Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 043-100
Date: Thursday, February 15, 1973 at 4:57 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-100

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[0:00] Thank you.
[0:04] Yeah.
[0:05] Did I call you?
[0:06] Yes, sir.
[0:08] It was about, uh, Oh yes.
[0:12] The appointment tomorrow.
[0:14] Soames or are we committed to him?
[0:18] Invited him, but we could do, I suggest that sir.
[0:22] Well, I guess we could do it, but is it a half hour or kind of a deal or?
[0:27] Well, I guess I could do it and let somebody else do the cabinet thing for that.
[0:32] We can change it, Mr. President.
[0:34] I have to see Gray.
[0:36] This is Ehrlichman has somebody I have to see.
[0:38] Well, we'll just tell Soames that something came up and you couldn't... Well, no, no, no.
[0:42] I don't like to cancel something.
[0:46] I'll tell you what you could do, though.
[0:50] See if his appointment could be... Just a minute.
[0:57] We'll make gray at 9 o'clock.
[1:04] Wait a minute, wait a minute.
[1:05] The breakfast is at 9.
[1:06] Mr. President, Bill Timmons just called.
[1:08] Mansfield is out of the city until Sunday.
[1:11] Yes, sir.
[1:11] Well, then we have no breakfast.
[1:12] We have no breakfast.
[1:13] We'll just scrub the breakfast.
[1:15] Right.
[1:15] And then, therefore, we'll just move to...
[1:23] You can do Gray at 9 o'clock.
[1:25] Gray at 9, and I'll go into the cabinet meeting.
[1:28] And then come right out and do Soames.
[1:30] All right, sir.
[1:30] And that 9.30, the Soames thing is a visible reason for you to leave the cabinet room.
[1:35] Right.
[1:35] I understand.
[1:35] Do you want John Ehrlichman with you with Gray?
[1:38] Yes, yes.
[1:39] And that's off the record and not on the count?
[1:41] Just a minute.
[1:43] Okay.
[1:44] It's off the record.
[1:45] All right, sir.
[1:45] All right.
[1:46] Fine.
[1:46] Thank you, Sean.