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Conversation 613-013

TapeTape 613StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 9:57 AMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 10:00 AMTape start time04:22:53Tape end time04:27:30ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan);  Butterfield, Alexander P.Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon, First Lady Pat Nixon, and Alexander Butterfield engaged in a brief, informal discussion regarding upcoming travel and communication preparations. The conversation touched upon language training programs and the potential use of instructional techniques to facilitate the President's ability to speak foreign languages. The participants concluded the meeting after confirming logistics for these preparatory efforts.

Language trainingTravel preparationsCommunication strategyAlexander ButterfieldPat Nixon
AudioNARA Description

On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:57 am to 10:00 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 613-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 613-13

Date: November 4, 1971
Time: 9:57 am - 10:00 am
Location: Oval Office

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


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President and Mrs. Nixon left at 10:00 am.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Oh, hey.
Oh, it's great to be here.
Of course it's great.
You ought to go out and play golf.
You're nice.
I bet you're coming in here.
Yeah, well, it would be very nice to have you here.
Julie, it would be nice to have her with you.
I'm just delighted that you're going to do that.
I've heard her host, Tristan, they've made it.
It's just terrific.
They're great people.
And they said they had responded to me missing their song.
They wanted it for me too, my wife.
And I let it do it for Russian, for just a couple times.
We won't let it stay, you know, because it would leak it.
And then after, he had to trip.
And it's about home, and it's a feel of it, certainly.
He just said, you know, the beauty of this, as the guy says, you can say three words in Chinese, compared to, you know, that silly goddamn performance of Jackie Kennedy in Paris.
It's easy to do.
I mean, it's about all I need.
So I said, I'm sure we can do it.
When is it supposed to start?
Huh?
When is it?
I'd start soon.
No, I'd start whenever you've got some time.
Yeah, yeah.
But if you would, I'll ask Bob to call you in the range of time.
I'd like to know what you think of schools so that I'll know whether to use them or not.
Well, I know they're the best.
They're great.
They work.
They told me that if you could take three weeks, they would bring you in any language so that you could talk.
Any language.
Yeah.
Three weeks?
I had three weeks.
I had three weeks.
I had three weeks.
I had three weeks.
I had three weeks.
I had three weeks.
Do you have any place prior?
Walk, walk right there.
Just go in there.
To the right.
Yeah, all set.
Yes, sir, we're all set.
They're heavy-duty now, sir.
All right, stand to the right.
Okay, this is .
Sure.
I've just got a cold.
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