Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 013-142
Date: Thursday, November 4, 1971 at 7:43 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-142

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[0:00] John, I talked to Bob and he told me you're going to Boston, so I... Let me ask you about the button thing, John.
[0:18] You're sort of high on that.
[0:19] Well, the Triumvirate, Malick and Harlow and Whitaker, have really exhaustively looked at this, and that's their strong recommendation.
[0:27] I still haven't met him.
[0:29] but I would defer to their collective judgment on that.
[0:42] One problem that occurs to me is his name.
[0:45] Yeah, yeah, that's there.
[0:46] I can just see the farmer's name.
[0:46] The other thing that just occurred to me, it's a long shot, but one of the more impressive members of that agriculture committee is that John Kyle.
[0:50] Well, I noticed you take up on that.
[0:53] He's a farmer, he's a scholar, and he's strong.
[0:58] and, you know what I mean, is highly regarded.
[1:02] Would you run that by?
[1:04] Yes, sir.
[1:04] I sure will.
[1:05] Okay.
[1:05] As a matter of fact, Whitaker's going up to see him first thing in the morning.
[1:09] Doesn't he impress you?
[1:10] Yes.
[1:10] You know what I mean?
[1:11] He's a scholarly guy, and incidentally, he's always on the right side.
[1:15] He's so reasonable about things, and I think he'd be a good salesman.
[1:20] Well, I'll make a point of having Whitaker drive him out a little bit in the morning.
[1:25] Good.
[1:25] All right.
[1:25] Tell him to look at him with that in mind.
[1:27] Right.
[1:27] Good.