Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 385-019
Date: Monday, December 11, 1972 at 5:42 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie Nixon
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/385-019

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[0:00] All right.
[0:04] Want me to go on and over?
[0:15] No, no, I'm just waiting here.
[0:16] I think we'll really work out something.
[0:17] It'll all work out for the best.
[0:21] The more I think of it, you should work for your mommy.
[0:22] Because I don't want to have a, you know, it's kind of a big fight.
[0:26] And I do think you should work over in the West Wing, though.
[0:28] I think it's a great deal.
[0:29] Our friends are our only problem here at the school.
[0:33] That isn't much of a problem, because she's pretty well got her job, you know, and she handles her mail, and mail runs, and she's just as well, you know, kind of fresh and good.
[1:01] I just hope that makes sense.
[1:01] So, we would expect you to be the most correct.
[1:03] Right.
[1:27] I mean, she was on top.
[1:28] That's what ought to happen.
[1:28] But I don't think her personality is a lot easier.
[1:41] George Bush is going to be the national chairman of the United States.
[2:06] Good.
[2:06] I'm sorry to all of you, but I like it.
[2:07] Do you see that?
[2:07] Good.
[2:07] Bush will be good, don't you think so?
[2:08] Good.
[2:08] Who will take the U.S.?
[2:08] You don't know yet?
[2:09] That's a big job.
[2:10] It's got to be equal, isn't it?
[2:31] I mean, you know.
[2:31] I don't know why they didn't put it in the book.
[2:32] I don't know.
[2:33] I don't know.
[2:33] I don't know.
[2:33] I don't know.
[2:33] I don't know.
[2:34] I don't know.
[2:34] I don't know.
[2:34] I don't know.
[2:34] I don't know.
[2:35] I don't know.
[2:35] I don't know.
[2:39] Because he meets with all these other people and helps them make decisions on what to do and stuff, right?
[2:57] Yes.
[2:57] Right.
[2:57] He said that on the meeting.
[2:58] Right on.
[2:58] Right on.
[3:10] I'm going to have to try to think what he does.
[3:34] I'm going to try to be calm.
[3:34] I'm going to have to think what he does.
[3:37] Well, I'm just willing to accept a lot and all of the, you know, the little ones that I'm listening to, but I'm not going to play.
[4:05] Right.
[4:05] Right.
[4:05] I want you to be in there and let me see what you can do.
[4:06] Male.
[4:06] Or, uh, uh, whatever that is.
[4:07] It's real.
[4:07] Got it.
[4:09] I just feel that the way I look at it is that I have a really unique opportunity being associated with the White House.
[4:36] I've got four years of life that I've had because of the Navy and school and everything.
[5:00] And I haven't really done anything, you know, that could have helped really to do this.
[5:01] And I just don't want to, you know, I don't want to do something.
[5:03] Everybody's part of your life.
[5:03] Everybody's a part of your life.
[5:04] That's all.
[5:07] But anyway, in any event, to find that house in the school was really good for you and your husband.
[5:31] Yeah, they didn't have a good job.
[5:32] I spoke to all the network and every desk was quiet.
[5:33] It was all safe because they turned me out.
[5:34] I know.
[5:34] They didn't cut a guy out.
[5:34] Yeah, for sure.
[5:35] Everybody wants you to run.
[5:35] No, I didn't, but...
[5:38] I don't like it.
[5:49] I don't like it.
[5:50] I don't like it.
[6:10] I'm just trying to see if I'm at the center, then I'm not, I'm going to have to think of things to do here.
[6:34] I mean, I want to stay here if I can really, you know, I don't want to strip the walls anymore.
[6:36] And they can't come up with enough medicine to keep them out.
[6:37] So, they're running around, medic, medic, medic.
[6:40] I mean, you want something that is an 85 job.
[7:00] So, I mean, if I could help you with a first and second career, you know, in some way, I'd be very happy to do that.
[7:03] Because that would be, I'd feel like I was making a contribution to the company.
[7:04] But maybe you don't need that.
[7:05] You've gone along with the business.
[7:21] But what I'll do in the morning is I'll sit down at home and do everything.
[7:48] Yeah, what is that?
[8:16] It's weird.
[8:16] It looks like a basketball court, doesn't it?
[8:20] It's pretty scary, though, isn't it?
[8:29] I love the gold, yellow, and gold, and gold, and gold, and gold.
[8:30] Like that.
[8:49] Yes, why don't you take the number that's on it?
[9:13] All these people that are...
[9:13] I'm sorry.
[9:13] I'm sorry.
[9:14] I'm sorry.
[9:14] I'm sorry.
[9:14] I'm sorry.
[9:14] I'm sorry.
[9:18] I love you.
[9:45] I love you.
[9:45] I love you.
[9:48] Yeah, I'm sure they're going to.
[9:53] Want me to grab some of those?
[10:25] you