Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 035-047 Date: Monday, January 1, 1973 at 11:20 AM Participants: Colson, Charles W.; White House operator; Warren, Gerald L. Recording device: White House Telephone Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-047 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [0:11] Thank you. [0:26] Hello? [0:26] Is Jerry there? [0:28] Hello? [0:29] Is Jerry there, please? [0:31] Calling you. [0:31] Mr. Coulson. [0:40] Hi, Jerry. [0:41] I just stepped out of the president's office for a second. [0:43] He wants you to be sure to make the point that he was in at 7.30 this morning, that he's been working all day, that he got here ahead of anyone on the staff. [0:51] He did indeed. [0:52] But the policeman had to get the keys to let him in his office. [0:55] The guard did. [0:56] But he's been working all day in the White House. [1:00] Reading, preparation for inaugural, phone conversations with staff, meeting with various staff, I wouldn't name them. [1:10] messages to the Congress, working on preparation for inaugural and various messages to the Congress, and that he did come over here to the EOB office this morning to watch Mrs. Nixon on TV. [1:22] He wanted to see her in the Rose Bowl parade. [1:24] Okay. [1:25] So he's been watching a little bit of television to see her. [1:29] This is true. [1:32] While the set's been on. [1:34] Just basically to see her. [1:36] Right. [1:36] All right? [1:37] I'll do it. [1:37] He wants to get that 730 line out there. [1:39] We'll move it. [1:40] Okay. [1:40] Thanks. [1:41] And he didn't say anything about when Henry's coming back, did he? [1:43] No, did not. [1:44] Okay. [1:44] Thanks. [1:45] Thanks.