Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 658-007
Date: Thursday, January 27, 1972 at 11:13 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Stans, Maurice H.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Peterson, Peter G.; Flanigan, Peter M.; White House photographer
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/658-007

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[2:16:54] The thing is, whatever that majority is, though, that majority, not in its worst moments, but first, that majority is rent-a-decent.
[2:17:00] I'm sorry.
[2:17:21] Don't.
[2:17:22] Don't sit around.
[2:17:23] Because we are so damn well-educated.
[2:17:25] And read this crap that is put out by what is supposed to be fashionable.
[2:17:30] And say the fashionable things.
[2:17:32] Do the fashionable things.
[2:17:33] Wonder whether you're applauded when you go to the press club and the rest.
[2:17:37] Rather than doing what is right, doing what is strong, standing up, not to have a dress code.
[2:17:42] Now, the real trick is, and here's the real problem, to do this.
[2:17:47] It's still being responsible.
[2:17:49] You don't have to be responsible to be a senator.
[2:17:51] You don't have to be responsible to be a congressman.
[2:17:53] You don't have to be responsible to be a mayor.
[2:17:56] Or you can put it that way.
[2:17:57] You do have to be responsible to be here.
[2:18:00] That's a real charge.
[2:18:01] In other words, to appeal to that majority without appealing, to appeal to the best instincts of that majority, and not to its basic prejudices.
[2:18:10] So, uh, I have a question.
[2:18:12] So, let me just repeat this.
[2:18:14] There's a signal.
[2:18:15] There's a signal.
[2:18:15] Yes, there's a signal in some of our complex.
[2:18:18] All right.
[2:18:20] You always need to come in and get three dollars.
[2:18:24] All right.
[2:18:24] So, it's not hard.
[2:18:26] Wonderful.
[2:18:51] Yeah, sure.
[2:19:20] I'm sorry, I'm sorry, this is the day.
[2:19:22] This is the day, yeah.
[2:19:23] I don't know what to even say.
[2:19:29] Anyway, we go out there and sweat the nose of all the vultures and witches.
[2:19:38] I appreciate what you're doing.
[2:19:43] I'm going to say that you're going to become the chancellor or the inspector of one of the two future parties.
[2:19:52] That's all the far I will go.
[2:19:54] Yeah.
[2:19:55] This is probably the worst kept secret.
[2:20:01] Yeah.
[2:20:02] Well, what I said is true.
[2:20:09] I shall never forget what he did in 62 at this time.
[2:20:14] At this time.
[2:20:16] 62 was tough also, but 62, when we lost, goddammit, nobody was, you know, we touched ground.
[2:28:26] It's a bizarre sound.
[2:28:27] I can't believe it.