Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 164-040
Date: Monday, April 30, 1973 at 9:15 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rebozo, Charles G. ("Bebe")
Recording device: Camp David Study Table
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/164-040

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:02] Mr. President?
[0:02] Hello, yeah.
[0:03] Hello, Mr. President.
[0:04] Hi, baby, how are you?
[0:05] Fine, how are you feeling?
[0:06] Fine, fine.
[0:07] Good, good.
[0:10] I've had, uh, I don't know, you just don't know how many great supporters you've got.
[0:14] Well, it's been fantastic.
[0:15] Thank you.
[0:16] Really fantastic.
[0:16] Thank you.
[0:17] Beautiful, just beautiful.
[0:18] Well, I've had a very hard day yesterday.
[0:21] I know.
[0:22] bite the bullet and a few things, and now I'm trying to work out a damn speech, and if I survive it, I don't know.
[0:28] I just thought last night, I was thinking maybe the one that should resign should be me.
[0:32] I should just get... Oh, God.
[0:34] ...check out.
[0:35] Christ, what the hell.
[0:36] No, I know it.
[0:37] Go down and sit around in Florida in that nice sun.
[0:40] Yeah, I know it.
[0:42] I know you, though.
[0:43] I wouldn't have gone the second go-around, but you're in it.
[0:46] You're going to blow it out, but you'll be... You've hit the very bottom since you've done it before.
[0:52] But I tell you, just some of the comments and calls I've had just make me want to weep with joy.
[0:59] It's just wonderful how many real friends and supporters you've got among even people that you don't even know.
[1:09] It's really, really heartwarming.
[1:10] Well, that's good, baby.
[1:12] He called last night, too, and he just wasn't home.
[1:14] Yeah, good for him.
[1:15] He said, you know what?
[1:16] I'm going to go do this television tonight and try to get my work done so that I can come to Florida for maybe Friday or Thursday night.
[1:25] And I'm going to spend that.
[1:26] I have to spend three or four days because it's sort of torn me up, as you know.
[1:30] Not because of myself, but basically because of John and Bob.
[1:34] I know.
[1:35] Others in the East, I've had a whole bunch in there.
[1:40] And, you know, when you've got a problem like this, you've got to rip it all out.
[1:44] Yeah.
[1:45] It tears them up, tears me up.
[1:48] Yeah.
[1:48] I know it won't do much good what I say, but what the hell, the assholes will still keep attacking and that's fine.
[1:54] Well, they're going to do that anyway.
[1:57] But anyway, I appreciate your call and we'll keep the faith and by gosh, let's try to, this time I don't give a damn what's going on, we're going to rest.
[2:04] Yeah.
[2:04] You'll be there, will you?
[2:05] Yes, sir.
[2:06] You have no problems yet to talk to me about?
[2:08] No, no, you don't, do you want me to stay tonight or...
[2:13] I think if you would, it'd be nice.
[2:15] Yeah, stay at the tap, if you would, and have dinner with them, and I'll see you after the broadcast at 9.30.
[2:21] Okay.
[2:23] All right, sir.