Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 042-019
Date: Tuesday, April 6, 1971 at 11:35 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-019
National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417187793 (NAID 417187793)

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[0:00] Mr. Boll, Mr. President.
[0:01] Yes, sir.
[0:02] Steve, after I finish this tape, then I come back to the Oval Office for that other meeting?
[0:07] Yes, sir.
[0:08] Just a group of people who work on that.
[0:10] Are they going to come to the Oval or to the Cabinet Room?
[0:13] To the Oval Office, sir.
[0:14] Right.
[0:15] And they'll be there when?
[0:16] At 12 o'clock.
[0:17] We can have them right there, actually, when you come back from...
[0:22] The tape isn't going to take more than five minutes.
[0:25] I'll probably be there.
[0:26] Well, five minutes to 12.
[0:27] That's soon enough.
[0:28] All right, sir, fine.
[0:29] It'll take me that much time to get over there.
[0:31] There is another meeting at 1210, just a short handshake with Morton, Senator Stevens, and Don Wright also.
[0:38] That follows immediately after that.
[0:40] With whom?
[0:41] Secretary Morton, Senator Stevens, and Mr. Don Wright, who is...
[0:47] The Indian Alaska Federation of Natives president of that.
[0:53] This is a 12-tensor.
[0:55] It's just a short two-minute handshake with him.
[0:58] Are they sure of that or is it a meeting because I need to know?
[1:00] No, it's a handshake.
[1:03] Two-minute handshake and photo opportunity and that's all.
[1:06] I'm not going to have any goddamn photographers press in on that.
[1:10] Is that what they want?
[1:11] Yes, sir.
[1:11] That was the purpose of it.
[1:14] Well, all right, all right, all right.
[1:16] But be sure, well, if it's, Steve, tell me, if it's going to be 15 minutes, it's fine.
[1:21] I need to know, though.
[1:22] No, it's only to be two minutes.
[1:24] No, sir, it's only to be two minutes.
[1:25] No preparation needed on that.
[1:27] Yeah, just to shake hands with somebody with Indian Affairs, you say?
[1:31] Yes, sir.
[1:31] Secretary Morton's sending up a bill today at noon, sending up to the hill.
[1:37] I see.
[1:38] So this is just to draw attention to it.
[1:40] Mr. President, would you like to see the barber today?
[1:42] Yeah, I'm going to, but then let's have him at 12, have him over at 1215.
[1:49] Well, wait a minute, 12, it doesn't have to be 1230, I guess.
[1:51] No, 12 o'clock for the one, no.
[1:54] Morton's at 12 what?
[1:55] 1210, sir.
[1:56] 1210, fine.
[1:57] I'll have the barber at 1215.
[1:58] All right, sir, fine.
[2:01] Thank you.