Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 495-004
Date: Friday, May 7, 1971 at 10:46 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Green, Edith
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/495-004

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:02] Yeah.
[0:05] Hello.
[0:06] Good morning.
[0:06] I just want you to know that I thought it would be my new summary that you had stood up on the floor and said some things about some of our little friends over here, and I thought it took a lot of courage, and I want to thank you very much.
[0:25] Yeah.
[0:25] I've come along, and let me say that I was talking to some of our
[0:27] I said, you know, some of you are taking a lot of heat now, but I think you're going to look better later.
[0:38] That's all.
[0:39] You know, we're just trying to do the right thing.
[0:50] Well, I appreciate it, and I know that, you know,
[0:54] We, of course, we try to keep this on a partisan arena, frankly, without the support of any of our Democrats.
[1:10] We couldn't do it at all.
[1:11] But I do appreciate it.
[1:12] I think that these, that our police people and the rest, they had to, they had to, they had to, of course, keep the city going.
[1:18] But I agree with you on that.
[1:19] Because if you slant people, they deserve some commendation for being, you know, they had restraint, and yet they were firm.
[1:37] Don't you think so?
[1:39] Yeah.
[1:39] Sure.
[1:40] I appreciate it.
[1:40] Well, I won't... We will call back.
[1:44] We won't make it happen.
[1:45] That's true.
[1:46] But I tell you...
[1:49] Sure.
[1:51] Oh, more than some of ours from the other side.
[1:56] Well, have a good time out there.
[2:00] Good.
[2:00] I hope I didn't interrupt you.
[2:01] It's like I'm standing in friendship.
[2:04] Okay, thank you.