Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 013-089
Date: Wednesday, November 3, 1971 at 9:25 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Perk, Ralph J.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-089

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[0:00] Mayor Ralph Perkins, Mr. President.
[0:04] Hello.
[0:05] Hello.
[0:06] Mr. Mayor?
[0:07] Yes, Mr. President.
[0:08] Well, I hope I didn't get you up.
[0:10] I know you were up late.
[0:11] No, I've been up and the television cameras are here.
[0:15] Right.
[0:15] The newspaper photographers were here.
[0:17] Well, I want to congratulate you.
[0:18] The paper's here.
[0:20] I didn't learn that I came in around 1230 last night.
[0:23] I was giving a dinner for the Prime Minister of Australia and
[0:25] And my political man said, looks like Ralph Burke has upset him.
[0:30] And I said, great, because I knew you'd taken a crack at it before, and now you came true.
[0:34] And you have my congratulations.
[0:37] And also, I want you to know that...
[0:40] We always want to work with the mayor of a great city, and we will be glad once you get your congratulatory notes all answered to work with you on the problems of the city.
[0:53] Thank you, Mr. President, and also let me thank you for inviting me just recently to the White House to attend the church services.
[1:00] I was very much impressed, and I looked up to heaven and folded my arms in prayer, and I think God answered our prayers.
[1:10] Well, let me say that we were delighted to have you, but believe me, it really did our hearts good here this morning to see, well, Ralph made it.
[1:18] Thank you very much.
[1:20] Well, good luck to you now.
[1:22] Fine.
[1:22] Thank you, sir.
[1:23] Goodbye.