Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 006-135
Date: Saturday, July 3, 1971 at 6:16 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Andrews, John K., Jr.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-135

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[0:01] Yeah.
[0:01] Mr. Andrews there.
[0:02] Yeah.
[0:03] Yes, sir, Mr. President.
[0:04] Hello.
[0:04] Say, what is, what do you, how do you pronounce the, that valedictory?
[0:08] Do you put the, on the dick or the tory?
[0:11] Is it valedictory?
[0:12] It's, you see what I mean?
[0:14] Well.
[0:15] It's a rather awkward, awkward word.
[0:17] Valedictorian.
[0:19] Well, valedictorian is the way you pronounce that, but when you call it valedictory address.
[0:23] I think the accented syllable is D-I-C, valedictory.
[0:28] Valedictory.
[0:28] That would be my thought.
[0:30] Okay.
[0:30] Thank you.
[0:31] You got it all ironed out, ready to go?
[0:33] Oh, yeah.
[0:33] It's fine.
[0:34] Yeah.
[0:34] I made a couple, a few more changes, but we're all set.
[0:37] Well, we'll look forward to it.
[0:38] It's all set.
[0:38] Thank you.
[0:39] Thank you, sir.