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Nixon, Hart & Bull on E.K. Gaylord and White House recordings

Wednesday, February 28, 1973 · 3:20 PM–3:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Hart, Thomas; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation414-003 on Tape 414StartWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 3:20 PMEndWednesday, February 28, 1973 at 3:28 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 414-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417187417 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Thomas Hart and Stephen B. Bull to record a formal congratulatory message for E.K. Gaylord’s 100th birthday. The President reviewed and recited a prepared tribute, highlighting Gaylord’s long life and significant contributions to his country. The primary purpose of the meeting was to finalize this audio recording for the milestone celebration.

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NARA Description

On February 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Thomas Hart, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:20 pm to 3:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 414-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 414-3

Date: February 28, 1973
Time: 3:20 pm-3:28 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Thomas Hart.

       Microphone set up for recorded message

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull between 3:20 pm and 3:21 pm.

[Conversation No. 414-3A]

[See Conversation No. 37-11]

[End of telephone conversation]

       Birthday greetings for Edward K. Gaylord

Hart left at 3:28 pm.

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No, no, no.
Right there.
We are proud to join you tonight in honoring E.K.
Gaylord and in wishing that his 100th birthday will be the happiest birthday of them all.
In his lifetime, we've gone from the prairie schooner to a land rover on the boat.
From Kansas to Colorado to Oklahoma, when it was still a territory, Mr. Gaylord has covered a lot of American ground, and he has made great contributions to his neighbors and country at every stop along the way.
Mrs. Nixon and I are proud to join you tonight in honoring E.K.
Gaylord and wishing
that his 100th birthday will be the happiest birthday of them all.
In E.K.
Gaylord's lifetime, we've gone from the prairie schooner to a land rover on the boat, from Kansas to Colorado to Oklahoma, when it was still the character.
Mr. Gaylord has covered a lot of American ground, and he has made great contributions to his neighbors and to his country at every step along the way.
The poet subsequently
You have to wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.
As he reaches this great milestone, E.K.
Gaylord can look back and say that the day has indeed been splendid.

Also recorded on February 28, 1973

  • 037-010 2:15 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 3:20 pm.
  • 037-011 3:20 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:20 pm to 3:21 pm.
  • 414-004 3:30 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:30 pm to 3:43 pm.
  • 414-005 3:43 PM · 36 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 3:43 pm and 4:22 pm.
  • 414-006 3:43 PM · 39 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 3:43 pm and 4:22 pm.
  • 414-007 3:43 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 4:22 pm.
  • 865-026 4:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:23 pm and 4:25 pm.
  • 865-027 4:23 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:23 pm and 4:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 414-003, February 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417187417). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/414-003 (accessed November 15, 2026).