Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 045-187
Date: Thursday, May 10, 1973 at 2:49 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-187

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[0:00] Hello?
[0:01] Yes, Mr. President?
[0:02] Hi, Al.
[0:02] What's, uh, anything new?
[0:03] Yes, I've talked to Bill, and he's contacting Warren.
[0:07] He'll be right back to us.
[0:09] Good.
[0:11] I understand there's a news report that there's been indictments against, uh, from New York against Maury Stans and, uh, Mitchell.
[0:19] On the Vesco?
[0:20] Yes.
[0:20] I, but not here.
[0:21] I, that's what I, the indictment came through.
[0:23] I thought they were moving here.
[0:24] Well, I expected the Vesco and Vesco.
[0:26] And that's all we have at the moment.
[0:28] It's good to have that, though.
[0:30] Yes, I think so.
[0:31] It shows that the process is moving.
[0:33] It's working and it's moving.
[0:36] Anything further on Elliot?
[0:38] No, sir.
[0:39] He's still testifying.
[0:41] You weren't able to get the word to him?
[0:43] No, I have it to his man, who I'm very close to.
[0:47] And he's got that right on top of the list.
[0:52] He's got Hearn and even Urban up there.
[0:55] Even Urban.
[0:55] He thinks, like you do, that Urban is way outside.
[0:59] He'd find no reason not to do it.
[1:02] Yeah, the son of a bitch wants to be on television.
[1:05] Hearn would be a good appointment.
[1:07] Yeah.
[1:07] Now Bill was quite enthusiastic about this commission thing.
[1:10] I think Warren might do it, you know.
[1:12] He says the last hurrah.
[1:14] Yes, he says he just might do it, although he hates us.
[1:17] Oh, he hates us.
[1:18] Oh, I know that.
[1:18] I know that.
[1:20] But what the hell?
[1:21] And he seems to know him well enough that he can talk to him to do it.
[1:25] He can do it.
[1:27] Bill's going to let us know when.
[1:29] I told him to move right away.
[1:30] He was placing the call.
[1:32] This was 30 minutes ago.
[1:33] So good.
[1:34] I have to step out.
[1:35] Good, sir.
[1:37] Okay.
[1:37] Anything else I have to know then right now?
[1:41] No, sir.
[1:42] I think everything else is moving fine.
[1:44] All right.
[1:44] Thank you.
[1:44] Good, sir.