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Nixon & Bush on Republican National Committee and Political appointments

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 3:29 PM–3:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bush, George H. W.Conversation413-013 on Tape 413StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 3:29 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 3:32 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 413-013 ↗

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President Nixon and RNC Chairman George H.W. Bush discuss personnel recommendations and the recruitment of prospective speakers for Republican Party efforts. The brief exchange touches on the selection of qualified women for representative roles and acknowledges current party spending concerns. Bush confirms that he is receiving a positive reception as he continues to manage the organization's financial and outreach strategies.

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So, yeah.
Right.
I had nothing to do with it, but it occurred to me when I spoke to the legislature, I noticed a couple of very attractive women, both in public and in the legislature, and one good woman, I spoke to her again about it
So if you've got that in mind,
And if you'll talk to Terry about it with me, he'll tell you how they probably plan on it.
I don't know how they did, but these are two of the great lights that I've ever seen.
And boy, they look good on them.
Right?
And they don't need to be the demographic speakers.
They're going to be the best ones in the house.
I said, Michael's fine.
He's a friend.
I said, well, I could give him two of them.
That'd be great.
We didn't, we didn't knock, we didn't throw the ground.
All right.
All right, hold on.
Okay.
Good, you're getting a good reception.
Okay.
It's a rocker still.
We are spending a lot of money.
We're spending twice as much today.
That's just an awful lot of dollars.

NARA Description

On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:29 pm to 3:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 413-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 413-13

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: 3:29 pm-3:32 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with George H. W. Bush.

[See Conversation No. 43-191]

Also recorded on February 23, 1973

  • 043-190 3:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and F. Edward Hébert talked on the telephone from 3:26 pm to 3:28 pm.
  • 413-012 3:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and F. Edward Hébert met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:26 pm to 3:27 pm.
  • 043-191 3:29 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush talked on the telephone from 3:29 pm to 3:32 pm.
  • 043-192 3:32 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:32 pm and 3:38 pm.
  • 043-193 3:32 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:32 pm and 3:38 pm.
  • 413-014 3:32 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:32 pm and 3:35 pm.
  • 413-015 3:35 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 3:35 pm and 3:38 pm.
  • 413-016 3:35 PM · 15 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 3:35 pm and 3:38 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 413-013, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/413-013 (accessed October 1, 2026).