880–8

Conversation No. 880-8

Date: March 15, 1973
Time: 12:26 pm-12:35 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Debbie Ploch, James M. Collins and Max L. Friedersdorf. The White
House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.

Introductions
-Family

Photographs

Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

[Sirikit, Queen of Thailand] Queen Sirikit Kitiyakara
-Attributors
-Miss World contest
-Ploch's trip to Southeast Asia

[Photograph session]

State visit by [Bhumibol, King of Thailand] Bhumibol Adulyadej
-Visit to White House
-Message for Queen Sirikit

Ploch’s teaching career
-English
-Spanish

Cotton Bowl
-Football game
-Texas, Oklahoma

Gifts
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Oval Office
-Mrs. Nixon's input
-Curtains
-Color television [TV]
-Painting of White House
-Great Britain
-Portrait of George Washington

Rose Garden
-Tricia Nixon Cox's wedding
-Flowers

Ploch's plans
-Marriage
-President’s future grandchildren

Chinese vase
-Value
-Jade
-Age
-Inscription

Prisoners of war [POWs]

Ploch's trip to Far East
-Experiences
-People
-Sale of cotton from US
-Necessity

Crewelwork by Julie Nixon Eisenhower

President's daughters
-Middle names

Ploch's middle name

Ploch, et al., left at 12:35 pm.
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Conversation No. 880-9 (cont’d)