Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 379-008
Date: Wednesday, November 1, 1972 at 9:15 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Jurgenson, Christian A. ("Sonny")
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/379-008

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:07] Hello.
[0:10] Sonny?
[0:11] You're at the hospital?
[0:14] Well, I'll tell you, you know, the whole town, as you know, is really, really profoundly sorry about the whole thing.
[0:20] But the thing I told you about was this, that I saw some pieces.
[0:28] I just want to tell you how it's doing.
[0:35] I mean, heck, you know, I'm sort of the, I'm sort of the, I guess, the rich-hander coming back, but everybody has the good faith, you know, and with all your talent, I mean, we've got to, you know, see what, what a good moral's going down there.
[0:53] And, uh, it is.
[0:53] Well, it is, I know, but, you know, you've been out here for a change of shoulder, and you have this thing.
[0:58] But on the other hand, the thing that you have that the other folks don't have, I mean, as good as they are, I mean, I don't know what it would be, but you control everybody else.
[1:17] And also you've got that sort of little spark, you know, and I guess the main thing at this time, you're sitting in there and all that, and you've just got to do it.
[1:22] You've got to take another crack at it.
[1:23] Because...
[1:24] You went, but an awful lot of people were going for you.
[1:38] And, uh, the, uh, I must say, I saw the Dow being on TV, and all that, and it was a great event.
[1:43] And everyone in front of me, they said, that happened, or something, you see.
[1:46] So I said, this is just one of those freak accidents, but you probably spent some time holding it.
[1:49] So that didn't happen.
[1:49] Yeah.
[1:50] Well...
[1:50] Well, we wish you well, but just keep your old, keep your old spirit up, you know.
[1:56] The red day is never enough.
[1:57] Never, ever.
[1:58] It's hard for me to do that.
[2:00] Okay.
[2:01] Bye.