Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 001-027
Date: Wednesday, April 7, 1971 at 10:38 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rebozo, Charles G. ("Bebe"); Sanchez, Manolo
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-027

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:00] Mr. Raposo, sir.
[0:01] There you are.
[0:03] Hello, B.B.?
[0:03] Mr. President, how are you feeling?
[0:05] How are the common folks?
[0:06] Did you see them?
[0:08] Well, you should see them real good.
[0:10] How do the folks feel?
[0:11] I mean, the people of...
[0:11] I'll tell you, they're just great.
[0:12] They're just great.
[0:13] Middle America, yeah?
[0:14] I think that, you know, I really think that that little summation was great, and it's described later.
[0:19] It was not in the written speech, which I'm glad for.
[0:24] But that story about that Sergeant Taylor...
[0:28] That's a wonderful, wonderful little boy, Kevin, who's beautiful.
[0:32] Beautiful, beautiful.
[0:33] It's kind of nice, wasn't it?
[0:34] Beautiful.
[0:35] And the use of it.
[0:36] You know, when that little kid did that, when I was at that ceremony, I broke up.
[0:41] I just couldn't go on to the next ceremony, really.
[0:43] Beautiful.
[0:44] Yeah, but it came across, did it?
[0:46] Yes, sir.
[0:46] No question about it.
[0:47] I think that it was all great, but I think that highlighted the human touch.
[0:53] Now, tell Manoa that he's here.
[0:55] Tell him what you're thinking.
[0:56] And see if you can tell any Spanish words.
[0:58] Use those charts, too.
[1:00] That chart was great.
[1:01] Okay, here's Manuela.
[1:02] Time the truth now.
[1:03] Okay.
[1:04] I won't be listening.
[1:05] All right.
[3:08] But you felt good about it, did you?
[3:10] Oh, Mr. President, I just think that the whole presentation was good.
[3:17] There's no way they could find anything wrong.
[3:19] I thought that your very casual reference to his analysis was very well put.
[3:27] And I think that the charting is always good.
[3:32] I think it really makes a difference.
[3:35] The fact that...
[3:37] The chart shows that you've done more than you said you were going to do.
[3:42] The next step that I would suggest, instead of the deadline on ending the war, would be a deadline on the Paris negotiation.
[3:49] Oh, I'm going to do that in about two months.
[3:52] Knock all those goddamn things.
[3:55] If they don't talk, screw them.
[3:56] That's right.
[3:57] That's exactly right.
[3:58] Why waste everybody's time?
[3:59] That's right.
[3:59] That's right.
[4:00] But I really, I really, really, you did it in a very concise manner.
[4:05] You put your finger on the whole thing, and there's no way, there's no way they can take this apart.
[4:10] I don't see how people could not have been moved to about the reference to Kevin Taylor, you know, the little boy, when he saluted, good God, and read me up.
[4:19] That was just beautiful.
[4:20] That really was just beautiful, and that, I think, is something that, it was a beautiful way to wind it up.
[4:27] Yeah.
[4:28] Okay, boy.
[4:29] Very good.
[4:30] What are you going to do now?
[4:32] Well, I'm just taking it easy.
[4:34] I was talking to John earlier tonight.
[4:36] Yeah, all right.
[4:37] I'm having a good time.
[4:38] Yeah, all right.
[4:39] Well, don't do anything that I wouldn't do, and that means everything.
[4:43] Okay, boy.
[4:43] All right, good night.