Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 192-007
Date: Friday, June 9, 1972 at 10:24 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.
Recording device: Camp David Hard Wire
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/192-007

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[1:22:14] I saw a fine picture of you in parties on the front page.
[1:22:17] I'm surprised the bastard used such a good one.
[1:22:21] Where was that taken?
[1:22:25] Yeah, I just tried to call him this morning.
[1:22:30] He's in Philadelphia.
[1:22:31] By the way, what's he doing up there?
[1:22:34] Making a speech or something?
[1:22:38] Yeah.
[1:22:40] Yeah, you know, the vote was good, John.
[1:22:43] Not that it didn't lose the Republic.
[1:22:45] Even that Percy turned around, you know.
[1:22:51] I see.
[1:22:51] He's not for it.
[1:22:56] Why do you think he did?
[1:23:05] Yeah.
[1:23:06] Yeah.
[1:23:08] Yeah.
[1:23:08] I think, too, that I just had a feeling, John, that, you know, there's always, it's sort of a, after coming back from the Moscow trip and everything, these guys don't kind of want to be in a position of fighting the President too hard every damn thing.
[1:23:23] What do you think?
[1:23:25] Not that they would love to do it, but, you know, they watch the limit.
[1:23:40] They thought they were just too dark and partisan, which they were.
[1:23:45] Well, thank God, you know, only 19 votes.
[1:23:48] That really is good, and I hope he's rough as hell on people, too.
[1:23:53] You know, he shouldn't allow this to make him a little tender.
[1:23:57] You understand what I mean?
[1:24:01] All right.
[1:24:02] You know what I mean?
[1:24:04] Connelly mentioned that to me.
[1:24:06] He said, you know, he just hopes that Dick doesn't.
[1:24:09] Just so many people, when they go through a tough confirmation, that sort of bends the whip.
[1:24:14] He says, don't let him do it.
[1:24:14] And I think Connelly's right.
[1:24:18] So you let him, you know, keep you.