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Conversation 823-008

TapeTape 823StartThursday, December 14, 1972 at 1:02 PMEndThursday, December 14, 1972 at 1:05 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Cox, Tricia NixonRecording deviceOval Office
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On December 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:02 pm to 1:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 823-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 823-8

Date: December 14, 1972
Time: 1:02 pm - 1:05 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox.

[See Conversation No. 34-73]
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Hi, Chris, how are you?
I know, I just wanted to see how everything was going.
Is your trip going great?
Oh, great.
Oh, yes.
That'll be a great experience because
And he said, I say to you, tell Franklin that you're not like I am under his courage.
So far, and the fact that he's, you know, that he's, that, you know, they're not to be worried, my father said, about practical poles or go up and down.
He said that I'm the greatest expert in the world at being down and coming up.
So I did exactly the same thing.
I told him, you know you're not supposed to get him.
all of his British politics and so forth, but of another country.
But you can be sure that when he was elected, there was a lot of cheering in our household.
You can tell him that.
Okay.
Right.
And if you see how he's there, sir, on the board, I'm sure he's a very good friend also.
Okay.
Tony Barber.
Well, there's much they did, and now they still have to all up in the air, and we're going to have to continue to keep the heat on them, because they haven't agreed with the right kind of things.
But we'll keep the heat on, and we'll make sure we get it.
We don't know.
Well, I don't assume anything, but I mean, I say eventually, but I don't know when.
Right?
But we'll just do the best we can.
But in the meantime, you're going off to the night and dining, and
Oh, yes, that's tomorrow.
Oh, is his party tonight?
Well, what time is it there now?
Well, then you're going on to the prime minister's.
And then Paul Getty's party is tonight.
Oh, yes.
I'll try to give him a call.
I always remember my visit with him.
I've appreciated his letters through the years.
He's the very best.
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