Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 040-083
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 1973 at 7:15 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rebozo, Charles G. ("Bebe")
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-083

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[0:00] Hello?
[0:01] Hi.
[0:03] Hi, how you doing?
[0:04] Fine.
[0:04] I got to make speech at 8.30 and just between drafts, so I thought I'd see how you're doing.
[0:08] Well, doing fine.
[0:09] Doing fine.
[0:10] Fine, fine.
[0:11] Fine.
[0:11] I know it's going to be good.
[0:12] I'm glad to see you, you know, doing things like this.
[0:16] Oh, yeah.
[0:16] Well... Great.
[0:17] We got... We had a success in Paris, you know.
[0:19] That worked out.
[0:20] That was beautiful.
[0:21] Worked it all out.
[0:22] Well...
[0:22] I've been... That's what I was working on over the weekend and this speech, so now I'm making the speech at 8.30.
[0:27] Oh, well...
[0:28] things are being done.
[0:30] That's what we want.
[0:32] That's the thing to do, baby.
[0:33] I think it's just great.
[0:36] Good.
[0:36] One, two.
[0:37] Your friend from the west get in?
[0:40] He called this fellow and said he had to go back out there for a board meeting.
[0:46] He was going to call him back this afternoon.
[0:48] I called him this afternoon and I've got to call him for him now and said he would come back over tomorrow or the next day.
[0:57] So I'm...
[0:58] i've got to call in for him now sure see if i can't get him to come tomorrow i might uh decide to go up and meet him just to you know pin it down sure but um he is so casual i mean he just doesn't take a thing too you know i know yeah but uh well at least your guy tells you that's the way to handle it sir absolutely and he's and he says you know after having him say exactly what
[1:25] Bill said.
[1:26] Yeah.
[1:26] I'm convinced.
[1:27] Right.
[1:28] Yes, sir.
[1:28] Well, you're in good hands.
[1:29] Yes, sir.
[1:30] If Calhoun won't take it, you burn it.
[1:33] That's right.
[1:35] Huh?
[1:36] That's right.
[1:37] All right.
[1:38] Tell him that's what I told you.
[1:40] I will.
[1:40] Or burn him.
[1:42] Burn him, thanks.
[1:43] Okay.
[1:43] Or mail it to him.
[1:45] Okay.
[1:45] Okay, sir.
[1:47] Bye-bye.