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Conversation 006-091

TapeTape 6StartFriday, July 2, 1971 at 4:08 PMEndFriday, July 2, 1971 at 4:12 PMTape start time01:48:38Tape end time01:52:33ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AudioNARA Description

On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:08 pm to 4:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-091 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 6-91

Date: July 2, 1971
Time: 4:08 pm - 4:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon; H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman can be heard in the
background.

[See Conversation No. 260-005]

     Consuelo Juan Velasco
         -Party
         -Attendance at concert with Mrs. Nixon
         -President's toast

     Red Room in the White House
          -William P. Rogers’ comments to the President

     President's schedule
           -Representative and Mrs. Thomas G. Abernethy
           -Comments regarding dining in White House
           -Lucy Winchester

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 05/01/2023.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[006-091-w002]
[Duration: 52s]

     The President’s schedule
          -July 3, 1971 speech
          -Dinner
          -Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward R. F. Cox
                -Executive Office Building [EOB] gift unit
                -Schedule
                -Potential dinner with Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
          -Dictation
          -Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward R. F. Cox

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     National Archives
          -President’s schedule
          -First Family's schedule
          -Rogers
          -Television show July 3
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Hello.
Mrs. Nixon, Mr. President.
Thank you.
Hello.
Hi, Dick.
Well, how did everybody feel?
Oh, well, they had such a good time at that party.
Right.
Did you take her upstairs?
No, I took her down to see the... Oh, you were... Yeah, I was there, yeah.
I didn't want to because some people feel they can't leave, you know, until everybody's gone.
But I don't think we need to do any more.
I took her out last night, you know.
Yeah, well, that was great.
Don't she ride out with you?
She went to the concert with me.
Oh, I didn't know she'd been there.
I knew she'd been there, but I didn't know she went with you.
Oh, yeah, we went by helicopter.
We had the works.
Oh, well, she loved that.
So we've really done a lot for her.
Yeah, yeah.
Well, I thought it was a nice lunch.
She's a very lovely person.
I was so surprised that, you know, she's a very pretty woman.
Beautiful.
Nice and really very emotional.
She's very sweet.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
He was really, really raving about your visit.
You know, that comes from the heart and all that.
That's what they want, you know, don't they?
Yeah, right, right.
Your toast was great.
Well, it wasn't really hard to think of anything to say, but it may have got across the point.
No, it was just right.
Just what they like to hear.
They were all very happy.
You know...
Bill Rogers was remarking he didn't think he'd ever seen the room so pretty.
You know, with those big chairs, it is beautiful, isn't it?
If you notice, you don't look a bit crowded, and it's an elegant way to use those big chairs.
Yeah, well, somebody else mentioned to me that they, you know, they'd been there always at night, and it was so much fun to be there in the daytime.
Yeah.
One of those undersecretaries.
Well, we took care of a lot of people here today that don't usually get to things.
Did you notice Mrs. Abernathy, Tom Abernathy, who's been in the Congress 29 years, says, did you know this is the first time in 29 years I've ever had a bite to eat at the White House?
Yeah, I know.
He was so thrilled.
He was telling Lucy and he was telling me.
See, I had his wife.
I know.
Remember, she told you that about herself.
Yeah, yeah.
But what did he say to you?
Oh, the same thing.
And, you know, they even said to Lucy, you know, we can hardly wait to...
We can leave and call our children.
No, they really had a good time.
They might want to go over.
I mean, I don't know whether you want to now.
Tomorrow night, they're going to have just about 70 people in the archives as a live audience.
Rogers is going to be there and people like that.
Do you want to go or not?
You don't have to.
Oh, well, I think that they've already said I'm going.
Well, no, we've left it open for you.
But it'd be nice if you did go, but you don't have to.
You know what I mean?
The audience will be able to pan to you.
See if Tricia and Eddie would go, too.
Nice that they would go and sit with you in the audience.
It's a very, it's never been done before.
Never had television like that in there for a, you know, with the Constitution and the original Constitution.
Bill Wright's right back of us, the speaker.
It's really quite something.
Only a half hour from 10.30 to 11.
Okay, I'll mention it.
All right.
Okay.
Bye.
Bye.
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