Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 036-129
Date: Tuesday, January 30, 1973 at 9:07 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Bull, Stephen B.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-129

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[0:00] I have Steve Ball calling, sir.
[0:04] Mr. President, Steve Ball.
[0:05] They'll be getting Mrs. Stennis for you in a moment.
[0:07] I just wanted to fill in a couple of gaps that Henry may not have given you.
[0:11] Stennis took a shot in the thigh and the chest.
[0:17] What was probably a robbery attempt, the assailant.
[0:19] He's undergoing exploratory surgery now.
[0:24] And they're not totally certain of what his condition is.
[0:28] in surgery and I thought you'd want to know that if you spoke with Mrs. Stennis.
[0:31] I don't know if Henry could have known at the time he spoke to you.
[0:34] Yeah, he had that.
[0:35] All right, sir.
[0:36] He had that, that he was in surgery.
[0:38] It's still a satisfactory condition according to our doctors.
[0:41] I think it was a burglary.
[0:43] It appeared to be.
[0:43] The initial reports were probably a holdup attempt which Stennis in true character attempted to thwart, but that's just an initial.