Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 686 › Conversation 686-011

Nixon, Diver & White on Fort Wayne, Indiana and Gift-giving

Friday, March 17, 1972 · 12:16 PM–12:19 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Diver, Tina; Diver, Neil; White, Margita E.Conversation686-011 on Tape 686 (tape position 00:41:35–00:44:15)StartFriday, March 17, 1972 at 12:16 PMEndFriday, March 17, 1972 at 12:19 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 686-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Tina and Neil Diver, along with Margita White, for a brief social interaction focused on personal rapport and photo opportunities. The conversation touched upon the President’s past visits to Fort Wayne, Indiana, and included the presentation of gifts and photographs. The participants engaged in lighthearted discussion regarding mementos and scheduling before the recording concluded.

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41:49Now we're going to have a paper.
41:50Come on over here.
41:51Anybody that leaves, that's it.
41:53There's your rock.
41:57Look in the eye.
41:58Yes, look in the eye.
41:59Look hard.
41:59Oh, yeah.
42:00This was there about two years ago.
42:03Oh, they're great.
42:03I haven't been there in time.
42:05They always open the square for us.
42:07Two years ago, we had an auditorium.
42:10Usually, you've been there.
42:13That's good for you.
42:18That's right.
42:19That's right.
42:19Well, that's my home.
42:20It is?
42:21Yes, it is.
42:24You ought to get sturdy there.
42:26There's your... That's your compactor.
42:27There's your compactor.
42:29Thank you.
42:29I have nothing to problem with.
42:31Here's what I'm trying to do.
42:35I'm going to move this back a little off.
42:39Okay.
42:39Well, I'm curious to see if that's a problem.
42:43There you are.
42:49What do we have for you?
42:52Do you need another one of those?
42:56Yeah, sure.
42:57Well, I know that you're in our country.
43:02Uh-huh.
43:03Uh-huh.
43:04Uh-huh.
43:16Yes, sir.
43:46We know so many people around the world.
43:48I never see them or anything, but I don't know.
43:52You've got it.
43:54I appreciate it.
43:57Oh, anyway.
43:58And there you have it.
43:59Thank you.
43:59You know, everybody has a pen.
44:02Oh, that's awesome.
44:04Well, you just keep the light and, uh...
44:10This, in and of itself, is the limit of what we're entering.
44:16It's the ceiling.
44:17It's the ceiling.
44:18It's the ceiling.
44:20It's the ceiling.
44:21It's the ceiling.
44:22It's the ceiling.
44:25It's the ceiling.
44:28It's the ceiling.

NARA Description

On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Tina Diver, Neil Diver, and Margita E. White met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 686-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 686-11

Date: March 17, 1972
Time: 12:16 - unknown before 12:19 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Tina Diver, Neil Diver, and Margita E. White; The conversation was in
progress.
[This conversation is continued as conversation no. 687-2.]

     Photograph

     Indiana
          -Fort Wayne
                -The President’s previous trips
                -Newspaper
                -Neil Diver

     Gifts

     Cartoons
          -Herbert G. Klein

     Appointment

     Schedule

     Walter H. Annenberg
          -Gift (“Start of the President”)
                -Steuben Crystal

The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 12:19 pm.

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  • 686-010 12:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William Warnack, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Marion H. Smoak, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:11 pm.
  • 687-002 12:16 PM · 18 sec — Tina Diver, Neil Diver, and Margita E. White met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:19 pm.
  • 687-003 12:19 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 1:14 pm.
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  • 323-029 1:45 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 2:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 686-011, March 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/686-011 (accessed October 3, 2026).