Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 023-086
Date: Wednesday, April 26, 1972 at 4:10 PM
Participants: Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Kissinger, Henry A.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-086

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:02] Oh, it's Mr. Haldeman wants to see you.
[0:04] Henry?
[0:05] Bob.
[0:05] I talked to Bird and he says the caucus is next Wednesday, not tomorrow.
[0:09] No caucus tomorrow?
[0:10] That's what he says.
[0:12] The Senate caucus?
[0:13] That's what he says.
[0:16] Great.
[0:17] I mean, you can check it, but just don't... Bird was very goofy about that being caught.
[0:22] talking to us.
[0:24] Yeah.
[0:25] But he said it was next Wednesday.
[0:27] Okay.
[0:28] Maybe they've changed it then on their own initiative.
[0:30] Yeah.
[0:31] That's great.
[0:31] He said the way he changed is to make them put the request in writing and that he only received today, so he put it for next Wednesday.
[0:37] Oh, so he did change it.
[0:39] That's what he says.
[0:40] I see.
[0:41] I thought you meant it had already been changed.
[0:43] No, no.
[0:43] It is changed now.
[0:44] You've got it changed.
[0:45] No, no.
[0:46] It had been changed.
[0:47] He had already gotten it changed.
[0:48] I see.
[0:49] Excellent.
[0:50] Okay.
[0:51] If you want to confirm it.
[0:52] No, that's fine.
[0:53] But we can rely on him, can't we?
[0:55] Oh, sure.
[0:56] Our original information was still right, that they were planning to have it tomorrow.
[1:00] They were planning to have it this week.
[1:01] I don't know.
[1:01] But then he screwed it up.
[1:02] Yeah.
[1:03] Good.
[1:03] Good.
[1:04] Perfect.
[1:04] Right.
[1:05] Okay, thanks.
[1:06] Right.