Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 192-017
Date: Friday, June 9, 1972 at 5:38 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Camp David Hard Wire
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/192-017

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[2:40:50] I think that the strategy was good to get those damn carrots closed off, and we did.
[2:41:02] Yeah.
[2:41:03] I agree.
[2:41:05] I agree that it was right to have the hearing and then get that 11-4 vote, or 9-4, whatever it was.
[2:41:12] 11-4.
[2:41:13] That, you see, was the critical thing.
[2:41:45] budget for example is a terrible problem yeah yeah well whatever whatever you do just run a tight ship yeah
[2:42:08] Yeah, I guess what I mean is that I think that if we want to be as reasonable as it can be with an emigrating convention, if they get too rough, we simply have to... We've got to protect them, but we've got to make them ask for it, too.
[2:42:29] They've got to ask
[2:44:11] Laurel?
[2:44:13] Oh, yeah, yeah.
[2:44:14] Bye.
[2:44:15] No, no, no, no.
[2:44:17] Go ahead.
[2:44:18] I hope you're playing the game.
[2:44:21] No, no, no.
[2:44:23] Not a thing.
[2:44:24] Not a thing.
[2:44:25] Let it go.
[2:44:26] Let it go.
[2:44:28] Finish the game.
[2:44:30] Finish the game.
[2:44:31] No, no.
[2:44:31] I was just on the phone.
[2:44:39] Is that right?
[2:44:41] I'd like you to know about that.
[2:44:42] Klein says he wants me to keep my mind open.
[2:44:44] I said I would.
[2:44:46] His argument is this.
[2:44:48] He wants a pro in there to handle the conventions and that sort of thing.
[2:44:55] Well, he can find a pro to do that.
[2:45:00] But it can't be Marty in there.