Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 854-004
Date: Tuesday, February 13, 1973 at 8:35 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Denton, Jeremiah P. (Mrs.)
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/854-004

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[0:09] I wanted you to know how very proud we all were when we saw your husband come home and what he said from that point.
[0:19] And, uh, we're just, uh, yeah.
[0:25] Well, I said the main thing is that, uh, that all of you, uh, that you, uh, wives and children, the fact that you, uh, you sort of kept the faith that, that made it possible for us to get an honorable end to this war, and that's, that's what, what all mattered.
[0:41] They didn't, uh, they didn't suffer in vain.
[0:51] Right?
[0:52] Well, you just, uh, you, when they get back there now, you,
[0:56] I remember one of the things I recall was that it was nice to be able to applaud that kid again.
[1:22] And I think I was in the Pacific.
[1:24] I mean, it wasn't much, but I remember there was that.
[1:27] And just real potatoes again.
[1:28] That was something.
[1:30] Then the other guy.
[1:31] So, well, you're going to be there.
[1:35] Well, that's fine.
[1:37] I know your children are all right and everything.
[1:41] Right.
[1:41] We wish you just the very best.
[1:42] And you'll be, when do you see him?
[1:47] About two or three days, you'll be back.
[1:51] Maybe a week.
[1:54] I think what they want to do, I think, is to give them a chance to, you know, get a hot bath and get all their physicals and all that sort of thing.
[2:01] And then, you know, they'll get them home.
[2:03] But I've issued instructions to keep them just only as long as is necessary.
[2:07] But you know what?
[2:07] When we send our men to the moon, we have to, we put them in, you know, try to wash off all that moon dust.
[2:14] And I guess they want to get all that, get all that North Vietnam dust off of them before they go home.
[2:21] After seven and a half years, my goodness.
[2:23] Well, now you make up for it, okay?
[2:29] That's your line.
[2:30] Take a nice trip, okay?