white house a conversation with richard nixon with white house correspondent dan rather. thank you, mr. president. happy new year to you. since this is a new year, may we assume you re a candidate for re-election? that s not an unexpected question. i cannot announce it on this program, but most assume that a man who has served in the office of president will be a candidate for re-election. everything seems to be pointing in the direction of climaxing this year, trips to peking and moscow. is this all coincidental, or as some of your friends say, politically motivated? those of us who make decisions in offices like this, certainly, we think politically. but the country comes first. the government of the
thank you, mr. president. happy new year to you. since this is a new year, may we assume you re a candidate for re-election? that s not an unexpected question. i cannot announce it on this program, but most assume that a man who has served in the office of president will be a candidate for re-election. everything seems to be pointing in the direction of climaxing this year, trips to peking and moscow. is this all coincidental, or as some of your friends say, politically motivated? those of us who make decisions in offices like this, certainly, we think politically. but the country comes first. the government of the people s republic of china and the government of the united states must see that we can have differences without being
confiscated photographic and electronic eavesdropping gear, as well as several thousand dollars in consecutively numbered bills. apparently about five men, one of them clearly under contract and employed by the republican national committee and the campaign to re-elect the president, i thought this administration was a law and order administration. and i ve never seen such a crass violation of individual rights as we have seen in this instance. i must say it s the legacy of years of wiretapping and snooping and violation of privacy which the government itself has been too deeply involved. [ cheers and applause ] i proudly accept your nomination for president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ]
proved himself to be underestimated a political manager to be remembered as a politician like franklin roosevelt. nixon was supremely disciplined. his mind methodical, cautious, given to worry, yes, but never, never let the worries show. control the byword for every public appearance, calculated non-flamboyance. makeup to cover the beard, and a ready smile to cover worry. one year does not make or break any president, a first year does set directions but the past year has proven the principle directions of the nixon presidency are, reforming the machinery of government at home and laying political foundations that will have republicans replacing democrats as the majority party in the decade ahead. go, go!
the announcement i shall now read is being issued simultaneously in peking and in the united states. the premier, on behalf of the government of the people s republic of china, has extended an invitation to president nixon to visit china at an appropriate date before may, 1972. president nixon has accepted the invitation with pleasure. every two decades, the president of the united states has been presented to the chinese people as the arch enemy. personification of hated capitalism and imperialism. most asians recognize this development as a momentous step that can change the whole complexion of this part of the world. i found out i was going to