Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 035-124
Date: Wednesday, January 10, 1973 at 3:49 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rowan, Dan; Martin, Dick
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-124

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[0:00] Yes, sir.
[0:01] I have Mr. Dick Martin and Mr. Dan Rowland on the line.
[0:06] Hello?
[0:07] Hello, Mr. President.
[0:08] Hi, Mr. President.
[0:09] Well, I just wanted to tell you that in your very busy schedules for you, the two of you, to take off the time to make that really hilarious skit, I had rather, like anybody, dreaded reaching the
[0:22] advanced age of 60, but it made it the best birthday I've ever had.
[0:28] Well, we enjoyed doing it, and Paul just had a ball with it.
[0:31] I don't see how you fellows do it with such a lousy writer.
[0:35] We have to teach him how to write.
[0:37] Right, right.
[0:38] We were really kind of hoping, Mr. President, you'd keep him back there a little longer because things were going so well.
[0:44] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[0:44] Well, I'll tell you, it was really great in that, of course, those football stuff and everything, but when your two phases came on, I turned the keys, and I said, my God, we can't afford these guys.
[0:58] So, but it's really great.
[1:00] We enjoyed it, and we hope you have a very happy birthday.
[1:03] Well, let me say this.
[1:04] I hope everything goes well, and as I told you when...
[1:07] So you, San Clemente, be sure they pay you enough.
[1:10] Thank you.
[1:11] Okay?
[1:12] And give my best to your wives.
[1:14] Thank you.
[1:15] Thanks a lot.
[1:18] How many points?
[1:20] Listen, I'll tell you, anybody that gives points is a nut on either side.
[1:27] I think it's pretty dead even.
[1:29] I think it's pretty even.
[1:30] I think just between you and me that it's a moment that Miami...
[1:36] They have to be given an edge because they're younger and faster.
[1:39] On the other hand, the Redskins have something going for them that could be the differential, and that is that they may be a little hungrier.
[1:48] And the experience.
[1:49] You know, us old guys get very hungry.
[1:53] Okay.
[1:53] It's so kind of you to call.
[1:54] Oh, listen, after what you did, I incidentally, we of course are going to keep it only with him, but I told all of them and he could show the White House staff.
[2:01] I thought they'd get such a bang to see you.
[2:04] Okay.
[2:04] Happy birthday.
[2:06] Bye.
[2:06] Bye-bye.