Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 619-021
Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1971 at 12:20 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Smith, Kenneth M.; Buchanan, Patrick J.; Allin, Lyndon K.; Bull, Stephen B.; White House photographer
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/619-021

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[0:00] President Kemp said that.
[0:02] Yeah, yeah.
[0:03] Well, he's still with us, though.
[0:04] He didn't cross the street, right?
[0:08] He's over here again, so.
[0:15] I guess he's got to be a fan of that car, yeah?
[0:20] Very good, sir.
[0:21] Yes, sir.
[0:21] What would you tell them?
[0:24] What would you tell them?
[0:25] What would you tell them?
[0:26] Yeah.
[0:29] Yeah, I don't think I've ever been in a room like this.
[0:32] There's been a lot of stuff about why Redwood's being a right-winger.
[0:36] I think Redwood's a little bit more of a right-winger.
[0:39] He's a pretty good baseman.
[0:41] Do you know how to do that?
[0:43] No, do you know how to do that?
[0:46] No, I'll tell you.
[0:47] They are having one hell of a time.
[0:48] I don't think so, Mark.
[0:51] I'll let you say it.
[0:53] I'm like, there is an issue.
[0:57] But it points up to Harper and Spies, I believe, by now.
[0:59] I mean, with Powell, they can't take him on, of course.
[1:02] And, boy, he's a sweeper.
[1:03] Only the New Yorkers, yeah.
[1:04] I mean, you know, you know, you know, Powell, you know, you know, that damn American party.
[1:08] Redwoods, you know, they can't put him in this class.
[1:17] And Spanford, you know, Green, and Abel, and so on.
[1:19] So they're against him, why?
[1:20] Because of what he believes.
[1:21] Oh, God, yeah.
[1:23] Did Joe Ralph, where was his voice when they appointed William O. Douglas to the court?
[1:29] Or Grant to the court?
[1:31] What was his voice when we appointed Black?
[1:34] The same as you know, the same as Professor Robinson.
[1:41] He may turn out to be the strongest man in the world.
[1:50] He's young enough, healthy enough, smart enough, and tenacious enough to make it.
[2:01] He'll outwork those other guys.
[2:09] Sure, I know