On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:38 pm to 5:39 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 192-017 of the White House Tapes.
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That, you see, was the critical thing.
Budget, for example, is a terrible problem.
Yeah.
Well, whatever you do, just run a tight ship.
Yeah.
Yeah, I guess what I mean is that I think the body is reasonable as it can be, but an emigrating convention, if they get too rough, somebody has to... We've got to protect them, but we've got to make them ask for it, too.
They've got to ask for it.
No, no, no, no.
Go ahead.
I hope you're playing the game.
No, no, no.
No, no.
We're... Not a thing.
Not a thing.
Let it go.
Let it go.
Finish the game.
Finish the game.
No, no.
I just...
I was just on the phone with Conti.
Is that right?
I'd like you to know about that.
Conti says he wants me to keep my mind open.
I said I would, but...
His argument is this.
He wants a pro in there to handle the conventions and that sort of thing.