RICHARD NIXON TAPES: Talks Football (1)

032-007 (Part 1)
October 22, 1972
White House Telephone

A couple of weeks before the 1972 presidential election, President Richard Nixon discusses football with his long-time friend Coach George Allen then of the Washington Redskins.

(Photo: Coach George Allen and Richard Nixon)

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[johnissoevil]

Say what you will about Trickie Dick, but the fact is, nobody is perfect. He did great deeds for our country. It also helps that he was a fan of football. :-)

[Tsiart]

George Allen, what a great coach.

[cottodabodykill]

nixon was a hardcore skins and dolphines fan

[ph03n1xamb1t]

@johnissoevil

Moronic

[tableconnect]

@GeorgeVreelandHill amen Dick Nixon opened up China and Relations with the Soviets when it was Taboo. That is why every President since Nixon until his death always talked to Dick Nixon about policy and Nixon became a Elder Statesman. He was good and honorable American- Go Visit his Presidential Library in California it is great.

[selloutasaurus]

The 'Skins beat the Cowboys that day Oct 22, 1972 by score of 24-20. Cowboys beat them the 2nd game that year 34-24 on Dec 9, '72. The two teams met again in '72 NFC Championship where 'Skins won 26-3, then lost to Miami's perfect season Dolphins in SB VII. Nixon angered Cowboys' coach & Nixon supporter, Tom Landry by sending in a play for the Dolphins in SB VI. Nixon then angered Miami fans for rooting against them in SB VII. Of course Allen was an old friend fr California days.

[leehollings]

Hey, MisterNouncy - Nixon was human. You talk like you could'vd done a better job - do you think you could've? You would have been shak'in in you pants standing in fron of a Red Chinese or Russian leader. Put your dis-respectful ass in his shoes and try yto see what your strategy would be -how would you communicate with these leaders? I doubt you have any idea - you sure can use good words trashing people -what a waste of brain energy...

[MisterBouncyBounce]

all this "nixon was a great president" shit is a myth. the right loves to revise history to try and rehab the images of the criminals they turn out so that way they pull the same stunts over and over again.

what did exactly did nixon do that had any real meaning? SALT? opening relations with china? none of that has amounted to shit. ended hostilities in Vietnam? like there was a choice. so like what exactly made him anything other than typical? not much.

[MisterBouncyBounce]

@GeorgeVreelandHill "History will prove how good Richard Nixon was"?

its been over 35 years since he resigned, how much more history is it going to take?

[jajvick]

George allen was a class act

[yusufu9]

too bad sonny jurgensen ruptures his achilles tendon a couple of weeks later, stepping in a gopher hole in giants stadium. he finally has a top defense, thanks to allen, and vince had earlier brought in larry brown -- the stars finally seemed aligned in the twilight of #9's glorious career ...