Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 868 › Conversation 868-011

Nixon, Casey & Duffy on G. Bradford Cook and Presidential appointment

Saturday, March 3, 1973 · 12:01 AM–12:06 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Lasker, Bernard J. ("Bunny"); Levy, Gustave; Casey, William J.; Duffy, Kevin; Cook, G. Bradford; Cook, G. Bradford (Mrs.); Cook, George B.; Cook, George B. (Mrs.); Armour, A. W.; Armour, A. W. (Mrs.); Cook, Stephie; Cook, Tom; Cook, Lesley; Cook, Heather; Cook, Daniel, Jr.Conversation868-011 on Tape 868StartSaturday, March 3, 1973 at 12:01 AMEndSaturday, March 3, 1973 at 12:06 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 868-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with G. Bradford Cook and a large group of his family members, friends, and associates, including William J. Casey and Judge Kevin Duffy, to commemorate Cook’s recent appointment. The primary focus of the meeting was a ceremonial photo session held in the Oval Office to mark the occasion. The participants engaged in informal conversation regarding the appointment, family introductions, and brief mentions of current policy matters such as the administration's work on Latin American issues.

G. Bradford Cook
Presidential appointment
Oval Office photo session
White House personnel
Ceremonial visit

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Okay.

The family stand over here.

Judge, would you stand right here?

Okay.

Thank you.

Yes.

Thank you.

on which they were about to enter into a haunted yard.

I did it.

The case initiated is so effective that it needs to be done.

It's going to be surgery.

It's going to be done.

First of all, I'm honored, sir, and probably the greatest privilege of my life to serve you, sir.

You've made a lot of tough decisions in the last

Thank you.

This is my brother.

This is my next oldest daughter, Leslie Cook.

This is my oldest daughter, Sethi Cook.

This is my mother-in-law, yes.

This is my father-in-law, Mr. Armour.

This is my mother-in-law.

Did you ever think he'd make it?

I never think you'll be able to do that.

I don't think so.

Well, I know these people.

These people are going to work for us, aren't they?

Oh, they're going to work for me.

I think I have to say something.

Well, President, did your dad call to talk to you about Latin America?

He did.

Did you do?

Well, we'll come here.

We'll all come here, please.

All right.

Very good to see you, Mr. Rosen.

Good to see you, guys.

Good to see you, Senator.

I don't know what's going on.

How are we here?

Just had a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long.

Let's get your family here, Mr. Heath.

All right.

Come on there.

Just go this way.

Congrats to those families.

Here we are.

Can you stand up here?

Yes.

There we are.

Come on.

There you are.

Now, let's see.

You all step out.

OK. We'll stay in.

OK.

And, uh, we've got, uh, this is Wall Street.

Now, we'll get one more of the, uh, let's see, the mother and father, right?

And the other, the mother and the father.

Mother, mother, father, mother, father, father.

And this is what you've got in this one, right?

There we are.

Okay?

It'd be like your wedding, right?

Yeah.

There you are.

Well, we'll give you all the pictures, and we'll send you a bill.

You pay many times.

All your work and everything.

Hit the plate.

Sure.

Do you want to take your eyes out?

Sure.

Well, just a minute.

Yeah.

All right.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Good to see you, sir.

Good to see you.

Oh, yes, that's the champion.

Good.

Well, thank you.

Enjoy yourselves.

We will.

Thank you.

Just call against our line and let me know.

Yes, I will.

All right.

That's right, that's right.

You're doing good.

You're doing well.

You're doing all right.

All right.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Check on this track, sir.

NARA Description

On March 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Bernard J. ("Bunny") Lasker, Gustave Levy, William J. Casey, Kevin Duffy, G. Bradford Cook, Mrs. G. Bradford Cook, George B. Cook, Mrs. George B. Cook, A. W. Armour, Mrs. A. W. Armour, Stephie Cook, Tom Cook, Lesley Cook, Heather Cook, and Daniel Cook, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 12:06 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 868-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 868-11

Date: March 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:01 pm and 12:06 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with G. Bradford Cook, Mrs. G. Bradford Cook, Stephie Cook, Tom Cook,
Lesley Cook, Heather Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Geroge B. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cook, Daniel
Cook, Jr., Bernard J. Lasker, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Armour, Judge Kevin Duffy, William J. Casey,
and Gustave L. Levy.

       Photo session
            -Arrangement
                                            -26-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                         Conversation No. 868-10 (cont’d)

[General conversation]

       Oath of office

[Applause]

       Cook's appointment
            -Age
            -Predecessor
                  -William J. Casey’s recommendation
            -Ability
            -Competence
            -Cook's remarks on appointment

       Cook's family
            -Introductions

       Latin America

       Meeting on monetary situation
            -President’s press conference

       Photographs of family
            -Arrangements
            -Mother-in-law and father-in-law

       George Cook [?]
            -Evening at the White House
                 -Sammy Davis, Jr.

       Someone's work in New York
           -Judge

       Photographs
            -Copies

       Jack L. Dreyfus, Sr.’s
             -Location
                                                -27-

                      NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 868-11 (cont’d)

Cook, et al., left at 12:06 pm.

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868-012 12:06 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 am and 12:10 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 868-011, March 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/868-011 (accessed October 1, 2026).