Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 504-003
Date: Thursday, May 27, 1971 at 10:01 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Butterfield, Alexander P.; [Unknown person(s)]
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/504-003

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[0:00] I don't know if you're going to want to display it.
[0:21] Well, I think you ought to put it here and get this started up.
[0:26] Yeah, yeah.
[0:27] I just wanted to receive it.
[0:28] Right.
[0:28] As he places by, we'll replace this right now.
[0:30] That occurred to me, yeah.
[0:31] Oh, is it?
[0:42] There's something.
[0:44] Hi.
[0:44] No.
[0:45] Yeah, of course, everything goes in the library.
[0:48] So there's this courage in you.
[0:48] You know, you get to be great on the wind, but you need to smell it.
[0:52] That's the end of that.
[0:53] I hate the end of life.
[0:54] Don't you?
[0:55] How does that happen, Dave?
[1:14] Well, no, you can borrow.
[1:14] No, you can borrow, but it really doesn't ever go on, do you?
[1:16] You can keep after you keep them for a while.
[1:17] I mean, one or two, but, uh, others in other countries, I mean, I can't believe it.
[1:18] I know the next big president was so excited because I admired him for renaming him.
[1:20] What did you say?
[1:20] I didn't know.
[1:21] I said, well, if you want to sign it.
[1:22] Well, it belongs to the government, to any of the prisons.
[1:35] That's only if it's worthy of it or anywhere.
[1:39] I don't think you should be afraid of it.
[1:40] I believe it's something to be accepted, but they don't have it.
[1:42] The people have to say it.
[1:43] Right.
[1:43] I believe it's worth it.
[1:44] I'm not having them share the decision with you.
[1:46] In fact, I've heard that, and I'm about to look in front of you and spread everything over immediately.
[1:53] We're going to flip this, and I'll tell you when we're here.
[2:13] Okay, sir.
[2:14] Did any of that just get it?
[2:17] Yes, sir.
[2:22] Okay.
[2:22] Okay.