Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 775 › Conversation 775-009

Nixon, Jarman & Nidecker on 1972 campaign and Bipartisanship

Tuesday, September 12, 1972 · 12:19 PM–12:27 PM ET · Oval Office ·7 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Jarman, John; Nidecker, John E.; White House photographerConversation775-009 onTape 775StartTuesday, September 12, 1972 at 12:19 PMEndTuesday, September 12, 1972 at 12:27 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 775-009 ↗

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President Nixon met with Representative John Jarman and aide John E. Nidecker to express his appreciation for the support of conservative Democrats in Congress. The discussion focused on the necessity of bipartisan cooperation regarding national defense, foreign policy, and the Vietnam War. Nixon emphasized the importance of prioritizing national interests over party lines, citing historical precedents of Democratic support for Republican administrations.

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President, how are you?

How are you?

Well, I, I, uh, thanks to God, uh, John, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,

There would be no way that I could survive in this office without the support of good Democrats on this side.

I told John Cotton this before.

John Cotton was a good, loyal Democrat.

He did, I think, make a whole lot more loyal to the Republican Party than all of them did, not many.

But nevertheless,

I want you to know that I'm aware of this, and to me, that's the most important thing that a congressman can do.

This is a vote right on it.

When I say right, vote for the country on the basis of action.

And, uh, ever since we've

I was a Republican, and the jobs that supported us .

And it's always been that way.

I think over the years

party at the national level, there's not a step that the party really believes in.

What does that include?

I can see that there's a lot of discrepancy, as a matter of fact, in some of this stuff, which the officer can't like.

You know, I mean, that's what I'm sure he had here.

Because the Democratic Party, basically, after that group, was always a strong, defensive national policy.

That party, before World War II, was very active.

And we were visiting just a few months ago.

I got here, and I mentioned it.

Some years ago, when Senator Belton had just been elected governor of Oklahoma, I was here.

We had a congressional dinner for him, and Paige was the ambassador.

Paige had never been to Chicago.

He was saying, we came here together, John and I came here together in 51.

We all did together, and we played golf together.

And then I said to him, where did you go?

He said, Anchorman, the location was Carl Harbor.

The patient was Carl Fargo.

And the leading officer, I think, referred to John.

They all just did cooks together.

They played golf together.

They came here together.

He said, what he failed to say was that they

Well, we're, uh, we're proud of what you've done.

It's a great honor.

Well, we're, uh, a lot blessed.

Your state, of course, is one of the best states in the United States.

Oklahoma has always just turned out a great shot in the 90s and 90s and 80s.

We're very proud of you, and we're very glad.

Great addition to the tremendous background for you.

His background is in television.

The committee worked as well as Eric and Ash Clark to speak well.

Related to the final one I came here, lived up to the times of the Coppola Party, as I mentioned.

That's before we saw you.

The campaign is a trending affair.

All the same, there are four opponents that I have, and I'm going to work here.

Oh, these are some new companies.

They're going to steal off the flag and cover it.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On September 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, John Jarman, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:27 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 775-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 775-9

Date: September 12, 1972
Time: 12:19 pm - 12:27 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John Jarman and John D. Nidecker.

[The White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.]

              Greetings

              Photographs

              1972 campaign

                           (rev. Oct-06)

    -Democrats
        -George H. Mahon
        -John C. Stennis
        -Support of the President
             -Vietnam War
                 -Foreign policy
        -John B. Connally
             -Loyalty
    -Congress
        -Vote with the President
        -The President's term in Congress
             -Harry S. Truman
                 -Greece-Turkey aid bill
             -George C. Marshall Plan
        -Dwight D. Eisenhower
             -Lyndon B. Johnson's support
        -Democratic Party
             -Adlai E. Stevenson, II
             -National defense and foreign policy
        -Jeffersonian principle
        -Individual rights
        -Redistribution of wealth
    -Henry L. Bellmon
        -Govenor of Oklahoma
             -Congressional dinner
        -Page Belcher
        -Carl B. Albert
             -Anchorman

Appointments
   -Federal judges
       -The President’s view
            -Permissiveness

The President's expression of gratitude for Democratic
support
    -Oklahoma
        -Bryce N. Harlow

Oklahoma primary

                                          (rev. Oct-06)

             Presentation of gifts by the President

Jarman and Nidecker left at 12:27 pm.

Also recorded on September 12, 1972

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775-012 1:15 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:17 pm.
775-013 1:15 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:17 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 775-009, September 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/775-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).