Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 013-029
Date: Friday, October 29, 1971 at 2:39 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Mamie G.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-029

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[0:02] Mr. President?
[0:03] Yeah.
[0:03] Yes, I'm sorry, sir.
[0:04] I have Mrs. Mamie Eisner for you.
[0:06] Oh, fine.
[0:07] Uh-huh.
[0:08] There you are.
[0:09] Hello.
[0:10] Hi.
[0:10] Well, I just called to see how you're doing.
[0:13] Well, I'll tell you, Mr. President, I think I'm much better.
[0:17] Uh-huh.
[0:17] They're keeping up the antibiotics today.
[0:20] Yeah.
[0:20] But he says that I've got to stay in here for several more days.
[0:23] Oh.
[0:24] But I am in the Johnson suite, and I'm just as comfortable as... Are you in Austin?
[0:29] No, I'm in San Antonio.
[0:30] San Antonio.
[0:31] I got to Fort Sam Houston.
[0:32] I got to Brooke General.
[0:34] Oh, I see.
[0:35] I knew it was in...
[0:36] I see.
[0:37] Well, I was very lucky.
[0:38] Well, that's fine.
[0:39] I left Dallas a day early because I was feeling so wretchedly.
[0:44] And I couldn't get my breath.
[0:46] So when I got here, it was the same sort of bronchial thing that I had, you know, in Europe.
[0:50] Oh, I see.
[0:50] And the same as in Walter Reed.
[0:53] Oh, yeah.
[0:53] If I hadn't gotten here that day, I probably would have had pneumonia.
[0:56] Boy.
[0:57] So I think we've got a pretty well lick.
[1:00] Well, the cops told me about it.
[1:01] You had the fluid in your lungs and in your legs.
[1:03] Yes, they've had a terrible time trying to get that out.
[1:05] Yeah, my God.
[1:07] So it scared the living daylights out of me, I can tell you.
[1:10] Well, tell me how is the, but they're nice there, aren't they, the people?
[1:13] Wonderful, Mr. President.
[1:15] They couldn't be nicer.
[1:16] Isn't that great?
[1:17] Well, it was good you were near a place where you had some good folks.
[1:20] Well, you see, that's one reason.
[1:22] I know when I get to the Iron Post, my folks will take care of me.
[1:24] Yeah, your folks.
[1:26] That's right.
[1:27] That's right.
[1:28] It is an Army post, isn't it?
[1:29] Oh, this is a tremendous place.
[1:31] And this is where I myself, you know, our first quarters, you know.
[1:33] Is that right?
[1:34] This is our first station.
[1:36] Yes, yes.
[1:37] He was here in Pearl Harbor.
[1:39] Yeah.
[1:40] Right to Washington.
[1:41] Yeah, yeah.
[1:42] So this is old stamping ground.
[1:44] Right.
[1:44] Well, you're going to go on by train now, huh?
[1:47] Well, we're trying.
[1:47] They're trying to get a fix so I can't.
[1:50] I see.
[1:51] I don't think they quite have it made yet.
[1:53] You wouldn't want to take a plane.
[1:54] I could have that little jet star take you out.
[1:56] Oh, I'd have close before we hit the first water.
[1:59] All right.
[1:59] Okay.
[2:00] All right.
[2:01] Do you mind if I call you Dick once, please?
[2:04] That's all right.
[2:05] Yeah, I got you.
[2:07] Well, okay.
[2:08] I don't want to put your neck in the noose on anything down here, you see.
[2:13] Yeah.
[2:13] So that anything we do, we want to do...
[2:17] Well, that's all right.
[2:21] Well, there's no problem on that at all.
[2:24] You're entitled to it.
[2:26] We want you to have the best.
[2:28] Yeah, we want you to have the best.
[2:31] They'll give you the best, too.
[2:34] I know, I know.
[2:37] Good, good.
[2:38] They couldn't be.
[2:39] Well, you tell all those nurses and doctors I call, will you?
[2:42] Oh, will I ever.
[2:43] Okay.
[2:45] I will.
[2:46] We'll see you a week from Saturday.
[2:48] That's right.
[2:49] No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
[2:51] It's longer than that.
[2:51] No, it's about a month.
[2:52] A month from Saturday.
[2:53] I mean, yeah.
[2:54] And I'm trying to get out there hook or crook because that's the one thing I've started for.
[2:57] You'll make it.
[2:57] You'll make it.
[2:58] Good.
[2:59] Thank you very much.
[3:00] You sound great.
[3:01] Bye.
[3:01] I'm improving.
[3:02] Oh, sure.
[3:02] I can tell.
[3:03] But they're going to keep me here until they're sure.
[3:05] You stay till they tell you.
[3:06] Okay.
[3:07] Well, I've accepted.
[3:08] Bye.
[3:08] Bye-bye.