Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 768-016 Date: Monday, August 14, 1972 at 12:17 PM Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Howard, Bailey K.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; White House photographer Recording device: Oval Office Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/768-016 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [0:03] Hi, Eddie, how are you? [0:06] Hello. [0:06] How are you? [0:07] Nice to see you. [0:08] Nice to see you. [0:08] Nice to see you. [0:09] When they said you were getting out of the business, I said, my God, you can't be. [0:14] Sit down. [0:15] Thank you. [0:16] Well, you're going to leave, however, one activity to be engaged in others. [0:31] I did. [0:33] I was going to do this, you know, when I was 50. [0:35] Right. [0:37] And Marshal Ford died on me. [0:38] Yeah. [0:39] He was a very young Marshal. [0:40] Yeah. [0:41] Because I think I had an obligation to his father. [0:44] He died. [0:45] He was a family. [0:46] So I stayed. [0:47] Yeah. [0:47] So the 1st of October. [0:48] I don't know. [0:49] I've been busy since the 1st of October when I was before. [0:52] I haven't went to so many ballrooms. [0:53] I don't know. [0:54] Thanks, man. [0:57] Why, uh... That's great. [0:59] You go to home, huh? [1:01] I know the house overlooking the valley. [1:30] Why, um... Yeah. [1:31] Well, I... [1:32] I appreciate it. [2:01] Oh, this is a girl. [2:32] All right. [2:33] Great.