Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 341-035
Date: Sunday, June 11, 1972 at 3:16 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Krol, John Cardinal
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/341-035

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[5:45:58] Hello?
[5:45:58] He can call me back.
[5:46:01] Don't worry.
[5:47:21] I didn't have anything important to call you on, but I was sitting here doing some of my notes on my trip.
[5:47:25] I ran across a little point that I don't think I mentioned in our talk the other day.
[5:47:30] When I was talking to Gary, you know, and he was going on a big month about their attitude to the church, and I said, well, you know, one of our outstanding leaders of the Catholic Church in America is a fellow from Philadelphia,
[5:47:49] He said, he laughed, and he said, you know, Crowell and Foley should be king.
[5:47:55] He said, you know, look, we might not welcome a king, but I think we welcome a cardinal.