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Nixon & Mara on Family and Sports

Saturday, July 3, 1971 · 9:56 AM–9:57 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Mara, SusanConversation536-012 on Tape 536 (tape position 02:11:23–02:13:26)StartSaturday, July 3, 1971 at 9:56 AMEndSaturday, July 3, 1971 at 9:57 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 536-012 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417178417 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon placed a brief congratulatory call to Susan Mara regarding the recent birth of her family's tenth child. During the conversation, the President inquired about the gender balance of the children and jokingly encouraged the parents to have an eleventh child to complete a full football team. The exchange concluded with lighthearted banter regarding the President's preference for the Washington Redskins over the New York Giants.

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NARA Description

On July 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Susan Mara met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:56 am to 9:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 536-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 536-12

Date: July 3, 1971
Time: 9:56 am - 9:57 am
Location: Oval Office

The White House operator talked with the President

The President talked with Susan Mara between 9:56 am and 9:57 am

[See Conversation No. 6-122]

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to his daughter.
Yeah.
Hello?
Yes?
Well, how are you?
Which one are you?
Number five?
Number two, great.
Well, I just called to congratulate your mother, father, and of course all the brothers and sisters on this.
Number ten, huh?
Isn't that great?
Now, you tell your dad when he gets back and your mother that, uh,
He's got to have one more to make that football team, you know?
And this is a little girl or boy?
Little girl.
How many are girls and boys?
Oh, this puts the girls ahead.
You're really about to have a tie.
I see.
Well, that's great.
Are you a Giants fan?
Well, I'll tell you something.
I follow the football team so closely.
When I was in New York, I always followed the Giants.
But down here, I've got to root for the Redskins now.
That's a good team.
Well, you tell them that I called and just congratulate them.
I did?
Okay, bye.

Also recorded on July 3, 1971

  • 006-121 9:06 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Mulcahy, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:06 am to 9:08 am.
  • 536-011 9:55 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 9:56 am.
  • 006-122 9:56 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Susan Mara talked on the telephone at 9:56 am.
  • 536-013 10:01 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:01 am.
  • 536-014 10:01 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Stephen B. Bull, and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:01 am to 10:40 am.
  • 536-015 10:40 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:40 am.
  • 536-016 10:41 AM · 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Manolo Sanchez and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:41 am and 11:53 am.
  • 536-017 10:41 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:41 am and 11:53 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 536-012, July 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178417). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/536-012 (accessed November 2, 2026).