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Nixon, Fitzpatrick & Miller on Oval Office and Ceremonial visit

Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 12:06 PM–12:13 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Fitzpatrick, M. Collen; Fitzpatrick, Dorothy J.; Miller, Clarence E.; Miller, Clarence E. (Mrs.); Nidecker, John E.; White House photographerConversation765-016 on Tape 765StartTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 12:06 PMEndTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 12:13 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 765-016 ↗

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President Nixon met with Representative Clarence E. Miller, his wife, and the Fitzpatrick family, including Miss Teenage America, M. Colleen Fitzpatrick, for a ceremonial visit in the Oval Office. The participants engaged in light conversation, posed for official photographs, and exchanged commemorative gifts featuring the Presidential seal. The President also highlighted his daughter Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s successful crewel work project, which raised funds for the Girl Scouts of America, before concluding the brief meeting with well-wishes for the family.

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One of your constituents here.
Well, congratulations.
All right, all right, how are you?
I'm happy to be here.
Happy girl.
I have nothing to admire.
I know.
Well, you're missing out.
The president just went to a picture.
Sure.
Yes, well, we have the congressman.
The congressman is a colleague.
Let's see.
Let's get one in person.
All right.
She knows how to smile.
Oh, okay.
How are we going to get out of here?
Now that you have one, you can come all the way here.
So we just have one .
Then we'll get one .
Now, just to .
There we are.
Fish.
Oh, that's nice.
That's a nice place.
I don't know where it is.
I don't know where it is.
I don't know what to do for you here.
Okay.
This is for you.
This is the seal.
That's for just young kids.
That's for you.
Same thing.
I'll show you.
Here's the seat.
The mark of this room is this one up there.
And that, of course, is for you.
But here it is.
And each carpet, of course, they make new ones every four years.
They always weave this in.
Oh, this is a picture for me.
Yes.
Oh, really?
Isn't that nice?
Thank you.
It was a great adventure.
But thank you.
And would you sign one for me?
Sure.
Oh, thank you.
I'll show you another seal.
This is Julie, my daughter.
She's a doctor.
That was the crew that she did before, and I showed up the election day.
She's now become the crew expert of all of them.
What she does now is to have a kit, and she's made of various things.
I don't like the famous chair of Washington.
She makes up the crew, and then they sell these things.
The department stores, I think, have made a series of one of those.
And they've already raised over $60,000 from the girls' council.
Good night.
Good night.
Well, good luck at Ohio State.
Look for Woody Hayes' house.
Well, thank you.
Well, we're glad to meet you.
Do you have any other children?
Sixteen.
Eighteen.
Sixteen.
Yes.
You'll get one of those.
Thank you.
Bye.

NARA Description

On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, M. Collen Fitzpatrick, Dorothy J. Fitzpatrick, Clarence E. Miller, Mrs. Clarence E. Miller, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:06 pm to 12:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 765-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 765-16

Date: August 8, 1972
Time: 12:06 pm – 12:13 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with M. Colleen Fitzpatrick, Dorothy J. Fitzpatrick, Clarence E. Miller, Mrs.
Clarence E. Miller and John E. Nidecker; members of the press and the White House
photographer were present at the beginning of the meeting.

       Greetings and introductions
             -Ohio
             -Miss Teenage America

       Photographs
            -Arrangements

       Gifts
               -Cuff links
                     -Presidential seal
                           -Presidential flag
                                 -Other flags in Oval Office

                                       -Marine Corps
                                       -Army
                                       -Navy
                                       -Coast Guard
                                       -Air Force
              -Bow pin
                   -Presidential seal
                         -Oval Office ceiling
                         -Oval Office carpet
              -Photograph
                   -The President’s autograph

       Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s crewel work
             -Design of crewel kits
                   -Chair
                         -George Washington
                         -Abraham Lincoln
                   -Sale in department stores
                         -Sears
                         -Contributions to the Girl Scouts of America

       Ohio State University
            -Wayne W. (“Woody”) Hayes

       Fitzpatrick family
             -Siblings

Colleen Fitzpatrick et al. left at 12:13 pm.

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  • 765-018 12:13 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:13 pm to 12:16 pm.
  • 765-019 12:16 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:17 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 765-016, August 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/765-016 (accessed October 9, 2026).