Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 042-043
Date: Thursday, April 15, 1971 at 3:15 PM
Participants: Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Nixon, Richard M. (President)
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-043

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:00] Mr. President, Mr. Haldeman.
[0:03] Yeah.
[0:04] You are, sir.
[0:05] Yes, sir.
[0:06] I didn't want to interrupt you except to say that I feel I wanted to be sure that you had in mind that these editors ought to be worked just like you work a Republican governor's conference or something, you know?
[0:19] Right.
[0:20] I mean, now you've got Klein, but what I meant is you ought to have Garment and I don't know.
[0:25] There must be several people that others that it could...
[0:28] go down and talk to these people.
[0:30] They have some, I know, but let me check.
[0:33] It should be just a straight-out deal, picking out our friends, talking to them, etc., etc.
[0:41] I don't mean just when I go, but it ought to be worked that way.
[0:44] Right.
[0:45] Today and tomorrow.
[0:46] They have been during the week.
[0:48] That's what I meant all week long, that he should have set up a program whereby more would be very good at this, you know, and pick up certain people.
[0:57] Okay, fine.