Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 001-032
Date: Wednesday, April 7, 1971 at 10:49 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Eisenhower, Julie Nixon
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-032

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[0:01] Well, how did your people...
[0:07] I just got some of my family in here at the moment, but what about your people?
[0:17] They hold themselves, or they're acting like a bunch of damn fools to you?
[0:20] No, I think I sensed in the briefing that Henry gave after they had read the...
[0:29] that uh the number of them of course were trying to get themselves back on track because a lot of them were pretty far out on the limb yeah but i think you can sense when something you know significant is happening there's a sort of a silence you sense in the room yeah and i think they they gathered the very clear significance of what tonight meant in other words your consistency and uh
[0:54] fact that you were carrying through was something you firmly believed in and i think the ending must have shook him a little because they didn't expect that the ending was this person was great fantastic helen thomas helen thomas had missed part of the ending so i had it replayed for and she the reaction to that he had every every person in the country i'm sure just
[1:16] You know, on the edge of their seat, just in silence, because it was a very, very effective moving thing.
[1:23] Well, we'll see what happens tomorrow.
[1:25] Just stand firm.
[1:27] Yes, sir.
[1:27] I think the reaction has to be good.
[1:28] Give them a goddamn inch.
[1:29] I think it has to be good.
[1:31] We defended the American serviceman, too.
[1:33] Yes, sir.
[1:34] Right?
[1:35] Okay, boy.
[1:35] Very effective.
[1:36] Yes, sir.