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Conversation 005-008

TapeTape 5StartFriday, June 11, 1971 at 4:09 PMEndFriday, June 11, 1971 at 4:11 PMTape start time00:09:36Tape end time00:10:18ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Richardson, Elliot L.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon called Secretary of Defense Elliot L. Richardson to offer personal praise for a favorable article about Richardson recently published in the New York Times. Nixon noted that he and John Ehrlichman had reviewed the piece and agreed it was an excellent and well-deserved assessment of the Secretary's performance. The President concluded the call by emphasizing to Richardson that his staff at the Department of Defense should recognize the value of his leadership.

Elliot L. RichardsonNew York TimesMedia coverageExecutive communicationJohn Ehrlichman
AudioNARA Description

On June 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Elliot L. Richardson talked on the telephone from 4:09 pm to 4:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-008 of the White House Tapes.

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Hello.
Secretary Richardson, sir.
Hello, Mr. President.
I just wanted you to know that I was really delighted to see that piece in the Times.
I just came across the desk today on you.
Oh, that was very nice of you.
Wasn't that a good one, though?
Yes, remarkably so.
Ehrlichman and I were just sitting here talking, and he had brought it in to me.
I don't go through the papers completely.
And the day before yesterday, I guess it was.
And it was just excellent.
Excellent.
Much deserved, too.
Just be sure all the people over there appreciate you.
They're lucky to have you.
Thank you very much.
Okay.
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