Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 011-040
Date: Monday, October 11, 1971 at 2:47 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-040

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[0:01] Hello.
[0:02] Yeah, how are you getting along with the woman?
[0:05] Oh, just going great.
[0:07] Did you find out, or do you know that she's Catholic?
[0:09] She's Catholic.
[0:10] That's great.
[0:11] Yes, sir.
[0:12] That's great.
[0:12] And she got a little Italian blood?
[0:16] Not according to the rhetoric, but it may be.
[0:19] She's sure got a distinguished-looking Italian husband, though.
[0:22] And he's a lawyer.
[0:24] Yes.
[0:26] You know, I'm not really being facetious.
[0:28] I really think this helps on the Volpe thing.
[0:30] What do you think?
[0:31] I do indeed.
[0:32] I mean, after all, she's a Catholic married to an Italian.
[0:35] Yes, it's a fair shot.
[0:37] He is just what you would want a judge's wife to be.
[0:41] He's a plotting mediocrity.
[0:44] Ha, ha, ha.
[0:45] And rather distinguished looking, you know.
[0:48] Is he a lawyer?
[0:49] Yes, a lawyer in practice for 35 years out there without great distinction.
[0:54] Right.
[0:55] So that nobody's going to accuse him of influencing the judge's decisions.
[1:00] Correct.
[1:00] Good.
[1:01] And so far as we can see, he checks out all right.
[1:07] He's been in debt a little bit with some notes at the bank, but he seems to have paid them off and have a reasonably good standing in the community.
[1:14] So far it just looks great.
[1:18] And she's been reversed enough by the Supreme Court in California in criminal cases to give her a good standing with the law and order people.
[1:27] Good, good, good.
[1:29] She's got a good personality, I think.
[1:33] People will see that she's not one of these frigid bitches, you know.
[1:37] That's right, I know, the terrible ones.
[1:39] Well, this business of the...
[1:42] by the Catholic thing, and it's very good.
[1:44] Married to an Italian.
[1:45] Okay.
[1:46] So far so good, and hopefully we will have a package for you to approve to send to the bar here the next day or so.
[1:54] Good.
[1:55] Fine, John.
[1:55] So that we can keep on target next week.
[1:57] Great.
[1:58] Great.
[1:59] Good.
[1:59] I understand you're going to rock them again tomorrow.
[2:01] I may, yeah.
[2:02] I don't think they expect much.
[2:09] I wouldn't.
[2:10] No.
[2:10] Wouldn't believe so.
[2:12] Not much.
[2:13] Okay.
[2:13] That ought to tip them a little bit.
[2:15] Right.
[2:16] Very good, sir.
[2:17] Thanks.