Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 569 › Conversation 569-005

Nixon, Redman & Bennett on Military promotion

Friday, September 10, 1971 · 12:19 PM–12:25 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Hughes, James D. ("Don"); Redman, Jo Ann; Bennett, Bruce; Bennett, Bruce (Mrs.); Radd, Anthony; Redman, Naomi; Pridelle, Harland E. (Lt. Col.); Gibbons, James H. (Lt. Col.); Finlay, John (Lt. Col.); Swift, Frederick W. (Maj.); Freed, Charles (Maj.); McCoy, Richard J. (Sgt. Maj.); Thompson, Polly; Burson, Mary; Tkach, Walter R.; Benson, J. Paul; White House photographerConversation569-005 on Tape 569 (tape position 00:57:36–01:02:59)StartFriday, September 10, 1971 at 12:19 PMEndFriday, September 10, 1971 at 12:25 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 569-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon hosted a brief Oval Office ceremony to honor Brigadier General Albert Redman, Jr. on the occasion of his promotion and to recognize his long-standing military service. Accompanied by his family and members of the White House Communications Agency, Redman received presidential gifts, including cufflinks bearing the presidential seal. The meeting concluded with official group photography to commemorate the event.

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58:00Great guy.
58:00That's nice.
58:00That was the first set.
58:00It was a batch.
58:01Oh, yeah.
58:01I don't even know what you're looking at.
58:02I don't know if you can just take me through the lines.
58:38Yeah.
58:38Yeah.
58:38Yeah.
58:38Yeah.
58:38Yeah.
59:32All right.
1:00:04Mr. President, can we get a group photograph right on the inside of the room, please?
1:00:06All right.
1:00:42There we are.
1:00:42Now, now let's try a non-pandemic.
1:00:43Yeah.
1:00:43Yeah.
1:01:08Second, how many years do you have?
1:01:09I don't know.
1:01:09I don't know how many years.
1:01:11So it's next March.
1:01:12Hold on.
1:01:12She's got a light up here.
1:01:35Well, yeah, we give you all these ceremonies.
1:01:36We always give out the presidential copies, which, of course, is the better, the President's seal, and we'll hold the ladies.
1:01:39So here's yours, and we'll have one for each one here.
1:01:41So you can get all of us people here together.
1:02:02Thank you, sir.
1:02:03Thank you, sir.
1:02:03Thank you, sir.
1:02:03Thank you, sir.
1:02:04Thank you, sir.
1:02:04Thank you, sir.
1:02:04Thank you, sir.
1:02:35I've got a cousin and my son here, your boy.
1:02:36He's a guy and a guy.
1:02:37Good to see you.
1:02:37That's great.
1:02:37We're going to be all set.
1:02:38Thank you so very much.
1:02:38You're welcome.
1:02:39I just want to sit down.
1:02:39Whoa, whoa, whoa.
1:02:39I'm sorry.
1:02:40I'm sorry.
1:02:40I'm sorry.
1:02:40I'm sorry.

NARA Description

On September 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, James D. ("Don") Hughes, Jo Ann Redman, Bruce Bennett, Mrs. Bruce Bennett, Anthony Radd, Naomi Redman, Lt. Col. Harland E. Pridelle, Lt. Col. James H. Gibbons, Lt. Col. John Finlay, Maj. Maj. Frederick W. Swift, Maj. Charles Freed, SGM Richard J. McCoy, Polly Thompson, Mary Burson, Walter R. Tkach, J. Paul Benson, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 569-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 569-5

Date: September 10, 1971
Time: 12:19 pm - 12:25 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull and Brig. Gen. James D. Hughes.

     Brig. Gen. Albert Redman, Jr.
           -Redman family
                -Arrival

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:25 pm.

     Redman
         -White House Communications Agency [WHCA]
         -Promotion date

     Arrangement of gifts

Bull entered at an unknown time after 12:19 pm.

     Redman party
         -Arrival

Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Jo Ann Redman, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bennett, Albert Redman, Naomi
Redman, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Redman, Lt. Col. Harland E. Pridelle, Lt. Col. James H. Gibbons,
Lt. Col. John Finlay, Maj. Frederick W. Swift, Maj. Charles Freed, Sgt. Maj. Richard J. McCoy,
Polly Thompson, Mary Burson, Gen. Walter R. Tkach, and J. Paul Benson entered at 12:20 pm;
the White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.

     Greetings and introductions

     Promotion

     Photographs

     Promotion
         -Redman's work

     Photographs
          -Family
          -Group

     Redman
         -Career
              -Years of service

     Presidential gifts
          -Cufflinks
                -Presidential seal
          -Items

     American Telephone and Telegraph [AT&T]
         -White House
         -Bill
               -Payment

Redman et al. left at 12:25 pm.

Also recorded on September 10, 1971

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  • 569-003 12:12 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:14 pm.
  • 569-004 12:14 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:14 pm to 12:19 pm.
  • 569-006 12:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:26 pm.
  • 569-007 12:26 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ernst G. Breitholz, George T. Bell, Robert R. Mullen, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 12:36 pm.
  • 569-008 12:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:39 pm.
  • 569-009 12:36 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:39 pm.
  • 569-010 12:39 PM · 52 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 569-005, September 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/569-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).