Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 045-032
Date: Thursday, April 26, 1973 at 10:07 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-032

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:01] Yes, sir.
[0:02] One thing I'd like for you and John to talk about is in terms of possibly moving—basically because this whole damned Ellsberg thing probably is going to be very difficult for the judge and all that sort of thing—that maybe moving if we could—I don't know whether we could get him to do it—to get Ruckelshaus and that thing, you know.
[0:31] I don't know what you think of that idea.
[0:32] Permanently?
[0:33] Yes, sir.
[0:37] We've thought of that, you know?
[0:38] Yeah, I know it.
[0:39] Okay, I'll talk to him.
[0:41] All right.
[0:42] The other thing... What about Conley for Attorney General?
[1:03] I don't think he'd take it, but I think he'd be fine.
[1:08] Well, it says he'll do anything.
[1:13] Do you think he'd get approved?
[1:16] Probably.
[1:17] Yeah, they could— Sure.
[1:21] You know what I mean?
[1:24] He's a lawyer and so forth and so on.
[1:26] You don't think he'd take it, Bill?
[1:28] Well, I didn't say— On the other hand, here he is writing that.
[1:32] You know, that's part of the bold move.
[1:37] Yep.
[1:38] Well, rumble that around a little.
[1:41] Okay.
[1:41] He'd be a guy I'd sure trust in the job.
[1:43] Yeah.
[1:44] Okay?
[1:45] Yep.
[1:46] Bye.
[1:46] Did you get the message?
[1:47] I couldn't.