Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 014-045
Date: Thursday, November 11, 1971 at 3:33 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-045

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:01] Mr. Haldeman, sir.
[0:03] Yeah.
[0:04] You are.
[0:04] Hello.
[0:05] Bob, can you get, be sure that Alex, or maybe they've thought of this already, calls the cabinet officers about this today?
[0:14] Right.
[0:15] Have they done that?
[0:16] I don't think so.
[0:17] They haven't.
[0:17] Well, they've got to before the goddamn announcement is made.
[0:20] Right, right.
[0:20] Get it done right now.
[0:21] So get Alex on it right away.
[0:23] Yes, sir.
[0:23] Point two, Pat was talking to me.
[0:27] a few minutes ago, and Jerry Milbank has called her about wanting some people on the delegation.
[0:31] One was Bunny Lasker, and another was Dunlop of Sun Oil.
[0:34] I don't think we have to send Dunlop.
[0:36] We've done things for him, but nevertheless, my point is, they shouldn't be calling her on this delegation thing.
[0:46] If you don't mind, put somebody on them real intelligent and real political, will you?
[0:51] Right.
[0:51] So that they don't get the usual State Department people on these things.
[0:55] As you know, it means an enormous amount to people to go.
[0:58] Right.
[0:58] I would have no objection to Lasker going.
[1:00] He pays expenses.
[1:01] He would not take his wife.
[1:02] He'd take his kids.
[1:03] That's okay.
[1:04] Okay.
[1:05] But I have no objection.
[1:06] But you get at it, and then you look at every one of these delegations from now on personally yourself.
[1:11] Sure will.
[1:12] and send me in and say, here's a deal, and I suggest this or that one, and have Rose look at them.
[1:18] See?
[1:18] That way we can get at it, because they've been coming at me from so many different directions, and usually it's Henry or, you know, or Roger.
[1:27] And I think you and Rose together will know that somebody is... Do them on that basis.
[1:31] All right.
[1:32] All right, fine.
[1:32] Thanks.
[1:32] Sure will.