Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 184-008
Date: Monday, December 18, 1972 at 11:14 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Camp David Study Desk
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/184-008

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[0:00] Hello.
[0:22] Hello.
[0:22] The only problem is that he could leave tomorrow morning and I wondered if he could do the climbing the same afternoon after you get back.
[0:25] Yep.
[0:26] He would have to do it either at 2 or after 4.30.
[0:47] He would do that reception, I guess.
[0:47] Yeah, he would do it at 2 o'clock.
[0:48] At 2 o'clock, he would do it.
[0:49] Right.
[0:49] At 2 o'clock, he would do it.
[0:49] He would really need to do that.
[0:50] So, 2 o'clock.
[0:50] And, um, any other inquiries?
[0:51] I'm not, I'm not going to give a lot of time to look at that, but I think it's a good thing.
[1:09] Absolutely.
[1:10] I mean, it's a, it's a good thing.
[1:10] Yeah.
[1:11] Yeah.
[1:11] You know, the thing is, doing what the president once done is he went down the environmental people and he just asked you to get a little more water up and then you're building up the environment down there again.
[1:35] You know, that's the whole concept.
[1:36] It's the wrong system.
[1:36] No, it's a good idea.
[1:37] I just want to get to the other person and tell him that he should play a solid line on top of the investment.
[1:39] That's it.
[1:39] That's good.
[1:39] And we'll have, uh, you know, follow up on that.
[1:42] Uh, well, Wednesday morning is the... Tuesday you have Sam's and Russell's house.
[2:06] Yeah.
[2:07] And I'm free the end of the day, too.
[2:07] Yeah, uh, well, no, you have to come out and put that boat in the exit.
[2:09] And then you're free, other than that, to defer this reception at 3F-630.
[2:10] Sure, this is 6-6, right?
[2:11] And you go right on this side.
[2:13] They figured about 45 minutes.
[2:48] Alright.
[3:06] You know, the first thing that comes to mind is that I, uh, I don't need to talk too much to you, but I need you to talk to us.
[3:08] You always want to talk to us.
[3:09] You know, all the things that we've been doing.
[3:10] I'll be back.
[3:10] I'll be back.
[3:11] I'll be back.
[3:11] I'll be back.
[3:12] all the time, it's just crazy.
[3:29] Do you ever think you should have done that?
[3:30] No, I don't think I've ever done that.
[3:31] I think I have, but I don't think I've ever done that.
[3:32] And I know you're in the middle of it, and you don't want to say anything about it.
[3:34] Is there anybody that would really, would really, if you could, coming up here, would you really want to do that?
[3:36] Because I'm sure you want to do it.
[3:37] I don't know if you'd be able to do that.
[3:37] I don't know if you'd be able to do that.
[3:38] I don't know if you'd be able to do that.
[3:39] I don't know if you'd be able to do that.
[3:40] I don't know if you'd be able to do that.
[3:41] I should acknowledge that.
[4:06] I should acknowledge that.
[4:07] I should acknowledge that.
[4:07] I should acknowledge that.
[4:08] I should acknowledge that.
[4:08] I should acknowledge that.
[4:09] I should acknowledge that.
[4:09] I should acknowledge that.
[4:10] I should acknowledge that.
[4:11] I should acknowledge that.
[4:14] Okay.
[4:24] That dance might be marvelous.
[4:25] I could do it.
[4:25] I might take it.
[4:25] If they're here, that might be where they'd like to do it, you know.
[4:27] Because you can't be down on this at all.
[4:28] He couldn't do the dinner, which is why we put him on the curb tonight.
[4:46] But Sam should come up to his wife, say, I'm very involved with him, and invite people up for dinner.
[4:48] You got to be a nice man.
[4:48] Well, let me see about that.
[4:49] That might be a marvelous thing to do.
[4:50] What about John?
[4:50] That's what would be another possibility.
[4:51] They just moved in their apartment all night.
[5:11] I don't think that's quite true.
[5:11] Yeah, that'd be a big problem if they came downstairs to do it.
[5:13] I don't know.
[5:13] I mean, if they came to this place.
[5:14] Oh, I mean, we definitely want to install it a few times a year.
[5:15] I'm not sure.
[5:15] I don't know.
[5:16] I don't know.
[5:16] I don't know.
[5:16] I don't know.
[5:17] I'm not sure.
[5:34] Yeah.
[5:34] Yeah.
[5:36] Oh yeah, we had a little bit of trouble with that.
[5:54] Sure, but he confirmed it to A.B.
[5:55] that he was going to head out to church, right?
[5:56] No, we had never announced it.
[5:57] We put the leash on him for the first time, but hey, it's just a huge appointment.
[5:58] We know, but you know what I'm just going to say, Bob.
[5:59] Both Martin and Bill have been terrible leashes.
[6:00] That's right.
[6:01] We've known that.
[6:01] Now, that was good, but I mean, beautiful leashes, too.
[6:06] No, they aren't.
[6:24] No, they aren't.
[6:24] No, they aren't.
[6:24] No, they aren't.
[6:25] No, they aren't.
[6:25] No, they aren't.
[6:25] No, they aren't.
[6:26] No, they aren't.
[6:27] Yep.
[6:56] Yep.
[7:00] Other than that, I don't know what's going on.
[7:27] I don't know what's going on.
[7:27] I don't know what's going on.
[7:28] I don't know what's going on.
[7:28] I don't know what's going on.
[7:30] I told you, you know what I mean?
[7:54] That's what they're all going to do, you know?
[7:55] So, you know what I mean?
[7:56] Yep.
[7:56] You see, you can't throw something on Rodgers that Rodgers doesn't know about.
[7:58] You know what I mean?
[7:58] Yeah.
[7:58] Yep.
[8:02] Well, it's just a little bit of a drag, drag after drag.
[8:24] It's just a little bit of a drag, drag after drag.
[8:25] It's a little bit of a drag, drag after drag.
[8:27] But these are cool reports.
[8:50] Well, it's still reported that I'm not very fast about it, but that's what we're trying to do.
[9:07] All these, uh, the UPI, uh, we always get the worst cases, but we're not having, we're not having any of the worst cases.
[9:11] Well, I mean, I think it's a fair few times, but, I mean, I think it's true, but, it's just what it's going to be.
[9:13] You know, it's, uh, you know, you have to change it.
[9:14] Okay, well, that's, that's big news.
[9:15] It's a great, uh, we, I don't know if you'd like to decide the background, if you can and want to do it all, but I don't know.
[9:18] We would take you to 39th.
[9:19] I know how many people are on the line every month, you know what I mean, right?
[9:37] People that have been out there, staff out there, out in the middle of the crowd and stuff like that.
[9:39] Just ask them, right?
[9:40] And if they're not getting it, see if there's ever something about them that can't be replaced or is keeping the reporter out, you know what I'm saying?
[9:43] They're not getting it, right?
[9:44] I mean, the thing is, I don't know if they're going to arrive at 2 o'clock in the evening.
[9:46] Absolutely.
[9:46] And you know what I'm saying, right?
[9:47] Why don't you do it this way?
[9:56] Oh, yeah.
[10:22] Okay.
[10:23] Welcome back, Tom.
[10:27] I'll get you on.
[10:28] Okay.
[10:28] Yeah, I'll be up to you later.
[10:28] Bye.