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Of the believable things that have occurred on this floating rock, that Richard Nixon would be sitting in a room with Henry Kissinger, Bob Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman, and somehow get onto the subject of gays and the downfall of Greco-Roman civilization is...pretty up there.

Newly Released Nixon White House Tapes: I’m ‘Tolerant’ of Gays, But… Skip to main content READ MEDIAITE'S MOST INFLUENTIAL IN NEWS MEDIA 2023 Manage SubscriptionLogin!subscribe Politics TV Interviews Entertainment Sports Podcasts Opinion UK Mediaite+ Mediaite Manage SubscriptionLogin!subscribe Politics TV Interviews Entertainment Sports Podcasts Opinion UK Mediaite+ DeSantis Reveals The ‘One Thing’ He Would Change In His Lackluster Presidential Run — And It Isn’t Even About Him ‘There Were a Couple of Real A**holes in That Video’: Gutfeld Panel Has Field Day With Senate Sex Tape Mediaite’s Number One Most Influential in News Media For 2023 Is… ‘Godwins’ Law’ Creator Justifies Trump-Hitler Comparisons in Searing Column: ‘The Parallels…Seem Inescapable’ Fetterman Slams The Left’s ‘Purity Tests’ And Questions How They Can Abandon Israel: ‘The Only Progressive Nation In the Region’ AUDIO Newly Released Nixon White House Tapes: I’m ‘Tolerant’ of Gays, But… Evan McMurryJul 10th, 2014, 11:05 am 182 comments Of the believable things that have occurred on this floating rock, that Richard Nixon would be sitting in a room with Henry Kissinger, Bob Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman, and somehow get onto the subject of gays and the downfall of Greco-Roman civilization is…pretty up there. According to new audiotape released by Vanity Fair’s Douglas Brinkley and historian Luke Nichter, Nixon bragged to the three that he was “the most tolerant person on that of anybody in this shop” during a discussion about a youth conference. “They have a problem. They’re born that way. You know that. That’s all. I think they are. Anyway, my point is, though, when I say they’re born that way, the tendency is there.” Nixon then averred that the homosexual tendency had played a role in the downfall of antiquity, and tried to rope Kissinger into his theory:AdvertisementSkipAds by Nixon: But the point is, look at that, once a society moves in that direction, the vitality goes out of that society. Now, isn’t that right, Henry? Kissinger: Well— Nixon: Do you see any other change, anywhere where it doesn’t fit? Kissinger: That’s certainly been the case in antiquity. The Romans were notorious— Haldeman: The Greeks. Kissinger: —homosexuals…. Nixon: The Greeks. And they had plenty of it. …By God, I am not going to have a situation where we pass along a law indicating, “Well, now, kids, just go out and be gay.” They can do it. Just leave them alone. That’s a lifestyle I don’t want to touch… Mediaite reached out to Nixon for comment: @evanmcmurry @Don_Morgan The point is we have been ahead of this for forty years. Ahead of it. — Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) July 10, 2014 Listen to the audio below, via Vanity Fair: [h/t Vanity Fair] [Image via screengrab] —— >> Follow Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) on Twitter Have a tip we should know? [email protected] Filed Under: Richard Nixon BrunchesNCrunchesExperts Say This Drugstore Wrinkle Cream Is Actually Worth ItBrunchesNCrunches|SponsoredSponsoredLearn MoreUndoTheWalletGuruBenefits Seniors Are Entitled To In Texas, But Often Forget To ClaimExclusive: a Massive Win for Seniors! 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