Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 017-044
Date: Friday, December 24, 1971 at 9:09 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mulcahy, John A. ("Jack")
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-044

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[0:00] Mr. John Mulcahy, Mr. President.
[0:05] Yes.
[0:05] Hello?
[0:07] Hello?
[0:08] I just want to wish my good friend John Mulcahy a Merry Christmas to all of those Irish friends of ours.
[0:16] Thank you very much.
[0:17] That's most gracious of you.
[0:19] Are you in New York, John?
[0:21] Yes, I'm in Bronxville.
[0:22] I was up in the country last night of the day doing another shooting.
[0:26] I understand you're going to Florida, right?
[0:27] Yeah, I'm going down on Monday.
[0:28] Good, good.
[0:29] My wife is going down on Sunday.
[0:30] I'm going down on Monday.
[0:31] Are you going down, sir?
[0:32] Well, I have to go down to that meeting with Brandt, the German prime minister, so I'll be down there Monday and Tuesday for that.
[0:39] So I'll be there.
[0:41] I hope it's nice and warm.
[0:44] And how are you feeling well?
[0:47] I'm alive, sir, Mr. President.
[0:50] It's a very gracious of us to be very honored that you took the service on Christmas Eve.
[0:53] How's the family and that new baby and everything?
[0:55] Everything is fine.
[0:55] We're all doing fine.
[0:57] Fine.
[0:57] Well, we can't tell you how much we've appreciated your friendship, and we just hope you get the kind of Christmas you deserve.
[1:04] Thank you very much.
[1:05] Okay.
[1:06] Things seem to be going very well, Mr. President.
[1:09] God bless you.
[1:09] You're doing fine.
[1:10] Well, we're moving along.
[1:11] I want to see you for a few minutes pretty soon if I can.
[1:13] Sure.
[1:13] Anytime.
[1:14] Anytime.
[1:15] Okay.
[1:16] Good night.
[1:16] Good night.