Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 046-145
Date: Tuesday, May 22, 1973 at 12:35 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-145

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[0:00] Yeah.
[0:02] You probably hadn't heard, but there is no bipartisan thing tonight.
[0:06] No bipartisan tonight?
[0:07] Do you know about that?
[0:08] No.
[0:09] By any event, it's at 6 o'clock.
[0:12] It's going to be at 6, and it's just the Republicans, and I don't know how many of them.
[0:17] So you can check it out with your men at a reasonable time.
[0:20] All right, sir.
[0:23] Now, did you say that...
[0:29] You do say that there were a lot of things going on at the house.
[0:31] It'd be best not to have something there.
[0:33] Yes, sir.
[0:33] I want to recheck that.
[0:35] I'd as sure not have it there.
[0:36] Why don't we just do it here in the EOP?
[0:38] There's a group of about 20 people in it.
[0:41] I was just talking with Tim.
[0:42] 20?
[0:43] Who told you this?
[0:44] For tonight?
[0:44] Oh, I'm sorry.
[0:45] I'm sorry.
[0:45] I was talking about tomorrow's thing.
[0:47] Oh, oh.
[0:47] You see, there's another one tonight.
[0:49] Yes, sir.
[0:49] I'm sorry.
[0:50] This is just leaders, Republican leaders.
[0:54] Republican leaders.
[0:55] The group of 20 tomorrow.
[0:57] Yes, sir.
[0:58] That was something else.
[0:59] I thought that was... Well, I know.
[1:01] Well, the group of 20 tomorrow, I don't care where that's held.
[1:05] Why don't we... What Timmons wanted on that was a combination of...
[1:10] more or less an informal stroke session, and then Schlesinger would give a little pitch on the defense budget, and then you could make some comments through them.
[1:18] Your point was that that should be in the...
[1:22] Apparently there are going to be bands rehearsing and things like that.
[1:25] Bill thought it would be a very nice idea to be able to give these people some cocktails.
[1:28] Well, then have it in Blair House, then.
[1:31] We'll find an inappropriate spot.
[1:34] You understand?
[1:35] I don't want to, if there are going to be bans and so forth.
[1:37] Let's stay the hell out of the White House tomorrow at all costs.
[1:40] Because I know that is right.
[1:42] They're getting right at fair.
[1:43] Is that clear?
[1:44] Yes, sir.
[1:44] I understand.
[1:45] All right, fine.
[1:46] And tonight in the EOB?
[1:47] Tonight, I think if it's a meeting of eight or ten, an EOB is fine.
[1:52] All right, sir, fine.
[1:52] Okay, but that has to be at six because of what they have down there.
[1:55] Yes, they have a meeting of eight.
[1:57] All right, sir, thank you.