Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 017-035
Date: Friday, December 24, 1971 at 5:29 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Richardson, Elliot L.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-035

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[0:00] Hello?
[0:10] Mr. President, Secretary Richardson's on the line.
[0:17] Hello?
[0:17] Hello?
[0:17] I just called to wish you a Merry Christmas.
[0:19] I know you're in Massachusetts and I hope it's a nice white Christmas up there.
[0:21] Well, I hope it will be.
[0:28] It's a, it's a wet one right now.
[0:40] Oh, it's not, not snowing.
[0:41] That's too bad.
[0:41] Too bad.
[0:42] Well, it'll be nice if it falls.
[0:42] Yeah.
[0:43] Yeah, I... You've got a lot of sand on you.
[0:43] That was a fine ceremony, isn't it?
[0:44] Well, I, my, that was, I didn't see you until the end of the ceremony.
[0:47] I had you up there, but, uh... Well, I was late.
[0:48] I, I guess that was it, because I, normally I would have, uh, picked you up, but...
[0:51] Well, it's of course something that has a great appeal to people, and let's just hope that they do some good.
[1:12] It'll do some good.
[1:13] It'll do some good.
[1:13] Whether there's a breakthrough, that of course is maybe too much to hope for, but they're going to make some slow progress, and maybe dramatic progress.
[1:20] Who knows?
[1:26] The way the legislation turned out left a pretty good taste in everybody's mouth.
[1:53] Yeah.
[1:53] Yeah.
[1:53] Good.
[1:53] Well, that's because you fellows pulled that together, I know.
[1:55] I know that, uh...
[1:56] But I think it worked.
[2:12] I was pleased with it.
[2:17] I was surprised we got that good a bill through.
[2:18] Well, I hope you all have a fine Christmas.
[2:20] Well, yes, and I'll go down.
[2:21] I look forward to a great new year.
[2:22] Yeah, I've got to go to Florida next week to see Brian.
[2:23] But despite the fact that I'm involved in these foreign things, I still remember that you guys are doing the work.
[2:25] Okay.
[2:26] Bye.