Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 017-080
Date: Saturday, December 25, 1971 at 11:10 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Albert, Carl B.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-080

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[0:00] Well, I didn't want the day to go by without wishing my old friend a good Merry Christmas, and I hope you're enjoying it and getting a little rest.
[0:16] Right.
[0:19] What is that?
[0:23] George did?
[0:25] My...
[0:29] What did he have?
[0:30] Cancer?
[0:38] Is he, let me ask you, I don't remember, Mrs. Andrews is living?
[0:47] Elizabeth Andrews.
[0:49] And she would be there, huh?
[1:01] I don't know whether she'd be at the hospital.
[1:03] He died at the University Hospital.
[1:04] His home is in Union City, Alabama.
[1:09] University Hospital, what, in Alabama?
[1:10] University Hospital, Alabama University Hospital.
[1:11] Yeah.
[1:12] What we will do, we, of course, I'll immediately get a hold of General Hughes and have him assign a military aide to her.
[1:16] So, you know, we'd
[1:17] We've been doing that.
[1:18] It's a new practice, but, you know, it's very helpful, and I did it for McCormick and the others, and it's the least we can do.
[1:25] He's a great fellow.
[1:27] He really was.
[1:28] Good stand-up guy.
[1:28] Oh, very fun.
[1:31] When are you going to, which game are you going to see?
[1:36] Well, I am going to see... Sugar Bowl.
[1:42] Sugar Bowl.
[1:42] Oh, go home.
[1:42] I guess Wingate coaches probably will be there.
[1:44] I hope you go.
[1:56] You're going.
[1:57] Well, I'll tell you, you know I'd love to go, but Carl, I got next, I got Heath, not Heath, but this week it's Brandt and then Sato.
[2:05] But you tell the boys to lift one for me.
[2:08] They can have my share.
[2:10] All right.
[2:11] Well, I just... Merry Christmas.
[2:13] Merry Christmas and...
[2:14] Happy New Year.