Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 046-136
Date: Monday, May 21, 1973 at 8:50 PM
Participants: Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-136

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:01] Mr. President, I have General Hague again.
[0:03] Okay.
[0:03] Thank you, sir.
[0:04] On the line.
[0:06] Hello.
[0:06] Hello.
[0:07] Hi, Al.
[0:07] Mr. President, I talked to George.
[0:10] There were two sides to this discussion.
[0:12] It was Jerry and Les and Aaron's... All right, Les, Aaron's, Ford, Scott, and Griffin.
[0:21] Right.
[0:21] And they said, first, they were very concerned about a report in Evans and Novak that there was some lack of support
[0:30] for the president in the professional party circles.
[0:35] And they wanted to
[0:36] to see you and to reassure you that there was no such thing.
[0:42] They're coming down tomorrow at 5.30 on that deal.
[0:44] Yeah, they don't know that yet.
[0:46] Oh, I see.
[0:47] They were scheduled to see you on Thursday, you say.
[0:49] Yeah.
[0:49] And they wanted to raise that issue.
[0:51] And then second, they felt that you should know they had a concern that we ought to come out with something.
[1:00] Come out with something?
[1:02] And what did he tell them?
[1:04] He told them the whole tough that we were very conscious of that and that there would be something for them.
[1:12] But he didn't give them any details.
[1:15] So it was all good and constructive.
[1:18] But he said they did want to indicate that there was support despite Evans and Novak.
[1:23] Despite that Evans and Novak report, they were concerned about it.
[1:27] And they also made a subsidiary pitch that they hoped to be able to consult.
[1:34] regularly during this crisis period.
[1:37] So we've got no problems from them, except wanting to help.
[1:42] Do you feel that?
[1:43] I do feel that.
[1:44] Sure, I do.
[1:45] Of course, it happens in Novak.
[1:47] They'll report whatever.
[1:49] They'll pick all the loon that surround here and there, but the looners, I don't think.
[1:53] They gave no indication of lack of support, in other words.
[1:56] Not at all.
[1:56] Just the opposite.
[1:58] Just the opposite.
[1:59] I'm concerned that you might think otherwise from newspaper reports.
[2:04] Good.
[2:04] Okay.
[2:05] Good.
[2:05] Fine.
[2:06] Fine.
[2:06] We'll see you tonight.
[2:06] Yes, sir.