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Conversation 867-009

TapeTape 867StartFriday, March 2, 1973 at 11:51 AMEndFriday, March 2, 1973 at 12:16 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan);  Weinberger, Rebecca Jane Dalton;  Cavanaugh, James H.;  Yu, Peter;  Ross, Richard;  Wilson, Kemmons;  Moore, William W.;  Segal, Jack P.Recording deviceOval Office
AudioNARA Description

On March 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Rebecca Jane Dalton Weinberger, James H. Cavanaugh, Peter Yu, Richard Ross, Kemmons Wilson, William W. Moore, and Jack P. Segal met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 12:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 867-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 867-9

Date: March 2, 1973
Time: Unknown before 12:16 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.

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             -Sammy Davis, Jr.
             -Camp David

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                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                      (rev. June-2010)
                                                           Conversation No. 867-9 (cont’d)

Dr. Paul Yu, Richard Ross, Kemmons Wilson, William W. Moore, Dr. Jack P. Segal, Mrs.
Caspar W. Weinberger, James Cavanaugh, and members of the press entered at 12:16 pm.

       Switching something on [?]

       Dr. James Cavanaugh [?] regrets

       Introductions
             -Yu
                   -American Heart Association [AHA]
             -Ross

[Photograph session]

               -Arrangements

       “Heart of the Year” award presentation
            -President as recipient

       AHA’s work
           -Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lyndon B. Johnson
                 -Heart attacks
                 -Presidency
                       -Stress
           -Mrs. Nixon
                 -Advocacy

       Gifts
               -Cuff links

       Heart attack
             -Survival
             -Recovery

Dr. Yu et al. left at 12:25 pm.
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                                                                             Conversation No. 867-9 (cont’d)

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Mrs. Nixon left at an unknown time before 12:30 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Thank you.
I think they're on board with the flagons right now.
Yeah, that should be all.
All right.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Get a little closer.
What is your action now?
Thank you.
Bye.
And so, on behalf of the President Johnson, the President, and all the other members of the country, I just mention this here.
She has made all over the country, that's why there is a very strong demonstration of this in all countries.
So I give her a chance.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Okay, second floor.
Look at how high you're going to be.
Well, we, uh, we want to give you each a little memento.
This is the presidential card.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
so people would go on the shelf and die sooner.
Now, people realize you can go through, you can recover, and live a very useful life.
If anybody can be president after a heart attack, you can go home and that's fine.
Thank you.
And you don't die.
Shall I just take a quick rest?
If you would, if they wanted something on it, they could cover the whole thing.
No, no, no, no.
They're trying to get it to Congress, I guess.
Well, no, but they use this for everything, and it's very bad.
What they should use is a little piece of paper.
I'll tend to it.
Fine.
See?
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