Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 853-008
Date: Thursday, February 8, 1973 at 9:54 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President)
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/853-008

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[0:16] I could tell, and I tried to, and I fell in love with a little 18-year-old, 16-year-old girl who had some, she was missing.
[0:28] And the first night, she said, I said, I said, I said, I said, I said, I said, I said, I said, I said,
[0:54] A person can spark or can show calm or strength, particularly because motion is so often misplaced.
[1:00] And also, it's an indication of weakness under pressure.
[1:04] On the other hand, perhaps the smallest thing together
[1:23] I hope that their attitude will not be poisoned by the search for money in the U.S. State Congress.
[1:40] I urge them to go on the U.S. and press.
[1:56] You should have personal friends, and that is something a personal friend would not do.
[2:02] Above any personal friendship or a gathering is basic loyalty.
[2:09] And to this profession, that is to get the story, that is the cost.
[2:12] Of course, I could mention two or three people.
[2:15] You could apply the rule of talking frankly with them, but they are so huge.
[2:30] I'm not beginning that much there.
[2:32] That would mean that they should bear outside caution and probably be freedom.
[2:39] On the other hand, YouTube and other people have to be timid, because they are very beholden to it.
[2:46] And of course, the press would sense that it is a very, very delicate balance, whether it's money, dissension, or a public person.
[3:06] um and i will say that on the other hand
[4:02] that he did not intend.
[4:04] He just dropped the phrase in, but they took it out.
[4:07] And, frankly, as far as the pieces of the press created, it's one of the problems in getting the piece, which really wasn't him.
[4:15] And perhaps we'll lay this out in a few months.
[4:20] He had his name.
[4:21] It's probably us as well.
[4:25] We had to go.
[4:27] He had a name, December, in our email.
[4:31] It's a better sign to demonstrate to our allies and to our potential armies that we cannot be tribal, that we cannot be a filibuster in our effort to negotiate on a moderate or reasonable terms.
[4:48] That is the end of this meeting.