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Nixon, Boland & Friedersdorf on Brookfield and Massachusetts

Tuesday, May 8, 1973 · 12:28 PM–12:33 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Boland, Edward P.; Hawes, Frederick K.; Hawes, Frederick K. (Mrs.); Whitcomb, Barbara; Clancy, George; Clancy, Mrs. George (Mrs.); Plainte, Lyle; Plainte, Mrs. Lyle (Mrs.); Friedersdorf, Max L.; White House photographerConversation912-013 on Tape 912StartTuesday, May 8, 1973 at 12:28 PMEndTuesday, May 8, 1973 at 12:33 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 912-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Representative Edward P. Boland and a delegation of citizens from Brookfield, Massachusetts, led by Max L. Friedersdorf, to discuss the town's upcoming 300th anniversary celebration. The group engaged in casual conversation regarding local history, landmarks, and the town's tricentennial planning. During the visit, the delegation presented the President with commemorative gifts, including photographs and mementos, and extended an invitation for him to visit the town.

  • Brookfield
  • Massachusetts
  • Tricentennial
  • Edward P. Boland
  • Constituent relations
  • Ceremonial visit

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Mr. President, Mrs. President, how are you?
Nice to see you.
You look great.
Some of your constituents here, either some Mr. and Mrs. George Clancy from Brookfield, and Lyle Plank, and Mrs. Plank, and this is Mark, Mark Whitcomb, and Mr. President, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fox, all take to WPS.
Mr. President, I'm here because of the $300,000 price tag of the town in Rofield.
$300,000 is a long time.
There's not many towns in this country that could break up.
You've probably never seen it, but it's really magnificent town.
It's about 2,300 people.
There are four Rofields in town.
They all go for a moment.
No, you marry them all.
You do.
You do.
You do.
Is it difficult?
You know, you're lucky, another member of Congress, they started this 300th anniversary celebration May 19th.
It ends October sometime.
One of those six weeks is up.
Six months is up.
That's quite a period by that time.
Well, Mr. President, it's an honor being here and I'm speaking for this group and also for the town of Brookfield.
And we do have some gifts for you.
And I think, Josh, if you would please, you being the general chairman, would you please like to have your sentence said?
On behalf of the .
. .
Thank you very much.
Well, this is the presidential library.
It's going to be there for many years, another 300 years.
We're going to be the lady in charge of the climate.
You just had a climate this year, too, didn't you?
Well, I think it's now some longer here.
This is, of course, a film.
Great.
Oh, nice.
Uh-huh.
Well, now listen.
Now these are...
I could be a hero, I don't know.
And I keep them out too, but you have to believe.
You couldn't forget to believe.
This is not quite the way to do it in town at all.
It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
It's
He's the oldest in Franklin.
My attention is lost.
Turn a little top finger on me.
You've got so much work to do.
And a lot of people must stand with you.
And I don't know about the spirits, but if anybody's shown you but one of the kind things that's how it was made.
So here's a seal from there.
I'm a bank, and one of my sales guys says, dude, do a custom of this.
And I have a pen that says, I'm company.
Thank you.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Edward P. Boland, Frederick K. Hawes, Mrs. Frederick K. Hawes, Barbara Whitcomb, George Clancy, Mrs. Mrs. George Clancy, Lyle Plainte, Mrs. Mrs. Lyle Plainte, Max L. Friedersdorf, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:28 pm to 12:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 912-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 912-13

Date: May 8, 1973
Time: 12:28 pm - 12:33 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Edward P. Boland, Frederick K. Hawes, Mrs. Frederick Hawes, Barbara
Whitcomb, George Clancy, Lyle Plainte, Mrs. Lyle Plainte, Mrs. George Clancy, and Max L.
Friedersdorf. The White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.

     Introductions

     Brookfield, Massachusetts
          -Tricentennial of the town
          -Population
          -Elections
                 -Boland
                 -1972 election
          -Landmarks
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                               Conversation No. 912-13 (cont’d)

            -Location

      Presentation of gifts to President
           -Photograph
           -Presidential library
           -“Eloise the Cow”
                  -Origin

      Presentation of gifts by President

      [General conversation]
           -Invitation for President to visit Brookfield

Boland et al. left at 12:33 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 912-013, May 8, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/912-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).