Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 017-007
Date: Friday, December 24, 1971 at 1:48 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hughes, James D. ("Don")
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-007

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[0:01] I have a call from Bill Timmons that Congressman Passman has been asked to get the Grambling College Band, that's that colored college, sir, down in his territory, over to Liberia.
[0:20] They've been invited to the Liberian inauguration.
[0:23] The reason we're bothering you with this is that under ordinary circumstances, I would have turned it down because of the precedent we've established and so forth.
[0:31] I think we should do it on this.
[0:32] It should be a political decision.
[0:34] I think it is, and I think it should be done.
[0:36] All right, sir.
[0:36] We'll send a C-141.
[0:38] Very nice touch.
[0:39] All right, we'll take it.
[0:41] Be sure it gets to Ziegler and the rest, and that we get a massive...
[0:47] Yes, sir, I understand.
[0:48] So that we don't get the credit.
[0:49] Okay, Don.
[0:49] Yes, sir.
[0:50] All right, thanks, Don.
[0:51] Bye.
[0:51] Merry Christmas, sir.