Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 041-022
Date: Thursday, June 21, 1973 at 3:52 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rebozo, Charles G. ("Bebe")
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-022

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[0:01] Hello.
[0:02] Hello, Mr. President.
[0:02] Well, we just got back from Camp David and signed another agreement.
[0:07] Oh, I tell you, it looks great.
[0:08] Yeah.
[0:09] It looks great.
[0:10] We're just working our tails off, boy, I tell you.
[0:13] I've had a meal with this guy every night, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
[0:17] I went to Thursday night and one in San Clemente Friday night and then Saturday night.
[0:22] And then he goes back, boy, I'll be ready to eat with you.
[0:26] What are you eating, the Russian stuff?
[0:28] No, no, no, no, no.
[0:29] We will tonight because he's the host, but we've just been the host so far.
[0:33] You got a little cold.
[0:34] No, I haven't.
[0:35] No, you sound like you do.
[0:36] No, I must be the connection, right.
[0:38] I cured mine well.
[0:39] Good, good.
[0:40] I got mine cured.
[0:41] Good, good, good.
[0:42] Wondered about Calhoun.
[0:43] Well, I guess old Calhoun, they ought to be doing something now.
[0:46] I told them to call me when they had something accomplished.
[0:51] Did your man write a letter with it?
[0:54] Oh, you see, we were going to tell him, but now the strategy is to hand it to him, get a receipt.
[1:01] I see.
[1:01] We were going to write a letter if the old Calhoun didn't get through.
[1:07] I'm not happy about the way he came through, as a matter of fact, but nonetheless...
[1:11] The way he's doing it is sending the lawyer, huh?
[1:13] Yeah.
[1:14] That's all right.
[1:15] No, I mean...
[1:18] done what I asked him to do five, six weeks ago, this could have been long behind us.
[1:22] I don't know what kind of machinery could have gotten in motion in the meantime, but I think it'd be all right.
[1:26] The main thing is that it's done, right?
[1:29] It's out of my hands, anyway.
[1:30] Right.
[1:31] It's out of my hands.
[1:31] You've given it to the lawyer, right?
[1:33] Yes.
[1:33] But if the man doesn't take it, to heck with it.
[1:35] It's out of my hands.
[1:37] He's supposed to show up this afternoon, is he?
[1:39] Yes, sir.
[1:40] He's supposed to be with Campbell this afternoon, and then go to Washington, and then
[1:48] He's going to Washington, I mean to New York, rather, and work it out.
[1:55] So they'll probably do it late this afternoon or tomorrow.
[2:01] I haven't heard anything on it.
[2:02] You mean Gimel's going to talk to the...
[2:04] Yes, the fellow's going to stop by there to see him.
[2:08] What, the fellow from Washington?
[2:10] Yeah, the fellow from New York.
[2:15] he's going to stop by to see him on his way back from Washington and then
[2:21] But, you know, the most important thing is that, as far as Gemmell is concerned, you asked him about the legal thing.
[2:30] What did he say about it?
[2:32] I asked him this time again.
[2:33] I said, no one has told me yet what my status is.
[2:38] If there's anything that I've done legally wrong, he just shook his head.
[2:42] He said, no.
[2:44] Get a gout.
[2:45] Good.
[2:46] Well, fine.
[2:47] I'll give you a...
[2:48] I'll maybe give you a call tomorrow and find out how it's coming.
[2:51] Okay.
[2:51] All right.
[2:52] All right, sir.
[2:53] Bye.