Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 484-008
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 1971 at 12:30 PM
Participants: Moore, Richard A.; Hannan, James M.; Morris, Thomas E.; Marshall, J. Paull; Bell, George T.; White House photographer
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/484-008

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[0:00] President, you're over in Baltimore, aren't you?
[0:14] President, how are you?
[0:14] President, how are you?
[0:15] President, how are you?
[0:15] President, how are you?
[0:16] President, how are you?
[0:16] President, how are you?
[0:17] President, how are you?
[0:17] President, how are you?
[0:18] Well, we, uh, there's an old Navy man glad to get the, the Navy League in here.
[0:30] Let's stand over here.
[0:30] This is one of the Navy flags.
[0:32] That would be Edward.
[0:33] Nice to meet you, sir.
[0:33] Nice to meet you, sir.
[0:34] Let us move.
[0:34] And if you'd like to get one, you can get one right here.
[0:40] Thank you.
[1:00] This is an honorary membership in the Navy League that would like to have you accept for the next six years until you can come back as a New Spain member.
[1:04] A New Spain member, right.
[1:04] Well, I appreciate the idea.
[1:05] I'm happy to do this.
[1:06] I'm happy to be here.
[1:06] That's right.
[1:07] That's very well put.
[1:07] That's great.
[1:07] That's great.
[1:08] Well, I'm delighted.
[1:08] This is a great organization.
[1:09] And, uh...
[1:09] I know, uh, I know so many of your, your people are out in the country.
[1:17] It's part of the, it's a part of us on national events and so on.
[1:20] And of course at this particular point, it's so important to emphasize the modernizing of the Navy.
[1:34] We better talk about cutting everything else.
[1:37] The day that we decide to give up our naval superiority, this time percentage is a great fall.
[1:39] I think I've been very fortunate that you've been taking us to sea here for a few years.
[1:42] I'm sort of lucked out in being successful.
[1:43] If you can continue to emphasize you and the League back strong, maybe, or forth, the country needs to hear too much of this unilateralist argument, please.
[1:55] Thank you, still.
[1:57] what has meaning around the world.
[2:10] Mr. President, we also know that the design director of the statue, through a picture of both a parent and a child, is now all of a sudden returning.
[2:23] This is in Spain.
[2:23] Yes, sir.
[2:23] And I'm the great counsel of this coming March on the island of New York.
[2:25] And I want to see where this family came from.
[2:27] And Farragut's mother was born there.
[2:35] And Farragut is, they say, their adopted son.
[2:43] I have to say, Mr. and Ma loved that statue.
[2:46] But did you say that he, that he retired him?
[2:47] No, sir.
[2:48] His family all came from there.
[2:49] His family came from there.
[2:51] Oh, I see.
[2:51] It's an old Spanish name, Mr. Farragut's.
[2:52] I had thought it was a French name somewhere.
[2:54] It is a Spanish name.
[2:54] He adopted this as his birthplace.
[2:55] I see.
[2:55] He was born in the United States.
[2:56] Yeah.
[2:56] I'm a great counsel.
[3:09] Praise Christ.
[3:11] Amen.
[3:12] And today we're going to give you the, you see the seal here?
[3:28] That's the trademark of this room.
[3:29] So be sure to get it because you've got your problems.
[3:30] Thank you very much.
[3:30] Thank you.
[3:31] That's the, they look more expensive than they are.
[3:32] Only presidents can give them.
[3:33] Thank you.
[3:34] We appreciate you coming in.
[3:49] You're a fine worker, and we believe in the kind of work you do.
[3:52] I can say that.
[3:53] But Bill's support for me, he's always been there for me.
[3:55] I was going to ask you, you said you were kind of out of the ground.
[3:57] Out of the ground, you mean?
[3:58] Yeah.
[3:58] And he's the one, sort of, that loves you.
[3:59] Oh, yes.
[4:00] Out of the ground.
[4:01] Great God.
[4:01] Gosh, what a teacher God is.
[4:02] He loves us.
[4:02] He's a great admirer of yours.
[4:03] Yeah.
[4:03] Thank you, sir.
[4:27] Thank you, sir.
[4:28] Thank you, sir.
[4:28] Thank you, sir.
[4:28] Thank you, sir.
[4:29] But just let's give the order.
[4:33] All right.
[4:33] All right.
[4:33] Do that.
[4:34] Thank you very much.