Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 035-065
Date: Tuesday, January 2, 1973 at 3:13 PM
Participants: Colson, Charles W.; White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Warren, Gerald L.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-065

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[0:00] This is Mr. Colson.
[0:04] Get me Jerry Warren, please.
[0:07] Thank you.
[0:55] Jerry, is the word out at all that the president is considering going to the memorial service?
[1:02] Yes, sir.
[1:03] Any inquiries about it?
[1:05] I had Frank Cormier, you know, in his flights of fantasy last night, wanted to write a story that the president would deliver a eulogy.
[1:15] And I said, you better not, you know, because you may be wrong.
[1:19] He clearly would be wrong on that story.
[1:21] No, I didn't want him to go out with a story the other way, you know.
[1:25] He wasn't going.
[1:25] That's right.
[1:26] I just wanted to hold him off, hold him loose.
[1:29] The only query I've had recently, I had a query coming back from Independence on what the president's participation would be.
[1:39] Well, it's basically for congressional people anyway.
[1:41] Well, okay.
[1:42] That was too early.
[1:43] Yeah, clearly isn't out.
[1:45] Clearly is not out, that's correct.
[1:47] Okay, thanks, Jerry.
[1:48] You bet.