Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 487 › Conversation 487-013

Nixon, Cashen & Sax on Presidential staff and White House photography

Friday, April 23, 1971 · 12:41 PM–12:42 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Cashen, Henry C., II; Cashen, Raymond; Cashen, Raymond (Mrs.); Sax, Arnold; Sax, Arnold (Mrs.)Conversation487-013 on Tape 487 (tape position 03:01:37–03:05:07)StartFriday, April 23, 1971 at 12:41 PMEndFriday, April 23, 1971 at 12:42 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 487-013 ↗

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President Nixon met with Henry C. Cashen, II, his family, and associates for a brief social visit in the Oval Office. The President used the meeting to commend Henry Cashen’s job performance within the administration. The session primarily focused on casual conversation, the taking of a commemorative photograph, and the presentation of gifts, including presidential cuff links.

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Thank you for that time.

Oh, he's done a marvelous job for us.

We appreciate it.

Oh, that's right.

Well, we're glad to meet you again here.

Yeah, Henry's one of our real, real goers, you know.

He said, hey, why don't we get you a picture?

Oh, yeah.

Everybody, you can sit on this side if you will.

Thank you, there you go.

And I'm gonna make a nice little picture for .

He took six then.

And for special visitors, the important people at the corner.

Here's your little tent.

I think it's the other one, which you see also in the city.

I'm going to give it one try.

It's already covered today.

That's that.

Better out.

It'd be nice if I know what's going to happen.

Sweet.

Did you check the new girls here?

I have a present.

You have?

Yes, sir.

Oh, isn't that beautiful?

Beautiful.

Those tulips and everything.

I don't know much about flowers, but I know those are tulips and crap apple trees.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

I'd be mighty proud if you does a great job for us.

Wonderful.

Thanks to you.

Okay, oh great job

NARA Description

On April 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry C. Cashen, II, Raymond Cashen, Mrs. Raymond Cashen, Arnold Sax, and Mrs. Arnold Sax met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:41 pm to 12:42 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 487-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 487-13

Date: April 23, 1971
Time: 12:41 pm - 12:42 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. Cashen, II, Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Cashen, and Mr.
& Mrs. Arnold Sax .
[The White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.]

     Introductions

     Henry Cashen's job performance
          -Irish

     Photograph
          -Grouping

     Presentation of gifts
          -Pens
          -Presidential cuff links
                -Seal

     Farewells
     Rose Garden

           -Tulips
           -Flowers

     Henry Cashen's job performance

     John A. Mulcahy

Cashen, et al., left at 12:42 pm.

Also recorded on April 23, 1971

487-008 12:19 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:19 pm.
487-009 12:20 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Michael Newton, Richard Newton, Mrs. Richard Newton, Mary Switzer, Edward C. Merrill, Jr., Edgar B. Porter, Bradley P. Dunn, Susan Segrest, Mary Haimbach, Karen Luzak, George T. Bell, Lee W. Huebner, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:28 pm.
487-010 12:28 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:28 pm.
487-011 12:29 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John H. Buchanan, Jr., James B. Allen, Norman Pless, Elton Stevens, George Siebels, John E. Nidecker, Lee W. Huebner, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:29 pm to 12:40 pm.
487-012 12:40 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:40 pm.
487-014 12:42 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:42 pm and 12:52 pm.
487-015 12:52 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:52 pm to 1:04 pm.
002-034 1:04 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:11 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 487-013, April 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/487-013 (accessed October 11, 2026).