Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 013-117
Date: Thursday, November 4, 1971 at 1:11 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Steele, Robert H.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-117

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:01] Mr. President, was that Congressman Broyhill of Virginia that you wanted?
[0:04] Yeah.
[0:04] There's another.
[0:05] All right.
[0:05] I have Congressman Steele for you now.
[0:07] Thank you.
[0:08] Congressman Steele, President.
[0:11] Hello.
[0:11] Mr. President, how are you?
[0:13] Fine.
[0:14] I just wanted you to know that because you're one of the younger members of our Congress, and particularly our Republican Congress that I was...
[0:22] I'm very surprised to note that you ever got any older, but they told me yesterday you had a birthday, and I didn't want to let you get any older before I knew it.
[0:31] Well, you're very kind to call that.
[0:32] But the main thing is to keep your spirit young.
[0:35] I can remember when I was in my 30s, I had a lot of jazz.
[0:38] Well, I know you do, and we're trying to emulate some of you.
[0:42] That's right.
[0:42] Well, keep up the spirit and the fight and everything, and we do appreciate your hard work and your good, particularly your appeal to young people.
[0:56] And I just wanted you to know that I remembered you.
[1:07] Okay.
[1:08] All right.
[1:08] Thank you very much.