Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 318-033
Date: Wednesday, February 2, 1972 at 3:25 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Lewis, Hobart D.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/318-033

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[0:00] just a little over a year ago, which was extremely derogatory with regard to New Jersey.
[0:24] There it is.
[0:24] Kale, as you probably know, has been doing one of the best jobs in any government in the country.
[0:26] On a number of fronts.
[0:27] He has worked closely with John Metzoli, Sidney Little, I don't know, corrupt trackers in New Jersey.
[0:29] He has probably the best program on the environment in any state in the country.
[0:56] He has made enormous progress in the field of secondary and higher education.
[0:57] He was out of rank in these areas where
[0:59] I was very old when I was off the street back then.
[1:23] You will see that New Jersey deserves a second order from him back then.
[1:25] And I frankly agree with him.
[1:25] Without trying to compromise the other part of the thing, I think it might be because most of the New Jersey
[1:34] I don't know what to say.
[2:06] I'm not going to get very close, but...
[2:33] I'm not going to get very close, but...
[2:34] I'm not going to get very close, but...
[2:40] All right.