Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 036-140
Date: Tuesday, January 23, 1973 at 12:09 PM
Participants: Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-140

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[0:02] Yes, sir.
[0:03] Timmy Timmons, please.
[0:04] Thank you.
[0:06] I'm going to call him.
[0:07] I want to get a reading on his...
[0:09] The Mansfield evaluation.
[0:11] Because all I got was the message that Mansfield said.
[0:23] Bill, was it your feeling that Mansfield wants him to come but feels there's a problem or doesn't want him to come?
[0:31] How do you read his tone and so on?
[0:33] Doesn't want him to come.
[0:34] Does not want him to come.
[0:35] That's my guess.
[0:36] Okay.
[0:37] He said that he would, of course, you know, participate.
[0:40] help but he thought it was too late he wouldn't make any issue but he you think he doesn't want to come really because of logistics or is he using that as an excuse i don't know bob i i couldn't i didn't want to probe that he did say that it was was very late for a joint session he said it wouldn't be over till nearly 11 o'clock and the members might not show up and putting it together at this late date and he kind of used the logistics argument but whether he was really concerned about
[1:05] The president using Congress as a backdrop, I couldn't tell.
[1:09] But on balance, you think his view was that he should not come?
[1:11] Yeah.
[1:12] But he would be fully cooperative if he did?
[1:13] That's correct.
[1:14] Okay, thank you.
[1:15] Bye.