Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 414-003
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 1973 at 3:20 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hart, Thomas; Bull, Stephen B.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/414-003

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[0:24] No, no, no.
[0:44] Right there.
[0:56] We are proud to join you tonight in honoring E.K.
[1:15] Gaylord and in wishing that his 100th birthday will be the happiest birthday of them all.
[1:21] In his lifetime, we've gone from the prairie schooner to a land rover on the boat.
[1:26] 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.
[1:44] Mrs. Nixon and I are proud to join you tonight in honoring E.K.
[1:52] Gaylord and wishing
[1:54] that his 100th birthday will be the happiest birthday of them all.
[1:58] In E.K.
[1:59] 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.
[2:09] 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.
[2:20] The poet subsequently
[2:22] You have to wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.
[2:32] As he reaches this great milestone, E.K.
[2:35] Gaylord can look back and say that the day has indeed been splendid.