Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 007-051
Date: Monday, August 2, 1971 at 1:00 PM
Participants: Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Connally, John B.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Connally, John B.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-051

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[0:05] This is Harleman.
[0:05] Can I have Secretary Conley, please?
[0:07] Thank you.
[1:03] I'm sorry.
[1:19] Okay.
[1:37] Thank you.
[2:00] Yes, sir.
[2:01] Secretary?
[2:02] Yeah.
[2:02] The president has called Aiken and Goldwater and Curtis.
[2:07] That's good.
[2:07] Question, did you want him to call Boggs?
[2:11] If he can, I think he'd make the difference with Boggs, with O'Keeley Boggs.
[2:15] What report did he get on any favorable on any of them?
[2:18] Not very, no.
[2:21] Curtis is questionable.
[2:22] He'll probably be all right on that one.
[2:25] Yeah.
[2:25] Goldwater definitely said no.
[2:27] Yeah.
[2:28] And Aiken made a
[2:29] pretty clear he'd say no.
[2:30] He said he'd stay out of the debate, but he couldn't vote for it because there's nothing in it for New England.
[2:34] Well, he misled us up there then.
[2:37] He indicated that if the president would talk to him, he'd probably do it.
[2:40] Well, he may still, I suppose.
[2:41] I just got Roman Orozco.
[2:43] You've got Hruska?
[2:44] Yep.
[2:44] Good.
[2:45] And I've got Bellman on the other line.
[2:46] So if you can talk to Boggs, I think he'd be helpful to you.
[2:50] Now, McGregor's office, I guess, suggested he should call Roth.
[2:53] Do you want him to call Roth?
[2:55] I think Roth's out.
[2:57] Mark McGregor's supposed to be trying to get Roth to not vote on the grounds that he was general counsel for Hercules, and they're one of the biggest suppliers for Lockheed.
[3:05] He's got a conflict of interest, but I think Roth's gone.
[3:08] That's my information.
[3:09] Okay.
[3:10] Very good, sir.
[3:10] Thank you.
[3:11] Thank you.
[3:12] Thank you.