Conversation 628-004

TapeTape 628StartThursday, December 2, 1971 at 12:15 PMEndThursday, December 2, 1971 at 12:17 PMTape start time00:45:42Tape end time00:46:28ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bennett, Frances (Grant)Recording deviceOval Office

President Nixon met briefly with Frances Bennett to inquire about the health of her husband, Senator Wallace F. Bennett, who was hospitalized due to an ulcer. Expressing a personal and political need for the Senator's return to work, Nixon offered words of encouragement regarding his recovery. The discussion served as a gesture of support during the Senator's medical absence.

Wallace F. BennettHealthPersonal relationsSenateU.S. Congress

On December 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Frances (Grant) Bennett met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 628-004 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 628-4

Date: December 2, 1971
Time: 12:15 pm - 12:17 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Frances (Grant) [Mrs. Wallace F.] Bennett.

[See Conversation No. 15-198]

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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.

Yeah.
Hello.
I just called.
Wake Wally the best.
I know he's not in surgery, so you tell him to get out of there.
We need him.
We need him.
Huh?
Yeah, I know.
It's that ulcer again, huh?
Yeah, well, those things, one thing about them, they're painful, but never, never a fatal thing.
Okay, slow.
All right, he'll be all right.
He'll be all right.
All right.