Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 045-091
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 1973 at 2:51 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-091

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[0:00] Yes, sir.
[0:01] Steve Ball.
[0:02] What has Garment done on that project?
[0:03] Garment has rewritten it, sir.
[0:05] It's going to be submitted to Secretary Rogers momentarily for his perusal, and then submitted to you after we've gotten Secretary Rogers' approval, sir.
[0:13] Garment is to the point that the asshole hadn't had in the fact that the presidential papers belong not to these people but to me, and that the national security funds belong not to them but to me.
[0:26] Do you understand it, goddamn his soul or not?
[0:29] Yes, sir.
[0:29] He understands that the purpose of this appears to be more cosmetics than anything else.
[0:34] To hell with the cosmetics.
[0:36] I'm not going to have these men treated like criminals and tell that to Garment and do that right away or goddamn it, I'll fire this whole fucking staff.
[0:44] You understand that?
[0:44] Yes, sir.