Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 385-022
Date: Monday, December 11, 1972 at 5:42 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie Nixon; Sanchez, Manolo
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/385-022

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[0:00] The greater need for me, actually, is to have you here.
[0:26] I know you would be a bundle of people.
[0:26] Somebody who's got you.
[0:27] People who are not, like, balanced.
[0:28] Then he doesn't have to be there.
[0:34] But that's been very good.
[0:59] Steve is very good at getting around people.
[1:00] But he'll wear out his belt, too.
[1:01] They don't like him that way.
[1:01] And Steve, too.
[1:02] I'm not sure if he'll ever come in, but they have those.
[1:03] They're great at it.
[1:03] And they're great at it, man.
[1:04] They're great at it, too.
[1:05] So I think the bumper, it's a very important job, very important.
[1:26] It will be such a thing.
[1:27] Like I'm working on a schedule.
[1:27] See how you heard me.
[1:28] And it's getting it to us.
[1:28] And frankly, we can't, I mean, they're so much, they're all petrified of what we're doing.
[1:30] You shouldn't be terrified like this.
[1:31] They are.
[1:31] But me, they walk in all the time, and they say, you know what, I'm not going to do that.
[1:33] No, I do that.
[1:33] No, I do that.
[1:33] They know it.
[1:34] Nobody ever hesitates to bring anything up.
[1:45] Nobody ever does.
[1:47] I'm the most bold person in the world, and that's why I make the first decision.
[1:51] But the point is, it's disposable.
[1:52] I had to go all around the bush.
[1:52] I had a client that mattered on that.
[1:53] I said, oh, she did.
[1:55] Come on.
[1:55] Of course she should be disposable.
[1:56] She could turn it down and sure as be save her in the world.
[1:58] But I have a good choice.
[2:08] I think maybe, you know, if I just decide to go to California, they ask me how this is going to be in a year.
[2:31] Maybe go to California and talk to them.
[2:31] And of course, I'd like to find a good place to go to California.
[2:33] And then if I decide to go to California, that requires California.
[2:41] What is it?
[3:18] Yeah, I think so.
[3:45] I have money.
[3:46] I have money.
[3:46] Provided she could ever get this girl.
[4:08] She goes in by herself.
[4:08] She must have been afraid of Laurie and the two kids.
[4:10] And I can't believe Donnie and his kids.
[4:10] And Laurie and her kids.
[4:11] You know what I mean?
[4:11] Those are the things I'm starting to understand.
[4:12] Marlene must have been afraid by herself.
[4:13] But she cannot bring Jackie.
[4:14] Maybe she does not bring Jackie.
[4:14] No, we didn't.
[4:15] He's not right now.
[4:15] We have to burn him to bring her.
[4:17] That's what he should do.
[4:38] He should have a chance.
[4:38] That's why he's a very good fighter.
[4:39] Do you think he's still dating me?
[4:39] No.
[4:40] He's a nice person.
[4:40] He's a nice person.
[4:40] He's a nice person.
[4:41] No.
[4:41] He's smart.
[4:41] He's smart.
[4:41] But you know, he's a good boy.
[4:42] He's got a good heart.
[4:42] He's a good guy.
[4:47] He's got to find you a house for a reason.
[5:14] Go ahead.
[5:14] You have to find a house for a reason.
[5:15] You have to find a house for a reason.
[5:16] I think it would be really great.
[5:43] I think it would be really great.
[5:44] I agree with you.
[5:44] I agree with you.
[5:44] I agree with you.
[5:45] I agree with you.
[5:45] You're tired.
[5:45] You're tired.
[5:48] I'm a little upset that she didn't realize that she was going to have to go to the next one.
[6:11] We have both right now.
[6:11] Well, I don't think she can do it.
[6:12] She doesn't know.
[6:12] Well, it's not the way to think.
[6:13] That's why I want to put something in the White House.
[6:14] And I think we can put that here.
[6:15] I'm going to go to the White House.
[6:16] Don't raise your hand.
[6:16] I'll check in with you.
[6:17] Just check in and see if...
[6:17] They can put the proper projector in upstairs.
[6:40] But that's easier for us.
[6:41] But that is easy.
[6:41] That's what we are doing.
[6:41] The third floor.
[6:42] In the evening, nobody's up there to make all the holes.
[6:43] So if we can't put the theater in the third floor, we've got a theater right there.
[6:45] And so we put our chairs up.
[6:46] break the thing down and have it there.
[6:59] Let's do that.
[7:00] Okay.
[7:00] And then we have a full screen.
[7:01] There.
[7:01] And we'll build it right there.
[7:04] Okay.
[7:04] Yeah.
[7:04] But then you see, you take the, take your little one and probably put some projections in there.
[7:06] And then when you build this thing, that's a real thing.
[7:08] And here's the drill about the third floor thing.
[7:09] Let's jump and see what happens.
[7:10] You can't do this.
[7:11] You can't do it all.
[7:11] You can't do it all.
[7:12] It's got all those things, those hard chairs.
[7:14] Oh, Danny, you should.
