Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 831-016
Date: Wednesday, January 3, 1973 at 2:59 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); O'Neill, Thomas P. ("Tip"), Jr.; Ford, Gerald R.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/831-016

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[0:04] Yes.
[0:14] Well, I'm glad to hear from you.
[0:16] Just congratulations.
[0:17] Yes, I can hear you.
[0:20] Well, I can hear you a little something.
[0:25] Can you hear me?
[0:27] Now you're on the line, yeah.
[0:29] Yeah.
[0:37] Are you still the best poker player out there?
[0:42] I remember, you know, 20 years ago, we had that little game.
[0:46] I just, I always said, don't get in that O'Neill of it when it's high, low, seven cards, spit in the ocean, huh?
[0:54] I'll tell you.
[0:55] Listen, no, no, no.
[0:57] I could play in the Navy when it was five cards, doing five card draw.
[1:01] I got in with these sharp shooters in my house and sent it.
[1:04] Wow.
[1:18] It was those wild games that got me, those wild games.
[1:25] Yeah.
[1:25] Great.
[1:28] And we're glad to have you in session.
[1:30] And I would hope very much that you and Jerry can join us for breakfast in the morning.
[1:38] It's a perfect word for Friday morning.
[1:46] You're going to be talking on Thursday.
[1:49] Thursdays, Thursdays, Thursdays, Thursdays, Thursdays, Thursdays, Thursdays, Thursdays, Thursdays, Thursdays, Thursdays, Thursdays, Thursdays,
[2:24] Yeah, sure.
[2:25] Yeah, here's a
[2:52] I'm going to follow the practice, Jerry, of the first year.
[2:58] You see, when you have an inaugural, your State of the Union duplicates it, basically.
[3:04] And I, in checking through history, I decided to make the inaugural instead.
[3:07] And then I'll write the State of the Union.
[3:09] And then I'll come to the Congress on another occasion, on a special subject, you know what I mean, when the occasion commences.
[3:20] But I think it really doubles up too much to have a state of the art, and then an art of whatever, particularly when you're getting that television audience twice.
[3:30] But we'll give you good message.
[3:32] I've got a whole flock of my work on call for about two months.