Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 038-133
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 1973 at 9:19 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-133

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[0:00] We got this straightened around.
[0:05] It was one of those overheard conversations that never took place apparently.
[0:09] Art Buchwald or something said it in a conversation with Klein up there.
[0:15] They were having a peer in a Waldorf and a couple post lawyers overheard it and it went from there and Buchwald and Klein have straightened it all out and the story's not running.
[0:27] Yeah, but he apparently—I talked to Herb and he said, well, Buckwold was sitting there kidding around, really, you know, the way Buckwold is.
[0:35] And Herb said that he put him down.
[0:40] He said, how do you know?
[0:41] How do you know?
[0:41] That type of thing.
[0:42] And three lawyers who didn't know Klein apparently overheard it and it spread from there.
[0:51] That's how those things happen sometimes.
[0:53] What is the situation with regard to that?
[0:56] I see something in the star, that Ehrlichman and... That's the only McGregor thing.
[1:01] I discussed that with you yesterday, didn't I?
[1:04] I don't recall.
[1:06] That's the...
[1:09] The thing I discussed with you yesterday was the Haldeman-McGregor stands meeting at Roosevelt Room.
[1:15] This story in the star relates to the fact that at the time of the Tanaka meeting,
[1:21] There was discussion for the— Tanaka?
[1:24] When you went to Hawaii.
[1:28] Not Tanaka.
[1:29] Yes, Tanaka.
[1:30] I guess that was it.
[1:30] In Hawaii, yes, sir.
[1:32] When was that?
[1:35] Oh, boy.
[1:37] I don't know.
[1:39] That was December, January, I don't know.
[1:42] No, it was in October, I think.
[1:44] Oh, not before the election.
[1:47] Well, maybe it was.
[1:49] Okay.
[1:50] what was supposed to happen then.
[1:52] But Ehrlichman asked—apparently the story says Ehrlichman encouraged the committee to examine themselves as carefully as we could.
[2:02] We had to examine ours here and then to put out a statement.
[2:05] And apparently the story says it never went.
[2:10] The story says that he never said that?
[2:12] The story says that the statement was not put out apparently.
[2:17] McGregor disagrees with what Ehrlichman said or what?
[2:20] I think so.
[2:21] I have not read the story as such.
[2:23] I received a report, but I think there's some point of difference between John and McGregor in the story.
[2:31] Well, at least John was asking the committee to... To move, yes.
[2:35] To move, huh?
[2:37] That's the thrust of the story, yes, sir.
[2:40] Burdickman looks pretty good on that one, doesn't he?
[2:48] Yes, he does.
[2:48] Well, I'm going to...
[2:51] Get together with Harlow at about 7.30 in the morning.
[2:54] Good.
[2:55] To get his view.
[2:56] Is he available for that person?
[2:57] Well, I have a call in to him now.
[2:59] I'm sure he will be.
[3:00] His line at home is busy.
[3:01] Good.
[3:02] He wanted to report on that before your 9.30 meeting, didn't you?
[3:05] Fine.
[3:05] If you could get it, yeah.
[3:06] Yes, sir.