Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 818-006
Date: Tuesday, December 5, 1972 at 12:31 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Taylor, M. Harvey; Zimmerman, Leroy S.; Butterfield, Alexander P.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/818-006

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[0:01] I heard him over in 1952.
[0:22] You better take a picture over here.
[0:24] Now, did you remember the 52 campaign?
[0:26] Uh, 52, uh, convention.
[0:28] Oh, well, did you remember?
[0:29] I was sitting right in front of you.
[0:30] You were sitting right in front of me.
[0:32] You were sitting right in front of me.
[0:35] I said, you've never seen that?
[0:37] I've always been the vice president of the committee.
[0:41] I've never seen that.
[0:44] You were the man.
[0:45] You were the man.
[0:47] That was something.
[0:49] I believe he was the boss of Pennsylvania.
[0:53] Yes, he was.
[0:54] But you'll go down.
[0:55] This is the boss of the United States.
[0:57] And when I wear out, the first marigold leaves will still be staying up there.
[1:02] You'll never have them.
[1:02] You'll compare them.
[1:05] Nixon was this.
[1:06] That was the president.
[1:07] He had younger tears, but he had white hair.
[1:11] White hair.
[1:14] I don't know those girls you had around.
[1:25] I'm still dead.
[1:33] I always remembered.
[1:35] I called out.
[1:36] Yeah, I called out.
[1:38] She's a commitment in our district.
[1:41] Yeah.
[1:41] Do you mind if I give it to you?
[1:42] I'm going to take a second.
[1:43] Sure, of course you can.
[1:44] You've carried that district 1128 and 325, 803, which are where we live, she and I.
[1:50] Got it.
[1:54] Yeah, I know you are.
[1:56] I know you are.
[1:58] Now, who sent you this?
[1:59] The committee woman?
[1:59] This is...
[2:02] The committee woman.
[2:03] I'll get her some.
[2:04] I want to give you a couple.
[2:06] And listen, when you carry a district like that, when you carry a district of 830, one voting district, that's what I mean.
[2:17] How many work for it?
[2:19] I've got a couple little things for you.
[2:20] There's the new president.
[2:25] That's the seal right on the floor.
[2:28] I'm going to tell her what I paid for it.
[2:32] Yeah, you paid for it.
[2:33] I'll tell you.
[2:33] All right.
[2:34] Well, maybe you'll give your whole life to politics or something of your own.
[2:40] All right.
[2:41] All right.
[2:43] All right.
[2:44] All right.
[2:46] All right.
[2:47] All right.
[2:49] I'm 96, 7 months.
[2:50] I want to get your signature with mine.
[2:55] I'll get it for you.
[2:58] Now, this is only for special guests.
[2:59] This is the seal with the signature.
[3:05] You can keep it or give it to one of your girlfriends.
[3:09] All right.
[3:09] Now, you come back in one year.
[3:11] Every year, you're going to come in.
[3:14] Every time you come in, you encourage it.
[3:17] You will do that now.
[3:18] That means in one year, you're going to have a guest.
[3:21] And I can't congratulate you.
[3:23] Right.
[3:24] Nobody ever, I'm an old guy.
[3:27] Right.
[3:27] I remember back, you know, for 80 years, you handled this time better than any man ever did this year.
[3:36] in the United States of America.
[3:38] I followed up on you.
[3:41] Oh, you did, didn't you?
[3:42] Good heavens.
[3:43] Wait.
[3:44] I think we're smart.
[3:45] We probably answered one of the timers.
[3:46] Well, we had some awesome candidates.
[3:50] What are you talking about?
[3:52] So did we.
[3:55] We had some.
[3:55] We were apologizing.
[3:56] I haven't made you sick at all.
[3:58] When something came close, it's my fault.
[4:00] They said I can't be running around.
[4:02] In the 10 counties that I was responsible for, that's what I said.
[4:10] Well, you just remember now that the day you don't come in, it's going to worry you.
[4:19] So next one year, you're going to come in.
[4:21] I'm still there.
[4:22] You're going to be submitting next year.
[4:25] I hope not.
[4:26] And I'll be here two years from now to have you appointed judge.
[4:32] Do you want me to judge to come?
[4:36] Let me know about it.
[4:38] I don't recall you.
[4:40] I'm 38.
[4:40] I'll be 38 on December 22nd.
[4:43] I'll become a judge at this age.
[4:46] No, no, no.
[4:47] You should know yet.
[4:49] I'm going to wait.
[4:51] You're not too young in years, but I think...
[4:57] He didn't make a lot of money first.
[5:00] He was a judge without steel.
[5:01] He didn't want steel.
[5:02] We could have made him judge of ice cream first.
[5:06] But he said no harm.
[5:07] A judge has to retire from the country.
[5:10] I still want to take a drink at the bar.
[5:12] That's what my daughter gave me four years ago.
[5:15] She had the cruel word of law.
[5:17] I don't know what I should say.
[5:19] She's done.
[5:21] God bless you.
[5:21] We're so glad to see you.
[5:22] God bless you.
[5:23] And happy, Merry Christmas.
[5:25] Happy New Year.
[5:27] You know who's your best politician?
[5:29] Not him.
[5:31] Not me.
[5:31] You, dear boy, and I do.
[5:34] Okay.
[5:35] All right.
[5:36] Thank you.
[5:37] See you.
[5:38] Great.
[5:39] Thank you.