Johnson Nash

Johnson Nash is a Primm citizen in 2281.

Background
He and his wife Ruby have lived in Primm since around 2272 and together they run the town's Mojave Express outpost. At first, one can find him at the Vikki and Vance Casino, where he and the rest of Primm's inhabitants fled after the Powder Gangers killed the sheriff and took the deputy hostage in the Bison Steve Hotel.

After restoring order by finishing the quest My Kind of Town, Johnson and Ruby will return to their home inside the Mojave Express building, where he tinkers and engages in trading.

Quests

 * ED-E My Love: The Courier finds a heavily damaged eyebot named ED-E in Johnson's home in Primm. He says the robot had been left there by a scavenger and offers it to the Courier, provided that it can be repaired.
 * They Went That-a-Way: Johnson Nash is the man who tells the Courier what their delivery was and all the details behind it. He directs them to Deputy Beagle to learn more on where their attackers were headed. The Courier was also supposed to give the payment for delivering the platinum chip and the NCR war documents from the New Vegas Strip to him. During the dialogue about the package, Nash mentions his strange encounter with Courier #5 in which he rejected the job when he saw that the Courier was next on the list.
 * My Kind of Town: Johnson will give the Courier suggestions on possible sheriffs of Primm and his opinions on them.
 * I Fought the Law: Johnson can give the Courier information about the possible NCR attack on the NCRCF.

Appearances
Johnson Nash appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes
Joshua Sawyer stated that the reason Johnson Nash is available for trade even when not at his shop is because it would be frustrating for players otherwise.

Bugs

 * Nash may not go into his shop after helping Primm gain law causing him to never be able to trade with you. One solution, which does not work in all cases, is to fire and rehire ED-E while in Nash's shop. Another possible solution on the PC is to use the console to Kill and Resurrect Nash. Another possible solution on the PC is to go inside the Nash residence and move Johnson to you with
 * If you attempt to wake Nash up in order to trade with him, he may become a "floating log" as he moves to his stool behind the counter. You will not be able to talk to him until he arrives there, where he starts to sit down as if nothing happened.
 * There is a chance that your system may freeze upon backing out of the purchase screen.
 * If you talk to him in order to trade with him, he will answer you with "Give me a moment to get back to my shop, and I'll show you my stock", but he will do nothing about it. Asking him again will do nothing. This is due to patch 1.07. The only known way to fix this is to delete the patch or simply never finish the quest to bring law back to Primm or wait until just before the end of the game to finish the quest.