Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 015-114
Date: Tuesday, November 23, 1971 at 11:56 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-114

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:01] Congressman Wiley on the line, Mr. President.
[0:03] Hello.
[0:04] Hello, Mr. President.
[0:04] I know you're back in Columbus, but my friend Timmons told me that you were celebrating your 51st birthday, and I didn't want a guy that had voted with us so often not to hear from the President.
[0:14] So I'll give my best to those good folks out there.
[0:18] Oh, I certainly will.
[0:20] I'll probably see some of our mutual friends over at the Batch tomorrow.
[0:24] Oh, really?
[0:25] Going over there.
[0:26] Well, when you see them, Chalmers, give them my very best and tell them that...
[0:30] I hope they don't think I'm too hard on Minnie.
[0:33] Well, I think they'll say you're not being hard enough.
[0:38] Well, you're pretty tough.
[0:39] That's sort of my feeling at this point.
[0:41] But he's not helping himself, at least not around here.
[0:44] Is that right?
[0:45] It's an earring to your benefit, really.
[0:48] Right.
[0:48] Of course, I hope it continues that way naturally.
[0:50] Well, did you see what Conley did yesterday?
[0:52] Yes.
[0:53] Very effective.
[0:54] I thought it was beautiful.
[0:55] I read about it in the paper this morning.
[0:57] Just magnificent.
[0:58] I just finished a meeting with him and told him that.
[1:00] Well, I don't know.
[1:02] You say it a lot easier than you can.
[1:04] Right.
[1:04] Well, he's the one that I shouldn't, of course.
[1:07] Right.
[1:07] The television told my story, then let the other.
[1:11] Uh-huh.
[1:11] Anyway, we wish you well, Chalmers, and I hope you have a very good rest over the weekend.
[1:17] Thank you.
[1:18] Extremely thoughtful gesture.
[1:20] And don't you do any political meetings tonight, your birthday.
[1:23] You tell your wife I told her you'd come right home, okay?
[1:25] I'll tell you what I'm going to do.
[1:27] Quickly, I'm a counselor for the Boy Scouts on the citizenship merit badge, and I have 36 young men, 12 and 15, coming to my place tonight to take their merit badge examinations.
[1:42] That's great.
[1:42] Well, you tell them that I... See, I'm the president of all presidents, or the honorary chairman of the Boy Scouts.
[1:49] Tell them that I sent my congratulations to each one personally.
[1:52] Will you do that?
[1:52] All right.
[1:52] I certainly will, Mr. President.
[1:54] All right.
[1:55] Well, thank you very much.
[1:56] And we wish you the best.
[1:59] Okay.
[1:59] It's wonderful that you called.
[2:00] Thank you, sir.