Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 499-020
Date: Friday, May 14, 1971 at 12:05 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rumsfeld, Donald H.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/499-020

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[0:00] I'm anxious to know two things.
[0:23] One is Ellen McConnell and her parents are on the left near Chuck.
[0:25] She was sworn in at 10 o'clock this morning as one of the first female patients.
[0:26] Oh, yes.
[0:27] Secondly, your cabinet has done a darn good job.
[0:28] Hershey had both been romping and cuddling.
[0:28] So...
[0:29] What do you want me to say to him?
[0:44] I've got to give it an awful lot of respect.
[0:45] I think, uh, he's a nice little person, but if he wasn't a person, you know, he might just, you know, be a good guy.
[0:47] And, uh, and I think, uh, uh, that's what people think.
[0:49] Yeah, yeah.