Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 041-001
Date: Monday, June 18, 1973 at 4:20 PM
Participants: Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-001

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[0:05] Mr. President, I have General Haig calling you, sir.
[0:11] Hello, Mr. President.
[0:13] Two things, sir.
[0:14] I just got the call that the committee has postponed the hearings for the rest of the week.
[0:22] Apparently at the behest of Mike Mansfield.
[0:27] I guess Hugh Scott had some involvement, but it was primarily... Too bad we couldn't keep him out of it.
[0:34] Yeah, exactly.
[0:36] And I have Governor Love here, and I've gone over this thing with him.
[0:42] I wondered if you would want to see him sometime today, briefly.
[0:49] Well, I'll tell you, Al, I'm working on this goddamn toast right at the present time.
[0:54] Rose is over here, so I just can't do it right now.
[0:57] All right.
[0:57] But if he has to see me, I suppose I could see him.
[1:06] When?
[1:07] 5.30 or I don't know.
[1:11] You could do it then, and I think this will be all that's necessary.
[1:14] All right, fine.
[1:15] I'll try them at 5.30.
[1:17] 5.30, it's 4.15 now, fine.
[1:20] Can't we get these hearings put on again, or what is the score?
[1:23] What happened here?
[1:24] Well, I just got this call from Timmons.
[1:27] Timmons, yeah, but what about Bazaar?
[1:29] Why don't you check with him?
[1:30] I'm going to do that right now.
[1:33] Yeah, and...
[1:35] the darn thing off to a big play next week.
[1:39] Yeah, but that's not too bad either.
[1:41] We've got some very big momentum to work from.
[1:45] Yeah, I suppose.
[1:47] They were under some pressure, but it does show how stupid Scott and that poor darned fellow from Tennessee, Baker, is.
[1:54] Yeah, well, you know.
[1:55] Of course, Baker's comment was inexcusable when he said, I made the point not to be with the president when I was on the plane.
[2:03] The guy was...
[2:04] On my back, every minute, taking pictures, you know, he had a camera.
[2:08] He was unbelievable, unbelievable for him to say that.
[2:11] Boy, that fixed me with him.
[2:14] Okay, fine.