Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 253-031
Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1971 at 6:42 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/253-031

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[0:01] Oh, any late developments after I tell you today?
[0:03] I understand I'm going to see Earthman tomorrow on drugs, which is good.
[0:08] But we had a very good meeting with Hoover and Earthman.
[0:13] Got a meeting planned for next week, and John's really running the ball, and I'll stick it to Mitchell, and that's that.
[0:22] He's going home.
[0:32] The market still dribbles off.
[0:34] What happened the other day?
[0:35] Well, maybe it's reached the bottom.
[0:40] The trip, I think, has been quite good.
[0:44] I told Price the read that, listen, I didn't do those editors.
[0:47] We'll give a lot of these people a sense, you know, a lot of rambles and all that.
[0:53] It's a sense of respect to you, which they really need.
[1:04] Great.
[1:04] I have something to add.
[1:06] Colson's analysis about this in theory is what the hell's happening.
[1:11] He thinks that our strong stand on NATO, on the United People, that followed immediately by the Soviet thing.
[1:17] And while it may not have had public effect, he thinks it's had a massive effect on the senators who started to have prognosis, and they're just afraid we may have something on far-state and they don't want to be the wrong side.
[1:29] What do you think?
[1:31] I don't know.
[1:36] I don't think we're right in putting the conference over now.
[1:38] You know, I think everybody's leaving.
[1:40] They're clashing.
[1:40] They're leaving.
[1:42] We wouldn't really hit them when they're listening, you know.
[1:51] This will not be normal, right?
[1:53] Okay.
[1:53] Okay.
[1:54] Well, I'll see you tomorrow.