Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 138-010
Date: Sunday, July 30, 1972 at 1:06 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Camp David Study Table
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/138-010

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[0:09] Tomorrow, incidentally, I was talking to Pat, and she would like, from just a personal standpoint, to go down there if it is convenient.
[0:22] Now, of course, we have our two cabinets up there and so forth.
[0:30] I'm inclined to think it might not be bad in one sense that she always went to those luncheons.
[0:35] She'd been to three of them up there that he gave.
[0:38] that allows me to walk with her and nobody else going into the place coming off the plane and all the rest and then um but she doesn't insist you know she doesn't care i think it'd be good on every count except that we told the congressional people she wasn't coming so they are bringing their wives but she could come at the last minute but she could just decide you see even having told them you could say we told them that she wasn't coming but you could say that
[1:04] Mrs. Nixon decided because she had such an affection for Senator Eleanor she wanted to come.
[1:09] Yeah.
[1:10] No problem is it?
[1:11] No I don't think so.
[1:12] To hell with the congressional people let's do what's best for us.
[1:16] I think it's good having her with you probably.
[1:19] Because uh you know it'll mean a lot to those people down there to see her.
[1:24] Yeah.
[1:24] I think we'll do it and uh and when we're still going now to the uh
[1:32] the church and not to the cemetery.
[1:35] And they've been told that's good.
[1:37] There's no problem on that.
[1:38] Everybody understands that we don't have that much time.
[1:54] Well, I'd like to have a tape recorder in that room.
[1:58] But our poor bastards, they taped the Democratic National Committee.
[2:03] Stupidest thing.