Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 401-005
Date: Tuesday, January 9, 1973 at 2:30 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hope, Lelsie T. ("Bob")
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/401-005

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[0:01] Hello?
[0:17] Hello?
[0:23] Well, I didn't pay for that wedding in the commercial.
[0:25] I was hired to...
[0:25] I want to tell you that I noticed a very interesting thing when I was writing this work.
[0:27] It was something about the Super Bowl respect for the audience.
[0:29] They expect a 47 rating, and the article said that the only, the only rating that even approached that, that was that high was your rating of your Christmas show in 71, which was 46.
[0:46] Isn't that something?
[0:47] Yeah, yeah, yeah, but what I meant is, isn't that something?
[0:53] That the biggest rating on television, except for the Super Bowl, the rating of your Christmas show,
[0:58] What time is your, uh, well, this was number one.
[1:19] No, well, what I meant is, wasn't this article sitting, was it yours, wasn't it?
[1:24] Well, it was last year.
[1:25] Right, right, right, right.
[1:25] Well, that was a, I don't remember celebrating anything a lot of the time.
[1:27] You're 60, I heard you were 15, 18.
[1:29] Yeah, even though I'm not with you today, it's not my fault.
[1:42] Yeah.
[1:42] Oh, yeah?
[1:42] Yeah, I'm just fine.
[1:43] I'm just fine.
[1:45] I'm visiting for the few things done.
[1:50] Right.
[1:50] Oh, boy.
[1:55] All right.
[2:22] I got it.
[2:24] Well, I'll tell you today, there's actually a great career event.
[2:43] When this thing is settled, which I'm hoping is my point, it'll be because of what they did for me.
[2:45] And, you know, that's what you have to do.
[2:46] It's only a blank piece that I have to hand on.
[2:51] Exactly.
[3:04] Just because I grow old, they do as soon as it's purchased.
[3:07] But wait a minute.
[3:13] Just as with, well, I don't have any interest in some of the work, for instance, if it's for all time.
[3:16] Right.
[3:17] Okay.
[3:17] Okay.
[3:17] The more time I watch their shit, the more I see those things come back.
[3:19] You've got to be sure that it's coming along.
[3:20] It's coming along.
[3:22] And, uh, we don't know what I say.
[3:39] Come on, I don't mean to say that everybody knows the report, except that we're talking.
[3:43] And I'm talking very tough right now.
[3:44] Very serious.
[3:44] Very serious.
[3:45] Tell me this, uh, how are you feeling?
[3:48] How's it going?
[3:49] That's how you take it.
[3:49] That's how you take it.
[3:50] I've been trying to get you to take that call.
[3:51] It's been going well overnight.
[3:54] All right, I'll take it.
[4:02] That's quiet, of course.
[4:07] Yeah, but I'm gonna turn on your part.
[4:10] I'm gonna turn on the other part.
[4:12] Okay.
[4:12] Bye.
[4:13] Hey, Bernie, just, uh, do me a favor, because you've got one.
[4:17] Yes, because I'm a 10-year-secretary of the Senate, and you've got several, and I'm ready to apply.
[4:20] See you.
[4:21] Please watch.
[4:25] Please have the president, Joey, have the problem.
[4:30] We can do that.
[4:30] And believe me, I will watch it.
[4:32] And I still want to go back to the house, but I forget these things because I don't usually watch television.
[4:38] All right.
[4:40] Send me the bill.
[4:40] Or no, send it.
[4:42] Send it over to, uh, what's that other bill?
[4:45] The first and bigger bill.
[4:47] All right.
[4:47] I mean, uh, the, not the big, but the, uh,
[4:52] You know the guy who always puts the pickles in the spa?
[5:05] That's right.
[5:07] Jack, man, I even love it that you got him an apron.
[5:15] Just send me the wire or send it to the building.
[5:16] Tell them, tell them that I attached it to the building.
[5:17] Fair enough.
[5:17] It'll be the best day of the week.
[5:18] That was funny.
[5:18] Frank.
[5:25] So, I'll tell you what you do after that, so that I can put it at your second turn.
[5:45] In this case, send a note to your god to, if you can remember, Leonard Darnley.
[5:49] Leonard Darnley, G-R-I-N-D-E.
[5:52] I mean, he's in charge of whatever comes up.
[6:06] And the state, the great guy, he said, well, then you give him a call on the phone.
[6:12] He's a wonderful guy.
[6:13] He said he was just a fellow partner.
[6:13] He's a great, one of the best saxophones in the world.
[6:14] So you call him and tell him to do it.
[6:15] Tell him what I said.
[6:16] Yeah.
[6:16] I'll tell you what.
[6:16] I'll have the White House border action closed.
[6:19] What's that?
[6:19] All right.
[6:20] Good to talk to you, Mr. Hunter.
[6:21] Good night.