Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 130-002
Date: Thursday, May 18, 1972 at 5:30 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Camp David Study Table
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/130-002

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[0:03] Hello.
[0:03] Hello.
[0:05] Well, anything late news you need to know about?
[0:07] No, I don't think there is.
[0:09] I talked to Waller and... About Dr. Chase?
[0:13] Yeah.
[0:13] Yeah, we're putting him on.
[0:15] Is it all right?
[0:15] I mean, is he going to pay, or how do we do it?
[0:18] No, no, we'll just put him on as a staff guy.
[0:21] have to pay yeah you don't think there's any problem do you he's been in a very old friend there's a minor problem but i don't think it's worth worrying about it's just you know yeah it's just one more person but we have there's no problem getting hotel rooms i can just say that he's been a friend for many many years and he has done something and that because we have to say anything just say anything yeah fine i might break a tooth and that right
[0:48] That was Henry's only concern was don't say that we're taking a dentist.
[0:51] Yeah.
[0:52] Yeah.
[0:53] Well, how do we dent?
[0:53] How do we say that we're taking him because he's from Russia or... An old friend and... And... Knows... Is from Russia, knows the country and... Yeah.
[1:01] And you wanted him to come along as part of your... As part of my party.
[1:05] Fine.
[1:06] And...
[1:06] It doesn't cost anything for him to come along.
[1:08] That's right.
[1:08] That's right.
[1:09] And I think that is the case.
[1:10] You know, he was...
[1:10] He was born in Russia, wasn't he?
[1:11] Yes.
[1:12] Well, that's good.
[1:13] He was born in Russia and I wanted him to go along and to sue because...
[1:17] as to, you know, for counsel and so forth.
[1:19] Yeah.
[1:20] Good.
[1:20] Good.
[1:21] That's what we're doing.
[1:22] Good.
[1:22] Good.
[1:23] Good.
[1:23] And he also is a damn good dentist, which is a pretty good reason anyway.
[1:26] Right.
[1:28] The second point is that in talking to him about the other thing, my feeling is now that I will follow your plan and to leave here about, you know, 9 o'clock.
[1:42] How would that be?
[1:44] Stop at Walter Reed, right?
[1:47] And then ride over there, drive over there, then come back to Walter Regency, the Secret Service, and then go on in.
[1:53] Right.
[1:53] Does that sound like a good deal?
[1:54] Yep.
[1:56] I think that's the way to do it.
[2:02] Okay.
[2:04] Well, without telling anybody, we'll lay that on.
[2:06] I mean, I don't want to advertise, but I don't think we need to tell anybody, do you?
[2:10] No, not until in the morning.
[2:13] Well, who do you tell?
[2:14] Well, we'll have to tell the helicopter guy, and we'll have to set up landing at Walter Reed.
[2:19] Yeah.
[2:19] Well, just say, well, tell the helicopter guy I'm going to stop to see this fellow.
[2:24] We'll stop at Walter Reed to see the Secret Service.
[2:26] That's right.
[2:26] Secret Service man, right.
[2:28] But then...
[2:28] When you get there, you'll decide, gee, all it costs is just to go across the way.
[2:32] Here, I'll go over.
[2:33] And then... And then... Well, there's Secret Service out there anyway, so we've got no problem in that respect, aren't there?
[2:42] See my point?
[2:42] Yeah.
[2:44] Yeah, but we'll have to get your car out there.
[2:46] No, no, no, no, no.
[2:47] Secret service at Holy Cross.
[2:48] Oh, yeah.
[2:49] So they can, ours can know ten minutes in advance.
[2:54] That's right.
[2:56] And they just beat it out there.
[2:59] All right.