Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 172-010
Date: Friday, June 9, 1972 at 5:38 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Camp David Study Desk
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/172-010

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:00] Yes, sir.
[0:01] Oh, are you down at Laurel?
[0:03] No, I'm over at the tennis court now.
[0:05] Oh, yeah, yeah, fine.
[0:06] Do you want me to come over?
[0:07] No, no, no, no.
[0:08] Go ahead.
[0:09] I hope you're playing a game.
[0:11] Oh, yeah.
[0:11] But that's, I could put any time, right?
[0:13] No, no, but we're, not a thing, not a thing.
[0:16] Let it go.
[0:16] Let it go.
[0:17] Finish the game.
[0:18] Finish the game.
[0:19] Be glad to come over.
[0:20] No, no, I just, I was just on the phone with the client.
[0:22] He said I worked today.
[0:24] Well, it turns out now that Mitchell does not want Ruckelshaus deputy AG either.
[0:29] Is that right?
[0:30] Well, I didn't know about that.
[0:32] He wants me to keep my mind open.
[0:34] I said I would.
[0:35] Okay, but his argument is this.
[0:38] He wants a pro in there to handle the conventions and that sort of thing.
[0:42] Yeah, but that's not as important as some of the other stuff.
[0:46] He can find a pro to do that.
[0:47] Well, we've got John Dean over at our place to command a load.
[0:51] It can't be Marty in there.
[0:52] No, God, no.
[0:53] No.
[0:54] Okay, bye.
[0:55] All right.