Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 044-070 Date: Thursday, March 29, 1973 at 3:30 PM Participants: Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator Recording device: White House Telephone Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-070 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [0:00] Ten minutes please. [0:04] Thank you. [0:15] Why aren't you the best man? [0:35] I just don't trust my people. [0:35] I said, you know, I had to be the best one. [0:36] And my people did not, did not really represent our views and put themselves out there. [0:38] I don't know what happened, but I couldn't help but talk to them. [0:39] Like I said, I don't know. [0:40] Then you, I don't know what you say, but I don't know. [0:41] I said, well, I don't know what you do. [0:42] Well, nobody did want to open the door. [0:44] Well, I could see the claims that are out of his face, but that's not part of the... 10 minutes. [0:51] Bill? [0:52] Yeah. [0:52] Bob, did you get anything from your AA? [0:56] No, I can't reach him. [0:58] Oh, you didn't have lunch with him? [1:00] No, I tried to reach him this morning. [1:01] He's been out all morning. [1:02] I don't know where he is. [1:03] Okay. [1:03] I got a call from him. [1:04] I did see Lowell. [1:06] Did you see that note? [1:06] No. [1:08] What do you mean, what he was going to say? [1:10] He said, yeah, what he was going to do. [1:12] And, uh... [1:14] No, I just took out a call in the morning. [1:18] Okay. [1:18] I know.