Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 044-149
Date: Wednesday, April 11, 1973 at 1:34 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-149

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:01] Yes, sir.
[0:01] Steve Bell.
[0:03] Steve, I've decided that I'm going to drive up there because I want to see some of the flowers and so forth in the way.
[0:11] The way this will be worked out, and this is under the strictest orders, is the way I've taken the drives at San Clemente.
[0:18] All right, sir.
[0:18] And the way you do it is to simply tell Ron that you can press about a half hour.
[0:24] I'm afraid I'll leave at
[0:26] The party thing will leave about 3.30 from here with just the, you know, the follow-up car, sir.
[0:32] The follow-up car plus a regular limousine-type car that I can sit in the back with the window in between and I'll take my briefcase.
[0:41] And I don't have anybody with me.
[0:44] And we can press half our letter that I've driven up to Camp David for tonight.
[0:52] All right, sir.
[0:53] And...
[1:00] And he can, let's see, I think I'm working on the energy message.
[1:08] Energy message, all right, sorry.
[1:12] Would you like anyone to go with you?
[1:13] No, I don't want anybody in the car.
[1:14] I don't want to be bothered.
[1:15] Do you want a secretary up there tonight, Mr. President?
[1:17] No, no, no.
[1:18] I won't need anybody.
[1:19] I don't plan to do that kind of work.
[1:20] I'm just going to do some reading.
[1:22] All right, sir, fine.
[1:23] I'm back by helicopter.
[1:25] So they should plan to have the helicopter leave at 9 o'clock in the morning.
[1:30] That's fine.
[1:30] That'll get you back in time for the NFC.
[1:32] And be sure that the helicopter is landed away from the trees because they're just to the point they'd be all blown off.
[1:38] Yes, sir.
[1:39] All right.
[1:40] That's fine.
[1:41] All right, sir.
[1:41] I'll take care of it.
[1:42] I understand.
[1:42] We'll go drive.
[1:43] But I don't want a motorcade, and I don't want an escort ahead.
[1:46] No police escort.
[1:47] Same way.
[1:47] We went in San Clemente, and they can be informed half-hour or half-hour afterwards.
[1:51] Fine.
[1:51] Thank you, sir.
[1:52] Bye.
[1:53] Bye.