Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 034-083
Date: Thursday, December 14, 1972 at 3:32 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Krock, Arthur
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-083

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:01] Mr. President, Mr. Kroc.
[0:03] Yeah.
[0:05] There you are, sir.
[0:06] Hello.
[0:06] Yes, sir.
[0:07] Arthur?
[0:08] Yes, Mr. President.
[0:08] Well, I guess I wanted you to know that I and Dr. Rose, she was saying you'd been a little under the weather.
[0:17] I knew you had, and I should have called you earlier, but I wanted you to know we're thinking of you.
[0:22] And when those election returns came in, I was thinking back over the years and how very
[0:30] very few people I had in your distinguished profession who ever even, you know, would—I don't mean were trying to pander, but who would try to write it objectively.
[0:44] But I remember your friendship, and I will always be grateful.
[0:48] That's kind of you, sir.
[0:49] I've just been hunged up lately.
[0:52] I've lived too long, and I'm— Oh, to hell with that.
[0:54] You've lived too long.
[0:55] I mean— Take the price of it.
[0:59] I'll tell you, New York Times would be much better, more interesting for me to have to read every morning if I just saw that article column, believe me.
[1:11] Oh, God, I'll tell you, because you know how to do it.
[1:14] I just want you to know that we do hope that we wish you the very best for this Christmas season.
[1:24] I know it's tough, but believe me, as I
[1:28] I was saying to somebody the other day, I was probably going to be the biggest 61 and 1 tenth or something like that.
[1:40] Well, I said, as far as the landslide is concerned, let me tell you one thing.
[1:44] I told this to a friend.
[1:46] I said, it doesn't happen at one time.
[1:49] It happens over a period of years.
[1:52] You build it sometimes when you lose and sometimes when you win.
[1:56] you when you run for the House, when you run for the Senate, when you go through a few problems as vice president, when you lose for president, when you win for president, and then when you win again.
[2:04] But what also helps is that through the years that you've been in public life, have people like yourselves.
[2:09] I remember those lunches we used to have up in my little office.
[2:12] Yeah, I remember them very well.
[2:13] I remember we'd kick around.
[2:15] I always thought you were a constitutional lawyer until one day you told me you weren't.
[2:19] No, I could too.
[2:21] And I also remember that delicious tomato dish we had at your house.
[2:26] I wish we could ever resume that, but I'm quite bunged up.
[2:31] I know.
[2:32] I'm trying my best.
[2:34] Anyway, just wish you the very best, Arthur.
[2:36] Thank you.