Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 012-017
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 1971 at 5:49 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-017

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[0:01] Yeah.
[0:02] Yes, Mr. President.
[0:03] John, just so that you won't know, we're going to announce this.
[0:06] We want to wait until we get the network time.
[0:09] So we're going to announce at 11 tomorrow, Ron's briefing, that I'm going on tomorrow at 730.
[0:14] See?
[0:14] Yes, sir.
[0:15] So that'll, so that in any event, when you talk to your number two fellow.
[0:20] Who's not in yet from the airport.
[0:22] Okay.
[0:23] So it'll still fly tomorrow night, even though...
[0:25] Tomorrow night.
[0:27] I'm not going to give that number two fellow any more time.
[0:30] He either comes tonight... Yep, I appreciate it.
[0:32] ...or we go for the other fellow.
[0:33] Yes, sir.
[0:34] Okay?
[0:34] Very good, sir.
[0:35] Fair, because I've got to get this stuff in a row.
[0:37] Fair enough.
[0:38] And do you want that to come from over here, or...?
[0:40] No.
[0:40] What?
[0:42] The background information on these people.
[0:44] Oh, yeah, yeah.
[0:45] You pick up the background dope the best you can.
[0:47] I mean, there's a strong sales talk on each.
[0:50] Right.
[0:50] Particularly where they, I mean, if they were top in their class or near the top, say so, things of that sort, you know.
[0:57] You know, the kind of thing that shows they're scholars and all that bullshit.
[1:01] Okay.
[1:03] Very good.
[1:03] All right.
[1:04] All right.