BuzzFeed published the phone call that Richard Nixon made to Joe Biden in 1972, when Biden’s wife and daughter died in a car accident. It’s vintage Nixon—awkward, direct, and convinced that political power is the most important thing in the world.


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  1. forced, obligatory, emotionless, sympathy-free stuff.

    “…in any event, you’re young yet, senator — there’s still time for you to lay a good amount of pipe…in fact, this reminds me that i was about two years older than you when i went to the house, ha ha…worry not, senator, wives and kids pretty much grow on trees — you’ll find others…”

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