Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 912-013
Date: Tuesday, May 8, 1973 at 12:28 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Boland, Edward P.; Hawes, Frederick K.; Hawes, Frederick K. (Mrs.); Whitcomb, Barbara; Clancy, George; Clancy, Mrs. George (Mrs.); Plainte, Lyle; Plainte, Mrs. Lyle (Mrs.); Friedersdorf, Max L.; White House photographer
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/912-013

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[0:00] Mr. President, Mrs. President, how are you?
[0:04] Nice to see you.
[0:06] You look great.
[0:07] Some of your constituents here, either some Mr. and Mrs. George Clancy from Brookfield, and Lyle Plank, and Mrs. Plank, and this is Mark, Mark Whitcomb, and Mr. President, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fox, all take to WPS.
[0:29] Mr. President, I'm here because of the $300,000 price tag of the town in Rofield.
[0:34] $300,000 is a long time.
[0:35] There's not many towns in this country that could break up.
[0:39] You've probably never seen it, but it's really magnificent town.
[0:43] It's about 2,300 people.
[0:44] There are four Rofields in town.
[0:47] They all go for a moment.
[0:49] No, you marry them all.
[0:50] You do.
[0:51] You do.
[0:51] You do.
[0:53] Is it difficult?
[1:08] You know, you're lucky, another member of Congress, they started this 300th anniversary celebration May 19th.
[1:17] It ends October sometime.
[1:20] One of those six weeks is up.
[1:21] Six months is up.
[1:23] That's quite a period by that time.
[1:31] Well, Mr. President, it's an honor being here and I'm speaking for this group and also for the town of Brookfield.
[1:56] And we do have some gifts for you.
[1:59] And I think, Josh, if you would please, you being the general chairman, would you please like to have your sentence said?
[2:06] On behalf of the .
[2:08] . .
[2:22] Thank you very much.
[2:24] Well, this is the presidential library.
[2:27] It's going to be there for many years, another 300 years.
[2:31] We're going to be the lady in charge of the climate.
[2:35] You just had a climate this year, too, didn't you?
[2:41] Well, I think it's now some longer here.
[2:43] This is, of course, a film.
[2:44] Great.
[2:44] Oh, nice.
[2:45] Uh-huh.
[2:48] Well, now listen.
[2:48] Now these are...
[2:49] I could be a hero, I don't know.
[2:50] And I keep them out too, but you have to believe.
[2:52] You couldn't forget to believe.
[2:53] This is not quite the way to do it in town at all.
[2:54] It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
[2:56] It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
[2:57] It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
[2:59] It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
[3:01] It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
[3:04] It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
[3:05] It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
[3:07] It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
[3:09] It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
[3:11] It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
[3:13] It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
[3:15] It's not quite the way to do it in town at all.
[3:17] It's
[3:17] He's the oldest in Franklin.
[3:20] My attention is lost.
[3:22] Turn a little top finger on me.
[3:24] You've got so much work to do.
[3:26] And a lot of people must stand with you.
[3:29] And I don't know about the spirits, but if anybody's shown you but one of the kind things that's how it was made.
[4:05] So here's a seal from there.
[4:23] I'm a bank, and one of my sales guys says, dude, do a custom of this.
[4:43] And I have a pen that says, I'm company.
[4:54] Thank you.
[4:54] Thank you.