Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 044-136
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 1973 at 3:49 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-136

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:01] Yes, sir.
[0:01] Steve Bell.
[0:02] Hi, Steve.
[0:03] On that thing Thursday, I think it would be good to add the domestic members of the cabinet.
[0:10] Tell them it's not a command, not including the attorney general.
[0:15] In other words, don't have the people from...
[0:25] I'll tell you, on vetoes, first I want Roy Ash for sure, and obviously Ehrlichman, Holloman, anybody from the top White House people.
[0:34] I mean, just three or four from the top White House staff there that work on this sort of thing, you know, on vetoes.
[0:42] Roy Ash from the budget.
[0:44] Then Weinberger, Lynn, and Butts should be there.
[0:52] Weinberger, Lynn, and Butts.
[0:56] National Rehabilitation.
[1:00] I don't know.
[1:00] I just have the domestic members of the cabinet.
[1:02] All right, so we'll delete State and Defense and Attorney General.
[1:06] Right.
[1:07] All right, sir, fine.
[1:08] Right.
[1:08] And I think maybe I'd pick up the rest of them.
[1:13] All right, sir, fine.
[1:14] For your information, sir, the two congressmen are here.
[1:17] They are here?
[1:18] Yes, sir.
[1:19] Okay, I'll come over now.