Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 006-019
Date: Tuesday, June 29, 1971 at 9:08 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary; [Unknown person(s)]
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-019

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[0:00] Mr. President.
[0:02] Hello.
[0:02] Hi, Rose.
[0:03] Do you happen to have, by chance, just one box of those foul cigars from Nicaragua left?
[0:11] Or did you give them all out?
[0:12] I noticed the little notes.
[0:14] You picked very good people.
[0:16] Al Okonski is a great cigar smoker.
[0:18] He made the best speech of the day yesterday on defending us on Vietnam.
[0:22] No.
[0:23] You're allowed.
[0:24] We sent all the ones that he gave you, yes.
[0:27] We got those names from Clark McGregor.
[0:30] I know, I know.
[0:31] Well, McGregor couldn't have picked better names.
[0:34] They were terrific.
[0:36] But Okonsky came up to our surprise and made a great speech for us yesterday.
[0:40] Oh, great.
[0:40] Mark, we don't have a box of cigars left, do we?
[0:43] No.
[0:45] We sent them all out.
[0:48] I'll tell you what you do.
[0:50] Just get a, not a box of the Flamenco, just of the regular White House cigars we have.
[0:56] They're not the Flamenco's, but...
[0:58] You know, the kind we have.
[0:59] The kind they pass around at dinners or something?
[1:01] Yeah.
[1:01] Yeah.
[1:01] And just send with appreciation.
[1:05] With deep appreciation.
[1:06] R.M.
[1:07] All right.
[1:07] Okay.
[1:08] Okay, Rose.
[1:09] Okay.
[1:09] Thank you.
[1:10] Bye.
[1:11] Bye.