[7:30] It's a beautiful room.
[7:33] It's not uncomfortable.
[7:34] It's in your mind.
[7:35] Well, and tonight is dinner.
[7:36] Let's talk about that.
[7:36] It should be really happy, you know, when you say it.
[7:37] Because if we didn't get a chance to talk about it, tonight we'd be over here and she'd be playing down there.
[7:39] Oh, really?
[7:40] Okay.
[7:44] Well, I can't find it.
[7:52] Yes, sir.
[7:55] I know where he is.
[8:05] Oh, good.
[8:05] Remember anything you did about the two months ago?
[8:10] No, I didn't.
[8:11] Isn't it a terrific idea?
[8:11] Yes, sir.
[8:11] All right.
[8:11] Do you like it?
[8:12] Why not?
[8:16] On the third floor, what's happening?
[8:28] I was going to ask you about on the third floor.
[8:30] You don't want a room built up there.
[8:35] You want to just use the hallway, don't you, for the ceiling?
[8:38] What do you need is a projection.
[8:39] I do need a place to put the projection.
[8:40] Right.
[8:41] We don't need any more than that can't be rejected.
[9:03] No.
[9:03] Sure, you can't run 36 television things, but we don't care how much of ours is good.
[9:05] Let's just recommend down below they can put on the big screen, but we just won't use that.
[9:06] And now here's another thing I want to say.
[9:07] Then you see what I can do with the thing down below me.
[9:08] I can make that into my golden hour, my place to be.
[9:10] So we're going to be on my team after that song.
[9:11] Let me tell you another idea I had about bullying.
[9:38] You know, I've gone through some kinds of chosen movies that I think, you know, I could have, I've looked them up and found the ratings and all.
[9:55] And lots of times, if I'm not waiting for you on the weekend, you don't know that you're going to be there.
[9:59] So what I've asked the physicians to do now is to try, when I ask them to get a cell phone to me, where you write up the synopsis, it's going to try to be really resonant.
[10:03] How about that?
[10:03] So if you're a former, and I'm not here, you're a donor, and you're going to be there.
[10:06] Does that make sense to you?
[10:07] Oh, she likes it.
[10:42] Do you think my idea of a little icebox would be fun?
[10:57] I think it'd make so much sense.
[10:58] I don't tell her, of course, to pay.
[11:00] But if we put it there, we could repair an icebox.
[11:01] I'll have a... Nope.
[11:02] And now...
[11:02] They can fix it every day.
[11:02] I'll have it, and I'll have it repaired.
[11:03] I'll have a statue.
[11:07] I'll have a statue.
[11:08] I'll have a statue.
[11:08] I'll have a statue.
[11:08] I'll have a statue.
[11:11] I'll have a statue.
[11:11] I'll have a statue.
[11:12] Because when I was in college, a lot of my friends got refrigerators in their room.
[11:21] And all you do is plug it in.
[11:22] I think it's a terrific idea.
[11:24] The way they're going to do it here, it's going to be better.
[11:26] Oh.
[11:26] Well, they'll plug in the refrigerator, put it in a couple of shelves.
[11:31] Great.
[11:31] Put it on the floor or something like that.
[11:36] Just back and then just off.
[11:37] Maybe we should change it.
[11:37] Yeah, I think it's a good idea.
[11:39] So the fact that we're walking in the kitchen, the place is just good.
[11:41] I agree with you.
[12:01] And then to keep your expression, please, just in there.
[12:04] That way that, you know, mommy has brought me this.
[12:05] No, I keep my, I agree with you.
[12:05] Wow, that's great.
[12:06] I wish you the best.
[12:06] I am so appreciative of you for what you've done for us.
[12:07] I agree with you.
[12:08] Now, if you're going to go to China, I'm going to tell you, I'm going to tell you all the names, right, all of your
[12:14] I don't know.
[12:39] I don't feel like that at all.
[12:40] I'm just bothered.
[12:44] If you're really nice to me, please let me know.
[13:07] We'll see.
[13:08] I don't know.
[13:08] I don't know if you're asking.
[13:08] I'm going to ask Mr. Hall.
[13:09] I'll ask him.
[13:09] I'll call him and ask him.
[13:10] He'll say, look, but I just saw that you got a secretary.
[13:11] It's nice to meet you.
[13:11] It's nice to meet you.
[13:12] I just need to know.
[13:12] Well, I'm sure you will.
[13:13] I don't want Bob to be a guy asking for you.
[13:15] If I could do it, I'd do it.
[13:41] I'm sure to make it.
[13:57] But he'll do a good job.
[13:57] He did it.
[13:58] He did a good job.
[14:00] But he's, uh, he did a good job.
[14:01] He did a good job.
[14:01] He did a good job.
[14:02] He did a good job.
[14:02] He did a good job.
[14:02] He did a good job.
[14:03] He did a good job.
[14:11] You want me to get that book to you that I think is so good that you want me to do it?
[14:37] Like I don't want to do it?
[14:39] There wasn't too much left?
[14:39] You don't want that in there?
[14:40] No.