Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 033-027
Date: Saturday, November 4, 1972 at 10:41 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Dole, Robert J.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-027

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[0:00] Senator Dole, Mr. President?
[0:03] Yeah.
[0:04] All right.
[0:04] Hey.
[0:05] You are.
[0:06] Hello.
[0:07] Yes, how are you?
[0:08] Are you in Kansas?
[0:09] I'm in Kansas.
[0:10] I left there this morning to get out here to receive a phone call from the president of the United States.
[0:14] Yeah, well, I just called for the reasons that you know, to wish you the very best.
[0:21] I think you've got Jim Pearson there with you, haven't you?
[0:23] Jim couldn't be here.
[0:24] I've got our next governor, Morris Kahn, a new congressman, and Chuck McAtee.
[0:27] They're both with me.
[0:28] Well, you give both of them my best.
[0:30] Tell them that, as I am saying in all of my talks today and yesterday, we support our whole ticket.
[0:38] Let me say that in your case, your splendid work at the national level has taken you away from Kansas more than you would like.
[0:48] We greatly appreciate it.
[0:51] I think if we can have that old dual fight there in Kansas, that close race for governor, we've got our chance.
[1:01] I know Jim Pearson is way ahead.
[1:04] Now, Jim is in a waltz.
[1:06] Cakewalk.
[1:07] Mr. President, about 200 people are likely to respond and greet you if you've got a second.
[1:14] Sure.
[1:30] Bob, I want to say, too, that while I could not get to Kansas during the campaign, that I am well aware of the fact that Kansas is one of our banner states in every election.
[1:45] I've just been looking at the statistics here.
[1:48] I also remember, will never forget my visit to Kansas State, you know, when I wore the purple.
[1:55] And I want you to tell the folks there in the room,
[1:58] that i hope to get to kansas in the next four years and get to the university of kansas so we play both sides equally if that's fair enough and i think i think football fits pretty well here because i noticed morris k is a football
[2:13] player, a star, which I was not.
[2:15] I was on the bench.
[2:17] But I know he's on a TV blitz, and that's going to close that gap, and he's going to win.
[2:23] And Chuck McAtee, who's standing on my right, is a former FBI man, a highly qualified man, who will make our Kansas delegation again nonpartisan.
[2:31] That means all Republican.
[2:32] That's right.
[2:34] Well, that's great.
[2:35] And give Charles my very, very best.
[2:37] I've written both of them letters, of course.
[2:39] And
[2:40] I back it up with what I'm saying to you today.
[2:43] Well, we very much appreciate your call, Mr. President.
[2:45] We know you have a busy day, and we're happy to have your support.
[2:49] And if, among all the other many people that you speak to today in Kansas, if you would mind giving Alf Landon a call and tell him that I will always appreciate the fine things he said at the convention.
[3:00] Alf may be here.
[3:00] He's probably on horseback riding, Mr. President.
[3:05] We appreciate it very much, and I'll send your best wishes to Jim Pearson.
[3:09] Yes.
[3:10] And we're all for the present here for four more years, and we thank you very much.
[3:15] Okay.
[3:16] Good luck, Bob.
[3:18] Bye-bye.