Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 012-131
Date: Tuesday, October 26, 1971 at 8:55 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Rogers, William P.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-131

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[0:00] rogers please thank you sir then you can put it out to june rogers in case you're not yeah first thing yeah that you will for
[0:38] It shows you the power.
[0:44] I'll show you the paper.
[0:44] It's really incredible.
[0:45] Secretary Bob Haldeman.
[0:46] Yeah, Bob.
[0:47] The President suggested that you and Henry and he have breakfast tomorrow morning at 8.30, which would be the basis for getting Henry's report on the thing.
[0:56] Is that okay for you?
[0:58] That's fine with me.
[0:58] All right.
[0:59] I think it'd be nice if...
[1:01] We'll put it out right now.
[1:06] Kissinger will be reporting to you and the president tomorrow morning at breakfast on his return.
[1:11] That's fine.
[1:12] One other thing I didn't want to bother him with, but we have a nomination over there for NATO, a fellow named Wallace.
[1:19] I understand you've been thinking about offering it to Texas, and I doubt if he'll take it, but...
[1:25] In any event, the important thing is to get it done, because we're going to have a NATO meeting pretty soon, and we've got to have our man there.
[1:31] Okay.
[1:32] Okay.
[1:34] Either, as I understand it, between Stessel and...
[1:39] Thanks, Thornton.
[1:41] I think Henry favors Tessel, too.
[1:43] I think the only reason the president has some hesitation is, one, he won't do something for Thornton, and two, I think Brozio told him he ought to get a public figure, but it's awfully late in the game to work a public figure into that.
[1:53] It's a goddamn complex thing at the moment.
[1:56] Okay.
[1:56] I'll check it.
[1:57] Thank you, Bill.
[1:57] Right, Bill.