020 on Tape 369StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:15 PMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:16 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 369-020 ↗

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President Nixon initiated this brief, informal call to Goldthwaite H. Dorr to offer personal well-wishes following Dorr's recent hospitalization. During the exchange, Nixon expressed his hope for Dorr’s continued health and shared a lighthearted invitation for a future birthday celebration at the White House. The President concluded the conversation by emphasizing the importance of Dorr voting in the upcoming November 7th election.

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Hello?
Yeah.
Hello?
I understand you're in the hospital for an operation.
And I also understand you're going to celebrate your birthday on Saturday.
And I just want to tell you that I hope on your next birthday you can celebrate with my wife.
Because... And how do you feel?
Well, I...
Well, that's what really matters more, not a thing.
Tell me, how are you feeling?
You, you, you, this or that?
Well, well, I understood you were at the dinner the other night, and let me say that, uh, Jase, the next time, you know, when you're 97, and, uh, I want you down here, and we're going to...
We'll come down and have a little party, okay?
But in the meantime, you take care and keep well.
But the main thing is, the main reason I want you to vote, November 7th, you know.
That's the stuff.
You tell those doctors and nurses that they don't treat you right, I'll fire them all.
Okay?
I know they all love you, believe me.
Thank you.
Bye.

NARA Description

On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Goldthwaite H. Dorr met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:15 pm to 7:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 369-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 369-20

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: 7:15 pm - 7:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Goldthwaite H. Dorr.

[See Conversation No. 31-129]

Also recorded on October 18, 1972

  • 031-129 7:15 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Goldthwaite H. Dorr talked on the telephone from 7:15 pm to 7:16 pm.
  • 369-021 7:16 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:16 pm and 7:19 pm.
  • 031-130 7:19 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 7:19 pm to 7:23 pm.
  • 369-022 7:19 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:19 pm to 7:21 pm.
  • 031-131 7:23 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm.
  • 369-023 7:23 PM · 11 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 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm.
  • 369-024 7:23 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm.
  • 369-025 7:23 PM · 9 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 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 369-020, October 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/369-020 (accessed October 10, 2026).