Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 007-035
Date: Thursday, July 29, 1971 at 8:56 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-035

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[0:01] Hello.
[0:01] Yes, sir.
[0:02] Hi, Bob.
[0:03] I had an idea that I think may have some merit.
[0:06] Why don't we invite, if they can make it, Mitchell and Connolly to go with us on this trip tomorrow?
[0:13] And my thought would be to have them go and go to the Grove and then have them spend the night there, you know.
[0:20] We can have...
[0:34] planning to do that, because he was supposed to be to go this weekend anyway.
[0:37] Right.
[0:38] Well, but I think the Mitchell-Connolly thing has great symbolic impact, particularly Mitchell.
[0:44] If he could go, I think it would be very important if he could go.
[0:47] Connolly, if he's free to go.
[0:49] I don't know whether Connolly may feel, because of the international situation,
[0:57] Urge John to go.
[0:59] Right.
[1:00] But I don't want him to rush down to California with me.
[1:03] I think he should spend the night there, don't you think, at the Grove?
[1:06] Party night, right.
[1:07] And go around that night and have the dinner and all the other nice things while I take off.
[1:13] Okay.