Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 041-059
Date: Tuesday, July 10, 1973 at 9:25 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-059

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[0:01] Hello, you got home all right and everything?
[0:04] I was just going to call you.
[0:05] Oh, good, good, good.
[0:07] We got home fine.
[0:08] Yeah.
[0:09] And how's everything there?
[0:10] Just fine.
[0:11] I went out on the boat tonight for a brief dinner with a couple people and came back.
[0:18] Did you go with General Haig?
[0:19] No, I went with Ziegler.
[0:20] We had to go over a lot of things.
[0:21] Oh, right.
[0:23] Was it a nice evening?
[0:24] Very nice.
[0:25] No, it's raining here.
[0:27] No, but it rained after we went out.
[0:30] But it was just as nice as it could be.
[0:32] That's good.
[0:32] It must be sort of fun on the boat in the rain.
[0:34] Yeah, it sure is.
[0:36] It's different.
[0:48] Right.
[0:48] So, well, today was a good day.
[0:50] They tell me that Mitchell did very well.
[0:52] He knocked him dead.
[0:53] Did you think so?
[0:55] Yes, he really did.
[1:05] You look at all of it, do you?
[1:09] I think you should.
[1:10] That's good.
[1:11] But I knew Mitchell would be good.
[1:15] He's really very good.
[1:19] He's more believable than the likes of Magruder and Dean.
[1:23] Well, yes, he is, in that he's, in a way, he's left smooth.
[1:27] You know, he doesn't remember every minute and second.
[1:30] No, no, of course not.
[1:33] Nobody does.
[1:34] And, oh, boy, he sort of puts down Dash and all that.
[1:38] For example, Dash is asking leading questions about...
[1:40] Well, how could Magruder have been motivated to do something?
[1:45] And they said, well, I can't read someone's mind and all this.
[1:49] That's good.
[1:50] Well, everybody tells me he made a very good impression.
[1:53] Very strong.
[1:54] And it was interesting because...
[2:05] That's good.
[2:06] And a lot of people were really looking happy today.
[2:11] That's great.
[2:11] It's an indicator of how well he's done.
[2:13] So I'm glad to see that.
[2:17] Right, right.
[2:18] Well, if things are looking up, don't you worry.
[2:21] That's right, that's right.
[2:24] And I thought the reception you got yesterday, I can't believe it was just yesterday.
[2:27] Yeah, isn't that something?
[2:28] Kansas City was very good.
[2:30] Sure it was, sure.
[2:30] They're in 100 degrees.
[2:32] Basically, those are the same people who were out for the bombing, and I would say about a third of the signs were bombing signs.
[2:39] I know.
[2:41] Same kind of people.
[2:42] Same kind of people.
[2:43] And I thought it was good that they continued there.
[2:46] Yeah, that's right.
[2:53] But the people were basically very friendly, honey, and they were... Yeah, right.
[3:02] Right.
[3:02] Well, good, and we'll be seeing you, and hope everything's going well now, sweetie.
[3:08] Everything's going well.
[3:10] We'll see you soon.
[3:21] Oh, yeah, fine.
[3:23] Oh.
[3:24] Oh.
[3:24] We'll see you then.
[3:26] All right, honey.
[3:26] Talk to you soon, Daddy.
[3:27] All right, silly.
[3:28] Goodbye.
[3:28] Thank you, silly.
[3:29] Thank you.