Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 867-031
Date: Friday, March 2, 1973 at 4:08 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Silberman, Laurence H.; Silberman, Laurence H. (Mrs.)
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/867-031

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[0:01] This is Lawrence Silverman.
[0:03] Hello.
[0:05] How are you?
[0:06] Nice to see you.
[0:07] Nice to see you.
[0:08] How are you?
[0:09] Good to see you.
[0:09] Good to see you, sir.
[0:11] We thought we'd better get a formal picture here for you.
[0:13] Would you stand on my right?
[0:20] I'll stand on my left.
[0:23] My only kind of family is split.
[0:29] Well,
[0:30] We'll send a couple.
[0:31] I just want to wish you the best.
[0:32] Thank you for all your work with George, Jim, and all the rest.
[0:34] You've made a great contribution to us.
[0:36] Mr. President, I want to thank you very much for the opportunity.
[0:43] I should hold this.
[0:46] Mr. George, this is a great privilege and an honor to meet with you again.
[0:52] You're welcome.
[0:55] You're welcome.
[0:56] Comments, friends, men of the building.
[0:58] I quote George.
[1:28] It's hard, but it's worth doing.
[1:54] Yeah, well, the thing, too, is a kid told me, did you go as a partner?
[1:58] Yes.
[1:58] Good.
[1:59] Don't ever let them give you the counsel business.
[2:02] You know how it is.
[2:03] They want to buy your reputation, but they don't want to pay anything.
[2:05] And go as a partner and run a business.
[2:07] I know.
[2:10] I know those percentages.
[2:13] Remember, lawyers are the first in marriage.
[2:16] You know, it's the one thing.
[2:17] Partner.
[2:17] No, that's different.
[2:19] You should be a partner.
[2:21] You should be.
[2:22] Because they're lucky to have you.
[2:24] But with your experience, you do this.
[2:27] But you like the law.
[2:29] Well, you should be.
[2:29] And you know what you should do?
[2:31] I knew some law for about five years.
[2:34] And then I knew government again.
[2:35] And see, it's a cross-fertilization state.
[2:38] People stayed in government for a long time.
[2:46] I, you know, when I left, I thought, well, I'm just glad you're back.
[2:49] But when you drop a case, are you Mark Peel or just a set of corporations?
[2:53] Anything that makes money?
[2:56] It's a marvelous place, marvelous country out there.
[3:07] It's so beautiful in the spring, the cocoa and everything.
[3:26] Thank you very much.
[3:27] I wish you the best.
[3:29] And remember, if you hear any legitimate things, come up to these columns around here.
[3:34] Thank you.
[3:35] Thank you.