Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 012-122
Date: Monday, October 25, 1971 at 5:22 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Butterfield, Alexander P.; Shultz, George P.; Ehrlichman, John D.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-122

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[0:03] Yeah.
[0:05] Mr. President, Mr. Butterfield, we have him now.
[0:07] Yeah.
[0:07] All right, thank you, sir.
[0:09] Hello.
[0:10] Hello?
[0:11] Alex.
[0:11] Yes, sir.
[0:11] Do you know what the, on the schedule tomorrow, you know what we've got on that?
[0:15] Are you home?
[0:16] I was en route when I got the page, boy.
[0:18] Oh.
[0:19] I do know what we have.
[0:20] Yeah, I'm going to have to make some changes in it in order to make room for something else, but what is the situation?
[0:24] Okay, sir, 10 o'clock, the Vice President.
[0:27] Oh, Agnew's at 10.
[0:28] Right, 1115 Wally Bennett.
[0:31] Yeah.
[0:31] Yeah.
[0:32] 12 o'clock is 10 Vietnam veterans who, remember that one, who went back to Vietnam to help out with the parade, and they're back here now.
[0:41] 12.15 is the three-minute audio taping for NAMM.
[0:44] Yeah.
[0:45] And then 3 o'clock is the NSC budget meeting with Conley and Schultz and Haig and Weinberger.
[0:54] That's 3 o'clock.
[0:55] Yeah.
[0:56] And 4 o'clock is John Conley only.
[0:58] Oh, I see.
[0:59] Fine.
[0:59] Okay.
[1:00] Bye.
[1:00] Want to order that, sir?
[1:02] Well, if you've got Connolly on for four.
[1:09] Yes, sir.
[1:12] That's a great crowd.
[1:12] Oh, no, wait a minute.
[1:14] The meeting with Connolly on the NSC meeting at 3 with Connolly, Schultz, Haig, et cetera, is that the one you're talking about?
[1:24] No, that's on the budget.
[1:26] I don't think he... And then it's a 4 o'clock meeting is also on Connolly.
[1:31] Is yours at 4 o'clock?
[1:33] sorry to tell you i don't know it's either three or four i can't i believe my recollection of the schedule is there's a we have a three o'clock meeting with connolly schultz weinberger right that was that's right is that the one you're talking about i recall connolly is down by himself a little later at four o'clock right well that is that is that all right that meets the big meeting is the one you thought of at three fine
[2:04] But don't bother with it now.
[2:09] Is it at 11?
[2:15] 11.15?
[2:18] Well, the Agnew meeting doesn't need to take more than an hour.
[2:23] That's right.
[2:24] No, that shouldn't take.
[2:25] No, 45 minutes should be enough.
[2:27] Let's see if we could get, and what do you say you have, then the next thing's at 12?
[2:33] Yeah, 11-15 at 12 o'clock is just a 10-minute stand-up for those Vietnam veterans.
[2:38] Yeah, 11 to 12.
[2:40] Let's see if we could get...
[2:42] I need to... You see, Connolly's taking off Thursday, I think, and I'm going to have to see him quite a bit tomorrow.
[2:47] See him a little early.
[2:48] I'd like to see him at... 10-45?
[2:55] No, no, I'd make it 11 o'clock.
[2:59] Well, now, that isn't good.
[3:00] Put him right after... That's not a good idea.
[3:03] Uh... What's the start again?
[3:09] You've got what?
[3:10] 10 o'clock and 11.15 is Bennett.
[3:15] 12 o'clock is the veterans.
[3:16] 12.15 is the tape, and that's all until 3.
[3:24] Maybe we could... Well, the tape is no problem.
[3:29] Of course, the veterans didn't take long, but let's try...
[3:34] Has Bennett's thing been confirmed?
[3:37] Yes, sir, he has.
[3:40] Ah, let it go.