Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 037-053
Date: Monday, March 5, 1973 at 3:26 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-053

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[0:01] You'll find out from Rogers.
[0:05] What he wants to do is have that luncheon at 1 o'clock with 20 people present.
[0:09] I have the list.
[0:10] And then he's proposing that you go downstairs to unveil a plaque that contains the names of people.
[0:17] Will these other two names be on it by that time?
[0:19] No, sir.
[0:20] They will not be on it.
[0:21] It's a bronze plaque.
[0:22] The idea would be to make some remarks downstairs, public remarks with press.
[0:29] Someone over there looking at it to make sure it can be done.
[0:32] The other option he offered, I think, would be unacceptable to you, and that would be to address 400 or 500 of the Foreign Service officer people in that large conference room, which I think you do not want to do.
[0:43] Well, we had discussed that.
[0:44] I wouldn't mind, but we'll see.
[0:47] The other option is probably better.
[0:50] The black, yes, sir.
[0:53] Do you have a preference?
[0:55] I'll talk to him about it.
[0:56] I'll see.
[0:58] talk to him about it all right sir he said that he favored the plaque well i'll talk to him okay do you want i have you a little i have a you know a complete list of the names no no no that's all right i don't care who he has it's his show all right i'll call him and let you know all right sir thank you