Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 253-033
Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1971 at 6:50 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/253-033

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[0:00] Do you have something to sign?
[0:02] No, I don't.
[0:02] But I thought I'd mention this to you.
[0:04] There's another request for you.
[0:05] The request is tonight.
[0:06] The veterans of the USS are giving an award to your veteran, Bruce, tonight.
[0:09] At this time.
[0:10] Because you saw him today and you'll see him tomorrow.
[0:12] No.
[0:12] I can't do that.
[0:15] I saw him today and I haven't seen him in a while.
[0:20] I shouldn't go off.
[0:21] Too often.
[0:22] Let's drop by at the end of the day.
[0:26] It's time for lunch.
[0:30] We better do something else.
[0:33] He's getting that Bill Donovan bill, which they do annually against the OSS guys.
[0:43] Great thing.
[0:44] Give it to all of us.
[0:45] Okay, the clerk.
[0:46] Well, I know it's a good thing.
[0:47] I just, I think we should.
[0:49] We're going to do something else for more important than that waiver.
[0:53] So I must do this.
[0:56] Right.
[0:56] Would you call to see if that would be the right bill?
[0:59] Can I do this?
[1:02] Oh, yes.
[1:03] I think it's very important.
[1:08] I wish he would.
[1:08] All right, sure.
[1:09] Okay.
[1:10] What about the, you will keep working on these other projects?
[1:13] Yes, we are.
[1:14] We're still picking up some regrets because of the way our C4 Brown accepted.
[1:18] Yeah, good.
[1:19] That's the only exception so far that they've told me about.
[1:22] Invite Don Jackson to the ICC.
[1:24] All right, a member.
[1:27] All right.