Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 017-068
Date: Saturday, December 25, 1971 at 10:06 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Johnson, Lyndon B.; Johnson, Claudia A.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-068

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[0:05] Hello?
[0:06] Well, you just called to wish you a Merry Christmas.
[0:10] I suppose you're up, aren't you?
[0:11] It's 9 o'clock?
[0:16] Yes, sir.
[0:17] That was a fine picture of you with the little boy at the paper.
[0:22] It was Lucy's boy, I think.
[0:25] You made it possible for Lynn
[0:30] Great.
[0:36] I know.
[0:36] Well, that was, well, anytime, you know, that's always, that's what we have to have.
[0:44] Well, you, I hope you're feeling well.
[0:48] You look good in the picture.
[0:49] You know, you can't tell much about pictures.
[0:52] No, no.
[0:53] We're in Washington.
[1:04] We're going to try to see that we're like everybody else.
[1:06] We're going to try to have dinner between football games.
[1:13] Yeah.
[1:14] Well, I think you're going to win.
[1:17] If they win, they play in Dallas next, don't they?
[1:25] Right.
[1:27] I envy you.
[1:27] Those are great games.
[1:30] Good.
[1:30] Good.
[1:32] Well, Merry Christmas.
[1:34] I guess you must be happy with all the grandchildren there, huh?
[1:46] Right.
[1:46] Right.
[1:46] Good.
[1:46] Well, we're so glad that you're all together and that everybody's healthy.
[1:58] Right.
[1:59] Right.
[1:59] Good.
[2:00] Good.
[2:01] Good.
[2:03] You tell, uh, now you tell Lyndon now that, you know, you're the only one to talk to him.
[2:07] Don't tell him not to, not to wear himself out.
[2:11] Keep, keep well.
[2:14] Keep, yeah.
[2:18] We sure will.
[2:19] Bye.
[2:20] Goodbye.
[2:22] Yeah, she'll, she'll, I don't think she's quite up yet, but I'll, I'll talk as soon as I get up.