Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 708-003
Date: Thursday, April 13, 1972 at 4:28 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hess, Stephen; Hess, Elena (Shayne); Hess, Charles P.; Cole, Kenneth R., Jr.; Bull, Stephen B.; White House photographer
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/708-003

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[21:41] You've got to have it anyway.
[21:42] Thank you.
[21:43] You stand, or either of you on one side or the other side, each boy.
[21:48] That's how that sounds.
[21:50] That's a great thing to have, to give the grandmothers and mothers that.
[21:58] Thank you very much.
[22:01] Thank you very much.
[22:04] We want to give you a little something, too.
[22:06] We have, what do we have here?
[22:07] Oh, it's all pure.
[22:08] I said, you know, if I'm going to get shot or something, this is one of those jiggers that you do.
[22:14] This is the money, but that's very expensive.
[22:18] Very expensive.
[22:20] You already have much of it in front.
[22:32] I tell you, we have a second generation Nixon biographer, Charles.
[22:38] He's a writer.
[22:38] He's just written a biography of you, Mr. President, but I don't think it's ready for public display.
[22:46] I'll argue.
[22:47] I'll argue.
[22:51] I'll argue.
[22:52] I'll argue.
[22:54] I don't know.
[23:10] That's a good answer.
[23:11] This one, I showed it, and I showed it to other people in here, taking charge of this in China.
[23:17] And that tree is 22 meters old.
[23:18] That's one of those dwarf trees that never gets any bigger.
[23:21] It'll grow up and get straight like that.
[23:24] But one day, you see, because of what we've done, we, at least we started, you'll be able to do it.
[23:34] Want to do it with me?
[23:39] Or even the moon.
[23:40] Twitter.
[23:41] I don't know.
[23:43] Channel specials.
[23:45] Or Russians.
[23:46] I travel a lot, every time you can't find me.
[23:47] Sometimes you get old enough and you get through school, you can necessarily borrow money and trust.
[23:54] I'll tell you why.
[23:55] When you get too old, you've got enough money, and you get too old, you're too old to enjoy it.
[23:58] I see old people, you know, walking around in jeans and dresses, coming off of the tourist ships.
[24:03] They save their money all their lives to take a trip, and they're too old to enjoy it.
[24:08] So when you're young, borrow the money in the bank to take a trip.
[24:16] Oh, they've got to be smart to go there.
[24:21] Remember my girl.
[24:25] New man, new sign.
[24:26] Right.
[24:27] Right.
[24:32] Goodbye.
[24:40] Goodbye.
[24:42] All right.
[25:00] Is he laughing?
[25:02] Oh, no, no.
[25:03] I wanted to, just before I leave, I want to clear one other thing of mine this evening, because it's over.