Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 043-068
Date: Tuesday, February 13, 1973 at 1:49 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-068

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:01] Mrs. Ziegler.
[0:02] Yes, sir.
[0:03] Just so you can have the rundown.
[0:06] I mentioned my telephone conversation with Rogers.
[0:09] You notice I said we were discussing the possibility of some kind of hijacking agreement with Cuba.
[0:15] Right.
[0:16] And that we were just discussing the possibility.
[0:21] He's going to have a press conference, I think, on Thursday.
[0:25] He's going to cover it then.
[0:27] So you can say Secretary of State will...
[0:29] announce the decision when it is made.
[0:33] It's already covered.
[0:34] We're talking to him.
[0:35] He may move.
[0:37] They had Thursday just selected as a date.
[0:39] Oh, I see.
[0:39] They underpin under this.
[0:41] They're not stuck with it, you know, because I didn't say we had it.
[0:44] I said, well, I discussed it with him.
[0:46] No, there's no problem at all.
[0:47] Yeah, but I think it builds it up a little if he, you know, he can now move on when he wants so.
[0:53] In fact, he could announce it in Florida.
[0:55] He's there.
[0:56] I know.
[0:56] No problem at all.
[0:57] Okay, fine, fine.
[0:58] Come over about 2.45 now, as it turns out.
[1:01] You will, yeah, and then I'll look at the thing, and then you'll have to check it.
[1:05] We'll see with Mrs. Johnson.
[1:06] Right.
[1:07] You generally found that most everybody thinks, this is a woman that I'm not absolutely sure about myself.
[1:12] Well, Moore felt it was a good idea.
[1:14] Gergen immediately thought it was a good idea.
[1:17] Haig felt it was okay.
[1:18] Haldeman, I talked to him about it.
[1:20] He felt it was fine.
[1:23] Bring it over at 2.45, sir.
[1:24] Look at it.
[1:24] Right.