Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 226-017
Date: Friday, November 17, 1972 at 8:33 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Camp David Hard Wire
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/226-017

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[0:00] Uh, I'm sorry to get this, this rubbish thing to be sure.
[0:10] I want you to be able to go down with us.
[0:17] Say, talk to Larry.
[0:18] Like, once we, the president offered him a very important position, you know, and, and, and Larry said, no, he's happy, and so forth.
[0:27] Then go down and say, as far as pressure is concerned, he'll stay.
[0:28] As far as planning, he might sustain, you know, for a reason in time.
[0:30] Yeah.
[0:34] Yeah.
[0:38] Yeah.
[0:39] Yeah.
[0:44] Yeah.
[0:47] Yeah.
[0:51] Yeah.
[0:57] Yeah.
[0:58] You are the only one that we have any problem with.
[1:06] Let's talk about that.
[1:09] I'd be very cold turkey about it, so he doesn't get with this crap that I'm gonna be cold and hard with people.
[1:17] Because I told you that Beth was concerned about the comms.
[1:19] What do you think of that?
[1:21] Have there been comms?
[1:22] And then, sir, she said that, she said that Julie and Tricia Brayson put it too, that there have been comms.
[1:27] They've been hard-hearted and cold.
[1:29] I think that what we've done has been rather, if anything, more than average approval.
[1:40] Or has it been?
[1:44] Or has it?
[1:44] Or have asked?
[1:47] Maybe we're a 50-50 or what?
[1:49] What does it mean?
[1:49] I don't know.
[1:51] But in terms of what I said in the Horner interview and where we're going to go, what is the reaction?
[1:58] Is it negative?
[1:58] Is it?
[2:00] Okay.
[2:01] Okay.
[2:01] Let me work it out for us.