Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 773-014
Date: Friday, September 8, 1972 at 12:14 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sikes, Robert L. F.; Sikes, Robert L. F. (Mrs.); Cook, Richard K.; Nidecker, John E.; White House photographer
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/773-014

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[0:02] How are you?
[0:03] How are you?
[0:22] I think you want to make sure you want to go to the letter.
[0:28] I have to say, I'm proud of you.
[0:30] That's a strong Republican heritage.
[0:33] That's great.
[0:34] President, can we do one thing with the congressman?
[0:41] Yeah, we'll have this for you.
[0:43] The congressman is right here.
[0:48] You look great back there.
[0:53] That's right.
[0:55] That's right.
[1:10] No, I think it's going to be very good.
[1:17] We've got to hear something.
[1:22] Your people are just about sold in the old bus.
[1:28] They're out.
[1:30] They're out.
[1:34] Oh, well, I reckon we're kind enough to know.
[1:37] Well, I assure you, it's been a great pleasure to spend time with you.
[1:42] Spent time, I know, because you've got me, Carl, and I know that there's a lot of people who say that you're a blessing to all of us, but on the other hand, we're the superior countries of all.
[2:01] Just like that.
[2:02] Exactly.
[2:02] Thank you.
[2:07] It would make us number two.
[2:09] It certainly would.
[2:10] But out of Vietnam.
[2:11] But out of there.
[2:12] And every day in the world, they lose confidence in you.
[2:14] Right.
[2:15] Well, I have, even in my campaign down there, and I've got, when I run a Democratic district, you're going to carry it over.
[2:23] Well, you're going to carry my district over.
[2:25] You're going to carry Florida over.
[2:27] But even in my district, I support your program.
[2:31] And on every one of these points.
[2:33] I'm proud of you, man, particularly on defense.
[2:35] That's the thing, man.
[2:37] I understand the domestic issues in all our defenses and what matters.
[2:45] I wish I had that platform.
[2:46] You want to go take another platform?
[2:48] I'm very good.
[2:49] I can't deal with that, Mr. President.
[2:52] I can't deal with that.
[2:53] There's your president, Mr. President.
[2:55] Right off the flag.
[2:56] Thank you so much.
[2:57] Same for you.
[2:59] We're in trouble today.
[3:01] This is an interesting thing.
[3:03] This is an interesting thing.
[3:08] This is an interesting thing.
[3:12] This is an interesting thing.
[3:19] This is an interesting thing.
[3:23] This is an interesting thing.
[3:28] Probably you're right.
[3:30] Everybody knows this.
[3:31] This is a semi-crisis stone.
[3:34] I'm sorry, but it's beautiful.
[3:37] Very.
[3:39] My wife... Well, there's sometimes... That is the mentality.
[3:44] I had an old friend of us, a friend of the White House, and I had radio service before, before they built the wing 100 years ago, when the river was much higher.
[3:53] The river used to run very close to the ground.
[3:55] That's what he used to look at.
[3:58] Well,
[4:28] They work hard.
[4:29] One daughter is at the end of the day, and the other one is at the end of the day.
[4:35] You mentioned the military.
[4:36] You mentioned the military.
[4:37] We're not going off on that.
[4:39] No, I don't.
[4:41] Thank you very much.
[4:43] We don't want to redistribute the wealth.
[4:45] You know what that means?
[4:47] That means naked from the people that work and naked from the people that don't work.
[4:52] That doesn't make any sense.
[4:54] And the poor people don't need poor.
[4:55] Somebody's got to do the work.
[4:58] But even if they sound good to some people, I'm sorry.
[5:02] I know.
[5:03] Thank you.