Our Nixon Page #3

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television interview,

until now.

His friends talk of his

brilliance, his efficiency,

his total dedication to the

president, and his lack of

personal egotism or jealousy.

His critics call him cold,

arrogant, hostile to the

press, inaccessible.

This interview was filmed a

week ago in Mr. Haldeman's

office at the White House.

You have no calendar

of your own.

You, you really follow

the president's day.

You're available, as I

understand it, from 7:00 in

the morning on, and

on, and on.

What does this do to

your personal life?

-Well, it, uh, poses some

problems in it sometimes.

But, uh, I have, fortunately,

uh, a very understanding wife,

and, and four very interested

and understanding children.

BARBARA WALTERS [OFFSCREEN]: Do

your sons want you to grow

your hair longer?

-[LAUGHS] I was afraid you'd

probably ask that.

My--

you've probably seen the picture

of my sons that we

sent out for Christmas.

But, uh, because my older son

has, what I would call, very

long hair, and my younger son

has pretty long hair.

BARBARA WALTERS [OFFSCREEN]:

They don't look like daddy, if

that's what you mean.

-They don't.

But, uh, I've faced the fact

that, uh, they're the ones

that are in style, and I'm the

one that's out of step on, uh,

hair styling.

And, uh, I'm afraid they're

right and I'm wrong on that

one.

-You have said--

I'm using one of your

quotations again--

"I often find it fascinating

to ponder by what standards

history will judge Nixon when

all the partisan battles are

over." Well, how do you think

he will be judged?

-If he has the opportunity to

move ahead with what he's

trying to do, I think there

isn't any doubt he'll be

judged as one of the

great presidents.

WALTER CONKRITE [OFFSCREEN]:

Good morning.

Man is about to launch himself

on a trip to the moon, with

the expectation of

landing there.

Man going to the moon here

this morning, from this

Florida launch complex aboard

that Saturn rocket.

The rocket will go, will put the

men into orbit 115 miles

above the Earth for one

and a half orbits.

And then the third stage--

[music playing]

BRUCE MCCANDLESS [OFFSCREEN]:

Uh, go ahead, Mr. President.

This is Houston.

Out.

-Hello, Neil and Buzz.

I'm talking to you by telephone

from the Oval Room

at the White House.

And this certainly has to be

the most historic telephone

call ever made from

the White House.

And as you talk to us from the

Sea of Tranquility, it

inspires us to redouble our

efforts to bring peace and

tranquility to Earth.

For one priceless moment, in the

whole history of man, all

the people on this Earth

are truly one--

one in their pride in

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