Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 815-001
Date: Friday, November 24, 1972 at 8:03 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President)
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/815-001

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[0:00] Mr. President, this is a letter to Larry Brown from Washington Press.
[0:04] Dear Larry, when you passed the 1,000-yard mark on Monday night, you justifiably received the plies of the thousands and the stans, as well as many of all the computers.
[0:28] Great.
[0:29] Very good.
[0:35] and the Redskins fan I am.
[0:36] I enthusiastically join those who applaud you, who congratulate you.
[0:48] I enthusiastically applaud you and I am.
[0:53] I enthusiastically join the Redskins fan
[1:08] I enthusiastically, uh, join your fans throughout the country for this great occasion.
[1:16] Here, here.
[1:22] However, there's a story of me.
[1:26] Morning paper yesterday.
[1:32] Take this letter today, write it.
[2:12] which will not probably receive this much publicity.
[2:16] But what can I do?
[2:17] Deserve people, or even more,
[3:05] Is every bit, if not more, worthy of mention that you're outstanding for parks on football field?
[3:33] I read about how you went down to the Washington proceeding hall for children.
[3:50] Uh, that's another, that's a publicity game.
[3:53] Okay?
[3:54] But only for the purpose of giving some young boys
[4:14] They'd have probably given up on themselves.
[4:19] So, inspiration.
[4:28] Try again.
[4:48] Numbers such as 3, 5, and 3, 2, period.
[4:54] Too often, the man who gets to the top forgets the man on the bottom.
[5:28] You have the dignity commentators and the sports runners always referring to your great heart on the football field.
[5:43] Here you are demonstrating in a very personal way your great heart and your dealing with
[6:02] of your great heart in trying to help less fortunate people, very, very much.
[6:31] And we wondered how, if even one of those youngsters gets a lift out of here having been there, the credits were filed.
[6:50] I am very sure that was the case, Jerry.
[7:04] Is it, sir?
[7:04] Richard Nixon.
[7:07] I'm signing.
[7:09] He is.
[7:12] Best of luck at Super Bowl.