Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 643-002
Date: Friday, December 24, 1971 at 4:20 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Atkins, Oliver F. ("Ollie"); [Unknown person(s)]
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/643-002

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[0:00] I'm Dr. Ron Zegler, and we decided we like a smiling president and a fun-loving president, so we're going to make them both late.
[0:04] We'll make them just a little tumble, and then we'll make a couple of smiles, like, you know, like he's here.
[0:08] And, Carl, you can click on that trigger now.
[0:09] We can try to come up like that.
[0:10] That's nice.
[0:11] Let it go.
[0:11] All right.
[0:13] We're going to knock out about ten people like that.
[0:15] Now, get away like that.
[0:19] We're going to let the president in.
[0:27] We're just about ready.
[0:31] Give me a little smile.
[0:34] Come on.
[0:36] Come on.
[0:36] That's right.
[0:40] Come on, let me see those teeth.
[0:43] Good, good.
[0:45] All right.
[0:45] Right again now.
[0:46] That's right, right again.
[0:47] Right to here.
[0:48] I know it's tough to do, but you're a smart guy.
[0:50] I'm not smart.
[0:51] I'm not serious.
[0:52] My president, the way I see it, is a happy president.
[0:55] Here we go, Carl.
[0:56] There you go.
[1:00] Here we go.
[1:00] Right there, yes.
[1:04] Now, don't worry.
[1:04] Give him more of a campaign look this time.
[1:06] We're going to go out and give him a visit.
[1:08] We're in a pretty good position to give it to him now.
[1:10] Yeah, he's right behind you.
[1:12] Take him out.
[1:14] Good.
[1:14] He's at high speed, so move him, John.
[1:17] Now, here we go again.
[1:19] Give me a nice wide-open grin this time.
[1:21] That's it.
[1:22] Come on.
[1:24] Hard to cancel.
[1:25] All right, one more time.
[1:29] All right, once again, right here.
[1:34] Good smile now.
[1:36] Here we go.
[1:40] Come on, open it up.
[1:42] There we go.
[1:52] All right.
[1:53] Change the microphone.
[1:54] Rest a minute, sir.
[1:57] All right.
[1:57] 4-12-8-9.
[1:58] See if you got it, Mr. Schroeder.
[2:07] Here you go.
[2:08] That's a daylight station.
[2:09] I don't have any other time.
[2:11] I think it would be over by 4 o'clock.
[2:16] We'll get on, and I'll be driving around the floor at about 3 o'clock.
[2:35] All right.
[2:37] Now we just lose one of your legs.
[2:50] Here, that's fine.
[2:51] All right, all right, all right.
[2:53] Now, I'm going to be on this side.
[2:55] All right, fine.
[2:57] Let me just check this coat here.
[2:58] Now, the eyes on the left.
[3:06] We'll try about four or five soft shots, but not too soft.
[3:11] Just a little twinkly, I see.
[3:14] Raise the eyes and tackle my head where it's spinning out there.
[3:18] All right.
[3:29] When you're ready, I'll stand by.
[3:31] When you're ready, tell me.
[3:32] You're ready?
[3:33] All right.
[3:33] All right.
[3:33] Tell me when you're ready.
[3:35] I'm ready.
[3:39] All right, tell me.
[3:41] Good.
[3:41] All right.
[3:45] The same thing, Carl.
[3:45] And watch the top, the peak of the smile.
[3:48] I'm going to try three to four smile shots when you're through, Mr. President.
[3:51] Just think of that.
[3:52] All right, then.
[3:53] I'll give you that nice, good, present-fixing smile.
[3:55] We'd love to see that.
[3:57] Write it all back in there.
[3:58] I'm going to write on it both immediately.
[4:00] Mr. President, I can't watch it anymore.
[4:07] I gave him a smile.
[4:08] Now this time, Mr. President, I'm going to have you look out toward my hand.
[4:14] I'm going to hold the chin.
[4:15] I want those eyes up.
[4:17] Those eyes up to here.
[4:20] And a smile.
[4:21] I want to raise your eyes a little up like that.
[4:23] Now here, give me a nice smile now.
[4:24] Right there.
[4:25] All right.
[4:25] We're going to get you out on the old call.
[4:27] All right.
[4:29] There we go.
[4:31] So, we're going to have to do that.
[4:35] We've got to get on board.
[4:36] We've got to get on board.
[4:38] We've got to get on board.
[4:41] We've got to get on board.
[4:45] We've got to get on board.
[4:48] We've got to get on board.
[4:50] We've got to get on board.
[4:58] And then she had to deny it, so.
[5:02] But of course, by the way, they denied the parole.
[5:09] Jerry Warren died, so it was a child, a child's death.
[5:12] That gives me the experience.
[5:16] Thank you very much, sir.
[5:44] Do you want to put it off?
[5:47] Keep it off.
[5:48] I don't want to get on the side of my car, sir.
[5:51] All right.
[5:52] That's all you have.
[5:53] Thank you.
[5:53] Good luck.
[5:54] Thanks for your trouble.
[5:55] Thank you.
[6:05] All right, so we're doing both Ed and Trisha, and David and Julie.
[6:09] All right, let me go down and see how that goes.
[6:11] I'll be down here.
[6:12] Let's go.