Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 153-007
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 1972 at 10:02 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Mamie G.
Recording device: Camp David Study Table
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/153-007

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:01] Mr. President, Mrs. Eisenhower's on.
[0:04] Hello.
[0:04] Hello.
[0:05] I just called to wish you happy birthday.
[0:07] Why?
[0:08] Are you at the farm or in Washington?
[0:10] I'm in the farm, but I'm going to Washington today.
[0:12] Juliet told me that you didn't feel too well and you might not go.
[0:16] Well, honey, I'm really sick as a dog on Saturday.
[0:18] You are?
[0:19] Oh, well.
[0:20] You're just recovering from the election.
[0:22] Hey, don't think that doesn't play a big part.
[0:26] I said to Julie, tell your father I'm glad to say I can play...
[0:29] Hello, Mr. President, again for another four years.
[0:33] Right.
[0:34] I'm at Camp David.
[0:35] I'm working Sunday, getting a lot... Oh, you're not down at Biscayne, then?
[0:42] What's that?
[0:42] You came back from Biscayne.
[0:44] Oh, yeah, I came back.
[0:45] We came back Sunday night, and I've been here working on the...
[0:48] You know, getting all the new, the budget and everything, the new appointments ready.
[0:51] It's got to work for two or three weeks, the hardest work of the time.
[0:54] Well, you've got, my money's on you.
[0:57] You know, they always, the time right after the election, just when you're ready to take time off, you've got to go to work again.
[1:02] Yeah, but I've got...
[1:03] But I'll have time off at Christmas.
[1:05] I tell you, I've got great faith in you.
[1:09] Well, wasn't it good that, I think you, I thought you would have been pleased that we finally got Pennsylvania?
[1:16] And by a million votes, too.
[1:19] Yes, by a million votes.
[1:20] We were able to get five times Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
[1:22] Yeah, yeah.
[1:23] Well, Dick, it was a terrific victory for you.
[1:26] Well, we appreciate what everybody did.
[1:29] And you're going to see Julie and Pat today, are you?
[1:34] Tomorrow, I think.
[1:35] Oh, tomorrow.
[1:36] Yeah.
[1:36] And I hope that we're all going to go see them this weekend.
[1:39] Oh, I know.
[1:40] That's right.
[1:41] They're going to the theater with you, right.
[1:44] I think the starting lady should be interesting, too.
[1:47] Absolutely.
[1:48] Absolutely.
[1:49] I want to see her.
[1:51] Julie said, yeah, we'd go.
[1:52] Sure.
[1:52] Yeah, she told me.
[1:53] I hope that Pat will join us.
[1:55] She'll be there, I'm sure.
[1:57] Well, it's good to talk to you, and you don't get too worn out.
[2:01] I'm going to try not to.
[2:04] Right.
[2:04] Your son's going to take me to dinner tonight.
[2:05] Yeah, oh, good.
[2:06] Good.
[2:07] All right.
[2:07] Yeah, well, order the most expensive thing.
[2:10] I'm going to get my sweet bread.
[2:11] That's right.
[2:12] Okay.
[2:14] Okay, bye.