Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 015-145
Date: Monday, November 29, 1971 at 11:14 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-145

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[0:00] Oh, John, one other thing I wanted to ask you.
[0:03] Some of the Philadelphia-type Republicans feel that maybe I ought to give a call or either drop my usual note of condolence to Longstreth.
[0:19] I have not called him or said anything particularly up to this point because I don't want to screw up the Rizzo thing, but...
[0:27] What's your feeling about that?
[0:28] What do you recommend?
[0:29] I, at the moment, would leave... My personal relations with him have always been good.
[0:40] I could drop him a little personal note, which I, you know, I always, I have done that always when people have lost elections.
[0:46] I would think in that context, that would be perfectly all right.
[0:51] You wouldn't make him a call, would you?
[0:53] I don't know.
[0:54] That might get all the publicity.
[0:55] Well, I think he might put it out.
[0:56] I think a little personal note, just market personal, that I know it's rough to lose him, and he's made a good fight.
[1:04] All right.
[1:05] Hope he will continue his work, something like that.
[1:08] I would think that would be better, more appropriate.
[1:10] Do you think something should go, or I could get along without anything?
[1:14] I think a personal note that he would recognize as such would be the appropriate thing, because we'll need that stripe also.
[1:22] We need everything we can get.
[1:23] Yes, sir.
[1:26] I would believe so.
[1:29] Well, that's the main thing.
[1:29] We'll keep our...
[1:31] keep our lives into the italian and that's true but with the island inspector up there now working why he can use the long street branch yeah i'll give a natural note then yes sir all right john right sir