Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 024-018
Date: Monday, May 8, 1972 at 9:45 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-018

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[0:01] Who's this?
[0:02] This is Bob Haldeman.
[0:04] Who's calling?
[0:04] Oh, Bob Haldeman.
[0:05] Alex, hi.
[0:06] It's me.
[0:06] What do you want?
[0:07] I don't want anything.
[0:08] I've got you by mistake.
[0:09] Oh, you just rang the president.
[0:11] Are you with the president?
[0:11] Yeah.
[0:12] Well, Mel Laird is calling in, and I thought the president might want to talk to him.
[0:15] I think he was called to the Pentagon and wants to explain to the president.
[0:18] Just a second.
[0:19] Laird's calling in to explain why he wasn't there.
[0:21] You don't need to talk to him, do you?
[0:23] No, I won't.
[0:23] You want to talk to him?
[0:25] Yeah.
[0:25] Okay, ring him through.
[0:26] Okay, I can do that.