Richard M Nixon speaks frankly about race destruction, welfare, Mexico, homophobia, . . .

[proud2BlibKansan]

From a May 13, 1971, conversation among President Richard Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and H. R. Haldeman. On October 5, 1999, the National Archives made available to the public 445 hours of previously unreleased Oval Office tapes. The following dialogue was transcribed by Chicago Tribune reporter James Warren.

RICHARD NIXON: We're going to more of these little Negro bastards on the welfare rolls at $2,400 a family--let people like Pat Moynihan and Leonard Garment and others believe in all that crap. But I don't believe in it. Work, work--throw 'em off the rolls. That's the key.

JOHN D. EHRLICHMAN: The key is Reagan's neutrality. If Reagan blasts this thing and says it's not strong enough on the work-requirement end, that will be very bad.

NIXON: I have the greatest affection for them , but I know they're not going to make it for 500 years. They aren't. You know it, too. The Mexicans are a different cup of tea. They have a heritage. At the present time they steal, they're dishonest, but they do have some concept of family life. They don't live like a bunch of dogs, which the Negroes do live like.

EHRLICHMAN: The Mexican American is not as good as the Mexican. You go down to Mexico--they're clean, they're honest, they're moral.

NIXON: Mexico is a much more moral country.

EHRLICHMAN: Monterrey, Cuernavaca. Go into slum areas, and by God they come out with clean shirts on a Sunday morning.

NIXON: The church. You find a helluva lot less marijuana use in Mexico than the United States.

EHRLICHMAN: The unions are actually a stronger force down there than the church.

NIXON: For what?

EHRLICHMAN: For conduct and social policy.

NIXON: ... CBS ... glorifying homosexuality.

EHRLICHMAN: A panel show?

H. R. HALDEMAN: No, it's a regular show. It's on every week. It's usually just done in the guy's home. It's usually just that guy, who's a hard hat.

NIXON: That's right; he's a hard hat.

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[Oregone]

1. Hands down, there is no other historical figure Id more want to have lunch with

This man is a genius. Pure comedy gold. His rants are unmatched



You all can have your Jesus and your Ghandi. I want my Nixon

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. He was pretty evil

But yes he would be interesting to have lunch with. :)

[Flying Dream Blues]

3. A psychologist's dream. I also think he was a fascinating

character, in an evil sort of way. Glad he's no longer at the helm, though. Of course W makes him look like Gandhi.

[Flubadubya]

4. Homosexuality destroyed the Greeks... who knew?

Well, Nixon did, I guess. Bwahaha... :rofl:

NIXON: "I don't mind the homosexuality. I understand it. Nevertheless, goddamn, I don't think you glorify it on public television, homosexuality, even more than you glorify whores. We all know we have weaknesses. But, goddammit, what do you think that does to kids? You know what happened to the Greeks! Homosexuality destroyed them. Sure, Aristotle was a homo. We all know that. So was Socrates".

[saltpoint]

5. If you changed the names you'd swear this was a scene from a play

about the story of three xenophobic thugs whose racism was matched only by their insecure need to impress each other with how racist they could be.