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Conversation 261-034

TapeTape 261StartThursday, July 1, 1971 at 3:22 PMEndThursday, July 1, 1971 at 3:55 PMTape start time01:56:40Tape end time02:17:37ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AudioNARA Description

On July 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 3:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 261-34

Date: July 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:22 pm and 3:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

     Request for speech draft
         -William L. Safire
         -Draft
         -John K. Andrews, Jr.
         -William H. Carruthers

     President’s schedule
          -Appointment with Henry A. Kissinger
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Could you send over the SAFAR draft to, I sent it out to the grantee, I just want to see his last draft.
Yeah, I have, I don't mean the color cast, but I mean the last draft of his.
Yeah, no, not the script, but what he wrote, what he suggested, just to get the remarks.
I thought I would send it over.
I'm just going to hang it on.
Yeah.
Oh, I was defeated.
You know, okay, all right, I have, look, I don't need it, because I see I've got a second draft, which is probably as close as, and it's fine, it's fine, it's fine.
I just, reading the entries thing, I think it comes off better than the other ones, don't you think, Sam Herman?
I, and the others, and so forth.
I don't know, the more I think about it, the more it has to be winged.
You don't know where you're going to come home.
I know how to finish on time and all that crap.
That's why I'll keep talking to her other than all those people.
I've told her this before.
I'm going to wait until I have a few of them.
Or they can come in.
Yeah.
Sure, sure.
They can do that.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I'm going to see Henry .
OK. 5, 12, 12, 9, 9, I'll finish at 6 maybe.
OK.
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