Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 140-031
Date: Thursday, August 17, 1972 at 11:02 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Camp David Study Table
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/140-031

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[0:02] On reflection, hello?
[0:04] Yes, sir.
[0:04] I think that it's probably better to have Andrews because his stuff doesn't fit as well, basically.
[0:10] It's a little sappy, and you know what I mean.
[0:14] He'll adapt, though.
[0:14] But he does adapt.
[0:18] I'll just have to tell him he has to do it the way I want to.
[0:21] Sure.
[0:22] And not get himself involved in the other things.
[0:26] He will, and he tries.
[0:28] There's no ego problem with him, you know, in any of that.
[0:31] He's done it before, too.
[0:32] All right.
[0:33] The other guy I'm going to work with at some future time because he has a style that's closer to mine.
[0:39] He's damn good, but I don't think you can do it with two.
[0:42] Well, let me tell Andrews that and have him read Bakshin's stuff.
[0:45] Yeah, Bakshin's is more bite.
[0:48] It's bitey.
[0:51] And I don't mean, I'm not referring to the substance so much.
[0:56] But Andrew's substance, he's got a, I think probably because he's
[1:02] He's got a lot of stuff about religion and other things in there, you know, the Bible and et cetera that St. James and so forth that we just can't use.
[1:17] But that's all right.
[1:18] He'll learn.
[1:19] I'm sure he'll.
[1:19] He has to.
[1:20] He'll just have to adjust to what we're going to have to do here.
[1:22] He will.
[1:23] He's just taking it as there's no hurry.
[1:25] But he can come up.
[1:28] Okay?
[1:29] Yeah.
[1:29] You want him up first thing in the morning?
[1:30] No, no hurry.
[1:31] Bye.
[1:32] Noon.
[1:33] Okay.
[1:33] Or come up when Reagan comes if he wants.
[1:36] Okay.
[1:36] Okay, fine.
[1:37] All right.
[1:37] Reagan's at three tomorrow now, is that right?
[1:39] Mm-hmm.