Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 867-025
Date: Friday, March 2, 1973 at 4:08 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ill, Charles L.; Bull, Stephen B.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/867-025

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[0:00] We thought we ought to get a little picture here before you take off.
[0:29] You stand on my right.
[0:30] All right.
[0:31] You stand on my left.
[0:34] Yes, ma'am.
[0:40] I'll accomplish the action.
[0:42] Yes, ma'am.
[0:42] Be real nice.
[0:43] Yes, ma'am.
[0:43] No worries.
[0:44] This is my father.
[0:44] This is the election.
[0:46] This is the election.
[0:47] This is the election.
[0:53] This is the election.
[0:54] This is the election.
[0:56] This is the election.
[0:59] If I could be very frank, I would like that
[1:25] Maybe something I think you ought to know, I'm not sure that it does filter up in the front.
[1:29] That is that some of the treatment, some of your staff, the residents were pleased that your election has been bordering on a trophy.
[1:42] And my own case is explained.
[1:49] uh... uh...
[2:20] I was the guy who had to say no to live my summer.
[2:26] And, uh, my wife sat in my office and said, we've got to have money or I'm going to get fired.
[2:35] It was politically pretty poor for us to avail, but now that's gone.
[2:38] Sure.
[2:39] We've been reading the papers today.
[2:42] I'm sure that you've seen it.
[2:43] Mr. Thomas and Mr. Warner have indicated my decision then, and I've accepted it.
[2:49] Okay, well, they're going to have to make an argument.
[2:51] That's correct.
[2:51] They haven't given the money.
[2:54] And I just, nobody ever explained why my resignation was accepted.
[3:06] But I think that you should know.
[3:11] Sure.
[3:11] These are going to be more difficult for you.
[3:14] I got to get behind this one example.
[3:17] And one of them said, hey, look, Charlie, we want something for the team.
[3:22] I said, thank you very much.
[3:27] Great.
[3:28] Please go ahead.
[3:31] But when they both invited me, I was a little bit disappointed.
[3:40] And I can tell you that I'm more difficult in getting a new team that's going to do as good a job for you as your last team.
[3:47] Well, I appreciate your frankness.
[3:48] I was not going to, I'm not going to be aware of the background.
[3:52] Well, Christian, I had no reason why you shouldn't.
[3:56] I don't think Ash Brooks was even aware of it until he got here.
[3:58] He was one of the poor people, I was told, who got the people in the orchestra to dance.
[4:05] All I know is that Secretary Washington asked me to stand.
[4:11] Secretary Warner asked me to stand.
[4:15] When I got over here, it got turned down.
[4:19] I never know why.
[4:20] Right.
[4:20] I know, Mr. President, it's been an honor.
[4:23] I appreciate it.
[4:24] I appreciate it.
[4:24] You called it as you should.
[4:27] Right.
[4:27] It's what men do all the time.
[4:30] Absolutely.
[4:31] Absolutely.
[4:32] That was exactly what they do.
[4:34] I appreciate it.
[4:36] I have every compliment.
[4:38] Thank you, Mr. President.