Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 015-009
Date: Wednesday, November 17, 1971 at 8:05 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-009

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:12] Yeah.
[0:12] Yeah.
[0:13] Hello.
[0:17] And, uh, we've been trying for an hour and we've been tracking down and haven't found it.
[0:39] Well, I wonder if maybe we should, uh, it'll be, we can still do it tonight if you want to, but we'll have to scramble a plane.
[0:42] If we're going to go tonight, I ought to scramble a plane now because it takes an hour and a half.
[0:44] And, uh, I don't think you should go, Bob.
[0:45] No, sir.
[0:46] But we may... they... George would expect that they would find me any minute, you know, all along for the last hour.
[1:07] And, uh... Well, let's wait a half hour.
[1:07] And then decide if we don't get it in a half hour.
[1:09] We can go as late as 9, 9.30.
[1:10] All right, why don't I scramble a plane then?
[1:11] So that they get the... so that they're set up for us, and then so that they can go at 9.30 if you want to.
[1:13] I'll have to tell them that now in order to go at 9.30.
[1:14] Okay, fine.
[1:15] And, uh... You won't tell anybody else?
[1:34] No, I won't.
[1:35] But they know over there because we sent the choppers down there.
[1:41] Right.
[1:41] They're working through Kirkland and us are just trying to track him down himself.
[1:42] He's down there.
[1:43] Right.
[1:43] And, uh, we go in the morning.
[1:44] 845.
[1:50] I'd a little rather go tonight.
[2:06] Let's wait a half hour.
[2:06] Okay.
[2:06] Scramble the plane.
[2:07] They can have it ready in the morning.
[2:08] Yes, sir.
[2:08] Sure.
[2:08] Either tonight or tomorrow.
[2:08] Well, we'll tell them to get the guys ready and then we'll scratch them in a half an hour.
[2:10] Okay.