Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 031-092
Date: Monday, October 16, 1972 at 8:12 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Williams, Theodore S. ("Ted")
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-092

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[0:00] Hello?
[0:00] Mr. Ted Williams.
[0:05] Hello?
[0:05] How are you, Mr. President?
[0:06] Ted, well, how are you?
[0:07] Well, I'm all right, sir.
[0:16] Well... And whatever happened to the Rangers, let me say it wasn't a matter of a lack of support from me.
[0:23] Well, I know that.
[0:24] Are you going to the series?
[0:27] No, I'll tell you that the Congress is still around, and I've got to do a little work.
[0:32] But I'll try to catch one or two games on TV.
[0:35] It isn't on today, is it?
[0:36] No, no, it's on tonight.
[0:38] I mean, tomorrow night.
[0:38] Tomorrow night.
[0:39] I may... Wednesday, Thursday night.
[0:41] I'll catch them.
[0:42] I think I can catch two or three tonight games.
[0:43] Well, that'll be wonderful.
[0:44] You know you're awful kind to call.
[0:46] Where did I catch you?
[0:47] There's more for you than I am.
[0:48] Where are you?
[0:49] Well, I'm up in Vermont.
[0:50] My wife has a little home up in Putney, Vermont.
[0:53] Oh, yes.
[0:53] I'm doing a little woodcock hunting.
[0:55] Good.
[0:55] It's a very nice dog, and I go out.
[0:57] What kind of a dog is it?
[0:58] Oh, it's a pointer, and we go out.
[1:00] I was with...
[1:01] with a friend of the Secretary Morton today, a fellow named Townsend.
[1:08] Oh, yes, right.
[1:09] Oh, yes, yes, I know.
[1:11] A very good friend of his, and we were talking about everybody today, and we're all on your team.
[1:15] Right.
[1:15] I guess, Bush, you know, I've got a marvelous Irish center.
[1:19] Both his mother and father are champions, but we've never trained them.
[1:23] I'll tell you, any time you want to hump with him, you can.
[1:25] All right.
[1:26] I know that.
[1:27] Very best to you, sir.
[1:28] Well, thanks a lot.
[1:29] All right, and we'll be pulling everything we can to get things organized.
[1:33] We'll see you after the election.
[1:34] Very kind.
[1:34] You have my best year pretty wise.
[1:36] I will.
[1:36] All right, sir.
[1:37] Good night.