Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 867-032 Date: Friday, March 2, 1973 at 4:08 PM Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Shaffer, John H.; Shaffer, John H. (Mrs.) Recording device: Oval Office Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/867-032 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [0:00] Well, how are you? [0:05] I'm safe. [0:07] Well, how are you? [0:09] I'm safe. [0:12] But we want to get to a picture that you can have, you know, for all your warriors here, because they're on the aviation outfit. [0:19] You're going to be closer, I guess. [0:27] Or you were with them before, or around them? [0:31] Uh-huh. [0:57] Have you owned it all the time you've been in there? [1:03] Well, we've been following it down. [1:06] Right. [1:06] You've had the church. [1:14] I appreciate it. [1:18] I don't think they're all there. [1:20] Not really. [1:21] Well, someday, someday we'll be here trying to treat you with that. [1:27] Are you a burning tree? [1:29] Yeah, I'm a burning tree. [1:31] You've got to be proud of it. [1:34] It's here. [1:36] It's a great place. [1:39] It's a great place. [1:44] What is it? [1:47] About six. [1:48] Ten now. [1:48] That's good enough. [1:49] You're now getting up to eight. [1:51] I think you're six. [1:52] I think it'll be back. [1:56] Do you have a ten at the burning tree? [1:59] It was seven when I got here. [2:00] Good, good, good. [2:00] That's right. [2:03] You played too. [2:04] But not there. [2:05] Columbia. [2:08] Well, I'm useful on that. [2:09] I once had an eagle on the number three. [2:13] But, you know, that's a long part, three or four. [2:17] Two shots. [2:17] So, we were there. [2:19] And I thought, we retired. [2:20] We retired, yes. [2:22] That's right. [2:22] He's a great fellow, wasn't he? [2:25] Yes, he was. [2:25] Good to see you.