Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 014-031
Date: Wednesday, November 10, 1971 at 8:27 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-031

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[0:02] Yeah.
[0:06] In view of the way that's hardened and breaking, I was wondering if you did get butts together with Mitchell today.
[0:16] No.
[0:17] I'm meeting with him tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.
[0:18] And then the plan that you're going to have for tomorrow.
[0:19] Good.
[0:19] We cannot keep that right to harden.
[0:26] Right.
[0:26] But everybody agrees he's a man now.
[0:36] I'm pleased with John.
[0:43] They went through a full check on him and worked him over.
[0:44] But John has not seen him yet.
[0:45] John has not seen him.
[0:46] And I don't know whether he was back today or what, but they're going to have breakfast.
[0:47] Anyway, they had to set a tape, start setting a crate across the farm, do it the first time.
[0:50] Then what they want to do is bring you in to meet you just before you go to the bus.
[1:08] Right.
[1:08] How do we announce it?
[1:10] Do I go out?
[1:10] I think you probably should, but we could do it this morning.
[1:16] What they want to do is do the announcement in the afternoon at 4 o'clock.
[1:17] That's right.
[1:18] And you should.
[1:18] You should go out with Hardin.
[1:19] Hardin back?
[1:19] Yeah.
[1:21] It's worked out perfectly.
[1:37] He got back last night.
[1:40] He approved us?
[1:43] Yeah.
[1:43] He's with us.
[1:44] You know, it wasn't his prime candidate, but it was on his list.
[1:45] Okay.
[1:45] We'll go.
[1:45] All set except for John, and I'm sure he's going to get there.
[1:47] Okay.
[1:47] Okay.
[1:50] Well, Henry says that Rockefeller was pleased with the New York beach, so that's good.
[2:17] It's been a reaction in general.
[2:18] Very good, yeah.
[2:18] Very good.
[2:18] California.
[2:19] It went very well, and all of them had good reception, very enthusiastic.
[2:42] The shows went well.
[2:42] Good.
[2:43] There, too, we were on an earlier hour.
[2:45] That's right.
[2:45] It was really ideal there.
[2:46] 8 o'clock.
[2:46] Any other problems I have to think about for tomorrow?
[2:47] No.
[2:49] Oh, at the monument, do I say?
[3:00] Nothing.
[3:00] We're releasing a statement, so it would be tough for the print, but that's the thing.
[3:05] You go through, it's a very standard ceremony.
[3:06] You stand there, they play the National Anthem.
[3:08] You go up, place the reed, and step back.
[3:09] Right.
[3:13] I think that's good.
[3:21] Good.
[3:21] Good.
[3:21] All right.