Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 524-017
Date: Thursday, June 17, 1971 at 12:06 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; DeGuigne, Christian, III; de Guigne, Christian, IV; White House photographer
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/524-017

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[0:00] Bye.
[0:01] I'm just trying to think when I saw that you were coming in.
[0:25] We were in New York at that time.
[0:30] That wasn't too late.
[0:39] I never did that.
[0:42] I never did that.
[0:42] I never did that.
[0:43] I never did that.
[0:44] I never did that.
[0:45] I never did that.
[0:52] I never did that.
[0:52] I never did that.
[0:53] I never did that.
[0:53] We don't want to take any of your time.
[1:11] I just thought, having seen you on a few occasions, having known you, especially that terrible breakfast at the Mock House, you were a woman.
[1:17] I was tired.
[1:18] I just thought I didn't want you to take the chance just to be like this.
[1:19] I wouldn't want to be here, though, in this house, in this room, without you in my life.
[1:21] I think back to the, I mean, I think we would have had 19 members of the society, or not, 34, but he would have been, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know.
[1:40] Old Burg, all the rest of you, you got a few of us, you got a few of us, you got a few of us, you got a few of us, you got a few of us, you got a few of us,
[2:04] I don't know.
[2:20] I don't know.
[2:20] I don't know.
[2:22] If I came, it would not be fun for the group with all the security.
[2:33] That's right.
[2:34] I would not be here.
[2:35] As long as I can, that's it.
[2:36] But you see, you cannot go without communications.
[2:37] You've got to have an iron line.
[2:39] Well, you've got to.
[2:42] One of the things I wanted to say to you, and I'm not trying, I'm just so glad you're coming in.
[3:01] I want to give you a couple of words.
[3:02] These are just tiny things for you.
[3:02] These are the presidents of government.
[3:03] You do know this room has the same thing as your floor house.
[3:04] Here it is.
[3:07] Here's one for you.
[3:29] Oh, what's that doing in the hole?
[3:32] Yeah, here's one.
[3:32] I think, uh, uh, Secretary?
[3:33] Yes, Mr. Chairman.
[3:34] I haven't said a thing to you.
[3:34] There's nothing on it, but we're going to go there.
[3:35] This is, this is...
[3:41] i i i always
[3:56] This is a, uh, that's the, uh, that's his little contract with the President's seal.
[4:19] The way people like it, you know.
[4:20] Now, all of you, both of you, you are your brothers and sisters.
[4:23] See, it has to seal.
[4:45] That's a little, uh, that's the main signature.
[4:46] I always, I always make things to suit conscience.
[4:47] One, I never give a dang of these.
[4:48] The other, the other is, you can go buy it, go get it, I'll have it.
[4:49] Thank you very much.
[5:03] Thank you very much.
[5:04] Thank you very much.
[5:04] I'd love to have something of this fun, social, not just a protocol, but constantly.
[5:23] Oh, that city?
[5:31] Everybody loves it.
[5:32] They all want to go there.
[5:32] They all want to go there.
[5:33] Everybody remembers about the United Nations.
[5:34] You know, it's supposed to be good for them.
[5:35] The second choice is San Francisco.
[5:37] Well, you're doing pretty well with the Giants.
[5:59] I don't know how amazing the game is.
[5:59] The amazing thing is the guys got so many.
[6:01] He's got the number under six hits.
[6:15] He's about ten games.
[6:19] He's got a little bit more.
[6:20] I haven't seen him.
[6:21] I haven't seen him.
[6:22] I haven't seen him.
[6:23] I haven't seen him.
[6:23] I haven't seen him.
[6:24] I haven't seen him.
[6:25] I haven't seen him.
[6:25] I haven't seen him.
[6:26] I haven't seen him.
[6:27] He's hitting home runs all over the place.
[6:49] You know, when a team goes well, they make everything.
[6:50] Well, Mr. President, thank you so much.
[6:52] We'll send you copies.
[6:52] Thank you for coming.