Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 035-103
Date: Tuesday, January 9, 1973 at 10:02 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); McFall, John J.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-103

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[0:00] please congressman thank you here you are sir there you are hello good morning mr president well as a fellow californian i want to congratulate you for for starting on the road to speaker well i don't know whether it's the road to speaker uh 10 or 15 years or i'll tell you well you're a young fellow you can well i was delighted to see it and uh you know we can uh
[0:24] It's good to have our states recognized.
[0:26] Did you ever expect this when you came to the House?
[0:29] No, sir, I did not.
[0:31] When I was throwing rocks at those cows out in California when I was about 14 years old and you told me I was going to be a congressman, I'd have said you were crazy.
[0:41] I had exactly the same thing when I was used to hoe weeds around the tomato plants in Yerba Linda.
[0:47] That's right.
[0:49] I wanted to be a lawyer because I knew I couldn't make a living on the farm.
[0:52] That's right.
[0:53] That's right.
[0:54] Well, and making a living as a lawyer is almost as hard.
[0:57] Well, anyway, good luck, and we'll see you at a leadership meeting one time.
[1:01] All right.
[1:01] Thank you, Mr. President.