Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 508-014
Date: Wednesday, June 2, 1971 at 12:04 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Hopkins, William J.; Hopkins, William J. (Mrs.); Castell, John N.; Castell, John N. (Mrs.)
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/508-014

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[0:02] and Jason's on her way in as well.
[0:32] Also, Mr. President, I'm listening to this morning's email.
[0:56] The first one is that this is a medal of freedom and surprise to you, including Bill Hopkins.
[0:58] Did you even know that?
[0:59] Yeah, I was just editing it.
[0:59] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[1:00] Bill Hopkins is outside with his wife, and he's got a
[1:02] his wife's cousin, and his daughter.
[1:21] We'll just bring them in and introduce them.
[1:22] Then we'll bring them to the family and put them outside.
[1:23] Thank you, you and Mrs. Nixon and Mr. and Mrs. Bill.
[1:24] William J. Hopkin will be announced by the door and will walk out into the steps, sir.
[1:26] All right, Tom, let's go.
[1:26] There is one thing.
[1:27] After your remarks, sir, Craig Cannon will be standing behind you.
[1:28] Commander Cannon will be behind you when you're ready for the second.
[1:43] I'll give it a position.
[1:57] I'll give it a position.
[2:03] I'll give it a position.
[2:04] I'll give it a position.
[2:04] I'll give it a position.
[2:05] I'll give it a position.
[2:16] Well, it's quite a day.
[2:37] Quite a day.
[2:43] Well, Mr. President, does it feel like you've been here 40 years?
[2:45] No, it hasn't.
[2:51] That's great.
[2:54] Yes, it's a children's recovery system.
[3:08] In other words, I grew up in a small town of about 150 people.
[3:13] That's even smaller than the size of the town.
[3:14] No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
[3:18] Well, .
[3:42] This way.
[4:06] He's going to keep going out.
[4:07] He's going to keep going out.
[4:08] He's going to keep going out.
[4:08] He's going to keep going out.
[4:09] He's going to keep going out.
[4:09] He's going to keep going out.
[4:10] We can just go to the auditorium, and the president and Mrs. Nixon will be first, and you and Mrs. Hopkins will be behind.
[4:28] And down to that middle level of the step, if you present yourself, basically all your friends, Mrs. Nixon to the far right, and Mrs. Hopkins, and the president will be the step in front of you.
[4:32] And there you'll be to the president's left.
[4:33] President, just...
[4:42] Late and done.
[5:07] The President of the United States and Mrs. Nicholas, Your Honorals and Mrs. Woodrow J. Fauci.