Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 344-017
Date: Thursday, June 22, 1972 at 11:39 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Higby, Lawrence M.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/344-017

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[2:47:37] You see, the press creates this idea of a box, or a business, et cetera, et cetera.
[2:47:37] So what is it?
[2:47:38] It's an old business.
[2:47:41] In many cases, it was in the re-election.
[2:47:44] I mean, they did it all.
[2:47:47] It wasn't there.
[2:47:48] It was because of this.
[2:47:49] Yeah.
[2:47:49] But my point, my point that I make, though, is that I feel about explaining it, and notice that I was interrupting, but the vote was on the left, so it didn't do it.
[2:47:59] So, it's called a macho, I don't know, but it falls.
[2:48:02] And that's what your leaders have to say.
[2:48:04] And I've said it's strong, vigorous,
[2:48:07] tough, you know, you see a bunch of bull running around the car and pulling, that would happen to a candidate, they'd say that's the first one, this would happen to anybody in the United States, that's what would happen to their car.
[2:48:31] That's why I always do the labor jobs.
[2:48:32] I just have to stay down and do it.
[2:48:33] And then I have to get out and do it.
[2:48:33] And then I have to get out and do it.
[2:48:34] And then I have to get out and do it.